Nelsonville High School - Saga Yearbook (Nelsonville, OH)

Text from Pages 1 - 32 of the 1920 volume:

The Scarlet Table of Gontents LITERARY Poem==“ Trail Mate” “Names is Names” “71 Wild Night” ED ITOR 71L THE CALENDAR ATHLETICS ALUMNI LOCALS EFFICIENCY GRAMS EXCHANGE MILESCOPE Page 2 3 5 O 8 9 11 12 14 15 IO Vol. IX Neisonviiie, Ohio No. 4 The Scarlet and Gray TRJ IL=MJ TIl I met you, new made Comrade, on Life’s winding, wonder trail; We hailed and spoke in passing— brothers in the calm and gale; And at your words the stone-briused feet and pilgrim heart forgot The burdens of the journey and the dreams that lingered not. The trail is twisting, turning, and per- haps again I’ll see The welcome of your waving hand that banished fear from me; Andp ointed peak and play-lands while my lips in freedom sang A song of resurrection till the hills with echoes rang! —Roscoe Gilmore Statt The Scarlet and Gray a We had a Bumgardner, and I told Ma if she would Backus, we would try and put him over the Pickett fence. But Ma being an invalid, I had to Wheeler out and she was con- vinced. I then suggested a very dear friend of mine, a Miller, to take the job. Ma disagreed with me as she always does, so I took a good Ball over it. The tears just would come. I told her she was a regular Devol. Then she made me go to the store to see what was fresh country Butter- worth. But she being a Kreppel, I soon forgave her. That night I went up to her room to Warner I had a bad temper and was not to be fooled with. I then proceeded down the Hall to my own room. On awaking the next morning the sky in the North West was over cast, Pa stayed at home and made kraut. The Bryan sure did foam on it. At a street fair there was a Chap- man there who made excellent “Stews.” The fellows gave a dance. I just couldn’t dance the calls right although Leo Caldwell. The next day the girls had a picnic and we got lost. We soon came to a Cliff. The boys had ropes and helped the girls down the de Cline. Here we had our Fri and then started homeward. We heard John Russell and there stood Stan Wolf. No won- der John’s pomp stands straight up. That’s the reason, the Wolf is such a terrifying animal. When he had as- cended the de Cline in the Wood’s we heard Austin Ball. It frightened Cook John and his sauce pans silly. Mary ran at Goodspeed, and such a time we had. Beryl cried “Omara! where shall 1 be?” I ran as fast as I could the Ferree air playing hide and seek in and out my lungs. I finally got home and found the folks gone and the house locked. While I stood Patton my dog, I looked up the Lane and saw my beau coming. I looked so awful I started to go in and couldn’t find M’Kee. Pa’s a black Smith so I start- ed for his shop. I found the key to the house down there, so I went home- The mail man brought a card tell- ing me there was a package awaiting me at the Adams Express office, so I cleaned up and went Wright down to- see about it. I never was so sur- prised in my life, quite a large pack- age. It was the sweetest little pup. 1 just can’t keep from looking at it and Pa has the queerest ideas. He said, “Don’t Starrett in the face like that all the time, you’ll cause it to have fits.” There is a Pyle of Wood The Scarlet and Gray in the back yard and the little darling plays there most of the time. I have a cat too, and I Petitt most of the time too. Last winter once the snow lay a foot deep and we hitched old Dobin to the Shay and went to Grandma’s one Sunday. Grandma had been sick and we were afraid she would have another attack. But she was Still- well. Grandma has everything nice to eat anti has the largest Parrying knife I ever saw. She crochet the prettiest yoke, it had a spider Webb in it. Grandma also has a well and it’s the best water I ever drank. Ours is city water and it’s always Riley. Pa, (as I have said before) has the queerest ideas, he wanted to dig a well in our front yard, but Ma said Nixon it. The last few years we have been having the loveliest Summers, Butt now winter is here and the wind is so Sharpe and cold. We girls have to lay away our White dresses now, too chilly to wear ’em. Young girls al- ways wear them till the last minute. The Coleman just brought a load of coal, I want to have a good fire to- night. my beau is coming to see me. But I don’t want the room too hot, because all sweet things melt, when they get to a certain melting point (this knowledge gained from General Science and my excellent teacher Miss Loaf-burrow, when I was a Freshie). He used to be a Porter on the train (not a black one) and he can tell some of the most thrilling stories. Pa didn’t want turkey for Christ- mas dinner so he made me go to the store and ask how much is a Duck- worth. Duck for Christmas when 1 wanted turkey. The idea! But that’s the way it goes, they never agree with me. There is a family lives across the street from us, and the husband is an awful drunkard. He comes in late at night and simply raves, like he’s half nuts. I’d leave him if I were his wife, I’d leave him'and Hyde some place where he never would find me. I went to a party about a week ago, they had a player piano, the kids sure did play it Lowden, everything was so noisy you couldn’t hear your ears (if this were possible). As I was go- ing home that evening a drank man came along and said “Hick-l-let,” just then a cow went by and let out an aw- ful Baugh, it was looking straight at my fed sweater. ( sure did go. I looked back and saw him (the man) running around a comer with all the speed he could muster, his Beard fly- ing in all directions. I ran directly into an elderly like gentleman, and he took it in a good humor, and said, “Girl, you Shirley wuz goin’ some.” I had some Nichols in my pocket and lost all but one. It sure was a Pierce to my heart to lose that fortune, but 1 will not Moume my loss, because I am going to Lancaster in a few days to visit my aunt. My cousin is home on a furlough. He is a Stewart on one of Uncle Sam’s liners. Gee! I’d hate to live on a ship and always see the White Spray dashed about on the waves, I’d much rather be on land and read the Sines on the shop win- dows in the good old U. S. A. —Essie Cline, ’22. The Scarlet and Gray 5 A Wild Night It was a cold dark night. The northern star shone faintly in the black sky; a very light snow was falling, the pure whiteness of it con- trasting greatly with the dark but beautiful houses along the drive. A bell mournfully tolled the hour, resounding faintly over the frozen snow. A man slouched up along the walk, his steps crunching on the crisp surface; he was smoking a cigarette. As he approached one of the larger houses he stepped behind a tree, took the cigarette from his mouth and cast it in the snow then tramped on it grinding it into the snow beneath the tree. He nervously pulled out his watch, struck a match and galnced at the hour, taking care all the time to keep the tree between himself and the house. Two-seven, the watch said and the man swore anxiously. He glanced toward the house, a dim light was burning in the hall downstairs, while a brighter one burned in one of the rooms on the second story. “Still up,” the man whispered to himself, and wrapping his coat about him, he leaned against the tree. In half an hour the light in the downstairs hall went out. The man under the tree looked relieved and be- gan humming a tune to himself. In another fifteen minutes the bright light upstairs flickered and went out and the man, looking up and down the street to see that he was not observed, began treading softly up the walk to the house. When he was on the porch he again scrutinized the street and apparently satisfied with its cold lonesomeness, he tried the great bronze door knob. It did not yield under his hand, so taking care to muffle his steps he walked to- ward a window which looked out upon the porch. At first the window did not budge an inch, then under the in- creased pressure he exerted, it sud- denly shot up with a squeak and a rattle. The man stopped and looked around. “That dam noise was enough to wake the dead,” he muttered, then putting one leg inside the window he drew himself into the house. Once inside he tiptoed softly toward the small artistic looking safe in the comer of the large library. Then suddenly a woman’s voice rang out. the man stopped as if frozen stiff, al- though the safe was entirely open and he could see the interior of it. “Alexander D. Fletcher,” a shrill voice cried, “you get right out of that library and come to bed,” and not giv- ing the man a chance to say a word she rattled on. “It’s after three o’- clock, what in the world will the neighbors think of you?” And the poor man with a beaten look on his face gazed longingly at the array of bottles in the safe, took off his coat and hat and crept softly up stairs. 6 The Scarlet and Gray Vol. IX Nelsonville, Ohio, February, 1920 No. 4 Entered as second class matter, November, 1912, at the Postoffice at Nelsonville. Ohio, under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879 Published six times during the school year by the Student Body Printed by Bart, the Printer. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF LITERARY EDITOR Athletics—Harris Wood ’20 Local Editor—Lena Bowers '20 Alumni—Florence Parks T4 Smilescope—Wheeler Newton ’21 Exchange-Mary Sharp '21 The Calendar—John Zellar ’21 ADVERTISING MANAGER Assistants CIRCULATION MANAGER Assistants EDITORIAL STAFF LUCILLE ST ALTER ’20 ELSIE HODGEMAN '20 Efficiencygrams—Lewis Frances '22 Senior Assistant—Nell Rosser '20 Junior Assistant—Velma Young '21 Sophomore Assistant—Philena Nelson '22 Fieshman Assistant—Gertrude Collins '23 BUSINESS STAFF WILBERT HALL '20 Lowell Burnell '20 John Jackson '21 Stanley Wolfe '21 MURIEL BAUGH '20 Doris Parks '20 . Floyd Rosser '21 George Shirley '23 All the Alumni who have visited N. H. S. lately, or who have seen our basket ball games, have remarked about the “pep.” Our “thuse” meet- ings held quite often in the auditor- ium, are better every time. Some sort of a surprise is always sprung, till now, when we hear and see myster- ious things going on, we stop and wonder “what’s coming next?” But let’s not leave all the work to a few. When asked to YELL, do it; when asked for silence, keep still. Pep isn’t shown only in athletics and thuse meetings, but in studies as well. If we’d put a little pep in our 7 The Scarlet and Gray school work what a difference it would make. Can you imagine looking for- ward to a recitation like we do a game of basket ball ? Neither can we. But such a thing might be accomplished if we’d all try. Here’s a brand new idea, never been uttered before, so be prepared. Si- lence! Sh-h-h-h-h—it’s a secret, we have just found it out and are going to tell you (if you’re real good). Here it is—the great thing we’ve discov- ered—OUr teachers and your teachers are human! Yes they are, honest. Never thought of that before did you ? Since we’ve found this out, some things we just couldn’t understand have been made clear. They don’t like school any better than we do. They have to study, of course not like we do, but it’s hard to plan so many recitations and everything else. If you don’t believe it, try it yourself sometime and see. Freshmen! Sophomores! Juniore! and Seniors! Stop and think before you do some of the things you do. Then when we get called, instead of being grouchy, let us not say little mean things like “so and so’s a regu- lar cat, makes me tired,”—you know how it goes. If we had to put up with some of the same things we’d strike —or feel like it anyway. Let’s re- member they may feel just that way and that after all we might make things easier if we’d only stop and think. Quite a few people have the queer idea, that a real education is not ob- tained in the public schools. Here are a few facts, that prove this is the wrong idea. “Statistics from Harvard from 1902 to 1912, show that of more than 4,000 who entered there as freshmen, 32% of public school graduates finished the Harvard course with ‘honors’ and only 15.1% of private school students at- tained these honors.” WHO’S WHO IN N. H. S. Best Senior Student—Raymond Shan- er and Lucille Stalter. Best Junior Student—Millard Donley, Velma Young. Best Sophomore Student—Omer Well- ing, Margaret Emish. Best Freshman Student—Joe Stock- line, Virginia Wolfe. Best Athlete—Raymond Patton, Mur- iel Baugh. Best Looking Boy—Lowell Burnell. Prettiest Girl—Pauline Wagner. Biggest Loafer—John Russel, Leona Devol. Hardest Worker — Raymond Shaner, Rose Shay. Most Clever Student—Wheeler New- ton, Alice Wiggins. Grouchiest Student—Roy Porter, Vio- let Ted row. Cheerfulest Student—Don Mackline, Esther Vorhes. Best All-round Student—Harris Wood 8 The Scarlet and Gray Dec. 8— Rev. Arpee led the devo- tional services in chapel this morning. Mrs. N. Hill and Mrs. D. A. Ferree gave short talks for the purpose of stimulating the sale of Red Cross Seals. Gymnasium floor completely covered with water. Dec. 9.—Athletic Association meet- ing. John Jackson, who has been act- ing manager of the basket ball team was elected unanimously by the as- sociation. Dec. 10.—Meeting of basket ball team after school. Practice on the Armory floor at Athens postponed. Dec. 11.—Tickets go on sale for Christmas Carol. Dec. 13.—Snow and lots of it. Dec. 14.—Water on gym floor has reached the depth of six feet. Dec. 15.—Rev. Mann and Rev. Bums of Columbus gave short talks at chapel. Fourteen of the high school’s great iron warriors received the black let- ter this morning. Dec. 16.—A little meeting to get some pep. Ticket sale lagging for Christmas Carol. Dec. 17.—The supply of coal ran very low today. Probably didn t want to spend their money before the world came to an end. Dec. 18.—“Christmas Carol” pre- sented by the high school this even- ing. Receipts more than enough to bring the Athletic Association out of debt. Dec. 19.—Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. See you in two weeks. Jan. 5.—Robert Smith, an alumnus of N. H. SM now a student at Dela- ware gave a short talk in chapel. There are only about ten broken seats in the auditorium now. She is the same old school, bu gum! That is, without the gum. Offensive on chewing gum started by teachers. Jan. C.—Scarlet and Gray staff meeting. Jan. 7.—Ground covered with ice —and people. Jan. 9.—First basket ball game of year. Alumni slightly defeated the high school. Jan. 10.—School closed today—it generally is. Tan. 12.—Father Byrne gave a fine talk this morning in chapel. Basket ball team made a trip to Athens to practice on the Armory floor. Jan. 14.—Tests starts. Jan. 16.—Tests stop. Roscoe Gilmore Stott gave a lec- ture in the evening. Senior class is to be congratulated on the wonderful lecture course they have this year. Jan. 21.—John Passen received the Croix de Guerre and citation for bravery from the French government. Mr. Passen was presented this medal for extraordinary feats of heroism during the late war. Continued on Page 11 The Scarlet and Gray D On Jan. 9, 1920, the high school team, although having had no practice on account of the great deluge and flood played the Alumni in the first basket ball game of the season. Re- sult 32-10 with the Alumni on the long end of the score, the score though doesn’t tell the tale. Stratton playing his first public game did well at center; Lowden and Burnell played nice ball in the for- ward positions, but had tough luck. Patton and Wood held their men down to no baskets showing some close guarding. Smith and Hartley showed up well when sent in the game. N. H. S. 10 ALUMNI 32 Burnell _ Right Forward D. Lowden Lowden Left Forward J. Lowden Stratton Center Wood Left Guard Patton Right Guard _ Hickman Substitutions—Hartley for Wood, Smith for Stratton, Raden for Hick- man. Gallipolis Game On Jan. 16, after a dangerous jour- ney our team arrived at Gallipolis via the “Punkin Vine,” and H. V. (Hock- ing Valley Railroad). Gallipolis as everyone who has been there knows, is situated about a mile from the rail- road station. Some of the “guys” were wondering why the station wasn’t built nearer the town, when Strat popped up with “Oh, I know! They wanted to have the station near the railroad.” There is a street car (?) running from the station to the town and we managed to hang on till we got in the town, where we were met by their manager, taken to our hotel and then to their high school. Gallipolis’ large basket ball floor was the thing tnat beat Nelsonville as we were used to a small floor and nev- er played on a large one before. Gall- ipolis walked away with us the first hahlf but we came back too the second half. late in N. H. S. 18 G. H. S. 45 Stratton . Center . Shaw Burnell Right Forward Broyles Lowden Left Forward Ghrist Patton Right Guard Conn Wood Left Guard Switzer Substitutions—Hartley for Wood, Jackson for Lowden, Shaw for Ghrist. McArthur Game The day after the Gallipolis game, McArthur. My, how sad!, came over to our town to try their luck with N. H. S. Well, they had their rabbit”s The Scarlet and Gray Stedem for Lowden, Peoples for Franz, Gilkey for Stark. 10 foot with them and we didn’t so they beat us. The game was a colse one and the score was tied several times but in the last half they ran off with four fields and also the game. Morrison played a strong game for,McArthur until he was put out on pensonal fouls. He shot several fields and made ten out of eleven fouls. N. H. S. 18 M. H. S. 26 Burnell Right Forward . Cherry Moon Left Forward Stratton Center Dales Wood Paffenbarger Right Guard Hartley _ Left Guard Morrison Substitutions—Patton for Hartley, Jackson for Patton, Contner for Mor- rison. Pomeroy Game On Jan. 23, we hit the rail for Pom- eroy. On the K M. from Athens on down, we heard quite an interesting debate ( ?) between the conductor ami a waitress, and as usual, the woman had the last word and a very em- phatic word it was, too. The game was played in the Arm- ory, which is about the size of our public square, mebbe larger. We’re getting better on a large floor because we tied Pomeroy several times, they beat us on fouls. We passed the ball all around them but couldn’t hit the basket, and because Marietta and Pomeroy tied 7-7 and Marietta took the 0. U. tournament last year and have practically the same team for 1920. N. H. S. 15 P. H. S. 24 Burnell Right Forward Handasher Lowden Stark Left Forward Stratton _ Center Franz Patton Right Guard Brechtel Wood _ Left Guard Webster Substitutions—Jackson for Wood, I’ll say the team is improving. Fri- day, Jan. 30, New StraitSville High sent over her delegation of basket ball players. Earlier in the season New Straitsville beat McArthur 20-19. McArthur beat us 26-18, and we beat New Straitsville 51-27. Friday, Feb. 6, both the girls’ and boys’ teams go to Straitsville for a re- turn game. We hope to have the same luck over there that we had here. Stratton came first with nine bas- kets to his credit; Lowden, seven fields, and Burnell four fields and four fouls. Burnell Left Forward Lawson Lowden Right Forward Sherrard Stratton Center Brandt Wood Left Guard Leonard Patton Right Guard . McGrady Substitutions—Jackson for Wood, Hartley Grady. for Patton, Kuler for Me- The girls basket ball team of N. H. S. played their first game Friday eve- ning, January 29, 1920, and were de- feated. The New Straitsville girls have played all year and are used to the game. Although the score was marked 14-7 against N. H. S. it was the best girl’s game ever witnessed in the Y. gym, and if the girls keep up the good work their luck will turn as did the fellows. Mildred Barber, playing her first game, shot three fouls. We’re proud of Mildred. Capt. Rosser shot a clean field basket the first half, Lucille Stal- ter one the second. No use to say the guards played a good game, they’re old stand-bys. Edna Keplar played guard the second half in Muriel Baugh’s place. N. H. S. 7 N. S. H. S. 14 Lucille Stalter______Helen Crawford Continued on page 13 The Scarlet and Gray 11 Mrs. Charles Bartells, ’08, of Wen- dell, W. Va., is the guest of her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Spencer. Marie Hickman left Tuesday for San Pedro, California, to visit with her sister, Mrs. Warner Green. Margaret and Catherine Spencer, students at Ohio University were the week end guests of their parents. Ensign George Stuart, T4, who is stationed at the Philadelphia Navy Yards, spent a few days of January in Nelsonville. Mary Pensyl, T9, and Lillian Bar- ron, T9, entered Ohio University at the opening of the second semester. Charles Sisson, Jr., of Akron, is vis- iting with his parents for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Doan are en- route to Japan in the interests of the Foreign Missionary Society of the Christian Church. Howard Longstaff, T9, visited class- es on January 30. Raleigh Edgar, T6, a student of Ohio State University, spent a few days between semesters in this city. Miss Evelyn Terry, T3, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Terry of this city and David Feth, of Athens, were mar- ried at Athens on January 15, at the Arpee home on Mill streeet. The cer- emony was performed by Rev. Leon Arpee with only the immediate fami- lies in attendance. They will be at borne at 127 East State Street, Ath- ens. Mr. Feth holds a responsible po- sition with the Lostro Company at Athens. Frederica Easier, T4, and Robert Bone, of Xenia, Ohio, were quietly married at the Methodist parsonage, on December 16, by Rev. Mann. Q7 LEND7 R From page 8 Jan. 23.—No school. The weather made it impossible. Jan. 26.—Rev. Johnson and Miss White were at chapel. The student body was very much pleased with the vocal solos given by Miss White and the short talk by Rev. Johnson. Girls of the high school met in the auditor- ium for the purpose of forming an Athletic Association. Now we have some competition. Jan. 30.—Big thuse meeting. Com- petitive cheering, girls on one side and boys on the other. Wheeler New- ton, the new cheer leader certainly has got the pep and we feel absolutely safe in saying that the spirit and pep shown at this meeting has not been equalled in years. Over fifty tickets were sold in less than five minutes for the big game. The basket ball team sang for us ‘Just Before the Battle Mother,” while Lowden carried the tune in the basket. Their rare artis- tic ability in temperament charmed the audience of sympathetic listeners. Now the big game. New Straitsville defeated the girls by a small score but our boys completely outclassed the visitors by a score of 51-27. n alum- nus said it wasn’t so much the scare as it was the organized cheering and the pep shown by the high school. 12 The Scarlet and Gray SENIOR LOCALS Agnes Raden spent the Christmas vacation with Athens friends and was accompanied home by Bee Pennell. Elizabeth Jenkins entertained with a New Year’s dinner. Her guests were Lena Bowers, Olive Gilbert, Mabel Dupler, Estella Kinsey, Vemice Hart- man and Muriel Baugh. Lowell Burnell was a Logan visitor Saturday, January 17. Beatrice Smith entertained with a watch party. The evening was spent in games, music and dancing. At a late hour a dainty lunch was served. All l-eport a good time. Mabel Robson entertained on the evening of January 2, in honor of her seventeenth birthday. A dainty lunch was served to fifteen guests. Mildred Patton spent Sunday, Jan. 4, with relatives at Logan. Lucille Stalter was the week end guest of Miss Crawford at Glouster. Louise Hyde was in Columbus dur- ing the Christmas vacation. Doris Huddy entertained the Girls Circle, of the Christian Church on the evening of January 6. FACULTY Supt. D. A. Ferree and Principal J. L. Fri attended the Ohio State Teach- ers’ Association in Columbus during Christmas vacation. Miss Smith spent her vacation with her parents in Cleveland. Miss Rickenbacker spent the Christ- mas vacation at Detroit, Mich., and Columbus. Miss Hoffert spent her vacation in Lancaster. Miss Rickards spent the vacation with her parents at Frankfort, Ohio. Mrs. Lane remained in Nelsonville through the holidays. Miss Crawford was the guest of friends at Marietta. Miss Tx)ofborrow was the guest of her parents at Mt. Sterling. JUNIOR LOCALS Lillian McLaughlin and Marie Fer- riks spent a few days of their vaca- tion in Wellston and McArthur. Velma Young visited Logan and Co- lumbus friends, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Helen McCarthy visited Columbus Friday and Saturday, Dec. 26 and 27. Vivian Young spent Christmas va- cation with her parents at New Marshfield. Ella Gilbert visited in Logan, Sun- day, Jan. 2. Marjorie Duckworth visited at New Straitsville during the holidays. Marjorie Fox of Logan was the week end guest of Marjorie Duck- worth. Lena Wolfe spent New Years with her grandparents, at Sandrun. Essie Cline spent New Years at Buchtel, the guest of Carrie Shingler. Mary Sharp delightfully entertain- ed a few girls New Years eve by giv- The Scarlet and Gray ing a watch party. The evening was spent in dancing and playing games. At a late hour they enjoyed a “spread.” Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors were present. Madeline Conaway of Logan visit- ed Velma Young, Sunday, Jan. 11. Helen Collins visited Sugar Creek during Christmas vacation. Mabel Linton was an Athens visitor during vacation. Lucille Somers was in Chauncey the guest of Mrs. A. G. England Christ- mas week. Flo Patton formerly of the Junior class has withdrawn from school and is teaching school at Colgate. Agnes Creighton has withdrawn from school and is now working. Vema Angelow visited N. H. S. sev- eral days as the guest of Margaret Rosser. Don Macklin visited Greenfield and McArthur during the holidays. Mary Sharp was elected treasurer of the Girls’ Athletic Association, on Monday, Jan. 26. Velma Young spent the week end in Logan during test week, visiting the Logan high school Friday. Harris Wood visited Athens, Satur- day. Dec. 27. SOPHOMORE LOCALS Margaret Emish was the guest of friends in Athens Tuesday. Pansy Oldfield was the guest of Carinne Kreppel over the week end. Wheeler Newton was an Athens vis- itor, Tuesday. Edna Patton was the guest of friends in Haydenville during vaca- tion. 13 Corinne Kreppel was an Athens vis- itor Wednesday. Katherine Graham spent the latter part of the week with relatives at Logan. Josephine Pierce spent the latter part of the week with relatives and friends at Buchtel. Anna Rosser motored to Athens, Thursday, Jan. 1. Margaret Emish spent a few days with relatives at Crooksville and Zan- esville. Leta Lewis was an Athens visitor Saturday, Jan. 17. Mary Williams had as her week end guest Hooper Stevens of Akron. FRESHMEN LOCALS Virginia Wolfe delightfully enter- tained with a watch party for the Girl Scouts of Troop Two. The evening was spent in playing games and mus- ic. At a late hour a dainty luncheon was served to about fourteen girls. All reported a good time. Helen McLaughlin was a guest of friends at Wellston for a few days. Ernestine Stillwell spent a week of the Christmas vacation at Murray City, being a guest of relatives. Ralph Betts and his brother visit- ed relatives at Columbus for a few days. Ruth Simpkins enjoyed a week’s visit with relatives at Orbiston dur- ing the holidays. Virginia Wolfe had as her guest during the holidays her cousin Robert Monahan of Columbus. Doris Webb spent New Years Day at Wanda Walter’s home. 71THLET GS From page 10 Right Forward Mildred Barber__________ Left Forward Nell Rosser_____________ Center Mabel Dupler_____________________ Right Guard Muriel Baugh_____________________ Left Guard Substitutions—Kepler for Baugh. 14 The Scarlet and Gray The elevation of mind ought to be the principal end of all our studies, which if they do not in some measure effect, they will prove of very little sendee to us.—Burke. If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him.—Franklin. Our greatest glory consists, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.—Goldsmith. It is so easy to find fault, that self- respecting persons ought to be ashamed to waste their energies in that way. The eyes of men are of no use with- out the obserbing power. Men’s evil manners live in brass; their virtues we write in water.— Obid, King Henry VIII. Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart to do well; whatever I have devoted myself to, I have devoted myself to complete- ly; in great aims and in small, I have always been thoroughly in earnest.— Dickens. Oft water greenest meadows, and the bird that flutters least is longest on the wing.—Cowper. To train the mind should be the first object and to stock it the next. —Gladstone. It is the danger least expected that sooneth comes to us.—Voltaire. Knowledge is not power; education is power. Have more than thou showest, Speak less than thou knowest, Lend less than thou owest, Leam more than thou trowest. —Shakespeare. In all things let reason be your guide.—Solon. He who knows most, grieves most for wasted time.—Dante. It is the Law of Influence that we become like those whom we habitually admire. Politeness is as natural to delicate natures as perfume is to flowers. What is spirit? No matter. What is matter? Never mind. What is mind? It is mateidal. If you wish to appear agreeable in society you must consent to be taught many things which you know already. If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write things worth reading or read things worth writing.—Franklin. Courtesy is the eye which one looks at a man’s broken garden gate, but see’s the rose, which blossoms in his garden. The Scarlet and Gray 15 We acknowledge the following ex- changes: The Dart, Ashtabula, Ohio. The Piquonian, Piqua, Ohio. The Wesleyan Transcript, Dela- ware, Ohio. The Green and White, Athens, Ohio. The Denisonian, Granville, Ohio. The Polytechnic, Troy, N. Y. The Wooster Voice, Wooster, Ohio. The Times, Gnadenhutten, Ohio. The Dragon, Greenfield, Ohio. The Sentinel, Leisuring, Pa. The Herald, Springfield, Ohio. The Megaphone, Athens, Ohio. The Mirror, Columbus, Ohio. “O mother, I am so anxious I can hardly wait. Do you suppose I will get many valentines? I hope I get, oh, a whole lot,” exclaimed the excited girl as she was preparing for school on St. Valentine’s day. “Just think the valentine box will be opened this afternoon. Oh! I hope I get lots of valentines.” “You will dearie,” returned her mother. “You will get lots of valen- tines I know.” And so she did. The first one hand- ed her was the Dart, and as she looked through it, lots of things caught her eye. For example their literary department. Every one of their stories she read she liked and their jokes though she had to hunt through the advertisements for them were very good. Their editorials also were good. The next valentine handed her was the Piqunoian and the first thing she noticed was the jokes though they were scattered through the paper they were worthh unting for. The editor- ials about better English were espec- ially fine she thought and in the last number she found a good story about “King Good English.” Two more val- entines were then handed her, the Wesleyan Transcript and Green and White. She liked these valentines very well as she did the Denisonian, Polytechnic and Wooster Voice, which she then received. She was then handed five valentines all in a bunch. The Herald had a very good literary department but she looked in vain for a joke. Two Senti- nels came next. All their stories were good, especially in the last number. Their exchange department was much improved but they need a few more jokes. There was an especially good editorial in the last issue. The Meg- aphone she liked very well as usual. In the Mirror she found some very good jokes and their literary depart- ment was excellent as was the literary department of the Fram. They had a large number of poems and a very good smilescope. The last valentines handed her were the Dragon and The Times. The Dragon was up to its standard, while The Times though small was well written and she liked it fine. 16 The Scarlet and Gray The Receipe for a “Perfect” N. H. S. Fellow Take the face of Lowell Burnell, and the voice of Floyd Rosser. Thick- en with the body of Martin Lutz and stretch to the size of Elgin Miller. Mix in the agility of Raymond Patton and the courage of John Jackson. Di- lute the muscles of Cliff Hartley' with the disposition of Wheeler Newton. Moisten with the spirits of Don Mack- lin. Add a dash of Frank Ted row. Set on the stove and let it shimmy. Rub in the mind of Raymond Shaner and the talent of Virgil Brown. Stir with the heart of Paul Lowden. Add the strength of Noel Smith and the jealousy of William Lancaster. Flav- or with the charm of Harris Wood. Cover the whole thing with the luck of Clyde McDaniels and sprinkle lib- erally with the income of Carl Strat- ton. Harris Wood—“Say, Deak, why is it that you colored folks never wor- ry?” Deak H.—“Well, I will just tell you, you see it’s just like this: When a white man gets blue he sits down and starts to worry but when a colored man gets blue he sits down and just naturally falls to sleep.” Ashes to ashes, Dust to dust, Put them on the side walk or— You surely will bust. Dear Editor—Could you tell us why it is that Lee Pritchard is so anxious for the basket ball team to play a game at New Lexington ? He seems so anxious, Pm sure there is a reason. This Scarlet and Gray “Who’s Who Contest” had Frank Tedrow awfully scared, he was afraid that he would be humiliated by having his name in print, (as the best looking boy). Durward North (looking out the window)—“Miss Crawford, it’s rain- ing out side.” Miss Crawford—“Well, let it rain.” Durward—“That’s just what I in- tended to do.” “I don’t see why the maid left us,” said Mrs. Gabb, “I treated her just like one of the family.” “Yes,” replied Mr. Gabb, “that’s just the reason she left.” “Thex e’s lot’s of truth in adage that you can seiwe but one master.” “Did you ever have a wife and baby?” asked the fool. Paw Knows Everything. Willie—“Paw, what is the differ- ence between ‘Dental,’ and ‘Accident- al’?” paw—“Well if a dentist pulls your tooth, that’s ‘Dental,’ but if he breaks your jaw, it is ‘accidental.’ ” You can’t say that John Zeller is a coward, but he surely does think a lot of his Hyde. Customer—“Some hash, please.” Don Macklin (shouting back to the cookk)—“Clean up the kitchen.” 17 The Scarlet and Gray Jiggs—“Where are you working now? Biggs—“Down at the munition plant.” Jgigs—“What do you get?” Biggs—“Forty a week and pros- pects.” Jiggs—“What are the prospects?” Biggs—“Getting raised any min- ute.” The Band was down to see the boys off and after playing “Should Auld Acquaintance be Forget” they started to play “Hail, Hail, the Gang’s all Here.” “I suppose that you were fright- ened once or twice in France?” “Naw, once I sure was embarrassed though. I had just started into a lit- tle house and had my hand on the door knob when a Boche seventy-sev- en came along and knocked the whole blamed shanty into kingdom come and left me standing there with the door knob in my hand. Gee, but I felt foolish.” Shady V.—“Say, do you know how to keep fish from smelling?” Hoggy H.—“No — how in the world ?” Shady—“Cut their noses off.” Blub L. to Jokey Hall who is print- ing a sign. “Say Jokey, your ‘an- nounced’ is running up hill.” Jokey—“Oh well, just wait a min- ute and I will catch it.” A Reasonable “Pome” A little boy, A pair of skates, A hole in the ice, The Golden Gates. Mr. Fri to John Zeller—“Hurt pret- ty bad Zeller?” John—“I should say I was. Why I could hear my casket coffin.” Sheeny—“Say, Strat, why don’t you ride Mr. Ferree around?” Strat—“What’s the big idea?” Sheeny—“Then you could have Ferree air.” Truthful? “My opinion of Silas Mamer is that it: Goes down farther, Stays down longer, Comes up drier than any book I ever read.” Raymond P.—“Miss Smith, where is the sulphur?” Miss Smith (knowing he had a man- ia for making gun downer)—“There isn’t any more.” Miss Smith (later smelling G. P)—“Raymond, didn’t I tell you that there wasn’t any more sulphur?” Pat—“Sure, but why didn”t you tell the truth?” Wouldnt’ You Laugh If You Would See— Mr. Ferree leading a jazz band? Mr. Fri in charge of prayer meet- ing? Mrs. Lane forgetting to assign a lesson ? Miss Parks, a minister’s wife? Miss Hoffert “real mad?” Miss Crawford stand up and give three cheers for the Democrats? Miss Rickards all riled up? Miss Loofbourrow without a smile? Miss Rickenbacker succeed in teach- ing a bunch of females how to play basket ball ? Miss Smith a governess? Mrs. Lane—“What do the Eskimos live on ?” Bright Senior—“Fat.” Mrs. Lane—“Yes they live on ‘Blub- ber.’ ” Then you should have seen Willie “Blursh.” What is the charge against this man ?” “Fighting, Your Honor,” said the cop. “You are fined ten dolars and ninety cents.” “What is the ninety cents for, Your Honor?” “War tax.” “But the war is over.” “Over nothing, you were fighting, weren’t you?” jg The Scarlet and Gray DRY GOODS 73 W. COLUMBUS STREET M E C MECHEMS E M S SHOES 65 W. WASHINGTON STREET The Scarlet and Gray 19 BURNELL’S For all kinds of up-to-date Shoe Repairing Best of Leather The Majestic Theatre Nelsonville’s Popular Movie House Latest Films Greatest Stars Matinee Daily Moler, Jeweler We do Watch Repairing Only And can give you better service. All repair work done as quick as possible for first class workmanship, We Make Good John E. Zellar INSURANCE That Insures Largest Agency in Southern Ohio. John E. Zellar, Nelsonville. J. I. Pritchard Furniture and Picture Framing Hitchings Store Groceries and Meats 717 Chestnut Street Nelsonville, Ohio. Meet Your Friends at the Smoke House Johnstone and Appollo Chocolates and Furnas Ice Cream W. N. FLECK, Prop. 20 The Scarlet and Gray LADIES’ Ready - to - Wear Mar-Hof Middies Paul Jones Middies Misses Hosiery Complete Line of Dry Goods and Notions F. L. S. D. PRESTON East Side Public Square “I can always do better at Prestons’’ The Ghoco ate Shop East Side Public Square THE HUB Cotton Lancaster, Prop.s Everything that men and boys wear from head to foot CLOTHING Shoes, Hats and Furnishing Goods All the new fads in suits and overcoats some with belt, some without in double or single breasted models. Overcoats all the new ideas. Come in and Look Them Over The Scarlet and Gray 21 Nelsonville Dry Goods Co. Dry Goods, Notions . Ready-to-Wear 69 West Washington Street Phone Your Order to L. A. Whitmore FOR Pot Plants, Cut Flowers and Funeral Designs Stratton’s Cash Store Quality Up and Prices Down Scott’s Novelty Store Novelties and Notions Public Square The Colonial Hot Drinks Our Specialty Whitman’s Candy East End Store Co. GENERAL MERCHANDISE 615 Poplar Street Linscott Hamm FANCY GROCERIES and Fine Fruits of all kinds in season. 22 The Scarlet and Gray The Colonial Is the home of that Good Ice Cream CLINES Purity and Cleanliness Is the Watchword Victrolas BENNETT’S and Victor CREAMERY Records Manufacturers of Peerless Brand Ice Cream =: = Distributors of Pasteurized Milk The Gem Creamed Buttermilk Pharmacy Both Phones Pythian Building Hocking Electric Supply Co. Gas Mantles and Shades ED. A. MILLS Nelsonville, Ohio. Bell Telephone 78 24 Public Square The Scarlet and Gray 23 “ Everybody Shops at Harris’ ” The Bon Ton Store The Peoples Store Nelsonville Glouster Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Cloaks and Rugs Ready-to-Wear Apparel for Everybody PUBLIC SQUARE ET DINGTOIU L GOOD SHOES iH THE Carpenter Ohlinger Wolf Hardware COMPANY DEALERS IN Where Quality Comes First Hardware and Furniture General Merchandise Stoves, Farming Implements and Fresh Fruits Paints, Oils, Varnishes, and Household Supplies 65 West Columbus Street Corner Chestnut and Harper Sts. 24 The Scarlet and Gray THE NEW EDISON HICKMAN'S PHARMACY S.J. Howe Sons For Home Butchered MEATS of all kinds and Fancy Groceries The Scarlet and Gray 25 V ' v ' r' '■ '• „ • The Fountain Pharmacy For School Books and Supplies Exclusive Agents for Golumbia Grafonolas and Records . • ., •,. v The Rexall Store _ fa; Cable Hardware The Company Pastime Old Reliable Dealers Theatre Hardware s; s Largest and best selected A modern show stocks in the city house with a Complete lines of host of friends Stoves • s Paints and Varnishes Our Pictures Please W. Washington St. Public Square The Scerlet end Grey J. D. ADAMSON Quality and Style ma if! Young Mens and Furnishings South Side Public Square The Boot Shop Today for your New Styles in model Footwear JOHN M. eox Young Mens Suits at PARKS Home of Hart, Shafner and Marx and Clothcraft Clothes 27 The Scarlet and Gray FI‘FI Stuart’s Opera House February 19 and 20th 100 QHAR7MBTERS IN THE Q71 ST MATINEE 3 P. M., THURSDAY Matinee Prices: Pupils 25 Gents. Adults 50 Gents. All Evening Admissions 50 GENTS 28 The Scarlet and Gray Do You Hold Membership in the Y. M. G. A. ? IF MOT, WHY NOT ? Membership Campaign is Now On. See W. L. HUDSON, Secretary Attend The Meeting = OF = The American Legion STUART’S OPERA HOUSE Sunday Evening, February 22nd At 7:30 Music - = Pageant = = Speakers ms THE Q. L. KING COMPANY General House Furnishers Largest Selections Lowest Prices LAisrensTER XELSOXVILLE i