Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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 THE ALUMNI PAGE Hello, folks, are you feeling exceptionally peppy this year? With your help we are going to have an unusually good Alumni Page, and we shall need lots of contributions. Dcn’t be bashful. If you have something you want to say, stick it in an envelope addressed to The Alumni Reporter, P. C. H. S,’ and post it. We will take editorials, personals, pictures, jokes, or questions for the question box. Please sign your name or initials with your class numerals to all contributions. We take this opportunity for thanking the contributors of this month’s page, and please remember you can send in as many contributions as you like. Thanks for our first editorial. “Doc.” Send in some more. STUDENTS, ATTENTION! Something is lacking! That ’’something’’ is School Spirit! A great many of us, in fact most of us, believe we are doing enough for the team and school by going to the games; some do not do that, yet they think they have School Spirit. They have NOT! (To be continued) REWARD REWARD REWARD Whose sentiments are the above? Send answers to The Alumni Reporter.’’ THE CLASS OF ’24 AND WHERE THEY ARE ’’Bang’’ Benjamin, upon entering the U. of I„ applied for a position as chief cook and bottle washer at one of the sororities of the Daughters of Abraham. One Reb — What is your name? ” “Bang —‘ Benjamin. One Reb —(After scrutinizing gaze)— You're hired.” “Shorty Pierce has been pledged Alpha Sigma at the U. of I. “Hump Campbell, who has entered Knox College, has been pledged Tau Kappa Epsilon. Carl has a position as salesman in a large Ladies’ Department Store. Mug Kirkpatrick, also at Knox, (merely a coincidence) has been bid Phi Mu. Spaghetti Thompson has entered Lindenwood, a school for young ladies. What does she do in her spare time??????------------- Butter Johnson and Frank Platt grace the halls of “Chicago Tech. Although we have not been able to locate Fred Ericson, we have information from a reliable source that Fred spends most of his time hanging around a certain country school. — Page Fifteen

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REFLECTIONS The year 192 5 marks one score years since the birthday of the Paxton High School Reflector. We look back on the days of its early history and find that it was issued for a number of consecutive years in magazine form, as well as of late appearing at the close of each school year. Records show that as a financial venture the first volume was not a success, but the following year, 1906, under the wise and efficient management of Will Lateer, all past indebtedness was paid and a small balance remained. The annual subscription price from l905-’09 was 50c, with a charge of 5c for single copies, but in 1909 the subscription price was raised to 75c, and that of single copies to 10c. Previous to this, however, the size of the paper had been eight pages, with an occasional twelve page number, while in 1909, corresponding to the change in price, the size of the paper increased to twelve pages. The Reflector now for the first time appeared with a neat and attractive cover; previous to this it was adorned with a cover only on special occasions. It may afford some interest as to the contents of the commencement number of volume one. The space was largely consumed by the report of the second annual debate, which was won that year by the Athenaeums, the speech of each debater being printed in full. A large cut of President David Felmley, of the Illi- nois State Normal University, occupied prominent space, since he delivered the address for the class of 05. and it is in this same issue that we may find the account of the first Junior-Senior banquet. The early numbers also contained rhymes, class jokes, and poetry, as well as athletic and society news. We enjoy the Reflector today because in 05 William Glenn and Gordon Overstreet, together with John T. Vansant, conceived the idea of having a school paper, and firmly steered the new venture through the five numbers which made their appearance the first year. Now again the year 1925 marks a change in the Reflector to a magazine form, which is to be issued monthly. It is to be a combination of the Reflector and the Headlight. We of the Editorial Staff sincerely hope that this Reflector may satisfy our subscribers, and we hope also that they will boost and encourage our school paper. The policy of management which has always been exercised, we shall endeavor to continue------that of de- manding that our paper maintain iis standard, and that it reflect the activities of our high school life as it goes forth with our message to the public. We of the Senior Class of 1925 should deem it fitting to recognize, together with the school, in some appropriate manner, the 20th birthday of our Reflector,” which comes in February. Editor. —Page Fourteen—

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“Em Wylie has been pledged Kappa Alpha Theta. She seems to have taken quite an interest in the Phi Si, Phi Gamm, and Beta fraternities. We wish you luck, Em. Arny Carlsten is serving an apprenticeship in Davis' Drug Store. He expects to enter an Apothecary School in the near future. Marion Piele, Viola Gylander, Winona Gardner, Francis Glad, Harriet Cain, Ivan Johnson, Goldie Carlson, Evalyn Turner, Bob Moffett, and Walter Swanson are staying at home this year. Arline Carlsten has a fine position with Moline Brothers as stenographer Bercile Burkard, Flo Lindquist, and Bessie Steward are atteding Normal University. Martha Belle Dunnan is preparing for kindergarten work at Oklahoma University. Pete Rasmussen is working for the Zitterell Company. Irma Morrison and Pauline Given are attending school at Wheaton. Doc Corbly expects to enter a business school. Ramy Johnson will enter George Washington University. Nina Mullinax is working at the canning factory at present. Gladys Hodam, Lillie Johnson, Phoebe Johnson, Sarah Mae Kenney, and Myrtle Stange have become the strictest (?) of school marms. Zetta Jones is working in Kankakee. Ebba Tinberg has a position a? stenographer. Harold Hagens is attending Mil-liken University. BE INFORMED (Continued from Page 13) only enjoyed seeing your beautiful city but it has given me the greatest pleasure to meet your fine citizens. Never in any other city have I seen such intelligent and thrifty people. It gladdens my heart to see that so many have come to hear me tonight. I certainly feel that I am very much honored to be able to address such intelligent people. I am afraid I am not deserving of so great a favor. I am to talk to you tonight on ‘Who Will Make the Best President.’ Now I have taken the greatest pains to make a careful examination of this affair, in order that my judgment may be founded on true facts, and my well formed opinion of the affair is this: The candidate who will make the best President is the one who is not interested in personal gain or in the welfare of certain friends but in the common good of the nation. I want to thank everyone for their kind attention this evening. I hope I have not tired you out with too many political records and stories. I always aim to come right to the point and not put in too many tiresome and misleading details. It has certainly been the greatest pleasure to talk to this audience. Never in any other city have I ever talked to such interested and attentive listeners. I want once more to tell you how pleased I have been to come to this beautiful city and to t=»lk to its intelligent citizens, and I hope that what I have said to you this evening will prove useful in the coming election. I thank you. —Frances Lindley. —Page Sixteen—