Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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J9 THE PAXTON HIGH SCHOOL REFLECTOR deck, “is where our gallant captain fell.” “No wonder,’ replied the old lady, ‘ I nearly slipped on it myself.” “John, dear, can you see what those people at the next table are eating?” “I can’t see at all, but it sounds like soup.” (With apologies to Tennyson) Broke! Broke! Broke! Oh my hard earned “bones”,Oh Gee! But it brings some relief to utter The thoughts that occur to me. Oh. well for the beautiful gifts. As they rest in a fair array! Oh! well, for the haunting thought That intrudes: Does the whole thing pay? And the giving still goes on. As it has in years gone by; But the last of the merry holidays, Bring again the same old cry: Borke! Broke! Broke! Not a single cent, Oh Gee! And the dough that I spent for the Xmas gifts Will never come back to me. No Reason to Worry—Mike got a job moving some kegs of powder, and, to the alarm of his foreman, was smoking at his work. “Je-ru-salem!” exclaimed the fore- man. Do you know what happened when a man smoked at this job some years ago? There was an explosion that blew up a dozen men.” “That couldn’t happen here,” re- turned Mike, calmly. Why not?” “’Cause there’s only you and me, was the reply. All good boys love their sisters, But I so good have grown That 1 love the other fellow s sister Better than I love n:y own. Willie walked on the railroad track He didn't hear the bell; The engine went to Halifax; 1 know where you think Willie went es i know very well. But Willie v.a? walking on the oth er track, So i made no difference if he didn’t hear the bell. Luring !he reconstruction days CL Virginia a negro was convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced iO be banged. On the morning or the execution hi mounted the scaffold with reasonable calmness. Just be- fore the noose was to be placed around h s neck the sherifT asked him if he had anything to say He studied a norrent and said: “No, suh, boss, thankee, suh, ’cep- tin' dis is sho gwine to he a lesson to me.” Be he went, or am he gone? Has he left I all alone? Will he ne’er return to I, or I go to ho? It cannot, was. Mary had a little lamb,” You’ve heard that fact before: But did you know she passed her plate And had a little more. When in England an American had luncheon with a prominent English nobleman who was very proud of his ancestry. Taking a coin from his poc- ket the Englishman said. My great, grpat grandfather was made a lord by the king whose picture you see on this shilling.” “Indeed,’ replied the American, smling, as he produced an-

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THE PAXTON HIGH SCHOOL RE ELECTRO 8 r ii i Exchanges, Comments and Clippings EXCHANGES. The exchange depar.nunt is the one most helpful and Unef.cial to a school. By our comments on other papers and their comments upon our paper, we are able to “see ourselves as others see us” and by so doing help to make our paper Ict.er. Many very good and interesting ex- changes have come to us t::is month. One of the best that have reached us is The Bulletin,” Stuebenville, Ohio. It is up to the standard in all its de- partments. Come again. “Yellow and Blue”, Chicago, 111.: We congratulate you on being able to publish a paper as good as yours is without the help of advertisements. It certainly does improve your paper. “Ocksheperida,” Sheridan, Wyom- ing: You have some splendid artists who are to be congratulated. The Kankakee High School stu- dents certainly have their share of school spirit. Their December issue was a football number. We congratu- late you on your team, Kankakee. Welcome to our table, “Messenger”, Wichita, Kansas. You are one of our best exchanges. Voice of South High”, Youngstown, Ohio: You are always welcome. Come again. “Maroon and White”: Your literary department is certainly worthy of note. “The Bake Breeze,” Sheboygan. Wis., is a splendid paper from cover to cover. It is especially rich in stor- ies. Come again. Among other exchanges we have received are; “The Junior Life”. Chrisman, 111.; “Visalia High School News”, Visalia, Cal.; The Booster”. Primghar. Iowa; “The Rayen Record ' Youngstown, Ohio; Wayzata High school Recorder , Wayzata, Minn.; the “Illinois Wesleyan Argus,” Bloom- ington; and “The Scout”, Muskogee, Okla. As Others See Us. Paxton High School Reflector has an unusual feature. All pupils hav- ing a grade of 90 or above are given honorable mention.—“Maroon and White,” DanvHie, 111. Paxton High School Reflector: Your cover design for December was origi- nal, but not very artistic.—“Rayen Record”, Youngstown, Ohio. “The Bulletin,” Stubenville, Ohio, says: Paxton High School Reflector is rather limited in all its departments. Make your artists get busy, Reflector, and turn in some goad cuts. (Cuts are expensive and our funds are lim- ited.—Reflector Ed.) The Paxton High School Reflector is a neat and businesslike little pa- per.—“The Ocksheperida,” Sheridan, Wyoming. We seem to be well known in Floy- rirdr., Texas. This is what “Plain Talk” says: “We wish to say that the Reflector is an old friend of our Pres- ident. Dr. Bailey. It has always been an enterprising paper. Joke3 from Our Exchanges An officer was showing an old lady over the battleship: “This,” said he, pointing to an inscribed plate on the

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THE PAX TO N HIGH SCHOOL REFLECTRO 6 o other coin. “What a coincidence! My great, great grandfather was made an angel by the Indiaji whose picture you see on this cent.” MinisterJon know w’here little l.oys go wh? go fishing on the Sab- bath? Johnny Yep; get yuur hat and fol- low me; I'll show you the place.—Ex. V ' tfr - VOLUME VIII. PAXTON HIGH SCHOOL REFLECTOR Volume VIII. of tbe Paxton High School Reflector has just come in f;om the Jacksonville Book Bindery, and is now in its appropriate place on the shelving of the High School Li- brary. It contains 180 pagqs of, regu- lar school reading matter and 70 pages- of advertisements. It was not intended that the latter should be in- cluded, but through some error 'the advertising pages were1 not discarded as is usually done by magazine bind- eries. However, the advertising pages ai'e not without their local interest, and they are not unattractive in their appearance. Another copy of this volume of the Reflector Is honored by being given a place cn the shelves of the Paxton Carnegie Library. - i : : : : : Next month the Reflector will ue under the management of the Sopho- more Editors, and their Faculty Ad- viser, Miss Chipps. Judging from their Fr fhm.an number of last year, we predict a good number with plenty of speci 1 features. A Warning to Girls. Don't put these jokes too near your face Or you’ll be blown to chowder. I 's dangerous to place dry things So near a store of powder. •2. : 1 4---i-----------------• The Freshman Number. The Frc.-hman number of the Re- j Hector, which was issifed last month, was indeed, creditable to both the class and the school. While not every- tb!ng it contained was the result of Freshman effort, yet much credit is d e to t e c’ass for the success of the r. 'rr.ber. We are especially anxious to have the Seniors contribute to the Reflec- tor. Many Seniors have never had a signed article in the paper, and there will not be many more chances for them to do so. Get busy. There, there little Freshie, Do not cry— You will be a Suffer More Bye and Bye. (Continued from page 57) manent elements of their character: that habits of punctuality and regu- larity in the performance of duty or of task—these habits, however ac- quired. from whatever motive or stim- ulus become highly valued assets in personal character. I et us hope then, that the results idealized as tne end shall justify the motive and the means: and better still, let us have faith that, as character, through good habits and ennobling pursuits, takes permanence of structure and form, the lower motives of expediency, im- maturity and youth shall themselves be transformed to an ideal of pur- pose that shall be an unfailing inspi- ration and guide. F ay your subscription.