Ottumwa High School - Argus Yearbook (Ottumwa, IA)

Text from Pages 1 - 154 of the 1914 volume:

Oo our ifi ljly £steeme instructor Par6 3 ice We Respectfully JDefcicate tl)is 'lA.r us of 1914 sua wt -'! y- A jr_-SEgSs ■ =3S '- ,; . '•J 53- J ‘ W9£P ■ f A 2 ££ ... Vj r ’Si� ...M - NS 4M r � . ;; £ • % MC 41 3k1 ;v ’ ■ if � ; ■ £%. £ Y k': fv S g | 6, ;-5k i £ £ £2 fcr WARD B. RICE preface ANY of us have completed four of the happiest years which will come to our lot; friendships we have formed will endure; the faces and manners of our friends will abide in our memories. Yet it is desirable that there be some material remembrance which shall serve as a constant reminder of the happy years we have spent in O. H. S. And so we publish this “Argus” with the hope that it may be to each of us an outward expression of our affection for our class-mates, our teachers and our school. Principal f. ytl. 'Jfammltt To him who has been largely instrumental in giving High School education to two hundred and fifty more pupils annually than were in attendance five years ago when he came, while the town and the grade schools have stood practically still; who has made it possible by agitating an extention of government aid that ninety more boys and girls annually may have High School advantages; who has made the work of the High School more efficient by making the conditions for teaching and for study- ing most favorable; who has stood for the best interest of the pupil, even against the mistaken indulgence of fond parents; who, without compro- mise to popularity or fear of antagonistic interests, has stood solely for the High School—to him we give our warmest appreciation for his past and our heartiest best wishes for his future: to our Principal. T acult? Mr. Frank M. Hammitt, Principal ENGLISH Mr. Eugene Johnson Miss Mary Miller Miss Nellie Krotter Miss Pearl Fancolly Miss Laura Carpenter Mr. Ward B. Rice MATHEMATICS Miss Louisa A. Van Dyke Mr. Frank Williamson Mr. Adam A. Leonard HISTORY SCIENCE H. H. Hudson Miss Louise Hale Mr. L. B. Mull, Physics Mr. Clayton Botkin, Chemistry Miss Maude Merritt, Biology Miss Elizabeth Packard LATIN Miss Edith Sanford Mr. Carl Herborg GERMAN Miss Cornelia Herman MANUAL TRAINING DOMESTIC SCIENCE Miss Melissa Wilson Mr. G. W. Shefelker Mr. Geo. Bingham COMMERCIAL Miss Genevieve Beinhorn MUSIC Miss Catherine Powers DRAWING Miss Anna McDougal X3t)e .Argus Staff Editor in Chief: PAUL KROTZER Organization Editor: LYDIA FIEDLER Art Editor: CHARLES HARSCH Faculty Advisor: F. M. HAMMITT Business Manager: LLOYD PERKINS Athletic Editor: LEO GARVIN Assistant Business Manager: VERNON DOWNS Advertising Assistant: CECIL CORRICK Associate: EDWIN CUNNINGHAM Statistics of tl)c Senior Class OFFICERS President -Charles Smith Vice-President—Lyle Blundell Secretary—Cecil Corrick « Treasurer—Robert Mason EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Charles Smith, Chairman Lillian Deskin Louise Potter Cecil Corrick Helen Jones Thomas Gardner Charles Spiker Flower—Daisy Colors—Orange and Black YELL Boom-a-lacka, Boom-a-lacka, Bow, Bow, Bow, Chick-a-lacka, Chick-a-lacka, Chow, Chow, Chow, One-a-lacka, Four-a-lacka, Sis Boom Bah! Nineteen Fourteen Rah! Rah! Rah! HONORARY MEMBERS E. H. Emery Henry Phillips J. B. Sax Ward B. Rice Baccalaureate Sermon, June 7. Junior-Senior Party, June 5. Commencement June 11 Honorary Members WARD B. RICE HENRY PHILLIPS E. H. EMERY J. B. SAX Senior (Tlass “All's Well that Ends Well. President— CHARLES SMITH “—and some have greatness thrust upon them.” Lincolns 1-2, McKinley 3-4, De- bating Team 3-4, Football 4, Class President 4, Athletic Ass’n Pres. 4. Vice President— LYLE BLUNDELL “Humour's son, Made up of wisdom and of fun.” Athletic Ass’n 1-4, McKinley 3-4, Class Vice President 4. Secretary— CECIL CORRICK “An honest face is the best pass- port” Athletic Ass’n 1-4, Treasurer 4, Lincoln 1-2, McKinley 3-4, Comm. Club 3, Class Ex. Comm. 4, Class Secretary 4, Debating Team 3-4, Argus Staff 3-4. Treasurer— ROBERT MASON “lie flirts with all the maidens fair.” Class Treasurer 3, McKinley 4, Lincoln 1, Athletic Ass’n 3-4. MARTHA ANDERSON “ Virtue has it's own reward Clio 2, Philo 4, Shorthand Club 3-4, Senior Glee Club, 4. RUTH ARCHER “All orators are dumb when beauty pleadth. Clio 1-2, Philo 3-4, Glee Club 4. WILL BAKER “Men's arguments often prove nothing but their wishes McKinley 4, Boy’s Glee Club 3-4, Chairman Standing Comm. 4. LUCILE BRIGGS “There's no look nor sign of mirth. Philo 4, Glee Club 4. FRANCES BROWN “O thou woman,—man take hope” Clio 1, Philo 4, Glee Club 3-4. HEDVIG CARLSON “Her uay5 are ways of pleasant- ness” Clio 1-2, Philo 3-4. HAZEL CHAPMAN “ What sweet delight a quiet life affords.” Clio 2, Philo 3-4 Shorthand Club 4. EDWIN CUNNINGHAM “ What think you sirs of killing timer McKinley 4, Shorthand Club 4, Vice President 4, Argus Staff 4. GLADYS CHAMBERS “She spoke: the pitying audience melt in tears. Oskaloosa H. S. 1 yr., Albia H. S. 2 yrs., Ottumwa H. S. 1 yr., Philo 4, O. H. S. Debating 4. PAUL DEEDS “J bow reverently to her dictates. Athletis Ass’n 1-4, Class B. B. 1-2, Boy’s Glee Club 3-4, Vice President Athletic Ass’n 4, Pep Comm. 4, Yell Leader 3-4. MARY DENEFE “Never despair, but if you do, work on in despair. Cliol-2, Philo 3-4, Girls’ Glee Club 4. LILLIAN DESKIN And her dark dreaming eyes doth charm one's soul to the deep. Class B. B. 1-4, Class B. B. Capt. 1-4, O. H. S. B. B. 1-4, Capt. 4, Class Treas. 1, Philo 4, Glee Club 4, Pep Club 4, Ex. Comm. 4. RUTH DOWTHET “Call me “Upp some rainy af- ternoon Philo 3-4, Girls’ Glee Club 4. HAZEL DIMMITT “Few things are impossible to dili- gence and skill. Philo 3-4, Shorthand Club 4. MADELINE EDGERLY “To manage men, one ought to have a sharp mind in a velvet sheath Clio 1, Glee Club 2-4, Philo 4. RUTH EDMUNDS “O, fair lady of the North, where art thou? Philo 4. DESDEMONA EISENBEIS “My mind to me an empire is.” Clio 1-2, Philo 3-4, Glee Club 3, Class Secretary 2. GEORGE EVANS “A man he was of all I he country dear.” McKinley 3-4, Shorthand Club President 4. JULIETTE EISENBEIS “ Those shielded eyes have dug deep into the mysteries of many a book.” Clio 1-2, Philo 3-4. HARRIETT EVANS “Don't despair if she has one clear idea.” Class B. B. 3-4, Girls’ Glee Club 4, Pep Club 4, Philo 3-4, Ath- letic Ass’n 2-3-4, Clio 1-2. FRANK FIEDLER “He knows about it all, he knows, he knows. McKinley 3-4, Pep Committee 4, Athletic Ass’n 1-4. SARAH GALLAGHER “A little nonsense now and then. Is relished by the best of men. Philo 3-4. LYDIA FIEDLER “A plague on this quiet life, I want work. Clio 1-2, Argus Staff 2-4, Philo 3-4. THOMAS GARDNER “Though vanquished he could ar- gue still. Lincoln 1-2, McKinley 3-4, Stu- dent Mg’r Football 4, O. H. S. Orchestra 1-2, O. H. S. De- bating 4. LEO GARVIN “Mike says, “Your a liar “There's nothing like clean sports. McKinley 3-4, Football 4, Class Track 3-4, O. H. S. Track 3-4, Athletic Ass’n 1-4, Argus Staff 4. KATHERINE GERMAN “May you live all the days of your life Clio 1-2, Philo 3-4, Glee Club 4. LOIS GIBSON “To love so, be so loved WILL GOLDSBERRY “A bearded man—armed to the teeth art thou Class Pres. 1, Ex. Comm. 1, Argus Staff 2, Lincoln 1-2, Class B. B. 1-2, Athletic Ass’n 1-2-3. HAROLD GOOCH He who has a firm will molds the world to himself. Football, 2-3-4-5, Athletic Ass’n 3-5, McKinley 4-5. VIVIAN HARKER “Bright star, would I were stead- fast as thou art Philo 3-4. HELEN HAW “Raven hair and coal black eyes, tries not to disguise the spirit a-nd fire which therein lies. Clio 1-2, Philo 3-4. RUTH HAWKINSON “True worth is in being, not seem- ing. Philo 4. LILLIAN HENDREN “ have more care to stay than will to go.” Philo 3-4, Shorthand Club 4. ANNA HILJE So wise, so young, they say do ne'er live long. Clio 1, Philo 4. ELIZABETH HUTCHINSON “Tis a beautiful necessity of her nature to love something. Clio 1, Philo 3-4, Glee Club 3-4. VICTORIA JACKSON “Her aim ‘onward' and 'upward'. HELEN JONES “So sweet a face, such angel grace in all thg,t land has never been.” Philo 3-4, Glee Club 1-2-3, Ex. Comm. 3-4. WIMER JORDAN “JIail, wayward youth, who rules the sex to fifty front fifteen. Lincoln 1, McKinley 3-4, Long Beach H. S. 2, Class B. B. 3-4, Pep Comm. 4, Athletic Ass’n 3-4. PAUL KROTZER “A man in earnest finds means, or if he can not find them creates them. Lincoln 2, McKinley 3-4, Athletic Ass’n 4, Argus Editor 4. ANNA LARSON “What is so fair as a sweet happy maiden. Philo 4, Shorthand Club 4. RITA LONG “For if she will, she will, you may depend on't and if she won't, she won't, so there's an end on't. Philo 3-4, Glee Club 4. BRUCE MELLIS “His tastes run to fine arts—espec- ially 'Pottery. McKinley 3-4, Class B. B. 2-3-4. ETHEL LESTER “Importance is one thing and learning's another, but a de- bate's a debate that I assert. Clio 1-2, Philo 3-4. IDRIS LODWICK Surely the gods must have created this fair young Appollo. Class B. B. 1-4, Football 2-3-4, B. B. 1-4, McKinley 3-4, Class Pres. 2, B. B. Captain 4, Football Captain 4. MIRIAM LOWENBERG “Still waters run deep.' Philo 4. HARVEY MICHAEL “ 1 man’s a man for a'that. McKinley 4, Football 2-3. CARITA McCARROLL “Pretty is as pretty does. Clio 1-2, Philo 3-4, Girls Glee Club 4. FRANK McKEE 11 Unmeasured has thy swiftness been, so swift no trace of thee is seen. Class President 1, Lincoln 1, McKinley 3, Athletic Ass’n 3-4. MARJORIE NYE “In youth ami beauty wisdom is but rare.” Clio 1-2, Philo 3-4, Class Treas. 3 DONALD NEASHAM “lie keeps his wisdom out of sight.” Orchestra 2-3-4, Athletic Ass’n 1-4, Lincoln 1-2, McKinley 3. VERA OLDHAM “She is a jolly good girl. We like her.” Class B. B. 1-3, Philo 3-4, Glee Club 3. GENEVIEVE ORELUP ” A lady of many parts.” Clio 1-2, Philo 3-4, Class Ex. Comm. 3, Glee Club 4. EUGENE PARKER “A soldier seeking the bubble re- putation even in the cannon's mouth Football 3-4, Class B. B. 3-4, Lincoln 2, McKinley 4, Athletic Ass’n 2-3-4. ALICE PETERSON “Thy modesty is a candle to thy worth. Clio 1-2, Glee Club 4, Philo 3-4, Class Vice President 3. MARIE PARKER liA thing of moods and changes is women ever. Clio 2, Philo 3-4, Glee Club 4, Class Secretary 3. HOWARD PHILLIPS “lie will answer to the purpose, easy things to understand. Lincoln 1, Athletic Ass’n 1-4, Glee Club 1-4, Class V. Pres. 1, Yell Leader 3-4, Class Track 3. LOUISE POTTER “She cherishes no 4malice' toward any man. Class Pres. 3, Class Ex. Comm. 4, Clio 1-2, Philo 3-4, Argus Staff 3. MABEL REIFSNYDER “For they can conquer who believe they can.” Philo 4. HAZELLE RHOADES 111 find that nonsense at all times is singularly refreshing Philo 3-4, Class B. B. 1-4. BELLE RUSH “She is pretty to walk with, and witty to talk with, and pleasant too to think on Clio 1-3, Philo 3-4, Ex. Comm. 3. CLAUDE SCHAFER “ A nd would ye all were wise as her McKinley 3-4, Class B. B. 2-3-4, O. H. S. B. B. 4. LILYAS SCOTT “Best of comfort, and ever welcome to us.” Clio 1-2, Philo 3-4. MAX VON SCHRADER “Time elaborately thrown away. Glee Club 3-4, Lincoln 1. FLOSSIE SNYDER “That of hir smyling was ful sim- ple and coy” Philo 3-4. COWELL SCOTT “A very Lion amongst the ladies.” Football 3-4, Second 2, Glee Club 2-3-4, Athletic Ass’n 3-4. META SOMMERS “Neat not gaudy.” Clio 1-2, Philo 3-4. CHARLES SPTKER “Her joyous presence and sweet company in full content he there did long enjoy.” Orchestra 1-4, Glee Club 3-4, McKinley 3-4, Standing Comm. 3, Class Ex. Comm. 4, Athletic Ass’n 2-3-4. CHARLOTTE SULLIVAN “Tutored in the rudiments of many desperate studies.” Philo 3-4, Class B. B. 4. LAWRENCE WHELAN “The monarch's form is middle size, for feat of strength or ex- ercise, shaped in proportion fair.” Football 3-4, Athletic Ass’n 3-4. EVA WILLIAMSON “Study is like the heaven's glorious sun.’’ Philo 3-4. JOSEPH TEE “A little learning is a dangerous thing.” McKinley 4, Lincoln 1-2, Athletic Ass’n 1-4. 9 KATHERINE BENSON “Soft peace she brings, wherever she arrives She builds our quiet. Clio 1-2, Philo 3-4. ELIZABETH FARRELL “Iler mirth the world required, she bathed it in smiles of glee.” Athletic Ass’n 1, Philo 3-4, Clio 1-2. FLORENCE BLACKMAR “Beauty draws one with but a sin- gle hair.” Iowa City H. S. 2 yrs., O. H. S. iy2 yrs., Philo 3-4. BLANCHE CROSS “Whose uncommunicative heart will scarce one precious word impart.” Clio 1-2, Philo 3-4, Glee Club 1-4. ROYELL FRIEND “And he was a very parfit gcntil knight.” Athletic Ass’n 3-4, McKinley 4. DONALD DALEY “Actions speak louder than words. McKinley 4, Shorthand Club 4. NEIL DAVIS “His wisdom seemed like foolish- ness. Pierre H. S. 3 yrs., O. H. S. 1 yr. ROBERT DOTY “See how he laughs and crows and starts--IIeaven bless the merry child. Athletic Ass’n 1-4, Lincoln 1-2, McKinley 3. ROBERT HUGHES “Did you really come here to study? Lincoln 1-2, Vice President Class 2, McKinley 3-4, Football 2nd 3-4, Class B. B. 3-4, Athletic Association 1-4. FRED NEVIN “Little boys should be seen, not heard. Shorthand Club 4. GLADYS JOHNSON “Fair Portia's counterfeit. Philo 3-4. ORVILL UPP He hath music in his finger tips Glee Club 3-4. BYRNE SMITH The tongue can no man control. Glee Club 3-4, Football 2nd 1-2-3, Track 3-4. JAMES McALOON “Haste thee, and bring with thee, jest and youthful jollity. Athletic Ass’n 1-4, Lincoln 1-2, McKinley 3-4. BERTHA GILTNER So buxom, blithe and debonair Clio 1-2, Philo 3-4. MILO HUDSON A young Lochinvar has come out of the west. Claremont H. S. 3 yrs., O. H. S. 1 yr. SUPERINTENDENT BLACKMAR Uri Mtemoriam OUR BELOVED CLASSMATE 3£ruce Osier 1914 (Tluss Song (Tone “Dreaming”) The parting time has come. And High School days are done; The days we held so dear Will nevermore be here. But menTry holds a place, For each dear schoolmate's face. Oh, may we all be glad For the joyful days we’ve had. Good-bye, good-bye To our schoolmates so good and true; Good-bye, good-bye. Our teachers kind, good-bye to you; And our colors so brave, We proudly do wave. Good-bye, good-bye To days of dear '14. Friendships we here have made From our hearts ne'er will fade; Vict'ries that we have won E'er our schooldays were done; The future will bring to pass More triumphs for our class. And may the joys of life Prevail o’er care and strife. Hfistor? of tt e Class of 1914 Ottumwa Ufigb School In the Faul of 19X0 we enterred the hi skool of Ottumway, in that trooly great sitty in the state of Ioway. The principul give us a cordyal recepshun; the facilty wuz loud in there prases. The pussylanermus kar. icteristics of former classus wuz notubly lakin in hours. 1 day, October 19, we cum together in the assembler rume to seleckt our ossifers whoo wood pilut us throo the ferst yere of our thirst fer now- ledge. We wuz luky in gettin fer president, Frank McKee, fer vice- presidunt, Howard Phillips; fer secertarie, Margaret Kilby, an' fer trezurer, Lillian Deskin. Fur onerary memburrs we choosed Messrs. J. B. Sax, E. H. Emery, Ward B. Rice, an’ Henry Phillips. Feelin the nead of suthin to rest hour Branes we hed a party at the hoam of Iren Schafer on May 30th. We sot there talking larfin until “the switchin hour of nite, when grave yeards yawn gosts troop 4th,’’ as old Bill Shakespire aptlee ab- sarves in his dramy of John Sheppard, esq., or the Moral House Breaker, when we broke up disbursed. But we must stop fer a while. At some futur time we shall continner the dramer in wich we shall show the varst superiority of ourselves frum an interlectooal pint of vew. In the Ortum of 1911 we agin met each uther in the class rumes of the hi skool. The rain of our former ossifers expirin’ we pikt Idris Lodwick fer presidunt, Robert Hughes fer vice-presidunt, Desdemona Eisenbeis fer secertarie an Ruth Partlow fer trezurer. This yere we butted hourselves inter athletics good an plenty. We started bi electin Idris Lodwick captin of the boyz baskit ball teem and Lillian Deskin captin of the girlz teem. We ’lowed ter have a hayrak partie on the evenin of Janooary 5th, but the wether not agreein, we had a house partie at Emery’s Janooary 12. Emery’s was trooly in a blaze of glory. Near can we forgit the surblime spekticul which met our gaze as we went into the house. Mr. Emery turned us loose on a barl of appuls an when we wuz done thar wuz nothin left but the barl. Nothin futher wuz heerd from us till the Joon partie wich wuz had at Gardner’s. The gurlz wore hare ribbuns and boyz let there niker- bokers down a peg. We then spent hour vacashun a recooperatin from the strane of the yeres studdy. Bein a class witch bleeved wimmin had rites witch bleeved in razin her to her proper speer -witch bleeved that she is endowed with as mutch intelleck as man is—witch bleeved they is generally trampled on and aboozed, we give em there rites by eleckin fer our therd yere presidunt, Louise Potter, vise-presidunt, Alice Peterson, secretarie, Marie Parker, an trezurer Marjorie Nye. This wuz did on Octobur 12th with oonanni- mus concent of thoaz what voted fer ’em. On Octobur 22, we had a meetin’ an’ desided to have a hayrak partie, witch wuz pulled off on No- vemmbur the oneth. We met at the coart house at 7 a’clock preceeded to the residents of Reta Long. We cum nere havin a tragudy consistin of Lyle Blundell an a seller door witch wuz oppen an witch same he didn’t (Class THlstor?--(Continued nowc. So tcrcckly arter we had arrove we heerd a racket an fotm him in the shape of a figger ate down at the bottum of seller steps. He sed he hadn't drunk anything stronger than watter be4 he cum but you kin bleeve it if you want too. We didn't. Futher than this we'll not atemt to describe the seens of that grate nite. Wurds wood fale us shood we try to do it. We arrove hoam alrite on November 2nd exceptin that Shaperone Rice fell out of the back end of the waggin cozzin what Hazel Rhods and Vera Oldham thawt was anuther tragudy. Buy November 4 we wuz rekivered anuf to talk up the strenoous task ol pickin out hour class pins, and we pickt stunners, both in prise an booty. But too resoom onward. On Janooary 17th we in joyed anuther partie witch wuz helled at Denefe's. Only 1 of the facilty wuz there witch was Miss Van Dyke, whoo extinguished herself by dansin. She didn't nowe it coz she didn't nowe that the Virginny Reel wuz dansin. When she foun out that it wuz, she stopt immejut. But she redeamed herself of her sinn by performin on the pianny, fer us, beootifuly. On April 20th our class yell wuz pickt an at the follerin chapil we hollered hourselves horse, interdoosin it. We rested from hour labbers till the necks Joon when we give a partie too the Seniors. This was helled at the hoam of Henry Phillips wuz done as it wuz never did b4. They have an exsellent plase fer a party, havin a little laik aroun' witch the jung cupples set an languished. We also had sum gaims fer amoosement. We shall leeve the therd yere 4th- with. We riz to hour gratest glory as Seniors in the Faul of 1913 shode ra'er jujment in gettin ossifers. Sum didn't like the seleckin but they'd awt to have voted fer someone else then. Fer chief cook and bottel warsher we elecked Chas. Smith, fer his Assistant, Lyle Blundell, fer caretaker of dokyments, Cecil Corrick, an' fet hanger on of the kash, Robert Mason, who have sarved us fathefully. When awl wuz ovir, 1 feller what didn't git a orfiss turned roun an aboozed the Administration with all his mite maine. But we shood worrie. Hour ferst blowout wuz at Paul Deeds on November 15, an' if a howse had a cum sooner it wood have been helled erlieer. We had hour sekund squabbil over who shood taik hour pitchurs fer the Argus. (Hour ferst squabbil bein with Tammonie.) Arter desidin and undecidin fer severil timz we finilly told Mr. Ried to goe ahed an taik the pitchurs thusly givin him the job. At a meetin on Febooary 27th we bestoed on the hi skool a reel honner by byin Lodwick's pictur to behung up in the skool bildin. This pictur was sold ter us buy Addum Lennerd. Peres like awl our meetins this yere has been squabbils. We had anuther 1 over kaps and gownds. Sum of 'em wuz verry mutch riled but we finerly desided to git 'em. They prooved to be a grate addvantage too us, as the kaps kivered up the grate bumps of intellectooality what stuk out on hour heds an' the gownds maid us appeer mutch gracefuller. Class Tflstor —Coittlitue6 Then kame a partie at wich “every littel mavment had a meenin all its own.” The facilty wuz well represented set arotm bestoein os with reprovin an approvin smiles. The yung'uns commenst clappin their hands and singin and dancin. They danced kinder slow at fust, but as they got warmed up they shaved it down very brisk. J. Wimer Jordan, in particler, exhiberted a right smart chance of spryness in his legs, considerin his time of life, an as he cum a dubble shuffle neer where Bubbles sot. Bub regarded him with a approvin smile and sed: “Hunky boy! Go it, my gay and festiv yuthe.” On the nite of April 27, hour onerary memburrs give us a theeayter partie at the gran' operey house, an' all han's wuz awn dek. The sho wuz “The Rode ter Happyness,” an it shore wuz a hummer. We sot rite down in the Par K an so got everthin what wuz goin. The mane spoak in the whele wuz Willyum Hodge an he wuz rite their with the aktin. He bauled us out durin the corse of the evenin, in kon ekshun with the aig qwene, an as ter what he sayed, trooer wurds wuz never spuk. Marjorie Nye an Lillian Deskin had ter go an gigul rite at the most afekin part where the ole woman in the whele cheer wuz a baigin of her sun not ter shoot the villun, repeetin, “My sun, my sun, restrane thyself, restrane thyself! Think of the kinsequances!” Everbuddy wuz nreely weepin an them gals hed ter gigul. It wuz orful. When we went to go hoam, it wuz ranin without but thet didunt spile the time, an we shore say that we has sum ornerary memburrs. Arter the sho we give hour class yell, give a yell fer Hodge an 1 fer hour ornerary memburrs. We wuz royly entertaned awn the nite of May oneth at the hoam of Wimer Jordan on North Court Street. It wuz a bootiful nite everboddy, incloodin the facilty wuz out in full foarce. Moosic an dansin fess- tivitys wuz the order of the evenin all hands went hoam sattusfyde. Jordan's is shore a nise place too have a party. They say that figgers don't lye but we dunno esspeshully when they an Burn sed Mr. Hammitt wuz an ignerammus. We awl felt reel sorry fer Frank Fiedler, who the figgers sed wuz the uggliest person in the room, when he axed whoo wuz neckst uggliest an figgers sed that Mr. Blackmar wuz. You'd orter seed Frank's fase. As fur as we nowe, nobuddy got weaded on the way hoam. Finerly the time cum when hour grate eventful career had too cloz. As a partin fairwel the Junyers give us a big partie. The follerin Sundy we gurdid awn hour kaps an gowns and went to the Baccylaurette. Then kame the gratest even of the twentieth censhury, hour graduashun, and we shure wuzz glad to git hour cheap skins. The neckst evenin we wuz receeved by the Alumnae as ful flejed memburs. An thereby ends our tail. Note: With apologies to Artemus Ward. By Executive Committee. XiPill of tl)e Class of 1914 We the Class of Nineteen Fourteen, of the Ottumwa High School, being about to depart, and being in full possession of sound mind, memory, and understanding, do make and publish this, our last will and testament, hereby revoking and making void all former wills whatsoever by us at any time heretofore made. ITEM: To the faculty we bequeath the memory of our good behavior and unimpeachable dignity to cheer them in the approaching sad hours of the Seniorhood of the '15's. ITEM: To the T5s we bequeath: I. The Senior priveleges whatever they may be. II. The last three tiers of seats in the assembly room to be used by them as judiciously as we have used them. III. We also leave to them the shining examples of our great poets, orators, statesmen, politicians, athletes, artists, far-famed beauties (?), society leaders, musicians, and tango-ists, as a goal to be sought for, but ne'er to be reached, as we realize that their mental inferiority will not permit them to gain the high position held by us. ITEM: To the '16s we bequeath our ingenuity to dodge the hall monitors, on the main floor, namely Miss Fancolly, ably assisted by Mr. Eugene L. Johnson. ITEM: To the '17s we bequeath Mr. Hammitt's good will, which was ever a shining star leading us gently thru the hazy paths of learning to the bright dawning of our commencement day. ITEM: To the '18s we leave our lately acquired polish to offset their brilliant verdancy, and bid them be of good cheer, for they, like wine, will improve with age. PERSONAL ITEMS 1 To Grace Leonard we leave Mabel Reif snyder's pleasant habit of gnawing her finger nails, with the fervent hope that it will afford as much pleasure (?) to her fellow class mates as it has to Mabel's. 2. To Harold Hills, we leave Paul Deed's ability as yell leader, hoping he will not disarrange his hair in the performance of his duties. 3. We bequeath Vera Oldham's psyche to Hazel Ornduff. 4. Don Neasham's tango-ing ability, is bequeathed to Ernest Sie- strand (alias John Bunny). 5. We give Johnnie Green Tom Gardner's bashfulness. 6. Also, Sarah Gallagher's dislike for gum chewing to Zella Rush. 7. We trust that Otto Von Schrader will succeed as well as Charles Smith in stalling Miss Packard. 8. We bequeath Blanche Cross's fickleness to Birdie Holloway. Class Will—Continued 9. We leave Harold Gooch's initials to O. W. H. H. M. Johnson in the earnest hope that he will add them to his already scarce collection. 10. To Ruth Wood and Gladys Avery we leave Marjorie Nye's and Hazelle Rhoades tendencies to extreme quietness. 11. We bestow upon Vernon Downs. Orville Upp's liberal supply of freckles. 12. We leave Florence Blackmar's affections for Don Neasham to Marion Halberg, although we are unable to determine by what means this mutual liking has sprung up. 13. Seeing the crying need, we endow Bob Hughes' abbreviated trousers to Lloyd Perkins. 14. Realizing the necessity of the younger athletes to have a worthy ideal, we leave the example of Idris Lodwick's clean sportmanship to all athletic aspirants. 15. We leave Victoria Jackson's perseverance to all idlers. 16. We bequeath Neil Davis' winning manners with the members of the fair sex to Karl Kobel, with the earnest wish that he will put them to use on his future basket ball trips. 17. We bestow Elizabeth Farrell's giggle and Lydia Fiedler's laugh to all whom it may concern. 18. To Frances Cremer, Lena Emery, Carita Rankin and Martha Sheafe, the bonds of union are given which bound Martha Anderson, Anna Larson, and Ruth Edmunds. 19. As a very scarce crop of hair is one of the characteristics of the McCarty family, and not wishing Merrill to come to the same cruel fate, we leave him Milo Hudson's generous growth of wool. 20. Being a class of unusual observing powers, we leave Meta Somer's and Lillian Deskin's heights to Aletha Kranz, George Walker, and Jessie Bishop. 21. Frank McKee's and Howard Phillips' autos we bequeath to Siegel's junk shop. 22. We leave James McAloon's comedian stunts to Charles Shook. 23. We bequeath Charlie Spiker's originality to Vincent Saunders. 24. We leave Ruth Archer's love for T. Gardner to Helen Archer to be applied to Homer. 25. We relinquish Lyle Blundell's fluency of speech in favor of Charles Harsch. 26. We bestow Katherine Benson's boisterousness upon Dessie McDaniels. 27. We leave Bill Goldsberry's and Bill Baker's brilliancy (they finished in January) to Milton Giltner and Timothy Sheehan. (Elass Will—Continued 28. We bequeath Doty's and Fiedler's giddishness to Ben Ellsworth and Arthur Rubel. 29. Flossie Snyder's love-lorn association with A1 Harker is given to Lois King. 30. We endow Paul Krotzer's ability to encase corns comfortably to Ted Watchler. 31. Cecil Corrick's salesmanship we leave to next years' Argus advertising manager, to be used in soliciting Argus ads. 32. With a brilliant record of four years duration behind them, we leave Alice Peterson's and Louise Potter's executive ability to other ardent suffragettes. 33. We bequeath the favorite ditty of Harriett Evans, “I love the cows and chickens to Merle Newman. 34. We leave Madeline Edgerly's gracefulness to Dale Beagle. 35. Our desire is that all students taking typewriting will succeed in acquiring Ed. Cunningham's skill. 36. To the chemical laboratory for future analysis we leave Hazel Chapman's regular noon-day lunches. 37. We leave Mike Garvin's Irish to Swede Anderson. 38. We leave Francis Brown's high pitched voice to Mary Nevin, with the hope that it will please Mary's alumni Brothers. 39. We bequeath Carita McCarroll's stand in with Miss Herman to Hugh Riley. ITEM: All the rest of our property, whatsoever and wheresoever it may be, and not herein disposed of, we leave in the trust of the Faculty to be used by them as they see fit. And we do hereby constitute and appoint Mr. F. M. Hammitt, sole executor of this our last will and testament. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We, the Class of Nineteen Fourteen, the testators, have to this, our last will and testament set our hand and seal this first day of May, Anno Domini nineteen hundred and fourteen. COMMITTEE - Charles Smith, Chm. Cecil Corrick Helen Jones Tom Gardner Louise Potter Lillian Deskin Charles Spiker propl)£C£ of tl)e Class of 1914 Editor of Argos Ottumwa High School, Dear Sir:— Washington, D. C. March 21, 1930. In compliance with a request from you for information regarding the location of the 1914 alumni, of your school, I send you the following alphabetical list with as nearly correct information as I am able to obtain. My duties here are so pressing that I have had a very hard time finding what you wanted, but I hope the following will be satisfactory: Martha Anderson: —Teaching stenography in Batavia High School. Ruth Archer: Has taken Mr. Scheiwe's place in Ottumwa hall of Fame. Will Baker: Ottumwa's second switchman mayor. Katherine Benson: —Teaching in Timbuctoo, Africa. Lucille Briggs:—Has converted the king of the Sandwich Islands from cannabalism by her cooking. Florence Blackmar:—Lion tamer in Ringling Brothers show. Prac- ticed on Neasham who is a Lion among Ladies. Lyle Blundell:—Y. M. C. A. Secretary in Bear Creek. Frances Brown:— Leading lady in Lillian Deskin's latest opera, “The Belle of Amana. Hedvig Carlson:— Mrs. “Bob Hughes. Gladys Chambers: -On State Supreme Bench. Hazel Chapman: —Recovering from Hunger Strike after being im- prisoned for blowing up the Froebel School. Cecil Corrick:—In business. Main business, KEEPING ALICE HAPPY. Blanche Cross:- Head of a matrimonial agency in Fremont. Ed. Cunningham: Orchestra leader in Miss Deskin's opera. Donald Dailey: —Furniture mover for Crips. Paul Deeds:—Train Caller in Cliff land. Mary Denefe:—Succeeded Ella Flagg Young as Superintendent of the schools of Chicago. Lillian Deskin:—In Stockport spending the royalties of her opera. Robert Doty:—Valet to Eugene L. Johnson, Governor of Georgia. (A true son of the Southern soil). Ruth Dowthett:—Still going TJpp'. Hazel Dimmitt:—Assisting Mrs. Pankhurst. Class £r°pb£cr--£°nftnu Madeline Edgerly:—Selling her Anti-Fat. Wearing herself thin doing it, too. Ruth Edmunds:—A missionary to Iceland. Desdemona Eisenbeis:- Running a chicken farm on 5th Ave. New York. (Ding! Ding! Look out for the street car). Juliette Eisenbeis:—Acting in a balcony scene with Fred Nevin as Romeo. George Evans:—Running a roller skating rink in Blakesburg. Harriett Evans: Selling her Freckle-Cure. Elizabeth Farrell:- Head of a Boston Beanery. Frank Fiedler:—Married Vera Oldham after her heart had been broken by one, A. Leonard. Lydia Fiedler: —Pining away in a convent. Royell Friend: -Governor of Iowa. Great ‘Scott!!'. Sarah Gallagher:- Slowly recovering from having sworn off Gum chewing during Lent. Thomas Adrian Gardner:—Ruth's Model, (posing and PROposing). Leo Garvin:—Villain in Miss Deskin's opera. Makes effective entrance with his black mustache and pug dog. Katherine German:—Teaching school in England. Lois Gibson:—Married a traveling Salesman of Jonas Sax. Will Goldsberry:- Selling electric curlers for Ottumwa Railway Light Co. (Pay your bills before the 10th and receive the discount). Harold Gooch:—Teaching Chemistry in Tuskegee, Alabama. Vivian Harker:- Selling ‘Snyder's' catsup. Helen Haw:—Teaching Vocal in Columbia University. Ruth Hawkinson: Wife of Paul Krotzer, Editor of the Review. Lillian Hendren:—Boss of the Butter Egg counter at Woolworth's. Anna Hilje:—Selling Hamburgers in Hamburg. Robert Hughes:—Faculty advisor at Lake Forest. Milo Hudson:—Following Henry's footsteps. Elizabeth Hutchison:- Married to an Alumnus (W. S.) of this school. Victoria Jackson:—Playing the piano for Evans' Skating rink. Gladys Johnson:—Playing the piano for Evans' Skating Rink. Helen Jones: Interpreting the Tango as leader of the chorus in L. Perkins' operetta, “The Longing for Love.'' Wimer Jordan:—Assisting Helen. Idris Lodwick:—Athletic coach at Yale. Anna Larson: Assisting Ruth Edmunds in Iceland. Ethel Lester:—Debating Coach at Harvard. Reta Long:—Teaching “Long's English Literature.'' Miriam Lowenburg:—Dean of Women at Chicago University. (Tlass prop ) tc? (Tontlnue6 Robert Mason: Selling brushes for Harper Brush Factory at Fair- field. Carita McCarroll: Playing Pipe Organ at First Congregational Church. Frank McKee:- Bought out Ford Motor Company. Bruce Mellis:—Running a 'Pottery'. Harvey Michaels:—New Irish leader in Tammany Hall. Don Neasham: -Touring the world with his Hand Organ and Monkey. Marjorie Nye:— Editing the “Pining Lovers Column” in the Tribune, succeeding Laura Jean Libby. Genevieve Orelup: Married to Poet Laureate of U. S. Eugene Parker:—Selling Parker's New Hair Dye. Alice Peterson:—Helping Cecil. Marie Parker:- Married to Spencer Smith. Howard Phillips: Winner of Booby Prize at Polo Auto races in New York. Louise Potter:- Decorating Mellis' 'Pottery'. Mabel Reifsnyder:—Still persuing a man. Hazel Rhoades:—In a convent grieving for Royell Friend. Belle Rush:—A manicurist in Keb. Claude Schafer:—A preacher on the Mt. Zion circuit. Cowell Scott:- A dancing teacher in partnership with Miss Pallister. Lilyas Scott:—A 'Royal' friend to all. Byrne Smith: Helping Madeline selling her Anti-Fat. Florence Snyder:—A 'Harker' to all that's said. Meta Somers:—A traveling saleswoman for Lagomarcino Grupe Co. Charles Spiker: —Poet Laureate of U. S. Charlotte Sullivan:—Fighting for Home Rule in the Emerald Isle. Joe Tee:— Head of the Grand Union 'Tee' Co. Orville Upp:—Wireless operator in Eldon. Max Von Schrader:- Scene shifter in Miss Deskin's opera. Lawrence Whalen: —Fire Eater in a side show. Eva Williamson:—Hair Dresser in Bear Creek. Most affectionately yours, Charles Smith, Speaker of House, U. S. A. Committee: Chas. Smith, Chairman Louise Potter Thomas Gardner Lillian Deskin Chas. Spiker Helen Jones Cecil Corrick Discovered botanical Specimens GARVIN SHAMROCKS FRESHMAN GQURD CHARLOTTE SULLIVAN PRIMROSE PAUL DEEDS TRUMPET FLOWER SQUIRT HUGHES VIOLET TJunior Officers May La Point, President Hazel Judd, Vice President MArtha Williami� . Secretary Lot� King. Treasurer Obe Juniors “ s Vou HLikc 3t” -A Junior (Tlass Mlceting In one act. Place, A. R. O. H. S. Time—3:30 sharp. (Scene opens with assembled Juniors in Confusion). (Enter President and Secretary). Pres.:—This meeting will come to order, and the Secretary will call the roll. Each one will please respond with a daffodil as his name is called. Martha (pulling out book calls the roll). Sparling Anderson! S. A. Kenneth Baker! K. B. Margaret Baker! M. B. Dale Beagle! D. B. Beatrice Blackmar! B. B. Norine Barnes! N. B. Jessie Bishop! J. B. Ralph Burke! R. B. Estelle Buxton! E. B. Ives Calhoun! I. C. Cleve Carnahan! C. C. I apply to Miss Beinhorn For the position of escort. I place my hand upon my heart, I sigh, oh I sigh! I swear Tm touched by Cupid’s dart, I lie, oh I lie! Altho’ everyone calls me “Baker ' Of cake and candy I’m no maker. For the McKinleys still I second motions! How nice! Charles has blue eyes and dark hair While my eyes are dark and my locks are fair. I’ve pearly teeth and eyes of brown. I’ve braided hair over my crown. After that rumor up at Stump’s, It’s a wonder I haven’t the mumps. I’ll accept the position Of dictaphone for Ruth, And there’s no one now In this here class. To say it ain’t the truth! To help John is my ambition, Tho’ I say it with contrition. MY hair is red, enough’s been said. You’ll know the rest when I am dead. Although they call me ’’Cleve,” Miss Carpenter names me ’’Steve.” 3uitlor (Hass ttceting (Continued Blanche Courtney! B. C. Vernor Davidson! V. D. John Davis! J. D. Ruth Deuser! R. D. Vernon Downs! V. D. Walter Duke! W. D. Winnifred Dunning! W. D. Agnes Elam! A. E. Ben Ellsworth! B. E. Clyde Erskine! C. E. Helen Evans! H. E. John Feehan! J. F. Estella Fisher! E. F. Marguerite Fletcher! M. F. Ruth Freed! R. F. Edith Freeman! E. F. Ruth Graham! R. G. Pauline Graham! P. G. With Evelyn fair, in the laboratory, I will win renown and glory. Fd like to root, But my voice ain't “gut . Never will I desert My curling irons. I must stay far away From fickle men. • For years will I wait, To get Neasham and Shick. I'm not the Duke of Wales, But I'm the Duke that fails. The suffrage cause do I uphold, Tho' to be sure I am not bold. At pounding ivory I'm a shark, I'd put Apollo in the dark. Thru the avenue of glory Pep committees I will lead. Forever will I teach Lillian The game of basket-ball, If she'll accept me. I am the girl you sure all need In pep meeting to take the lead. Oh, for the summer And the concert And Con . I'll fuss, and fume, and fret, Till I'm a suffragette. I have got a mortgage On the telephone at noon. And he who says I haven't, Is as crazy as a loon. I like to go with Slim, To watch the roulette wheel. They might call me little Ben, But I'm sure free from men. I should worry, I should care. When I've brains for myself. And enough to spare. I look like a ghost, I use Pillsbury's most. 3uttior (Llass Continued Ethel Hahn! E. H. Evelyn Hall! E. H. Ruth Hampton! R. H. Ethel Horn! E. H. The Central Drug store has for me, a charm To watch the crowds go by, I call no harm. My voice is low and soft and sweet, At taming Cowell, it can't be beat. With the violin I'm handy. And I like that chocolate candy. My shapely head with dark locks I adorn, Tm the luckiest maiden ever born. Marie Holzhauser! M. H. Hedrick is a small town, To me, one of renown. Will Harsch! W. H. If any one wants to know. I'm no girl's beau. Lillian Johnson! L. J. I'm a tail and stately maiden. With nice manners I am laden. Wendell Johnson! W. J. Yes, sir, my full name is Oliver Wendell Holmes Harold Manchester Johnson. Hazel Judd! H. J. Evelyn Kearns! E. K. Donald Keyhoe! D. K. Lois King! L. K. Blanche Kitto! B. K. Karl Kobel! K. K. Pauline Krafka! P. K. Aletha Kranz! A. K. May LaPointe! M. L. Grace Leonard! G. L. Vashti Lewis! V. L. Forever I'll be “Hubby But never, never “chubby. My name is Miss Evelyn Kearns, To be out of High School, my heart yearns. Who says Uncle Sam Hasn't plenty of rubber bands? I wear 'em on my hands. Latin names give me a pain, To my existence they're a bane. Axtell with his cheerful smile. My lonely life did e'er beguile. You can see right now that I'm no “dub, No girl's made me spiel in a Pep club. By one broad grin my face is split, And by a joke my eye is lit. Ah! When he dawns upon my vision. Oh Joy! I'll wake from fields Elysium. I think Miller was nicer than Burke, But these daffodils, I can't shirk. My heart's in Lake Forest With Fleming. Did you ever notice my coils of hair, Neither dark, nor are they fair! ,-A 3unior (Class (Continued Lena Long! L. L. Oh how I hate men. The whole bunch of them. John McCarroI! J. Me. Now my manliness is strengthened For my trousers have been lengthened. Dessie McDaniels! J. Me. My chum Stella's a suffragette. Logan McKee! L. Me. But I'll not be one, you can bet. I'll swear by my right hand By my ancestral shades, That 'simmons and paw-paws Grow in the everglades. Tullia McCormick! T. Me. With Gladys I shall roam Down Main St. far from home. 4 Merrill McCarty! M. Me. Across Court Hill at the hour of one By the Court House Tower I'm doomed to run. Aura Dale Mahoney! A. M. I'll go thru life • And do no wrong I'll scorn the strife And sing a song. Marguerite Mottet! M. M. I've a friend in fair Germany Not too slim and not too fat, But between you and me,— I wish he had a decent hat. Elizabeth Neasham! E. N. I shall worry, I shall fret, Till I some dates for dances get. Margaret Neasham! M. N.Elizabeth and I are twins, Mary Nevin! M. N. And we never commit any sins. I flip and fly like a little bird, A voice lower than mine you never heard. Murrel Newman! M. N. My happy smiles Many a maid beguiles Bernice Oldham! B. O. With Lloyd I would fain Go motoring on Sunday. Roy Overturf! R. O. “Dreamy they call me,- - Sometimes “Roy, And you'll find among you No quieter boy. Albertina Park! A. P. Albertina Yellowstone National Park, If you had my brains in Latin, You'd sure be a shark. (?). Eleanor Pearson! E. P. Watch me walking up Washington Street, With a funnier sight you'll never meet. Madeline Peck! M. P. I am quiet, demure and shy. With eyes like the summer sky. -A, 3unior Class Mteetlnq Continued Lloyd Perkins! L. P. At Hoffman’s I’ll meet my lady fair, Helen, of beautiful eyes and hair. Herbert Pillars! H. P. H. P. stands for Horse Power, Five minutes to the mile, But you’d never, never guess it, By my quiet, gentle smile. Ruth Powers! R. P. My very steps, my very looks. Denote that I have studied books. Careta Rankin! C. R. I can organize clubs I can cook and sew In fact there are few things I don’t know. Charles Reifsnyder! C. R. If you want to tease a Chinaman Hugh Riley! H. R. Be pretty sure that you run; That’s my advice to everyone. Rubber heels are two for a quarter, As you surely all must know. And somehow in this semester For them, I have had the dough, Katherine Rowland! K. R. Once I took a glorious trip In the year one-nine-one-three When the Washington boys with pep Did play, with those of West Liberty. Arthur Rubei! A. R. With my Ford, over highways, I’ll carry McKinleys. Mabel Root! M. R. You’d never need a hammer. To make me study Grammar. Esther Schorr! E. S. Methinks I’m much too quiet, To suit this ’15 riot. Martha Sheafe! M. S. From the door of Root’s hall I watched Smith climb the wall. Timothy Sheehan! T. S. Till six o’clock, by her leave, I will wait for Genevieve. Edith Shepherd! E. S. Keyhoe, ask me to one party more, Do, dear boy, I, you implore. And bribe Claude Myers his ample door, Wide open keep for one hour more. Helga Siestrand! H. S. Classmates, you all see that I am fair, So find me a boy with raven hair. Charles Shook! C. S. If all the rivers of Hades Were like the Phlegethon, I’d rather swim in all of them, Than be a preacher’s son. -A. 'Junior Class 32teeting--Continued Sina Spiker! S. S. Gladys Stump! G. S. Ruth Sullivan! R. S. Myrtle Swanson! M. S. Brown Thrall! B. T. Violet Tharpe! V. T. Gertrude Watson! G. W. Frances Wheeler! F. W. Martha Williams! M. W. Edith Williams! E. W. Ruth Wood! R. W. Edward Watchler! E. W. That I can sing. I've often said, Just watch me toss my jet black head. Stumps as a rule are homely. But in spite of this, I'm comely. Fm going to be a teacher, Won't I make a pippin? For you all see my head's so bright I'll take the kids a zippin. I have yellow hair, and sky blue eyes, I wear dark blue dresses with old rose ties. My name is Thrall—Mr. Brown Thrall, From the grace of maidens I'm doomed to fall I like to flirt with John in typewriting, Altho' my lessons I am slighting. My lonely heart is full of pain, For on the vast Wyoming plain, I've lost my fair, and handsome swain. I can't make nothing rhyme with “Wheeler But you all know that I'm a squealer. Aw kids, you all know me, I'm the '15 secretary. You don't know me very well I'm a dark and dusky belle. My escort to parties, Ralph shall be. But never to dance will he take me. Down Iowa Avenue once I swiftly went, As the cock on the midnight air, his challenge sent. Walter Watchler! W. W. I've always been wont to help Edward, Tho' he's by no means an 'early bird'. Florence Swenson! F. S. My power in Batavia I will wield, When he is home from Fairfield. (John McCarrol rises) Miss President, I move that this meeting adjourn, I also second it out of my turn. President— It has been moved that this meeting break up All in favor, please stand up! (Everyone rises and the meeting comes to a close Pardon me, everyone but Ives who has corns on his toes.) Sophomore Officers Irene Hall, Secretary Vernol Brown, President Homer Gardner, Vice President Marion Halbcrg. Treasurer Z3I)£ Sopfyomor s “ ttucb 6o Vbout 5totblng” .Alliterative Synonyms GLADYS AVERY vJets All TWTARIAN TTALBERG AYLuchly Xleard-of tutargaret jtrotzer If Ay XAtingdom! A LBERT JTARKER Ain’t XXarmful J ENAJRENE p MERY J ikes intentional JE xpressions(joke) f SKAR pOOT V rful Recitations ! ? TTELEN T TJOWE XXates J atin X .idicuously! 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REBECCA ARMSTRONG Lovely Being Decisive OPAL ARNOLD Stunning Being jealous NEIL BAKER Rather Handsome Never flirting WILFRED BARGER Interesting Using Slang ARLETTA BARNETT Polite Unknown LLOYD BECHTEL Pretty Eyes Teasing girls GENEVIEVE BINKS Lazy Wearing long dresses GEORGE BINKS Lonely Being bashful HELEN BROICH Toothpick (?) Using Rouge VERNON BUXTON Regular telephone pole Asking questions LUCILE CASWELL Sweet Studying too hard ISABEL CHILDS Adorable Drawing Cartoons GRACE CLARK Wears spectacles Not liking mother JULIA CLARK Dainty (?) . .. Eating Candy FLORENCE COOK Frivolous Talking out loud MARY COOK Beautiful Hasn't done a thing CHARLES CRAVER Slushy (we've heard) Writing notes NAME APPEARANCE CRIME FRANCES CREAMER Gay Flirting ALBERT CULBERTSON Nuts .... Trying to play basket-ball ANN CUMMINGS Modest and shy Consulting Laura Jean Libby VICTOR DENNY Cute Winking at girls LOLA DORNSIFE . Inquisitive Being sleepy PALMER DUNWIDDIE Nutty Trying to get dates FRITZ EMERSON Would-be sport Being teacher’s pet DONALD ENGLISH Jolly good kid Blushing VIRGINIA WILLIAMS 0, such eyes! ... . . Throwing notes to Charles Shook GEORGE KILLINGER Conceited . . Speaking of girls as fickle OTTO VON SCHRADER Doll—???! Breaking hearts and “Flimming” Girls RALPH KILBY Oh! that hair Taking Otto’s flimmed LAURENCE MINER Icabod Crane ... Talking to himself EDWIN SEQUEIST Large Swede Being so smart CLARE RUNZLER Walks like a fish Teaching G. Kvto dance ERNEST SEISTRAND John Bunny’s duplicate . . Going to sleep in classes GEORGIANA SMITH Quite contrary Getting “flimmed” CLARICE JOHNSON Very Fat . Going to school early to get “knock-downs.” DON RODGERS Mamma’s Boy Going camping “In the Blue Ridge Moun- tains of Virginia.” EMMET SWEENEY Pretty good one Being Vice President MARINE WINTERS Rural Maiden Tangoing on “Square Dance.” RUTH McELROY Like a “school-marm” Chaperoning Eloise and Kenneth EDWIN FERN Little man Neglecting his hair NAME APPEARANCE CRIME JOHN FAGAN As one from the Emerald Isle Reading Lillian Russell's “Beauty Hints. HELEN ROGERS Regular “old Dickens ' .... Saying, “O, you sinner. HAROLD HILLS A South-side Sport Staying out of school to work. ELOISE HEATHER Flirt Knowing every-(male)-body KATHRYN LEONARD Sarcastic ... Blacking her eye-brows LEO RATER Very important Snoring RAYMOND GALLAGHER Amiable Smiling KATHRYN GLENN Cunning Liking Latin (?) DONALD GRAVES Good looking (from his own ideas) Liking M. T. MARJORIE GRAVES . . . . “A Dear!” Admiring the Seniors PETE HAZELTINE . Has Curly hair Getting “Canned. GERTRUDE LEWIS Jolly . . Thinking she can “Tango HELEN MELVIN Poet “Gigglin’ ” LELA MOSS Frizzled hair Magnetizing Seniors GRETCHEN SILVERS . Ask her Trying to shake George THERESA SPRAGUE Sentimental Not being particular who she gives her picture to. MARIE WILSON Brick .... Writes notes to Andy. ED SHULTZ ... An Ex '16. Telling his love affairs to D. B. GERTRUDE SCHAFER A powdered nose Putting candy in Marlowe's locker. NELLIE SCHWARTZ Tall (?) Using the common substitute—flour. DOROTHY LEWIS Care-free Writing letters to Santa Claus. ELEANOR FIELD “Dutch Cleanser Cleaning out the boys RUTH WORRELL Book worm Getting a B. JOHN SHEEHAN Forward Answering all Questions 3l)e School The spirit of the Ottumwa schools is one of service. It was due to this spirit that the night school was inaugurated. The school was made a part of the Public School System and was under the management of the High School principal, Mr. F. M. Hammitt, who originated the plan and secured its adoption. The night sessions began October 6, when five hundred and thirty- seven, young and old, over fourteen years of age took advantage of the great opportunity afforded. The courses offered, varied from ’elementary studies such as are taught in the sixth and seventh grades, to advanced High School work. Along with the regular High School course were offered a complete Commercial course, (the choice of the majority) do- mestic science, commercial law, and penmanship. One of the features of the night school system was a large class of foreigners of varied nationality, striving to learn to read and write the English language under the able instruction of Miss Krotter. The school met three nights a week, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, beginning promptly at 7:30 and closing about 9:30. The instructors for the day school displayed their loyalty, faith, and true patriotism by teaching the night school, thus increasing their already heavy tasks. To them is due great thanks and high esteem from their fellow townsmen. The plan was tried as an experiment this year, but because of its overwhelming success the night school hereafter will operate nine months instead of six. Ottumwa should certainly be proud that it affords op- portunity and education for over five thousand of its inhabitants. It has been the policy of the High School, aside from improving general conditions, to make each year some definite step forward. This year has seen the establishment of the Night School. The success of this school was immediate. We made many mistakes but as they were mistakes in organization they can easily be corrected. With proper support from the School Authorities this school promises to rival the day school. Another definite step toward diffusing Education among all our citizens was the adoption of Free Texts. This will mean much to the High School. We now excel all other non-Free Text Book towns of twenty thousand or over in the number of pupils per thousand. If we can equal Free Text cities we will have 88 more students due to this one cause, and this at a saving of $6000 to the community as a whole. This increase is our justification for originating the movement and pressing it before the public. It fits in with the policy we have been following. The true wealth of a Nation consists in its citizens. When the public realizes this all other wealth will be but servants to this ideal. F. M. HAMMITT ORGANIZATIONS 0. 3 f. 5. IDebating Oeam Mtclftinley debating Society ”Pl)ilomatl)ean Society Citicolti iDebating Society (Hionian Society St)ortt)an5 Club oys’ pep Committee Ciris’ pep Committee O. U f. S. debating I3cam Charles Smith Jesse Wolf Gladys Chambers Tom Gardner Miss Krotter Cecil Corrick Debating Jrt 0. 1H. S The debating of the 191 3-14 school year began with fifteen contest- ants for positions on the team. This is the largest number that has entered the preliminary contest in several years. It indicates that an interest in debating has finally been aroused throughout the student body and this is really the purpose of inter-school debates. It also means that good debaters and good debates are assured for the future. The eight chosen were divided into two groups, one affirmative and one negative. The affirmative squad was composed of Cecil Corrick, Thomas Gardner, Kenneth Baker, and Gladys Chambers; the negative, of Charles Smith, Jesse Wolf, Ethel Lester, and Frank Fiedle’r. The subject was: “Resolved that all corporations engaged in inter- state commerce should be required to take out a Federal charter, it being conceded that such a reqiurement would be constitutional and that Federal license shall not be available as an alternative plan.” The Ottumwa-Iowa City-Grinnel triangle was broken by Iowa City's refusal to debate our team because there was a girl on it. Ottumwa stood by “girl's rights” and the debate was called off. The first debate in the league was with Bloomfield. Ottumwa had the affirmative side and was represented by Corrick, Smith, and Gardner. The decision was 3 to 0 for Ottumwa. The second debate in the league was scheduled with Winfield. When the Ottumwa team arrived on the scene they learned that Winfield had secured another judge in place of one already agreed upon by both schools. Ottumwa refused absolutely to debate with this change of judges and immediately appealed to the state board to decide the winner. Mr. Hammitt's oratory proved effective for we were awarded a 3 to 0 decision by forfeit. The local team then chose the negative side of the subject against Sigourney to decide the winner of the southeastern section of the State League. While preparing for this debate they were unexpectedly called upon to debate Burlington, since Muscatine could not fill her engagement with them. We accepted, and upholding the affirmative, we won 3 to 0. The Ottumwa team was Smith, Corrick, and Gardner. The next league debate was against Sigourney, at Sigourney. Corrick Smith and Wolf represented O. H. S., defending the negative. Despite the support of a strong party of rooters, Sigourney won 2 to 1. This eliminated Ottumwa from the league. The final debate of the season was with Burlington at Ottumwa. Corrick, Smith, and Gardner had the negative and Burlington won by a two to one decision. During the season Ottumwa received 11 votes to 4 for her opponents or, omitting the Winfield decision, 8 votes to 4. Ol)£ MZclftinlc? Debating Society OFFICERS First Semester President, Cecil Corrick Vice President, Chas. Smith Secretary, Tom Gardner Treasurer, Paul Krotzer Second Semester President, Claude Schafer Vice President, Bruce Mellis Secretary, Frank Fiedler Treasurer, James McAloon Mr. Johnson HONORARY MEMBERS Mr. Hudson Miss Krotter Mr. Hammitt THE MODEL SENATE Claude Schafer (Sen. LaFollette) Frank Fiedler (Sen. Bristow) Lloyd Perkins (Sen. Ashurst) Paul Krotzer (Sen. Bryan) Edwin Cunningham Leo Garvin (Sen. Walsh) Geo. Evans, (Sen. Williams) O.W.H.H.M. Johnson (Sen. Borah) F. M. Hammitt (Sen. Burton) (Sen. Chamberlain) Herbert Pillars (Sen. Catran) Z5l)e MldKinle? debating Society Eontinue THE MODEL SENATE Robert Mason (Sen. Culbertson) Arthur Rubel (Sen. Fletcher) Lloyd Carter (Sen. Gore) Chas. Spiker (Sen Hitchcock) Chas. Shook (Sen. Hollis) Murrel Newman (Sen. Johnson) Dale Beagel (Sen. Johnson) Cecil Corrick (Sen. Kerns) John Davis (Sen. Lea) Donald Daily (Sen. Lewis) H. Hudson (Sen. Reed) E. L. Johnson (Sen. Hoke Smith) Miss Krotter (Sen. Stone) James McAloon (Sen. Thompson) Kenneth Baker (Sen. Tillman) Bruce Mellis, (Sen. Clapp) C. Carnahan (Sen. Crawford) Idris Lodwick (Sen. Cummins) Vernon Downs (Sen. Gallinger) Wimer Jordan (Sen. Kenyon) Ives Calhoun (Sen. Lippitt) Harold Gooch (Sen. Lodge) Earl Shepherd (Sen. Oliver) Harvey Michael (Sen. Penrose) Tom Gardner (Sen. Poindexter) Chas. Smith (Sen. Root) Vernor Dadidson (Sen. Sherman) Lyle Blundell (Sen. Smith) Ben. Ellsworth (Sen. Smoot) John McCarroll (Sen. Warren) Royell Friend (Sen. Owen) The McKinley Debating Society has completed the most successful year in its history. Never has it enjoyed such a large membership as this year nor ever has so much interest and enthusiasm been displayed. The society again carried out the Model Senate plan, each member assuming the name of some United States Senator whose party and honor he was pledged to defend. All bills in question before Congress were de- bated and thoroughly threshed out in the society's meetings. Many of the members themselves introduced measures, such as a bill granting woman's suffrage, and a bill for nation-wide prohibition. They were then debated and put to a vote. Several evenings were devoted to the tariff and currency legislation. Representatives of the Democratic party of course defended the measures while the Republicans furnished the op- position. The Democratic majority easily secured free sugar and wool for the country and also made our currency more elastic. Several nights were also given over to music and readings either by the members or outside talent. These were greatly enjoyed. The number of honorary members was increased to four and much of the success of the society is due to their presence and fair and helpful criticisms. The society is proud of the fact that it furnished not only the members but also the coaches of the excellent and successful debating team of the present year. The McKinleys also enjoyed themselves thoroughly in a social way. A delightful evening was spent at the home of Ives Calhoun on the night of December twelfth at which the members brought their lady friends. A stag banquet was later held in the parlors of Claude Myers. Mem- bers of the Faculty, Superintendent Blackmar, and Mr. McManus were the guests of honor. After an elaborate banquet several fine after dinner speeches were enjoyed. jpl)iomatl)ean Citerary Society In reviewing the past year of the Philo Society we cannot fail to note the increasing interest that has characterized both its literary and social activities. The programs have been well attended and have been very interesting. This was largely due to the interesting work of the executive committees. Shortly before the Christmas vacation, the Society gave a play. Miss Wilson and Miss Miller who had charge of the rehearsals were largely responsible for its success. The name of the play was “The Man's Voice. The Philos have extended the social as well as the literary side of the society this year. In the early fall, in order to give the society a good start, a spread was given in the Domestic Science Room. At the close of the first semester Miss Katherine Benson entertained the Society at her home on North Washington St. The Society as well as being very entertaining this year has served to bring the school life of the Junior and Senior girls more closely together. OFFICERS First Semester Hazel Dimmitt, President Florence Blackmar, Vice President Harriett Evans, Secretary Katherine Benson, Treasurer Blanche Cross, Marshal. pl)llomatl)can Citerar? Society Second Semester Gladys Chambers, President Lillian Deskin, Vice President Lucille Briggs, Secretary Louise Potter, Critics: Miss Wilson, Miss Miller. ROLL — TotiUiiue6 Treasurer Helen Evans, Marshal. Martha Anderson Lillian Deskin Sarah Gallagher Ruth Archer Hazel Dimmitt Katherine German Margaret Baker Ruth Dowthett Pauline Graham Norine Barnes Winifred Dunning Ruth Hampton Katherine Benson Madeline Edgerly Vivian Harker Jessie Bishop Ruth Edmund Helen Haw Florence Blackmar Desdemona Eisenbeis Ruth Hawkinson Beatrice Blackmar Juliet Eisenbeis Lillian Hendren Frances Brown Agnes Elam Anna Hilje Lucile Briggs Helen Evans Ethel Horn Hedvig Carlson Elizabeth Farrel Elizabeth Hutchison Gladys Chambers Lydia Fiedler Gladys Johnson Hazel Chapman Ruth Freed Lillian Johnson Blanche Cross Edith Freeman Helen Jones Mary Denefe Helen Funderburg Hazel Judd Lois King Eleanor Pearson Violet Tharp Blanche Kitto Alice Peterson Gertrude Watson Aletha Kranz Louise Potter Martha Williams Anna Larson Ruth Powers Eva Williamson Grace Leonard Gladys Ramsell Ruth Wood Ethel Lester Carita Rankin Mabel Pickens Lillian Lewis Mabel Reifsnyder Frances Wheeler Reta Long Hazel Rhoades Pauline Krafka Lena Long Katherine Rowland Helen Archer Miriam Lowenburg Bell Rush Ethel Hahn Aura Dale Mahoney Esther Schore Madeline Peck Carita McCarroll Lilyas Scott Ruth Deuser Tula McCormick . Hilga Siestrand Ethel Reeves Margaurite Mottet Martha Shear Evelyn Kearns Elizabeth Neasham Edith Shepherd Ruth Glenn Margaret Neasham Sina Spiker Estelle Buxton Mary Nevin Gladys Stump Bertha Giltner Marjorie Nye Charlotte Sullivan Lucile Welch Bernice Oldham Ruth Sullivan Marie Worrell Vera Oldham Meta Somers Eva Leinhauser Genevieve Orelup Martha Swanson Katherine Green Albertina Park Florence Swenson Ruth Kirkham Marie Parker Flossie Snyder Marion Spears Tincoln “Debating Societ? OFFICERS Homer Gardner, President Oscar Root, Vice President Jesse Wolf, Secretary Harold Chapman, Treasurer Critics, Mr. Mull, Miss Hale. ROLL CALL Donald English Carl Swanson John Sheehan Vernal Brown Vernon Buxton Thomas Bosworth Spencer Dyer Edwin Fern John Fagen Palmer Dunwittie Lawrence Miner Leo Rater George Killinger Maurice Johnston Marion Willard Harry McMullen Leander McAloon Harry Grier Edward Schultz Eugene Swenson Donald Rogers Edwin Seiquist Lloyd Lanning George Walker Mason Armstrong Emmett Sweeney Lincoln iDebatin Society (Tontlnue6 At the beginning of the school year the Lincoln Debating Society was somewhat handicapped because of its lack of numbers. For several months only a few attended each meeting and little interest was displayed. However by active work on the part of all, the Society grew rapidly in interest and strength and soon enjoyed a membership of twenty-seven. Many of the new members secured, gave great promise as debaters. The debates held by the society were on live and up-to-date questions, and showed careful preparation, and knowledge of the subjects handled. At different times Mr. Mull gave the society talks on parliamentary law and after each talk put the members through a parliamentary drill. These talks and drills were very helpful and will greatly aid the participants when they advance into the McKinley Debating Society. The annual party, at which the Clios were entertained was the best the society has enjoyed for several years. Although the organization will lose many of its members at the end of the present school year, nevertheless there will be enough material left to form the nucleus of a good debating society for next year. Z3l)e (Tlioniart TLiterar? Society OFFICERS First Semester President, Ruth Glenn Vice President, Regina Ward Secretary, Nellie Schwartz Treasurer, Doris Young Second Semester President, Mary Reed Vice President, Regina Ward Secretary, Helen Anderson Treasurer, Helen Mitchell Critics: Miss Sandford, Miss Fancolly. Honorary Members: Mr. Williamson, Miss Beinhom Helen Anderson Helen Archer Rebecca Armstrong Lela Burnaugh Martha Brown Ethel Bradley ROLL Lena Emery Ella Elder Marina Engston Blanche Farrand Ruth Farmer Eleanor Fields Ruth Kirkham Margaret Krotzer Mildred Kissinger Clara Krafka Laura Lumsdon Edna Lindsay (Elionian Citerar? Society— Continued Rhoinc Boltz Clara Bales Rosa Brady Frances Cremer Julia Clark Anna Caughlin Mary Cook Isabel Childs Beatrice Cawley Jeannette Chambers Florence Cook Grace Clark Bernice Coate Statia Dunning Hazel Daniels Mary Davis Lillie Dahlen Mabel Dawson Bertha English Helen Rowe Zella Rush Mary Reed Mabel Robinson Dorothy Russell Irene Rockwell Helen Rodgers Marguerite Snyder Martha Stout Wilda Shoemaker Avis Garrison Marjorie Graves Katheryn Glenn Beatrice Grier Ruth Gustaveson Birdie Holloway Mary Heindel Elsie Hill Mary Hiller Addis Hathaway Grace Harris Helen Heindel Electa Hampshire Hazel Harsch Miriam Houke Eloise Heather Mary Horan Mabel Johnson Clarice Johnson Muriel Speer Nellie Schwartz Marvel Sommers Gertrude Schafer Theresa Sprague Helen Stevens Georgiana Smith Estelle Sweeney Elizabeth Turner Caroline Tout Dorothy Lewis Jeanette LaForce Etha Leinhauser Eva Leinhauser Madeline Loteridge Enola Lirming Flora McSweyn Vera McCarty Cecil Manns Helen Melain Katherine Mathers Helen Miner Helen Mitchell Winnie McBride Laura Nanes Hazel Ornduff Ellen Philips Tracey Pickens Thelma Peppers Dorothy Towne Maurine Winters Adaline Warrington Regina Ward Virginia Williams Marie Wilkes Florence Wheeler Louise Young Doris Young The Clionian Society has held many successful meetings this past year and a large membership has attended each meeting. Spreads, parties, and an entertainment by the Lincoln Debating Society marked the social events in the life of the society during the past year. Ol)e Sl)ort IHand Club OFFICERS George Evans, President Cleve Carnahan, Vice President John McCarroll, Treasurer Charles Smith, Sergeant Louise Potter, Secretary Donald Daily Juliette Eisenbeis Lillian Hendren Ruth Hampton Madeline Peck Murrell Newnam Marie Parker Hazel Chapman Hazel Dimmitt Robert Mason Edwin Cunningham ROLL Violet Tharp Fred Nevin Cowell Scott Anna Larson Ruth Edmunds Martha Anderson Belle Rush Katherine Rowland Timothy Sheehan Gladys Avery Miss Beinhorn “ pcp Committee Ben Ellsworth, Chairman Wimer Jordan Frank Fiedler Paul Deeds Kenneth Baker The “Pep” Committee was recently organized to revive the school spirit and enthusiasm, which, for some reason was not up to standard. That this object has been more than accomplished is easily seen from the enthusiasm and attendance at all the basket ball games this year. Never before in the school's history have such large crowds attended each game. Although a new organization with a late start, yet on account of the great results they have already attained, it is safe to say the Pep Committee will be a permanent organization hereafter in the school life,. (Birls’ “ ;p£p ’ (Committee Harriet Evans, Chairman Lillian Deskin Eva Brouhard Helen Evans Violet Tharp Helen Rowe Genevieve Orelup Marie Davis The girls not to be outdone by the boys organized a “Pep” committee of their own. This committee has certainly done all in its power to arouse the school's interest in the girls games as well as the boys. They have originated new yells and have co-operated with the boys in familiarizing the school with these yells in the pep mass meetings. It is to be hoped that the school spirit, aroused this year as never before, will continue in the future. (Blee (Hub Girls’ (Hub O. Hi. S. Ord) tstra BUa (Hub First Tenor First Lawrence Elliott Paul Deeds Arthur Griffeth Clyde Benjamin Ellsworth Bass Erskine Orville Upp Second Tenor Victor Hahn Second Bass Leo Rater Vernon Downs William Baker Charles Spiker Cowell Vernor Davidson Homer Gardner Jesse Piano: Miss Ruth Dowthett. Scott Wolf (Birls’ (Bite (Tlub FIRST SOPRANO Elizabeth Hutchinson Katherine German Ruth Dowthett Helga Seistrand Mabel Picken Francis Wheeler Muriel Speer Ruth Kirkham Eva Leinhauser Blanche Courtney Maurine Winter Eva Brouhard Helen Stevens Helen Evans Evelyn Hall Harriett Evans SECOND SOPRANO Regina Ward Alice Peterson Mary Denefe Rita Long Lucile Briggs Jessie Bishop Sina Spiker Ruth Archer Genevieve Orelup Ruth McElroy Lillian Johnson Lillian Deskin Mary Reed Ruth Glenn ALTO Madeline Edgerly Doris Young Helen Nelson Grace Leonard Marie Parker Carita McCarrol Frances Brown O. 1ft. S. Orchestra Leader -Lloyd Perkins 1st VIOLINS Phillip Blake Marie Worrell Edith Freeman Charles Craver FLUTE Homer Gardner CORNETS 1st—Wilbur Snow 2nd VIOLINS Charles Spiker Ruth Hampton Harold Hendricks Oren Cobbler John Sheehan CLARINETS 1st—Earl Handlon 2nd Edward Schultz TROMBONE Donald Neasham 2nd- Wilbur Stout CELLO Tom Gardner Carlton Pierce PIANO Charles Shook O. TK. S. JFoot ball Z3eam O. 3 C S. basket-ball Oearrt -Athletic jFoot-ball Prospects for a championship foot-ball team were brighter this fall than ever before. Eleven letter men were left from last season and more- over there was a splendid lot of subs. The team was subjected to several handicaps, however. In the first place, the regular Foot-ball grounds could not be secured until late in the season. This necessitated the practice being held on the Garfield school grounds, a place very unsuitable for such a usage. Again the lack of suits kept many students from coming out for the scrimmages. Added to this the school spirit was at a low ebb and consequently Capt. Lodwick and Coach Leonard had a difficult time in keeping the feeling of the team at par. The first game of the season was with Penn College at Oskaloosa. This game is one that can be looked upon with pride as the team worked with machine like precision and showed its ability to win from a heavier aggregation. Ottumwa won the game by the close margin of one point, and much praise is due us in winning from a college team. Score 7 to 6. The first defeat came at the hands of East High of Des Moines. Although the score 34 to 6 would indicate that Ottumwa was an easy opponent, yet this was far from the case. The game was hard fought but our eleven men were unable to play against the thirty-three that Des Moines used. The field was in poor condition and several of our men were bruised by falling upon the rocks which were strewn over the field. Ottumwa scored on Des Moines for the first time in many years, and had the capital city men completely at their mercy with long forward passes. The game is nothing to be ashamed of but let us hope for better luck next year. The next week was a period of rest. Albia failed to appear for the scheduled mix but it is needless to say it would have been the same old story. Albia 0, Ottumwa any place between 1,000,000 and one billion. The following Saturday we were again defeated, this time by West High. The game was played on the field opposite Caldwell Park. In the first half Ottumwa had stage fright in the proper sense of the word. Fumble after fumble followed until Des Moines had made three touch- downs. In the second half we braced up, outplayed the visiting team, holding them scoreless, and showed that Ottumwa really had a football team. The game ended 21 to 0. Knoxville was our next victim. We played on a field belittered with corn stubbles and mole hills. The game was slow and a little better than a light practice. The feature of the game was a recovery of a fumble and a thirty yard run by Gene Parker. Carl Hampton showed himself a cool heady player in this game by his handling of the team. Score 12 to 0. .Athletic Review, •foot-ball— Eontinue The one game that cannot be accounted for is the Burlington mix. Expecting an easy victory, our hopes were trod asunder. Several excuses could be offered, such as lack of practice, and breaking of training rules, but let us say we were beaten by the score of 9 to 0. We proved ourselves good losers and great thanks must be given the Birlungton H. S. for the fine entertainment furnished us. Our old rivals, Fairfield, came down with colors flying to grind us 'neath their heels. It is not enough to say wfc won, by the score of 7 to 0, for the score is by no means an indication of the abilities of the two teams. We had the ball in their territory from the beginning until time was called and at no time was Fairffeld within hailing distance of our goal. We trust the team next year will keep up the record of beating the bunch from the college town. The climax and the best game of the season came on Thanksgiving. Max Wilson, an Ottumwa student, who made a creditable foot-ball record at Iowa University, and Charles Wyman, a former Lake Forest star, assisted Coach Leonard in rounding the team into shape for the mix. The pep committee, the student body, the town, and the county got behind the team and boosted. We hit our stride, and before a crowd of 2,000, the largest in the history of the school Ottumwa got Oskie's goat by the tune of 27 to 0. In the evening a splended banquet was given the team by Coach Leonard, a torch light parade was held by the students, and every one turned in bed that night with a quiet satisfaction that the O. H. S. football season had been a success. The team was captained this year by Idris Lodwick, a player known throughout the state for his clean athletics, and sportsmanship. Sparling Anderson was chosen to pilot our fortunes next year and judging by his showing this season should make a good leader. Credit is due the second team for the fine manner in which it turned out. Mr. Leonard as Coach was on the job all during the season and deserves credit for the way he handled the team. Concerning next year’s outlook we need not be fearful as there is a good lot of old material left and several under class men who show promise of making good. We can only wish that the team is not subjected to the handicaps which marked this season. Our earnest desire is that next year O. H. S. may see the emblem of champs of the state, wafting on the breezes. The lineup follows: Whalen, L. E. Axtell, L. T. Parker, L. G. McCarty, C. Burke, R. G. Erskine, R. T. Garvin, R. E. Lodwick R. H. Anderson, F. B. Gooch, L. H. Davidson, H. B. and G. Scott, Q. B. Smith C. and G. .Athletic Review—(Toutinue6 basket-ball When Coach Rice called the basket-ball men together this year, three veterans answered his call. The question from the very first was who should play the forward positions. Both Sumner and Lodwick were left for the guards and no anxiety was felt about center as Erskine was the one man for the place. Kobel, Anderson, and Schafer were out for the forward positions and Kobel at the very outset had a shade on his competi- tors and was practically sure of a place on the team. Anderson was finally chosen for the other forward although Schafer and Harker were used in some of the games. The season opened with Mt. Pleasant high school playing here. Mt. Pleasant had hopes of winning from Ottumwa, but these proved to be without foundation. Coughlin, the star forward and the man who was relied upon to make the points was held scoreless by Captain Lodwick. This game was a success from all standpoints. Each man played his position well and aided in scoring. Kobel easily showed that he had made a position and proved himself a player who had to be closely guarded at all periods of the game. A large crowd, attendant at all the games this season, demonstrated Ottumwa's lung power with its cheers. The second game of the season and the first defeat came at the hands of Grinnell. This game was played on the college town floor and Ottumwa put up a poor game of basketball. Several of the fellows were troubled with tests the morning of the trip, and with the long ride, were in poor shape to play a good game. Lack of practice also is to blame for the Y. M. C. A. floor could scarcely ever be secured and then for only 45 min- utes at a time, a lamentable fact of this season's basket ball. This was uadoubtedly the worse game of the season. Ottumwa then went to Bur- lington and retrieved themselves in a grand style. Burlington put up a hard fight but was unable to compete with Ottumwa's accuracy and team work. The fellows were in fine trim for this game and wore the Burlington team down. In the last half, particularly, Anderson, Kobel and Erskine carried on a basket shooting tournament and drove the galleries wild by their shots. After being idle for two weeks the team played Penn Academy on the local floor. In the first half Ottumwa played poor ball and were only four points ahead. In the second half the fellows played their positions and won handily. The next game was at Mt. Pleasant. Kobel, Erskine, and Lodwick played the best games in this mix. Ottumwa showed beyond the slightest doubt that it was superior to Mt. Pleasant. On the following Friday, Burlington journeyed to Ottumwa to be whipped by the tune of 34 to 11. Claude Schafer played part of the game and acquitted himself in worthy fashion, adding 4 baskets to his score. Sheehan also showed himself a good guard and a player who will be a mainstay next season. The Grinnellites were the next victims of Ottumwa. This team had beaten Ottumwa earlier in the season and came down expecting to do the same thing. However, this game is not one to be proud of as Ottumwa only VtbUtlc Review, basket-ball— Toittlttue6 won by a margin of two points and played ragged ball all through the mix. The score at the end of the first half was 19 to 15. Grinnell came back strong in the second half and forced Ottumwa on the defensive, and slowly crept up. By the score 30 to 28 it can be seen that Ottumwa did not have an easy victory. The last scheduled game of the season was with Eldon. This game was a grand carnival for Ottumwa. The Eldon floor was small but was no handicap to the red and white team. Harker and Sheehan were both used in this contest and played good games. During the last ten minutes Erskine was substituted for Harker and made ten baskets. The Grinnell tournament was next on the basket ball calendar. Ottumwa drew Davenport for the first game. The teams were chosen by lot and the whole affair was a big chance. It is needless to say that if the teams had been chosen as they formerly had Ottumwa would have gone to Iowa City for the State Toutnament. Ottumwa and Davenport were the two strongest teams in the tournament. Several fellows of the team had not been training as well as they might have and as a result were not able to keep up with the fast Davenport quintet. Again the fact that Ottumwa had not had enough practice this season showed itself. It is worthy of note that Davenport had practice every day while Ottumwa had less than 26 hrs. practice the whole season. Ottumwa put up a good game and were easily the better of Davenport in the team work division. However Ottumwa was hopelessly out-classed in shooting baskets as it seemed that Davenport could not miss. O. H. S. team had three shots to opponent's one but could not hit the basket. In spite of this fact the score was only 19 to 9 in favor of Davenport at the end of the first half. Ottumwa took a spurt in the second half and were within four points of their opponents but missed several shots and were soon behind. Three of the fellows then played out and Davenport ran up a big score. The lack of training and consequently the lack of endurance was evident in several of the Ottumwa fellows and the cause of defeat can be laid to this fact. Kobel and Lodwick were in the game at all times and were apparently as fresh when the game was ended as they were in the beginning. Erskine played a fine game the first half but could not keep up the pace and his man rolled in a lot of baskets in the second part. Thus ended Ottumwa's basket ball career. Let us hope our team will be able to secure more practice next year. The scores of the games and the in- dividual record of each man appear on next page. Vtl)Utlc Review, basket-ball—(Continued SEASON SCORE 0. H. S. 41 Mt. Pleasant 19 tt 26 Grinnell 37 it 66 Burlington 23 it 45 Penn Academy 33 tt 46 Mt. Pleasant 18 it 34 Burlington 11 it 30 Grinnell 28 tt 76 Eldon 21 it 20 Davenport 43 0. H. S. 384 Opponents 233 INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Name Games Total Points Field Goals Opp. Goals Free Throws Fouls Made Missed Ours P T Oppon. P T Kobel 91 2 133 59 7 13 14 1 21 1 19 Anderson 93 s 96 39 18 17 7 0 20 0 18 Erskine 9i 2 86 43 20 0 0 2 34 0 22 Lodwick 93 4 40 14 18 20 21 1 5 0 26 Sumner 6 16 8 29 0 0 0 23 0 15 Sheehan 43 g 18 9 13 0 0 0 13 0 8 Schafer 1 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Harker 1 2 6 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 “between IKalves” ZM -pia?” .Athletic 3 eview (Tontinued Captain 36ris nCo wlck “Lodwick's record as an athlete is second to no other high school student of Ottumwa, as far as is known. He played four years on the basketball team and was a mainstay of the football team for three years, serving as captain during the season of 1913. He was twice selected all-state high school basket ball guard and has merited attention when all state football teams were considered. His influence has always been di- rected for clean athletics and he himself was a model. He proved conclusively that an athlete could be efficient and yet keep strictly within the rules. His services will be missed next year, but his record will be an inspiration to future high school athletes ’ (From the Courier, Feb. 28, 1914). Captain Lillian iDeskln With the graduation of Miss Deskin the 0. H. S. girls' basket ball team loses a member whose place will be hard to fill. Never has the girls' team had such an accurate basket shooter. During this past season in all the games played Lillian made the majority of our points in each contest and in some came within three or four points of making all. Miss Deskin has been a member of the '14 class team during her entire course, being captain each year, and has also played on the O. H. S. team for four years, being captain this year. O. 11 S. Girls basket-ball Oeam O. Hf. S. (Bids’ basket-ball The season just past has been the most successful, from every stand- point, in the history of the school. The girls had more games on their schedule, larger crowds, and better teams to play than ever before. They did not confine their playing to secondary schools alone but took on two games with the girls' team from Highland Park College and won both contests by large scores; the first at Highland Park 35 to 12, and the second at home, 39 to 10. They also won all the other six games they played, thus setting a record for future teams to strive for. The above record speaks for itself, for it is needless to say this is the best girls' basket ball team ever put out by the local school. In every instance they were victors over their opponents by overwhelming scores as is seen from the tabulated scores below. Their team work was excellent, just like a machine, with no individual star, but each player forming a cog of the machine. Although it will suffer a severe loss in the graduation of Miss Deskin, nevertheless the team otherwise will remain intact for next year and, with a goodly bunch to pick from no difficulty will be encountered in molding an excellent team. Too much credit can not be given Coach Rice, who for the past five years has had girls' basket ball under his direction, and through whose efforts girls' basket ball has been brought to its present high standard. Credit should also be given the large crowd of girls who turned out and afforded the necessary practice for the first team. The team was composed of Lillian Deskin, Capt., Gladys Avery, Ruth Wood, Eva Brouhard, Martha Williams, Mary Reed, with Helen Evans and Winnie McBride as subs. A summary of the games follows: 0. H. S. 29 Beacon 10 44 35 Highland Park College 12 44 22 Washington 12 u 34 Bloomfield 1 44 39 Highland Park College 10 44 18 Beacon 11 44 41 Bloomfield 13 44 31 Washington 7 0. H. S. 249 Opponents 76 ’15 35o?s, (Tlass Champions Capt. Karl Koble, L. F. T. Sheehan, L. G. Sparling Anderson, R. F. Vernor Davidson, R. G. C. Erskine, C. Dale Beagle, R. G. ’15 (Girls’ (Llass (Tampions Martha Williams, F. Myrtle Swanson, S. C. Lillian Lewis, F. Marguerite Mottet, G. Capt. Ruth Wood, C. Ruth Sullivan, Sub. Helen Evans, G. 14 basket all X5 am C. Smith, G. E. Parker, C. B. Mellis, G. Capt. C. Schafer, F. I. Lodwick, G. W. Jordan, F. (Talcn6ar Sept. 1—School begins with '14s supreme rulers. Sept. 2—Meeting of football men prospects bright for state cham- pionship??? Sept. 3—Half day session excessive heat. (Am I dreaming?) Sept. 5—Garfield grounds secured for football practice. Sept. 8—Reading tables placed in front of assembly good-bye pleasant hours in the library room. Sept. 10— Largest chapel in the history of the school. This happens every year. Sept. 16—Subscriptions for foot-ball suits started. Sept. 25—Team given strenuous practice for 1st. game. Sept. 27—O. H. S. 7, Penn College 6. Sept. 29—Seniors drown out football chapel by their yells—too much class spirit— assembly dismissed. Oct. 4—East High 34, O. H. S. 6. Oct. 6—Night school begins. Oct. 10—Squirt elected captain of second team. Oct. 15 Seniors elect “occifers”. Oct. 18- West High 21, O. H. S. 0. Fremont 39, Scrubs 0. Oct. 22—League grounds finally secured. Oct. 24—Eldon gets his eye bumped. Oct. 25—0. H. S. 12, Knoxville 0. Nov. 1 Burlington 9, O. H. S. 0. Nov. 6-7—No school, Teachers hike to state convention. Hurrah! Nov. 10-11—Debating tryouts. Nov. 15—O. H. S. 7, Fairfield 0. Nov. 21—“Yea Bos” and “Suffragettes” organize “Get Osky” clubs. Nov. 22—Fremont 7, Seconds 0. Seconds have chocolate “feed.” Costs a dollar per plate. Nov. 26 Enthusiasm at height. Osky's goat leads student parade through town. Torch light procession in the evening. Nov. 27—O. H. S. 27, Osky 0. Foot Ball men Adam's guests. Big bonfire and another torch light parade commemorate the occasion. Dec. 1 Chapel celebration postponed till when? Dec. 10—Girls 29 Beacon 10. Dec. 11—Boys have first B. B. practice. New suits ordered. Dec. 15—Axtell goes hunting without a license. Dec. 17—Adam eats Rabbit. (Talen6ar—(Eontiuu(i5 Dec. 18—Preps elect two presidents. Oh they'll learn. Dec. 19 School closes for the holidays. Jan. 5—School resumed. Enrollment cards given out. Jan. 10—Girls 22 Washington 12. Mr. Rice referees last half. Boys 41 Exiles 37. Jan. 13- McKinley's open night. Pomdexter gets one of his famous fool notions out of his head. Jan. 14—Boys organize pep committee. Jan. 16—Mr. Leonard wears a new collar. O. H. S. 41 Mt. Pleasant 19. Jan. 17—O. H. S. girls 34, Bloomfield 1. Jan. 19—Girls organize pep club. Jan. 21—Mr. Hammitt's office considerably mussed up. For further particulars ask Lyle Blundell. Jan. 22—Semester ends. Jan. 23—Finals. Grinnell 37, O. H. S. 26. Jan. 26—Second Semester begins. Many little tots come up from the grades. Population reaches 600. Jan. 30—O. H. S. girls 39, Highland Park College 10. Jan. 31—O. H. S. 66 Burlington 23. Feb. 3—School board inspects building and takes time to look into our smilimg faces . 14's have stormy class meeting. Feb. 6—O. H. S. 45 Penn Academy 33. Second team 34 Fremont 22. Ottumwa debaters defeat Bloomfield by a 3 to 0 decision. Feb. 7—Girls 18, Beacon 11. Four victories in two days, some record, ch? McKinleys have big blow-out at Claude's Feb. 13—O. H. S. 46, Mt. Pleasant 18. Fremont 38, Seconds 22. “Tod gets cold feet—frozen to be exact. Feb. 1'4—Will you be my valentine? Girls 41, Bloomfield 13. Feb. 15—11:55 P. M., Mr. Hammitt wins debate with Winfield at Iowa City. Feb. 20—O. H. S. 34, Burlington 11. Seconds 21, Brighton 16. 0. H. S. debaters go to Burlington on one day's notice and wallop them 3 to nix. To Burlington: Revenge is sweet. Feb. 21—14's wake up and have a party at Von Schraders. Feb. 24—-Five minute law goes into effect. Obey the law. Feb. 26—Impressive funeral services held over the remains of Grinnell. Thousands view body lying in state. Feb. 27—O. H. S. 30, Grinnell 28. Mar. 1—Everybody (?) goes to church. Mar. 4—Senatorial delegation of the McKinley's demonstrate before (TaUn5ar--(Tontiiiue6 Miss Packard's first period class that they are Some chalk sweepers. Mar. 5—At last we hear something good about Mexico, from Mr. Turner. Mar. 6—Adam overwhelmed with congratulations. O. H. S. 76, Eldon 21. Girls 31, Washington 7. Mar. —“Spec Baker writes a love letter to a Jane in Sigourney. Too good to publish. Mar. 12—School accompanies basket ball team to depot. Mar. 13—Davenport 43, O. H. S. 20. Mar. 16— Madeline Edgerly wears her hair a new way. Great fluctuations n the stock market. Mar. J7—St. Patrick's day. Freshmen in style due to their color. Max and Neil also in style. Mar. 18 Caps and gowns for Seniors. Mar. 19—Track men meet. Mar. 20—Mabel Spott's makes us a visit. Mar. 27—0. H. S. Faculty 6, Y. Secretaries 4. A-hi stars! Spring vacation begins. April 1—-jooj judy April 6—'14's begin last lap. April 8- Miss Krotter sports a new spring bonnet. April 15—Charles Smith compliments Miss Packard on her selection of an Easter lid. April 17—Track team goes to Des Moines. Nuff sed. April 27—Seniors enjoy Theater party as guests of honorary members. April 28 -Seniors sleepy. Wonder why? April 30—Noble orange and black scale the chimney's heights. May 1. Mrs. Jordan entertains Seniors. May 6. O. H. S. Fans see Speed boys again in action. May 28—High School Night. June 5—Junior-Senior party. June 11— This is the day we long have sought. June 12- Alumnae reception. “VALEr “The world is old yet likes to laugh; new jokes are hard to find. A whole new editorial staff can't tickle every mind? So if you see some ancient joke decked out in modern guise. Don't frown and call the thing a fake, just laugh don't be too wise. Miss Miller: Vincent you may see me the seventh period. Vincent S.: Oh, Miss Miller, I'm engaged. 12 A English (After Mr. Johnson assigned a long lesson) R. Long: “You're a peach. Mr. J.:— Don't talk to me that way in class, Reta, you embarrass me. Mr. Hudson at a rehearsal of the debating team: Tom how many times a day do you go over your speech? Poomdexter : I don't know but I guess even the cow gets tired of it. Mr. Rice: How do you factor that expression? Ives Calhoun: It's mostly a matter of speculation. Grace L. What do you think of my new dress? Bennie E. It's ripping. Grace L. Oh, please look the other way. Bob Mason: Say, Bernice Oldham is pretty fast isn't she? Lyle Blundell Why? B. M. She told me she had covered six laps this evening. Mr. J. A fool can ask more questions than a wise man can answer. James McAloon No wonder so many of us flunk in our exams. (Exit James). Miss Hale in 12 B History to G. W. You'll have to sit up straight, George, because I can't see you if you don't. TJoKes— Totitittue Mr. Leonard: ‘Some towns don't have a police judge but the mayor fines all the offenders bro’t up. For instance that is the way it is done in Hedrick. T. Gardner (just waking up) They do that way in Hedrick don’t they?” Q. What makes Vincent Saunders so crazy?” A. O, he slept for three months under a crazy quilt when he was an infant.” Vernon Buxton: Gimme some paper.” Miss Miller: Haven’t got any, buy some.” Vernon: Gimme a nickel.” Blanche Cross, when asked if she ever fed her beaus strychnine, No, I never have been accused of being a dog killer.” M. Parker: Yes, but you’re a dog catcher.” Mr. Leonard in Economics class: The only pieces of taxable furni- ture in any house are the dog and the piano.” Mr. Mull: Why is it that the small people are the smartest in the High School?” Answer: It is because they are too small to go out at night.” Miss Krotter 11 A Grammar Class: We will take my handkerchief and will try to compare it to analyzing a sentence. For instance, we would say one corner is embroidered, the edge is hemstitched, and now what could be said concerning the texture?” T. Sheehan: It is dirty.” Miss Merritt: What is the source of soil?” Bernice Oldham: It was created.” Mr. Leonard: What girl is absent to-day?” Logan McKee: Milton Giltner.” B. G. Was the play (Little Women) very sad last night?” R. A. Awfully, even the seats were in tiers.” Mr. Leonard, Economics: Now if the lungs of a man who works in a coal mine were examined, small particles of the coal would be found. For instance if the lungs of a man who works in a flour mill were examined what would be found?” Ken.” Baker: Dough.” Mr. Leonard (with his famous grin) You may be excused from class, Kenneth.” 3oKe5—(Tontlnued Mr. Mull (explaining the dictograph) “So nowadays if you don t want the story repeated you had better look under the sofa.” Mr. Johnson: “Who do I see that isn't here today?” Miss Hale: “What do they mean when they admit a man to the bar?” Mack Vaughn: “Means that they admit him to a saloon.” F. M. H. “Who threw the marble Mike?” Mike “Dunno. I never.” Mr. J. to Clarence N. “How old will you be when you graduate, Clarence?” Clarence N. “It's hard to tell.” Mr. Hudson: “What is the difference between a rectangle and a parrallelogram, Henry?” Henry: “Lots of difference.” It is said that man's baldness increases in the same ratio as his knowledge. Does Mr. Leonard wear a wig? Johnie: “Teacher, my father has a sword that was used in the Civil war.” Willie: “My father has an old hat.” Jimmie: (waving his hand anxious to recite) “My father has a union suit.” Mr. Mull (in Physics) “Clyde, can you tell me when the pressure on water on water is greatest?” Clyde E. “Why — I guess its when a guy is up the river in a row boat and has got his arms around his best girl.” Mr. Johnson in English: “I remember of a terrible fire in Jackson which leaped over the city, burning all the churches and fine buildings and left the bar rooms, saloons, and slum district. Could you call that Providence?” Leo Garvin: “No, they were too wet to burn.” 2)tpp? JDope Dear Miss Dippy:—I am short but sweet and wish to add another story to my stature. How about it? Abbreviated Aletha. Miss Kranz: Very simple! Never sleep in a bed. On retiring suspend yourself from the chandelier by means of a rpoe placed gently about the neck. Gravity will do the rest. Dear Miss Dippy: Do you think the symetrical junctions in two or more variables will develop quadratic transformations of the homogeneous embryological pragmatic carbolydrates. Harriet Evans. Harriet: Most assuredly. Miss Dippy: I have a very weighty question to bring to you. I hate to bother you with such a matter and really I haven’t the nerve to put the truth before you. But I must proceed with this little secret of mine. I haven’t another single soul to open my heart to and you are so good. Do you think well do you suppose if I should marry a Mason, I ought to join the Eastern Stars? Blanche Cross. Miss Cross: The answer to your letter is impossible as you did not specify what sort of a Mason brick mason, one of the Masonic order, or is his name perhaps Mason? Laura Clean Dippy. Dear Miss Dippy: Could you tell me any other way to attract atten- tion in the Assembly Room, besides sneezing loudly? Sarah Gallagher. Miss Gallagher: Please send self-addressed envelope for reply. If answered in this column some of the senior girls might take advantage of it and beat you to it. Dear Miss Dippy: I have known a young man fifteen years and we have been engaged ten years. Do you think I know him well enough to marry him? Anxious. Miss Miller. Miss Miller: No! Laura Clean Dippy: Am super slop, golsushly infatuated with one homogeneous amalgamation of pure unadulterated sweetness. On all this terra firma there is no flame that has my angora so saddled as she. I can take cognizance of nothing, peruse nothing unless that beautific countenance scintilates up at me. What avenue of escape is open? Charley Spiker. Charley: Hire a secretary, an interpreter; leave your business to the secretary and send interpreter here. Please remit one dictionary C. O. D. P. D. Q. Miss L. C. Dippy. JDipp? 4) ope— Eoatlnue Dear Miss Dippy: What is that joke about what Marjorie Nye said after she had her seat changed for the ninth time in Mr. Johnson’s English daSS? Helen Evans. Please send self-addressed asbestos envelope for reply. My Dear Miss Dippy: I am a very good girl and go to Prayer meeting once a week, and would go twice if they had it. As Postum says, “There s a reason ' and his name is Herbert Schwarz. He is a beautiful singer and loves me muchly. As I am quite bashful, I do not know whether to give him any encouragement or not. He goes to prayer meeting, too also. Yours in deepest agony, Jessie Isabella Bishop. Dear Miss Bishop: If that is all you go to Prayer Meeting for, you’d better stay at home. Take my advice and leave the boys alone, first, last and always; forever and ever. Amen. Yours, Dippy. Laura Clean Dippy: His name is John and he comes to our home nine nights out of the week. I don’t know whether he comes to see me or my sister. If he should come to see me do you think nine nights a week to often? Yours anxiously, Reta Long. Dear Miss Long: You should consult your sister concerning this young man’s calls or better still question him concerning his intentions. If he is calling on your sister by all means don’t butt in. Dear Miss Dippy: Am having trouble with my hair falling out. Please advise me what to do. Lydia Fiedler. Lydia: First take an upright stick, then make your hair creep up it like a fruit tree. Now the reason hair falls down is because it hangs down, things never fall up. Its a plan of my own invention. Laura Clean Dippy. Miss Dippy, Dear Madam: Great furrows are appearing in my once alabaster brow and wrinkles are worrying my dainty chin. Marjorie Nye. Miss Nye: I’m afraid your deep studies are causing facial distortions. Cease haunting the library, and spend your evening in jollity instead of perusing the manuscripts of Virgil, Hotace and Socrates. Never come to school earlier than necessary nor stay later than need be, and whatever you do don’t study noons. L. C. Dippy. Tlintericks Chas. Smith a young man from Sioux City, Tho't that which he saw was a kitty, He gave it a pat, Said, “Poor little cat,” And they buried his clothes what a pity. Ben Ellsworth was a man from Tarentum, Who gnashed his false teeth till he bent 'em. When asked what they cost In case they were lost He replied, “I don't know, for I rent 'em.'' Frank Fiedler, a boy from Decatur, Was considered a good debater, When he got up to speak The poor little freak Was hit with a rotten tomater. The poor benighted Hindu He does the best he kin do, He sticks to his caste From first to last, For pants, he makes his skin do. + JOKES AND ADVERTISING f + + + + + t T + � !• STUDENT’S NOTICE We depend upon the money derived from our sale of advertising space •; to cover any deficit in money with which to pay debts. If our old debts J are not paid, firms will have to charge more to get enough out of the con- tracts to pay for handling the work. If the people who are advertised in this space are not patronized at least a little by the students, we can not reasonably expect them to advertise. The space in this book is the most •• expensive in the city in proportion to value received and it is OUR DUTY ;; TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION OF THEIR GENEROSITY AND $ BOOST FOR THEM. It has been the truth that in the past there has been very little appreciation shown and both last year and this we met dozens of complaints because of this discourtesy. If we wish the O. H. S. J to still have one of the leading Annuals of the State after we have gradu- + ated, we must boost now so that there will be means in the future to carry + the book through. Please do your best as you surely have the good of J the School as a whole at heart. DO YOU? J Business Manager. t + + + 4 + + + + + i + $ + f t i + + Blue Serges for Commencement For their Commencement season suit ■ and fixin’s young fellows who walk abreast ;; with fashion naturally come to this Live !! Store. This year we’ve something unusual- ;; ly fine for them in our soft dark blue serges ;; from the HOUSE OF KUPPENIIEIMER. J They’re tailored carefully to give that “spare” look high school men are affecting this Summer and are great values at $21.50 Seniors, Juniors, Sopho- mors, Freshmen--all will find we’ve provided per- fectly for their individual needs. Copyright 1954 The House of Kuppenhcitnet “The Good Clothes Store MARTIN’S Hail the mighty Senior! Soars the eagle to the skies, Looking downward as he cries, “1914 never dies.” Hail the glorious Senior! Like the eagle in its flight; Like a beacon in the night;— 1914's out of sight. Hail the noble Senior! Soaring high on clouds of fame, Anyone who bears our name, 1914's greatest claim. Copy the mighty Seniors! 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Dogs help the human family in many different ways. Among these is being a receptacle for hot dish water. Also a person may exercise their biceps by beating a dog with a broom. Some dogs kill the neighbors’ chickens and although you have to pay for the chickens, you should take into consideration the good which he thought he was doing for you. Then other dogs are not beneficial to the human family. Some dogs that are inclined to imitate Caruso, Melba, Tetrazinni, etc., vent their talent on the moon at a late hour of the night. Their talent however falls upon unappreciative human ears and often this is the real root of insomnia. Other diseases also originate from this. For instance, if a person opens the window to throw a shoe or other missile at the innocent songster, a sever case of dyptheria is often the result. 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We are prepared to furnish YOU with the BEST kind of Service in Carriage Painting, Carriage Trimming, Horse-Shoeing and Blacksmithing t BELMONT’S I South Wapello Street OTTUMWA, IOWA v :• t + GOOD FOOD GOOD COFFEE ji WE ROAST OUR OWN COFFEE DAILY AND SELL THE BEST FOODS AND MEATS The way a housewife pleases her family and makes them happy, is to give them || something good to Eat and Drink, AND WE HAVE THEM BOTH. J. F. DINGS Both Phones 166 J PURE FOOD GROCER (Jk Market Phone 947-X •• If Miss Krotter should love Burke’s Speech on Conciliation, do you think Ruth Wood? If Mr. Hammitt should call for volunteers would Ward Ri(s)e? If Helen Evans is ’’Happy” is Blanche Cross? If Marie Davis could talk, could Mary Read(e)? When Bob Doty needs help is Marjorie Nye? Who is the worst Walker in his sleep? George. If Mr. Rice should kiss Della in the wood shed would Saw-tell? Little drops of water Frozen on the walk, Make the naughty adjectives In the people’s talk. Cmttplimrufs tit thr Onss af 1314 MR. AND MRS. C. T. SULLIVAN I 4 + + + + •P 4 4 1 OTTUMWA HIGH SCHOOL 4 % THE BEST SCHOOL + f ELLIOTT BROTHERS t THE BEST TAILORS 226 E. Main Street + ++++++■ 1-+++++++++++++++++ !-+++++ t f + + + f I i + + + + + t I T + + + FOR THE GRADUATION GOWN Graduates-to-be will find this store of greatest helpfulness in supplying the finest and daintiest of fabrics and accessories, to be used in making the gowns for the respective occasion. +++++++++++-I-+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-H-+++++++++++++++ 4 +++++++++ f,+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++4 H ++++++++'I-++++++ f T f t 4 v : f f “And the rains descended, and the floods came, | and the winds blew, and beat upon that house-- and it fell not for it was founded upon a ‘Rock’t For Forty Years—Pre-eminently the Place for the outfitting of the young men—in fact all men-and more so to-day than ever before. I J. B. SAX COMPANY 1« ++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++«+ -H-++++++++++++++++++-H ++ examinations Questions to right of me, Questions to left of me, Questions in front of me. Written and thundered. Stormed at with “why” and “tell” Boldly I wrote and well, But into the mouth of H-1 Rode my one hundred. Ex. There was a crowd, for there were three The girl, the parlor lamp, and he There was a crowd and so no doubt That is why the lamp went out. The Wardrobe Cleaners, Dyers, Hatters and Tailors % !! We represent the leading and well known Custom Tailors, Lamm Co., !! of Chicago. Let us make your Spring suit. 4. 108 South Green St. 4 OTTUMWA, IOWA | Both Phones .. HARRY EAGER, Prop. Books, Stationery ++++++++++++++++++ School Supplies Herrick Downs DRUGGISTS Cor. Court and Second Sts. Athletic Goods Prescriptions Hofmann’s Soda Grill The place for you and your friends to eat and drink i + t M. B. Hutchison Lumber Co. t t r + + i! DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF £ Building Material j • V 647-653 West Second Street i + GLEAN LINEN ‘Announces the Gentleman4 The man who insists on Clean Linen is generally the man “Who Does Things.” Send your work to us and we will keep you looking neat, clean and prosperous. Note our collar work, we mold them instead of ironing. It’s better and costs no more a j a t + I + + + + I i + I + Iowa Steam Laundry Company • « � « i + 4. Ol)£ puritan The Best Ice Cream, Candies and Fruits � Luncheonette Service •+++++++++++++++++ H4 T T Sporting Goods We have recently added to our already large stock, a complete line of STAHL DEAN Athletic Goods Shea-Spilman Hardware Co. +++ I 5++++++++++++++++-H-+++++ H-++d«h++++++++++++4-d-+++ h+4-++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++d-d Ol)e flange bakery Can Satisfy You in Everything in the • « Bakery Line • • $4.+++++++++4..I.+++++.I.++++++++++++++++++4.++++++++++4.+++++++++++ , ADVERTISEMENT For a very small margin of profit I will furnish you with any kind of paint and in any quantity desired, including the famous VENETIAN RED Excellent for Sign Painting Address - Sen. Poomdexter, Ottumwa, Iowa. SCULLYS 115 E. SECOND STREET THE $2.00 HAT STORE= + •p Also selling The Best Mens’ Furnishings at Popular Prices • Agents for America’s leading “Made to Measure” house. Clothes as you want J them, no higher than ready made. ++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++i I31)e Uowa (Tafe + + WE cater to particular people. Short orders + and picnic lunches our specialty. Why + not try our Sunday Dinner when you are too hot and tired to cook your own? 107 East Second Street H avls ?ftros. J +++++++++++++++++■ ++++++++++++-I-+++++ i-++++ ++++++++++'i J'+-H +++4-+++++I-++++++++++4 Young Man! Are you getting the best value for the :: money you spend for clothes? Are you sure the fabric is all wool? Our Kirschbaum suits are guaranteed to be pure wool. Are you sure it wTill never shrink? Our Kirschbaum suits are guaranteed ;■ to be thoroughly shrunk by the London cold-water process. Are you sure it is hand-tailored? Our Kirschbaum suits are guaranteed to be hand-tailored. :: What if dissatisfaction occurs? We will make full and fair adjust- + ment if cause for dissatisfaction + occurs. + WELL, THEN— f What about your next suit? It’s time you were wearing a Kirsch- + baum suit. They’re designed for young men, by a young man, who knows what a young man wants. Prices Range from $15.00 to $25.00 DYSART PEARSON j , ew breaks of Mature Hazel Orncfaff’s Complexion. Wilda’s attachment for Sullivan. Gladys Chamber’s curly hair. John Bunny’s Gracefulness. The Leinhauser-Garvin Divorce Case. Miss Packard’s leniency with Marie Davis. Leo Rater’s stateliness. John Sumner’s wit. Regina Ward’s timidity. Maurine Winter’s slow walk. Louise Young’s dignity. Robert Doty’s religion. Gertrude Shafer’s cure for sore eyes. Walter Watchler’s Latin grades. Charley Smith’s little chicken. Miss Krotter’s detective abillity. Frances Wheeler’s low voice. Adeline Warrington’s (Beau, Bow). A-hi’s engagement. Pauline Graham’s shiny nose. Pauline Castor’s gold teeth. Violet’s attraction for masculine of Shorthand Club. Jesse Wolf’s high Class honors. Jessie Bishop treats. Ruth Glenn’s executive ability. T When Wishing for Good Things to eat, ask for | lenip BRAND + + v For a sweet, delicious but mild nerve sustamer, J =use = | T Mamma's Choice Coffee Both well known in Ottumwa J. H. MERRILL COMPANY ! ++ f f,+,l ++++ f,4 4,++++4,++++++++++++ t I TWaU’s (Tan6ie$ t + t + Are the result of honest, conscientious effort to give the consumers as good products as Long Experience, the Best of Materials, Skilled Workmen and Careful Methods can avail. THE NAME “HALL’S” IS + + Synonymous of Quality and we respectfully invite your judgment Ask Your Dealer for Hall’s Candies Walter (3. U'fall Co. (Sweetmeat Specialists) + + + + + i + OTTUMWA, IOWA His relative telephoned to the nearest florist's. The ribbon must be extra wide with Rest in Peace on both sides, and if there is room, “We shall Meet in Heaven. The florist was away and his new assistant handled the job. There was a sensation when the flowers turned up at the funeral. The ribbon was extra wide, indeed, and on it was the inscription: Rest in peace on both sides, and, if there is room, we shall meet in heaven. What's the shape of the earth? asked the teacher, calling suddenly upon Willie. Round. How do you know it's round? All right, said Willie; It's square then. I don't want to start any argument about it. Teacher How many zones are there? Student — Two; masculine and femine. The masculine is temperate and intemperate; the femine, frigid and horrid. X V DH Sy 18 SIZES Smoke an EXTRA 5 And Make Your Nickel Feel Important f 4- 4 4 + + + + 4 I p + + + + + + + + 4 !■+■!■ I I I ’+++++++-i-b-b-b+ i I M yi 1 3 Q I '—i -M -M SM CO cc ! - 1 i 5 - ■ o H LU LlI q: H U) z 2 H 0) UJ CM o: 0 U. 0) tr UJ h K D O Q UJ X 9� O o Xi y u 0 _ © w £ q gi a) ■q -i L (rfi i £ © 53 © ■g q q © rq .. 'S M q a) a) t-i -I 5t� M t-3 © © ■ Jl © I H a M u +4.++++4-+++ +4-M.+++4H-++++i4.++++++++ +++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++-i-+++++++++++-i--i-+++++++++++++++++ When the kids of the kids of the masses Have kids that have kids of their own, And their kids have need of eye-glasses And the trumpet of Gabriel has blown, When the sands of the desert are sorted And the story of judgment is told. Then the collar and shirt Adam sported Will be replaced by a gown of pure gold. With apologies to Kipling. The superintendent of a Sunday-school repeated to the children the text: “Arise, and take the young child and his mother and flee into Egypt.” Then the superintendent showed a large picture illustrating this text in bright colors. “Isn’t the picture fine?” he said. “Here is the mother. Here is the young child. There's Egypt in the distance. Isn't it fine?” The children, however, looked dissapointed, and finally a little boy piped out: “Teacher, where's the flee?” H-++++++++++++++++++++++++- J. L. GRAHAM GROCERIES AND FRESH MEATS + 103 North Court Street + + f Phones: New 92 and 508, Old 184-Y OTTUMWA, IOWA t ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++• ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ t + { NONE SO GOOD AS J I “MARY JANE BREAD” | t T 120 - 122 East Second Street T Lowenberg’s Bakery +++++++++++++++++++++++■ ++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++' V i + + 4 T 4 + + + i + + + + t + t t $ t I I i positive proof of Our Ability to Please Nine Consecutive Years As Official Photographer for Ofye .Argus! The Photographer in jj Your Town— L 4 + ++++++++++++++++++++++-i-++++++++-W-+++++++++++++++++++ You can always tell a Senior For he's so sedately gowned; You can always tell a Junior By the way he struts around. You can always tell a Sophomore By his lordly look and such; You can always tell a Freshie, But you cannot tell him much. Cecil Corrick a lovelorn young Mr. Met his love in the dark and he kr. But the trouble was this That, this pretty young miss Wasn't his girl, 'twas his sr. A LOVE STORY Chapter I Maid one Chapter II Maid won Chapter III Made one. Young Men’s Christian Association | + EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL, PHYSICAL, RELIGIOUS Fellowship Center for Boys and Young Men of Ottumwa !! Join at Any Time. Rates within Easy Reach. :: J. G. PARKS, YOUR DRUGGIST Ansco Cameras, Base Ball Goods, Fishing Tackle, Etc. TRY OUR SODA SERVICE COR. MAIN COURT STS. I T t i + T + + + OUR TWO SPECIALTIES CLEANLINESS and GOOD THINGS TO EAT 125 East Second Street +4.+++4-++++++++++«++++++++++++++++++d«H-4«++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++4.++++++++++++++++++++4-++++++++++4«H ++-I-4«I-++++4-+++++ SWANSON ANDERSON MERCHANT TAILORS 115 Green Street New Phone 769 TTHave your next suit made by us and get style, fit and j] good workmanship. Prices Reasonable. % 1 i ++++++++++++-I +++++++++++++++++++++++d +++++++++++ ++++++++++ l + + JOSLIN CANDY AND LUNCHEONETTES. GOOD THINGS TO EAT 108 North Court Street ?+++++++++++++++++++++4.+4-4-+++4.+++4.++4-+++++4-++-I-+ I-+++++++ H + H ++++++►! +++++++++++++++++++++«++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Electric Massage Vacuum Massage Pompeian Massage SEE OUR NEW 5 CHAIR SHOP. 110 South Court St. =TURNER THOMPSON= Children’s Buster Brown and Dutch Bob hair cuts a specialty Fitch Shampoo Kabarko Shampoo Ched’s Oil Shampoo Packer's Liquid Tar Shampoo .! ■.l-l-l-I� I� I-l� H� I� M-I-HMI I”I,,PI-I ,I,,I,,H H ,H,4� +«H� � h� |« !■ Ill1M I I I I I I I H-H- • • Electric Shampoo Electric Hair Drier rwN SWENSON 230 Fast Main St. TAILOR UP STAIRS iH +++4 dH-+++dH-+4«h+++d-4-++++ I- !-+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ INTERESTING INFORMATION GAINED FROM EXAM PAPERS The function of the stomach is to hold up the petticoat. Elaine gave Launcelot an omelet before he departed for the tourna- ment. If it were not for the fish in the lakes the water would overflow and destroy the forests, for fish drink a great deal of water. A mountain range is a large-sized cook stove. A mountain pass is a pass given by the railroads to their employees so they can spend their vacation in the mountains. The permanent set of teeth consists of eight canines, eight bicuspids, twelve molars and four cuspidors. Typhoid can be prevented by fascination. Georgia was founded by people who had been executed. Mohammed was the son of Moses. Three heavenly bodies are the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. Two French explorers of the Mississippi valley were Romeo and Juliet. The hop snake is a protozoan. The invention of the steamboat caused a network of rivers to spring up. WE THE OTLOIES f ©1FJ THE 1914 (S£ftADTr.flTBg |f I READY FOR ORDERS AND EVER AT YOUR SERVICE ± :: DRY GOODS AND LADIES FURNISHINGS 112 E main ST. 4 i + i + I Ha rper +«+ ++++++ ++4H-H-+++++++ H-++++ Mei ii tire Co. |j WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE :: + THE OPENING OF OUR NEW Sporting Goods Department WITH A COMPLETE LINE OF Spalding Athletic Goods + T + + T + T ...Comprising... BASE BALL, TENNIS, GOLF, SWIMMING, BOXING, t FOOT BALL and BASKET BALL t A FULL LINE OF FISHING TACKLE, GUNS AMMUNITION, HUNTING CLOTHING, FLASH LIGHTS and THERMOS BOTTLES 105 East Main Street -A.6s Wanted: To know what the word embarrass means, Kenneth Baker. Wanted: My Harold back again. This world has been so lonesome since he left me. Gadys Avery. Lost: One tooth, either in Bloomfield or Washington. Return to Jerry Brouhard and receive liberal reward. Wanted: Some boys in the Shorthand Club who are not afraid of the dark. Inquire of Shorthand Club girls. Wanted: Some more stale chocolates. Miss Beinhorn. Wanted: Some more mustard. Theresa Sprague. For Rent: The attic of O. H. S. Would finish it to suit tenants. Preps preferred. Care of School Board. Wanted: Another beau so I won’t have to divide with Madeline. Mabel Reifsnyder. Wanted: More chapels. Inquire entire student body. Care O. H. S. Wanted: An alarm clock set for eight A. M. Call Albertina Yellow- stone Parks. Wanted: A good Jersey cow for the Freshman class. Must be guaranteed kind and gentle and free from all bad habits. t ForUp-to ANY SEASON OF THE YEAR site CALL AT THE I Leader Millinery Department I MME. WORLEY, Manager +++++• ti ttftnr | + + + + + 1 I + i DAVIS DRUG CO. ! + t SPELLS QUALITY IN ? I Drugs snnd Drug Sundrie BALLINGALL BLOCK t We Have Always Appreciated THE friendship shown this store by the teachers and pupils of the Ottumwa Public Schools and we will do all in our power to merit in the future the good will now existing be- tween this store and the teachers and class members of Ottumwa’s great school system. : : : : : : : : i S.C.CULLEN CO, I f + + + t + | GLOBE TEA CO. | f DISTRIBUTORS OF t 9 • |r • • High Grade Imported and Domestic Table Delicacies t :: 4 T + ----------------------------- !! • • J HEADQUARTERS FOR “GOOD THINGS TO EAT” :: Phone: Globe Central Parcel Post Delivery :: � « • • • +++++++++-W-++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-M-+++++++++++++++ Teacher—“What makes the tower of Pisa lean?” Student—“It was built in a time of famine.” Young gentleman (leaning against radiator)—“I smell cabbage burning.” Young lady—“Get your head away from that radiator.” Freshman —“Gee, Caesar must have been a strong man.” Teacher—“Why?” Freshman—“The book says he pitched his tent across the river.” A certain captain had been lecturing his new recruits at some length on “The Duties of a Soldier.” At last he thought the time had come to find out just what he had accomplished. Casting his eye over the room, he fixed on Private Murphy as his first victim. “Private Murphy,” he asked, “why should a soldier be ready to die for his country?” The private scratched his head for a while; then in angratiating smile flittered across his face. “Sure, captain,” he said, pleasantly, “you're quite right. Why should he?” + •p T + i + CHINA turns out Laundrymen. We turnout Good Laundry Work Chinese Hand Laundry Opposite Street Car Waiting Room + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + + + + + It will do you good to see the clever Ladies Apparel and Millinery • awaiting your approval. ALWAYS THE LATEST STYLES FIRST t t IOWA CLOAK MILLINERY CO. t UP-TO-DATE LADIES OUTFITTERS Cor. Court and Main—Second Floor. The Elevator Takes You There. 4 + + + + + + I Emporium Millinery We have a stock of Fir t-Class Millinery for your inspection. You are always welcome to inspect our stock. Emporium Millinery P a!?I©2 s EAST MAIN STREET T ++++++-1-+++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++ ++++++++++4-F+++4 +4- h++ h+ +++++ I-+++++++++++++++++++++++ + + + + T 7 4 + + + + + + 4 4- + 4 + + + 4 + + + + + + + + + ++ YOU all probably know the story of the small boy and his bantam hen. He was very much disturbed by the size of the eggs she furnished him, so he got the ostrich egg brought home by Uncle Jim, who was a seafaring man, and put it in front of the bantam’s nest accompanied by a card marked, “Just look around and see what others are doing.” ELEVATED OVEN GAS RANGES JJAVE proved in thou- sands of homes that gas for cooking is cheap- er than any other fuel. And for comfort, speed, cleanliness and conveni- ence they have no equal. The elevated is the ideal range for the up-to-date kitchen. Your neigh- bors are cooking with gas on the elevated range, WHY NOT YOU? We have a Large Variety of the Best Ranges we can get. Glad to have you visit our Display Room. t + + + i + + + i + 4 + + + + + 4 4 4 + 4 + + + 4- + GAS COMPANY f The Women's Shop Outfitters for Women and Misses Charming Dresses for the Graduate. For Party and Graduating Wear. New Models in Organdies, Nets, Embroidered Voiles, Party Dresses in Chiffons, Taffeta and Crepe de Chene, all colors; New Capes for Evening Wear. See Our Line. A G0 7227 V CLOjfK5 st r 6V COLLEGE'ANNUAL'ENGBAVINCS BUREAU'OF'ENGDAVINC� , Creators of Books as heu ouahf oie MINNEAPOUS MlNNESOTA INTERESTING INFORMATION GAINED FROM EXAM PAPERS To resuscitate from drowning, grasp the arms of the deceased. If he don't come to in two or three hours, he won't come to at all. Longfellow was born in Portland, Me., while his parents were travel- ing in Europe. Monkeys eat bananas and the higher class of monkeys are getting to look like men. Two chief provisions of the Mayflower compact were salt pork and bread. Combustion is when the wild cucumber pods get dry and bust. The feminine gender of fryer is toastress. There were no Christians among the early Gauls, there were mostly lawyers. The fish go up the river to spoon. The earth is an obsolete spheriod. George Washington married Martha Curtis and in due time became the father of his country. Teacher (to forgetful student)— What is your head for anyway? Student— To keep my necktie from slipping off. t 4 + TTWe’re here with the goods; just the kind that’s got SI the “go” to them. The ones that the High School 11 Boys or College chap take to like a duck to water. They have all the latest kinks The patterns are very exclusive. Our selling system fixes it so you won’t see fifty or a hundred fellows wearing a suit just like yours. Let us tell you about it. €jlf you have not bought your graduation suit, be sure to see us before buying. You’ll find here all the latest things in HATS, SHIRTS, TIES, COLLARS and HOSIERY. CRESS WELL TROST THE STORE OF HONEST VALUES + + � + 4 + + + 4 i t JAQLJES JAQUES =ATTORNEYS AT LAW- 107 North Court Street WALTER H. McELROY | ATTORNEY AND ABSTRACTOR J Rooms 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 Eaton Building j, ' + COR. MAIN AND GREEN STS. ++++++++++++++++++ +++++-H-+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-HW-H- • +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-1-+++++++++++++++++-- | Dr. BURT LaFORCE I EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT GLASSES FITTED 105 NORTH COURT STREET OTTUMWA. IOWA •• +++++++++++++++d«I«I-d +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++-! +++++++++++++++++++++++ E. B. HOWELL, M. D. I GENERAL SURGERY , , Rooms 6, 8, 9, and 10 Court Park Building BOTH PHONES CRAIG M. WORK I DENTIST ! • • � • J ++++++ ++++++++++++++4H-+++++++++++++++ ++++4H-++++++ H-H- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++;; ! JOHN W. LEWIS t -----------ATTORNEY AT LAW ----------------------:: • I :: LEIGHTON BUILDING +++++++++++++++++++++++4++++-l«I-++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ■ “I should like to see a nice fat goose,” said a customer� entering a poultry shop. “Yes, sir,” replied the boy, “Mother will be down immediately.” Old Maid in Music Store—“Have you, ‘Kissed Me in the Moonlight?” Clerk—“No'm, it must have been another clerk.” Customer—“Do you serve lobsters here?” Waiter—“Yes, we serve anyone. Seat this way, please.” The Sophs saw something green, 'tis true. They thought it was the Freshman class; But when they closer to it drew. They found it was a looking glass. We editors may dig and write Till our finger tips are sore. But some young guy is sure to chirp, “Fve heard that joke before.” News Item—English Society Women take up Poker. Editor's Note—London Bridge is falling down. + + + + + + + + % i t i + + + + + + + i + + i + T + I I I + i + + ¥ ■:■ t + + + 4 CLAUDE MYERS NEVER BEFORE NOW HAS IT BEEN POSSIBLE TO GET SUCH HIGH CLASS SERVICE AT THIS STORE. EACH DEPARTMENT IS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF AN EXPERT -:- CANDY, ICE CREAM, SODA WATER, LUNCHEON- ETTE + t f I i + + CLAUDE MYERS 108-110-112 E. SECOND ST. In some school not located—locate it to please yourself —the teacher was hearing the history lesson. Turning to one of the scholars she asked: “James, what was Washington's Farewell Address? The new boy arose with a promptitude that promised well for his answer. “Heaven, ma'am, he said. One of the bosses at Baldwin's Locomotive Works had to lay off an argumentative Irishman named Pat, so he saved discussion by putting the discharge in writing. The next day Pat was missing, but a week later the boss was passing through the shop and he saw him again at his lathe. “Didn't you get my letter,? “Yis, sur, Oi did, said Pat. “Did you read it? “Sure, sur, Oi read it inside and Oi read it outside, said Pat, “an' on the inside yez said Oi was fired and on the outside yez said: Return to Baldwin Locomotive Works in five days. + { BOTH :: phones i i8i Cor.Main + and J Iowa Ave. J East End Supply Co. Not the Largest but the Cleanest FRESH MEATS, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES A COMPLETE LINE OF CANNED GOODS WE ALSO CARRY NOTIONS, TINWARE AND GRANITEWARE + I I + + + + T + + MRS. LEAH SICKEL FOR YOUR MID-SUMMER IIAT + EDWARD WEEKS PRESIDENT B. O. WORRELL VICE PRESIDEN L. L. SMELSER MANAGER Ottumwa Conservatory of Music 126 WEST SECOND STREET OTTUMWA. IOWA 4444.444444444444-4-4 4«H-4-+4-4-4 4 4-4 4 4-4 H H- fr,+'H-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4 4-4 4 +++++4-+4 t + TT7 VflTT Are seekinS somethtng in the line of Ladies’, Misses’ or 4 ir I UU Children’s Apparel, save time and start for THK PARISIAN “ where you can be fitted out in the BEST that is obtainable. WE HAVE A COMPLETE STOCK OF SUITS, COATS, DRESSES, WAISTS AND PETTICOATS AT VERY : REASONABLE PRICES : : : “THE PARISIAN” i 444.444 444444.444444- 444-4 4 4-4-4 4 4-4-4 4-4-4-4-4-4-4 4 4-4-4-4 4 4-4 4-4 4 4 4 4 4 4-4 4-4 4 4 4-4 44444444444444444444 4-4-4-4-4-4 4 4 4 4-4 4-4 4-4 4 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4 4-4-4-4 4-4 4 4 4-4-4-4-4 4 + 4- T i 4 t + I t SAHGKNTS Is the Kodak Store. Kodaks and Cameras from $1.00 to $100.00. Dark room free to amateurs. Pictures developed and printed in 24 hours. An expert in charge. : : : j4.4.++4.4.+4.4.4-4. .+4.++++4-4“i-++4-++++++++++++++++++++++'i'++++'i +-J i ++++ “Good Bye, High School!” OTTUMWA STAMP WORKS PRESS