Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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Paxton High School Reflector 31 Illinois presidential electors for each party with a note stating tnat there were twenty-six others. The leading candidates for state offices were printed under the proper party headings. For the local officers the names of the members of the Senior class were drawn for each party. The following names were thus drawn and voted upon: Congressman-at-Large Clerk of the Appellate Court Representative in Congress State Senator State Representatives Clerk of Circuit Court States Attorney County Surveyor Coroner Republican Everett Given Mary LaBarre Stine Smith Esther Carlson Paul Carlson Pauline Pearson Mae Hanson Walter Young Beth Newman Florence Shinker Ecssie Schneiter Democratic Hazel Hancock Kemp Carson Albert Engdahl Lucille Goodwin Lowell N'ees Marjorie Strong Lloyd Peile Edita Burklund Claire McKnight Alice Pollock The Republicans won the elect on by an overwhelming majority, the leaders of the paities running 1C1 (Rep.) to 19 (Dem.); but all of the Democratic student candidates ran ahead of their tickets a ; indicated by the smaller vote for presidential electors. The school was theoretically divided into three districts with seperatu rooms for voting places and each had two judges and two clerks selected from the American History Class. They were: Class Freshman Voting Place Laboratory Judges Bttu Newman Licyd Peile Clerks Marjorie Strong Lowell Nees Sophomore Room 10 Paul Carlson Mary LaBarre Everett Given Pauline Pearson Junior and Senior Office Bessie Schneiter Marguerite Apland Catherine Lochenmyer Kemp Carson Ths idea of this election originated in Miss Lateer’s American History-class. and was planned to be a class affair: but, when the consent of Mr. Bainum was sought, he heartily agreed and suggested tuat it be made an election in which the whole school might participate. It is needless to say that party sp rit ran high, and that considerable ■ electioneer ing was done for favorite local school candidates. Those who • wc cairied down to defect, accepted it with good grace. The preliminary instructions on how to vo.e uad bee;) so carefully Liven, the. r.o ballots were spoiled—ail were therefore counted. Few voting ; rc. ii.cts it real elections are able to make so faverab.e a showing.

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Paxton High School Reflector 30 feaintc (ftkmral Sdjnoi Jnfnnuatuut aittt lUtrteh Comments wHERE the TEACHERS OF P. C. H. S. ARE USUALLY FOUND: Ur. Bainum—Looking after troubles of the different pupils and teachers. Mr. Cunningham—In the assembly between periods—“Only one in a seat there.” Miss Lateer—Consumer’s Supply Co. Miss Wade—Music Shop. Misses Hummel and Dooley—Most anywhere on the street wearing galoshes. Miss Bahr—First National Bank. Mr. Eaton—Wheeling M. T.. Jr. Miss Wightman—Going thru the assembly at a 2-40 rate. Miss Corbly—Assigning long French lessons the seventh period. —Kemp Carson. BEHIND THE SCENE AT THE BOYS’ ENTERTAINMENT “Who in the thunder swiped my beard?” “Lovey quit putting on so much rouge.” “Hey, you guys in there dry up, someone is making a speech.” “Say, I can’t get this tie on straight.” “Where’s my hor----se?” “Gee! but I wish my speech was over, my knees are so weak 1 ran t walk. ’ There goes the orchestra and I haven’t got my tie on.” Say. if system were dynamite we wouldn’t have enough to blow up a cootie.” PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION HELD AT PAXTON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL. (Reported by Lloyd Peile, ’21.) On Wednesday, November 2. 1920, an election was held at the Paxton • Community High School. In the forenoon the students were instructed by the faculty as to the legalized methods of holding state and national elections —also as to the offices to be filled. The ballots were printed in regulation style, with columns for the two leading parties, and one blank column to be filled if anyone should so desire. On the ballots were the names of three

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32 Paxton High School Reflector CLASS OF 1920—WHERE THEY ARE AND WHAT DOING. There were twenty-seven graduates in the class of 1920. Cf this number, seven begar teaching school in September. Agnes Barne8f Genevieve Carl-sten and Helen Johnson are teaching southwest of Paxton. Hazel Horner is teaching in the Moffett school. Bessie Shinker in the Burbank school, and Sylvia Funk is teaching east of Loda. Mamie Prestin is teaching in South Dakota. Three of the other girls took the teachers' course also, but being too young last year, they did not take the teachers’ examinations until last November. These three girls are: Lois Moffett, Ethel Swanson, and Flor- ence Hanson. Lois is now teaching near Rankin, and Florence, near Elliott. Ethel is staying at home, and so is Fannie Watson. Fannie expects to take the teachers’ examinations in March. We see by this that over one-third of the class are now teaching or will teach in the near future. The class is represented at many universities. Frances Culver, Catharine Thompson. Florence Bear, Maurine Schneider, Mary Currie, Francis Wenger. Nobel Johnson, Charles Jensen, Dean Ireland and Kenneth Smith ere attending some college or university. Frances and Catharine are at Wlard Belmont. Nashville, Tennessee; Florence is at Goucher, Baltimore, Maryland; Maurine is at Ferry Hall. Lake Foirest, Illinois; Mary is at Normal University, Normal. Illinois; Francis is at the University of Chicago; Nobel, at George Washington University, Washington, D. C.; Charles, at Blackburn College, Carlinville, Illinois; Dean, at Northwestern, and Kenneth at the University cf Illinois. • Only two members of the class ertered the business world after graduating. Ruby Weberg holds a stenographic position at Attorney Swanson's office, and Pauline Berquist at Doctor Kelsheimer’s office. Fred LaBarre is employed at the Consumer's Supply Company. Vernon Moore has been working at the Stafford Furniture Factory; but now he and Lawrence Sackett are at home. Maurice Levin is also staying at home. —Esther Carlson. ’21. LITERARY EVENTS OF P. C. H. S. Much enthusiasm is being shown this year in regard to the Literary Societies—the Platonian and the Athenaeum. One reason for the rivalry between them is that a silver loving cup, wnich the Athenaeums now hold, will he presented to the winning Society in the final contest. This is to b given Friday evening, April 29th. The first program was given by the Platonian Society. December 21. ir. the High School auditorium. It was well planned and well given. The main feature of the program was the debate. The subject was “Resolved That Capital Punishment Shall Be Abolished in Illinois.” The students argu-ing the affirmative were Irene Bear and Everett Given—the latter a Senior— while those upholding the negative were Elizabeth Kemp and Paul Nelson. Each presented his or her arguments with force and conviction. However, it was decided that the affirmative won. Following this. Miss Wade gave two vocal selections; Kemp Carson, a cornet solo; Marjcrie Strong and Pauline