Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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20 Paxton High School Reflector BRIEF BUT INTERESTING INFORMATION ABOUT SOME OF OUR FORM. ER HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS Miss Swank, our former Commercial and Domestic Art teacher, is at the present time in an Indianapolis High School teaching Shorthand and Typewriting. She was last in our presence during cur Freshman year. Miss Frances Hanson, who was with us from 191G to 1918 is now teach-ins Mathematics in on? of the high schools of Cleveland. Ohio. She started teaching last fall in Danville, Illinois, but on account of illness was forced to give up her work there after the holidays. She remained home for a while 'i l then went to Cleveland. She likes teaching there very much. Homer E. Chenoweth, a favorite among all who knew him, was our Science teacher from 1915 to 1917. He was greatly interested in Athletics and did some fin? coaching for the different teams. It was during the next year, while teaching in the Drummer Township High School, that Mr. Chenoweth tried to enter the Aviation Servi e of U. S. by examination and enlistment, 1 of he was rejected. Later, he was called before the Local Exemption Board of Faxton. but didn’t go into the service until the school term was over. ( heney put a good one over oil his many Paxton friends by being married for some time before any of us knew it. Not long after his marriage, he was called into active service and is now in Camp Hospital III in France doing kook-work and does not know when iie will return. His present address is: 10(5 Sanitary Train, 123 Field S. Camp Hospital III. Solennes, S. A. R. P. H. E. Miss Dunham was our Music instructor during our Sophomore and Jun. ior years. She displayed her ability in training the Glee Club Girls and in the Operetta, “Snow White. She is now teaching Music and Drawing in Anacortez High School, Washington. Mr. Conrad Berg, our former Principal and teacher of History, is now' in Nantes, France, in the 2C5 M. P. Co. While at Fort Sheridan he received a Commission as Second Lieutenant. He has since keen advanced to the rank of hirst Lieutenant. He is now a permanent officer over there.” Recently word was received from him to the effect that he had been tendered some special work in tlie Army of Occupation that would keep him abroad some time. Everyone was very much grieved to hear of the death of Mrs. Walter Nelson, formerly Miss V. McClure. She taught foreign languages in our High School from 191G to 1918. and scon after her last term she was married to Mr. W. R. Nelson, of Paxton. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Nelson made their home here until the latter part of September, when Mr. Nelson w as called into army service. Mrs. Nelson went to Washington, D. C., where she took up Red Cross work. It was at this time that the influenza was raging over the country and she took the dreaded disease which proved fatal to her. Miss Mildred Felmley, who had charge of the English classes of P. H. S. when we were Freshmen, is now teaching in Highland Park. Everyone remembers Miss Felmley because of the interesting English work we had with her and because of the “boost” she gave our Literary entertainments.

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Paxton High School Reflector 19 THE BLACK CAT BONE Among toe old negroes that live in the Brazos bottoms in Texas, there is a superstitious belief about the magic qualities of a bone that forms some part of the anatomy of a black cat. The power of this bone is supposedly s.ich that anyone who is lucky enough to possess it may become entirely invisible by the simple act of putting the bone in his mouth. One evening, I dropped in at the cabin of Old .Joe. 1 had hardly seated myself when the old man remarked that some one was stealing chickens from him and that no matter how close he watched the coop, they continued tc disappear. Knowing his superstitious nature, I remarked that a black cat had crossed my path that evening, and asked him if any ill omen might be seen in this. Old Joe became excited. “Lawsay boy, some low-down trifflin’ nigguh, what am too lazy to work am done got one o’ dent black cat bones an' am a usin’ it to steal ma' chickens wif.” 'But Joe,” I said, What can an old at’s bone have to do with it?” Do wif it?” he cried. “W’y he done put de bone in his mouf an’ s:eal ma chickens right from unduh ma nose, caize I can't see him.” “Well, well,” I said. Sit down and tell me about it. How do you get this bone? Perhaps we can find that cat I saw this evening and get a bone for ourselves.” The old negro seated himself and 1 obtained the following account as to how this magic bone might be obtained. “Fust,” began Old Joe. “You must fin' a black cat that has no sign of a white hair on ‘is whole body.” The importance of no white hair was duliy impressed upon me. ‘Den yu’ mus’ set de pot a ’oilin' and bile dat cat until de meal done drap from off ‘is bones. Den yo’ mus’ take de bones an' yo’ mover’s lookin’ glass an' go to a spring whar de water runs cool an’ pure an wash dem bones careful-like one by one. As yo’ washes 'em yo' mus’ put each one in yo’ mouf an den look in de lockin' glass an see kin’ yo’ see yo’se'f. When yo’ can no' see yo’se’f in de glass, yo' knows you has got it sonny, yo' she' has got it.”—By Guy Gee—Eng. III. WHAT WOULD YOU THINK IF: — Nobel didn’t “Mary?” Vernon would laugh “Moore?” Maurine wasn’t “Ernst?” Clarence wouldn’t be a “Kollman?” l eila didn’t have a “Kaar?” Mae didn’t like a “Fox?” Anita went to “Ludlow?” Pote didn't advertise with “Bills?” “Lizzie” didn't “Wascher” face? Florence and Marie didn't like a “Kat” Everett wasn’t “Given” something?”

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Paxton High School Reflector 21 Miss Kaar, our beloved idol of years gone by who was so successful in teaching us Latin, is, at present, an instructor In Latin in her home school at Princeton. Illinois. Mr. Orville McCord, Manual training and Mechanical drawing teacher from 191 (I to 1918, left our domain February 29. 1918 upon receiving a notice from tiie Bloomington Exemption Board to report for service. Since being sent to France he corresponded with Mr. Papineau until recently. The last heard from him. Mr. McCord was in the Medical department. Base Hospital 82. He likes the country very well ‘‘for sightseeing” but does not care for a permanent occupation there. He reports “fine eats” and every convenience possible. Mr. Thatcher A. M.. our teacher in History and principal of P. H. S. last year is now superintendent of schools at Davis, West Virginia. Miss Mabvi Moore A. B. has charge of th Home Economics department of the Bellvllle, Illinois. High School. Miss Moore was an instructor in Sewing and English last year in P. H. S. Miss Gordon, who had charge of the Mechanical drawing and Manual training of p. h. S. last spring, after Mr. McCord left, is located at Whiteflsh, Montana, where she has an excellent position as instructor in the Art department. M. T. and H. M. ILLINOIS CENTENNIAL GRADUATING CLASS—SOME OF THEM AND WHAT THEY ARE DOING. The class of 1918 was the largest class ever added to the alumni class roll in the history of P. H. S., there being forty-two graduates. Of this number eight are school ma'ams. They are at the present time successfully teach, ing at district schools within Ford County. Elfie Carlson is teaching near Piper City. Viola Lindgren. Lulu Frette and Amy Swanson, west of Paxton. The Perdueville “City School” has been taught the past term by Edna Swanson. N’aomi Miller, Agnes Leander and Avis Moffett are teaching east of Paxton. They all expect to continue teaching next year. The class of T8 has been well represented at the U. of I.; Ida Levinson, Hu by Lindberg, Rudolph Fagerburg, Ralph Stanford, l eona Peterson. Anna Watson and Flavius Webber entered last fall. Gladys Hurklund, Mary Kellar and Helen Hien . are learning the art of “housekeeping so have been at home the past year. Ben Thompson and Leonard Johnson are at the present time working on farms. Carl Peterson and Gordon Carson remained at home, in Clarence this year. Gordon has a position in his father’s office. Only four members of the class entered the business world after graduating. EBen Erickson is holding a stenographic position at the Aggarn Factory. Myrtle Hedstrand holds a position in Chicago, Dorothy White is with the Federal Jteserve Bank of Chicago and Selma Danielson, who was stenographer at Kerr Lindley's lawyers’ office is at the present clerking at the Grand Leader Department store. Ruth Morgan has been rendering the Paxton