Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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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—

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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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The State street bridge will also be ready for use after November 22nd. The delay in this bridge is because of the concrete, which has to be thoroughly dried. The construction work at the Illinois Central station will be finished in about thirty days. The right machinery for the elevator did not come, so it will be some time before the work can be completed. LOOSE NOTES FROM THE LABRATORIES There are seventy-five students enrolled in this year’s chemistry classes. During the summer vacation the labratory was remodeled by the chemistry instructor, Mr. Garnett. There are twenty-five lockers, thus making three persons to a locker. Some of the study tables have been made into labratory tables to take care of the increased number of students. Shipments of glassware, chemicals, and bunsen-burners have been received. Just as soon as the new still arrives there will be plenty of—oh, well, distilled water. Several thermometers and lenses have been purchased for the other science classes. The biology class of this year collected a total of about 1,600 speciments. But the biology class of next year need not worry about the scarcity of speciments, for there are billions left. The biology pupils at the present are not having such strenuous studies, because the trees which they are classifying cannot fly or hop. A STITCH IN TIME The sewing classes are progressing very nicely and many beautiful and useful garments are being made. Many of the garments made this year will be put on display at the exhibit during the farmers' institute. There is no new equipment for this year, as the conditions are very crowded, but we hope to initiate some next year with the new building. ORCHESTRA AND GLEE CLUB NOTES This year the Girls Glee Club retained twenty-eight of their former members and acquired twenty-two new members. 1 he work is progressing very rapidly. The alto and second soprano parts have promise of being very strong this year. The Glee Club meets every Friday evening under the direction of Miss Troxel and Mr. Pierce. Miss Ruth Laurence is the pianist. The Boys Glee Club is also progressing nicely. There are thirty-seven members enrolled. They meet with Mr. Pierce Monday evenings. Although the first tenors are weak, the basses and other tenors make up for them. A large number of both Glee Clubs are hoping to develop into real warblers so they will be able to represent us in the Glee Clubs of Illinois Contest at Chicago some time this year. The High School Orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Pierce, has seventeen pieces. This does not include the beginners who are working hard to make a place in the orchestra this year. ¥V¥ “YE GOODE-TIME PICNICS” Freshmen The freshmen and their faculty advisors. Miss Hammond and Mr. Garnett, went on a picnic October 2 to Kietzman's. Just about two-thirds of the class were present. They played several games, but the most interesting game was Eat,’’ with its big bon fire and the sizzling of the wieners on sticks around the flames. It became dark so quickly they decided to come home, and instead of it being 7:30 or 8:00 p. m. it was 6:30 when the cars reached town. But everyone had a good time in those three hours anyway and said, Let's go again next year. The answer was, Yes, let’s do.” —Page Eight-