Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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29 WHAT THEY STAND FOR. famous {{eliable J nergetic tudious IJonorable |agnaminous ngelic Jj at (’apable liberal mbitions Scholastic Sensible THE DAY'S ROUTINE. (As viewed by a Freshman.) First period, Miss Karr is boss No wonder it seems short. Because no matter what she says. She’s good down in her heart. Second period comes Latin I With Miss McClure at head. And I.atin is very hard indeed So all the Seniors said. Third eriod seems long to me, For Physiology I don’t like. And if our lessons we don’t know Teacher sends us down the pike. Fourth period, we view the bones Of some departed creature. Miss Holmes explains it all to us, Though not just like a preacher. The fifth comes after dinner Of which we all ate some. And then we act like prisoners Who can’t have any gum. Sixth period is very drear; Miss Hanson is in charge, And has to watch the pupils close, The number being large. English comes the seventh hour And it is very long. The day is drawing to a close And English is not a song. Algebra comes next, you know, Which it seems I cannot get Some of us are not very bright And the rest are slow, you bet. Bill had a bill-board, he also had a 'board bill, and Bill’s board bill bored (Bill. So Bill had to sell his bill-board to pay his board bill, and when Bill •sold his bill-board to pay his board bill, Bill’s board bill no longer bored Bill. (“Index.”) We often wondered why Bill O.’s shoes were so dusty, but now' we know. He “hits” the gravel trail westward. He heeds the advice— Go West My Boys.” Mr. Berg in Ancient History I.— “The Po Valley is just at the mouth of the Alps.” They say the Mechanical Drawing Class is the place to eat. Menu: Cookies Apples Pickles Nabiscos Specials “Smoked Fish” Candy Miss Marie was very free. Her smiles to all she flung. But if you ask her for a date You’ll sartin sure get stung.

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28 It Might Have Been an Accident. On January 15th, the floor of room 1C was very slippery. The first class held in this room is Ancient History I. Mr. Berg is the instructor. Everything went on as usual, and the pupils were sent to the board. All of a sudden a great noise was heard; and. to our surprise, what did we see? The whole row of chairs was moving —Mr. Berg being the engine. He had been leanirg against the radiator, and his feet on George’s “well oiled linoleum” flew from under him. Luckily no hone8 were 'broken, and in a few moments all was over. Did You Know That— There are 183 students enrolled in F. H. S.? We need a Township High School? Paul Hooker and Everett Given wore long trousers this week for the first time? There are sixty-six Freshmen in P. H. S.? We need more subscribers for the Reflector ? That Athletics needs your support? Dot White likes candy? Algebra gets harder every day? Lost—A pompadour.—Lowel Hod-am. Lost—A curl.—Charles Jenson. Lost—My short trousers.—Paul Hooker and Everett Given. Lost—My knowledge.—'Carl Hel-man. Wanted—A loud necktie.—Maurice Peterson. Wanted.—A magaizne to read.—Ervin Swanson. Instructor: “William, what is the most commonly heard answer in H. 8.?” William: “I don’t know.” Instructor: Correct.”—Ex. There was a young Freeman called “Tot ; C'f fun he had a whole lot, But he felt full of shame, When exam-time came. And he got out of all of them—not. —Algebra I. C. In Ancient History, we have lots of fun. In Algebra more, because several are “dumb”. Poor Mr. Berg gets angry I know. And says it’s our fault that we're so slow. Fern and Elizabeth are always behind And Mr. Berg says, “You had better mind. If you get thru Algebra I. this year. It will take more study from you girls, I fear.” Dorothy and Sylvia and Helen too, Often ask, Teacher, what do you do?” And then Mr. Berg explains till four. The same old things he’s said before. —Fern Dover. (Junior Verse Out of Place.) Thoughts. Oh bright and beautiful the morn. Which now doth earth's fair face adorn; The sky doth seem so clear and blue: The grasses shine with sparkling dew. The lofty trees all tower so high Dnnoticed they by passers-by. Why do we not a ake, and see These things God made for you amd me But here we tread from day to day Without so much as glance that way. We'll hope that gome day we may see These things God made for you and me.

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ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT The New Basket Ball Goals. It has been found necessary to purchase some new basket ball goals as the old ones seemed to have some fault. . Different people who tried them complained of an irregularity which made the basket shooting difficult. So the management had to think of some means of getting the necessary money without encroaching on the small fund accumulated for other purposes. This problem was solved Christmas day when the Alumni played the P. H. S. team. The Alumni offered to donate their share of the gate receipts toward some new goals. So the goals were sent for and arrived after the Gilman game. They have been put up and seem satisfactory. The goal-shooting percentage will soon be on the Increase and Paxton will defeat her rivals worse than ever. THE LAST FOOT BALL GAME OF THE SEASON. Drummer High 25, Paxton 0. Paxton met their old time rivals on 2sTov. 29 before a large holiday crowd. Gibson's back field was responsible for the defeat, especially Bonnen and Main, the latter making a sensational 90 yard run. The game was clean and fast from the start. The team played a star game from the start, and many times were within striking distance of the goal, but lacked the necessary punch to carry it over. The line-up: Drummer Paxtor {Hicks, Shaver...L.E....Capt. Cole Hartford .......L.T...... Bressie Taylor ..........L.G....... Currie Myers ............C........ Atwood Jardine .........R.G..... Driscoll Summers .........R.T....... Barnes Speedie .........R.E......... Hill Potts .........Q.B........ Swanson Capt. Main ----D.H.B... Hammerlund Wiley ...........F.B........ Flick Bonnen .........R„H.B........ Funk Referee: Young, Wesleyan. Harold Barnes, tackle for three years, was elected (apt. in for next year. Barnes is a veteran at the game, and one will have to search for a long time to find a beter linesman in high school than he is. With most of this year’s team back for next year, Barnes should have a winning team. Coach Cooper reports the following men entitled to letters: Capt. Cole, Barnes, Bressee, Currie, Atwood, Driscoll, Hill, Swanson, Flick, Hammerlund, Funk and Ernst. BASKET BALL GAMES TO DATE The call for basket tossers was answered by 25 men, all having some experience in this line. The most promising of these were Ernst, Hall. Hill, Barnes, Smith, E. Swanson, L. Swanson, Hammerlund, Overstreet, with a good string of men for a second team. Practice was started immediately with Coach Chenoweth in charge. Hoopeston 46, Paxton 25. With three nights’ practice we met oopeston on their attic floor, and ere beaten 4G to 25. Because of the ck of practice we were weak on nm work, altho the last half we made it interesting for Hoopeston.