La Grande High School - Mimir Yearbook (La Grande, OR)

Text from Pages 1 - 60 of the 1915 volume:

SPEED ’EM DP YOUNG’S CONFECTIONERY The season is here for Fountain Drinks, Ice Cream and Sherbets; also All Kinds of Candies. Party Orders for Ice Cream, Sherbets and Punches. MADE IN LA GRANDE Four different kinds of Crape Juice, and Many Other Soft Drinks in Bottles to Take Home for the Family. Your Co-Operation Earnestly Solicited “THE STORE THAT DOES THE BIZZ” Phone Red 3931 THE MIMIR Pape 5 Jlcbication We, the Class of Nineteen Fifteen, in grateful recognition of her helpful co-opera- tion in publishing this our class paper, as well as her influence upon our high school careers, dedicate this Senior Number to our Faculty Advisor, Miss Grace E. MacMillan. THE MI MIR Page 7 JOHN GIRDLER, B. A., LL. B. University of Colorado. City Superintendent of Schools “But he whose inborn worth his acts commend, Of gentle soul; to human race a friend.” —Homer. Pa e 8 THE MIMIR ®Ire Jfarultir CHARLES E. OLSAN, A. B. University of Washington. Principal of High School. Teachers’ Course. “A gentleman and a scholar.”—Burns BELLE EDWARDS, B. S. Oregon Agricultural College. Domestic Science and Art. “She cut her coat according to her cloth.” —Anon. THE MIMIR Page 9 hc Jfaculttr BERT W. HARRIS, Fremont Academy. Commercial. “The dash and whirl of daily business” —Anon. MINNIE HOLMAN, A. B. University of Oregon. Mathematics and Science. “For I am in a holiday humor.” —Shakespeare JANET HERSHEY, A. B. Colorado State Teachers’ College. University of Denver. English. “What she will, she does.”—Anon. Page 10 THE MIMIR (Lite Jfctntlhr � V- . STELLA HUNTER, A. B. University of Washington. German. “Du bist wie eine Blume.”—Heine. FLORA M. KOCH, A. B. University of Illinois. History. “The long historian of my country’s woes.” —Homer. % JAMES W. LAKIN, B. A., M. A. University of Denver. Science. “I value science, none can prize it more.” —Coles. THE M1MIR Page 11 llhc jf acuity GRACE E. MacMILLAN. University of Nebraska, A. B. University of Missouri, M. A. Latin. “For to her Latin is no more difficile. Than to a blackbird ’tis to whistle.” —Butler. roy s. McIntosh, b. a., m. a. University of Colorado. English and Greek. “Besides, ’twas known he could speak Greek.” —Butlei. E. A. McEACHRAN, A. B. University of South Dakota. Ellendale Manual Training School. Manual Training. “A carpenter is known by his chips.” —Anon. Page 1 '2 THE MIMI It Cite Jfaculttr LUCILE RAMSDELL University of Michigan. Music. “Her music vibrates in the memory still.” —Anon. SARA RIDDLE, A. B. University of Oregon. Mathematics. “She is skilled in mathematics, And knows much of hvdrostatics.” —Wellesley Lyrics. THE MIMIR Pape 13 Cite Class of 1915 OFFICERS President ................................................. Blanche Black Vice-president ............................................ Gilbert Hunter Secretary .................................................. Lenore Hughey Treasurer ................................................... Leona Newlin Flower ........................................................ Yellow Rose Colors .................................................. Blue and Yellow Motto....................................“After the Combat, the Crown.” THE LILY Katie M. Counsell I watched a lily unfolding, By crystal waters fair, The delicate sepals withholding The secret hidden there. I heard the songbirds calling; The drowsy hum of the bee; The summer rains soft falling; And still I waited to see. At last in the first flush of morning, I beheld a sweet vision of white, Which had blossomed as sun’s rays were warming The chill of the previous night. I gaze on the faces of classmates, Alas! we are soon to disband, Our joys and our sorrows—our sealed fates, Are held in the palm of His hand. Though the wind may be cold and chilly, Which over our pathway blows, May our lives be as pure as the lily, As fair and sweet as the rose. Page 14 THE MIMI It TIjc Class MINNA ASH English Basketball 3-4; captain 4 Volleyball 4 Vice-president Tennis Club 4. Tillicum chairman 4 Class play “She could on either side dispute, Confute, change hands, and still con- fute.” —Butler. CLARENCE BECKER Commercial Entered as Junior from Cove. Basketball 1-2 “I am no proud Jack, but a Corinthian, A lad of mettle, a good boy.” —Shakespeare BLANCHE BLACK Scientific Class debate 2 Vice-president G. A. A. 2 Tillicum chairman 3 Class basketball 2, captain 3 Class president 1-2-3-4 Vice-president Fra 4 Class history, class play “Away with your witchcraft of beau- ty’s alarms, The slender bit beauty you grasp in your arms.” —Burns ELIZABETH BOND Manual Arts Entered in the middle of Senior year from Baker “We may live without friends, we may live without books, But civilized man cannot live with- out cooks.” —Meredith THE MI MIR Page 15 Zlxt (Class NELL MAY BRADLEY Teachers’ Entered as Junior from Summerville President Philomatheans 3 President Fra 4 Assistant editor Mimir 4 Class play “One of the dependable kind. She looks good and is as good as she looks.’’ —Anon. ELVA ARMINTA CONKLIN Teachers’ Entered as Senior from Imbler President Literary Society 3 Vice-president Dramatic Club 3 “Her look serene and steady eye Bespoke a matchless constancy.” —Scott KATIE MYRTLE COUNSELL Teachers’ Mimir Staff “For she was just the quiet kind, Whose natures never vary, Like streams that keep a summer mind Snow-hid in Janooary.” —Lowell LOUISA ELLEN COUNSELL Teachers’ Mimir Staff Class play Class history “Comfort have thou of thv merit, Kindly unassuming spirit ” —Wordsworth Page 1( THE MIM1R Tlte Class CAROL GRACE CURREY Classical Volleyball captain 4 Basketball 3-4, manager 4 President Tennis Club 4 Secretary Tillicum 4 Mimir Staff, class play Class prophesy “In every deed of mischief she had a heart to resolve, a head to contrive, and a hand to execute.” —Gibbon SVBIL LENORE HUGHEY Teachers’ Class secretary 1-2-3-4 Student Life Staff 3 Mimir Staff Class prophesy Song leader 4 Class play “A rosebud set with little wilful thorns.” —Tennyson GILBERT WILLIAM HUNTER Scientific Entered as Junior from Island City Football 2-3-4, captain 4 Student manager 3 Class vice-president 3-4 Mimir Statf “A lovyere and a lusty bachelor.” —Chaucer NITA HELEN HUNTER Scientific Entered as Junior from Island City Debate 2 Class play “The sweetest thing that ever grew Beside a human door.” —Wordsworth THE MI MIR Page 17 ITIte (SLkss ANNETTA JOHNSON Commercial Class debate 2 Editor-in-chief Mimir “She coulde songes make and wel indite.” —Chaucer OLGA JOHNSON Teachers' Entered as Senior from Imbler “Shy she was, and I thought her cold.” —Anon. CHARLOTTE LOUISE JONES Classical Treasurer Laurean 3 Tillicum chairman 4 Class play “Words sweet as honey from her lips distilled.” —Homer ARLEIGH ROBERTA KAMMERER Classical Basketball Volleyball 4 “Shallow brookes murmur moste; deepe, silent glide away.” —Sidney Page 18 THE MIMIR Iic Class MARJORIE BLYTHE KUCHENTHAL Teachers’ Class play “Joyous as morning, Thou art laughing and scorning.” —Anon. MELVIN LARSON Commercial Track 3-4 Glee Club 3 Football 4 Basketball 4 Student Life Staff 3 Class play “I’se mighty wicked, I is. I can’t help it. I was jes’ born wicked.” —Stowe iiflen McDonald Classical Class basketball 2-3-4 Volleyball, manager 4 Tillicum vice-president 3, presi- dent 4 Secretary-treasurer Junior-Sopho- more Latin Club 3 Vice-president Latin Club 4 Mimir Staff, class play “She scarce can tell if she has loved or not, She of her heart no register hath kept.” —Anon. LUCILE MULKEY Scientific Entered as Junior from Joseph Basketball 1-2 Sergeant-at-arms Fra 4 Tillicum chairman 4 “Oh this learning, what a thing it is!” —Shakespeare THE MIMIR Page 19 '(Lire (Class LEONA NEWLIN . Classical Class treasurer 1-2-3-4 Student Life Staff 3 Secretary Junior-Sophomore Liter- « ary Society 2 Tillicum chairman 3 Mimir Staff “Oh, she will sing the savageness out of a bear.” —Shakespeare J. HAROLD ISAAC NEWTON Manual Arts Class play “Here stands Skinny Newton, describe him who can, An abridgement of all that is pleas- ant in man, As an actor confessed without rival to shine, As a wit, if not first, on the very first line.” —Apologies to Goldsmith EDNA MAY PERRYMAN General Basketball 3 Volleyball 4 Tillicum chairman 4 “Whence is thy learning? Hath thy toil O’er books consumed the midnight oil?” —Gay LUCILE REES Scientific “Why don’t the men propose, mama ? Why don’t the men propose?” —Willis Page 20 THE MIMIR Cite Class EARL C. REYNOLDS Scientific Track 3-4 � Yell leader 4 Business manager Mimir Class play “His corn and cattle are his only care. And his supreme delight a country fair.” —Dryden KATHERYN RIDDLE Teachers’ President Junior-Sophomore Latin Club 3 Treasurer Tillicum 4 Class play Mimir Staff “Nothing is so dainty sweet As lovely melancholy.” —Fletcher JAY SHAW Scientific G’ee Club 3 “Full byg he was of brawn and eek of bones.” —Chaucer MARJORIE IRENE SNOOK Classical “Her very frowns are fairer far Than smiles of other maidens are.” —Coleridge THE MIMIR Page 21 Cite (Class NELLIE B. STOREY Teachers’ Treasurer Tillicum 3 Class play “Her voice was ever soft Gentle and low, an excellent thing In woman.” —Shakespeare RUTH TAYLOR Teachers’ “So sweet of temper that the very stars shine soft upon her.” —Josh Wise EDITH B. WEAVER Special “Beware of her fair hair, for she excels All women in the magic of her locks, And when she winds them round a young man’s neck, She will not ever let him free again.” —Goethe EDITH JOSEPHINE WELCH Teachers’ Tillicum chairman 4 Class play “Here’s one modest, kind and fair.” —Anon. Page 22 Til R M I M I U (Llie (Class MYRTON LeROY WESTERING Commercial ' ell leader 2, class debate 2 Glee club 3, football 3-4 President Laurean 3 Student Life Staff 3 Student manager 4, class play Advertising manager Mimir “I knew a man who lived upon a smile, And well it fed him; he looked plump and fair.” —Young ELLIS V. WILLIAMSON Scientific Class debate 2 Football 4 Basketball 4 Class play “His friends beheld him and pitied him in vain, For what advice can ease a lover’s pain?” —Pope WALTER YOUNG Manual Arts Football 3-4 Class play “And though that he were worthy he were wys, And of his porte as meek as is a mayde.” —Chaucer SENIOR MASCOT “ ’Tis all we have left to prize.” —Dowling THE MI MIR Page 2M SJtterary Written hi; iHr tubers of tt|r denior TEmilieh GTlnss, and modeled after uarioue poem a of Snrna CHILDHOOD (Afton Water) Sleep on, dulcet childhood, nor wake with the morn, For youth is uncertain and old age forlorn, Sleep on in thy dreaming, and smile if you will, The heaven is cloudless, thy skies are bright still. Full soon you will taste of the trials of life. A Senior’s temptation and struggles and strife, So slumber in peace, nor wake till you must, To find life a failure and teachers unjust. —Helen McDonald 'A' APRIL (A Winter Night) When all the hills are flushed with green, By April rains washed clear and clean, And streamlets glint with silver sheen, Rush softly near, Then is the sweetest season seen, Of all the year. When all the birds sing sweet and high, And little breezes whisper nigh, And bend the grasses till they lie Kissing the earth, When maidens smile and lovers sigh, —‘Tis summer’s birth. These opening buds, more fair by far, Than later bursts of leafage are, Seem symbols of the mounting star Of life and love, That lifts the soul nigh to the bar Of heaven above. —Annetta Johnson Page 24 () MARY LOVE, MY MARY (John Anderson, My Jo) THE M1MIR Oh, Mary love, my Mary, Tis long since first we met, Your bonnet pink with roses, Around your face was set, . Your eyes of deepest blue, dear, With mischief twinkled bright, The breeze played gently with your curls, • So glossy and so light. Oh, Mary love, my Mary, Why did you smile that day? A song went singing thru my heart. It was an old love lay. We roamed the hills together, And loitered by the streams, Now you’ve left me for another. But I still love my dreams. —Marjorie Kuchenthal 4C� 'o' SPRING (MacPherson’s Farewell) Farewell, ye winds so bleak and cold. For happy Spring is here, We’ll hear no more ill-omens told, Nor shed another tear. Chorus—Then merrily, then merrily, Then merrily we’ll sing, For what could please us more than this. To think of lovely spring. The buttercup in yonder glen, Uplifts its golden head, Bright sunshine fills the hearts of men, For frowning Winter’s dead. The violet from out the leaves, Has peeped with mien demure, And o’er the soft earth gently breathes. Its fragrance sweet and pure. —Lucile Mulkey THE MIMIR Page 25 SCHOOL AND BONNIE SPRING (The Banks o’ Doon) Ye books and desks and gloomy rooms, Methinks ye look sae dull and bare, How can ye hold my mind and thots, When all outside is bright and fair? My will is all that makes me work, In studies, now no charm I see, For all my mind is fled outside, And only left a blank with me. Oft have I stayed in after school, To pay that thirty-minute fine, When I had loitered on the way, And failed to reach the school in time. Oh, it breaks my heart to sit and work, I ken there’s nothing I can learn, And to depart would be my joy— I’m sure I never would return. —Elizabeth Bond •Sir Now, Are You Educated? A professor of the University of Chicago told the students he should con- sider them educated in the best sense of the word when they could say “yes” to every one of the questions he should put to them, says the Pittsburg Dispatch. Here they are: Has education given you sympathy with all good causes, and made you espouse them ? Has it made you public-spirited? Has it made you a brother to the weak? Have you learned how to make friends and keep them ? Do you know what it is to be a friend yourself? Do you see anything to love in a little child ? Will a lonely dog follow you in the street? Can you be highminded and happy in the meanest drudgeries of life? Do you think washing dishes and hoeing corn just as compatible with high thinking as piano playing or golf? Are you good for anything yourself? Can you be happy alone? Can you look out in the world and see anything except dollars and cents ? Can you look into a mud puddle by the wayside and see a clear sky? Can you see anything in the puddle but mud ? Can you look into the sky at night and see behind the stars? —Willamette University Collegian. Page 2(i TIIE M1MIR CLASS HISTORY Louisa Counsell and Blanche Black “I say, Blanche, what are we going to do about the class history ? Have you an idea yet?” “No, but I have been thinking. Suppose you come down tonight, and we will look thru some old Annuals and probably get an inspiration.” “All right. Seven-thirty, shall it be?” Accordingly at seven-thirty the Senior class historians were seated at a table strewn with paper and books. “I do believe we have the hardest task of all. Look here, Loui a. you dictate and I'll do the writing.” “Oh no! Two heads are better than one. See, I have found the class roll for 1912. You take down the names as I read them. Minna heads the list as usual, and you are holding your place as second. You have been president of the class from the eighth grade, haven’t you? Next is Carol Currey—say, did you like her the first time you saw her? I couldn’t see why everyone should be so fond of her.” “Well, there always was something more or less attractive about her. And there are Marjorie and Lenore, too; and they haven’t changed at all since I first knew them.” “Here’s Myrton’s name. Isn’t it strange that he has been so popular all this time? And you say he was even more so in the eighth grade. And here’s Charlotte, isn’t she a dear!” ■“Linked sweetness long drawn out!’ Who is next? Oh, Annecta, our own poet; she always has been an honor to the class.” “We are justly proud of her. Next is Edna Perryman, our heroine— ' she is graduating in spite of difficulties.” “Yes, indeed she is a heroine. And such themes! School wouldn’t be nearly such a drag if we could all write as she can. Earl is next? What would we have done these four years without Earl Reynolds to stand back of us in everything! By the way, do you remember an English test in which one of us defined a Knickerbocker writer as one who wore knickerbockers, and Miss HeTshey applied it to Earl, because he had not yet donned ‘longs’?” “Oh, yes! and it seems ages ago! Here is Leona’s name. Didn’t you find it hard to get acquainted with her? But it was worth the effort. And here is Arleigh Kammerer, another favorite. She can speak German to ‘beat the Dutch,’ can’t she? Next is Harold Newton.” “Skinny, you mean ? Don’t you really think he will be President or something some day?” “Most likely. These industrious people always make their way in the world. Here is Helen McDonald.” “What will the High School do for a chairman of the “eats” committee after Helen is gone ? Glad we had her for the Senior picnic, anyway. Ruth Taylor next? ‘The happiest women, like the happiest nations, leave no his- tory.’ Are there any more?” “Yes, Walter Young brings up the rear as usual. Was he as droll as a Freshman as he is now?” “Oh yes, and just as industrious. He will be a famous essayist, unless THE MIMIR Page 27 he is too modest to have his works read, as he is in the English class.” “Now, let’s look at the Sophomore roll. Here is Minna Ash in the lead again. Why does she continually say, ‘prunes and prisms’?” “Well, it’s this way. Her aunt thinks she laughs too much, and made her promise to do it to give her mouth a dainty shape.” “Oh, I see! I’ll do it before I have my picture taken for the Annual. Going back to the roll, this is the year Katie and I entered. I remember the first ones with whom we became acquainted were Nellie Storey and Kathryn Riddle. They entered that year, too, and we all sat at the same table in Botany Lab. We thot them two of the most splendid girls we had ever met.” “And you did not judge wrongly. Pete entered that year, too—he and his gum. He certainly is the bane of the teachers’ existence, isn’t he?” “Lucile Rees joined us in 1913, as dainty and mischievous as now. And here are Ellis and Jay—a very welcome addition to the class.” “Ellis doesn’t look natural since the football season without his skinned nose or black eye, does he? Jay was always too much concerned about his delicate frame for athletics.” “Now, where is last year’s roll? Oh, here it is! We sat in Room 15, and Miss Riddle was our assembly teacher. We were certainly proud of being Juniors, weren't we? Just notice the additions to our ranks, will you! First, Clarence Becker. Our old assembly room certainly will be silent next year without him! And here is Nell Bradley.” “She is a natural leader, isn’t she? How she attends to everything, and makes the highest grades in the room is beyond my comprehension.” “Gilbert Hunter is next, vice-president, isn’t he ? And he was popular as football captain this year. And then Nita.” “Everyone says Nita Hunter is little and cute—she’s little, but oh, my!—You say Lucile Mulkey is next? She is our class optimist. Her sense of humor is well developed, and what she doesn’t laugh at, isn’t worth laugh- ing at.” “And here is Edith Weaver. Her talkativeness will never be missed, but, rather, her rweet face. And Edith Welch, whose ambition it is to ‘teach the young idea how to shoot.’ Also Marjorie Kuchenthal—” “Wait a minute! You are going too fast for me to get their names down. However do you spell Kuchenthal?” “Oh, just put down ‘K I think the teachers do. You know she thot she would have to have her cards for the commencement invitations made longer than ours! Now that’s all of us, isn’t it? Oh, no! A few more en- tered this year—Elva and Olga, the Inseparables, and Elizabeth. “Lucile Mulkey thot she was a chemistry shark before the coming of Elizabeth. There! I have all the names. Haven’t we a splendid class? And we shall soon be parting now; that is the most unpleasant part about graduating, to think that it is goodbye to many of our dear old classmates. I begin to believe what many have told me—that the last year in High School is the best of our school days.” “So it seems.” “But now we have the names, how shall we write the history?” “Oh, a history is so dry. I wish we might give the class our remin- iX-.J ,v. '' u,r u,r uni h nfft Page 28 THE MIMIR iscences, for it has been a real pleasure to talk of our High School career.” “Well, that’s an idea. Let’s do it!” And so we give it, classmates, to you, with the wish that we may often meet in the future. CLASS PROPHECY Carol Currey and Lenore Hughey Illustrating the wonders of my original brand of hair bleach, with my own charming person, I at last found myself blown by the v'inds of care, so to speak, into the far-off land of Egypt. But I had failed to attract the dusky natives, and my pack was heavy with unsold goods. The sun was rapidly peeling the enamel from my once youthful cheeks, and it was with a feeling of relief that I sought the shelter of a crystal-gazer’s retreat in the top of a tall pyramid. Ye gods! worse for worse! As I climbed, the air reminded me more and more of the Chinese mission in Hong Kong, now superintended by Edith Welch. Crouched in a far corner, was the dishev- eled figure of the high priestess, whom I recognized as “that rare and radiant maiden whom the angels named Lenore.” This unexpected meet- ing carried us back to the class of 1915, and Lenore offered to show me— free of charge—what our distinguished classmates had accomplished. 1 gladly accepted her offer, and soon we were eagerly gazing together into the sparkling crystal. First, a noble figure appeared before our eyes, and we recognized our former classmate, Harold Newton, decked in garlands won thru his marvel- ous interpretation of the Jones-Mulkey drama, “Won by Waiting.” The crystal cleared, and we now perceived a gay, pivoting couple, lightly swaying to the strains of “Alexander’s Ragtime Band, with Variations,” Arleigh Kammerer’s latest musical success. These graceful creatures were indeed our beloved friends, Helen McDonald Becker and her husband Clarence. Again the scene shifted, and we saw the noble mayor of Island City, Gilbert Hunter, swinging into place the cornerstone of a massive building whose honored designers we knew to be Nell Bradley and Walter Young. In contrast to the busy city street, we now seemed to look into a quiet corner of a country church yard, where we read the solitary inscription, K3 H2 O. This, we, without hesitation, translated into the name of Elizabeth Bond. And now we recognized in a portly figure surrounded by busts of Caesar and Virgil, our dear comrade, Marjorie Snook. She was initiating a class of freshmen into the mysteries of supines and gerundives. At my side I heard Lenore murmur, “Dear old Snookie! May she never hear of my con- dition.” This brought me back to the present, and I remembered the havoc the sun must have wrought upon my complexion. Bearing in mind that my fortune was in my hair and face, I made what repairs I could. Then as we returned to the globe, within it, seemed to gleam the White House, wherein we saw, President Shaw, pleasantly conversing with his Secretary of War, Ellis Williamson. Feeling justly proud of our friends, we looked once more into the crys- tal, and saw a solitary figure walking back and forth before the doors of a THE MIMIR Page 29 vast institution, over whose door hung the sign, “Spinsters' Retreat.” Was it possible that Katheryn, for whom we had cherished such fond hopes, had at last come to this most dreaded end? But great as was our sorrow, we could but rejoice when we next beheld our honored president of the class of 1915, seated before a massive pipe or gan, accompanying La Grande’s world-famous vested choir. Among the singers we recognized Louisa and Katie Counsell. Toward the front we saw Nita’s flaxen locks. Her eyes were starting from her head in an endeavor to keep her chin above the railing. Following this inspiring vision, we saw in the quiet dooryard of a mod- est manse, a dignified old minister surrounded by books and friends. As he turned his peaceful countenance toward us, we looked into the kind eyes of Melvin LaVerne Larson. On a telegram which he held we read the postmark “Terra Del Fuego.” Turning our thots toward that place, we saw a burial procession, made up of sorrowing maidens, wending its way slowly across ihe desert. Borne in state behind the body of the departed Myrton, was his 'ast invention of a self-filling notebook. This notebook turned our thots to Leona, and we found her making ar- rangements for the publication of her “Improved Shorthand Manual.” By her side our honored Editor of the Mimir sat at a high, roll top desk, which was covered with the books of her immortal poetry. A lady reporter was clam- oring to reach her side, and in this business-like person we discovered Elva Conklin. The globe was now clear, and only the barber pole effect of our inter- twining locks reflected on its surface. But slowly even this stupendous vision faded, and in a luxurious room furnished in black and orange, we perceived the great athlete, Earl C. Rey- nolds, now the president of 0. A. C. He held a copy of the La Grande Observer in his hand, and smiled as he read an elaborate announcement of the appearance of Olga Johnson witn her train of chorus girls in the “Follies of 1910.” As he cast aside the first few pages, we were attracted by the glaring headlines announcing the completion of the Submarine Passenger between Astoria and Honolulu. Reading further, we discovered that it was managed by Edna Perryman. Ruth Taylor, the distinguished social worker, who had made La Grande a “slumless city,” was to christen the first vessel which would make the trip. Now even this rich picture faded, and out of the globe’s shadow ap- peared in a ring of sawdust, a gaily prancing steed. On its back we saw the fairy form of our frolicsome Marjorie Kuchenthal. From this gorgeous spectacle we seemed to enter a home-like kitchen, where Lucile Rees, in the midst of spotless pans, was preparing a bountiful meal for a comfortable-looking farmer. This individual we knew to be one of the under-classmen of our school days. Stupified by the sight, we watched them consume the tempting viands, then don wraps and sally forth. They climbed into a Ford of the 1915 model, and rolled majestically up to the stately portals of the Arcade Theatre. We were not surprised to find Edith Weaver, sole owner, strolling up and down the aisles. But now the globe had become almost dark, and it was with difficulty Page 30 THE MIMIR that we discerned Nellie Story inspecting high piles of boxes of jello for the U. S. government in Porto Rico. As the light flickered and almost died away, there suddenly appeared in a flame of splendor a gracious, bowing maiden, throwing alms from her limousine to the adoring mobs. In this animated face we were proud to recognize our long-loved Minna Ash. And now the crystal was wholly dark. The shadows gathered still more deeply in the obscure corner of the pyramid. Turning from the globe 1 heard Lenore sniffle, and to soothe her sorrow I generously gave her a large- sized bottle of my hair bleach, for which I had often heard her sigh. w GRIT (Leona Newlin) “Speed up a little, Joe, don’t delay the game,” yelled the coach of the Camden High School to Joe Williams, as he fell behind in the 440 yard dash. “Come here,” he called when the race was over. “Now, look here, Williams, you’ve got the stride all right but what you want is more grit. Get a little more pep.” “I ran as fast as I could,” Joe replied. “No, you didn’t, and that’s where the trouble comes in. You think you are doing your best, but when you see the other fellows pulling away, you don’t grit your teeth and put on more speed—you slacken up and let them beat you.” Joe walked away with his head bent low. He was beginning to get discouraged. “Brace up,” called Max Henry, the fastest runner and the best pole vaulter on the team. “Don’t look so blue. You’ve got a good chance yet.” “Oh, what’s the use of trying,” he muttered. The next day in the try-out for the interscholastic meet, Joe won third place in the 440 yard dash. “Guess I’ll try for a place in the relay,” he said to the coach. “All right, and you can do it, if you’ll run on your nerve.” The next event was the 220 yard dash for the relay try-out. Six were started off. Joe was running close to Max Henry. “If I can only get second,” he thot. “Come on, Joe, that’s fine,” he heard some of the boys shout. His eyes were brightening with hope, when suddenly he became con- scious of one figure creeping by him, and then another. The light died out of his eyes and his step dragged. He came in fifth. “Too bad, Joe, maybe you can do better next year,” consoled the coach. “Don't let this make you lose your grit.” The events in the inter-scholastic meet were going off swiftly. Glad- stone was ahead by a few points with Camden a close second. Max Henry was competing with a Gladstone man for first place in the pole vault. The bar was at eleven feet, and the crowd in the grandstand had awak- THE MIMIR Page 31 ened to the fact that these boys were doing something extraordinary. The Gladstone man grasped the pole in his hand, made a flying leap, and pulled down the bar. A great cheer arose when Max measured the height. Up he rose, and cleared the bar by a bare half-inch. He started to rise but sank back and a moan of pain burst from his lips. The coach and boys crowded around him, then stood back in dismay. He had sprained his ankle, and the meet now depended on the relay. “We've simply got to get this meet,” shouted the coach excitedly. “Who can take his place?” was asked on all sides. “Joe Williams,” declared the coach. Joe looked around at the boys. Consternation shadowed every face, and in no eye was there a gleam of hope. Joe’s heart beat fast and his knees trembled under him; a great fear seemed to oppress him until his eyes blurred, and specks danced in front of them. “I can never do it,” he said to himself. “The voice of the coach startled him. “You will exchange with Jamison and take third place; and, Joe, we are depending on you; don’t forget your grit. I know you can do it.” Joe’s eyes brightened at his tone, even more than at his words, and his breath came easier. He nodded because he could not speak and walked across the field to the relay where the other two contestants were stationed. “Hello, kid, think you are going to run a little, do you?” said Galloway cf the Gladstone team, with a sneer. “You—You—” stuttered Joe, while a dull red dyed his cheeks. “I’ll beat you if it’s the last thing I ever do.” Suddenly across the field a gun popped, and three figures leaped up. They were running almost neck and neck. In a few seconds the second set were bounding from their post. Joe stood, bent forward, ready to leap away at the touch of a hand. He saw his two rivals bound off and as yet he was untouched. The home team was losing out. A hand touched his arm and he shot from the mark. Far, far ahead of him he saw his rivals. A feeling of discouragement seemed to weigh down his feet, but only for an instant; for as he recognized ahead of him the boy who had sneered, a grim determination filled his heart. “I said I would and I will,” he muttered. Up and up he crept. His breath seemed to burn his lungs but a sense of exultation filled him as he passed by the others. The goal was near. He touched his man, who dashed off, forty feet ahead, while the other two were twenty feet behind. Shouts and screams arose as he touched the tape. The meet was won. Joe came running down the track with a grin on his face. “Gee! I never thot I could do it.” Page 32 THE MIMIR THE MIMIR - May, 1915 STAFF Editor-in-chief ......................................... Annetta Johnson Assistant Editor .................................................... Nell Bradley Business Manager.............................................Earl Reynolds Advertising Manager ................................... Myrton Westering DEPARTMENTS Athletics ............................................. Gilbert Hunter Society ............................................... Helen McDonald Wit and Humor ............................................. Carol Currey Exchanges ............................................... Lenore Hughey Senior Class............................................. Louisa Counsell Junior Class .......................................... Mattie Schofield Sophomore Class ............................................ Leta Kiddle Freshman Class ........................................... Edith Darland Alumni ................................................... Mildred Bush Staff Artists............................Mildred Bush, Mabel Herzinger Stenographers..............................Leona Newlin, Marie Bolton Proof Readers..........................Katie Counsell and Kathryn Riddle In our last issue we spoke of the extremely bad habit of throwing waste paper about the High School grounds. We wish again to emphasize this point, especially as at the time of the track meet, when many visitors were in town and when the High School was the center of interest, the littered condition of the grounds was noticeable. The school of today is the city and state of tomorrow and it should be our aim to train our school for good citi- zenship; remembering that he who picks up a bit of paper from the lawn, or refrains from throwing or.e there, is advancing so much toward good citizenship. We feel that the Eastern Oregon Track Meet, held here May 8th, marked the climax of the athletic interest of the school. For a long time we had been working up to this event, and now that it is over, we must not think only that we have been defeated, but must take into consideration other things as well. Probably no one will doubt that this year’s meet was the most suc- cessful ever held in Eastern Oregon, and La Grande High School may well feel proud of her part in it. The margin by which we were defeated was so narrow that our satisfaction at the success of the meet should almost bal- ance it. Besides, the fact that the individual cup was taken by a La Grande man and that several of our athletes represented La Grande at the Univer- sity of Oregon, should banish any feelings of dissatisfaction we may have. Pape 33 THE MIMIR Let us go into the meet next year with even more enthusiasm and determin- ation to win by a larger margin than that by which we lost this year. -------o------ The student body of the 0. A. C. has passed an amendment to their con- stitution which places a limit upon the number of activities in which a stu- dent may engage. Such a rule as this would prove a wise thing, not only for other colleges, but for high schools as well. The primary purpose of educational institutions is the diffusion of knowledge. Every true student should regard study as the most important thing, and if, after his subjects are mastered, there is still some extra time, he may with profit engage in student activities. These will give him a broader view and increased capa- bilities, if wisely undertaken, but may, on the other hand, if overdone, cause him to make a complete failure of his school work. Another object which this amendment probably has in view, is the more equal distribution of stu- dent honors. When every student must make a certain grade before going into outside affairs, and when the brilliant ones may engage only in a lim- ited number, many more of the “grinds” will have an opportunity to gain the experience and responsibility which comes from these activities. The fact that a student is quiet and retiring is by no means a good reason for considering him a hopeless “grind” or a hopeless dullard. Probably all he needs is to have a little responsibility placed upon him to bring out wonder- ful capabilities. A purely democratic student body, where everyone has ex- actly the same opportunities is an impossibility, but such rules as this one, certainly would help us to approximate the ideal. ------o------- The Commencement number of the Baker. Nugget, speaking of the Mi- mir, says: “We enjoyed your paper very much this month, but believe it could be improved by enlarging your literary department. Your cover de- sign was especially neat.” Personally, we think it could be improved in a number of other ways. A review of the preceding issues of the Mimir leads us to say frankly that we are not satisfied. We must admit one of two things—either our school is deplorably lacking in ability, or it has not done its best. We incline toward the latter view. We do not feel that we have had the co-operation of the pupils except in the matter of subscriptions. We admit that the school at a whole is interested in reading the paper but we think their interest stop right there. How many of you can honestly say that you have done your best to support the paper? Have you written stories or articles for it? If so, w« have never seen them, for it has been only by the greatest effort bn our part that we have been able to get even one story for each issue. Have you been on the alert to find items of interest or jokes to add to our columns ? We think not, for we believe that if you had been, you would have found some Have you patronized the advertisers of the Mimir and made it known to them that you were doing so? The Baker Nugget has over one hundred ads. Either their business men have more local spirit, or they feel that they get a return for their investment. In either case there is something for the La Grande H. S. pupils to do, to develop a different feeling in the town. If you do not have this school spirit yourself, you cannot inspire anyone else with it. We would advise the coming Senior class to abandon the idea of publish- Page 34 THE MIMIR ing a paper next year unless they can count on greater active interest and co- operation than we have had. The Staff should not be expected to furnish all the material and if we can not put out a paper that reflects credit upon the school we would better not attempt to put out any at all. «se. w Why is it that the lawyers frown, And seem to think they’re martyrs? They know the Seniors are around, In search of city charters, Each Civics pupil scours the town, And with each lawyer barters. ------o------ The little flowers are budding, The birds commence to sing, And I am feeling happy, For it is joyous spring. The wind is sighing gently, The brook is rippling by, If I can’t skip this afternoon, I feel that I shall die. —Lucile Mulkey. ------o------ The highest grades in each room for the last six weeks were as follows: Room 8—Nell Bradley, 94; Earl Reynolds, 90 Room 7—Stella Bodmer, 94; Fred Moenkhouse, 91. Room 10—Wythel Wade, 94; Lynn Larson, 91 Room 12—Jean Smith, 95; Ralph Poston, 91 Room 9—Florence Points, 92; Lena Stein, 92; Clyde Bunting, 93 Room 3—Icis Bryant, 93; Frank Tracy, 89 ------o------ WARNING TO FRESHMEN So cram in all four years, That when thy summons comes To join that innumerable company that moves Tp that mysterious room, where each shall take His seat beside the famous credit book; Thou be not like the idle ones who stay at night, Urged to their tasks, but upheld and coached By an unalterable faith, approach the desk As one who knows he has attained His rights, and steps to claim them. —Edna Perryman. THE MIMIB Page 35 SENIOR PLAY The Senior play, “Fanny and the Servant Problem,” which has been in preparation for some time under the direction of Miss Hershey, will be given in the auditorium May 21st. The principal members of the cast are given below, and practically all the remainder of the class have parts either as chorus girls or servants. Fanny................................................................Nell Bradley Lord Bantock ........................................ Myrton Westering Martin Bennett ........................................... Harold Newton Dr. Freemantle ........................................... Melvin Larson Miss Wetherell .......................................... Nellie Storey Miss Edith Wetherell...............................:....... Nita Hunter Mrs. Bennett............................................ Charlotte Jones Jane Bennett ............................................ Blanche Black Ernest Bennett ......................................... Earl Reynolds Robert Bennett.......................................... Walter Young Honoria Bennett...................................... Katheryn Riddle George P. Newte ..................................... Ellis Williamson ------o------ SENIOR PICNIC Senior picnics are always jolly! Especially was this true when the “ ’15 bunch” left behind them all cares on Tuesday the 27th, and went on a “hike” to Morgan Lake, some three or four miles back in the hills. “We had such a good time,” is the only thing the Seniors can say since their return. They assembled at 8:30 and kept assembling till 9:30 on Blanche’s lawn. Noses were then counted, and the fun began. Hunting mad coyotes, swing- ing, hold-ups, wading, hunting ticks, taking pictures and best of all, eating, filled in the day. Oh, bliss! do you remember that coffee, and that ice-cold lemonade, and those ham sandwiches? Mr. Olsan, who filled the office of chaperon, brought the wearied moun- tain-climbers home about five—just as some of the “stay-ins” were leaving school. “Would that Senior picnics came every day,” is often the cry, in Room 8. •o- JUNIOR-SENIOR BANQUET The L. H. S. gym has been the scene of many delightful social festivities, during its four and a half years of existence, but never one as well prepared or as thoroughly enjoyed as that of Saturday, April 24th, when the Juniors entertained the Seniors at their annual banquet. The Juniors deserve much praise for the creditable manner in which the affair was carried out. The decorations were much the same as for the Junior party held some time pre- vious. The gym was divided into two parts by means of curtains. The Fac- ulty and their wives and the Seniors were received in the first room, where Junior colors were predominant. In the banquet room proper, Senior colors, lemon yellow and pale blue, everywhere prevailed. Crepe paper streamers Page 36 THE MIMIR were strung from one balcony to the other making a most beautiful and har- monious effect. Against the brick walls were branches of evergreen and clus- ters of yellow sunflowers. Pennants were suspended from the balcony. Yel- low wild flowers formed the main decoration on the tables. Underclass girls acted as waitresses and served a most delicious treat. Following is the menu: Fruit cocktail Pressed chicken Creamed asparagus Potato balls Hot rolls Jelly Pickles Fruit salad Wafers • Ice cream Cake Cocoa •• • Mints After the banquet, Mattie Schofield, as toastmistress, called for the fol- lowing toasts: To the Seniors—Stella Bodmer; Response—Blanche Black To the Faculty—Helen Pierce; Response—Mr. Girdler To the Senior Mascot—Alvin Jacobson; Response—Earl Reynolds After the toast to the mascot, the waitresses marched around the hall bearing a large tray on which lay the Senior “Good Luck,” an immense horse- shoe decorated in Senior and Junior colors, and presented it to the Senior president, who kindly thanked the Juniors for the return of the loan. After the toasts the two classes had their pictures taken on the High School steps, as a climax to a most delightful evening. ------o----- - WISDOM As our wisdom increases, our “Wisdom” decreases. Philosophy is the art of finding the fortitude, that is, finding what will happen in the future. The people of Edinburgh were patronizing in their relation to Burns. They disconsidered him a poor pheasant. (A Senior) Mode is the change in a verb to show how the verb makes a prediction. (A Senior) “See that he fall not on thee suddenly and slay thee unarmed,” means that the other fellow couldn’t kill him unless he fell on top of him when he wasn’t looking. -------o----- We learn thru the columns of the Oregon Emerald that Coach Nicklas of Yale forbids his oarsmen to chew gum, claiming the habit is injurious to the athlete. THE MIMIR Page 37 A SENIOR’S THOUGHTS (OR A SCHOOL IDYL) Ram it in, cram it in; Children’s heads are hollow, Slam it in, jam it in; Still there’s more to follow— Hygiene and history, Astronomic mystery, Algebra, histology, Latin, etymology, Botany, geometry, Greek and trigonometry. Ram it in, cram it in; Children’s heads are hollow. Rap it in, tap it in; What are teachers paid for ? Bang it in, slam it in; What are children made for? Ancient archaeology, Aryan philology, Prosody, zoology, Thysics, clinictology, Calculus and mathematics, Rhetoric and hydrostatics. Hoax it in, coax it in; Children’s heads are hollow. Scold it in, mould it in; All that they can swallow. Fold it in, mould it in; Still there’s more to follow. Faces pinched, and sad, and pale, Tell the same undying tale— Tell of moments robbed from sleep, Meals untasted, studies deep. Those who’ve passed the furnace through, With aching brow, will tell to you How the teachers crammed it in, Rammed it in, jammed it in, Crunched it in, punched it in, Rubbed it in, clubbed it in, Pressed it in, caressed it in, Rapped it in, and slapped it in— When their heads were hollow. —Rehoboth Sunday Herald. Page 38 SENIOR PROSPECTS THE MIMIR In canvassing the Senior class for the prospects of the students, the most notable thing was the large proportion who intend to teach. The regular teachers' course class was large, the following Seniors being enrolled there- in: Katie and Louisa Counsell, Elva Conklin, Olga Johnson, Nell Bradley, Edith Welch, Marjorie Kuchenthal, Nellie Storey, Lenore Hughey, Ruth Tay- loy and Katheryn Riddle. These will teach, as will also Marjorie Snook and Arleigh Kammerer, who expect to go to summer school or otherwise fit themselves to take schools next year. The University of Oregon will also profit largely by our Senior class, the following having decided to attend there: Nita Hunter, Melvin Larson, Minna Ash, Lucile Mulkey, Harold Newton, Helen McDonald and Ellis Williamson. Of course Earl Reynolds will uphold the family traditions and enter 0. A. C.; and Charlotte Jones, Gilbert Hunter and Walter Young also expect to cast their lot with the Orange and the Black. Annetta Johnson expects to be holding a position as stenographer. Blanche Black may go to college in Logan, Utah, and Carol Currey will enter San Jose Normal. Myrton Westering and Clarence Becker expect to go to school, but have not yet decided where to go. Leona Newlin, Edna Perryman and Edith Weaver are still undecided as to what they will do, while Jay Shaw says he will stay on the farm. Elizabeth Bond is undecided, and Lucile Rees will take a post-graduate course at the L. H. S. THE MI MIR Page :59 UK! SCHOOL MOf 1 Ralph Poston won the prize of one dollar offered by the La Grande Print- ing Company to the student finding the largest number of errors in last month’s issue of the Mimir. Eleven mistakes were found. ------o------ The Home Talent Musical, the final number on the High School Lyceum Course, will be given on Wednesday, May 19th. ------o------ Rev. G. L. Clark, of the Presbyterian church, will give the Commencement sermon, and Mr. Bruce Dennis the Commencement address. Other numbers on the program have not yet been arranged. --------o---- Fourteen books and covers for back numbers of magazines have been added to the library recently. These were bought with the Library dues col- lected during the year. ------o------ At the oratorical Contest, held the night of the meet, Athena carried off first honors; Pendleton, second; and Baker, third. La Grande had no entries. ------o------ The school was called to assembly on Wednesday the fifth, for the pur- pose of hearing particulars about the track meet from the Athletic Director of the High School, Mr. Charles Reynolds. --------o---- Some very convenient and attractive magazine racks have been added to the library, thru the efforts of Mr. McEachran and the Manual Training class. --------o---- The German play, “Einer Musz Heiraten,” given under the auspices of the Senior German class and trained by the German teacher, Miss Hunter, re- flected much credit both upon the trainer and the students who took part in the entertainment. Besides the presentation of the comedy, and a synopsis of it in English, music and German songs added to the evening’s entertainment. The proceeds of the play were used to buy a picture for the German room. ------o------ Mr. McIntosh, one of our most popular teachers, and Miss Olive Turner, of Boulder, Colorado, were married on April 17th. ------o------ Tuesday noon, May 11th, the Girls’ Tennis Club served a luncheon in the High School Gymnasium. The proceeds will be used for tennis court supplies. ------o------ The Domestic Science department has started a fund which is to be in- creased as opportunity offers until enough money is on hand to purchase de- sirable articles of furniture and suitable pictures for its rooms. With this object in view, the classes, under the direction of Miss Edwards, served a May Day luncheon to the students, and on Friday, May 7th, served strawberry shortcake. ------o------ Following the custom of the department for the last two years, one sec- Page 40 THE MIMIR tion of the cooking class served a seven o’clock breakfast to the members of the School Board Saturday, May 8th. -------o------ Part of the proceeds of the play given by the Latin department has been used for a bust of Virgil. The rest will be saved until next year to defray the expenses of another Roman banquet and of a Latin play, if no charge is made for the latter. -------o------ Leslie McPherson, '14, spent Wednesday, May 12th, visiting High School. -------o------ Helen McDonald and Wilma Oesterling spent Thursday, May 6th, in Baker Among those who are planning to visit the different state colleges after school is out are the following:—Katheryn Riddle, Helen McDonald, Myrton Westering, Ellis Williamson, Gilbert Hunter, Glen Conkey and Jess Andrews. ------o------ The last Tillicum party for the year will be held at Riverside Park some time next week. It is to be a picnic under the direction of two chairmen, Edith Welch and Genieve Stoddard. This will conclude the list of socials given by the Tillicum and it is hoped everyone has received good from associating with the organization. -------o------ Glen Conkey and Melvin Larson, accompanied by Coach. Reynolds, left Thursday evening, May 13th, for Eugene to enter the Interscholastic Track Meet there on Saturday of Junior weekend. Glen came in fourth on the 220 yard dash. This gives La Grande one point. By his taking part in the meet on the afternoon of his arrival he was not in form to do his usual good work. Glen has received an invitation to the Northwestern Meet to be held at Seattle the latter part of June. He expects to leave for Portland as soon as school closes here to spend two weeks in training on the Multnomah field. ------o------ FRA The last Fra program, while very brief, was nevertheless interesting. It was the last of the literary programs for this year, but later a business meet- ing is to be held. Following is the program rendered: Vocal solo .......................................... - . Leona Newlin Talk on Submarines........................................... Earl Reynolds Debate:—Resolved, That an embargo should be placed on fire-arms to the warring nations—Affirmative, Albert Currey, LaVerne DeLashmutt. Nega- tive—Isabelle Miller. Original story.................................................Neva Snider Quartet........Blanche Black, Gladys Black, Mattie Schofield, Nellie Storey THE MIMIR Pape 41 TENNIS The athletic girls of the High School are very proud of the new tennis court prepared recently on the school grounds. The School Board had the ground leveled and rolled last fall, and this spring the girls secured the lum- ber and netting needed for the fence. Mr. McEachran and a number of the boys kindly offered to build it. The court is now in fine condition, and the girls are making good use of it. ------o—— A tennis Club was organized recently with a membership of forty girls. The officers elected were: Carol Currey, president; Minna Ash, vice-president; and Hazel Last, secretary and treasurer. At a recent meeting, it was decided that any one not a member of the Tennis Club might use the Court, provided one member of the Club was present. The court will be open during the sum- mer months, and the same rule will apply then. ------o----- The track season just closed has been the center of interest in boys’ ath- letics for the past month or two. Preliminary to the Eastern Oregon Meet, the two main events were the class meet, and the try-out for the big meet. The Class Meet held April 17th resulted as follows: 100 yds—Huff, 1st; M. Larson, 2d; M. Westering, 3d 100 yds.—Huff, 1st; M. Larson, 2d; M. Westering, 3d 440 yds.—Huff, 1st; J. Reynolds, 2d; M. Westering, 3d 220 yds.—Huff, 1st; M. Westering, 2d; H. Moon, 3d 880 yds.—M. Larson, 1st; E. Reynolds, 2d; Bradley, 3d Mile—L. Larson, 1st; Bradley, 2d; C. Thompson, 3d Shot—L. Larson, 1st; M. Larson, 2d; E. Millering, 3d Javelin—J. Rosenbaum, 1st; L. Larson, 2d; Ingle, 3d Pole vault—M. Larson, 1st; J. Rosenbaum, 2d; Ingle, 3d High Jump—L. Larson, 1st; Millering, 2d; J. Rosenbaum, 3d Broad jump—Huff, 1st; Adcook, 2d; Millering, 3d Discus—M. Larson, 1st; Millering, 2d; Adcook, 3d High hurdles—Millering, 1st; J. Rosenbaum, 2d Low hurdles—H. Moon, 1st; J. Rosenbaum, 2d The points made by the classes were: Seniors—58 points Sophomores—67 points Freshmen—4 points ------o------ TRY-OUT 50 yd. dash—Conkey, 1st; H. Moon, 2d; Huff, 3d 100 yd. dash—Conkey, 1st; Huff, 2d; H. Moon, 3d 220 yd. dash—Conkey, 1st; Huff, 2d; M. Larson, 3d 440 yd. run—Huff, 1st; Jacobson, 2d; J. Reynolds, 3d 880 yd. run—M. Larson, 1st; Carroll, 2d; J. Reynolds, 3d Mile run—E. Reynolds, and Larson, 1st; Bradley, 3d Page 42 THE MIMIR 120 yd. hurdles—Millering, 1st; J. Rosenbaum, 2d 220 yd. hurdles—J. Rosenbaum, 1st; Moon, 2d Shot put—Conkey, 1st; L. Larson, 2d High jump—Hopkins, 1st; L. Larson, 2d Broad jump—Huff, 1st; Millering, 2d Javelin—J. Rosenbaum, 1st; Ingle, 2d Discus—Bean Pole vault—M. Larson, 1st; J. Rosenbaum, 2d; F. Young, 3d -------o------ TRACK MEET The Eastern Oregon Track Meet, held Saturday, May 8, was won by Pendleton, although La Grande was in the lead up to the last event, and tht. local boys made a fine showing. Glen Conkey carried off four cups for first place, also the individual cup. The list of events and winners is as follows: 100 yd. dash—Conkey, 1st; Hursted, 2d; Gormon, 3d; time :10 3-5 Pole vault—Larson, 1st; Gordon, 2d; Osborn, 3d; height 10-7 Mile run—Minnis, 1st; Reynolds, 2d; Reed, 3d; time 4:56 220 yd. dash—Conkey, 1st; Seibert, 2d; Latourelle, 3d; time :24 Broad jump—Greer, 1st: Francis, 2d; Landreth, 3d; distance 20-8 1-2 120 yd. hurdles—Greer, 1st: Millering, 2d: Swift, 3d; time :18 1-5 Discus—Maddox, 1st; Landreth, 2d; Tompkins, 3d; distance 98-6 50 yd. dash—Conkey. 1st: Francis. 2d: Latourelle, 3d; time :05 4-5 880 yd. run—Curl and Gardner tied for 1st: Young, 3d: time 2:08 High jump—Keown and Swift, tied for 1st; Perkins, 3d; height 5-4 220 yd. hurdles—Gordon, 1st; Greer. 2d: Moon, 3d; time :27 2-5 440 yd. dash—Landreth. 1st; Koenig, 2d; Huff, 3d; time :53 1-2 Javelin—Mims, 1st; Greer, 2d; Williams 3d; distance: 154-7 (new N. W. rec.) Shot put—Conkey, 1st; Tompkins, 2d; Francis, 3d; distance 39-4% Relay—Won by Pendleton Hoover of Whitman ran two exhibition hurdle races, adding a great deal to the interest of the meet. • o------ The proposal of one of the professors at the University of Washington to abolish inter-collegiate athletics there, has been enthusiastically endorsed by the Faculty. The chief objects of the opponents are to increase the scope of athletics and do away with the financial dealings in connection with big games. Many eastern high schools have abolished inter-scholastic athletics for the same reasons; also for the purpose of training more students, and the ones who need it, rather than giving much training to a few, and to those few who already do take physical exercise as a recreation. THE MIMIR ' Page 43 Track Meet Troph ies and Names of Donors CUPS SILVER MEDALS BRONZE MEDALS First place cups costing $5.50 Second place medals costing $3.50 Third place medals costing $1.50. 50 yd. dash O. E. SILVERTHORN NEWLIN BOOK ST A. CO. E. POLACK 100 yd. dash NEWLIN DRUG CO. McCORMICK WARE PATTISON BROS. 220 yd. dash E. E. BRAGG BRUCE DENNIS HARRIS GROCERY 440 yd. dash N. K. WEST J. H. PEARE SON SNODGRASS GROCERY 880 yd. run RED CROSS DRUG STORE J. H. PEARE SON E. E. KIRTLEY 1 mile run U. S. NAT. BANK UNION COUNTY CO-OP. WHITE’S GROCERY High hurdles WM. SIEGRIST DR. M. K. HALL L. J. FRENCH SHOE STORE Low hurdles A. C. BACON LA GRANDE GROCERY CO. J. C. HENRY High jump HERMAN ROESCH SAWYER, CLARK CO. Broad jump GEO. YOUNG • FRENCH SCRANTON Pole vault JUDGE CRAWFORD FRANK LILLY JAY VAN BUREN Discus ANDREWS BROS. C. J. BLACK Shot put LA GRANDE NAT. BANK C. H. CONKEY MODEL RES. Javelin SAVOY HOTEL CHERRY’S NEW LAUNDRY JAMES KAPELLAS Relay Relay GRANDE RONDE MEAT CO. R. E. L. HOLT Relay Relay CITY GEO. BASKET BALL TEAM GOOD INDIVIDUAL P. A. FOLEY Pape 44 THE MIMIR Senior, (in drugstore)—Give me Tennyson’s “Idyls”, please. Green Clerk—Does it come in a liquid or powder? Violet—Does your father anticipate your every wish? Lucille P.—Yes, and says I can’t have it. Marjorie K., (in Grammar)—Can’t you sometimes put a prefix on the end of a word?” Mrs. Crawford—How do you like your new apartment? Mrs. Crabshaw—It isn’t as nice as the one we left, but the neighbors don’t know that our new car is merely the old one repainted. Mr. Clark woke his son early one morning in harvest time. “What do you want?” asked Renwick. “Get up, we’re going to cut oats today.” “Well,” replied the industrious lad, “are they wild oats, that you have to slip up on them in the dark.” “Papa,” said Johnny, “I ain’t got no syrup.” “James, correct your brother,” said the father. James peered into his brother’s plate, and answered, “Yes, you is.” Frances Hills, (in Civics)—There was a man in New York. He wasn’t just one man, he was the whole bunch. Miss Riddle—Edith, give me the present subjunctive of the verb “be.” Edith W.—I am being. Michael Dugan was sent to repair a gas leak in the drawing room. When the butler admitted him, he said: “You are requested to be careful of the floors. They have just been polished.” “There’s no danger of me slipping on thim,” replied Dugan, “I hov spikes in me shoes.” Mr. Lakin—Why does a balloon ascend instead of descend? Jay S.—I guess someone turned the law of gravity upside down. Lucille Lewis, (in Agriculture)—I can’t make my seeds grow. Is it because I planted them upside down ? Mr. Lakin—From what does the earth get its heat—other than the sun ? Moody E.—By the earth rotating on its axis—friction. THE MIMIR Page 4. ) Useless Advice Bix—So Nutt put up a howl, did he? Why didn’t you tell him to go soak his head? Dix—What’d be the use? No pawnbroker would advance a nickel on it. Quite the Contrary Earl—Father just sold a horse for the French army. Lenore—Oh, I suppose now it will be a “horse de combat.” Had Heard Her Carol—Are you going to the musical at the McDonalds’ tonight? Wilma—I don’t know. Are they going to have music, or is Helen going to play? Not a Taking Actress First Manager—I see you have a new leading lady. Did the other one take sick? Second Manager—No, but she didn’t take well. Inconsistent Kenneth W.—It’s odd about Burbank, isn’t it? Miss Holman—How so? Kenneth—He furnished the backbone for the spineless cactus industry. Mr. McIntosh, (in History)—How was Alexander II of Russia killed? Frank Tracy—By a bomb. Mr. Mcl.—How do you account for that? Frank T.—It exploded. Dorothy H.—Dear me! There won’t be a city in Europe when this awful war is over! Ship’s officer—Oh, there goes eight bells; excuse me, it’s my watch below. The Lady—Gracious! Fancy your watch striking as loud as that. “I hear that Doodley’s wife has left him without any reason.” “So? Well, in that case she left him as she found him. “Do you only think of me?” murmured the bride. “Tell me that you think only of me.” “It’s this way,” explained the groom gently. “Now and then I have to think of the furnace, my dear.” “Would you like an olive oil shampoo?” inquired the barber. “No, I would not,” replied the young man from the rural districts. “I may be green, but I’m no salad.” The multimillionaire was addressing the graduating class of a business college, and his talk was largely filled with himself. “My great success in life, my tremendous financial prestige,” he said, “I owe to just one thing, Pluck. Just take that for your motto: Pluck, pluck, pluck.” Yes, sir!” interrupted one of the graduates. “But how do you pluck, and whom do you pluck?” Page 4l TIIE MIMIR X fc 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 rfr + 4 | Spend Your Leisure Hours ji- at THE CLUB t | Billiards and Bowling Nell, (debating)—My honorable colleague, Mr. Reynolds— Earl—Say, what is that ? Some mushy name ? OUR STOCK OF Diamonds, Watches and Jewelry WAS NEVER MORE COMPLETE OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT OUR QUALITY IS RIGHT SIEGRIST COMPANY Largest Jewelry Store in Eastern Oregon Marjorie S.—Who was Shylock? Lenore—My dear! And you go to Sunday school and don't know that! WHEN YOU’RE HUNGRY get your Hamburgers at Chas. Miller’s Place THE MAN WHO MAKES THE BEST COFFEE IN TOWN Home Made Pies and Cakes, made out of Blue Stem Flour TIIE MI MIR Page 47 Miss Riddle—Marjorie, compare the adjective little. If you say, “I have a little money, and some one else has—” Marjorie K.—A little more. 34c 3 E BASTIAN BEGS CO., MEGS. OF Class Emblems, Bings, Fobs and Athletic Medals WEDDING AND COMMENCEMENT INVITATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS PROGRAMS, DANCE ORDER-MENUS, VISITING CARDS, ETC. Samples and Estimates Furnished Upon Request 677 Bastian Bldg., Rochester, N. Y. 3+1 Miss Koch was guarding the study hall, and, as usual, all the windows were open. “That air,” began Walter Young, but Miss Koch interrupted, “For good- ness sake, Walter, a Senior and still saying, ‘That air’!” “Well, this ear,” persisted Walter. “No, not that either. Just ‘that’ or ‘this’ is enough.” “But, Miss Koch, that air makes this ear ache. May I close the window?” H. J. RITTER THE PHOTOGRAPHER IN YOUR TOWN Frank Carroll—Is Darn’s Christmas Carol on our reading list? Miss Hunter—You mean “Dickens.” Frank C.—That’s it. I knew it was some swear word. Page 48 THE MIMIR Distinguished Visitor—Why is Virgil called the “Mantuan Muse?” Marjorie S.—I suppose because he amuses us. Time and Money! Both are quite an item these days, and both can be saved by the person who comes here to trade. QUALITY, PRICES AND SERVICE Clyde L. Kiddle GENERAL MERCHANDISE Phone Red 1781 ISLAND CITY “I heard that her father was one of the early settlers.” “You wouldn’t think so if you could see the collectors climbing their front steps.” SILVERTHORN FAMILY DRUGGIST The Place Where You Buy Your School Supplies Miss Koch—What war was going on in 1718. Lucille M.—The war of 1812. THE MI MIR Rape 49 h 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 X I PUTMMFS ©MOS1 STOIE ICrinu your films to for ANSCO Cumeras 1“ us for Best Results w and Photo Supplies } _____THE REXALL STORE-------------- % «$� yjj yfr Jjf i'j � jj vj- •$� $. «$� $• vfr «$� � $1 Renwick C.—Of all of Milton’s classics, I can understand “The Lady of the Lake” best. ---A gentleman’s clothing and haberdashery._It’s the natty little ’fixings” that lend grace and elegance to the summer man’s apparel, nobby shirts, ties, pretty hosiery, with possibly just a glimpse of dainty underwear. To look and feel “summery” is an easy matter for I lie man who trades here. FRENCH AND SCRANTON Mr. Lakin—What is hard water? Earl R.—Ice. +1 . .==1 ♦ I_ - ==l+ErTT=rl+ SPEED ’EM UP GET OUR PRICES ONSPORTING GOODS W. H. Bohnenkamp Co. +1....=1+1 1 4 i - ■ -1+ Mr. Lakin—What are you looking for? Marie Becker—Some concentrated sulphuric acid. GRA VES’ - The Electric Studio Sittings Made Day or Niglit Latest Styles in Portraits Page 50 THE MIMIR Miss Koch—What striking difference is there between our government and that of Mexico? Clarence Becker—The presidents do most of their running after they are elected. ? 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 X t $ J. G. SNODGRASS J 4 GROCER 4- 4 Phone Main 43 % ’• «$� � g� «|� w ft Arthur A.—That glass of soda I got here yesterday wasn’t sweet enough. William S.—Well, we aim to make goods right. Have a lump of sugar on us. J. H. Peare Son on the box Makes It the Best TIIE MI MIR Page 51 “How’s business? Looking up? “I guess so. It’s flat on its back.” +1 .==]+[= ' ' ♦ I = + ]♦ . lunuui (Thratri JJirturea Srautiful , A GOOD PLACE TO SPEND AN EVENING [ ♦l S3� I 1♦' '♦!----)♦ Leona—Samuel Johnson tried several things after he left college, and finally became a hack-driver. WGa@r@ ns te Basil Piae® ft® Mwj SGd@®§? AT L. J. FRENCH SHOE CO. La Grande Barber Shop FOR New Novelty in Hair Cuts Guy Ellis, Proprietur THE KODAK STOR1 Kverything for Picture Making Expert Developing and Printing Mr. Clark—Son, do you aspire to see your name written on the scroll of fame? Frank—Of course, I wouldn’t object to that, father, but just now I’m more anxious to see my monogram on a $7,000 automobile. A Fine Line of SMALL DIAMONDS SUITABLE FOR FRIENDSHIP OR ENGAGEMENT RINGS 1 2 1 2 1-2 Adit ms Avenue at G. S. Birnie s Learned Visitor—Has Helen McD.—You bet Latin helped your English any? it has, oodles and oodles. NEW NOVELTY LINE OF STRAW HATS $2.00 and up. Keep cool and wear the New Athletic Shirts and New $3.00 Sandal Shoes '•£X nTHE TOGGERY LA GRANDE PRINTING CO THE PRINTERS