Ottumwa High School - Argus Yearbook (Ottumwa, IA)

Text from Pages 1 - 232 of the 1916 volume:

s aff been done before bid not Ifie l atj We do it. 1916 ARGUS ANNUAL BOARD ARGUS ANNUAL 1916 Published by Students gf the Ottumwa, Iowa High School, under supervision gf the Class gf 1916. Greetings 'T'HE compiling of this 1916 Argus, the seventeenth in the history of O. H. S., has in- volved a great deal of work, yet it has also afforded us much pleasure. We have tried to in- clude in it quality, quantity and completeness, and to make it a true record of the events of the four years of our high school course, especially of the past year, If Without more words of our own we present this book to our readers hoping that it will gain a high place in their esteem and favor. MISS LOUISA A. VAN DYKE )o Miss Louisa A. Van Dyke, ?a loyal booster not only of the Argus but of every good thing pertaining to the welfare of our school we respectfully dedicate this 1916 Argus. ® Sections $Jt{5 1. Faculty 2. Seniors 3. Other Classes 4. Publications 5. Athletics 6. Forensics 7. Music 8. Organizations 9. Humor 10. Advertisements I SECTION I. From whom, more than our teachers, do we re- ceive more loyal sup- port in our activities or greater inspiration for all our endeavors? -:- OTTUMWA HIGH SCHOOL This space is dedicated to the bigger and better High School Building which must come in the near future. 'Ln£ A.lX(JU$ Principal W. B. RICE AGAIN wc greet our patrons and friends with the annual, a resume of our activities for the past year. In it wc have made a suitable record of the various phases of school life. Wc have recounted and rejoiced in our successes and victories. Our failures and defeats must also find a place here. Although remiss to mention them, like ghosts they follow and haunt us. Our diary for the year shows a steady and healthy growth in all general directions, and is one of which we can justly be proud. Both our intramural and interscholastic or- ganizations have brought honor to the school and to themselves. Our students in higher institutions are keeping our school in good educational repute. We also feel that wc arc improving in those things which arc of ethical value, which improve our tone and spirit, and which make a high school a motivating force in a community. The responsibilities of another year are fast upon us, but with our successful oper- ations as a pathway, and the lessons learned from our errors as guide, we launch upon our task with much anticipation and expectation. Principal W. B. Rice IS 1G 12 YtU= AJiGlUS O. H. S. Faculty Superintendent, H. E. Blackmar 1. Graduate of Iowa State Normal, Iowa State University. Principal, W. B. Rice 2. Graduate of Pennsylvania College Preparatory School. Pennsylvania College B. A. cTVIathematics Miss Louisa A. Van Dyke 3. Graduate of Shortridge High School, Indianapolis, Ind., Michigan University, Ann Arbor, B. A. Wilbur L. Vaughn 4. Graduate of Redwood Falls High School, Minn. Lawrence College, Appleton, Wis. B. A. Frank K. Williamson 5. Graduate of Normal School, Marion, Ind., Indiana University, A. B. 0. F. Nixon 6. Graduate of Russiaville, Indiana, University of Indiana, B. A. English Miss Mary Ethel Johnson 7. Graduate of Central City, Iowa High School, University of Colorado, B. A. and B. E. Miss Laura A. Carpenter 8. Graduate of Muskegon High School, Mich., Mt. Holyoke College, Mass., B. A. Miss Mary Miller ‘L Graduate of Susquehana Academy, Susquehana College, B. S. University of Chicago, Cornell University. Miss Maud McKown Graduate of Grinnell Academy, Grinnell College, Ph. B., University of Colorado. Miss Natalia Hemingway 11. Graduate of Hampton High School, Iowa. Iowa State University, B. A. Latin Miss Edith M. Sanford 12. Graduate of Bath High School, New York, University of Wisconsin, B. A. German Miss Ruth Harper 13. Graduate of Ottumwa High School, Wellesley College, B. A. Miss Anna Denzler 19. Graduate of Marengo High School, Iowa. Iowa State University, B. A. Vl-Ui A.I Gsll$ Science Charles E. Wygant, Chemistry 14. Graduate of Kokomo High School, Ind. Franklin College, Ind., B. S. Miss Maude Merritt, Biology 15. Graduate of Aspcr High School, Colorado, Iowa State University, B. A. L. B. Mull, Physics 16. Graduate of Valpariso University, B. S. Indiana University, B. A., Chicago Uni- versity, M. A. History Miss Ruth Mortland 17. Giaduatc of Montezuma High School, Iowa. Iowa State University, B. A. George L. Kelly 18. Graduate of Marion High School, Virginia. Emory and Henry, A. B. University of Chicago, M. A. Spanish and cAgriculture Albert L. Young 20. Graduate of Alva Normal School, Okla., Oklahoma University, B. A. Home Economics Miss Cleo Boyle 21. Graduate of High School, Butler, Ind. Thomas Normal Training School, Detroit, Michigan, University of Chicago. Manual Training Carl Herborg 22. Graduate of Manual Training College, Denmark. G. W. SCHEFELKER 23. Graduate of Manavia High School, Wis., Stout Institute, Mcnomonic, Wis. cTVlusic Miss Catherine Powers 24. Graduate of Creston High School, Iywa, Knox Conservatory, Galesburg, 111. Stenography Miss Pearl Kiddoo 25. Graduate of Glcnwood High School, Iowa, Gregg School, Chicago. Accounting Fred O. Signs 26. Graduate of Rhodes High School, Iowa. Highland Park College, Des Moines, Bachelor of Accounts. Drawing Miss Georgiana L. Canfield 27. Graduate of Buffalo High School, New York, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn. 16 Our Faculty Who forces us to work like sin Until we wax both wan and thin To hand some pesky papers in? Our energetic Faculty. And when our work is all complete Who tramples on it with both feet And says “III written. Please repeat? Our very captious Faculty. Who is it, when we flunk in class Informs us that they will not pass Us, and that we'll be canned? Alas! Our most despotic Faculty. Who has a very tiresome way Of airing “hobbies every day? We know just what each one will say Our soporific Faculty. When we seek them in time of need Who, to our wants, gives thoughtful heed And maybe does some noble deed? Our philanthropic Faculty. And later, if success we've had, They are so genuinely glad. We realize what friends we had Our dear old friendly Faculty. ASSEMBLY ROOM. Ottumwa High School Ode to Senior Class Oh! if I had been anything else, Than one of the Senior crowd Td not have been so jealous But I d spoken this aloud, “You’ve got the boys, you’ve got the girls What more can you expectf You’ve got the bunch that’s going to stick The class• that I’d select.’’ 20 Senior Class Editorial UR course in the Ottumwa High School is now over. During the four pleasant years spent here we have had before us a consistent preparation for both a higher education and a practi- cal worthy life. Whether we have absorbed these opportunities and added them to our natural ability remains to be seen by our actions in the fields we enter. We love our Alma Mater for the keen interest she has taken in our welfare both personally and collectively, and we realize the distinction it gives to us to have been a part of that institution. o o o 21 Class Song Tune—“My Little Girl.” Come, let us sing of our dear school days, Those of dear ’16, And friends we love so well, Of whom we’ll often tell; Soon all cares of life will claim us, Joys will then be past. But memory still will cheer us to the last. We’ll sing our last fare-well together Of our colors true, With kindest feelings, we will bide with you. Chorus:— O class-mates dear, ’tis time we’re parting After four short happy years; O class-mates true, sweet mem’ries linger And we long to stay with you. We’ll ne’er forget, our teachers loyal, Our school days we’ll ne’er regret; But now behold, our banner flying Of the turquoise and the gold. —Marion C. Hallberg. 22 Senior Statistics President -Harold Chapman Vice President—Halstead Schick Secretary— Mason Armstrong Treasurer—Leo Sullivan Executive Committee Harold Chapman, Chairman Esther Stewart Marion Hallberg Winnie McBride Oscar Root Vernal Brown Flower—Black-eyed Susan Colors—Blue and Yellow Motto—Sumus Quod Fecimus Yell Hoop er up, Hoop er up, Hoop er up, Rix! One a lack a, Nine a lack a, One a lack a Six! Hoop er up, Hoop er up, Hoop er up, Bah! Nine-Teen Sixteen, Rah! Rah! Rah! Honorary Members Mr. Charles Hallberg Mr. Wm. McNett Mr. Ward B. Rice Mr. L. S. Deal Baccalaureate Sermon—June 4 Junior-Senior Party—June 2 Commencement—June 8 Chas. Hallberg L. S. Deal Wm. Me Nett Honorary Members W. B. Rice VWE A.l GU$ ■t - rl-Ui AftCSUfi Senior Class President: Harold Chapman Nearly all the great men are dead and I'm feeling ill. ('lass President 4; Lincolns 1, 2; Treasurer 2; McKinleys 3, 4; President 4 (2 semesters); Commercial Club 3; Fifty Club 4, President 4; O. H. S. Debating Team 3; Chairman ('lass Executive Committee 4; Yell Leader 4; Athletic Association 1, 2, 3; Argus An- nual Staff 4. Vice President: Halstead schick All things I thought I knew, but now confess The more I know I know, I know the less.” Class Vice President 4; McKinleys 3, 4; Lin- colns 1, 2; Athletic Association 1, 2, 3; (). II. S. Football 4; O. H. S. Basketball 3; Class Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4. Secretary: Mason Armstrong IIis life was gentle; and the elements So mixed in him, that nature might stand up And say to all the world—This is a man.” Class Secretary 4; Lincolns 1,2; McKinleys 4; Glee Club 3, 4; Athletic Association 2, 3; Rifle Club 3; Chorus 1. Treasurer: Leo Sullivan Up, up, my friend and quit your books, Or surely you'll grow double Class Treasurer 4; Dramatic Club 4; Lincolns 2; McKinleys 3, 4; Vice President 4; Com- mercial Club 3, 4; Executive Committee 3; Athletic Association 1, 2, 3; Standing Com- mittee 3; Argus Annual 4; Argus News 4. rlA£ A.feCSU$ Helen Archer “ Blue were her eyes as the fairy flax Her cheeks like the dawn of day.” Clio 1, Clio Executive Committee 1; Philo 3, 4; Philo Executive Committee 3; Glee Club 3, 4; Class Vice President 3; Pep Club 4; Dramatic Club 4. Gladys Avery “ Charms strike the sight. But merit wins the soul.” Class Secretary 3; O. H. S. Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Captain 4; Glee Club 3, 4; President 4; Commercial Club 2; Class Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Captain 3. Herbert Ballard “ Women, Wealth and Wisdom, but the greatest of these is Women.” Class Basketball 1, 2; Athletic Association 1, 2, 3; Boys Pep Committee 3; Fifty Club 4; Commercial Club 4. Ethel Beagle “ Just a quiet little girl.” Philo 3, 4. 26 Thomas Bosworth “A dreamer—a prince of dreams Lincoln 1,2; McKinley 3, 4; Class Basketball 1, 2, 3; Athletic Association 1, 2; Standing Committee 2, 3; Rifle Club 3; Chorus 1. John Thomas Brady, Jr. “A nd what is fame? The meanest have their day, The greatest can but blaze and pass away.” Class Vice President 1; Lincoln 2; McKinley 4; Secretary 4, (second term); Chorus 1; Commercial Club 4, Vice President 4; Athletic Association 1, 2, 3. Esther May Bussing “Those about her shall read the perfect ways of honor.” Adrian, Michigan 1, 2; O. H. S. 3, 4; Class Basketball 3, 4; Philo 4. Vernal Brown In me as yet ambition had no part. Pride had not spurned, nor wrath debased my heart.” Lincolns 1, 2; McKinleys 3, 4, Treasurer 4; Class President 2; Class Executive Com- mittee 4; Fifty Club 4; Glee Club 3, 4; Commercial Club 3. c° 27 Laurence Elliot “Humor's son Made up of wisdom and of fun.” McKinley 4; Commercial Club 4; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Chorus 1; Class Executive Commit- tee 3. Lena Emery We should be woo'd and were not made to woo. Clio 1,2; Philo 3, 4; Glee Club 3. George Funk “ Yon Cassius hath a lean and hungry look Homer Gardner “ Yet I love glory! Glory is a great thing. Class Vice President 2 ; Lincolns 1, 2, President 2; McKinley 3, 4; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Sec- retary and Treasurer 3; Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4; Dramatic Club 3, 4; O. H. S. Football 3, 4; 0. H. S. Basketball 3, 4; Class Basketball 3, 4; Class Track 1; Athletic Association 1, 2, 3; Standing Committee 1,2; Commer- cial Club 3, 4, President 4. O 28 Angbline Giltner Her f ood humor is a fountain never dry” Dramatic Club 4; Glee Club 4; O. H. S. 1; Wendell Phillips High 3; Hyde Park 3, 4; Dubuque 4; (). H. S. 4; Art Club 3, (Hyde Park.) Ruth Glenn “ know a maiden fair With two brown eyes and raven hair.” Clio 1, 2, Treasurer 1, Vice President 1, President 2; Philo 3, 4; Glee Club 3, 4: Chorus 1; Tennis Club 3; Dramatic Club 3, 4; Commercial Club 4. Nellie Hadden “In her very quietness there is charm.” Philo 3; Domestic Science Club 4. Mary Hall “A fine volley of words and well shot off.” Chorus 1; Class Basketball 1; Tennis Club 3. '1?-. 29 ■ Irane Hall “She is pretty, honest and gentle Class Secretary 2; Dramatic Club 3, 4, Sec- retary 4; Chorus 1; Tennis Club 3. Marion Hallberg “Thine eyes are shrines in whose serene and silent waters heaven is seen, Thy 'ways are like the seraph's, so kind, austere and keen. Class Treasurer 2; Class Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; •O. H. S. Basketball 3, 4; Orchestra 3, 4; Executive Committee 4; Class Executive Committee 2, 4; Philo 3; Tennis Club 3; Fifty Club 4; Chorus 1; Dramatic Club 4. Argus Annual 4. Clyde Harty “Wee, modest, crimson tipped flower.” Commercial Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Sergeant at Arms 2; Vice President 3; McKinleys 3; Argus Annual 3; Argus News 3; Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Varsity Football 4; O. H. S. Track 2, 3; Class Track 1, 2; Class Baseball 2, 3, 4; Knights of the Road 1, 2 3, 4; Rifle Club Captain 3; Athletic Association 1,2 3; Sec- retary 2. Addis Hathaway “She always wears a smile that won’t come off.” Clio 1,2; Philo 3, 4; Commercial Club 3, 4; Dramatic Club 4; Fifty Club 4; Chorus 1; Associate Editor Argus News 4; Associate Editor Argus Annual 4. 30 i Elsie Hill “ The temple of her purest thoughts is silence Clio 1,2; Philo 3, 4; Domestic Science Club 4. George Hirst “Desire not to live long, hut to live well; How long we live, not years, but actions tell” Commercial Club 3, 4. Cecil Hoskinson “A ml when she talked, ye Gods how she did talk.” Clio 1,2; Philo 3, 4; Dramatic Club 4; Do- mestic Science Club 4, President 4. Herbert Johnson “A combination and a form indeed, Where every god did seem to set his seal To give the 'world assurance of a man” 31 iiiiiKiiiimiii - y ;• v. Maisy Johnson “ Weariness is not on your brow. Philo 3, 4, Secretary 4; Domestic Science Club 4, Treasurer 4; Commercial Club 4; Chorus 1. George Killinger “God bless thy lungs, good knight— ” Completed (). H. S. Course in 3 H years. President ’17, 1; Lincolns 1, 2, Treasurer 2: McKinleys 3, 4, Secretary 4; O. H. S. Debating Team 4; Argus News Staff 3; Argus Annual Staff 3; Business Manager Argus News and Annual 4; Commercial Club 3; Standing Committee 3, 4. Chairman 4; Glee Club 3, 4, Treasurer 4; Stage Mana- ger 3, 4; Oratory 3. Gertrude C. Kerns “Cheeks like the mountain pink that grows among white headed majesties. Girl’s Glee Club 3, 4; Dramatic Club 4; Philo 3; Tennis Club 3; Class Executive Commit- tee 3. Louis Killinger “Forth he came with a martial tread: Firm was his step, erect his head.” Commercial Club 3, 4; President 3; Argus News Staff 4; Argus Annual Staff 4. 32 George King “7 V or not to be. Commercial Club 4; Fifty Club 4: Athletic Association 1, 2, 3. Ruth Kirkham to her share some girlish errors fall, Look on her face and you'll forget them all.” Clio 1.2; Philo 3, 4; Glee Club 2. 3. 4. Carl Kobel “ Who can foretall for what brightly cause this darling of the Cods was born? O. H. S. Basketball 2, 3, 4; Class Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Captain 3; Class Track 2, 3; Class Baseball 2, 3, 4, Captain 3; Athletic Association 1, 2, 3. Eva Leinhauser “A daughter of the Cods most divinely tall and most divinely fair. Clio 1. 2; Philo 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Chorus 1. 33 Gladys Lester And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all she knew. Clio 1,2; Philo 3, 4; Vice President 4. Jeanette Chambers She knew what's what, and that's as high, as metaphysic wit can fly.” Albia 1; O. H. S. 2, 3, 4; Clio 2; Dramatic Club 4; Philo 3, 4; Marshall 3, President 4; Domestic Science Club Secretary 4; Fifty Club 4. Kathleen Doherty I just can't make my eyes behave. Philo 3, 4. Martha Lundborg It is the tranquil people that accomplish much. Clio 1,2; Philo 3, 4; Commercial Club 3. 34 . r - 1 Winnie McBride “ ir irwcc 15 thy learning—?” O. H. S. Basketball 1. 2, 3, 4; Class Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4, Captain 4; Student Council 3; Class Executive Committee 4; Philo 3, 4; Philo Marshall 4; Domestic Science Club 4, President 4. Frank McDonald The good die young. But don't let that cause you any worry.” McKinley 3, 4; Class Baseball 2, 3, 4; Fifty Club 4. Ruth McElroy A still longue signifies a wise head” Philo 3, 4, Vice President 4; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Fifty Club 4; Commercial Club 3; Secretary 3; Completed O. H. S. Course in 3H Years. Warren Miller Ilaste thee, nymph, and bring with thee. Jest and youthful jollity.” O. H. S. 1, 4; Los Angeles High School 2, 3; Class Basketball 1, 4; O. H. S. Basketball 4; Athletic Association 1; Chorus 1. wiwwinuBwiwmi 35 Marie Millet “ Maiden with the meek, brown eyes, In whose orbs a shadow lies. Like the dusk in evening skies ” Clio 1; Philo 3, 4. Kate Munley “Seldom she talked of what she knew.” Philo 3, 4; Commercial Club 3. Thelma Myers “She was a lady of high degree .” Clio 1,2; Philo 3, 4, Marshall 4, Treasurer 4; Chorus 1. Laura Nanes “Strongest minds are often those of whom the noisy world hears least.” Clio 1, 2; Philo 3,4. 36 % si. Clarence Nelson “Begone dull care, prithee begone from me; Begone dull care, thou and I shall never agree.” McKinleys 4; Commercial Club 3; Fifty Club 4; Chorus 1. Helen Nelson “Is this the face that wrecked a thousand ships, The topless towers of Illium burned?” Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Dramatic Club 4; Chorus 1. Mark Parsons Behold the child, by nature’s kindly law, Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.” Fairfield High School 1, 2; O. H. S. 3, 4; McKinleys 4; Commercial Club 3, 4. Ethel Reeves “Still waters run deep” Clio 2; Philo 3, 4; Commercial Club 2, 3. Mabel Robinson “Those graceful acts, those thousand decencies that daily flow from all her words and actions.” Clio 1,2; Philo 3, 4; Commercial Club 3, 4. Mabel Root “ The countenance is portrait of the mind.” Philo 4; Chorus 1. Oscar Root Witty, courteous, liberal and full of spirit. Lincolns 1, 2, Vice President 2; Lincoln De- bating Team 1, 2; McKinleys 3, 4; Class Executive Committee 1, 2, 4; Student Council 3; Class Basketball 3, 4; Rifle Club Treasurer 3; Argus News Staff 3; Argus Annual Staff 3; Editor in Chief Argus News 4; Editor in Chief Argus Annual 4. Helen Rowe “Heaven itself would stoop to her.” Class President 3; Student Council 3; Clio 1,2; Philo 3, 4; Dramatic Club 3, 4; Presi- dent 4; Pep Committee 2, 3, Chairman 3; Boys Glee Club (Piano) 3, 4; Girls Glee Club 4; Fifty Club 4; Argus News Staff 4; Argus Annual Staff 4; Chorus 1. 19 16 u 38 Zella Rush “Her smile was like a rainbow flashing from a misty sky. Class Treasurer 3; Clio 1,2; Philo 3, 4; Com- mercial Club 3, Treasurer 3; Fifty Club 4. Etta Searcy 44Her ways are ways of pleasantness. Monmouth High School, 2 years; O. H. S. 2 years; Commercial Club 3, 4. Phillip M. Scott 44There surely must be some hard work in him for none of it ever comes out.” O. H. S. Football 4; Second Team 1,2; Com- mercial Club 3, 4. Wilda Shoemaker A nd secret laughter tickled all my soul. Clio 1, 2; Philo 3, 4; Commercial Club 3, 4; Secretary (1st semester). t-U3. U OU$ John Smith “A country lad is my degree, An’ few there be that ken me, O. Athletic Association 1, 3; Commercial Club 3; Fifty Club 4. Marvel Somers Of Aee something ought to be said, but I know not what. Completed O. H. S. Course in years; Clio 1, 2; Philo 3, 4. Spencer Smith “A man may know his own mind and still not know a great deal. McKinleys 3, 4; Dramatic Club 3; Glee Club 3, 4, Vice President 3, President 4; Class Basketball Captain 1; Class Baseball Cap- tain 3; Yell Leader 3, 4; Pep Committee 2, 3; Athletic Association 1,2,3, Vice Presi- dent 2; Chairman Standing Committee 2; Fifty Club 4; Argus Annual Staff 3; Argus News Staff 3. Esther Stewart “Sae flaxen were her ringlets. Beatrice, Nebraska High School 1, 2; O. H. S. 3, 4; Class Basketball 3, 4; Glee Club 3; Philo 3, 4; Secretary 4; Domestic Science Club 4; Class Executive Committee 4. TL4£ A.fe(£U$ ft • '3 . J -v ,: v � V . Jf • ' � V r - Violet Tharp “Thy studies are learned with many a groan. By the hot sweat of toil alone.” Clio 1, 2; Philo 3, 4; Commercial Club 3, 4: Girl’s Pep Club Committee 3. Brown Thrall “Labor with what zeal he will. Something still remains undone.” Class Track 2; Commercial Club 4. Dorothy Towne “ Why here's a modest maid withal.” Perry High School 1; Fairfield High School Yi year; O. H. S. 2J4 years; Clio 2; Philo 3. 4. Ellen Ullrich “ Modest and shy as a nun is she.” Philo 3, 4; Domestic Science Club 4; Fifty Club 4. 41 V—---- Mary Welborn “And Marie can soothe with a tender note, The souls in purgatory. Glee Club 4; Chorus 1. Lucille Welch “ Talkers are not doers.” Glee Club 4; Clio 1, 2; Philo 3, 4; Commercial Club 4. Marie Worrell “......like the night. Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes.” Clio 1,2; Philo 3, 4; O. H. S. Orchestra 3, 4; Chorus 1; Dramatic Club 3, 4; Glee Club 3. Glen Shoemaker Better late than never ” Class President ’13’s, 2 (1910-1911); Student Council 2; Athletic Association 3; Class Executive Committee 3; Argus Committee 3, McKinleys 3. “The Good Old Days I. In the good old days, in Ottumwa, the land of all nations, To and fro in a room of his spacious and magnificent mansion, Clad in linen and serge, and boots of black leather, Strode, with a martial air, Frank I, his majesty haughty. Buried in thought he seemed, with his hands behind him and pausing Ever and anon to behold the passing throng of pedestrians Strolling in chattering groups along the halls of the mansion. Commanding in a stern tone the obedience of his subjects, Who when hearing his voice trembled in awe and dismay, While at the toll of the bell the subjects flocked to their doom. Tall of stature he was, and strongly built and athletic, Broad in the shoulders, deep chested, with muscles and sinews of iron; Tanned was his face, but his hair was shaggy and long Hanging in disorder about his shoulders broad. Firmly he stepped into a nearby chamber and commanded that silence reign. Suddenly breaking the stillness his royal majesty spoke:— “My obedient subjects, hear what I shall impart to you! Appoint four of the foremost statesmen to be your counsel.” So the subjects silently and obediently chose four leaders loyal and true, George, a Walker and John Thomas the son of Brady And two fair ladies of the Houses of Cummings and Proudfoot. Carefully they watched o’er their followers, protecting them in peace and warfare. A great feast was prepared at the devout and religious House of Jeffrey; Multitudes assembled and heartily partook of the meal. Swiftly the year was passed in prosperity and the leaders were loyally obeyed. Then George, the learned statesman commanded that toll be paid, And after the custom of the times another feast was held At Lady Mary Hall’s, an estate in the North part of the borough. Rejoicing and in merriment they passed the evening until the third watch, When with joyous hearts they departed to their various estates. II. When Walker knew that his days were past he and his staff withdrew; Lord Vernal, the son of Brown, a good and righteous man was appointed, And to help him with the task before him, Homer the son of a Gardner, Lady Irane Hall and Lady Marion Hallberg were summoned. Of great and mighty power were they and every command was heeded. In celebration of the choice of new leaders they gathered at Lady Rowe’s, Where Baron Vincent of the Saunders House made merry with the ladies fair, Adam, the eldest son of Leonard and Louisa the daughter of Van Dyke Together with many learned scholars and statesmen were present. And so the year passed in battles and contests between the countries. To celebrate the good work of the past year they assembled At the estate of Sir Hallberg to partake of the fruits of the season, And heartily did they eat, for no toll was assessed. Thus ended the second year of the reign of a most noble party. III. Then three months passed and the subjects gathered again in the mansion Of his Majesty Ward I. Again new leaders were chosen, Helen the fair daughter of Rowe, Helen, the daughter of an Archer, Lady Gladys Avery and Zella the second daughter of Rush. Then the leader Helen commanded that her subjects have an ensign 44 Which they wore on their breasts. After a short time the pack horses Were brought out and they went to Smiths, an estate south of Ottumwa. Here a great feast was held and merry making lasted far into the morning. After a few months the party gathered at Lady Lena Emery’s Where a few members of other tribes were also present. The court-dancers, Mull, Foley, and Nixon displayed their art, And won instant success by their gracefulness and nimbleness. Carl, the son of the House of Hampton was very fleet of foot, And so his majesty sent him to a neighboring city Where he won a “Stagg” as a trophy of his renowned skill. Upon him favors were graciously bestowed by his Majesty Ward I. Who, with his kindly manner and love for manly sports Won the hearts of his faithful and loyal subjects. Now a great feast was held in honor of those who were departing For foreign parts to bring new lands under their possession. The merry-makers first gathered in the theatre to witness a comedy, After which they hastened the night in dancing and revelry; At the beginning of the third watch the knights departed with their ladies, and Thus came to an end the most prosperous and bountiful season. IV. Now began the last year of the reign of the Senior party, Who were descended from mighty and powerful ancestors. New leaders again arose- Harold of the Chapman House, Lord Halstead of the House of Schick, a Mason from the Armstrongs, And as Secretary of the Exchequer, Leo of the Sullivans. Up arose Lord Harold, and wistfully gazed on his followers, Over his countenance flitted a shadow as gloom intermingled with light; And his voice was subdued with emotion, tenderness, pity, regret, And, after a pause he spoke, while his followers attentively listened, “This, fellow statesmen, is our last year of supremacy, Cannot we make it one to be remembered throughout our great nation?” With shouts of loyalty the followers made known their answer, And started their most bountiful and successful year: Peace and quiet prevailed throughout the entire kingdom, And many tournaments were held in which the knights displayed their valor And skill by winning trophies of silver and gold. Their great orators, Killinger, Root, and many others Are now renowned throughout the kingdom for their ability. To celebrate the new year the party assembled at Sir Root’s, Where they were entertained by the court singers and musicians. Many knights were present but of few numbers were the ladies. Merrily the night passed and soon the first faint light of dawn was seen, While the knights and ladies slowly wended their way homeward. As this was the last year of the reign of the Senior party, The next party in power, which was called the Juniors, Prepared a great feast for the more learned statesmen and scholars. Too quickly the night passed for those who were departing from the kingdom To migrate to distant and foreign lands far from their native country. Many other feasts followed in rapid succession, To which the entire party gathered for the last “good old days.” Hail to the greatest party that ever held sway in the kingdom, May their good deeds live forever in this our great nation! —Marion C. Hallberg Mary Hall. Class Prophecy' Suddenly pushing open the door Bill discovered his three chums industriously poring over the contents of a book. “Hello fellows,” he called out gaily, “Sorry that I’m so late.” “Well, it is about time you appeared,” said one of the three, a short, red-haired fellow. “We have just been looking over our fond parents.” “Our fond parents—what do you mean by that?” “Oh, just a 1916 Argus we found in this drawer. It appeared rather interesting since both dad and mother were in that class.” “Let’s take a look at them. Is that your mother, Ted? I didn’t know that her last name was Rowe and look at your dad, you sure are the very picture of him,” said Bill as he turned from H to R. “Would you ever recognize this fellow? He is one of our great financiers, Mr. Chapman. You all know him well, don’t you? “We certainly do, but who is this? John Thomas Brady—well, well, he certainly was a handsome chap in his younger days but you all know what smoking does. I certainly feel sorry for his wife. Here is her picture, Gladys Lester—pretty name, isn’t it?” “I wish you would look,” shouted Chuck pointing to two pictures, “Mary and Irane Hall. This is the first time I ever knew they grad- uated from this High School. Just to think that we have two such wonderful actresses from our home-town. And Marion Hallberg, poor thing, you know she broke her heart over an old love affair, so started teaching German at a girl’s school in Montana.” “Is that so? I always thought something like that would happen, Here is another one that used to go in that bunch, Gertrude Kerns. You know she lives in Hedrick with her husband Spencer Smith who is superintendent of the schools there. Then Ruth Glenn teaches Latin and Warren Miller is athletic coach in the High School and just outside of town there is a “Deaf and Dumb School” where Helen Archer and Angeline Giltner teach. So you see there are a number of Ottumwans living there.” “I believe I did hear something about that. Is this your Aunt Mabel, Otty?” 47 “Yes, and here is Dad’s right below it. I will have Oscar Root Jr. when I graduate.” “If that time ever comes.” “You seem to follow right in his footsteps in this Argus work. Do you suppose that George and Louis Killinger are the two brothers who run that lunch counter across from the Y? It must be, as they look something like these pictures. Who is this man, it seems I have heard his name before—Herbert Johnson?” “Don’t you remember he gave a lecture up here last year? He is that great sculptor, surely you have heard of him.” “To be sure. Look at Carl Kobel and George Funk. You know the famous “Kobel-Funk Circus,” with the well known acrobats Esther Bussing and Wilda Shoemaker, don’t you? I remember that I saw it when I was a little fellow. I went with my nurse Marvel Somers who was a good friend of Winnie McBride, the leading clown. As we were leaving the tent we met a fellow carrying water to the elephants and he was nearly paralyzed when he saw my nurse. I think Marvel men- tioned something about his name being Frank McDonald.” “Have you read Laurence Elliott’s latest book?” asked Otty. “No, is it interesting?” “Yes, very, all about his courtship with his beautiful wife, Eva Leinhauser. Here is his picture. I thought he was much older than that.” “No, I think he was rather young when he graduated. There is our principal Violet Tharp, who has been here ever since the new high school was built. She must be getting rather old. Well look at Miss Munley our Manual Training teacher, she surely is some dame.” “Turn back here a minute, I thought I saw the name Mary Wel- born, yes, here it is. You know she was married shortly after she graduated, but her husband soon left her, so she and Lena Emery started a “Home for the Deserted” in Alaska. I guess it is very successful and to encourage the inmates they took Leo Sullivan with them who is becoming quite a ladies’ man. “I met George Hirst as I was coming over here. I think he must have been going over to see Esther Stewart.” “Did you read about the great scandal in New York? Well, it •CUE A.RCSU4 had in big headlines that Ethel Reeves, the great society leader, had eloped with her chauffeur, Mark Parsons.” “Is that so? Chuck, have you ever heard of the famous Hampton track meets? Yes, I thought so. Here is Mr. Hampton’s Manager Marie Worrell who draws great crowds by her violin playing.” “Oh here is the picture I have been looking for right there on the first page. An awfully handsome fellow, isn’t he? You know Dr. Armstrong lives in Berlin now and is a great friend of the Kaiser. “I don’t remember ever hearing of this girl.” “Who, Lucille Welch? She is giving a series of lectures at the Opera House on “How to Win your Mate.” The stage-manager Dorothy Towne said that she would learn next week when the Iowa Grand Opera Company comes. You know it is composed mostly of Ottumwa people. Halstead Schick is the hero and has made quite a success. It is rumored that Gladys Avery, the leading lady, and John Smith, the villain ,are thinking of leaving the company and getting married.” “I hope they don’t do it before they come here.” “I have been hearing a lot lately about the “Robinson Institute for the Love-lorn” in Agency. It seems that the organizers Mable Robinson and Ellen Ulrich have been having some trouble with two patients, Ethel Beagle and Laura Nanes, who are trying to win Brown Thrall, the janitor.” “Yes, I believe I did read something about that, but really that is not nearly so interesting as the accounts of George King, who is trying to follow in Jack Johnson’s foot-steps. I think he will succeed some day, as I always thought George would do something great.” “Are you fellows going to the show Thursday night? You say you haven’t heard about it? Impossible! You certainly have heard about the “Three B’s,” the great comedians, Ballard, Bosworth, and Brown. They have a twenty-five piece orchestra, which is lead by the famous Prof. Jeanette Chambers. Then Kathleen Doherty the noted toe-dancer is with them, so you want to be sure to see it.” “I believe I will, as it sounds rather interesting.” “Do any of you fellows happen to know where Homer Gardner is? I heard mother talking about him the other day.” “Yes, I read an account in the “Blakesburg Gazette” that he was o o o 49 Constable there and had locked up a number of famous criminals. He certainly is making a name for himself.” “Is Thelma Myers the person who is running for President?” “Let’s look at her. Well sure enough and here is her campaign manager, Cecil Hoskinson. Do you know I think that Miss Rush is the most daring aviatress in the world. I saw her once and was afraid something would happen as did to Mademoiselle Johnson last year.” “I’m getting sleepy fellows, let’s go home,” said Otty, stifling a yawn and gazing sleepily at his companions. “Wait a minute, I haven’t seen all these pictures yet. Ha, ha,— look at Scotty, Phil certainly has turned over a new leaf. I didn’t ever suppose that he would settle down in Rutledge as he has.” “Say Bill, will you ever forget the time we went to Oskaloosa a long time ago? You remember those two pretty little waitresses at the hotel, don’t you? Here they are, Marie Millet and Ruth Kirkham. Strange how I remember names, isn’t it?” “Not at all strange. Ted, do you know what Nellie Hadden, Addis Hathaway and Martha Lundborg are doing? Your father has a list of all the ’16 alumni and where they are hasn’t he?” “Yes, he just finished a complete list last week. That is how I happen to know so much. Martha is Secretary of War and the other two, Nellie and Addis Hathaway are out in Utah on a ranch. Gets me, Etta Searcy is keeping house for her father in Mexico where they moved after the war. Then Ruth McElroy is private secretary to Mr. Chap- man and Elsie Hill is a missionary to India. I guess that is about all isn’t it?” “No, no, don’t leave out:Helen and Clarence Nelson.” “And the most important ones, too. Here is a little note from them saying, “We are now two very successful lawyers in Paris. Good luck to the other members of the 1916 class.—Nelson Nelson.” Sounds rather interesting, doesn’t it? I believe I will go home. Bill, are you coming with me? Goodnight, Chuck and Otty, don’t stay up here too late.” “Good night, fellows.” —MCH. Class Will We, the class of 1916, know that the time has almost come when we will soar or sink as it may be, to that place to which no round trip tickets are sold, and seeing the inability of others to clamber into our impervious pathway we, with all sincerity, wish to dispose of all our excess baggage in the w’ay of achievements, triumphs, beauties and little errors which may have fallen to our lot as stated in this our last, only and unselfish will and testament to which we have solemnly sworn in due form. 1. To the students of the Ottumwa High School we leave the enormous space taken up by us within the building, the achievements and the success of the school, with our best wishes that they may make a good showing at filling the latter two. 2. To the faculty we leave all knowledge that we have by over- sight or lack of time neglected to impart to them during our career as their advisors. 3. To the coming Seniors, otherwise the T7’s, we leave: Our supremacy in all activities that we may have entered, Our taste in selecting proficient officers, Our wishes that they may copy our superfluous class spirit fired by the ambition ever to succeed. 4. We bequeath to the class of 1918 our ability to get away with graft, square meals, free rides, etc., without having it told in chapel. 5. To the Freshmen we bestow: 1. The skill we had at baffling upper classmen, 2. We suggest that one-third of our class spirit be used in their class meetings, 3. Our more dignified manner of (walking) through the halls and along the streets. Personal Charity 1. We leave Mason Armstrong’s manly ways and singular beauty (?) to Cloyd Burns—Here’s Hope’n. 51 vlSGUS n _ 2. Wc request that the girls who all love Mae Ballard, give him to us, that we may take him to the less warmer climate. 3. By her request we give Tom Bosworth to Nellie Schwartz. We hate to let him go but------!! 4. We give John Brady’s position as leader of Tammany to Tom Pallister. 5. We give Vernal Brown’s shoes to the Strekfur Steamboat Company to be used as coal barges on the Mississippi. 6. We leave Ethel Beagle’s grin to Hazel Daniels. 7. We leave Gladys Avery’s basket-ball captainship to whoever is next best in ability. 8. We need Doc Sullivan so we are compelled to take all of Helen Archer along with us. 9. We’ve had enough of Harold Chapman. Here’s the ax, some one do his duty. 10. We will leave Lena Emery’s popularity to Ruth, so there are good times yet to come. 11. We leave Kathleen Doherty’s winsome ways to Genevieve Mincks. 12. We hope Leslie Moore will attain some of Homer Gardner’s glory. 13. We hope that the Killingers yet to come will adopt Louie and G. W. K.’s inconsistent ways. 14. We leave Red Harty’s auburn locks to Demonte Baker tc strengthen his hit with the weaker sort. 15. We leave Carl Kobel’s right to vote to Mac McCarty. Not that Carl can’t use it but we couldn’t use him with it. 16. We leave Halstead Schick’s cute appearance to Mr. Young. 17. We can’t part with Angeline Giltner. We just got her. 18. We can’t leave Laurence Elliott’s dignified manners to any body. He hasn’t any. o o o 52 VUE A.ISCSU$ 19. We suggest that the G. L. D.’s copy after the quiet, likeable ways of Gertrude Kerns, Marion Hallberg, and Irane Hall. Try it girls, see how it seems to have real, enviable, unsolicited, uninvited popularity. 20. We leave Phil Scott to Norfolk’s to be hung up in the window to draw trade when women get to vote. 21. We must have Ruth Glenn even though everything else is lost, to cheer us up under the most infelicitous circumstances. However, we can’t prevent her from lingering forever in the memories of all who know or have seen her. 22. We can endure Oscar Root if we must but we will his manly physique to Leo Depot. 23. We bestow Jeannette Chambers’ abbreviated height to the highest bidder. 24. We leave Warren Miller’s and Mary Hall’s shortcomings unex- posed. Lest we forget, lest we forget. 25. We leave Frank McDonald, clothing and all at the head of the most pusillanimous crowd of misfits that grows. 26. If Jesse Wolf could concentrate like Gladys Lester he would be with us now. Just a hint. 27. We leave Mark Parson’s ’steen jobs to Hap Martin. Every hour I need thee. 28. We leave John Smith’s agricultural propensities to Otto Von Schrader. 29. We leave Eva Leinhauser’s militancy to Jean Calhoun. 30. We feel for the person who gets Clarence Nelson’s nasal voice so we’ll let ’em draw. 31. We leave Thelma Myer’s helping hand to anyone who wouldn’t do his share of the contributing. 32. We ask to have Spencer Smith’s inconsistency thrown into the river. V. 'r.—— 33. We give Addis Hathaway’s position on the Argus staff to any one who likes to typewrite fifteen hours a day for exercise and experience. 34. We give Dorothy Towne’s back name to Eddyville. 35. We hope the thought of Helen Nelson will be an inspiration to win or to die to everyone as she will always be to us. 36. Marie Worrell’s violin goes to Shanty (so as to keep it in the family.) 37. We hope that Spencer Dyer will accept the space taken up in the Annual by George Funk’s and Herbert Johnson’s accomplishments for use when he graduates. 38. Marguerite Slaught can have Marvel Somer’s small pox. 39. Someone else got Helen Rowe before we could say anything. 40. We leave Brown Thrall’s job on the farm to Emmett Sweeney. 41. We advise that Mary Welborn stick to Lena Emery. 42. We leave George King’s girlish giggles to be preserved in alcohol for future generations to aspire to. 43. We bestow Mabel Robinson’s speed on the typewriter to Espy’s Ford, to enable it to make Marion with greater ease. 44. The Shoemaker representatives can stick on. We need a little impedimenta. 45. We leave Violet Tharp’s picture to be added to the already large list of relatives that adorn our walls. 46. We bequeath a part of Winnie McBride’s height to her nephew, Harold Chambers. 47. We leave Esther Bussing’s quiet ways to Brick Wilson. She needs them. 48. Maisy Johnson has already been claimed by J. Denefe and his Lewis Six. We hope she enjoys the rides we can’t. 49. Because she will not let anybody else have it we must give Esther Stewart’s hand to George Hirst. May he hold it forever. 54 O rlA£ M CSU$ 50. We leave Elsie Hill to be added to the long list of Kresge’s clerks. 51. Etta Searcy’s musical talent goes to Mary Heindel. 52. Lucille Welch has no further use of her twentieth birthday so we bequeath it to Jerry Brouhard. 53. We recommend Cecil Hoskinson to anyone desiring a good cook. 54. We leave Martha Lundborg’s high grades in 12A English to Kathryn Green. 55. We hate to part with Ethel Reeves’ high pitched voice but it must go to some member of the Glee Club. Who wants it? 56. We leave Ruth McElroy’s knowledge of farming to Mary Stevens that she may be of some help to Emmett. 57. We would like to leave Zella Rush’s stenographic ability to someone but she says she needs it. 58. To the one most in need of them we will present Ruth Kirk- ham’s curls. 59. We leave Laura Nane’s love for Spanish to Leander McAloon. 60. We advise Fred Millet to adopt his sister, Marie’s ability to study. 61. Kate Munley’s grades in Agriculture we leave to Ernest Dye. 62. We bequeath Ellen Ullrich to her friends in Agency City. 63. Nellie Hadden and Mabel Root have so many fine qualities that we hate to leave any of them after us so we must take them along. The Class of 1916. � yl-115 AJacsus ' ■ - cA Toast There’s always a song to the juture To the years that stretch on ahead, There’s always a toast to the things that are new To life’s books which have never been read. But here’s to what lies behind us, To the heartaches, the failures, the tears. We are better able for just those things To drink to the future years. o o o 56 SECTION III. A few days or a few years more, and your High School days will be o'er. But the golden hours will be charac- tered deep in your loyal hearts. Officers Junior Class Ruth Worrell, President Florence Cook, Vice President Marie Wilson, Secretary Thelma Peppers. Treasurer vL-Ui A.IKSU$ ’17's Picnic at Cliffland Carl Hampton was sitting under a very small tree, when suddenly he chirped out, “Hey. it’s time to eat!” and at the same time pulled out his Little Ben alarm clock, which he carried attached to a fancy piece of cord. This signal from Shanty was all that was needed. Even. one that was not otherwise engaged started to prepare dinner. Helen Miner tied a green calico apron about her neck and unpacked the baskets while Beatrice Stoessel laid the table-cloth. Every one was quiet as though under the spell of some of our barbarous faculty when Florence Cook said, “Just wait till you kids taste those soft ginger cakes Peppers and I made.” So saying she laid the prize cakes down on the cloth. In about ten minutes every thing was ready, so Leo Rater climbed a tall hickory tree and whistled loudly to summon the rest. As he was coming down his foot slipped and poor Leo fell down and down till splash!!—he lit right in a dish of potato salad. His Sunday pair of overalls was ruined. Leo finally managed to get out and departed hastily to the river and jumped in, clothes and all. Eva Brouhard thought he had gone to commit suicide, fainted, and fell square into a fresh raspberry pie. Dinner then started and Peter Haseltine asked Henry Howells to throw him one of those fine soft ginger cakes. Henry picked up a cake and threw it across to him—but Peter missed it and it struck him in the head, rendering him unconscious. The desert of lemonade and crackers was passed around with Mildred Kissinger in such a hurry to get through one cracker and get another that she choked. Bert Emery succeeded in reviving her after great effort. Helen Anderson was so tickled at this that she fell into Horace Emerson’s arms in a fit of laughter. Horace, in his excitement, picked up a pitcher of lemonade and poured it over her maidenly head of beautiful locks, which speedily brought her to. Before dinner was half over Emmett Sweeney and Mary Stevens were missed. Vera Bice discovered them sitting side by side, with Emmett putting forth all his strength in picking the seeds out of straw- berries for Mary. Walter Abernathy, smitten with the charms of Genevieve Binks. Mary Horan, Ruth Farmer and Madeline Lottridge persuaded them to 59 go with him for a boat ride up the river. Embarking in a little canoe all went well ’till alas!! they hit a sand bar. Here they spent the rest of the day under a broiling sun. On missing them from the camp Harry Grier, Claribel Stimits, Cloyd Burns and Lucile Casswell started on a search. At last they discovered and rescued them, but not without upsetting the boat twice. This furnished great amusement for Kathryn Glenn and Lola Dornsife. Marion Willard and Katherine Keyhoe started off on a tramp but were discovered wading in the creek by George Binks and Edith Miller, who had also sought the pleasure of a wade. Harold Phillips was greatly shocked at this. Don Rogers and Neil Baker, who were stand- ing on one of the high cliffs, looking for coyotes, mistook the above for them. They thrilled the whole party with the news that coyotes were wading in the stream. Merle Martin and Ed Schultz, in company with Lora Bowen and Helen Broich went to explore the caves. As they were creeping on their hands and knees through a narrow pass they were terribly fright- ened at the sight of two glaring green eyes in the darkness. Merle and Ed immediately took to their heels. But the supposed monster proved to be only a huge black cat which Ann Cummings had brought along to keep the boys away. Wilbut Stout and Miriam Houke permanently injured their vocal cords in a contest to see who could blow the loudest on Wilbur’s horn. It was undecided who won but Edwin Fern was much in favor of Miriam. Julia Samuelson reported that Earl Seaburg and John Sheehan were matching pennies to see who would have to take Clara Runzler, Mary Reed, Helen Rodgers and Mildred Pickens home. John Sheehan won and so Earl was left to escort the fair damsels to their respective abodes. The next morning he was found by the head of the family, in a deathly swoon on Mary’s doormat. Burton Johnson, Georgiana Smith, Carl Swanson, and Regina Ward, who did not get enough dinner started out on an expedition for black berries. Georgiana became separated from the rest and was kidnapped by a vicious looking tramp. Burton, hearing her shrieks, pursued and after a bloody fight rescued the maiden and received her everlasting affection. Otto Von Schrader was overheard trying to coax Birdie Holloway into fox-trotting on the depot platform by Lloyd Bechtel. Lloyd re- ported the affair and inspired Maurine Winter and Vernon Buxton to follow Otto’s example—with better results. Grace Andrews, Trueman Crowe, Roberta Dunning and Raymond Gallagher decided they would have a sack race. But their speed soon became too swift, they lost their balance and rolled down a hill into a huge bunch of thistles. From here they were pulled out by Ward Bell and Martha Stout. A narrow escape was experienced by Clara Krafka, Catherine Corrigan, Etha Leinhauser, Flora McSwegn, Helen Melvin and Beatrice Miller. The girls were crossing a trestle when they heard the train approaching. Not having time to reach the end and get off, and know- ing that to jump meant certain death, they stood paralyzed with fear. But the lives of the girls were saved by the presence of mind of Helen. She quickly stepped to one side and jerked down her switch ??!! and let the train run out on it. Caroline Tout and Grace Clark took Leander McAloon and John McCrary fishing. But according to a law in physics “like repels like” and so no fish were caught by the amateur anglers. One of the tragedies that occurred will make Mary Randal, Frances Welch, Ethel Landstrom and Eleanor Field never forget the memorable ’17 picnic. They were peacefully rambling through the woods when Eleanor’s lofty height disturbed a hornet’s nest with disastrous results. The girls were swelled up the rest of the day. The improved appearance of two of them so affected Paul Groth and Victor Denny, that it was impossible to keep them from the side of the afflicted maidens. The discovery of a black snake by Phillip Blake caused Madeline Ott, Eva Areingdale, Estelle Buxton, Rosa Brady and Claryce Johnson to career madly down a slope and become sadly tangled up in a barbed wire fence. They were extricated with great difficulty by two heroes, Max Siegel and Merrill McCarty. Alice Gay and George Walker who had been instructed to come home early by their mothers were found a good deal later seated under a tree seemingly oblivious to the lateness of the hour. Jesse Wolfe and Eugene Swenson, feeling the pangs of hunger along about four o’clock were discovered eating some potato salad made by Edith Swartz. It might be interesting to their friends to know that the aforesaid salad had been set behind a tree, so that no one would eat it, because Ann’s cat had removed the top layer. ■ About seven o’clock the class decided to return to the beloved Yl-Ui A.la SU$ city. Those who couldn’t find room in the caboose persuaded a farm- hand to take them home in a spring wagon, on condition that Nellie Schwartz be allowed to sit beside him on the seat. Harold Murphy objected strenuously but when Martha Brown offered to sit by him he was pacified. Mary Heindel and Donald Graves were given the honor of riding the horse and he bolted, spilling the ’ 17’s into the road. Donald and Mary clung on heroically, and made a triumphal entry into Ot- tumwa. Helen Mitchell and Ruth Worrell, having sundry duties to attend to, missed the plug back to the city. But the approach of a jitney saved the situation. Discovering Wilbur Snow in the delightful task of talking to Miss Powers, they picked both up and took them along. Happening to meet Gordon Sumner and Mary Hiller plodding along homeward they also added them to the party. Having a peaceful driver they only ran over one cow, ten chickens and three canines (dogs). The owner of one of the last gave chase and succeeded in landing the above at the police station. “Dooley” and Wilbur both being small hid behind Mary and Helen while Ruth (noted for bashfulness) was left to do the talking. Her eloquent words however, supplemented by Miss Powers’ irresistable smile, won the day and they departed meekly to their homes. About ten o’clock, Beatrice Grier, Opal Harris, Gertrude Lewis, Victor Hahn, Harold Groth and Fred Hirst, who had wandered from the road perceived a light ahead in the darkness. Hastening toward the beacon they found out that it was Marie Wilson’s fiery locks which were guiding them on to safety. Brick, to the surprise of all, was escorting Harold Johnson. Hazel Harsch and Ralph Kilby, mistaking the road, roamed into a barnyard where they were immediately attacked by a ferocious bull dog. In the mad rush that ensued, they both made a grand leap and landed, head first—in the horse trough. Edna Lindsay and Harold Hendricks, hearing their cries of distress rushed to their rescue, narrowly escaping a terrible death at the teeth of the bull dog. Garnet Gilyeart, Laura Lumsdon, Bernice Randall, and Grace Harris who were stepping with Leo Depot, Mauritz Johnson, Carl Myers and Walter Nelson got lost on the return to town, but for their sake it was kept secret at what hour in the morning they arrived home. Signed, Marie Wilson, Helen Mitchell, Ruth Worrell. 19 16 62 L Officers Sophomore Class Clarence Hinsey, President Gertrude Freeman. Vice President Marcella Duke, Secretary Robert McMinn, Treasurer Clark Turner, Historian SOPHOMORES Name Opal Arnold Herbert Bagg Kathel Baker Ancestry Noted for Benedict Arnold, traitor. Flirting. Chas. Bagg, noted Bishop. Setting Pins. Chas. Baker, instructor of deaf and dumb. Singing. Name Helen Barnthouse Roger Black mar Ruth Bridgeman Mary A. Bonnifield Pearl Brink Dorothy Broich Fern Brooks Duella Bruns Ronald Carnahan Kenneth Carter Alice Chadduck Vern Chapman Isabelle Childs Ruth Daggett Philo Davis Mable Dawson Joe Denefe Vera Dougherty Pauline Drummond Marcella Duke Leo Fagan Richard Fisher Albert Freed Gertrude Freeman Chas. Glew Donald Glew Pearl Grindle Raymond Hadden Clarence Hinsey Genevieve Hunt Gladys Holloway Ancestry Col. Barnthouse, Humorist. Wm. Blackmar, minister. Sir O. Bridgeman. Sir Ignats Bonnifield. John Brink, divine Puritan Percy Broich, Mathematician. Getting Math. Chas. Brooks, editor ‘Punch’. Losing rubbers. Noted for Hating the boys. Bowling. Staying in nights. Loving the boys. Breaking hearts. Mary Bruns, novelist Going with farmers. Basketball star. Gangster. Politician. General Percy Carnahan John Carter, silk weaver. Ceadda, Saint. Geo. Chapman, school master Excellent scholar. John Childs, Punter. Historian. J. Daggett, hand laundryman. Begging Eats. Chas. Davis, book seller. Good looking. John Dawson, Math, shark. Hard worker. Walter Denefe, Electrician. Mechanic. Will Dougherty, Portrait Painter. Playing poker. Thos. Drummond, Botannical Collector. Chewng gum. E. Duke, Poet. Playing hookey. Robt. Fagan, Diplomat. Good fellow. David Fisher, Actor. Star football end. John Freed, Scholar. Profane language. Sir Francis Freeman, raiser of stock fish. Blushing. Nevil Glew, tonsorial artist. Scraping faces. Ed. P. Glew, church reformer. Gathering hearts. William Grindle, master of the sultan’s harem. Human bean pole. West Hadden, Ecclesiastical Historian. Growing whiskers. Sir John Hinsey, Physician. Playing Kelley. Thorton Hunt, journalist. Artist. Thomas Holloway, noted crook. Tight rope walker. o 13 16 65 Name Thomas Keefe Gladys Kendall Marguerite Kissinger Will Kuntz Dora Lanning Wilma Maltby Cecil Manns Robt. McMinn Lei a Moss Marguerite O’Gar Don Orel up Lorine Pixley Russell Prewitt Edward Rutledge Allen Sharp Helen Shaw Marguerite Shaw Bertha Sheafe Gretchen Silvers Doris Slaught Elizabeth Stewart Elsie Stevens Estelle Sweeney Arden Taylor Cecelia Thorne Clark Turner Mack Vaughn Florence Wheeler Clara Burdge Ancestry Noted for Pat. O’Keefe, violinist. Baker scrap. Richard Kendall, boob. Squealing. Walter Kissinger, translator. Her meekness. Nicholas Kuntz, Math, shark. Going to Y. W O. Lanning, Gov. of Jamaica. Playing with dolls. Tom Maltby, politician. Her man. William Manns, Astronomer. Belle of Packing house district. Terrance McMinn, owner of Hotel DeWop. Dishw’asher. Hiram Moss, Gridiron star. Watching Sweden. James O’Gar Author. Philip Orelup, Irish rebel. Grabbing Fairfield janes. Miss Mary Pixley, dramatist. Presiding officer. Augustine Prewitt Sassing Herborg. Archibald Rutledge, skeleton preserver. Blowing. G. Sharp, philanthropist. Joy riding. Mary Shaw, Vocalist Her length. Bridget Shaw, Saint. Goo-goo eyes. Sir Roger Sheafe, Orientalist. In ‘Dyer’ need of a man. Geo. Silvers, owner of jitney. Being Royally en- tertained. Edw. Slaught, a Hebrew. Librarian. Chas. Stewart, the pretender. Trying to be pop- ular. A. Stevens, sour grapes raiser. Doing nothing. Mike Sweeney, horticulturist. For being Em- mett’s sister. Zachary Taylor, pirate. His size. John Thorne, Civil Engineer. Family breaking. Kasper Turner, artist. His deceit. Wilbur Vaughn. Yelling. Karl Wheeler, Noted German Socialist. Sticking to Sticky. Reginald Burdge, pipe fitter. Faculty adviser. 66 Officers Freshmen Class tgjt t igi Edward Loomis, President George A. Morrell, Vice President Jeanette Calhoun, Secretary Mary Fiedler, Treasurer Genevive Mincks, Historian SECTION IV Q S[ications Howl on! I speak to thirty millions here! —Wendell Phillips. EDITOR AND BUSINESS MANAGER EDITORIAL STAFF ADVERTISING STAFF CIRCULATIONI MANAGER ip IP FACULTY MEMBER ART EDITORS ASSOCIATES ADVERTISING MANAGER CLASS REPORTERS N.Ua rd. Argus Annual Board Oscar Root, ’16, Editor in Chief. George Killinger, ’16, Business Manager. Leo Sullivan, ’16, Circulation Manager. Emmett Sweeney, ’17, Advertising Manage Editorial Staff Raymond Gallagher, ’17 Helen Rowe, ’16 Charles Glew, ’18 Advertising Staff Cloyd Burns, ’17 Louis Killinger, ’16 Will Kuntz,’18, Harry Grier,T Class Representatives Harold Chapman, (c . Clarence Hinsey, Sophomore Marion Hallberg, Semor Ruth Worrell, Junior Edward Loomis, Freshman Associates, Addis Hathaway, ’16, Philip Blake, ’17 Artists, Pauline Rees, ’18, Harold Ward, ’19 W. B. Rice, Faculty Adviser. 16 PAGES CHRISTMAS EDITION ' OTTVMWA HIGH SCHOOL THE 0. H. S. ARGUS-NEWS louw'S ImvsI Stuth’M ! tpvr. 16 PAGES NOW BOOM liiM E ItW.I 1 RAI.1 I Argus News Staff Oscar Root, ’16, Editor in Chief Reporters Raymond Gallagher, ’17 Charles Glew, 18 Helen Rowe, ’16 Clarence Hinsey, ’18 Addis Hathaway, ’16, Associate George Killinger, ’16, Business Manager Leo Sullivan, ’16, Circulation Manager Emmett Sweeney, ’17, Advertising Manager Advertising Solicitors Cloyd Burns, ’17 Louis Killinoer, ’16 • - TTT 1 4 7 Will Kuntz, ’18 Mari — on Willard, ’17 C ° ] .916 o o 73 tv.-- Burning the Midnight Oil JJlae------ carriage vo«T fin ueing the word 'Obey in the -----------hTFTS EA?LY JFAIK. A ead incident happened recently te -----------------,athletic______ and aatheaatice teacher.-------had p«il in one date in mind for cany aoone paet, and now the fated haf rrl | After learning the exact tiae of the arrival o —— cliabed into b dressing ae the hated alaxs weariaone journey to aeet Know Ye, that a To Cupid e dK V )t e air a awollen. fr. aet for 1 A.U. Hastily arising ar.d brth upon hla ears, —------- coaaenced hla --- with hla thoughts ever upon —-------------- KNOW YE. Know Ye, t pother With Cu jd ftae 'do know her wall, for rhyae. A Frequent Occurrence SECTION V tffetics If by gaining knowl- edge we destroy our health, we labor for a thing that will be use- less in our hands. Yl U= A.I GU$ n — •� • ■ ' O. H. S. Football Season (Although as regards the number of games lost anc: won. the football season of 1915 was unsuccessful, yet much good was accomplished. A victory for clean ath- letics was won and both the players and fans were taught a lesson which should not be forgotten soon. Ten contests were engaged in, of which three resulted in victories, one ended with a tie score, while six ended in defeats. Only three of the defeats, those with Grin- ned. Burlington and West Des Moines, could be termed decisive however, luck playing an important part in the remaining three. At the beginning of the season, the hopes for a win- ning team were bright, as several old stars showed up in uniforms. Some of the fans were even predicting a state w l. vaughn championship for Ottumwa while all looked forward to a coach favorable season. The team started off well, winning three straight victories. Seymour was first met on our home grounds and in a game played in several inches of mud and a heavy rain, Seymour was outplayed and beaten by a score of 26 to 0. The next game scheduled was also at home, with Milton and Ottumwa was again victorious by a score of 37 to 6. This game was marred by much roughness, several players being more or less hurt, while Sumner received an injury to his ankle which put him out of the game for the rest of the season and accordingly weakened the team. One of the best games of the season was next played with the Iowa Wesleyan College Freshmen. The game was a fight from start to finish, but the Red and White showed them- selves superior players and the game ended 7 to 0 in our favor. The string of defeats began with the West Des Moines game, next on the schedule. Much boosting was done for this game, it being played O. F. NIXON BUSINESS MANAGER O. H. S. Football Team The Lineup Swenson, Center Snow, Guard Spiwak, Guard Sequist, Guard Scott, Guard Rater, 7 ackle Woodrow, Tackle Schick, End Fisher, End Hampton, Capt., Quarterback Griffin, Left Half Back Harty, Right Half Back Gardner, hull Back at home and high hopes of at last winning a victory were entertained. The students and team adopted the slogan “Down West High, and a large crowd turned out as the result of a torchlight parade held the night before the game. The boosting was of little avail, however, as Ottumwa’s heavier opponents outplayed them and took home a 24 to 0 victory. Three straight disappointing defeats were then suffered at the hands of Fairfield, Mt. Pleasant and Burlington. A few days previous to the Fairfield game, several Ottumwa players broke training and Mr. rU£ A.IH8U$ . - Rice declared himself for clean athletics by forbidding them to play in the next game, a spirit which was loyally backed by the student body. The result was a victory of 9 to 0 for Fairfield but Ottumwa made a good showing and in places outplayed the Fairfield squad. The team was confident of victory from Mt. Pleasant but were doomed to disap- pointment as the score ended 7 to 0 against the Red and White. Luck seemed against the team in this game as they could not make the neces- sary points, although putting up a good game. The next contest on the schedule was with the heavy but fast Grinnell team at home. The student body was somewhat discouraged by the three straight defeats but before the Grinnell game, a new spirit of the right kind was again stirred up and extensive preparations and boosting were made for winning from Grinnell. Another torchlight parade was held and as a result a good crowd turned out to see the game. But Ottumwa’s line could not hold back the heavy Grinnell eleven and the Red and White again went down to defeat by a score of 27 to 0. The O. H. S. team however, put up a good game and fought from start to finish. The team then journeyed to Sigourney, where it was expected an easy victory would be attained. During the first few minutes of play Gardner went over for a touchdown and the game looked like a walk- away. Ottumwa outplayed its opponents throughout the contest but due to the interference of spectators and other such mishaps, they could gain no more points, while Sigourney by forward passing, scored one touchdown, ending the game 6 to 6. The best and last game of the season was with our old enemy, Oskaloosa, on the home grounds, Thanksgiving. An organization was perfected for boosting the game to the limit and both the team and fans resolved to “Get Osky’’ and uphold the ancient tradition of the O. H. S. of not losing a game at home on Thanksgiving. Spirit and enthusiasm ran high and a banner crowd'turned out to see the game. The two teams matched up pretty evenly and as a result, a hard fight was seen. The game started with a clear day and dry field but the players were soon wading in several inches of mud and water. The battle however was evenly fought but Osky had the odds as to weight and scored a field goal and touchdown while the Red and White could gain but one touch- down, the score ending 10 to 7. Ottumwa was beaten for the first time on its home grounds on Thanksgiving and a rather disappointing season was finished, but to use a phrase of one of our esteemed faculty, “We are happy just the same.” The prospects for a winning team rarely looked as bright as now as but four of the squad will be lost by graduation and the lineup will remain almost intact for next year. And what is more important, a new attitude has been assumed towards training and needless ineligibility. With these difficulties removed, with six regulars remaining for next season, and with a new spirit among the students, the football season of 1916 promises to be successful in every way. Mr. Vaughn coached the team throughout the season in a credit- able manner. He worked against great odds but always sent a team into the game which made a good showing. Several green players were made experienced under his capable coaching. Mr. Nixon served the high school during the past year as athletic business manager and has at all times been a zealous worker and booster in the interests of O. H. S. The excellent schedules arranged and the financial success of athletics are evidence of his capability. Captain Carl Hampton At the beginning of the year, last season’s letter men chose “Shanty” Hampton, the mid- get quarterback as their leader and he proved himself worthy of the honor and trust, Carl is a dependable player and his small stature and size is more than made up for by his speed and ginger. Shanty also possesses the requisites of a good leader, which he showed during the past season. Halstead Schick Schick, through hard work and effort, per- formed at end on the regular team and made a good showing. He possesses tenacity and ener- gy and zeal for hard work. His loss will be felt by the team next year. Captain Elect Leo Rater At the post season banquet last December, this year’s team chose Leo Rater for its leader next year. “Dutch” is a clean athlete and a hard worker and merits the honor given him. He has played at guard and tackle for the last two years and this year was a main stay of the line. Leo is well liked by his team mates and should lead the team through a successful season. Homer Gardner No loss of the team will be as keenly felt as that of Homer Gardner. He has been on the first team for two seasons and this year he was the mainstay of the team at full back. Homer is a model for hard training and is a heady, fast player. He also hits the line effectively when occasion demands. 19 16 81 Philip Scott “Scotty” came out late in the season but added to the line’s strength at guard. He is a player of ability, being mentioned on the Southeastern Iowa team and will be a loss to the squad. Eugene Swenson This lengthy Swede played his second year at center and guard in a creditable manner He is a dependable player and adds materially to the strength and weight of the line besides possessing a capacity for hard work. Swenson will be left for next year. Clyde Harty This crimson haired gridiron gladiator played a hard and aggressive game at half-back and was always in the game from start to finish. “Red” is a dangerous man to tackle. He will be lost to next year’s team through graduation true a.ihsu$ William Woodrow Woodrow, at tackle, played through the whole season without previous experience in a laudable manner. “Woody” gets into the game and fights from start to finish and is not afraid to tackle anything. He has three years more before him and should be an all state player before his graduation. Wilbur Snow Snow, a new man in the game, went out a little late in the season but gained a berth on the team and played a hard game at center and guard. He is a player of both size and ability and will help to strength- en the team next year. Richard Fisher Fisher, without experience, gained a place at end on the team and played a steady game throughout. Dick is a light but fast player and a hard fighter. For speed he is hard to beat and should be a whirlwind before his career closes, for he has two years more in school. 19 16 83 Edwin Sequist This sturdy Swede played a steady and dependable game throughout the season a: guard and was an important factor especial:; in defensive work. Sequist is a hard and zeal ous worker and trainer. Maurice Spiwak Spiwak is another inexperienced player who showed up well as guard on this year’s line. He is a scrapper from start to finish and usually carries a few battle scars with him. He will strengthen the team next year. Arthur Griffin The other half-back position was filled by “Fat” Griffin who is an aggressive player of some ability and who performed in a note- worthy manner. • %� w' O. H. S. Basketball Season The 1916 basketball season was most successful in every way. Although the state title attained last year was not recaptured, vet the Fairfield Tournament was won, giving the team the Southeastern Iowa Championship and out of sixteen contests engaged in the tear emerged victorious from thirteen. By defeat ing Oskaloosa, Grinnell, Fairfield, Mt. Pleasan: and Burlington, revenge was secured for the defeats in football last fall. On the whole therefore, the season was very satisfactory. The schedule began when Grinnell was roe; and conquered in the first game, ending 32 u 30. A week later Mt. Pleasant was trounoec 25 to 20. The team then journeyed to Grimwill to play a return game. Determined to at Iasi beat Grinnell on its home floor, the quintal battled hard but was beaten by a score of to 18. None the less determined by their defeat, the O. H. S. quir t1 next succeeded in winning four straight victories. Muscatine’s hopes of a state championship team were blighted when the Red and Wh :t. playing in championship form, defeated them 42 to 28. Fairfield nos then taken on and conquered by a tally of 38 to 27 and our old enerr Osky, journeying here in anticipation of a victory in basketball a n football was disappointed to the tune of 44 to 37. After walloping Burlington by a final score of 39 to 21, O. H 5 met with its second defeat of the season at the hands of the fast V Pleasant bunch. The O. H. S. players were not in their usual ::rn. failing to locate the basket and the game ended 29 to 38. Fairfiel wa next handed a second defeat when the team accompanied by a lurg band of rooters, journeyed there and decisively beat them, 40 to 27 The following game with Burlington was a farce in which nu opponents were entirely outclassed by the Red and White and waDonfci 71 to 14. HO JAMES SLUTZ COACH The next contest scheduled was with Keokuk, but the Red and White, playing at its best conquered the Dam City lads by a score of 50 to 20. The last game on the schedule was with Osky, and thither the team traveled, with a large bunch of rooters. Osky was boasting ot a strong team and expected a victory but was beaten 33 to 22. The Fairfield district tournament was slated for March 10 and 11 and although the spirits of some were dampened by the fact that Kobel vould be ineligible for this fray because of reaching his majority, yet several hundred students and fans accompanied the players on their conquest and victory seemed certain from the start as our team was ipparently the strongest five on the floor. Our first victim at the tournament was Fairfield, 31 to 15, who had surprised everyone earlier ja the day by defeating the much touted Mt. Pleasant five. Ottumwa was then paired with Washington for a game the next morning, and cheir hopes were blasted when Ottumwa outplayed and defeated them. 38 to 20. This victory left Muscatine our lone foe to decide the winner of the tournament, and in the hardest fought and most interesting tame of the year, the early season victory was repeated by a tally of 3 to 17. The first game of the state tournament at Iowa City to be played was with the heavy Council Bluffs five, and although the team fought Bard, Council Bluffs was victorious by a score of 32 to 23. The defeat ind elimination after one game came as a disappointment to man . 'mt all realized that the team had done its best and had lost to a better fere. The basketball team was coached this season by James Sluts, who ieserves much credit for the successful season. Jim is an old O SL S. and Grinnell College star, and gave the team the benefit of his vide experience and knowledge of the game. Champions of Southeastern Iowa coach james slutz. carl kobel, john jordon. leo depot. Gordon sumner. captai VICTOR HAHN. WARREN MILLER. HOMER GARDNER. O. F. NIXON. Business manager O. H. S. Second Team Top ROW. EDWARD SCHULTZ. PRESTON FARLEY. PETE HASELTINE. BOTTOM Row. EDWIN FER MAURITZ JOHNSON. CARL HAMPTON. Captain. JOHN JORDON. DONALD GRAVES - -y' - - Individual Records NAME Games Baskets Free Throws Total Points Av. Bskts. Per Game Opponents Baskets Opponents Points Kobel 12 86 1 173 7 Yt 12 28 Miller I3H 76 38 190 5M 8 21 Depot 13 42 0 84 3 33 0 Sumner 14 33 12 78 2H 48 108 Gardner 14 1 0 2 1-14 40 110 Hahn 7 8 9 25 1 1-7 13 26 Jordon 2M 2 0 4 1 2 4 Farley 2K 4 2 10 2 3 i Hampton 1 3 1 7 3 For the first time in several years, a real second team was organized with a heavy schedule. Seven contests were participated in, of which three resulted in victories and four in defeats. The first game played at home with Centerville was closely fought and ended in our favor. 24 to 20 while the second contest went to Centerville by a score of 28 to 10. Knoxville was easily conquered in a one sided game ending 31 to 3, and the Parsons Academy quintet was victorious 16 to 9. The following day, the team was beaten by Williamsburg, 24 to 31, and we were again victorious over Knoxville, 18 to 11. Later a game was plaved with the East End Y. M. C. A. which ended in their favor. Captain Hampton at forward scored 18 baskets and as many free throws in 7 games, while Farley caged 11 baskets in 4 contests Jordon and Johnson were the centers for the season, Jordon caging 7 baskets. The guard positions were held down by Graves and Fern, while Schick, Schultz, Hahn, Haseltine and Bosworth, played more or less during the season. The Record of Games O. H. S. 24 Centerville 20 O. H. S. 10 Centerville 28 O. H. S. 31 Knoxville 3 O. H. S. 9 Parsons Academy 16 O. H. S. 24 Williamsburg 31 O. H. S. 18 Knoxville H O. H. S. 19 East End Y. M. C. A. 38 O. H. S. 135 Opponents 147 £ Captain Gordon Sumner Gordon Sumner, who for four years has been playing a star game at guard led the team during the past season. Last year “Dooley” was an All- State man and showed his old time form during most of the present season. Gordon is a fast man and hard to get around and his loss will be greatly felt. Carl Kobel One of the mainstays of the team and one greatly responsible for the winning season was Kobel, the star forward. Kobel was the most con- sistent basket shooter on the team and could always be depended on to score baskets when most needed. He is a heady player on the offensive and was badly missed in the tournaments. Warren Miller The right forward position was filled by Warren Miller, the largest point getter on the team. He played a speedy game and with Kobel made a brace of forwards hard to beat. Miller is light but fast and is always cropping out where least expected by his opponents. 90 Homer Gardner “Hoho” played the entire season at guard and proved a big factor in making a winning team. Gardner is not of the grand-stand type, but is a steady and dependable player and can always be relied on to do his part on the defense. Victor Hahn Hahn, a speedy and aggressive player demon- strated his worth and ability by stepping in when needed and playing a creditable game. Especially at the Fairfield and Iowa City Tournaments, he went in at Kobel’s place and made a good showing. Leo Depot Depot entered the game as an unknown quantity but soon demonstrated his ability and was placed at center. Depot is an aggressive player and is on the job when it comes to breaking up plays and in helping out on the team-work. 1014 QHS in fkmlkii 1010 OHS OPPONENTS Central College if 35 Crinnell Freshn£r 13 M Davenport 36 ? Cedar Rapids w 1 5XLI Freshen. it % Gzdar Rapids 35 31 S.UI Freshmen 10 Wester n Conference Marquette, Mich 2. Detroit, Mieh 23 1 Appleton. Wis a© Jf5 TOTAL_I ft OHS J7 1811 Grinned Frejhntn. it. 22 Davenport 23 23 Muscatine ¥¥■ 5( Parsons Freshmen 2 32 Mt Pleasant ¥5 33 OsKaioosa a? 50 Grinneii Hijh 10 2f Muscat inc 30 S OsKaioosa It ¥¥ Mt Pleasant it 31 Penn Academy 2 21 Grinnell High 22. ¥Jf TOTAL 2S¥ 1 Dli CHS 90 R?nn Academy 23 S52 Fdirf jeld IS T bl Parsons Reserves 9 A 25 Muscatine 27 0 T 25 YM.C A 30 F Evf OsKaioosa 3 2¥ Fdirf ield IS I C 3¥ Muscatine VO Hat Crmneii i$W A ¥5 5U: I. Freshmen 3i £ M 50 FT MoryanjCol 11 p At Iowa City 5 ¥0 Wilton 31 3r Sioux City 31 At Omaha at Kansas City 37 -at. Omaha 3S S7f m 1913 OHS 56 Co. M Fairfield 17 S9 Burlington 7 66 OsKaioosa 20 S3 KeoKuK 7 97 Grinned 22 ¥6 Penn Academy 31 9 Mt Pleasant 2¥ 35 Mt Pleasant 30 35 Burlington 22 99 Columbus Jet 12 13 Crinne II 13 At low a City S9 Charles City 19 39 Davenport 91 -LL FT Dodpe 14 6 6 2 6 1016 OHS 32 Grinnen 30 95 MT Pleasant 90 it Grinned a S ¥9 Muscatine if T 0 3 Fairfield a? A U %f Oik aioo53 57 T 3?' Burlington ?i a H 39 MT Pleasant 3f E o Fairfield 47 £ A 7 Burlington iv h S 50 KeoKuK 3© a T 33 OiKaioosa aa. E A FairneM p R 3 Fa«� Field S’ $ N 37 Washington 90 S3 Muscatine 7 AT Iowa City 3 Council Bluffs 3a. SI 6 9X3 OHS v Mt Pleasant n at- Grinned 37 6t 8urlmjton 33 95 Penn Academy 33 ¥6 mt Pleasant it 39 Burlington .30 Crmneii it 76 Eldon At Grinned 2o Davenport fj M 431 OHS 1015 37 MT Pleasant ie 9a Os Koloosa ¥6 5a Burlington 13 36 Fairfield 33 S ¥6 Centerville il I T 22 Crinnell 29 0 A 1H Corninj ?: W T 37 Osceolo 15 A E 9S Fairf ie Id 31 31 Muscatine 29 A C 39 OiKaioosa 12 h H Ht Grinne 11 19 D A 39 Burlington 27 M 52 Ccrmnj lb I P At Crinnell L I ¥ Wape Ho 13 L 0 5 Muscatine 21 I N 30 Iowa City 20 S 37 Davenport 20 0 At Iowa City I 0 Ha Jefferson 27 $ F 33 Davenport 23 ¥6 Clinton 93 36 Free port, In sf 93 Otta Exiles 35 37 MT Pleasant ZL 7 fe S 6¥ S j?£C0M TO BE Psora Of ___p. � � 1� -l-U3 A.lSCSU$ O. H. S. Girls' Basketball Season C. E. WYGANT COACH The girl’s basketball season of 1916 was the fourth consecutive one which the team has gone through without a single defeat. Such a record is nothing short of marvelous and the girls have a fair claim to the title of the champion girls’ basketball sextette of the state. This season nine contests were played and won and the Southeastern championship was obtained when Washington was defeated. The girls have met stronger opposition than usual this year but nevertheless emerged victorious in every case. The success of the season is largely due to the efficient and capable coaching of Mr. Wygant, who took charge of the squad at the beginning of the season and was always on hand to give them the benefit of his basket- ball knowledge and experience. Credit is also due the large number of second string girls who faithfully at tended practice and thus helped develop a winning team. The first game of the season was played with Albia. Ottumwa clearly outplayed its opponents and there was no question at any time as to the result, which was 29 to 11 in our favor. The next contest on the schedule was with Fairfield, who have been for several years the hardest opponents the girls have had to face. The game was hard fought throughout but the O. H. S. girls were finally victorious by a score of 16 to 9. Central College at Pella was then taken on and an interesting and close game resulted 16 to 9 in favor of the Red and White girls. The girls then journeyed to Colfax and after a hard tussle succeeded in trouncing them by a tally of 18 to 14. The hardest contest of the season occurred when a return game was played with Fairfield. The Fair- GLADYS AVERY CAPTAIN 94 Yl-Ui vlKJUS rn it field misses showed themselves strong opponents and time was called with a tie score of 15 to 15. It was necessary to play overtime to decide the contest and through a free throw each by Eva Brouhard and Mary Reed, the Red and White were victorious 17 to 15. The last three games on the schedule resulted in easy victories for the O. H. S. maidens. Albia was again trounced by a score of 29 to 5 and Pella was beaten by a tally of 31 to 12. The last regular game occur- red with Colfax furnishing the opposition and ended 38 to 12 in the O. H. S. girls’ favor. A post season game was then arranged with Washington, to be played in neutral territory at Fairfield. Washington made all six points on free throws while Ottumwa gained two field goals and three fouls, thus ending the game with a score of 7 to 6 and bringing home the District Championship. The forward positions were held down this year by Eva Brouhard and Mary Reed, who filled them creditably. Marion Hallberg also par- ticipated in several contests and made a good showing. This was Miss Brouhard’s fourth season on the team and during all that time she has been one of the mainstays of the sextette. Her team mate, Mary Reed although new at this position, also played the season in a pleasing man- ner. The center positions were filled very capably by Florence Cook and Thelm Peppers. These two played throughout the year consistently and were an important factor in keeping the ball away from their op- ponents and in working it down the floor. The guards for the year were Captain Gladys Avery and Winnie McBride, to whom a large measure of credit should be given for the season’s success. This was Captain Avery’s fourth year on the team and along with Eva Brouhard she enjoys the distinction of never having played in a losing game. She was ably helped in keeping the ball away from the opposing forwards by Winnie McBride. Marie W ilson and Esther Bussing played as substitute guards and filled the place ably when called upon. The prospects for another invincible team next year are excellent. Four regular members of this year’s team will be left as a nucleus for next season, together with nearly a score of substitutes and second string players who can be depended on for efficient service. o o o 95 OHSCirls' 1913 OHS OPPONENTS 3 0 BATAVIA 1 63 PELLA 3 25 WASHINGTON i 53 PELLA % 13 BEACON f 3T BATAVIA (, 3S BEACON _£ 3i7 TOTAL 51 OHS OPPONENTS 2? BEACON 10 35 HIGHLAND PM 12 32 WASHINGTON 12 BLOOMFIELD 3? HIGHLAND PARK 10 If BEACON fl BLOOMFIELD 13 3 _ WASHINGTON_7 W TOTAL 7 6 O.RooT 6 IU 19 16 OHS OPPONENTS 2? ALBIA II 16 FAIRFIELD io lb PELLA 1 If COLFAX II 17 FAIRFIELD 5 2? ALBIA IS si PELLA 2 37 COL FAY 15 At Fairfield _7_ WASHINGTON J_ S� i TOTAL l° SOUT HE ASTERN I 0WA C HAMPS 1915 OHS OPPONENTS it BEACON f Si BATAVIA f 15 BEACON 10 31 FAIRFIELD 15 63 PELLA is _I7_ FAIRFIELD U TOTAL 71 Record O. H. S. Yell Leaders Mack Vaughn Cloyd Burns Jesse Wolfe Alla vevo, alia vivo, alia vevot vivo, vum, Johny get a rat trap bigger than a cat trap Johny get a rat trap bigger than a cat trap Vevo, vivo, sis boom bah! Ottumwa High School, Rah! Rah! Rah! 'L-U3. A.lx(JU$ ■A O. H. S. Track Season The track season of 1915 was one of the most suc- cessful ever enjoyed by the Ottumwa High. The Tri- State Meet at Fairfield was won with flying colors. At the State Meet held at Des Moines, Hampton won the half mile, while Barden took second in the quarter. At the meet given by the State University, Barden won the quarter and Hampton easily took the half. These two stars attended the big Stagg meet at Chicago in June. Barden easily won the quarter in 51-1 5 seconds, tying the Stagg record and Hampton took second in the half mile, his time being 1 minute, 59 seconds. Carl Hampton was unanimously elected to lead the track team during the 1916 season. After several try- outs, Haseltine, Graves, Ford and Hampton were picked for the Drake relays. The boys although lacking ex- ’rack oach1 perience, managed to take a fourth place at this meet. The following week, Coach Vaughn took his proteges to the Tri- State Meet at Fairfield. Captain Hampton, Ford, Haseltine, Graves, Fisher, Sumner, Glew, Depot, Fowler, Carnahan and Rater made the trip. Hampton took individual honors with eleven points. He easily won the half mile, lowering his old Tri-State record to 2 :()2 1-5. He also took first in the 220 and third in the 100 yard dash. I he mile relay, made up of Fisher, Haseltine, Graves and Ford took second in their event while the half mile team of Sumner, Glew, Fowler and Hampton took a third. On May 13, Captain Hampton attended the meet at Iowa City while the rest of the team was sent to a meet held at Milton. A team will probably be sent to the State Meet at Des Moines on May 27 and Hampton expects to attend the big Stagg Meet at Chicago in June. Official O. H. S. Records 100 Yard Dash j 220 Yard Dash HO Yard Dash 880 Yard Run •Mile Run 120 High Hurdles -20 Low Hurdles Hampton ’16 Christie ’03 ( Ladd '01 23 Barden ’15 51 Hampton '16 1:59 Tharp ’08 4:43 Ream '05 19 sec. Birney ’01 28 3-5 sec. 10 2-5 sec. 3-5 sec. 1-5 sec. Pole Vault High Jump Broad Jump Hammer Throw Shot Put Discus Throw Mile Relay Monroe TO 10 ft. 2 in. Van Gent TO 5 ft. 5% in. Rowe ’09 20 ft. Van Gent TO 137 ft. 1 in. Van Gent TO 46 ft. 9 in. Van Gent TO 111 ft. 9 in. 1915 Team (Hampton, Ells- worth, Davidson, Barden ) Time 3:45 3-5. 99 Wearers of the “O” Football Carl Hampton ’17 Homer Gardner ’16 Leo Rater ’17 Halstead Schick ’16 Clyde Harty ’16 Eugene Swenson ’17 Wilbur Snow ’17 Maurice Spiwak ’18 Philip Scott ’16 Edwin Sequist ’17 William Woodrow ’19 Arthur Griffin ’19 Richard Fisher ’18 Girls' Basketball Gladys Avery ’16 Winnie McBride ’16 Eva Brouhard ’17 Mary Reed ’17 Florence Cook ’ 17 Thelma Peppers ’17 Boys' Basketball Gordon Sumner ’17 Carl Kobel ’16 Homer Gardner ’16 Warren Miller '16 Leo Depot ' ’18 Victor Hahn ’17 Track Carl Hampton, T7 I'l-ili ALOGUS ’16 Boys’ Class Champions Warren Miller, Captain C. Homer Gardner G. Preston Farley F. Halstead Schick G Carl Hampton F. Oscar Root G. ’16 Girls’ Team Winnie McBride, Captain F. Marion Hallberg F. Helen Nelson S. C. Esther Bussing Esther Stewart Mildred Pickens Gladys Avery G. 102 s. c. C. G. Mary Reed F. Eva Brouhard F. Thelma Peppers S. C. Florence Cook C. Marie Wilson G Helen Mitchel G Eleanor Field Sub Katherine Mather Sub T7 Boys’ Team Fete Haseltine F. Edward Schultz F. Wilbur Snow C. Carl Myers Ralph Kilby C Edwin Fern G Harold Murphy G G. ’17 Girls’ Class Champions ’18 Girls’ Team Bertha Sheafe F Virginia Williams F. Elizabeth Stewart S. C. Isabelle Childs C. Margaret Sharp, Captain G. Marguerite O’Gar G. '18 Boys’ Team Ronald Carnahan, Captain F. Pearl Grindle Bill Haseltine Leo Depot c. Allen Sharp G. Dick Fisher G. Thomas Keefe G. A. GUS - )f ’19 Girls’ Team tQjc tfctyJ Mary Erl and F. Theresa Broich F. Marjorie Kenny S. C. Gertrude Harlan C. Eva Lewellyn G. Mary Fiedler Sub. Jeanette Calhoun Sub. Ruth Emery Sub. ’19 Boys’ Team Edward Loomis, Captain F. Frank Harker F. John Jordan C. Algot Carlson G. John Sterneman G. William Woodrow G. o Interclass Games tgs The boys’ class championship was captured this year by the Seniors, while the ’17 girls repeated their last year’s performance and brought the title to their class again. In the boys’ games the Freshmen proved the surprise of the series by defeating the Juniors in the preliminaries by the close score of 11 to 9, the game being fast and close throughout, while the Seniors easily defeated the Sophomores by a score of 37 to 12. The Sophomores put up a good game and fought hard but were unable to cope with their older opponents, many of whom were first team play- ers. The result of the preliminaries show that the O. H. S. should have little trouble in future years in developing creditable quintets, as much good material was brought to light in the series. The final clash came between the Seniors and Freshmen, and the ’16s were conceded generally to be the winners from the start. Their players secured a lead which could not be overcome and the game ended 21 to 8 in their favor. The Freshmen presented a fast and well balanced five, which should be able to gain several Class Championships before its career closes. In the preliminaries of the girls’ games the Seniors defeated the Sophomores and the Juniors walloped the Freshmen in scores of 28 to 3 and 58 to 3 respectively. Both of these games were decidedly one-sided contests, especially the latter, as the younger girls were unable to cope with their more experienced opponents. These preliminaries left the Seniors and Juniors as contenders in the final game for the title, which was played the same evening that the boys’ championship was decided. The Juniors expected to win by a wide margin from the first and the Seniors put up a much better game than was expected, fighting hard throughout and ending the contest with a 16 to 8 defeat against them. The mix was very interesting. The Seventeens presented a team made up entirely of first team players who exhibited good team work and de- served to win. These girls should have little trouble in gaining their third consecutive championship next year. A greater interest than usual was shown by the students in the class games this year. Large and enthusiastic crowds were in attendance both at the preliminaries and finals and the various classes engaged in friendly rivalry. 106 SECTION VI. Q orensics For everything you have missed you have gained something else: and for everything you gain, you lose some- thing. —Emerson •Vl-Ui U CSU$ A •v George Killinger:— And now let us carefully weigh the ar- gument..... E m M ett S w e e n e y : The gentlemen of the opposition would have you believe..... Edwin Sequist:— Now as to the first point 108 Lawrence Miner:— My purpose is twofold, first, to show that RAYMOND GA LLAGHER As to the argument advanced by the gentle- men of the negative-. Harry Grier:— It shall be my purpose to define the sub- ject and. Cloyd Burns, Alternate: Thus far this evening, we have show L. B. Mull, Coach no O. H. S. Debating Season The 1916 debating season was the most successful which the Ot- tumwa High School has ever enjoyed. For the second time in the history of the school the District Championship was attained and a good showing was made in the semi-finals for the State Championship. The High school carried the heaviest debating schedule in its history this year, nine debates being engaged in, of which six resulted in victories, and three in defeats. At the October tryouts, only seven men, Raymond Gallagher, Emmett Sweeney, George Killinger, Lawrence Miner. Edwin Sequist, Harry Grier and Cloyd Burns responded and accordingly all were put to work. Every man on the team this year was inexperienced and the success of the teams is due solely to their hard and zealous work and to the coaching of Mr. Nixon and Mr. Mull, who were on hand at all times to aid the teams. The question which the High Schools of the state association debated this year was: “Resolved, that the several states should establish a schedule of minimum wages for unskilled labor, constitutionality con- ceded.” The first debate of the year was held with Albia on January 21, Ottumwa gaining a 2 to 1 decision. In this and in the following two debates, the negative side was upheld by Sweeney, Sequist and Killinger. Mt. Pleasant was next paired with Ottumwa and the O. H. S. was again victorious by a 3 to 0 decision. The next debate which was to be with Pella was forfeited by that team, thus giving Ottumwa a legal 3 to 0 decision. Before the debate for the championship between Williamsburg and Ottumwa occurred, the annual triangular debate between Ottumwa, Burlington and Iowa City was held. The affirmative team, Grier, Gallagher and Miner beat Iowa City at home, 3 to 0 while the negative team met its first defeat of the year when a questionable 2 to 1 decision was given to Burlington, who won the triangular champ- ionship. The affirmative team which had defeated Iowa City then journeyed to Seymour and although Seymour put up a good fight nevertheless was forced to bow to a 2 to 1 defeat. Ottumwa met Williamsburg on the 'L-U3. M GU$ ■; •!', affirmative for the Championship of Southeastern Iowa. This debate was held at home before the largest crowd which ever attended a like contest in Ottumwa. The superiority of the Red and White debaters over their opponents was apparent throughout the entire debate and the decision of 3 to 0 for Ottumwa came as no surprise. The 0. H. $. was represented in this and the Independence contest by Sweeney, Killinger and Miner. A debate was then scheduled with Sigourney, who had defeated Ottumwa continuously in debate for several years past. Miner, Gal- lagher and Grier on the affirmative determined to get revenge this year and the debate was a fight from start to finish. The result throughout was uncertain until the decision was announced as 2 to 1 for Sigourney. Ottumwa was then paired to meet Independence, Champions of North- eastern Iowa for the Eastern State title on April 14. Worthy foes were met in the Independence team and they were awarded a 3 to 0 decision, thus putting Ottumwa out of the race. Three of the four home debates this year were held with no ad- mission charge, and this, together with continuous success of the teams, I has awakened an interest among the students which has never before been manifested. It is hoped that the same spirit will continue in the future and that contests along forensic and intellectual lines will meet with the same support as athletic events. Five of the seven men on this I year’s team will be left for next year and these men, together with other promising material in the school, should be able to develop a team which will make a good race for the state title. Season Review O. H. S. 2 I £ Albia 1 O. H. S. 3 Mt. Pleasant 0 O. H. S. 3 Pella 0 O. H. S. 3 Iowa City 0 O. H. S. 1 Burlington 2 0. H. S. 2 Seymour 1 O. H. S. 3 Williamsburg 0 O. H. S. 1 Sigourney 2 O. H. S. 0 Independence 3 O. H. S. 18 Opponents 9 112 SECTION VII. USIC The very soul of the organ sobbed, A deep and passionate strain, It caught my mood as it throbbed And wafted it in its strain. O. H. S. Orchestra Harold Hendricks Ivar Carlson Maurice Spiwak Marion Hallberg, Clarabel Stimits, Cellos Edward Rutledge, Ruth Worrell, First Cornet Wilbur Snow, Victor Hahn, Kenneth Murphy, Second Gomel Wilbur Stout, Russell Swenson, Roger Blackmar, Horns Homer Gardner, Miriam Houke, Flute Edward Schultz, Clarinet Jesse Wolf, Saxophone Roy Phillippi, V romhone Charles Shook, Bass Loyd Bechtel, Drums Mary Heindel, Piano Claude Heckman, Director Philip Blake Marie Worrell Thomas Keefe Ruth Emery Rudolph Dahlen First Violin Paul Angel Rowe Hinsey Estelle Buxton Second Violin Blanche Redman Thelma Pearson Pearl Wright, Viola 114 Boys’ Glee Club Spencer Smith, President George Killinger, Treasurer Mauritz Johnson, Secretary Laurence Elliott, Librarian Laurence Elliot George Walker Vernal Brown John Eugene Swenson Raymond Hadden Mauritz Johnson George Killinger First Tenor Will Haseltine Marion Willard Second Tenor Beaty Will Kuntz First Bass Homer Gardner Leo Fagan Second Bass Spencer Smith Truman Crowe Edward Schultz Donald Glew Harold Hendricks Don Rogers Maurice Spiwak Leo Rater Director Miss Katherine Helen Rowe, Powers, Accompanist First Girls’ Glee Club Gladys Avery, President Grace Arnold Edna Lindsay Marywell Parker Rebecca Armstrong, Librarim First Soprano Helen Archer Pauline Ellis Lucille Caswell Gladys Avery Ruth McElroy GertrudeHarlax Gladys Kendall Maurine Winter Grace Clark Gertrude Kerns Katherine Glenn Genevieve Mangen Lucille Welch Rebecca Armstrong Second Soprano Laura Bowen Garnet Gilyeart Martha Stout First Alto Ruth Glenn Gladys Welch Helen Melvin Second Alto Kathel Baker Helen Nelson Miss Katherine Powers, Director Helen Rowe, Pianist Angeline Giltnbr 116 Second Girls’ Glee Club Miriam Howke Helen Johnson Gladys Pumroy Helen Peterson Marie Kleinert Guella Bruns Pauline Rees First Soprano Helen Rogers Helen Miner Agnes Bromwell Genevieve Mincks Second Soprano Francis Hagberg Cecelia Thorne First Alto Ruth Perkins Lucille Duree Lucille Grouchy Dora Lanning Wilma Maltby Eunice Robertson Margaret Scott Ethel Story Second Alto helma Pearson, Pearl Wright, Violet Seaburg, Genevieve Hunt Miss Katherine Powers, Director Berdie Holloway, Accompanist .- Vl-US A.la(SU$ 1 Orchestra and Glee Clubs The Ottumwa High School has had an orch- estra this year which not only comes up to the stan- dard for a school of this size but surpasses it. The credit for this must be given to Claude Heckman and the members who devoted all of Monday even- ing to hard practice and were always ready to plav for any occasion. Mr. Heckman was not enrolled in the High School but was so interested in music that he will- ingly devoted much of his time to our orchestra. It was through his enthusiasm and pleasing manner that the orchestra was kept together so well. And it was through his knowledge of good music that the standard of music played has been raised so that now our orchestra plays the best arrangemenst of high quality orchestra music. The school year of 1 15-16 was quite a remark- able one for the Glee Clubs in that three clubs instead of two were successful organizations. The First Girls’ Glee Club was composed of the girls who were members of the club for at least one year. The Second Girls Glee Club was composed of girls belonging for the first time, the majority of whom were Freshmen. The girls’ and boys’ clubs appeared several times before the public not only in special concerts and programs but at the debates. The appearances of the girls were much more effective because of the special costumes adopted by each club. There was sufficient interest shown by the boys in their work that enough remained to support a good double quartet which sang the same high standard of music that the other clubs did. Miss Katherine Powers who conducts the music course in the schools of Ottumwa had charge of the three clubs and was a very efficient director. With her interest in the work and her personality Miss Powers made the musical clubs a pleasure to all rather than a distasteful task. 118 MISS KATHERINE POWERS CLAUDE HECKMAN DIRECTOR SECTION VIII. rganizations Happy is he who com- bines with his school work a wise amount of outside pursuits. THIS A.fe(SU$ fll Dramatic Club $} Officers Helen Rowe, President Charles Glew, Vice President Raymond Gallagher, Treasurer Irane Hall, Secretary Miss Ruth Mortland, Coach and Critic Harry Grier Gertrude Kerns Oscar Root Ruth Glenn Doris Slaught Lawrence Miner Elizabeth Wilkinson Etha Leinhauser Ruth Emery Members Mary Stevens Helen Nelson Leo Rater Jeanette Chambers Thelma Peppers Kathel Baker Mary Fiedler Homer Gardner Will Kuntz Cloyd Burns Marion Hallberg Addis Hathaway Leo Sullivan Katherine Mather Mary Erland Florence Cook o o The casts of the plays given by the Dramatic Club this year were as follows: Peter Peabody. . . • Mrs. Peabody.... Miriam Peabody. The Dressing Gown Their Daughter .Cloyd Burns . . . Mary Stevens Gertrude Kerns Angus Kirk...... Her Lover .Charles Glew Sarah..... Cumber. . The Maid The Butler . Angelina Giltn.br R a ymondG a ll a g h e r Her First Assignment Mrs. Sterling................................... Wilberta Gordon................................. Mrs. Craig Winter.............................. Mrs. Follinsbee................................ Mrs. Stevens................................... Francis Kidder................................. Jacinth Carlysle............................... Madge Hastings................................. Mary Stoddard................................. Jessiet the maid............................... .Katherine Keyhoe .Thelma Peppers .......Helen Rowe ....Helen Archer Maurine Winters .Katherine Mather .....Kathel Baker ....Martha Brown .......Ruth Glenn Etha Leinhauser Harry Hayes......... Uncle Joseph Hatch. . . Brick Meakin........ Alice Gardner....... Miss Civilization ..........Leo Sullivan ........Leo Rater ........Robert McMinn Katherine Keyhoe, Florence Cook Dramatic Club Review The Dramatic Club of the Ottumwa High School has closed the best year in its history. Although starting rather late in the year, it accomplished much under the able supervision of Miss Ruth Mortland. Miss Mortland was not here long until it was discovered that she was greatly interested in this line of work and during her college days had not only taken part in plays but had written them. At her suggestion the club was entirely reorganized along plans never before under- taken in the High School and its future was assured. The same officers elected by last year’s club were retained and others added to the list. Instead of two clubs, with boys and girls separate, one large club was organized. To become a member of the club, one had to make passing grades in all his studies or be dropped, thus keeping the standard of the club above the average. At each program, a play was given and the Dramatic Club stunt added much to the High School Night entertainment. 122 SOCIETIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TU£ A.li(SU$ McKinley Debating Society Officers First Semester Harold Chapman, President Leo Sullivan, Vice President George Killinger, Secretary Vernal Brown, Treasurer Second Semester Harold Chapman, President Emmett Sweeney, Vice President John Brady, Secretary Vernal Brown, Treasurer Thomas Bosworth Oscar Root Lawrence Miner Earl Seaburg Raymond Gallagher Laurence Elliott Mark Parsons Members Edwin Fern Lloyd Lanning Leo Rater Halstead Schick George Walker Clarence Nelson Harry McMullen Harry Grier Leander McAloon Edwin Sequist John Sheehan Cloyd Burns Mason Armstrong Honorary Members Mr. Nixon Mr. Signs Mr. Mull Mr. Rice 124 The McKinleys this year started out in a most promising manner nd a banner year was expected. During the latter part of the first emester, the society was working more successfully than at any time n its history. Many interesting debates were engaged in and under he criticism of Messrs. Nixon, Mull and Signs, the work of the members tnproved. A noticeable feature was the improved decorum at the neetings. Toward the middle of the year, the attendance was ex- ellent, but at the beginning of spring interest in the work and attendance t the meetings fell down considerably. However, a comeback was staged and the society ended one of he most successful seasons in its history in a creditable manner. The nnual Lincoln-McKinley debate for the first time in several years as won by the McKinleys, through a forfeit. Many of the most active members will be left for next year and he society should be most prosperous. Lincoln Debating Society Officers First Semester Second Semester Raymond Gallagher, President Ernest Dye, President Leo Fagan, Vice President Ernest Smith, Vice President William Kuntz, Secretary Philo Davis, Secretary Thomas Keefe, Treasurer Donald Glevv, Treasurer Critics Mr. Kelly Mr. Wygant Mr. Young Membership Clarence Hinsey Don Orelup Pearl Grindle Leslie Moore Clark Turner Frank Kemp 126 Raymond Hadden Carl Kreiner John Rater Merle Stellar Bert Sowers Ralph Manns John Harry Ivar Carlson Don Killinger Fred Millett James Barton Rowe Hinsey Kenneth Murphy William Mahoney Harold Hanson Basel Bayne Allen Sharp Everett Kelley Earl Butler Glyndwr Rhys Arthur Shephard Carl Swenson Millard Young W E BSTER M AJORS The work of the Lincoln Debating Society is patterned much after that of the McKinleys and it aims to give to the lower classmen that forensic training which will enable them to enter the McKinleys as full fledged debaters. The past year has, upon the whole been successful in every way. The Lincolns started the year with bright prospects and the first semester was very successful, although many difficulties had to be overcome. This was due mainly to the helpful advice and criticism rendered by Mr. Wygant. For a short time the future of the society looked doubtful but interest was revived among the members and the year was closed successfully with a maximum membership and a bright outlook for next year. o IS 1C —ez ------- 127 O Philomathean Literary Society Officers First Semester Jeanette Chambers, President Ruth McElroy, Vice President Maisie Johnson, Secretary Martha Brown, Treasurer Thelma Myers, Marshal Eva Leinhauser, Paper Editor Second Semester Jeanette Chambers, President Gladys Lester, Vice President Esther Stewart, Secretary Thelma Myers, Treasurer Winnie McBride, Marshal Mary Stevens, Paper Editor Marie Wilson, Paper Editor Honorary Members Miss Johnson Mr. Nixon Mr. Mvu Helen Anderson Grace Andrews Eva Areingdale Helen Archer Cleora Bales Kathbl Baker Ethel Beagle Rosa Brady Martha Brown Helen Broich Lucille Caswell Jeanette Chambers Florence Cook Bernice Coate Isabelle Childs Grace Clark Lola Dornsife Mabel Dawson Roberta Dunning Francis Fabritz Eleanor Field Garnett Gi lye art Beatrice Grier Catherine Green ATHERINE GLENN iDDis Hathaway Bbrdib Holloway Irace Harris Members Hazel Harsh Elsie Hill Mary Hiller Mary Horan Margaret Horan Miriam Howke Mary Hein del Cecil Hoskinson Maisie Johnson Katherine Key hoe Ruth Kirkham Clara Krafka Mildred Kissinger Gladys Lester Edna Lindsay Ethel Landstrom Etha Leinhauser Eva Leinhauser Laura Lumsdom Lora Larson Martha Lundborg Beatrice Miller Edith Miller Marie Millet Thelma Myers Winnie McBride Ruth McElroy Laura Nanes Genevieve Orvis Thelma Peppers Mildred Pickens Mary Randall Mary Reed Ethel Reeves Mabel Root Helen Rowe Wilda Shoemaker Marvel Somers Katherine Smith Clarabel Stimits Mary Stevens Esther Stewart Beatrice Stoessel Martha Stout Edith Story Edith Swartz Caroline Tout Dorothy Towne Ellen Ulrich Regina Ward Florence Wheeler Marie Wilson Maurine Winters Marie Worrell The Philo Society which is open to the girls of the two upper classe has had one of its best years since the organization of the club, ine meetings for the entire year have been well attended and much enthusi- asm and interest has been shown in the programs. The monthly news- pa,,er, debates and a series of playlets on our Funny Faculty were special features of the year’s work. Several spreads and parties were given during the season with more than the usual success and goo times. Clionian Literary Society Officers First Semester Florence Wheeler, President Bertha Sheafe, Vice President Estelle Sweeney, Secretary Ma hel Dawson, Treasurer Gladys Holloway, Historian Pauline Rees, Artist Doris E. Slaught, Marshal Second Semester Lorene Pixley, President Genevieve Mincks, Vice Pres. Margaret Sisson, Secretary Vera Dougherty, Treasurer Doris E. Slaught, Historian Pauline Rees, Artist Katherine Foster, Marshal Harriet Myers, Marshal Miss Sanford, Critic Honorary Members Mr. Vaughn Miss Johnson Mr. Nixon 130 Grace Arnold Helen Barnthouse Ruth Bridgeman Edith Broadfield Theresa Broich Pearl Brink Fern Brooks Jeanette Calhoun Verne Chapman Charlotte Criley Francis Chamberlin Marjorie Creath Ruth Daggett Louise Dimmit Mary Erland Ruth Emery Pauline Ellis Mary Fiedler Gertrude Foster Members Ruth Gustason Lucile Grouchy Natalie Herrington Gladys Holloway Francis Hag berg Genevieve Hunt Mildred Irwin Elvira Johnson Gladys Kendall Marguerite Kissinger Gerada Long Eva Lewellyn Mildred Lumberg Wilma Maltby Jeanette Mitchel Elizabeth Millisack Marie Murphy Cecil Manns Harriet Myers Gladys Pumroy Madge Patsy Thelma Pearson Martha Peppers Blanche Redman Violet Seaburg Elizabeth Stewart Marguerite Shaw Pauline Schwartz Mary Schwartz Margaret Scott Mary Trowbridge Cecilia Thorne Vera Vaught Frieda Wagner Elizabeth Wilkinson The Clio Society has completed the most successful year on record since its organization in the O. H. S. Great improvement was shown in the character of the meetings since the beginning of the past semester, when a ruling was made that the membership of the society should not exceed fifty and the enforcing of the rule that all absent three times without good excuse should be dropped from the society. The complete co-operation of the members with the'officers called forth much comment and with the help of the critic, Miss Sanford, who was always ready to assist the society, great progress was made in every way. Especially good work was done in debating. More was made of the social life than usual and a number of spreads and parties were given, one of which was held jointly with the brother society, the Lincolns. is is 131 YU£ A.lXCSU$ 'fa k Domestic Science Club First Semester Winnie McBride, President Gertrude Watson, Secretary Florence Cook, Treasurer Miss Cleo Officers Second Semester Cecil Hoskinson, President Jeannette Chambers, Secretary Maisy Johnson, Treasurer Boyle, Critic Stella Blunk Clara Burdge Vera Bice Verne Chapman Bernice Corrick Charter Members Statea Dunning Alice Emery Edith Findley Angeline Giltner Garnet Gilyeart Sadie Halpin Elsie Hill Nellie Hadden Elvira Johnson Katherine Keyhoe Genevieve Mangen Marion Millisack Edith Miller Thelma Peppers Ruth Brady Helen Brower Lucille Cropp Ida Davis Gretchen Silvers Grace Stump Kathryn Smith New Members Francis Dunning Hazel Harch Fleata Heller Florence Johnson Esther Stewart Ellen Ulrich Louise Young Eva Llewelyn Laura Lumsdon Ethel Story Mary Taylor With the organization of the Domestic Science Club, an entirely different and prosperous society was added to the social life of the High School. The membership included only those who were enrolled in the cooking classes, with the instructor as critic. The purpose of the club was to combine good times instead of drudgery with the prac- tical side of cooking. This club is practically the only self sustaining one in school, this being accomplished during the past year by holding sales at football games, and down town during the winter besides serving lunches during the noon hour at school. Several delightful spreads and banquets were served for the members while the most successful evening was the entertaining of the mothers of the girls. The club is to be congratulated upon the work of its first year. YL-U5 A.I%QU Commercial Association Officers Homer Gardner, President John Brady, Vice President Charles Glew, Secretary Genevieve Binks, Treasun Honorary Members Mr. Signs Miss Kiddoc Clarence Nelson Fred Hirst Members George Schultz Vernon Whelan Raymond Gallac.h Hiram Peck Leo Sullivan George Hirst Eva Cowden Caroline Tout Addis Hathaway Zella Rush Mabel Robinson- Wild a Shoemaker Spencer Smith Mack Vaughn Opal Harris Genevieve Sullivan Marion Newnam Maisy Johnson Roy Haselquist Harold Johnson Harold Phillips John Sheehan Leslie Moore Mary Hiller Nellie Schwartz Beatrice Grier Mary Reed Eleanor Field Laurence Elliott Harry Grier Thomas Bosworth Martha Brown Ruth Glenn Harry Kincaid Cora Larson Helen Daggett Phillip Blake Helen Mitchell Rosa Brady Lorene Pixley V E R A D O U GIIE R T Y Clare Runzler Rhoeine Boltz Ruth Gustaveson Ruth Farmer Louis Killinger Regina Ward Ethel Reeves Grace Harris Raymond Hadden Basil Bah me John Smith Cecil Hoskinson Mark Parson The Commercial Association, which has been more or .less active during the past few years, after lapsing into inactivity for the first semester was again organized at the beginning of the second semester. Capable officers were elected and ambitious plans made for a banner year. Several meetings were held at which business and professional men of the town delivered valuable talks on subjects relating to the work of the members in school. It is hoped, however, that in the future, greater interest will be taken by the members in the organiza- tion than in the past. A Art Club Officers Wilbur Stout, President Genevieve Hunt, Secretary Pauline Rees, Vice President Thelma Pearson, Treasurer Miss Georgiana Canfield, Critic Freeda Baker Orpha Baker Hazelle Bell Hazel Colby Catherine Corrigan Membres Esther Corrick Nellie Gililand Anna Harkins Lois Hilliard Thomas Keefe Marie Kleinert Bernice Randall Hubert Shaw Mary Stevens Harold Ward Among the new movements this year was the Art Club which was organized under Miss Canfield, art instructor, during the second semes- ter. I he purpose of the club was to promote enthusiasm in the class work and outside interest in art. Meetings held every week at which programs were given and outdoor sketching done accomplished the aim very well. It is hoped that the Art Club remains an organization next year and becomes an important factor among the clubs of the high school in the future. SECTION IX (jofes, Calendar and (Picture Cyatfery They that love mirth let them heartily drink: 9tis the only recourse to make sorrow sink. I � IRISH LITERATURE PASSED BY THE IRRATIONAL BOARD §f SENSELESSHIP BMHnHnnn MI PUTTING OUT AN ARGUS -j� 35 3'r SIXTH GRADERS SACK FWJM Nebraska crry LINCOLN SCHOOL JIGGS :v . jr. ■- tit .■' ■ Ar. “Pewee” Walker, (Going into ice cream parlor with B. Sheafe)— “And what kind of a Coca Cola do you want?” Fat Hinsey: ‘‘All fat men are amiable.” O. M. Root: “They have to be, they can’t run or fight.” Wilma, (at dinner)—“Will you have a little lobster, Edward. Skeeter Rutledge: “Oh, Wilma this is so sudden.” Junior: “I burned my hand. What shall I do?” M. E. Johnson: “Read Carlysle’s Essay on Burns.” Ottumwa tailor: “What size do you want your hip pockets, pint or quart?” Loomis: “How can I keep my feet from going to sleep?” Martin: “Don’t let them turn in.” He stood on the bridge at midnight, Disturbing my calm repose; For he was a big mosquito, And the bridge was the bridge of my nose. Father Calhoun, (soberly): “That was quite a monstrosity in the parlor last evening.” Jean: “Indeed! That must depend on ones understanding ot a monstrosity.” . Dad, (thoughtfully): “Two heads on one pair of shoulders, for example.” (And such small shoulders as Tweedie Turner hhs.) Home Two little fleas sat on a rock, and one to the other said, “I have no place to hang my hat, since my old dog is dead. I’ve traveled the wide world over, and farther will I roam But the first darn dog that shows his face, will be my home, sweet home.” 139 . y .Ufa' ' - . •; $ � --r Shanty: “Can I steal a kiss?” Marie: “I never encourage crime.” Carl: “Well, will you give me one then?” Sally: “I always encourage charity.” (Then the reporter left). They tell us of the blushing bride Who to the altar goes Down the aisles of the church Between the friend-filled rows. There’s Billy whom she motored with, And Bob with whom she swam. There’s Jack—she used to golf with him And Steve who called her ’lamb’. There’s Ted, the football man she owned, And Don of tennis days, There’s Herbert too, and blond Eugene, They took her out to plays. And there is Harry, High School Beau, With whom she used to mush, No wonder she’s a blushing bride; Ye gods! She ought to blush! In the seethe of Leap Year fancies This one rises to the top: Does the girl who pops the question Have to go and question pop? First Clubman: “Have you been gyming, Bertie?” Second Loafer: “Yeth, and getting stwong. Cawn’t woll a awette now without breaking the papah.” She sat on the steps at eventide, Enjoying the balmy air. He game and asked, “May I sit by your side?” And she gave him a vacant stair. How ’bout It? o o 141 VL-U3 A.IXGSU Looking Back Oven the Yean Sept. 7. School begins. ’17’s amuse preps with their bellowing. Sept. 8. Office overrun with lost infants. Mr. Rice distracted. Sept. 16. An infinitessimal (?) pink bow adorns neck of Miss Kiddoo. Sept. 17. O. Root takes out life insurance policy. Sept. 23. H. Rowe appears with bandaged face. Result of Class meeting Sept. 25. O. H. S. 20, Seymour 0. Sept. 28. Dooley deputized to carry two 1 (Eh dogs from assembly. An Hero. ® Sept. 30. Philo spread. Editor takes lunch in his office. (Circumstantial evidence.) Oct. 1. Ichabod Miner steps out to lunch with his best girl in tow. Oct. 2. Ottumwa 37, Milton 6. Sumner out. Mac Vaughn leads yelling. Oct. 5. Domestic Science spread. Beg par- don, this was a banquet and not a spread. Oct. 6. Senior and Sophomore mix in fur- nace room. Oct. 8. Members of the third period as- sembly are allowed an extra period for study. Hours 3:45 to 4:30. Oct. 9. O. H. S. 7, Iowa Wesleyan 0. Gardner departs this life for about a half an hour. Oct. 16. Ottumwa, 0, West High 24. Nuff sed. Oct. 17. W. B. Rice takes day off to consume weenies. Oct. 19. Certain people receive invitations to stay away from building until 8:45. Linoleum put down in Rice’s office. Oct. 20. First and last fire drill. Big fire. Oct. 23. Otta. 0. Fairfield 9. Oct. 25. Tempestuous chapel. Oct. 26. E. Vance Cook lecture. Oct. 27. M. McCarty comes to school with his hand bandaged. Spiwak doesn’t come at all. Oct. 28. Scrubs lick first team. H. Snook loses an ear. Oct. 30. O. H. S. 0. Mt. Pleasant 7. Nov. 2. Teachers start vacation with a feed at Commercial Assn rooms. c ° ] .8 16 o o J 144 Nov. 3. M. McCarty and A. Griffin swipe an apple. Nov. 4-5. Vacation. Nov. 6. George Walker loses a $2 bill and has it returned to him! Library doors make their appearance. Nov. 12. ’18’s class party. Torchlight parade. Nov. 13. O. H. S. 0, Grinnell 27. Some _________ reception. Mov. 17. Fifty Club organized. (Since expired.) j0v. 20. Sigourney 6. Ottumwa 6. It might have been worse. ov. 21. Nixon takes midnight sprint across Market Street bridge. NJov 24. Big (?) parade held. Chapman goes in “Y” pool during it. 'ov. 25. Osky 10. Ottumwa 7. Some swimming match. We re happy just the same. Tov. 26. Vacation given to recover from yesterday. Tov. 29. An enterprising preplet engages in a pugilistic dispute with Mr. Herborg. Herborg gets decision. Mov 30 Rice wanders all over building looking for the source of some outrageous music and finally discovers Mr. Young calmly whistling in the outer office. . u . )ec. 3. Football men are guests at big feed in Y. M. C. A. Rater elected captain. Dec. 6. Sumner elected basketball captain. ;)ec. 8. First basketball practice held. Dec. 9. Night prowler visits Armstrong home. Dec. 13. Coach Slutz favors us with a speech. Dec. 16. Miss Hemmingway takes davantage of the slippery weather to save shoe leather by sliding down the dump. Hard Work! Dec. 20. L. B. Mull provides private hand jitney for fair members ot the faculty during slippery weather. Some one “borrows Miss Mortland’s first period test questions. , , Dec. 21. Vaughn gets up at 2:10 and journeys to the Milwaukee Junction. Later seen in company with a member of the fair sex. Dec. 22. Dramatic Club gives first play. Dec. 23. Miss Kiddoo has a gentleman caller. Sticky Glew shows his kind heart by taking Xmas gifts to a poor sick cripple on Norse Street. v. 'LA15 A.feC£U$ Dec. 24. The long expected vacation begins. Nixon rides to Fairfield on steps of Burlington train. Dec. 28. Earl Seaburg has his first and last date for 1915. Dec. 29. Alumni 37, Boys 10. Alum- nae 16, Girls 11. Dec. 30. Wygant deserts the Bachelor’s Club. Who’s next? 1916. Jan. 5. Season tickets put on sale. Jan. 8. Ottumwa 32, Grinnell 30. Basketball conference held. Jan. 12. Harold Chapman helps Marion Hallberg thaw out her ears. Jan. 13. Teachers sit with feet in register while we shiver. Cruel World. Jan. 14. O. H. S. 25, Mt. Pleasant 20. Jan. 17. Gladys Avery elected captain of girls’ team. Jan. 19. Agitation begun for new high school. Boosters circulate petitions. Jan. 20. Lincolns and McKinleys have their annual feeds. Jan. 21. Finals. Debate—Ottumwa 2, Albia 1. Girls 29, Albia 11. Jan. 22. Grinnell 25, Ottumwa 18. Centerville 20, O. H. S. Seconds 24. Jan. 23. Mr. Wygant returns from Grinnell laden with bricks, bottles and miscellaneous paraphernalia Jan. 24. Standing Room Only! Jan. 25. Reid’s yearly artillery campaign begins. 732 signatures secured for petition for new high school. Jan. 28. Musical concert and play given. (What was Cloyd Burns doing in the Argus Room at 8.00 bells with a needle and thread?) Ottumwa 42, Muscatine 28. Jan. 29. Boys 38, Fairfield 27. Girls 16, Fairfield 10. Killinger shows the practicability of debating, IIP. M. Inquire McCarty. Feb. 2. McKinleys go to Reid’s to get snapped and instead get stung. Feb. 3. The Argus editor’s life is threatened by one M. E. J. Feb. 5. Osky is beaten 44 to 37. (Revenge is sweet!) Girls as usual win with Central College as victims. Score 16 to 9. 146 o Vl-us M GU$ '5 -. •r V- I S. Debaters 3, Mt. O. H. S. 28, Mt. Seconds 32, Knox- Feb. 6. Schick receives parole from school. Feb: 7. Commercial Club at last reor- ganized. Feb. 11. Argus Staff begins war against loafers. Feb. 18. O. H. S. Debaters 3, Mt. Pleasant 0. Feb. 18. O. H. Pleasant 0. Pleasant 39. ville 3. Geo. W. Killinger imagines fair damsel is attempting to flirt with him. , Feb. 19. Fairfield 27, O. H. S. 40. Girls 17, Fairfield 15. Debaters from Mt. Pleasant mistake Mr. Young, in his gym clothes for a star O. H. S. basketball player. Feb. 21. Pella forfeits debate. Championship prospects loom bright. Espy goes to movie alone. (Price of show 10c). Helen Rowe wears her hair down her back. Burlington 14, Ottumwa 71. More revenge. Affirmative Debaters 3, la. City 0. Negative 1, Burlington 2. Nixon blossoms out with a new “cady. Five victories. Hurrah! Carl Kobel and Homer Gardner eat free lunch at Given. Mar. 9. Chapman does the fig-leaf trot around “Y” gallery. Mar. 10. Kobel’s birthday. Faculty members eat SI.50 steaks. Mar. 11. Fairfield Tournament won. Graves and Glew take a 10 mile training hike in a Studebaker Six. “Tick” Bales spends Sunday in Agency. Mar. 13. Depot favors us with a song. Miss Johnson also startles us with her new style hair dress. Mar. 14. District championship in debate won. Mar. 17. O. H. S. 23, Council Bluffs 32. Debaters 1, Sigourney 2. Much weep- ing. Grier steps out for the first time in his life. Victim, a Sigourney iane. Feb. 22. Feb. 24. Feb. 25. Feb. 28. Mar. 3. Mar. 4-5. IS 1G 147 Mar. 20. (J910) W. B. Rice sails into Ottumwa. Mar. 22. Girls beat Washington and win District Championship. Mar. 23. First track practice held in Hobo’s Rendezvous. Mar. 25. Seniors wallop Sophs. ’Id’s and ’17’s win class champion- ships. Mar. 27. Argus Annual Campaign started. Miss Kiddoo accompanies Mr. Mull to the band concert. March 30. Spring vacation begins. April 1. Track team attacked by intoxicated gentlemen while on way to practice. April 13. Robbers Detective Nixon looks for finger prints. April 14. Musicale held. Mr. Young and Miss Kiddoo attend. April 15. Shanty rushes the season a little with his white pants. April 21. Iowa Glee Club'squeaks. Ed win Fern goes alone. “She” has to go to church. April 22. Track team goes to Drake Relay. April 23. Easter. Miss Denzler and Miss Johnson go to church but not alone. April 24. Commercial Club has its first and last feed. April 26. Annual Booster’s feed. April 28. Haig Arklin symposium held. April 29. 1 rack team wins third place at Fairfield meet. Shanty gets individual cup. May 2. McKinley’s have riot. May 19. High School Night. Best Annual ever published comes out. May 20. Circulation Manager Sullivan and Business Manager Kil- linger show signs of prosperity. May 29. Senior Chapel. Jun 2. Junior-Senior party. Our fate for the semester is made known. June 4. Baccalaureate Sermon. June 5. Athletic Chapel. June 7. Books abandoned. School closes. June 8. Commencement and the end. Au Reservoir. 148 SECTION X. dverHsements Buy front the ones ivho advertise. Y ou can’t catch elephant; wa fly paper P atronize our £ f V- V TAKE A KODAK WITH YOU Doubly enjoy your Outings with a Kodak Z5l)e .Autographic .'.Hiobak makes it possible to make a record of the date or title of each picture. This feature found only on Eastman machines. v vvvvv ■ : £ £ 3 V- ■ ■ f « f 9 f € Developing, printing and enlarging done for Amateurs in our own dark room. a a Sargents the exatl STORE THE TRUE DRUGGIST 150 THE DAILY REVIEW “JUST A LITTLE BETTER THAN THE ONE YOU THOUGHT BEST” Review fur- nishes you all the local news while it is news. DELIVERED TO ANY ADDRESS IN THE CITY 10 CENTS PER WEEK OTTUMWA’S LIVE NEWSPAPER “My Rose,” said McCarty as he pressed her velvet cheek to his. “My Cactus,” said she, encountering his stuble. The Naked Truth Robinson Crusoe had just rescued the savage from the canibals. “Whatever they do they shan’t touch a bit of meat on Friday.” e exclaimed, having already thought of a suitable name for his dark nnplexioned protege. Signs: “I had an operation yesterday.” Friend: “You did?” F. O.: “Yes, the doctor took ten bones out of my hand.” Freshman: ‘T need $5 and I’ve only got four.” Senior: “That’s easy. Pawn the $4 for S3 and sell the pawn- cket for $2. G. Killinger: ‘T feel it in my bones that we’re going to have a st soon.” t Miss Miller: “Waht put that idea into your head, George?” beetle Willie: “What’s that toothbrush for?” Uncle: “It’s my class pin. I graduated from Colgate.” 151 « £ Our TEleventl) Consecutive ear— § § i $ 6 os Staff tyhotoyrapfier for the 'Argus Annual Conclusive evidence as to the general exceffence of our (photo- graphy. -;- -;- fflways pfeased to show i ou the newest things in (portraiture and advanced framing. -;- “The Photographer in Your Town. § § § 9 9 I 9 § I I i 9 § § 9 9 i i 9 ■: | i V 9 | f 152 3K« c cV H) viQUVWUVW'W!' Sit Up and Take Notice.................. not only of the youthfully- styled, faultlessly - tailored (Tlotl)£S which we carry, but our other high quality, up-to- the minute merchandise. Soft and stiff hats, caps, shoes, shirts, underwear, hosiery, ties, collars, etc., in all high standard brands and correct styles. Come to this “Always Complete” value store. DOTY CLOTHING CO. © © © © | © © § © © © © © © © Once Again “Miss September has gotten her degree.” “What degree?” “A. M.” Charles G.: ‘‘May I print a kiss on your lips?” Florence W.: “Yes, if you don’t publish it.” O. H. S. Teacher: “I want to be buried at sea.” Lawyer: “Why?” Teacher: “Because the pupils say they are going to dance on my grave.” THE WARDROBE CLEAN, DYE AND REPAIR Everything That You Wear. |; CLINT ADLER, Proprietor PHONE 1675 a © 153 I “THE STORE of GIFTS” £ •r- • 3 8 « f S « « THE problem of selecting the Gift that will be most appreciated by each recipient finds its solu- tion here. You can come to this STORE OF GIFTS” in utmost confidence of finding just what you want at the price—no matter how small or large—that you wish to pay. Gifts of Jewelry arc certainly the most appropriate and enduring—especially when pur- chased here where the name is a guarantee of splendid quality, charming designs and superior taste. 113 EAST MAIN STREET Arnold Jewelry Music Co. e 5 V 3 “I . We invite you to trade at the ™™ GLOBE TEA CO. 4B TALWAYS All lCnl ' FLOUR 216-218 E. Main. •e Where you can always gel what you want when you want it. HEADQUARTERS FOR FERNDELL BRAND and “GOOD THINGS to EAT” 12 Phones 660-668. 5 Parcel Post Delivery. 154 THE ONLY MANUFACTURING JEWELER IN SOUTHERN IOWA § 5 Class Pins, oMedals, Seals or any special designs made to your order. Our stock of Watches, Diamonds, Diamond Jewelry, and Gold Jewelry is most complete and we ask you to call and see us before you make your selection for Graduation Gifts. J. W. NEASHAM Manufacturing Jeweler 120 E. MAIN STREET OTTUMWA. IOWA Preplet: “Mr. Heckman must be awful fond of music.” Soph.: “Why?” Freshie: “Why, he even wears a band on his hat.” Old Lady (in 1925): “Poor man, whatever made you take up such a profession?” O. H. S. Alumnus: “Well, mum, I first learned to open my locker when I had left my key at home. The rest was easy.’ T. Crowe: “If the French soldiers wore Paris garters they would never be shot.” Mack Ballard: “Advance.” Trueman: “ ‘No metal can touch the skin.’ $ We- Always SAVE you MONEY on your SHOES. BREEDING CO. 6 $ •V 155 0 0 0 0 0 48 ■0 0 •:• 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 Kodaks—Developing—Printing—Enlarging Ol)£ :pl)oto Sl)Op ROOMS 18 AND 19 LEIGHTON BUILDING Ottumwa, Uowa -Jl_ 5 $ 6 5 6 $ 5 6 V •V § f § i ft ft V f § I 156 Why— « § do you always get your moneys worth and more at this Theatre? J3 we always show the very highest class pic- l3ts( Cl LL (5'm “ “ tures at the right price such as Mtutuat 5ttasterpicture$ T)e Cuxe E6ition Also the funniest comedies that can be produced featuring such men as CHARLIE CHAPLIN, GEORGE OVEY, and others. ALWAYS FIVE CENTS OPEN ALL THE TIME PHONE 978 3 •V s e Enthusiastic admirer: “Oh! Mr. Vaughn, where did you become such an expert swimmer?” Wilbur V. (modestly): “Why, I used to be a traffic cop in Venice.” Dad.: “Why is the parlor clock stopped every Monday morning?” Bobby LaForce: “It’s sister’s beau.” Father: “D— his impudence. I don’t mind his holding her hands, but why monkey with the clock’s hands?” Teacher: “Who can make a sentence with the word ‘gruesome’ in it?” Pupil: “Depot stopped shaving and ‘gruesome’ whiskers.” SPORTING GOODS GENERAL HARDWARE § McCARROLL’S GIVE US A TRIAL 322 EAST MAIN ST. 5 6 rSt •: S 157 QIT ON THE WIRE i 7 Jt AC FINE COLOR WORK WITH ,,,,,,,, 1 ' (j5,HV GENERAL PRINTING ffle PRINT SHOP CARL I. H WALLACE. Proprietor Printers and ( Manufacturers 10S N COURT STREET OTTUMWA, IOWA S N N N S N|N- S'N'C ; ,N-Ci,Ci On a Football Trip. Splwak Say, Diek, where did you get the black eye?” Fisher: Aw. that's a birth mark.” Maurice You don't say ” Dick Yes, 1 got into the wrong berth.” Martin 1 say. Oyer, why aren't you calling on Ruth any more?” Spencer; Don't ask me. The reason is a parent.” dignified l.atin shark went into the library and said. “Please, sir. 1 want the lit'e of Julius Caesar.” Sorry, said the Ubrarian. but Brutus got ahead of you.” SANDWICHES AND CAKE YOUR CROWD WILL LIKE Aar center you like with nice thin slices of NZarv 3anc will aa e «ielisiaus saadwiclL __ Aisa Seme haxqi$ AXulc cuke Ainr SIZE LOWENBERG'S BAKERY OTTHMWA IOWA 3$ . 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IOWA 160 Gt C)‘ c9 s ! 5 f5 c A $: %‘ c$:5 sOif5 3i )ac6M5MOUG '4i V‘6-(4 4U$‘ -S v- i For the Graduating cTVliss of 1916 You arc invited to the Woman’s Shop to view the Beautiful Creations in Graduating Dresses and Party Dresses. Graduating Dresses in Voiles, Netts Gengettc Cupes and Embroidered Materials. Party Dresses in Crepe Meten, Taffeta and Netts, Full Tucked and Ruffled and Puffed Styles. See Our Lines. T. SULLIVAN, Inc. 3� The Zodiac is the zoo of the sky, where lions, goats and other animals go after they are dead. The Pharisees were people who like to show off their goodness by praying in synonyms. After twice committing suicide, Cowper lived till 1S00, when he died a natural death. The Mediterranean and the Red Sea are connected by the Sewage Canal. The imperfect tense is used in French to express a future action in past time which does not take place at all. Alkaloids are pills to make the hair grow. General Braddock was killed in the Revolutionary War. 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Helen Archer will still be waiting for Leo. Carl Kobel will be thirty-one years of age. The ancient Greeks enjoyed a blessing— Their trousers never needed pressing; But to their joy some gloom attaches. They had no place to strike their matches. •V US IMS. J. PSD 17 1 53 - ■% � ;50 00 73 73 rn 50 r- □ n V tf IOWA’S PRIDE 99 � m 1 V HAM and BACON Selection Trim, Quality Flavor Absolutely the Best From the Heart of Iowa’s World Famed Corn Belt JOHN MORRELL GO,, Packers : Ottumwa, Iowa w FOUNDED 1851 SIXTY-FIFTH YEAR LOMBARD COLLEGE Galesburg, Illinois CO-EDUCATIONAL Four Year Courses leading to A. B. and B. S. degrees Vocal Art Studio, Piano Department, Department of Home Economics. Physical Education. Corrective work for men and women. Course in Coaching. Competitive teams with strong schedules. Personal Contact and sympathy of instructor and student emphasized. Helpful guidance in selection of life work. Tuition low. Living Expenses reasonable. Dormitory for women. For further information, address LOMBARD COLLEGE Galesburg, Illinois A Few Placards. Placard at moving picture show: “Young children must have parents.” In a barber’s shop window: “During alterations patrons will be shaved in the back.’’ In tailor’s shop: “We die for others; why not let us die for you?” In a clothing store: “These pants will look better on your legs than on our hands.” Sign in a department store: “Empty boxes—suitable for Christmas gifts.’ Gossiper: “Do Vic and Garnett run around together as much as they used to?” Second Gossiper: “Well I should rather think so. Why I tipped my hat to him when he was alone yesterday, just from force of habit.” v B WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF FRAMING CLASS PICTURES AND DIPLOMAS C. C. KOETT WALL PAPER. PAINTS, GLASS. ETC. 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OTTUMWA, IOWA A small girl, who afterward proved to be a sister of the office clerk was found wandering about the halls when one of the teachers happened upon her. “Well, my little girl,” inquired the teacher genially, “For whom are you looking?” “For my sister Winnifred.” “And don’t you know where she is?” “Not exactly. She’s in here somewhere, though, and I know that Principal Rice works in her office.” ‘Are you Hungary?” ‘Ye Siam.” ‘Come on and I’ll Figi.” 38 v i 5 •S We enjoyed this issue of the Argus. We should. There are other things to be enjoyed; among them GOLDEN ROD things to eat. « 5 a V- £ $ $ $ $ You do the order- ing this summer. Call for Your mother will do likewise ever after. Goods Ask Your Grocer J. H. MERRILL CO. •' I •5 i 3 166 Ol)£ £51151 ($($£$ Parisian, Unc. 151151 C. E. CROSS, Prop. Up-To-Date Styles in Ready-To-Wear Apparel for Women, Misses and Children COATS, SUITS, DRESSES, SKIRTS, WAISTS and MIDDIES. Ill East Main Street See our 1916 line of Sport Dresses. • - •v •V 6 Want a Classy Hair Cut? Then see I. T. Chedester, Cor. 2nd McLean. The Day of straining one's purse strings in pursuit of appearance is past— It’s simply a question of what you consider your appearance worth, whether you'll take our sort of service and satisfaction or waste time and money look- ing for something just as good- which can’t be found. Men’s and Young Men’s suits $10, $15, $20, $25. The Good Clothes Store MARTIN'S A Store for All the People. 232-234 E. Main Ottumwa 167 Ottumwa Queensware Co. 115 EAST MAIN STREET Ol)e ( ift Store The most complete assortment of Cut Glass, Hand Painted China, Art Pott- ery, Silverware, in Southern Iowa and Northern Missouri. :: Quality and Prices Not Excelled Anywhere. The BEST is none too good in our line. M. B. ROOT SON. THERE IS STILL A PLACE IN THE 48 43 « 43 43 « 43 youn 5tten’s (H)ristian Asso- ciation 5llembersl)ip FOR YOU! « § WILL YOU FILL IT? No fellow can afford to be without a membership in a Well Organized Association. RELIGIOUS, PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, MORAL IN FACT EVERYTHING THAT IS FOR THE VERY BEST INTEREST OF THE FELLOW JOIN NOW! 43 $ v; i AAA. A A •• ;; A AA,yiA A,UA A A A A A A $. A A A A A A A A iA A A AAAAA A A AAAAAA : I j 168 Graduation! Graduation marks truly the Commencement. 7 here are three phases in a man’s life that are of great importance—when he is Born— when he first Enters Business—and when he is Married. With the first, Clothes have little to do; hut in the second event, Clothes are an important Factor, and if of the proper kind, contribute largely towards his Suc- cess. So there is sound advice in urging the Young Man to be Well-Dressed. cTVlens’ Fashion Shop embrace Style, Comfort and Satisfaction. And,being Custom-Tailored to Individual Measure, they add to the Young Man s Appearance. Good Clothes are an Asset. The Spring and Summer Line of over 500 Beautiful Patterns is now Ready for Your Inspection. MENS’ FASHION SHOP 112 E. SECOND F. J. GALENTIN “Now,” said a teacher to her English class, “can any one give me a rd ending in ‘ous’ meaning full of, as ‘dangerous full of danger, and izardous’ full of hazard ? For a moment there was a dead silence. Then a small boy raised hand. “Well,” queried the teacher, “what is your word?’ Then came the reply, “ ‘Pious’, full of pic.” Prof, (in history): “Mr. Harty, where is the island of Hawaii Red, (aroused by the sound): “What?” Prof.: “Hawaii?” Pinkie: “Oh, I’m all right, thank you.” HERE'S TO THE SUCCESS OF The 1916 Class | of the OTTUMWA HIGH SCHOOL iff DR. F. W. NEWELL, M. D. J 169 .0. H. S. STUDENTS. BOYS AND GIRLS Whenever you see the above Trade Mark remember it stands for— PARAMOUNT Height of Perfection, High Class Instructive and Amusing. Shown only at the Princess y f THRONE GROCERY CO. The Home of “Good Eats” 650 W. SECOND STREET HOME MADE PRODUCTS A SPECIALTY Also Home Poultry all the Year. § $ « « e $ f a e : Vv ' '■ ' • v v - :•• •• ‘ •• ’■ -•• • • • ■ • .;. • • ■ ;.:.;.:.aa • • • • ■ • .■ • •.■ •. •..■ .• -v I « £ • •g ■B g g g g g € V- cwrrox j j .T7rr:ffr0 ooracs We Put Our “Shoulders to the Wheel” —on everything we do here. We figure that anything worth doing is worth doing well—and we do it that way. :::::: We’re as careful about the buttons as we are about woolens. We do everything in the best way possible. That’s why we sell Griffon Clothes. THE NEW HUB OTTUMWA, IOWA £ f 3 3 g £ g 170 TISDALE LUMBER CO. LUMBER, CEMENT, PLASTER A COMPLETE STOCK AT REASONABLE PRICES 221-229 W. Second St. OTTUMWA, IOWA 6 $ “Nay, touch me not, J. LaForce cried, When Don would fain embrace her, “I vow I’ll give an awful scream, Unless you keep away, sir. “What; has your love, Graves madly asked, ‘As quick as this abated? “Of course not, silly, she replied, “But I’ve been vaccinated. Co-ed No. 1: “Isn’t it lovely to hear the leaves whisper once more? Co-ed No. 2: “Oh yes, I suppose so, but I can’t simply stand to hear the grass mown. V $ I 48 1880 1916 KEEFE BROS. FOR 35 YEARS Reliable Brick-Layers, Builders and Contractors 112 SOUTH GREEN STREET Experts on Fire Places, Boiler Setting and Hrick Work of All Kinds. PITCH, ASPHALT AND GRAVEL ROOFING. 1880 1916 ts- 171 f S 48 « 48 •2 48 48 48 . I 48 Singer Sewing Machines RENTED by Week or Month at_________ Very Moderate Rates. SOLD on the most liberal monthly payments. Old Machines taken in exchange SINGER MACHINES NOT HIGH PRICED COMPARISON SOLICITED We sell Electric Motors for any Machine. Attachment and Appliance for Every Stitching Purpose. Needle for any Machine and the Best Sewing Machine Oil. Does your Machine n ed Repairs? Call, Write or Phone to i SPr ' j SINGER SEWING MACHINE CO., Inc. 107 West Main Street Ottumwa Iowa One hundred years ago today The wilderness was here; With powder and his gun, the man Went out to hunt the deer. But now the thing is somewhat changed, And on another plan; With powder on her cheeks, the dear Goes out to hunt the man. First Girl: “My sister got a pearl from a clam.” M. E. J.’s Sister: “That’s nothing. My sister got a diamond from a lobster.” I YOUR SPRING NEEDS— IN THE WAY OF DRY CLEANING, PRESSING AND REPAIRING. Can be furnished by our force of skilled workmen in a satisfactory manner. We dye or clean plumes, clean gloves and clean and block Men’s hats. THEY WILL NOT BE NEW BUT LOOK LIKE IT. IOWA STEAM LAUNDRY CO. wh eda5?ons « 48 J$ ■ - '3� - a A A A A7vi A Si.J5i AAA • A A A A. A A A A ij. A A X Ji 7� A. A A V Lovely Dresses for Graduation and Other Occasions.. A MORE comprehensive line of dress- es than that which we have assem- bled in our Ready-to-Wcar Department would be impossible to find. Every new and worthy style which has been introduced this season is embraced in this showing, insuring a satisfactory choice for Misses and Girls of every type. Take Elevator to Second Floor. I 5 6 $ 5 6 e e « « FISHER THE TAILOR KNOWN AS THE SWASTIKA DRESS CLUB FOR FINE AND MEDIUM PRICED SUITS $15.00 UP ALSO CLEANING, PRESSING AND REPAIRING. 108 East Third, St., Opposite Post Office. OTTUMWA, IOWA CELANIA’S— Ice Cream and Candies s $ s Lunch «■ 173 Nelson-Madden-Rae Co. --------------------------- 121-123 E. MAIN STREET N. Y. Office: 1270 Broadway Having purchased the store of J. E. Scase, known as the Leader Store, we shall carry a complete line of all kinds of Dry Goods, Notions and Fancy Goods on the first floor; on the second floor you will find the most complete stock of Womens Misses and Childrens Wearing Apparel to be found in Ottumwa. Our buyers are now in the eastern markets buying for our different departments and in a short time we will be able to serve you with everything carried in a Dry Goods Store. BOSTON MARKET, GROCERIES AND MEATS V 3 3 3 THE NEW SHOE STORE COMPLETELY RE-STOCKED WITH EVERY- THING FROM THE STYLE MARKET. Authentic styles of Spring Pumps Slippers and Boots. A variety of Colors. Strap Effects and Pumps that never before has been equal- ed in our city. We have an assortment to please and a range of Sizes and Widths to fit any foot. Come and sec them. Stevens’ Shoe Store 106 E. MAIN STREET a $ e | e | £ 174 JJt IWOT'V E. DAGGETT SONS LIVERY Auto and Taxicab Service Trunks Hauled Phone 152 TRANSFER We Move Household Goods Pianos, Etc., Etc. Phone 152 UNDERTAKING Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Daggett Licensed Embalmers Phone 127 STORAGE We Pack and Store House- hold Goods Phone 152 § § Z� Special Screen Scene Sir Samuel saw sweet Sarah Samson swimming. Suddenly she seemed sinking. Sir Samuel stood stunned. Striding seaward spurn- ing shingle, Sir Samuel swiftly swam Sarah-wards. Sir Samuel skill- fully supported swooning Sarah. Swimming shorewards. Sir Samuel successfully succored Sarah. Seeming somewhat shaky, Sir Samuel sampled some spirits—Special Scotch. Sarah saw Samuel’s self-sacrificing spirit, Sir Samuel saw Sarah s sweetness. Sir Samuel soon sought Sarah. Striding slowly, Sarah sighed softly. Sir Samuel seemed speechless. “Say something. Sir Samuel,” said Sarah. Say Sam, Sarah, said Sir Samuel. Sarah smiling shyly, softly said “Sam.” “Sarah- Sallie” said Sir Samuel, stammered Sir Samuel, “Sweet Sarah—sweet- heart.” Sarah solemnly surrendered. YOUNG MEN’S An QA Sisoo value SUITS 0 J. jU BLUE SERGE The Same Price Every Day at THE GOLDEN RULE, ,4£)Er,N 5 «• W. T. Wilson, Manager Edna G. Wilson, Abstracter v- GRISWOLD ABSTRACT CO. ABSTRACTS OF TITLE AND NOTARY WORK 107 N. Court St., Ground Floor. Entrance through Christie’s Office. $ •Sjg - AA. A A A A A . A,;.,- .;. Wl D R fi S 3 •s ■s •fe . LEWIS DENTIST McNett Building Over Street Car Waiting Room. Ottumwa, Iowa 9 s 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 •e V- GEO. F. HEINDEL ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR Phoenix Trust Building. t DR. E. J. LAMBERT EYE, EAR, NOSE, THROAT 176 MITCHELL SEABURG GROCERIES AND MEATS Phone 344 Comer Benton and Second Sts. “Engaged to four girls at once,” cried the enraged father, “Explain ourself, boy.” “I don’t know,” said Eddie Loomis. “Cupid must have shot me ith a machine gun.” “Don’t sigh,” Kilby said, For we will wed, As soon as I graduate.” “But my! Oh, my!” Was Gertrude’s reply, “That’s so indefinite.” vv v tCfF v vj$nG” $:jCrv Brick Drain Tile HOLLOW TILE AND BUILDING BLOCKS Morey Clay Products Co, w %r OTTUMWA, IOWA 177 If i tfitsitstruef it s We always have the newest and most up-to-date styles for young men. Caps, Ties and Hosiery our specialty. Our belted back suits for summer have made a big hit this season Let us show you one. Truefit Co. Clothing, Shoes, Furnishings 103 E. Main 118 S. Court Joe Tee MAIN DRESS CLUB Phone 559-1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 SHINDLEY’S THE CLEAN STOKE Phone 72H Ash and Main Sts. Ottumwa, Iowa 3 178 Track On May 13, Captain Hampton accompanied by Coach Vaughn attended the invitation track and field meet at Iowa City. Shanty easily won the 220 yard dash and half mile run but was hard pressed to win the 100. The track was covered with several inches of water for about two thirds of the way around. At the starting place of the 220 when Shanty got down for the start his leg was completely covered with water. West Des Moines won the meet with twenty-five men entered. Hampton scored more points than any other man at the meet, but there was no trophy awarded for individual honors. Ten men will be taken to a meet at Milton on Saturday, May 20. Shanty is expected to add materially to his collection of medals for the year, while several others should also place in the events. The state meet takes place on May 27 after which comes the big Stagg meet on June 10. PUTNAM BRIDGEMAN’S THE STORE THAT IS DOING THINGS We are forging ahead by giving our customers dependable merchandise at the right prices. We are adding new lines each season in response to the ever increas- ing demand of our customers. Buy here and you buy right. A comparison of our goods and prices will convince you that this is the store that saves you money DOMESTICS Muslins, Sheetings, Nainsooks, Long Clothes, Pillow Cases, Pillow Tubing, Sheets. PRINTS GINGHAMS -American Prints, Ideal Precales, C. P. S. Ging- hams, Saxon Apron Ginghams, Man- chester Chambrays. LININGS POPLINS Mercerized Sateens, Black and Colors. FRENCH POPLINS Full range of colors. CURTAIN GOODS Scrims, Nets, Swisses, Madras, Sunfast Draperies. WASH GOODS Batistes, Organ- dies, Voiles, Flashing Silks, Table Linens, Towels and Toweling. GARMENTS- Ladies House Dress- es, Childrens School Dresses, Ladies Wash Skirts, Kimonas, Dressing Saques, Waists, Coverall Aprons, MUSLIN UNDERWEAR—Gowns, Princess Slips, Corset Covers, Draw- ers. HOSIERY- Cottons, Lisles Silks for Men, Women and Children. I V- LADIES CHILDRENS HATS MENS SHIRTS-BOYS WAISTS-CHILD- RENS ROMPERS SUIT CASES- TRAVELING BAGS—UMBRELLAS MENS, WOMENS CHILDRENS SUMMER UNDERWEAR. Our House Furnishing Department offers many attractive values every business day in the year. We carry a full line of Hotel Ware in Cups and Saucers, Plates, Platters, Etc. Plain White Bed Room Ware, Fancy Decorated China, Glassware. 179 ft ft ft ft ft € $ $ ft ft Second Court St. Barber Shop ED WILSON, Proprietor COURTEOUS TREATMENT. I ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft G Gafct fcfcfcjJj T zere zs ONE DRY GOODS STORE in OTTUMWA which upholds QUALITY and maintains BARGAINS Crowds of pleased customers know this. Let’s get acquainted. S WIRLES «■ 5 | •V I § 6 I QUALITY and SERVICE our watchword! We Carry a Complete Line of GROCERIES AND FRESH MEATS J. F. ADAMS 111 West Wilson Street Phones 1683 and 1684 | 5 ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft SNOW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY NEW LOCATION 213-215-217-219 SOUTH GREEN STREET WHOLESALE AND RETAIL MOTOR CARS. AUTOMOBILE STORAGE AND WAREHOUSE IN CONNECTION. § •; 180 Ar Del liev Pa 11, The Latest anatella sc size ALL DEALERS Have You Tried Them? 1 hey Are Mild e hr f s £ s •8 TH£ ££ST S NONE TOO GOOD So why trust your Films and Negatives to inexperienced people. We turn out only guaranteed work, and give two day service together with popular prices. Our BLUE BLACK and SEPIA prints cannot be equalled for tone and brilliancy. : All rolls developed—10c PRICE LIST ON APPLICATION THE VENITA PHOTO COMPANY 821 Chestnut Street Please mention the Argus when writing. ST. LOUIS, MO. 3 V s 3 181 Ol)e Uowa Success School A HIGH-GRADE BUSINESS TRAINING SCHOOL i§p -A -full? ,Accrc ite Commercial School JUDGE M. A. ROBERTS, President FRANK T. ROBERTS, Vice-President W. W. TOOLE’ Secretaay VIOLA E. TOOLE, Treasurer ATTORNEY NEWTON W. ROBERTS, Lecturer New Utt Bldg. : Ottumwa, Iowa 15153 i$i3iJ8 1510213! £$c$Jto:J5i5$ii$!9151:51$! 151151 £51651131 5511311$ ($($$($(81:51151 :$ i$($($i$c$ $:$i!$i$!$i$:$i$[$i$($ ($;$:$($ i$S 1X2 HUY YOUR ANSCO FILMS 1 FROM US AND SAVE $$$$$ All films purchased from us DEVELOPED FREE ALSO ANSCO FILM PACKS IN STOCK L. S. CHIDESTER CO. 223 SOUTH MARKET STREET OTTUMWA, IOWA O. F. Nixon reached the station just as the train was pulling out. A little burst of speed before admiring on-lookers netted him fifty yards in overcoming the train’s handicap, but the best that he could do there- after was to run a losing race. “Miss your train?” inquired the porter, cheerfully. Nixon flecked a speck of dust from his coat sleeve. “No, my friend,” he said, “Oh, no. I was lust chasing it out of the yard You oughtn’t to allow it around here. Don’t you see the tracks it’s left?” X. “What man do you think of when you put coal in the furnace t Y. “Why, I don’t know, unless it’s Philip the Great.” (And yet some people are opposed to capital punishment.) 4? s 43 43 43 43 43 4� 43 V- 43 43 43 « 43 43 43 Office Phone 1399 Res. Phone 1802 M rs. James (i. Peck EXPERT SERVICE Shampooing, Hair Dressing, Manicuring, Facial Massage Era ytl. peek . . D scientific chiropodist 1 1R Rast Main Street COMPLETE LINE OF THE FAMOUS E. BURNHAM and MARINELLO TOILET GOODS £ ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft | ft 183 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 € 3 3 3 3 $ A HARD PROBLEM S YOU go through life you’ll find some Vw X hard problems to solve. There’s only one way to do and that is stick to it till you do solve them Hart, Schaffner Marx solved the clothes problem for you. That’s why the High School Boys and College Boys are such good customers for these Famous Clothes. We show you some great values at $20.00, $22.50, $2500 ELEGANT SHIRTS, HOSE, TIES AND BELTS CHESSWKLL THOST, Inc. 207 East Main Street .AN Doctor: “I have to report, sir, that you are the father of triplets.” Politician: “Impossible! I’ll demand a recount.” Orelup: “Did you see that girl smile at me?” Fairfield Lady: “That’s nothing, the first time I saw you I laughed out loud.” Herbert: “It’s dangerous for you to smile.” Georgiana: “Why?” Ballard: “Every time you smile it lights up your face and the powderjnight go off.” $ 6 PHONES 6 DELIVERIES DAILY OTTO BREMHORST SOLE AGENTS FOR Clvb House Brand of Food Products THE FINEST PACKED THE OLD RELIABLE STORE Cor. Court and Second Sts. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1X4 48 48 48 48 4 4? £ S 48 Central Grocery Company HIGH Sanitary Meat Market MODERATE QUALITY PROMPT AUTO DELIVERY PRICES 104 S. Market St. Phone 632 A. G. ERICKSON, PACTICAL TAILOR, 323 Church Street We Nelson Cloak Co. ! I Ottumwa’s Big Womens Wear Specialty Shop 104 E. MAIN STREET L. D. WAREHAM. Mgr. WE ARE PREPARED AIWA YS —to show you hundreds of spick-span new styles of Womens and Misses Suits, Coats, Dresses, Skirts, Blouses, and Millinery. Remember —whatever you see at Nelson Cloak is new, correct and different— This is the home of new styles first To Please You Pleases Us! •'■ £ 3 © a a «0 a a a • • a a a a a a a «8 0 $ • a a a There’s Delight —in every home using Electricity It's Clean, Convenient and Inexpensive ■� 3 8 net Ottumwa R ailway Light Company Comer Second and Market a «0 -0 a a •0 •0 •0 a a a a a a a a a f a -0 a a « a a a V a a imperial (Brill Soda “MADE RIGHT” SERVED RIGHT” TCund)eon Take Your Friends and “GO GRILLING” —“You Will Eventually Why Not Now?” Pleasant Surroundings with the Best the cTVlarket Affords. Tell Him, Her or Them to Meet You Here. We are here to Please You- Not Ourselves. $ § a e a 186 « « $ « THE NEW MISSION BILLIARD PARLORS SMOKERS SUPPLIES Opposite New Hotel Site « « JOHN HIRST GENERAL BLACKSMITHING SATISFACTION GUARANTEED GIVE US A TRIAL 329 W. Main St. e- ««ft FOR THAT SUNBURNT COCHRAN S IV LL SOT SEPARATE e FCJK THAT SUNBUKNI — “ complexion—Use— Almond Cream Cochran Bros. Quality Line. 222 South Market Street Teacher: “Mr. Chapman, are you scraping your feet?” Harold: “No, sir, I’m cranking my Ingersoll.” Miner: “How long can a man live without brains?” banning: “I don’t know. By theway, Ichabod, how old are you?” Killinger: “I am going to get rich this summer.” Prof. Young: “How?” G. W. K. : “I am going to cross strawberries and milkweeds and aise berries and cream.” 187 9 9 j Smart Metropolitan Styles For Live Young Men! 9 V- 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 OU who know Style when you see it, will appreciate the new exclusive Models we are showing for Spring. They're Smart, they're Good to the Last Stitch. They’re designed for Young Men by experts; and they’re tailored with rare skill. Our name, and the makers too. insure Quality and Service Satisfaction. In spite of the embarrassing con- ditions surrounding many of even the high class manufacturers, the Clothes we sell are Pure Wool— they’re Fast Color—they’re Hand Tailored—yet the prices remain at $15. $20 and $25 Copyright 1916. A. B. Kirsclibaum Co YOU WILL BE WELCOME FOR A TRY-ON Dysart Pearson 1X8 1 BIERCE’S SHOE STORE § § o | 8 8 8 v- 8 8 228 EAST MAIN STREET Headquarters for those Better Shoes Exclusive Agent for Heywood’s Shoes for Men. Kelly’s Rochester Made Shoes for Ladies. a- $ § s $ • § a- ® 8 8 8 8 •S_ 8 8 8 8 8 HIGH SCHOOL RINGS 13 DIFFERENT PATTERNS 75c - $1.00 - $1.25 Conklin Waterman FOUNTAIN PENS $1, $1.50 AND UP TO $5 R. B. SWENSON QUALITY JEWELER 20S E. MAIN ST. 8 8 8 Our Sfocfc Complete Our Success is Service 4 BEN G WEST END GROCER 6 a $ •'■ a- Dooley Sumner: “I’m afraid your mother doesn’t like me. Jkmieay: “Probably not. Mamma and I have very similar tastes.’’ (We, valuing our lives very muchly, with hold the name of the girl. Ask Dooley.) McCarty: “The doctor used to say that if I didn’t give up ci- garettes I’d be a hopeless imbecile.’’ Phil: “Why didn’t you?’’ (Boy, the dictionary.) 189 9 9 9 9 5 9 gmll-fry mid Varied 9 9 9 § 9 9 9 9 § 9 9 ■ 9 claim particular sttesitiLoin asM are atfiracSing customers to this store irom fer mvil neaa . 22222 •b 9 9 9 9 9 s ■3 I $ 45 (csl s. (QOATE, OT2T3, BiSESEES, mmTU, WAISTS, SILKS, GlOUL j JViTlJ i-X rJ- «SS ®2R2E£io 2222 s© 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 o1k Ballingall Offers better service and better meals for the money than can be obtained elsewhere. The new OR- CHARD ROOM is the niftiest dining room in the city. Just the place for party lunches and small banquets. We will be pleased to show the room at any time. H. BERT SOMERS, Mgr. A V A. A , A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A «$!£ % A A A A A { ( ,5� - A A A A A La omarcino-Grupe Co. --------OF IOWA------- - OUR RECORD ESTABLISHED Burlington 1875 Clinton 1907 Cedar Rapids 1894 Keokuk 1911 Creston 1901 Centerville 1914 Davenport 1903 Estherville 1914 Dubuque 1905 St. Louis 1915 Ottumwa 1906 WATCH US GROW f 3 $ : - g % ’ “Quick, Watson, the needle.” chuckled Sherlock Holmes, as he slowly wound up the Victrola again. Teacher: “Can you tell us anything about Naples, Italy?” Stykeig: “No, but I can talk all day about Florence.” Teacher: “You must stay tonight after school.” Pupil: “I can’t. I’ve got a pressing engagement with the tailor.” Wanted to know: “Why is a little dog in a refrigerator like one leg of a right angle.''” Ans.: “Because it’s a purp-in-de-cooler.” You Want A Car of QUALITY at A Reasonable Price! -------------------------------—------------------ $550-----The CHEVROLET is “that' Car-------$550 Fully Equipped with Electric Lights and Self-Starter For A Demonstration, Call DR. J. W. ORNDUFF 317 W. Second St. Phone 725 R g g g g g g g 9 g g g g i For Beginners— Try I-H Flour. No Experience necess- ary to make Good Bread. Superior to all Flours. F. H. HARTMAN DISTRIBUTORS CO., V Answers from Examination Papers Louis XVI was gelatined during the French Revolution. Gender shows whether a man is masculine, feminine, or neuter. Geometry teaches us how to bisex angels. Horse-power is the distance one horse can carry a pound of water in an hour. A vacuum is a large empty space where the pope lives. A deacon is the lowest kind of Christian. Algebraical symbols are used when you don’t know what you are talking about. A renegade is a man who kills a king. In India a man out of cask may not marry a woman out of another cask. The Salic law is that you must take everything with a grain of salt. g g g g g g g g g g g g g g f g A ODENWALDER F. H. CARTER We carry a complete line of woods suitable for c7Wanual Training work, includ- ing Curley Cypress. A. OdenwaIcier Co. Lumber, Mill Work, Cement and Plaster VARNISH, PAINTS, GLASS Cor. Iowa Ave. Main St. Telephone 743 £ 5 192 217 EAST cTWAIN ST. This pAnnual is a sample of the quality work turned out by our presses. “ Particular Work for Particular People” $ have this year an un- usually large, carefully selected, exclusive line suit- able for gifts. It will surely pay you to look over our stock before making a purchase. 6 | CJ All goods marked in plain figures. Every- thing absolutely guaranteed. Our goods are not the common, ordinary kind, ours are the kind you expect to find only in New York or abroad. When you want EXTRA QUALITY, something nifty, out of the ordinary, remember 5 6 OTTUMWA STAMP WORKS 193 William McNett Walter McNett ij -s «8 I ■s I McNETT McNETT ATTORNEYS 3 « « « $ £ « § « « 8 e DRS. CREATH BOONE DENTISTS Ennis Building 8 § 8 e Smoke Rings The dreamer lounged in his big leather arm-chair before a dozing grate fire. His legs were comfortably crossed in front of him, and every now and then great rings of tobacco smoke rolled forth. The dreamer dreamt as was his wont. A large ring hovered above him, and as he watched it grow, a vision formed. A great building, surmounted with a dome stood before him. He recognized its position as the old high school campus. It was the new school and he stepped inside. Abroad stage beautifully furnished with new furniture and scenery greeted his eyes through the fire. The hall was large and spacious and could seat thousands of people. In another part of the building were long halls lined on each side with class rooms and laboratories. A spacious corn- 194 mercial department met his eyes, with hundreds of pupils diligently studying there. A gust of wind—and the ring vanished. The dreamer became impatient. He puffed vigorously for a mo- ment and then emitted another ring. This time he saw the “Argus- News.” It was a twenty page paper, without a rival from ocean to ocean. The subscription list numbered in the thousands and business men competed for advertising space. The dreamer sighed and the ring became nothing. Again he puffed and the charmer, still obedient, again permitted him to behold the years to come. He was in a brilliantly lighted gym- nasium. The basketball game for the championship of central U. S. J. N . ARMSTRONG DENTIST f § y. s- I f $ Leighton Building Corner Second and Market Sts. Milton A. Roberts John F. Webber ROBERTS WEBBER LAWYERS PRACTICE IN ALL COURTS Office Rooms, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 Over Citizen’s Savings Bank. BOTH PHONES Three Notaries in Office. I § '4 •v 5 £ e •V i DR. CRAIG M. WORK DENTIST 218 E. Second Street. 5 6 $ $ ■V 195 was scheduled for that night. It was yet an hour before time but the gym was packed and people were being turned away from the doors. The young bloods were gathered in one corner and were giving rousing yells for the teams, both the rival and the home quintet. The game began, and Kobel’s grandson was holding down the forward position while Dooley Sumner, now an old gray headed man wasTeferee. Young Kobel has the ball, he shoots- but the charmer withdrew the magic ring. Another ring arose. The dreamer felt himself an old man walking about the campus with his youthful grandson. How majestic and serene was the beautiful vine-covered building with statues of honored pro- fessors here and there among the mighty trees. Here was one in honor 48 3 48 48 3 3 48 3 3 48 V 3 48 3 48 3 6 M. B. Hutchison Lumber Co. DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF BUILDING MATERIAL 647-653 West Second Street. § § 1 — -------------------------------- - - 48 48 3 48 3 48 3 3 48 3 48 3 3 48 48 B ASTI AN BROS. CO. Designers and Manufacturers of CLASS EMBLEMS, RINGS, FOBS, ATHLETIC MEDALS Wedding and Commencement Invitations and Announcements. Dance Orders, Programs, Menus, Visiting Cards, Etc. SAMPLES AND ESTIMATES FURNISHED UPON REQUEST 1069 Bastian Bldg. ROCHESTER, N. Y. $ N T A tyj -6: AA a yjl fcjl A A fiJJ AtQt i A A A C$i[A A A Ai ■! A AA A A A A ; I 1 3 3 3 3 48 3 3 •3 3 3 3 THE PUBLIC LIBRARY Is the PEOPLE'S UNIVERSITY Recreation---Inspiration- -Information FREE TO ALL Library Hours:—9 a. m. to 9 p. m. Sunday Reading Room:—2:30 to 5:30 p. m. 196 B V i B B B B B B b B B B B B b b b € b B B B B B HEADQUARTERS ■F O H Complete lines of Tennis, Baseball, Football and all kinds of Athletic Goods. Shea-Spilman Hardware Co. 210 East Main Street of W. B. Rice, with this inscription below:—“Give me a trophy-case or give me death.” About the walks in the many arcades, everywhere, were groups of happy students. There were 5,000 students enrolled, the grandson was saying, as they walked slowly in front of the main building. They reached the corner of the building and there their eyes fell upon a large athletic field where the football teams were practicing for the big Thanksgiving game with Osky. The dreamer started across the field to congratulate the coach on his fine team, but alas, the ring disappeared. He hastened to puff and blow more rings but the pipe was out. “I see that Mrs. Jones has a limousine.” “Poor woman! What hard luck she has. her she had a carbuncle.” The last time I saw b B s b 8 B B B B B B B B B B THE GREAT DAILY NEWSPAPER OF SOUTHERN IOWA AND NORTHERN MISSOURI IS Ottumwa cr: ourier 197 V- Wh y don’t you wear Clothes made in Ottumwa? The I largest Selection of Hlue Serges at $20.00, $22.50, $27.50 up to $35.00 Elliott Eros. TAILORS OUR MOTTO 1$ QUALITY. 226 East Main Street I C. E. MCDANIEL } MANUFACTURER BOILERS, AIR PRESSURE TANKS EVERYTHING in the STEAM USERS LINE BRASS GOODS PUMPS. BELTING OTTUMWA WOOD SPLIT PULLEYS PACKING, ETC. i li5i£5iJ5JS .(5ii5Jfi5ifi5Ji5i . 1$� $ 31131 jpxr; I t CHINA turns out Laundrymen. £ •0 We turn out Good Laundry Work Chinese Hand Laundry Opposite Street Car Waiting Room 8 £ The Nut Club. Motto. ltGoshy but it's great t• be a nut.” Yell. (Repeat the ’17’s yell softly.) All-high-school NutLeo Sullivan. Reporter for the Nut Club:—Fat Hinsey. Publicity Nut:—Geo. W. Killinger, Jr. Hickory Nut:—Don Orelup. 198 DEBATE OTTUMWA HIGH SCHOOL vs HAGBERG PETERSON , Quality “shoe economists” Judge Price I Service Decided 3 to 0 in favor of HAGBERG PETERSON’S SPRING FOOTWEAR FOR YOUNG WOMEN AND YOUNG MEN $ tt . •V Books, Stationery School Supplies TKerrick JDowns DRUGGISTS Comer Court and Second Streets Athletic Goods Prescriptions ASK YOUR GROCER FOR GOLDEN CRISP BREAD BAKED BY SOUTH SIDE BAKERV 410 Church St. Phone Black 1861 «• 5 $ 6 8 Know-all Nut: Ralph Kilby. Hard Nut:—Bill Woodrow; tied by Bill Haseltine. Art Nut :—Wilbur Stout. Soft Nut:—Spencer Smith. Cracked Nut:—Sleepy Moore. Peanut:—Jesse Wolf. Charter Members Brick Wilson, Florence Cook, Otto Von Schrader, Catherine Mather Caroline Tout, Bob McMinn, Regina Ward, Pete Leinhauser. 199 « £ v- 43 £ f £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Established in 1874 W. S. CHRISTIE SON Insurance, Real Estate, Rentals NOTARY PUBLIC MONEY TO LOAN MORRIS W. CHRISTIE, Mgr. £ £ £ £ £ Invite yourself and friends to HOFMANN’S SODA GRILL A Pleasant, High Class, Refined Place for our Young People. -:- f £ £ V- £ £ Ot)g 3owa (Lafe TJJ E 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? 124 East Second Street. DAVIES BROS. S' f 5 6 e e s- s- M vWK £ •B £ £ f £ £ £ £ £ 9 i t F. G. BUXTON CREAMERY CO. Manufacturers of the Famous Gold Nugget Butter and Ice Cream ASK FOR THESE AT YOUR DEALERS i 200 fi fi fi fi fi J. G. PARKS, YOUR DRUGGIST Ansco Cameras, Base Ball Goods, Fishing Tackle, Etc. TRY OUR SODA SERVICE COR MAIN 8c COURT STS fi fi cA NEW DINNER SET as a Wedding present. That is the one thing above all that will please the lady of the house. The dinner at once becomes more enjoyable and things certainly do taste better when the service is elegant. Let us show you our variety. Benner Tea Co. Telephone 161 112 S. Court St. fi e 5 6 fi fi THE BEST PLACE IN TOWN TO BUY MEN S CLOTHES IS AT THE GLASGOW TAILORS E. C. MAYLAND, Manager YOU DO YOURSELF AN INJUSTICE IF YOU BUY ELSE- WHERE BEFORE SEEING OUR THOUSAND STYLES. 224 EAST MAIN STREET If the napkin ring were a ball would the cream pitcher over the plate ? “Our character is our own, but our reputation belongs to the faculty.” Professor: “What is a skeleton?” Bright One: “A skeleton is what is left after the insides are taken out and outside taken off.” 201 V g His First Long Trouser Suit g g g g g g g g B g i g g g g g g v- g g g g g is an epoch—in a boy’s life_______ We please the Boys so well in this important matter that ever after, he looks to us for his Permanent Clothes Supply. You’d be surprised at the large number of Ottum- wa’s foremost citizens who got their first suit from us and all the succeeding ones. . . Enroll with us and be safe.. J.B. S.4 COMPANY We meant well If your name does not appear, perhaps you did not pull off any bonehead. The record is not complete, many im- portant things were left out; we are more disappointed than you are, but at any rate, next year’s staff will not have to work so hard to suc- ceed. Remember us charitably. ft . - “ ft ft ft ft g g g g g g g g g g g g g g ytZ? Compliments to .Alma MZater— (boob 016 O. If. S. CECIL R. CORRICK —b INSURANCE ft ft ft ft ft 202 CLAUDE MYERS’ © £ © © 43 © 43 © € © 43 43 © 43 45 © © © © © © © © © © © © © © V- « © © © © © ® 15� pure ..'Jce.. (Tream Is really pure and made from materials that are both healthfu and nutri- tious. ■ •ft 108-110-112 E. 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