North High School - Polar Bear Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

Text from Pages 1 - 90 of the 1915 volume:

HOPKINS BROS. CO. We Furnish The Proper Equipment for Basket Ball, Indoor Baseball BUY YOUR GYM SUIT FROM US AND GET THE RIGHT FIT ■ Hopkins Bros. Co. Phone Walnut 21 • 618 Locust Street SPORTING GOODS DOLLARS ON THE DOUBLE-QUICK You ' ve heard of soldiors and did you think of dollars on the une of compound interest? As faithfully as sleepless sentm. bees, your dollars work for you when lis bank. :ing that interest comes without effort, tho period of years in which a dollar automatically bo- comes two is really shorr .1] ♦ , r , , . _ . , pounding double-quick IOWA LOAN TRUST COMPANY Capital, Surplus and FrotitM out UNM) NNMN 210 SIXTH AVENUE HIPPEE BUILDING k. but tho ; as at in- BRUNK HAS FITS There are old feet and young feet, And little feet and fjreat; Pretty feet and homely feet. And feet that do not mate. There are tender feet and tough feet, Narrow feet and wide; Short f ' et and lontf feet. And feet you ' d like to hide. It is quite a feat to cover feet. In style and comfort, too. And if this ia what you want, I ' ll tell you what to do. Take your feet to Walnut street, And heed this maxim true, Refuse to buy anotlxT shoe Until you try Hela Royal Blue. ALL SELZ For Feet Like Yours •16 may want gold or silver par- ty slippers, economical because they match any gown. ' 17 may want a heavy black English style in calfskin because he is hard on shoes. 18 may want a low heel walking boot, for high heels tire her per- liaps. ' 19 may like a nobby tan shoe with buckskin top. He will find it here. We have these and many others at prices $2.50 to $5.00 GUARANTEED SHOPS Bl ILDI yO BRUNK ' S SHOE STORE 8TH AND WALNUT MeiitioA the Oracle when buyini . for If Oracle nuls pay we want to know It. B. G. : ' ' Say, you are kind of bow-legged, aren ' t you? P. L. : ' Yes, and C. S. is knock-kneed and when we stand side by side we spell ' ox. ' SAMPLE EXCUSE. Miss Moulton: Please excuse Howard because on his way to school he fell in the mud. Hoping you do the same, I remain, Mrs. . tell you, my friend, ' ' said the Idealist, there ' s some- thing bigger in this world than money. ' ' Yes Siree, said the Pragmatist, and I know what it is, too. What is it? asked the Idealist. Bills, said the Pragmatist. M. R. : I ' ve got an awful cold in my head. E. S. : Glad you ' ve got something in it. Class Pins • Class Rings The oldest jewelry store in Des Moines in- vites your patronage. We would esteem it a favor to the manage- ment of the Oracle and ourselves if you would mention that you are a North High student when making purchases at our establishment. PI umb Je w elry Sto re YOU ' RE 5AFE X CaT PLUriBS 7 ffl SIXTH WALNUT dl FLETIING BUILMNG Miss Gabriel: ' ' What is a phenomenon? Arthur W.: ' ' A phenomenon? Why, it ' s a man. Harvey H. : Who was he? Nellie T. : (Who had just finished using phone) : He was my mother. WANTED : To see our names in the next Oracle. Signed (Those whose names were not in the first issue.) NO DOUBT. Is my face pretty dirty? Asked sweet little Gertie, One day, of her friend Kitty Green. Oh, yes, it is pretty, Politely said Kitty, But would be much prettier clean. Build With Brick All the common brick used in the new North High Build- ing came from the Shackelford D A ' 1 1 TC r A 1 1 1 o LUNCH ROOM 6l6Locu Street J. M. ORVIS Dry Qood s, Notions NOTARY PUBLIC DncK Liompany Manufacturers of building and black face bricks Hollow Blox Office 1409 Sixth Avenue Your good taste and judgment are reflected in your printed matter— if you use printing that is open to criticism, you get the blame. Our Service might be termed printing insurance. Our pro- duct bears the stamp of good taste and intelligence. Printing or Engrailing for all purposes and any occasion. Federal Printing Company 615 Mulberry Street • Telephone Walnut 513 THE ORACLE The Student Paper of the North High School New Scries DES MOINES, IOWA, NOVEMBER, 1915 VOL. 1, No. 2 KEEP A TRYIN ' . Fellows, when you ' re down and out, Don ' t give up and quit — Keep a tryin ' , keep a workin ' , Use a little grit. S ' pose you ' re slow in Physics, boy, Goodell says you can ' t play. Keep a workin ' , keep a tryin ' , He ' ll take that back some day. S ' pose you ' ve lost that half-back place Bell can ' t use you in the game — Keep a workin ' , keep a tryin ' , Make that place your aim. S ' pose your team got beaten, boy, You ' re feelin ' mighty blue, Keep a workin ' , keep a tr in ' . Let ' em sure depend on you. So, fellows, when it looks as though It ' s all up — and lost. Keep a workin ' , keep a tryin ' , Just be square at any cost. G. S. ' 16. 77 BETTY ' S THANKSGIVING. Lillian Larsen. OULD there ever come a time when there would be no war? When everyone would love his neighbor again? Betty Carr heaved a sigh as she closed the book she had been reading and gazed absently into the roaring fire. In these terrible times brother fought against brother, and father against son. Betty had been engaged to Lieutenant Warren, a northerner, but when the war broke out he had gone North to take command of his regiment. As Betty ' s father was a colonel in the Southern army, and a true, loyal Southerner, he was bitterly opposed to the engagement. Thus it was that Betty had sent the little ring back with a formal note of explanation. And the day after tomorrow was Thanksgiving. What a lonely one it would be! Her father w as stationed some twelve or fourteen miles away. There would be no one there with her but her old colored mammy. Suddenly she started up as if a bright idea had struck her. Oh ! Aunt Sally, I am going to fix up a tempting dinner, although we haven ' t much, and spend my Thanksgiving with father. ' ' Why honey, am you done gone crazy, don ' t you know you all have to pass de Yankee lines? Why chile, de ole skunks would shoot you jes as soon as look at you, ex- postulated the old darky. But I have fully made up my mind to go, so just come with me and help me prepare the dinner, said Bci ' she led the unwilling servant into the kitchen. But how am you all goin ' to get there, chile? ques- tioned Aunt Sally, as she hustled about the kitchen. Well, I am going with the Morrisons and their family in the wagon. They are going more than half way, then you see, mammy, I can walk the rest of the way, and I shall be awful careful when I pass the Northern lino, smiled 78 Betty, as she put the last tempting morsel of food into the basket. Somehow, amid Aunt Sally ' s pleadings and threats, Betty Carr got started on her dangerous journey. She trav- eled with the Morrisons for seven long miles. This brought her within half a mile of the Northern troops, leaving six miles for her to travel alone and she must walk it, too. By no other means could she reach her father. Bidding her fellow travelers good-bye, she set off the next morning bright and early on her tedious journey of six miles. She planned to be with her father by noon, if every- thing went all right and that would leave her the whole afternoon and evening and the next day. Thanksgiving, to spend with him. And how she would talk those few hours, for they seemed few to her, of home and everything but w ar. On the morrow they would forget there was such a thing as war and suffering, forget all their troubles and sorrows, and have just one day of bliss and happiness. As she trudged along the highway she stopped twice to listen. She was sure she had heard the sound of horses ' hoofs, and she had, for it was not long until a man on horse back rode up behind her. It was a Yankee soldier. Sorry, miss, said the man, removing his hat, orders from headquarters say I must bring you into camp. But, sir, what have I done to be treated thus? replied the bewildered girl. You were seen passing the outskirts of our lines. We could not let you go without investigating whether or not you are a spy, he said, becoming impatient. Betty gave in at last. Well, if you insist, I suppose I must go, but on my word of honor, sir, I am not a spy. She mounted behind the Yankee at his command and thus it was they rode into the ranks of the Northern army. It was Betty ' s first glimpse of the interior of a Yankee camp. She was half frightened at the idea of facing the gen- eral of such an army. But as such thoughts passed through her mind, the soldier drew rein in front of a good sized 79 aS5«THE ©MCLE?9li tent over which waved, in all her splendid glory, the stars and stripes. The soldier dismounted, helped the girl down — turned and saluted his general, I have brought her, sir. So I see, replied the commander scrutinizing the girl from head to foot. Now, my young lady, all you will have to do is to give us the plans of the Southern army stationed some five miles from here and after that you will be free. ' Sir, replied the indignant little southern lady, I am no spy, I have no idea as to how the army is stationed or what their plans may be. I am Colonel Carr ' s daughter and was on my way to spend Thanksgiving with him. This basket I have with me contains the simple but wholesome dinner my mammy and I prepared. Pretty good story, my little lady. You might be Colonel Carr ' s daughter but how am I to know that you are not a little rebel? General Carter answered. By taking my word, sir, Betty said. Oh, surely you won ' t detain me any longer. I do so want to get to spend this evening with father. The General ' s face now wore an expression of determi- nation. You will stay here, miss, until you tell what I have demanded. Betty trembled from head to foot with anger. Sir, I told you once I knew nothing of the southern plans and as sure as there is a God in heaven, I am speaking the truth. Besides, General Carter, if I did, I wouldn ' t be traitor enough to tell you, even if I suffered the penalty of a spy. Everyone looked aghast and bewildered at Betty as she stood there erect as any soldier with the fire of anger show- ing in her eyes and her cheeks flaming to a deep crimson. At this point a young officer came up and as he glanced at the girl, he gasped. It was Betty Carr ! He saluted the general who said, Lieutenant Warren, take this young lady to the tent next to yours and see that she is well guarded. Turning, Betty faced her former lover. Then she picked 80 up her basket and followed him, for she knew further rea- soning was useless. When they had reached the tent and had entered, he turned and faced the girl. Betty, why did you answer the General the way you did ? He is a very obstinate man and set in his ways. I am afraid you will pay for this. You surely know something of the whereabouts and weakness of the Southern army and why don ' t you tell? You know as well as I the Southern cause is just the same as lost. Please tell, dear, for my sake, if nothing else. Lieutenant Warren, I wouldn ' t tell, even if I knew there was no chance for the South. And I wouldn ' t tell for your sake, or any other man ' s. She faced him with defiance. Then you give me no encouragement to court you even after the war is over and the country is once more at peace ? he replied, advacing toward her. No, she said shortly. Very well, but — He was interrupted by her. Please leave me to my own thoughts, sir. He left her, but with a heavy heart and the image of a greatly changed Betty. Betty sat down on the hard cot to think over the hap- penings of the last short hour. As she sat there pondering over one thing and another, wiping away the tears that could not be forced back, she was interrupted by General Carter himself. Betty sprang to her feet at sight of him. Just keep your seat, miss. I have come to talk over a little matter with you. In our heated discussion of a few minutes ago, you spoke to me as no other person has ever dared to. You are a fine little rebel and showed great pluck. I have made up my mind and am going to see that you get to spend Thanksgiving with your father. Oh, thank you, sir; you — Don ' t try to thank me. It is I who should thank you. It was you, a little southern miss, that made me realize I 81 could not order quite everybody about, said the General. Rest for half an hour and then be ready to start on your journey. ' ' Very well, she said, as she resumed her seat on the cot again. That half hour seemed to her never to pass. She planned over and over again how she would greet her father. How surprised he would be to see her! At last she heard the sound of horses ' hoofs and the General ' s voice at the door- way, Are you ready, Miss Carr? I am, thank you, Betty answered. Then, here is a horse you may use to convey you to your father, perhaps on your way back you can leave her. Good- bye, Betty Carr. If we ever meet again, I shall alway. remember you as the best little southern lady in all the South. As he said this he advanced toward her with an outstretched hand. Betty ' s small one met his half way, but all she could say was, Good-bye, General Carter, I thank you. That evening Betty reached the southern camp in safety. Her father was overjoyed to see her, and they talked of everything. Next day was Thanksgiving. And what a dinner they had! But in the early morning Betty prepared a nice dinner just for two and after gaining permission from her father sent it to the northern camp to Genera l Carter and Lieutenant Warren. When the General received this, two great tears rolled down his war-worn cheeks. Inside he found a note whicli read, Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and signed Betty. After all, thought Betty, all Yankees are not bad. And with this thought came the image of a young officer with head bowed down in sorrow and disappointment as he passed out of a tent. Some two years later, after the war was over and the country was again at peace, Betty Carr became the happy 82 SgeeiHE ©MCLE ii wife of Lieutenant Dick Warren. Old Aunt Sally shook her head solemnly and said, Dem Yankees sure am a knowin ' how to capture things. First it ' s Richmond and den it ' s Miss Betty herself. A DESCRIPTION OF HOW MY FATHER USED TO SKATE IN EUROPE. When my father was a boy in Europe, he used to make his own skates in winter. He would first take a piece of wood, preferably fir, about one foot long and three inches wide and two and one-half inches thick, and cut it down until it fitted the bottom of his shoe. He then whittled each side until the bottom was a sharp edge. A piece of wire was fixed to this edge by nailing staples at the front and ba3k of the skate. Holes were made in the sides, about one inch from each end, by taking a red hot iron and burn- ing through the wood. He put a strong cord through the holes and fastened the skate to his foot by tying the cord in back and then twisting a stick around it until it was very tight. In this way he made a very good pair of skates, at the cost of about two cents, which was the price of the wire. He and his comrades played many interesting games on their skates, one of which was played by having each one of them put down either a penny, a marble, a top, or some other trinket in one place on the ice. Those who were in the game would then take turns at skating at full speed toward the objects and bending down and picking up whatever they could from the group. This was a very hard thing to do, however, as they nearly always fell over while bending down. After all the things were picked up, each player was permitted to keep what he had taken from the pvA the one who had the most, won the game. Harold Cohen ' 18. 83 THE HEART OF SLIPPERY SLIM. Mary Rose. HE SNOW glittered on the brilliantly lighted streets and the shivering child, known as Slippery Slim, tried to brace himself for his task. He was in the hold of Jake, the boldest robber in the gang. Tonight, poor little Slippery Slim, against his will, was to rob the rich as they came from the theatre door. Jake ' s daughter, Julia, feeling sorry for the poor little fellow, had tried to help him, but it was of no avail. Jake was too wise for that. In his heart, Slim was praying that help might come to him, when his mind grasped the idea. He would give himself up. But, no, Old Jake could not be fooled that way, for even now he was talking to the police at the stage door. They would never believe his story. They would only laugh at him. Jake was everybody ' s friend, it seemed. As the doors of the theatre opened, and the people came out, Slim fell to his beggar position. Tonight he was to gain the pity of the rich Mrs. Armstrong, who sat in the box at the left. As the boy lay on the pavement, his eyes were directed to the crowd, coming from the left wing. Then he gave a start. Some one had kicked him and turning he saw the eyes of Jake cast on a beautiful lady, coming from the door, escorted only by a maid. Yes, thought Slim, old Jake knew what evening she would be alone. Mrs. Armstrong passed. She felt some one looking at her and glancing around, she saw the poor pitiful heap of a boy imploring her pity with wide terror-stricken eyes. She knelt beside the child and without knowing just why, she took the boy to the car and took him home with her. Jake never understood just how he let Slim get away, but Julia did, and at her little window, she knelt and thank- ed God that her one prayer had been answered and that the child had been taken from his life of terror. 84 CROSSED WIRES. Agnes Buchanan. ACK PATTEN sat at his study table thinking. He was not in a very cheerful state of mind, as he had that day been expelled from school on a charge of which he was entirely innocent. He thought of the morning several weeks before, when everyone, while quietly studying had been startled by four sharp rings of the dismissal bell. This was the fire signal. In a short time every one was out of the building ; on seeing no smoke they decided that a fire drill had been successfully performed. Just at this point, Miss Jackson, the principal, came out and told them to re-enter the building and go at once to their work. During the forenoon, the whisper went around that the fire signal had not been given by Miss Jackson. In the two weeks intervening the giving of the first false fire alarm, and the day of Jack ' s expulsion, the pupils had been called away from their lessons four times. Each time, on reaching the campus, the pupils were recalled to their work by Miss Jackson, whose pale face told plainly of her annoyance. According to her secret orders, the signal was changed, but the bell continued to ring at the most unsea- sonable times, usually at five or ten minutes before dis- missal time. Finally, the electrician who had installed the system was called in to ascertain wherein the difficulty lay. Mr. Sargeant, the superintendent, was confident that some- thing was wrong with the timing mechanism which con- trolled the ringing of the bells. A thorough examination of the mechanism showed it to be in excellent condition. Not satisfied to leave without making one more attempt, he examined all of the wires connected with the timer. He was just ready to give up, when he discovered a place where the crossed wires parted. Following one wire he found that it led to a small shelf, in the library, on w hich the dictionary was kept. The electric button was just behind 85 the dictionary, so that when it was pushed back, the bell was rung. This important discovery was reported to Miss Jackson and Mr. Sargeant, who at once decided that some clever student, who had access to the building on Saturday for gymnasium work had done the mischief. They decided to see who would next use the dictionary. The first person to use the dictionary, after their de- cision to wait for the transgressor, was Jack Patten. Upon the completion of his task. Jack closed the book and care- fully pushed it back to its accustomed place. The ringing of the bell at this time, caused much disturbance among the pupils. The teacher in charge of the library at once re- ported the matter to Miss Jackson, who requested Jack to meet her in the office at two-thirty that afternoon. Upon his arrival. Jack was at once taken to the library, and shown the button which was causing all of the trouble. When accused of being the inventor of the clever piece of workmanship, he earnestly denied being guilty. His pro- tests were vain, for had he not been seen using the diction- ary? He, Jack Patten, member of the Senior class, was ex- pelled, and his high school days were at an end. Finding these reflections poor company, he started down town, hoping against hope that something would happen to show his accusers that he was innocent. On the way, he overtook Bob Merrill whose greeting was, Hello, Jack, hear you ' ve been invited to cease from your high school labors for a spell. ' ' ' ' I guess I can ' t deny it, said Jack, but it seems to me that you ' re mighty concerned about my affairs. How about it. Bob? Well, Jack, I was kid enough to fix up that wire deal, and I at first thought it was fun to see the commotion I stirred up. But, I hope. Jack, that I am man enough to take my own punishment. I ' m on my way now to see Miss Jackson and Mr. Sargeant. 86 THE O ' BRIAN ' S THANKSGIVING DINNER. Catherine Clock. OMEHOW, no one ever seemed to think much of the O ' Brians. But it was not so strange, perhaps, for they were the poorest family in the village and, as was perfectly natural, made themselves as insignificant as possible. The town folks regarded them with a sort of in- different tolerance, all except the Elwood Twins, who were always searching for some- thing unusual to do. They had suddenly developed a prodig- ious interest in the dirty little Irish children, who greatly appreciated their frequent visits, and even more so, the bags of candy and other goodies that usually accompanied them. Therefore, the Monday before Thanksgiving found the twins sitting before the old-fashioned fire-place, cracking nuts, munching apples and planning a magnificent Thanks- giving diimer for ' ' those poor little O ' Brian children. ' ' Which shall it be, pumpkin or mince pie? asked Mildred. ' ' Both, ' urged Madge. ' ' We ' ll get mother to bake some for us. She ' d have to bake some for the family, anyhow. If Harriet would only contribute her share, but we ' ve asked her twice and she positively refused. I told her we only needed one dollar more but she snapped back, ' Dollars don ' t grow on trees, and you won ' t get any from me to feed those stupid, worthless O ' Brians. ' While Madge and Mildred were thus confiding in each other, Harriet was reading in the Town Library. Tiring of her book, she strolled down to the basement, where, in one of her previous researches, she had discov- ered a room in which many interesting stuffed birds were kept. For almost an hour the girl busied herself with queer birds from every land. Then, noticing that darkness was falling, she turned hastily to go. 87 She had not noticed the janitor, when he looked in at five o ' clock and decided no one was in the room, for at that time Harriet w as completely absorbed in some birds that she had studied about in school. The old man had locked the door and gone away, leaving Harriet a prisoner in one of the most unusued parts of the building. The rush of feeling that swept over her when she en- deavored to open the door can better be imagined than de- scribed. After the first moment of despair, Harriet cried out for help as loudly as she could, but her thin voice was shut up in a dark room, and besides, she reasoned on second thought, it was far past five o ' clock, the library ' s closing time. The poor girl sat down on one of the high-backed old chairs and tried to collect her thoughts. She remembered reading a story of a man, who, being shut up by accident in a safe vault, passed through such terrors before his release that he believed he had spent two days and nights in the place when he had really been there only a few hours. Harriet resolved to try and think of pleasant things, perhaps they would distract her mind from the horrible reality. First she thought of home, but that involved the twins, her only sisters. Harriet never realized before how much she loved those mischievous, boyish little sisters. Why, oh why, had she so rudely refused their offer to have a share in their little charity work! How dear home was to her then, when she seemed so far from it! This thought made her feel that she must find some way out if possible. The only windows were so high that she could not possibly reach them. Perhaps she could with the help of a chair! Harriet found that by standing on tip-toe in the chair she could just see out of one of the windows. She pressed her nose against the pane and looked all about her. Across the street was the grocery store, beyond, two or 88 three farmhouses and, away in the distance the black, black trees. Harriet looked up the other way, where the business part of town was situated. She thought she heard a faint whistle. Just then the full moon broke through a bank of clouds and the girl discerned a figure. The nearer the figure came the more plainly could she distinguish a jaunty Irish air, and— surely that was ragged young Felix O ' Brian ! Felix Oil Folix! she called, her voice tense with anxiety The whistle stopped. Out of the darkness came a sur- prised voice, ' ' Sure and Til be comin ' if ye ' d be kind enough to tell me where ye be. Fm here, Felix, shut in the library basement. It ' s Harriet Elwood. Huh! grunted Felix, and in a moment he had found the window and was within a foot of Harriet. Got another chair? he asked in a very matter-of-fact voice. Here, Til pull ye up. With one bang of his first, Felix brokeT;he window pane into a thousand pieces, then proceeded to pull his neighbor out of her prison. What a relief it was to stand outside and breathe the fresh autumn air! In a lew words Harriet explained the odd situation and poured out her thanks to the boy she had hitherto scorned and despised. Fll never be able to pay you back for your service, she ended with a grateful sigh. I ' ll not be askin ' nothin ' , the boy returned. His Irish humor was very amusing and Harriet relaxing from the strain of the last hour or two, laughed till she almost cried. Of course, on reaching home the story had to be re- peated but Harriet allowed herself very little sympathy be- fore she dropped her pocketbook into the astonished Mil- dred ' s lap and said verj penitently, I ' ll take it all back, Milly, what I said about the O ' Brian children. I ' ve saved up just enough to buy my new kodak but please take it and use it for my share of the O ' Brians ' Thanksgiving dinner. ' 89 A QUAKER WEDDING. Mary Heald. When I asked my father to tell me something interesting about his boyhood, this is what he told me : When I was a boy, one of the things whiVh wore nf great interest to me was a Quaker wedding. The old Quaker meeting house was so arranged that the men sat on one side and the women on the other. There was a partition between, so high that they could not see each other during meeting. They had a ' Fourth Day ' meeting ever ' Wednesday and if there was a couple present, who desired to be married, they made this desire known here. The man would arise and, going to the one he had chosen, he would lead her to the front of the congregation. He would then say, We hereby announce our intentions of becoming husband and wife. ' A month after this, at meeting, he would do this again, announcing the continuation of this plan, or the with- drawal of it. Two weeks after this, the marriage occurred. All the people of the community were present, as it was a great occasion. Meeting took up as usual and all was quiet for about an hour. Then the young man arose and led his bride to the front. They were both clad simply. The bride had on a gray silk dress of rich material but simply made. She also wore a little gray bonnet. The groom was dressed in a gray cloth suit of the best material, but made without a collar. The young man made a speech something like this : ' I take to be my wife, promising by Di ine guid- ance to be to her a faithful and loving husband. ' Then the bride promised to be a true wife, and they both sat down on the front row of the women ' s side, and the meeting prog- ressed as usual. After the meeting was over, the clerk of the church asked the people to sign their names as itnesses of the ceremony. Then the congregation went to the bride ' s home where a wedding dinner was serv ed. 90 SS!«THE 0MCLE?5ii POOR LITTLE INSECT. Once two clever Science boys, being so bright, Plotted to pull off a joke just right. They first caught a hopper and centipede there. And even a beetle and butterfly fair. They made an insect of all these things, With centipede body, and butterfly wings. The grass-hopper ' s legs and the beetle ' s queer head, They glued thorn together and euilolosslv said: We in the lield this bug did catch. Can you tell us what kind of bug is that? ' Did it hum when you caught it? the Professor said. ' Yes, they answered with a shake of the head. He looked at the bug again and smiled For he was a scientist old and mild. Then he anj wered their question, looking about, Well, this is a humbug then, no doubt. C. H. ' 16. THE GAME OF CADDY. When my father speaks of his boyhood days, he seldom fails to mention a game called Caddy, which aff ' orded him more amusement than any other. Any number of boys could play this game. They would first chop the handle from one of Grandmother ' s old brooms, which she was kind enough to donate for their enjojinent. This they would cut into two pieces, one about five inches long, which they whittled to a point at the end, the other about three feet long. Then for fun! They laid the smallest stick on the ground, hit it on one end with the club, which made it bounce up. Then each, in his turn, tried to knock it the farthest. Cloris Wallace, ' 18. 91 RUFUS RADD. Now Rufus Radd was the toughest lad That I have ever seen, And of mishaps he had, perhaps, One thousand, seventeen. So just a few as I review In brief I will relate, For Rufus Radd was a reckless lad. Unlucky was his fate. First of all, when he was small. He ate a can of lye. But strange to tell, he soon got well. And there ' s a reason why — For little Radd was the toughest lad That I have ever seeiK Whene ' er he fell he ' d never yell As though he broke his ' bean. Instead of that his hands he ' d pat And cry in gleeful mirth. And so you see why I decree Him the toughest lad on earth. And it appears, in later years. His fate was just the same. And even though his luck was so He ne ' er was hurt nor lame. On one spring day while on his way To see a picture show, A tottering wall the wind made fall, Poor Rufus was below. 92 But what feared he of injury, He rose up from the pile, Just rubbed his nose, brushed off his clothes And cracked his hearty smile. Another time in his regime While going ' cross the street, An auto truck poor Rufus struck And threw him off lii fof+. A lady nearby was heard to cry, ' ' Oh, pity him, dear Lord! But Radd just hissed and shook his fist Because it was a Ford. So time flew by, Ah me! Ah my! His fate was still the same. Steam rollers he wrecked without effect — Bpon his rugged frame. But now beware the fates declare His end shall come at last. On a bright spring day in the month of May By a bakery shop he passed. When right below a large window A doughnut did descend. And for Rufus Radd the toughest lad This was his tragic end. HIS EPITAPH. Here lies Radd, the toughest lad. That I have ever seen. His breathing stopped when a doughnut dropped And landed on his bean. —R. H. 93 BOYHOOD AMBITIONS. Agnes Flach. EAD EYE ' ' Jones stood in front of the long mirror carefully scrutinizing his small person. He ran a skinny, uncompromising hand over his curly red hair. Why did a fellow have to be burdened with curly hair, especially if it were red ? It stood up in bunches, giving him a frightened look. ' ' Dead Eye had always been proud of the way it stood up, but now — well — now was a different time altogether. He disappeared for a short time but soon returned with a brush dripping wet. Giving his hair a few hasty strokes, he suddenly paused. His nose wrinkled up in disgust. Oh, Gee! I ain ' t got a chance. Freckles! He sat down on the edge of the bed and buried his chin in his hands. His eye lit up as it fell on the cold cream jar. Dipping his finger into the creamy white stuff he spread it over his face lavish- ly, meanwhile marching around the room in order to make it dry quicker. He took a towel and rubbed until his face was a bright shining red. Seizing a small mirror, he hur- ried to the window. Not a freckle had moved ! ' ' Didn ' t it say it would remove freckles? he demanded of the jar itself. Well, it can ' t be helped, I guess, he said wistfully. Perhaps she ' ll like me anyway. At last it was out. There was a she in the case. Dead Eye Jones the Terror was in love. The day before a new family had moved in next door, and Dead Eye had come face to face with a most wonder- ful creature and best of all she had smiled at him. Of course, she was grown up. Dead Eye the Fighter, wouldn ' t have anything to do with one of those sissy girls that bawled every time you touched her hair. No, in- deed ! She of the Golden Hair had sense. Dead Eye ' called her this because all the ladies in the stories of knights had a name something like this. Dead Eye gave a big sigh and his face brightened 94 as he thought of the coming conquest of the Golden Haired One. He sat down on the top of the low bureau and began to kick his heels idly. As he thought of the incidents of the morning, his face lost its bright look and soon wore a troubled expression. ' Tunky ' ' Stephens had rushed to him to tell him of the meeting to be held at the cave, but stopped short in amaze- ment at the sight of Dead Eye ' s clean face, blacked shoes, and combed hair. Yi ! Boys ! he yelled, Looky, Dead Eye. His Maw has washed his face. Wadsworth Jones, ain ' t you afraid to be out alone? Dead Eye made one move forward but Punky had fled, leaving the other boys grinning. Dead Eye offered to lick the whole bunch but they backed away in double quick time. Just the same, the atmosphere had changed. From his nick name which was dear to his heart, they had changed to Wadswor%ft74he hated and despised name which his paronts had bestowed upon him. It was a cruel world, but at the thought of the Golden Haired One, Dead Eye ' s troubled look vanished. Whis- tling cheerily, he started to leave the room. In the threshold his mother met him. Wadsworth, you — , she stopped and looked at him in amazement. Why, why, Wadsworth, my son! Dead Eye mentally groaned. She bent and kissed him. At last her motherly admonitions were taking effect. She always knew if she talked to him long enough he would do as she said. After all, Wadsworth was a dutiful son. During these reflections Dead Eye had made good his escape. He slipped quickly through his own gate and was soon at the Golden Haired One ' s gate. He opened it cautiously and went in. Should he walk up to the house and knock, or should he wait till she came out? Dead Eye debated with himself for a long time but couldn ' t quite pick up courage. He 95 tried to brace himself by thinking of the knights and their heroic deeds, but they weren ' t very good bracers. Of course, if he had really been a knight and wanted a lady, he ' d grab her by her golden hair, sling her across his horse and ride off, but ' ' Dead Eye objected to this plan for himself, at the present. In the first place he hadn ' t a horse and in the second place, he didn ' t see how he was going to get her on the horse if he had one. Girls didn ' t like their hair pulled anyway. Of course, the ' ' Golden Haired One wouldn ' t cry or make a fuss but then — No! It wasn ' t a good plan. Suddenly two figures coming up the street caught his eye. Surely it was She of the Golden Hair and the — Why it couldn ' t be — Yes, it was. It was the shoe clerk ! Dead Eye ' s hands clenched. How dared that insig- nificant shoe clerk break up his plans? He, Dead Eye, the Fighter, the Terror, the Avenger. He ' d lead out his gang. He ' d — He had forgotten. He hadn ' t any gang. But never mind, he ' d challenge him himself. Dead Eye the Avenger had spoken. They would fight a duel at sunrise. Dead Eye lifted his head, swelled out his chest and, grasping his trusty wooden sword, advanced. When he was within a few feet of them and when he was about to issue his challenge, She of the Golden Hair spoke. Why, what a nice little boy ! What is your name, sonny, and does your mother know you are here? Dead Eye gave one astonished gasp and fled. He never stopped till he reached the loft in the old barn. Here he flung himself face downward on the hay. Dead Eye, the Avenger, was crying. And she didn ' t even know me, he sobbed. A nice little boy — this thought was too much for Dead Eye. He again burst forth into sobs. A half hour later he emerged, but his hair, which a short hour ago was brushed so smoothly, was touseled and 96 T mussed; his hands were dirtier than they had ever been before and his shoes were sights. He walked slowly down the street his hat pulled over his eyes and his hands shoved deep in his pockets. Hey, Wadsworth, taunting voices called just back of e whirled and struck out blindly. Some one went down and yet another while the others fell back before the lust of battle in the eyes of the Avenger. Dead Eye stood before the gang, dirty and dishevelled, with a daring look in his eyes. Aw, ' Dead Eye ' , began Punky, in an apologizing tone, Ain ' t ya coming to the meetin ' at the cave? Well! maybe I am and maybe I ain ' t, responded Dead Eye sullenly. Aw come on, ' Dead Eye, ' everyone urged. Dead Eye lifted his head; his troubles had vanished; his smile came back for Dead Eye, the Fighter, Dead Eye, the Avenger Fvo. the Terror, had come into his own again. Allen J. : What is the difference between a vision and a sight? Conrad H. : Well, you can flatter a girl by calling her a vision, but don ' t call her a sight. Breathes there a man with soul so dead. Who never to himself hath said. When he stubbed his toe against the bed : J t ! t 9 ? ? ? ! ! ! ! — ? ? ? ? ATnrion B. : Did you tell Miss Granger that I couldn ' t Katie L. : No ; I thought she knew it. Harold M. : What is a cafe de luxe ? Mr. Teakle: About ten per cent cafe and ninety per cent looks. 97 A PRAYER FOR THE NATION. To the Captain of the Ship of State, God grant, Oh, God! grant grace; For dark are the waves and the storm that raves; Oh God; hide not Thy face! At the harbor a light is shining tonight, May the captain ' s eye pierce through, May he steer through the breeze and the stormy seas, With a wisdom that ' s keen and true. For the blessing of a steady hand, We d know better how to thank. If a rougher hand were in command. Oh God! Lead us safe to the bank! May our crew be noble and strong and brave. Though through perils they ' re steering us long. May we patiently wait, thought it may be ' til late, That the right will have victr ' y o ' er wrong. We know not where the harbor lies. To which our captain would steer. May our courage not fail in the midst of the gale ; May our Captain ' s vision be clear. B. C. ' 12. The following Freshman note was found in the Assembly room. We hate to publish it but can ' t resist the tempta- tion: Dear John : Are you going to Margaret ' s party Saturday night? I am and I suppose I will have to walk home with some boy I hate or don ' t even know. Thank goodness ! I won ' t have to walk over with him. Do you want me to help you with your Algebra? I have all of my lessons. LUCILE. 98 THE OMCLE?Sii WHERE ' S YOUR ADMIT? If ever you were tardy, Since you just would lie abed, Perhaps youVe heard the teacher When she loudly, cruelly, said— ' ' Where ' s your admit? And oh, such confusion, You blush red in shame, But teacher before you Again will exclaim — Where ' s your admit? You search and you search Any answer to find. To that terrible question Which torments your mind — ' ' Where ' s your admit? And after that morning. You see in your dreams. That almighty question. That bums now and gleams — Where ' s your admit? R. S. ' 16. TIME ' S CHANGES. Two little Freshmen were walking along, A Senior came flitting by. Noticing them he asked them to stop — Maybe we can, if we try. Take off your hats and then bow quite low, Don ' t gaze into the sky. Think you that you ' ll ever look like me? Maybe we can, if we try. 99 Then they all studied for three long years. Till they were Seniors nigh. Then they all knew that their answers were true — Maybe we can, if we try. Now they are Seniors and look in the glass, Holding their heads quite high. ' Can other Freshmen look like us? Maybe they can, if they try. — W. H. ' 16. LIFE UNDER DIFFICULTIES. David Marsh. HE year 1770 found Kentucky practically un- touched by white man ' s handiwork. Even tli Indians who wandered throughout her entire expanse seemed more a part of the vast ver- dant nature than human beings. Yet in the early spring of this year, on the banks of one of those little rivulets whose waters at length find their way into the great Ohio, one could have seen a lone white man, a daring young frontiersman, fired by the love of the wild to venture into those strange climes, so far removed from his own civilization. He was no other than Daniel Boone, clad in his moccasins and rough skin coat; a hunting knife was in his belt and his trusty flint-loci; rifle lay close at hand. He was fishing, but he was not at- tended by any sullen drowsiness as is often the case with fishermen, but eye and ear were alert, ready to detect any unfamiliar sound. He seemed to regard the arrow that whirred above his head as the logical outcome of his quiet pastime. He turned to see a stealthy savage darting between the trees, two hun- dred feet away. With seeming indiflference he resumed his fishing and began deliberately to bait his hook. He made a sidelong glance at his rifle to determine its position. But now he is on his feet, rifle in hand. Just as he had antici- 100 pated — the redskin had advanced from the trees into the clearing and was about to send another flint-tipped missile in his direction. But civilization triumphed and the bullet reached its destination before the arrow; the Indian fell headlong uttering a great outcry. His call was answered from within the forest and presently a small band of painted warriors stood beside their fallen companion. They knew well by whose hand their comrade had fallen, nor was this the first time that the life of this pale-faced encroacher upon their lands, had been threatened. In viewing the landscape for a sight of their fugitive, they saw him in his canoe, rounding a bend far down the stream. They hastened to their canoes and started in pursuit. Meanwhile Boone made all possible haste and soon reached the little encampment where his lone companion waited him. With their few possessions they hastened on in their canoe. Once where the rivulet lay in a straight course for perhaps five hundred feet the pursuers and the pursued caught a glimpse of each other; but ' twas only for an instant, for now there w as a continual succession of winds and curves between almost precipitous banks. Unexpectedly, a sound more ominous than the Indian ' s war cries came to their ear ; this was the dull roar of a waterfall which became more and more audible. Nor if turning back was to be thought of could they hope to con- tend against the swift current as it sw ept between the steep sides. Even the Indians had been unmindful of their dan- ger, in their fierce fury of revenge, until it had been too late. But to Boone the rugged roots of a large tree, which he saw protruding from the bank a short distance in advance, seemed to mean safety. He seized his rifle and a few other articles and threw them high upon the shore above; then they steered for the cliff and managed to check their prog- ress by clinging to the sharp projections of the rock with lieir hands. He bade his companion save himself if pos- sible. He immediately seized the projecting roots and with great effort drew himself to the firm ground above. As for 101  8e«THE ©MOLE i« Boone, to reach this goal was by far a more difficult matter, for already his arms ached under the tremendous strain of holding the boat against the current, and now exhausted, this was swept from under him and he held himself dangling from the roots of the tree. Summoning all his remaining physical strength, with great effort he raised himself a few feet where his companion seized him and dragged him to safety. The Indians swept by too terrified by the thought of their fate to devise a means of rescuing themselves. There was probably a little satisfaction in their avenging hearts in believing that they had driven the pale-faces into this horrible destruction which was now prepared for them. AN OLD CUSTOM. HEN Mother was a girl, the people of her vil- lage in Austria followed a most delightful cus- tom on the first of May. The young men from the age of eighteen to about twenty-two would go into the woods on the evening before May day, and cut down pine trees of about three or four feet in height. They carried the trees home and trimmed them with fresh wild flowers and long ribbons of different colors. The trimming completed, each young man would take his tree to the home of his favorite young lady of the village, and fasten it upon a pole which he drove into the ground. The pole was made long enough to have the tree extend above the house. The different shades of ribbon waving in the air and the beautiful flowers made a very pretty sight; and when the favored little maiden looked out of her window in the morning of the bright May day, her heart overflowed with gladness and her first thought most generally was, Who could he be? — Anna K. Marxer. 102 Harry C. Benson, ' 14, is now a Sophomore in Mining Engineering in the University of Pittsburgh. During the summer ' s vacation but recently closed, he was employed in one of the largest gold mines in Montana. Following this he visited Pacific coast points and the Exposition. Wallace Carothers, ' 14, graduated from the Four C. ' s in July and is now an instructor in conmiercial branches in Tarkio College, Missouri. He writes that he likes his work very much. It is always a pleasure for us to follow a North Alum- nus in his or her record of achievement. Mention has pre- viously been made in these columns of the work of Harry Van Dyke, ' 14, in Chicago. In his Freshman work he lacked only one grade point of equaling the best Freshman record ever made at Chicago. As a reward for the unusual char- acter of his work, he has been granted a scholarship for the whole of his Sophomore year. Surely such an exceptional record is one of which we may well be proud. Vernon Blank, ' 09, was married October 8th to Miss Velma Smith of Fayette. They will be at home after No- vember 1st in Grinnell, where Vernon is acting as Field Secretary of the college. Ambrose Elwell and Theodore Rehmann of the class of ' 14 have lately qualified for membership in the Iowa State College Glee Club. Membership is determined by competi- tive try-outs. Each Christmas the Glee Club tours the largest cities of the middle West. This year the club has already dated Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Sioux City, Omaha, Council BluflFs and Bismarck, N. D. Charles Turner, ' 13, is this season playing regularly on the State College Reserves. Edith Voorhees, ' 14, has recently b een selected for membership in the State College Dramatic Club. 103 Leon Heckert, ' 13, is studying Chemical Engineering at Ames this year. Owing to ill health, Letha Scott, ' 11, spent several weeks the past summer in the Sanatorium at Battle Creek, Michigan. After November 1st, a ranch fourteen miles from Ing- ham, Nebraska, will be the home of Leta Houston, ' 11, and Harold Clinite, a former North High student. The two were married October 5th in Des Moines. Hope Hanson, ' 14, after a year at school in the East, is studying kindergarten work in Chicago. One of the football coaches for Ames this year is Lew Reeve, ' 11. He leaves soon to take up the management of a large plantation near Montgomery, Ala. On Friday evening, October 1st, Velma Ekerman, ' 10, announced her engagement to Mr. Albert Swanson. The wedding will take place in November. Both Edna Patterson, ' 13, and Dale Ekerman, ' 14, are attending Ames this year. Harv ey Blount, ' 13, has lately been chosen Treasurer of his class in the University of Iowa. Evan Easton, ' 13, now residing in Boulder, Colo., has entered the University of Colorado. After a year spent in chicken raising in this lively little Colorado city, he has de- cided to again resume his school w ork. Fred Hartsook, ' 13, after two years ' work in the offices of Norman T. Vorse, architect, has decided to enter the Y. M. C. A. field. Frank Decker, ' 14, after a year at Des Moines College, has gone to Iowa where he has entered the College of Medicine. Norma Paul, ' 12, has entered the State College at Ames. Reginald Gaynor, ' 12, having attended Drake for two years, has entered the University of Pennsylvania. Homer Graff, ' 11, graduated in June from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, and is now on duty on the United States Battleship Florida. 104 SOME VACATION SCENES. NORTH HIGH BOND ISSUE. It seems that every person who is interested in North High School realizes, or should realize, the necessity of hav- ing fixtures and furnishings for our new auditorium. It also seems that there is no question that the list of neces- sities should be headed by the fixtures for the stage, includ- ing a new curtain and scenery, and a motion picture ma- chine and its equipment. It looked as if it would be almost impossible for the school to take the responsibility of getting these things, but, thanks to our principal, we have had a plan laid before us whereby difficulties may be very easily overcome. At the same time, we may be making some money for ourselves. This plan is to issue bonds in denominations of one, two, three, five, and ten dollars, bearing interest at five per cent. The time at which these bonds expire will be limited to one, two, or three years as the purchaser desires. In issuing the bonds, an estimate will be taken of the amount of money to be expected from the diflFerent organizations in a school year and no more bonds will be issued than will be covered by the expected amount. Everybody knows that when a dollar in an investment will bring a dollar and five cents back to its owner at the end of a year, that it is surely a paying investment. The proposed new bond system will involve the same principle, for a one dollar bond will bring back a dollar and five cents at the end of a year. And the saying that ' ' The more you put into a thing, the more you get out of it ' applies very well here. The money thus taken in by the school will be placed in the hands of a new organization, or committee, to be known as the Board of Finance, by which all money mat- ters of the school will be settled. Each organization of the 105 school will be represented on the Board of Finance by two members. The object of this plan is to make an even apportionment of the money to each organization. For in- stance, all the money cleared from a play will be credited to the disposal of dramatics. As said before, we are now keenly realizing the need ol a new curtain and new motion picture machine, as the sea- son for their use is fast approaching. In all, the cost of these fixtures will possibly reach between five and six hun- dred dollars. If our new system were applied, we who are in school now, after doing our share on raising the money, could hand down the rest of the work to the coming stu- dents of our school. Then we would only be asked to do our share. Surely this plan will be speedily put into operation and the whole school will stand behind it, ready to lend a hand upon a moment ' s notice. Yes, not only the school, but also the alumni and all who have an interest in North Des Moines and its high school. Now, would not the difficulty of a new curtain and any new fixtures for our school be overcome with only a slight effort on our part, and also result in the betterment of each of us owing to our experiences? SENIOR GIRLS SPREAD FOR FOOTBALL BOYS. The Senior girls of North High entertained the football squad at a banquet October fourth. The affair, which was given in our new Cafeteria, was a complete surprise for most of the boys. The girls assembled in the old Auditorium where five of them were stationed at the door. As the boys entered the doorkeepers pinned white paper footballs on their coats. The girls were given similar footballs on all of which were numbers — the number of each boy corresponding to that of a girl. This was the method used for finding partners. Following this was the exchange of autographs. Before a girl could obtain a boy ' s autograph, she must ask him three 106 questions. He must do likewise to secure the girl ' s signa- ture. Everybody became acquainted in this way. Immediately after this all retired to the Cafeteria where dinner was served. A number of the Senior jrirls acted as the waitresses. After dinner a few toasts were enjoyed, Agnes Flach ng as toastmistress. The toasts were given by Miss .Iton, Mr. Eaton, Geraldyne Stocker, Carl Gerberich, Paul Lorey and Wilson Higgins. EDMUND VANCE COOKE. The assembly on October 20th, was especially liked, as we had with us the famous poet, Edmund Vance Cooke. It was also marked by the presentation of the new Constitution for the North High Students ' Association. It was also our first assembly of the year to be presided over by a student who, this time, was Agnes Flach. Our Girls ' Glee Club was on the program and sang two numbers for their initial appearance. The main feature, however, was a talk by Mr. Cooke. He said that all the necessities of life could be grouped un- der two topics, food and shelter. And as a food we must place poetry. As he said, ' Toetry is like a certain other thing, only it has no reaction. ' He also advocated the comedy side of life. The most interesting part of his ad- dress was his poem concerning the football hero. All will remember in connection with the name of the poet Cooke, the imitation of the girl rooter, Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Varsity! BIRTHDAY SURPRISE. A number of the high school companions of Hellen How- ell pleasantly surprised her at her home on the afternoon of her birthday, Friday, October 15th. All invited first attended the Perry Football Rally, Hellen included. After the rally, Miss Jones detained Hellen for some little while to permit the girls ample time in 107 which to reach her home. Hellen came soon after the girl and was completely taken aback at the party gathered then The afternoon was quietly spent in various amusements common to girls. About five o ' clock, light refreshments were serv ed, the color scheme being carried out in pink ant green. As a reminder of their regard for her, Hellen was presented with a beautiful lamp. Those present were Marcia Hamlin, Nellie Van Dyke, Bemice Bartlett, Horten.s Elliott, Mercedes Sloss, Miriam Graham, Mildred Cotnan Lois and Katherine Loizeaux, Verl Harlan, Emily Prout Thelma Nelson, Sylvia Heidt, Anna Wait, Agnes Gemmiil Marjorie Talbott, Charlotte Henry, and Grace Cooper. THE STUDENT ASSOCIATION. LL ARE anxious to have in our own possessioi a copy of the Constitution of the North Higl School Association which was read before th assembly on October twentieth. If it does noi entirely meet with the school ' s approval anc amendments become necessary, each one mus read it carefully so that he may be ready t( vote with full knowledge of what he is doing We urge that you look it over carefully, since we want to make the future school life as beneficial as possible and when this is adopted it must be done as our best. Tf rp g as follows : Constitution of the North High School Association oi Des Moines. Article i. Name. Section 1. This organization shall be known as th( North High School Student Association of Des Moines. Article ii. Object. Section 1. The purpose of this Association shall be t promote loyalty for the North High School, to develop schoo spirit, to foster student democracy, to establish worthy 108 standards of conduct and scholarship, and in every legiti- mate way direct the student activities for the general wel- fare of the school and its students. Article iii. Membership. Section 1. All the students of the North High School are members of this Association, and are entitled to all the privileges set forth in the Constitution and By-Laws. Sec 2 All the teachers of the North High School are members of this Association and entitled to its privileges in so far as such membership does not conflict with the du- ties and responsibilities specifically belonging to the stu- dents alone. Article iv. Officers. Section 1. The officers of this Associalion shall be: President, Boys ' Vice-President, Girls ' Vice-President, Aud- itor, Treasurer, and Secretary. Sec 2 All of the officers except the Treasurer and Auditor, shall be elected by the Student Association. The Treasurer and Auditor shaU be appointed by the Principal. Sec 3 These officers shall be elected by ballot, except the Treasurer and Auditor, during the «i w_eek of each semester, and shall hold office but one semester. No person shall hold the same office twice, except the Treasurer and Sec 4 To be eligible for any office or for the chairman- hip of any committee hereinafter named, a student must be passing in at least three credits of school work. Sec. 5. Any vacancy occurring in an elective office shall be filled by the Council. ' - ' y Article v. Council. Section 1. There shall be a Council, to consist of thd. Xs Principal, the officers of the Student Association, the Ex- X-XW v.. Presidents of the Student Association, three Teachers V 0 elected by the Student Association, and the Presidents of ?y the Home Rooms. Each Home Room having more than thirty-five members shall be entitled to an additional rep- resentative on the Council for every additional thirty-fivo members or major fraction thereof. Sec. 2. The Council shall be the legislative body ui the school. It shall have the power to appoint the School Statistician, the Managers of the various athletic teams, and the committees contemplated by this Constitution. Sec. 3. The Council shall meet at least once in two weeks at the call of the President. The officers named in Article IV, Section 1, shall be the officers of the Council. A quorum shall consist of four ifthc of all the members. ' Captains, Managers and Presidents of the various students ' teams, associations, clubs and societies, and chairman (or his representative) of the various stand- ing committees named in Article VII, shall have the priv- ilege of the floor in the Council, but shall not be allowed to vote. Article vi. Board of Finance. Section 1. There shall be a Board of Finance to consist of the Principal, the President of the Student Association, the Treasurer, the Auditor, and one student and one teach- er from each Association, Club or Society, that may be or- ganized under the authority of the Student Association. Sec. 2. The Board of Finance shall control the finances of the Student Association and the appropriation of all money in the treasury of the Student Association, but shall be required through the Treasurer, to give a full and ac- curate account of all business transacted to the Council. Sec. 3. The Board of Finance shall meet at the call of the President, Auditor or Principal, who shall preside in the order named. A quorum shall consist of four-fifths of all the members. Article vii. Committees. Section 1. The following committees shall be appointed 110 by the Council, each consisting of a student chairman, stu- dents and teacher: Committee on Inter-Relations, Com- mittee on Scholarship, Committee on Entertainments, Com- mittee on Social Welfare, and Committee on Self-Govern- ment. Sec. 2. The Committee on Inter-Relations shall have the general direction and supervision of athletics both with- in the school and between North High School and other schools. It shall keep itself informed respecting the eligi- bility of members of the athletic teams, and shall make the athletic awards in conformity with the rules adopted by the Council. Sec. 3. The Committee on Scholarship shall have charge of the Study Halls and Library. It shall recommend to the Council for adoption such rules and regulations as it shall consider to be for the best interests of general scholar- ship, and shall consider ways and means of improving the scholastic standard within the school. Sec. 4. The Committee on Entertainments shall have charge of the Auditorium and Stage, both for assemblies and for all entertainments, programs, plays, debates, or contests. It shall recommend to the Council for adoption such rules as it shall consider necessary. Sec. 5. The Committee on Social Welfare shall have supervision of all the activities of the Student Association so far as they touch the conduct and behavior of students in their personal relationships. These are understood to include parties and receptions, the conduct of students in the Cafeteria and corridors, and the conduct of students abroad as it affects the good name of the school. It shall recommend to the Council for adoption such regulations as it shall consider advisable. Sec. 6. The ommittee o i Self-GovernK nt shall con- sider ways andNrteans of exttading the pri ege of self- government, and f dev eloping fbe spirit of mifhial helpful- ness an self-dep dence. It shMl organize an supenise a Boys ' Gourt and V Girls ' Court where offendeVs against 111 the rules and regulations of the aW;udent Association shall have a hearing. It shall impose uplim those Vound guilty oi offenses su i penalties i ay be san ioned 1 the Council Article viii. Initiative, Referendum and Recall. Section 1. Any law or regulation which shall be passed or rejected by the Council shall be submitted to the Student Association by the Council upon the petition of twenty per cent, of the members of the Association. Sec. 2. Any law or regulation which might be passec by the Council shall be acted upon by the Council withii two weeks upon the petition of ten per cent, of the member, of the Association. Sec. 3. An election for the recall of any elected or ap pointed officer of this Association shall be called within fiv days of the presentation of a petition signed by thirty pei cent, of the members of the Association, providing an op portunity shall have been given in assembly for the office named in the petition to address the members of the Asso ciation upon the charges set forth in the petition. Article ix. Source of Poiver. Section 1. Since the Principal is directly responsible to the Superintendent of Schools and to the Board of Edu- cation for the administration and welfare of the school, it is expressly understood that all student powers herein set forth are delegated by the Principal, and may be revoked by him at any time. Article x. Amendments. Section 1. This Constitution may be amended by aTha- jority of the members voting at an election called for that purpose, providing notice of the election shall have been given in the Home Rooms at least five days prior. Sec. 2. The Council shall have the power to pass sue! By-Laws as shall be found expedient to make this Consti 112 tution effective or to provide for the fulfillment of the pur- poses of the Association. Such By-Laws and Rules shall be subject to the provisions of Article VIII, Section 1 and 2. DAY DREAMS. When your marks are below the average, And your thoughts are far from school ; When everything ' s disgusting. And old Shakespeare seems a fool ; Don ' t you wish it were at Christmas, And that you were buried deep, A stiff and frozen carcass ' Neath a large snow heap. When they ' re on your line of scrimmage, ' Bout five yards from the goal ; When they start a play toward you With all their heart and soul. Don ' t you wish it were in June time. And you were happy, young and gay. Holding a hundred pound mallet. Playing a game of croquet. When the day is bright and sunny, About the time you ' re almost late ; When you ' re in the mood to hooky, And you stop, think of your fate ; Don ' t you wish they ' d cut education, Hang the teachers, every one. Sew buttons on all ideas, And make the world just fun. — Johnstown Spectator. Miss Baldwin : Agnes, what did you take about Ben- jamin Franklin today? Agnes H.: I took his life. 113 THE ORACLE Application for Entry as Second Class Matter at the Postofflc« at Des Moines Iowa, Pendingr. Published monthly during the school year by the stu- dents of the North High School, Des Moines, Iowa, at ten cents per single copy. Editor-in-Chief Literary Alumni Art .... Athletics Exchange Associate . Humor .... Associate . Music • . . . Organizations School News Wm. Sproul, ' 17. STAFF. Wilson Higgins, ' 16 Emily Prouty, ' 16 Grace Cooper, ' 16 Frances McCall, ' 16 Hiram Hunn, ' 17 Carlton Stevens, ' 16 Esther Green, ' 17 Thomas Murphy, ' 16 Ella Stein, ' 17 Everett Fread, ' 16 Alfred Greene, ' 16 Charlotte Henry, ' 16 Mary Heald, ' 18. BUSINESS STAFF. Business Manager . . . Rodney Selby, ' 16 Circulation Manager . . Earl Van Vliet, ' 16 Howard Hovde Cecil Wright James Camp John Gem mill George Watters M. Cramer Thornton Penn Zona Hanks advisory board Mr. Teakle Miss Meers Miss Adams miss Macy 114 DRONES. In the great world of human life there are countless parasitic institutions that live and flourish through the ef- forts of others. In nature we have the ' ' drone bee ' ' always buzzing around and getting fed by the other bees but never doing a thing to sustain the life of the hive. ' ' Have we any drones here in North High? you ask, and we answer, Yea, alas and alack, we have! What better illustration of such a thing would you want than to see some of the big husky fellows who could greatly benefit our football team, lounging around in the afternoons, smoking cigar- ettes or watching the football squad hard at work while they lolled at ease in somebody ' s soft cushioned auto and cast witty remarks at the team? Such a person goes out in company and brags about North High ' s football team and tells what splendid school spirit we have when they should be hiding their heads in shame and humiliation be- cause they were not helping foster these things. If you should run across one of these persons turn around and run over them again and again until they show that they themselves intend to work and boost for the honor and good name of North High instead of watching others do it. ATTENTION! PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS. This slogan has undoubtedly appeared every year in every school paper that ever existed. But when we stop to wonder why it is so very important to patronize our adver- tisers we find that the very life and existence of the paper depends upon it. Do all of you know how the cost of print- ing and putting out the paper is met? No doubt some of you think that all of the expenses are taken care of by the 115 ten cents you pay for the paper, but in this you are woefully mistaken, for the money obtained from subscriptions would not pay one-third of the cost of putting out our paper. It is only through having a large number of liberal adver- tisers that we can expect our paper to flourish, and the only way that we can get such advertisers is to let them know that the people of our school make use of their ads. Wouldn ' t ;t be just as easy for you when you go down town to buy a pair of shoes or a hat or anything else of that kind to go to the store that advertises in the Oracle? Did you ever stop to think that this is one of the best possible ways of showing whether you have any real school spirit or not? Don ' t be content to yell N-N-O-R-T-H at a football game but show some real genuine school spirit by patronizing our advertisers. When you make a purchase from them if you would but say, ' Tlease credit this to the Oracle, you would do more real good for the school than by yelling your head off for the football team. We feel perfectly justified in saying that this year ' s Oracle is infinitely better than any of previous years and you are the ones who have made this possible. You have all shown a quick and loyal response when asked to hand in material for the mechanics of the paper and we feel that you are more than willing to help us in regard to this ad- vertising which pays for the paper. If all of you do this faithfully the advertisers will be willing to advertise more plentifully and we of the staflf will put out a much larger and much better paper that will always bring the greatest honor to North High School and to you. Pat: I had to go through the woods the other night where Casey was murdered last year an ' that they say is haunted and by golly, I walked backwards the whole way. Mike: ' ' And for why did you do that? Pat : ' ' Faith, man, so that I would see if anything was coming up behind me. 116 NORTH HIGH VS. INDIANOLA. North High won its second football game of the season on October 2d at Indianola by a count of 6 to 0. If our team members had any visions of an easy victory, they were sadly mistaken, for the way in which their opponents started out threw such a scare into the North Des Moines squad that Indianola almost scored a touchdown before North woke up to the fact that their rivals had been especially pointed for this game and were playing in mid-season form. The Game. North High kicked off to an Indianola man who fumbled, but a team mate recovered the ball. Indianola uncovered a speedy dashing style of play that completely dazzled our boys for a while. By a series of smashes and short end runs the ball was brought to North ' s twenty yard line, where the latter braced and held for downs. Neither team was able to gain consistently, both resorting to a punting game for the rest of the quarter. The period ended with the ball in Indian- ola ' s possession on North ' s twenty yard line. At the start of the second quarter Indianola fumbled and North got the ball. Gerberich made nine yards while Evans made it first down. North was called back and pen- alized five yards for offside. Gifford made seven. North tried a forward pass on the next play but an Indianola man intercepted and carried the ball clear back to our twenty yard line before Evans brought him down. A fumble on the next play gave the ball to North who failed to gain, Ger- berich punting to Indianola. The ball soon came back on downs. Evans made six. A confusion of signals caused a forward pass to be incomplete. The play was tried again and Shepherd of Indianola intercepted the ball. Indianola punted to Lorey who returned ten yards. Ger- 117 berich made five which Evans followed by three yards more. The whistle here interrupted a North High drive towards the goal. Second Half. At the beginning of the second half Woods replaced Locke. Indianola kicked off to North. Gerberich returned twenty. Being unable to gain, our doughty Captain punted to his opponent ' s thirty-five yard line where North recov- ered the ball. Evans made three, Gifford two more, which Gerberich followed by a sensational twenty-nine yard run to the one yard line, where Lorey went over for a touch- down. The goal was missed. The rest of the quarter was waged on even terms with both lines holding well. The last period started with Horsburgh at half and Ger- berich at end. Later Allen replaced Lorey at quarter and Higgins went to end. A misplay gave the ball to our rivals in the middle of the field and they immediately punted to Lorey. After making first down once the Indianola line held and North was forced to punt. North High here blocked a punt but our oppon- ents recovered the ball. On their second trial they got the ball away in good style to Horsburgh. North had just started on another drive down the field when time was called. The work of Henderson who more than held his own against the giant opposing captain, was an object of great enthusiasm from North ' s backers. The work of Gerberich, Evans and Allen was also of a very high caliber. NORTH THE LINEUP INDIANOLA Allen L. E ...Taylor Royal L. T. ..... Haworth Thomas L. G. F. Braucht Henderson C G. Braucht Locke . R. G. C, Hickman Stevenson R. T. E. Hickman Ashby R. E. Shepperd 118 Summary— Touchdown, Lorey. Substitutions: Hig- gins, Horsburgh, Thomason, Lippincott, McKee, Woods. NORTH HIGH 7— GRINNELL 6. Coach Bell led his valiant warriors against the Grinnell High School men with a victory well worth recognition, on Oct. 9th, at the Grinnell Athletic field. The day was fine and the field in good condition. The goal posts were deco- rated with the colors of the team to whom they temporarily belonged. The team ran on the field at 2 :30 with almost everybody expecting North High to be defeated. Grinnell kicked off and one of our men made a good run with the ball, but Grinnell got the lead in the first half. The ball changed hands twice very close to the Grinnell goal, while our team was penalized. We received the ball and lost it again in consequence of fumbles. The other team, however, worked their way up, and with the ball lying about six inches from the goal line, actually got it across, making a touchdown. By some great mistake on the part of one of her own men, Grinnell lost its chance to kick goal and there is the secret of the victory of one point. The re- mainder of the first half was spent see-sawing back and forth. They accomplished nothing. The end of the first half came soon. After a short interval our team came back with more spirit and determination. The whistle blew and our men kicked off. They began to work hard, the men on each team realizing that their opponents were in for the victory. One of their heavy men walked, or started to walk, through our line and trod on several men, but he soon stopped, fully realizing that there is a limit to all things. Gerberich punt- ed the ball, which was recovered by North High and a for- ward pass made, putting the ball near their goal. Then Lorey — Gifford Gerberich (c) . Evans Q. B. L. H. R. H. F. B. Winning Rubble Pickard .. Halden 119 Gerberich again received the ball and carried it across the line. Thanks to our coach, none of our men attempted any tricks as the Grinnell man had done, depriving that team of an opportunity to kick goal, and Allen kicked goal, mak- ing the score 7 to 6. There were only a very few moments left to play and during that time the two teams worked from one end of the field to the other. The score remained the same. The Grinnell, team, however, refused to give our captain their ball. Outside of that our men were treated very well. The lineup was as follows : GRINNELL 6 ; NORTH HIGH 7. Wells R. E Gerberich (c) Vogt R. T. . Lowe Phelps R. G Royal Mooers C Henderson Inman L. C. Thomas Williams L. T Stevenson Romig L. E Lorey Hammond Q. B. ... Allen Garner R. H Horsburgh Tucker (c) ... F. B Gifford McMunay ... ....L, H Evans Substitutions — lx rey for Horsburgh, Ashby for Gifford, Thomas for Gerberich, Olds for Romig. Officials — Referee, Stevens of Albia; umpire, Fleck of Newton ; head linesman. Coon of Brooklyn. VALLEY JUNCTION 27— NORTH 0. On Friday afternoon, Oct. 15, the second team went to Valley Junction to meet the High School team of that place. The game started about four o ' clock. Our team played fairly well the first quarter but did not seem able to hold the opposing team. Lorey did some very good work, using his head and was not at all afraid to get into the game. This was the first game that the Seconds have played, but we hope they will improve. The Valley Junction team made four touchdowns and kicked goal three times. 120 NORTH HIGH 13; PERRY HIGH 0. On Saturday, October 16, the North High football team journeyed to Perry and returned home with another scalp hanging at their belt. The score should not be regarded as a true guide as to the respective merits of the teams, for our boys completely outclassed their small town opponents. Had Madam Fortune been half-way decent to us and had we not lost the ball so many times on fumbles right at our opponent ' s goal the score would have been about 50 to 0 in our favor. Added to these conditions was the miserable playing field which was covered with a thick, soggy growth of swamp grass that made sure footing for our backficld impossible. The ball was in our possession almost the entire game for as soon as Perry obtained possession of it they punted out of danger. North High received the kick-off and started a whirl- wind march down the field only to lose the ball in the shadow of Perry ' s goal on a fumble. Perry immediately kicked out of danger but we were soon within striking dis- tance of their goal and again lost the ball on downs. This thing was kept up during the entire first half, the score being 0 to 0 when time was called. At the beginning of the second half, Perry took us by surprise for a few minutes and advanced the ball about half way to our goal. This seemed to be the thing we needed though, for we soon crippled their attack and regaining the ball took it back over Perry ' s goal line by a series of end runs and line smashes. Gerberich paved the way for the touchdown by a pretty end run of 20 yards, after which Lorey smashed it over. Allen kicked the goal. The other touchdown was made by similar tactics in the fourth quar- ter with Gerberich making the touchdown. The second goal was missed. For North High Evans, Gerberich and Allen gamed ground nearly at will by wide end runs and Evans made a number of pretty line bucks netting from 5 to 15 yards. Neither Horsburgh nor Gifford played, as the coach did not 121 THE ©MCL want to risk either of them before the West High game The lineup was as follows : NORTH HIGH. LINEUP. PERRY. Lowe L. E. . Deeny Woods L. T. McLean Thomas L. G McCord Henderson C . Gardiner Royal R. G Sanford Stevenson R. T McTaggani Ashby R. E. Ber i Lorey Q. B Murph Gerberich R. H Griggsbv Allen L. H. Rous( Evans F. B Allen Substitutes — Locke, Elliott, Thomas. Officials— Referee, Lansing of Drake ; umpire, Merriam of Chicago ; head lines- man, Davidson, of Drake.. 122 Glancing through our many exchanges we noted that that unpleasant thing sometimes called a ' ' bluffer seems to have secured a home and a stopping place in various quar- ters of U. S. A. The query came to us, Does he have a domicile here? The answer came, The only way to find out is to investigate. But surely such a germ is not here. Hov ever, investigate we will. Armed with the Principal ' s permit we sallied forth to visit classes. We nearly fainted when in 201 we had violently recalled to our memory a ' Watch Tower poem which ran like this: Don ' t start your tongue agoing in a careless sort of wav. And thoughtlessly forget it till it runs a half a day. The pleasant art of talking is a pleasant gift, indeed, But, oh, the knack of keeping still is what some people need. Don ' t think that you can multiply your present stock of joys, By filling every quiet space chock-full of talking noise ; If you ' ve got a big two-bushel thought, just sift it to a cup Of plain, terse words; and otherwise please keep it bottled up. The ones who have their names engraved on monuments today. Are not the ones who always tried to have the most to say. Oh no. they thought for years to get one sentence clear and bright, i: ur US to put in copy books and have the children write. ♦ « « « A voice said to us, Why not try elsewhere? Thus we wended our way to the Study Hall where Mrs. Behr was laboring to convince a blushing and disgraced Senior that he needed to admit to enter those sacred precincts. Our past ling has embalmed a little tale from the Johnstown tator so nearly like this that we must tell it here : A Senior whose name we cannot divulge, was sent out 123 of class and went to Study Hall. He had no permit but tried to work the bluff. When the one-in-charge came for the permit, this young man pulled a slip of paper out of his pocket, and without looking, handed it over. It was accepted without a word. The student awoke some time later and found he had given a dollar bill away. The High-and-mighty said that permits are never returned. Luck, seven huge swear-words on it. ♦ « ♦ Quietly taking a seat, we reflected. We turned toward the Junior section and with wide open eyes we ' ' gazed and gazed at what we saw. There flitted into our mind a joke once seen in the Spy: Small Boy: Mother, what ' s that? Mother: ' That ' s a Junior, son. Small Boy: Did God make him? ' ' Mother: Yes, dear. Small Boy : O, well, I suppose he likes to have a little fun once in a while. He « m Securing Mrs. Behr ' s permission we strolled to 253. We were directed to a rear seat row. A poor Sophomore after vainly trying to translate without preparation having been made was overheard to mutter a verse once seen in the Ft. Madison Times: Oh, Caesar! when you did depart. Where climate never varies. Why in your haste did you forget, To take your commentaries? 4t « Hi Then a presumably dignified Senior tried to write with- out having prepared a lesson or having read this little Waterloo Spectator excerpt: Oh, to be a Sophomore, The Freshman always cries. And then to be a Junior Is the next thing that he tries. 124 But when he is a Senior grand, He don ' t feel quite so big, For he finds it ' s up to the Senior To get right down and dig. ♦ ♦ 41 Adjourning to 305 we found that the teacher in charge was wrestHng with one of nocturnal habits who evidently believed with the Record that — A fool there was, and he stayed out late — (Even as you and I) , And he said he studied at an awful rate — (Yet every night the regular date), But the fool he met the usual fate, (Even as you and 1.) ♦ ♦ Soon we found our way to 202. Here the roll was being called on problems solved. The answers from varied class- men recalled a joke from the Record: Freshman : ' Tlease, sir, I did not hear your question. Sophomore : I did not hear what you said. Juniors: ' ' I don ' t get yuh. Seniors: Huh? 41 « ♦ 41 Giving up our vain search we returned to the balcony. Had we food for reflection? Yes, indeed. Our reflection re- called a South Omaha Tooter editorial : ' Do not forget that while we are working for more ' pep ' and enthusiasm in the school, we are also working for a higher grade of scholarship, which means that we must ' n our grades up. That is what ' pep ' means, to be enthus- ic in all the branches of the school, including grades. The schools that have the most spirit have a high standard of scholarship. Let this school rank among the first in the state. 125 THE CRITERION CLUB. The North High Criterion Club, guided by the efficient leadership of Miss Baldwin, reorganized under very auspic- ious conditions on the sixth of October. The following officers were elected: Julia Cockbum, president; Helen Easter, vice-president; Agnes Flach, secretary and treas- urer. The constitution which has been used in past years was adopted for the present year. Previous to the first meeting, the program committee prepared a very interesting program for the year. Instead of pursuing one course of study the work was made more attractive by choosing subjects on various lines. For in- stance, programs on American art, civic questions, Iowa authors and others were outlined. The meetings were not all given over to work, however, as arrangements were made for readings and stories by members of the club. The club is a member of the Iowa Historical Society and derives many benefits from this. In this capacity it has received books which will be a valuable addition to the school library. There is the social, as well as the serious side of the work. The presentation of plays and programs before the school body, in past years, has afforded pleasure to the auditors as well as the performers. An added feature this year is the club pins. This is something the past clubs have not enjoyed. A committee is at present working along this line and the pins will soon be in evidence. This seems to be an epoch making year in a great many respects in North High and from the spirit that has been shown and the response that has been made, you may be sure that this club will be one of the leading organizations 126 of the school. An appeal is made to every irl in the three upper classes to take advantage of the opportunity offered and by giving her aid and inspiration, make the Criterion Club one of the foremost of its kind. Typical of the character of the programs presented are the following for the November meetings : IOWA AUTHORS. November 3, 1915. Music - - Victrola George Fitch— Sketch Lillian Cochrane A Story — Selected from Fitch Carrie Crook Emerson Hough — Sketch - Grace Page Book Review Bernice McKee Story — Selected from Hough Mary Henry AFTERMATH OF EUROPEAN WAR. November 17, 1915. Music Shelling of Rheims 1 Destruction of Rheims Cathedral ? Alfhild Hallquist Rheims ' Departed Glory ' Story Fannie Babbitt Louvain — Destruction of Art at Louvain-Florence Williams German Report on Art Destruction Marguerite Brooker Music as Affected by the War Grace Kimball The Darkest Side of the Great War.. Marie Harrison GIRLS ' BIBLE STUDY CLASS. For the first time in the history of North High regular school credit will be given for Bible Study which will greatly help to systematize the work and keep the attendance regular. Text books of the History of the Hebrews are soon to be placed in the schools by an order of the Board. For the first two months, the Four Gospels, in chronological order, have been the study of the class and everything promises a most successful year. 127 MUSIC. Two of North ' s musical organizations have now made their initial appearance and from words heard one would judge that they have done well. We are sure that under the direction of Miss Granger we have many good things in music in store for us. The two organizations thus fa r ap- pearing are the Orchestra and Girls ' Glee Club. Each ap- peared with increased numbers. We are especially pleased to note the notable enlargement of the orchestra, which certainly bodes well for future musical treats. The Box Glee Club is progressing rapidly and we hope to soon hear from them. Judging from the assembly singing we seem to have some very good male voices in our midst, if they will only come out into the light of day. Let ' s hope the Boys ' Glee Club will soon bring them out. The Club is still in need of more tenors. The Girls ' Club has chosen the following officers for the year : President, Grace Johnson ; Secretary, Margaret Ruhl; Treasurer, Marie Barnes; Librarian, Marguerite Davis. The club now numbers approximately thirty-five and is hard at work preparing to meet any requests for its services. It has the assistance at the piano of Miss Stella Reding, of the Drake Conservatory, and the general assist- once of Miss Alice Hoffman, an alumna of North. To do work that will reflect credit on their school as well as themselves is the spirit of the girls, and with such a spirit we feel confident of the results. The membership in- cludes Stella Schroeder, Alice Sherwood, Bonita Bradish, Marguerite Davis, Ada Wilkinson, Renata Burmeister, Mary Owen, Marie Barnes, Lydia Jones, Faye Stiles, Alta Schafer, Margaret Ruhl, Verna Lane, Elizabeth McConnell, Virginia Wagner, Ardis McClymond, Louise Shook, Gertrude Ketch- um, Clara Peterson, Ruth Garber, Pearl Kelley, Vivian Hanks, Katie Lucus, Martha Moeller, Fama Lewis, Mabel Skinner, Lela Crawford, Clara Davisson, Laura Pratt, Leone Boomhower, Emilie Christina, lone Hanks, Ma) Heald, Celestia Murphy. 128 The instrumentation of the Orchestra as noted is much greater than in former years, due to the past year ' s grade orchestral organizations. If these continue we may always look forward to first class organizations. The instrumenta- tion follows : Piano — Grace Davis. Cornet — Everett Graber, Mr. Horsburgh. Trombone — Walter Samuels, Eddie Scarpino. Clarinet — Homer Johnson. Drums and Traps — Malcolm Eaton. First Violin — Hazel Campbell, Everett Fread, Margaret Johnston, Grace Miller, Elberta Kagy, Roy McBride, Eugene Cribb, Arthur Wilson. Second Violin — Truman Douglas, Isabel Davie, Clark Burris, Joseph Vinetz. North ' s Orchestra material seems to be in demand from the music department of the city schools as Everett Fread is now teaching violin at Hubbell while Hazel Campbell is at Greenwood and Casady. DER NORD HOCH DEUTSCHE KLUB. On Monday, September 27th, the German classes of North High acted as hosts and hostesses to the German classes of East and West High Schools. The afternoon program was opened by all singing Die Wacht am Rhein and Die Lorelei, under the direction of Mr. Smith, of West High. During the remaining part of the afternoon Fraulein Kadelbach, a native of Germany, enter- tained us by some very interesting German stories, and also recounted a number of her experiences both in this country and abroad. The Fraulein is a very pleasing speaker and everyone greatly enjoyed the program. The whole of her talk was given in German. She spent several days in North High and talked on a variety of sub- jects in the different class rooms. All who were fortunate enough to hear her thoroughly appreciated her talks and would like to hear from her again. 129 LI E: SPOT-LIGHTS ' . V mCH FOR MONG- the: (300K5 .. TKC HOUR NRG- And HUNTcns slang Hk. 5tcw rt. M5 GOOP LL 5 AYS Back to reowooD F LUNKCRS {CL ItA TO If : OC vvVn ) C rn5Rr WANTS TO KNOW W AT Tne CROSS PJE :t ON A LAMP po r s roR? (A5 f H0R 0u«OH Of rrr) 130 Tasker H. : Why do they call the second team ' scrubs ' ? Carl G. : They ' re supposed to clean the regulars. C. Allen.: Feme Anderson was afraid the girls wouldn ' t notice her engagement ring. V. Harlan.: Did they? C. Allen.: Did they? Six of them recognized it at once. Mr. Teakle (coaching the debating class) : What ' s the matter with you, Rodney, can ' t you speak any louder? Be more enthusiastic about it. Just open your mouth wide and throw yourself into it. C. Crook: Did he say I was dove-like? Olive Moeller : Not exactly ; he said you were pigeon- toed. Mr. Heald (giving advice) : My boy, it ' s the little things that tell. Gk)uld W. (savagely) : I know it. She ' s got a little brother. Mr. Teakle: What celebrated name in history might you name if you wished the maid to fix the fire? E. Brown: Phillip the Great. Mr. Goodell : What is the difference between a joule and a watt? Harold S. (repeating the question) : What is the dif- erence between a Jew and a Wop? 131 SS5«THE OM€Ll?m YOU CANT ALWAYS TELL. They passed at the corner, Her ' kerchief she dropped. Then he picked it up, and She smiled, and stopped, — Just as they always do. Of course she was thankful — They giggled and talked, She stopped at her threshold. How far they had walked! Just as they always do. They planned for a meeting, For lunch at the start. Then Cupid got frisky And launched his first dart, — Just as he always does. And the meetings that followed, Some short and some long, Were the manifold verses Of Love ' s Old Sweet Song, — Just as they always are. You all know tlie stor}% The tale of a heart A kiss and a diamon Till death do us part, ' — Just as they always do. And thai is the story That Cupid won ' t tell, Uniting two lovers And doing it well, — Just as he always does. — Silverquill. 132 is the EDISON Tone There is no such thing as an Edison Tone. There is, in the New Edison, a Bonci Tone, a Spalding Tone, a Destinn Tone, an Anna Case Tone — each separate and distinct; each faithful to the distinctive character of the artist But the New Edison has no tone of its own. It is mere- ly a perfect yehicle for the reproduction of the artist ' s work. There is no for- eign sound, no talking machine tone. Mr. Edi- son has eliminated all these. The music of the New Edison is nothing but the pure, unaltered, life- like tone of the original artist Come in and hear your favorite record today on the New Edison. We will be glad to play it for you without obligation. ELEOt RA HARGER BLISH, Inc. ESTABLISHED 1888 811 WALNUT STREET Twas hard for the Prof, to keep order. The pupils were bound to disturb. And as the long hour grew older No longer his temper could curb. Without thinking what he was saying When he grew especially weak He said, Whenever I open my mouth, Some fool commences to speak. W. H., ' 16. DR. N. C, SCHILTZ 710 S. L. Building Office Phone Walnut 4686 Residence Phone Walnut 1034 LOY LADD Attorney-at-Law 407 S. L. Building DR. H. A. MINASSIAN Physician and Surgeon ORWIO BAIR Lawyers and Patent Attorneys Suite 608 Crocker Bldg. Des Moines, Iowa DR. RALPH H. PARKER Oculist and Aurist 500 Fleming Bldg. ( LAJiK, By LKS HUTCHLVSON Attorneys and Counselors at L aw Suite 500 Crocker Bldg. DR. M. E. BACHMAN Osteopathic Physician and Optometrist 411 Hippee Building Miss Lucas (After Ray Diltz had worked a problem on the board) : ' Ray, you seem fonder of talking at your seat than explaining at the board. Ray D. : ' Look who I have to talk to. ' ' (Tie sits be- tween M. R. and A. B.) I only know of one Martin that couldn ' t sing and that is Geneva. Would James Camp in the summer? If you can ' t laugh at the jokes of the age, laugh at the age of the jokes. K. V. : Went to throw a robe over his Ford, G. W. : It ' s no use Kenn. I saw what it was. Spurgeon was once asked if he thought a man would go to heaven if he learned to play on a comet on Sunday. The great preacher ' s reply was characteristic. Well, he said, I don ' t see why he shouldn ' t. But I am not so certain about the man next door. THINGS FOR WHICH WE OUGHT TO BE THANKFUL. 1 — That football scars are something to be proud of. 2 — That some can take their time about graduating. 3 — That our fat ones have their program scattered. 4 — That exams don ' t come every week. 5 — That not ALL who borrow forget to pay back. 6 — That everything that goes up must come down. (High cost of living and allowance.) (???) 7 — That we don ' t all get the grumps the same day, 8 — That we aren ' t all talented the same way. 9_That all girls don ' t fall for the same boys and vice versa, 10 — That some teachers don ' t mind our chewing gum. — Exchange. Coming from Indianola on the fast train, a news boy said to Forest Stewart, Do you want to buy some candy? ' No, replied Forest, It is life insurance I want. OU can no more keep trade from gravitat- ing to the store of the bif2:ger dollar ' s worth than you can keep water from running down hill. It is the bio p:or vahies w o offer at $15.00, $17.50, $20.00 which have made thi.s the largest Upstairs store in Des Moines. New Fall styles from A. B. Kirschbaum Company now in, KIRKWOOD RICHARD Largest Second Floor Clothiers in Iowa. S. W. Corner 6th and Locust St. Entrance 316 6th Ave. Cressey Wingate Theatrical Costumers and Decorators Wigs— Beards— Make-Up 504 Walnut Street IDEAL SHOE REPAIR CO. 310 Fifth Street Best Work in the City O. K. BARBER SHOP 1606 Sixth Ayeniie Joe Oscar and Yern Open 7 a. m. to 8:30 p. m. 11:30 p. Tn. Saturday J. G. ROUNDS, President DIRECTORS S. A. MERRILL, Vice-President S. A. MERRILL LEON STRAUSS GEO. E. PEARSALL, Cashier S. T. SLADE Dr. D. W. SMOUSB I. M. LIESER, Assistant Cashier GEO. B. PEARSALL J. G. ROUNDS W. E. COFFIN State Savings Bank of Des Moines, Iowa Capital and Profits $130,000 The Penny Providential Association of the Public Schools Transacts its Business through this Bank Does only a savings business Interest paid on time deposits I WANT TO LINGER. A bold young man whose name was Ben, Was not unlike all other men. And when he ' d see his girl again He said that after half-past ten, He would not linger. The girl was dressed all spick and span Her cheeks were red, her dress was tan. Her hands were small, they held a fan. With such a girl, would any man Not want to linger? They made some fudge, ' twas very good. While he and she ate all they could. ' Twas half-past twelve and as he stood. He heard her pa ' s step on the wood. He didn ' t linger. W. H., ' 16. LEWIS VAN SICKLE CO. A gift purchased at this store is more acceptable because of the exclusiveness of our wares. Your gift may cost $1 or $100 as you choose. It is Lewis Van Sickle quality. Class pins, rings and medals made to order. Special designs and prices. ATw Christmas Stocks Just Ar ril ing 619 WALNUT STREET PAT AND MIKE. Oi, that ' s a fine cemetery, said Mike to Pat. Pat: ' Bedad, I wouldn ' t be buried in that one as long as I lived. , u u • Mike : Well, if my loife is spared, Til surely be buried there. H. H. : It ' s all over town! A. M.: What? H. H.: Grass. Chesterfield Clothes For the Young Man Who Knows Styles are the latest, Fabrics the newest. Quality the best, Tailoring faultless. Come in and try them on. We will be pleased to show you the line. Chesterfield Clothes Shop 611 Locust Street George Gruener. Frank Huttenlochor. HE best place for young ta people to trade is at a young people ' s store. Come here and you will be satisfied. • KERFOOTS, Inc. 205 SHOPS 0 □ lola R. : ' Mother, did you hear the stei)hidder when it tumbled over? ' Mrs. R. : No, dear, I hope your father didn ' t fall. ' lola: ' Not yet; he is still hanging on to the picture molding ' Gladys Proctor: What would we do if we were adrift in an open boat without food? ' ' Gould Wells: ' ' Couldn ' t we get it to turn turtle and have soup? J. W. JENNEY The Highland Park Grocer-Butcher-Baker 3601 Sixth Avenue Phone Walnut 2123 BLOUNT-EVANS CO. Office f f J • ' ' ' 430 1005 Center St. V V lV-L Walnut If You Need Coal in a Hurry, Call us Gl ' lLTY? A boy who was going to school regularly decided to go fishing one Saturday. He started out. taking his lunch with him, but when he reached the creek, the lunch was gone and he turned back to look for it. Presently he met a negro, who was picking his teeth and looking very happy. Did you find anything on the road as you came along? asked the boy. No, sah, answered the negro. 1 didn ' t find iiuUiiii ' . Couldn ' t a dog have found it and et it u p T— Sniped r No Young Man ever called us old f ogeys -we ' re live ones on style. theUtica I. A.FRIEDLICH CO. Largest Because Best OFFICICKS AM DIKKCTOKS HOMER A. MILLER, President H. S. IIUTLER, Vice-President IL T. BLACKHURN, Cashier Assistant Casliiers— R. L. CHASE, Jr., C. H. STEPHENSON, J. F. HART H. T. Blaclvburn, Casiiier Honier A. Miller, President H. S. Butler, Vice-President (iCo. M. Van Evera G. B. Hippee V. Kaiiffnian.AVitnier Kauffniaii J. H. Cownie, Pres. J. H. Cownie (Jlove Co. E. C. Finkbine. Pres. (Jreen Bav Lumber Co. L. llarbach. Pres. L. Harl)a( h Sons Co. Iowa National Bank CAPITAL $1,000,000.00 SURPLUS 541,463.22 Des Moines Savings Bank CAPITAL $200,000.00 SURPLUS 131.699.30 THE WAY TO GET ALONG IN THE WORM) IS TO OPEN A BANK ACCOINT AND MAKE IT iKOW. We would like to have every ntuilent or their parentn come and open an account In our SaviuKH Itank or a clie -kinK: account in our National liank, no matter how small. We pay 4 per cent Interest In our SavinK:N Department. Lmrgemt National liank in Iowa Largest SavinK Dank in Des Moines Entire Second Floor 1 lemlne l$ulldlnK Ol R IIICFONITS AHI ' : SI 0,700,000 It is rumored that some of your prominent classmen are going to lecture on the following important subjects: Har- old Slothower, an eminent Junior, How to Play Tennis ; Nettie McCagg, a fair Freshman, ' How I Keep My Hair Yellow, and other beauty hints; Wallace Lloyd, another Junior, will tell ' How to Move a Triangle Without Chang- ing Its Size, Shape and Color. The management believes the school will be afforded rare enjoyment listening to their fellow classmen. A FRESHMAN . We are happy little children, And we love our school, We love our gentle teacher. And fear his two foot rule. Mr. Teakle: What w as introduced into Virginia in 1619, that was the first of its kind in America? C. Bussey: Women! WISE. A little boy who was coming home on a warm street car one night had a bad cold and was snuffing and wiping his nose on the back of his coat sleeve, when a lady who was sitting beside him asked, ' ' Son, haven ' t you a handkerchief? ' ' Yes ' um, ' he replied, ' ' But I don ' t lend it to other people ' Wilson H. (holding up a printer ' s proof of a Senior pic- ture) : This is merely a dummy. Gould W.: Why, that ' s me! Mr. Teakle: Relate the atrocities committed by the Iroquois Indians on the French settlements. C. Crook: They killed all the inhabitants and then murdered some of them. Mr. Teakle: Where was the line of demarcation? C. Crook : Well, it was around the world somewhere. REMEMBER We are Headquarters for Sweater Jerseys, Football Gym Supplies Everything in Athletic Goods Evans Hardware Sporting Goods Co. 318 West Seventh Street • • Des Moines, Iowa TRILLOW The Flower Man For your Corsage Bouquet or any other Flowers, City store 521 Locust— Near the Hij; Clook. Phone Walnut 1251. Ni ' ht Phono I rak«« .Tm. Albert T. Balzer Groceries and Meats and F rest Ave. Three IMioiies: Drake Tark m Special Attention Given to Party and Club Orders. Our Aim Is to Please Hart Schaffner 6c Marx VARSITY FIFTY-F1 K ' llii ' Sl lish SuiL iiii ri ' s the name — the best looking, smart- est cut, most popular young men ' s suit in America. Goldman-Cobacker Co. m- Walnut S reet She: Every time I sing I get tears in my eyes. Do you know any cure for it? He : Stuff cotton in your ears. Ben Toubes (in Miss Sear ' s Caesar Class) : We must have discipline at any cost. A colored minister in a Baptist church down south was not accustomed to Roman numerals and when he got up to give his text on this certain Sunday morning he said : I will take my text this morning from the one eyed chap of the two eyed John. Mr. Bell : ' What w as the last thing that happened to Sargon II? P. M. : Oh, he died. Ed Brow n (reciting in history) : A bunch of those Huge-Nuts came over to South Carolina. JOHNNIE AND ELSIE. Johnny and Elsie were in the first grade, And Johnny liked well the sweet pretty maid. Now Elsie did study but Johnny would not, So then tearhor fixorl up a nice little plot. Dear Johnny, ' said teacher, ' you will not progress Unless you can pass this arithmetic test. And then, my dear Johnny, just what will you do? For fair little Elsie will not wait for you. ' ' Then Johnny said carelessly, ' ' I shall not fret, And I shall not study, on that you can bet, And if little Elsie does pass, hully gee! I guess there ' ll be more little Elsies for me. G. S. ' 15. Harold S. (translating Ceesar) : ' The river Rhone can l)e crossed in some places by a ford. Home s Good Enough For Me Yes, home is comfortable , harmonious and pleasant when it is gas lighted. A few lights or fixtures here and there will make reading and work pleasant and safe. See the new C, E. Z. Lamps and Semi-Indirect Fixtures Des Moines Gas Co. The Store for School Girls The girl who likes the snap of new styles as well as the enthusiasm of a basket ball game; who prides herself on appearance as she does in her studies; who can be as enthusiastic at a football game as she is dignified in social life — and yet is still a girl. Rtiuly for them are the smart styles in Suits, Coats, Dresses, Millinery, Footwear and other acces- sories of dress, in magnificent varieties that empha- size the Style Supremacy of the Younker Store. E. M. : Did you hear about the accident the other day? G. M.: No, what happened? E. M. : The coffee soaked the doughnut. Wilson li.: Why do you suppose a deaf mute sleeps on his hands? Carlton S. : ' ' So he won ' t talk in his sleep. Carl Ray M. Carl G. ' rve just finished the ' Inferno. ' Indeed, how did you like it? ' ' Fine and Dante. WHEN YOU ARE IN THE CAFETERIA. Pay no attention to the coffee ' s accusations. It has no grounds. Do not be sentimental ; nobody but the soup spoons. Do not think the table a circus because you see a few tumblers. Miss Moulton : What was on the table? Irene O. : ' ' A megaphone ' (Metronome.) Lives of Seniors all remind us We should try to do our best ; And departing, leave behind us Note books that will help the r est. —Ex. Miss Sears (in Latin class) : Give the principal parts of the verb to skate Benny T. : Skato, slipere, falli, bumpus ' Little deeds of kindness To teachers now and then. Will raise your lowly standing From zero up to ten. —Ex. Married COLD AND BLEAK DAYS ARE NEAR Is Your Coal Bin Ready? Des Moines Fuel Lime Co. Coal — Building Material — Coke Phone Walnut 130—511 Mulberry Street Harold Van. (in English) : This here old lady seen that he was thick with them two women. Marion T. (reciting in history) : They had dids, re- liefs, alienations, and eske-ates. Miss Jones: ' What is the matter Florence? What are you wriggling so for? ' F. W. : Nothing. Miss J. : Oh! I just thought maybe Charles was tick- ling you with that grass he has there. Her hair was long and goldy, Her eyes were azure blue, TT M- hands were soft and holdy; — But— She wore a size ten shoe. — Ex. BRING YOUR KODAK FILMS to be developed to me 10c PER ROLL, ANY SIZE Our way of Developing and Printing assures vou the best results. Our work has never been equaled. . t. ' CARL SHE ARK - „ Orders quarters. Pharmacist - Sixth and CoIIetre Ave. Filled Good Clean Coal riioiK ' u: o RAY COAL CO. :m W. 5th St. Q ORDER NOW iin ' at4 ' st Suit and Overcoat Valii4 s Hi $15.00 and $20.00 Clothes bought at this store are a safe investment. THE HUB A. W. LARSON. 31 S Sixth Ave. Usher: The members of the faculty are in the box to the left. Mr. Bell: wouldn ' t sit in a box. ' Usher: Why not? Mr. Bell: That was the way Lincoln was shot. Harold S. is getting ver ' thoughtful of the teachers. He thinks that the frequent giving of cards makes work for them. ROYAL UNION MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY Life ' s Two Greatest Occupations Are iti vivr protect your future, lu 1 1 g Y life insurance. To make money and to SELLI3fG prepare for a vocation, SELL life insurance. W L IMOy MVnXL LIFE IXSI RAM F (( irA V, Des 31 oi lies, lo a« Rebuilt r.scd exclusively in r w y • 1 ypewnters orth lli h Addition in all the best makes. L. v . oiiiitiiy L ilut:! w uuvi, rwem- Boost for it! ington, Monarch, included. Our guarantee goes with every machine. Iowa Low Prices Portland Cement Co. B. F. SWANSON CO. Dos Moinos, Iowa. 417 Locust St. Miss S. : ' ' Answer the question. H. E.: don ' t know. Miss S. : What don ' t you know? H. E. : I don ' t know. Mr. Heald : ' ' Does the ancient Persian Zoroastrian re- ligion bear any resemblance to the present day religion? Kenneth V. H. : It has no resemblance, it is just the same. BLOUNT-EVANS CO. Office C ' CiXJ Phone l A 1005 Center St. V Vy J Walnut iZ V If You Need Coal in a Hurry, Call us For the Webster ' s $10.00, $12.00 and $15.00 Photos Nou $5.00 per Doz. Studio • • 312 Sixth Avenue, Des Moines Miss Meei ' s: ' ' Mrs, Brown says her little girl has learned to play the piano in no time ' Miss Sears: Yes, I heard her playing just that way yesterday. The American government need not worr about an army in case they must participate in the present war, for every American girl above sixteen years of age is well trained in the use of powder and all she needs is the call to arms. — Ex, Your Photograph Taken Free To everyone opening an account with us in our Savings Department for $5.00 or more, between now and April 1, 191 we wiU present a coupon which will entitle the holder to one (1  Photograph of themselves, of the $12.00 per dozen value, taken by Courtright ' s Studio, located over 615 Walnut street, and of their very best work. Only one photograph will be given to a family. Please call at the bank for full information. Central State Bank :n2-314 WEST FIFTH STREET ! The Mechanics ' Savings Bank Appreciates the pat- ronage of its young men and women. When you open your account, men- tion The Oracle. G. E. MacKinnon. President Patronize Our Advertisers and Mention THE ORACLE VHEN {) LKAVE THK HIGH S( HOOL if you want to combine the cul- ture of real scholarship with the kind of training that increases your earning ability, write now for information to PRFSIDKXT GKO. P. MACiILL, A. 1). I) Hi hlaiid Park College, Des Moines. Iowa. Paul C. (reciting in history) : And then when a knight was degraded, they de-tailed ' his horse. R. Mc. : ' I wish Cottolene had killed Crisco before he wrote these orations. Everybody died who wrote it, Everybody died who spoke it, Everybody died who learned it, Blessed death ! They surely earned it. UNLUCKY. One Sunday the old colored preacher was invited to one ol his parishioners for dinner. They had fried chicken. Mr. Rastus, do your neighbor Ixoop rlnVlxons; ' the old parson asked. ' No, they don ' t, but the good Lawd knows they tries hard enough. Your Clothes may he good, had or indifferent. They usually reHect your social standing in your community. Yorkshire Clothes are the good kind that put many young men in the best society. They reflect good taste and refinement. Yorkshire Clothes $20.00 Up In The News last week: Happy thought: Only 259 days till school stops for vacation again. Irene Oberstine drove her horse and buggy to school the other day and left him standing all morning out in front of the school. On coming out a policeman said to her, You are under arrest for leaving your horse standing in one place for more than an hour at a time. ' Irene then replied : ' ' I may be under arrest, but I defy anyone to force him to sit down. Miss Sears: Thomas, what did they put that sentence there for? ' Thomas : ' Because it was hard. ' ' Johnny and his mother went to the grocery store. The grocer gave Johnny a banana. Mother: Now, Johnny, what do you say? Johnny handed it back to the man and said, Teel it. PRINCESS Phone Valniit «s« ELBERT GETCHEL Present FAY BAINTER CHARLKH Supported by THE I ( OMPAKAHLE PRIX ESS PLAYERS Week of Sun. Mat. Nov. 7th THE TALK OF NEW YORK ' Week of Sun. Mat. Nov. 14th THE STRAIGHT ROAD Week of Mat. Sun. Nov. 21st A PAIR OF SIXES Week of Sun. Mat. Nov. 28th THE GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST Every night at 8:15 75-50-35-25-15C Mats. Sun.. Tues., Thurs. Sat. 50-35-25C Kodaks and Supplies For Service and Quality in DEVELOPING, PRINTING and ENLARGING go to Des Moines Photo MaterialsCo. KAST I V KODAK UK . ill W. Locust Des Moines, la. JAHN OLMF R ENGRAVING COMPANY Good Block Des Moines, Iowa Fall Suits for High School Fellows The Swell New Checks and Plaids in Browns, Bluc$ and Greys. Fashions Best; Models and Fabrics at $12.50, $15.00, $17.50 and $20.00 per Suit Mark Johnson G Kelley Coal Co. Phone 5808 Walnut Thirteenth and Jefferson B. st ( loan Lump Coal SCRUBY BROS. GROCKKS Bl TCHERS AyD BAKERS Three PhoBes Walnut 273, 274, 2T5 1600-02-04 Sixth Arenne USE Fogarty ' s White Royal Flour For Sale at All Grot crs Shoe Repairing Modem Methods Q I. L. PHIPPS Work Guaranteed. 607 Forest Ave. Plays all makes of disc records. No Needles to Chang e. 14-i n c h Dance Records play longer, than any Dance Record made. 96,000 tions. Selec- The best and la- test Dance Rec- ords at all times. Endorsed and used by Maurice and Florence Walton of New York. World-Wide Endorsement Is Given The Pathe Pathephone fey the World ' s Greatest Musicians and Critics for its wonderfnl tone repro- dueinir aeeompUshment. It has been the wonder of France ever since its inrentiom Since its IntrodBction here in America It has caosed a sensation In music circles, iniite you to come and hear it— COJfCEBTS ETEKT AFTEBNOOX AT 8:30 Tin? PATHPPHftlW Is made in all the new and most popular models, inhrAinhrnvnii. i if ully finished. Prices range from $15 to $800. « wmw The mo t renownetl •inwern of the operatic  t «e make the record PATHE which five the Pathephone the nndlspiited rl ht to be called Pirrnp riQ The Peer of all Music Reproducing Instruments ' ' AX LiUlvlyj 99 oOd •elections; aU records dovbltfaced. Prices, 75 ee««t to f«.50. Des Moines Pathephone Company C. C. DONHELL SONS, WESTER?r DISTRIBUTOBS Salesrooms and Concert Hall, SIS Walnnt St DES MOINES, IOWA.