Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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14 NON-RESIDENT OR TUITION STUDENTS. Dis. No. 50, Ford County—Mary Currie, Paul Currie, Robert Currie. Dist. No. 54, Ford County—Mahlon Kenuey. Dist. No. 55, Ford County—-Ralph Stanford. Dist. 56, Ford County—Gladys Auk-land. Nobel C. Johnson. Edna Swanson. Dist. 74, Ford County (Clarence)— Leonard Johnson, Earl Hutchinson, j Claude Peters, Gordon Carson, Helen | Swanson, Ethel Swanson, Carl Peter-1 son. Dist. 76, Ford County—Harry Flannery. Dist. 77—Clyde Martin, Helen Johnson. Dist. 78. Ford County—George Tib-by, Mae Tibby, Mabel Congram, Elfie Carlson. Dist. 79, Ford County—Olga Stoltz. Dist. 81, Ford County —Mayme Cleary. Dist. No. 82, Ford County—Agnes Harnes, Harold Barnes. Dist. No. 83, Ford County—Lillian Tackwell, Loretta Deany, Shelby Horner, Hazel Horner. Dist. 84, Ford County—Beulah Anderson. Opal Morrison. 'Dist. 85, Ford County—Everett Smith, Kenneth Smith, Ralph Covert. Dist. 86, Ford County—Edgar Peterson. Dist. 89, Ford County—Viola Lind-gren, Gladys Burkland. Dist. 90, Ford County—Ruby We- berg. Dist. 91, Ford County—'Lulu Frette, Amy Swanson. Dist. 92, Ford County—Mary Kellar. Dist. 94, Ford County (Elliott)—Abide Hanson. Dist. Ill, Iroquois County—Walter Congram. Dist. 142, Champaign County (Lud- low)—Florence Bear, Fletcher Cole, William Cole, Roy Flick, Benton Funk, Dist. 197, Champaign County (Ludlow)—Anna Watson, Roy Wampler. Dist. 198, Champaign County (Ludlow)—Florence Hodam, Lowell Hod-am, Bessie Hamm, Mary Webber. Dist. 199—Lonore Pearson. Vermilion County—Helen Heinz. Dist. 206. Iroquois County—Guy Pa-cey. County Superintendent of Schools, Prof. H. M. Rudolph, Meets with Serious Accident. The serious accident with which Mr. Rudolph met some weeks ago, will not be news to most Reflector readers. It may, however, to some of our former P. H. S. students and teachers to whom this issue comes, be news equally painful as it was to those of us who learned of the accident within a few' hours of its occurrence. He fell on a slippery walk—with the not unusual result that one of his hip bones was fractured. For a time, it was hoped that he would meet with no complications to retard his recovery or make the long weeks and months usually required for the healing processes to do their work in fractures of this kind, more trying or more burdensome. However, as a result of a severe cold, pneumonia developed about two weeks ago. At the present time he is greatly improved, and it is hoped that nothing else may transpire to delay the time when he shall be able to resume his work In the interests of the schools of the county. SPECIAL TALK ON AGRICULTURE (By Prof. Piper of the Southern 111. State Normal University, Carbon-dale.) On January the eleventh, Mr. Piper of Carbondale, Normal, spoke to the

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13 ATHENAEUM ELECTION. On Friday afternoon, January 12th, a mass-meeting of the members of the Athenaeum Literary Society was called in Room 11. The purpose of the meeting was to elect officers and organize for the work of the Second Semester of the school year. Miss McClure, Faculty-director, presided as temporary chairman. Mr. Bainum also was present, in an unofficial capacity, acting as “Guide, Counselor and Friend” to those being initiated into the procedures of a club meeting. The meeting w-as called to order and the roll of the members called. Miss McClure stated the purpose of the meeting. The officers of the society numbered seven, a President, Vice-president. Secretary, Treasurer, and an Executive Committee of three, one to be appointed by the Prtsident, one by the Society members, and one by the Faculty director. The Athenaeums will present a literary entertainment about February 16th. Election of officers followed and resulted as follows: William West- brook, President; Florence Hodam, Vice-president; Agnes Johnson, Secretary; Maurice Peterson, Treasurer. Everett Farrell was chosen as the “people’s choice” on the Executive Committee. The other two members of the committee appointed by the president and faculty director, respectively, are Dorothy White and Agnes Johnson. The first meeting of the Executive Committee was held January 17th. It was decided that an entertainment shall be presented, either February sixteenth, or twenty-third, whichever is more convenient. The program will consist of two parts; the first, literary and musical, and the second of a short play. PLATONI AN SOCIETY ELECTION. On Friday afteronoon, Jan. 12, a meeting of the Platonian Literary Society was held for the purpose of organizing for the programs of the second semester. The meeting was called to order by Miss Holmes, the Platonian faculty director, who spoke briefly of the programs that it has been the custom for the two literary societies to give during the year and who acted as chairman until the election of officers. The following officers were elected: President: Chalmer Rudolph. Vice Pres.: Katherine Kemp. Secretary: Lester Johnson. Executive Board: Evelyn Wylie Treasurer: Floy Casey. Executive board: Evelyn Wylie, member. Lowell Hodam and Anna Watson were appointed by th? President and the faculty director as the two other members of the Executive Board. At the close of the election Mr. Berg in speaking further of the plans for the work of the remainder of the year, aroused considerable enthusiasm, and the meeting was adjourned. Lester Johnson, Secy. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS. The operetta, Snow white and the Seven Dwarfs, is now in progress under the charge of Miss Dunham. The plot of the operetta is taken from one of Grimm’s well-known fairy tales, which makes it especially fascinating to the smaller children. About one hundred children will take part in the chorus while the leading characters will be taken by High School pupils. The best selection of talent has been made, and the operetta is sure to be a success. The date is not definitely fixed, but will occur sometime in the month of April.

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15 boys of the high school for about twenty minutes on different phases of agricultural study. He emphasized the need of interest in agricultural work, and the economic importance of knowledge in the art of keeping the soil in condition that will give the greatest return possible for the labor and capital expended on that soil. He also spent a little time on the value of good seed and what could be done with the money that could be earned each year by more careful selection of seed corn and treatment of seed oats. Mr. Piper was the representative who was sent to the High School by our Farmers' Institute, which was then in session in Paxton. PARENT-TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION On Monday evening, January 8th, the Parent-Teachers’ Association held their regular meeting in the High School Assembly, the teachers of the city schools furnishing the entire program. Miss Perdue and Miss Stue-land represented the grades and talked on various phases of grade work. Mr. Berg gave an interesting talk on “High School Work and Home Studv.’’ Miss Kaar, in the discussion of her subject. “Domestic Science in Paxton High School,’’ showed the condition of our domestic Science Department as it now is and what it might become in the future. Miss Dunham and Miss Flora rendered very pleasing vocal seletcions. At the close of the literary program, a short. Victrola concert was given. Some very fine records were played and one of these, the Mad Scene of Ophel'a from Hamlet, sung by Melba, was presented the high school by the Assoc'aHon. The members of the high school greatly appreciate this opportunity afforded them by the Association of listening to one of the world’s great artists. A Long School Day. Since the change of train times on the Lake Erie R. R., Paxton High school students who live in Clarence are having a rather long school day. It is now necessary for them to breakfast about 5 o’clock in the morning, take the train at G a. m. and reach the school building about a half hour later. They are not able to return until after 7 p. m, except a few whose class programs permit them to leave in time to get the 3:12 train in the afternoon. New Classes Organized. The new classes organized for the second semester are as follows: Physical geography, 2 sections; commercial arithmetic, 1 section; American his-torp, 2 sections; English history, 1 section; civics, 1 section; botany. 2 sections and special review classes in arithmetic and grammar. New Typewriters for the Commercial Department. One new Underwood typewriter has been purchased recently for the commercial department. The old L. C. Smith has been exchanged for a new Underwood and the three No.. 4 models of the Underwood, purchased two or more years ago, are to be changed for new No. 5’s. With these additions and changes, the school will possess six practically new No. 5 Underwood machines. With only one kind of typewriter, the practice work will be greatly facilitated. Mr.. Berg, who has the honor of being a member of the executive committee of the Ford County Teachers’ Association, informs us that plans are about completed for holding the annuel meeting in Gibson City, March 8th and 9th. This means that we will have a short vacation at that time.