Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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Paxton School liefleclot. 25 ery one In High School. The faculty suffered too, Mr. Huddleston being ill for several days. Mis3 Hanford, Miss Felmley, Miss Kaar, and Miss Cushing, were also on the sick list at some time or other. During Miss Cushing’s absence, her place was filled by Miss Elder Swanson, who was home for the Holidays. Miss Swanson taught here in our High School two years, and is now teaching Math, in the Calumet, Mich., high school. P. H. S. PAWNSHOP. Wouldn't You Be Surprised If: Clarence C. did not have his Virgil7 Aurel H. was not with Treet ? Carl Radeke prepared all the reports that Miss Hanford gave him? Harold B. did not talk to Bill O.? Mary Cole was not talking to Radeke? Everyone would like Geometry? There was a full Coliseum at the next basket ball game? “Happy” did not talk to Bessie H. in Virgil? Just Established in Our New Quarters. Fine line of “Rubies. One exceptionally good “Perle” (Swedish.) (On exhibition every other Friday night at the Coliseum.) A Living Gas Consumer. A recent examination of Lester Pet erson (by Dr. Garnett) revealed the interesting fact that Lester’s lungs are heavily plated with sheet iron. This accounts for his queer behavior in the Chemistry class the day chlorine gas wag made. Something went wrong with the generator, and the entire class (apparently) rushed to the nv n-dows. Choking, gasping, and even cursing.The students at length managed to open the port holes: Mr. Cheno-weth shouting frantically for the ammonia bottle. However, when the smoke cleared away, Lester was still peacefully standing beside the unruly generator, a placid smile upon his face, breathing gently, as he explained in calm tones just what the trouble was Hugh did not study at home? Ray could not entertain some one in the assembly? Some one did not have to stay after school? “Sleezer” didn’t spill something in Chemistry Lab.? Everyone in the class of ’1G graduated in that year? Friday, Jan. 7, the American History class received their Christmas present. (Little late in coming, but it finally got there, as all quizies are bound to do.) “Swede”: (in Chemistry) “Then air ig forced into the inner tube which surrounds the outer tube. The fourth of the special faculty talks, which was to have been given Friday, Jan. 7, was postponed until after “exams.” This was done because the “main guy”, Mr. Chenow.th. had to go to kankakee with the basket ball squad.

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24 Paxton High School Rejlector. □ - 1 SENIOR DEPARTMENT m=r------------ SENIOR NOTES Robt. C.: “Pluto was an ancient philosopher.” Miss C : (In (ieom. TV.) “If you’ve got any spare time after you get thru writing,—put it on my desk. Elizabeth LaB.: “And in the cavity of the tooth was found a $5 bill.” (Some tooth we’d say.) Cruzen’s Band of ? pieces met for its first practice Dec. 8. At the present time the band consists of four pieces: viz.: horns in P. Q, and W flat, and harp (French harp or harmonica) in a key unknown to “man or beast,” since after hearing it once, one would never be able to relate his experiences or his feelings while hearing it (one couldn’t listen, he just heard), to his friends. Although this organization is small, it promises to. increase in membership as there are two Jews harpists (or is it Jews harpistesses?) in view. Heard in Latin III. IV. R. F.: “After the many deaths of your friend, O Hector. (Did she m an the family cat?) Muriel W.: (translating) “The ser psnts came on, breasting the mighty waves, and with their souls skimming ---------------------------------p the waters behind them in great folds. Bessie H.: “Armed men are towering in the midst of the city.” M. W.: (translating the description of the death of Laocoon) “The serpents coil themselves about him; and, darting their three-forked tongues from their faces,” etc. Evelyn: (translating) “And wand- ering about, I throw my eyes in all directions.” (What’d she want to do that for? She may need ’em some time.) Olga P.: “They crowd around the altars and light on the gods.” (Note: The passage was, “They crowd around the altars and embrace the images of the gods.) Most of the members of Eng. IV. spent a very agreeable (?) Holiday vacation There were several took reports which Mr. B. told them, the day of dismissal, would be due the day we came tack to school. Hence, during the time which was called vacation, the City Library was a common place of congregation for Eng. IV. people Grippe Got a “Grip!” on in some way, shape, or manner, on nearly ev-

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26 Paxton High School Rcjleclor. SOME FACTS FOR THE CLASS IN CIVICS, CONCERNING OUR GOV ERNMENT AT WASHINGTON. President, Woodrow Wilson, New Jersey. Salary, $75,000 and allowances for traveling expenses $25,000 extra; $50,000 a year Is the sum usually appropriated for the care of the White House and stables. Vice President, Thomas R. Marshall, Indiana. Salary $12,000. Speaker of the House of Representa. tives, Champ Clark, Missouri. Salary, $12,000. Senators and Representatives: % senators and 435 Representatives. Salary, $7,500 each, with mileage extra at 20 cents a mile each way between their homes and Washington; $125 is allowed each member for newspapers, stationery, etc., and a clerk is provided at the Nation's expense. The Cabinet: Secretary of State, Robert Lansing, N. Y.; Sec. of Treasury, William J. McAdoo, N. Y.; Sec. of War, Lindley M. Garrison, N. J.; Sec. of Navy, Josephus Daniels, N. C.; Postmaster General, A. S. Burleson, Texas; Attorney General, Thomas W. Gregory, Texas; Sec. of Interior, Franklin K. Lane, Cal.; Sec. of Agriculture, David F Houston, Mo.; Sec. of Commerce, William C. Redfield, N. Y.; Sec. of Labor, William B. Wilson, Penn. Salary of each $12,000. The Supreme Court—-Chief Justice, Edward D. White, La.' Salary $15,000. Associate Justices—Joseph R. La mar (deceased, vacancy not yet filled); Joseph McKenna, Cal.; Oliver W. Holmes, Mass.; William R. Day, Ohio; Charles E. Hughes, N. Y.; Willis Van Devanter, Wyoming; Mali Ion Pitney, N. J.; James C. McReynolds,1 Tenn. Salaries of the Associate Justices, $14,500. The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Amendments to the Constitution. In the year 1913, two amendments were added to the constitution of the United State of America. From the “Reconstruction Period’’ immediately following the Civil War—a period of nearly a half century—no amendmt nts were made until the year named above. On February 25th, 1913, Secretary of State, Philander C. Knox, signed a proclamation announcing the adoption of the Sixteenth Amendment, commonly referred to as “the income tax amendment,” as a part of the constitution of the United States. A little later, on May 31st of the same year, the new Secretary of S;ate, Will am Jennings Bryan, signed a like proclamation announcing the adoption of the Seventeenth Amendment. This amendment provides for the popular elect on of U. S. Senators instead of their election by the State legisla tures. In words and form these amend ments are as follows: XVI.—The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever sources derived, without apportionment among the several states and without regard to any census or enumeration. XV'n.—The Senate of the Un'ted States shall be composed of two senators from each state, elected by the people thereof, for six years and each senator shall have one vote. The elec tors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislatures. When vacancies