Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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151 COMMENCTCMENT NUMBER, 1914 (Elass of 1314 Art CSallrnj £lic as tin' Artist (Hamxht ahem . j ALBERT OVERSTREET—“TUB — Our athlete, general manager, debater—all in one. In other words, “Jack of all trades—and master of some.” However, Tub is a fusser and we must hand it to him.” He is a trifle too young to admire the ’’brunette” in the Faculty. “Oh, what’s the use of studying.” EDLA JOHNSON—“ED”— Have you not often been in a bit of woods near a rippling stream and listened to the wild birds sing their joyous songs’! Do not the rich full tones of the little songsters thrill you beyond words? On the day of her birth, Edla was endowed with the same richness of voice that these little birds possess, and now, she has become world-famous for her lovely ringing. “Oh, she will sing the savageness out of a bear.”

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pale strong m’quiston ETHKL MAY WRIGHT FLORENCE CRUZEN NKTA OATLEY ROLLINS WALTER HERBERT SWANSON RUTH HAZEL (’AI)K EDLA CAROLYN JOHNSON ALBERT GEORGE OVERSTREET NORA RUTH CHRISTINA LINDGRKN CARL EINAR LINDSTROM CARL FAGERBURG MIRIAM IRENE ROCKWELL HELEN LUDLOW PRUDENCE ELIZBETH ROTRAMEL MAUD ROTRAMEL WALTER N ELS LARSON WALTER MALCOLM HAMMERLUND ANNA BERTINE ERICKSON EDWARD FLOYD KARR EDWARD AUSTIN SANDSTEDT BESS BEAR ELIZABETH BIRDIE GREEN AN SIGNE MARIE OLSON MARIAN ESTELLE RIDEOUT LESTER ERNEST MARTINSON MARY ETTA GREEN AN OFFICERS. CLASS Herbert Swanson, President Ernest Martinson, Vice-President. Florence Frozen, Secretary and Treasurer COLORS Cardinal and Cray. FLOWER Red Carnation MOTTO ’ Arfi lab ores juerendiC

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PAXTON HI(»H SCHOOL KKKL1CCTOK 152 MARIAN RIDEOUT— This young lady does not look upon the serious side of life, but rather upon the bright side. She keeps up conversation and laughter wherever she may be, and, must feel with Burns— It's no' in books, it’s no’ in lear, To make us truly blest; If happiness has not her seat And centre in the breast, We may be wise, or rich, or great, But never can be blest. BESS BEAR -JUST BESS— the beautiful city of Ludlow. It is evident tha. the beautiful city of ludlow. It is evident that Bess is very desirous ol obtaining a good education or she woulc n’t board the train every morning to come to P. H. S. “A happy infant, here I roam, “Far from my dear paternal home. ANNA ERICKSON — Sturdy, staunch and stolid, and here we have Anna. As a good little girl should, Anna quietly but surely gets her lessons—and, as a consequence, tte grades. HELEN LUDLOW —“RUBV— The other editor of this number of The Reflector.