Lancaster High School - Mirage Yearbook (Lancaster, OH)

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6 ROMAN BANQUETS. Roman banquets were first Intro- duced Into Rome at the beginning of the Roman Empire. These were cop- ied from the Greeks, but had two marked differences, first, that the Greeks excluded women, and also that the conversation of the Greeks at these occasions was more brilliant than that of the Romans. The dining hall was the largest and most luxurious room of the palace. In its center was a magnificent table, inclosed on three sides by long couches THE O R H r T. tables the guests were requested to remove their shoes and crown them- selves with wreaths of flowers. The Emperor held the seat of high- est honor, which was in the center, and the remaining guests were placed according to their rank. During the feast the guests were entertained by the dancers, singers, actors and musicians. The slaves, while removing the dishes, were forced to keep time to the music. Unlike the Greeks, the Romans thought more of eating than of drink- ing. and would Often weaken their CLASS SONG. The classic hills around us stand Clothed in their robes of green; And we comi ose a happy band With aspirations keen. Chorus: With spirits bright And hearts so light. We’ll sing our happy song till night; Oh! happy fate. Forever great Our dear old class of nineteen eight. THE FACULTY. Top Row, left to right—Miss Perfect, Mr. Brashares. Miss Thomas. Mr. Thomas. Miss Curtiss, Miss Davidson. Mr. Cassidy. Mr. Weinland. inlaid with Ivory and covered with cloths of gold, the fourth side being loft open so that the slaves could serve more easily. On side tables were large vessels of gold and silver containing fniits and spices. Their food consisted of the choicest meats and wines import d from the Fast. The guests, among whom were priests, senators, prominent patricians and women, were dressed In their richest costumes. There were also present d: neers. singers, actors, ami musicians who furnished the entertainment for (he evening. Before reclining at the wine with water or cool ft with snow. In connection with these banquets the Romans often devised many sur- prises for their guests such as having a train of Egyptian slaves enter while the guests were reclining and wash their hands and feet In snow water; or later in the evening having the ceil- ing open and a large silver hoop drop in which were spices, perfumes and silver coronets for the guests. And so would appear one surprise after an- other until the guests were tired and each would go to his palace to sleep in the shadow of mighty Rome. FRANCIS WRIGHT. 1910. Our happy hearts with raputre swell While we the story thus relate; About the class we love so well— Our dear old class of Nineteen eight. Forever upward is our choice; Forever onward is our theme; For every right we give our voice; On to perfection is our dream. Let old Hockhocklng and the rills Sing out our song today; l-et old Mt. Pleasant and the hills Reverberate the lay. L. ROWLES DRIVER. ’OS.

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T H E O R B I T. 5 I ► loneliness more dreadful. Often in the dead of night he heard the hollow, hungry howling of the wolves. The small store of provisions that his sis- ter had left, was soon gone. He then lived on roots and berries which he gathered, in constant fear of the blood- thirsty wolves. But when winter came, made bold by hunger, he was glad to glean after the harvest of these wolves who half feared this lit- tle being, more wild and starving than they. Gradually Sheemah and the wolves became friends and spent the rest of the winter together. l ate in th spring, the elder brother was fishing in the lake close by his father’s wigwam, when he heard a low. moaning sound which seemed half like a child, half like a wolf. Something in the sound reminded him of Sheemah. So he rowed quickly to the shore. There in a thicket he saw a child which was fast turning into a wolf. Its face was turned from him. but he knew it was Sheemah. He hid his face in his hands so that he might not see the first look of his brother's eyes. Then he cried out: O. Sheemah! O. my brother, speak to me! I am your brother! Sheemah was silent a moment as if recalling the human voice. Then he answered. I know thee not. nor art thou what thou sayest. I have no other brethren than the wolves, and until thy heart be changed thou art not worthv to be called their kin. The elder brother looked up fear- fully. but only saw a wolf that shrank from him and ran away to hide in the woods. PEARL BAIR. 1910. THE DUTY OF THE VOTER. As the privilege of voting counts so much to the average man. and as the part of the citizen in helping to guide bis nation by his vote is so important, the question of the duty of the voter naturally comes into discussion. Every man's duty is to do right and as a voter he should not deviate from his right-doing. A man’s duty as a voter is pointed out to him by love, patriotism, religion, common sense, and even sometimes by selfishness. As a lover of his friends and of his posterity, a man cannot afford to vote against anything which tends to up- build his nation or to vote for any- thing which, in any way. would cause his nation to deteriorate. Patriotism is love of country and whosoever does not love his nation enough to help in the guiding of her course aright in the world's history, is not fit to be a citi- zen. Peaceful progress is all impor- tant. Rome’s proud armies were con- stantly victorious as long as the citi- zens of Rome helped her to progress in arts and peaceful achievements, but when the Roman citizenship be- gan to grow worse, her legions turned upon each other and left the one-time mistress of the world to ruin. Men press forward in great numbers to en- list in their country's armies when war is necessary. How much more should they add to her power by their thoughtful votes! Religion teaches the beauty of doing one's duty at all times and under all circumstances. Why forget religious duty in voting? Common sense Is used in all successful matters, why shouldn't it be used in voting? Why vote for a thing which destroys hu- manity and human happiness? Let us consider what constitutes a voter’s duty. First, he cannot vote sanely if he does not know anything about the issue at hand. Therefore, one great duty of the citizen is to be well informed concerning the political problems of the day. With newspa- pers so thickly strewn across the country, time and industry are the only necessities for procuring a wide information of current topics. Another means of keeping in touch with the times, is to attend political meetings as often as possible and to give the matter of voting some time and study, to become acquainted with the views and beliefs of the different politicians. The time of party rule is fast pass- ing. and instead of voting for party, thoughtful people have begun to vote for men. This change of custom has become greatly apparent in recent campaigns where parties intermingled and cast an almost solid vote for good men. In local politics each man should attend the primaries of his party and take an active part in seeing that good men are nominated. It is claimed that while the government of the Union is growing stronger, the city govern- ments are becoming weaker. This is possibly due to the fact that so little interest is taken in the local primar- ies. About voting time the average citizen wakens up. and possibly find- ing no good man for a certain office on either ticket, grumbles some at the prospect and votes with his eyes shut, when if he had acted sooner he might have pleased himself, anyway. Another duty of the voter is to en- courage good men to go into politics. It is generally considered that at least eight politicians out of every ten are snitzers and sharpers. An honest man running for some lowly city office finds himself suspected immediately and even his friends, who know him to be straight, suggest that they did not know he cared to associate with • politicians. May the day hastrn when a man can enter the field of politics without fear of blemishing his character. CHARLES BRASHARKS. 1909. THE LIFE OF A QUESTIONABLE CHARACTER. Written by Himself. I have undertaken to write this, the history of my life, not with intent to afford pleasure to the reader, but rath- er that he. seeing the sad fate of one who has gone before, may change his ways before it is too late. I was born in 1S9I at Lancaster. County of Fair- field. State of Ohio. Being by nature a rather shiftless and unappreciative youth. 1 did not at the time realize what a great event in my life this oc- currence really was. Not having an especially retentive memory. I do not remember much of Interest in the two years immediately ensuing, but at the age of three. In company with my mother. I took a trip to Philadelphia. New York. Atlantic City, and Asbury Park. Being from the backwoods ham- let of Lancaster. I naturally took a great Interest in the sights of New York, especially the overhead rail- ways. One day. while shopping with my mother in one of the great stores of the metropolis. I grew inexpress- ibly weary of the crowds and fancy articles within the store, and a few minutes later I had dlsapepared. Aft- er a frantic search of five or ten min- utes. I was found calmly sitting in a doorway, gazing at the city sights. Had 1 not stopped upon reaching the exit, in all probability the reader would be spared hearing this narrative. Fi- nally. escaping from the terrors of New York, the land sharks of Atlantic City, the Jews of Asbury Park, and the police of Philadelphia. I returned home again a sadder but wiser young- ster. Not much of interest occurred in my life between the ages of three and eight, except that I had scarlet fever and started to school, neither of which happenings was to me at all interest- ing. At the age of eight I took another Eastern trip, visiting all the cities I had seen on my first trip and two or three others. Chief among the pleas- ures of this journey was a trip by water from the Atlantic Highlands to New York City. Between the ages of eight and thir- teen I vigorously pursued my studies, but like a small boy pursuing a rabbit. I seldom caught them. In the autumn of 1904. I entered High School, where I was universally designated as the dunce of the class. On one occasion, shortly after ground-hog’s day. our es- teemed teacher extended me an invi- tation to visit the blackboard, which invitation I promptly declined. Our beloved and respected instructor there- upon inquired of me whether I had seen my shadow on the 2nd. Inst., and added that it was to be hoped not. as I had been asleep so long already, that if I did not reform before six weeks. I would be beyond hope. In June. 190F». I started a business which up to that time was unknown n Lancaster, and the proceeds from which some people are still prone to regard more as graft than honest money, although it is a business which has been established for many years in all of the large cities. I remained out of school the following winter, and did not return until September. 19h»’ . since which time I have made a rec- ord which would not bear too much boasting. As aforesaid 1 am a rather shiftless and unappreciative youth, but as I have at the same time some regard for the feelings of human be- ings. I will bring this so-called auto- biography to a close, hoping in the meanwhile that the reader has not committed suicide while engaged in the perusal thereof. ELLWOOD R. HI TLER. Author’s note.—Feeling that I must offer some excuse for writing the above article. 1 may add that on my part It has been a rather involuntary contribution to the evils of mankind, but as Shakespeare says: Strong reasons make strong actions.

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THE ORBIT. 7 t 4 Class History. % :• •; “It is Success that colors all in life; Success makes fools admired, makes villains honest; All the proud virtue of this vaunting world Fawns on Success and Power, howe'er acquired. Have we not proved the truth of this saying? For are not we (this class of 1908) the most important fac- tor in our beautiful little city today? Have we not been courted and smiled upon by our elders, and had envious glances cast upon us by each mem- ber of the High School, who has not yet attained our greatness? And who today, thinks of them who. four years ago. started in this race with us. and whdl .one by one. dropped out and quickly sank into oblivion?) The race was begun with seventy- six members. In fact, we were not unlike the famous Portia, of wondrous virtues.— Nor was the wide world ignorant of our worth. For the four winds blew in from every direction. Renowned members to our class. Our four years in High School acted as a sort of flail, separating the wheat from the chaff, and the chaff quickly blew away. Our High School life was not begun in this building, but in the good old North building. The faculty consisted of Mr. Hayes. Miss Davidson, Mr. Thomas, and Mr. Brashares. On the first day we all marched into the rooms of Mr. Hayes and Miss David- son. single file, to be laughed at by our upper classmen. The girls num- bered forty-three and the boys thirty- three. A great many, thinking they had learned enough, left our portals, and are now engaged in some of the great business enterprises of the city. Ed- ward Orman is managing the great lumber factory of Orman Brothers. William McCleery is the senior mem- ber of the grocery firm of McCleery Brothers, on Columbus street. Wilbur Jenkins is spending his working hours at the C. M. V. shops, and his leis- ure hours in dancing attendance on the fair sex. Ross Lehman, although he ceased duty with us long ago. still remains loyal, as was shown in his making the trip to Circlevllle with us. Carl Silbaugh. our former athlete, came to us from a military school in the East, but the attractions of a more active life have drawn him away and he is now afloat in the wide, wide world. Clyde Albin left out ranks and. having taken a business course. I suppose he Is now shining as a book- keeper somewhere. Abe Neuvirth, who had such a mighty voice for such a small body, moved away, and was lost in space. Our class even had one of its members. Carrol Black, go to Panama, to help build the great canal. Charles Livingston spends a few hours at the Business College, but can be seen any time riding round in his phaeton. Robert Radebaugh is thor- oughly prepared to furnish up-to- date. nobby suits to order. Rumor has it that Earl Tobin, having left school a year for his health, will come back to graduate with '09. Mark Da- vis Is one of the most successful col- lectors in the city. Edward Henderly (better known as Bluejay ) knows more about the woodsy creatures, and wild flowers than any one in Lan- caster. Isaac Justus, having broken his engagement with us. is now run- ning one of Lancaster's big shoe stores. Then, too, some of the mem- bers of our class, noted for their va- roius pranks. although not hung, were frequently suspended. Now we will turn our attention to the girls. Inez I.ongstreth. having given up her struggle with mathemat- ics. has devoted herself to song. Mar- garet Everett is a successful business woman. Ida Jewell is mending broken limbs and broken hearts. Edith Black- man is teaching at the Children's Home. Genevieve Martin first flew East, and then flew West, and is at present enjoying life in California. Marguerite Robinson Is devoted to making her life interesting to herself and to her friends. Two girls. la?e Liv- ingston and Esther Leberman. will graduate this summer in other 'high schools. One of our number. Martha Pickering, has passed to the Great Beyond. During our first year it was found necessary to increase the teaching force, so Miss Curtiss came to us at the close of the mid-winter exams. The first oratorical contest occurred at the close of this year, and it was for this occasion we chose our class colors, red and white. Surely our worth must have been quite appreci- able. to thus have led the powers that be to have foreseen us as win- ners. We certainly must have been the inspiration of this idea. From the contest other things claimed our attention, until before long exams, and vacation stared us in the face. The summer vacation flew by. and we were back at schodl: this time Freshies no longer. Our class numbered forty-nine, having lost fif- teen boys and twelve girls. We also drew a girl. Anna Starke, from the Boys’ Industrial School. During the year we migrated from the North building to our new High School build- ing. Mr. Hayes having left us. Mr. Brashares became our principal. Lat- er Miss Ixjwrie came, and went. Her position was filled by Miss Thomas. In our third year Mr. Weinland came to preside over the laboratory, and he has been king of our lower regions ever since. Also, two of the wise men from the East—the Drivers —came to us. As the year progressed we were made to know the delights of Cicero. Physics, and Solid Geome- try. The fourth year was ushered In with much rejoicing. The year was begun with ten boys, nine having been pro- moted. and one acquired by the way- side. and nineteen girls as regular seniors, and four Irregular. Here wo came in contact with Miss Perfect. This year passed swiftly to most of us. We enjoyed greatly the trip to Circlevllle. for did not our represen- tatives win? And when before did we ever have such a yell captain? Then there are the good times we have had in the auditorium and gymnasium. Our happy high school days have been filled with hard labor and enjoy- ment. All history is divided into Ancient. Mediaeval aud Modem. Our ancient history dates from our birth to the time we enter school; our me- diaeval. through the grades; our mod- em. our High School course. So to- day our history becomes a sealed book. In after years school days will pleas- ant recollections bring— The very songs we used to sing, Will oft in memory's echoes ring.” ISABEL HARRIS. '08. Miss S. W. Garside, MILLINERY and FANCY GOODS Latest Designs in HATS AND BONNETS. All Kinds of Embroidery Materials Wools, Yarns and Zephyrs. STAMPING DONE TO ORDER 112 Main Street, LANCASTER, OHIO. WYMAN’S.... Steam Dye and Dry Cleaning Works. FOUNTAIN SQUARE.