Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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THE PAXTON HIGH SCHOOL REFLECTOR '3 CALENDAR 1909-10. Sept. 6.—School opened. Sept. 7.—Freshman had a big hair- cut. Some of them certainly needed it. Sept. 15—Hank Horner wore a clean collar. Oct. 2—Kankakee vs. Paxton. Oct. 15—Freshman blossomed out in new hats. Oct. 16—Covered up some of the loud bands. Oct. 29—Big doings at I ateer’s. Nov. 11-12—Exams. Nov. 13—Skating rink opened. Grades begin to decrease. Nov.'14—Foot ball boys decide they have to beat Hoopeston. Nov. 15—But they didn’t. Nov. 17—Jean Holderman moved her trunk to the rink. Nov.18—Ralph Kemp visited school. Nov. 20—Paxton vs. G. P. S. Nov. 21—Lillian H. stayed home from the rink. Dec. 10-11—Teachers’ Institute. Dec. 8—Bruyn Keator joined the front ranks. Dec. 12—Miss Beebe introduced a new word into her vocabulary. Dec. 13—Nannie Fuller wore a bow on her hair. Dec. 14—Ebba Swanson chose a f-ont seat for future use. Dec. 15—Nora Ryan arranged her hair a new way. Also, big explosion in Lab. Neil and Benny got the worst of it. Dec. 17—Cantata given. Dec. 19—Mr. Dudman announces the mysterious disappearance of a bottle of mercury and several note- books. Swipers had better return the said articles or be interviewed by the Faculty. Dec. 20—Dyeing and cleaning appa- ratus set up in the Lab. Polly R. and Jane S. owners. Patronage desired. Dec. 21—Donald Moffett’s birthday. day. He is just eight years old. Dec. 22—Rueben Aspergren and Melvin Froyd visited school. Dec. 23—Althea C. had a lengthy pilgrimage to Lois R’s desk but was a little late. Jan. 3—Blue Monday. Jan. 4—Note received by Kenneth H. from Harold F.. was as follows: Ken, if you will get a haircut, I will. Jan. 5—Harold game but Kenneth wasn’t. Jan. 7—Hank Horner’s collar got dirty. He threw it away. THE FRESHMEN (Directions:—Read, and as you read, remember and obey. 1. Sing to the tune of “Home, Sweet Home”, the first time you en- counter the opportunity to do so. 2. Sing this to members of the Freshman class, that they may be- come familiar with their own charac- teristics as portrayed herein. 3. If you wish to visit Kankakee, hire Fishy MacDonald to help you give this selection to the public on the Main street of Paxton.) That quartet of red heads Whose fire you can’t put out Are those lights of wisdom The Freshman boast about. You know that a Freshman Could never fly away: His head may be empty But his feet make him stay. No matter how humble A Freshman’s face may seem. You see across his features Big letters spelling green. Now here’s to that wise bunch, The noble Freshman class. Here’s hoping the teachers May love that homely mass. —Ralph Stine.

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THE PAX! OX lUOH SCHOOL REEL EC TOR i j DER SOPHOMORES. Vas Sophomore poys henspecked? veil now, I don’t know, It might look dat way—but denn it haint so. Dose women up-risings vot happened uf late. After poys vos elected dhere in room eight, Goes to show dat der women haf nix got no right To stand against shentlemen’s cour- age and might. Vos Sophomores plockheads? yust ask your teacher, Der skulepoard, der mayor und Meth- odist preacher. Dhey all got clean records, und in der exams Dhey white-washed dem Freshies, does meek little lambs, Vot afraged among dem from von to sixteen, VMle der Sophs got dose hunderts dat lcok so serene. Vos Sophomore goot skaters? you bet. why yust dink Dhey go down in schwarms to dot new skating rink. Dhey lay down der money und go in und skate, Und after dhey get dher, dhey pick out dheir mate. Dhey go to der left hand und go to der right. Vhen you see a Soph skating, you see a fine sight. Vas Sophomores red-headed? Veli, I guess dhey haint. I'f dhey was, dhey voo.i order a can uf black pain». But der Freshmen, dhey poast about white and red hair. Uf der white, Sophs haf blenty, uf red, not a pair. Per Freshmen will tell you dot red- heads win out, But Sops don’t pelief dis, you heard dat, no doubt. Der Sophs, dhey haf surely got goot reputation. Dhey haf done lots of dings vot you can’t memoration. Dhey’re always on deck at der drop uf der hat, Vhen it comes down to slugging dee ball mit der bat. Dhey is goot in athletics, and fine at footpall. Now—rah for der Sophies, girls, poys und all. —Ralph Stine. AN APPRECIATION OF CAESAR. (Found written in one of the text- boks used in the class room. Whether original or not, the editors cannot say, but judging from their own experi- ence, it may well have come straight from the heart of one of the members of the class, even of one of the Junior members.) I started to read Caesar, I knew it would be dry. It was worse than I expected Don't ask the reason why. I put it in a hogshead, I filled it with H 2 O. Maybe you won’t believe me When I tell you it is so. I left it in a week. And then. Alas! I swore!! (Believe me, I am truthful) It was dryer than before. If there should be another flood. For safety hither fly. Tho' all the world should be submerg- ed. This book would still be dry.

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The Paxton High School Reflector Published Monthly by the Paxton High School (Office with Eastern Illinois Register) Subscription Rates Single Copies .................................. Yearly Subscription ............................ 10 cents 75 cents Editors of the Sophomore Number Exhange Editor .................. Athletic Editor ................. Faculty Adviser ................. Business Manager ................ Assistant Manager ............... Mack Wylie and Angie LaTeer ............. Irene Richards ............... Verne Healy ........... Miss Wilma Beebe ........... Howard McCracken ............... Elam Stewart Senior Class .. Junior Class .. Freshman Class Class Reporters ...........Harold Morgan and Mattie Apland ............Perle Lundin and Nannie Fuller ....Herbert Stevens and Lillian Holderman January, 1910 Special mention should be made of the cuts which appears in this issue, drawn by Edgar McKegney. We are proud of them, and appreciate Edgar’s effort to make the paper a success. W'e wish also to thank Swan Swenson for the design on the cover. We wish thai all the Sophomores might have peen fit to respond to the need of the editors as heartily as did these two members of the class. The time has again come for the Sophomores to edit the Reflector. We have worked on this number and have tried to make it a success. We sin- cerely hope it will meet with the ap- proval of the public and that they will enjoy reading every part of it. Sev- eral members of the class have help- ed on this number, also upper class- men and alumni have contributed. The poems written by Ralph Stine are certainly fine and we do appreciaie them so much. They are rather hard on the Freshmen, but that is the lea-t of our thoughts. We wish to thank all who contributed to this number and we hope that in some future time we may be able to help you. We want also to thank Miss Beebe hearti- ly for her assistance. The weather man seems to be against athletics in the Paxton High School. During the fall the games were not well attended on account of the weather, and now, when we at- tempt a benefit program, the same ob- stacle stares us in tne face. The managers paid a part of the expenses of the teams out of their own pocket, trusting to the high school to make up the deficit. We do not want to be- tray that trust. Every sudent should feel himself responsible for this debt and should do what he can to repay it.