Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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6 I'axton High School Reflector. Paxton High School Alumni Orange Blossoms February 1915 to February 1.1916 A Brief Account of Cupid’s Pranks Among the Alumni During the Past Year It was suggested to your reporter that it might be of interest to readers of the Reflector to have a report presenting in brief form, a record of the marriages that have occurred during the past year in which graduates of the Paxton High School have figured as one or both of the high contracting parties. Your reporter is not at all certain that the record here present ed is complete. He has found it rather a difficult task to get track of all of Cupid’s darts and pranks as they have pertained to the heart affairs of our (to us) venerable high school graduates. In the event that the names of other “high contracting parties” should be included with those of which he now has knowledge, their names will be gladly given a place in the next issue of the Reflector. According to the information thus far obtained, it appears that at least a score of the more or less recent graduates of P. H. S. have seen fit to enter the “holy bonds of wedlock during the twelve months closing January 31, 191C. A comparison of the several months included in this period, as to their popularity as marital seasons, indicates that the “chilly blasts of November are as popular as the ‘'birds and flowers” of the poetic June; for, the former month witnessed the marriages of four of the happy “grads”, while the “perfect days of June” witnessed but three, and seemed to be no more popular than the sultry days of August or the bleak and dreary days of December and January —each of which witnessed the marriages of three of our High School graduates, as did also the month of October. Only the months of March, and April, remain blank on our records for the year. February, 1915. On February IGth, Miss Merrie Mills, of the class of 1909, was married to Mr. Frank Beagle of this city. Mrs. Beagle is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Mills of Paxton. After her graduation, she attended the Chicago Kindergarten Train ng School for Teachers for a time. After this, she

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Paxton High School lieflectot. 5 STUDENTS EARNING THE HIGHEST GRADE IN EACH SUBJECT TAUGHT DURING THE FIRST SEMESTER. Fourth Year Subjects, American Literature—'Hugh Garnett Dewey Fagerburg, an(i Marion Sleez-er; grade, 93. American History.— Ruth Funk-grade, 95. German IV—‘Carl Radeke; grade, 94. Chemistry. — Dewey Fagerburg; grade, 94. Geometry IV.—Dewey Fagerburg, and Lorena Ferris; grade, 95. Pedaagogy—Ruth Funk; grade, 95. Third Year Subjects. Geometry III—Olga Pierson, and Mildred Swanson; grade, 95. Latin III IV—'Clarence Carlson, and Dewey Fagerburg; grade, 94. English III—Agnes Johnson; grade. 95. Physics III—Howard Newman; grade, 91. German III—Jessie Button, grade 93. English History—Dcrena Ferris, grade, 94. Shorthand and Typewriting—Leslie Ernst, grade, 93. Second Year Subjects. Latin II—Anna Watson, grade, 93. English II—Jessie Hendrickson, Avis Moffett. Carl Peterson, Anna Watson, and Lowell Hodam; grade, 92. Zoology—Jessie Button, grade, 94. Bookkeeping.—Leonard Hathaway, grade, 94. Algerba II—Jessie Carson, grade,95. First Year Subjects. Latin I.—Florence Hodam, grade, 9G. Physiology—Florence Hodam,grade, 95. Algebra I—Florence Hodam, 97. Ancient History I—Florence Hodam, 96. English I—Mary Pearson, Kenneth McCracken, 93. Manual Training.—Rudolph Fagerburg, grade 95. Sewing—Jessie Button, grade, 91. Commercial Arithmetic — Leonard Hathaway, grade, 94. Ten Statistics Regarding the Semester Examinat ons. 1. Fourteen of the twenty-seven Seniors were excused from all of their examinations. 2. 52% of the Seniors did not take any of their examinations. 3. Twenty-seven of the twenty-seven Seniors, or 14 0%, were excused from one or more of their exams. 4. 9 of the 27 Jun ors were excused from all of their exams, or about 33% of the class. 5. 22 Juniors, or 79% of the class, were excused from taking one or more of their exams. C. 13 (if they were superstitious they’d look upon this as a bad omen. However, they’re not so don’t worry) of the Sophomores, 24% of ’em, were excused from taking any of their examinations, and 7. 41 of them were excused from one or more. 8. Only six (6) of the 64 Freshmen escaped, unscathed, the clutches of the semesters, or about 9%, while— 9. Thirty-six (56%) “got away” from one or more of the “terrible ordeals.” 10. From the above,we find that of the students enrolled in P. H. S. 42 were excused from all of their semester examinations, or 24%.

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Paxton High School Reflector. 7 was engaged successfully as a teacher at Melvin and Sibley, 111. May, 1915. Miss Lorene Filson (1908), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Filson, was married to Mr. Clarence R. Larson on May 17th. Mr. Larson is connected with the P. Larson Clothing Company. June, 1915. On the ninth day of June, Miss May Ryan, class of 1910, was united in marriage with Mr. Lester Beland of Loda, 111. She is the daughter of Mrs Kathryn Ryan of Paxton, and a sister of Miss Nora Ryan, our popular music teacher. Mr. and Mrs. Beland now reside on a farm near Loda. On the same day, Mr. G. C. Ba mim of the class of 1905, was married to Miss Manta Putcamp at Carbondale, 111. Mr. Bainum is head of the Department of Music of the Southern Illinois State Normal School at Car bondale. Miss Putcamp graduated from the institution in which Mr. Bainum is a member of the faculty, cn the day of her marriage, and only a few hours before. Mr. Bainum is a son of Supt. and Mrs. O. J. Bainum of this city. On June 13th Miss Carrie McRill, of the class of 1911, was married to Mr. Guy Fleischer of Kansas City, Mo. She s the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. MoRill, for many years residents of Paxton, but now living in Kankakee July, 1915. On July 7th, Miss Gladys Bobo, of our latest graduating class. 1915, was married to Mr. Russell Salyards of Gibson ‘City. She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bobo, for many years resdents of Paxton, but now of Wat-soka. August, 1915. On August 17th, Miss Carrie Patton, of the class of 1934, was married to Mr. Emerson Clark, at Urbana, 111. After her graduation from the Paxton High School, Miss Patton attended the Northwestern University and graduated irom that institution. Later, she graduated from the Library School of the University of Illinois. After completing this latter course of study, she held a responsible position as librar ian in the University of Texas. Mr. Clark is also a graduate from the University of Illinois. On August 4th, Miss Laura Rodeen, of the class of 190 , was married to Prof. J. U. Elmer, who, during the past school year, was principal of the Paxton High School. Mrs. Elmer, after graduating from P. H. S., became a very popular and successful teacher, and, up to the time of her marriage, she held the position of principal of the West Lawn School. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer are now living at DeKalb, 111., where Mr. Elmer is an instructor in the Department of History of the De-Kalb High School. September, 1915. On September 1st, Mr. Ray Lane, of the class of 1901, was married to Miss Gladys Smith, at Onarga, 111. Mr. Lane, atfer his graduation from P. H. S., attended the University of Illinois for a period of one year. Although he has not been connected in any way with P. H. S. for fourteen years, nevertheless, he has always been one of the most loyal of her supporters. H5s wife is a graduate of the Grand Prairie Seminary. October, 1915. The marrage of Mr. Leonard Erickson (1913) to Miss Hazel Stephens