Parsons High School - Norseman Yearbook (Parsons, KS)

Text from Pages 1 - 112 of the 1910 volume:

V' L X - N Senior Annual of 726 Parsons High School Vol. 1 I I N N n pbxhdb h s A ICI P K I-.-1 --I f -if YW -T TJ.. ---Ai RN-cr 1 Parsons. High School .l J. A. Higdon. Superintendent Louise M. Schaub TO LOUISE M. SOHAUB OUR FORMER PRINCIPAL, A TRUE FRIEND, A JOLLY GOOD COMPANION,AND ONE WHO WILL EVER REMAIN IN OUR MEMORIES AS AN INSPIRATION-THIS BOOK IS AFFEC- TIONATELY DEDICATED. 1 Faculty James E. Wildish, Pd. B. B. s. A. B. Physics and Chemistry . Emma Hyde, A. B. Mathematics Florence Browne Mitchell, A. B. German and French Rachel Hammond Watson, A. B. Latin Annie Weston Lockwood. History Bertha Edna Hendricks. A. B. English Katherine Coe Davis, English L. W. Duvall. B. S. Manual Training Sarah Lucinda Doubt. B. S. S. M. Biology D B Alice Francisco. Domestic Science and Art and Normal Training Charles Ross Davis. Commercial Teacher Olive B. Wilson, Music Supervisor .ma 1 ig Ulm llfll Ili llxilltlll M, K., mlhullllli 1 FFQMIF? 'ft' In ix SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS President .....- R . . . --.- Dwight Shouse Vice President ...-. ..-... R en Bonebrake Treasurer- ---.-... .... B aker Fischer Secretary ...... .... . . .... . . . . . ............. - . . Gladys Jardine Class Colors ..... .... P ink and White Class Flower .................. Pink Rose Class Motto- Possumus Quia Posse Scimus 's J DWIGHT SHOUSE 'iGimme a cent, I want er be tough. IDA STEVENS Valuable parcels are done up in small pack- ages. QHARLES JONES A blushing bud of innocence-Nuff sed. HELEN RUSSELL Steady, sure, and true' sxwff GUY MASSEY A man of colossal brass. MARGARET TALBOT She charmed my soul, I wist nu how. WALTER CADMUS For all he looks so innocent, he's no fool.' ETHEL GUILD She is wise who talks but little? HUGH HAND He1was gentle, mild, and virtuous. GLADYS JARDINE Your hero should be tall you know ROSS BEAMER Was clowereol with rm tenor voice of super saintly tone. NORMA WEST Norma oft with anxious care, adjusted twice a single hair. tw GI' aw Q LAUREN KOHLER He lmtli l7l'0SCl'YCli the irmocencc of cinlil hood. ALIVIC MARSH She,s a scholar and :L right good one LUY TINDTCR C0ulml'nt- be St1'nigl1tc1'. DORIS BEYICK A winning: wary, u pleasant smile, etc fmmxe , , J CLAUDE REYNOLDS And still they gazed and still their wonder grew, V That one small head could carry all he knew. ETHEL LANDAKER. Would that the Gods had made thee dumb. REN BONEBRAKE- Husky- as if brought up on sawdust. JULIA PETITHORY t'Too innocent for coquetryf' 1 V ,Q gf W 5 HAZEL THOMPSON She hath a cool collected look. MARGARET MASON Her thoughts are often far away. PAUL ELLIS Don't look at me girls-it makes me nervous MARJORY GRAY I never dare talk as funny as I can. GEORGE BURTON Ye Gods, I mn IL man after my own heart. ROMA HALL H8110 was yoostl a little girl but purty gut. BAKER IVISCH PIR 1 never crib, I never smoke, nor do l even swear. l+'I.Oli ICNCE l.lCDBETTER Little and lively and wholly carefree That's what an ideal girl must be. l' ALICE BOONE Cares not a pin what they say or may say. PAUL SCOTT A country gentleman, good natured, with a grin that laps over and buttons behind? FRANCES MASSEY Perla, clipper and saucy. GEORGE WALSER A nice girl could do wonders with me . LENA BARTLETT Hers is the sweet power of music. BUELAH RUBLE A minfl at peace with all below. LLOYD WHITE 'fDoing nothing' to repent. ', A 7 ic tion F d an a c ts F 1: 1' l' E F hi KI! H rf f 4: -E E7 2 2 Q5 5 2-- a 53 U L: j Z S wx 6 UH ,Ep C Div-4 of ' big 3 5 :Eg ,Q I3 5 an -5 A A O 4 - 1 7 E25 : 5, ,i 3 D-ie ' ES 33 if 5 - 2 5 Q 2 .A b M LO 5 hiv, 3 - rg'-4 Q, E.. U .. E: . HP, JT ' E 5 Q3 2 Z Eli 1 ,Q O in E E, .: ' -1 -',, 3 Q , Q Ep .:: In . L , ,E .4 ,,,, Y :J S f '35 Q ' W 'C 43' CQ 3 aa EQ bi 25 5 if in QE an '2 J ...-J 'E Qi if 'sf :QD 5 -L. 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D. a hardy tribe, twenty-three strong, wandered across the Great Divide, from the Kingdom of Marley. This tribe of Marley roamed about in the West, until they suddenly came upon the massive structure of the High School. This they entered and going through numerous halls and up endless flights of stairs they found themselves at head- quarters. They heard a great jingle and hasty footsteps approaching, and the Great Chief of the school entered. In tones of authorityand with many warnings they were classified. Their wanderings were many and varied through these halls of learning. The next year this tribe increased. An acquisition from the Kingdom of Marley arrived, and these two tribes, as one, waxed strong. And it came to pass in the spring of the year there was a great field meet. And this was a day of great gladness. For the first time went the standard of the Freshmen to the Field. And on a certain day of the second year the Chief spake unto them saying, Assemble and organize with officers. Accordingly the mixed multitude voted with hearty acclamation. One of the house of Shouse became President, Ren, of the house of Bonebrake was proclaimed Vice-President. The Scribe Was of the house of McKnight, but he departed into another country. And again there was great rejoicing for the Tribe assembled for another field meet. Moreover in the third year rapid progress was made in the work of the Schoolmaster. And in the course of time a banquet was held at the house of Thompson, and all night the camp fires of the enemy were kept burning. And it came to pass on the twenty-ninth day of the fifth month this tribe went into the land of Neosho where the feast of the Passing on of the Seniors was held. And the fourth year brought this tribe thro' all their wanderings nearer the promised land. And the Chief spake to those who had remained faithful, saying-UI must go about more profitable business, and depart into the land of the Sun: Forget me not I charge thee. And -with much weeping and wailing the tribe saw' the departure of their devoted chief. A feast was given at the home of Jardine for the departing leader. And there entered into the place of authority a man of much learning and the tribe were consoled and they prospered. They grew strong in intellect and char- acter, and all the lesser tribes stood in awe. The day of account approached and the faithful met it with joy and thanks- giving. The great chief spake unto them, saying, ,Well done, enter now into the joys and cares of the world. And there was much feasting and rejoicing as they departed into another land. if WIIEM 115 mfg ,fn . x e 5.,f,f f ,f7f ' 1 Q7f hvrfi, '!,-:4 -fi' ws N ' ,....f' I 1 fel - ,VJ V- ahxifhwf' I 1 ff at ,f f XM? f! QNXXF 'mg QS! I Qt r r if if2f:.fi-'l5f'3'f1 .-H 5- ' . 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The visions draw nearer and pass more slowly than before. They pause. The interior of a trolley car lies ltefore me in the back of which stands the conductor. His uniform fits his somewhat ungainly figure and on the lapel of his coat, over the heart, shines the beautiful face of Iforis Bevel' from a large medallion. The conductor extends an abnormally large right hand persistently under the nose of an elderly lady who drops a glittering coin into its palm and sighs deeply. By the fiash of the Almighty Nickle as it falls into his hand, I recognize Ren Iionebrake, and as the scene gradually recedes and fades from xiew the faint sound of the car bell wafts back to me. Another tableau shapes itself from the bloody mist and I see George Burton standing on a platform beside a scrawny unkempt horse. He holds a bright tin can before the beast's orbs and is gazing earnestly at their reflection on its shining surface thro a reading glass. The wondering equine glances interroga- tively at him, staggers, and executes a handspring with great agility. George draws himself up proudly and with the ineffable pride of triumph emanating from his intelligent countenance, bows magnanimously. Vociferous applause bursts forth almost deafening me and cries of 'fHe's done it atlast, and Who says Burton can't hgpnotize a horsen reverberate dully thro my brain as the film of ruddy smoke obscures the scene. It is dispelled, disclosing the interior of asmall church. Ross Beamer stands upon the platform preaching in a shrill monotone to his fatigued and suffering congregation. A company of actors appear and I recognize fharles Jones towering above them and after watching for a time I realize that Lharles is starring as f'.Iohn in James Mathew I'arrie's 24 1' J r latest success What Every Baby Knows. Gradually the actors fade from view and a bevy of chorus girls replace them. H How magnificently they dance, I exclaim,involuntarily and watch them delightedly. 'Ihey compose that wonderful chorus in The Top of the Hen House. But see! the most beautiful of them all advances and I recognize Gladys Jardine. Listen! She is singing Bringing in the Sheavesf' Her keen voice dies away and the entire chorus vanishes, giving place to Florence Ledbetter who rushes out, relieves herself in her penetrating voice of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata and retires pre- cipitately. A burst of lurid Iiame startles me and I see a broad street thickly lined on either side with buildings. A solitary woman approaches and I re- cognize Lena Bartlett. She halts before me and extending her arms supplicating- ly towards heaven bemoans the fact that Ross Beamer has been discharged from his rectorship. The lurid pall obfuscates the scene before I can administer any words of condolence and when it is again wafted away she has vanished. Lloyd White appears carrying a bottle of milk. On the front of his cap it is designated that he is City Milk Inspector. Julia Petithory accosts him and producing a note book rapidly records his answers to her many inquiries into tuberculous milk and butter problems. From her conversation I infer that Julia is Mrs. Cordry's successor on the reporting staff of the Sun, and Alice Marsh walks by with a clothes basket on her head and a hundred cakes of Moony Tuesday soap in her left hand. I marvel greatly but my attention is diverted to a typical old maid. Huge horn spectacles repose over the bridge of her nose and a corkscrew curl nestles tantalizingly over each shoulder. I am somewhat surprised to see Helen Russe1l,and Paul Scott peeping coyly over her shoulder. How grotesquely he is dressed! Ah! me! I sigh he is a fop! How unbelieveable! A cab rattles over the street and I mark the familiar form of Guy Massey on the seat. As his vehicle crawls under a huge flaming candle suspended over a crossing, a gigantic drop of molten tallow completely deluges the. scene! I cry aloud with horror, but a barber shop appears before me. A sign over the door runs in fiickering phorporescent letters i'Hair Cut 150. Shave in Proportion. A man clad in a white apron with a green shade over his eyes stands in the door and l recognize clearly Paul Ellis. Oh! Ye Gods! A scab barber! Uncanny music dins cacophonously upon my ear drums and I find my self before an immense Theater. I seem to be purchasing a ticket from Roma Hall, who is behind the box ofiice window, and I enter. A sudden hush settles over the babbling crowd inside and a vague moaning arises from beneath as glittering letters wiggle in serpentine fashion across the large stage announcing Madame Ethel Guild, the most extra- ordinarily supernatural and puzzling spirit medium of the univei se. I wait with interest to see the great Spiritist!' but my attention is irresistibly dis- tracted by the brassy notes of a band diligently rendering And Father I-Iasn't Spoke to Mother Sincef, A tall ladder rears its head thro the roof and I behold Margaret Mason standing on the top round. At the ladderis foot stands a glass of water and, as the band changes its tune to that of Old Black Joe she sways and tumbles off! Oh! Horror of horrors! Down, down she falls and alights in the tumbler of water. I draw a long breath of relief and watch ? 25 'E '3 3 aaa' the Idenbro' Life Saving Corps rescue her from the perilous breakers. The scene shifts and I am in a dining hall. Over the door hangs the superscription Katy Lunch Room and the beating of a brass gong booms monotonously in my ears. A mere slip of a woman trots up to me and hurls the names of the various pies in stock at my head. I catch a peculiar whining intonation in her pronunciation of the word Huckleberry't and know that the waitress is Ethel Landaker, while a dingy room plentifully besprinkled with dust is replacing the restaurant. A creature sits before a table surrounded by books, paper, and a cat, which is in a comatose condition. Huge spectacles sit upon its pallid brow which is terribly wrinkled in agonized distortion of its mental apparatus. By the light of a halo which glistens refulgently around its head, I recognize Walter Cadmus while barely audibleivoices shriek All Hail the Poet Laureate to the Mayor of Oswego. A hospital's interior forces its way over the dingy room and I hehold George Walser lying upon a snow white bed. The features are marred by the appalling ravages of cruel rum and be breathes with great difliculty. A blare of trumpets sound and a great door opens in the wall. Make way for the Governess of Arkansas, cry the gorgeously attired heralds and Norma West stalks majestically in, her train held up by two bell boys. Directly to the sick man's bed she conducts herself and extends to him an immense jug of Keely's cure. She bends down, scowls, removes a long slender hair from his shoulder, and staring accusingly at him, the scene is ad- umbrated. I seem to be in a narrow hall. At one end in great letters it is indicated that Hugh Hand, Osteopath maintains an oflice inside. 1 I am again in the hall. Over another door is the sign Baker Fischer, Chiropodist and I enter. A person who is irremediably atrophied lies in a recumbent posi- tion upon a platform. One pedal extremity protrudes appealingly out from under a tarpaulin as if to repel obdurately the machinations of the evilly in- clined. Dr. Fischer enters bearing in one hand a grappling hook and in the other a scythe and a windlass and bears down upon his insalubrious patient. Fastening his hook upon a horny excrescence on his victim's little toe, he con- nects it with a rope to the windlass thro a pully. With great temerity he begins to wind the windlass. The pitiful creature leans upon one elbow and, compre- hending the situation perfectly, sinks into a somnolent stupor until the operation is finished. The scene evanesces and I am in a Salvation Army Hall. Frances Massey stands on the platform exhorting an audience of convicts to worry about the welfare of their souls. Again another scene appears and I recognize Ida Stevens standing on a street corner preaching vehemently to an aggregation of News Boys upon social, economic, and tariff reform when she espies Margaret Talbot. Ida stigmatizes her for being the society leader of the village and shrieks dire predictions and terrible minacious warnings at her for winning 500,000 plates by playing Progressive Koon Kannf' Amid the howling of fiends, I am whisked into a college oflice. Hazel Thompson enters wearing a sunbonnet decorated with a noisy hued ribbon on which is inscribed Head Preceptress. I have abandoned all my worldly pleasures to help my fellow beings attain the golden ball of erudition, she whimpers and falls fainting into the arms of Alice Boone, who has just entered with the intention of dispos 77 5 26 y g X , i if . 'ar ing of a set of P. Bacon Sourbeer's latest creation Illiteracy in the Institute's library. The scene is obscured and I am in an artist's studio. Ensconced in an easy chair enveloped in a meditative dreamy languor is Beulah Ruble whose image ayoung artist is futilely endeavoring to reproduce on the canvass. Presto! I am in a small apothecary's shop over which bottles and other things are bestrewn with great profusion. A tall anaemic figure bends over a rickety table making pills, while uneven letters over the door indicate that the pro- prietor is Loyal Tinder. Lauren Kohler rushes in bearing a capsule as large as a wash boiler in both arms. He stops before Loyal and trembling with rage shouts, Do you think that my mother-in-law could swallow this? You must not judge the magnitude of every one's mouth by your own. And here I must live with that execrable woman another twenty-four hours. You insig-. Overcome with rage and fury he hurls the atlantean pill at poor Loyal's head and faints. A shower of milk diffuses the inconsiderate apothecary who flicks a speck of dust from his sleeve and leads Lauren Kohler out by the foot. The scene evanesces and I see Marjory Gray strolling before an immense building. She wears a cap on which is engraved Matron Ossawatomie Lunatic Empyreanf' An earnest looking person bearing the number 2233 on his shoulder accosts her and they are soon in a deep discussion as to whether a tumble bug is capacitated for writing poetry or not. It grows bitterly cold. Snow and ice abound on all sides and I descry a large edifice thro the roof of which protrudes an immense pole. Over the doorway embellished with much gild and irridescent with the reflection of the Aurora Borealis flashes the sign Amos Reynolds, royal purveyor of rubber gum drops and chili papules to his most excellent majesty and frigidity Ichabod, King of the North Polersf A heavy pall of red smoke completely obfuscates my vision and the tableaux vanish. I smile sadly and my soul is filled with utter dejection. All the members of the glorious class of 1910 have attained high positions in this mundane exist- ence while I, most miserable, I am merely eking out a scant livelihood by a monthly gratuitous dispensation of yeast foam. -DWIGHT SHOUSE. .-iT+ 1,1 X 27 Class Poem When We've left our alma mater and perchance afar do roam, There will no doubt come a feelin' and We'll long for home, sweet home, And a voice will start to singin' and t'will give our soulsino rest, Come you back, O grave old Seniors, Come you back to P. H. S. 'Come you back to P. H. S. For We miss you, Well I guess, Though We often times have voted you a pest, But We've suffered we confess And we hope you'll make it less, And come back and let us take you to our breast Though you often times were careless and would disobey the rules We didn't then quite realize what constituted school, But we've had a hard, sad lesson and it sure has grieved us sore, So We framed up resolutions and have hung them on the door Come ye back, ye sages Wise, Come ye back in any guise, And we'll take you back and laud you to the skies, You can banish all our sighs, You can heal our swollen eyes, And from henceforth your desires will be our guides. You will never have to worry over threes and fours and twos But between ones and one pluses you will only kindly choose We will laugh at all your jokes and we'll also with you Weep, And the front seats for the Juniors and the 'Freshies we will keep Come you back, oh classy bunch, And We'll cross out all past Hunks, For We're needing of a crowd that got's some spunk, The Juniors are so punk, Out of sight the Sophs have sunk, And the Freshies We are oft inclined to punch. 'We will rearrange the program, We will cut out all the tests, You may use your knives and pencils scratching paint off of the desks All the teachers will be pleasant and will always Wear a smile, And whenever you get sleepy they will let you snooze a While. Thus they begged us to return, But their offers did We spurn, For so lovely did they seem, We were sure 'twas butgaudream. -AL1cE Booiwla. 28, Senior Story A STRANGE EXPERIMENT By George Burton The incidents, which give rise to this narrative, happened some fifteen or six- teen years ago, and I would be unable to recall the whole affair, if it were not for some of the notes and the diary of Franz Ulrich. On the afternoon of March 27, 189-, I went up to the office of Franz. On this particular occasion he took me into a room, adjoining his ofiice, into which I had never before been permitted to look. What was my astonishment, on entering, to find the room crowded with all sorts of electrical apparatus. and to learn from Franz himself, that this was his work shop, for althoug h l had known him for several years and had been intimately acquainted with him most of the time, I had never suspected him of being more than an eminent physician. The one thing which attracted my attention and that Franz wished to show me, was almostindescribable and without his notes, would be so. Almost in the center of the room was a box about six and one-half feet high and three feet square. On either side of this were large induction coils, either of which was as large around as a gallon syrup bucket and almost twice as long. On one side was a door, which could be hermetically closed. Within there was a network of wire adjoining the coils on both sides and spreading out so that they colnpletely covered the two walls. There was also an amount of ardentium, which is a substance not unlike radium in that it gives off energy almost in- definitely, but makes no lightq The fumes from this substance are very com- bustible and when an electric spark passes through them, they ignite causing a heat nearly five times greater than any other known substance. However it burns so quickly that the heat lasts scarcely more than the quarter of asecc-nd. This machine was connected with a switch on the desk in the other room. Franz now explained that he could make any one invisible by means of this apparatus, and asked me to go into the booth, which l did although very much doubting what he had told me. He sealed the door and after waiting about five minutes, to give the pumps time to draw out a part of the air, and the fumes sufficient time to collect, he closed the switch, at which there was a great crack of sparks and the intense heat due to the combustion of the fumes of ardentium. Immediatelyul felt myself growing lighter and although the door was locked, I was able to pass through it and into the other room where my companion was sitting expectantly awaiting the resulting effect. I seated myself on the opposite side of the desk, whereat the creaking of the chair as l sat down, startled Franz somewhat, although he was expecting this result. 9 Q -9 x, E aa We talked for some time, mostly my answering his questions about how 1 felt, whether I could see and hear, and how I had gotten out of the box. Then Franz suggested that as an invisible being, I might be able to fly. Thereupon finding that I could fly, I bid him adieu. After I had risen some distance, the air became clearer and l was able to distinguish several of the brighter stars. Thus I was enabled to direct my flight toward Jupiter, where I had always felt a desire to go. The flight was so rapid that I was myself somewhat surprised, for at the end of about an hour, as near as I could judge, I arrived in the atmosphere of Jupiter. I had no sooner breathed the air which surrounds this planet, than I received a strangely exhilerating feeling, which I afterwards learned was due to a small part of Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, which was in the air. After passing through the space of about two hundred miles, I reached the terra lirma of Jupiter. The strangest part of the descent was that I seemed to be falling, Whereas before I entered the orb of Jupiter, I had supposed I was rising. The spot on which I alighted, had something the appearance of a although nothing like anything I had ever viewed before. forest, or jungle, There were large mushrooms, which were at least fifty feet in height, about ten feet in diameter at the base, and the tops spreading out like huge umbrellas. Large stalks very much like cactus towered up between the mushrooms, through all a dense grass, the blades of which rose nearly eight feet, of a greenish yellow color. I found that these blades were very brittle and cracked in pieces like grass. I made my way through this jungle of strange vegetation with the greatest difliculty and after pushing along for almost two hours, I came out onto a plain, Before me I could see huge ant hills, or such they appeared to be, but many times larger than common ant hills. On coming nearer one of these, I preceived a number of the strangest beings I could conceive. They were about five feet high, had bodies covered with a stiff skin something similiar to the exterior of corn stalks, heads without hair, ears, eyes, nose, or mouth, and round as a ten pin ball and about the same size, huge in comparison with their bodies. Their heads, as I learned were huge balls perfectly round, turning in a transparent tissue. This ball was entirely covered with nerves of sight. Their brain was not unlike the human brain internally, but had powers, which are unknown to us. For instance, they did not make any sounds whatever, but by their supernatural power, their thoughts were transferred to your mind. Thus long conversations could be carried on without a sound. They could also control your mind, if caught unaware, by their strong will. Their feet were so arranged that they could travel very rapidly. In the soles of the feet were balls, two in the ball of the foot and one larger one in the heel, almost entirely inclosed in the foot, protruding only about a quarter of an inch below the sole. These balls were made to revolve very rapidly and thus the Jupiterian was carried along as on roller skates. H Being invisible to these people, I was able to enter one of their habitations which I might say was a disappointment, in that there was little to be seen. I ggi. 1 ' I If 30 . is . I fa f. . ,g-5l.g,s.Af:-513' Q g 'E get ,.,, J H met with one thing that surprised me. These people had a jail or cell, in which all troublesome people were placed. The walls and floor were covered with revolving discs, which all revolved in one direction and caused the occupant to be rolled about rapidly. The action was not very different from that of rolling down a hill in a barrel. The interior of the huts looked like cross sections of ant-hills, laid open by a stroke of a hoe. These people seemed excited at the feeling of my presence and I caught some of their remarks concerning the presence of some strange mind. I remained here until after sunset, which I can assure you was no small time, for a day in Jupiter is equal to about 5 days 21 hours and 23 minutes, as we count time. On returning to this earth, which I did without further adventure, I arrived in Hindustan and was compelled to go around the earth about fourteen thousand miles, before I came at last to the ofhce of Franz. I learned from Franz that I had been gone about thirty-six hours, and that he was not a little troubled about the possibility of my not returning. When I told him of my fight to Jupiter, he took more interest that I had, and after I had finished, he insisted that I cut on the switch and vanish him, which I did, after he had explained how and when to close the switch. In about five minutes thereafter he came into the room, or rather his voice did, which was all the knowledge, I had of his presence and told me than he would be gone about two days and at the end of that time would return. I neither heard nor saw anything of him for almost a month. Finally one day he met me on the street and told me that he had destroyed the machine, for fear some harm might be caused by it. He also said that he did not desire to return to life here. However he told me of none of his adventures. Since then I have heard nothing of him and cannot tell what has become of him. l hope some day to receive a visit from him and to learn what adven- tures he has experienced. I went up to his office the other day but could make neither head nor tail of all his machinery. ,.....L+ ....T..... Science Now what must a fellow of this century do When everything's soaked with germs thro and thro, No eat-e, no kiss-e, no smoke-e, or gum, No candy, no water, no milk-e or rum- If we eat nowadays, and really we must, We must boil everything, to kill germical dust. And what shall we do in this day for a kiss While germs and diseases destroy all the bliss? Don't smoke says the Doctor, and do not chew gum, And candy's impure--and as for the rum lt's poison don't drink it, it's all full of germs, And-and then he goes on in scientific terms, And No, don,t drink water-impurities galore, Or milk, it's the worst, it even has more. So what shall we eat, or what have for our drinks, If we watch out for germs as the bacterialist thinks? -WALTER CADMUS. 3, E, TUNE :Gee ! I Wish I Had a Girl Gee! but don't you other guys wish fs that you were Seniors too, 'Nd have 'em make a fuss over you, And make your grades and pull you thro' And on afternoons when you want to fool You wouldn't have to stay shut up in school We tcll you what it's mighty fine Gee Kids, now get in line! TUNE : Cubanola Glide. Glide, glide, keep on a glidin'! Slide, slide, keep on a slidin'l If you must why use a pony too, lJon't mind what they say Do it anyway, Dig, Dig, keep on a diggin' Uram, cram, keep on a cramin' And you'll get to be the best that's been, Just a-like tl1e class of Nineteen-ten. TUNE : Pony Boy. We're the best, best by test, lt's been found that we're 0. K. Follow us, as you must, And you'll find your way, lf you strive, be alive, Youlll catch up at last, Freshies, Sophies, Juniors' Oh! Our day is past. TUNE: Take Me Out to the Ball Game. Our minds will 'turn to the High School, 'Turn again to the school, VVc'1l think of German and Chem- istry, All of our grades of fours and threcs And we'll note again all the things we won, Think of the things that we done, ln the 'l'wo, 'l'hrec, Four years we spent, In the Old lligh School. TUNE: Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now. NYe'll wonder who's sitting there now, With frowns of deep thought on the brow Wonder who's striving to teach you sense, You who're dense, common sense. We'll wonder who sits at the desk NYutehing the lfreshies, the rest, Wonder if things are ull just the same ,Ks in years when we went and came. TUNE: Glow Worm. Weep little Juniors, Boo Hoo! Weep little Sophies, You too! Now we'1'e going, noses blowing, Now we're leaving, such a grieving, Weep little Freshies, Boo llool Weep little 'l'ez1chers, You too! Now we're thro' we hate it too, And we'll remember you! TUNE: Dcn't Take Me Home. l urewell to you, Farewell Old High School, 'Fell us will you miss us so much, Oo, Oo, Oo, Oo, How we hate to leave you but we Must now depart, Pain in every heart, We regret we're leaving you But our days are thro.' -WALTER CADMUS. I In looking over some old Qlhg., 'WTFj papers, I happened to run across ' '-1 H as ' QW... R, ,Hg an old diary among them, kept , 1 'ff SX ,f nw during my Senior year in P, H. S. Y xr fl 1,11 ' A few of the pages read as follows: ,i X - Fil W H, ' ' , . ' l lx If Q X X, I , ,fl X N 'XX 1 ll ,AI 1 rx 1 ll lr . I li f I lil W i Sept. 30, 1909. Street cars are running today for the first time, in the history of Parsons on the west side, co11- sequently there is an unusual amount of excitement. The stud- ent's minds, and in fact teachers' have been almost unconsciously distracted from books today, so absorbed were they in watching the cars as they passed. One boy if I l very excitedly ran down stairs this f f . morning, yelling something about l r a fire. lt was discovered later f , that it was only a little street car l ,---- , 5- j-- bell that had deceived him. The promise of a subway sounds great, if and we only hope it will materialize before many months. .1 Jan. 14, 1910. 7 i . A ii Tonight we met at the home I fill ,A l ,,H,p,4f,I,, ,r ,l,,,r, N, ,Lilly ll ' llltqi ' of Gladys Jardine, the occasion ,Hs lx ' um X t being a farewell party for Mist, Schaub. All the Faculty were present, but a few of the boys were missing. On their way to the house, they had become the innocent victims of one of the Juniors' jokes. They were taken out to the end of the car line on west Main and left tied to something. They managed to return, however, for re- freshments. During the evening we made frequent trips to the punch bowl. For amusement, we were each requested to write a short poem and llliss Sf-haub was given the prize, a box of candy. About midnight, the girls, and the heroes of the evening, might have been seen departing in two distinct gioups, the boys on one side of the street, the girls on the other. Mar. 3, 1910. I am writing this in class, trusting only to luck, not to be called on. lily only study-period was taken up this morning by some tuberculosis f'spieler, who hit town a few days ago. He brought over with him about a dozen speci- mens of hearts, lungs, brains, etc. of consumptive cowsgvand proceededito tell ' 33 all Tir 5 -ZF- 'F 'E .nuff Tv, F F1758 l W f! fi us of the evil effects of chewing gum, especially if it has belonged to some one else, and of that iilthy weed, we call tobacco. It is safe to say, that henceforth, every girl will turn down any boy-it makes no difference who-- if he dares to smoke a cigarette. Mar. 24, 1910. Our class was invited to a party this evening at Helen Russellls. Each was given a ticket, good only on the Funville, l rolicksome, and l+'eatherbrain R. R. This had twenty-tive conun- drums on it, each one representing the name of a city, to be guessed, like, A city whose chief aim and end is to fgol. A' Miss Watsoii won the prize, a stick pin, and Prof. Wildish, the booby. We were served with ice-cream and cake. The chivalry and gallantry of the knights of the Senior class was about the same as at the last party. April 3, 1910. Today we had a man on the plat- form whose chief subject was: VVhat is home with a back-yard full of tin cans? He also tried to get funny on the subject of mosquitoes, but those who remembered last July and August here, didn't see anything funny about it. .He couldn't have been expected to kill a whole period, but he niigfglit have talked more than ten minutes. Suppose he is thelast speaker will see this year. APRIL 29, 1910 Our class was entertained tonight by Mr. and Mrs. l'. T. Foley and Alice Boone, at the home of the Foley's. The house was beautifully decoi ated with flowers and our class colors, pink and white. Fach guest was given a little booklet with a story, with blanks to be filled in with the names of popular magazines. Several cut for the girls' prize, but Margaret Talbot was the lucky one to win it, a pretty gold jewel case. Paul lillis won the lioys' prizeka stick pin, We were next invited to the dining ioom. ln the center of the table was a Hay pole wound in our class colors, and banked at the base with beautiful flowers. Around these was a circle of tiny electric light bulbs in the forms of different flowers, fruit, etc., which gave a very pretty effect to the table. The refreshments consisted of ice cream, cake and punch. All thef faculty were present, and every one enjoyed the pleasant evening. 9 ' 34 if 5 if Commencement Calendar Junior .Senior 'Reception - .Saturday May 21 Baccalaureate .Sermon - - .Sunday May 2.9 Christian Church 8 p. rn. .Senior Play - - - Tuesday May 51 EUC.: Theatre Cla.:-.r Day - - Wednewday June I Hgh Schoal Commencement - - Thursday June 2 Ellgr' Theatre Alumni Banquet - - - Friday June 5 35 fi? 5 . f Y ,,,-Z Z6 M I ' TROFESSOR X from X X X f I X' 'Wx N Xlfll 'W i GQ vu b Kg ' ERMA N 1 I :W Liilllb- lilCSlCNT1C1J by the Senior Class :xt the lQlk's Theatre on Tuesday, May 31st, t'As'1' OF C11.-x1cAc i'lens. Dr. Von llinklespiel much discussed scientist and prOfessOr,, CLAUDIC R1-1m'NuLDs Gertrude, his thiughtei ',,, ,,,,,i, , U ,,,i,7i,,,,,,,,,,,,V,,,i,. A ,,,,,i, ,M,,,V,i,,, lXI,x1ic:A1c1c'i' lllASUN llinklespiel, :Ln :mir ship r-:u'pon1e1- ,,,,- -, i,,.,,,,, Pius. JON1-is Gretclien, his illL1llQQl1l.Cl' ,,,,,,,,i,,,i7,,,i,,i,,,i,,i.,,,,,,,, -.Y,,,, W . .,i,.. 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SCOTT Dwicam' SHUUSE QLOR IGN C141 L1-1nn1cTT Eli ..,e GICURGIC BURTON ..,....GEORG1fl WALSER ,....HAZEL THOMPSON ..m,,,,BAKER FISCHER ......FRANcEs MASSEY .1 I I VALEDICTORY I I THE PENALTY OF GREATNESS AN is prone to become dissatisfied with his lot, to envy those in posi- tions above him and to long continually for that which is just beyond his reach. lt is this tendency to reach out after higher things, to hold up an ideal which grows greater as he nears it, and to feel that he should be something better than he is, that makes one long to be great. Many people, in their search for greatness see only the greatness which comes from political strength, wealth and position. They are attracted by these things, and forget that to be truly great a person must have a great mind and heart, a noble soul, un- flinching principles, and an unselfish love for his fellow-men. They look too much for the greatness that will tend toward their happiness. Thinking that nothing can make them happier than to exchange places with some great person or to achieve that greatness themselves, they fail to see that the object of their envy is paying a penalty for his greatness, which they would be unwilling to pay. No man or woman in history has ever been great without paying some penalty, whether that greatness was inherited, achieved by years of work, or thrust upon him by a turn of fortune. Often the men who have taken high places, have come to their greatness with impediments that would deter many stouthearted people. Caesar was a weak qman physically and often, when engaged in war, had to iight to keep himself up, but his courage, determination, and will power carried him through till he stood upon the pinnacle of his ambi- tion and was a great man. Samuel Johnson suffered from ill health and his body was disfigured by disease. In spite of these things he made a name for himself. These men paid for their greatness in the effort which they made to overcome these physical weaknesses. How- many of those who are longing for greatness would be willing to pay such a price as this? There are many penalties which people pay for greatness. Some have given up their cherished dreams and their happy family relationsg some have been exiled from their countryg still others have given up their livesg all as penalties for being greater than ordinary men. But the surrendering of the life is not among the hardest penalties to bear. People sometimes live their whole lives with happiness denied them. Although they are rich in greatness, this can not purchase that freedom and happiness that makes life Worth living. 37 its -5 The surrender of the right to do the things which they long to do is a penalty which is often demanded of the great. Frederick of Prussia desired nothing more than to live his life as a philosopher and musician, but look at the different life in which he achieved success! He won his title of Frederick the Great, on the field of battle though he took this course only because the position was his by reason of his birth, and respect for his ancestors impelled him to tll it to the best of his ability. A man with a great soul is often gifted With sensitiveness. He shrinks from publicity, but he is not given a chance to keep himself in retirement. Because he is great he belongs to the people and when they make demands on his time, he must not refuse. Great persons are usually looked upon by the world as its property and they are treated as a sort of public servant. To be great a man must be in advance of his age and all men, whether philosophers, scientists, writers, or religious reformers who have been a day ahead of the rest of the world, have paid the penalty of being misunderstood. The rule may not always hold good, but it has been so generally true that some writer has put it into the words: 'To be great is to be understood. How many of our great men have never been appreciated and understood until after they were gone and no longer needed sympathy and appreciation! Think of the men who have paid for their greatness by giving up their happiness, their homes, or their lives! Socrates was forced to drink poison because his mind was broad enough to go beyond the narrow limits of his age, so that he gave to his students new ideas, doctrines, and truths which no one had discovered before. Caesar's life was taken for no other reason than that he was great and it was to the interest of his enemies that he be put out of the way. Demosthenes was driven from his home, an exile, because he was broad- rninded enough to have ideas and to express them. Luther, the great religious reformer, spent his life in fighting for his belief. He and his followers more than paid for his being greater than his fellow-men. Washington spent his life in establishing the independence, the glory, and the prosperity of his country. He succeeded in all he undertook, but never at the expense of honor, justice, integrity, or by the sacrifice of a single principle. He spent the best years of his life in earning his greatness. He endured terrible hardships during the Revolutionary War and often was without the necessities of life, but he kept on, cheering his men when there seemed to be no hope, and trusting in his Maker that all would yet be well. His motives were misunderstood by those who were subject to his authority, there were plots made against his life 5 and he was not permitted to plan his life as he wished. These were the penalties he had to pay for his greatness. Abraham Lincoln, a man who had such a great soul, such true nobility, that he helped his country in a time of its greatest need, paid the penalty with his time, his mind, his heart, and finally his life. In reviewing the lives of these great men we see that they all have paid some penalty for their greatness: whether in the surrendering of their individual happiness, the leaving of their homes, or the giving up of their lives. Then will you not learn a lesson from these lives? Remember the price which men have paid for what the world calls greatness, and try to be content with your life as you find it. Whatever your position, fill it as well as you can, search for the truth and endeavor to live up to it. Then if the world acknowledges you great,- Since by your greatness, you are nearer heaven in place, be nearer it in goodness. as ' 1 BY ALICE BOONE x 1 SALUTATORY l 1 AMERICAN O RIGINALITY EW Americans in their mad rush, ever pause to reflect on the great strides that have been made in our country in the last thirty years. Advances have been made in everything, save religion and the art of proposing, 'l is the way one of the popular magazines has recently expressed it. Soon we shall be flying and know all the germs by their names, so that when we call them, they will come and feed from our hands, but when we think of a twentieth- century accident of recent date, in which an automobile and an air-ship collided, the result disastrous to both, we expect startling and marvelous things of the future. From one point of view, the American of today, so assidously pursuing the latest and most up-to-date contrivances, is not to be blamed if he seldom takes a backward glance but plows steadily onward. Yet on the other hand, should any patriotic American go on day after day, with no thought of the colossal achievement of his own country? ln view of the fact that the charge of the lack of originality has been persistently brought against the American, it undoubtedly behooves him to consider and see if the accusations are justified. Have Americans no real claim to greatness? Some say that while we are living so strenuously, and piling up the shekels,- men of other nations are bringing to light all the valuable inventions and dis- coveries of general benefit to mankind. lt is true, that to America does not belong the glory of numerous scientiic discoveries and that many of the most useful inventions are productions of foreigners, yet the business, civil and commercial enterprises, which improve and put on the market all these new ideas, are distinctly American. There is one point at least in which all must concede to us originality, in the extent to which we have carried the department store idea, where my lady is able to purchase the many things she may desire all under one roof. England recently has taken up the idea and at last the still, prosaic English are aroused and excited over sale bills, display windows, and all the other N? an 39 ,Mi 3. pleasant features, taken from the American department store. Mere man may not appreciate this, but 'tis found that most women after a season of shopping abroad are delighted to get back to the American store and the American way of doing things. We have perfected our mail system beyond even the conception of for- eigners. We have built the sky-scraper higher, and carried the subway lower. We have reached extremes in all lines, thus displaying our commercial inventive genius. The American farmer, by availing himself of the modern mechanical con- trivances, and coupling these with American ingenuity and common sense has fairly dignified the calling, until now among our millionaires, some proudly claim farming as their vocation. Although all farmers in America are not millionaires, nevertheless, many have amassed fortunes and even the average farmer has a comfortable home and an automobile. America's worst tendency towards borrowing has always been in respect to fashions, receiving her dictates of style from Paris. But even this has become a thing of the past. Now magazines publish American designs and people patronize the New York modiste, in preference to her Parisian sister, so that after all, even the Paris gown is no longer the only standard of style. But probably of all our modes and methods, the most severely criticised, is that of our educational system, said to be a conglomeration of ideas, borrowed from here, there and everywhere. Our curriculum is charged with being too crowded, our vacations too numerous, for while our youngsters are sitting on the banks of some crick in June, hanging tenaciously to a Hshing pole, with their feet dangling leisurely, in the muddy water, the little German youth is poring over his Latin grammar. No doubt our foreign brothers accustomed to private tutors and governesses are unable to grasp the breadth of our democratic system, and being doubtful are inclined to criticise. For what nation can boast of like principles, displayed to their youth, as the spirit of democracy is to Young America through the medium of the public school. Though our curriculum may be crowded and our vacations too frequent, it is a generally accepted fact that American students can carry off honors in any school and are always in demand for responsible positions. v Why, things have even reached the place, where American cooking is in great demand and foreigners are sending to our country for cooks in order that they may enjoy our delicious and palatable concoctions. What greater proof of our creative ability could be desired? But whether these achievements be due to inventive genius and originality or to bull-dog tenacity and sound judgment is a matter of secondary considera- tion. In a few cases we may have obtained primary ideas and a few elementary points from other nations and other peoples, but the result, eventually such a stupendous improvement so strikingly dissimilar to the model taken,is proof of our originality and has brought us eminent success. ,E 40 1. A 5 . ff I CLASS WILL GUY MASSEY T0 WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The class of 1910 hereby proclaim this as their last will and testament. We hereby give and bequeath to the following heirs, to-wit: To Prof, Higdon:- An order for more typewriters to be placed in his office so that he will be able to establish a typewriting department up stairs. To Principal VVildish.' More time next year so that a period may be 'fkilled now and then, also a bond for 335,000 for the city to build him a new Physics lab. To Miss Lockwood:- Money to pay for those books she ordered from a book agent some time ago. To Miss K. Da'vis:- n Her choice as to what sort of men make the best husbands,-artists, sculptors, carpenters, paper hangers, or Painters. To Miss Mitchell:- Le Voyage de M. Perricl1on, to read during her spare time while sitting in the hall down stairs. To Jllr. Chas. Davis:- An assistant to help him in his household duties. T 0 Miss Watson:- Caesar's Ghost. To Miss Francisco:- A position as instructor of music and elocution in the institution for the Deaf and Dumb at Olathe. To Mr. Duvall:- Thor's Hammer, to enable him to knock a box down. To Miss Doubt:- The art of drawing Hies for her pupils to dissect. To Miss Henricks.'- Any two boys in school, Preference-from Sophomore class. To Miss Hyde:- Treatise on Mathematical Outlines submitted by the chair of mathematics, at Went- worth's Military academy, Lexington, Mo. To Miss Wilson:- A pass to Kansas City, good over Sunday. To Mr. Turner:- A vaeuum cleaner, so that the halls of learning will be free from dust. To the Juniors:- The name of Seniors, and parties more often. To the Sophomores.'- Seats just vacated by the Juniors, but having the air of a haughty senior. To the Freshmen:- y A The right to take a bawl at the new Superintendent, if he tramps on their liberties. The School Board being appointed as worthy executors of this will, we the Seniors of 1910 believe it will be carried out to the word. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We do set our hands and seal on this, the thirteenth day of May A. D. Nineteen Hundred and Ten. QSEAL, -THE SEN IORS. 41 'ia ...W Staff Editorial Editor-in-Chief .... Literary Editor .... . Athletic Editor .... Fiction Editor .... Artists ...... ..... Business Manager.. Assistant Business EDITORIAL STAFF anager.. ... M Society Editor....... .... Exchange Editor .-... Junior Representative. . Sophomore Representative Freshman Representative. 3 415 ......Paul Scott Claude Reynolds - Baker Fischer .Walter Cadmus Gladys Jardine Lloyd White -- -- Guy Massey .. . . Ross Beamer - ---. Roma Hall - -- - .Alice Boone -. .... Mary Fowler . . . . Winona Franklin . . . . . . Ida Fitzgerald Editorial Although we feel no anxiety whatever concerning our reputation as it exists with the present generation, yet We look forward somewhat dubiously into the future when our fame shall come thundering down the annals of time, lest it may be somewhat battered up in transit. So in order that posterity may have a more authentic conception of our genius, we have edited and pub- lished this little proof of our intellectual and literary ability. We saw at the beginning of our Senior year that this could not be satis- factorily accomplished in one month's edition. So we decided to convert the regular monthly periodical into an annual worth while. With this intent in mind we have labored conscientiously during the past year. And after expending a preponderous amount of mental energy, sacrificing vast quantities of paper, and wearing out innumerable pencils, we have brought into existence this cosmopolitan composition of wit, wisdom, verbosity, and doggcrel. We do not intend to bore you with a long dissertation on the merits and de- merits of each particular production, but we leave you to decide for yourself whether or not we have exhausted our mentality in vain. U Our chief object throughout the whole is to bring out the principles of the Senior platform. The platform which we constructed for ourselves at the beginning of our High School career. And being unusually broad-minded we have made this an exceptionally spacious platform. So that if we ever become tired of standing upon it, We can sit down or even recline with facility. There are a few planks in our platform that deserve especial attention. We believe in class fights, class parties, woman suffrage, and the pure foodv law. We have mentioned these few merely to show that we are not narrow- minded or biased in our opinions. For this is the one thing in our Annual as well as in our platform that we have studiously avoided. Throughout the whole you will find the same broad tolerant attitude, for we have fostered the kind and forgiving spirit toward everyone and have judged friend and Junior alike most leniently. And now all that we ask of you is that you re- member that HA thing of beauty is a joy forever and that you cherish this small volume accordingly. R 44 5, ' Y? if , ' X A Reminiscence 9 Y 'Q' F 5 idler, 'Q'-,ff V . yi' W r ffffjl ,, tm 'ky lx, x 5, 'K X' N Y v X v the place the stairs, their new and cloak of the little blue cups. A I was sitting in my library on a drowsy day in September. My friend, the only other occupant of the room, was writing letters in the alcove. As I gazed out of the window a crowd of merrygirls passed with their books ready for the opening day of school. The words of one floated in, Hlt can't seem possible that this is our last, year to- gether. My mind wandered back to just such a day several years before when I walked the same path, to the same place, thinking the same thing. I found fmyself entering the build- ing once more. Classmates whom l had not seen during vacation, shook hands in hearty greeting. Everything looked 'strange in the building. New sanitary drinking fountains had taken gaudy yellowish brown paint adorned and the desks in class rooms and assembly weie stiff and prim in coat of va1'nish. Unfamiliar faces were seen doing duty in halls rooms, and familiar faces were missed. Miss Ha1'ter was not to be Seen surrounded by her ardent basket ball ad- mirers, nor was Miss Humburger there to preside over the kitchen realm. No glimpse was to be had of the jovial Mr. Kaney clad in blue apron, emerging from the joinery, nor would lllr. Tetzler nearly drive us from the building on experiment days in the labratory. On ascending to the upper floor, an emphatic voice in the oflice was heard to say, t'Well, you will have to take fixe subjects. lt means work but you only have twenty-two points. Next,lNliss l itchell,send in some more. No, l am not ready for Sophomores yet, l want seniors now. I took my place in the row of chairs outside the office door and cntcrrd eagerly into the discussion of the classification slips of those who came out all the time sliding up as each one went in, until it was my turn. I had little trouble in being classified, and as I passed down the line to lze checked up, I had a good opportunity to view pait of the new faculty. 'llie first one I approached took my name and age. He was of nicdii ni luild, kindly gray eyes, and dark hair combed in the pcnipadour style, that gave him an inquisitive look. By the east window sat a girl, as I thought, probably new student, with 45 her hair done low on her neck. Afterwards I learned that she was Miss Kend- rick, a K. U. basket ball star and would be our coach. Another was sitting beside her, of larger build, with dark curly hair. Some one whispered to me that she was the new bugologist teacher. An old friend of last year, Charles Small, gave me the list of books needed. Then I left the oflice to linger with some other senior girls about room six, where Miss Watts was in charge. School duties fell in the old routine and days and weeks passed happily on. Numerous reports of the resignation of Miss Davies at Xmas filled the seniors with terror. Who would drill us in our play? - we asked. Who would direct the annual? Whatever could we do without her? - Time went on but nothing materialized. Soon after the holidays an announcement came like thunder from a clear sky. Miss Schaw had resigned. We forgot the cool look she gave us from' head to foot when called up in the assembly and told to take the front seat. The merciless scoldings we had re- ceived at her hands when we were sent to the oflice were also forgotten. What would we do? What was she going to do? Who would take her place? all cried in consternation. But all must bow to the inevitable. The new term began, Miss Schaw departed and Mr. Pompadour took her chair. Miss Skinner became head of mathematics and taught those taking solid geometry to make air ships and other practical things which will probably be of use in the future. Miss Lockwa grew tired of continuous school duties and took a short vacation to tour the western states. Several girls deserted the courses they had begun to pursue, and were fre- quenting Miss Sanfriscos' methods, grammar and arithmetic classes. They diligently avoided any slang phrases they might once have had in their vocabu- lary. One day during Mr. Overalls assembly period I was exchanging confidence with a neighbor girl. All the time Mr. Overall was watching out of the corner of his eye. Suddenly my name was called. I sat up hastily. Was I to be seated on the front seat or humiliated in some other way before the Freshies? I looked hurriedly about to see if everybody was watching me. Only the familiar. furniture of my own library greeted me. As I wondered how it all happened the voice of my friend called, You would better wake up, luncheon is ready. I have called you twice already. The clock chimed half after eleven. I arose regretfully from the great leather chair, insisting that I had not slept a wink. My friend smiled wisely and replied, Your thoughts must have been pleasant for you were smiling all the time. -HAZEL E. THOMPSON. ff 46 4 - 'I iv Q, , A 'LHLETI C Wulf!!! ff By Baker Fischer 111 A11111e1i1-s 1111ve 110011 very s1101'essf111 i11 1'. H. S. 1110 past s011so11. '11110 games 11111'e been well 1111101111011 111111 1110 players 1111v0 worked 1111100111131 lt is by 111eir efforts 11111113 1110 se11so11 1111s been 11s S1lCCCSSf1l1 11s 11 1111s. 111B11sk0t 112111 1e11111s were O1'12Q2LI11ZCL1 111111 1'r11'so11s 0111101011 1110 f10l11ll011S1Cl'11 IQILHSZLS 101152110 T119 boys were llH11S112l11j' s11'o11g, 1111111111121 every QIZIIIIC 111111 ll11L11l12L1C1j' 1100111110 1110 17101111 pOSSCSt0lS of 1110 1'11p,1rff01c11 by 1110 111111111ge1110111 of 1110 lC2LQ,1lC. 111 '1'110 girls 111111 IL s1r0111i of 112L1'L1 l1lCli 111111 lost 1,110 games, 111110111121 1111111 s1'1o1111 in 1110 102LgllC. 411 1111110 spring: QL 1111se1.11111 1011111 was o1'g1111iz011 111111 131111011 s01'01'111 11111111-s. Owing to 1110 111011 of funds 111111 01111111si11111, only 111100 g111110s l1111'0 1.10011 1J1Il3'CK1. 111 A 1r111'k 1011111 llILS 110011 0I'gI1lH1ZOC1, 111111 on going 1o press 111010 is 111114 of QL meet here with 1911. Scott, but nothing 11efi11i110 112LS been 1180111911 411 Athletics in P. H. S. s1111111s for good, clean, healthy exercise, 2111101 should receive 1110 support of every pupil 111111 citizen. 47 gi ,L-. 42' BML X W7 R-ff 1 ,.4 , . I 'V ik 'I McCormick, McClung. Thomas. Stevens. Jardine. Lanham. Murray Girls Basket Ball PITTSBURG AT PARSONS:- Dec. 3, '09. On this evening Pittsburg ambled in for a game with the P. H. S. girls. The game was called for 8:30. This was Pittsburg's first time in the lime light and the game proved easy picking for Parsons. From the first shrill sound of the referee's whistle the ball flew into Parsons territory and remained there throughout the game. ' During the first half, Stevens, anew member of the team, proved herself a good player by hooking three field baskets in succession. Vern is the free thrower from Free-throwers-ville and gathered in four free's. The first half ended with a score of 10 to 5. In the second half Parsons completely walked away and added six field baskets making the final score 23 to 8. PARSONS AT PITTSBURG:- The Parsons girls again showed their superior playing on a foreign court. This game was not very exciting as Parsons made basket after basket and made them so fast that it made the crowd dizzy to watch the ball fly into the net. Loma again showed her metal by gloming five field baskets and one free. Vern also showed good form and added four field baskets and three frees making the total 22 to 7 in favor of Parsons. CHERRYVALE AT PARSONS:- As a nice Xmas present the Parsons girls gave the Cherryvale girls a package of defeat. Cherryvale possesses a team of good looking girls and they make a hit wherever they go. They are small but are fast basket ball players. Their team work is excellent but their size is against them. When the referee blew his whistle to play ball until Parsons landed the first basket, it was nip and tuck between the two teams and thefirst half ended with the score a tie. In the second half the Parsons forwards gained confidence and landed 13 points. Cherryvale was not able to keep up with the pace and Parsons won the night by the score of 18 to 12. After the game the visitors were enter- tained by the Wigwam Club. , ALTAMONT AT PARSONS:- The big husky farmer girls came up from the burg of Altamont with the earnest intentions of showing our girls the inner workings of basket ball. The electric lights bewildered them or they forgot all about basket ball and merely stood around and gazed at the splendid team work of our girls. '- The game was slow throughout and except for the melodious voice of the Altamont referee the crowd would have fallen asleep. Altamont did not get a field basket in either half, showing the splendid work of our guards. The first half ended with the score of 12 and 3 and Parsons not yet tired. The pace proved too fast for the girls from the country and they were unable to compete with their city sisters. The game stopped with the scorer vainly endeavoring to count the score made by Parsons. He finally accomplished the task and announced the magnanimous score of 29 to 7 with Altamont panting for breath. 50 ' PARSONS AT ALTAMONT:- A The girls team went to Altamont to show the corn fed maidens that they could play away from home as well as they could at home. There was nothing very exciting during the game. Our girls showed excellent teamwork and knew where to find the baskets. Parsons did all of their scoring in the first half and finished the half with a tally of 18 to 6. In the second half Altamont substituted a new player and succeeded in holding Parsons down, however they were not fast enough to raise the score more than three points. The final story was 18 to 9 with Altamont down and out. FT. SCOTT AT PARSONS:- The first defeat of the season came through the hands of Ft. Scott. Both teams were evenly matched and the game was certainly a corker. Both teams displayed fine teamwork and the ball went from one end of the field to the other, neither side being able to score. The score for the first half was 9 and 12 with Ft. Scott in the lead. The second half started with Parsons spirits renewed and the girls started in to redeem themselves. Luck was against them, the little Scott girls were too fast and Parsons went down to defeat by the close score of 17 to 15. PARSONS AT FT. SCOTT:- The following Friday night Parsons went to Scott with vengeance in their eye, determined to do or die. They died. Scott was equally determined and played good ball to keep the honor they had achieved the week before. Upon reaching the floor our girls were attacked by a severe case of the buck. The first half was not very exciting and finished a tie. The second half our girls thought they were at a balloon party and went up in the air. Miss Murray grew hysterical and threatened to kill the referee, making things interesting for awhile. Parsons was unable to score this half and the game ended with a tally of 15 to 5 in favor of Scott. CHANUTE AT PARSONS:- Chanute certainly is the town of tall maidens, and they all play basket ball. They sent a team down on the eleventh of Feb. 1910 that was composed of five of the longest girls in the country. From the first ,noise of the referees whistle these tall maidens kept the ball high in the air, never letting it come down at all. They knew not the science of basket ball, but upon receiving the ball would walk over and gently lay it in the basket. Our short but fast little guards could do nothing against these bean poles. The game was some- what of a comedy, to see those Chanute freaks handle that sphere. However, our girls did splendid defence work, showing their superior skill in teamwork. The final score was 33 to 8, the worst of the season, but beware Chanute, some day Parsons will have a bunch of freaks and will do the same thing to you. PARSONS AT CHEROKEE:- It was cold and dreary when the Frisco limited bearing the Parsons teams, pulled into the burg of Cherokee. A good sized crowd met them at the depot and escorted them to the Leland hotel the headquarters of the Parsons bunch. 51 After dressing for the game the girls hurried over to the hall to be con- fronted by a big ugly post in the center of the basket ball court. At 8:30 the battle started and from the very beginning Parsons seemed right. They hooked basket after basket and did not stop until Cherokee cried enough and lost heart. Our girls just simply ran away and left Cherokee in the dark by the score of 29 to 6. CHEROKEE AT PARSONS:- The last game of the season was played at home and Cherokee was the victim. A large crowd was in attendance and Parsons certainly did noble work. Although being tired and worn out from a season of hard work, our girls played in good form and never missed a chance at the basket. Vern un- corked a few new ones and showed the crowd what she could do and raked in seven field baskets and one free throw in the first half. This half ended with Parsons on the long end with the score of 15 to 7. Parsons still retained their good form and Cherokee only made three points making the score 26 to 10. Thus ended the series and with only two defeats Parsons can claim honor to a valiant team. GIRLS BASKET BALL SCHEDULE. Dec. 3 Pittsburg at Parsons Pittsburg 8 P. H. S Dec. 17 Parsons at Pittsburg Pittsburg 7 Dec. 25 Cherryvale at Parsons Cherryvale 12 Jan. 7 Altamont at Parsons Altamont 7 Jan. 14 Parsons at Altamont Altamont 9 ' Jan. 28 Ft. Scott at Parsons Ft. Scott 17 Feb. 4 Parsons at Ft. Scott Ft. Scott 15 Feb. 11 Chanute at Parsons Chanute 33 Feb. 25 Parsons at Cherokee Cherokee 6 Mch. 4 Cherokee at Parsons Cherokee 10 ' TOTAL Opponents .......... ........................ 1 24 P. H. S. ....... .gl gr. . .ii .. Jones. Preston. Ross. Baty. Bonebtake. Britton. A. M. Heydrick. Coach Boy's Basket Ball PITTSBURG AT PARSONS :- V Basket ball opened the season in Parsons between Pittsburg and Paisons. On the eve of Friday Dec. 3, 1909 A. D., the aggregation from the Smoky City arrived on the Frisco limited. They were escorted to Brickman's hall by a goodly sized bunch of P. H. S. rooters. Pittsburg being new in the game knew not the way of the basket ball world and were defeated by the great score of 42 to 10. During the last half of the game the Pittsburg Captain climbed into his balloon and went straight up in the air. He descended how- ever and finished the game in the best of spirits. After the game the visitors were entertained by the team. PARSONS AT PITTSBURG z- The next game Parsons played was at Pittsburg Dec. 17, 1909. Nothing very exciting happened during this game except that the Pittsburg rooters took offence at Fairies Hey's and attempted to hand him a few lemonsy but he being rather fleet of foot when there is any fighting going on, ran for shelter in the hotel and thereby escaped the missles of juicy fruit. The game was slow and dragged on both sides and ended by the score of 26 to 15 in favor of Parsons. CHERRYVALE AT PARSONS :- There next appeared on the list an exhibition game and on the night of Christmas 1909 a bunch hailed from the burg of Cherryvale Cherr le 1 . yva was the winner of last years pennant and felt confident of victory. Cherryvale showed swift team work but it was not up to the standard of Parsons and Parsons easily won. The score in the first half was 18 to 12 alead of 6 points for Parsons Th ' ' f ' ' e second half, Lherryxale lost hope and Parsons woke up, winning this half by a score of 20 to 8. The game ended by a score of 38 to 20 with P. H. S. on the long end. Cherr val ' f th from since. ALTAMONT AT PARSONS :- On the seventh day of January 1910 A D abig bunch of loud r t bl . . oo ers ew in from Altamont,the County High School. They came prepared to show their city brethern the principals of basket ball but were sadly fooled in the meager attempt. From the first toot of the referees whistle the game resembled a 20th century foot ball game, the big husky farmers merely running around the field shouting like Indians and trying to knock the breath out of the refined l f ' p ayers 0 Iarsons. The refined players were equal to the occasion however and handled the dope just a little too fast for them and the game ended with the colors of P. H. S. hi h ' th ' ' on the high side. PARSONS AT ALTAMONT:- The following Friday Parsons went to Altamont for a return game. A large crowd of rooters accom anied th t d y e s ea ers were drooping and has never been heard g 1n e air. The score was 49 to 28 w1th Parsons p e cams an made the burg resemblefw a city. 1 ' A' 54 ' - .firm f. if The game was played in the new Gym. The crowd was very boisterous, but the excellent service of the town Cop soon put them under his control and the game proceeded very nicely. The score was very close, but at no time was Parsons in danger. The final tally was 28 to 21. FT. SCOTT AT PARSONS. On the 28th day of Feb. 1910, the boys from the Fortress town, confident of victory, invaded the stronghold of the defenders of the Orange and Blue. The game was full of snappy playing on both sides. The first half went off very smoothly and ended with the score 20 to 11 in favor of Parsons. During the second half, the Ft. Scott referee, seeing his home team losing endeavored to swing the game by putting out Ross on the pretence of kicking. Umpire Heydrick stood his ground and Ross was allowed to play. The game finished with the dark brown taste in Ft. Scott's mouth. Score 36 to 28 with Scott holding the sack. PARSONS AT FT. SCOTT:- The next of the series was played at Ft. Scott andthe undefeated players went into the game with buoyant hearts and scientific plays. The game was snappy throughout, both teams showing excellent teamwork. Ft. Scott pos- sesses a line field which makes good playing possible. The first half ended with the score a tie. The second half Parsons gained on the Scott players and heldithe lead until the finish. The final score was 15 to 13, Parsons taking the larger slice of the pie. CHANUTE AT PARSONS:- ' On the cold bitter evening of Feb. 11, 1910, there came to town a big bunch of Chanute rooters thirsting for a real live basket ball game to be played, between Chanute and Parsons. This was not a league game, but proved to be one of the best of the season. . The first half of the game showed excellent teamwork on both sides. Bone- brake hooked six field baskets all by himself. The score at the end of this half was 18 to 15 with Parsons in the lead. The second half was very exciting, the ball going from one end of the field to the other. Each team would score alternately and the half finished with a tie. The Chanute scorer, becoming rattled, accidently UD put down a couple of baskets to Chanute's credit thereby increasing the score four points in favor of Chanute, but as the oflicial scorer is the home man his figures were taken. Ross thinking the game was over had left and Preston was substituted, but he not being in good form, Chanute landed six field baskets and won the game by a score of 48 to 36. PARSONS AT CHEROKEE 2- , The next of the series was with Cherokee, This proved to be a good practice game for our boys and they won easily. The hall at Cherokee does not afford very Good playing owing to the numerous decorations, in the way of large posts D and gas lights. However Parsons can play basket ball any place and succeeded in hitting the high places for 16 points against 10 for Cherokee. In the second half the Umpire, not knowing the game very thoroughly, 'called two B fowls on Preston thereby putting him out of the game. We were 55 'fe 'We v ge. ir 'a'. equal to the occasion and substituted Ross who proved to be as good' a tosser Preston. The last half was full of squabbling and both teams were satisfied to hear the time keepers whistle. Parsons found herself on the right side of the score sheet by a score of 28 to 14. CHEROKEE AT PARSONS :- The last game of the season was played on our own court and proved to be very one sided. Parsons was right and all of the boys were in Splendid condition. As soon as the game started, Bonebrake hypnotized the ball and landed on it for three field baskets and one free throw. Jones came forward with four field baskets and Preston finished with three. Britton, the fastest guard in the state, anxious for a little honor, nipped one basket, and thus ended the first half by a score of 23 to 11. ln the second half Preston was put out of the game for tripping, but not before he added three more field baskets to the fast growing score. Bonebrake copped four baskets and Sam came forth with live tucked under his belt. Britton couldnlt resist the temptation and added another basket making the final score 49 to 17, a complete runaway. Thus ended the most successful season of Basket Ball P. H. S. has ever had. PARSONS AT K. U. MEET. Parsons went to Lawrence for the K. U. meet with the intention of bringing home the state championship trophy, but the boys have maintained a strict silence since returning home. One of our perfectly good players had acquired a black eye, but no information with regard to the affair or what took place at the State University has been obtained. BOYS' BASKET BALL SCHEDULE. Dec. 3 Pittsburg at Parsons Pittsburg 10 P. H. S. 42 Dec. 17 Parsons at Pittsburg Pittsburg 15 26 Dec. 25 Cherryvale at Parsons Cherryvale 20 H 38 Jan. 7 Altamont at Parsons Altamont 28 50 Jan. 14 Parsons at Altamont Altamont 21 28 Jan. 28 Ft. Scott at Parsons Ft. Scott 28 36 Feb. 4 Parsons at Ft. Scott Ft. Scott 13 ' 15 Feb. 11 Chanute at Parsons Chanute 48 36 Feb. 25 Parsons at Cherokee Lherokee 14 28 Mch. 4 Cherokee at Parsons Lherokee 17 49 TOTAL Opponents ...... .. ...,.... ....... - .......... 2 14 P. H. S ..... 348 56 4 4' 5. 5 3 fr PARSONS AT ALTAMONT: On April 2, the lJlISCbiLll.JDG2tIIl. went to Altamont to play the county high school. The day was very 'windyi andlninde playing: very hard. The game was called for 2:30. The boys put up a good stiff game, with Scheibner in the box. Although this being his first year in that capacity, he showed science and skill in handling the sphere. Parsons succeeded in making three hits off of the Altamont pitcher, but was held down to the score of 10 to 3. Thus the first game of the season ended in defeat. ALTAMONT AT PARSONS: The following Saturday the farmers eanie up for a return game. Parsons had put in some diligent work in practice this week and the men were in splendid shape. That fast little pitcher, Seheibner, was again in the box and Baty was catching. lt was an ideal day for a graino and both teams played well. There was not a very large crowd in attendance and in consequence the gate receipts were small. The game ended with a score of 8 to 2 in favor of Parsons. PARSONS AT CHEROKEE: The next game was at Cherokee and on Saturday, April 115, Parsons was on hand. The game was called for 3 o'eloc-k, but upon arrixing on the field, the Cherokee Captain refused to play on account of the position of one of our players. They claimed that he was a professional ball player. Cherokee merely got the buck and was afraid of our boys. The Parsons captain re- monstrated not with the big mogul of the Cherokee team but took his men off the field. After repeated refusal on the part of the fherokee team our boys Went back to the hotel and waited for the first train houie. -BAKER l 1sCH1Q1:, '10. 57 .ii Wise Ross. H. Ross. ritton. E. ibner. B C Sch aty. Beamer. mer. Harvey. B Wid J 0 I HQ? l'1'.f1 iff LZ: ll UI Ili Ili 65 Jumor Cl The Juniors lt was during the year 1907, in the spring term, when I first visited the Parsons High School, and met the present Junior class. As Miss Schaub, who then ruled the destinies of the young hopefuls of Parsons, was showing me over the building, we paused before the door of Room 5, and my guide, in a very impressive tone, said, This is our latest addition, the little 'Apes' I looked in and something in their appearance caused me to decide I would like to know them better., There were forty-seven of these youngsters, and a remark made by Miss Schaub gave me the idea that it would be interesting to follow this class through their high school career and Watch the changes made each year and see how large the class would be when they graduated. as Pk wk as :ee as It was late in the spring of 1908, before I again had an opportunity to visit the Parsons High School. My first inquiry was for the 8th graders, and I was told with pride by their teachers, that they were no longer 8th's, but had reached the distinction of being freshmen-and 9a's at that. This time there were sixty-eight since the class had been reinforced by outsiders, backsliders, and little B's. However I learned to my disappointment, that they had not lived up to the high honor of being freshmen, for they still clung to their pugnacious tendencies, and had had several bouts with the seniors. I enjoyed my visit very much, and became better acquainted with some of their number. A few months later I was much pleased to iind that I could make my home in Parsons for the future, Where I would be able to watch the advancement of the class of '11 more closely. :uc :xc wk a wk ae The year 1909 was an important one for my young friends. This year they organized and elected Elmer Ross, president. Also they gave their first party at the country home of Carrie Pace. They, had become very prominent in athletics and were making vast strides up the ladder of knowledge,-in their own estimation. In the annual field meet their boys did good Work for the honor of their class and school. For various reasons the membership had dropped to fifty- five, but it remained a strong class. as wk :r wk af af They are now in their Junior year, the pride of the entire school. So far, this year has been the greatest they have ever spent. On Miss Schaub's leaving. things looked blue for a time, but interest soon revived and the class proceeded to elect the remaining officers. Ralph Wise, was chosen Vice President, Lyle Ayers, Treasurer, and Mary Fowler, Secretary. They also decided on a class pin and choose for their motto Sui Generis, H which I think very appropriate. They have now reached the end of their Junior year with just one more member than they had when they we1'e Sths. This is an unusual record, and if they continue with this number, theirs will be the largest class ever graduated from P. H. S. Here's hoping for great things from the class of 1911 .................... M. H. 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Possessing a natural amount of curiosity, I decided to peek inside the covers. No telling what awful secrets I should find in there hidden away from the world! My heart performed all sorts of athletic stunts as I cautiously lifted the ponderous cover and peered within. Glancing across one of the pages, my eye caught the word Sophomore , and here I paused, for being one of those things myself I firmly determined to investigate what it said about us, and, believe me, I dis- covered some appalling things. One-hundred twenty of us entered High School, January 10, 1908, in the despised position of little eights. That is, at first we were despised, but when we had an opportunity of demonstrating our lofty intelligence, noble characteristics and gentle dispositions, we were no longer considered idiosyn- crasical or eccentric, but since then have always been respected for the charming manner in which we have conducted ourselves on every occasion without excep- tion. Our class has never contributed any representatives to those horrid class scraps or pugilistic encounters of which so many classes are guilty. We never decorated any floors, walks, windows, doors or steps with barbarous red paint. We had no such cannibalistic tendencies. A thousand times no! Then again, who has ever seen a Sophomore on the street after 3 o'clock A. M.? Nobody! The Sophs were at home studying their lessons, preparatory to the next day's recitations. In fact the appellation Sophomore is now unani- mously used in P. H. S. as synonymous with unparalleled ability and absolute integrity. Although, as yet, we have no permanent class organization, still this does not signify lack of energy and enthusiasm on our part, for we are full of class spirit and we live in hopes. At present, the Sophomores number Hfty-six all told, excepting what is not told. Since entering the High School, the class has lost over sixty of its original members, some having dropped school, others having moved away or gotten married. For those who have dropped school, we have nothing but heartfelt sympathy. To the ones who have moved away we extend our unadulterated sympathy in their misfortune, while for the married ones We have nothing except congratulations, which are cheap and nice to give away. One of the things that particularly interested me was the long lines of I's opposite our names. This is something we have striven for, and we are proud of it, knowing that it is due only to our own high aims and untiring efforts. We mean to preserve with the former and to continue the latter until some sweet spring day we shall sally forth graduates, by the same doors through which we entered, little li6lghtS.,,-WINONA G. FRANKLIN. 65 J w l HU' W Wwmm' M -' l---'- -an x,....,.Wm ,I H wyxf, H mm Freshman Class Parsons, Kansas, Sept. 14th, 1909. Mr. J. J. Simpkins, Esq., . Rainbow Village, Dear Paz- ' Knowin that you an ma an sis would be wanting to here about my first days in this here high school, Im going to indeavor to relait the details of em. When I first landed in Parsons and started out to find my way to the high school, I saw what I thought was one of these street can tracks and I looked vanely up an down for a mule car like we saw in Meddleville Arkinsaw. Mighty nigh discouraged after waitin most a half hour I saw somethin commin down the track that must of been a car but honest! pa, I aint foolin it hadnt a blamed thing to push it nor pull it. Now of course not thinkin nor carin for myself but a thinkin how you all at home would miss me, if anything happened to me, I let the thing pass me by. After reachin and goin in the biggest school house I ever saw I ask, real-know-it-all-like of a toeheaded boy, where the freshmen went first and what do you think he said pa.-HSame place as the fresh womenn. Soon school took up an thens when the aginoys of a freshman begins for shure. We no moren got seated in one little room until some little bell would ring an everybody would jump up like theyd been sudden like stuck with a pin an rush off in all directions. They call us the 9 bees but I cant for the life of me see why. They's more then nine of us and I'm dead shure we don't do near as much buzzin as some of the others! Say, pa, did you ever stedy Algebra? Well it is the craziest stuff I ever saw. One day it tells us that X equals John's goat and the next day something all different. It would shure take a Phillidelphy lawyer to figger it out, much less your poor Sarrah! fThat what I just wrote, we call1STYLE in English.y Prof. Davis says thet in Algebry he fears I've met my Hwaterloo.H Just what or who that is I dcn't know but I'm certain I've met em. The Senior girls have got my cooriosity arroused talkin so much about that Sicology. I ain't seen him yet but they talk like he was the only boy in the high school. They sure is some wee tots startin in over here. They's one little boy I thought must be visitin, but the teachers call on him to recite so I guess he belongs here. He carries all his books round with him every place he goes and the first time I seen him comin, I couldn't see him for the books and I thought it shure was one of them circulation libraries I always wanted to see. Well, pa, be shure an feed UCuterH the pup good an give ma and sis my love, I remain, , Your lovin daughter Sarrah Simpkins. P. S. Tell Jimmy Brooks that I'm awful sorry, but the candy heart he give me to keep, got so dirty that I had to eat it. 69 x Rs N3 X S XX X 7 X J 5' G Q in iam' l MMT: y1yy as 'rm I X I LITERARY DEPT. ,-. A ,ts I ,, ,,,.AA - ,E I A:A5f. , ,,, .ea '-:- f le lf! ei + T 4-, i , T 1 Literary Society There is no calling in life in which the abilitv to appear well in ubli t ,U ,. p c, 0 address an audience and carry conviction to one's listeners, to move men to action by the power of eloquence, is not of inestimable value. Since the educa- tion of many never extends beyond the elementary schools, it should be the purpose of the high school to furnish all the tra' ' b ining possi le along these lines, and in no other way can this be better accomplished than through literary societies. lt is due to this fact th t ment of the value of literary work, four a a our Society was organized and in acknowledg- ppearances on programs, if approved by the teacher in charge, give one high school ' d't ere 11, with the exception of music where eight appearances are necessary for a point. The Belles Lettres S programs have consisted of orations tions of music. The standard of much of the work ociety has done creditable work the past year. The , debates, essays, original stories and selec- has been high but we believe that it should be and will be higher in the future than it has been in the past. 'Ph K I Y' 7 ' e attendance, with few exceptions, has been good and the members have shown a hearty ap reciation f d p o goo work done. With interest and enthusiasm on the part of the pupils and with th h t we believe that our literary society can be made one e ear y co-operation and help of the teachers of the important factors in our school life and that its members will receive a training from such Work, that can be obtained from no other line of school Work. 70 When Father was a Boy My daddy was a'n angel child When he was a little Kid- Now, listen close, while I relate What father used to did. He used to go to Sunday School, He always went to Church, He never shot a beany Nor pigeons from their perch. He didn't used to snowball- But then he used to skate 3 He never went to parties, But went to bed at eight. He always used to milk the cow And chop up cords of wood- Of course 1 can't, I tell him, For we burn gas, as good. He never sassed his father, He kept the golden rule, He never did play hookey But got one-plus at school. Nor did he fight with other boys To square it with his gal- But l tell him he never had One's good as Mary Sal. He didnlt read dime novels Nor knew of Diamond Dick, He never ran away from home To swim out in the creek. He always used to mind his Ma His manners were like gents- He hates to have me say to him, I'll wash up for ten cents. He never came to table When his folks had company Unless his face and hands were clea And never asked for tea. He never bummed a street car, He never canned a cur, He never went to ball games- I'd like to know what fun is fur. He didn't swear, nor didn't smoke, And never lied a'tallg My father must a bin a siss, An angel child, that's all. 71 n, -W. C A Misplaced Bone Say, fellows, let's pull off a bone on Bashful. The speaker was a boy about sixteen years of age, and being only six feet tall, he was popularly designated as shorty, His two companions were boys near his own age, and all three were students of the High School, which could be easily recognized by any one sufliciently initiated to know the ear marks of the species. The Bashful in question was another boy in their own set, whom they liked well in spite of his lack of self-assertion, but it was impossible for them to resist the overwhelming temptation of playing a joke on him whenever a good opportunity was presented. All right, agreed Red Smith Pm in for it. Speak up, and tell us what we shall do. It's this, said Shorty, f'we'll tell him that we are going to curl our hair up in fuzzy kinks all over our heads, and of course he'll do it, if he thinks we are going to. We'll say that we are going to wear it to school that way, and then, in the morning, here he'l1 come looking like a side show, and we'll have the laugh on him. Agreed, said Jim Simpson, better known as Simp. We'll do the thing up in great style. Hadn't we better add a little paint? I do like to see a pretty complexion. Curly hair and pink cheeks certainly do harmonize well, answered Red, but let's don't have anything else elaborate in this demonstration, or he'll suspect. You know he hasn't quite forgotten the time we sent that valentine to May Wilkins with his name signed to it. Just then conversation ceased abruptly, for Bashful was seen coming down the street, and when he sauntered up to them, whistling unconcernedly, the boys were animatedly discussing the latest in base ball news. Hello, he said, what's up? What? cried Simpson assuming surprise and a shocked tone. Don't you know? Oh! that's right. I forgot you weren't here when we were talking about it. Some of us fellows are going to curl our faces and paint our hair- no, I mean curl our hair and paint our faces, and go to school that way. Well, said Bashful, that certainly shows an extraordinary amount of common sense for children of your age. How many have consented to expose their unadulterated, blithering idiocy to the scornful public? Ah, don't get sarcastic, advised Red, and above all things, remember when you mention the matter so lightly, that you are in the presence of the honorable originators of the scheme. Now Red, Warned Shorty, there you go again, taking undue honor to yourself. Who thought of that? Come out of it, suggested Bashful. Let's get serious. Three minutes intermission while somebody reduces the size of Shorty's head. Say, you fellows come over and stay all night with me, and then, in the morning, we'1l 72 hunt up sister's curling iron and make ourselves beautiful. Thought you weren't going to, Paid Simp. That's easy. I changed my mind. Well, so long, fellows. l'll see you to-night, and with this, he departed. as :xc wk wk ae :s at The next morning, when the six o'clock alarm resounded through the house, it roused four sleepy boys, who jumped out of bed, and were dressed in five minutes ready for their make-up. Bashful insisted on doing the painting and hair-dressing for the rest, saying that he was a born artist, which was perhaps true, although his leading talent seemed to be exaggeration in an advanced stage. You fellows can fix me up as soon as you are done, he said, as he deftly applied the last Hnishing touches of rouge on Red'S freckled cheeks. My! he continued, you sure are a peach. Guess 1'll have to claim you for my master-piece. Here's a mirror, Baby Doll. What do you think of your self? Red didn't express the dismay he felt, when on glancing in the mirror, he saw confronting him a creature, the like of which he had never seen before. He reflected that his own mother wouldn't know him. ln fact, he couldn't quite bring himself to the realization, and it was with great difficulty that he finally persuaded himself who he was. His flaming, red hair was frizzled, curled and waved above two cheeks that rivaled it in redness and pale blue eyes that gazed back at him with awondering expression. 1 am almost inclined to flirt with myself, he said aloud, for as I said before he was not a piker, and neither were the others, for after they came out of their convulsions of glee, they patiently submitted themselves to be decorated. It was the only thing they could do under the circumstances, for although they intended to play a joke on Bashful, and fix it so that he would be the only one, Bashful had arranged it so that they couldn't pike without giving away their real purpose. Finally the last make-up was completed and Bashful, casually glancing at the clock, gave a screech and darted out the door. Looking at the clock, the boys saw that they had barely three minutes in which to get to school, and as they ran down the street, they vowed eternal threats of vengeance against poor Bashful, who had escaped the paint and curls by running away. Meanwhile, Bashful was inwardly congratulating himself upon the fact that he had once given Jim Simpson's small brother, Billy an old fishing pole. It was probably this charitable act which had influenced Billy to tell him what he had overheard the rest planning to do, and when the three painted and frizzed boys came rushing into the assembly room, four minutes late, Bashful led the glee-club of uproarious laughter which greeted their appearance, for it was immensely pleasing to him to see them enjoying the discomfort which they had planned for him. And it is safe to say that Bashful was never more considered an easy mark. -WINONA FRANKLIN. 73 rom English I-Attempts at Poetry- from the Sublime to the Ridiculous Oh! the time will soon arrive, Then our work will soon be o'er And no longer will we strive, To be on time at the school-house door. I stood in the yard in the evening, Where the dandelions were closing around, I thought how my back would be aching, If I had pulled them out of the ground. In all this world of grief and care, We've not one bit of mirth to spare, So put away your grief and gloom, And for glad joy do you make room. Hurrah for the Parsons High School, Its the best one in the State, And welve got rules to suit us all, Our motto: Don't stay out late. I am a base ball player, At playing I know how, I am as swift as a turtle, And as graceful as a cow. One is a good grade, Three is a little bad, But four is just the thing To make the Old Man mad. This world is one great joy, If one but sees it so, This life is one great toy, If one but treats it so. Life is short, rest is near, Day is done, night is here, Friends are gone, joy has fled, Hope is lost, love is dead. The dear old mother had lost her way, And the little child had gone astray, The night was frosty, and wet, and cold, The dear little child laid down in the snow. 74 Ball's the game, Ba1l's the g Ba1l's the game, For Kansas, Way up in Old K. ., Down here in Parsons, too All up and down the state, Morning, noon and late, That's where the fan is. ame, U There was a crow, Right back of Dent's, lt lost its head, And had no sense. This world is full of sorrow, Of sorrow and of pain, And ere our joy commences, Sorrow begins again. He sat enjoying his easy chair Far from poverty and free from care, While through the window the moonlight shone Which seemed a companion, to him, while alone The Lion is king of all the beasts, And roams the forest wild, For on the smaller ones he feasts, And in a cage is 'very mild. The bright moonlight shone softly down, On a lonely hut and a royal crown. Away we'll go a fishing soon, We'll fish, and fish, and Hsh till noon. The shades of night are falling, The sun has sunk to rest, While shafts of light are making A splendor of the West. One cold and bleak November day, The smoke of a bonfire rose chill and And the burning coals so nearly dead, Rose up in one last glory of red. Cables of wire are our lives, Fashioned in a wonderful way, And the tiny threads in its masses, Are our habits made day by day, Let me but look on the leaf of a tree, And it sets me to thinking of Botany 75 gray F A R E W E L L i BY CLAUDE REYNOLDS l 'W As Father Time drives the fleeting hours onward with merciless lash toward the moment of our High School career's demise, an ineffable sense of regret pervades our thoughts. This sense of sadness is occasioned by many delightful reminiscences of the calm serenity of our High School life although disturbed and marred occasionally by fatiguing periods of abortive lucubration which we realize we are so soon to relinquish. When we recall many merry social fetes and numerous well cherished friends numbered both among the faculty and the under-graduates, a mist obfuscates our vision. But let us throw off this melancholia. Although, as we have just aflirmed, we are loathe to abandon the pleasant experiences of the past four years, our grief is greatly extenuated by the firm anticipation of wresting both fame and fortune from the world which lies before us. The sorrow of those of us who expect to advance further in the pursuit of erudition through the higher schools of our glorious PATRIE, is to a great extent palliated by the fact that we shall there experience an analogous school life of pleasures and tribulations. We are fully cognizant of the fact that we are replete neither with educa- tion nor wordly wisdom and that Mother Earth would indubitatively revolve on through space without our ephemeral presence upon her ample bosom, yet somewhere and in some station of life God has placed a niche for each and every one of us which we shall fill to the best of our capabilities. Although we have always abhorred egotism and pedantry and have striven diligently heretofore to abstain from their reprehensible employment, we believe that we should be alloted one small measure of unstinted self-laudation ere we pass. Proceeding from this hypothesis we wish to assure the world that we are each deeply imbued with the staunch determination of some day standing on the pinnacle of supreme success and watching the huge red globe of Life's dying sun flood the host of our consummated ambitions with his last triumphant rays. -CURTAIN. ...1.L+. .--- SCHAUB Have she went, or are she gone Have she left us all alone Will we ever go to she Orb-her ever come to we It cannot Was. 76 Cooking Class , , V .A I., .x. Principal. CLooking at signature of excusej-- ls that your father's signature. Small Freshman- As near as I could get, sir. l.i+L, Ralph P. COn carl- Hey, will you get off my feet? Freshmen- I'll try, sir. Is it much of a wa1k?', .-1+1T Miss L.- Cleve, tell me who carried off the gates of Gaza Cleve B.- Can't do it, mam. I wasnlt out with the boys last night. .-1+-, Junior- There is something preying upon my mind. Smart Soph- Never mind, it will starve. iT+...l lst. Voice-fAt a Junior partyj My cocoa's cold. 2nd. Voice- VVell put your hat on. ...-+L.i Street car conductor.-CTo Mr. Davisj Here sir, get up and give these three ladies a seat. TT+.4T He that knoweth not and knoweth that he knoweth not is a Freshmen. Hethat knoweth not and knoweth not that he knoweth not is a Sophomore. He that knoweth and knoweth not that he knoweth is a Junior. He that knoweth and knoweth that he knoweth is a Senior. ...L+.,.. Teacher- What are the silent watches of the night. Student- I don't know, unless its the one they've forgotten to wind up. l,+lT You must rock the baby, The mother sternly said. Johnny got a lot of stones- Of course the baby's dead. ,...+,i Botany teacher- Where is a suitable place for cat tails to grow. Student- Why, on cats of course. i......+1.i Stranger.- Do you know a man around here with one leg named Jones? Freshmen.- What was his other leg named? .-1+.i.... 1 draw the line of kissing, sir, She said in accents fine. He was a football player, And so he hit the line. He put his arm around her, The color left her cheek, But it stayed upon his overcoat. For just about a week. 79 A young man forming the acquaintance of a young lady asked her to dine with him in a down town restaurant one day. As the waiter approached, the young man, wishing to give his fair companion the best the establishment afforded,leaned towards her and said, Will you have a lobster? She colored prettily and looking steadfastly at her plate answered elusively, Oh, this is so sudden. ...1+...- A woman appreciates a rising young man-especially in a street car. .-.1+...- Miss Wilson-Clistening to the girls glee club practicej- lt is very evident that someone is suffering. + An Irishman walking through a grave yard read on a tombstone, I still live. By gosh said he, lf 1 were dead I'd own up to it. ......+.1..-. Let Rome do as the Romans dog and if you get a chance Do the Romans. l E. K.- Sam Jones is growing taller. G. M.- Well, its about time, after all those long engagements. .-7+ 1..- Hey, Diddle Diddle The Sphinx and the Riddle The lion jumped over the moon, The whole world was stirred At a dollar a word, And our Teddy is coming home soon. -EXCHANGE. ..-.-..+...- The great question of the hour is the canal question. l'anama? No, ailmentaryg how to keep traflic passing through it at present food prices. 'l-EX. ..-+.... ' The early bird catches the wormg but how about the early worm that is caught by the bird? ' ..-+..- A man in love is a man of mystery, even to himself! ...-+...- R. B.- I passed your house last night. L. B.-HI hope you always will, Mr. Beamer! ...-+...- Query -Why does a blush always creep up anfair maiden's cheek? Ans,-Because if it ran, it would kick up too much dust! .1.-+....- Wanted-A machine to add up my trial balance.-G. M. 80 Burton- Where are you going old man? Shouse- Going down to Oates' Studio to get shot. Burton- You do look dressed up to kill. .1..+,,i Miss D.- Young man, compare the human body to an engine. H. S. Pupil- They both have ears. Irate Teacher- Do you say an engine has ears? Pupil-U Yes'm engineers. T..+TT Miss L.- Who was Aristotle? Adler- A Greek stenographer. .-L+-.T SHAKESPEARE FROM THE CENTURY EDITION. Throw physics to the dogs, 1'll none of it.-HAMLET. Some are born liking Latin, some achieve Latin, and some have Latin thrust upon them.-TWELTH NIGHT. We Hunk, But screw your courage to the blufiing point and we'll not Hunk. -MACBETH. A pony, a pony, my kingdom for a pony.-RICHARD Ill. Ti+.-1. Seniors were born for great things, Juniors were born for small But Freshmen-it's not recorded Why they were born at all. ..-+-- ' Tommy, the schoolmadam asked Why are you scratching your head? Cause nobody else knows just where it itches. ,T+,T She slapped him down, I'm glad she did, Because he hailed her, Oh, you kid! ..i+.....i Prof. W.- What is the best way to utilize the water power of a stream? Paul S.- Why, damn it. .-..+ 1..- Beth B.- Did'nt they have anything to drink at the senior party? M. M.- Why yes, they had punch. Beth- Nothing stronger? M. M.- Why yes, ice water. Judge Cto burgularj- What's yczr trade? Burglar- Locksmith sir. J.- What were you doing when the police entered? B.- Making a bolt for the door. 81 Miss L.- James, have you a question on todays lesson? James E. Yes, where is it?l' .-.-+ -... The Man- Who lets his boat be swamped on the coast of Maine has a rocky time Who kills Wild animals in Africa has a killing time. Who wears a red coat and plays golf in a pasture has a bully time. Who slips on the ice and tears his trousers has a ripping time. And the man who goes to Hades has a H-- of a time.-EX. --+-.. Marshmallows ain't so awful much, Tho fudge is fine and dandy. We dearly love our chocolate creams, But oh you peanut candy.-EX. ...+in- F1ee, cried Gladys. You mean fly, corrected Charles. Well, never mind what insect I mean, she replied, just git! l'a's comin'. ....1+..-Z Delivery boy at the door of the domestic science room-f'Miss Francisco here is that fish you ordered. It is marked C. O. D. M. O.- Just take that right back, I heard Miss Francisco order it and she ordered trout. -EX. i....+..- P. S.- Why was Blackstone like an Irish vegetable? Burton- Because he was a common-tater! 1.i+L.... Why are Germans like quinine and peruna? Because they are two tonics. l...+,... Miss W.- Ross Beamer, decline Animof' Ross-Cto Anna T., What was the word? Anna T.-- Damned if I know. Ross- Darnifo, darnifare, darnifavi, darnifatusf' Miss W.- What was the word you were declining? Ross- Darnifino. ...L+-... What's the difference between an apple and a pretty girl? If you squeeze one you get cider, the other you have to get side her before you squeeze.+EX. When one of the Seniors, accompanied by his best girl, appeared at the door of the Methodist church, found it crowded. In reply to his question of one of the ushers, Can't you squeeze in here? was informed that they might, but that they had better wait until they get home.-EX. 82 WEATHER TERMS ILLUSTRATED. Maiden with a powder puii' Dabbling here and there- This reported weather-wise Means Continued Fair. Hubby coming home at one, Zigzag course a-wending- Weather signal in this case Would be, Storm impending. Baby climbing on a chair, If she slips and falls It is not unlikely that There will be Sudden squallsf' Girl and lover have a spat, She flings down her flowers, Lover, angry, grabs his hat And rushes off-That's Showers Man sees tailor on the street, Seems a trifle nettled, Crosses to the other side- That suggests, Unsettled. -Bos'roN ...L+ ...- KISSING Well, if kissing gives us pleasure When we each dole out that treasure In equally full measure, Then why not? And it's joy for one or two Just a kiss or just a few And each time gives thrills anew, Then why not? And the sin-if it's a joy Both for maiden and for boy And it's gold and not alloy, Then why not? Is the trouble then that one Is found out to be such fun That we keep up what's begun? Oh well, why not? Yes let's all now vote that kissin' Is alright, And that joy we're much a missin' Out of spite, If we heed chap'ron a list'nin! Ain't that right? TRANSCRIPT i So then, why not? -WALTER CADMUS S3 lim . ,, M L V , ' ,,1 -Yx':.-' Q - X . ,L is Y A'T ,1'l1IUn 2 ET. '-11 '- 5 'usltl ll- - ' l lk K, l - ' , 4-f i', 41 X ,-..- -'F 'BD I M X xxx .X A X ----N A 1 Al W I I T 4 X wa J S Hf wafm uk KSN Qxxmkk MUN lj ' I :ll E ff I V A-I ' YY - u QQ- 'Q X : E 3 5 , '4 lV,fflZ,f?N - K 'Q 1 Fm Q X M- n 'X ' xN ix' W Mp, 'WX H, I . , I 1- My XM Wewwf'','fl'f.,: 'W' M f,w,1' H X f x P Q ', 1 . W H V ' f f L H nw I .RxQXESK,fi1l,NXlqxNM jfff A K AVYEEQ Q ,WNIQUXM if ll1wHQ , xvd QL M. XM QQX w 5 NX 1 - QIYKPA1 MXN N ' X! '0 'U . I X- x xxx xx Z X Xxwv-U The Royal Typewriter THE STUDENT'S FRIEND A Strong, Durable Machine Visible Writing Light, Quick Action Perfect Alignment PRICE-565.00 You Can PAYHMore But You Cannot BUY More The K. B. Company SOLE AGENTS Both Telephones 653 115 So. Central Avenue CLA'RK 'REAL TY COMPANY Dealer.: in Farm.: and City Propertiex. Money to Loan at Low Rate: and Good Term.: ?ar.ron.r, Kansas' M. W. CUWAN L M. D. Brown Block W. L. BARTLETT 8: CU. Dry Goods, Carpets, Shoes, Groceries, Queensware, Dependable Goods at the Smallest Prices :: :: :: W. L. BARTLETT 8: CO. S. T. GILBERT 181 1 I-2 Main St. Parsons, Kansas W. P. TALBOT B 0 0 K S Wall Paper, and Stationery Clark and Bates Lumber Gu. s All Kinds of Build- ing Material at Lowest Prices SL --Stop at-- The Mecca Hotel Z. J. CORRIGAN, Prop. -il-SA VING M0jVEy- - Is more important than hard work and some people consider saving hard work in itself, but only until the start is made. After the first dollar, saving becomes a pleasure. There is an absolute fascination in watching a bank account grow. You can save if you will make the start. Our bank offers you every encouragement, every protection and the experience of others who began banking on much less perhaps than you are earning. We are ready to help you. Will you allow us? gy, Interest on time or Savings accounts MECHANICS .STATE BANK PARSONS, xAJv.sA.s' YOUR st. ef. ronnvcf i JHRDINE Flynn-Morris CIO. Co. Eoefyfbfng -IN- Grocerie.: Dr- A- U- Our Price.: are the Lotue.:tand0urGood.: are of the Highest Qualify. Good Driver.: and Good .D I CIerlQ.:. your.: for Bu.:ine.:.: :: :: Fordyce 81 Jardine HUBBHKD R LOTT Books, Post Cards, Stationery, Rooms 1-4 Postoflice Bldg. Home Phone 61 W:tl11'aper, Paints, Oils, Fine Residence Phone 310 China, School Books and all Novelties in Season :: :: '-The FREE Is the Only Insured Sewing' Machine JUST THINK OF IT THE FREE Sewing Ma- chine is insured for five years against accident, breakage, wear, Fire, tor- nado, lightning and water Furniture. Carpets. Draperies and Mat- ting-r. Tinwarc. Granitetuare. Queen sruare and Cutlery :: :: :: PHONE 709 A' A 13- i t i ri 4f7'f-1. 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KANSAS I 9 l 6 Main New York Confectionery Home Made Candy, and Ice Cream All Ice Cream Soda.: 5c, Sundaes 5 and I0c. All Kinds of Fruit and ,Nut Sundaes. Don't-forget to call at the ,New York, Confectionery 1902 Main .Street Parsons. Kansas G G. Workman Plumber and Gas Fitter Library Buildin Kodaks, Sporting Goods, Guns, Ammunition and Fishing Tackle :: :: Eu. sein, Jn. E Q T Phones No. 343 Notary Public W. C. KING AT .7fuglzes .iie.::.?'.2.E::adW Real Estate. Insurance. Farm W and City Loans. Deeds and R E5 FAURANT Mortgages Drawn eetf.,,2gMe SL. at GUS ROWDE N. Secretary THE Y. Mf. C. A. Drs. Peak 81 Davis Saylgr Bros- DEN T15-Ts Staple and Fancy Groceries Good Things to Eat 1824 Main St. Phone 23 1912 Main sfrees Juniors Class Roll Oiiicers. Eula Bridger Elmer Ross, Pres. Lea Bridgewater Anna Terwilliger, V. P. Edith Burg Mary Fowler, Secy. Hazel Everett Lyle Ayers, Treas. Class Motto. Sui Generis.-4 A Class by Itself Ruth Ewing Mary Fowler Margaret Farragher Lyle Ayers Lee Baty Clarence Chansler Fred Evison James Eggleston John Gridley John Ledbetter Fred Lanahan Ralph Preston Waymon Ransom Elmer Ross Hugh Ross William Sammis Albert Spellman Roy Tibbets Chas. Workman Vern Young Gilbert Britton Ralph Wise Beth Boyd Frankie John Carry Leinbach Lillian Layton Vernus Lanham Bess Murray Hazel Moore Ethel Melville Katherin McCormick Hazel Mathis Minnie Olson Carrie Pace Pauline Porter Leeta Scott Lucile Shaner Mabel Sinclair Marion Sly Anna Terwilliger Vernus Thoman Edith Thomas Ethel Workman All Cuts and Engravings in this Issue of :: :: :: :: The High School Annual F 'sofa ww- Were Made by the Sanders and Melsheimer PHOTO ENGRAVERS. 217-219 N. Third St., St. Louis, Mo. DESIGNERS, BELL OLIVE 736 COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHERS KINLOCH CENTRAL 8596 Quality is the Thing of Greatest Importance in Pfedicine. W1'thout it the best Efforts of the Phy- sician fail to Produce the Proper 'Results. That is the Reason for our In- sistence in Getting Pre- scription Drugs off1'nest Quality-of tested purity. It is because of our care- julness in this regard that our label on a prescription is a guarantee ofgoodness Take your Prescriptions to Dr. Tinder's Drug Store 1911 Main St. Parsons, Ks. Glasse n Burton Attorneys at Law White Building Parsons - Kansas Sipple's Art .Studio 1907-1909 Main Street Coupons Given Free with Every Order Payable in Fine Toilet Goods THE LEADER The Store ol The People Everything in the Latest 'Ready-to Wearfor Ladies Misses and Children A. J. Bugg Fred M. Bugg BUGG BRUS. Real Estate, Loans and Insurance. 50 ofthe finest ImprovedFarmsinLabette County, Kansas, for sale at S40 up to S110 per Acre, also City Property Rooms II-12, Over Postoiiice Home Phone 482 Parsons, Kansas Parsuns' Giit Store Pieifier's Watches Diamonds Jewelry 1826 Broadway FRED KOCH The Leading Baker Purity Guaranteed All Orders Receive Prompt Attention 2020 Main Street Both Phones 169 Byron E. Burn e tte P R I N T E R 181 1 Broadway Parsons, Kansas G Gaps 81 Gowns Zox Sons sg Uining I ...J fr, 262 4TH AVENUE New York It's A Dirty Shame! To Wear your Clothing in a Soiled condition when we can clean and press the most delicate garments and return to you equal to new. A dol- lar invested with us yields 50 per cent returns. Our Wagon will call for and deliver your work. Gamer System of Removing Dirt 206 So. 1 Sth Both Phones 1 50 E.W.BGARDMAN,M.IJ. masons, mists E. B E A ME R Groceries, Flour and Feed Phone 685 High School Store Kutz 81 Thomas RELIABLE FIRE INSURANCE Sell Real Estate and Make Loans Room 5 Over Postoffice B th Ph No. soo The Dodge-Bryan Lumber Company Dealer.: in Lumber, Sash, Doors, Moulding, Cement, Lime,?Ia.rterand Window Glass Telephone No. 70 Corner Washington A-venue and 18th .Street For an Up-to-Date Hair Cut or F irstclass Shave. remember J. T. WHITE The Central Loan 81 Realty Co. F. H. SNYDER, Treas. 1804 Broadway Parsons, Kansas IIMIIS CIILDWELL Plumber and Gas Fitter Business College Bldg. Phone 763 A. H. N O YE S INSURANCE Elk s Theatre Building Ellis 81 Martin The Largest Furniture House in Kansas 1313235551: -:-- -411 . :-:-:5: :I 55. 1:4.H.3:3.g:',,.,. ' ':.r:,, -: '-:3:1.,. .3,3-:::- x.:.:.g.i.3.3.E. I. 1. '5:1:-:-:-:-:-:-.-:-:5.c -A Y-:-:3:::::5:g:i:5iQ3:fb-' 5... '-5:5:5:5:5:!:2:5N -. -. . ...- Q3 , .. W... s 1 N S Sw Q5 ' , ,-5 , , no ,. ,Ng Q. .. 5 S 4.2 x .,,. ..., X .K .' 5 .. 5. r '-7 -. , .F-:5:5.. . 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Books, Stationery, Wall Paper, Mattings and Rugs We Sell the Annual 1812 Broadway Parsons, - Kansas DR. A. C. SIMMUNS OVER KOHLER5S JEWELRY STORE IIOME PHONE 45 harry adler ova brown orven bailey milton baker harold barnes chas cory earl cooper arthur chansler harold chandler raymon campbell elson elder fred futer rush field leslie goodwin harry herren edwa1'd harvey irvin harrington paul jones arthur malsed earl mccowan Vern maxwell mark nusbaum Clarence puls george seheibner homer scott irvin smith george smith warren willison earl widmer flossie adler elizabeth burton olevia baldwin della barr mabel bartlett lillian bell nell boyd Clementine bradley irene brooks louise burroughs romona burrows Sophomore Class Roll marguerite chatham myrtle davis leora fox minerva greenlee emily gray alice gest lizze housinger mabel henderson mabel haynes pauline harvey helen jones nellie johnson ethel kirkpatrick lulu kelley lena larsen gladys morley fern modlin edith metcalf lydia mcclung loretta mocarthy irene matthis fern massey minnie noflsker wintress oakleaf florence powers lucille prince mabel robinson eva ross ruth sauter emma schubert hazel sehrt myrtle shehan maude stevens jessie talbot ethel wilhite evelyn whitmarsh marie willis minnie willison Winona franklin C PRT1 'E' Ni: S ':2EI: 'I'- 4.1 . 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HULMES 8: SUN DRUGGISTS Established 1871 PARSONS, KANSA li0STON Slllllf ST0l!lf We .rell Good .S'boe.r to you-the Weargoes with 'I' I . The finest line of P'Ie1z'.r. Laclie.r'andCbiIdren'.:. Nine.: to befound in the City Drink at Our Fountain Ghe 519 Erug Go. :-fHEINBAUGH Sanitary:- Tailoring and Cleaning Works Suits Called For and Delivered. We G' Y F' t ci hl ive ou irs ass Work, w ie Others Give You- 202 North Central Ball Phone 546 Fl. F. KOHLER T!1E JEWLER us soUTH CENTRAL The Baldwin Shirt Co. custom MAKERS Parsons, Kansas v l .n as B. W. Ggddis Solicits Your Patronage l Door North of Bero's Bell Telephone 346 Oliice Residence 334 Bell Dr. G. 12. While orsmrusr Rooms 5 and 6 Brown Blk. Parsons, Kansas EHITTT-DRY nouns-co. PA 12.s'0N.s' Dry Goods and Ladies Ready-to-Wear Apparel Extravagent Tastes can be Gratified at Small Cost with Selections at Hanson's Shoe Store 204 North Central Parsons, Ks. N31 us 63535 ,X CD '-I UI U1 'u P W CD O Z Ui ua C 22 Z rn E2 0 O :- l rn Q rn HEX 'BS J,sa112a.15 bs Q JD. III gala Ie U2 o D' O O i -Learn More and Earn More H Attend the f iParsons Business College DUDE S A Successful School that Prepares Young . Men and Women to be Successful I EEUU Complete Courses in Bookkeeping Shorthand Banking Typewriting A Commercial Law Manifolding 1 Penmanship Mimeographing lil? C Arithmetic Civil Service Telegraphy i Station Work Agency Work Y l U U Cl D i i Complete English Course and all Other Commercial H Branches. Thousands of Students in good positions. ,l Fine Building. Elegant Equipment. Expenses Reason- P able. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Send for handsome 64 page catalogue. Address J. C. OLS ON, Pres. Parsons Business College - - Parsons, Kansas , fr' ' in Tntuum ' 'L, ,L-Y li ,J ri N '- 11113 -.. , .,. .,.-..,x .'.'.'f , .'.1.-5.---.,-e nf... - v '.',',-.' f-,fri , i, 'fi . l um,-. ug as X it 3 , ' H . wi ll fl' w X , by , l ,Y I tx i s ll .Ax A Z rl -is eg 7 iA- T aa... me i.:-is pig, as ite-R-Q5 5141? - 15 ii - N li . IX Q x y X ' - ,s E ub. :S I Whenifyou're HOT Order a Supply of our Distilled Water loe It is PURE and FREE from GERMS. Orders large or small receive prompt attention Parsons Cold Storage and Crystal Ice Company 200 JV. Central A-ue. Phone.: 68 Wm. FAIRFIELD .,...-.... . JEWELER AND OPTICIAN .,, EXPERT WATCHMAKER 1907 Broadway The Big Store and Little Prices Always at Your Service with a Complete Stock of Dry Goods, Shoes, Ladies' and Gent's Fur- nishing Goods, Millinery, Skirts, Cloaks and Suits Come give usacall :: :: :: :: :: fi' Q' I W-favs cfzmrst oroekiiitlw 1 9 1 4 Main Street We Giv Style Made of Quality when you Buy Shoes and Slippers from usg of course the wear We do Quick ,Repairing l . fi ft V Dinner Sets Given away Free, ask For Coupons DEALER nv aoo .s oes p 'i You'Flt 'N-X geraldalexander frankatwood clevebriggs williebrehm raymondbishop leonardbenz verebender charlesbell ernmettbass owenbailey williamcoad ralphchapman frankdick claudedoughman rolleydent albertguild juniusgaddis leohindemach cfggvillehuling e .ardhornbach l enderson w ardharvey dhartley, frs 'er leelockhart franklinlawernce maxmartin byronmaier paulmorris theodoremiller russellmerwerth raymckee walterobrien merlruble carlricketts howardscott leosullivan harryscott haroldstuart waynethurston f, Freshmen Class Roll Willtalbot dennistibbetts frankwharton raywololwine eddstites elizabethadams marieanway nadiaburnette hazelbugg corinebradley eflieboyll charlesbotsford claricebonner edithbly philipbernardine thelmablevins marybell maybeamer ethelwhite helenwhite pearlwright inezyggng niiiifedsrelvens pearlwillis louisebartlett berthabarrier elsiebandy loisclark cecilchaffey ferncarpenter mariecannon hopecampbell cleodaniel alainnefariss paulaflynn idafitzgerald ethelguile gladyshutchinson valleyhudlow edithhewitt 101 1 r bethheltzel ruthhawksworth jenniehaubold rnablejones hazelkennedy minnieledbetter lenalarsen christinelarse maemortigier ' Horeucqmortimer jennierrihre ednamil r ednamoo , Q bettiel Lilferi mari etz alma 'rrick clel e1vi11e,, milqixysdnagle majxdolivfw ' EQQHPMSOHS , 1 hazelpaiisongf 5 agnesperry lillianphillips maudepulchbr mabelresse nolarucker maryroach graceross mabelross ' zaidarowland emmasawyer lucillesammis mariescrivens marysedgwick cozetteshaner -loisshouse fag lomastevens R' ' heleqestjishmger rubytufnsr bessiethoman oravanhoorebeck M JOIIN A WILLIAMSON ALICE LOWE WILLIAMSON nsrsnrmuc Puvslcmus 1815 I-2 Broadway OH B th R CI C B II Phones 792 Ph 106 Chickering 85' Sons. Haines Bros., Armstrong. Marshall 8-AWende1l, Harvard, Brew- ster and many other leading Pianos. Victor and Edison Talking Machines. :: :: :: A L L S O L D O N EASY PAYMENTS C. M. JOHNSON Music House P rsons. Kansas 1828 Broadway Peterson's Photos Best ! The Up-to-Date Studio of Par- Jons. All work Guaranteed Satixfactory. When Quality Count.: I-:ve get the Order The Photo.: and View.: in fbi.: Annual were made by u.: PETERSOII'S STUDIO 1810 Broadway r F -. wf . Office Hours Phones :' , 2 to 4 P. M. Office 61. ReSit!eag5AB86 Albert Smith M D.. Ph. G. Office Over Postoffice F 1 g u re il ,R b U I A i it 77 jr f .5 F It Gut 5942 - A !f7zf'I' Did you ever slop to ir, ' A consider the WIDHBJ' iii, lil? value ofthe energy 0 l' 'V you waste? jzff ge! ill! il Here 'sasimple, . H ',.' - . 'f 1 but mighty convincing, fl lx illustration ' 1 A man in walking two steps goes live- 'll feet. 0 V 5 i e L x I 1 L x Xt QF- 1 l I XV I' Y n an ordinarv bicycle he co er. 17 h tieet in 017 ' pedal re 'olutxon Bu , I on a Standard-geared 5 Racycl e 'f -. twenty-onefeel is har he ,Q 'ers 1 ' with one pedal turn. N l l ,' Ride a Racycle and store your power. l FOR SALE BY Steele liardware Ze. .innn Schmitz L' 'Ut Fine Mlatch Repairing E? 'l807 Main Street The Wirt Floral Co. Flowers for all Occasions Parkview Greenhouses 1304-1318 Corning Ave. Phone 110 lluughman 81 Rust Have Everything in Hardware, Buggies, and Machinery at 1713 and 1715 Main Street White Furniture Co. Will Furnish your Home Complete. C h e a p fo r Cash or on Easy Paymentsff Storage and Transfer in Connection :: :: :: ,f:: 18th and Main Sis. Both Phones 147 Stevens Skirt Co. For Hand Tailored Skirts to Measure Factory Over Flynn-Morris Clothing Store :: :: :: .ze :: ll Nlllllllllll lllllll llllllltltl Puls llll IISBII in PURGHRSED- 1 'Y I ,E .14 f I 4m ,wm5H' ffl 17 gli! t'l'fii??iiiii llllilil .ff ...' iff -' 55' . 4, if- Ziggy, Ii. ,' !ZIe fif.f H- V' 1 1 ' er- u' ' 3 -1 .5W1l .Qgfi1l', 1-nl, ,.,l fl'-HC, Mill '4 H eliiftfe 3 1 glaiiir . if -gi.: - il -eeL.f1 T4'-L+ - Q Sigh 9'7 v K Q ' -- ll Vi ' 'vm 1175170 Wynn ,U V Gives you :L detailed record of every tmnsziction that occurs in your store. Iusurcs you getting every cout of your profits. Prevents mistztkcs :uid losses,:1ud:1ctually pays for itself in at short time. N :itional Cash Registers as low as 3520, sold ou easy montlily priymeuts or 3. liberal discount l'OI':Cll.Sl1. Che national Zasb Register Zempanv L. B. HAMMOND. Sale.: Agf. 14-26 Main St. Par.ron.r, Kam. 84,4113 nk? Meet atRoss ' - LADIES E f HATTER l5AR5oNs.KANsAs. 1714 Nifain Street Pictorial Review Patterns Upholstering Neatly Done of E-very Kind and Description. Fluff 'Rugs Made from old Carpets, and Carpet Cleaning a .Specialty at The Mattress Factory 2118 Main Street Both Thane.: 305 JACCARIVS KANSAS CITY Makers of Class Pins, Fraternity Emblems and Medals. Creators of fine engraved stationery for Commencement Invitations and Correspondence. Samples upon request :: :: :: :: JACIIARIJ JEWELRY 00. KANSAS CITY, Mo. GEM THEATRE Home of Latest and Best Motion Pictures in the City ADMISSION 5 CENTS 3 Y' 'QS E745 'gigs jeff G ,I ,, . 5 H Q . WL? N x ' S i e 757557 p gwi i, gs , swf 1,1 'lg' i f 9 L T, f ,' Q X fn, 17, L zgal ff . dm WL My Reg. U. S. Pat. Ot!! Name on Every Piece. IQYNEYS Chocolate Bon-Bons. W. C. M e K E E ' The Rexall Store J. R. ALEXANDER THE GROCER 1809 Main Street Bell Phono 2 'Tis Mete to Meet at Van Meter s for Meat The K. B. Company Ha.: a .Special low price for typewrit- ing tvorlgfor teach- er.: and student.: Call Us Up Both Teiepbone 653 llr. Chas. F. Brady Physician and Surgeon 1830 1-2 Broadway THE STATE BANK OFPARSONS T M FLYNN, President G. W. MASER V P id t W. W. CAVANAGH, Cashie Depository for the County, City and Board of Education We Want Your Business be it Large or Small The Foley Railway Printing Co. Printers and Binders 2112135 C t IA Bth'Ph 200 I E. H. EDWARDS, Pr G. W. HAWK, Vice P dC h r 0 e J.J. PIERSON, Secr t y I I I W. D. ATKINSON Att y H. A. BRYANT A t C hier D E II T I S T Parsons Commercial Bank 1830 I-2 Broadway in Parsons Over Johnson's Music ' Capital 550.000 Surplus and Profits Store 575,000 Parsons, Kansas T Sacfssaujggggj' B K 9 E. B. STEVENS, Pres. KIRBY BARTON, Cash LEE CLARK, Vice Pres. LUTHER CORTELYOU, Jr. Asst. Cash The FirSl Naliollal Bank OF PARSONS, KANSAS Directors! Lee Clark, E. B. Stevens, W. L. Bartlett, Kirby Barton, W. C H Imes, F. C. 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