Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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talk before the assembly which was much appreciated. In his speech he divided people into three groups—the thinkers, the ones who follow in the footsteps of the thinkers, and the non-thinkers. The thinkers compose five percent of the people, the ones who follow in the footsteps of the thinkers make up thirty-five percent of the people, and the remaining sixty percent are the ones who drift along or the non-thinkers. He encouraged us to try and get in the five percent class by studying hard in school, and also explained to us why we should co-operate and work for the good of others, not just for ourselves. After his speech we gave nine rahs for High. A large number accompanied Mr. High and the Chamber of Commerce to Cissna Park, Rankin, and Clarence. Wednesday evening, September 24, where they listened to the program given and sang several high school songs. AFFAIRES FRANCAISES The number of students taking French is very large, but the French I. class has the largest majority. During the term the text books will be studied and also topics from Le Petite journal will be discussed. The French II. class will read French stories and plays. Among the list is Colombia, by Merinee. The classes will also try to secure some French correspondents. Also a French Club will be organized. Officers will be elected as usual and meetings will be held every month at the different homes. At the meetings the club will sing French songs and plav games in French and alsa serve refreshments, which we hope will not be in the French style. A SHOCK What was it? A mistake! Where and when? In chemistry one day. Explain! The other day in chemistry when everyone was busy and all was silent except the necessary noises of the apparatus used, a queer sound Weis heard. It was a large boom as if a gun had been fired off. Several of the girls jumped and gasped for breath. Everyone listened and the room was as still as a mouse. Various thoughs were hastening through our minds. Could they be blowing up the trees in order to build our new school house? No, net for years yet. Could they be using some chemicals to enlarge the capacity of the old building without any efforts, only the preparation of chemicals? No, they couldn't agree on just what chemicals to use. Just then Edgar laughed and Mr. Garnett, smiling, asked, Was it the life of a test tube that vanished, and did anyone get injured? HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS Football was started immediately after the starting of school this year, with J. J. Swinney as co ch and Chub' Holley as captain. The team has the fight, but lacks experience. There were several who went out for football at the first of the year. Some had the old fighting spirit and determined to stick while others gradually dropped out. Mr. Swinney is trying not only to make athletes but better men out of the team. The team has played the alumni twice this season—the first game in favor cf the school, the second the alumni. The opening game of the schedule was played Saturday, September 20, at Hoopeston, Paxton being defeated. September 2 7 the team played Danville at Danville, but failed to bring heme the bacon. The schedule now stands as follows: Hoopeston, there, Saturday, Sept. 20. Hoopeston, 25; Paxton, 0. Danville, there, Saturday, Sept. 2 7. Danville. 55; Paxton, 0. Page Six—

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IMPORTANT DATES IN THE HISTORY OF THE PAXTON HIGH SCHOOL 1865—Prof. W. J. Button, Superintendent, introduced a few high school subjects into the highest grade. 1874---Prof. F. L. Evans establish- ed a three-year high school school course. 187 7—First class graduated. 1879—Hi»h School discontinued. I 88 I—Hi h School re-established. 1883—Third class graduated. 1889—First Board of Education elected. I 890—Hi h School located in new brick buildincr in room now u«»d bv eighth grade. I 89 7—High School took possession of present assembly hall. 1900---First class to graduate from four year ontional course. 1900---Fullv accredited by the Uni- versity of Illinois. 1904---Four-vear course required for graduation. 1908—Accredited bv North Centra] Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. 1912— One year manual training course added. I 9 I 3—One vear course in sewing added. 1913— Two-year course in shorthand added to commercial course. 1914— Typewriting added. 1916—Football banished as a sport. CORNER I 9 I 6—Sites for new High School proposed. 1916-191 7 — Paxton Township High School. 1 9 I 8—German language discontinued. 1922--O. J. Bainum resigned, hav- ing served for twenty-five years as superintendent. 1922—Football re-adopted. 1924 — Paxton Community High School. 1924--Contract let for new High School Building. “MOVIT”—“IT MOVED” The onlv rival the ‘‘Covered Waoon had w-»s the moving of the vocational building. The pedagogy students who were in the structure at the time of its moving felt queer sensations, similar to those when go ing down in a swiftly moving elevator. The vocational building was moved because it was on the site on which the school house is to be built, and for tHs reason those who suffered, bravelv went on with their ]e«»«ons, for there are alwavs hardships to endure for any needy cause. MR. HIGH AT P. C. H. S. Mr. Fred High, a lecturer on civic affairs, was here a week with the Chamber of Commerce. He went on the boosting trip for the barbecue and was the speaker of the occasion. September 24, he gave a Page Five—

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Onarga, here, Friday, Oct. 10. Paxton, 6; Onarga, 6. Gilman, there, Friday, Oct. I 7. Paxton, 28; Gilman, 0. Fairbury, here, Friday, Oct. 24. Fairbury, 12; Paxton, 7. Rantoul, there, Friday, Oct. 31. Kankakee, there, Friday, Nov. 7. Gibson City, here, Tuesday, Nov. I I. Rossville, there, Saturday, Nov. 15. Milford, here, Friday, Nov. 21. The boys really have the spirit to go out and win, and with a little more experience and the school back of them encouraging and pushing them, we have the promise of a successful year in football. It has been understood that there will not be a basketball team this year because there will be no place to hold the games. The Coliseum cannot be rented and as yet there is no other place in view. Our regret is unexpressable, but although we may have to give up the cup this year, let us try to make it up in our other athletic activities. MUSICAL ATHLETICS Perhaps you have heard the strains of a victrola floating in through the windows several days in the week. If so, no doubt but that your curiosity was aroused. That is just one of several things which Mr. Toon is introducing into physical training this year. The idea of physical training is to have better health habits and better body posture. In the classes, which will be held out of doors as long as the weather permits, corrective exercises e.rc taught. In rainy weather, Mr. Toon, the director, will go to the respective rooms and have one or two exercises and then he will give health talks on contagious diseases such as tuberculosis and typhoid fever. The sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students have seventy minutes a week under his instruction. The two sixth grades receive training Tuesdays and Fridays, the seventh rnd eighth grades on Mondays and 1 hursdays. 1 he public will be interested to know that Mr. Toon is planning an outdoor meet for next spring. DEPARTMENTS OF NEW HIGH SCHOOL The new school as it has been planned is very large, attractive, and convenient. The building consists of three floors. On the first floor is the sewing room, cooking labratory, kitchen, cafeteria, agriculture, mechanical drawing, manual training, shower rooms, team rooms, boys lockers, auditoiium, and vestibule. In the sewing room there is also a pressing room. The cooking labratory is composed of pantry, demonstration and storage rooms. In the manual training rooms there are the finishing rooms and the tool room. The main or second floor is composed of class rooms, study hall, gymnasium and stage, main floor of auditoiium, girls’ lockers, nurse's room, ladies’ rest room, library, principal office, private office, corridor and vestibule. On the third floor is the chemistry, physics, and general science lab-ratories, biology rcoms, science lab-ratories, commercial rooms; third floor of auditorium, balcony, class rooms and toilets. There is no doubt but what this building will be one of the best in the country, and one is sure in stating that it will be appreciated by all the students who will have the privilege of attending it, as well as the parents and the citizens of the community. THE NEW SUBWAY The subway bridges are being completed as quickly as possible. The Pine and Patton street bridges are almost completed and will be open to the public in a few days. —Page Seven—