Madison High School - Cauldron Yearbook (Madison, OH)

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Sophomore History. “Little, but Mighty”, is the term applied to the 1907 class. Although the smallest in numbers it is one of the most prosper- ous. The members have worked untiringly during the past school year and they are well prepared to advance into the places of the Juniors of this year. The class was enlarged early in the year by the entering of Lawrence Hull and Merrell Wood, in school. The Sophomores were represented in all the forms of school life. Wood and Hul. playing on both the football and baseball teams. The girls are very few in number. There being only two. Marion Rood and Margurite Lynch. Nothing is lost, however, for these two charming young ladies.take the place of a dozen others. The Sophomores have not had much trouble this year,except a few instances. In the fall the class, with the Seniors left school in a body on account of cutting the flag rope. There are several first class artists among them. They demoni6- trated their skill upon the fences surrounding the campus one night and the next morning the residents of Madison were surprised to see the inscriptions in mammoth white letters, “’07”—“Down with the Freshies,” etc, adorning their barns and fences. The class is represented in nn agricultural field, having “Wick” Hathaway, and “Heine” Beekenbach as representatives of tillers of the soil. “Ru fiber1 ’ St. John, of P.H.S., is con tern pi a ting entering school next fall. If rumor is true the football team will be greatly strength- ened, for it will be remembered that he is the renowned right guard that Madison played as a ringer at Geneva last fall on that bleak November day. Of course it must not be known that he is a profes- sional, for the board would not let him enter. So keep it to your self. This summer will find most of the class in Madison. Lawrence Hull expects to return to his home in Missouri, wrhile Wood will go to Virginia. President—Margurite Lynch. Motto: “Parva autem magna.” Class Color» —Red and Black. 1907 Yell. 1—2-3—4—5—6—7 All good Sophomores Go to heaven. When they get there They will yell. 1907 fights like- Rah, Rah, Rah, Sis, hoom, Ah, 1907 Rah, Rah, Rah. If You Want Up=to=Date Clothing Furnishings and Shoes CALL ON C. W. Peck Geneva, Ohio

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FOOD FOR VULTURES. By Supt. von Beseler. Under the peculiar title,we wish, if we map,to call our attention to a few ideas, relative to various matters in general and to school matters in particular, which long ago were found to be obsolete and were by thejthoughtful people of the times relegated to obscurity, or, in our homely expression, was passed out as food for vultures. Long ago it ceased to be a general belief that there is any pro- gress in doing things as they always have been done. It merely means stagnation and death. The world to-day is alive, moving, and j those who would be up with the times must cease to worship preced- ent and no longer do things as they always have been done. In con- nection with this comes the thought that what was good enough for me in my day is good enough for my children, and more particularly good enough for other people’s children, in this day. Nothing that was good enough for me in my day ought to be good enought for my children in this day. Everything has changed since then. Conditions, environment, business and professional methods are no more as they used to be than is the modern automobile like the mule-cart of long ago. How strange it seems that in the light of modern progress and advancement in every other vocation aud profession in life there still are a few, and may be more, who believe that the schools ss they were in my day will suffice for schools in this day. It is a false, er- roneous idea. If we want our boys and girls to go out into life well- equipped and amply prepared to meet the problems of the day, we must permit, and not only permit, but insist that they be progressively taught by a progressive and modern system of education. This leads us up to the thought that it is a progressive idea that places education before pennies and not pennies before education. Any thing that is worth the having costs something and the better things naturally cost a little more than do the cheaper. Another idea that is fast being laid aside by the most intelligent in every community is the one that it hurts the children to work hard in school, or, to state it in another wav, that they should be allowed to have a good easy time. We know that there are instances of broken lives said to be caused by overwork in school. In every in- stance wherein these cases have been investigated, the collapse has been traced to loss of sleep, too many parties, too much society, or among the boys to the smoking of cigarettes, the use of drink, or indulgence in other dissipation. When once children have been graduated from college, or at least from high school, there is ample time for society. While they are in school and should be occupied with their lessons Friday and Saturday evenings are enough for “recreation.” The other evenings during the week should be devoted to the important work of seeking an education. Then in reference to work in the schoolroom. The sessions are short, the entire day meaning six hours of applied work for five days in the week and for only nine months of the year. Many business men are confined closely to their work for from ten to fifteen hours for six days in the week, often- times for twelve months in the year. Why shouldn’t a High School room be a place of husiness in which every one while therein should be intensely at work? The boy or the girl who succeeds in life is the boy or the girl who attend® strictly to business. The place to learn it is in the High School if it has not been previousvy learned at home. Again, it is only those who are living in the past who ould have a teacher to take a boy spoiled at home and to make something of him. Three factors, yea,—four are absolutely essential in the devel- opment of a inan. These are an earnest, conscientious teacher to whom conies an honest, hard working boy back of whom is a devoted, self-sacrificing mother. No one of these can accomplish a great deal alone and the best efforts of any two can be successfully balked by the remaining one. All three must work and must pull to-gether for the benefit of each and that fourth factor is God. This is the ideal con- dition and the only system under which the best results can be ob- tained. We should like space to mention many additional points such as might is right, that it really is impossible for somebody else other than ones self to accomplish any thing of good and worth the while, that one should be jealous and envious because another succeeds, that (Continued on page eight.) THE PALM Shoe Store GENEVA, OHIO. Is the place to buy All Kinds of FOOT=WEAR, Dr. Reed s Cushion Sole Shoe, The Treadeasy, The Gibson, and The Ralston Health Shoe are a few of the Stylish, Up=To=Date Lines that we carry. We take SPECIAL PRIDE this season in OUR OXFORDS. G, W. Webster Go.

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I FOOD FOR VULTURES. one must have a certain amount of selfishness of soul and prejudice of heart, and many others all which were long ago set aside by the in- telligent in life as being unfair, unjust, unkind and uncharitable, hence have been branded,—obsolete, relics of a civilization more bar- borous and less fraternal than is this. We reserve our final word for the discussion of the child whom the parent allows to do as he pleases,and whom the parent wants to do as the child pleases in school and other-wheres. They never succeed in life. They always fail, for it is an eternal law of heaven that they who have never learned to obey shall never be permitted to command. Why not, then, should he not be relined when he comes home instead of sympathizing with him. What can be expected of him when he re- turns to school the next day? Only further disobedience and further trouble,—only further preparation for the down fall that awaits him sooner or later. And this might apply to a girl also. Reconciliation. A Comedy in One Act Scene—Prof's office. Prof, seated at desk. Enter—H. Wood, timidly. Prof, sternly—“Harold why did you go to the ball game yesterday?” Wood—“Mr. von Beseler, I am awfully sorry. I will never do it again.”—Tears, etc., etc. Prof.—“All right, if you will be good after this I will let you go this time.” Smiles—Hand shaking. Exit Wood—Exit Prof. Bartholomew Potter, FURNITURE Correction. A correction in the high school course for next year is made be- low. In the Required Work, English four years and Physical Geogra- phy one half year were omitted. The photographs of the classes in this issue were taken by Frank Harmon, Madison, O. The en- graving was done by The Knox- ville Engraving Co., Knoxville, Tennesee. 31. H. S- Frat. Phi-Dama-Gama-Rama Frater in Urbe. “Dick” Evertt. Fratres in Schola. “Foolish” Ives “Shanks” Kellogg. High Monkey-de monk. H. Wood. Society Flower: Milk weed. Colors: Green and Black. Frat rooms : Park Hotel Stable. Motto:“Idiots that we be.” You can ride your horse to water, But you cannot make it drink You can ride your little pony, But you cannot make it think. Teacher—“What is the future of the verb ‘to cram’?” Pupil—“Flunk.” Following is the manner in which the studies will be appor- tioned among the teachers in 1905- 1906 Mr. von Beseler—Mathematics, History and Literature. Miss Lois Ellet—Latin, German and English. Miss Olga Solberg—Science, History and English. Mr. W. N. Cheney—Music. AND . ■ Prompt Ambulance Service. Tolonknnoe StOT0 168 Telephones , Njght |82 or 224 Life is strong! and still Bears with its currents onward us who fain Would linger where our treasures have gone down, Though but to mark the ripple on the wave, The small disturbing eddies that betray The place of shipwreck: life is strong, and still Bears onward to new' tasks, and sorrow's new, Whether w'e will or no. —Trench, Geneva, Ohio. He who in his watch lid wears his sweetheart’s pretty face Is sure to have a time, for there’s a woman in the case. ------------------------- Professor (shaking pupil by the ! collar)—“Sir, 1 believe Satan Las got hold of you.” Pupil (panting)—“I believe he has.” 17821021