Pekin High School - Pekinian Yearbook (Pekin, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 132 of the 1914 volume:

PEKIN HIGH SCHOOL K ' TU |T PEKINIAN published by (He Settlor Class of t h e Pe kni HJ i 7 H vS c o o } n y -y e Ypa.r NiT)z ecn l 01 u me 7. Four te?n. Briiratum To all, who as tlygy read feel again the thrill of tlyeirHigh Sclyg ol days, and who joir with us ir the expression of a love for deaf old Pekin Higf that is deep and abiding, a determination to do Iyer lyonoP and to prove worthy of Iyer ryame WE OF 1914 tlyg sorys and daughters of a comrrygn J lma Mater, dedicate this book. 1. Dedication. 2. Faculty. 3. Staff. 4. Seniors. 3. Juniors. (I. Sophomores. 7. Sub-Sophomores. 8. Freshmen. @F THE PESOTIAN 10. Hull Call. 11. Organizations. 12. Plays and Entertainments 13. Literary 14. Athletics. 15. Calendar. 1 . Jokes. 17. Advertisements. i). Sub-Freshmen. MR. JAMES J. CROSBY Superintendent of Schools. MR. GLENN E. TRUE. A. B. (Albion College) Principal. MISS ETTA C. RUHAAK Mathematics. MISS ALGA ANDERSON. S. B. (Univ. of Chicago) Assistant Mathematics. MISS EVA E. THORNE Commercial. MISS LELIA LOCKETT Latin. THE PEKINIAN JSWIKfcWIM aMWWWJta FACULTY MISS HARRIETT HARTFORD. Ph. B. (Univ. of Chicago) English. MISS IVA CHAPMAN. A. B.(Univ. of Michigan) History. MISS AVIS RAUCH. Ph. B. (Univ. of Chicago) English. MISS LENA BOYD. A. B. De Pauw) History. MISS LOUISE NIERSTHEIMER, A. B. (Univ. of Illinois) German. MR. IVAN A. PALMER. B. S. (Hobart) Science. THE PEKINIAN GLENN E. TRUE, Principal. Miss Harriett Hartford. Miss Louise Nlersthelmer, Miss Iva Chapman, Miss Lola I ockett. Mr. Ivan A. Palmer. Miss Alga Anderson. Miss Lena Boyd. Miss Eva E. Thorne. Miss Avis Bauch. PEKINIAN STAFF ARTHUR EHRLIGHER. Ed.tor-in-Chief MABEL WALLACE LEONA FRIEDERIGH dOE WATSON RALPH REDING RUSSELL CAMPBELL HAZEL BISHOP FLORENCE MOHR HARRY GOLDSMITH FRED MOTT RAY BRISENDINE, Business Manage Literary Editor Assistant Literary Editor Athletic Editor Staff Photographer Staff Artist Glass Editor Calendar Editor cJoke Editor Staff Stenographer THE PEKINIAN RUSSELL CAMPBELL, HAZEL BISHOP, MABEL WALLACE. JOE WATSON. PEKINIAN STAFF HARRY GOLDSMITH. RAY BRISENDINE, LEONA FRIEDERICH. RALPH REDING. ARTHUR EHRLICHER. FL ORENCE MOHR. THE PE KIN I AN SENIOR CLASS Am RUSSELL CAMPBELL, President h. LORAINE TiNNEY, Uice President LEONA FRIEDERIGh, Secretary c). FREDERICK MOTT, Treasurer Flower Daffodil Colors—Maize and blue Motto Gradatim THE PE KIN I AN y £73 Ju GERMAN GENERAL Heutscho Veroin (1-1). G. A. A. (1-4). G. C. C. C. (14). Treasurer of G. A. A. (1). Basket Ball (4). S. H. S. (4). GENERAL G. G. C. (1-2-34). G. A. A. (2-3 4). G. C. C. C. (3 4). LATIN G. A. A. (2-3-4). Literary Contest (3). Class Editor (4). Glee Club(2-4). ®®K®e ® ® ®®aB®® 1 THE PEKINIAN SWEM8HHWE� yEWe HHIBIBDBHHB«aE� aSBEBBKK !HeK ieKfBaBaBS SCIENCE H. A. A. (1-2-S-4). Seo’jr. (2-3). Philo. (1-2-3-4), Kdltor (2). tlce-Prea. lMlteohe Yereln (2-3-4). I'rt . (4). � . 14 (3-4). Track 1-2-3-4). FootIniII (2-3-4). Mgr. (3). Capt. (4). t’ln Editor Pckinlan (1-2). A ‘t. Buxine lgr. Pckinlan (3). Btndnex Mur. Peklnlnn (4). P. II. s. Male (junrtH, (1-2). TonxtinaHlcr Junior Ban«|net (3). Prelim. Vocal (2t. Prelim. Exwiy 3). I’oonly Knur (3). Prelim. Oration (4). Foil at y Oration (4). Esmeralda (3). (3). GENERAL Football (4). Track (3-4). Basket Ball (4). B. 14 Q JUJU.. GENERAL GERMAN B. A. A. (1-2-3-4). Philo. (1-2-3 ). Deutsche Vereln (12-3-4). B. 14, Treas. (2-3-4). “Esmeralda (3). Calendar Editor Pckinlan (12). (Mass Editor (3). Class President (4). Staff Artist (4). Junior Banquet Com. (3). Eugene Minstrel (3). P'ootball (4). Track (3). “Musz Heiraten” (4). asuJL- GENERAL Deutsche Vereln (1-2-3). G. A. A. (1-2-3-4). Vice-Pres. G. A. A. (3). “Esmeralda (3). S. H. S. (2-3-4). Glee Club (3-4). County Meet (4). G. C. C. C. (1-2-3-4). Preliminaries (4). (j dh CL AJ0 GENERAL G. G. C. (1-2). GENERAL Philo. (1-2-3). B. A. A. (2-3-4). B. 14 (3 41. Eugene Minstrals (3-4). HcaL.i GERMAN Class President (1-2). B. A. A. (1-2). President (3). Deutsche Vereln (1-2-3-4). Philo. (1-2). Editor (3). Football Mgr. (3-4). Track Mgr. (4). Basket Mgr. (4). Esmeralda (3). Einer Musz Heiraten” (4). Ass’t. Editor Pekinian (3). Editor Pekinian (4). ■Le GERMAN Deutcher Vereln (3-4). Sec. of D. V’. (4). Esmeralda” (3). Musz Heiraten” GERMAN 7% CwtuJL C. GERMAN Deutsche Verein (1-2-3-4). Philo. (2-3). Esmeralda” (3). Glee Club (3). Class Sec. (4). Ass’t. Lit. Editor Pekinian (4). G. A. A. (1-2-3-4). Esmeralda (3). Deutsche Verein (1-2-3-4). Basket Ball (4). Musz Heiraten” (4). Domestic Science (1). THE PEKIN IAN ' ZC GENERAL Football (1-2-3-4). Baseball (1-3). Track (1-2-3). B. C. C. C. (1). Deutsche Vereln (1). Philo. (1). Calendar Ed. (2). Joke Editor Pekinian (4). B. A. A. (1-2-3-4). 'ftlsYlXX, 'cC . XjoJjATtxsi-yi. LATIN l«atin Club (2). Class Treas. (2). G. A. A. (2-3-4). G. C. C. C. (2-3-4). Philo. (3). Basket Ball (4). Social Com. (4). ' r$h vJ GENERAL G. A. A. (1 2 3 4). G. Glee Club '1). Latin Club (12). Philo. (3). G. C. C. C. (12-3-4). Class Sec'y. (3). Basket Ball (4). GENERAL G. Glee Club (4). Basket Bull (4). THE PEKINIAN w ) zbfrz'; a«Bsssseswsawi ifW' $ � � 0 u j£ X - LATIN SUUl ql v a-kx1 X-. S- LATIN GENERAL yyiA is SCIENCE G. A. A. (1-2-3-4 . G. C. C. C. (1-2). Deutshe Y'erein (1). Latin Club (2). Tragedy of Orgetorix (1). G. A. A. (1-2-3-4). Pres. (4). I.atin Club (1-2). Sec. (2). S. H. S. (2-3-4). Tragedy of Orgetorix” (1). Basket Ball (4). G. Glee Club (1-2-3). Vice-Pres. Class (1). B. A. A. (1-2). V'ice-Pres. (4). Basket Ball (1-4). Deutsche Vereln (1-2-3). G. A. A. (1-2-3-4). Philo. (1-2-3). Latin Club (3). B. 14. Pres. (2-3-4). Vice-Pres. (Mass (3). chairman Social Committee (4). Football (2-3-4). Football Banquet Com. (3). “Esmeralda” (3). Press Association (3-4). Basket Ball (4). Eugene Minstral Adv. Agt. (3-4). THE PE KIN IAN QtfLthu ITCohjul, a GENERAL Girls' Glee Chib (4). G. A. A. (3-4). Deutsche Verein (1 2) English Literary (3). Basket Ball (4). GERMAN Deutsche Verein (1-2-3-4). G. A. A. (1-2-3-4). G. C. C. (1-2-34). Basket Ball (4). Calendar Editor (4). S. H. S. (4). fyslju aaxaA 'Ttyirtt' BUSINESS Football (1 2 4). Baseball (2). Track (3 4). Cross Country Club (1-2). B. A. A. (1-2-3-4). Senographer Annual (4). Custodian Supplies (3-4). Philo. (1-2-3). Bus. Mgr. “Esmeralda’’ (3). Treas. (Hass (3-4). B. 14. ■Si™; oS. GLJS™ LATIN G. A. A. (1-2-3-4). G. C. C. C. (1-2-34). Latin Club (1-2), Treas. (2). Philo. (2-3). « THE PEKIN IAN SCIENCE B. A. A. (1-2-3-4). Sec. (4). Philo. (1-2-3). Pres. (3). Esmeralda” (3). Football (4). Track (1-2-3-4). Baseball (2). Orchestra (4). Pres. B. 14 (2-3-4). Sec. (3). Pekinian Photographer (4). Yell leader (3-4). GENERAL B. A. A. (1-2-3-4). Philo. (1-2-3). B. 14 (3-4). Prelims. Vocal (2-3). County Meet Vocal. (2-3). Track (2). Esmeralda” (3). Eugene Minstrals, Musical Director (3-4). Acting Bus. Mgr. Football (3). Junior Banquet Com. (3). Pres. Association (4). Deutsche Vereln LATIN G. A. A. (12-3-4). Sec. (2). Latin Club (1-2). Philo. (1-2-3). “Esmeralda (3). Basket Ball (4). Vice-Pres. Class (4). County Meet. Washington (2). GENERAL G. A. A. (1-2-3-4). G. Glee Club (3-4). Football (2). Social Com. (3). “Klrmiss (1). B. C. C. C. (1-2). « the pekinian oMj Am AA jlaaj GENERAL Philo. (1-2-3). D utsclie Verein (1-2). Mustache Club Press Association II. 14 (2-3). Pres. (4). B. A. A. (1-2-3-4), Treas. (3). Class President (3). Football (3-4). Basket Ball (3-4). Atheletic Editor Pekinian (4). Social Committee (4). Eugene Minstrel (Owner and Manager). Baseball (2). Atheletic Board (4). G. A. A. (1-2-3-4). G. C. C. C. (1-2-3-41. Latin Club (1-2). Basket Ball (4). S. H. S. (2-3-4). Tragedy of Orgetorix” (1). OL AAS 1 6 GERMAN Girls’ Glee Club (12-3-4). Deutsche Verein (1-2). Prelim. Declamation (4). i b?wa5� RiP2fi «wesi?eres THE PEKIN IAN Jt wssaM wssa ! History of the 1914 Cl ass. By LEONA M. FRIEDERICH, ’14. On the morning: of September the 6th, 1910, we, (eighty -five in number), were ushered into the Assembly Room of the Pekin High Sehool and began our new career as Presides of that sehool. We did not come alone, however, for our sapient and erudite principal, Mr. W. F. Shirley, came with us, and for three years and a half was ever ready to lend a helping hand. Our first year was spent mainly in our uniting with the various High School organizations. The only activity in the social way was a party, held at Mineral Springs Park, which gave promise of many more such good times. As usual, “Time and tide wait for no man,” and only fifty of us were ready to take up the work of a Soph. Although our class had grown smaller, the class spirit continued to grow stronger, and we were striving hard for the next goal, a Junior. Our second year of P. H. S. seemed to be one of trials and tribulations, but in spite of tlies, this year offered us more opportunities for social diversion. Among these were the masquerade party, held at Mineral Springs Park Pavilion, by the Sophs and Seniors; and the bob-sled party, after which we were treated to a sumptious feast at the home of Miss Marie Connors. In time the “Wheel of Fortune’ took pity on about forty of our number, and turned us over as Juniors. This year Miss Hartford and Mr. Hnnsioker were added i oar corps of instructors. During the later part of the year we chose our class pins; presented the class play, “Esmeraldawere pleasantly entertained by Miss Nina Grotevant, a member of the class; ar.d also enjoyed a class party, given by the Juniors and Seniors. On June the 6th, we entertained the Seniors with the annual Junior Banquet, at Zerwekh’s Hall. Only thirty-six of us withstood the aforementioned trials and tribulations, and as a reward, were invested with the dignified title of “Senior. 9 Upon entering our last year, we were disappointed to find that Miss Baldwin, Miss Toland, Miss Witte, and Mr. Hun sicker were not to be with us. But we were to have some new teachers, Miss Axelson, who was with us for only a short time, Miss Nierstheimer and Mr. Tovrea. At the end of the first semester Mr. Shirley, Mr. Tovrea and Miss Rider had left us, and our new principal, Mr. G. E. True, “If you please,” Mr. Palmer, Miss Boyd, Miss Chapman and Miss Rauch took their places. As Seniors we enjoyed many delectable times at the numerous class parties, among which were, a dinner, given by Miss Elizabeth Weyrich; a Hallowe’en party, by Miss Margaiv Alfs, at which we made our first (??? ?) acquaintance with the cider, and some took the opportunity to follow up their SHBRH KKW THE PEKINIAN mvn acquaintance. A farewell party was given in honor of Mr. Tovrea, at whgph the Sophs as well as we Seniors, got to enjoy the brief visit made by Santa Claus. The boys of the class gave a party at the Woodman Hall, and invited the girls of the class to stay at home. We shall make mention of only a few of the many everyday events that occurred. Something like a “Dress Squabble” turned up between the girls of the class, but it was soon ended without and serious results. The class gave but one bakery sale during the year, the proceeds of which went to the Pekinian. After all, our career has been ended, and we shall more than once look back upon the dear old school days and think of those many busy and happy hours we spent together in Pekin High. After we are out in the world, being tested by the many masked questions of the day, we may wish more than once, that we were back home getting some of those assignments which we often neglected. It will be too late then, but just the same we cun turn to our parents and teachers and thank them for giving us what we call “A Chance” in life. We leave, taking our various places in the world, with only the sincerest wishes for the welfare of the Pekin High School. Class Prophecy. In the summer of 1D30, 1 was spending my vacation at Palm Beach. As I was sitting on the veranda of the hotel, the porter brought me my mail, and much to my surprise, there was a letter among the others, from Pekin. I hurriedly tore it open and found it was from my old classmate, Miss Mohr. Since I think the letter will be interesting to you, I will read it. Pekin, Illinois, June 11, 19.30. Dear Marie: As this is the anniversary of our graduation, and 1 have not heard from you for many years, I thought you might en- joy knowing what has become of our old classmates. 1 have been traveling in the east, and while in New York, 1 went to hear an old friend, Miss Lautz, who is singing in grand opera, under the name of Madame Jerome. While there, I also had the opportunity of seeing Russell Campbell and Joe Watson give their famous negro act in vaudeville. While in New Jersey, I had the pleasure of going through the Campbell’s Soup Factory, and whom should I find but Ray Brisendine as one of the chefs of the concern. From there 1 went to see the Mav-Day Fete, at Bryn Mawr. There I was very much surprised to find our classmates, Winnie Mace and Hazel Bishop, teaching. 1 had a very enjoyable visit with THE PEKIN IAN them, and they informed me that Mabel Wallace and Ella Becker were teaching in the new High School at home, which had been finished the previous year. And that Harry Goldsmith, no longer a man of leisure, had accepted the position of janitor of tin new building, and had also taken away the trials and tribulations of Jake Graft, and was to carry on his work. As I was returning home, I stopped in Chicago a few days, and there met another of our old classmates, Ida Campbell, who is secretary of the V. M. C. A. in that city. Last week I attended the funeral of Arthur Ehrlicher. it was conducted bv Mr. Schaefer. Poor Arthur died of that disease he had while in school. The doctors pronounced tin cause of his death as ‘‘brain-give-outous,” as he knew too much for a man so small in stature. Rhoda Miner has settled down to domestic tranquility, as has Lillie King. I received a letter from Lillie a few days ago, telling me how happy she was in her palatial home in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. George Bush, one of our most industrious boys while in High School, is now Mayor of the thriving village of Manito, ami is one of its leading business men. Frank Cullinan is street and alley commissioner of Delavan. I had often wondered what had become of Hester and Nina, as I had never heard anything of them for a long time, until the other day. I had a visitor from Groveland, who told me that Nina and Hester were maiden ladies of that village, and they were always trying to excell each other in obstinacy. I understand Minnie Ginther is a giggling waitress at the Waldorf, in New York, and Fred Mott is struggling with the hardships of a poet, in a garret bedroom, hut I did not see them while in New York. Ralph Reding is one of the scientific farmers of the age, and is noted for the excellent quality of horse radish lie grows. Iva and Julia are leading suffragettes t' Peoria, and I tons Koch, Marie Fluegel and Lillian Vogelsang are in Paris, studying iii latest styles, in view of opening a fashionable ladies’ shop in Washington, 1). C. Miss Wiekkizer is tin demure wife of Rev. Eden, a popu lar evangelist. Elizabeth Weyrich and Lois Bauer are running a bakery and confectionery store, in competition with Hackler Bros. Leona Friederich and Loraine Tinnej are moving picture actresses. Miss Friederich is leading lady for the VitagIBph Co.,and MissTinney is with tin Keystone ( ., being a second Mabel Normand. Lewis Lohmann is a reporter for the Peoria Journal, school notes being his specialty. I '«• • Marguerite Alt’s quite often, as she is still living in her beautiful home in the suburbs. I hope you are succeeding in your school of ,‘Voice Culture.” Those years in Berlin must have been a great help t you. It is time for tin- mail man, and I'm expecting the check for the proceeds from the fourt li edition of my last book. I hope I have not taken up too much of your time, but I wanted to commemorate the day that is dear to us all. Sincerely, FLORENCE. ® ® e THE PEKINIAN MHMMaBHBRCBBRRnHHBHBWHBBBKRBRSMnn JUNIOR CLASS s8S£ President, HELEN WOOD V ice President, HOWARD BROOKING Secretary, MABEL BYRAM Treasurer, IRENE KOENEKE Glass Flower — Yellow Rose Glass Colors— Purple and Gold Motto— “Sieze the opportunity’ Top Row: Harold Rust. Eileen Velde. Flora Moekel, Lillian Becker. Helen Wood. Howard Brooking. Second Row: Wesley Maurer, Mabel Byram. Mary Mott. William Janssen. l olla Grossweller, Lenora Alfs. Eula Sarff. Lee Inez Latham. Fred Hallsteir. Bottom Row: Lewis Dunkelberg. Ruth Ehrlicher, Irene Koeneke. Nellie Bond. Agnes Bohlander, Anna Widmeicr. Albert Brechner. Cecil Hill. JamesBnrrett mijijj the pekinian wmhbh SOPHOMORES President, KARL H. UELDE Uice President, MERIAM SIPFLE Secretary, GEORGE GOOK Treasurer, d. ARMAND STEINMETZ Motto — Upward Colors Cherry, red and gray Flower Red Carnation THE PEKIN I AN Top Row: I eft to right, Willis Cooper. Jessie Huffman. Vera Hallsteln. Marjorie St ropes, John Martin, I oulsc Wilkinson. Second Row: August Marquardt, Catherine Holden. Amelia Hoffert. Manila Fogelmark. Carl Velde, Helen Eggcr, Walter Heckman, Bertha Helfenstein, Gladys Byram. Bottom Row: Ida Lou Drake, Roscoe Weaver. Mina Sarff. John Albers. Mar.ha Schurman. Raul Lohmann, Norma Schleder, Walter Preston. Maude Smith. THE PEKINIAN iSWWSBWsas Top Row: Left to right, Vo r on a Champion, Georgo Koch, Edwin Braeden. Frances Williams, Donald Velde. S.cond Row: Frances Woost, William Janssen. Berdine Haacke. Miriam Slpfle. Clyde Brisendlne, Ruth Epkens. Charles Mulvey, Archibald Albee. Florence Peyton. Bottom Row: Goldie Nixon. Krving Bower. Bernice Cooney. Frances Wilson. Hildred Bastlan. Virginia Van Horne. Oscar Hill. Alice Drohan. V.Lrv ffiSSK vtrJr •sSafft:. JSiiJ-. aSa iVi V BMHHBOHBnMBBi THE PEKIN IA V KtfMbSar SUB-SOPHOMORE CLASS PAUL GONAGHAN, President CATHARINE ROLLINS, V ice President FLORENCE HEILMAN, Secretary LOIS MAY UELDE, Treasurer Motto------- Flower —Tea rose Colors — Yellow and white THE PEKIN IAN rep Row: Left to right. Alice Ma.cn. Paul Conaghan. Elizabeth Kooba. Carl Sohlwedel. Marlon Hardman. Ella Zlcgenbeln. Helen Lel.ure. LOUU vfcor.d Row: Chr”X.“Crte Ma r merbach. Mabel McQuoun. Dora King. Fred Knollhoff. Lola May Velde. Helen Slpfle. Nelda Hlmmel. Doretta lotlom Row: Vm'0«lof.elAlbert Hoff. Helen Kumpf. Leo Koecka. Amelia Kraeger. Roland Ruat. Catherine Rollira. Nellie Allyn FRESHMEN THE PEKIN IA N ifisihartffi FRESHMAN CLASS fcSft CHARLES BARKLEY, President FRED ROHR, Uice President ALFONZO ARNOLD, Secretary MABEL KNOBLAUCH, Treasurer THE PEKIN IAN hE SSWW iSi iieraiff Top How: Left t© right, Maymc Sehncrt, Nelda Whittaker, Dorothy Bailey. Clara Meiner, Harry Roos. Velma Folkman. Leona Ryan. Irene Stumm. Murray Connors. Fred Rohr. Second Row: William Tenner, Adelaide Rust. Margaret Gehrs. Harry Gartners. Mabel Knoblauch. Luella Carver. Lucille Schleder, William Weiss. Florence Scrninger. Otto Relcher, Helen Glunz. Bottom Row: Ruth Kvans. John Pfanz, Bllzabeth Kuccks. Lucille Grossweiler. Hurley Rankin. Mabel Schreiber. Marie Schreiber. Ludwig Toei. Cor- nelia Soldwedel. THE PEKIN IAN SaSffilEtfWHiW ffiifflSSafiKS SUB-FRESHMEN CLASS [ The Sub-Freshmen, who entered the high school at the beginning of the second semester, have as yet, not organized as a class; however, when they do so, they will, no doubt, become one of the most powerful classes, for the sub-freshmen have much talent within their ranks. THE PE KIN I AN !sR%rafi asfi wr 5 amps?-.•-, Top How: Left to right. Bessie Freeman. Karl Lowinan. Gertrude Derrick Florence Lighter. Marie Miner. Maud McCune. Adolph Ginthcr. Grace Jicpard. Dora Deneen. Second Row: Left to right. Lola Bush, Elizabeth Wieburg. Wanda Watson. Franklin Cook. Mildred Bohlander. Kenneth Xiebold. Mary Fitzgeral. Dorothea Abrahams. Gladys Henrietta, Vanita Schleder. Ilulda Harmel. John Houston. Sitting: Maggie Lohnes. Arthur Masterson. Helen Reuling. Julius Janssen. Anna Himmelheber. Roy Vogelsang Mary Khrlicher. Katherine Parker. Top Row: Ix ft to right. Lester Farmer, Elizabeth Rickets. Everett Stropes. Mary Harper. Glenn Knoblauch. Wanda Morris. Herbert Koeneke. Middle Row: Walter Dietrich. Nina Whlsler, Freda Wagner, Warren Kgger, Della Johns, Marvin Johannes. Louise Hornish, James Kelly, Walter Hoffert, Louise Pratt, Paul Reuter. Michel Pamson. Sitting: Eleanor Winkel. Richard Allen. Elizabeth Greenburg. Edward Melster. Addle Sapp, Walter H. Meyer, Marie Eden. Henry Johnson. THE PEKIN IAN sss sms™ assn y ss aa as wsw sesas V 5 THE PE KIN I AN Roll Call. LEONORA ALFS JAMES BARRETT LILLIAN BECKER EDITH BOH LANDER NELLIE BOND KATHERINE BRER ETON HOWARD BROOKING LOUIS DUNKELBERG RUTH EHRLICHER Juniors. OSCAR GEHRIG JOHN GOAR RALPH GOAR ELSIE HAGNEY FRED HALLSTEIN AIRY HILLS CECILE HILL WILLIAM JANSEN HELEN KOCH IRENE KOENEKE LEEINEZ LATHAM LESTER LOHNES OLIVER LOSCH BESSIE MARRS WESLEY MAURER FADELIA MEAD JOHN ALBERS HENRY AHRENDS HILDRBD BASTIAN IRVING BOWER EDWIN BREADON CLAUDE BRISBNDINE HERTHA BURG VERONA CHAMPION GEORGE COOK BERNICE COONEY WILLIS COOPER IDA LOU DRAKE ALICE DROHAN HELEN EGGER RUTH EPKINS EDWIN FEHRMAN MANILLA POOELMARK BUR DINE HAAKE WALTER HECKMAN BERTHA HELFENSTEIN OSCAR HILL AMELIA HOFFERT KATHERINE HOLDEN JESSIE HUFFMAN HELEN INGERSOLL MARJORIE INGERSOLL WILLIAM JANSSEN PAUL LOHMANN LEO MCDONALD AUGUST MARQUARDT JOHN MARTINS CLARISSA MULVEY GOLDIE NIXON FLORENCE PEYTON FLORENCE PLUNKETT WALTER PRESTON MINA SARF NORMA SCHLEDER MIRIAM SIPFLE MARTHA SCHURMAN MABEL SMITH MAUDE SMITH Soph omores. GERALDINE MILLER FIX)RA MONK EL MARY MOTT HAROLD RUST EULA SARFF EILEEN VELDE ANNA WIDMIER HELEN WOOD JOHN STEINMETZ MARJORIE STROPES JOSEPHINE THRUSH NATHAN TINNEY VIRGINIA VAN HORNE DONALD VELDE KARL VELDE ELSIE WALTMIRE VERNON WARREN ROSCOE WEAVER LOUISE WILKINSON FRANCES WILLIAMS FRANCES WILSON FRANCES WOOST -a WSKSfflSSSW THE PE KIN IA N NELLIE ALLYN JOHN ATDBLOTT AIMA HEROEH FRED BOND HAZEL BRADFORD PAUL CONAGHAN EMERSON COOK LESLIE FLUEGEL VERNON HANCOCK MARION HARDMAN CLARENCE HECKMAN FLORENCE HEILMAN ALFONSO ARNOLD DOROTHY BAILEY RAYMOND BRIAN CHARLES BARCLAY LUELLA CARVER RUTH EVANS VELMA FOLKMAN HARRY GARMERS MARGARET GEHRS DOROTHY ABRAHAMS RICHARD ALLEN CLAIRE BRERETON MILDRED BOLMAN LOLA BUSH FRANKLIN COOK DORA DENKEN GERTRUDE DERRICK WALTER DIETRICH MARIK EDEN WARREN EGGER MARY EHRLICHER LESTER FARMER MARY FITZGERALD Su b-Soph omores. ELMORE HEISEL LOUISE HhLF STEIN JOSEPHINE HILL NELDA HIM MEL ALBERT HOFF DORA KING FRED KNOLLHOF ELIZABETH KOOBS AMELIA KRAKGKR LEO KUECKS HELEN KUMPF MARTHA LAUTERBACH HELEN LEISURE EDITH MARQUARDT A LICK MASKN JULIA MARSES MABEL McQUOUN OLIVE MIZER CHRISTINA PETRI CATHERINE ROLLINS ROLAND RUST KATHERINE SCHMIDT MAYME SEHNERT FRED SHRYOCK Freshmen. HELEN OLUNZ LUCILE GROS8WFILER 11ULDA HARMEL MABEL KNOBLAUCH CHARLES KUECKS ELIZABETH KUECKS FLORENCE LIGHTER CLARA MKINER DOLLY PEDIGO JOHN PFANZ LOUISE PRATT HARLEY RANKIN OTTO REICH EL HARRY ROOS ADELAIDE RUST LEONA RYAN MABEL SCHRKIBKR MARIK SCHREIBER Suh-Freshmen. BESSIE FREEMAN ADOLPH GINTHER MARY HARPER GLADYS HKNRICHS ANNA HIMMELHKBER WALTER HOFFERT LOUISE HORNISH JOHN HOUSTON JULIUS JANSSEN MARVIN JOHANNES DELLA JOHNS HENRY JOHNSON JAMES KELLY HERBERT KOENKKK GLENN KNOBLAUCH PHILIP KUNKEL MAGGIE LOHNES KARL LOWMAN MAUDE McCUNE ARTHUR MASTERSON EDWARD MEISTER WALTER MEYER MARIE MEINER FRED MOECKKL WANDA MORRIS KENNETH NEBOLD MIKE PAMPSON KATHERINE PARKER HELEN SIPFLE AGNES SMITH HELEN SOECHTIG CARL 80LDWEDEL SADIE VAN OSDOL LOIS MAY VELDE ELENORA WIDMIER JEROME ZUCKWEILER ELLA ZIEGENBKIN FLO SKNNINGER CORNELIA SOLDWKDEL IRENE STUMM WILLIAM TENNER LUDWIG TOEL FRIEDA WAGNER WALTER WKILNER NELDA WHITTAKER HELEN REULING PAUL REUTER ELIZABETH RICKETTS MON ETTA RILEY ADDIE SAPP VANITA SCHLEDER GRACE SHEPARD EVERETT STROPES WANDA WATSON MINA WHISTLER ELIZABETH WIEBURG ELEANOR WINKEL vcsjclk invw ibcioklc inmuiai; ueuKve yeicLc Mane i 3 Y va% S3� CF IMIMHMBBVMRMHHMPIHnMI 77 E PEKIN I AN ORCHKSTRA After many fruitless efforts, we at last have a High School orchestra. The Monday morning after the semester exams., Mr. True called a meeting of all those in the school who were interested in orchestra work. At the meeting, it was found that even those who could not play any instrument were interested. As a result of this preliminary meeting, Mr. Webster was hired as director. Under his splendid instruction, the work advanced rapidly and when time for the Junior Class play rolled around a I ligh School orchest ra ready to sit in the pit for the first time in the history of the J. c. webster school. For this service the Juniors gave twenty-five dollars towards paying Mr. Webster. There was still a deficit of thirty-five dollars which we had to meet. The members of the faculty made up this amount from the preliminary contest fund. Vkin was During the meantime, a constitution had boon drawn up, and the members of the organization fool that the school year of 11)14-1915 will have an orchestra built on a foundation of rock. Flans are now being made for a branch organization for next year—a brass band. With such financial backing and loyal spirit as was shown this year, there is no reason why Pekin High School cannot support both an orchestra and a band. OFFICERS OF P. H. S. ORCHESTRA Mr. .1. C. Webster, Director. Ralph Reding, Pros., 1st Violin. Wesley Maurer, Vice-Pros., Piano. Carl Velde, Sec., Flute. (ieo. Cook, Treas., 1st Violin. MEMBERS OF P. H. S. ORCHESTRA GEO. COOK. 1st. Violin. ALBERT HRITECHNER. 1st Violin. NILDA HIM MEL. 1st. Violin. ♦FRED MOENKEMOELLER. 1st. Violin. LUELLA CARVER. 1st. Violin. •FRED MO ECKEL, 1st. Violin. RALPH REDING. 1st. Violin. CARL VELDE. Flute. JOHN ALBERS. Flute. BERDINE HAAKE. Clarinet. PHILLIP KUNKLE, 2nd. Cornet. •CATHERINE RUST. 2nd. Cornet. •FRANCIS POEBEL, 1st. Cornet. MR. TRUE. 1st. Cornet. •FRED LANE. Trombone. JULIUS JANSEN. Drum. ARTHUR MASTERSON. Drum. WESLEY MAURER. Piano. •Associate members not enrolled in High School. R. R., ’14. SWWfflftfi THE PEKIN IAN Top Row: Philip KuBkle, Catherine Rust, John Albers, Nelda Himmel, Fred Moenkcmoeller, Albert Bruechner. Fred Lane. Berdine Haacke, Wesley .Maurer. Second Row: Carl Velde, Luella Cars’er, Julius Jansen, Francis Poebel, Mr. G. E. True. Arthur Masterson, Ralph Reding. George Cook. iWWi as8 ggfiWgRBi «W«W 77 £T PE KIWI AN (URLS’ (iLKK CUB At tin beginning of tlu school year 1913-11)14, the present (■iris’Glee Club was organized by Miss Irene Muehlmann, the director of music in the Pekin Schools. Its purpose was to create a musical atmosphere, for education through music quickens perception, clarifies feeling, and stimulates the initiative for the beautiful. Meetings were held every Wednesday evening at 4 o’clock, in the Assembly Hall. The Club made a number of appearances in public, among which were those at the Mothers’ Meeting, the County Institute, the Benefit entertainment, given for the B. A. A., the Home and School Association, the County School Directors’ meeting, and the Forum. 'I’he members arc : SOPRANOS ELLA BECKER GLADYS BYRAM NELLIE BOND KATHERINE BRERETON HERTHA BURG VERONA CHAMPION HELEN EGGER RUTH EPKINS HER DINE HAACKE BERTHA HELFENSTEIN LOUISE HELFENSTEIN MARJORIE INGERSOL NELDA HIM MEL EDITH MARQUARDT JULIA MAURER ( LARISSA MULVEY GERALDINE MILLER FLORENCE PEYTON HELEN SIPFLE MARJORIE STROPES RODHA MINER LOIS VELDE FRANCES WILLIAMS JOSEPHINE THRUSH ALTOS NELLIE ALLYN HAZEL BISHOP MABEL BYRAM MARIE CONNORS FLORENCE HEILMAN VERA HALLSTEIN HELEN INGERSOL LILLIAN KING ELIZABETH KOOKS AMELIA KRAEGER HELEN LEISURE ALICE MASON MABEL McQUOWN KATHERINE ROLLINS NORMA SCHLEDER HELEN SMITH HELEN SOECHTIG ELSIE WALTMIRE MABEL WALLACE LAVINA WICKKIZER ANNA WIDMIRE THE PEKINJAN BOYS’ ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. OFFICERS JAMES W. BARRETT, President. FRED M()ENKEMOELLER, Vice-President. RALPH REDING, Secretary. JOE WATSON, Treasurer. Preamble: ---- “To cultivate our physical as well as our intellectual endowments, to foster virtue and courage, to promote friendship and encourage fair-play.” The B. A. A. is the oldest, and thought by many, to be the best organization of the school. Its purpose is as above stated, and for these principles it was organized. Since there is no fee required for membership, the organization is very large. All members have an opportunity to express their views on all questions at the meetings, which are the first and third Mondays in each month. In this way the students bonefitted by public speaking. It requires every student to he passing in three studies before he is eligible to participate in any of the athletic events. Some years ago the B. A. A. entered the Illinois High School Athletic Association, and, as a result, is able to obtain meets and games with the best schools in the state. The plan of a student and faculty athletic board was adopted last year bv the Association, and its worth and success have already been proven. Although success was lacking on the gridiron, these fared better in basket ball and track. The financial condition is also greatly improved, owing to the capable manner in which the Athletic Board has handled the monetary question. One benefit was all that was required for last year, and as the class of 1914 leaves the dear old P. II. S., it may feel justly proud, for it is the first class since 1909 to leave a surplus instead of a deficit, in the treasury. —LEWIS E. LOHMANN, ’14. GIRLS’ ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OFFICERS MARGARET LAUTZ, President. RUTH EHRLICIIER, Vice-President. MARJORIE INGERSOLL, Secretary. MARTHA BRAUN, Treasurer. One of the oldest organizations in the P. II. S. is the Girls’ Athletic Association. The purpose of this organization is to promote athletics among the girls; although they have not been able to do much in that line, because of the lack ot a gymnasium. This year the girls sold red cross seals for the use of the gymnasium at the Mission, and under the able direction of Miss Anderson they participated in a few games of basket ball. The interest was so marked that it is hoped some better place may be obtained to carry out their dreams until the completion of the new High School. —MARIE CONNORS, ’14. the PEKINIAN DEUTSCHE VEREIN RAY BRISENDINK, President. MARIE FLUEGEL, Secretary. Under the efficient management of our German teacher, Miss Louise Nierstheimer, the Deutsche Verein lias taken several steps in the direction of success, which belongs to a good Verein. In each of the monthly meetings held throughout the school year, the earnestness of those who participated, and the enthusiasm of those who listened, gave to the whole society a spirit of real work and real pleasure. Along with the spirit, the Verein had also that perrequisite to the life of all school organizations—the indorsement and assistance of all good citizens. At the last meeting, held in June, four Seniors belonging to the society, Arthur Ehrlicher, Russell Campbell, Leona Friedrich and Marie Fluegel, “perpetrated’ the comedy, “Einer Muss Ilciraten,” with the belief that in this way interest in the study of German might be stimulated, but if the lower classmen who belong to this society continue to regard its welfare in so serious a manner as they regard it now, we may fearlessly prophesy a brilliant future for the Deutsche Verein. —MARIE FLUEGEL, ’14. “Nothing doing till tomorrow.”—Ned. Fchrmau. “Why, I am one of the S. II. S.” BOYS OF 1914 The members of the organization with the above title, were, as the name indicates, all members of the Class of 1914. It was organized in our Sophomore year, and had then fourteen members. All male members of the class were eligible to join, and all did so. Meetings were held each month at the homes of the members. In our Junior year, each member, or B-14, as he was called, wore the club toque, which had the class colors—maize and blue, and these toques were said to be familiar sights at all color-rushes. A dance was given the same year by the members. In our Senior year, another dance was given, and the “bunch” had several meetings at Mott’s celebrated “Cryptic Club,” which were generally followed by some unusual occurrence at school. This little club was quite a good thing, for it brought a closer under standing among its members, and so made all efforts of the Class of 1914 more united and harmonious. Once there was a young man named T-------, Who said “A teacher I will be.” So he came to Pekin, Found what he was seekin’, And cried out, “Never again for me.” M. Lautz, ’14. “Well, if D. Jerome goes to Mexico to war. I’ll go, too.” M. C., ’14. % • THE PE KIN I AN Junior Class Play. By HOWARD BROOKING, 'IS. The class of 1915 presented the annual Junior Class play at the auditorium of the Lincoln School on the evenings of April 23 and 24, 1914. Owing to the fact that the only theatre in the city had been transformed into a moving picture house, it was at first thought that the established custom of giving an annual play would have to be abandoned. But the Juniors, with their usual pluck, refused to be discouraged by the many difficulties confronting them, and the results have certainly more than justified their decision. Good judgment was shown in the selection of the play, “A Little Savage.” It was peculiarly adapted to the talent of the class, and afforded an excellent opi ortunity for the various members of the class to display their histronic ability. Harold Rust and Irene Koeneke played their parts as Captain and Mrs. Churchill, very skillfully. Miss Katherine Brereton, as Ruth Churchill, gave a splendid interpretation of the somewhat difficult role of “A Little Savage.” Louis Dunkelberg portrayed the part of John Woodruff, her lover, with great feeling. Lester Lohnes, as Lieutenant Arthur I awton, and Airy Hills, as Georgia Sherwood, appeared at their best, as genuine lovers. Eileen Velde, as Lady Agues Southerland, Lord Cecil’s match-making and meddlesome mamma, acquitted herself in a most creditable manner. James Barrett, as Lord Cecil, was certainly one of the favorite characters of the evenings. His very appearance was the signal for round after round of applause. To the vigorous efforts of Miss Ruhaak, who supervised the play, and of the business manager, Howard Brooking much of the success of the play is due. The interest and encouragement of Miss Ruhaak throughout the strenuous days of rehearsal, has won for her the gratitude of the class. The proceeds of this annual play is used to defray the expenses of the annual Junior banquet. Surely the Class of 1915 has reason to congratulate itself on the complete success of a difficult undertaking, due in a large measure, to the loyal patronage of the public. CAST OF CHARACTERS CAPT. DONALD CHURCHILL, (officer in command) ..Harold Rust MAY CHURCHILL, (the Captains wife) ...........Irene Koeneke LIEUT. ARTHUR LAWTON. (May s brother) ........Lester Ix hnes LORD CECIL STAUNTON SOUTHERLAND, (an English nobleman of the fortune hunting type) ..............James Barrett LADY AGNES SOUTHERLAND, (his matchmaking, and meddlesome mamma) ....................................Eileen Velde GEORGIE SHERWOOD. (I dy Agnes’s niece) ..........Airy Hills JOHN WOODRUFF, (a West Point cadet, who loves a girl but doesn’t love to fight) ...................................I.oul8 Dunkelberg RUTH CHURCHILL. (Donald’s sister. “A Little Savage. who keeps things moving) .................................Katherine Brereton jmjwiiiHiirniWiT-'iriiiir rrr 'friroB rwririrrr rFiTwirfiii'irwrrfnr § THE pekinian sz s ffi iffwwwwasiafiw Benefit Entertainment. The Boys’ Athletic Association gave a benefit entertain- gram. The proceeds were turned over to the Athletic fund, meat in the High School auditorium, on the night of October A candy sale was held in connection with the entertainment, -4. An immense crowd was present to hear the splendid pro- the candy having been made by the girls of the school. PROGRAM Vocal Solo t (n) Mb) “The Hummingbird The Village Maid Violin Solo WESLEY MAURER Calisthenics MR. JAMES BRANNON Piano Solo FIRST GRADE GIRLS ... “Etude No. VI Song HELEN EGGER Vocal Solo GIRLS’GLEE CLUB Piano Solo WILBUR BUSH Declamation KARL BRAUN The Blacksmith’s Story KATHERINE BRERETON ACCOMPANIED BY HELEN BRERETON P. H. Male Quartette ...................... “Until the Dawn” MESSRS. GUTHRIE. BUSH. PRESTON. BRISENDINE . Vocal Solo ................................... “Son?; Steel WALTER SCHAEFER Song ..........................“Before the Sun Awakes the Morning GIRLS’GLEE CLUB WAILS OF A SOPHOMORE. I’ve studied my history all through and through, Hut yet I don’t know it, oh what shall 1 do! A whole page ill Caesar I must translate, Or my teacher might—oh, ’tis too sad to relate! Then there’s geom theorems, to hand in five, And they are so hard, goodness alive! My Knglish 1 've tried, but ’tis out of my reach, There is to be abstracted, Anthony’s speech. Bookkeeping is interesting, but trying as well, And I barely get started till burr-r-r goes the bell. All my best efforts I’ve spent studying these, And so, my dear teachers, pity me, please. —BEBDINE HAAKB, P. H. S„ ’1G. THE PE KIN I AN The Romance of El C ojon. By GERALDINE MILLER, IS. It was midnight when tin westward bound passenger pulled into the small station of El (ojon. A girl dressed in a gray traveling suit alighted and to her amazement found no one to meet her. As there was no station master at this hour of the night, she drew her veil over her face and prepared to wait in the lonely station until her brother should come for her. In the course of half an hour a dissipated cowboy staggered up the platform. When he saw the waiting-room’s lone occupant he came up and inquired, “Have you just arrived on that late train?” “Yes, and for some reason my brother was not here to meet me,” she answered, with a tremble in her voice. He stood there thinking for a few moments and then he ventured, “If you will stay here for a few minutes, I will fetch a porter to show you to a hotel.” She assented, and presently the cowboy reappeared with a robed priest instead of a porter. He compelled the priest to go tbrought a ceremony which greatly bewildered the unprotected traveler, and then commanded her to take off her veil. Hardly realizing it, she complied, and Gordon Stillwell, the cowboy, fell back in wonder and admiration. “You, you are not Madeline Harcourt, Billy Harcourt’s sisterf” he gasped. “ I am, sir, and what is the meaning of your extraordinary conduct?” she answered indignantly. Heartily ashamed, Gordon apologized and offered to take her to the home of Flo limes, her brother’s sweetheart. He drew the priest to one side, conversed with him in rapid undertones, dismissed him, and started out on the lonely road with Madeline. At about two o’clock Madeline and her guide reached Flo’s home, where Madeline received a sincere welcome, and Stillwell a severe reprimand for his behavior. The following morning Stillwell was back again, trying to make amends for his conduct on the previous evening. Before lie left, Madeline’s brother arrived but he did not challenge his sister’s offender as everyone had expected. Madeline, who had been one of New York’s society favorites, became infatuated with western life. Despite his rudeness, she also admired the cowboy’s masterly manner, for it was different than that of any other young man of her acquaintance. Two weeks after her arrival at El Cojon, Madeline, being an excellent horsewoman, went out with Flo to watch the round up. Stillwell was at the head of the crowd of cowboys and Madeline’s gaze shifted quite frequently in his direction. Presently she saw a beautiful young Spanish girl come up to fiiin and speak to him in seemingly hurried tones. She could THE PEKIN IAN '♦•e the lines about tin cowboy’s mouth harden as though he were weighing some important matter. (Jordon then picked up the girl and set her in the saddle of his own horse. A few directions from him, and the girl rode over the hills and disap (wared. Gordon’s anxiety about the girl caused a feeling of resentment in Madeline’s heart and she went back to the ranch in a very depressed state of mind. Madeline’s love of ranch life strengthened with time. She now decided that she would not go back to her former life of pleasure, but would remain here and be of some use to humanity. Accordingly, she bought a neighboring ranch and engaged one of Stillwell’s staunchest friends as her superintendent. She had improvements made on both the ranch house and the cowboys’ huts, and everything now began to take on a new aspect. One evening one of the cowboys galloped up to the ranch at breakneck speed. He had brought a message that Stillwell, who had been missing for the past week, was in VA Cajon and was drunk again. Madeline mounted her horse and started immediately for K1 Cojon in hopes of bringing him back with her. When she arrived at K1 Cajon she found Stillwell engag'd in one of his usual quarrels. Undaunted, she walked up to him and said, “Will you not go back to the ranch with me and become my foreman? 1 need you.” “No, it is too late—too late,” lie groaned. After pleading with him for some time she won him over and lie promised to be on hand the following morning. True to his word, Gordon Stillwell arrived the next morn- ing to assume his new duties as foreman. Madeline and the Ion man now became close friends and Stillwell became hopeful. One day as she was giving him instructions, he broke his customary silence and told her of his love. From Madeline’s actions, Gordon drew that she disapproved, and consequently, two days later, the foreman was seen traveling, bag and baggage, over the same road that Garita, the Spanish girl, had taken. Now, for some reason which Madeline could not explain, the days dragged, and although she kept up her usual routine of duties, the joy of ranch life had disappeared. Flo’s sharp eyes detected the change in Madeline, but the unsuspecting Billy lived on in ignorance of any alteration in his sister. The padre, who made his accustomed calls, hesitated each time at his departure, as if he had something to say, but each time he left without saying it. Finally, with a great effort, Ik managed to broach the subject. “Miss Harcourt,” he began, “1 feel it my duty to tell you romething that 1 have kept from you this long time. That miserable night that you spent in the lonely station was your wedding night, and the ceremony through which I was forced to go was your wedding ceremony.” “Oh—oh; and does lie know?” she cried painfully. “No, Miss Harcourt, lie does not know that the ceremony was completed. He bound me by oath never to mention what transpired that night and until now 1 have kept my word. He is but thirty miles from here. Go to him and tell him, for he loves you, Madeline, and is conquering his desire for liquor for your sake.” THE PEKIN IAN Love, pity, sorrow, and indignation struggled for supremacy in Madeline’s heart, but love conquered and she went to him. It was sunset of the next day when she reached her destination. She searched for (Jordon until she found him among a group of men. She dismounted and made her way to him. (Jordon, whose heart had been broken by her re- jection, looked up and asked coldly, “Who are you and what is it you wish f ” “I am Madeline Stillwell, your wife,” she answered, with a world of tenderness in her voice. Stunned by this joyful news, Gordon could only take her ia his arms and repeat between showers of kisses, “My wife, My wife!” The following mysteriously appeared on an assembly room black-board one morning, after an attempt to start a color rush. As Oliver is both a poet and an advocate of | eaee, he combined his talents and produced the following: Nineteen fourteen, Ha! Ha! Ha! That’s for the Seniors, Rah! Rah! Rah! Nineteen fifteen is the year That the Juniors all hold dear. Nineteen sixteen is just fine; That’s for Sophomores who don’t decline. Hut nineteen seventeen passes them all, For it’s for the Freshmen, stately and tall. So bring them together, bind them tight; Each class for its colors, but do not fight. —OLIVER F. LOSCH, ’15. THE PE KIN I AN 'SRRS SlStt'Rtt The Lone Chinaman in the Empire Cemetery. By MABEL BYRAM, ’IS. On the road between Empire and Culebra there is a Spanish and Negro cemetery, the most interesting feature of which is the lone Chinaman, who, in the corrugated iron hut, ekes out a solitary existence in the city of the dead. Among the headstones in the lonely cemetery, one comes unexpectedly upon his hut, made by the simple expedient of piling slabs of corrugated sheet iron about some slender wooden posts. Three of these slabs inclose the hut on several sides, while the fourth side has been made into a rude entrance way with two more of the iron sheets. A roughly constructed roof of the same material serves as protection from the tropical rain and sun. The interior is scarcely less primitive than the outside. The single article of furniture, the bod, attracts immediate attention. It is made of two hard boards, raised about a foot off the ground. A piece of wood equally as hard, is the pillow. This rude bed serves also as a chair and table. On the opposite side of the room is a rough stone fireplace, over which hangs the kettle, supported by sticks. A few blackened buckets and pans complete the furnishings of the room. From an inspection of this rude home one afternoon we came out into the glare of the tropical sun to find the hermit before us. If we bad expected to see an unkept, slovenly creature we were agreeably surprised. Before us was a man tall for a Chinaman, though slight of build and somewhat stooped. Me appeared to be about forty-five years old and in good health. Ilis clothes were old and apparently those discarded by railroad employees, but they were carefully mended and clean. He was not sociable, but he did not seem to resent our visit to his home. When we attempted to talk to him he looked at us mutely and convinced us by his actions that he was dumb. Report tells us that his life is very simple. He arises at three o’clock in the morning to visit a spigot on a water pipe along the Panama Railroad, where be takes his daily bath. The remainder of the day he spends in the cemetery puttering about his home or sitting moodily on the rude bed within or perhaps doing the little sewing and patching that his simple wardrobe requires. He lives on fruit that he can gather near his hut or, it is said, on the more substantial things which other Chinamen leave on the ground for him. Many tales, passed on from the French days on the Isthmus, are told to explain bis solitary life. One of these stories places the beginning of the Chinaman’s tragedy in the gambling den in Panama, in olden days, when the city suffered under an insufficient and corrupt police system. It is said that the police were partners of gamblers and that, without interfering, they often saw men of all characters and nationalities jostle with each other to win or lose a fortune, as fate decided. One night during a game of roulette, two Frenchmen plan- HR THE PE KIWI AH ncd lo steal the money from the table. When everyone in the game had made his bet and was intensely interested, one of the Frenchmen, who was standing in the corner of the room, pulled his revolver and shot at an imaginary coral snake. While all the players had their attention momentarily drawn toward the man who had done the shooting, the other Frenchman grabbed all the money. Everybody accused everybody else and pandemonium reigned in the gambling den. The real thief was accustomed to tricks of this sort. He calmly accused an innocent looking Chinaman who was standing near by. As he spoke, the gambler drew his revolver and leveled it at the Chinaman to enforce his accusation. Then seeing the hostile look in the Chinaman's eyes, he pulled the trigger. The Chinaman dodged the bullet and retaliated by plugging a knife into tin gambler’s breast. The murderer's father, a wealthy and prominent merchant of the city, disowned him, as he did not wish a blemish attached to the family name. The son, a fugitive from justice, planned to go to an inland town under an assumed name. Before leaving In went to a teacher of Confucianism and told his story. The teacher said he would be forgiven if lie did penance. The punishment imposed was, that he must live in the cemetery where his victim was buried, for twenty years, wearing only clothing and eating only the food that people gave him; and that he must not speak to a living soul during the whole twenty years. The grave in front of his house is dated February 1, 18119. The United States government moved his hut to a prettier spot some time ago, but he tore it down and put it back in its former position in front of the grave. The authorities also took him to Ancon Hospital, but lie refused to stay. Sin«-e then he has been allowed to remain in the cemetery and everything possible has been done for his convenience. This odd character seems resigned to his fate, whatever it is. Whether his tongue was cut out as part of the punishment meted out to him, as some say, or whether he is fulfilling the vow to s| eak to no one and is really not dumb, is a matter of conjecture. Truly, tin ways of Chinamen are mysterious! UFA HI) IN CHHMISTKY K. B., '14. (trying to work a problem) “Do you add ’em first? Mr. T. “I guess Adam was here first. E. B. “ Smarty. THE PE KIN IAN BSSHfflfiMSWftKi: A Night of H orror. By FLORENCE PLUNKETT, ’17. One day, while my friend and I were spending a vacation in a remote mountain district, we came in our rambling, to a large dark wood. One tiling after another led us deeper into the wood until, as it was getting late, we began to look for the path by which we had entered, but it was nowhere to be ( 11. While daylight lasted, we tried to find our way through the wood; but the more we tried, the more we were bewildered, and it was pitch dark when we arrived at a very black-looking house. We entered, not without fear, but what could we do? We •muul a whole family seated around a table, at which they told is to take a place. My friend immediately made himself at home. My ime was chiefly occupied by examining the place, and appear-iiiees of our hosts. They looked as if they had been digging oal; but, as for the house—you would have taken it for an trsenal. What a variety of guns, pistols, swords, knives and laggers! 1 was displeased, and I saw that I displeased •very body. Supper over, our hosts left us. They slept below, we in lie room above that where we had eaten. A loft to which re had to mount seven or eight feet, awaited us. It was a lest into which we were to introduce ourselves by creeping mder cross beams loaded with provisions for the year. My companion, already half asleep, threw himself down and was soon in the land of dreams. As for me, I determined to watch; and, having made myself comfortable, waited. The night, which had been undisturbed. was at length near its end. Just before day-break, when I was beginning to think myself a fool, I heard our host and his wife talking below. Listening, I distinctly heard the husband utter these words, “Come now, must we kill them both?” The wife replied “Yes,” and I heard no more. How shall I go on? I stood, scarcely breathing, my whole body cold as ice. To have seen me, you would not have known whether I was dead or alive. I dared not wake my companion, for what could we do without weapons? To escape was impossible. The window was not very high above the ground, but beneath it, howling like wolves, were two bull dogs. At the end of a long ten minutes, I heard someone on the stairs and through a crack in the door, saw the husband, a lamp in one hand, and in the other, a long knife. Up lie came, his wife after him. I was behind the door. He opened it, and came in. As he entered, barefoot, the woman said: “Softly, go softly.” Approaching the bed where my poor young friend, with throat bare, was lying—with one hand the monster grasped THE PE KIN!AH the knife and with tin other—Ah! he seized a large ham which hung from the ceiling, cut a slice and retired as he had come, and I was left alone to my thoughts. At daylight our friends came to wake us and brought us a very good breakfast. Two chickens formed part of it, Seeing these I understood the meaning of those terrible words, “Must we kill them both?” MERCY IN THE P. H. S. The quantity of cruelty is not lessened; It droppeth as the heavy hail from heaven Upon the child beneath; it is twice blest; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes; ’Tis mightiest in the important; it becomes The rage of women better than of men; Their independence shows the force of monthly power, The attribute to youthfulness and beauty, Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of pupils; But mercy is above this cruelty; It is enthroned in the hearts of men, It is an attribute to God himself; And womanly power doth then show likest God’s When mercy seasons justice. —ANON. THE PEKIN IAN « i!R0a iMBMR«HH : Going to School in Panama. By GLADYS BYRAM, ’16. Tin (’anal Zone high school is situated in a small town known as Gatun, which is most centrally located for students. They also ride on the passenger train to and from school, a distance of fifty miles, due to the fact that very few of the students live in Gatun. We leave Empire at ten minutes of eleven a. m., arriving at Gatun about one p. m. The students are given passes by the United States Government on the following conditions: Your conduct must be perfect. If not, your pass is taken away from you and sent to the office of Colonel Goethals. The students ride in the first passenger car, where no smoking is allowed. A teacher is paid an extra salary to take care of the students going to and from school. The students are allowed the liberty of sitting in any seat they choose; or they may go and talk to any of their friends, providing they do not stand in the aisles, hut remain seated during the conversation. As the train rolls on to Gatun, if you slioul by chance be in that car, it would probably interest you immediately to watch tin different pupils pondering over their books, stopping just long enough to peep over the edge of their books as the train stops for a few minutes at a station. As the train moves on once more, every one is at study until the train stops once more at a place known as Frijoles, (the Spanish for baked beans, which ought to be plantanas or bananas), the next settlement. When tin engine whistles for Frijoles, there is a general rush for seats on t he left hand side of the car. A number of heads are seen thrust out of the window and a number of voices are calling, “Here! Here!” The reason is that there, old negro women sell bananas to the students, six for ten cents silver, or five cents in American coinage. As the train rolls on further, we come to a marshy and soggy place which is known as Black Swamp, under which i a subterranean sea. After the train creeps over this dangerous place, we come to what is known as the Artificial Lake of Gatun. lastly we see the massive cement structures and maze of constructions which, when completed, are to be Gatun locks and the dam, and finally arrive at Gatun station. Then all of the high school students get into tin brake, (which is what you call a bus) and ride up to our beautiful high school build ing. We arrive there all excited and talking, and are rushed into the Assembly Room by the different teachers. Here we remain until half past four p. m., making our departure from school at Gatun, about five minutes of five p. m.; the pupils leaving the carat the different towns until the last one reaches home at six thirty p. m. This is the way in which our high school students of the (’anal Zone secure their education, and I am quite sure that not one of them regrets a minute of it. Preliminary Literary Contest. By HAZEL BISHOP, ’14. The eighth animal preliminary was held in the auditor-m of the Lincoln school, April 15. There was an unusually rge number of entries for declamations and vocal, which ;ide the program quite lengthy and equally as interesting. There were three entries for music: Irene Stumni, Helen ,'ger and Anna VVridmier. Each did her best, displaying a at deal of technique and expression; also the fact that uch time had been spent in diligent practice. When the cisions were announced Irene Stumm received first honors, •leu Egger second, and Anna Widmier third. Six declamations were rendered. Two were by Senior rls, Nina Grotevant and Lavina Wickkizer. The others •re by lower classmen—Gertrude Derrick, Catherine Hollins, •llie Allen and Sadie Van Osdol. The judges rendered a very favorable decision. Gertrude Derrick won first, Catherine Hollins second, and Sadie Van Osdol third. There were four vocal numbers. Those participating were Bernice Cooney, Leonard Renfer, Paul Lohman and Fred Eden. The decision gave to Paul Lohman first, Leonard Renfer second, and Fred Eden third. Ray Brisendine, with his pleasing manner and excellent delivery, though the only contestant for oration, undoubtedly could not have been surpassed. Marie Connors likewise was the only entry for essay, and without any difficulty secured the gold medal. The winners of the gold medals represented the Literary Team of P. II. S. and made a very creditable showing. This affords quite a favorable comment to the judges rendering the decisions. PROGRAM 1. ORATION— The Heroism of Robert Scott ........Ray Brisendine 2. PIANO SOLO— Valse No. 1. Op. 34 (Moszkowski) .Irene Stumm 3. DECLAMATION— At the Matinee” .........Catherine Rollins 4. VOCAL SOLO— O Flower of All the World ..Bernice Cooney 5. DECLAMATION— Tamed by a Child .........Lavina Wickkizer 6. PIANO SOLO— Rondo Cappricioso” (Mendelssohn) ..Anna Widmier 7. DECLAMATION— Mother Love ...............Nellie Allen 8. VOCAL SOLO— The Courier of Moscow” ........Paul Lohman 9. ESSAY—“Triumphs of Time .................Marie Conners 10. VOCAL SOLO— Neptune” .............................Fred Eden 11. DECLAMATION— Campmeeting at Doyles” .........Nina Grotevant 12. PIANO SOLO—“Paraphrase of the Rlgoletto (Liszt) ...Helen Egger 13. DECLAMATION—“Imp and the Drum ..............Sadie Van Osdal 14. VOCAL SOLO— A Rose in Heaven (C. Bingham. H. Trot’ere) ... I onard Renfer 15. DECLAMATION— Patsy ..........................Gertrude Derrick i� 5S0««!tfiW THE PEKINIAN «5S LITERARY TEAM IRENES STUMM, MARIE CONNORS. RAY BRISENDINE. GERTRUDE DERRICK. PAUL LOHMANN THE PE KIN I AN £!fiftSJ3«e County Literary Contest. Our High School again carried off the honors at the annual Tazewell county meet, which was held in Morton, on May 8,1914. We had the distinction of winning three firsts and two thirds in the literary section, and also secured the championship banner. The vocal music and orations were given in the High School Auditorium. The contestants from Pekin put forth every effort to win, and secured both first prizes. They can not be too highly complimented on their ability, and Pekin was justly proud of their literary team. —NINA GROTEVANT, ’14. The contest in essay and instrumental music was held in the City Hall. There were five entries in the essay, and each contestant was prepared to work their hardest for their school. Delavan received the gold medal, though in the opinion of many, it should have gone to the Pekin contestant. The judges had a hard decision to make in the instrumental contest. It was a race well fought and well won. Morton took first place and Pekin third. —FLORENCE MOHR, ’14. Miss Gertrude Derrick, who was Pekin’s representative in declamation, was awarded the gold medal, signifying first honors. There were eight contestants, consequently the honor brought home to Pekin High School by Miss Derrick was the source of many congratulations, both for her and our school. Her selection was “Patsy.” This number enabled Miss Derrick to display her ability in portraying both humor and pathos. Her composure, her grace, and her clear enunciation, won for her the merited recommendation of the large audience assembled in the Federated Church. She has much natural talent as a declaimer, and appeared at her best at the county meet. Especially is she deserving of the favorable expressions herewith given, because of her being only a sub-freshman. The winners of the second and third medals were both exceptionally good and the judges had much praise for all three of the successful contestants. —C. A. ROLLINS, ’16. THE PEKINIAN RKSULT8 COUNTY LIT FR ARY COXTFST PROGRAM COCXTY LITKRARY COXTFST 1. Patsy” .................................................... Pekin 2. Spartacus to the Gladiators at Capus” ................... Mlnier 3. Patsy ................................................. Tremont 4 An Abandoned Elopement” ............................ Green Valley 5 The Sign of the Cross” ................................. Delavan 6. The Death Disk ..................................... Washington 7 “The Heart of Old Hickory ................................ Morton 8 ........................................................ East Peoria ORATION 1. The Heroism of Robert Scott .............................. Pekin 2. “Problems of Rural Life” ................................. Morton 3. Ideals .............................................. Armington 4. The New Patriotism ..................................... Delavan 5. Good Roads .............................................. Minier ESSAYS 1. The Wound Dresser ......................................... Morton 2. True Patrlotsm ...................................... Green Valley 3. The Power of Insistence .................................. Delavan 4. Immigration” ............................................... Minier 5. “Triumphs of Time ........................................... Pekin INSTRUMENTAL SOLOS VOCAL SOLOS 1. Morton 1. Washington 2. Washington 2. Tremont 3. Green Valley 3 Delavan 4 Pekin 4. Pekin 3. Delavan Declamation: First, Pekin, Gertrude Derrick. Second, Washington. Third, Delavan. Oration: First, Pekin, Ray Brisendine. Second, Delavan. Third, Minier. Kssay: First, Delavan. Second, Green Valley. Third, Pekin, Marie Connors. Instrumental: First, Morton. Second, Minier. Third, Pekin, Irene Stumm. Vocal: First, Pekin, Paul Lohmann. Second, Delavan. Third, Fast Peoria. Mr. T. (in physics). “Make a diagram of a tethahedron; you have had that in geometry.” M. G., ’14. “We haven’t had that hard geometry—I mean solid geometry .” The man who said, “Never run after a street car or i pretty woman, for there will he another one along in a tew minutes,” wasn’t familiar with the Pekin street railway, al though we hope lie was right about the women. as the pekinian ; rasxfZMtfAt High School Literary Record Oration Year. I’. H. S. Representative. 1906 Mildred McGrew ...............1st. .. 1907 Karl J. Mohr .................1st. .. 1908 Thomas Hollywood ................... 1909 Aivah Herr ...................1st. .. 1910 Walter Rankin ................3rd. . 1912 Ferdinand Dunkelberg .........2nd. . 1913 Don J. Barnes ................1st. .. 1914 Ray Brisendine ...............1st. . Essay Vear. P. H. S. Representative. 1906 Florence Cole ................1st. .. 1907 Ruth Lautz ...................1st. .. 1908 Lucille Saltonstall ..........2nd. . 1909 Mary McGinty .................3rd. .. 1910 Mary McGinty .................1st. .. 1912 Loraine Tinney ...................... 1913 Ray Brisendine ...............1st. .. 1914 Marie Connors .................3rd Declamation Year. P. H. S. Representative. 19i� 6 Linna Whitfield .................... 19t«7 Sara Donehue ................ 3rd. . . 1908 Helen Gehrig .................1st. .., 1909 Mary Kegentz .................1st. ... 1910 Irene Braeden ................1st. 1912 Katherine Brereton ...........2nd. .. 1913 Virginia Van Horne ........... 1st. ... 1914 Gertrude Derrick .............1st. ... Winner at Contest. ............ Pekin ............ Pekin ..... Washington ............ Pekin ......... Delavan .......... Morton ............ Pekin ............ Pekin Winner at Contest. ............ Pekin ............ Pekin ......... Delavan ........... Minier ............ Pekin ......... Delavan ............ Pekin ......... Delavan Winner at Contest. ......... Hopedale ........ Hopedale ............ Pekin ............ Pekin ............ Pekin ..... Washington ............ Pekin ............ Pekin Instrumental Music Year. 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1912 1913 1913 P. H. S. Representative. Freda Dinners Rowland Wilson Beatrice Berr Irene Muehlman Kloise Koeneke Kate Kincaid Helen Eggar Irene Stumm 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd Winner at Contest. Vocal Solo Year. P. H. S. Representative. Winner at Contest. 1906 Emma Ivoomis 2nd 1907 George Koch 1908 George Koch 1st 1909 Annabelle Young 1910 Wilbur Bush 1912 Walter Schaefer 2nd 1913 Walter Schaefer 1914 Paul Lohmann 1st Summary 1906 At Pekin 1907 At Delavan 1908 At Washington 1909 At Pekin 1910 At Delavan 1912 At Washington 1913 At Delavan 1914 At Morton ■ THE PE KIN I AN DOTBALL during the season of 1913 was not on a very solid foundation. The close marked one of the saddest and most unsuccessful football years in the Pekin High School. Owing to the lack of enthusiasm, coaching, and inexperience, and a failure of a few to stand by the captain, it was a pretty hard proposition for the football hoys to make a better showing than they did. The first game of the season was played at Lincoln. Here the inexperience of many of the Pekin hoys was shown and Lincoln was the victor. Score: Lincoln 28. Pekin 0. The next Saturday the team journeyed to Bloomington. The Bloomington eleven was much heavier than their opponents, hut Pekin put up a plucky game and succeeded in holding the score down. Score: Bloomington 28, Pekin 0. The next game was with the Normal High School. Here Pekin was minus the service of three valuable men and Normal had no trouble in rolling up a high score. Score: Normal 47, Pekin 0. The game the following week was cancelled. The next week Atlanta journey d here. The team was more in Pekin’s class and Pekin succeeded in downing them. Score: Atlanta 7, Pekin 28. The next Saturday Pekin journeyed to Atlanta. Again Atlanta went down to defeat, hut only after the Pekin squad had beaten most of the town, including the wooden-legged referee. After the game the team took a two weeks’ lay-off to prepare for the annual Thanksgiving game with Peoria Central High School. The day for the game arrived and as usual, the crowd was large. The whistle blew, the dust cleared. The heavier Peoria team had run up 41 points while Pekin had only three. Although an unsuccessful season, the 1913 team scored against Peoria. This was the second time it had ever been done. This concludes the review of the season of 1913, and we hope that (’apt. Zuckweiler, of next year’s team, may develop a team that will place old P. H. N. back on its old standard. F( X )TBALL SCHEDULE Sept. 27. Lincoln, at Lincoln........P. H. S. 0, Lincoln 2$ Oct. 4. Bloomington, at Bloomington .. P. H.S. 0, Bloom. 28 Oct. 11. Normal, at Normal...........P. H. S. 0, Normal 4” Oct. 18 Macomb, cancelled Oct. 25. Atlanta, at Pekin...........P. H. S. 28, Atlanta 7 Nov. 2. Moline, cancelled Nov. 7. Atlanta, at Atlanta..........P. H. S. 21, Atlanta 7 Nov. 15. Areola, cancelled Nov. 25. Peoria, at Pekin............P. H. S. 3. Peoria 41 FOOT BALL TEAM: Loft to right, top row: Khrllcher. Mgr., J. ZucJeweller. Mott. Rust. Tinney. Warren. Goldsmith, L. Lohnes. Helsel Second Row: Fehrman. Watson. Brisendlne. Cap!.. Bush, P. Lohnes. Barrett. Shryock. Bottom Row: G. Zuckwciler, Campbell, Moenkemooller. Lohman, Dunkelberg ifflWS THE PEKIN IA N J Foot Ball Statistics. P. H. S. FOOT BALL TRAM PLAYER POSITION CLASS AGE WT. PLAYED ON TEAM NICKNAME BR1SINDINE i Capt., F.B. i } -R. T. ( 1914 19 187 . .. All .. . 3 yrs. Pork'' DUNKELBERG. . Q.B. . 1915 17 120 5 games 1 yr. Dunk” FEHRMAN . L. T 1916 15 161 3i games 2 yrs. .... “BecP' GOLDSMITH . L H. B .. 1914 19 170 • � games yrs. Link HEISKL LG... 1917 16 150 5 games . All .. 1 yr. 2 yrs. LOHMANN . L E 1914 18 122 Scoop” LOHNES.F .. R. G 1917 17 155 5 games 1 yrs. “Puss” RUST C 1915 1915 16 135 18 140 5 games 5 games 1 yr. 1 yr. WARREN ... R. H. B. .. WATSON R. E 1914 18 147 5 games 2 yr. ZUCKWEILER. G. ... F. B 1916 18 130 5 games 2 yr. Zuck BARRETT G 1915 16 145 1 game 1 yr. .... Mickey CAMPBELL LT.-R. T. 1914 17 145 5 games yr. Commodore MOENKEMOELLER G 1916 18 152 2 games yr. Annie MOTT .. ..c 1914 19 138 2 games 3 yrs. Carbon REDING G 1914 10 140 game yr. ZUCKWEILER. J Q. B.—L H.B 1917 17 133 U games i yr. TINNEY .. L. T 1917 18 153 2 games 2 yr. .... Skinny” SUBS NAME AGE WEIGHT NICKNAMES SHRYOCK 17 . . . . 139 HILL . 17 .... 153 BUSH ... 19 . .... 155 ... “Dill GOAR 18 ...150 Smoke Average Weight of team—147. Average Back line 140. Average Front line 152 sSfe PEORIA vs. PEKIN IWIG ... . 160 R E. L E. 122 LOHMAN GIBBONS ... 174 R T. . . L T. ...161... FEHRMAN SMYTHF 178.. R. G. .. L G.. ...150.. HEISEL nFRERS 155 c .. .. C .. ...135... RUST mHFN 169 . LG.. R G.. ...155. . LOHNES THOMAN 175 . . .. L T. .. R. T. . ...187... BRISENDINE ROBERTS . 156.. . ..I.. E.. R. E.. 147... WATSON STONEBACH .. .140. Q. B. . - Q. B. . . 120... DUNKELBERG WHALEN 170. . R. H. B.. R- H. B. 140... WARREN TODHUNTER .. 168 L. H. B. L H. B ...170... ... GOLDSMITH NEUMILLER 179.. F. B F. B. . ...130... . ZUCKWEILER Score......41.......3 THE PEKINIAN ASKKT BALL, for flu first time in the history of Pekin High School athletics, has occupied a prominent place. Soon after the close of the football season the High School was offered the use of the Mission Gymnasium for the active part the students took in sidling Red Cross Christmas Seals. Interest in Basket Ball soon developed, and a league composed of class teams, was organized. The teams and their respective supporters were very « nthusiastic and on nights of the games the gym was packed. However, about the middle of the season, the class games began to get rather tame and students and players thought that the P. H. S. should be represented by a basket ball team. Some very good material had been developed by the class games, and it was decided to have a team. A captain and a manager were elected about the middle of the season. It was a hard task for the manager to secure dates so late in the season, but through his untiring efforts, a schedule of three games was arranged. The strong Peoria Y. M. C. A. team was our first opponents, but despite of the fact that the visitors were much larger and knew the game better, our unexperienced five easily defeated them, 27 to 9. Next came Washington High School, a team that had playi 1 and defeated some of the best teams in Central Illinois. Pekin practiced hard for this game and was ably coached by Mr. True and Mr. Palmer. The result of this coaching and practicing is told by the score: Pekin 33, Washington 27. The last game on the schedule, and perhaps the hardest fought game, was that with our old rivals, Delavan High School. Contrary to Delavan s every expectation, the game was not a walk away for them. They were considered, and heralded themselves, as the “County Champions,1’ and naturally felt a little puffed. 'I'lie signal to start had no more than been given, when Delavan realized she was up against a harder proposition than she had expected. It was a hard fought and exciting game, one of those kind where the outcome is in doubt until the final whistle. The score was: Pekin 19, Delavan 18. With the Delavan game closed the most successful season a Pekin High School Athletic team has ever had. The basket ball team closed its first season with a percentage of 1000. It is hoped a suitable place may be obtained for this sport next year. Pekin should have a strong team next season and we wish them the best of success. BASKKT BALL SCHEDULE Peoria Y. M. C. A............P. H. S. 27; Y. M. C. A. 9 Washington High School........P. II. S. 33; W. H. S. 27 Delavan High School............P. H. 8. 19; D. H. S. 18 BASKET BALL TEAM: Left to rlgh;. Ehrlicher. Mgr.. Zucwweiler. Lohman. Cullinan. Lohnes. Watson. Capt., Shy rock, Rohr. Palmer, Coach. THE PEKIN IAN A Resume of the Track Work of 1914. Pekin School was represented Hi is year in track by a winning and well balanced team. The first meet on the schedule was the Bradley lnterscholastic. Being rather early in the season, and owing to insufficient practice and training, our boys did not do as well as expected. They must be given credit for what they did do, however, for they were up against some of the best ry off any honors, winning a second in the | ole vault. 220-vd. hurdles and broad jump. fl he next meet scheduled was a dual meet with Peoria ( entral High. I he team was confident of winning from Peoria. and thereby avenge the defeat administered by Peoria in tootball. Their chance did not come, for owing to the inability of the Peoria management to obtain a suitable field, the meet was cancelled. Xext came the preliminaries to ascertain Pekin’s entries for the county meet. The first and second man in each event were to represent Pekin at Morton. There were many entries, in all events, and it was this competition that enabled Pekin to send the strong team they did to Morton. On May 8 was the annual county meet at Morton. Here the team, although not having a complete walkaway, succeed- d in totalling nearly twice as many points as her closest competitor, Morton. The last meet on the schedule was the Quiver Lake Field and track meet, held at Havana, May 2b. Here the team showed up very strong, but not strong enough to induce the officials to “play fair.” Reding, Goldsmith, Cook, Lohnes and Gehrig did all the point making for Pekin. Taking it all in all, the track season of 1914 was very successful, and it may be justly said that the 1914 track team was one of the strongest teams ever produced by the Pekin High School. TRACK SCHEDULE Bradley lnterscholastic, April 18, at Bradley. Peoria Central High, dual meet, April 25, cancelled. County Preliminaries, May 1, Mineral Springs Park. County Meet, Morton, May 8. Quiver I ake, Havana, May 2( . i THE PEKIN I AN The County Meet. By a margin of 33 points, the Pekin High School again won the Championship banner of the County Meet, held at Morton, Friday, May 8, 1914. Not only in the athletic events, but in the literary events as well, was the victory of the P. II. S. pronounced, for out of I he five literary events, Pekin won three firsts, and third in die other two. The school captured seven firsts in the fourteen athletic events, and also the relay banner. Morton and Delavan had a very close race for second place, and this was not decided until the last event had been contested on the track. Much had been heard of Delavan, and much was expected from her team, but they fell down in athletics. Ten of the twelve schools entered, won points, which is ijuite encouraging for future meets. The crowd at the meet was one of the largest ever seen at a meet, Pekin sending between 400 and 500, and the surrounding towns and county were well represented. It was estimated that nearly three thousand people saw the athletic events. There were a number of color rushes and a few personal encounters, but it was all in good matured rivalry of the schools, and was soon forgotten. One county record was smashed, when George Zuckweiler cleared the bar in the pole vault, at 10 ft. 2 in., just two inches better than the mark made in 1910, by Gwinnup, of Delavan. James Barrett and Ralph Reding each made eight points for the school. Lohnes, Gerhig, Cook, and Tinney each landed a first, and Jerome Zuckweiler two seconds. There was some dispute about the third place in the 440, but the judges awarded it to the Pekin entry, Shrvhock. The meet was a success in every way, and in all probabi- ly will be held again next year, nool were as follows: The points scon d by eac School Lit. Ath. Total Pekin 17 50 07 Morton 29 34 Delavan 12 20 32 Tremont 12 12 Green Valley 6 9 Hopedale 6 0 Washington 2 5 Minier 4 4 East Peoria 1 1 Mackinaw 1 1 A Junior orator said: “The imagination was awakened to grasp life’s unfathomable impossibilities.” How could it! the pekinian FPf Field Results of County Meet. Mile run .............rook. Pekin, 1st. Zimmerman, Morton 2d Carius, Morton. 3rd. Time, 5:20-2 5 50-yard dush ..........Gehrig, Pekin, 1st. J. Zuckweiler, Pekin, 2nd. Stivers, Washington, 3rd. Time. 6% seconds. 220-yard hurdles ......Ixihnes, Pekin. 1st. Roche. Delavan. 2nd. Brown. Delavan. 3rd. Time. 30% seconds. 440-yard dash .........Giles. Delavan, 1st. Lackland, Morton. 2nd. Shryhock, Pekin, 3rd. Time. 1:01%- Pole Vault ............G. Zuckweiler, Pekin, 1st, Record. Howell. Green Valley, 2nd. Engle, Washington, 3rd. Distance. 10 ft. 2 in. Running broad jump. Giles, Delavan. 1st. Thompson. Tremont, Barrett, Pekin. 3ra. 2nd. Distance. 10 ° Shot put ..............Steiner, Morton, 1st. Giles. Delavan. 2nd. Shane, Tremont, 3rd. Distance, 35 ft. 1 In. Discus ..................Barrett, Pekin, 1st. Steiner, Morton. 2nd. Schneider. Havana, 3rd. . . Distance. 97 ft- ,n 220-yard dash .........Reding, Pekin, 1st. J. Zuckweiler, Pekin, 2nd. Phillips. Delavan, 3rd. Time. 26% seconds. 880-yard run ..........Lackland, Morton. 1st. ('arius. Morton, 2nd. Cook. Pekin, 3rd. Time. 2:22%. 100-yard dash .........Miller, Morton. 1st. Reding, Pekin. 2nd. Stivers. Washington, 3rd. Time. 11% seconds. Standing broad jump. Schneider, Havana, 1st. Barrett, Pekin. 2nd. Brown. Delavan. 3rd. . ,n Distance, 9ft. 3% Running high jump. . .Tinney. Pekin, 1st. Thompson. Tremont, 2nd. Caley. Morton. 3rd. Distance. 5 ft. n Hop step and jump. . .Thompson, Tremont, 1st. Howell, Green Valley, 2nd. Varney. Delavan. 3rd. . Distance. 40 ft. ,n After looking at the girls “commodious” cloak rooms and the “comfortable” Room J, we are moved to inquire, with the (Mass of 1913, “Why should the spirit of Pekin be proud? Mr. P. (In Zoology). “In what ways does the of this animal help it?” X. S., 16. “In two ways—back and forth.” THE PEKIN IAN srsjss y«c2 is as � s«ft Annual Field Day. The third annual field day of the Pekin Public Schools was given on Friday, May 29, at the Mineral Springs Park. The field day this year eclipsed all former events by a wide margin. New and more novel features were introduced, which proved highly entertaining to the vast throng that surrounded the athletic field. The program at the park was preceded by a parade of the pupils from their respective schools to the park, led by Gehrig’s band. The weather was almost perfect, with the exception of a light shower which fell when the program was about half finished. The program, which lasted three hours or more, went through without a hitch, and Prof. Burg, the Director of Physical Culture, scored another triumph. The following is the program: PROGRAM 1. Wand Exercises ..................Boys. 6-8 Grades 2. Calisthenics ....................Bov and Girl . 3rd. Grade 3. Hoop and Flag Drill .............Boys and Girls. 1-2 Grades 4. Club-swinging ...................Boys and Girls. 7-8 Grades 5. Fancy Calisthenics ..............Girls. 5-6 Grades 6. Dumb bell Drill .................Boys. 4 5 Grades 7. General Calisthenics ............ Boys and Girls 8. Fancy Wand Drill ................Girls, 6-8 Grades 9. Sword Drill .....................Boys. 7-8 Grades 10. Dumb-bell Exercises .............Boys and Girls. 4-5 Grades 11. May Pole and Flower Dance--------High School Girls 12. National Dances in Costume (a) Fancy Dance ...............Girls. 3rd. Grade (b Highland Fling ............Girls, 7-8 Grades. Lincoln and Garfield (c) Holland (Dutch) Dance ....Girls. 4-5 Grades. Garfield (d) Irish Lilt .................High School Girls (e) Spanish Dance .............Girls. 6-7-8 Grades. Washington 13. Pyramids ........................32 High School Boys 14. Games ...........................All Classes My dear, sweet loving “Kockie,” What makes you feel so bluet You once had merry, laughing eyes, That rivalled heaven’s hue. But now your sweetness changes, To melancholy bliss; Edoson has gone and left you, I’ll leave you to the rest. Dedicated to Miss Helen Kock. THE PEKIN IAN Ql.'IVKR LAKK MKMT. At the beginning: of the track season, Pekin was tendered nn invitation to enter tin first annual Quiver Lake Athletic Meet, which was to be held at Havana, Saturday, May 26. Pekin accepted, and preparations were made to take a strong team to Havana. Six other schools were represented, as follows: Ashland, Havana, Cuba, Lewistown, Virginia, and Ipava. Havana won the meet by the narrow margin of one aid one-half points, over Pekin, her nearest competitor. Dixon was the star performer for Havana, ard but for his •tellur work, Pekin would have landed first place. However, not wishing to make any excuses for their defeat, or lay it on to the officials, the Pekin team thought that they were entitled to a little better treatment at the hands of the officials. Many spectators agreed with our team, and no reason can be seen for awarding Ashland first place in the 50 yard dash, when Gehrig, Pekin’s star sprinter, finished ahead of him. Neither can they see why Zuckweiler was disqualified in the 220 yard dash, for not keeping in his alley, when the alleys were not marked off. Reding was the star performer for Pekin, securing two firsts and a second. Goldsmith won the shot-put, Gehrig was forced to take second place in the 50 yard dash. Lohnes placed second in the hurdles and Cook third in the mile. The results are as follows: The events were as follows: 50 yard dash—Stribling, Ashland, first; Gehrig, Pekin, second; Arnett, Lewistown third. Time, ( seconds. Mile run—Cooper, Virginia, first; Sloan, Havana, second; (’ook, Pekin, third. Time, 4:40. 120 high hurdles—Dixon, Havana, first; Lohnes, Pekin, second; Kirchner, Virginia, third. Time, 17-1 5. 100 yard dash—Stribling, Ashland, first; Kirchner, Virginia, second; Spink, Havana, third. Time, 10-1 5. 449 yard run—Dixon, Havana, first; Aldrege, Virginia, second; Inman, Cuba, third. Time, 53 sec. 22.) yard run—Stribling, Ashland, fir-1; Spink, Havana, setoi d; Ray, Lewistown, third. Time, 25 sec. 220 low hurdles- -Reding, Pekin, first; Kirehrer, Virginia, second; Zeiders, Havana, third. Time, 30 see. 880 yard run—Dixon, Havana, first; Cooper, Virginia, second; Bearce, Lewistown, third. Time, 2:07-1 8. Shot put—Goldsmith, Pekin, first; Ray, Lewistown, s ond; Kirchner, Virginia, third. Distance, 37 feet, 11 inches. Pole vault—Reding, Pekin, first; Robinson, Ipava, second; Zeiders, Havana, and Arnold, Virginia, tied for third. Height, 10 ft. 4 in. Running broad jump—Carter, Ipava, first; Reding, Pekin, second; Lewis, Virginia, third. Distance, 10ft 10 in. Running high jump—Paschal, Virginia, first; Tinney, Pekin, second; Sloan, Havana, third. Height, 5 ft. 6 in. Standing broad jump—Sloan, Havana, first; Robinson, Ipava, second; (Mark, Lewistown, third. Distance, 9 ft. 9 in. Running hop, step and jump—Carter, Ipava, first; Beadles, Lewistown, second; Lewis, Virginia, third. Distance, 38 ft. 11 in. WffffffHHMWJHffi THE PE KIN I AN MITmifllfTO III! H III II ■ IIMIII II i ■ I III Ml IIIJIJI Records and Final Standing. I . II. S. TRACK RECORDS COCNTY RF( -ORns 50-yd. dash, Moisinger.......1913................5-2 5 sec. 10O-yd. dash. Koch............1909.............. 10-4 5 see. 220-yr. dash, Koch ...........1909...................24 see. 449 yd. dash. Hollywood......1908....................55 sec. 880-yd. run. Moenkemoeller ..1913............2 min. 10 sec. Mile run, Cook,...............1913....................5 min. 220-yd. low hurdles, King .... 1911 ............ 28-4 5 sec. 12-Ih. shot, Brisendine......1914.....................39 ft. Running broad, Kyrse.........1912.............19 ft. 1 () •_. in. Standing broad, Eyrse ........1912........... 10 ft. :{i in. Hop, step and jump, Conover.. 1910 ........... 41 ft. 10 in. High jump, Rust .............1912................5 ft. 5 in. Pole vault. Reding............1913..............10 ft. 4 in. Discus, Conover...............1910............ 110 ft. 10 in. SO-Yard Dash ............... 100-Yard Dash .............. 220-Yard Dash .............. 220-Yard Hurdles ........... 440-Yard Dash .............. 1760-Yard Run .............. 880-Yard Run ............... Shot Put ................... Discus Throw ............... Running Broad Jump ......... Pole Vault ................. Running Hop, Step and Jump Running High Jump .......... H.andfng Broad Jump ........ Darnell. Armington. 5% seconds Kelley, Armington, 10 seconds Still. Delavan. 24 seconds Patton. Delavan, 284 ;.. seconds Bucke, Delavan. 55 seconds Carius, Morton. 4 minutes, 58 seconds Reuling. Morton. 2 minutes. 10 seconds Brawner. Delavan, 40 feet. 1 inch Culbertson. Delavan, 104 feet, 8 inches Davis. Delavan. 19 feet. 10 V6 inches (J. Zuckweiler, Pekin, 10 feet, 2 inches Davis, Delavan. 41 feet. 5V4 inches Rust. Pekin. 5 feet. 5 inches Eyrse. Pekin. 10 feet. % Inch. FINAL STANDING. I lavana Pekin .. Virginia Jpava .. Ashland Lewiston Culm ... 29,j points 28 points 2(P t� points 16 points 15 points 10 points 1 point THE PE KIN I AN FOOTBALL BRISENDINE CAMPBELL DUNKELBERQ GOLDSMITH FEHRMAN HEISEL LOHMANN LOHNES RUST WARREN WATSON ZUCKWEILER TRACK COOK RUST SHRYHOCK REDING GEHRIG F. LOHNES BARRETT GOAR TINNEY J. ZUCKWEILER DOUBLE-P MEN G. ZUCKWEILER THE PEKIN I AN 2. The dear old school bell gently reminds us that our happy vacation is o’er. 12. Freshies show unusual intellect. Only two lost. 15. Football practice. THE PEKIN IAN 4. Bloomington proves too much for us—B. II. S. 2S, P. II. S. 0. 16. Several Alumni visit the school. Upper classmen amuse the Freshies. 17. (i. A. A. elect officers. Mr. S. kindly gave them permission to stay as long as they wanted. 18. Sad catastrophe. A Freshie lost in the Assembly. Couldn’t find his desk. 2.3. Some Senior girls take a vacation the 6th period. 'I'lie Chem. class journey to Hades with Prof. Tovrea with a safe return. 24. G. A. A. hold a meeting. Chem. class treated to a nice easy ( ? ? ?) test. 2f). G. A. A. hike to Tuscarora. 26. Some loyal G. A. A. appeared with red and white dahlias. 27. Tread lightly and speak softly—Lincoln 27, Pekin 0. 29. Seniors and Juniors elect class officers. Given a half-hour in which to do it. .30. Walter and Loraine surprise their friends by eloping, but Walter brings her back soon. OCTOBER 1. F. S., ’16, breaks record for the stair dash. 2. X. L. G., ’14, kindly informed that she wasn’t keeping up the dignity of the Senior class. Xow, Xina, that won’t do at all, at all. Interesting discussion on fatalism in Eng IV. 3. Sound of hissing from Eng. IV. Don’t worry—the children are only trying to say, “She sells sea shells by the sea shore.” 5. Seniors requested not to chew gum in class. It’s bad for the health. Three students take a vacation in tin afternoon (by request). All the classes hold meetings. 7. The three students back again. The lives of several innocent Seniors were endangered in (’hem. Too much (hot?) air. 8. R. R., ’14, unable to give meaning of “affaire dc cour.” Course, Ralph, we all know you are a little bit bash ful. Seniors enjoy a hay rack ride and marshmallow toast. 9. Pleasant odors from Chem. 10. Several Senior girls take their grievances to Mr. S., but he fails to give any relief. 11. Normal 54, Pekin 0. Ss-s-li; nuf said. 1.3. Another week of drudgery begins. Deutsche Verein holds its first meeting and enjoys a very interesting talk by Mrs. Velde. 14. G. A. A. plan a weenie roast for Thursday. For some reason the bell is out of whack. 15. Rain spoils roast. Mr. S. discusses matrimony in Eng. IV. 16. Will it never stop raining? Sophs plan a hayrack party but the weather guessed it. 18. Football boys take a much needed rest. 21. Ah, are not the Senior girls very demure with their long curls and big ribbons? Mr. S. devises a new way to sir t off steam. ’Fraid it wont always be effective. 2.. Baron Chauncey honors our school with a visit. The THE PEK1NIAN SB :rirls an all jealous of his monocle. First meeting of School and Home Association. 23. B. A. A. give a very successful entertainment. 24. Football boys show us the stuff they are made of. P. II. S. 28, Atlanta 7. 25. Too much each innation the 5th period and as a re-:ilt three of the most dignified seniors had an engagement with Mr. S. at 4 o’clock. 28. X. G., ’14, was heard to remark that the only thing hat ‘tickled’ her was a certain gentleman’s mustache. Why Vina, how shocking. 2!). Prof. Tovrea has changed his occupation. He is tow teaching his botany class to wash dishes. Juniors hold he last of a series of meetings. Finally they have a class •in that satisfies everyone. . 10. Senior class very pleasantly entertained by Marguerite Alfa. .'11. Eng. 111. MissL. “What is meant by For women ■allow the fortune of fate,’” II. K., ’15. “It means they nke what they get.” Xot always, Helen. NOVEMBER 1. No game. 3. “Come on, boys, five cents a throw to knock the nig- er baby down.” We think Prof. Tovrea would beat ’em dl. B. A. A. hold a meeting. 4. Sophs hold a meeting. 5. Two upper class girls play hookey. 6. Botany. Prof. T. “The spasmodic eruptions of human nature must Ik held down.” How! Sophs celebrate the end of the quarter with a masquerade party. 8. Our valiant heroes are again victorious. Atlanta 7, Pekin 20. 10. New quarter begins. Many resolutions made. 11. Resolutions broken. Anyone wishing for the job of “ Ijextatogropher” please apply to E. W., ’14. 12. Football meeting to arrange for interclass game. 15. W. M., ’15, and J. W., ’14, begin practicing for the quarter mile around the assembly room. 14. Sophs and Juniors got their scats changed. Hist. III. “How many heads have you, Fadeliaf” F. “Six.” She might give one of ’em to some needy person. 15. No interclass game. 17. Were there really too many cradles tip| ed! Not adzackly. 111. Anniversary of Lincoln Gettysburg speech duly remembered. Football tickets for sale. Eng. III. Miss L.: “How far had I read!” C. B., ’15, “You left off at the beginning.” 20. Teachers depart for Champaign. We are SO downhearted. 25. Mass meeting. Rain fails to dampen our ardor. We parade tin streets and have a big bonfire. 26. School dismissed at noon. 27. We commemorate the day in the usual way. THE PEKIN IAN DECEMBER 1. Deutsche Verein and then the show 2. Usual concert in room E. 3. Mr. S. breaks the record for the Marathon. Hist 111. • What did Sir Walter Raleigh do?” ‘‘He made a hit.” 5. Sr. Eng. classes write themes on “A Face.” First basket ball game. Jr. beat Sr. Presides beat Sophs. (I. Seniors treated to a scrumptious dinner at Elizabeth Wey rich’s. 8. Did you sign the students’ petition? Why, certainly. 9. Eng. IV. “What is a psyche knot?” A. E., ’14.: “A projection on the back of a girl’s head.” 10. Seniors beaten again. 11. Lovely odors from Chem. One boy was light-bead- • d so his pockets were filled with rocks. 12. Ger. IV. has a freuliche time writing a German theme. 15. Mr. S. makes a brilliant announcement that school will be dismissed Friday, at 4 o’clock. Remarkable! lb. Senior class held a meeting to plan a Xmas party. 17. Physics class test sound on the grade. Mr. S. has charge of Chem. class. 1!). Shod dismissed at 3 o’clock for a two weeks’ vacation. Hurrah! Do we show our joy? Seniors do by having a Xmas party at which each child got a suitable present. JANUARY 5. Happy New Year, children. (Had to see you are all back. The day is spoiled. Mr. S. is going to leave us. Whatever shall we do? . A flood was indicated in Chem. so two enterprising Sr. girls constructed an ark. They had promise of a goodly array of animals, including two “billy” goats. 7. Glee Club awakens the echoes with their melodious strains. 8. Ray’s feet and Georgie’s feet get tangled ami woe to Ray. And some little boys were tardy. !). Mr. S. takes his leave of the II. S. May success always crown his efforts and may he make a place for himself in the hearts of Marshalltown students as lie has in ours. “Auf Wiedersehen.” 10. Mr. True takes charge of affairs. (’hem. class is treated to a nice test with promise of another one. Senior class has meeting. 13. No more ('hem. lab. this semester. 14. Quiet reigned over the assembly room the 5th period. 15. P. H. S. orchestra was formed. If). Eng. II. “What is tin meaning of ‘elliptical? ” Mr. T., ’10: “Why, it is when the earth passes between the sun and the moon.” You may go to the head of the class, child. R. R., ’14, appears with some blinkers on. 17. Invincible Scoops defeated by Green Valley, 72 to 22. The basket ball game was turned into a cross country walk. THE PEKIN IAN 18. Sr. give a farewell party to Prof. Tovrea. It was suggested that probably another chaperone was needed, especially on South 6th Street. Don’t you think it rather cold to sit on a porch swing? Evidently it’s not for some |K opIe. 11). The bell is out of order again. 20. Sh: The god of examination holds sway over the Assembly. 21. Some more of the good things. 22. And still more. 23. Fierce lessons. Late hours. U nexpected company. N ot prepared. Kicked out. 26. Report cards. Some of us passed and some of us lidn’t. .lust look at the Kooks. 27. Miss Boyd begins work. Fifteen minute periods. Seniors have to chase little ones out of their desks. And hey even have pencil boxes. 28. E. B., ’14 furnished amusement for the (’hem. class, ut really she isn’t a dunce. Would-be school teachers don’t •ven know how to add yet. 21). Girls have a dandy cloak room—a bunch of hooks n a 2x4. 30. Twa, twa, twe. Juniors see the birdie chirp. Cliem. •lass enjoyed a much needed rest. FEBRUARY 1. Groundhog sees its shadow. Ger. Lit. and again the show. Mr. Tovrea departs. Mr. Palmer introduced to P. H. S. 2. Nothing but good hard study. 4. Juniors elect an Asst. Ed. in Chief and Bus. Mgr. 5. Cliem. class resumes I ab. (� . Presides get shot. 7. (’lasses greet a nice snowfall, but no bob-sled parties are held. Wonder why. Surely not because of lack of funds. 10. Cliem. class divided into two sections. H. S. orchestra awakens the echoes. 11. A kind hearted Sr. opens the book case for a timid little Soph. 12. Mr. Stephens speaks to us about Lincoln. A comment made on the number of Friday absentees. Miss Axel-son departs. 13. Many absentees. Juniors have a party. 14. ’’Pis Valentine’s Day. Many of the love-lorn send love tokens to tlieir loved ones. 16. A. E., ’14, expresses the thought that he can’t see how a negro can be good looking. Well, who can. Miss Rauch arrives. Juniors begin work on their play. 17. II. B., ’14, loses her equilibrium and falls down stairs. Wonder why so many Sr. damsels are sleepy? Was Boh too much last night? Miss Rider resigns. 18. A friendly staff meeting. Juniors rehearse diligently. Seniors have a vision of a banquet. isaas THE PE KIN I AN 10. Miss Chapman takes charge of the History classes Cover for the Annual selected. 20. Physics class treated to test. 21. Snow storm proved too much for some of the little ones, and school was dispensed with in the afternoon. 22. A dignified Senior celebrates his nineteenth birthday. 25. Seniors hold a cachinnation meeting. Much serious business transacted. M. C., ’14, and II. K., ’15, dropped their dignity and go coasting. 26. Senior girls prove their ability in playing basket ball, but oh, how they do ache. 27. Bob-sled party decided upon for Saturday night. Pekin beats Washington. Bah, Rail, Rah. 28. Snow’s all gone—no party. MARCH 2. Girls play basket ball again. 5. Chem. lab. presented with nice, big test tubes—but they break as easily as the others. 6. P. H. S. beats D. H. S. Pekin just can’t be downed. 7. Some more study. 10. An epidemic of sniffles broke out during the 3rd period. Very interesting Senior class meeting, and the cookies aren’t paid for yet. 12. Girls play basket ball again. Senior boys hold a very important meeting. L. T., ’14, has her submalleroy gland fractured. 14. Senior boys very delightfully entertain the girls of the other classes at a dance. A very large crowd attend. 15. A II. S. orchestra was formed. 16. School convenes again. 17. St. Patrick’s Day duly remembered. J. B., ’15, wears first straw hat of the season. 18. Physics class treated to a test on “electricity.” Several did not know what causes a spark. 11). Track and field candidates have reported. Looks like we will have a good season. 20. .Juniors still practicing and the Seniors are getting ready for tin banquet. 23. Basket ball team have their pictures taken. Another lens. 24. Watson and Schaefer have gone out of business. They have enough money to retire. 25. Our deadly foes, quarterlies. 26. Many entries for contest. Electric lights were on the bum, but our ever ready .Jake soon had them fixed. 27. II. S. Symphony Orchestra are practicing diligently. 28. Seniors have a very successful bakery sale. Incidentally, H. G., ’14, expounds rules of etiquette pertaining to Fword swallowing. 30. Spring cleaning and the nicest weather. APRIL 6. We are all glad to get back to the grind. “Rain, ,aiii, go away. Come again some other day.” 7. (Contributed). E. W., ’14. “I got 06 on a Chem. t.xain. Please everybody take notice.” � THE PE KIN I AN « � � � 8. Mr. True makes a welcome announcement about cruses. 10. Fewer absentees. Wonder why? 13. Seniors decide to have a hayrack party. Chairman Social Committee is getting tired of his job. 14. Several boys are rushing the season. Just look at ie white Irousers and those elegantly English cut Prince Iberts. Moving pictures free for nothing in Chem. and liysies. Prelims, held at the Lincoln building. 10. Two Senior boys make a trip to Bartonville to pick it their rooms. 17. Oil! Isn’t it warm? I don’t see how they expect us work. 18. Seniors again show their superiority. Only points ade at Bradley meet were by Hon. R. R., ’14. 20. War is declared. Some boys are talking of forming regiment and having Jack drill them. 21. Girls decide to go to war. 22. Future school inarms visit the primary grade. 23. Juniors present their play with great success. 24. M. C , ’14, fell through a broken seat and ‘‘great was e fall thereof.” 25. Yep. Nice rain we’re having. 28. Much dyeing in Chem. 2!). We wonder why certain Junior lassies come to liool so early at noon. MAY 1. Athletic prelim, held at the park. 4. Deutsche Verein entertained by very fine program. Incidentally some one latTed. 5. Staff meeting. 6. Glee Club refuses to have its pictures in the annual. 7. Mass meeting at night. Students march down town and visit the Capitol at Mr. Friedrich’s expense. Rah for Mr. Friedrich. 8. We did it. Took everything in sight. Everyone reports a good time. George Zuckweiler breaks a record. 11. We celebrate. Miss Derrick gives her declamation and Miss Stumm her piano solo to an appreciative audience. Then we hoar from the athletes how it was done. A former 50-vard star gives us a nice talk and we all feel fine. 13. Annual staff gets busy. 14. Miss Rauch takes charge of 4th period Sr. Eng. 14. Miss Rauch takes charge of the 4th period, senior English. 15. Prelims for Havana meet. 18. Nothing doing today. 10. Several young students play hookey,” and are caught by the diligent Jake. 20. Program for ai ologies given. 21. Interesting Senior Class meeting. Memorial not decided upon. 22. F. M., ’14, becomes Miss R’s. assistant. 25. Nina proceeds to take a lowly position—on the floor. 26. Juniors entertain the Seniors with a hard times party at the park. fi THE PEKIN I AN « � iSS vn 27. Seniors receive .Junior banquet invitations. Thanks to you, Juniors. 28. Seniors liave class meeting. Debate over relative merits of art and literature. 29. Field Day. Wonder who the German teacher will be next year? JUNE 1. Exams in sight. 2. Worry. 3. Ditto. Also Miss Kraeger banquets the Senior class—menue: grape nuts, postum, sugar and toothpicks. 4. The same. 5. The Juniors and Seniors banquet at Ilackler’s Hall. 8. Poor little Presides stay up all night to prepare for their exams. 9. Some of them have gray hairs already from worry. 10. Gee, but the last day of school is sad! 11. Commencement. Thirty-six of us, the largest class ever graduated from P. II. S. 12. We eat again—on the Alumni. G. Z. is attempting to grow a mustache. As to the cleaning of it, we would not advise a vacuum cleaner, because he might be devoid of his germ catcher, but a tooth brush would answer the purpose. 0. H., ’16. “If a person kills a person, and that person doesn’t die, how can you tell if he is dead or not ?” Scene, English III. Miss R. “Wesley, put those two pencils in your pocket.” Fadelia M., ’15. “One of those pencils is mine.” Geraldine M., ’15. “What matters it, as long as it stays in the family.” Hist. I. Austria expanded her territory by getting (hungry) Hungary. Hist. II. The first crusaders thought they could go in a body without arms. Eng. III. Miss L. “Why does an Englishman say, ‘The sun never sets on English soil? ” W. M., ’15. “Because it sets in the water.” In Hist. II. (Miss R.) “Who succeeded Ferdinand and Isabell?” Wise Pupil “Ferdy and Irene. J0K THE PEKIN IAN 3� WH sarafflfi DEDICATION We have found it very hard to compile these few and weak jokes for the Pekinian. The only cause, as far as we can find, is the lack of good material, which has been caused by the graduation and Equitation” of such great wits as: Roy Meisenger, Donald J. Barnes, Everett Pirkson, James Hollywood, and many others. If there were a droller set, a more facetious contingent as those named above, let us hear from them. It, therefore, gives us great pleasure to dedicate this section of the Pekinian to the above named “Jokesters,” and “Bullers” —THE EDITOR. Miss B. (Com. Geo.) “What is the difference in champagne and wine?” F. L. “A couple of dollars.” L. D., 15. (In B. A. A. Meeting. L. L., 14, is arguing about memberships of a committee). “Stick to it, Louis, you’ll be on the committee yet.” Mr. S. (Com. Geo.) “What do they make out of lumber?” L. G.,’15. “Sawdust.” Prof. Crosby. (In Senior Grammar Class) “What part of speech is an adjective?” Miss B. “Since the Chinese have been compelled to cut off their cues, we get most of our human hair from them.” L. L., ’14. “Is that why they call them rats?5’ (A deep one). Junior English. Miss R. (Assigning lesson for the next day in the “Sir Roger De Coverly papers). “Tomorrow we will take the coach to London.” Eng. IV. Miss R. “What did Horace Walpole stand for?” R. G. “Because he did not have any place to sit down Mr. T. “Give me a metaphor.” Miss King. “You’re a peach.” Miss H. “Now suppose we represent the moon by my hat.’’ Sapient Student. “Is the moon inhabited?” Mr. T. “What do you see when you hear the word, de-limpiescent’?” J. W., ’14. “I see the dictionary.” J. W., ’14. “I got a letter from Mr. Tovrea yesterday. He had a fall out with his girl.” Miss King, ’14. “That’s too bad; how was that?” J. W. “They went out sleighing and the sleigh overturned.” Gorman IV. A. W. K., 14. (Reading). “Er war ein pekenier (pikeman) vor vierJahre.” (Translating it) “He was a piker for four (4) years. ’ F. Mott, ’14. “I played football against Peoria High.” Stranger. “ You did?” Mott. ‘‘Yes, I’m noted for being a dirty player.” Stranger. “Oh! Is that so? ’ Mott. “Yes, I had a girl in Peoria and played a dirty game against her cousin.” Stranger. “Well, what of that?” Mott. “He told my girl’s mother about it, and now I can’t go up and see her any more.” Mr. Tovrea. (In physics). “Who put that soap on the table?” Joe Watson. “Don’t look at me.” Mr. Tovrea. (In physics). “Mr. Goar, please sit down with all four feet on the floor.” Mr. S. (in Com. Geo.) “What body of water is this?” (pointing to the Gulf of California). Miss B., ’lb. “The Red Sea.” Com. Geo. (Miss Boyd) “What occupation increases the population of a country?” W. E. (Fresh Freshie) “The cultivation of oysters.” J. W., ’14. (teaching Chem. (’lass) “Miss B., how big is a small piece of wood?” Miss B. (Com. Geo.) “What makes the holes in the bread?” Glen K. (Fresh Freshie). “The fork.” A favorite toast: “Here’s to our teachers and parents. May they never meet.” Cook, ’16. (In Botany) “Peat is cut out of bogs in rectangular squares.” “It’s a d—d poor family that can’t support one gentleman.” Some of the families and Gentlemen: Lohman, Fred. Lohman, Lewis. Goldsmith, Harry. Steinmetz, Armand. Ehrlicher, Arthur. Schaefer, Walter. Watson, Joe. Com. Geo. Automobile claxon blows; Eddy Rounseville looks out of the window. Miss X. (charge of class) “I suppose that whistle was meant for some horse or mule.” X ♦� ► � ll For good reliable Insurance in all its branches, see YORK KRAFT Plumbing and Heating SCHURMAN Contractors INSURANCE AGENCY PEKIN. ILL. Central Union Phone 5 Citizen Phone 5 Pekin Engine and Machine w orks HENRY WEBER. Proprietor Corner Second and Sabella Street PEKIN. ILL Established 1885 W. J(. Woost JAMES P. St. CERNEY Dealer in Wall Paper. Paints.Oils Etc. Painting and Paper Hanging A Specialty ATTORNEY AT LAW Cite. Phone 732 PEKIN. !i L. yRY THE CALL AT Chicago Shoe JOHN G. HEISEL'S Repair Shop SHOE STORE WORK DONE WHILE YOU WAIT SOS Court .Street, ’ckin. III. For the Latest Styles Sf)r. (2 urc i Office—Herget Bank Building ResiJence 30() Bcuna Vwta Ave. Citizen Phone 639 Bell Phone 167k PEKIN ILL. DR. L. R CLARY H. Goldsmith Physician The u it Surgeon Home of u;!u Woulwwrtfc . T.n C l � tor« Hart, Schaffner 1 Phene 204 Nlirflt call, answered Marx Clothes Citizen s Phone 265 C. ,'frer Grimmer, wM. ). C. LUTHER CONDER 228-230 Arcade Building ATTORNEY Pekin. 111. Arcade Bldg. Pekin. III. LOHNES, MERKEL RENFER Inc. Tht Stcinmeta Store' 349-351 Court Street. Pekin. 111. THREE FLOORS DEVOTED TO THE SALE OF Dry Goods and Ready-to-Wear for Women, Misses, and Children New Departments: DRESS MAKING MILLINERY RUGS and CORSET FITTING Dr. Mary Ferris OSTEOPATH Time Building Phone 210 F. W. W00LW0RTH CO. 5 and 10c STORE A n«w anil remrUte lm« of 5 anil Wc m«rct andi� « We olicit your patronage HERGET NATIONAL BANK PEKIN. ILL. CA PITAl. $!50,000.00 SURPLUS. $100.000 00 U. S. and Postal Savings Depository .? per cent on Savings Accounts � FINE MILLINERY Miss Adelaide Jansen Mrs. S. Thurman TEACHER OF PIANO 311 Court Slrcel PI KIN. ILL Pekin. Ill FRANK H. SMITH Electrical bicycle repairing Contractor bicycle supplies 207 COURT STREET PHONE 59 All work guaranteed satisfactory Cad Kraeger PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST Not the oldest, not the largest—just the best. The Home of good drugs KODAKS and NYAL Remedies and Photographic Supplies We cover your wants in the JEWELRY LINE H. BIRKENBUSCH Pekin. II!. SCHIPPER BLOCK CO. Dry Goods, Clothing and Carpets TKc store that treats you right AUGUST WEYRICH P'iun. III. ftarduare Agricultural implements Stoves Jinoare furnaces anJ BASEBALL SUPPLIES 336 Court Street. Pekin. 111. i ). f{ ra i( ms THAT'S RIGHT IN STYLE and QUALITY MATHEWS PLUMBING CO. MARGARET STREET PLUMBING and HEATING CONTRACTORS H. C. FR1NGS LET Kuhl Afiorney and Counselor at Law FURNISH YOU WITH FLOWERS Office over Herget National Bank Building. Pekin. III. For any and all occasions Zuhaak £ackman PLUMBING. HEATING AND LIGHTING Fine Sanitary Fixtures Phone 45 122-124 COURT STREET. PEKIN. ILL F. W. STOLTZ SHOES THAT SATISFY PEKIN. ILL. “The SARATOGA” We Keep our Cigar? Ju?t Right Every smoker knows who that means not too dry, not too fresh, but in that “just right ” condition that appeals to all who enjoy a pleasing, satisfactory smoke. If you have never bought cigars at Thc Sar a toga” do so the next time and see how much real cigar satisfaction you have been missing. Also, Box candies, chewing gum and confections. ‘The SARATOGA ' J. A. SMALLEY. Prop. Corner Fourth and Elizabeth Street. PEKIN Carl Lucas Plumbing Co. Both Phones 120 Court Street Pekin. Ill Gas Stca irt and Hot Water Fitting SEWER CONNECTIONS HAVE YOUR HOUSE WIRED BY (compliments « O.W. NOEL SEIBERT BROTHERS PRETTYMAN, VELDE PRETTYMAN Pi KIN. III. DP. WAPPLN ATTORNEYS AT LAW Physician and Surgeon PEKIN. ILL Office, 14 South Fourth Slrrrl The Pekin Steam Laundry and Pantatorium R. C. HORNER Van one of I he west vase tenners in Ihe world Dentist Turning ottl snm? of the finest work in the land kukn BIJr PA... IIL FARM LOANS ON IMPROVED LANDS In tic CORN BELT of 111., for «lc $10,000.000 00 Loaned to Farmers in Central Illinois WITHOUT LOSS. JOHN FITZGERAl D farmers National Hank Building PFKIN. IIL. Wm. B. Cooney ATTORNEY Arcade Building PFKIN IJNI LABELS rrvv-- EHRLICHER BROTHERS THE REXALL DRUG STORE Appreciates your patronage 324 COURT STREET Emil Berr s Music Store HEADQUARTERS FOR VICTOR-VICTROLA AND RECORDS ALSO. A FULL LINE OF EDISON PHONOGRAPHS PIANOS and all MUSICAL MERCHANDISE and SHEET MUSIC Lowest rash prices. Also monthly payments. P. STEINMETZ SON’S CO. PEKIN, ILL. SELLING AGENTS FOR Kuppenheimer Clothing, Stetson Hats and Manhattan Shirts Little Star Pantatcrium MASTERSONS LADIES' and Cil NTS’ GARMENT CLEANING Dyeing and Repairing 10 South Third Street Also. we clean all kinds ol gents and ladies’ hats and Raincoats. Fur .Nets. Osl- For the Best rich Plumes. Gloves. 11« ■ of Everything IN Court Street Phone 3aO DUISDIEKER FOUNDRY AM) MFG. CO. PI KIN. II I MANUFACTUNERS OF Ornamental Flower Vases Plain and Ornamental Castings ROUND OAK STOVES Gun?. A munition Budgie?. Bicycle? Heaters and Furnaces Buick and Moline Automobiles PEKIN HARDWARE CO. JOHN T. ELLIFF Attorney Farmer National Bank Building PEKIN. ILL. .J. The old reliable GROCER PEKIN. ILL. C. A. HARNISH CO. Shoe parlor PEKIN. ILLINOIS 436 Court Street Phone 198 Most people are glad To get the 3 per cent Interest on Savings Accounts, but they value more the help ami incentive their account is to them to save. No account is too small to merit our most careful consideration. GERMAN-AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK U. S. POSTAL and SAVINGS DEPOSITARY Capital, $100,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits. S14S.000.00 Sewer Pipe BPICk. I IMf AND CEMENT ED. F. LAMPITT M ason Contractor and Builder AGENT FOR DESMOND COAL CHUTE Phono (‘it., Office 82 Residence 83 Office and Warehouse 217 Court Street James S i ran non PEKIN. ILLINOIS PEEK-IN HACKLER PEEK-IN ICE CREAM SHERBERTS and ICES SERVED IN THE REST OF STYLE Fancy Brick and Special Designs A SPECIALTY Wken You Get 1—M If 1 4, £4 You get tbe best 11. irV V ) JjkSL t rj Hacklcr's Celestial S wee is PEKIN, III j““ W- •= EO=RbrAND School, Society amt Lodge Pennants Pianos. Organs, Edison Disc and Cylinder Phonographs and Record — All kinds of String Instruments and Music Everything in School and Office Supplies HARM EL’S BOOK AND MUSIC STORE Ml Court Street. PEKIN Oppmit Court Street mnens £ ( )r j.m Pianos UNSl'KPA'SKl in purity and wr,t-ne� r� l lime, durable cormlrucll .mil artistic famli. They ate on every comment on the glohr. Since p iople the world over are tiling them, why'don't vou ? You can rci a GOOD Orpin or Piano cheaper here than you can get it anywhere el� c. Call or wii «• and be convinced. u k ■ ngto h.J ! . e 1 HINNER’S ORGAN CO. SPORTING GOODS Pennants School Supplies Post Cards DON'T FAIL TO SEE OUR ASSORTMENT Blenkiron s Book Store PEKIN, ILL. 332 Court Strvv M. D. CONAGHAN Jhnon ATTORNEY MODERN METHOD Parmer National Hank Building SHOE REPAIRING PE KIN. ILL. vT Van ZHorne Zo e s Studio DENTIST FOR FINE WORK Zerwekh's Building PF.KIN. ILL. Special Rates to graduates. Cloudy days as good as sunshine. HAVE YOUR WORK DONE AT HOME TRY OUR LONG DISTANCE TO— CHICAGO ST. LOUIS or PEORIA CITIZENS TELEPHONE CO. RALPH DEMPSEY Attorney PEKIN. ILL W. H. BATES THI OLDtST Pf KIN PPINTFP ■A; w Everything in the Printing Line 320 Court Street Dr. C. Sate Call upon Dr. Thrush Practical Dentistry OFFICE 345 Court Street Steirmeti I-lock Pkoac 90b HIL USH IPFLE IS TORE THE CHARLES KUECKS CO. Licenced Embalmcr and Funeral Director I hr linrM I ndertaking Parlor in Central Illinois. Morgue and Chapel and Ambulance in allendantr. ( alls Answered at all limes: ('it phone office 260 Residence 261 Hell phone, oflice 90P Residence 139. .127 Court Street PEKIN. ILL Bradley Polytechnic Institute RtUNPEP 1897 PEORIA. ILUNO I .s School of 7 rt and Science Offering Six Year Courses Covering the work of an Academy and the Earlier Years of the College Departments Biology. Chemistry. Cooking and Serving of Foods. Draw ing • Freehand and Mechanical '. Fngineering. English. German. French. History. I atm. Greek. Manual Aits, imli'ding Woodwork. Metalwork. Machine Shop. Elec-tiical Construction. Steam, etc.. Vatla ii atics. I hysics. Sewing and Dressii aking. Special Courses f .r those who wish to become teachers of Manual Tiaiuing or Don estic Fcunon y. e ther a two or a four yiar couise. The four y« ar cm sc gives the B. S Dcgiec Vocational or Industrial Courses open i« l ys d ii cn in Metalwork. Wood wo k and Drafting. there will also Ik a short couise for fanners. Send for s|M-i ial circi lar. Horoltt£ical Department Givrs instructions ii Watchn akirg. Jt weliy. f ngraving. at d U| til's This department is open the ci life year, and one can enter at at y t me. For catalogue or further information, address The Director. THEODORE C. BURGESS. Bradley Polytechnic Insiiiute. T |HIS vault door protects the Savings of about 1000 school children in the City of Pekin and the vicinity. Are your savings protected by it ? THE FARMERS NATIONAL BANK FOUNDED 187. . 3 PER CENT INTEREST ON SAVINGS Times Publishing Co. PEKIN. ILLINOIS PUBLISHERS OF DAILY TIMES Established I SSI. Only daily paper published in Pekin WEEKLY TIMES ESTABLISHED 1S40. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN PEKIN AND TAZEWELL COUNTY Hook and Job Printing A SPECIALTY BOTH PHONES 21 THE PEKINIAN Price 50 cents. Ray Rrtsntittnr liitr.mriui fflanagrr It 13 iflaiit tmt EXTRA PEKINIANS CAN BE HAD ’TILL SUPPLY IS EXHAUSTED OF Arthur thrlirlirr fciiitur in (Ehirf B23 Ulaiiliiimlim i?trrrt