Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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26 Paxton High School Reflector iFroltcs nf Class nf U12H “Paxton Htgl] Srluwl frtbau tlmiinjj, jHaij 21, 1920 Music....................................High School Orchestra Class Song A Word of Welcome.................Dean Ireland, Class President “Who’s Who”......................Frances Culver, Mamie Prestin Visions From a Crystal Ball......Florence Hanson, Fred LaBarre Probation of Class Will..............Mary Currie, Dean Ireland Ghosts of the Past...............Pauline Berquist, Xobel Johnson Music....................................High School Orchestra FARCE—“THE TEETH OF THE GIFT HORSE” ----------Cast of Characters- Dick Butler....................................Nobel Johnson Florence Butler, his wife.................Catharine Thompson Marietta Williams, Dick’s Aunt..............Maurine Schneider Anne Fisher, Flo’s Friend.................Genevieve Carlsten Devlin Blake...................................Vernon Moore Katie, the Maid................................Helen Johnson FINALE—“A PRETTY GIRL IS LIKE A MELODY” Tribute to Girls....... Trumerai............... Gypsy Maid............. Humoresque............ My Aero Maid........... Chong.................. Flower Song............ Garden in Sweden....... Melody in F............ Japanese Love Song..... Ach du Lieber Augustine Aloma................... I Love a Lassie........ Barcarolle............. Marseillaise........... Star Spangled Banner... .......Senior Boys .......Mary Currie .......Lois Moffett ....Helen Johnson .....Mamie Prestin Maurine Schneider ......Kuby Weberg ...Pauline Berquist ....Fannie Watson ......Agnes Barnes .....Ethel Swanson ..Florence Hanson .......Sylvia Funk .....Florence Bear ......Hazel Horner .Genevieve Carlsten Accompanist—Frances Culver Soloist—Genevieve Carlsten Violinist—Catharine Thompson

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Paxton High School Reflector 25 Of course, every one lias heard of the fame our Frances Culver has won. She followed a course in her “loved science and is now a famous bacteriologist. Mary Currie is now the head of a troupe of “Aesthetic Dancers” and has become famous for her “Dance of the Jungle Folk.” Kenneth Smith also has c most Important part in this dance, taking the part of the baby elephant. (Jenevieve Carlsten nearly frightened me out of my wits the other day, when she took me riding in her new Ford-aeroplane. She certainly is daring. Dean says he has just been converted in the revival meetings held by the Methodists, Fred I Bare being the evangelist. Dean says that people are converted by the thousands by Fred’s vividly described pictures of the ‘ ever-after.” Maurine Schneider has won fame in the newspaper items by just winning a divorce from her fifth husband. Maurine was always fickle in the good old days. Vernon Moore, who Is now Monsieur Rigaud. is the head of the “Kigaud Beauty Parlors,” and is noted as a chiropodist. Ruby We berg is an “architectress,” making a specialty of designing aerohangars in Dutch Colonial style. Nobel Johnson married Madamoiselle Marguerite Baroque, daughter of one of the old French families. She brought a considerable dowry and so Nobe,” is as usual, enjoying the hard work of doing nothing. Florence Hanson has just received her patent for her new marcel iron and is becoming quite wealthy. Ethel Swanson is chief travelling saleswoman and is quite successful. Ethel has a good line of talk. Bessie Shinker's latest enterprise is the institution of machines for telling the exact location of a note, after its departure from the hand of the pitcher. Helen Johnson is the assistant of Dr. Francis Wenger, the painless dentist. Fannie Watson is quite a notorious movie actress. She made her debut in “Pathe News” where she was photographed at her occupation as “steeple jack.” Since then, due to her daring, she has won famP In “The Rise of the 'Spud.' ” Mercy, I nearly filled you. my dairy, with the news of my classmates. Mercy ain't nature queer—Why wasn't I a success? —Catharine Thompson.

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Paxton High School Reflector 27 JUNIOR ALPHABET. A is for Anita who never is blue B is for Burklund of these we have two C is for Campbell a name of fame Also for Carlson and Carl, almost the same D is for Dorothy and also for Dicks E is for Engdahl who knows all the tricks F is for Florence, most jolly they say G is for good which paves the way To better things, so the teachers say. H is for Hazel, and Hildur, a very bright lass Also for Hanson, who surely will pass I is for industrious and invincible too J is for Johnson to her class so true K is for kindness we all like to show L is for Lloyd so slim as you know M is for Margaret and Marjorie gay Which is the best, no one can say N is for Newman and also for Nees The latter of whom takes in all he sees O is for obey, which we all do P is for Pearson and Pollock too Q is for questions which never do rhyme R is for Rasmus down the line S is for Strong and Schneider and lo! T is for thirty Juniors you know U is for useful, which we all try to lie V is for valor and victory W is for Walter an artist of fame X is for xants. which are always the same Y is for youth for which we all are yearning Z is for zealous which we all are learning. —H. K. A. Junior. SENIORS. PLEASE TELL US. (Parody, “Tell Me. j “Tell us why the office is haunted. Tell us why it’s so cruel Tell us why all our troubles Always come in doubles. When we go there. Why do we hate to go near That spooky old office door, Why is it we always dread it. From classes to go there. Seniors, please tell us why. —“F H.