Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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THE PAXTON HIGH SCHOOL REFLECTOR 70 CHANGES IN THE SUPERINTEN- DENTS OFFICE For years the superintendent’s of- fice- except to wrong doers—has been an atti active room. Besides be- ing neatly and substantially furnish- ed, the well filled book cases that lined the wall space on three sides have always given the room a digni- fied atmosphere. But on last Monday morning, those who had occasion to visit the room could not fail to no- tice a marked change in the arrange- ment. The bookcases that were rang ed along the west wall had been re- moved to the spaces between the south windows and placed back to back, forming a series of alcoves. The wall space left vaacnt by their removal had been used for the instal- lation of an exhibit of the work be- ing done by the seventh and eighth grades in manual training and do- mestic science. These changes have been made without destroying the general sym- metry of the room furnishings, and the exhibit of the hand work of these grades adds very greatly to the at- tractiveness of the room. It is under- stood that the details of the exhibit will be changed frequently so that the latest work of the pupils will at a»l times be in evidence; also, so that the best of every pupil s work may at some time be given a place. High school students very generally express regret that they did not hare the opportunity of doing similar work before they graduated from ‘the grades.' Several pupils from Clarence and vicinity were tardy Jan. 22, because the 8:12 train was late. This train is seldom late; therefore it Is a very convenient time to come. THE AMATEUR BURGLARS (By Helen Ludlow, T4.) “Give me a lift and I’ll get up on the sill said George in a rather loud whisper. “All right old chap, only don't make such a row, or you’ll wake her’’ was Bob’s reply. •’Her’’ was Marjorie, their sexteen- yearold sister. The boys had come to the conclusion that she was much too uppish, especially since her birth- day, when father had given her that pearl necklace. They had put their heads together as to the best method of ;aking her “down a peg” and had resolved on giving her a fright, just to “make her squeak” and so show that Hie wasn’t quite so frown up as sho tl.cipht. ‘(he always has b33i so jolly afiaid of burglars said Bob, “and now I know she goes to b?l with the necklace on, for fear someone should come and steal it, so let’s get in her window some night, and pretend we are burglars.” Now the night had come. The two boys, after a weary period of waiting, had stolen out of the house and climb- ed on to the balcony just beneath Marjorie’s window. “I’m up and the window is op n”, whispered George as he scrambled up on the window ledge. “All right, get in, but -don't do vny- thing ’till I come” was Bob’s reply. He did not see why George should have all the fun to himself. • In a very few minutes, the two boys were inside the window, though hid- den from the rest of the room by thick curtains. Very softly, they parted the cur- tains to see—a man standing by the dressing table busily opening and searching drawer after drawer, using a d°rk lantern. Before they could collect their scattered wits the boys

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6q THE PAXTON HIGH SCHOOL REFLECTOR English II. B Number in class, 17, highest grade, 91; made by Emily Bushnell. English I. B Number in class, 27; highest grade, 95; made by Gladys Corbly, Gladys Kellogg, Jamie Kerr, and Marie New- man. English I. A Number in class, 15; highest grade, 94; made by Mary Hagens. Algebra IV. Number in class, 18; highest grade, 95; made by Anna Sandstedt. Geometry III. Number in class, 28; highest grade, 94; made by Margaret Lamberton, Eugene Frederick, and Arthur Currie. English II. A Number in class, 18; highest grade, 90; made by Floyd Karr, Einar Lind- strom, Helen Ludlow, and Raymond Kirkpatrick. Algebra II. A Number in class, 25; highest grade, 90; made by Nora Watson. Algebra II. B Number in class, 17; highest grade, 92; made by Emily Bushnell and Al- bert Overstreet, and Florence Cruzen. Algebra I. A Number in class, 31; highest grade, 90; made by Leota Thrasher and Lau- ra Hammerstrand. Algebra I. B Number in class, 20; highest grade, 97; made by Gladys Corbly. Arithmetic (Special) Number in class, 19; highest grade, 94; made by Bertha Fagerburg. Chemistry IV. Number in class, 16; highest grade, 91; made by Gladys Swanson and Don Moffett. Physics III. Number in class, 23; highest grade, 96; made by Arthur Currie. Zoology II. A Number in class, 13; highest grade. 92; made by Florence Cruzen. Zoology II. B Number in class, 18; highest grade, 92; made by Emily Bushnell. Physical Geography Number in class, 30; highest grade, 94; made by Clifford Arnold. Latin II. (Caesar) Number in class, 19; highest grade, 91; made by Margaret Lamberton. Latin I. A Number in class, 22; highest graue, 91; made by Verna Bratton. German III. (Beginning) Number in class, 20; highest grade, 93; made by Althea Currie. German IV. (Second Year) Number in class, 10; highest grade, 90; made by Ruby Shelby. Bookkeeping Number in class, 23; highest grade, 94; made by Anna Levinson. Latin I. B ' Number in class, 21; highest grade, 93; made by Gladys Corbly. BOOKS THEY MAY HAVE WRITTEN Vernon Merry—How and What to Invent. Dave Udell—Full-back for Yale. Paul Moffett—Romance of a Bash- ful Man. Florence Martin—Troublesome Nell. Mollie Bowling—Art of Mixing Paint. Floyd Karr—Plumbing Made Sim- ple. Howard Bratton—The Trials of a Freshman. Theo. Lundgren—Behind the Foot Lights. Lucile Moore—Dorothy Dainty. Earl Carlson—Jack the Giant-Kil- ler. Lewis Moffett—Rip Van Winkle. Arthur C. and Florence C.—Art of Dyeing the Hair. Don Moffett—Tom Thumb.

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THE PAXTON HIGH SCHOOL REFLECTOR 7' saw that their sister was moving slowly from the bed with her eyes fixed on the man, who was too intent upon his work to see her as she crept softly to the door, which fortunately was close to the bed. Another in- stant, and she was outside, and the two hoys heard the click of the lock as she turned the key The burglar heard it too. Starting round, he saw that the bed was empfy and the girl gone from the room. He ran to the door and tried it; he could not open it. Catching up the sack into which he had been putting everything he considered of sufficient value, he made for the window. Heedless now of the noise, he flung apart the curtains to find the boys standing inside. With a violent push, he sent them sprawling on either side of him, theft jumped out of the window on the balcony below—only to be caught by a pair of strong arms, and in his turn to be thrown to the ground. , s soon as Marjorie was outside the door, she had run as fast as poo- sible to her father’s room, which happened to be just below hers. 'Her father roused by the sounds the hoys made on the balcony, had already dressed, so when Marjorie told him of the man in her room, he was ready to receive him as soon as he descend- ed. So, after all, it was not Marjorie who was taken “down a peg” that time, for though a real burglar had paid her a visit, her brothers were witnesses of the fact that she did not give one “squeak”. In the excitement of catching the burglar it was never known how the boys had tried to give their sister a fright and they thought it best for their own dignity to keep silence on the matter. State Superintendent Blair and His New Year’s Letter to Superinten- dents and Teachers. The teachers and school children of Illinois are fortunate in the personal- ity and character of the man vho is the official head of the educational in- terests of our state. He is a man of the finest scholarship, of the highest moral, cultural, and educational ideals. He Is a man of large vision, and clear vision. He appreciates the dignity and magnitude of his office,— even its honor; but he is not blinded by any of these things. His vision passes right out beyond to every school district in the state, to the work of every teacher, to the possi- bilities for good in the lives of every child. Bach month a letter appears in the Eudcational Press Bulletin, fresh from his heart and brain, and ad- dressed to some part of the great army of workers in the schools of Illinois. Sometimes it is a letter to school janitors, calling attention to the dignity of their part of the work in determining the future character and worth of the rising generation; the importance of cleanliness, the need of intelligence, the opportunities for safeguarding the health of school children, their moral as well as their physical well being. Sometimes his letter is addressed to Boards of Edu- cation, sometimes to parents, some- times to the pupils themselves; but perhaps most frequently to teachers, as the most vital part of the school system. No matter to whom these letters are addressed, the character and tone is the same. In thought, they are al- ways profoundly suggestive; in style clear and luminous,—often breezy, stimulating, racy. Superintendent F. G. Blair s New