Pekin High School - Pekinian Yearbook (Pekin, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 168 of the 1912 volume:

-H 11 ill II Forauord ! “t cst 'ille Forget” The dear ulri days beyond recall, And dear old friends the best of all. the (Class of 1912, Publish This, the fifth number of “The Tekmimi” ‘Htthateuer man rome in the trail of the nears, ittlhateoer man gladden or gain, (Can neuer destroy the Joys that are past, dtUhirh memory brings bark again. Tlc’ue treasured her records—for mho ran tell HHhat Time may bring or do ? The future is dim and a oast unknoum. Eut the morlri of the past is true.” IE , tl e membei's of the Graduating Glass of nineteen l undred and twelve W $onrd of School inspectors ooo E. D. MARKS, President L. J. ALBERTSEN ALBERT WEISS J. C. AYDELOTT CHAS. SCHAEFER h. W. TOENNIGS D. H. ABRAHAMS H. J. RUST MRS. MARTHA STEINMETZ The Pnxulip ooo JAMES J. CROSBY - Superintendent State Normal School. West Chester. Pa.; Lafayette College. Easton. Pa.: University of Michigan. WILLIAM F. SHIRLEY..................................Principal A. B., Wabash College 1907; Instructor in East Aurora High School. 1907-1910 ETTA C. RUHAAK ------ Mathematics ANETA BALDWIN ------- History University of Illinois, A. B. EVA E. THORNE ------ Commercial Ohio Wesleyan University; Detroit Business University LELA LOCKETT - Latin and Literature Illinois State Normal University: University of Illinois BERTHA WITTE..........................................German University of Illinois; Knox College. JESSIE M. TOLAND English University of Illinois. A. B. ALGA C. ANDERSON......................................Science University of Chicago. S. B.,1907 ELIZABETH RIDER University of Chicago. Ph. B. Science JAMES J. CROSBY Lela Lockett Bertha Witte Eva E- Thorne Jessie M. Toland Alga C- Anderson Aneta Baldwin Elizabeth Rider BREADEN, ELIZABETH - German Philo. (1) (2) (3) (4), Deutcher Verein (1) (2) (3) (4), G. G. C. (3), G. A. A. (1) (2) (3) (4), S. S. C. (4), The Game (3). BUCHANAN, ETHEL - - General Philo. (1) (2) (3) (4), G. G. C. (3), G. A. A. (1) (2) (3) (4), S. S. C. (4). COONEY, LUCILLE E. - Science Philo. (1) (2) (3) (4), Deutscher Verein (1) (2) , G. G. C. (3), Treas. (3), G. A. A. (1) (2) (3) (4), S. S. C. (4), “The Game” (3). CUNNINGHAM, WALTER - Science Class Treas. (1) (2) (3) (4), Philo. (1) (2) (3) (4), Pres. (3), Latin Club (3) (4), Consul (3) (4), B. D. C. of T2 (2) (3) (4), Debating Team (3) (4), B. A. A. (1) (2) (3) (4), Sec. (2)- (3), Pres. (4), B. C. C. C. (1) (2) (3) (4), Pres, and Rec. (1), Sec.-Treas. (2), Prelim. Oration (2), Kirmess” (2), “The Game” (3), “Tragedy of Orgetorix” (3), “Dido, the Phoenician Queen” (3), DERRICK, ELMER L. - General Class Pres. (2) (3) (4), Asst. Ed.-in-Chief Pekinian (3), Ed.-in-Chief Pekinian (4), Philo. (2) (3) (4), Deutscher Verein (3) (4), Treas. (3) , Latin Club (4), B. D. C. of ’12 (2) (3) (4), Debating Team (3), B. A. A. (1) (2) (3) (4), B. C. C. C. (1) (2) (3) (4), Baseball (2) (3) (4), Mgr. (3), Football (2) (3) (4), Capt. and Mgr. (4) , Track (1) (2) (3) (4), Capt. (2) (3), Basketball (2), Ad. Mgr. “Kirmess” (2), “The Game’’ (3). DILLON, EMMA - - General Deutscher Verein (3). DUNKELBERG, FERD. C. - Lat.-Ger. Philo. (2) (3) (4), Deutscher Verein (1) (2) (3) (4), Latin Club (3) (4), B. D. C. of T2 (2) (3) (4), Pres. (3), Debating Team (3) (4), B. A. A. (2) (3) (4), Prelim. Oration (2), “The Game’’ (3), “Tragedy of Orgetorix” (3), “Dido, the Phoenician Queen” (3). EHRLICHER, GERTRUDE L. Latin-German Cal. Ed. Pekinian (2) (3), Asst. Lit. Ed. Pekinian (4), Philo. (2) (3) (4), Deutscher Verein (1) (2) (3) (4), Sec. (4), Latin Club (3) (4), G. G. C. (3), G. A. A. (1) (2) (3) (4), Treas. (1), Basketball (2), S. S. C. (4), “My Aunt’s Heiress” (1), “Kirmess” (2), “The Game” (3). GERDES, LEILA A. Latin Philo. (1) (2) (3) (4), Deutscher Verein (4), Latin Club (3) (4), G. G. C. (3), G. A. A. (2) (3) (4), S. S. C. (4), “The Game” (3). HAMEL, ANNA M. - - German Deutscher Verein (1) (2) (3) (4), S. S. C. 4. HARMEL, ALMA T. - - German Philo. (1) (2) (3) (4), Deutscher Verein (1) (2) (3) (4). G. A. A. (1) (2) (3) (4), G. A. A. (1) (2) (3) (4), S. S. C. (4), “The Game” (3). HECKMAN, TILLIE C. - Genera? Deutscher Verein (1) (2), S. S. C. (4). HERGET, ERNEST - - German Class Ed. Pekinlan (3), Cal. Ed. Pekinian (4), Deutscher Verein (1) (2) (3) (4), Treas. (2), Vice-Pres. (4), B. A. A. (1) (2) (3) (4), Treas. (4). Football (3), Baseball (3). HOLLAND, HILDA M. - Latin Philo. (1) (2) (3) (4), Latin Club (3) (4), Treas. (3), G. G. C. (3), G. A. A. (1) (2) (3) (4), S. S. C. (4), “My Aunt’s Heiress” (2), Kirmess” (2). HOLMES, MARY LaYERGNE Latin Philo. (1) (2) (3) (4), Latin Club (3) (4), Pres. (4), S. S. C. (4), “Kirmess” (2), “The Game” (3). HUFFMAN, CHESTER - German Vice-Pres. Class (4), Philo. (1) (2) (3) (4), Deutscher Verein (1) (2) (3) (4), B. D. C. ot 12 (2) (3) (4), Pres. (4), B. A. A. (1) (2) (3) (4), B. C. C. C. (2) (3) (4). Football (4), “Kirmess” (2), “The Game” (3). JURGENS, BEN - - General Philo. (1) (2) (3) (4), B. D. C. of ’12 (2) (3) (4), B. A. A. (1) (2) (3) (4). B. C. C. C. (3), Football (2) (3) (4), Track (2) (3) (4). Kir-mess” (2), “The Game” (3). LOOMIS, LTJISE - - General Philo. (4), Deutscher Verein (3) (4), G. A. A. (3) (4), “The Game” (3). MEYERS, RAY - - - German Class Ed. Pekinian (4), Philo. (3) (4), Deutscher Verein (1) (2) (3) (4), B. D. C. of T2 (3) (4), Sec. (3), Treas. (4), B. A. A. (1) (2) (3) (4). B. C. C. C. (3). PRESTON, ROY - - - General Joke Ed. Pekinian (4), Philo. (3) (4), Treas. (4), B. D. C. of ’12 (2) (3) (4), Sec. (4), B. A. A. (1) (2) (3) (4), Vice-Pres. (4), B. C. C. C. (2) (3) (4), Baseball (3), Football (4), Track (2) (3) (4), Basketball (2). H. S. Orchestra (1), H. S. Quartette (4), Yell Leader (3) (4), “Kirmess” (2), “The Game” (3). Science RANKIN, WALTER - - Philo. (1) (2) (3) (4), Treas. (3), Deutscher Verein (4), Latin Club (3), Vice-Pres. (3), B. D. C. of ’12 (3) (4), Vice-Pres. (4), Debating Team (4), B. A. A. (1) (2) (3) (4), B. C. C. C. (1) (2), Rec. (2), Prelim. Oration (2), County Oration (2), “Tragedy of Orge-torix” (3), “Dido, the Phoenician Queen” (3), “The Game” (3). ROGERS, RUSSELL D. - Science Class Pres. (1), Athletic Ed. Pekinian (4), Philo. (1) (2) (3) (4), Pres. (4), B. D. C. of 12 (3) (4), Pres. (3), B. A. A. (1) (2) (3) (4), B. C. C. C. (2), Football (1) (2) (3) (4), Capt. Jr.-Fresh. Team (3), Track (3) (4 , Track and Field Mgr. (4), Field Capt. (4), “The Game”. ROHDE, LEO ... General Philo. (3) (4), Deutscher Verein (1) (2), B. D. C. of T2 (2) (3) (4), Vice-Pres. (4), B. A. A. (2) (3) (4), B. C. C. C. (3) (4), Baseball (3), Track (2) (3) (4), Field Capt. (3), Basketball (2). RUST, LOUIS J. - German Asst. Bus. Mgr. Pekinian (3), Bus. Mgr. Pekinian (4), Philo. (1) (2) (3) (4), Pres. (3). Deutscher Verein (1) (2) (3) (4), Pres. (3), B. D. C. of T2 (3) (4), Treas. (3), Pres. (4), B. A. A. (1) (2) (3) (4), Pres. (3), Football (3) (4), Track (2) (3) (4), Capt. (4), Dido, the Phoenician Queen” (3), “The Game” (3). SARFF, RAY - - - Business Philo. (4), B. D. C. of '12 (3), B. A. A. (1) (2) (3) (4), B. C. C. C. (2), Baseball (3) (4), Football (3) (4), Track (3) (4). SKAGGS, MABEL A. - - General Class Sec. (1) (2) (3) (4), Philo. (1) (2) (3) (4), Sec. (4), Latin Club (3), G. A. A. (1) (2) (3) (4), Vice-Pres. (3), Basketball (2), S. S. C. (4), “Kirmess” (2). STRATHMAN, VIRGINIA - Latin Philo. (1) (2) (3) (4), Deutscher Verein (1) (2) (3) (4). Latin Club (3) (4), G. G. C. (3), G. A. A. (1) (2) (3) (4), Sec. (2), Pres. (4), S. S. C. (4), “My Aunt’s Heiress” (1), “Kirmess” (2), “The Game” (3). VELDE, K. EVERETT - General Class Ed. Pekinian (1) (2), Philo. (2) (3) (4), Latin Club (3, B. D. C. of T2 (2) (3) (4), Sec. (3), Critic (4), B. A. A. (2) (3) (4), “Tragedy of Orgetorix” (3), “The Game” (3). ■ WALTMIRE, LUCILLE - Latin Philo. (2) (3) (4), Latin Club (3) (4), G. A. A. (2) (3) (4). WRIGHT, MELVIN J. - General Ramsey H. S. (1) (2) (3), Latin Club (4), B. D. C. of ’12 (4), Sec. (4), B. A. A. (4). ZOELLER, NINA M. - - German Philo. (1) (2) (3) (4), Deutscher Verein (1) (2) (3) (4), G. G. C. (3), G. A. A. (1) (2) (3) (4). Senior (Class -yells ©oo 1912—though far away— We’ll get there day by day. Want to down us ? Just you try ! Watch and see our colors fly. (Adopted. 1908.) It’s gold and white, It’s white and gold. The truth and right We’ll e’er uphold. Our star is high; And hard we’ll try To honor the dear Old Pekin High. (Adopted, 1912.) Class history. --------By ANNA HAMEL, 12--------------- HEN ON SEPTEMBER 8th, 1908, the doors of the Pekin High School were thrown open a clasu of seventy-five freshmen—our class—enrolled. We were rather timid at first, and the strange surroundings and requirements caused us to make some queer mistakes. Our principal, Mr. I. L. Conner, and our instructors were ever willing to help us out if our difficulties, and to encourage us in our work. As a result of the election which the class held on the 21st of September, Mrs. E. Strathman became our class teacher, and Otho McCoy president. The class colors, flower, and motto were also chosen at this time, and have remained unchanged throughout the four years of high school life. Although nothing was done this year in a social way many of the class entered the literary and athletic contests. Twenty points were placed to our credit as a result of the preliminaries in athletics. Although Pekin failed to win the pennant in the county meet, our boys made a good showing, and Elmer Derrick took third in the mile run. In the literary preliminaries, second honor in orations was carried off by Arthur Mahle, third in declamations by Mary Holmes and third in vocal music by Glen Brisendine. At the beginning of the next term, there were fifty-five of us to begin our sophomore year. This term we elected Elmer Derrick president and Miss Ruhaak class teacher. A debating club, the first of its kind in the high school, was organized by twenty of our boys. Miss Ruhaak was chosen critic. The meetings were held on the first and third Wednesdays of each month, and have proven very beneficial. A large number of the class also took part in “Kirmess,” an entertainment presented by the high school in February. This year we again took much interest in athletic and literary contests. Louis Rust won first place in the two hundred twenty yard dash, while Ben Jurgens, Elmer Derrick and Leo Rohde also distinguished themselves along different lines. In the literary preliminaries, Gertrude Mantz won second prize, and Leila Gerdes third in essays; while Alma Harmel gained third in declamations. In orations Ferdinand Dunkelberg won the gold medal, Walter Rankin the silver, and Walter Cunningham the bronze. In the county literary contest, Walter Rankin won second honor in orations. Throughout the year, there were plenty of chances for amusement. Besides enjoying a hayrack party and a picnic, we were delightfully entertained at a Halloween party by Miss Ruhaak; at a Christmas party by Irene Steinmetz; end at a watch party by Elmore Conzelman. There were thirty-seven of us in the fall of 1910, ready to enter upon our junior year. We were greeted by our new principal, Mr. W. F. Shirley. This year was a busy one, and full of interest. Class pins were chosen, and this seemed to strengthen the bond of friendship existing among us. There was no contest to prepare for, so the time usually devoted to it was used in practicing for the annual play. On the evening of April 21st, “The Game,” a comedy in three acts, was successfully presented at the Standard, and we were able to bandquet the seniors on the evening of June the ninth. During the year there were several hayrack parties and picnics besides a most unique Hallowe’en barn party at Steinmetz’s. We also indulged in a bobsled party and were afterwards entertained by Gertrude Ehrlicher. Then there was the memorable watch party at Miss Ruhaak’s with its scores of resolutions for the New Year. And last, but not least, the class was delightfully entertained by Hilda Holland When school opened last September, thirty-one seniors reported for their last year in dear old P. H. S. On account of the crowded condition of the assembly hall, we were assigned seats in Room A. We were a happy company of classmates and time glided by much too fast. The festivities of the year began with a nutting party at Mapleton. Not many nuts were found, but all day long a huge bonfire snapped and crackled and blazed, while appetizing odors of roasting apples, potatoes and “weenies” filled the air. It was a day long to be remembered, and I wonder if any of us will ever eat toasted marshmallows again without recalling its beauty and charm. Early in the year, the girls of the class organized a sewing society. Hilda Holland was chosen president. The meetings were held on Saturday afternoons at the homes of the various members. On the evening before Thanksgiving the class furnished a pleasing novelty in the nature of an informal entertainment for the parents. After a short musical and literary program, light refreshments were served. Then a hayrack and a Christmas party followed each other in rapid succession, and the month of January was made memorable by a birthday party given by Mary Holmes. The school year is now rapidly drawing to a close bul the best of all high school festivities, the social functions incident to commencement week, are still before us—a delightful anticipation. In this brief history, I have tried to recount some of the good times we have had, and have said little about our work. The school records bear witness to the fact that we have worked, and worked well. Not the least precious among our possessions will we count our hard earned diplomas. Surely we, the members of the class of 1912, can look back to the four years spent in the Pekin high school as the most enjoyable and prosperous of our lives, and we are indeed grateful to the faculty for their patience with us, and for the efforts they put forth for our improvement. President Ponald Ba rnes Ifice-Presiden t Selma Russell Secretary Everel) PiRksen Treasurer Ch ssTeacher Leta hockell Colors filaroon and Gold fifollo ThroughPifficulhes o IheHei fits Hd nslra per Is per a J Who ray1 WhoraP Who rah'Who ree! Who ray! Who rah! - 9 - - J We'relu chy we're plucky a nduou sha 1) set Well earnest and faithful to ourHS. be Flower Red Rost A TOP HOW—Krwin Ehrhardt. Everett Dirksen, Donald Ferris, Nelson Rankin, Frances Rust, Winnie Mace, Guy Donahue, Lubena Zimmerman, Hoy Meisinger, Lawrence Brooking, Clarence Ropp. SECOND HOW—Harry Janssen, Minnie Klockenga, Elsie Harmel, Eloise Koeneke, Mildred Meyers, Louise Smith, Annetta Wilts, Alice Froebe, Don Barnes, Selma Russell, Etta Kelly, Harry Kelly, Harry Goldsmith. THIRD HOW—Mary McMahon, Fred Haynes, Madore Neill, Helen Brereton, Helen Caldwell, Walter Fluegel, Lucile Hine, James Hollywood. Tor HOW—Hue Brisendine, Hester Holland, Harry Houston, Norma Reeder, Henry Ilallstein, Amanda Buchanan, Lewis Loll man, Lillie King, Fred Eden. SECOND HOW—Ella Becker, Helen Koch, Russell THIRD ROW—Marguerite Alfs, Walter Schaefer, Campbell, May me Grossweiler, Iva Rankin, Lillian Nogel sang. Mabel Wallace, Arthur Ehrlicher, Emma Weiss, Earl Reitel. TOP ROW—Minnie Ginther, Hazel Bishop, Marie Connors, Margaret Lautz, Louis Haekler, Florence Mohr, Loraine Tin - ney, Nina Grotevant, Kate Kincaid. SECOND HOW—Ida Campbell, Ralph Goar, Mabel Ferris, Elizabeth Weyrieh, George Bush, Anna Garmers. LESSON I. Where did you come from, “Freshie dear? OUT OF EIGHTH GRADE INTO THE HERE. How do you like it, sweet little one? IF I'D STAY WITH MY MAMMA, I’D HAVE MORE FUN. What do you do from nine till four? JUST SIT AND WISH THAT THE DAY WAS O’ER. Who takes care of you, innocent child? WHO BUT THE FACULTY TENDER AND MILD. What do they teach you, poor little dear? THEY TEACH US TO SCR A TCH FOR THE SOPHOMORE YEAR. . ) TOP ROW—Ceeile Hill. Kathryn Handwerk, Edwin Fehrman. Louise Nolle. Curran Potts Virginia Van Horne. Geo. C. SECOND ROW—Fred Mace, Paul Loliinan. I ee Inez Latham, Vernon Warren. Helen Wood, Adolph Luttlcken. H i,tH'r nI)JIROW Eileen Velde, Joe Sparks, Katheri— Krereton. .Tames Barrett, Airy Hills, Oscar Gehrig. TOP HOW_______Gladys Fluegel Irene Stecker, Catherine Marek, Flora Moeckel, Philip Alfa, Lenora Alfs, Morence ltees, Eula Sarff. SECOND HOW—Irene Koeneke, Louis Dunkell ergf Hilda, Graeher, Hath Ehrlieher, Harold Rust, Anna idmier. TOP ROW—Kittle Brants, Lester Lo lines, Delia Orossweller, Pauline Huffman, Millie Hnllsteln. ... 8ECOND ROW—Arthur Davis, Herman Verman, Mabel Smith, Albert Bruechner, Helen Smith, Henry Aremls, Mary Mott, Oliver Loseh, Fred Hallstein. lvn,. . Vli„nrfi uAn THIRD ROW—Edith Bohlander, Davltl Kelly, Ruth Webner. John Goar, lierulce lomiey, May lldhnck, Kdward Han cock, Rhea Underwood, (ieorge Woodworth. ROLL CALL. JUNIOR CLASS DONALD BARNES HELEN BRERETON LAWRENCE BROOKING WILBUR BUSH Helen Caldwell EVERETT DIRKSEN GUY DONAHUE ERWIN EHRHARDT DONALD FERRIS WALTER FLUEGEL ALICE FROEBE HARRY GOLDSMITH ELSIE HARMEL FRED HAYNES LUCILE HINE JAMES HOLLYWOOD HARRY JANSSEN ETTA KELLY MINNIE KLOCKENGA ELOISE KOENEKE WINNIE MACE MARY McMAHON PETER MEISINGER ROY MEISINGER MILDRED MEYERS MADORE NEILL NELSON RANKIN CLARENCE ROPP SELMA RUSSELL FRANCES RUST LOUISE SMITH ANNETTA WILTS LUBENA ZIMMERMAN SOPHOMORE CLASS MARGUERITE ALFS ELLA BECKER EARL BEITEL HAZEL BISHOP RAE BRISENDINE AMANDA BUCHANAN GEORGE BUSH VIVIENNE BYRNES IDA CAMPBELL RUSSELL CAMPBELL MARIE CONNORS JULIA DROHAN FRED EDEN ARTHUR EHRLICHER MABEL FERRIS ERNEST FREY LEONA FRIEDERICH ANNA GARMERS MINNIE GINTHER RALPH GOAR MAYME GROSSWEILER NINA GROTEVANT LOUIS HACKLER HENRY HALLSTEIN HESTER HOLLAND HARRY HOUSTON KATE KINCAID LILLIE KING DORIS KOCH HELEN KOCH xMARGARET LAUTZ LEWIS LOHMAN RHODA MINER FLORENCE MOHR FRED MOTT HELEN PERRILL IVA RANKIN RALPH REDING NORMA REEDER WALTER SCHAEFER LORAINE TINNEY LILLIAN VOGELSANG MABEL WALLACE JOE WATSON EMMA WEISS ELIZABETH WEYRICH LAVINA WICKKIZER ROLL CALL. FRESHMAN CLASS LENORA ALFS PHILIP ALFS HENRY ARENDS JAMES BARRETT LILLIAN BECKER JOSEPHINE BLENZ EDITH BOHLANDER NELLIE BOND KITTIE BRANTS KATHERINE BRERETON HOWARD BROOKING ALBERT BRUECHNER MILDRED BURNS GEORGE COOK BERNICE COONEY RUDOLPH CORDES HAZEL CORRIELL ARTHUR DAVIS LOUIS DUNKELBERG RUTH EHRLICHER ELMER ELDREDGE LORRAINE EYRSE EDWIN FEHRMAN GLADYS FLUEGEL WILBUR FRIEDERICH OSCAR GEHRIG HENRY GEHRS HENRY GLEICH JOHN GOAR HILDA GRAEBER DELIA GROSSWEILER MAYME GROSS WEILER ELSIE HAGNEY FRED HALLSTEIN WILLIE HALLSTEIN EDWARD HANCOCK KATHRYN HANDWERK CECILE HILL AIRY HILLS PAULINE HUFFMAN WILLIAM JANSSEN DAVID KELLY IRENE KOENEKE LEE INEZ LATHAM PAUL LOHMAN LESTER LOHNES KARL LOSCH OLIVER LOSCH ADOLPH LUTTICHEN FRED MACE CATHERINE MAREK BESSIE MARRS WESLEY MAURER HERBERT McKINNEY FAD ELI A MEAD GERALDINE MILLER FLORA MOECKEL MARY MOTT LOUISE NOLTE CURRAN POTTS FLORENCE REES HAROLD RUST .VIOLET SALISBURY VIRGINIA SALTONSTALL EULA SARFF GLEN SEELY E BENNIE SMITH HELEN SMITH MABEL SMITH WALTER SOADY PAUL SOLDWEDEL JOE SPARKS IRENE STOECKER RHEA UNDERWOOD VIRGINIA VAN HORNE HERMAN VEERMAN EILEEN VELDE MERLE VELDE FRED WAECHTER VERNON WARREN RUTH WEHNER ALVINA WEISS ANNA WIDMIER MAY WILD HACK HELEN WOOD GEORGE WOODWORTH ‘PEKINIAN STAFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Elmer Derrick BUSINESS MANAGER Louis Rust ASS’T EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Donald Barnes Chester Huffman ASS’T BUSINESS MANAGER Everett Dirksen STAFF ARTIST Henry Hallstein - - assistants - - - Clarence Ropp Mary Holmes Gertrude Ehrlicher Russell Rogers -Roy Preston Literary Editor Ass’t Literary Editor Athletic Editor Joke Editor CALENDAR EDITORS Ernest Herget, T2 Russell Campbell, T2 Frances Rust, T3 James Barrett, T5 CLASS EDITORS Ray Meyers, T2 Walter Fluegel, T3 Ray Brisendine, T4 Joe Sparks, T5 TOP HOW—Don Barnes, Henry Hallsteln, Ernest Herget, Chester Huffman, Kay Meyers. SECOND ROW—Walter Fluegel, Peter Meisinger, Russell Rogers, Elmer Derrick, Rae Brisendine, Roy Preston, Russell Campbell, THIRD ROW—Everett Dirkseu, Mary Holmes, Louis Rust, Frances Rust, James Barrett, Gertrude Ehrlicher. D I T © R B A L DO WE NEED A NEW HIGH SCHOOL? HE NEED of a new high school in Pekin is self-evident. At the present time, the high school occupies the second floor of the Washington school, one room on the first floor, and a room in the basement. The assembly room was built to seat one hundred and twenty-five pupils. At the beginning of school in the fall of 1911, it was made to accommodate over two hundred. The crowded condition was brought to the notice of the grand jury. They ordered thirty seats removed. This step was taken in order that the aisles might be made the width required by law, so that there would be less danger of loss of life in case of fire. The senior class was placed in Room A. This necessarily results in some confusion and loss of time, as the room is still used for recita tions, and the seniors must go to the assembly room during the studv hours. The book-cases which contain our very limited library, are built in the south wall of the assembly room. They have been filled for many years, and there is no room for new reference hooks. Owing to its inconvenient location, the library loses much of its value. It should occupy a room by itself, so that students might go there and use it to the best advantage without interfering with the work of any other pupil. The physics laboratory has only a small per cent, of tin, equipment necessary to carry on the work which should be done in physics. The same is true of the chemical laboratory which is situated in the basement. The commercial department is restricted to one room. The clicking of the typo- writers is a source of annoyance to those who are working at shorthand and bookkeeping. Not all the pupils who register for work in the business department can be accommodated, owing to lack of room, consequently some of them drop out of school. Perhaps it would be well to give a few statistisc showing the growth of the High School. In February, 1904, the total enrollment was eighty-seven; in February, 1912, one hundred ninety-eight, or an increase in eight years of over one hundred and twenty-seven per cent. In 1904 the students could choose from one of three courses: Latin, German and Science. We now have six courses, as follows: Latin, German, Normal, Science and Commercial. Besides these courses, Domestic Science and Manual Training have been added. Owing to the limited amount of room, only a few students can be accommodated in the last two subjects, but with better facilities, a great many more would take up these studies. At the end of 1904, only seven of our graduaaes were in attendance at institutions of higher learning, while now there are thirty-eight. In 1904, an entrance examination was required of our graduates. Now we are accredited in the North Central Association, and a diploma from Pekin High School will secure entrance to all the large universities of the middle west without an examination. Lastly, civic pride is always a desirable element in a town. Pekin has proven that she has civic pride by the way in which she has constructed a sanitary sewer system and paved her streets. Why not supplement the good work done by building a new high school? Canton, Streator, Kewanee and Elgin have all erected modern high schools at a cost of from one hundred thousand ($100,000) to two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) each. They have about the same population as Pekin and since they were able to erect modern school buildings, why cannot Pekin do the same? The cost need not be exorbi- tant. A good building will add dignity to the High School, increase its membership and give Pekin a better standing as an educational center. Our artist suggests a way to dispose of the surplus freshmen. Hooks are cheaper than desks and take up less room. “The P. H. S. is becoming quite well known as a center of learning. The seniors never take any away and the freshmen always bring in a little.”—Junior Philosopher. A Hale From Midhifiran By KARL J. MOHR, ’09. NDOUBTEDLY every university man and woman wishes at some time or other to reconnect himself with his old high school. With their advent into a larger and broader college life, there arises a new and stronger loyalty. But this new devotion can not subordinate the former; rather, the two become merged and receive a greater and firmer strength. Michigan’s trio of P. H. S. alumni feel this loyalty and take this opportunity of sending a word of cheer to their old Alma Mater. As the years slip by, criticism of the high school and its methods vanishes, and only the best of memories linger. Those of us in Ann Arbor feel indeed grateful to the faculty that lightened our path into the university. Each one found entrance not only possible but easy, and in carrying the work here he has proved the efficacy of the high school preparation. This applies not only to scholastic lines but to other endeavors for which our four years in high school furnished the best possible training. So our greeting is one of hope and cheer. We are pulling for a new high school. We watch closely the high school activities; we rejoice in your triumphs, we sympathize in your defeats. In parting we wish you all that stands for progress and, above all, we are sincere in saying that for Michigan’s representatives, the beloved crimson and white float in harmony with the revered maize and blue. FIELD DAY. The year 1912 witnessed for the first time in the history of Pekin, the observance of a Field Day. For several years an attempt has been made to bring parents into a closer relation with the schools. One day each year was set aside and patrons of the school were invited to visit the various grades, inspect the work done by the pupils, and become acquainted with the teachers. So little interest, however, was manifested, that this year the plan was discontinued, and another adopted in its place. The new plan is in vogue in nearly all schools where physical culture is taught. May 31st was appointed Pekin’s first Field Day. A band was engaged for the afternoon and children and parents from all over the city congregated at Mineral Springs park. There Prof. Burg, physical director, conducted the following program: 1. Calisthenics .............First and Second Grades. 2. Pyramids .................Twenty-four Boys. 3. Calisthenics .............Sixth and Seventh Grade Girls. 4. Long Wand Exercises ......Seventh and Eighth Grade Boys.. 5. Calisthenics .............Grades Three to Eight Inclusive. 6. Flag Drill ...............Fourth Grade. 7. Fancy Drill ..............Seventh and Eighth Grade Girls. 8. Dumb-bell Exercises ......Fifth and Sixth Grades. 9. May-pole Dance ...........Twenty-four P. H. S. Girls. 10. Club Swinging ............Grades Six to Eight Inclusive. A delightful time was enjoyed and it is believed that this informal bringing together of teacher, child and parent will result in much good if made an annual affair. Nature has given us two ears, two eyes, and but one tongue, to the end that we should hear and see more than we speak.”—Virginia S., T2. OFFICERS RUSSELL ROGERS, ’12, President. MADORE NEIL, ’13, Vice-President. MABEL SKAGGS, '12, Secretary. ROY PRESTON, ’12, Treasurer. At the first meeting of the Philomathean Society last September there was a large attendance, which gave promise of a successful year. The constitution requires that the retiring president shall give a valedictory address and, in his able manner, Walter Cunningham responded to this requirement. In his remarks lie called attention to the fact that the work of Iasi year had not been entirely satisfactory, on account of lack of co-operation on the part of the students. After the new officers had been installed, Russell Rogers, the new president, delivered his inaugural address, in which he outlined his plans for the year 1911-11)12. He pointed out the fact that certain members of the society had permitted themselves to become somewhat careless in the observance of its constitution, and said that lie intended to enforce the same more rigidly, especially the clause relating to the imposition of tines upon delinquents. He showed great care in selecting a program committee, and results have justified his selection. This committee has been very vigilant in securing a program for each meeting; and on several occasions, it has secured outside talent which was highly appreciated. Just before each meeting our well known artist, Henry Hallstein, places an illustrated program on the bulletin board, and this novelty attracts considerable attention and awakens interest in the society. Another new feature introduced by Mr. Rogers was the appointment of Mr. Shirley as critic, and this has had a good effect upon the society. This organization is now six years old and continues to grow in membership and interest year after year. Its pur pose is to create a taste for public speaking among the students, to give them practice in this valuable art, and to acquaint them with the leading questions of the day; and in doing this it is in a great measure successful. As it reaches the greater part of the student body, it tends to break down class antagonism and foster school spirit among the students. At each meeting there is a short musical and literary program followed by a debate and discussion of parliamentary law. At the beginning of the year a few of the students tried to organize a mock senate, which was to be a branch of the Philomathean Society, but good judgment was shown in giv ing up the attempt. Both students and faculty are of the opinion that we already have as many organizations as the High School can well support. The society will receive quite a setback next year, as many of the students who are now the very life of the society are seniors, but we who remain intend that it shall continue to flourish regardless of the loss. It is well for us to remember that only by our united efforts and increased interest ca:i this be accomplished. RAE BRISENDINE, ’14. English Ciffranj DEC L AF1AT ION -n jj ELIZABETH f| y BREADEN ESSAY MARY HOLMES VIRGINIA VAN HORNE __ 1ft- L P'flNO SOLO LE ONA FREDERICK n DEC L AMAT ION LESTER LOHNEC) I NS T RUME N TAL_ duet |( selna Russell MADORA NEIL piano solo eloise KOENEKE APPIRMAT IVE LOUIS RUST ARTHUR EHRLICHEk negative ROY MEISIN ER RAY BRlSENOINE DEBATE- OFFICERS MARY HOLMES, ’12, President. ELOISE KOENEKE, 13, Vice-President. MARGARET LAUTZ, T4, Secretary. IVA RANKIN, ’14, Treasurer. When school began last September, the Latin students of the high school were anxious to continue the work of the Latin Club, which had been organized November 3d, 1910. Three new members were taken into the club and new officers were elected. Up to the present time nothing more difficult than a social entertainment and an interesting literary program has been undertaken, but the attendance has not lessened. The consular election, held this year did not prove so entertaining as the first, for the newness had worn off, yet it furnished much merriment. The consul, whose chief and only duty is to call off all Latin recitations once in each quarter, exercised his power so faithfully and proved himself so competent during his first term of office, that he was re-elected by a large majority. In January, 1912, the Latin Club of the Pekin high school witnessed the production “A Roman Wedding” given at Peoria by the Bradley students. The unique costumes, the stage settings, and the mastery of the Latin conversation, all bespoke of much hard work and perseverance on the part of the actors and actresses and also of the directors. Besides furnishing a delightful entertainment, the play was interesting and helpful in that it so closely depicted Roman customs. It would be almost useless for the Latin Club of the Pekin high school to undertake such a task under the present conditions, but let us hope that at some date, not far away, cir cumstances will permit a wider scope of entertainments and that the Latin Club, the youngest organization in the Pekiu high school, will continue to thrive and be useful. MARY LAVERGNE HOLMES, ’12. EXAMINATIONS Before. “Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget—lest we forget!” After. “The Lord of Hosts was with us not. For we forgot—for we forgot.” POOR SPARROW Scene—(Physics Lab., May 28). Roy M., ’13, sitting with feet out of window; also reading a magazine. Enter Mr. S. Mr. S.: “What are you doing here, Rov?” R. M.: “Well, we was dissecting a sparrow.” Mr. S.: “Dissecting a sparrow?” R. M.: “Yes; we couldn’t find no knife, but I got the sparrow all right.” OFFICERS First Semester. C. HUFFMAN. President. W. RANKIN, Vice-President. R. FRESTON, secretary. R. MEYERS, Treasurer. E. VELDE, Critic. Second Semester. L. J. RUST, President. L. ROHDE, Vice-President. M. WRIGHT, Secretary. E. VELDE, Treasurer. MISS E. RUHAAK, Critic. Among the clubs and societies of the Pekin High School, one that lias done a great good is the “Boys’ Debating ( lub. It is an organization of the boys of the class of ‘12, formed to give practice in debating and public speaking. We feel that its work among us will be lasting. Not only does it help fit us to step out of school into the activities and trials of life, but its discussions will be remembered and cherished in after years. This has been very profitable. The discussions have been, in the main, on political and economic subjects. These debates have given us an opportunity to cultivate our forensic powers, and at the same time have given us a more or less clear understanding of the prominent political questions of the day. Our meetings have also given us an opportunity to acquire a knowledge of parliamentary law and practice that is very valuable to us. As this club is limited to members of the class of 1912, it will cease to exist at the end of this year. Knowing how much it has benifited us, we hope others will follow in our footsteps and form a similar organization. Last year the team which debated at Lincoln was composed entirely of members of this club. This year four of the contestants for the team which debated with Bradley Academy were members. This is a very creditable record for the club. It is a mute attestation of the work that has been accomplished in the three years of its existence. Much credit is due to those who have helped and coached us. We extend our hearty thanks and appreciation to all who have assisted us in any way; and especially to the gentlemen who, at our request, acted as judges on several occasions. Some there are, however, who have done so much for us that words fail to express our appreciation. —BY FERD. DUNKELBERG, ’12. WHY THEY SMILED. Teacher (lecturing on the rhinoceros): “I must beg of you to give me your undivided attention, for it is absolutely impossible for you to form a correct idea of this hideous beast unless you keep your eyes upon me.” MwsiGatl tJ'eGiiiGim QUARTETTES BOYS' WILBUR BUSH LAWRENCE BROOKING ROY PRESTON RAE BRISENDINE GIRLS' HELEN PERRILL FRANCES RUST MABEL WALLACE ELSIE HARMEL Lost, Strayed or Stolen:—A Girls’ Glee Club, almost as good as new. lias been used very little. When last seen, appeared to be in first-class condition, and in such hilarious spirits that friends refuse to accept the theory of suicide. Any information leading to the recovery of the tuneful bunch will he thankfully received. The B. A. A. generously offers the deficit in its treasury as a reward to stimulate the search for 1!’° missing club. By ELMER L. DERRICK, ’12 N THE OPINION OF MANY of the high school boys, the B. A. A. is the most important of the P. H. S. organizations, because of its far-reaching influence. There are no dues or entrance fees to restrict its membership. Various forms of athletics are indulged in and heretofore the boys have made this branch of the school a success. Baseball appeals to a great number so the list of candidates for the team is always large. This year we are entering into a league composed of Bradley Academy, Peoria (Central) High School, Manual Training High School and Spalding Institute. This is the first effort of its kind in our history and our success in gaining an entrance to the league is due chiefly to the untiring efforts of our principal, Mr. Shirley. We owe him much for our high standing in athletic relationship with other schools. Besides developing the body, athletics acts as an incentive to better school work. In order to enter a contest it is necessary that the pupil carry his studies. Many a student is thus made more active mentally and the benefit he receives is far greater than the casual observer would suppose. In addition to all this, it creates higher ideals and enables him to draw a keener distinction between right and wrong. It developes those great essentials, cleanliness and manliness. The athletic teams in the high school have always labored under many serious handicaps . Until four years ago there were no accommodations whatever. The school board then prepared a vacant room in the basement to be used as a dressing room. They also installed two shower baths for which we are very grateful. With this limited equipment, the athletic teams have done very well, but with a gymnasium the teams would be able to prepare themselves better for the contests in which they take part. From a financial standpoint, the outlook is at times discouraging. The students and citizens as a whole seem to take little interest in school athletics. The end of the football season found the B. A. A. in debt. So an entertainment was given in order to raise funds. The citizens and students turned out in large numbers and helped the association to realize forty-six dollars. With a little more loyal support and boosting, athletics could be placed upon a sound financial basis. And now a word about our trophies. The assembly room is decorated with many proofs of our prowess at county meets. Three championship banners, besides twTo athletic and four literary pennants, adorn the walls. Not only do they make the room look more cheerful, but they give us a proper school spirit and a just pride which cannot be easily overcome. The meetings of the association are always well attended. Its officers are efficient and zealous. Under their guidance it has passed through a successful year. In order that the public may have a better appreciation of the merits of the organization, we quote here its aim, as set forth in the constitution: “To cultivate our physical as well as our intel- lectual endowments, to foster virtue and courage, to promote friendship, and to encourage fair play.” OFFICERS VIRGINIA STRATHMAN, ’12, President. SELMA RUSSELL, ’13, Vice-President. LORAINE TINNEY, ’14, Secretary. VIRGINIA VAN HORNE, ’15, Treasurer. The oldest and most popular girls’ organization of the Pekin High School is the Girls’ Athletic Association. It was organized several years ago for the purpose of promoting athletics and sociability among the girls of the different classes. Each year our honorary list claims some of our most active members but at the same time our roll call is greatly enlarged by recruits from the freshman class. Owing to the fact that no suitable hall can be secured the girls are unable to indulge in the various forms of athletic sports so popular in other high schools. Sad to say, their activity is restricted to cross-country walks. However, they confidently hope to play basket ball and tennis in the near future. At the entertainment given by the B. A. A. on February 23d, 1912, the G. A. A. donated and sold home made candy, thereby realizing a neat little sum which was given to the boys to help defray the expenses of the recent foot ball season. FRANCES RUST, ’13. By DON BARNES, '13. This department of the Pekin schools was begun in the year 1906-07. It was carried on for two years without the help or support of the school board. That it has survived is due in a great measure to the labor and interest expended by the late Mrs. John Nolte. Money for the equipping of a shop was obtained largely through the sale of old papers which were gathered by the students. The instructions during this period were received by correspondence, and teachers gave up evenings of their time gratis that the work might be carried on. In 1908-09 the work was discontinued in the hope that its absence would create a demand for it. Accordingly, the next year it was carried on with renewed vigor. The school board finding the people heartily in favor of such a department, assumed its support, and placed the shop in charge of Mr. J. C. Heironymous. In 1910-11, the benches were moved to a larger room and the equipment was increased slightly. Mr. Frank Isenberg then assumed charge of the department, and is at present instructing classes on Friday evenings and on Saturdays. The work being done is highly commendable. Great interest is shown by the students and it is only because of a lack of room that more do not take manual training. At the present time there is space for only fifteen pupils but this space is being used at every opportunity. A few words might be said here concerning the value of manual training. The great benifits of the industrial side of an education are becoming universally recognized. It reaches and keeps boys interested who would drop out of school if they had nothing but the ordinary studies. It teaches the uses of tools as well as accurate elementary construction work. This is not such an exceedingly simple task, as one can demonstrate to his own satisfaction by actual experiment. If the boy enters a trade, he will find his elementary knowledge of tools and construction work of great value to him. The course is often criticized from the standpoint that the students of manual training lack speed and finish in his work, and that he does not handle his tools, when he first begins his trade, as the experienced tradesman does. It must be remembered, however, that the primary purpose of manual training is not to teach trades. Its purpose is to teach the student to think and to acquaint himself with the different problems of construction. It teaches him the uses and care of his tools, but does not prepare him for a definite vocation. Tt is, however, an essential feature in an education because of its broadening character. For that matter, mathematics, Latin, physics, chemistry—in fact, any high school subject— does not, taken by itself, fit people for the task of breadwinning. The real reason for teaching these subjects is to 1 J1 ; ’’ to think for himself and to broaden his vision, so that he will be able to adapt himself to any phase of life which the future presents to him. This is equally true of manual training. It is estimated that over seventy-five per cent of the students enter an industrial life. Of these, the boy who has studied manual training is the better fitted to advance in any line of work that he takes up. While excellent work is being done at present in our 13886639 high school shop, the equipment is inadequate to meet the demands of the students. The splendid interest exhibited deserves more encouragement. The facilities should be in-creused and more phases of manual training introduced. At present only bench work is done because of the lack of machinery and room. Wood-turning is a very interesting field and a lallie is almost a necessity in a shop. It is to be hoped that, in the near future, when we have a new high school building, the manual training department will not be neglected, but will be placed on a level with that of other schools. Let us educate the youth to his greatest advantage in all things. ” paddle Ifo mir 0m Came” By SELMA RUSSELL, ’13. You have often heard the saying, “Paddle your own canoe”; But did you ever stop to think What it really meant to you? Don’t rely upon your neighbor To kindly help you through. He, by chance, may oft be thinking That you will paddle his canoe And don’t wait until tomorrow, If you’ve any work to do, For then, perhaps, ’twill be too late To paddle your canoe. So stand up now, be ready To bravely dare and do; And make the vow, “Forever I’ll paddle my own canoe.” B. A. A. BENEFIT ENTERTAINMENT By ROY PRESTON, 'J2. A delightful entertainment was given on Friday evening, Feb. 23d, in the assembly room of the High School. The purpose was to raise money to defray the expenses incurred bv the Boys’ Athletic Association. That the public realizes the need of money for athletic purposes and is ready to lend a helping hand when called upon to do so, was manifested by the excellent numbers on the program contributed by friends of the school, by the large attendance, and particularly by the substantial sum realized by the sale of tickets. During the evening home made candy was sold by the members of the G. A. A., who generously donated the proceeds to the needy athletes. The following program was rendered: Piano Duet— Silver Stars, Mazurka .................. Rubenstein’s Melody in F ............... ............. Eloise Preston and Gertrude Bauer Vocal Solo—“Song of the Soul”..................Carl O. Winkel Piano Solo—“Hungarian Rhapsody”...................Ruth Balcke Violin Solo—Selected.....................Mrs. Arthur Dietrich Accompanied by Miss Minnie Huffman. V ocal Solo A Chip of the Old Block”...........John Champion Declamation—“The Bear Story”.....................Mary Holmes Vocal Solo—“The Slave Song”..............................Helen Brereton Selection “A Dream’....................p. H. S. Male Quartette Vocal Solo—“Davy Jones’ Locker”...............Walter Schaefer Selection—“Sleep, Little Baby Mine”.....Girls’ H. S. Quartette Vocal Solo—“Fruhlingslied”...........................Annabelle Young Piano Duet—“Blaze Away”.........Madore Neill and Selma Russell “She is melancholy incarnate. Hast ever seen her smile?”—Mary H., ’12. THE JUNIOR CLASS PLAY. By LOUIS RUST, ’12. ---—i—5—---- The annual junior class play was given by the class of 1913 at the Standard Theatre on the evening of April 12th The play presented was “The Colonel’s Maid,” a comedy in three acts. When the curtain rose, the actors were greeted by a capacity house. The play was given under the direction of Miss Lockett, and was a success from both the financial and theatrical standpoints. Where all did well, it would be unjust to single out any particular person for special commendation. The following is the cast of characters: CAST OF CHARACTERS Colonel Robert Rudd, a widower, of North Carolina, mortally antagonistic...............................Roy N. Meisinger Colonel Richard Byrd, a widower, of South Carolina, mortally antagonistic...............................Guy E. Donahue Marjorie Byrd, not so antagonistic as her father...Madore Neill Bob Rudd, not so antagonistic as his father.......Don J. Barnes Mrs. .1. John Carroll, a widow, and Colonel Rudd’s sister-in-law ..........................................Louise H. Smith Julia Carroll, her daughter....................Selma V. Russell Ned Graydon, a young gentleman of exceedingly faulty memory....................................Clarence H. Ropp Mr. James Baskom, colonel Rudd’s lawyer......Everett M. Dirksen Ching ah-ling, Chinese cook, a bit impertinent, but by far the most important character in the cast....Erwin E. Ehrhardt MUSICAL PROGRAM Opening March—“Class of ’13”..............................Stein Selection—“The Evening Star”.........................Thanhouser Selections from “The Chocolate Soldier”— (a) ’ The Spring Maid”. (b) “My Hero”. Walter Rankin Ferdinand C. Dunkelberg Walter Cunningham PEKIN-BRADLEY DEBATE. On the evening of March 1st, 1912, the debating team of the Pekin High School met the representatives of Bradley Academy in a spirited debate at the Congregational church. Judge Black, of this city, acted as chairman of the meeting and introduced each speaker in a few well-chosen words. The subject discussed was, “Resolved, that the Initiative and Referendum should be made a part of the legislation of the several states of the Union.” Walter Rankin, Ferdinand Dunkelberg and Walter Cunningham spoke on the affirmative while the Bradley team, consisting of Miss Mary Rutter, Arthur Malile and Hugh McDonald, upheld the negative. The judges, Mr. Kelso, of Normal, Mr. Northrop, of Havana, and Mr. Jones, of Delavan, decided in favor of the negative. During the evening several musical numbers were rendered by high school students. The debate was the first of its kind held in this city for quite a awhile, and although our boys lost they did themselves and the school credit by the remarkable showing they made. —ROY PRESTON, T2. I The preliminary literary contest of the Pekin High School was held at the Congregational church on Friday evening, April 26. The purpose was to select representatives for the county meet at Washington. There was a large audience present and the program throughout was intensely interesting. It is to be regretted, however, that there were so few entries. The literary judges were Mr. Mason, of Peoria; Miss Scrobin, of Canton; and Miss Dailey, of Peoria. The judges in music were Miss Doering, of Havana; Miss Dailey, of Peoria; and Miss Holliday, of Lincoln. The winners were as follows: Instrumental—First, Kate Kincaid; second, Florence Mohr. Vocal—First, Walter Schaefer; second, Rae Brisendine. Declamation—First, Katherine Brereton; second, Alma Harmel. Essay—First, Loraine Tinney; second, Hazel Bishop. Oration—First, Ferdinand Dunkelberg; second, Elmer Derrick. Those who won first honors were awarded gold medals and represented Pekin at the county meet, while those ranking second received silver medals. Two of the gold medals were generously donated—the one for essay by the Woman’s Club; the one for vocal music by the Litta Society. Instrumental Solo— March Fantastique ..................... Nevin Shepherds All and Maidens Fair ........ Smith Kate Kincaid. Declamation ...............“The Soul of the Violin” Katherine Brereton. Instrumental Solo ............Crescendo Per Lasson Wesley Maurer. Essay .....................“Our National Emblem” Hazel Bishop. Declamation .............................. “The Lepers” Alma Harmel. Instrumental Solo—“Rustle of Spring” ............ Sinding Florence Mohr. Essay ...............................“The Boys’ Friend” Loraine Tinney. Vocal Solo...............................“Three for Jack” Walter Schaefer. Oration .............. “The Sacrifice of Father Damien” Ferdinand Dunkelberg. Instrumental Solo ................Scherzo No. 2, Chopin Selma Russell. Declamation .......................“A Daughter of Israel” Mary Holmes. Instrumental Solo .............Second Mazurka, Godard Anna Widmier. Vocal Solo...........................Bedouin Love Song Rae Brisendine. Oration........................“Robert Marion LaFollette” Elmer Derrick. DOESN’T THIS SOUND NATURAL? (’lass Motto—“Tonight We Lay the Corner-stone.” Presentation of Diplomas. Salutatory—“The Women of Today,” Miss Beatrice Josephine Hipp. Song—“Oh, Happy Day,” Class. Oration—“Beyond the Alps Lies Italy,” T. Frothingham Butts. Essay—“Work and Win,” Miss Anastasia Saphonia Peebles. Oration—“How to Run the Government,” Tobias William Spink. Select ion—Mandolin Orchestra. Oration—“Julius Caesar,” J. Percival Dinkey. Essay—“Look Up, Lift Up,” Miss H. Pansy Tibbits. Oration—“The Future of Our Country,” Wilberforce Archibald Binks. Valedictory—“The Mistakes of Solomon,” Emerson Longfellow Kidd. May 10, 1912, was made memorable by one of the best meets ever held in Tazewell county. The day was ideal, and a spirit of friendliness and harmony prevailed. The people of Washington certainly deserve much credit for the efforts they put forth to make the meet a success. The large crowds were carried to and from the scene of conflict by a special (■. A. train. The contest in declamation and music was held at the Evangelical church, while that in oration and essay occurred at the Lutheran church. For the second time, Pekin failed to win the literary pennant. At the first four meets, Pekin stood first in the literary and musical contests, but in 1910, and again in 1912, she permitted Delavan to carry off the most highly prized trophy of the meet. It behooves every loyal student of the P. II. S. to see that this does not occur again. Following are the programs also the results as given by the judges: PROGRAM. Chairman, County Superintendent B. L. Smith, Pekin. 1. “Valse Caprice”....................Mabel Beeman, Morton 2. “Night Time”..............Henry R. Widdop, East Peoria 3. “The Red Disk”.....................Harriet Allen, Delavan 4. (a) “Staccato Minuet” (b) “Barchetta”...........Marguerite Geason, Washington 5. “Shadows”.................Katherine Stumbaugh, Delavan 6. The Going of the White Swan”. Esther E. Strubhar, Washington 7. (a) “March Fantastique” (b) “Shepherds All and Maidens Fair”.... Kate Kincaid, Pekin 8. The Spring Has Come”................Fern King, Tremont 9. “The Soul of the Violin”.........Katherine Brereton, Pekin 10. (a) “Idilio” (b) “Butterfly”...........Ethel McGinnis, Tremont 11. “Buttercups and Daisies”.Patience Pennewill, Washington 12. ‘ The Going of the White Swan”.Mary Werts, Tremont 13. “Rigoletta”...........Charlotte Hackney, Delavan 14. “Three for Jack ..............Walter Schaefer, Pekin Judges on Declamation—Prof. Geo. A. Barker, Normal-, Mr. Robert McCay, Chicago; Rev. Ii. J. Kiekhoefer, Ex-Pres. Northwestern College. Judges of Music—Mrs. Hattie Z. Wookey, Peoria; Miss Mara Cone, Canton; Miss Myrtle Haggerty, Peoria. RESULTS Declamation—First, Ester Strubhar, Washington; second, Katherine Brereton, Pekin; third, Mary Wertz, Tremont. Instrumental music—First, Charlotte Hackney, Delavan; second, Kate Kincaid, Pekin; third, Marguerite Geason, Washington. Vocal music—First, Patience Penniwill, Washington; second, Walter Schaefer, Pekin; third, Katherine Stumbaugh, Delavan. ORATIONS Chairman, Superintendent A. G. Heitman, Washington. 1. Organ Voluntary..............................Mrs. Strathman 2. The Sacrifice of Father Damien .Ferdinand Dunkelberg, Tckin 3. A Plea for Popular Sovereignty”.......Don Kinsey, Delavan 4. Violin Solo— Cavatina”............................Mr. Wilson Huguet 5. The Value of an Ideal ........Ruth Von Krumreig, Tremont 6. Alexander Hamilton, the Statesman” ................. .....................j...Clifford Manshardt, Washington 7. The Significance of Russian Reform ................ ..............................Warren R. Tarbell, Morton ESSAYS 8. “How to Write a Composition”.....Elizabeth Koch, Tremont 9. “The Choice of a Vocation”.....Geo. A. Moehl, Washington 10. Vocal solo, The Sea is My Sweetheart”....Mr. Lester Spring 11. “The Boys’ Friend”.....................Loraine Tinney, Pekin 12. “The Child Heroine, Joan of Arc”.......Hester Allen, Delavan 13. “The Two Arnolds”....................Mabel Beeman, Morton Judges—Supt. Gt. T. Smith, Peoria; Prof. E. D. Draper, Peoria; Rev. W. D. Evans, Peoria. RESULTS Orations—First, Warren R. Tarbell, Morton; second, Ferdinand Dunkelberg, Pekin; third, Don Kinsey, Delavan. Essays—First, Hester Allen, Delavan; second, Mabel Beeman, Morton; third, Elizabeth Koch, Tremont. Literary Contestants. Lorraine Tinney Ferdinand Dunkelburg Kate Kincade Katherine Brereton Walter Schaefer HIGH SCHOOL LITERARY RECORDS Year. P. H. S. Representative. Winner at County Contest. ORATION 1906— MILDRED McGREW....... 1907— KARL J. MOHR ........ 1908— THOMAS HOLLYWOOD..... 1909— ALVAH HERR .......... 1910— WALTER RANKIN ....... 1912—FERDINAND DUNKELBERG.. (1) .................Pekin. (1) .................Pekin. .................Washington. (1) .................Pekin. (3) Delavan. (2) .................Morton. 1906— FLORENCE COLE ........ 1907— RUTH LAUTZ............ 1908— LUCILLE SALTONSTALL___ 1909— MARY McGINTY ......... 1910— MARY McGINTY ......... 1912—LORAINE TINNEY ........ ESSAY (1) .................Pekin. (1) ..................Pekin. (2) Delavan (3) Minier. (1) .................Pekin. Delavan. DECLAMATION 1906— LINNA WHITFIELD....... .................Hopedale. 1907— SARA DONAHUE .......... (3) Hopedale. 1908— HELEN GEHRIG .......... (1) ............Pekin. 1909— MARY REGENTZ .......... (1) ............Pekin. 1910— IRENE BREADEN.......... (1) ............Pekin. 1912—KATHERINE BRERETON_____ (2) .............Washington. INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC 1906— FREDA HINNERS........ (2) Delavan. 1907— ROWLAND WILSON ...... (1) ............Pekin. 1908— BEATRICE BERR ....... (2) Delavan. 1909— IRENE MUEHLMAN ...... (1) ............Pekin. 1910— ELOISE KOENEKE ...... (2) Delavan. 1912—KATE KINCAID .......... (2) Delavan. VOCAL MUSIC 1906— EMMA LOOMIS ............. (2) ..............Delavan. 1907— GEORGE KOCH ............. (2) ..............Delavan. 1908— GEORGE KOCH ............. (1) ..............Pekin. 1909— ANNABELLE YOUNG ......... (1) ..............Pekin. 1910— WILBUR BUSH .............................. Delavan. 1912—WALTER SCHAEFER .......... (2) ..............Washington. SUMMARY 1906, at Pekin, sixteen points. 1909, at Pekin, twenty-one. 1907, at Delavan, nineteen. 1910. at Delavan, fourteen. 1908, at Washington, sixteen. 1912, at Washington, twelve. The Trapper's Christmas By ELIZABETH BREADEN, 12. HE SNOW lay thick on the frozen ground as far as the eye could see. Its icy fingers clutched at a small cabin, which was the only sign of civilization in all that weary waste of whiteness. This rude shack on the western frontier was the home of a trapper, and thither he was making his way with strong, steady strokes of his snow shoes. When he reached his humble place of shelter, he stooped down and removed his snow-shoes, then entered and carefully hung them on the wall farthest from the fireplace. He did not re move his heavy coat or cap until a fire had been built and the keen edge of the cold dispelled. Skillfully he prepared his evening meal and taking his place at the lonely board, ate like a man whose thoughts were far away. After every thing had been made tidy for the night, he drew a rude chair to the fireplace, lit his pipe with a glowing coal, and leaned back to enjoy his smoke. While busy working, his face wore a composed, even a cheerful expression; but now, alone, with only memory for a companion, it became sad and thoughtful. Now and then, as he roused himself to knock the ashes from the bowl of his pipe, he mournfully shook his grizzled head. Finally, after the manner of men who have lived much in solitude, he began to speak his thoughts aloud: “Day after tomorrow will be Christmas,” he muttered. “Christmas without wife, without children, without home, without friends. Strange how the past comes back to me tonight, and mocks me with the joys of long ago! In the spring I’ll quit this lonely life for good and go back to God’s country and to God’s people.” Slowly the minutes passed, and the trapper sat like a statue, with eyes fixed on the fire. Who knows what pictures he saw in the glowing coals? At last a huge log broke and fell, sending up a shower of sparks and rousing the dreamer from his dreams. “I wonder how Jim’s making it over on Bear Creek, and if lie’s as lonesome as I am. Wouldn’t he be surprised to see me? Well, it’s only thirty miles—not so very far, but it’s beastly weather. He might be glad to have an old classmate to keep him company on Christmas day.” For a long time he sat thinking, his pipe forgotten; then he nodded his head decisively, knocked the ashes from his pipe, and rose to prepare for bed. He replenished the fire, went to the door and looked out, then turned in for the night. Pie awoke in the early gray of dawn, and after a hearty meal and many careful preparations, set out on his thirty mile trip. His steady, mechanical movements covered this miles rapidly until he arrived at a clump of pines. Here he kindled a small fire, melted some snow in a pan brought for that purpose, made himself a cup of strong black coffee, and ate his lunch. Then once more he started on his way. Absorbed in his thoughts, he scarcely noticed a slight change in the temperature until the snow began to fall. This made snowshoeing difficult and a look of annoyance passed over his face which changed to one of anxiety, as the snow became deeper and deeper. The wind caught it up like a veil and whirled it in blinding sheets before his eyes. Hour after hour the storm raged and still he struggled on. His snow-shoes sank in at every step and finally he bent down and stiffly removed them. He straightened up with difficulty, and floundered on. All landmarks had long ago been blotted out by the whirling whiteness. He kept the right direction by instinct. His breath came in gasps and once he slipped. He brushed the clinging snow from his eye- fashes and plunged forward. The snow piled up in drifts through which he forced his way, his only thought that he must keep going. At last he fell headlong and lay staring stupidly about for a minute, then recovered himself and plunged on. All unknowingly he had passed the house he was struggling so valiantly to reach. The snow wraiths shook their soft but stinging garments before it and hid it from his sight. “I can’t be very far from it. Jim! Jim!” he called feebly, as he doggedly floundered on. He fell again and again. Each time he rose weaker in body but stronger in determination to keep on going. At last he fell, rose half way, fell again, and lay still. The snow whirled and drifted and eddied about. It covered the black spot on its cold bosom with a mound of purest white. All night the storm raged on, and the mound was heaped higher and higher. Finally the wind abated, the snow ceased, and the sun blinked feebly from a sky of lead. It was Christmas morning. EXPERIMENTATION “The patient was very low, so we called in Dr. Wright, who administered oxygen. No improvement. Next he tried hydrogen.” “With what result?” “The patient was drowned.” “I hope no one will give me a watch for a present. A girl doesn’t really need a watch if she manages right, because every man carries a watch.”—Luise L., ’12. N THE SUMMER of 1910, a merry party of seven went into camp at the foot of the Ozark mountains. The party consisted of Ethel Compton, her brother Arthur, Mary Cassidy, witli her two brothers, who were juniors at Harvard, Mrs. Smith, our chaperon, and myself. The boys expected to have a fine time hunting and fishing. We pitched our tents just within sight and sound of a beautiful, turbulent mountain brook that contained speckled trout in abundance. While the boys engaged in the sports that suited their fancy best, we girls frequently set out to explore the surrounding country. One day we were busily engaged in picking some queer looking blossoms that grew near the foot of the mountains on a low bush, when we heard a cry of distress mingled with loud and angry words. We started in the direction from which the sound came, and had not gone far before we discovered a gypsy camp, and to our horror, saw an old, fierce-looking hag, beating a beautiful little boy about seven years of age. Although inwardly quaking, we sternly ordered her to let the boy alone. Then she turned on us with the most abusive language we had ever heard. We were so frightened at the old hag’s threatening looks and angry words that we were about to turn and flee to the camp, when suddenly the boys appeared around a curve of the mountain with their guns on their shoulders. When they came up to the gypsy camp and caught sight of three terrified girls, an angry old woman, and a weeping, trembling boy, Tom Cassidy gave a low whistle of surprise. After hearing the story from Ethel, the least excited of the trio, he called the other two boys aside; and while they were talking, the gypsies continued to load their wagons, for they were getting ready to break camp. The old hag hustled the boy into the wagon in spite of his pitiful appeals to us. Just when they were ready to drive away, Tom, who had now finished his consultation, approached one of the men and de manded the boy, but they refused to give him up. Tom told them that he knew the boy, that his name was Warren Scott, that he had been abducted more than a year ago, and that it was his intention to notify the boy’s father, who lived in St. Louis, immediately. The gypsies tried to defy Tom, but when they saw the determined look in his eyes and the gun on his shoulder they gave the boy up, first stipulating that Tom should not have them punished, but should permit them to leave the country, never to return. We took the boy to our camp and after hearing his pitiful story of the cruel treatment he had received, and learning how anxious he was to see his parents again, we concluded to return at once to St. Louis, which was our home as well as his. The meeting between the parents and child was most pathetic. They had searched everywhere for the son who had so mysteriously disappeared, had offered rewards, and had used every means within their power to find some trace of him, but had failed. For many months past the grief‘stricken parents had mourned him as dead. Just why the abductors did not restore him when such large rewards were offered will probably always remain a mystery. Mr. Scott, who was a very wealthy man, insisted that we were entitled to the rich reward he had offered. Of court-'1, we refused to accept it. This seemed to cause him such sincere distress that finally the ' oys consented to let him defray their expenses while at college. This was a great heln to them, as they were working their way through. Since that memorable summer we number Mr. and Mrs. Scott amon r our most sincere friends, and the boy Warren finds it quite impossible to express his devotion and gratitude. When Mother Entertained the Sewing Circle. By HELEN WOOD, 'IS. ILLTE HARRISON, a child of about eight years, and his little sister Sue, of six, were very mis-chievious children. They were taught to be very polite, but, like all children, they sometimes forgot the strict instructions of their parents, and failed to do credit to their training. So, frequently, when company was expected in the evening, the naughty little boy and girl were quickly hustled off to bed. It was Mrs. Harrison’s turn to entertain the sewing circle. The ladies had all arrived at her home and were industriously plying their needles. All went well until about ten o’clock, when Willie, who had been put to bed early, was awakened by the chatter of the ladies down stairs. He called Sue, and they almost decided to go down for lunch, for they heard their mother moving about in the kitchen; but Sue remembered what their mother had said in regard to this, so they remained quiet a little while longer and listened to the conversation of the ladies. They heard them say that they were all very much afraid of mice. This gave Willie a bright idea. He asid, “Sue, don’t you remember that mechanical toy mouse I got for my birthday?” “Just the thing,” said Sue. Willie got the toy and wound it. Then they crept quietly down the stairs and concealed themselves behind some curtains, ready for their mischief. When they let the mouse go, it darted rapidly across the room where the ladies were assembled, and disappeared under the piano. You should have seen the ladies. They sprang upon chairs and gave loud shrieks of terror. The needles and thimbles flew in all directions about the room. After a min- ute or two they began to get over their fright, gathered up their belongings, and resumed their work. The children, being satisfied with the success of their practical joke, hurried up stairs and were soon fast asleep. At a late hour the guests departed, still thinking of the mouse, but not one of them suspected that the Harrison children had been the cause of their fright. The parents, however, were not so easily deceived, and the next day the children received what they duly deserved. Our Louis had the toothache, But oh, so sweetly kind His gentle teacher proved herself That Louis didn’t mind. She didn’t ask him to recite: ’Cause why, he wasn’t able. Bad Betty giggled at his groans Till she was quite unstable. His face revealed his great distress. We wondered how he bore it. But when the bell rang to dismiss A lightning change passed o’er it. Faculty, Freshman, Junior and Soph, So the story is told, once took a day off To hold solemn conclave, and measures discuss For getting a high school without a great fuss. The day it was warm and the bees buzzed around, And brilliant suggestions could nowhere be found. A Senior slipped in through a crack in the wall— No reflections intended; the Senior was small. He carried a wonderful, Moses-like rod; Each head, as he tapped, it, ’gan straightway to nod. When all were asleep and snores long and loud Enveloped the Senior like folds of a cloud, He solemnly seized his magical stick, And said, “Now I’ll show theis motions were quick. He caught up each snore with a skill most profound And twisted and twirled it around and around. He worked with a will; all his motions were kuick. He piled snore on snore as we pile brick on brick. Each dreamer looked on as the building was reared, And before you could wink, a new high school appeared. It was modern and large, and the needs of the school Were divined by the builder who wielded the tool. The sleepers dreamed on, too happy to wake, Until the magician the structure did shake With his wonderful rod, when down the walls fell. And the terrified Freshmen awoke with a yell. The vision has vanished, but dreams may come true; The fulfillment of this one rests partly with you. (?7h® Mission By EARL BEITEL, '14. ITH wide-open eyes and tightly-gripped weapon, the man halted, stooped, and peered among the trees. A breaking twig he thought; and that, when no wind stirred, proclaimed the presence of life. Perhaps it was his victim. The blood leaped hot within his veins, demanding vengeance. He strained his eyes, listened and waited. Not s sound fell upon his ears. The awesome silence of the primeval forest oppressed him. Again he hastened on through the narrow valley, following closely the trail which he could hardly see in the fast fading twilight. Long hours this son of the forest had been trailing his victim. Many miles now separated him from his starting place, but the great hatred he felt for the red men gave him inexhaustible energy to continue the hunt. Cunning as he was, he felt himself matched. Always he had thirsted for the blood of the red men. Perhaps it was because of his forefathers—all men of great strength and renowned in battle. But now he had greater cause than ever before for the feeling of hatred that burned within him. Hours ago he had left the smoking ruins of his once happy home, and ever since had been following the trail over hill and stream, until at this time he was more than fifty miles from the nearest fort. Harder became the task of keeping on the trail. Strat egy had been used to lead him away from his proposed victim, but with stubborn determination he continued the hunt. At last when daylight was almost gone, he came to the base of a gently sloping hill and here hehalted. Bending, he examined the ground on all sides, retraced his steps a few l’eet, then came back, conscious only of an acute failure. As far as he knew he had followed his enemy closely, but here, at the foot of the hill, the trail seemed to have sunk from sight. No tracks, no marks, no broken twigs of crushed leaves, gave evidence of recent intrusion. No bird fluttered around uneasily as was usual if anything but bird or beast was near. Without fear he ascended the hill, where he hoped to come upon some sign which might betray the savage. He found none. At last he raised his eyes from the ground and gazed about. Suddenly and unexpectedly his gaze ceased to wander and his face became rigid and flushed—flushed with the fever of the red man’s blood. To his right, not more than two hundred yards away he saw a faint ribbon of smoke coming out of the trees. There was his victim. Stealthily, noiselessly, he crept through the undergrowth and among the trees, until he was within twenty feet of the solitary Indian who was crouched on the ground before a small fire. The time for vengeance had come. He raised his long rifle and placed it to his shoulder. His eyes ran over the sight; his aim was true. Suddenly, almost against his will, he lowered his weapon. He could not shoot even a savage in cold blood. A mist came before his eyes, as in a dream, the ruins of a smoking cabin, and before the door the form of a woman whose head had been crushed by the blow of a tomohawk. Stirred by the remembrance, he became again the fierce Indian fighter, bold and determined. Again he raised the rifle to his shoulder; again his aim was true. The index finger pressed hard against the trigger when a strange sound fell softly and musically upon his ear. His fingers relaxed. Again came the sound: “Ding, dong! Ding, dong!” It was the bell of the little mission nestled among the hills and every note softened the heart of the white man to tenderness and mercy. When the bell ceased, the hunter fixed his gaze upon the savage. The Indian was standing now, with arms folded and head bowed. No longer the untamed red man of history, he understood the call of the bell and gave heed—he prayed to the white man’s God. Slowly the passion for the blood of the Indian abated and was still. The frontiersman lowered his fifle, glanced at the Christian Huron, then turned silently away and disappeared in the forest. he of a zJemtiotr ” By MELVIN WRIGHT, ’12. HE REVERIES OF A SENIOR” is indeed a subject of wide range for it has to do with people of different characters and different conditions in life. Yet as a whole it is a pleasant thing to dream about the future—to build air castles for tomorrow. One evening, as I sat before the fireplace and watched the coals slowly dying out upon the hearth, I thought how happy a comparison it was to school life. When I first entered high school, it was the placing of a new log on the fire. How long it seemed before that log would be consumed by the flames of time. But now, after three years and half, the log is almost gone. Only the red hot coals are left, and in a few short months they will be extinct and cold. This does not bring sorrow to me, however, for in the glowing coals before me, I see visions of a new fireplace in a college town. I toss a new log upon the fire, and watch it grow bright and warm. The new relations and manner of life are a delightful anticipation. But lo, I shall have to give up the dignity of a senior and humble myself to become a “freshy” again. I see myself trying to be pleasing to the upper classmen, and fondly imagine myself so successful as to escape the dreaded hazing. A rosy vision, indeed! I watch with delight the glowing pictures that come and go as the second and third years glide rapidly by, and at last see myself a senior again. Once more the fire is burning low and I again am writing a reverv. Years pass. The college fire has long been dead and I am nearing the age of bachelorhood. In my vision I become fearful of an impending calamity, so in order to escape writing the “Reveries of a Bachelor,” I begin to hunt for a help mate who will aid me in starting a new fire and in keeping it burning. If I am successful in my search, I shall have to build a new fireplace1—one much larger than those in undreams. This fire will surely be the brightest and best of all “You’d scarce expect one of my age To speak in public on the stage; And if I chance to fall below Demosthenes or Cicero, Don’t view me with a critic’s eye, But pass my imperfections by. Large streams from little fountains flow. Tall oaks from little acorns grow. —OLIVER FRANK LOSCH, 15. HE DAY SET for our last picnic dawned bright and beautiful. The spot chosen for the outing was ideal. Grassy hills and secluded valleys charmed us into forgetfulness of our dignity, and we played and laughed and shouted as we had been wont to do when we were mere children. Suddenly we were all startled by hearing K. Everett shout: “Come here quick, and see the air-ship.” We all scrambled up the hill and got there just in time to see a mysterious object swoop down and alight at our feet. On a gold-green carpet of fantastic texture was seated a fairy creature whose beauty held us spellbound. She was clad in a shimmering gauzy gown and over her shining golden hair she wore a dainty cap of cob-webs glistening with dew-drops. Awe-stricken, we gazed at her, too bewildered to speak. A laugh rang out like a chime of silver bells, two white hands waved gracefully and the golden-green carpet unrolled and slipped beneath our feet. Then to our surprise, carpet, nymph and the entire class of 1912 rose slowly and steadily, and floated like a bird through the air. At first we were afraid—that is the girls were—but the noble example of the boys facing death so fearlessly reassured us, and we became more composed. On, on we flew, passing celestial bodies with a contemptuous flutter of the magical carpet, until the moon loomed up before us, big and red and round. Faster and faster we rushed toward it, and all felt sure that we were about to be dashed to pieces. We implored Ferdv to prav; and he was just putting on his impressive manner when a yawning cavity opened before us, and, to our horror, we sailed straigh into the mouth of the Man in the Moon. On we plunged through a tunnel of stygean darkness. Finally we entered a cave whose ceiling and walls shone with a strange phosphorescent light. A loud report, a blinding flash, and we found ourselves standing, somewhat dazed, on the floor of the cavern. Carpet and fairy had disappeared. Before us stood the lunar sibyl, a creature too weird for description. Without a word she pointed to the Tree of Destiny; and, strange to say, we knew at once that the first leaf plucked from this tree by a visitor from the Earth would reveal his fate. While we stood hesitating, from out of the gloom somewhere came a whiff of spearmint and a sepulchral voice, saying, “Shades of Socrates! I’m to be the ossified man in Bar-num Bailey’s circus. Can an ossified man move his jaws, does anyone know? Virginia made one of her characteristic dashes, threw her arms about the neck of the speaker, and hid her blushes on his manly shoulder. We picked up the leaf she had flung away, and on it read: “Snake charmer and wife of Snaker.” Turning considerately away, we saw Elmer and K. Everett comparing leaves. “Why, Shorty, that’s rich,” our president was saying. “You’re just the fellow for the complaint department of my newspaper, The Blue Goose. You’ll outrival Scoop.” But K. Everett didn’t look happy. His eyes were fixed on Hilda who was talking to Melvin. “No, you can’t have my middy, even if you are going to be a sailor. You’d look sweet in it I know; but if I’m to succeed Cynthia Grey, I’ll have to keep it so that I can tell some foolish girl how to make her new dress.” A shout of joy attracted our attention, and as Lucille W. waved her leaf overhead, we saw in glowing letters, “Delicatessen Shop.” An awful thud! Ferdy had fainted. We took a leaf from his lifeless fingers, and read. “Policeman. Only joy in life eating apples at back door of delicatessen shop.” Then we understood. We were merciful, and left him lying in blissful unconsciousness. But Ethel, after a hasty glance at her leaf, elbowed her way through the excited crowd, looked at the prostrate form, and said, ‘‘Oh, is the Class going to send flowers? Give me the order, please. I’ll fix up the loveliest ‘gates ajar’ from my wonderful greenhouse.” ‘‘Stand aside, woman,” came in pompous tones from Russell. ‘‘The doctor first, then the florist.” And as he knelt to feel the pulse of the helpless patient, we heard Roy chuckle gleefully, ‘‘And after the florist, de undehtakeh, yas sah!” Somebody’s tongue had been wagging throughout the commotion. It was Betty’s of course. She was trying to persuade barber Rankin to take the agency for her celebrated hair dye. Walter refused. “Make him, Ern, make him,” shouted Betty. “Overpower him! Pour a whole bottle on his golden locks and don’t let him go till he promises.” But Ernest seemed interested in pushing his own invention, i platinum cap, warranted to produce a perfect pomp. He began extolling its merits, and Betty turned fiercely upon him. We left the trio quarreling and turned to comfort Luise, who was sitting sad and lonely, gazing vacantly into space. Mindful of her looks even in her grief, she had pinned her leaf in her hair, and we read, “Jilted. Life in a convent.” Poor Luise! Of all unexpected things, a song! Alma singing, composing as she sings; and near by, Walter C. and Emma illustrating the same for moving picture shows. On one side, a noisy group of suffragettes, Nina, Gertrude and Tillie; on the other, two Salvation Army lassies, Lucille C. and Anna, collecting imaginary pennies on imaginary tambourines. The din was distracting. Turning abruptly, we caught sight of Leila in the act of squeezing Ray Sarff’s hand. We were about to offer congratulations, but Leila explained that Ray was destined to illustrate her stories. They wouldn’t iet us see their leaves. We may offer congratulations yet. This is leap year and Ray is very obliging. In a corner we saw Louis trying to exchange a leaf bearing the words ‘‘Dancing Master” for one described “Jockey” but Leo clung to his own. Mabel was looking for an artist who wanted a model, and Ben was sobbing and making queer throaty noises that sounded like disjointed snatches of “When 1 Woke Up in the Morning, She Was Gone.” Mary motioned to us not to disturb him and said, “Why, a grass widower isn’t so bad. Mine’s worse. I’ve got to marry a man milliner.” “That’s me!” cried Ray M., joyfully, but ungrammatically. A shout of laughter followed, but was drowned by a deafening roar and a resounding crash. The tunnel was lighted by flash after flash of dazzling light. Terrified, we rushed to the entrance, and there, quiet, peaceful, beautiful, lay the great world in the hand of God. A beautiful rainbow slipped its arch beneath our feet, anil down its curved incline we slid. Our feet struck the earth with a jolt. Oh, the good, the commonplace, the familiar old earth! No more joy-riding on magic carpets for the class of ’12. That Cough! (Dedicated to Miss W.) “Get right out of here,” she cried, For her patience had been tried By his cough. But he only coughed the more. And refused to yield the floor. And we laughed. By HARRY HOUSTON, ’14. T WAS TWILIGHT of a spring day, and I sat with n y head in my hands and my elbows on my desk, trying to study out a problem I had come across in my work as assistant bookkeeper for a large railroad company. The company had their offices in one of New York’s largest sky-scrapers, in which I now sat. I had worked hard all day and was tired. The rest of the men had all gone home and I must have fallen into a doze when a messenger boy entered and asked if I were Fred Lambert. I said that I was, and asked him what he wanted. He replied that he had been sent by a Mr. Paxton, who would like to see me in regard to a business matter. I had never heard of the name before but. thought the business mentioned might be something pertaining to my work, so I put on my hat and coat and told the boy I was ready. He led me out into the street where, to my surprise, I found it as bright as day. I knew it must be late, so I asked the boy what time it was. He said it was twenty minutes past eight. This also mystified me because when he told me the time he did not look at a watch, or, so far as I could see, consult any timepiece whatsoever. He took me to a building just across the street, led me to an elevator, told the boy in charge to show me where Paxton’s office was, and left. The elevator boy told me to sit down and he himself sat down near the door of the elevator and touched one of a number of buttons near him. In an instant we were flying with great speed to the top of the building. I was afraid the boy had lost control of the elevator and thought we would be dashed to death at the top of tfie shaft. He only smiled at my fear and said that the elevator was run by electricity and that the operator simply pressed the right button and the elevator flew to the floor wanted without any intermediate stops. I suppose, from the way he looked at me, that he thought I was a dreadful greenhorn. At length, after passing many floors like lightning, we reached the top one, which I learned was the eighty-sixth. Aiiis did not surprise me quite so much as it ordinarily would have done, since I had become somewhat accustomed to surprises. The elevator stopped and the boy gave me directions for finding Paxton’s office. These I followed until I saw a sign which read, “A. Paxton, Agent for the Royal Express Co., of London.” I knocked at the door. It opened automatically and I entered and stood looking fearfully about without knowing what to expect. Soon another door opened and a man at a desk beyond greeted me, asked me who I was, and what I wanted. I told him that I was Fred Lambert, for whom he had sent. He said I was not the Fred Lambert he wanted and that the messenger must have made a mistake. He then turned away as though that was all there was to be said. But I, grown almost desperate by now, asked him about the mysterious things I had seen. He turned and looked at me as though I were crazy and then thinking, as the elevator boy probably did, that I might be an importation from the backwoods, he said that, as he was not busy, he would try to satisfy my curiosity. He began by explaining that the bright light which find so puzzled me was due to an electrical substance which, when distributed through the air, gave out a radiance rivaling sunshine. This, he said, was used principally in the la” r cities. The messenger had told the time, explained, by mean of a small instrument which, to a certain extent, had replaced watches. This contrivance, a mere toy, when placed near the ear, gave the time by wireless. As for the door which opened automatically, he said that I had stepped on a sort of platform, and in so doing, had completed a circuit which opened the door. Then he called my attention to a wireless phone, which he said could be used in talking to any city in the world. Another strange instrument on the desk was a mirrorscope, which showed any other room in the building when a button with a certain number on it was pressed. Next he asked me to accompany him to the shipping room, and we left the office. On the way out, I noticed, with a start, a calendar which read, “April 1, 2013“. He led me to a large room where a number of men were at work. All about us, arranged in pairs, were holes some five feet in diameter. From one came packages and boxes of merchandise of all sorts, and a man stationed there would look at the label on an article, place it on a truck, and send it across the room. Then the man who received it would throw it into the hole he was near. In this way each man had charge of a pair of tubes, which were marked with a metal plate bearing the name of a city. Mr. Paxton told me that this was the new way of sending express and that it was all operated by electricity. I told him I had seen wonders enough and he said, “All right, then we’ll have a little pleasure ride.’’ So he took me back through the office to a sort of platform or landing where a queer-looking airship was moored. It had a bottom like a boat so that it could travel on water as well as in air. We both got in, and after sailing for awhile over the city and its suburbs, steered straight for the ocean and dipped down for a little moonlight ride on its waves. Mr. Paxton said, as if in answer to my thoughts, that it would not be chilly even on the water, as a substance had lately been invented which kept the world at a moderate temperature all the time. We sailed along on the mighty deep for some distance, enjoying the breeze and fresh air until all of a sudden we struck a hidden rock and sank. What an awful feeling it is to be going down, down, with no help at hand! We seemed to be falling for an eternity, and I felt as if I were being smothered. Suddenly we struck bottom with a jolt, and I woke up to find it was all a dream and that my chum, Roy Brown, had come in and thrown my coat over my head. When I first saw him, he was laughing at the terrified expression on my face. “Thank goodness,” I exclaimed, “this is the year 1912, and not 2013.” Then to convince myself that I was awake, I told him my dream, and joined him in laughing at its folly. A LATIN TRAGEDY He was a British workingman, and he had so many children that he used to call the roll before Sunday’s dinner to make sure they were all there. “’Erbert!” he cried, as his wife brought on the steaming joint. “’Ere, pa.” “’Orace!” “’Ere, pa.” “ ’Ezekiah!” “ ’Ere, pa.” “’Enery!” ’Enery, who was studying Latin, decided to show off. “Adsum!” he bawled. For a few moments his father regarded him with bale' ful eyes. “Oh, you’ve ’ad some, ’ave ver?” he growled at last. “Well you jist git away, then, an’ make room for them as ain’t,” r—Answers. D. H. ABRAHAMS Tailoring That s Right in Style and Quality Miss B. (addressing a refractory pupil): “If you were in the grades, you would be taken into the hall and the board of education applied.” From a Freshman theme: “The dear little puppy stood at idle side of the road staring with amazement at a big automobile coming down the road with its tail between its legs.” THE MODEL Pekin’s Best Clothiers and Furnishers Stetson, Youngs, and Howard Hats. College Brand Clothing Your Money’s Worth or Money Back” L. J. Albertsen 7Ae Boston Market The Old Reliable ZIMMERMAN APFEL. Props. GROCER Fresh Smoked Meats and Provisions Pekin, Illinois TELEPHONE 103 406 COURT STREET. PEKIN, ILL. Toot6alT HE FOOTBALL team of ’ll was the fourth consecutive team to be ranked with the P. H. S. invin-cibles. For four years the P. H. S. teams have been impregnable to all high schools with the probable exception of Peoria high. The squad was in a somewhat precarious condition at the beginning of the season, partly through the loss of Fullback Nolte, Right Halfback Bush, and Tackle Hoff, but mainly because of the lack of enthusiasm. As soon, however, as Capt. Derrick took the helm, circumstances were altered, and the team began to develop beyond conception. Procrastination was succeeded by a lightning-like activity. Notwithstanding the tireless efforts put forth in practice, the team was only in fair condition to meet Manual Training high on October 7th for the opening game. The Peoria team was slightly heavier than the home team, but this advant- age was more than offset by Pekin’s determination. Pekin rushed the visitors during the first half, but was unable to score. During the last half Pekin hammered the line for steady gains and carried the ball to Manual’s fifteen yard line. On the next play Fullback Rogers picked a hole in the line opened up by Meisinger and was shoved over for the first and only touchdown. Donahue then kicked goal and in Bashful Junior (at the florist’s, Feb. 14): “Please send a large bunch of violets to this address and charge it to me.’’ Clerk: “We’ll send them at once. Your name, sir?’’ “Oh, never mind the name. She’ll understand.’’ Miss R. (in Zoology): “Where do they get carbon dioxide?’’ Harry G., ’14: “At the grocery store.’’ Miss R.: “And where do the plants get oxygen?’’ Joe W., ’14: “From the ox.”________________ Sporting Goods Pennants, School Supplies, Post Cards DON’T FAIL TO SEE OUK ASSORTMENT Blenk iron s Book Store 332 Court Street PEKIN. ILLINOIS P. Steinmetz Sons’ Co. (Incorporated) 347-349-351 Court Street. Pekin. 111. THREE FLOORS----------Devoted to tlie Sale of DRY GOODS Ladies’ and Childrens’ ready-to-wear Garments Clothing Furnishings a few minutes P. H. S. retired with a 6 to 0 victory to her credit. Much improvement was made during the week and on October 14th the team consisting of such warriors as Pressman, Scarff, Purton, and Swenege, journeyed to Lincoln and won the second victory by a score of 11 to 0, Donahue making every point. The disadvantage of having a “rep” was shown when Pekin was forced to play St. Alban’s College on October 21st. The team was somewhat weakened by the absence of Preston, Sard', and Rogers from the regular lineup, and although St. Alban’s had a great advantage in weight, experience, practice, and the favor of officials, Pekin must be given much credit for holding the college team down to a score of 24 to 0. Much satisfaction was experienced by the players in having an opportunity on October 20th to wipe out last year’s disgraceful fluke with Normal. The visitors had an excellent team and expressed much confidence in defeating Pekin. After the first down, however, Normal was forced to acknowledge that her opponent was the superior team. Pekin outplayed the visitors in every stage of the game. The red and white carried the fighting into her opponent’s territory, and through the noble work of Derrick, Jurgens and Donahue, the game resulted in a third victory of 15 to 0. The Lincoln team was not satisfied with their 11 to 0 defeat on October 14th, and expressed their confidence in being able to “wipe Pekin off the map” if given another opportunity. The challenge was accepted and Lincoln made her effort on November 4th. But what an unhappy effort! First it was an end run, then a trick play, then a fake kick, and then—a touchdown for Pekin! All of Lincoln’s new formations were in vain as each in its turn was broken in a twinkling. The first half ended with Lincoln juggling a goose egg and Pekin casting goo-goo eyes at the two twos on the score board. Fumbling on the part of the home team allowed the humiliated Lincoln team to depart with the score of 27 to 0. 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Don’t take any other than ZERWEKH'S. Zerwekh s Boftling Works A few days before the scheduled game with Bloomington, the captain of that team expressed his desire to cancel the game but Capt. Derrick flatly refused. Looking forward to another victory, imagine our dismay upon receiving a telegram on Friday night from Bloomington, cancelling the game and expressing their willingness to pay the required forfeit. We immediately arrived at the conclusion that the Normal captain must have made a visit to Bloomington. The next three weeks was devoted to hard practice for the game of the season—that against Peoria high. Our old enemies had previously been coached by Pettit, but for this special occasion, Plarl Pickering, captain and fullback of the Minnesota U. team, was employed. Pekin was assisted by Nat Green and Chas. Dillon, of 111. Varsity. (Also T. Kimmel Stark, of Harvard). At the end of this time the team was in the pink of condition and every Pekinite expected the home team to make an excellent showing. Excitement was intense and imaginations were soaring with the birds. But, alas, we had not counted on the fickleness of the weather! A few days before Thanksgiving day it snowed, then rained, then froze. By noon of the eventful day, old Sol’s fiery rays had transformed the frozen gridiron into a veritable swamp. About 2:30 p. m. the crowds from Peoria began to pour in at the gates, and in a short time about 800 people were waiting expectantly for the beginning of the last and most important battle of the season. The excited spectators gave vent to various expressions as the two teams lined up for the first down. A1 though the Peoria gladiators were aware that they outweighed their opponents about six or eight pounds per man, they were also conscious that these same opponents were very formidable in spite of inferior size and weight. FIRST HALF—Pekin won the toss and chose the west goal and the wind. Sarff kicked off and Stonebach received the ball on his 20-yard line and made 20 yards before he was stopped. Shepperd tried the line and found it held, and HAVE YOUR HOUSE WIRED AUGUST WEYRICH ♦ Hardware, Agricultural Implements, Stoves, Tinware, Furnaces and Baseball Supplies 336 COURT STREET Pekin-----Illinois Miss R. (in Botany): “Are you sure you kept the water moist?” “Where peace and rest can never dwell”—The Assem bly Room. Selma R. (in Physics): “What is meant by the destiny of a solid?” N. REULING CO. DRY GOODS and Gents Furnishings PRICES ALWAYS THE LOWEST d pass by Stonebach went wrong. Stonebach punted 40 yards to Barnes. Donahue and Derrick tried the line but were flopped into the ooze by Darnell. Derrick punted to Shepperd and Stonebach tried another pass, which miscarried. Peoria was penalized for an offside play, and Jurgens and Barnes slid through the muck and stopped the other plays. Pekin was penalized and then Derrick pulled off the play that should have given Pekin a touchdown. On a fake kick formation he took the ball and shaking off several tacklers ran sixty yards to the goal. It was truly said that the rooters gave symptoms of insanity. The shrieking of Referee Mulil’s whistle soon brought them to earth and imagine the consternation caused by his ruling that a Peoria man was offside and Derrick’s splendid effort was without recompense. There was an exchange of punts and Donahue cleared left end for what seemed good for a touchdown, but his cleats failed to hold in the '‘goo” and Donny went down. Derrick’s punt was blocked but Pekin retrieved the slippery oval. Jurgens ripped through for gains of four and five yards and Derrick added the one necessary to retain the ball. Punting was again resorted to and the ball was Pekin’s on Peoria’s 20-yard line. The attack on Peoria was repulsed and Sarff dropped back for a try at goal from the 25-yard line but the hall squirmed a few inches outside of the posts, spoiling what seemed to be a score. Time for the quarter was called. Peoria played her best at this period, carrying the ball to Pekin’s 20-yard line. Peoria was penalized for hurdling and forced to kick. Jurgens made five yards through tackle but Donahue was stopped and Derrick punted out of bounds on the 40-yard line. Shepperd made 25 yards around left end and was on Pekin’s 15-yard line. A line smash failed to gain and Stonebach fell back for a drop kick. The line held and the ball went squarely between the posts, giving Peoria the three points which won the game. Half ended. SECOND HALF—Derrick kicked to Abbot and a forward pass from Stonebach to Abbot failed. 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That’s our business—“I D Y L H O U R.” resorted to but the ball was carried into Peoria’s territory Stonebach was slow in making a pass from the 20-yard line and Jurgens broke through and was on him. Stonebach fumbled and Donahue grabbed the ball. Another touchdown was in sight but Donny was tackled from the rear by Wilkins. Pekin was penalized and compelled to punt. Darnell was penalized and Peoria was given the ball on their 5-yard line. Abbot punted from behind the goal, Der rick receiving. Velde tried a run but was blocked by Smythe. Sarff attempted a goal from the 30-yard line but it went wide. Roberts blocked a punt and then Shepperd and Stonebach got away for a couple of end runs. Peoria was penalized, and Derrick was stopped by Bloom. Punts were exchanged. Derrick received the ball and started for a touchdown but was stopped on the 40-yard line by a flying tackle by Stone bach. Quarter ended. Punting was again resorted to, but Pekin kept the ball in Peoria’s territory all the time. Peoria worked a tandem twice with success but on the next play Jurgens and Rogers broke it up. Donahue slammed down his headgear as a signal for a trick play, and it certainly would have been a touchdown if the referee hadn’t blown his whistle, not understanding the play. This made two touchdowns denied Pekin by Mulil and a heated argument ensued but with no success. Pekin then carried the ball to Peoria’s 25-yard line and Goldsmith tried a drop-kick but this attempt also fell a few feet short. Shepperd pulled off another of his runs and Peoria had the ball on her 50-yard line when the final whistle blew. Summary. Goals from the field, Stonebach. Referee, Mulil, Illinois Wesleyan. Umpire, Gilbert. Head linesman, Mason. Field judge, Shirley, Wabash. Time of quarters, 15 minutes. Though the team will lose seven of its best players by the graduation of the class of ’12, there will still remain plenty of good material for next year’s team, which, under the lead- G. H. ZUCKWEILER J. W. ZUCKWEILER f. 3 uckvfeiler's Sons Manufacturing JEWELERS. OPTICIANS and ENGRAVERS Class Pins a Specialty Arcade Building. PEKIN. ILL. Anent the junior play: “And whatever you do, don’t breathe a word of it to the senior girls.” And they didn’t. At rehearsal for Junior class play, Miss L. shows members how to embrace. Madore N., ’13: “Oh, that’s the old style.” “Some lie beneath the churchyard stone And some before the faculty.” We Can Cover Your Wants in the H. BIRKENBUSCH, Pekin, 111. C. A. HARNISH CO. fine footwear PEKIN, ILLINOIS 345 Court Street Telephone 198 ership of Capt. Donahue, should be converted into a team that will be an honor to P. H. S. as have been its predecessors, and a representative of those qualities which our high school has always upheld; that is, determination, pluck and integrity. A team possessing these requisites and supported by a fair amount of enthusiasm on the part of the students can hardly fail to be successful. Peoria...3 WILKINS SCOVILLE (Capt.) SHEPPERD STONEBACH - - ROBERTS WALKER, CONKLIN WHALEN, MYERS ABBOTT DARNELL SMYTHE BLOOM, DERGES Position Fullback Right Half -Left Half - - Quarter Right End - Left End Right Tackle Left Tackle -Right Guard Left Guard Center Pekin...0 DERRICK (Capt.) - JURGENS - DONAHUE BARNES, VELDE GOLDSMITH SARFF ROGERS MEISINGER BRISENDINE HALLSTEIN RUST Schedule of Foot Ball Games. 1912 TEAM PLACE SCORES Oct 7 Manual Training. .... Pekin Pekin 6—Manual Training, 0 Pekin 12—Lincoln 0 .Lincoln . . . Lincoln Oct 21 St Alhans . .. Galesburg . ... .Pekin 0—St. Albans 24 Oct 28 .Normal . Pekin Pekin 15—Normal 0 I .irrolo ... Pekin Pekin 27—Lincoln 0 Ncv 30 Poor i a ... Pekin Pekin 0—Peoria 3 . — Total number of point, Pekin 59; opponents 27, Football emblems were awarded to the following players, who, ac cording to the regulations of the B. A. A., earned them during the season of 1911: RAE BRISENDINE ELMER DERRICK GUY DONAHUE HARRY GOLDSMITH HENRY HALLSTEIN BEN JURGENS ROY MEISINGER RUSSELL ROGERS LOUIS RUST RAY SARFF MERLE VELDE THE ALL-SEEING kye Teacher: “On your right ig the on your left lhe West, and in front of you is North Now wllat is behind you ?’ ’ Freshman: “1 knew it tuj • I told ma you d see the patch in my pants.” Mr. Nat Green, whose picture appears above, has for several years past shown himself a friend to the P. H. S. football team. He has encouraged them by his interest and presence, not only at games, but at practice, and has given them many valuable suggestions. The B. A. A. has taken this method of expressing its appreciation. Foot Ball Statistics. NAME POSITION CLASS AGE WT GAMES PLAYED YEARS ON TEAM Capt.— F. B. .. L. H. B .. 1912 18 145 All .. ..Three Years G. Donahue .1913. 18 145 All B. Jurgens .. R. H. B... .1912. 18 148 All Q. B .1913. 18 130 . ..4 Game... M Velde . . .Q. B .1915. 18 133 . 54 Games . Two Years R. E .1913. 17 143 All R Preston . L. E .1912 17 150 .. 2 Games.. R Sarff . L. E. C... .1912. 18 132 . .5 Games.. R Meisinger L. T.. . . .1913. 17 176 All R Rogers F. B.—R. T. .1912. 19 151 .. 4 Games.. H Hallstein L. G .1914. 17 145 .. 5 Games.. R Brisendine R. G .1914. 17 165 . 54 Games . L Rust C. . . . 1912. 17 153 - .. 5 Games.. .G .1912. 18 155 ..2 Games.. One Year E. Dirksen G .1913. 16 140 .. 2 Games.. Subs—Mott, Beitel. Hollywood, Lohman, Ferris, Eden. Average weight of Back Line, 146.5; Line, 152; Team, 149. “The love of study supplies each day and hour with a perpetual source of independent and rational pleasure.”— Ben J., ’12. TRACK TEAM RUSSELL ROGERS, Manager. LOUIS RUST, Track Captain. RUSSELL ROGERS, Field Captain. BEN JURGENS ROY PRESTON LOUIS RUST CHESTER HUFFMAN RAY SARFF LEO ROHDE ELMER DERRICK RUSSELL ROGERS ROY MEISINGER RALPH REDDING RAE BRISENDINE HARRY GOLDSMITH DONALD BARNES FRED MOTT WALTER SCHAEFER GEORGE COOK SCHEDULE. April 20—Bradley Interscholastic............................... Peoria May 3—High School Preliminary................................... Pekin May 10—County Meet..........................................Washington May 18—Illinois Interscholastic............................. Champaign “How sweet, how passing sweet is solitude! But grant me still a friend in my retreat Whom I may whisper, Solitude is sweet.” WALTER C., ’12. BRADLEY INTERSCHOLASTIC. —— The eighth annual Bradley Interscholastic Meet was held at Bradley on April 20th. About 193 contestants from 18 schools took part, making it an unusually large contest. Pekin was represented by Derrick, Jurgens, Rust, Sarft', Rohde, Reding, Meisinger, Mott, Schaefer and Cook; and with this fast aggregation we landed in thirteenth position. We drew what consolation we could from the fact that five other schools failed to secure even “one” precious point, while Knoxville, the winner of last year’s meet, secured but seven. It is hoped that Pekin will take a more lively inter est in this annual meet in succeeding year’s, and by beginning to train earlier in the season, make a more creditaple showing. The results of the meet were as follows: 50 Yard Dash—Sisson, Bradley, first; Marshall, Havana, second; Shepperd, Central, third. 5 4-5 sec. 100 Yard Dash—Sisson, Bradley, first; Forner, Aledo, second; Makutchan, Bradley, third. 10 2-5 sec. 220 Yard Dash—Makutchan, Bradley, first; Ferryman, Central, second. 24 sec. 440 Yard Run—First Race: Snyder, Bradley, first; Woodrow, Green Valley, second; Presho, Chillicothe. third. 1 min., 1 sec. Second Race- Morgan, Aledo, first; O'Conner, Spalding, second: Gregory, Elmwood, third. 59 sec. 880 Yard Run—Harney, Aledo, first; Richardson, Eureka, second; no third. 2 min., 17 sec. Mile Run—Mackemer, Bradley, first; Anglesea, Manual Training, second; Carrier, Central, third. 5 min., 10 sec. 220 Yard Hurdles—Baldwin, Aledo, first; Linebaugh, Havana, second; Kimble, Chillicothe, third. 29 1-5 sec. High Jump—Motter, Knoxville, first; Colwell, Chillicothe, second; Sisson, Bradley, third. 5 ft. 5 in. Bioad Jump—Sisson, Bradley, first; Ketchum, Bradford, second; Curlee, Havana, third. 20 ft., 4 in. 12-Pound Shot—Morgan, Aledo, first; Reed, Elmwood, second; Motter, Knoxville, third. 41 ft., in. Discus—Whitlow, Chillicothe, first; Breymeier, Manual Training, second; Motter, Knoxville, third. 96 ft., 5 in. Pole Vault—Ketchum, Bradford, first; Curlee, Havana, second; Reding, Pekin, third. 9 ft., 11 in. 89 Yards Relay—Aledo, first; SUMMARY Bradley ....................... 32 Aledo ......................... 23 Chillicothe.................... 10 Havana ....................... 10 Bradford ....................... 8 Knoxville .................... 7 Manual Training................. 6 Central......................... 5 Elmwood ........................ 4 Bradley, second. OF POINTS Eureka ......................... 3 Green Valley ................... 3 Spalding ....................... 3 Pekin ................ 1........ 1 Averyville .................... 0 Delavan ........................ 0 Princeville .................... 0 Tremont ........................ 0 Wyoming....................... 0 Preliminary Athletic. Mineral Springs Park, May 3, 1912. 50 Yard Dash—Jurgens, T2; Meisinger, T3; Beitel, T4. 6 1-5 sec. 100 Yard Dash—Rust, T2; Jurgens, T2; Meisinger, ’13. 11 2-5 sec. 220 Yard Dash—Derrick, ’12; Jurgens, T2; Meisinger, T3. 25 2-5 sec. 440 Yard Dash—Rust, T2; Goldsmith, ’13; Eden, T4. 1 min. 10 sec. 880 Yard Run—Derrick, T2; Schaefer, ’14; Mott, ’14. 2 min. 17 sec. Mile Run—Derrick, T2; Cook, T5; Beitel, T4. 5 min. 8 3-5 sec. 220 Yard Hurdles—Reding, T4; Preston, T2; Lohnes, T5. 29 sec. Discus—Rohde, T2; Preston, T2; Mott, T4. 97 ft. Shot Put—Brisendine, T4; Rohde, ’12; Goldsmith, T3. 36 ft. 7 in. Pole Vault—Sarff, T2, (tie); Redding. 14; Rogers, ’12. 9 ft. 8 in. High Jump—Rust, ’12; Sarff, T2; Jurgens, T2. 5 ft. 1 in. Running Broad—Preston, T2; Sarff, ’12; Barnes, T3. 17 ft. 9 in. Hop, Step—Barnes, ’13; Meisinger, T3; Rogers, ’12. 37 ft. 1 in. Standing Broad—Rohde, T2; Hoffman, ’12; Meisinger, T3. 9 ft. 2 in. Summary—Seniors, 87; Juniors, 14; Sophomores, 21; Freshmen, 4. Those who won first place in the preliminary were awarded track emblems. Jhe jtfnnual County Meet By RUSSELL ROGERS, '12. The sixth annual county meet was held at Washington on the afternoon of May 10th. The weather was excellent and the meet was witnessed by the largest crowd on record since its organization. Besides Pekin, athletes from Morton, Washington, Delavan, Tremont, Green Valley and East Peoria were present, bringing the total number of contest ants up to 71. The meet was exceptionally fast, two records being broken. In the mile run, Robert Dougherty, of Washington, broke his brother’s record, made in 1908, by 1 seconds; and Rust, of Pekin, broke the running high jump record of four year’s standing, made by Culbertson, of Delavan, raising th -height to 5ft. 5in. Up to the beginning of the fourth lap of the mile run, Pekin stood an excellent chance of securing a first as well as a third, as Derrick was running with Dougherty and Cook was close behind, but misfortune ran faster than Derrick, causing him to stumble and fall thus losing the race. He was injured sufficiently to keep him from entering the half mile. The relay race was considered by many one of the prettiest, as well as one of the most exciting, races of the day. Delavan held the lead up to the third relief, but Reding was able to cut down the entire distance and Jurgens ended up with the final spurt that won the race and gave Pekin the relay pennant. That Pekin has some excellent material for next year’s meet was shown at Washington; and to the undergraduates remains the sacred duty of seeing that she maintains her prestige in the days to come. The athletic results were as follows: (N. B.—Key to abbprevlations: P., Pekin; D., Delavan; T., Tremont; G. V., Green Valley; W.. Washington; M„ Morton. Winners will be named in this order: first honor, second, third.) 220 Yard Dash—H. Giles, D.; E. Derrick, P.; B. Jurgens, P. 26 sec. 100 Yard Dash—L. Rust, P.; R. Meisinger, P.; H. Miller, M. 11 sec. 50 Yard Dash—R. Zinser, W.; R. Meisenger, P.; W. Callahan, T. 6 sec. 440 Yard Dash—L. Rust, P.; R. Woodrow, G. V.; L. Smith, W. 57 3-5 sec. Half Mile—B. Carius, M.; G. Tanton, W.; A. Jolly, T. 2 min 24 3-5 sec. Mile—R. Dougherty, W.; B. Carius, M.; G. Cook, P. 5 min. 15% sec. 220 Yard Hurdles—H. Steed, D.; R. Preston, P.; R. Redding, P. 30 sec. Running Broad—J. Pfeiffer, G. V.; R. Sarff, P.; G. Tanton, W. 19 ft. 3 in. Standing Broad—W. Callahan, T.; G. Tanton, W.; C. Huffman, P. 9 ft. 9 in. High Jump—L. Rust, P.; G. Youle, D.; R. Woodrow, G. V. 5 ft. 5 in. Hop, Step—C. Giles, D.; H. Steed, D.; R. Dougherty, W. 38 ft. 10 in. Pole Vault—H. Steed, D.; R. Redding, P.; G. Youle, D. 9 ft. 9% in. Shot Put—R. Brisendine, P.; J. Ficht, W.; P. Lahman, G. V. 37 ft. 1 in. Discus—P. Lahman, G. V.; G. Steiner, M.; R. Preston, P. 88 ft. 6 in. Relay Race—Pekin, Delavan, Washington. 1 min. 48 4-5 sec. Teams in Relay—Pekin: R. Meisinger, L. Rust, R. Redding, B. Jurgens. Delavan: H. Giles, H. Steed, C. Corwine, E. Phillips. Washington: R. Moyer, P. Goddard, G. Tanton, R. Zinser. Summary of Points—Pekin, 43; Delavan, 27; Washington, 22; Green Valley, 13; Morton, 12; Tremont, 7; East Peoria, 0. Summary of Points Made by P. H. S. Classes—Seniors, 27; Juniors, 6; Sophomores, 9; Freshmen, 1. “Her name is Geraldine.” “Methinks it should be Rosaline.” Pekin High School Records Event Holder Class Record 50 Yard Dash.... T. Hollywood . . . 1908 5 3-5 sec. 100 Yard Dash... G. Koch 1909 10 4-5 sec. 24 sec. 28 4-5 sec. 55 sec. 220 Yard Dash... G. Koch 1909 220 Yard Hurdles R. King 1911 440 Yard Run.... T. Hollywood .. 1908 880 Yard Run. .. E. Derrick 2 min. 17 sec. 5 min. 8 3-5 sec 9 ft. 8 in. 5 ft. 5 in. 101 ft. 10 in. 38 feet. 4 in. 41 ft. 10 in. 19 ft. 10y2 in. 10 ft. % in. AT lie Run E. Derrick 1912 Pole Vault R. Redding High Jump L. Rust 1912 Discus W. Conover 1910 Shot Put F. Barnes 1910 Hop, Step W. Conover . ... 1910 Running Broad . . Standing Broad L. Eyrse L. Eyrse 1912 County Records Event Holder High School Records 50 Yard Dash... . Darnell Armington ... 5 2-5 sec. 10 sec. 24 sec. 28 4-5 sec. 55 sec. 2 min. 10 sec. 5 min. 15% sec. 100 Yard Dash. . . Kelly Armington . 220 Yard Dash... Still Delavan .... 220 Yard Hurdles Patten Delavan 440 Yard Dash. .. Bucke Delavan 880 Yard Run.... Reuling Morton Mile Run R. Dougherty ... Washington .... Pole Vault Gwinnup Delavan 10 ft. 5 ft. 5 in. 104 ft. 8 in. 40 ft. 1 in. 19 ft. 10% in. 10 ft. % in. 41 ft. 5% in. High Jump Rust Pekin .. Discus Culbertson Delavan Shot Put Brawner Delavan Running Broad .. Davis Delavan . . . Standing Broad .. L. Eyrse Pekin .... Hop, Step Davis Delavan PEOPLE'S MARKET FINE GROCERIES Meats SPECIAL FREE AUTO DELIVERY ARTIFICIAL COLD STORAGE Sarff Company BAKERY GOODS 236 Court Street Phone No. 640 (Soles Studio FOR FINE WORK Special rates to graduates. CLOUDY DAYS as good as Sunshine. HAVE YOUR WORK DONE AT HOME T e Pekin Stean) Laundry and Paqtatorium Uses one of the finest Collar Ironers in the world. Turning out some of the FINEST WORK IN THE LAND. Mr. S. (in Chemistry): “Ben, how many substances is the air composed of, six or seven?” Ben J., ’12: “Seven”. “A Latin pony got away And galloped down the track; And horrors be! A junior girl Was clinging to its back.” “A boy and girl eloped with $1( and no sense.” Smith’s DEPARTMENT STORE 355 Court St.. Pekin, 111. School Supplies Candies Novelties ESTABLISHED 1885 W. H. WOOST DEALER IN and PAINTING and PAPER HANGING a Specialty. 'Phone 732 PEKIN. ILL. TWO OF THE MOST practical subjects taught iu By the Pekin schools are sewing and cooking. These Lucille satisfy the popular demand for useful, as well as Waltmire, educational studies. They have, just in the past few years, been recognized as potent factors in the training of the young women of this age. Not many years ago, the teaching of the household arts at school was thought unnecessary; but now the time is at hand when people are beginning to see that systematic training along domestic lines is not only desirable, but also absolutely essential to the good of the home. The citizens of Pekin have accepted this view and have, as far as possible, provided that their children should be taught at school some of the fundamentals of home-making. Sewing is taught once a week in the sixth and seventh grades. The work in the sixth grade consists mostly in learning the different stitches, and applying them in the making of such simple articles as bags and aprons. In the seventh grade, plain sewing on the machine is taken up. One interest ing feature of this year‘s work is that every girl makes herself an apron to wear the following year while learning to cook. Mending, making button-holes, and the simple stitches used in embroidery, are also taught in the seventh year. The Domestic Science department is provided with three sewing machines which are used in connection with the advanced work. The cooking lessons for students of the eighth grade are given in the basement of the Washington School. The room is not large enough to accommodate more than ten desks, but this makes it possible for twenty pupils to work at one time. The desks are each provided with a gas plate and a drawer and compartment to hold the most needed utensils. Each stove is provided with an oven which is set aside when not in use. Besides the desks, there is a large cabinet used for holding the extra utensils and supplies. The latter, whenever possible, are purchased in large quantities, from motives of economy. A very useful article, especially in warm weather, is the refrigerator, which was donated by the Woman4 s Club. The room is left in order by each class, and this training is one of the improved parts of the lesson. Each lesson is of special interest, as a typical food is studied and prepared. The origin and composition, while not minutely discussed, is gone over with sufficient care for all practical purposes. This adds a great deal to the educational value of the work, and helps to show that this science is not entirely independent of the other school studies. Thus, while the science of home economy is not open to high school students, the pupils of the sixth, seventh and eighth grades may take advantage of tin opportunities offered; and it is hoped that some day the accommodations may be sufficient for all. The subject is valuable, because it helps to stimulate an interest in the home, and to create higher ideals of living. It also exerts an influence in the formation of character and habits, especially the habit of neatness and cleanliness. It gives dignity to housework, and helps to prepare the child for its place in the home, and to make it helpful to others. We earnestly hope that the somewhat limited equipment we now have in this department may stimulate the interest of the citizens. Pipe Organs Reed Organs Pianos Unsurpassed in purity and sweetness of tone durable construction and artistic finish, Thev are in every continent on the globe. Since people the world over are using them, why don't you? You can get a GOOD Organ or Piano cheaper here than you can get it anywhere else. Call or wrlteand be convinced. innero HINNERS ORGAN CO., pek.n ILLINOIS cIhe Chas. Koaecks Co. Licensed Embalmers and Funeral Directors The Finest Undertaking Parlors in Central Illinois. Morgue and Chapel and Ambulance in Attendance. CALLS ANSWERED AT ALL TIMES. Citizens Phone: Office 2B0, Residence 261. Bell Phone; Office 90 R, Residence 139. 327 Court Street PEKIN. ILLINOIS M iss W. (in German): “When people walk in their sleep, what are they called!” Paul L.: “Nightmares”. Mr. 8. (in Commercial Geography): “What is the great corn crop of the U. 8. used for?” Mabel 8.: “To feed the chickens.” Schipper iS Block DRY GOODS Clothing and Carpets. Complete Stocks at all Seasons of the Year-Pekin, 111. SEPTEMBER 5. School opens. We sing. “Oh happy day! Mothers bring freshmen. 6. Congestion! Conflicts! Confusion. 7. Ditto, only more so. Short sessions. Faculty amuse themselves trying to make out program that will suit everybody. 8. Real work begins. Stale joke of arranging seats alphabetically perpetrated again. Why not rearrange the alphabet, just for a change? 11. Conflicts still. Botany class envied—no teacher. First football practice. 12. Marked improvement in freshmen. Nearly all come alone now and only five lost in corridors during the entire day. 13. Faculty graciously help freshies to elect their class officer. 14. Great rejoicing! Botany class forced to begin the grind. 15. Grand jury visits the school to inspect crowded condition. Little men parade up and down the narrow aisles, but big men refuse to venture for fear of getting stuck. Talk about fun. 18. Lively session of B. A. A. 19. G. A. A. elect officers. 20. Chester Huffman elected president of B. D. C. 21. Half holiday on account of Woodmen picnic. All hail, Woodmen; greater than Washington, greater than Lincoln, all hail! (Apologies to Shakespeare.) 22. Pekinian staff elected—that is, senior members. 25. Philomathaen officers inaugurated. Demosthenes not in it. 26. Junior masquerade, senior serenade. 27. Last—the very last—special exams. Strictly pro hibited hereafter. 28. Sophs think they have important business to transact, so hold a meeting. 29. Don Barnes chosen Asst. Ed.-in-Chief of Pekinian, Everett Dirksen Asst. Bus. Mgr. OCTOBER 2. Deutscher Verein. Interesting lecture on Germany. Various other interesting stunts not on program. 3. Deutscher Verein dissolved. We wonder why? 4. Don F. given lesson in etiquette by Prof. C. himself —a mark of distinction. Melvin W. sits with Mary H. for nice long tete-a-teV All the girls jealous. They meet and meet and meet again—the juniors. 6. Fearful explosion in chemical lab. It is rumored that Mr. S. tried to commit suicide. Now who do you suppose jilted him? 7. Che he the team! Pekin 6, Manual training 0. 9. Philomathaen. New presirent makes good. 10. Senior hayrack party. 11. Seniors receive much praise (?) for good (?) lessons Sophs emulate seniors. Ought to know better. 12. Odor from chemical lab. walks up stairs all by itself. Our science department is certainly strong. 13. Columbus Day celebrated. No, Sir, not a holiday— a program! 14. Another victory, 11 to 0. Lincoln’s scalp at our belt. 15. G. A. A. girls tramp to Hollis and get lost. Freshies enjoy hayrack ride from 8:00 to 8:30. OCT. 20 25 20. No school. Seniors picnic at Mapleton. Era heroically rescues a kidnapped sandwich. 21. We all tell how it happened— St. Albans 24, Pekin 0. Splendid program at Eng. lit. 25. Good Betty carries water to her thirsty chums and the teacher doesn’t even praise hre. 26. Dr. Gray gives interesting lecture on Egypt. 27. Mass meeting to stir up rooters for tomorrow. Our spirits revive. Pekin 15, Normal 0. 30. Football boys given talk in gym. by Coach Green. 31. Soady presents Prof. C. with a fine pocket flash light and receives pressing invitation to call at the office. No particulars. And the ghosts walk—Halloween! NOVEMBER 1. Everybody enthusiastic, some over football, more over approaching exams. 2. Exam, germs let loose. Don’t seem to agree with our systems. 3. Football collection. Freshies show us up. Cough epidemic breaks out during 7th period. Disease diagnosed by Miss W. as an acute attack of Examgerms onthenerves. 4. Germs make us irritable so we grit our teeth and take it out on Lincoln—Pekin 27, Lincoln 0. 6. Seniors politely give up their seats in assembly hall. 7. First installment of chemistry exam. 8. Second. nov. 9 9. Third and final. Nice idea! Just like a serial story. 10. WalterS., ’14. “Is bread living or dead?’’ Foolish question 23. 13. Excellent program at Eng. lit. 15. Great display of forensic eloquence at B. D. C. 16. Roy P., ’12, is informed by Prof. S. that he will “get there” some day. Rather ambiguous. Roy in doubt as to whether he ought to invest in a harp or an artificial ice-plant. 17. Bloomington cancels game, cold feet. nov. Ifc 20. Reports for first quarter. We fee bad. Vocal lessons free of charge in German classes revive our drooping spirits. 22. Drawing lessons in botany reveal unexpected talent. 23. Donald F. slides to home plate in assembly room amid the plaudits of admiring friends. 24. Several teachers go to Champaign. How we miss them. T KYMEL STARK 27. T. Kymel Stark: He came from Har vard to coach our stars, but evening found him behind the bars. 28. Mass meeting. Coach Dillon talks. 29. Seniors entertain parents and friends at high school. Tread softly and speak low—Peoria 3, Pekin 0. DECEMBER 4. Meeting of B. A. A. Brisendine elected football manager for 1912. Attempt to organize senate. Not much enthusiasm. 5. Chemistry class descends into “Hades” for lab. work. We smell phosphorus, and catch the ghost of Dante writing above the door in letters of fire: “All hope abandon, ye who enter here.” 6. Another interesting debate at meeting of B. D. C. 8. First cross-country run. Bris endine makes best time. Juniors give box social. 11. Miss B. starts class from four to four-thirty. Only favorites permitted to attend. 12. Second cross-country run. 13. Prof. S. has such taking ways. Ask the girls—no, stop, ask Soady about it. 14. “Snaker” gets “bottled.” ante diem XII Kalendas December congrega-bit. Mary L. Holmes, Pres. 19. Prof. S. condemns gelatine as an unsanitary food. 20. Loise L. is politely requested to leave chemistry clas. How can “he” be so heartless? 21. Seniors have gay time at Christmas party. 28. Dr. Ferris gives interesting talk on “Holidays.” We joyfully disperse to interview Santa Claus. JANUARY 3. First schol day of 1912. Mr. Witte gives us some examples of elocution. 4. Ray M., ’12, “fries” the water out of alum. 5. We think—this is in confidence, remember—that a certain senior girl got hold of her brother’s “middy” by mis take this morning and wore it to school. 8. Eng. Lit. Prof. S. lectures on good behavior. Freshmen deeply impressed. 9. After a vote, the commercial geography class is dismissed. We are not always allowed to vote. 10. Senior girls enjoy a “fake” bob-sled party. 11. F. D. continues to juggle hearts of freshmen girls. Be careful, Ferdy. Hearts break. 12. A new monitor in charge of Room A. Hilarious time until Prof. S. interferes. 15. Boys decide to enter baseball league with Peoria schools. 16. Juniors get “shot” for annual. 18. Faculty meeting. 19. Seniors delightfuly entertained by Mary H., ’12. 19. Freshies and sophs break the glass at Cole’s. Latin Club witneses Latin play at Bradley. 23. Semester exams! Four days! And they say every cloud has a silver lining! ! ! 29. We hear results of our efforts, and register for second semester. 30. New classes. It is rumored that Prof. S. picks out all the stars for his class in commercial arith. ,irn . 31 k 31. An unusually large number of vacant seats in chem. We mourn the departed but hope they have founo happier hunting grounds. FEBRUARY 1. Ray S. springs the “either” joke in Eng. IV. 2. Report cards given out. Sophs introduced to Julius Caesar. 5. B. A. A. meets to discuss plans for raising funds. 6. Chem. class held spellbound by Prof. S.’s skill as a magician. 7. Louis R. is elected president of the B. D. C. 8. Walter R., ’12, suddenly loses his equilibrium, discovers that the law of gravitation still works, and mops up a goodly portion of the floor. 9. Last division of freshies goes down to Cole’s to “see the birdie.” Celestial quartette sings at Eng. Lit. Prof. S. quotes from Pope: “All discord is but harmony not under stood.” 13. Many students receive “pretty” valentines. Another free exhibition of the spectacular in chem. 14. Miss W. again outlines plans for strict discipline in German IV., so we enjoy our laugh. Preliminary for Bradley-Pekin debate. 15. Juniors begin to have visions of a stage career. OUR POET FEB. 20 16. Two seniors present a musical comedy at meeting of Latin Club. 20. Juniors write potery. 21. Freshmen just discover that it is customary to adopt a class motto. No hurry. It is only February. 22. We celebrate Washington’s birthday by attending school all day.. Seniors are royally entertained bv Nina Z., ’12. 23. B. A. A. gives entertainment, A full house. 27. We again fumigate the basement and ourselves with chlorine. 28. Miss B. (in Hist. I.) “I want a man, an honest man.” K._ 29. “Shorty” becomes the corpulent lent owner of a corpulent bank, but wants his sheepskin just the same. MARCH I. Bradley debating team carries off honors. Juniors receive their class pins. 4. Seniors and sophs enjoy bob-sled parties. Juniors “not allowed” to have one. 5. Students in solid geom. wrestle with rulers, scissors and paste. Result, some marvelous creations. 6. Teachers’ meeting. Two day’s vacation. II. Prof. S waxes eloquent on “School spirit and School pride. 12. Special meeting of B. A A. Interesting, hilarious, exciting. 13. Normal course students visit the grades. 14. “Isn’t it becoming?” “What?” “Why, the pro fessor’s beautiful new red necktie. 15. Staff picture taken. A dignified senior acts as ‘sub.” for one of the grade teachers and accidentally discovers her vocation. 18. Lorimer talks, and P. H. S. politicians absent themselves to hear him. Donahue elected captain of the baseball team. 19. Roy M., ’13, (in Eng. III.)”Matrimony always was one of my favorite topics.” 21. Peter M. becomes a railroad magnate. The greedy corporations gobble up everything, even our valued staff photographer. 22. Football boys receive their long-looked-for sweaters. 25. A short meeting of the Philomathean Society. 26. Spring training and spring fever. 27. Juniors practice faithfully for the play, “The Colonel’s Maid.” 29. Dr. Gray gives an interesting and enthusiastic lecture on “The Pyramids of Egypt.” APRIL 1. Fools’ day. The professor become excited when the merry tinkle of a concealed alarm clock is heard in the assembly room. 2. Several juniors indulge in a little surreptitious “feed” in the lab. 3. The same juniors plan a repeti are uncerimoniously requested to leave their haunt. 4. Another terrible break occurs in Room C. Breaks are common in the lab. 5. Abbreviated periods preliminary to a week’s vaca- tion. 12. Juniors successfully present their class play, “The Colonel’s Maid.’’ 15. Friendly rivalry in color rushes between the juniors and seniors. Senior colors fly from the flag pole. 16. A huge yellow T3 mysteri- ____ ously makes its appearance on the school chimney, filling the superstitious with gloomy forebodings. We wonder if it really is an omen of evil. 17. Flag-pole beautifully decorated in school, senior and soph, colors 18. Football emblem finally presented. We hope no one will accuse us of undue haste. Juniors celebrate at Park pavilion. 19. Contestants for county meet practice diligently. 20. Bradley meet. Pekin succeeds in piling up one point. 22. Amateur night at Philomathean. Many “hopefuls” display their ability. 23. High School girls practice for Mav-pole dance. Baseball recruits initiated. 24. Girls’ Cross Country Club tramp all the way to Hollis and back. Some „PR athletic stunt, believe me! 26. Preliminary literary and musical contest. 29. A down-state “Reverend” gives inspiring talk. 30. Senior class meeting. A masquerade in the wind. MAY 1. Football boys “look pleasant” so long at Cole’s that their grins become chronic. 2. Seniors and sophs give lively masquerade party at the Park pavilion. A Half holiday. Preliminary in ath letics for county meet. The “speed boy” tries to break a record, and uses up most of the dictionary in trying to tell why he failed. Spalding Institute must stop “kickin’ our boys aroun’ ” in baseball. 6. Miss W. again back in the fold. 7. Half holiday. I. M. League respectfully solicits the honor of our presence at the opening game. 8. Mass meeting to create enthusiasm for county meet. 9. “Cy” M., ’12, shakes the building with one of his hilarious outbursts. Excitement high on eve of county meet. Mr. S. makes a nice speech telling us how to behave when we’re out in company. 10. P. H. S. takes championship banner at county meet. Rust, ’12, theMflY. io individual star, takes three firsts. 13. We celebrate our victory. “Able speakers” orate. 14. Don B., ’13, presents Miss W. with a fine piece of chamois. Prof. S. ___ devises ingenious plan of keeping tardy pupils after school. 15. Plaster falls from ceiling, endangering many innocent lives. Rain also falls and we don’t play baseball. Too bad! We were sure of a victory this time. 16. Miss W. (in German) “Translate the same, Elizabeth.” E. B., ’12, (translating) “Certainly, gracious lady.” 17. The “speed boy” departs for Champaign to show ’em up. Rust and Derrick trail along to witness the sport. Track team lias picture taken for Pekinian. 18. We stage a seven-inning farce with Peoria High at Peoria. 20. Senior themes due. 23. Ray S., ’12, chosen baseball captain. 24. Seniors enjoy a delightful picnic at the park. 27. Baseball. P. H. S. vs. M. T. H. S. 30, Half holiday to comemmorate Memorial Day. 31. An innovation—Field Day. H. S. girls participate in May-pole dance. JUNE 1. Baseball with Bradley Academy. 5. Pekinians for sale! Who’ll buy? 7. Seniors lay up pleasant men ories of last day at school by taking exams. Juniors help them to recover their spirits by treating them to a de licious banquet in the evening. 9. Baccalaureate sermon by Rev (1. W. Stoddard at Baptist church. 30. Semester examinations begin, continuing four days. 13. Commencement. Fifteen boys jind sixteen girls—the largest class ever wgraduated from the Pekin High School receive sheepskins. Address by Jesse Black; music by orchestra; presentation of diplomas by g Mr. E. D. Marrs, president of the school board. 14. Alumni banquet. Just a little nonsense, Just a big, broad grin, Just a few short catchy ads Reaching for your “tin”— Just a sphinx who knows it all, And says you’re wondrous wise When you spend your hard-earned cash With the men who advertise. 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Red Comb Chicken Feed PATRONIZE 514 Court Street HOME MERCHANTS PEKIN ILLINOIS VflSflT THE HQ E OF OOODBES If You Desire the Best Served Right We cater to your wants. Class parties and banquets a specialty. Let Us Figure on Your Next Party AIL ZERW EKHSOS S Manufactures of High Grade Bakings. Confections, Ice Creams and Ices. Miss R. (in Botany): “Joe, what are bacteria good for?” Joe W.: “Oil, most anything.” Miss R. (in Geometry): “Leo, I wouldn’t, place so many points on the board at one time, if I were you.” Leo R.: “But I want to have them there so I won’t lose them.” J. W. HARMEL Bookseller Stationer School, Society and Lodge Pennants Pianos, Organs, Victor and Edison Phonographs and Records, all Kinds of String Instruments and Music. Everything in School and Office Supplies, HARMEL’S BOOK and MUSIC STORE 341 Court Street PEKIN, ILLINOIS Opp. Court House Ruhaak Lackman Plumbing, Heating Lighting Fine Sanitary Fixtures Telephone No. 45 No. 122-124 Court Street. m y l It has been suggested that Shorty would make a nice watch charm for a lady’s fob. We think Shorty would not object if the fob belonged to Hilda. Teacher: “James, tell me what you know of the Mon golian race.” James: “I wasn’t there. I went to the football game.” THE WHOLE SAD STORY BRIEFLY TOLD Senior. Deep wisdom—swelled head— Brain fever—he’s dead. Junior. False fair one—hope fled— Heart broken—he’s dead. Sophomore. Went skating—bumped head— Cracked skull—he’s dead. Freshman. Milk famine—not fed— Starvation—he’s dead. “Ach, Himmel! I am vasting avay to a mere visper.” —Prof. Von Heis. Leo R, (in Botany): “Ferns are found in temperance regions. ’ ’ Miss R. (in Botany): “What is the bacteria of sour milk used for?” Vernon W.: “Pancakes”. Chester’s favorite song: “Oh, You Spearmint Kiddo.” F. W. STOLTZ 418 Court Street SHOES 1 hat Satisfy PEKIN, ILLINOIS Mr. S. (in Commercial Geography): “What do they make out of ivory?” Oliver L.: “Ivory soap.” “Yes, Joe stays at home and works now. He is trying to get ahead.” “Well, goodness knows he needs one.” The Dr. Varren Nash Studio Physician and “None Can Make Better Surgeon Photographs Prices Always Reasonable Office, 34 South Fourth Street Carl E. Kraeger, ’99 Prescription Druggist NOT THE OLDEST—NOT THE LARGEST—JUST THE BEST The Home of Good Drugs Kodaks and Photographic and Nyal s Remedies Supplies We Do Developing and Printing FARM LOANS On IMPROVED LANDS in the CORN BELT of Illinois FOR SALE. $5,000,000.00 LOANED TO FARMERS in this vicinity without loss. John Fitzgerald Farmers National Bank Bldg,, Pekin, 111. Pauline H., ’15 (ditto): “I haven’t got that far yet.” “Say, did Luther become a monk?” “Sure thing. Don’t you know nothin’?” “What kind, Mr. Know-it-all?” “A chimpanzee, of course.” First Pupil: “What effect has the moon on the tide?” Second Pupil: “Don’t know; but believe Don B. can tell you what effect it has on the untied.” Po s Conaghan Dr. F. C. GALE Attorneys Physician and Surgeon Farmers Natl Bank Bldg. TIMES BUILDING PEKIN ILLINOIS Pekin - - Illinois Round Oak Ranges HEATERS and FURNACES Guns and BUCGIES, BICYCLES Ammunition and Case Automobiles PEKIN, HARD WARE CO. LET a 3 KUHL FURNISH YOU WITH FLO W ERS To Cheer You on that Anniversary J. M. J AHN G- Muehlmann Attorney Physician At- La w and Surgeon Zerwekh Arcade Building PEKIN. ILL. Building PEKIN. ILL. John G., T5 (pointing to our artist, H. H.): “Is that the cartoon!” Miss W. (in German): “Ralph, why are you not reciting?” Ralph R., ’14: “I was, hut I had a raveling in my throat and had to get it out.” Roy M., ’13 (in English): “During his life he wasn’t born. ’ ’ ti ENGRAVING FOR COLLEGE and SCHOOL I'l iflJCATKINS it IHIS is our Book of Instructions which is loaned to the staff of -----' each publication for which we do engraving. It contains 164 pages, over 300 illustrations, and covers every phase of the engraving question as it would interest the staff of a college or school publication. Full description and information as to how to obtain a copy sent to anyone interested. HALFTONES ZINC ETCHINGS COLOR PLATES DESIGNING For College and High School Annuals and Periodicals a specialty. 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