North Shore Country Day School - Mirror Yearbook (Winnetka, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 76 of the 1922 volume:

m Ofa T t - y Vrr z - THE MIRROR Published under the management of the Senior Class - 1922 North Shore Country Day School Winnetka, Illinois CONTENTS Advisory Board 7 Faculty 7 Seniors 9 Juniors 21 Sophomores 27 Freshmen 33 Classes 1926-27 41 Lower School 49 School Organizations 57 Dramatics 59 Athletics 63 Society 69 Miscellaneous 75 This book is dedicated by the class of nineteen twenty-two to Mr. Clarence J. Anderson in gratitude for his many kindnesses and acts of service. THE MIRROR Advisory Board Charles T. Mordock, Chairman Edwin H. Clark Victor Elting Robert Ripley Robert Stevenson H. Spaulding Coffin Calvin Fentress Frederick Scott Willoughby Walling Faculty Perry Dunlap Smith, Headmaster Hazel M. Cornell C. J. Anderson A. M. Batisse K. V. Bollinger Julia B. Childs Margaret Cornell Hilah R. Foote Louisa May Greeley Lillian Griffin Glenna L. Griffith Jeannette M. Griffith Lizah R. Hale Vinnie C. Hicks G. W. Holmes Grace A. Ree Blanche Moore Florence Newcomb Charlotte B. Norton Kenneth T. Price Joseph B. Riddle Frances B. Sands Mrs J. W. Stoughton Joseph Swanson Millicent J. Taylor Jane Uhl Mary E. Musson Julia Harvey Cicely F. Haas THE MIRROR Now our Seniors must be leaving, Going forth into the world, Leaving memories fast imprinted On North Shore ' s flag unfurled. May they evermore be happy, Their joys we know they ' ll share; May they always be successful In their ventures everywhere. The School can only follow, Carry on forever more, Adding to the Senior ' s spirit In building up North Shore — The Schoo I Ienidr5 10 THE MIRROR Malcolm Stevenson— Mac 1919-1922. Sport Editor Purple and White ' 20, Business Manager ' 20, ' 22; Dramatic Club ' 21; Editor Purple and White ' 21, ' 22; President Executive Committee ' 22; Business Manager Year Book ' 22; French Club ' 22; Basket BaU ' 20, ' 21, ' 22; Base Ball ' 20, ' 21; Purple Captain ' 22; School League ' 22; Football ' 21, ' 22. Every mankind loves a lover. Sylvia Haven— Sib 1920-1922. Dramatic Club Committees ' 21, ' 22; President Student Council ' 20; President Executive Committee ' 21 Assistant Editor Purple and White ' 21, ' 22 French Club ' 22; Editor in Chief Year Book ' 22 Hockey ' 20; May Queen ' 22. Queen rose of the rosebud garden of girls. Mabel Golding— Moldy 1919 - 1922. Vice-President Junior Class ' 21; Vice-President Athletic Association ' 21; Dramatic Club ' 21; Secretary-Treasurer Senior Class ' 22; Social Editor Year Book ' 22; Basket Ball ' 20, ' 21 ' 22; Captain Basket Ball ' 21; Cheer Leader ' 20, ' 21; Captain White Team ' 22. One little hour of joy to me Is worth a dull eternity. THET MIRROR 11 Barbara Nicholls— Barb 1919 - 1920, 1921-1922. Magazine Editor Purple and White ' 20; Art Editor Year Book ' 22; Captain Basket Ball ' 20, ' 22; Hockey ' 19; Captain Purple Team ' 22; Dramatic Club ' 22; Base Ball ' 20. The glass oj fashion and the mold of form, The observed of all observers. Charles Rudolph— Pete 1919 - 1922. Reporter Purple and White ' 20; Student Coun- cil ' 20; Sport Editor Purple and White ' 20, ' 21; Secretary-Treasurer Executive Committee ' 21, ' 22; Base Ball ' 20, ' 21. Hail, fellow! Well met! Edward Hinchliff— Hinchy 1920-1922 Dramatic Club ' 22, Dramatic Club Committee ' 21; Vice-President Athletic Association ' 21; President Athletic Association ' 22; Executive Committee ' 22; Football ' 22; Basket Ball ' 22; BaseBall ' 21; School League ' 22; Captain White Team ' 22. Sport that wrinkled Care derides And Laughter holding both his sides. 12 THE MIRROR Vera McDermid— Vera 1919 - 1922. Reporter Purple and White ' 21; French Club ' 22; Class Editor Year Book ' 22. I hate nobody; I am in charity with all the world. Molly Radford— Molly 1921-1922. Presi- dent Athletic Association ' 22; French Club ' 22; Captain Hockey ' 21; Basket Ball ' 22. And feel that I am happier than I know. Willoughby Walling— Walliby 1920- 1922. Executive Committee ' 21, ' 22; Dramatic Club ' 21, ' 22; Athletic and Organization Editor of Year Book ' 22. Go forth under the open sky and list To Nature ' s teachings. THE MIRROR 13 Carolyn Case — Frances Dramatic Club ' 21. 1919 - 1922. She was as good as she was fair, None — none on earth above her! As pure in thought as angels are: To know her was to love her. Joan Hofeller— Joan 1919-1922. Hockey ' 19, ' 20, ' 21. Basket Ball ' 20, ' 21; Dramatic Club Committee ' 22. In felaweschip wel coude she laughe and carpe. Of remedies of love she knew per-chaunce. Austin Phelps— Audy 1920-1922. Ex- ecutive Committee ' 22; Dramatic Club ' 21, ' 22 Technical Editor Purple and White ' 21, ' 22 Assistant Business Manager Year Book ' 22 Though modest on his unembarrassed brow Nature had written — gentleman. 14 THE MIRROR John Mordock— Bud 1919-1922. Assis- tant Business Manager Purple and White ' 20; Student Council ' 20; Cheer Leader ' 21, ' 22; Dramatic Club ' 21, ' 22; Dramatic Club Com- mittee ' 21; President Boys ' Club ' 22; French Club ' 22; Football ' 19, ' 20, ' 21, Basket Ball ' 22; ' Tis as cheap sitting as standing. William Miller— Butch 1919 - 1922. Student Council ' 20; Executive Committee ' 21; Dramatic Club ' 21, ' 22; Football ' 20 ' 21; Captain Elect Football ' 22; Base Ball ' 20. Silence is deep as eternity; Speech as shallow as time. THE MIRROR 15 Motto Ad Astra per Aspera Colors Blue and White Last Bequest We, the Senior Class of Nineteen Twenty-Two of the North Shore Country Day School, about to depart from this sphere of education in which our light has so radiantly shone, do hereby declare, publish, and ordain this our last will and testament: First, we bequeath to the Juniors the undisputed right to head the lunch line. Second, we bequeath to the Sophomores our popularity with the Faculty. Third, we bequeath to the Freshmen our sincere love and enthusiasm for gym inspection. Fourth, we further make the following personal bequests : Mac — his oratorical ability to Rosamond Coffin Carolyn — her disposition to Ruth Copeland Austin — his marcel to Crilly Butler Mabel — her pep to Mary Elizabeth Couch Molly — her poise to Barbara Groves Pete — his laugh to Elsie Blatchford Sib — her capability to Libby Boyden Hinchy — his vivaciousness to Percy Davis Barb — her artistic talent to Ayers Boal Willoughby — his voice to Billy McEwen Joan — her line to Edmond Hoskins Vera — her stature to Cameron Eddy Butch — his memory to Midge Janney Bud — his politeness to Charlotte Pitcher Senioriad Treading his way through briar and weed, Entwining himself in thicket and mead, The Student of many years hence draws near To the place he has sought in a cliff so drear. It is merely an entrance, the student is seeking Hidden within the black woods; and peeping From out the depths of the darkness Are two glaring eyes of fiery brightness. Who passes my door, says a voice from within Which makes the rocks rumble and grumble with din. ' Tis I, a student of famous North Shore. I seek the people who went there of yore. Thou wilt surely, my sweet and knowing sacerdos, Not decline me my favor, because ' tis of those 16 THE MIRROR That I travel so far to beg information Concerning the school and the good of the nation. He spoke in this manner, quite frankly and bold, To the sibyl who gazed in amazement untold. A virtue is boldness, my son, true and good, She spoke from the depths of her cavernous hood. Surely, thou ' rt mad to ask this of me When thou knowest nothing of what thou wilt see; But come, I will take you, and whate ' er may befall Thou wilt never regret it, thus did she call. Through Pluto ' s dark caverns and dens they hurry Where deep in the earth the sun is buried; On and on past realms of fire Of mired abodes most black and dire Until it is reached, the place they are seeking. Not here is it dark but beautifully streaking The blossoming trees with rays of light The rising sun comes up into sight. Here in the Elysian Fields so fair The spirits are floating about in the air. Here on your right, says the prophetess, pointing, Is Carolyn Case, divine, fascinating, Who the new suffragette school has unfurled And preached women ' s rights all over the world. On your left Edward Hinchliff, as you well remember, Attained his position as Spanish Ambassador. Over there you see Mr. W. H. Walling, The only person to attempt without falling To paint the highest point of the Woolworth Building Which he owns and runs in a way most bewildering. And yonder Sylvia Haven you see Editor-in-Chief of a newspaper free ; She helped her friend Carolyn all she could By much propaganda and articles good. See ' st thou him ahead in the soft breeze swaying You recall Malcolm Stevenson without my saying. Surely no other deserves more praise, Than he who gives up his life to raise The lowest boy from the streets and gutters To fame in his school for waifs and loafers. Close by was a lady of wealth and fame Known for her charities, — Vera, by name, — Her kindness and sweetness never did end; The poor and the troubled she ' d always befriend. The one on my right you certainly know Is John Mordock, who invented the hoe, A mechanical instrument saving money and time, And certainly reputed to be very fine. That person in front has been blessed by the fates For she is the President of the United States, Molly Radford ran for the office, a mighty hot race, THE MIRROR 17 Helped by Sib Haven and Carolyn Case. On my left, Mabel Golding, whose glory won ' t cease; Her book, How to get Out of High School, is a masterpiece. Beyond is John Hofeller, a Sells-Floto belle, As a rider and trainer of horses known well; And dost thou now see in the shade of a tree Our little Butch Miller who fought to be free; From his conscience blackened thoughts he hurled And preached the gospel throughout the world. Barbara Nicholls near by thou hast heard Gained more renown than Mary Pickford. Her place in the movie world as a star; Her comedies and tragedies are all above par. Off in the distance is Audy, the gent Who by the gods and the heavens was sent. He invented an original permanent wave That all his brethren their style might save. While under a palm on the sands is Pete Reading the minutes in all the heat; Around him are seated the dusky Fijis Of the mystic isles of the Southern Seas. You have seen them all, the prophetess cries. I was sure, the student then replies, That the wonderful Class of ' 22 Would shine in the future, as was their due. The visions fade and are seen no more, So the student returns to his dear old North Shore. First Three Minutes of a Typical English Class Miss Taylor: Find out all you can about the qualities of Romanticism. S. Haven: I saw them yesterday; they ' re adorable. E. HinchlijJ: Her picture was in the paper last Sunday. . Hofeller: I ' ll never finish it, and if she ever — B. Nicholls: My new hat came today — quite good looking. M. Golding: She gives me a pain. A. Phelps: Sold for a quarter. C. Case: That isn ' t pure. Miss Taylor; Let ' s come to order, please. You ' re the most energetic crowd I ever saw! 18 THE MIRROR Do Initials Characterize? 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V MPATHETIC k  ETTLING —•SCINTILLATING klNCERE K_ TUDENT ' S mr -W- EADLIGHTS I 1 ALO I 1 ONEST JL JLardships EYES -m HAIR CHARACTER 1 HOBBY X mr OST T JL URDERING  -M-«EASINGLY ' 1 ' ANGLED 1 LIEN JL HE s AY m OLD I -wENIAL V_-J AS EYES HAIR CHARACTER HOBBY ■M— V ANTERING Uf EAUTIFUL W RILLIANT JL- EING ■m ■▼ YMPHS 1% 1 UCLEUS 1 1 ONCHALANT A. ™ ATURAL eyes -m HAIR 1 CHARACTER HOBBY -L Mr AGNETIC 1 1RTHFUL T JL AKING mr -mr EAVENLY ' 1 1 ow | 1 J ELPFUL JL JL im ■— k AVISHING II ARE M OGUISH JL Vage EYES 1 HAIR CHARACTER HOBBY r t ery ARIED % ERSATILE T 1SUALIZING ■W— -« ASCINATING Ml ' I LMY P RIENDLY JL LOWERY ■■ y ARTS 1 ark 1 JlPLOMATIC M ' REAMS EYES HAIR i CHARACTER 1 HOBBY S t APTIVATING f ' URLY I ONSCIENTIOUS yuRING ■■ CLASHING 1 J ' air ■ l AITHFUL JL EVER J + IRCLES ' ROWN ■ HARMING _ OMPLAINTS THE MIRROR 19 Things Never Separated M. Golding and her pictures of Mitzi. J. Hofeller and her He said. V. McDermid and her consideration of others. B. Nicholls and her pencil. M. Radford and her pep. C. Case and her giggles. S. Haven and her My dear. While wandering through a Sylvia-n wood One Golding, sunny day, I found a restful Haven And to sleep I did assay. Near by a cooling restful stream Went Vera-ing down the lea, It Macked me dream this funny dream Which I will tell to thee. I dreamt I woke up with a start : A Billy goat stood there With Bud-ding branches for his horns; All I could do was stare. Kind sir, he Phelpsed, If Willoughby, I ' ll show you a Miller gay, Who has many Cases of Nicholls For all who will take them away. So Joan yourself to my broad back, I ' m Pete as I can be, We ' ll Radford streams and green Ed-s-wards You ' ll like it mightily. But then he gave me one big kick — I opened up my eyes, — My dream had fled, and ne ' er again Will I be so unwise. JUNIORS 0TO3 22 THE MIRROR Three happy years we ' ve spent in High School. As this one ' s drawing to a close We wish we might once more be Juniors, Our happiest year, as everyone knows. We ' ve passed through greenish hue of Freshmen Timidly entering at the door; We ' ve all been Sophomores onward pressing, Eager still for knowledge more. Next year we shall be stately Seniors Teaching others by our acts; With exams we ' ll all be frantic, Always cramming facts and facts. This vear we don ' t have to cram so, Yet we know enough to pass; We ' re wiser still than those before us, And so here ' s to our Junior Class! What Would Happen At North Shore If:— Sarah wasn ' t acting like a clown? Ruth didn ' t have her lessons? Barb didn ' t have a different sweater for every day? Alice understood Mr. Holmes? Elsie wasn ' t jazzing around? Pep wasn ' t saying something sarcastic? Mariette should start a rough-house? If Beulah wasn ' t worrying about her marcelle on a wet day? Squirrel wasn ' t slamming someone? Kay ever had money enough for her luncheons? Libby didn ' t get hysterics in Morning Exercises? John wasn ' t always dreaming? Miss Taylor wasn ' t always working? THE MIRROR 23 The Inquiring Reporter (With apologies to the Tribune) Question: What are your plans for the future, when your education is com- pleted (supposedly)? Where asked: At the North Shore Electric Station, famous for its hot line. P. F. Williams: What ' s that? Well, I haven ' t made many plans. I ' m thinking of whistling for vaudeville. I get a lot of practice around here, and I know some pretty good tunes. My rendering of Down in Arkansas vocally makes a big hit at this place, too. Miss Elsie Blatchford: While I greatly enjoy singing and am considered to have a most unusual voice, dancing appeals to me most. I am seriously considering the idea of teaching dancing. Miss Sarah Meads: Having had much experience in handling Fords I am planning on running a Ford Garage and Taxi Service. I am extremely fond of children, so shall probably run a Ford Truck in connection with the garage and carry the little ones to and from school. Miss Beulah Stixrud: Although I do not, of course, consider Hollywood to be one of the choicest districts in the country, I want to live near there in order to be in the neighborhood of those darling actors. To see Rudolph in person is one of my greatest desires; and as for coming under the spell of Bill Hart ' s piercing gaze — well — I simply can ' t wait. Miss Katherine Adams: My greatest ambition is to serve my fellow countrywomen. The most useful article a present day woman needs is a comb for bobbed hair which will not come out when she indulges in any sort of exercise. It is my aim to invent such a comb. | S iEfi ' D5-TA q| IplgJlMl iSPSife . _ — i h gfl5_ fel©0 ftj Edwin Ashcraf t : I had a most cordial and engag- ing letter the other day from the Iceland Bugler, a well-known paper up there in the north, stating that the fame of my budding journalistic ability had reached them. They are extremely anxious to have me as a special correspondent from the South Sea Isles, when I am through absorbing the knowl- edge which the leading educational institutions in the country have to offer me. I am seriously con- sidering this position and shall probably accept it. The Misses Ruth Holloway and Mariette Cassels: By the time our education is completed, the two of us will have traveled widely throughout the old and new world. We both feel that we shall be compe- tent enough and have sufficient knowledge to run a sight-seeing bus by that time. Egypt, (Illinois) will probably be our chief center. (There ' s a lot in a name, you know.) Miss Barbara Tapper: You have heard the old saying, Mr. Reporter, that practice makes perfect? By the time I ' ve left school I will have gained much skill in that form of oratory usually known as arguing. I shall either establish a Correspondence School for debaters or tour the country and make stump speeches on any of the current topics. John Shaw: An interpreter of dreams seems to me to be a job which requires little effort physically and not much mentally. It appeals to me more than anything I can think of at the present. I can ' t wait to sit at a little table and gaze into a lustrous crystal ball. I know I ' d look well in long flowing black robe and a peaked hat with some stars and crescents on it. Don ' t you think so? Miss Alice Brown: I am at present considering the idea of teaching geometry at the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind School at Hoboken. Rather . ! n cult undertaking, but then that sor t of thing appeals to my logical brain. I may throw in a little physiology for good measure, too. My first few years of experience will have been derived from teaching at the school I am now attending. Miss Elizabeth Clore: Whenever any of my friends have difficulty in putting up their unwildy tresses they call upon me for assistance. Besides practicing on them ever so often I arrange my own every morning in a most elaborate coiffure. By the time my education is supposedly completed I shall have had ample experience for running a hair-dressing parlor. In fact I have already selected a charming name for it. THE MIRROR 25 Music Rack Moonlight — E. Clore Bright Eyes — K. Adams Sally, Won ' t You Come Back — S. Meads Alice Blue Gown — A. Brown Everybody ' s Step — B. Tapper Schoolhouse Blues — B. Stixrud I Ain ' t Nobody ' s Fool — Elsie Blatchford There ' s a Little Bit of Bad in Every Good Little Girl — R. Holloway Mary — M. Cassels Me and My Gal — J. Shaw Blues — P. Williams Love Bird — E. Ashcraft Junior Jingles There was a young lady named Kay, Who was quite the studious jay. She deserves lots of credit For our class she does head it, And she ' s loads of fun, too, is our Kay. We ' ve a classmate, Mariette, by name, Who to North Shore just recently came. Though we ' ve not known her long, She is one of our throng, And we ' ll always be glad that she came. Barbara came to our class just this year, Is she bright? Oh yes, no one need fear; Does she study? No, never, But she is so clever She can bluff in each class pretty near. In our class there ' s a young man called Jasper, Always aims to be just a bit faster, To North Shore one day, He wended his way, Oh my! What a dreadful disaster. There was a young scholar named Pep, Who never once thought of his rep. He can wiggle his ears As in class, it appears; This jolly young fellow named Pep. The voung man called Edwin the Third Thought he was a superior bird; But he looked in the mirror And sighed, with a shiver, I belong to the old common herd. 26 THE MIRROR Sarah Meads, our little clown, Always turns things upside down. We like her; though, in all her studies She usually copies everybody ' s. Driver is a lady fair, Who is afraid to cut her hair, For she knows that if she did She ' d look just like a little kid. Elizabeth, ' tis often said, Goes very early to her bed; But we know it is just a saying, For at night we ' ve seen her playing. Beulah Stixrud is her name, To be an artist is her aim. To school she ' s taken every day, By little Henry, so they say. Now let me tell you of a lass Who ' s always very sure to pass. You will surely guess the truth, Before I tell you, it is Ruth. Elsie, last one in our group, To studying hard would never stoop, But when it comes to doing jazz A lot of pep she surely has. Magazine Stand Snappy Stories — S. Meads Popular Mechanics — P. Williams Movie Weekly— B. Stixrud Vanity Fair — E. Ashcraft Woman ' s Home Companion — J. Shaw Vogue — Elsie Blatchford Cosmopolitan — B. Tapper Literary Digest — M. Cassels Everybody ' s — E. Clore Independent — K. Adams The Student — R. Holloway Rider and Driver — A. Brown Junior Superlatives Prettiest — Juniors Most popular — Alaska bars Neatest — Cloak room Laziest — Clock during last period Shortest — Vacations Dumbest — Gym dumb-bells Slowest — Fire drill Quietest — Lunch room Nuttiest — Peanuts served in lunch room Most appreciated — Bell at 1 :05 Most dreaded — Quarterly reports Most enjoyable — Exams Most fun — Dig Day Most feared — To talk in Morning Exercises Most often out of order — Pencil sharpeners Most elusive — Class dues Most particular — Gym inspector 28 THE MIRROR A Play in One Act Time: Present. Place: In front of Gym. Characters: Sophomores and Camera Man Loren: Sophomores, assemble, ye Sophomores. (Great scuffling, groaning, etc.) B. Ripley and M. Thomas: (pleading) Please, Mr. Camera Man, may we stand in the back? We have .... Whole Class: May we stand in the back? We have .... Camera Man: (dragging out R. Coffin) Here, little one, you ' re short. Here ' s your place. R. Coffin: I won ' t stand in front! Wah!! Tisn ' t fair! _ R. Stein: Come here, Winnie, I want to look at myself in your hair. Camera Man: Focus your attention on the all-seeing eye! Entire Class: Now, Percy, look pretty! Small Voice from Rear: Impossible. (A sudden gust of cold wind makes us shiver) R. Stein: Oh! It est so coolish. I ' m frozen! J. McEwen: So was I, but all this hot air has warmed me up. Camera Man: Attention! — (snap) Chorus: At last the agony is over ! (M. E. Couch strolls down the walk from West) L.Sherman: Ye gods! There ' s Lizzie! Camera Man: Here ' s for another, then. (A frenzied hair-dressing moment ensues. Boys fix their ties) Whole Class: Let ' s go! Camera Man: Eyes open, lips closed ! This is not an adenoid picture. (Class giggles convulsively. More fixings) Camera Man: Snap! Who said the Sophomores aren ' t beautiful? (General adjourning) THE MIRROR 29 Friends, Students, Sophomores, lend me your senses! I do not come to kill you; I come to take your pictures. The evil that you do lives after you. The good is oft interred with your portraits. So let it be with the Sophomores! (Smile and Look Pretty) How French Affects Me Our French Class gets so chilly, ' Tis often II fait froid. And mostly when it gets that way, There ' s trouble due pour moi. I ' ve taken French for six years straight And nothing do I know; It almost seems that each long year I ' ve a worser mark to show. Oh nobody will ever know How fatal ' tis for me; I get to knowing less and less With evety aujourd ' hui. To Our Seniors Oh Senior Class, to us most dear, Whose spirit led us through this year, Whose fine example kept us right. And led us straight through dark and light; Whose mem ' ry we will ever hold Though years may come and years may go, Who helped us all to build North Shore Foundations lasting evermore; Oh Seniors, you are now the mast, You ' ve built a ship to live and last, And ever will our ship, North Shore, Sail on, sail on, forever more. 30 THE MIRROR The Burial of Julius Caesar Caesar was ambitious! That ' s settled in my mind. He wanted all the glory That was possible to find. He wanted our remembrance; He ' s gained it, we can say. All Sophomores will remember Unto their dying day. How thoughtless ' t was of Caesar Not to look this far ahead; But of course he would be hateful, He wrote the books we ' ve read. A curse be to their author, And a hundred thousand more. May he rise up from his grave And read his Gallic War. 34 THE MIRROR Colors Carmine and White Motto Deeds, not words Officers President.-.. Crilly Butler Vice-President.... ..Mary Spencer Five and twenty, ' tis a-plenty To constitute a class Of boys and girls with bobs and curls Labeled green as grass. In work and play at Country Day We all pull together. In rain or shine we act sublime Tho ' care we not for weather. Alma Mater, here ' s to you, Forever North Shore, we ' ll be true. THE MIRROR 35 Waves What are the wild waves saying, Buzzing the whole day long, And keeping us ever a-tuning For message, sermon, or song? Now Mary is singing her love song To Muratore ' s gallant refrain, And dit-da-da-dit-sid-da-da, The market has soared again. What ' s that I hear so faintly Attempting to break it ' s way, To carry a word of warning For a ship has gone astray? The piano man is thumping, Ever glad to do his bit, For scientific advancement No matter how ill he ' s fit. Now jazz joins in the tumult With saxaphone, drum, and voice, Ensemble a blasphemous outburst, Some amateur ' s hideous choice. The Cubs o ' er the Sox are winning; The weather will make you cough, Da-dit-da-da-dit-dit-da-da, This station is signing off. 38 THE MIRROR What You Generally Hear on Your Radio Set Time: Almost any night from six to eight. Place: Attic, or your own room. Characters: Any operator and a good receiving set. (accent the good) Operator comes home from school and decides to listen in for a little while; goes up in the attic, turns on set, adjusts phones, and begins to tune around 360 meters. He hears: sissses, sissses, errrr, jooo, screech, pop. Then someone is sending very faintly: da, da, de, do, do de, do. Then that stops. He hears a low: trrrrrrrrrr, and K. Y. W. comes in with a roar. Operator remarks to himself that his set is working better than usual, but alas, the poor fellow does not know what is coming. The market reports begin : Australian Lamb ' s Wool at one point ninety, in Maine, one point seventy-three, in Texas, one point — brri screech, yeowl, sis, sis, brrrr — this closes the market reports for today. Operator tunes in different place and hears some records being played, settles down in chair to listen. Just then nearby amateur breaks in with: da, da, de, da, do, da, de, daaaa. Sending stops. The next piece will be brrrrrrr yeowl, played by Mr. Jimmie Jones. He listens to the music for a little while then station signs off. Then he hears a voice far away saying, I firmly believe that the brrr, screech, yeowl, sissss, should be kept clean and that the week after should be a week of fire prevention. This concludes my brr, yeowl, screech, siss, goodbye. Operator tunes around for a while and hears nothing but dead silence. Finally W. B. U. comes in very loud and says that he is testing with Charlie. Operator wonders who Charlie is and remarks that W. B. U ' s. modulation is terrible. Just about the time when Charlie would answer back some other station comes in with Cubs winning from Pittsburgh 3-2 in the last of the seventh; Stolz batted for Aldridge in the sixth and fanned, then Grimes hit a brrr, siss, pop, sissss, da, da, de, da, do, de, do, de, daaaaaa. Mother calls from the bottom of the stairs, Oh, William, it ' s time for dinner. Every- thing ' s getting cold. By this time the operator is disgusted and hungry, and finally comes to the conclusion that his set must be worth quite a bit of money if the old proverb is right, Silence is golden. The Belated Request Scene First: Our little fat Hebe enters the Study Hall with her graceful undulatin g step and permanent wa— no, smile. Finds a large Sophomore at her desk. Asks him to excuse her for interruption, gets out paper and pencil and makes her exit. Scene Second, a moment later: Same little Freshman re-enters, having forgotten her notebook (as usual). Finds said Sophomore in the act of taking note paper out of her desk. Stands quietly watching him indict a love letter on her best stationery. He hears someone laughing, looks up, sees Hebe, and remarks coolly, ' ' May I borrow some of your paper? I have to write to Miss Taylor. Does he blush? Nary a blush. It is little Hebe who blushes in exiting as before. Query: Who is the Sophomore? He who runs (fast) may read. But in what book? Try the Hymnal. But which hymn? Try Holy, Holy, Holy. THE MIRROR 39 Do You Remember Way Back When . . . H. Dean was not talking to the boys? V. Wallace was not arguing? A. Wilson did not wear the latest things out? H. Shimmin didn ' t have her lessons? M. Atkins ' hair was straight? F. Walling wasn ' t cutting up in class? L. Williams talked so fast you couldn ' t understand him? Dick Shaw had his English lesson? E. Lamson didn ' t know how to play basket ball? F. Fowle wasn ' t looking at someone? E. Anderson didn ' t know how to dance? A. Yeomans was so pale he looked sick? P. Fuller wasn ' t talking in Civics Class? B. Nicholls had every one of his lessons? M. Miller wasn ' t late to school? B. Pain talked so loud it made you deaf? A. Grotenhuis wasn ' t talking about radio? S. Boal could write the best in the class? F. Dean couldn ' t play football? E. Hoskins was as short as C. Eddy? T. Griswold had such broad shoulders he couldn ' t get through the door? B. Pridmore wasn ' t so bashful? M. Spencer didn ' t want to dance? C. Butler didn ' t have a moving picture machine? C. Eddy was so tall you couldn ' t see his head? D. Sampsell always cut up in class? 40 THE MIRROR Football The Freshmen did not play many games last fall and had to be content with numerous practice games with the Seventh and Eighth Grades whom we outweighed considerably. In the outside games we won one and lost one. The first game was against a Kenilworth team. We won this game 7-6. Kenilworth had a team which had a heavy backfield and a light line, and as these did not pull together very well, most of our distance was made through the line. Our touchdown came in the first quarter after we had taken the ball right down the field from the kick-off. The second game was played against a Horace Mann team and we lost 13-0. We started this game with a good deal of over-confidence because we had seen the Horace Mann team play our Seventh and Eighth grades. However when we got on the field we saw a very different and much heavier team than we had expected. During the last half we began to wake up and put more fight into our play. Their line practically waded through ours at times and they made good tackles behind our line. The Freshmen also had a representative on the first team and we are very proud of it. We hope that next fall, when football comes around again, the new Freshmen will put out a better team and bring all victories to North Shore. Basket Ball The basket ball season for the Freshmen was quite successful this year. We started the season by forming two teams, one called the Purples and the other called the Whites. These two teams and two others from the public schools formed a league, and six games were played altogether. This league was not as successful as the one which followed. In the second league the N. S. second team made up the second of the N. S. teams, as only one was picked from the Freshmen. When the Freshmen played Community House the score was 10-9 in favor of the Freshmen. The next game was with the N. S. second team. This was the most important game of the season because if we won the game we would go to Milwaukee and play there in place of the second team. The result of our game with the second team was that we won, the score being 9-8. This made us head of the league and if we should win the next game with Horace Mann we would be champions of the league. We went to Milwaukee and played their second team, but lost by the large score of 28-2. The last game was with Horace Mann and we lost 15-10. This left us in a tie for first place with Community House. The deciding game was never played off. We hope in the following years that our class will give material for a champion N. S. First Team. 42 THE MIRROR EIGHTH GRADE Officers President — Girls ' , Marianne Stevenson Boys ' , Martin Philipsborn Secretary — Girls ' , Jean MacLeish — Boys ' , Henry Stein Mottoes GIRLS ' — Whatever is worth doing, is worth doing well. BOYS ' — One for all and all for one. Colors GIRLS ' — Blue and Gold BOYS ' — Maroon and White The Christmas Play The play, Nativity, the same one given last year, was presented on Thursday, Decem- ber fifteenth. Several weeks were spent in planning and designing costumes and settings, but we were rewarded. For, many who have seen it both years have requested that it be given again next year. Surely the work spent on lines and properties was worth our effort. Good Results Do you remember what our Town Meetings were like last fall? Do you recall the laughs at the slightest thing? And see how they are conducted now. That is one of the results of Student Government. Mr. Smith wishes us to have a community spirit; that is, to think for the good of the entire community, not for ourselves alone. If we live up to the ideals of the school and to our mottoes, we shall be much better students and better prepared for life afterwards. THE MIRROR 43 The Intermediate Theater Presents A Mixed Program B. T. in ' ' Easy Street. J. o. in The Ruling Passion. ' M.C. in ' ' Excuse my Dust. E. S. in ' ' Boomerang Bill. F. S. in ' ' The Little Minister. K. B. in ' ' The Silent Call. CM. in ' ' The Nut. H. R. in ' ' Two Minutes to Go. ' H. S. in Up and Going. A. R. in ' ' The Dream Maker. M. P. in Heading Home. Guess Who She ' s not so very small; In every game that we do play She ' s always fair and square. Her leadership seems always right; Her locks are curly and medium is her height. In all her studies she is quite a star, And in Art Class her fame has spread afar. This maiden fair whom I now describe, To keep up her socks has been given many a bribe. Her name tells what she sought on the team; But with short, curly hair she does not natural seem. This friend has not been with us long, But her friendships are very, very strong. Here ' s to the jolly and witty one, Who ' s always ready for any old fun. She plans to be interpreter on her trip, And we hope she won ' t be seasick on the big ship. In her studies she is very bright, And she never leaves the path of right. The author now will recite her fame But she hasn ' t any — oh what a shame! 44 THE MIRROR Athletics The Seventh and Eighth athletics this year have been worth while. We have not only had competition (something the other Seventh and Eighth Grades did not have) but we heave learned a lot. While we were fairly successful from the score part, we made a basket, touchdown, and home-run combined when it came to spirit and courtesy to the opposing team. We had a team spirit, winning or losing, and we kept it. We realized something Inter- mediate teams usually do not realize, that besides playing for ourselves we were playing for North Shore, and we did better, realizing that. Although the other team usually had the large end of the score, we fought, and it was never said by an opponent that the North Shore team quit. So on the whole it was a great year. May Day When May arrives like a lovely queen We all go forth upon the green. The things we like the best of all Are dancing ' round the May Pole tall, The crowning of our chosen one, And then the games of skill and fun. THE MIRROR 45 SEVENTH GRADE Officers President — Girls ' , Alice Thomas Boys ' , Philip Moore Secretary — Girls ' , Doris Ferry Boys ' , William McEwen Mottoes GIRLS ' — Whatever is worth doing is worth doing well. BOYS ' — One for all and all for one. Colors GIRLS ' — Blue and Gold BOYS ' — Maroon and White Who Are We? Just look well and you ' ll see We ' re North Shore ' s Seventh Grade, Out a-walking on parade. We ' re true, we ' re loyal, we ' re a jolly good friend, And when vou ' re in trouble a hand we ' ll lend. 46 THE MIRROR A Page from a Diary We l ive on a street with many beautiful Holmes. Our Child ' s name is Anderson. The other day we went to a Taylor who has a shop two blocks away, to Price a suit for Anderson. Yesterday, we went to the dunes, and were caught in a Hale storm and the Sands were so wet we had to leave. When we got home we couldn ' t find the Kee to the door and it was like a Riddle to guess how we could get in. After awhile, we found we had left a window open and the wind had left a Musson the floor and had blown down the picture of an old time Griffin and Swanson the wall. Last night Mr. Perry Dunlap Smith came to dinner and told us all about the North Shore School, and from what we heard we like it very much and we are going to send Anderson there. Our Speller Said Doctor Horn to Ashbaugh, One bright and sunny day, Let ' s make a little speller Now, verily, I say. Tis a fine idea, spoke Ashbaugh, And at once to work we ' ll lay And show those North Shore boys They can work as well as play. With what shall we begin, Upper Grade or Kindergarten? Kindergarten, my dear sir — Good gosh! where were you then? All right, we ' ll take the next — What shall the first word be? I know, Doc, the good old word ' Catarrh, ' Said Doc, with force, I strongly disagree! Oh, for land ' s sake, let ' s quit this Or we ' ll never get it done. What more simple than an ' is ' ? What ' s more gay than a ' fun ' ? Thus our speller became a success. It could not be better — ' tis certainly no mess. THE MIRROR 47 Dig Day Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the worthy work of the children here; On the twentieth of April in Twenty-Two The North Shore pupils and Faculty crew Formed a brigade that looked quite queer And started the work that was needed near. I want a hoe, — I need two rakes, — Come on! — Stand back! — My sakes! ' Thus was the quiet of morning disturbed, But Mr. Anderson guarded his hoard Of rakes and shovels, pitchforks and spades Against the numerous school brigades. At four o ' clock the scene had changed: The work of each had been arranged. Willing Walloughby was quite a sight, Painting the flag-pole a dazzling white. A spacious tool-house was given place By the side of Elliot in unused space; And these were not the only things, — A rabbit hutch was partly made, And some had worked with rake and spade. At five o ' clock, — oh joyous hour, — The refreshment committee came in power. The luscious doughnuts and ice-cream cones Were enough to gladden anyone ' s bones. And then the close came speedily nigh, The day was past. Oh, dear, oh my! But I am sure of one big thing, — None will forget this happy spring. A ray of sunshine, a laugh of glee, From twentv-three members of N. S. C. D. LOWER SCHQDL 50 THE MIRROR SIXTH GRADE The Sixth Grade Puppet Stage The Sixth Grade have made a puppet stage in their manual training time. Slits were made in the floor going across the stage so we can slide the puppets along; they are worked from the bottom. We have made our figures in our art time. First the figures were made; we put pieces of wood on their backs so they would stand up straight, we also had to put pieces of wood on so they wouldn ' t slide through the cracks. The figures are dressed according to the scene in which they are to be used. We also made some elephants which were some job to make. We are going to give the play called The Governor ' s Hobby. We dramatized this play from a Chinese story. All the side wings, the main gate, and the rest of the scenery except for two scenes are all completed. Our elephants are all colored and have a sort of box on them, in which the Governor sits. We have his soldiers going before him and just in front of him is a small band. We have planned to give the play in morning exercise. Arms Conference The Sixth Grade this year were very interested in the Arms Conference at Washington. We divided the rows of children into countries and had them look up about the problems of the country. We also cut out articles about the Conference. There were so many clippings about the conference that we had to make a bulletin board to pin the clippings on. Different children were appointed to represent the different men at the Conference, and we held a make-believe conference and argued out problems which were very diffi- cult to answer. This interesting study led us to go way back to the Greeks and Romans and Western Europe in ancient times, using the book called Our Ancestors in Europe to help us decide whether wars were right and a benefit to the different countries. We received real letters from Mr. Hughes and Underwood and other men at the Conference. We expected to write a letter to them and let them know our decision in the matter. Why I Like North Shore This is my first year at North Shore and J like it very much. I think it has very good sportsmanship for so few people in the Upper School. One thing I like about this school is that they do so much in Athletics. Another is that they give everybody a chance in Morning Exercise. We all have to admit we have good things to eat here. I like the idea of having different committees such as the Lavatory, Grounds, etc. I think it helps the school very much to have Town Meetings. We had lots of fun at the Bazaar with the trips to China and the Tea Room on the stage where they had welch rarebit and ice-cream with caramel sauce on it. We accomplished a lot on Dig Day. I have never been to a school before where everybody got out and worked. It did not seem like work. We had a very nice morning exercise the other day. It was about the Pilgrims. It was very funny. I will be very sorry when I have to leave North Shore. THE MIRROR 51 FIFTH GRADE Pedro ' s Story of Columbus. I live in Genoa. I know Christopher Columbus. Except for that crazy idea about the world being round he ' s a pretty good fellow. I usually find him down at the docks. He likes geography and gets his spending money by drawing maps and charts for the sailors. Time passes. Columbus is grown up. The following conversation is made in his letters to me: Dear Pedro: — T am in Lisbon, Portugal, with my brother whom you know. I get forty francs a week drawing maps and charts. I tried to persuade King John to lend me some money for my purpose, but he laughed at me. He then sent a fleet of ships to see if the world was round, and left me out of it. They came back in a week and said that the world was flat. ' I have at last succeeded in getting money for my purpose. Kind Queen Isabella sold her jewels for me. King Ferdinand would not give me a cent. Too foolish, he said. In three months I leave for the Indies. ' Your old friend, ' Christopher Columbus. ' My friend at last succeeded in his purpose and tried to govern the Islands but he failed. After many voyages and hardships he was cast into prison where he died. Our Cycle Club Trip Can ' t you see our procession trailing? Jack Knode ' s pony cart filled with everything, Jack with a sandwich in his mouth, on the end. Two scouts ahead and two behind. We were divided into sections. At Northfield everybody gets a drink and buys candy or ginger ale. From there on to the Forest Preserve! Everybody ate lunch there. Hiram held a weenie about three feet above the fire! After lunch everybody felt as full as a hippopotamus. We tried to play scrub, but everyone wanted a drink of water most of the time. At last we were back again happy and ready for another trip. Fifth Grade Red Letter Days Sept. 19th: All ' Hale ' our Fifth Grade Teacher and a room in West. Oct. 7th: Back to Elliot, part of our gang gone, but none of our pep. Oct. 12th: Our first Morning Exercise — Columbus Play. Nov. 10th: Clay and ship titles begin. (Mumps, too). Dec. 9th: Fifth Grade did shine today (shoes at Bazaar). Jan. 6th: We ' re all Al (yes, the first card in the Courtis Test). Jan 20th: How do you get that weigh? Sully and Billy Chamber- lain argue on Nutrition. March 24th: Red, Red Letter Day — Miss Hale says all our check books balance. April 29th: The Cycle Club cycles. May 16th: Robinhood and his Merry Men present on May Day. Just a Spring Poem When the dreary winter ' s gone and the spring is coming, Out upon the bright green lawn the busy bees are humming. Up in the leafy branches far above the busy bees, The birds their nests are building high up in the budding trees. When the April breezes blow then come the April showers That bring out with a gentle touch the pretty April flowers; When the busy bees are storing up their honey Then the golden dandelion with a face so nice and sunny Smiles gaily on all who pass. 52 THE MIRROR FOURTH GRADE Tiles In ancient Greece they had a lot of beautiful temples. That is what we are studying about. The Parthenon was the most beautiful temple at that time and it still is. They also made many statues and that is why the children thought it would be best to make something for our tiles about the Greeks. We made our design on a piece of drawing paper that was four by six inches and then we went down and got some clay and made it the size of the drawing paper. We dug out the design on the clay and then we waited till the clay was dry in the shape that we wanted. We then sand-papered it and we are all ready to take them to Lewis Institute to be fired. mm D«i £n Bunny We have a rabbit in our room and he is very bad. One day when he had not had his breakfast he decided he wouldn ' t wait, so he went to the cabinet where his oats were kept on the second shelf. He got up on the first shelf and leaned up against one of the children who were there, took hold of the can with his teeth and pulled it down; but fortunately he had one which had nothing in it. Bunny also gets up on Mrs. Sands ' desk by the chair and eats her flowers. He jumps into the waste basket with just his ears or tail showing and eats the paper and anything he likes. If the children leave their desks open he gets in and eats sandwiches, erasers, paper, and a lot of other things. Sometimes when children forget to drink their milk Bunny is perfectly willing to finish it. He gets up on the desks and spills ■■ ■ •■ ■ ■■ ■■ ■■m the milk and laps it up from the floor till someone finds him, then we have to wipe it up. But in spite of Bunny ' s mischief we like him very well and it would be lonesome without him. I am a little bunny; I go where it is sunny. I get upon the shelf, and go and treat myself. 3-t-«-T-Ty-— t n - i t 3 My friends and I have worked all year, And summer vacation is drawing near. All the summer we shall play Ever so happy and ever so gay. When we come back this fall once more, We will meet our teachers at the door. It will be good to get back to work, And we will never try to shirk. THE MIRROR 53 THIRD GRADE The Story of Winnetka The Third Grade has been studying about Winnetka and its early settlers. There is no history of Winnetka written, so we gathered our facts from people who had lived here a long time. Mr. Hadley gave us a great many facts. Winnetka is an Indian name meaning Beautiful Land. The first white settler of Winnetka, as far as we know, was a son-in-law of Antoine Ouilmette ( Wilmette was named for him). He came to Winnetka in 1830 and built a cabin. Alexander McDaniel, a bachelor, came next in 1836. Erastus Patterson with his wife and five children left their home in Vermont in the summer of 1837 and made the trip in covered wagons or prairie schooners. They camped on the hill near where the Episcopal Church now stands. There were very few houses between Chicago and Waukegan. Waukegan was a small military station called Little Fort. Mr. Patterson liked Winnetka so well that he built a tavern. Mr. McDaniels helped him. Another of the early settlers was John Garland, who came to Winnetka in 1856 and built a tavern on Sheridan Road where Lloyd ' s house now stands; part of Lloyd ' s house is the old tavern. His son, John C. Garland, built the house which is now Knollslea Hall, in 1870 or 1871, before the Chicago Fire. We think 1870 is correct because two of the boys in the Third Grade went up in the tower and found out about it. This is the way it happened. Mr. Bollinger sent two boys up to the tower to get a can of paint ; they could not find it, so one of the boys went back and while he was gone the other boy, who was full of curiosity, looked around and found that on the window sill right over the staircase it said John Garland, 1870. The big boys have painted it, so we don ' t think you can see it now. Knollslea Hall is built on a knoll and that is why it is called Knollslea. It is built of manufactured stone. It used to be a private house occupied by the Garland family. When we heard that Knollslea was going to be torn down, the Third Grade went through and counted the rooms. There are fifteen rooms and a tower; two lavatories, four halls, one bathroom, and six fireplaces. If you want to see the graves of the Garland family you may see them in the yard of Christ Church. Mr. John Garland built the old Christ Church, but Mr. Hoyt built the present church in 1903, a memorial to his daughter, who was burned to death in a theater fire. There are tablets in the church telling this. The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad was built in 1854. The engines burned wood and stopped at Hubbard Woods to take on wood. We know many more facts, but cannot tell them here as there is not room. Spring Time Pussy willows are budding, The Lilac is budding, Robins are here. Spring is here. Spring is coming, Wax-wings are flying Never fear. Ever so near. 54 THE MIRROR The May Queen The spring has come at last today, For the brook is murmuring along its way. At last she comes, our May Queen fair With dark blue eyes and golden hair. She comes! She comes! with thoughts of love With scepter in hand and the cooing dove. The May Queen ' s throne is the golden sun. At last we depart for May Day ' s done. THE MIRROR 55 SECOND GRADE Spring Time When the flowers bloom When the winter goes bv And the hepaticas go by, And the spring has come, And the wrens are building their nests And we play a lot of games And carry string in their mouths as they fly, In the warm, shinv sun. That is a sign of spring. That is a sign of spring. My Rug I love my rug. It is very soft. We dyed the wool. I wove it myself. I wove a palm tree and a tent in the far distance. You can see an oasis near the tree. Nahid worked on her rug four years. She was a Persian woman. I think it will take us two months or three to make our rugs for our benches. Miss Davis visited our Second Grade. She saw our guinea pigs. She said they did not have an) ' pets at her school in Duluth. We said we would like to give her two of our babies. She took them on the train to Duluth. We put up their lunch. We gave them oats, lettuce, and bread. We wrote the children letters to tell them how to take care of the guinea pigs. The oak trees are yellow, And when the wind blows They look like yellow Ships sailing through the sky. Blowing ships, blowing sea, Blowing clouds across the sky, Oh wind, be silent. FIRST GRADE The First Graders have been tree-men, cave-men, Eskimos, and Indians. Being Indians is the most fun of all. We made our own Indian suits. First we found out how big we were. We got down on the floor and someone drew around us. Then we cut out the patterns and tried them on to see if they would fit. Our suits were cut bigger than the patterns so we could make fringes. We tied the fringe along the sides instead of sewing. Indians did not sew very much. The suits are trimmed with beads and everyone made his own design. We think the suits are pretty. One day when it was nice and warm some of the Indians of our tribe went out to the sand hills and built an oven. We made bowls out of clay and baked them in the oven. We kept the fire going an hour. After the bowls were baked we painted them bright Indian colors, red, yellow, and black. SCHOOL ORGANIZATIONS 1921-1922 Student Government Dramatic Club Athletic Association The Purple and White Boys ' Club 58 THE MIRROR Student Government Executive Committee, First Term: Sylvia Haven, Chairman, John Mordock, Vice-Chair- man, Charles Rudolph, Secretary-Treasurer, Malcolm Stevenson, William Miller, Beatrice Ripley, Katharine Adams. Executive Committee, Second Term: Malcolm Stevenson, Chairman, Beatrice Ripley, Vice-Chairman, Charles Rudolph, Secretary-Treasurer, Willoughby Walling, John Mor- dock, Edward Hinchliff, Katharine Adams. Executive Committee, Third Term: Malcolm Stevenson, Chairman, Beatrice Ripley, Vice-Chairman, Charles Rudolph, Secretary-Treasurer, John Mordock, Austin Phelps, Sylvia Haven, Katharine Adams. Under the new constitution the Student Government seems to be a great deal more practicable than under the old constitution which we had for the first half of last year. The Executive Committees weren ' t handicapped by lack of power and by size, as was the old Student Council. This resulted in much more work being accomplished and in a foundation for a Student Government that will in time be worth while. Of course, there is room for improvement in the constitution, which has been shown several times by certain weaknesses which have appeared; but most of these have been taken care of by amend- ments. There are three things which are most important in the work of the Executive Com- mittee and Student Assembly this year, namely: the Tardiness Question, two plans for the Lost and Found (one of which wasn ' t successful), and the forming of a new Athletic Association Constitution. These, along with other points of less importance, are the accomplishments of the Student Government Organization for 1921-22. The Purple and White STAFF Editor-in-Chief: Malcolm Stevenson Copy Editor: Sylvia Haven Technical Manager: Austin Phelps Business Manager: John Mordock Assistant Business Mgr.: Winston Elting Magazine Editor: Alice Brown Sporting Editor: John Shaw Reporters: Marcell Venema, Marianne Stevenson, Mary Ott, Edwin Ashcraft, Louise Sherman, Mary E. Couch, Katharine Adams. This year a concentrated effort was made by the heads of the staff of the Purple and White to get each issue out the day it was due. We failed only once, when we put out the ninth issue two days late. We started out this year with the idea of putting out twelve issues, one very three weeks. At the time of the writing of this article we have put out ten issues with five more weeks to put out the last two. We also started out with the idea of having a small paper until we could publish a good one, gradually working up to a good, large paper. We put out the tenth issue with six pages and have slight possibilities of putting out our last issue with eight pages. THE MIRROR 59 The Dramatic Club, instituted by five Seniors in Nineteen Twenty, is now composed of over eight times that number. Last year three one-act plays were given and proved very popular, so popular in fact that this year our productions are presented in two per- formances — the evenings of May the nineteenth and twenty-sixth. The plays this year are: The Hour Glass, by William Butler Yeats, Annajanska, the Bolshevik Empress, by Bernard Shaw, and A Night at an Inn, by Lord Dunsany, The first two of these will be presented by a different cast each evening, owing to the wealth of dramatic material in the Upper School. This double cast method, tried here for the first time this year, has given a greater number of Club members the advantage of training, a source of strength for next year, and has also given each one the experience of playing with different people. The difference in interpretations has been worth studying also. The staging, lighting, and costuming are planned and carried out by members of the Club particularly interested in these parts of the production. The business end is also handled by the Club. Although not given under the auspices of the Dramatic Club itself, several plays of worth have been presented in Morning Exercises this year. Among these are Les Precieuses Ridicules, by Moliere, given in French, and a play given parti) ' in Latin, partly in English by the Virgil Class who worked out some effective staging and coloring. The Christmas Play and Ceres and Persephone, the Easter Play, are both mentioned elsewhere in this book. The School, as a whole, seems to have taken up amateur dramatics with great spirit and enthusiasm, fully fifty percent of the Upper School being enrolled in the Dramatic Club, either as actors, scenery managers, or workers on play-choosing, try-out, or busi- ness committees. The Club is assisted by Miss Taylor, Miss Harriet Nicholls, Miss Uhl, and Mr. Smith. 60 THE MIRROR The Radio Club A Radio Club has been organized this year by a group of Freshman boys and seems to be one of the goingest organizations in this school. The membership to the club is restricted, and every member must prove to be a worker. The old Tower of Knollslea Hall has been fixed up as an up-to-date receiving station, all the work having been done by the members. The initiation fee was placed at fifty cents with an additional dues of twenty-five cents a month. Officers for 1922 are: Albert Grotenhuis, President; Crilly Butler Secretary; David Sampsell, Treasurer. Le Cercle Francais Voila Pelite des clubs — le cercle francais! Le nombre en est tres limite, et c ' est a cause de cela que c ' est un grand privilege d ' y etre admis. Ces petites reunions, aussi utiles qu ' interessantes, ont lieu toutes les trois semaines, chez Fun des membres, choisi a l ' avance. Quelquefois on joue aux cartes, en francais, et, depuis mars, nous repetons sans cesse Les Precieuses Ridicules, devant etre donne en mai. Dans ce but nous avons meme assiste a une representation de Moliere. Mais le but du cercle est d ' encourager la conversation francaise, et surtout d ' ameliorer notre prononciation. Athletic Association A new Athletic Association has been formed this year, called into existence by the Executive Committee and the Student Assembly who felt that the old Association was doing nothing. The new Association is now in running order, a new constitution has been formed and adopted, and officers for this year have been elected. Edward Hinchliff is President of the Boys ' Association, John Shaw, Vice-President; for the Girls ' Associa- tion Molly Radford is President, and Margaret Brown, Vice-President. The new Asso- ciation is making things go, and will form the basis for further organization for next year. Boys ' Club The Boys ' Club, formed last year, was not re-organized this year until spring, although the club room and pool table have been used somewhat. Recently, however, John Mordock has been elected President and a dance is to be given in June. Judging from the dance the club gave last year we ought to have a good time at this one. The Club is formed of High School Boys. fllfiLEnCS THE MIRROR 65 The Hockey Season Two outside games were scheduled for the Hockey Season of 1921 : both were with Chicago Latin, one on our field and one on theirs. The first, which was played on a field so muddy we shall never forget it, resulted in a score of 4 to 2 in our favor. The second game, how- ever, was not so successful. We were a little too confident because of our victory, perhaps, and were defeated 2 to 1. The team faithfully kept in training during the season, thanks to Miss Greeley ' s efforts in our behalf. The girls who received letters are: M. Radford, B. Ripley, E. Lamson, M. Golding, R. Stein, J. Hofeller, K. Adams, E. Bovden, M. Thomas, V. Wallace, B. Stixrud, A. Brown, M. Brown, M. Ott. Football Season 1921 The Football Season of 1921 was a very successful one as to actually learning the funda- mentals of the game, through the untiring work of Mr. Anderson; although there was an evident lack of material. Possibly from the outsiders ' point of view it would seem unsuccessful on account of the fact that the squad lost three out of the five games played. Even though several out of the squad are leaving us, the coach expects just as good if not a better season next year. The games played are as follows: North Shore — New Trier Light weigts 14 North Shore — New Trier Lightweights North Shore 14— Lake Forest B North Shore 6— Lake Forest B 27 North Shore — Milwaukee 38 Purple vs. White The school was divided up into Purple and White Teams again this year and the con- tests have been carried on in the academic work as well as in the physical work. Not only have the reports of all the games been announced in Assembly and received with shouts and hearty applause, but several Morning Exercises have been set aside for exciting competition between the two teams. The SLxth Grade gave a talk on India and in the end people selected from the Purple and White Teams had a debate taking the English and Indian sides, the outcome being that several points were added to the score of the Whites. The score of the girls has not been kept, but in the boys ' contests the Whites are ahead with a score of 272 against 264 of the Purples (May 15th). THE MIRROR 67 Girls ' Basket Ball We opened the Basket Ball Season this year by a game with Kemper Elall. The score was 13-30 in our favor. This victory, I am sorry to say, made us a little too confident and the return game with Kemper we lost, though only by one basket. We realized our team wasn ' t very strong and that we needed some good, hard practicing. We put all we had into it and the next three games, Latin, Roycemore, and Parker, though the scores were not in our favor, were a great improvement over the first two. We then played Kenwood Loring and won a victory, making the score 37-7. Our return game with Roycemore was great, even though they won 19-17, only one basket ahead. Perhaps in actual points our season wasn ' t as successful as it should have been, but we had a fine, strong team worthily entitled to their basket ball letters. Those receiving letters were: B. Nicholls, M. Golcling, M. Brown, B. Ripley, M. Ott, M. Radford, M. Thomas, R. Stein. Those honor- ably mentioned were E. Lamson, B. Groves, M. Janney. Boys ' Basket Ball The Basket Ball Season has been successful this year because of the spirit which the boys developed and the work that they put into it. We were handicapped by loss of several of our best players and so the scores suffered somewhat; but the sportsmanship shown more than made amends for this. Games with Milwaukee Country Day School, Parker, Lake Forest, and boys ' teams from Community House, Glencoe, and Highland Park made this season full and interesting. One interesting feature of the season was that the Freshmen had independent teams and on the week before our team went up to play Milwaukee the Freshmen beat the Second Team and went up in their stead. The Season ' s Line-up: Anderson, Center Hinchliff and Stevenson, Forwards Boal and Mordock, Guards Elting, Massey, Miller, and Crosby, Substitutes. Girls ' Spring Athletics Although no school Baseball Team has been chosen and no outside games been played, we have improved our game through practice. A league made up of the teams created a little interest and several games were played. Besides these there have been a few games between the Purple and White Teams. Track work has taken up the rest of our time, though not much has yet been accomplished (May 15th). We hope to have a good track team, however, for the meet with Roycemore to be held the last part of May. It Pays to Advertise Do you remember, how, during those first days at school as new boys and girls we wanted to become really acquainted with all the old boys and girls? And how, sud- denly our wish was granted in the form of a Getting Acquainted Dance ? It certainly paid to advertise that night; for it was through the name cards and class colors we all so conspicuously and gaily wore, through the stunts each class did, and through the general feeling of good fellowship, that we all became full-fledged North Shorians. Hick Harvest Home Please hurry, darling brother, I know we will be late. Your hair it looks all right; your tie is very straight. Now tell me, is the angle of my hat exactly right? My dear, you are a scream; you ' ll get the prize tonight. The Grand March now is starting; come on, and join in quick. Step out to fit your costume; and act just like a hick. Do look around the ball-room — the costumes, oh my dear! With all the freaks now present, it ' s like a barn dance here! But best of all — I wonder if you have noticed, too, That bowl of apple cider, yum, yum, for me and you! Now, though to many dances at some time you may roam, You may be sure the best one is our Hick Harvest Home. Washington ' s Birthday This year the Washington ' s Birthday Exercise was participated in by several grades ranging up to the Tenth. The Sophomores had charge of the exercise, and thought it would be well to have the whole school represented in the celebration. The services of the Lower Grades were therefore negotiated through correspondence with great success, as all responded eagerly. Notable among their presentations were the tableau of George Washington refusing to tell a lie, given by the First Grade, and the minuet, a representa- tion of an old-fashioned ball, given by the Third and Fourth Grades. The exercise closed with several poems, a bulletin of Washington ' s favorite maxims, and the singing of the Star Spangled Banner. THE MIRROR 71 Armistice Day On November Eleventh, Armistice Day, during Morning Exercises, Captain Ernest Ballard gave us a very interesting talk on Armistice Day at the Front. He told us how our soldiers in France felt when the Armistice was signed. At eleven o ' clock the entire school marched out to the flag pole. After being told about the burial of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery, we faced the east and had a silent prayer for one minute while the flag was at half mast. The flag was again raised and we all joined in singing The Star Spangled Banner. This was a simple but effective exercise. The Valentine Party Act I Scene 1. Art Room. Time: Day before party. Oh, Miss Uhl, won ' t you help me with this? Would you do it in white with red trimming or vice versa? Where is the paste? Margot, have you got our paste? Of course you ' re the guilty person. Oh, girls, look at Dean ' s apron. Isn ' t it darling? Try it on, Dean. Oh, dear! There ' s the bell! We have latin next, don ' t we? Act II Scene 1. Assembly. Time: Morning Exercise. Girls, look at Mr. Smith and Miss Musson! Don ' t they look nice in their costumes? Ashton, do you know who that little boy is? I suppose he represents the Jack of Hearts. Be quiet, girls, he is starting to read who should go out first. Betty, which would you rather have? The kindergarten or the First Grade? The Kindergarten, of course. The Seniors have the Kindergarten children. Aren ' t they darling in their caps and aprons? One little boy looks as though he were in a cage, with his crown pulled down over his face. Well, girls, it ' s almost time for the bell to ring. There it goes! I certainly think this party has been a success. Here goes for Civics. I know my lesson, for once. The Easter Program A most unusual play was presented by the first four classes for our Easter Exercise. The new life of spring was represented by the story of Ceres and Persephone. Judith Miller, in a costume strikingly white against the colorful background formed by dryads and nymphs who accompanied her, was the bereaved Mother Ceres mourning for her lovely Persephone, who had been snatched away by the heartless Pluto, King of the Underworld. Ceres in her grief and anger, spreads famine over the land, but because of the simple ideals of a country man and his daughter, she realizes that her child will again return to her. Ceres learns that one can smile one ' s way through trouble when she hears a sower, in the person of Dorothy Gerhardt, singing as she sows her seed over the barren ground. The play was originally written in poetry, but the Seniors re-wrote it in prose for the younger ones. The costumes, of lovely spring shades, were dyed by the children. Dig Day Dig Day, which was held on Thursday, April twentieth, this year, was a great success. At three o ' clock all the classes were dismissed and everyone was assigned his or her special piece of work. Some worked outside fixing up the grounds; others did their share in- doors. Everyone was busy and enthusiastic and worked quickly and well, accomplishing his part of the work in the shortest time possible. At five o ' clock everything was finished. Inside, books in the library had been sorted, numbered, and catalogued, all the desks in Study Hall cleaned out, the Kindergarten cupboards put in order, shelve; dusted and re- arranged. Outside, the leaves and stray papers had been raked into piles and then set 70 THE MIRROR Thanksgiving 1921 This year the Thanksgiving Exercise, given by the Seniors, with the help of the Juniors and Sophomores, was a pageant to celebrate the world peace which seemed to have really been started by the Disarmament Conference at Washington. This idea of world peace was brought out in several scenes showing how in early times they thought that peace could only be attained by war, and how, as the years went on, men began to realize that peace could only be maintained by everlasting world peace. The last scene, showing peace full-grown, represented a time in the future when there will be no more wars. Going Up Ten cents a grab! Yes, Madam, these flowers are one dollar. Candy, candy for sale! Fresh home-made candy. These remarks and many others might have been heard by anyone passing the Gymnasium of the North Shore School on Friday, December the ninth. If curiosity had compelled such a person to enter for a few minutes, an unusual sight would have met his eyes. In the center of the long Gym was the flower booth where the Lower School were fast getting rid of their many plants and cut flowers. In each corner were the fancy and toy booths, the art tables, and the grab bag. The latter was surrounded by children and also many grown-ups all afternoon from two-thirty until six. Placed between the already mentioned booths, the onlooker might have spied the House- keeping booth covered with all kinds of good rolls, breads, cakes, and pies. After watching the busy buyers for a few minutes, the onlooker would be drawn into their midst, buying from each table. Suddenly a silence ensues and someone shouts to the crowd through a megaphone, Dancing over in Elliot. First class jazz band. Fifteen cents admission. At six o ' clock practically everything was sold out, the tea-room, trip to China, and side- shows being at last deserted after three hours of extreme popularity. Thursday morning the final amount was announced: seven hundred forty-nine dollars and ninety-five cents. The money was divided among the Hadley School for the Blind, the Fairhope School in Alabama, Dr. Grenfell ' s Orphanage in Labrador, and special funds for the Library and certain activities of North Shore School. The Christmas Party Let us turn back to Christmas time. Can ' t you imagine your feet and fingers tingling with cold? Can ' t you see the feathery snow-flakes whirling about? We enter the Gym where many beaming faces of the Lower School children are eagerly awaiting the arrival of Santa Claus. Now the Upper School are playing games and dancing for Santa ' s entertainment. Look how excited the Lower School is ! See, Santa is giving a present to each grade of the younger children. They wish him to stay, but he must visit other schools. We all wish him a Merry Christmas as the jingle of his sleigh bells is heard in the distance. Lincoln ' s Birthday The Lincoln ' s Birthday Exercise was given by the Ninth Grade boys and girls. They started with the Star Spangled Banner. Next, slides were thrown on a screen and dif- ferent persons told about them. There were such slides as: Lincoln ' s Inauguration, His Visit to Richmond, and other important scenes in his life. The Ninth Grade then sang a song called A Mighty Fortress is our God and the program was over. The Gym was decorated with several flags and a picture of Lincoln. THE MIRROR 73 then the beautiful graduation ceremony of Friday, the end of a wonderful school year, with one just as wonderful and full of promise to look forward to. Senior Prom Heard in Morning Exercise: Libby Boyden: Who are you going to bring, Cozy? Cozy: I ' d adore to bring Rush. Libby: You ' d never guess who I ' m going to bring. Cozy: Is he cute, and peppy? Libby: Oh, he ' s the cat ' s whiskers. Any Senior: What are you infants raving about? Both: The Senior Prom. Any Senior: Believe me, it ' s worth raving about. Some Prom! Somebody: Pipe down. There ' s Miss Cornell. Program for Commencement Week 1922 Monday, June Fifth Field Day Wednesday, June Seventh Class Luncheon Thursday, June Eighth Garden Party Friday, June Ninth Commencement Saturday, June Tenth Senior Prom MISCELLANEOUS THE MIRROR 77 1:05—1:55 (Their names you all know, but just to be polite we will omit them.) Some sedate Seniors come rushing in, trying to get ahead of the Conditionals. Oh, there ' s my kid sister, going to Conditional again. Well, I don ' t have to go. Are you going to Condish? I have to go for my algebra notebook. I haven ' t got one problem. Neither have I, but I bluffed through. Where ' s the Conditional Line? Right after me. Yea, that ' s the last of the dumb-bells; now we can eat. There ' s your mother Oh Boy! Alaskas! How much for yours? I wouldn ' t sell it for anything. Oh, are you giving it to me? This is so nice. You ' re so original you ought to chase a theorem. Who wants my bun? I do, I do. (Some chorus) Please, girls, do be quiet . The Seniors having been satisfied in both noise and food, the almost as good Juniors come sliding in. My dear, did you see Peacock Alley? No, is it good? It ' s wonderful! Where is it playing now? Buns ! Gimme yours. You owe me one. When? You do. You know you do! Stop pushing. Stop, yourself. Hey! you ' re on the list. Oh, where did you get those shoes? I think it ' s playing at the Hoyburn now. (Haven ' t you heard it? You can easily imagine the rest.) The Seniors wish to thank the rest of the School for the hearty cooperation shown in making up the 1922 Year Book and desire to express their gratitude particularly to Miss Taylor, Mr. Price, Miss Uhl; to the Class Editors: Alice Brown, Margaret Brown, Fuller Dean, Marianne Stevenson; and the Heading Artists: Buelah Stixrud, Barbara Groves, Helen Dean, Henry Stein, and Gertrude Edwards. 4. I