Oshkosh High School - Index Yearbook (Oshkosh, WI)

Text from Pages 1 - 80 of the 1916 volume:

U iot0l| you all A Mnx OUiriBtmaB mCORPOnATSD 47 MAIN STREET GARRETT PHOTOS WIN BY COMPARISON Garrett Studio The Student ' s Studio - - 187 Main Street Buv it for Yourself at HUSE EHRMAN ' S little Haberdashery Then you ' ll be sure of ettin vhat you M ant for Christmas Page one Mention The Index when doing business vith our Advertisers. Another Good Christmas Gift AFTER DINNER STORIES AND HOW TO TELL THEM By W. C. HEWITT Net $1.00 Castle-Pierce Printing Co., and All Booksellers What Is More Acceptable for a Christmas Gift than a Box of Fine Stationery, Plain or with Monogram? We carry a Complete Line of Crane ' s Linen Lawn and Highland Linen Papers. Castle-Pierce Printing Company 25-27 HIGH STREET Mention The Index when doing business with our Advertisers. Page two (6 y i -M- — yj 9j The Style Worth While When You Wear It You Wear a Smile Page three Mention The Index when doing business with our Advertisers. A Christmas Greeting ! We want you to accept our Christ- mas Greeting as a sincere and a personal one ! Gifts for Father, Brother or Friend. Everything here is of practical use. A few suggestions : Suits and Overcoats, Mackinawg and Sweaters, Bath Robes. House Coats, Shirts in ' silk and other fabrics $1.00 to .$6.00. Neckscarfs, Mufflers, Handkerchiefs, Garter Sets and Suspenders, Hosiery and Underwear, Dress and Gauntlet Gloves. L. Struebing Co. Sinceriiii (clothes n K n. irco. The Most Profitable Habit in the world is the habit of SAVING MONEY ! The foolish person spends all he receives and faces POVERTY — the WISE person saves all he can and faces PROSPERITY. Form the savings habit today. Our Savings Department accepts deposits large and small, and will pay interest on Savings Accounts also on Certificates of Deposit, monthly if desired. The Commercial National Bank OF OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN Capital .$200,000.00 Established 1856 Surplus $100,000.00 Mention The Index when doing business with our Advertisers. Page (our Ice Skates ! Union Hardware and Barney Berry All the newest designs. Clamp or heel plate. Not a back number or an old skate in the lot. All just in, direct from the factory. Also a full line of straps, keys, skate sharpeners, and repairs. Dunliani-Fulton Gun Co, 37 Main Street — Phone 2125 Let Us Help You Select That Present Fountain Pens, Xmas Seals, Folderfs, Kodak Books, Late Fiction COME AND SEE US At the Ne-w Location 14 Main Street HURN ' S BOOK STORE Page five Mention The Index when doing business with our Advertisers. Two Christmas Day Necessities A UNIVERSAL FOOD CHOPPER Useful every day in the year. Prices$l.25, $1.50, $1.75, $2.25 A LISK SELF-BASTING ROASTER Prices $2.00, $2.50. $2.75. $3.00. $3.25, $4.00 WE HAVE THEM BOTH HAY HARDWARE COMPANY Phone 332 — 75 Main Street You didn ' t pay. Idid. You didn ' t. I know I did. I can prove that I paid you because I wrote a check on The New German American Bank and have that for a receipt We invite your business, be it large or small THE BANK OF THE PEOPLE Mention The Index when doing business with our Advertisers. Page six Make the family a present WASHKOSH FROM OSHKOSH THE PERFECT WASHING MACHINE Hand — Electric — Gasoline Belt — Water Motor Driven TAKE YOUR CHOICE Ask the dealers or Oshkosh Gas Light Company J. J. Rodler TELEPHONE 3184 .1. D. Gnetzke The p leCTK ICShop Electrical Contracting, Illuminating Engineers Electrical Supplies, Dynamos and Motors, Telephones and S vitchboards, Farm Lighting Plants. Dealers in Electric Lighting Fixtures, Special Designs Furnished STORAGE BATTERY SERVICE STATION AUTO SUPPLIES A SPECIALTY 9 MERRITT STREET OSHKOSH. WIS. Page seven Mention The Index when doing business with our Advertisers. PLATES MAKE THE BESTf ? f IMPRESSION When in need of Fuel or Building Materials PHONE 59 THE COOK BROWN LIME COMPANY Mention The Index when doing business with our AdvertieerB. Page eight WOULD YOU LIKE A CHRISTMAS CHECK? You will have one — and it will be just as large as you want to make it — if you follow one of the simple plans offered by a membership card in the CITY NATIONAL BANK Christmas Club. How to Join : By calling at the bank and making the first deposit. The First Payment: Ic, 2c, 5c, 10c, 25c, 50c, $1.00 depending on the plan you choose. 16 EASY PLANS TO CHOOSE FROM. No Chance for Loss: If your card is lost or stolen it will make no difference. The money you have deposited will be paid ONLY to you. If Payments are Made Regularly: You will receive 3 per cent interest in addition to the amount you deposited. If Payments are IVot Completed : You will, nevertheless re- ceive back all you paid in. Payments are to he Made: Weekly or in advance. When to Join? Any Time If not Convenient before Christmas, Call for Membership Card NOW and Start Payments After Christmas. Everyone is Welcome — No Expense — No Fines CITY NATIONAL BANK Northwest Corner Main and High Streets The Home of the Original and Successful Christmas Savings Club Page Hint- Mention The Index when doing business with our Advertisers. Styleplus tf|7 Clothes TRADE MASK REGISTERED ' The same price the nation over. Ours is the only store in Oshkosh that handle this Famous Brand War or No War — Always the Same Price BARANOWSKI STEIN Triephonr 1 191 8IO-813 Oreioa Street Remember This: The Price of Shoes has advanced about 100 y . Come and look over our entire stock. You will surely find what you need in Up-to-Date Footwear. Our Motto Is— Comfort, Quality and Price We are also Specialists in Shoe Repairing. We Call and Deliver. ALF. A. SCHMIDT 1012 OreKon Street Phone 15S7 WHITE CROSS PHARMACY Drugs Chemicals Toilet Articles Perfumes Stationery Candies Mention The Index when doing business with onr Advertisers. Page ten DR. A. C. GIFFORD Orthodontics and Dento-Facial Orthopedics 240-2 11 Fraternal Reserve Buildinil Osbkosh. Wisconsin Telephone Connections The Electric Shoe Hospital Have Your Shoes and Rubbers Repaire d Here WE CALL AND DELIVER GUS. KLEIST. Proprietor Phone Res. 1 102 Corner 14th and Oregon Konrad Furniture Company 29-33 MAIN STREET FURNITURE, STOVES, RUGS Page eleven Mention The Index when doing business viith our Advertisers. The Balcony GIFT SHOP has in it Gifts that sho ' w Mother and Kather your Regard and Love toM ' ard them. Come at once to 11-13 Main Street Crowner ' s Confectionery Fancy Boxes, Pan Candies and Frnit. loe Cream in Bulk or Assorted Bricks. Parlor in Connection. 1 124 Oregon Street Telephone 2804 Christmas Photographs! Visit ANDREWS for the LATEST Studio Styles 59-Ul Main Street Phone SUB Mention The Index when doing business with our Advertisers. Pase tuilvo L SotuMiSd. V. A Happy Xmas In Every Home The Hot Point Boudoir Set— A gift for the ladies and one that will be appreciated throughout the year. THE OSHKOSH GAS LIGHT COMPANY 123 MAIN STREET PHONE 3610 Holiday Gifts-- Books for Men, Women and Children. Fine Stationery in Christmas Boxes. Christmas and Ne ' w Year ' s Cards. Games, Toys and Novelties. A. D. Ryckinan ' s Book Store 9IS OREfJON STREET Students! Join Onr Suit Pressing Club T 5 Four Suits or Four O ' coats or Eight Pair of Trousers Z Pressed for $1.25 — f All fVork Done by Hand 2 = ECONOMY TAILORS CLEANERS | Telephone 336 190-192 Main Street Telephone 336 =: Page thiitet-ii Mention The Index when doing business with our Advertisers. Slippers for Xmas 75c to $1.25 nPhey ' re Useful, Dainty Gifts for mother and - sister, and nothing vould please father more than a pair of our soft kid loun in slippers. Ask to see our vomen ' s comfort slippers in pink, nile reen, red, blue, j rey, bro ' H n, black and other shades priced from 75 c to $1.25. O. A. HAASE 63 MAIN STREET The Winter Shoe Wardrobe should contain amon its more important items, a sensible w alkin boot, a graceful dress boot, and a pair of the beautiful ne , long vamp pumps for indoor vear. Our Stock Includes these Xecessary Models, v ith Many Others Suited for Various Occasions Laplere ffl f O Holmes Co. Oshkosh ' s Best Shoe Store {or Meu, Women, and Children Mention The Index when doing business with our Advertisers. Page fourteen THE INDEX Volume 16 Number 3 PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY OSHKOSH H. S. STUDENTS 11 ■p  Iff SUBSCRIPTION RATES $1.25 THE YEAR 20c THE COPY Entered as Second-Glass Matter at the Oshkosh P. O. DECEMBER, 1916 CONTENTS Christmas on the Farm 17 A Composite Christmas Box 18 The Seasons 20 The Boy 21 The Reflections of a Senior 24 An Eventful Ride 24 A Santa Claus Page 27 An Old-Fashioned Christmas 28 The Christmas Tree 32 Latin Department 33 Commercial Department 36 German Department 38 Editorial 40 Athletics 43 Pi Tau Beta 49 Onawah 50 Drama Club 51 Current Events 54 Alumni 58 Humor 60 Exchange 63 EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief Marion Strassburger Assistant Editor Leonard Bradt Faculty Advisers Lillian Clark Bessie Petticrew Literary rowena lodwick Elizabeth Scoular Josephine Faustgen Robert Forward Herbert Ozanne Kenneth Krippene Homer Balabanis Philip Waite Athletics Charles Felker George Bauman Jerome Johanson Current Events Harry Clark Katherine Rockwell John Thompson Beatrice Streich Pi Tau Beta William Williams Onawah Mary Pivernetz Drama Club Ella Anger Art Marguerite Stocking John Labudde Latin Phillis Radford German Herbert Nachtrab Humor Erwin Treichel Marion McCarville Alumni Helen MacNichol Ernest Metz Exchange Ruby Wagstaff John Nevins Commercial Florence Stein BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager Barton Rogers Subscription Manager Emilie Crum Ass ' t Subscription Manager Ella Hull Advertising Manager Philip Lampert Faculty Adviser F. X. Greenough Subscription Solicitors Pauline Habbegger Catherine Frey George Heatherington Elmer Rieckman LuciLE March Laura Ihrig George Baller Theodore Geiger Mildred Ihrig Marian Hetherington Victor Anderson Arno Schuttler Mary Scott Kathleen Doyle Arthur Lichtenberger Morris Bell Advertising Solicitors Joseph Thalhofer Connie Carver Henry Granberc Herbert Reimer Sylvester Baranowski Irving Levenstein Robert Zellmer I ) ]•: C E M B B R INI) !■: X FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN Christmas on At Chris ' mas time we alius go To Grandpa ' s farm. We don ' t mind snow. Us boys just laughs and thinks it ' s fun To see our horse. Old Dobbin, run Right through the heaped-up drifts of snoiv, But Pa, he loudly hollers, Whoa! An ' Mary Jane, she takes alarm. An ' fears she ' ll come to serious harm On the ivay to Grandpa ' s farm. the Farm But all too soon, the time goes by, An ' someone then is sure to cry, It ' s time these boys were in their beds. Then we lift up our sleepy heads An ' try to look so wide awake, But Ma, she then her head will shake, Santy Claus will bring no toys If you are disobedient boys Out here on Grandpa ' s farm. An ' when we get there late at night, My. ' but it ' s a mighty cheerful sight To see the bright lights shinin ' out Through the darkness. We give a shout, An ' Grandma opens wide the door. An ' calls, I ' m glad you ' re here before The food ' s stone-cold. Then us boys hops Right from the sleigh before it stops Out at Grandpa ' s farm. An ' then the next day! Oh, what fun! We ' re up before the risin ' sun, A searchin ' through our stoekin ' s. My! They ' re alius heaped up awful high, An ' dinner with turkey, puddin ' an ' pies, An ' everything most beneath the skies. Then after we have had our fill. Us boys go coastin ' on old Boone ' s hill Out near Grandpa ' s farm. But, oh, how that vacation flies! We ' ve hardly time to give two sighs Before the New Year ' s come, and then We ' re hurryin ' back to town again To dig in school the livelong day. An ' never have a chance to play. We wish ' twas Chris ' mas all the year An ' we could alius stay out here On Grandpa ' s farm. Page i eventeen I) E C E .M B E l; I X 1 1 E X NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN A Composite Christmas Box IT was Thanksgiving in Texas, but, as far as the Second Wisconsin Regi- ment was concerned, it was not a real day of thanks. There was no snow on the ground, the air was not keen and frosty, nor were there any of the home friends to greet them. Thanksgiving in Texas was a real no velty to the boys of Wisconsin. The first part of the day had been so full of hustle and bustle that no one had had time to miss the usual observ- ance of the day. Then, too, most of the boys had received boxes from home, which brought with them many of the delicious dainties for which that day is famous. The rations themselves had been of a holiday sort. Even more diverting had been the Thanksgiving game, which roused that excitement and enthusiasm which always accompany football games. When the sun went down it seemed that the light and happiness had both disappeared with it, for a dead silence pervaded the tent which the football team occupied. Why so silent? questioned Jack Mann of Peter Mopp, who was usually a jovial youth, but upon whose face a thundercloud rested. Who said I was looking solemn? snapped Peter. That is the time you gave yourself away, joked Long Smith in a half-hearted manner. Doesn ' t seem to me that any of you would be mistaken for sunbeams on account of your cheerful expressions, retorted Peter, who felt he needed some defense. Laugh in the morning, cry before night, philosophized Thomas Thomson, of whom it was said, that he never spoke without quoting a maxim. That philosophy stuff is all right in its place, grumbled Peter, but what I want is something interesting. Oh! a place for everything and everything in its place, mocked Thomas. If you want something interesting, why don ' t you do something for — well — say, for someone else? Sounds good for Sunday School, Rev. Minny Stir, but please tell me what a bunch of ' Gloomy Gusses ' like us can do to brighten up the world? challenged Peter sarcastically. It does not seem to me that anyone could be more downright glum than this bunch. Maybe the poor Alaskans, and the dirty tenement children, and, — The Belgians, completed Peter. There is many a truth spoken in jest, added Jack half seriously. I say, why not write some letters and add a few farthings to send anony- mously to Europe? They might get there by Christmas, jested Peter; then he added in a different tone, We surely could not make their plight sadder. Page eighteen DECEMBER I X 1 ) E X NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN Come on, fellows, here is the paper and my contribution, urged Jack, as he displayed a coin. That is how eleven boys in Texas, from a pure desire for something to do, came to write letters to France. Before the letters were written, many an additional idea was formed, and thus quite a package was assem- bled containing money and other gifts. The boys addressed the package and bundles of letters to The Most Needy Person in France. After won- dering what the inspectors would think of it, they posted the missile, little realizing what good it might do. It was Christmas in Paris. Never had a sadder Christmas Day dawned on that city; cold, hunger, agony, grief, and despair were everywhere evi- dent It was the coldest day of the season and the fuel was low. In such circumstances the .American Hostel for Refugees in Paris found itself, and well the supporters of this institute might be troubled trying to bring cheer and comfort to the three thousand who had fled to them for aid. This insti- tute had sent an appeal to America for money and clothing, and it was on that source that their hope rested. Many answers to the appeal had already come, but still there were many more to provide for. One of the distributers of the aid which American citizens ha d sent was looking and longing for a special sort of gift on this certain Christmas. She wanted something which would be suitable for a family of five, who were formerly people of means. This particular family had taken her fancy, especially a girl of eighteen, Jean Gilbert by name. Jean was the sole life and joy of the Gilbert household, who seemed to feel their wretched povertv-stricken state more than the poorer class. In fact, the Gilbert ' s really shrank from taking assistance or charity, as they deemed it. Miss Harper, the distributer, had noticed that even Jean was losing her happy spirit of late and that her smile, which had always been spontaneous, now seemed forced. It is no wonder that Miss Harper longed for some indi- vidual gift which would not seem charitable, but would have a personal and individual charm. It was then that the Wisconsin boys ' package from Texas caught her eye. When she saw the letters, she knew they would take away the sting of the money which they also brought. After erasing the inscription which the boys had placed upon the package, she addressed and sent it to the Gilbert ' s. Cautiously, but with growing interest, Jean opened the package. Oh! she cried, letters, letters for us; the first letter I have received for a year. The whole family seemed to share Jean ' s enthusiasm and read and re- read the letters, laughing and crying at the same time. The gifts were divided as best they could be, and the money went to pay for the ten-dollar rent which they had to pay every month for their one-room dwelling. That Page nineteen D E C E II I! 10 l; 1 N II K X NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN night when Miss Wharton opened the Gilbert door and peeped in, she saw that Jean ' s face had again tal en on its happy expression, and she bowed reverently as she heard her repeat that old Christmas poem: For lo, the days are hast ' ning on, By prophet bards foretold, When with the ever-circling years Comes round the age of gold; When peace shall over all the earth Its ancient splendours fling. And the whole earth give back the song Which now the angels sing. E. M. S., ' 17. The Seasons The year ' s awakening is here, When verdure, bud, and flower appear; Then cold and wintry winds are stilled. And earth with pulsing life is filled. ' Tis spring! When hay lies heaped in fragrant mounds. And earth seems filled with drowsy sounds; The wind ' s soft whisper in the trees. The droning hum of wandering bees, ' Tis summer! The sky is bright blue overhead; The leaves a golden glory shed; Though ' tis the twilight of the year. The earth is filled with joy and cheer. ' Tis autumn! But soon comes Storm King ' s icy blast, The trembling leaves to earth are cast; The trees toss wildly in the gale Which loudly moaning seems to ivail. ' Tis winter! R. L. Pag ' e lweiit ' DECE-MBER INDEX Naaixis asuQMnH N33iH.vi.y aoj The Boy (Ice Fishing) MANY times on those short winter days the Boy trudged through the village and down along the lane that led to the bridge across the bayou and beyond, out onto the vast marsh in the distance. On this particular day he stopped at the bridge for a moment to drink in great draughts of the crisp, cold air. He thought of the tales his father loved to relate of how, when he himself was but a boy, he had caught fabulous strings of perch and bullhead from this very same bridge. The Bayou Bridge it was called by the older inhabitants of the village. It was built entirely of logs and was suspended a few feet above the water — the water which now flowed among fairy ice-palaces far below the surface of the snow-covered ice which stretched white and unbroken to north and south. Leaving the road the Boy turned to the south to follow the smooth, white surface which betokened the course of the bayou. On either side stretched banks and ponds, rushes and brush; their outlines half revealed, half concealed by the new-fallen snow. Farther off to the west could be seen a grove of trees, their bare branches voicing a ceaseless complaint to the blustering wind. Soon the Boy, following the cut in its hugh half circle, was traveling toward the west, and, having left the friendly shelter of the trees and underbrush, first felt the true force of the wind. It was strong and icy cold and he had need of his warm woolen garments here. His feet, encased in several pairs of thick, knit socks and a pair of beaded moccasins, left huge, unshapely prints on the otherwise unmarked surface of the snow. He had now reached the first bayou, a large, pear-shaped body of water fringed with sweet flag, wild rice, and cat-tails — a favorite feeding place of wild fowl in the autumn, but much too shallow to serve as a habi- tation for fish in winter, when it is frozen to nearly one-half of its depth. Sweeping a spot bare with his foot, the Boy could look down through the ice and see the green moss and water plants waving about as if they, too, felt the gusts of blustering wind even in their quiet vaults beneath the imprisoning ice crystals. But the Boy thought of the lines which he had set the day before and hurried forward through the second cut and across the second bayou, through its fringe of crackling, snow-incrusted reeds and across the inter- vening marsh to the Old River. The Old River, properly speaking, is no river at all, but merely a long, half-moon shaped bayou, which marks the former course of the Fox river; the river having changed its course and left this bayou — a veritable fisherman ' s paradise. Sliding down the steep bank in a flurry of snow, the Boy throws down his gun and lunch, and, with his ice chisel, attacks the ice which has Page twent ' -one DECEMBER INDEX FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN formed during the night in the holes which he had chopped the day before. A willow has been frozen into the ice beside each hole and slants out over it. From each of these willows a line, on the end of which are two hooks baited with minnows and spread apart by a wire, extends down into the water. The first line had been placed in a shallow spot and a bit too near the bottom, for the drag on it proved to have been produced by a lizard, called, in the common vernacular, a mud-puppy. The Boy disgustedly snaps him off from the hook, re-baits it and lowers it into the water again, being careful to shorten the line a bit before leaving for the next hole. It had been an intensely cold night and the fish had moved into the deeper water, so the next line, which had been placed in a deep hole, has something on the end of it which pulls and jerks as no lizard has ever been known to do. The Boy, carefully pulling in the line, sees a dark shape below the hole and the next moment throws a pike out upon the ice, its yellow sides glistening in the sun as he flops convulsively, only to slowly stiffen and freeze, for fish freeze quite readily in very cold weather, and, if they are placed in a pan of water and allowed to thaw out, will swim about as lively as ever, apparently none the worse for their experience. Through the ice at the next hole the Boy could see the line stretched taut and twisting and circling under the ice. He chopped excitedly at the ice, and, the line released, the willow bent in a graceful curve until its tip touched the water as the finny prey made a frantic rush toward the deepest hole in the bayou. With an excited gasp the Boy seized the line and allowed the fish to swim about until he was exhausted and could be brought into sight below the hole. Bending over the hole, he caught a glimpse of a long black, shadowy shape as the frightened fish darted away in another vain attempt to escape. But! Scaly shades of Isaac Walton I There were two of them! He forgot everything but the sight of those two black shapes in the grey-green water below and frantically pulled them through the hole and threw them out upon the snow, a huge wall-eyed pike and a long, graceful pickerel. Now he did not stop to re-bait the hooks, but hurried on to the next hole, and the next, until all had been opened. Then he hurried over to the grove of willows on the opposite bank and sought for dry branches. With the aid of the bottle of kerosene hidden at the foot of the huge willow in the middle of the thicket a fire was soon blaz- ing cheerily. Kerosene is the surest means of starting a fire with snow- incrusted, frozen wood, and it is rather annoying to nurse a few sparks to a feeble glow when one ' s hands and feet are wet and cold, and the temperature is several degrees below zero. The Boy warmed himself and while eating his lunch contemplated the morning ' s catch, seven pike and the pickerel, which hung from a nearby Page twenty-t% ' 0 DECEMBER INDEX FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN branch. To be sure, two of the pike were sand pike and rather small, but the others were huge, golden, wall-eyed fellows and the pickerel was surely a beauty. Warm and drowsy by the fire, he fell into a reverie, wondering how long it would be before the fish would move back into the shallow water, and hoping he would get no more mud-puppies. He thought, too, how, on the one line, the wall-eye had probably taken the bait during the night, and the pickerel, the wolf of the waters, in an early morning raid had descried the other minnow in the murky water and voraciously attacked it, expecting to secure it before the pike, whom he evidently thought was also pursuing it, could reach it. But the ravenous old fellow had been hooked, and, in his mad rushes through the water, had towed the less restive pike back and forth behind him. But suddenly the Boy arose and kicked the logs apart, slung his ice chisel across his shoulders, picked up his catch and gun and started on his triumphal march home, for the sun was setting. Far off the forest-covered hills looked grey and cold and near at hand the lights were ceasing to dance on the snow and flash from the tiny ice-drops, for night was spread- ing her gray mantle over the huge, white blanket of the snow. Less and less distinct grew the far-off hills, until they became only a distant gray blur and then slowly faded entirely from the sight. Lights began to twinkle here and there in the village, but the Boy saw them not, for his mind, exalted by the quiet peace and beauty of the night, dwelt not with this mean earthly existence but with the Great Creator of it all. Faintly, yet near at hand, he seemed to hear The still, sad music of humanity. Nor harsh nor grating, though of ample power To chosen and subdue. Softly, almost stealthily, the moon came up over the hills; her silvery beams danced from a million tiny snow crystals and everything stood out with cameo-like distinctness; once more the earth was light. Leonard Bradt, ' 17. The Christmas of Two In a rich man ' s home the mother was putting a little boy to bed, telling him of Santa ' s coming with many toys for him, and how in the morning he would awake and find all these beautiful and costly things. In the poor man ' s home the mother was singing her little boy to sleep, telling him that Santa would not stop, but they had a present. Then she told him of the Christ child ' s birthplace and said he was their present this Christmas day. R. S., ' 20. Page twenty-three DECEilBER INDEX FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN Reflections of a Senior Oh, happy days at Oshkosh High, How soon they pass away. Could we but check the hands of time, And thus prolong our stay. We ' ve worked to make our school clubs rise With the best we had to give Oh, may they ever keep the heights. Wherein success shall live! We cheered the boys who won us fame With spirit that made them win, ' Tis this that makes us reluctant to leave. And our work in the world begin. O High School, dear old Oshkosh High, Recalling by-gone years. We feel both joy and sorrow, now. As graduation nears. An Eventful Ride FOR several days we had been trying to induce father to consent to drive to Madison to the Chicago-Wisconsin football game, which is usually considered one of the best games of the season because for many years there has been much rivalry between the two universities. We had about given up all hope of going when Saturday dawned, warm and sunshiny for a day so late in October, and father decided to take us. Hurriedly packing what lunch we would need on our way, we started; father, mother, my younger brother, and myself. As we stopped at a garage to have the tires pumped up to ninety, and to get enough gasoline to last us two hunderd miles, it was about a quarter to nine when we left Oshkosh. The first five miles on the Waupun road were as fine as we could wish them to be, but, before we had reached Rosendale, we knew that we would have to hurry in order to reach Madison in time for the game, because, on account of the recent rains, the roads were very muddy, and there had been no cars before us, so we had no ruts to follow. From Waupun to Beaver Dam the roads were fairly good, so we had a chance to do something besides hang on for dear life. Eugene and I, alone in the back seat of the big car. rattled around like corn in a popper. We stopped a few minutes at Columbus for a hurried lunch, and went on to Madison immediately. We made the whole trip of some ninety-five miles over terribly muddy, rutty roads in four hours. Pagre t venty-four DECBMBBn INDEX NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN We reached Camp Randal only to find every seat sold. But fortune favored us, for father found a man with a few tickets which had not been called for because of the illness of one of his party, and these tickets called for some of the best seats on the field. We arrived just in time to see the players come onto the field. In a minute everyone was on his feet singing the toast, Alma Mater. Although Chicago ' s team is not so good as usual, the first three quar- ters were very uncertain. Once Chicago plunged the whole length of the field for their only touchdown. But at the end of the third quarter they came within six inches of our goal line, where our boys at last stopped them on the last down. Between halves a Highland band of college boys marched around the field playing on little fifes which sounded like the awful shrieks of bag pipes, while six other Highlanders danced the sword dance. We were well repaid for the long, hard trip by that game and the score, 23 to 7, in our favor. After the game the students and cheer leaders, who had yelled them- selves hoarse on the field, had a triumphant procession through the city. In the evening big bon-fires were lighted for the students and there were several dinners for the alumni and the coach. But after a hasty lunch at a fine cafeteria, we started back to Columbus in the dark. The roads did not seem to be so bad as in the afternoon, for we took the twenty-eight miles back to Columbus slowly. But just before we reached there, it began to rain! We stayed all night at Columbus, and at ten o ' clock the next morning started for Randolph in the rain. The roads were even worse than they had been the day before. Just outside of Columbus we had a blow-out, but fortunately we were still on the paved road. Two hours later we reached Randolph, over two hours to go sixteen miles! Father had business with a man on a farm about one mile out of Ran- dolph. We had not gone far before we found that the road was plowed up previous to being repaired, and that a culvert was out. We managed to plow through to the top of a clay hill, where we met a rig. Here we were informed that the road ahead was absolutely impassable; two automobiles had been pulled out the day before, and one that day. There was nothing to do but turn around and go back, but it was a big tug to get through the mud. When we reached the other side of the mire we found that the engine was not working well. It was so hot that the water in the radiator was boiling. Then we broke two connecting ro ds, and soon afterwards limped into a farm yard. Father reached his man by telephone and a boy came over in a rig to get him. We remained at the farm, where there were some very nice Pag ' e twenty-five DECEMBER INDEX FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN people, until four o ' clock. In the barn yard we saw the original lame duck! When father came back, we just had time to make the train and put the car in a garage at Randolph. We then settled down in peace and com- fort, thinking that at last all our worries and discomforts were over. But, alas! When the conductor came along for our tickets, he informed us that that train did not go through to Oshkosh on Sunday. He told us that we might possibly be able to change at Iron Ridge, go to Fond du Lac, and there catch the eight o ' clock interurban home. Delightful prospect! We might reach home at ten o ' clock that night, but more probably we would have to spend the night in some miserable little hotel in Iron Ridge! We just caught our train at Iron Ridge. By this time we could see the fun in our calamity, and shocked all the rest of the people in the car by our laughter. But the train was twenty minutes late! Troubles again! It was eight o ' clock before we even pulled into the station, where we had little hope of catching the interurban. But we ran three or four blocks anyway to the car-line, and wonder-of-wonders, the car had not left! With deep sighs of relief, we sank into our seats. At last we were on the home stretch! It was nine o ' clock when we reached Oshkosh. During our ten minutes ' wait for a street car, we satis- fied our hunger with hot-buttered popcorn, purchased at the corner. How good home looked! But best of all was the thought of bed, our own soft beds, where we might rest our weary heads until morning. A. G. W. Santa Claus Santa Claus lives in the cold, cold north, Where the bleak winds whistle through hemlock boughs. And the snow all year doth flourish forth. Forcing him out with his winter ploughs. Mrs. Santa helps, they say. To make fine things for girls and boys. She takes no rest till Christmas Day, When Santa delivers his pack of toys. Santa comes at the end of each year. With sleigh bells ringing sweet and clear. Swiftly he drives his eight reindeer. Bringing to all his Christmas cheer. Eunice M. Rogers, June, ' 20. Page twenty-six DECEJIBER INDEX NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN How Could There be a Santa Claus? SANTA CLAUS is a most marvelous man. How could one man buy so many things, and where would he get the money? Toys and things that you see in the store windows, you will sometimes find hanging on the Christmas tree Christmas morning, and if you will notice, your mother will try shoes, slippers, and dresses on you, and then you will get one of them for Christmas. Your mother and father never take you with them when they go to town, before Christmas, and there is only one reason for them not to take you, and that is: they are buying Christmas things for you. If you will also notice that when Santa is in the house talking with you, your father or big brother will be gone, and so that is only some one dressed up as a Santa Claus. Sometimes you will see two Santa Clauses at a time, and there is only supposed to be one. If you will look in the closet, you will see a Sant a suit, Christmas presents of all kinds, and a Christmas tree perhaps standing in a corner. Why is it that the richer chil- dren get more for Christmas than the poorer ones? Surely, if Santa is so kind, he ought to treat them all alike. If you write a letter to Santa Claus Christmas Eve, you will not get everything that you want, but if you give it to your mother or father a month before Christmas, and tell them to give it to Santa Claus, you are apt to have your order filled. Every child does not get the same kind of candy and toys, and I should think Santa Claus would make a batch of candy and have it all of one kind, and the same with the toys. But how could one Santa Claus go to every person in the world all in one night? And horses and reindeer cannot fly without wings, but maybe his can. I think he would have to have a big sack to carry so many things. E. B., June, ' 20. Santa Claus When we were small children, we delighted to hear stories about Santa Claus. He was described to us as an old man with a long white beard, who was dressed in a red suit trimmed with white fur. We were told that every Christmas Eve he came from his home at the North Pole in his sleigh, driven by eight reindeer; that he entered the houses of good children by means of the chimney; and that he filled the children ' s stock- ings according to their demeanor throughout the year. We lost half the joy and anticipation of Christmas time when we dis- covered that there was no Santa Claus. We console ourselves now by thinking of him as the Christmas Spirit personified. K. R., June, ' 20. Page twenty-seven D E C E II B E li INDEX FOB NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN Christmas Here and There, Now and Then Christmas in our country thiis year, to the majority, will be a far dif- ferent one than in the past. Many difficulties have occurred, due to the conditions brought on by the present war. Money in abundance for food and gifts in the last few years, will at present be used in a more thoughtful way. Donations of food and clothing to those in need were liberally given then, but now the soaring prices have diminished all these donations. The conditions of Christmas abroad this year will not only be a great contrast to that in our own country, it will be a great contrast to that of the past. Joy, laughter, and ready money were then in abundance, but now, war on its fields stopped all this. Starvation is facing millions, many inno- cent of the cause, and many a father, brother, husband, or son has been killed on the battlefield, and the families will spend their Christmas in mourning this year. These examples are only a few to suggest a sorrowful Christmas that many will have this year in our own country as well as abroad. M. S., ' 20. An Old-Fashioned Christmas WHAT this family needs is a good old-fashioned Christmas .celebra- tion, announced Mary Bentley with conviction. Three of the Bentley family, seated in the oppressively elaborate drawing-room, looked up in surprise. Their answers were characteristic. Celebration, echoed Alice in a bored tone. I had planned to sleep all Christmas day and rest up for Mrs. Gordon-Smith ' s party at night. If I don ' t I ' ll be simply a wreck. The eldest son John, just recently started in business with his father, looked up with interest. It sounds good to me, he said. We always look to you for new ideas. Fire ahead. Seventeen-year-old Frank, sprawled awkwardly on a spindle-legged couch, called out, Proceed, in his most oracular manner. Well, it ' s just this way, said Mary. When that money was left to us, father and mother came into town just to please us, so that Alice could shine in society, so the boys could get a good education and a start in busi- ness, and so that Olive and I could have a chance to do what we wished. I ' ve been thinking it over and I ' m beginning to realize what a big sacrifice they are making just to please us. Now don ' t think I ' m preaching, because I ' m not, finished Mary, somewhat out of breath. I guess you ' re right, agreed John seriously. We ' ve just been so wrapped up in our own affairs we haven ' t thought much about the folks. Alice remained silent. Paere twenty-eight DECEMBER INDEX FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN Any more thoughts in that remarkable brain of yours, Co-ed? in- quired Frank. Oh, I ' m just started, laughed Mary. Then she continued seriously: Maybe it ' s because I ' ve been away at college. You folks that have been here all the time wouldn ' t notice it so much. I thought both father and mother looked tired and discouraged. They need cheering up, and this is my plan — Trust Mary for plans, murmured Frank. Silence! commanded Mary, I have the floor. Well, to proceed. T thought it would be a fine idea to go back to the old farm for Christmas. You know everything is the way we left it. I could write to one of the neighbors to open up the house and get the fires started, and then Alice and I and Olive, if she has time, can go down the day before and get things ready for Christmas dinner. Me, cook! interrupted Alice. Why, I ' ve forgotten how altogether! We want to do everything ourselves just the way we used to, returned Mary. Then Christmas Eve the rest of you will come down. But remem- ber this is to be kept a secret from fa — . She paused suddenly as her father came slowly into the room. His tired face lighted up with pleasure as he saw them all about the fire. It seems like old times to have you all home again. Then added somewhat sadly: You are all so busy nowadays I scarcely see you. The four exchanged guilty glances. From this sudden silence, I fear I ' m intruding, he said smilingly, as he left the room. I guess you ' re right, sis, father does look tired, said John soberly. Some big deals that he ' s got on aren ' t coming through according to ex- pectation. Let ' s give ' em such a jolly old Christmas that they ' ll never forget it, exclaimed Frank, nearly tipping over the fragile couch in his enthusiasm. What ' s this? exclaimed Olive, coming in rosy-cheeked and pow- dered with snow. A political meeting, to judge from the noise. It was explained to her by Mary, with frequent interruptions, even Alice becoming interested in the end. But what can I do? exclaimed Olive, sinking info a convenient chair. There is to be a banquet at the settlement for the poor children Christmas afternoon, and I ' ve promised to help trim in the morning, and there ' s an important committee meeting in the afternoon. Forget the fresh air kids for once and remember your poor, neglected family, said John impatiently. Can ' t you try and arrange it, said Alice. I ' m going to give up Mrs. Gordon-Smith ' s party even if she never gives me another invitation. Page twenty-nine DECEJIBER INDEX NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN Hurray! Hurray! for Alice the Martyr! cheered Frank, while John patted her on the back and Mary beamed delightedly. Olive agreed to arrange matters so that she could go. The secret was well kept and Mr. and Mrs. Bentley remained in entire ignorance of the plans, expecting to spend the usual monotonous, conven- tional, and to them, sorrowful Christmas. On the morning of the twenty- fourth Mary and Alice set out for the old farm. They told their parents they were going to spend the day with a friend. It was a four hours ' jour- ney on the train and then a walk of a mile through the fresh, frosty air to the farm-house. Though they had lived so near, Mary and Alice had not been back for five years. Mr. and Mrs. Bentley had not sold the house nor even allowed it to be changed in any way, hoping, perhaps, to come back there to live in their old age. So, as the girls turned in at the gate, it looked familiar and home-like. It was an old-fashioned white house surrounded by evergreens whose branches were weighed to the ground with their burden of snow, and snow was heaped in great drifts against the house, . gainst this cold background, the house looked all the more cheerful and warm. Smoke was pouring from the chimneys and through the windows the girls caught a glimpse of a fire in the great fire-place. They rushed up the steps, but, before they could reach the door, it was flung open by an old-time neighbor, Mrs. Nelson. The Swedish woman in her enthusiasm had cleaned the house from top to bottom and done her best to welcome them home again. She seemed somewhat awed by Alice ' s fine clothes, but informed Mary that she was the same girl as ever, so chuck full of ' idees ' that she was fair bubbling over. It is safe to say that the girls never spent a busier day than that. They baked mince pies and pumpkin pies, biscuits and cookies, and at last Alice ventured to bake a cake. Suddenly there was a loud rap at the door. It was a neighbor who had promised to stop at the depot for provisions which were to come from the city. ' There wasn ' t nothing there. Miss Mary, he said reluctantly. After he had gone Mary gazed tragically at Alice. A Christmas dinner without a turkey! What shall we do? she ex- claimed, sinking wearily into a chair. About an hour later Alice thought of the cake in the oven and drew it forth hastily. It ' s as black as a cinder and has sunk a half an inch since I put it in. I guess our troubles have surely begun. You probably forgot the baking-powder — Mary paused. There were footsteps on the porch, and then a loud rap at the door. When Mary opened it, there was a heap of packages on the threshold, crowned by a huge turkey. There was a card attached to it bearing these words: To the Bentley family, with wishes for a very Merry Christmas from their old neighbors. Pagre thirty DECE.MBER INDEX NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN This is the best gift I ever had, said Mary, with shining eyes, for I really needed this. Alice flung the offending cake into the fire and they rushed anew into preparations. At seven o ' clock the girls were dressed in simple dresses such as they had worn when livi.ig on the farm. .After they had lighted the house from top to bottom, they sat before the fire, waiting in strained silence. Sud- denly they heard the sound of sleigh-bells. They rushed to the door and flung it open, sending a stream of light out into the darkness. Merry Christmas! they called together. Everybody laughed and talked at once as they hurried into the house. Well, well! exclaimed Mr. Bentley. This is the biggest and best surprise of my life. This young lady here, he said, looking at Olive, gave me to understand that we were to spend Christmas with brother Frank in Albany, and as she is a truthful girl. I believed her, and had no suspicions until we reached the station here. He stopped, almost overcome by the sight of his old home, and his children looking almost as they had in years gone by. Mrs. Bentley said nothing, but one look at her happy face repaid the girls for all their work. After supper, for Mary declared it should not be called dinner, the boys cut down a fir tree in a neighboring grove. It was brought in and set up in the parlor and trimmed amid many mishaps, for Alice fell off a step- ladder and Frank burned himself slightly while lighting the candles. But this only added to the merriment, and it was a very Jolly crowd that sat about the Christmas tree and received their presents from Frank as im- promptu Santa Claus. After this the young people all forgot their dignity and coasted down a nearby hill with boys and girls from the neighboring farms, and they ended by singing Christmas carols in the old sitting-room. The next day was a round of gayety. The dinner was a great success, much to the delight of Mary and Alice. I never thought this of you, Alice, declared Frank. I will no longer call you a useless social butterfly. If you ever want a recommendation as a cook just come to me. .Alice, remembering the cake, looked guiltily at Mary. In the afternoon the old neighbors on the surrounding farms came as a surprise party and stayed till evening. That night, after the neighbors had gone, the family gathered about the fire-place in the sitting room. A contented silence fell over the group. Finally .Mary broke it by inquiring: Well, folks, how did you like my plan? You girls can never know how much I ' ve enjoyed this Christmas, said Mrs. Bentley. I ' ve always wanted to come back like this, but didn ' t think you children would want to. Page thirty-one 1 E C E Jl B E K I X D E X FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN I ' ve been thinking, said Alice thoughtfully, what a farce my Christ- mases have been. I ' ve been getting presents that I didn ' t want and giving expensive presents to people I care nothing about, just to pay back my obligations. It seems so — so — Foolish, amended Olive. I ' ve been about as foolish, though maybe I ' ve done more good, but I ' m going to spend more than fifteen minutes a day in my own home after this. A regular New Year ' s resolution committee, laughed Mary. I move, cried Frank, leaping to his feet and brandishing a corn- popper, that we give three cheers for Mary and her old-fashioned Christ- mas. Then the old rafters rang to the sound of merry voices as they had many times in the years gone by, and friends passing along the road stopped to listen and smiled because the old Bentley house was occupied once more. A short time later, when things had quieted somewhat, Mary expressed the feeling of all as she said, thoughtfully gazing into the fire: I guess the reason we ' ve enjoyed this Christmas so much is because it has been a real Christmas. All the rest were make-believers. R. L., ' 17. The Christmas Tree There are apple trees and cherry trees and maple trees you know. There are lordly oaks and stately pines, and trees that roses grow. But of all the trees in all the lands, the strangest one I know Is the Christmas tree the children love. Upon its branches grow All sorts of pretty candles bright, of pink and blue and red, With popcorn strung the branches ' round on tiny strands of thread. Big candy canes grow on this tree and chocolate babies, too. And ornaments of every sort, of every shape and hue. There apples are, and oranges, and cherries hung in two ' s. With every sort of toy on earth the children to amuse. A drum, a book, some skates, a top, and best of all a sled — All these things grow upon this tree for our small brother Ned. The baby has a jumping jack. A rattle, too, hangs there. For little sister Kate there is a tiny rocking chair. There are always things for mother dear, and gifts for father, too. Of course I ' m not forgotten, for that they ' d never do. All these things make a Christmas tree, now do you not with me agree, ' Tis strange, indeed, that there can be. so many things plucked from one tree? S. B., ' 20. Pag:e tliirt ' -t vi DECEMBER INDEX FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN LATIN DErARTnEHT L is for tonic, simple and clear, A s for true Roman atmosphere, T is for training of ear and of mind. I is for intellect, non-pareil kind, JJ is for Nowledgc, and this is enough — for — Latin you study, you ' ll learn not to bluff. P. R. The Triumph ROME was in holiday attire. Her busy populace thronged the streets joyfully shouting, lo Saternalia! lo Saternalia! for this was the I7th of December, the beginning of a week dedicated to unrestricted joy and merrymaking. Here and there were groups of gayly clad youths, bound for the theater, while others were loaded with garlands and offerings for the gods; all were happy, all flushed with the joy of the holiday spirit. Off to the side was a group of slaves, excitedly conversing about their privilege for the morrow, when they would be looked upon as the masters, and would preside in royal splendor over a bounteous feast. Riotous sounds issued from a neighboring house, where a banquet was being held in honor of Bacchus. Rome was celebrating a time-honored custom. Let ' s all have as much fun as we may whenever and however we can, was the main idea of thousands of emotional Romans. During this reign of lawlessness and pleasure one might perceive a few men in scattered groups who viewed proceedings with lowering glances. What was this holiday to them? Merely a period of revelry disguised under a religious cloak by the worship of certain man-made images. Two such men were standing in an obscure corner, conversing in a low tone. Hist, Claudius, who is that? Is not yonder girl thy sister? asked the elder of the two, a tall man in sober dress. Page tliirty-tliree D E C E M B K U INDEX FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN Alas, it is, Marcus; and methinks she is going to the shrine of Apollo. I wish that she would give up the customs of her ancestors, but aught that I can say has little effect, replied Claudius, a well-built young man still in his teens. Perchance my words will have some weight with her, said JVlarcus. I ' ll go and teach her the worship of a true God. Suiting the action to the word, he soon caught up with the girl and began to dissuade her from her purpose. Suddenly a boisterous group of young men caught sight of him, and they immediately rushed toward him vith cries of, Kill the Christian! Down with the barbarian! They sur- rounded him and marched down the street, losing no opportunity of tor- menting their prisoner on the line of march. Claudius rushed toward his sister. Who are they? Where are they going? he cried. Not so loud, Claudius, his sister answered, or they will take thee, too. They are worshippers of Bacchus and they will bring the Christian to the banquet, where he will serve to amuse them farther. Quickly, we must act quickly, exclaimed Claudius. Marcia, you stand at the door of the hall and slip this note to the Christian. If need be, enter the hall with him. Run, fear not, you will be safe. She turned. He was gone. Realizing that she was entrusted with some important message, she prepared to follow her brother ' s orders. Suddenly a chariot raced around the corner, the horses swerved, tumbled, and fell a little more than a yard away from her. A sorry-looking reveller crawled out of the wreckage, and, still under the influence of Bacchus, walked unsteadily to the struggling horses. Marcia shuddered. Hastily leaving the spot she hurried on her mission and arrived at her destination without further adventure. She was just in time, since the noisy band was coming around the corner, leading the Christian in their midst. Girls and women were in the throng, so Marcia was unnoticed. They passed through the door, and in the gathering Marcia had no trouble in pressing the note into the Christian ' s hand. The dining room was richly decorated. Around various tables were couches, capable of accommodating seven to nine people. At one end of the room was a statue of Bacchus, trimmed with grapes and garlands of flowers. His filleted locks were tied in a knot and covered by a crown of ivy leaves. From the panelled ceiling hung a large lamp, around which many intricate designs were woven. The couches were covered with rich cloth, and tapestries picturing ancient scenes furnished a suitable back- ground. The guests seated themselves, and were attended by slaves who brought water and towels. The Christian, in this brief respite, found time to look at the note. Pag-e thirty-four DECEMBER INDEX POR NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN Fear not. Speak to them. Our God rests on no pedestal. That was all, yet it gave the Christian hope. Friends knew of his predicament; he was not absolutely alone. The feast continued. Ten peacocks, with all their feathers on, stand- ing in a natural and life-like position on platters covered with fern leaves, were carried in by the slaves. After many other rich dishes were brought on, the wine was served. The Christian, perceiving his opportunity, rose, nor was he greeted with any very hostile signs. Fellow citizens, he said, why engage in these festivities so early? Why not, a few days later, celebrate the birthday of the King of men, Jesus Christ. He is eternal; his truths are everlasting; his worship is not con- nected with man-made idols. Down with the Christian! Kill him! Kill him! the Bacchists shouted. Suddenly all were hushed. The statue of Bacchus swayed back and forth, and from its lips came low, deep sounds. Mea opera sunt aeterna. Crash! the statue fell on the marble floor and was shattered into a million pieces. Then all was darkness. The Christian rose unhindered and walked solemnly out of the house, accompanied by Marci a. And in the cool night air they met Claudius, who emerged from a neighboring hallway. P. C. W. Latin Club Monday, November 27, the Latin Club held its first meeting in the small gymnasium. The program opened with a short speech by the Pontifex Maximus, John Thompson, telling that he had found the auspices favorable. Then the two new consuls, Marian Strassburger and Charles Pope, took their oaths of office. Next several songs were sung. These songs were both translations and the old original Latin hymns, such as Adiste Fidelis (O Come All Ye Faithful). Next on the program was a little play. The parts were as follows: French waitress, Phyllis Radford. Guest, who doesn ' t know French but does know Latin, Chandler Osborn. Guest who knows only English, Charles Pope. The scene was laid in a little French restaurant. Two boys came in to order a dinner. The one who could talk only English got no dinner, as he was unable to make the waitress understand. The other succeeded in get- ting what he wanted by talking Latin, which the waitress also knew. While he was eating, the dancer. Ruth Frentz. came in and danced a Spanish dance. DECEMBER I N O K X NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN iJini jniw rfliTft«ir|jnfKi OnnERCIALDEPT Record in Typewriting Five-Minute Test — Only Two Errors Allowed. J. B. s — 25 words a minute: Dorris Miller, Arthur Lichtenberger. Ollie Witt, Norman Elmer, Marion Kutchin, Ben Overton, Grace Pommarine. J. A. ' s — 40 words a minute: Erna Miller, Leona Lueck, Ivy Starks, Raymond Mertz. S. B. and S. A. ' s — 55 words a minute: Florence Stein, Maud Keefe, Louisa Rasmussen, Lucile March, Arthur Drager, Donald Faber, Anita Vilhvock, George Heatherington, Rose Horen. Novelty in Advertising An award which had been promised to the three Salesmanship pupils who would present the best novel scheme for bringing increased business to a retailer was won by Tom Martineau, Maud Keefe, and Esther Redmond. Pupils who were unable to collect election wagers in many cases attribute it to the fact that commercial law students have superior knowledge of such matters, particularly when they are losers. Commercial Geography The Commercial Geography classes have completed the study of the industries of Oshkosh and have put the results in booklet form, appro- priately illustrated by post cards and other pictures. These we intend to send to the commercial departments in other high schools, hoping to receive some first-hand knowledge of other sections of our country in return. We have devoted some time to the study of our own state and the United States. .After spending a few more weeks on this country and our Page thirty-six D E C E M B E I ; IX D E X NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN possessions, and a few lessons on our next door neighbors, Canada and Mexico, we shall turn our attention to the most important countries of Europe, South America, and Asia. The less important countries will be presented as special topics by members of the classes. Bookkeeping The Sophomore classes in Bookkeeping are doing creditable work this semester. Set V is near completion, and before December 1, Set VI will be started. This set is especially interesting, since it introduces the Spe- cial Column Journal. Ninety students are enrolled, and this number would indicate the value they place upon a commercial education. Some one has figured that the 100 ' ,; efficient office woman is worth .S30 a week. He also states that 33 ' ;i ' ( of her efficiency is bookkeeping and business, 25 ' { is stenography and typewriting, and 41-3% is common sense and initiative. Please figure out what you are worth. Does not that prove that every young man and women should have a training in Business Methods ? Never put off until to-morrow what you can do to-day, quoted the minister on his Christmas visit. That ' s right, replied the youth, I did that once and the next day they took down the mistletoe. — Ex. A young man found the initials R. S. V. P. on his invitation asking him to have dinner at the club. He phoned an acquaintance of his and asked him what the letters meant. I don ' t know, his friend replied, unless Rush in. Shake hands, Victual up, and Put. — Ex. Johnny, where did you get that dog? asked sister Ruth of Johnny, who brought a pup into the drawing room where Ruth was entertaining some guests. I bought him from a man who said he was Santa Claus, and he must have been, for all I paid for the dog was twenty-five cents. Oh, Johnny, cried the sister, disdainfully, the idea of paying twenty-five cents for that horrible beast. He isn ' t horrid, he said. That ' s all a girl knows. The man who sold him to me said he is a full-blooded cur. — Ex. Page thirtj ' -seven DECEMBER INDEX FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN ilAiLl ' ' g V ) XX ft )JS Winter Hu! Wie schaurig halt es wird! Der Wind, er brauset und sauset! Hat sich der Winter vielleicht verirrt ? Oktober ist fern und November taget; Der Frost ist im Anzug, volt Gier; Die Bdume, entbloszt und klagend. Schiitteln die nackten Zweige schier. Hu! Wie ist es kalt und traurig Jm Land! Der Winter ist hier! E. S., MS. DAS bekannte Weihnachtslied, Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht, welches man so gem urn die Weihnachtszeit hort. ist von dem beriihmten Organisten, Franz Gruber, komponiert worden. Wie er die schone Miisik komponiert hat, erzahlt die folgende Ge- schichte. Eines Nachmittags sass Franz Gruber allein in seinem Zimmer, ganz in Gedanken vertieft, denn er dachte an seine junge Frau, mit der er fiinf Jahre gliicklich gelebt hatte, und die jetzt sehr krank im Bette lag. Indem er so sann, kam sein guter Freund. Joseph Mohr, in das Zim- mer. In der Hand hatte er ein Stiick Papier, auf welchem ein Gedicht ge- schrieben war. Er wollte, dass Gruber die Musik dafiir komponieren sollte. Gruber aber sagte: Ich kann nicht, wenn ich sie jetzt komponieren sollte, wiirde sie mit verschiedenen Noten gefiillt werden, die nur Ungliick ver- kunden wiirden. Dann erzahlte er dem erstaunten Freunde von seinem Leiden, und wie es ihm beinahe das Hertz breche. Pa e thirty-eight DECEMBER INDEX FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN Einige Tage vor Weihnachten starb seine Frau. Gruber wollte sich nicht trosten lassen und sass immer allein in seinem Zimmer ohne mit jemand zu sprechen. Weihnachtsabend kam, aber Gruber dachte garnicht daran, denn er war zu tief in anderen Gedanken versunken. Plotzlich ging die Tiir auf und sein kleines Madchen, ganz in weiss gekleidet, kam und setzte sich auf des Vaters Schoss und sagte: Papa, siein, was das Cliristkind uns gebracht hat! Unter der Fuhrung von Joseph Mohr hatten Grubers Freunde eine Ueberraschung fiir ihn bereitet. Er wurde in ein anderes Zimmer gefiihrt und sah die Weihnachtssachen, das Christkind in der Krippe, und horte das Lied der Engel: Friede auf Erden und den Menschen ein Wohlgefallen. Was er gesehen und gehort hatte, bewegte ihn tief, und er gewann wieder seine friihere Fassung. Er sah auf den Tisch, bemerkte das Gedicht, welches Mohr ihm vor einiger Zeit gezeigt hatte. Nun nahm er dasselbe, ging an die Orgel, und, als ob er ein Zeichen von neuem Leben geben woIIte, spielte er die Tone des wundervollen Liedes: Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht, Alles schldft, einsam wacht. Nut das traute holdselige Paar, Holder Knabe im lockigen Haar, Schlaf in himmlischer Riih ' ! Stille Nacht, hcil ' ge Nacht! Gottes Sohn, o wie tacht, Lieb ' aiis deinem gottlichen Miind, Da uns schldgt die rettcnde Stand ' , Jesus, in deine Ceburt! W. A., ' 18. Page thirty-nine D li] C K M B R 11 I N I 1 I-: X FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN Ye Christmas Tide THERE is one day in the year when almost everyone, travelers on the bypaths and the narrow alleys of Life, as well as on the broad, sunlit avenues, is chiefly concerned in making others happy; and therefore for such persons it is the happiest day of the whole year. For weeks before this never-to-be-forgotten day arrives, we are suffused with a wholesome joy when, in glad anticipation, we think of the happiness which, on that memorable day, will envelop the earth. And so we learn that after all our chief happiness really lies in making others happy, for then we are but imitating Him who first taught the doctrine of self-sacrifice — brotherly love. Yes, you have guessed it. This day is Christmas: the one day in the year when all mankind is invited by that universal bond of brotherhood which teaches us to sing: Out of every clime and people Under every holy name, Is the everlasting gospel, Good and glad far a ' the same. So we in our happy Christmas Breathe the universal creed. Clasping hands to show the spirit Of a brotherhood, indeed, A brotherhood of loving, A brotherhood of serving, A brotherhood of faith and hope, A brotherhood, indeed. Pagt r n ' t ' DE C E Jt B i: l; INI) K X FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN It is in this spirit of universal brotherliood, this self-forgetful service for the uplifting, developing, or enriching of those less fortunate than our- selves, that our chief claim to spirituality lies. Christmas! What a wealth of meaning in the word! The birthday of Christ; of Him who gave his all — even his life — to lighten our burden of sin. We, too, can do much to strengthen those weaker than ourselves; lightening their burdens and cheering them on their way over Life ' s rough road. While it is really our duty, still it is a duty which, being accom- plished, is viewed with a glow of warmth, a sort of self-praise, not, how- ever, indicating vanity, but merely self-satisfaction at having accomplished something which is really worth while. This spirit of self-forgetfulness and brotherly love, fostered at Christ- mas time as at no other time of the year, is the true foundation of Chris- tianity, yes, even of civilization. For the egotistic or self-spirit must be subordinated to the altruistic or love-spirit before we can call ourselves Christianized or even civilized. In fact, one of the most prominent facts pointing to our high origin and destiny is indicated by this fact that our supreme happiness, that happiness which is lasting and unalloyed, is found in giving help and happiness to others. Now the true Christmas spirit is precisely this spirit of joyous, thoughtful service for others. Christmas suggests many things and brings back many dear scenes and faces to us from the long-vanished past. Usually we remember those first Christmas days when, as children, we gloried in the gifts supplied by that mysterious personage, Santa Claus. And then, when the disillusion came and we learned that, after all, he was but a myth, we also soon came to learn the true significance at the heart of the saying of the Great Nazarene concerning the finding of life through losing it: we found that our greatest pleasure lay in giving to those we loved or to those less for- tunately environed than we ourselves. And here, we think, lies the lesson which Christmas Tide should teach. We are supremely happy when we forget ourselves in our every effort to make others happy. It is on this day that we are most completely domin- ated by the spirit that so illumined the life of the Great Nazarene — the spirit of loving service, self-sacrifice, and brotherly love. A Necessity The new system of home rooms in the Oshkosh High School has aroused much discussion pro and con. But even its most eloquent de- fenders must admit that it has one great weakness, the difficulties to be encountered in getting notices before the school. What the school really ought to have is a bulletin board, placed in a conspicuous position, on which could be posted such announcements as should be brought before the public Pase t ' nrt ' -iinp U E C E II B E l: IN ' IJ E X FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN eye. Under the present system, whenever an Onawah, Pi Tau Beta, or any other kind of a notice is needed, some poor, hard-working officer must visit every room in the building to place said notice on the board. And, further- more, does anyone think that these inscriptions add to the beauty or neat- ness of our school rooms? Decidedly not! They merely succeed in filling board space and giving things a generally cluttered up appearance. The Index itself has its own private bulletin board down in the office, but the need of such a board for the whole school is evident. But students, if such a board is given us, we would have to make it one of our regular duties to consult it daily in order not to miss any im- portant notices placed thereon. No longer would announcements, staring down from the board, fairly force themselves upon us. No longer would we loll back in our seats, lazily re-reading them and critizing the penman- ship of their much-hurried transcribers. We would have to do some of the hurrying about ourselves. Are we willing to assume this added responsi- bility of making an effort to keep ourselves informed? The Index believes that we are. Bulletin boards have been used in other schools with great success. Why not in O. H. S.? The present system of making announceme nts is a very poor one. Why not improve it? Let us, therefore, readers, push this project. The Index, as the organ of the school, will agitate the matter. Let the students, teachers, and societies also join in the demand until we have succeeded in obtaining a bulletin board. Together is the keyword of the twentieth century, and progress is the slogan of the day. Let us all, therefore, strive together for an improvement which will help everyone. Have you bought your calendar yet? Get in your prize essay on What I Would Change in The Index within two days. The great contest is closing! Maybe you will be the winner! Are you planning to put something off to do during Christmas vaca- tion? Don ' t do it. Read this poem and we are sure that you will be moved to follow its advice: O students, when you want to say, I ' ll leave that for another day And in the holidays so gay I ' ll find the time. Remember that this docs not pay. That each delay begets delay. While the sun shines, you should make hay. Ah! Heed this rhvme. DECEMBER INDEX FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN The Thanksgiving Game OSHKOSH 13, Evanston 6, was the score at the end of the most spec- tacular and exciting game that has been staged on an Oshtiosh grid- iron in many years. The contest was a battle royal from start to finish, with two teams evenly matched in every department of the game and both fighting with all that was in them for supremacy. It was not until the last minute of play that the winning touchdown was made for the Blue and White, by a blocked kick recovered behind Evanston ' s goal line by an Oshkosh player. The setting was right and the conditions favorable for a great game. The weather could not have been better, the field was in excellent condi- tion, and the teams put up a great game with an exciting finish. There were over a thousand enthusiastic fans who were kept busy by Cheer- leader Marshall Smith, who made them keep on the job at all stages of the game when the team needed support. This combination could not be ex- celled, and, as a result, the game was one of the best, if not the best, ever witnessed on an Oshkosh gridiron. The team played a wonderful game, which was featured by the old- time stone wall, which held Evanston when they threatened our goal. Three times Evanston ran the ball to within striking distance of our goal, but were unable to push it over. The Oshkosh offense was featured by a number of excellent plays which completely dazzled the Evanston team and which enabled Oshkosh to keep the ball in Evanston ' s territory most of the time and to score twice, thus winning the best game of the year. The Evanston team was the first to score. Captain Kirkbridge register- ing a drop kick in the opening quarter. Receiving the kick-off on their Page forty-three n K C E M B E i; I X D E X NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN 25-yard line, they carried the ball to the Oshkosh 30-yard line by a series of off-tackle drives and end runs. Adams carried the ball to the Oshkosh 20-yard line by an end run. Here the Highs exhibited a real last-ditch stand, and three plays netted Evanston only five yards. From the 23-yard line KIrkbridge negotiated a successful drop kick, giving Evanston the lead, 3-0. Oshkosh received the second kick-off. After an exchange of punts in mid-field the Oshkosh backs began an advance, only to be halted by the whistle, ending the first period. The second period opened with the ball in possession of the Highs on the 46-yard line. Oshkosh was held and forced to punt. An Oshkosh THE MAN BEHIND THE GUNS player recovered the ball on the 23-yard line. Oshkosh lost the ball on downs. Negendank intercepted a forward pass after Evanston had made twenty yards through the Oshkosh line. Two short gains were followed by a successful 30-yard forward pass from Eilers to Donnelly, placing the ball on Evanston ' s 16-yard line. Donnelly carried the ball eight yards, Negendank four, Eilers one, and Captain Below carried it over for the first Oshkosh score. The goal was missed. Score, Oshkosh 6, Evanston 3. The half ended soon afterwards, the score remaining the same. Page fi i-ly-l(iur D E C E M B E It I X D E X NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN In the third period Evanston ran the bail to the Oshkosh 11 -yard line. Here the Highs braced; but Captain Kirkbridge again negotiated a drop kick, tying the score at 6 to 6. Evanston again advanced to the Oshkosh 11 -yard line and in the final period attempted another drop kick; but the Oshkosh forward broke through and blocked the kick, and recovered the ball on the 26-yard line. Oshkosh punted and also blocked a punt by Evanston, thus getting possession of the ball on Evanston ' s 30-yard line. Below carried the ball to the 9-yard line, but the Highs could not score. Evanston was thrown for a loss and then punted; but the Oshkosh line broke through and blocked the kick. Morrissey fell on the ball behind the Evanston goal line for an Oshkosh touchdown. Below kicked goal, making THE FIRING LINE Page forty-five DECEMBER INDEX FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN the count 13 to 6, with Oshkosh in the lead and winning the game. The teams lined up as follows: Oshkosh Evanston La Pine L. E Tjmsland Taylor L. T Finch Leland L. G Erwin Steude C Johnson Morrissey R. G Green Below (Captain) R. T Ulrich McGoorty R. E Bent Eilers Q. B Kirkbridge (Captain) Negendank L. H. B Wheelock Donnelly R. H. B Adams Cowling F. B Gebhart Referee — Venderboom, Wisconsin. Umpire — Gary, Springfield Y. M. C. A. The Oshkosh High School has proved its class in Wisconsin football this season by playing a strong schedule with first-class teams without a defeat. The standing among high schools in this section of the state is not disputed, the lead on comparative scores secured early in the fall, when Oshkosh rolled up 127 points against Appleton ' s 0, being especially im- portant. The Highs have defeated many strong teams throughout the season, and by defeating Evanston Academy, which ranks first among the Cook County teams, they have proved themselves superior to any team in Illi- nois and in Indiana. Also, as the Highs have not been beaten by any team in Wisconsin, they have the right to call themselves champions of Wis- consin or the West for the season of 1916. The defeat of Evanston and the record of the Highs this season show-s the wonderful ability of Coach Hotchkiss in developing a football machine out of husky but inexperienced material. Not only the excellent and nu- merous plays which were introduced and which dazzled all of our oppo- nents; but also the fighting ability, which was especially good, kept many a strong team from scoring. These things, together with the Harvard system of play, has made a complete success of this season ' s football in the Osh- kosh High. What are We Going to Do ? Play and the recreation of youth have come to be thought of by the public as social problems. Consequently, we discover the fact that one of the fundamental reasons for the existence of our school system is its supposed influence on out-of and after-school life. Here is a question for Page forty-six DECEMBER INDEX FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN your consideration: Does the recreational leadership of the school con- tinue beyond the regular school hours here in Oshkosh? The school is the natural and logical agency for the safe-guarding of the great funda- mental interests of the children. Each year discloses more and more clearly that the school is the one institution that is best fitted to conserve these interests adequately and utilize them for educational and social progress. Opportunities that came as a matter of course to children of a genera- tion ago do not come to many children now unless they are specifically planned for and executed by some other agency than the home. The many distractions that have a tendency to make one sit and watch rather than to do are becoming vital questions. Met wisely by the community, this seem- ing handicap may in the end result in a new found social strength. And now, What are we here in the High School going to do about it? Are we going to neglect the opportunities offered us every day? Will we sit on the bleachers and yell or will we get into the game? Are we going to refuse the many good things offered us and accept a degenerating sub- stitute? This rests with you, students of the O. H. S. Let us all get into some form of activity, be it athletics, school paper, literary, dramatic, choral, or social. The playing of the soccer football schedule died out this fall because of lack of interest. The football team representing the High School this fall has succeeded in spite of many obstacles, rather than be- cause of help from a large number of students. When we come to the organization of basketball leagues for all the boys and all the girls inter- ested, and many other activities during the year, let each of us make it his or her business to cooperate and actively help in every possible way. This will add greatly to your own immediate enjoyment, to your betterment, and to the honor of the school. Get into the game, — and play it. A. S. HOTCHKISS. Basketball Prospects The football season is about over and the Oshkosh High athletes must turn to another form of activity, namely, basketball. Physical Director Hotchkiss has made up a new plan to get as many candidates for the team as possible. There will be a major and a minor league consisting of boys over one hundred and twenty-five pounds in the major league and less than that in the minor league. There are several requirements which the boys must pass to become members, such as being members of the O. H. S. and its Athletic Association. The leagues will be divided into teams and a schedule planned. There will be the Board of Managers to arrange the schedule, carry out the business of the league Page forty-KTCn DECEMBER INDEX NINETEEN HUNDSED SIXTEEN and decide upon any points at issue. The leagues expect to maintain a high grade of sportsmanship and good feeling. At the close of the season a banquet will be given to all the players, and sweaters awarded to the five best players in the league. The squad for the O. H. S. basl etball team will be composed of the fifteen best players in the league. Up to date over 100 boys have signed up for league membership. But the queer thing about it is that a good many of the signers are from the lower classes. If a sufficient number of members do not sign up, this excellent plan will have to be given up. Now, then. Juniors and Seniors, the matter rests in your hands. This, of course, is an elaborate but at the same time very effective plan. It is much better than the old system of simply calling for volunteers, as it not only will give many boys a chance to try their hand at the game, but it will also bring to light good material that would otherwise lay dormant. Come on, boys, let us up and make a success of this plan and show our well deserving physical director that we are not all dead yet. MART.B W9P. T JIM D- EMIL N, C lf (VHA.TJ SO. (our (■uf o T ' -K My, fD.DAVy. .SJ-ss , . ' M ?! ° !Lf ■ ' LL E C. fiuiFA PINT)— i ap;a £ 1(1.1. .START A HaW K IN5 ( HC ■J- T c-T Hi5 A s T„.,T h) (hcs rmrrv AS TH£y MA ice. ny Ha ir csMBfo) %l rue llL1€t V. TAtKJ Mo ,9 ' -r l SiBV . • %, (one OF- ouB. (H£J ' VflK I R 1 --. H T=t Page torty-eight dece:mber iN ' Dex FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN FI TAU BETA WW ' LEWIS LA PINE called the Pi Tau Beta Society to order at 7:30 on the evening of November 6. The following young men were made members of the Pi Tau Beta Society by taking the oath of allegiance: Harold Pause, Gilbert Pfeiffer, and Eugene Williams. After taking the oath, each new member e.xpressed his thanks to the society for permitting him to become a member. An interesting program was then begun by a number of selections by the High School Orchestra. An exceptionally well-prepared debate was then given on the following question: Resolved, That the Federal Reserve System is Superior to the Central Banking System. The affirmative side was upheld by Paul Simonds and Elmer Theissen, and the negative side was supported by Stacy Angle and Leonard Bradt. The judges, Richard La Piere, Earl Wolverton, and William Williams, rendered their decision three to nothing in favor of the affirmative side. Owing to the lack of time, the parliamentary drill was omitted. The following sign, A Real Orator at Pi Tau Beta To-night, written on the boards in most of the study halls, brought a large crowd to the meeting of the Pi Tau Beta Society, held November 20, 1916. JVliss Anger gave a number of selections on the piano and she received a hearty applause. The society was then favored with an excellent speech by the very able speaker. Rev. McHenry. His speech dealt with the value of public speak- ing and excellent information was given upon the subject. Page forty-nine DECEMBER INDEX FOR NINETEEN HUNDKED SIXTEEN A THOROUGHLY enjoyable program was presented on November 9 by the M. A. girls. The first part consisted of a travesty on Shake- spere ' s Seven Ages of Man. Monsieur La Piere, a distinguished Frenchman, impersonated by Marie Moore, gave a lecture illustrated by live models. He stated that at a recent meeting held in France, the most famous men in Europe were called together to produce a piece of artistic work, unsurpassed in history. After serious consideration of the matter he struck upon the Seven Ages of Woman, a sequel to Shakespere ' s Seven Ages of Man. After much deliberation, he was awarded the prize for the originality of thought and the artistic ability displayed. The Baby, Phyllis Radford; The Child, Gladys Koeser; The School Girl, Sylva Korsch; The Bride, Lea Perkins; The Young Mother, Ina Blank; The Matron, Bonita Carlson; The Grandmother, Gladys Walters. The second part consisted of a playlet entitled, Tables Turned. On a rainy Saturday, Molly and Ned are playing house. Molly calls Ned to tea, and he, discontented with playing, wishes himself a doll. Punch and Judy dance into the room, changing the children into dolls, while they assume the role of Ned and Molly. With characteristic funniness they treat the dolls as they themselves had been treated. The mother enters to whip her son for a misdemeanor committed at school, and instead spanks Punch. He wishes himself a doll again, and the situation is changed, for Punch and Judy become dolls, and Molly and Ned, very live children again. Punch, Renetta Meyer; Judy, Zua Dane; Molly, Gladys Koeser; Ned, Jeanette Carl; Mother, Ina Blank. Pag-e fifty D E C E i I B E 1 i I X n E X FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN SENIOR GIRLS ' DRAMA CLUB AT the Drama Club ' s meeting on Tuesday, November 21, the Irish Literary Revival was discussed by Irnia Wille. Following this discussion. Miss Hum read Spreading the News, by Lady Gregory. This drama reveals the temperament of the Irish people. It also cleverly shows the result of gossip, which, though it was not maliciously started, brought surprising and disastrous results. The Hard Times Party The Senior Girls ' Drama Club gave a Hard Times Party for all the girls of the High School, on Friday night, November 10, in the gymnasium. Because of the hard times, the gymnasium was lighted with barn-lanterns, which hung from the balcony and the apparatus. At one end of the gymna- sium there was a poster upon which there were drawn butter, flour, pota- toes, meat, and eggs, all equipped with wings. There, close to it, was another poster announcing flour at SI an ounce and potatoes at $10 a bushel. Could those have been golden eggs on another poster? They must have been, for they were priced at five dollars and one cent each. Page fifty-one DECEMBER INDEX NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN Soaring prices forced the guests to appear in old or ragged clothing. There in the corner was a jolly-looking farmer, wearing blue overalls, a red bandana tied around his neck, and a torn straw hat on his head. Who was he? And who was the lady near him, wearing that beautiful dress that had been fashionable years and years ago? And who was the farmer ' s companion? She was happy even though she was clad in a torn apron and a faded sunbonnet. And so, a merry time was spent in guessing who was who. But the evening was not to be spent in guessing only! Games were played under Miss SawtelTs direction until nine o ' clock. Then dancing was enjoyed. From time to time thirsty dancers flocked with their tin cups to the tin pails in the corner for punch. Several members of the faculty besides iVliss Hurn, who so ably advises the Drama Club, and Miss Sawtell, who directed the games, were present. Before the party concluded, several flashlight pictures of the hard-timers were taken by Mr. Jones. Page lift.v-two DECEIIBER IXDEX FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN girls and boys gave exhibitions of folk dances and drill work, while up in the auditorium the orchestra played. Of course the most popular place was the lunch room, where the domestic science classes ser ' ed punch. The affair was a great success and it accomplished its aim. It showed the parents what a beautiful school we have and gave them a chance to meet our teachers. Leona Elward was sitting peacefully in her seat after English class, when Gretchen Roewekamp came up. grabbed her hand and said: Congratulations, Leona! Wh — Why, what ' s the matter? You ' re salutatorian. Leona turned red and white, nearly fell out of her desk and then grinned. If she wasn ' t surprised, well — . Why, she couldn ' t even talk! It ' s the truth! November 13, the S. A. class held a meeting and decided to have a party with the S. B. c lass. The party will take place some time in January. After this had been decided Mr. O ' Neil announced the class honors. Ella Anger, valedictorian, average 95.7. Leona Elward, salutatorian, average 94.4. The following received honorable mention: Philip Lampert. 93.6; Philip Waite, 93.2; Mary Pivernetz, 93; John Nevins, 92.9; Beatrice Washburn, 92; Pauline Habbegger, 91.6; Elizabeth Scoular, 91; Homer Balabanis, 91; Josephine Faustgen, 90.8; Eleanor Jones, 90. Does anybody know why Ella Anger didn ' t hear herself announced valedictorian at the S. A. class meeting? Because she was finishing an algebra exam and the teacher wouldn ' t let her go. Why didn ' t you skip for once, Ella? Votes for Women ! True to her principles, Miss Hurn is again starting something. This time it is a suffrage club for the Oshkosh High School girls. The first meeting of this club was held Wednesday, December 6. At this meeting officers were elected and a commit tee was appointed to draw up a consti- tution. There seems to be a great deal of enthusiasm for the cause, espe- cially among the upper class girls, and doubtless Miss Hum ' s latest project will be a success. Page flfty-three NOTE-Th.s page should be page 55. Page 55 - printed should be read as page 53. DECEMBER INDEX INETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN eyFWTy ■ . •T rr « The F. B. Party THE F. B. masquerade took place in the gymnasium Friday evening, November 17. The class colors, orange and black, were used in the decorations. All the costumes were interesting and some were gor- geous; but the most popular of all was that of the queen of hearts, for she appeared with candy hearts dangling from her robe. Games and dancing helped the members of the class to get acquainted with each other. The F. A. Class Meeting The F. A. class had but one meeting this last month. A program of music was given. Then the class practiced the new class songs composed by members of the class. Freshman A class, Freshman A class, Who said we ' re not here? We ' re here with spirit. Come and hear it. Everybody cheer — rah — rah — rah. Green and white Stands for right. They are two colors That we ' ll cheer for. love for. fight for. (Tune: On Wisconsin. ) We are the F. A. class, As green as grass. But believe me, we ' ll let folks see What we can be. We ' re full of good strong pep. And we ' ll have some rep, Before we leave the good old Oshkosh High. (Tune: Yaaka Hula. ) DECBJIBER INDEX NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN The Index Party Hello, said she. Hello, said he. What do you know? said she. O all about The Index party. Want to hear about it? Sure. Go ahead. Well, in the first place, it was lots of fun. The gymnasium was dec- orated in white and blue crepe paper. Somebody must have worked late, I guess. After everybody got there we all sat around in a circle and played ■pleased and displeased, ' and some unfortunate members certainly got their share of a good thing. But best of all was Miss Hum ' s singing and play- ing, ' Waltz Me Around Again, Willie. After playing some more games, ' Going to Jerusalem, ' etc., we had our fortunes told at the ' Oracle of Delphi ' (made of screens). The lights were dimmed and then three girls, a fairy, a witch, and a gypsy, led us through a labyrinth of the oracle, where a piece of paper was handed out to each of us. This was the fortune. As the oracle got the fortunes all mi.xed up, everybody got the wrong one. The results were really quite amusing. For instance, one of our dignified faculty was warned to look out for the dark- haired girl she had met on the last J. A. boatride. Besides the amusement, these ' misfortunes ' afforded, they also served to break the social ice, for in his effort to find his own fortune, everybody met everybody else. Then we danced. Some of the boys didn ' t dance, either because they didn ' t know how, or because they were afraid of the girls. But as there were a lot more boys than girls, it didn ' t much matter; that is, to the girls. Just before supper Jerome Johansen took some flashlights. Then we ate. And not only ice cream and cake were served to us but a delicious salad also. As it was eleven o ' clock when we got through eating, everybody went right home. I certainly had a good time and I guess everybody else did, too. Everybody Came Tuesday, November 21, was visitors ' day and the High School held open house. Dad and brother and sister and mother, and all of the family were there. In the morning during school hours a number of visit- ors attended classes in spite of the fact that everybody had told his parents to be sure not to come in the day time. In the evening the whole school was lighted from top to bottom and people were constantly coming and going. The teachers were all in their own rooms, where, throughout the evening, they met the people as they came in. Down in the gymnasium the Page tlfty-five LI E C E .M IJ E R INDEX FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN Conversation Between Two Business Men I had a funny thing happen to me Wednesday night. What was that? I went over to the City Hall to see a man. When I got over there the place was packed with students from the High School. They told me that they were holding a mass meeting. Did you stay and listen to their speeches? You bet I did. You know it was a great thing to see the way the whole school took hold to make the meeting a real, wideawake success. First, the captain, Below, I think they called him, got up and told the people present a few of the awful things they were going to do to Evanston. All the players and some of the students not on the team gave snappy little speeches concerning spirit and the High School ' s motto, ' Oshkosh High never quits. ' After all the school yells had been given, the students formed into line and marched down Main Street. After this a few went home, but the greater part remained down town and escorted Evanston from the train to their hotel. On Main Street The High School spirit came to life and showed itself on Tuesday evening, when a large number of the students met at the City Hall. After they had given all the school yells, they started marching down Main Street. They visited all the public places, giving a yell wherever they stopped; advertising to the best of their ability the football game to be played be- tween Oshkosh and Evanston on Thanksgiving Day. The Mass Meeting for the Thanksgiving Game An enthusiastic mass meeting was held Tuesday morning, November 28. Marshall Smith, as master of ceremonies, opened the meeting by arousing a yell that would have done credit to any Indian tribe. Satisfied that the lungs of his audience were alright, he called upon Mr. Hotchkiss to make a short announcement. Mr. Hotchkiss was so busy looking after the interests of the team that Marshall had to call twice before Mr. Hotchkiss ' attention could be attracted. Mr. Hotchkiss told us what to expect on Turkey Day in the form of a game. For, he said, a good game is the only possible result when two championship teams like Evans- ton and Oshkosh get together on the field. Next Mr. Mutch gave us a short outline on the finances of the Athletic Association. He showed that to get the three hundred and fifty dollars that Evanston demanded was a serious problem. Page fitty-.six DECBMBEU INDEX FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN After Marshall had demanded and received another real yell, Glen Converse, captain of the champion team of 1912, took Mr. Mutch ' s place. Glen spoke emphatically on the question of support and its effects upon the team. He recalled a little incident that happened at Chicago, where two teams, one the Carlisle Indians, and the other, white boys, were play- ing on neutral ground. The crowd was all with the white boys in the begin- ning, so that they were ahead at the end of the first half. In the second half, however, the tide of feeling swept to the side of the Indians. Before long Carlisle scored and finally won the game. Although Converse is not known by all the younger students in school, he has not been forgotten by the football team of 1912; or by those who opposed that championship team of which Converse was captain. After everybody had yelled long and loud for Converse, Eddie Brand appeared. He marched down in front of the rostrum, but realizing that he could not be seen by everybody in the back of the room, he decided to address us from the rostrum. Eddie began with, Well, students. How familiar that sounded! Eddie emphasized the necessity of every student selling at least one ticket. We have your holler, and now we want your dollar, is the way he expressed himself. Eddie certainly deserved the yell that he received, for he has done much to make the Thanksgiving game a success. Then Marshall rose before his awe-inspired audience with the remains of a megaphone and attempted to impart some important news. But, alas, we could get only fragments of what he wanted us to hear. The sale of tickets was begun at the assembly door Tuesday morning with such vigor that it is doubtful whether any student escaped without buying a ticket. Page fi!t ' -. ' evt?n D B C B M B ]•: i; INDEX FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN THE enrollment of High School alumni at Madison this year is not so large as usual. However, since we have always been persuaded that it is quality not quantity that counts, we may rest assured that O. H. S. is well represented, for most of our representatives are promi- nent in school life. The enrollment includes: James Clark, Jr., January, 1911, who will be heard from later in musical and theatrical circles; Ward Hopper, January, 1913; Thomas Lake, June, ' 1913; Irene Morris, Janu- ary, 1913; Arlie Mucks, June, 1912, who makes himself generally useful and who was general chairman of the football banquet which wound up the season closing after the Wisconsin-Illinois game; Elsie Buckstaff, June, 1913; Robert Oilman, June, 1914; Doris Goodland, June, 1914; Allan McCuIloiigh, June, 1914, one of the editors of The Wisconsin Engineer; Fred MacKay, January, 1911, business manager of The Awk and manager of the Glee Club; Lawrence Nachtrab, June, 1914, a sergeant in the First Regiment Band, who has made all the big trips with the band; Eber Simp- son, January, 1914, who has been playing as regular half back on the Var- sity team; Irving Andrews, June, 1915, lineman; Harold Beglinger, June, 1915; Angus Buckstaff, June, 1915; Lawrence Campbell, June, 1914; Carlton Foster, January, 1912; Currie Gibson, June, 1915, who will prob- ably make the Glee Club, now that the Freshman rule no longer bars him; William Hay, Jr., June, 1915; Lawrence Meyer, January, 1911, who has charge of the student employment bureau, maintained by the Alumni Asso- ciation, and is on the editorial staff of The Alumni Magazine: Joseph Steckbauer, January, 1915; Alan McCIintock, June, 1915. Charles Roe, June, 1916, starred for the Juniors in the first Normal Junior-Senior game, which resulted in a score of 0-0. Louise Barber, June, 12, spent the Thanksgiving vacation at her home in this city. Page fifty-cisht DECEMBER INDEX FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN The following alumn i are again attending High School — not as teachers but as Normal students: Mabel Kitzman, June, ' 16; Ruth Roe, January, ' 16; Naomi Moerke, June, ' 13; Charles Roe, June, ' 16; Charlotte Meyer, June, ' 14; Thomas Williams, June, 16; Herbert Schneider, January, ' 16; Paul Partridge, June, ' 15; Sim McCray, January, ' 15; Herbert Menzel, June, ' 15; Harry Menzel, June, ' 15. Edwin Bathke, June, ' 16, is employed with the Fraternal Reserve As- sociation. Eva Houle, January, ' 16, has left for Milwaukee, where she will hold a clerical position. Gwendolyn McNaughton, June, ' 16, is attending the Illinois training school for nurses at Chicago. Harold Bathke, ex-January, ' 18, is working at the Walk-Over boot shop. Sherman Freeborn, e. -June, ' 17, is employed in the office of the Paine Lumber Company. Bernice Moerke, January, ' 16, is in Boston attending Miss Church ' s school for girls. Hester Lancaster, June, ' 15, is at Stout Institute, in Menomonie. Fritz Lang, January, ' 16, is attending E.xeter in New Hampshire. Trevor Jones, June, ' 16, is in the office of the Diamond Match Com- pany. Harry Ihrig, June, ' 15. is attending Carleton College in Northfleld, Minnesota. George Simonson, June, ' 15, is employed with the Paine Lumber Com- pany. Lawrence Perkins, June, ' 16, is employed with the Bartola Company, with his headquarters at Harvey, Illinois. Hilda Hollender, June, ' 15, is employed in the office of the Paine Lumber Company. Gladys Larsen, ex-January, ' 18, is attending Business College. Margaret Luscher, ex-January, ' 16, is in Chicago doing settlement work. Charles M. Taylor, Jr., January, ' 15, was married October 25, 1916, to Gladys Gudmanson of Cadot, Wisconsin. They will reside at Reeds- burg, Wisconsin. Frank Madel. June, ' 16, is teaching in Avon, Minnesota. Paul Kolf, June, ' 14, is with the McMillen Company in the cost de- partment. Page fift ' -nine DECEMBER INDEX FOR NINETKEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN UMOR ALGEBRA— J. B. Miss C. : What is the first step to be taken in factoring the expression a=b + 2 ab + b ? G. J.: Remove the b ' s. (It is very true that bees must be removed before a student can work hard algebraic problems rapidly.) CIVIC BIOLOGY. R. P.: Sugar was made in China two thousand years before there were any people in Asia. Mr. S.: I don ' t understand why so many students added an ' e ' to the word potato. C. M. : It used to have one. Mr. S.: Then that was before it cost so much to live. Now we have nothing but necessities, and the e. tra ' e ' is a luxury. INDEX PARTY. Everybody was playing Satisfied or. Dissatisfied. M. D. stated that he would not be satisfied until Miss Pettigrew told how to skin through Senior English without working. This is the hardest speech I ever made. . 11 I will say is, ask the present S. A. ' s D. L.: They don ' t know the difference. Mr. G.: Who ran against Wilson on the Republican ticket in 1912? L. G.: Taft. Mr. G.; Had he any weight? Pa e sixty DECEMBER I N D E X FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN CIVICS. Mr. C: Do feeble-minded people as a rule prefer to live with their families or in a home provided for all persons so afflicted? Mr. C: Is anything being done by the states for the feeble-minded people? B. B.: Yes, feeble-minded homes are being established. ENGLISH. Miss B.: Give an example of transitive verb. E. Z.: Walk. Miss B: Can you walk anything? R. W.: 1 can walk a mile. Miss C; Give the biography of Cooper. K. H.: Ah — Cooper was born — in the United States. He was an American — I can ' t do it. K. M. was reciting poetry; for a time she got along marvelously well, then suddenly. Oh. horrors, she forgot the next line. Miss P.: Prompt her, somebody. L. M. (landing on this earth after a brief visit to Slumberland) : Where is she? LATIN. Miss C: Olive, you have omitted the caesura, where does it go? O. D.: Between the turn — and the — toe. FRESHIES ON THE GAIN. Senior: We hear of the Freshmen being green, why don ' t we term the other students some color? Freshman (quickly): Well, you see their faces never have their natural color anyway. This Freshie can be a Sophomore now. Miss P.: Lucile, what did Carlyle mean by the statement, Burns ' admirers would have had him lie at the pool till the spirit of patronage stirred the waters? ' L. M.: He meant that Burns should not have drowned himself. Every student has at some time no doubt patronized Mr. Jones ' studio. Even here humorous incidents are not lacking. Yesterday a young lady came in for a sitting. Mr. Jones inquired as to the pose in which she desired to be portrayed. With a book in my hand and reading aloud, please, she replied. Page sixty-one DECEMBER IX 1 K X FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN E. H.: Some day we ' ll be telephoning through the air without wires. M. M.: Maybe, but won ' t it seem queer to have an operator call back, ' The air is busy. ' Several of our former students are serving with the National Guard on the Me.xican border, where this incident occurred recently: A recruit was on guard duty. Every one who answered his challenge, Who goes there? answered, A friend. Since they are all friends, was the soldier ' s conclusion, what is the use of standing on guard? Forthwith he left for his tent. Debtors may follow the example of the man who was unable to meet his obligations. A man named Zink presented a bill and demanded payment. Does your name begin with ' C or ' Z? ' was the man ' s question. Zink answered: With ' Z. ' Then I can do nothing for you at present. I am paying my debts in alphabetical order. Are you the descendant of one of our Revolutionary fathers? Not directly. But my father used to tell me that he knew a man whose uncle had told him that his grandfather had once worked for a nephew of a woman who had heard a man say that his father had a son whose chum at school had a butler whose twenty-eighth employer had seen George Washington. We often pass by a man who has with him a sign, I am blind, with- out thinking that even here a lighter side might be found. A man had been sitting on the corner for several days, begging for contributions. His trouble was explained by a sign which his dog held. One day a man who had been accustomed to giving a nickel daily, walked by without doing so. The beggar called after him. The man turned and asked: How do you know it is I ? I thought you to be blind. I am not blind, but my dog is. That is why the sign is on him. A physician who was hurrying along the street was asked by a curious lady: Is your patient very badly hurt? No, replied the doctor, but 1 am afraid that the cut will heal before I arrive if I do not hurry. Frank had behaved beautifully at the Christmas dinner until the dessert arrived. Mother, he exclaimed, will the fruit hurt me or is there enough to go around? — Ex. Pagre sixt --t vo DECEMBER INDEX FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN EXCHANGE Would they give you the change before taking your X (X dollars) At clothing dispensers for naught hut a coat Which SUITS you hut half? Still you think not to fight, And the change! Pray, what is its range? But the editor scarce can produce a good Ex Till radical changes he makes, the poor goat! Indeed, he must SUIT you in full for the right To proclaim his just order, X change! IT has been said that several school papers, among others, The Index, can be improved to best advantage by the installation of pep. Even the best papers have far from reached the limit in this direction. Some of the departments admit of certain deviations from the fixed rule which seems to govern most of them, and in this direction we are now embarked. Whether this introduction of variety and spirit into hitherto dead depart- ments will prove a lasting success remains to be seen, for, unless the editor uses similar ideas over again, it may prove impossible to think up enough new ones. However, let us make the best of it. In the little rhyme we have attempted to show this last named difficulty, that of obtaining not only financial support but also the interest of a satis- fied body of readers. It is clear that the editor needs support before he can improve his publication, but it is just as apparent that he can not obtain this support without keeping up the interest of the readers. We wish our exchanges a Merry Christmas and hope that Santa will bring many of us together. Exchanges have come from two coasts to us here, From Boston, so cultured, Seattle, far-famed. Page sixt.v-three D E C E JI B E n IX D E X FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN To the Seattle Totem we would make one suggestion, Pray tell us, we ask. The date of your issue. We ' ve hunted and hunted from River to River, But nary a date Could we find on the Pole. You Bostonites certainly go in for sports, We ' re glad of it, too. And ii ' ish you good luck. We have found stately Boston can chuckle a bit, for A fine sense of humor We see you possess. The South High Pioneer comes from Michigan State, You have excellent stories, But where are your wits? The Cherry and White in a brown and green cover! A durable number, Well liked by us all. The Echo, a monthly, from Milwaukee, quite near. Has interesting cuts. But we find no Exchange, was it cut? And thus they assemble from east and from west. Each with its offering To make Ours the best. Hang up the Index stockings. Be sure you don ' t forget. For every department Needs all the material it can get, To make January ' s number The best thafs ever been. So ev ' ry one get busy. All please hand something in. Page sixty-four ouE ai ? m the Christmas Spirit 115 MAIN STREET WILBUR N. LINN, M. D. EYE. EAR, NOSE, THROAT Glasses Pitted 124 Main Street Phone 675 Oshkosh, M iscousiu Your Teeth Need Attention By a Careful, Skillful, Conscientious Dentist. o PAIN TO Y or Try M y Method and Work Which Will Not Hurt You. They Have Proved Satisfactory to Othere.Why Not to You? Infiltration and Conductive Anesthesia Is What DOES IT. No After Effects — Always Satisfactory. Call for Consultation and Advice FREE. r%T3 IT ' FTTTIT ' U the painless JJJa. r J 1 Li M2j IX DENTIST 119 Main St, — Over J. R. Chapman Co. s Jewelry Store The Most Sanitary Office in the State Page sixty-five Mention The Index when doing business with our Advertisers. You Will Appreciate— OUR SUGGESTIONS FOR XMAS JEWELRY is prized bo highly as a gift- so come to US and -wc -wyW tell yon M ' hat to get. SIGNET RINGS SI. 50 and I ' pward LITTLE FINGER RINGS S2.50 and Upward R. B. ANGER CO. 69 MAIN STREET Stop Right Here!! and think things over! Has it ever occurred to you that the little 9 vord sentence at the bottom of each ad page is not a mere ornament ? Statistics prove that you have not. But from no v on think and act those 9 vords until the sun rises in the WEST, and sets in the EAST. And be sure you [do this noM ' , today, not tomorrow, for then it vill be too late. Mention The Index when doing business with our Advertisers. Page sixty-six WANT AD SECTION FOR STUDENTS ONLY. RATES-ONE SPACE, SINGLE INSERTION 10c. TWO INSERTIONS 15c E. H. wishes to inform K. H., I. B., H. D., D. C. and a member of our faculty, that Wilson won the election. Personal: If the students of tlie J. B. Chemistry class intend to con- tinue the practice of passing re- freshments around during labora- tory period I think that it would be only fair to include the instrmtor in the dispensation. — K. C. J. Wanted : Someone to help R. F. finish his model of a Roman bed. Wanted: Some one to sell nie tlifii- power of coninntrat inn for S. B. l-:ng:lisli.— I- I.- I ost : A Virg-il pony. Find.r please return to S. B. and P. W. Wanted: A partner to divide my chemistry zeros with. — M. G. Answer: Will I d«)?--A. T.. Personal : H. U. taking- it fur granted that you were happy to re- ceive a phone call from IVI. H. Why not end this want ad argument by both of us btirving the hatchet? — P. I,. Kri ' .sliiiien, Atleuti ni I Five dollars fine for impersonating a Senior. If the fellow who took my fo ball shoes will retuin them I a pay a large reward. — Irish. Notice: I wish to announce that I desire my friends and others to drop the nickname Babe and call me by my highly good and respect- able name, Ellen Mary. — E. G. Personal : ' We. t lie managers of the Index, wish to express our sin- cere thanks to those who mention the Index when they purchase from our advertisers. Notice: AVhere. may I ask, was Schmidy and one perfectly good mass meeting on the Monday morn- ing following that important and marvelous Thanksgiving football game? Anyone who sulves this prob- lem is going some! Lost: A smile, between tlie first and seventh periods, on the day the standings were given out. Reward for information leading to its re- turn. — Elaine. Lost: A copy of Tale of Two Cit- ies. number 1466. Finder please return to Index nffii-e and receive reward. A Merry Cliristmas and a Happy New Year to you all with the best wislies of the Pi Tau Beta Society. I ' ersonal: If the young lady who was dressed in grey upon the even- ing of November 24 is no longer in the frame of mind in which she an- nounced herself to be upon the aforementioned evening, the gentle- man who was the recipient of the aforementioned information will be pleased to have an opportunity of communicating with her. The High School Calendar. Th neatest gift that you can give. Situation Wanted : A student of unusual ability wishes position as student adviser to the faculty. My references are X Y Z and guaran- teed to please. That Christmas problem solved. The High School Calendar. (The gift for everyone.) io«- on suit-. Have you photos that the school would be interested in? Bring pic- tures of school activities, local views, student snaps, etc.. to the Index Office or to any member of the Staff before December 21st. and help to make the January Index more attractive. Do this now vhile ' ' u tliink of it. Page sixty-seven Mention The Index when doing business with our Advertisers. DANCING— New Standard Forms WALTZ, ONE STEP. FOX TROT. TWO-TWO. SYNCOPATED STEPS Helen Catherine Fa an, Instructor UPPEU CLASSMEN— F. R. A. Hall, Wednesdays 7:30 P. M. ITNDER CLASSMEN— Small Ciymnasiuni. Fridays 7:()0 P. M, Lesson and Social for Both Classes R. E. Marquardt FUNERAL DIRECTOR and EMBALMER Picture Frainini 803 Oregon Street Phone S. ' tS Orders for Extra Copies of the January Index must be placed before January first. The Supply will be limited, so save disappointment and order today. JACOB HUHN School Books, Stationery Fancy Goodn, Wall Paper Window Shades 911 Oregon Street Oshkosh DR. H. H. MEUSEL PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office ( 5 Main Street Residence IV2H Bowen Street Mention The Index when doing business with our Advertisers. Page sixty-eight 4. GUNZ-DURLER CHOCOLATES 77? Quality Kind Christmas Suggestions Give your boy an order for a Full Dress Suit, or a Graduation Suit, or an Overcoat. There will be no question of gratitude if your gifts bear the name of THOMAS C. McCULLOUGH TAILOR HFNRY SCHROTTKY - - -- - - - THE CYCLE MAN Dealer in Motorcyles, Bicycles. Fishing Tackle Gas Supplies and Sundries. Repairing Motor- cyles, Bicycles, Talking Machines, Locks and Keys. Cast Iron Welding a specia lty. Agent for HARLEY-DAVIDSON Molorcycle 18 CHURCH STREET Corner of Division Telephone 2051 Oshkosh, M ' isconsin HENRY H. SCHROTTKY Proprietor DR. BURTON CLARK Practice limited to Surgery and Office Consultation Office, 145! MAIN STREET Residence. 420 Algoma Street DR. A. M. WAUER DENTIST Cor. 10th aiid Oregon Streets Oshkosh, Wisconsin Office Phone 920 Residence Phone 1245 Crystal Parlor Barber Shop RHEBEIN ERDMAN Proprietors Let Jerry Shine Your Shoes 144 MAIN STREET OHhkosh Page sixty-nine Mention The Index when doing business with our Advertisers. FIVE AND TEN CENT STORE Most complete line of F i e and Xen cent merohandtse in all Wisconsin. Complete line of Stationery Post Cards, and over a thousand different useful and ornamental articles. No articles sold over lO cents. F. W. WOOLWORTH CO. 5c and 10c STORE 111-113 Main Street. Oshkosh, AV iscon.in The Fountain of Sweets CREAMS— Vanilla. New York, Caramel, Nat, anil Orange Ice Hot Cocoa and Tomato Bisqne Home-made Candies — A nice line of XMAS CANDIES DURANT-WOOD CANDY COMPANY 187 Main Street — Phon. 183R For First -Class Service GO TO THE MODERN BARBER SHOP SHINES W. H. KEMNITZ 14 Washin on Street Crescent Steam Laundry 275 MAIN STREET Shirts . Collars . 7-9c Open Evening ' s and Drop Box WM. KISER PRESS PRINTING EMBOSSING ENGRAVING 711 Nebraska Street Oshkosh Phone 1406 DR. E. A. HUNT EYE, EAR. NOSE AND THROAT GLASSES FITTED Suites 1 16 and 1 IH F. R. A. Building Oshkosh. Wis. Mention The Index when doing business with our Advertisers. Page seventy STATIONERY FOUNTAIN PENS JAMES A. COE DRUGS a d KODAKS GIBSON VOLLAND CARDS and BOOKLETS PHONE 2015 24 HOUR SERVICE 9 TRANSFER AND TAXI LINE PHONE US FOR Betsy Ross Candy Yz pound 2oc, 1 pound SOc THE WEEDEN DRUG COMPANY Phone No. 2 — 181 Main Street Dr. Franklin Pfeiffer DENTIST o 913 Oregon Street Between 9tti and 10th Street Safety Razor Blades and razors sharpened «-i(h my ne ' M ' electric machine. I also sell Toilet Waters, Soap. Face Cream, Shampoo; and any kind of Hair Tonic for 25c a bottle. U. R. Next Barber Shop TED FENRICH IT Wau oo Street Page seventy-one Mention The Index when doing business with our Advertisers. Eat Oaks ' Pure Candies Fancy Boxes and Baskets, Ice Cream and Ices, Hot Chocolate, Tomato Bisque 24 Washington St. Telephone 1504 See Behnke and See Better CHAS. F. BEHNKE OPTOMETRIST Phones Office I 405. Residence 2846 Hours: 8 to 12, li30 to 6 Evenings by appointment 215 MAIN STREET (No stairs to climb) Job and Commercial Printing The Goettman Printing Co. Printers of FINE STATIONERY 38 Main Street Phone 828 H. W. Mor enroth, M. D. Practice Limited to Eye. Ear. Noae and Throat GLA iSES FITTED 126 Main Street Telephone 492 Mention The Index when doing business with our Advertisers. Page seventy-two CHRISTMAS SUGGESTIONS At this Ntore you ' ill find a fine line of Gents Furnishings, such as Ties, Shirts, etc. which makes an ideal Christinas Gift for a Gentle man. Also a large assortment of Men ' s and Young Men ' s Suits and Overcoats in the latest models. PioplesClothingCo, 49 Main Street — Oshkosh. Wisconsin irTfflASHttTMfTALWbR j Heating 378 MAIN ST. I IGHTINO PHONE 774- If you ar« about (o install a heatinii plant, you can not do better tban to let me instalira: THATCHER TllBULAR FURNACE, one that I will guarantee to liive you comfort. Repair ' M ' ork promptly attended to. Call me if in a hurry. The Model-Troy Laundry Wishes The Students of the High School A Merry Christinas and A Happy New Year Shoe Hospital 142 Main Street WE REPAIR SHOES AND RUBBERS BETTER TRY OUR SERVICE W. Neuber er, Proprietor PHONE 91.T Page seventy-three Mention The Index when doing business with our Advertisers. Christmas Greeting Present this advertisement at our store anytime before Xmas and we M ' ill alloM ' you a iliscount of lO ' f from your purchases KITZ PFEIL HARDWARE 17!. Main street Mrs. Wm. Look Proprietor C. E. Ernst, Manager The Sanitary Market DEALERS IN Fresh, Salt and Smoked Meats Fresh Sausage al vays on hand 82 Main Street Telephone 2138 The Seasons Greetings! From the JOHNSTON TIRE SUPPLY CO. 95 STATE STREET My Fifteen Years of Association — With tlip most rrliiible and conservative bankers in North Dakota and Montana enables nie to offer the CAREFUL, investor choice FIRST MORTGAGE FARM LOANS PAYING 6% Room 1. Cook Block •!• Y. LI DLL Phone 786 Guaranteed if desired. Interest Collected Without Charge Mention The Index when doing business wilh our Advertisers. Page seventy-four EVANS BROS.— GROCERS Safety First This is a safe store first, a money saving store afterwards. Quality is never sacrificed for the sake of making a sale at a low price. We have just the right things for your Christmas table- PHONES 153 - FOUR INDEPENDENT LINES. PROMPT DELIVERY SERVICE EVANS BROS., 193 Main Street The Holzworth Co. 5 and 10c Store Complete Lines Staple aud Holiday Merchandise The Store of Service 59-61 IAIN STREET Eat Pure Candy Boston Cream Chewing Candies — Vanilla, Chocolate, Molasses 25c per pound Shelled Pop-Corn, the kind that Pops. 9c per lb., 3 lbs. 25c ORPHEUM POP-CORN AND CANDY STAND C. T. MAC DONALD The High School Calendar was Printed and Die Cut by THE GLOBE PRINTING CO. They can execute your out-of- t he-ordinary work PHONE 106 Page seventy-five Mention The Index when doing business with our Advertisers. L ■ ' ' .: ' :rr ' : ' ! f:s- A , U . ' ««vr-f- ' Foot Ball ! I should guess. Oshkosh High School, Yes, Yes, Yes CONGRATULATIONS FROM Xmas Postals Some swell Penny Cards 6 for So; Neat Xmaa Booklets 2c and np. We have all kinds of toys and noveltiea — wonderful things gathered from al! over the world. And, liaten! We ar going to PLACE ON SALE hundreds of packages of- Chr: goods — values up to 50c— and : be sold at the uniform price of iOvi. The packages consist of all kinds of toys, novelties, candles, Xmas statio; ery, candies, arid so forth; all goo ■ that yon can use Rigltt N(nv, Watc our windows, and by all means, se ; us first for a Large Variety at Small Prices GRADUATES I Let us ' hmidreih H, S. GratluaUi. Fpr jrom 50c tee tvill produce for you 100 good enough for the President, to see samples. ' ■ ' f-Y SIT ' 1 - ,. ,.-,•: For a Man ' s Gift go to a Man ' s Store Choice holiday merchandise that ' ll surely please HIM at this Man ' s Store. ait.g.xk rmit . j jr.MMiHtJf f. Cupyrieht Ilact Scbittoct Uui