Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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THE PAXTON HIGH SCHOOL REFLECTSO 5 Cole, Kirkpatrick, Walson, Bear, Archer, Frederick, Martinson, L. Erickson, E. Erickson. Overstreet Mgr., Wylie Capt., Larson, Sheehan. Hammerlund.’ Review of Footba'I Season. Now that the football season of 1912 is over, we may look back over it with pride and feel that th? honor and rep- rtation of tin sc. ool have been worth i!y upheld. Only two of the eight games played were lost, one to Drum- mer Township High School of Gibson City and the other to the Seminary at Onarga. These defeats were wiped out when Paxton deefated both of the teams at other dates in the season. In all the rest of the games, the team showed great fighting spirit as well as a knowledge of football. They always managed to win out over the opposing team though in a few games the score was close. The Paxton team was handicapped throughout the season by the injuries of the players. There was only one game played in which some of the men were not mis- sing. It was then that Paxton show- ed their true valve a? a foot ball team. St. Peter to P. H. S. student (at the pearly gates): Did you subscribe for the Reflector?” P. H. S. Student: T did.” St. Peter: ‘‘Good! Did you pay for your subscription?” P. H. S. Student: “No.” St. Peter: + f xg—’suit) jxau aAnjsjnbui os OJ l.uop put? punojt? jadt?d aqj tutu .vvo -

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THE PAXTON HIGH SCHOOL REFLECTOR 55 “Rip Van Winkle” and music by New- lin’s Orchestra. On account of a rainy evening only about five dollars was realized as our share of the ' gate re- ceipts.” ■ 1 | l f'| “You gotta quit kickin’ my rubbers around”—which pertains to the fact that the “ornery” boys were request- ed uot to kick the g.rls’ rubbers uiu in the aisle. Neil Kerr, ’ll. was elected delegate from the Illinois Wesleyan chapter to the National Phi Gamma Delta “Ekle- sia” at Indianapolis, and spent two I days ihere attending the convention. i- A number of dinner parties took place during the holidays at which high school students were guests. Miss Lillian Holderman, Miss Helen Nelson, Miss Marie Rockwell, Miss Florence Wesslund and Miss Mabel Larson entertained. Oh! the odor of that dust-settler that the janitor wields around the eighth period! Visitors from the grades have been quite frequent in Literature IV., and this training will undoubtedly help them in later years. Mr. Bainum acts as a tribunal of justice and advice every day to unmanageable pupils, punishing them. The talk of Mrs. Daniels on Jan. lGth was very interesting to tfie stu- dents. She spoke along educational lines, comparing the advantages now with those of years ago. Mr. Bainum, sitting In his sanctum, wondered what all the noise was above, and upon investigation discov- ered tint Mr. I'anineau was calmly walking around the edge of the roof, knocking the ice off. He refused to consider it a risk, and stated, tkat. firemen had to get used to it. (“Georgq come down off that wire.”) ------T—:--r-r------T f . , SUBSCRIBERS! All those who have not paid their subscriptions to the Reflector, w.ill greatly oblige the management, if they will “loosen up ., There is an expense, to be met with ..the issue of each number, and money is scarce with us. Pl?ase pay up, get the agony Over with, and relieve the su • p?ns« of the business manager. • POPULATION OF THE WORLD According to the latest tat.Mic-u the population of the world is now 1,7 5,048,430. The population of A.-ia is more than half of the ahov » total, or 01LC0L358. The populr. ijn of Con tinrttal United States Is one-ten Ui ih.at of sia. German 4V. May this year of 1913 be a success- ful one for P. H. S., and a happy one for her. teachers and her students. CALENDAR. (Continued from page 51.) Jan. 21—Dale McQ. wore a new suit. Jan. 22—A great many long faces were seen after the information had been given out, as to those who would be excused from exams and those who would uot. Jan. 23-24.—Semester exams. Jan. 27—Semester grade cards de- livered. Jan. 28—George H. had a white co'- lar on. Jan. 29—Reflector should be out hut is not. Jan. 30—Everybody's resting easy. Exams, have been over, a week.

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ffaxton tfityh Srluml tRrttrrtur Published Monthly by the Paxton High School (Office with the Eastern Illinois Register) SUBSCRIPTION RATES Single Copies ...... 10 cents Yearly Subscriptions .... 75 cents Editors General Number, . Mack Wylie, Helen Nelson Business Manager . . . Herbert Stevens Assistant Business Manager . . Carl Fagerburg Athletic Editor . . . Eugene Frederick Alumni Editors W. M. Glenn, '06 Gladys Swanson,'J3 Faculty Adviser . . . . O. J. Bainum CLASS REPORTERS Senior Class . David Danielson, Myrtle Hammerlund Junior Class . . Carl Fagerburg, Helen Ludlow Sophomore Class . . Jamie Kerr, Mary Hagens Freshman Class . . Ray Smith, Ruth Skinner Considerable space has keen give-n in this issue oi the Re'lector for the publication of the names of all stu- dents who were excused from taking the semester examinations, and for the special mention of those students who won the highest grades in the examinations which they were requir- ed to take. The editorial management believe themselves justified in this, as in no o her way can recognition be given to so many students who have been loyal and faithful. It is an hon- or that every student should strive to merit. A careful study of the rules providing for exemption from exam- inatons twice each year, must reveal to every candid person that he must be a very JndifTr rent student who can not, at least once each year, either be excused from one or more of his ex- aminations, or write so fatt?factorl’y upon some one or more of the subjects which he is studying, as to merit special mention. It may be argued that the motive, honorable mention or relief from writ- ing some examination, may not be an ideal one, and yet experience is abun- dantly proving in the Paxton high school and elsewhere, that the results, as shown by increased regularity and punctuality of attendance, and in the more careful and continuous daily preparation of the lessons assigned, fully justify the method and the mo- tive. There is an old I.atin maxim, the meaning of which is, that pursuits or habits pass into or become character. It is well that high school students realize that th°ir intellectual pursuits are prssing into and becoming per- (Continued on page 00.)