Roosevelt Lincoln Middle School - Yearbook (Salina, KS)

Text from Pages 1 - 60 of the 1923 volume:

l fi . .1..l.-I -TQQ-El-'El E1-gk l I - V THE RAIL-SPLITTER SOUVENIR EDITION SPRING I 9 2 3 .2 Q : 5.9 Agblg' E-':..'-E YI - I EDITED AND PRINTED BY THE STUDENTS OF THE SALINA jUNIOR I-IIGH SCHOOL SALINA, KANSAS wif-1 .fx -,,-i-QSM CXJGI I ' - ' : A -.J 'W F OREWARD I PLEASANT THOUGHTS OF TRUE ..-' FELLOWSHIP WITH SCHOOL FRIENDS AND FACULTY, NOW VIVID AND SEEMINGLY INDELIBLE, WILL GRADUALLY FADE AND PASS. TO PRESERVE THESE MEMORIES FOR FUTURE MOMENTS OF ENJOY- MENT IS THE OBJECT OF THIS BOOK J This hook was printi-d in the Salina .Tiiniur High School printing office, und the Work was done by tho students ol' the various classes. Thr- L'0Vf'1'dQSiQfH was drawn by Dala- Haworth, ai student of Miss PPt91'S0I17S Seventh grade drawing c-lass. Thi- CllfSZll'91H2ldQ from Linolm-u in und Wvrw Carved hy Aihf-rt Olson, Ninth gradv. Press Work in charge of Ralph Justus. V' 'NI F-Tl-IE. RAIL - SPLITTER LINCOLN BUILDING OF' THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL This building built in 1915 at El Cost of 245,000 dollars Cares for the needs of 1291 eighth grade and 282 ninth grade boys and girls, F' H H W' -G e M fffffe, H ' g 0 I I, L, 3 242: Y , l Til, Qirf -figlfffj C Ixbgagifsffl , ' X , i,.Y , Tai-,, K NJN, 71713 J,-QA, ., ,,, V XX Tr: 3 f1'f,,njQ,-1, gggg 173 gg gs - .L if ,'l, g gig ki fi. L., , I geif f G infra E' G SY , -lil gf -4 . I- H Q flg,i,.-. gfgvg V gg , Ag ' W 1 BM! J ,Q-gg EFI V5 32529 I rn, .L f f,,. TTji?LLll- ' N35 A ill -3?fi'm:4 -if ' f nf- - - If 'rw I ff MEL T 51555-':,:5'+1 H' K I , G- ' . ' ' ,Q-ggi! fi f A ' 'Q 515 fri '- l an xfihf. gr I 7f 'lf N IJ 'I I f:w.Lf-l.I ROOSEVELT BUILDING OF THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL The not yet completed building is located on the south end of the same blovk with the Lincoln building. The seventh grade boys and girls attend school in this building. 'fm-Gu .. G..-:gg gg gp. .. .9- X, . -737 jifllilN'l'I'1NlJI'1N'i' W. S. HIQVS 13 '1i, I 'rr VJ' J' 'Nl -T--TI-IE RAIL - SPL.ITTERi NI H ll H ll K H74 Q PRINCIPAL l+'. J. MEIICER ff-Jig: n irq: A ALA n ' :gig M.-r . - CLASS IN PRINTING Limroln Building VVIIQN1 tho Rail-Splittm' and svhonl supplies 2111- printed MANUAL TRAINING Lincoln 'liuilcling H MANUAL TRAINING Roosevelt Building CLASS IN TYPIHVIQITING I.ITN'0Il1 Iiuildiugx I 9 A DOMESTIC' A HT ROOM lqinc-mln Building' DOMESTIC ART ROOM llmmse-vcflt Tiuilding 1u I ll ll ll H I ildl-IE RAIL - SPLITTER-1 l DOMESTIC SCIENCE ROOM Lincoln liuilding HE importance of training pupils for the duties of the home has been constantly growing in the minds of those in charge of the Salina public schools during the past few years. By reason of this increased interest, the course of study in this department has been arranged as to permit the girls from the Tth grade on through the high school an opportunity to take some home economic work each year. Under the 6-3-3 plan of organization used in Salina the three years in Junior High school are given over to sewing in the Tth and Sith grades and cooking in the Hth grade. In the senior High School, coolving is offered in the Sophomore and Senior years and sewing in the Junior year. This plan offers a girl an opportunity to take three years ot' sewing and three years of cooking during her High school course. Every seventh grade girl is required to take sewing and every eighth grade girl is required to take cooking. In the other four years the home eco- nomics is elective but every effort is made to have the girls elect this work. 1-135' H -11: 1:5 te' -' 'QS l 4 l l l l 4 -f -Iv'- -' - 4- - -- I VA' JN ff--'-THE RAIL - SPLlTTERi N. .. .. .. .. W4 I-ll. TORICAL HE beginning of our present modern Junior High School was made in 1910, when all the seventh and eighth grade pupils were brought to- gether into the old high school building located on the south east corner of the central school block and now known as the Franklin school. ln 1914 the school was moved into the old Central building. Some new opportunities were offered pupils at this time. Teachers were required to teach not more than two subjects. Music, freehand, drawing, and mechani- cal drawing as well as penmanship and spelling were taught by special teachers. No general chapel exercises were held but a Home Room plan was worked out that proved to be very successful. The Lincoln building, modern and up-to-date in every respect was com- pleted and ready for occupancy in February of 1916. On the second of Feb- ruary the seventh and eighth grade, pupils together with about fifty fresh men, moved into this building. With this new building came new opportuni- ties to perfect an organization that would in every sense be a Junior High School. Some electives were offered, the school was entirely departmental- ized, a period for chapel excercises and meetings of the HI-Iome Roomw groups was provided, and a plan of supervised study was begun. The enrollment in the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades grew rapidly and it was found necessary to build another building. The new Roosevelt building was completed and occupied by the entire seventh grade in the fall of 1921. This arrangement permitted the housing of the entire eighth and ninth grades in the Lincoln building. The enrollment for this year is 627. During the winter of 1922-23 the old Central building, which has stood as a land mark for more than fifty years, was torn down and the space it occu- pied between the Roosevelt and Lincoln buildings was 'prepared for a play- ground. This playground is idealy situated to give a maximum of fun and enjoyment to not only the pupils of the Junior High School but to pupils of other schools as well. Within a year or two it will be necessary to tear down the old Franklin buiding and complete the east wing of the Roosevelt building. At that time the Lincoln and Roosevelt buildings will be able to accommodate more than twelve hundred pupils. With two buildings filled to their capacity the playground space will be inadequate to accommodate them. Eventually it will be necessary to secure additonal ground to provides playground facilities. ce. . -.-- . . EGG: ll Hd. fl?-K 'bn n :QQ V41 ll Il ll II IIN 1 lTl-IE RAIL - SPLITTERi i M II H ll ll IFJ ANNA L. MCCORMICK Assistant Principal, Lincoln Building Miss McCormick teaches Freshman English in the Lincoln building. She has one period during Which time she works in the office and in l her room, particularly with the girls in the build- ing. Miss McCormick's work this year has been of vital importance in helping to shape the policies of the school toward extra curricular activities. She is primarily responsible for the Freshman Y. W. club, and has been most active in making this organization successful. She is a graduate of the Warrensburg State Teachers College, holds an A. B. degree from the Missouri Valley College, and has done summer school work at Columbia University. HUMPHREY W. JONES Vice Principal, Roosevelt Building Mr. Jones last year coached athletics in the C Junior High School, and was so successful in handling boys that he was given the vice principalship of the Roosevelt building which houses the seventh grade. He teaches three classes each day in geography and history. The other two period are devoted to administrative duties. By reason of the seventh grade being located in one building separate from the eighth and ninth, Mr. Jones' Work is virtual- ly that of a principal. He is responsible for attendance reports, checking of grades in the office and all office records. Mr. Jones is a graduate of the State Normal School of Emporia and holds an A. B. degree from Kansas University. l gg, H :bl u + .I I ll ll ll H I i FTI-IE RAIL - SPLITTER L3 -1 rv Alice Martin, A. B. English Bethel College Earl A. Moody Manual Training Valparaiso University Elizabeth Reardon English Kansas State Teacherls College, Fm pox a Winifred M. Edwards Domestic Art State Agricultural College Miss Peterson Art and Drawing Snow-Froehlireh School oi' Art, f huago Dorothy Roberts English University of Kansas Winifred Jennings Geography and History Kansas University Emma Thiessen, A. B. Domestic Science Kansas University A. R. Baldwin, A. B. Commercial Arithmetic' Kansas VVesleyan Ada Preshaw, A. B. History Kansas University Katherine Carroll Arithmetic Kansas State Teaehers College, EIIIPOIIH Agnes Wolsieffer Arithmetic Salina Normal JKG I 1 I I Six: X-YG! II HQ, sly- ,bl H uQ,Y-I., E-iTHE .l:iAIlh - SPLHTERQ l l :f X.Gi C. W. Wells Printing Genevieve Lewis Typevvriti ng Salina Business College Frederica Rose Music Kansas State Normal Madge Dawson English and Arithmetic State Teacher's College, M aryville, Mo. G. H. Oakes Penmanship and Spelling Kansas State Teacher's College, Emporia Gladys Duncan Physical Training Kansas State Teacher's College, Emporia Gracia Cook, B. S. Algebra Kansas State Teacheris College, Emporia Bula M. Gardner, A. B. English Kansas Wesleyan University Ff. A. L. Johnson Mathematics State Teac'her's College, Hays, Kansas Florence Healey, A. B. Latin Kansas University Norine Weddle, B. S. Algebra Kansas State Agri. College, Manhattan Emily T. Wilson General Science Kansas State Agricultural College KW - -i -fa: :: H:-i -- -'EDN 1- Qnrf' 1 53, VA' 'N iTI-IE RAIL - SPLlTTERl- Nl H II ll II HJ i Harold Wm. Poort, A. B. Physical Education Washburn Irene Walker, B. S. Home Economics Kans. St. Agricultural College Nina H. Little, R. N. School Nurse Bethany Hospital, Kansas City, Kan. ' Leo S. Porter Penrnanship and Spelling Western Kans. St. Teacher's College Ruth Miller Physical Education American College Phys. Ed. Chicago Helen Stilwell History Kans. St. Teachers College, Emporia George C. Decker Manual Training The Stout Institute, Menoinonie, Wis. Esther Palmer Stenographer Salina Business College Jane Ellen Jones Roosevelt Valentine Master Jack Mercer Lincoln Mascot G n u u EGG: n iq, 5 -f:5- .bl n 130 HOME ROOM CLASS TN PRINTING It c'zn1f-zlsily hw sw-11 f'l'U1I1 tlwahuw 1lh'flll'l'thilt Nl 12 We-Hs haw zx H HIII1' RU0111 buucfh cuxlxposed ul' good Immliimfu. l1zu'd working Ninth gII'2lll4'I'N They a1'e-au-five 1119111114-1-s in ull sc-lmul zu-tivitivs. Gspe-f-izllly i11z1tl1Ie-tiv vw-1 Its. 'I'l1f'gV h2lVi'fh0I'hHlH1lhH1 huwkvt hull twzmn ui' tho sa-Imul. Imving cl:-Il-am-d ull 1'l1z1lle'-llgews, Tllflil' wznl zu-c-ulllplislmlllm.I lwwn--x'e-1'. iw in thv highly sp:-vlnl izvd nrt uf' printimf. HSDl'lbYPN115'HN'llllillltifyillliltjllillitj'Of Work tm out this XUZIV. , 17h 'Il I ll ll ll ll I 1411-IE RAIL - SPLlTTERl l HOME ROOM FIVE At the beginning of the year the girls planned to use Hhome room periodu for self improvement and recreation. It was to be a self governing group, under the guidance ol' the teaclier. So two officers, a president and a secretary-treasurer were elected for a term of twelve Weeks. These officers together with a third member Whom they Were to choose to assist them, provided programs, or topies for discussion for each meeting. The programs were sometimes informal, depending upon the nature of tllelll. Many of them consisted oi' spelling contests, arithmetic contests, Junior Red Cross, safety rules, lessons on etiquette and courtesy. Then two basket ball teams were organized. They played several games in the tournament. And last but not least was a picnic after school. Throughout all of the Home Periods the aim was courtesy, loyalty to the room and school, pride in appearance, :lair play, fellovvship, sportsmanship and team Work. The students had the responsibility and did the actual work in all that was undertaken this year. fflkgll in li: :bl II i Tis-- VJ' 'N irfl-IE RAIL - SPLlTTERl NI ll H ll ll IFA - 'W I HOM E ROOM 133 Some might have been superstitious and have thought it unlucky to have been assigned to Room Thirteen. but not this group. It has been lucky Thirteen for them. Vilhen the football team needed a Captain, it Came to Room Thirteen to find him. Vile were also proud to have the Basket Ball Quintet select their Vaptain from our number. - ' Our boys, team tied the Chzunpions of the Basket Rall tournament in the Seini-Finals and lost only in extra play. lYe also have music-al talentg tvvo among our number belong to the Ort-liestra and two to the glee club. Radio c-oneerts entertained us during Home Room period for a while and later we took up Dramaties. XVQ have our organization and have had some pleaaant times. :ggi H u' 7 ' in gigs -194 ' l i l , A.. . . . .. . .4 MISS Mc-C'ORMll'K'S PHP l'l,LFl5 The pupils of room 14 ure well 4-Imrzu'terized by their nzune. idlllflllll Pep Club. lVe believe in our st-hool and in ull its polieies. whirh has been shown by our enthusiasm for all sc-hool zlrtivities. Athletics of all forms is our hobby. We lmve football :ind basketball players, und four of us are out for trzlrli. Our girls busliet bull teaun won the Home Room Tournament. VVe have on our wall the c-ertifirute awarded for luiving the most parents visiting during Educ-ation Week. lVe nrezil- wnys 21 hundred perrent on any proposition. whether it is buying tiekets for at gzune, or showing the right attitude towurd :my sc-hool question. We have had good times during our Home Room Periods. We llnve had several hikes and parties -Whic-h were live wire ufluirs. We c-lem-t oll'ic'ers every twelve weeks, und We vurry on our meetings urcmrding to pzirliunien- try law. VVe enioyed preparing at play for vhupel. VVe Imve disc-ussed weighty questions of sc-hool polic-y and right c-onduet. We have heurd good stories read, and We learned to debate. Three Hlll'l'2lllS for Lineoln Pep Club! Y- 20- HUMEI-10031 N3 Adu Pre-slmw, 'l7ezic'I14-I' liooin H3-f-or horror known us the- Study Hull-has an onrolllni-nt ol' I'ort,Y'I'our 1111-iiilbfws, thc' largest Home- iaihilll group in Junior Hi. XVQK organize-d ozirly in the-1 fall and ole-c-tod tho following offics-rs: Prosidont, Virgi11iziXVi1itc11Vic-4-Plwlsiclont, Ward Grziylzillg SOL'l'0t2ll'X, Edith Conrad: VPl'02lSlll'l'l', Sandie Norton. Elgin Mclntyro is our Studont Count-il 1'l'1l1'l Sl'I'l- tzitivo. During the paper 4-ontest we Won tho frist prizo that the Studont Council offered to tho homo rooni that sovurod tho most pzipor. During the hzisket hull season our boy's toaun 11121110 a good rvvord and ziltho we lost the vhziinpionship by one point wc- were glad to liave ai cliancw- to play in tho finals. Sevorail of our boys playvd on tho Junior Hi football sound, oni- inmniwr. Elgin Mvinfyref played on tho Imskot bull toznn. A nuinbvr of our group :ire going out for train-if this spring sind wo vxpi-4-t to have Z1 winning lmziso bull tn-uni. gi -i 1 H1 JM E R1 KIM IT A. R. linldwin. Tenc'lier Home Ronin 17 was organized about two weeks after the beginning of svlmul. The class elected the following' officers fur the first semester: Maxine lllilliaiiis, Pres.: Iris Reaser. Sec.: Clara. Bentley, Treats. Aumng the interesting.: events of the first terin was Weiner roast at the lfpper Mill. A party at the liunw of Mr. Baldwin and an address to the vlziss My City lNIz1nziger Layton, UH ic-1 rs for the sec-ond semester: .laines A11tGx1'lJlll'Il, Pres.: Ralph .Xrnistn-lung. Vice - Presg Carl Dieelilioff, Secxg Lueille Hillyzircl. Tres. Pc-rlmps the most exc-iting event of the second term was the 'winning of' the lli-ys' Inter-Home Ronin Pennant. Additional features were Z1 hike and an party ut the hmne of Mr. Frank Stanley. V, -Q-3 'Wi l nu-sq , VJ' 'N ill-IE RAIL - SPLITTERi N n n n n Y If-A HOME ROOM 28 Slogan-Best Licks, No Tricks 4 J 4 i 1 We-'ll graduate in '26, 1 First Semester Class Officers Second Semester President- Rachel'Lantz President-Ralph Snider Vice Preside-nt4Daniel Kastner Vice President-Daniel Kastner SecretaryfPaul Grover Secretary-Verue Eberliardt T1'Q2lSlll't'l'-Edgfkll' Patrick Treasurer--VVillia1n Armstrong Student Council-Ernest Pohlhannner Student Council-Rachel Lantz Coinnitttee on Home Room Activities Paul Grover, Rachel Lantz, Ernest Pohlliaminer Meinhors of the Orchestra Louise Holman, Paul Grover, Verne Eberhardt, Daniel Kastner. Gu u n u Q ffqmfgn , u sd, H222 wi 'bi u HO M111 ROOM 24 The holuv rumu class of P00111 24 has tukvn 11 prulninx-ut part in sclwul zu'- tivities. Three boys 1'QDl'i'S9l'1t!Pd thv Qlamss ou thc' fuothzlll tewull :md one on the baskvtball squad. Five- of our boys we-re out I'Ul'f1'2lK'k. Our studvnt vouncil 1'0p1'esOntz1tivc- was in the boy's q1m1'tvttv. Twn ol' our Hw111bQ1's were in the double--sextettcr :md two in the o1'c-lwstm. We had two girls in the Freshman gi1'1's glffe club and most of our girls :md boys hvlungvd to the Y, W. and the Hi Y. - 24- Subjevt-English ROOM 25 Teacher-Bula M. Gardner First Semester Uffic-ers Sec-ond Semester Pres., Genevieve Ferguson Pres., Violet Nelson 1 w 7 w Vive Pres.. Chester Godard Y ice Pres. ,Gertrude Moll 1 w See.-Treas., Marjorie topple ben'.eTreas., Evelyn Rose Student Uounvil Representative. Evelyn Hose Ordinary beings only are we And no great honors can we see In looking over our revords, yet Claud Betterson without a fret Played foot ball and basket ball too, Wyrick was not far behind the crew. Orchestra members have we three Gertrude, Leon, Cleo, although wee. XVe have had good times galore Even in January we took a store Of provisions, and wont to Upper Mill Where we played and ate to our fill. The girls organized a basket ball team And won their first game with Room 16. Later we were good losers we know To that fact, proof we can show. To the Rail-Splitter we are loyal Our subscription list is 100 percent royal A Perplexing Situation was our last feat The characters in it can't be beat. - 2:1- I l 1 E 1 Latin HOME ROOM 26 Florence Healey. Teac-her Olass Officers lst. Semester 2nd. Semester Pres. Mdames Smith Pres. -Nadine Glover Sec.FWilliam Millikin Sec. and Treas.eNevelle Shaffer Treas.-Raymond Spaeth Reportere Roy Tozier Member of Student CouncilwVVilliam Millikin Room 26 has 31 members. lVe have a hundred percent membership in the Junior Red Cross and the Y. VV. C. A. VVe havea hundred percent subscription to the Rail-Splitter and the special edition. Wiayne Snodgrass represents us in the orchestra, Katherine Falk, Nevelle Shaffer, and Lorraine Lovan, in the Girl's Glee Club. Elsie Hartley, Lineolnls popular reader, belongs to us. 'We had a sub, Kenneth VVest on the football team, and four boys out for track. lVe also have the editor-in-chief of the Rail- Splitter. VVe won the attendance banner for the first four months and the Best Speller banner the first time. VVe sing equally Well in Latin and English. -- 215- V ' 'N 1-Tl-IE RAIL - SPLITTER:-1 Nl Il H ll ll IVA The Purpose of the Home Room HE purpose of the home room in general is to make it possible Jem 4 Y x for one teacher to have more direct responsibility in mat- ters of conduct and attendance over a small group of students. Meeting them four times a day, she is able to get better acquainted with them than if she saw them only at class time. She keeps the attendance record and can learn more easily the causes of absences and tardies than could be done at the office. In many cases careful inquires and timely advice will help to lessen absences, And pride in the home room groupis record tends to do away with tardies. Because she knows them better, she can often give them helpful advice about choosing their future courses of study. She can encourage the timid and backward ones, and tone down those who are too forward. The home rooms have an organization of their own, giving the students a chance to learn how to conduct meetings, and to get things done in the best and quickest way. They have an opportunity to develop a sense of responsi- bility and initiative. Through their student council representive, they have a chance to help direct the policies of the school, and make suggestions for bettering school conditions. They may also develop the right attitude toward the administration, and learn Why certain rules must be made. The programs given in the special home room periods offer a chance for self expression in many VVQLYS. The talent discovered here is available for chapel programs. Preparing for debates and speeches and readings increase their knowledge as well as their self confidence and poise. Informal discussion serves as a sort of clearing house for their ideas on general questions of conduct and citizenship which find no place in any regular class room work. When they see their ideas do not meet the approval of the majority, they are apt to modify them, and if they see that they are able to influence the views of others, they gain confidence. G' o 'I ' ' I ll as ' SEG' ' in nge- lt' l k. W 4' JN iTHE RAIL - SPLITTERl Nl H ll ll II 'VA The home room plan gives a better chance for handling the routine affairs of the school such as selling tickets to games and entertain- ments and making announcements. Interest in school activities can be aroused more effeciently in small groups then in large assemblies. An- nouncements can be made clear and questions about them answered more easily than in assembly, thus avoiding possible misunderstandings. Athletic contests between home room groups make it possible for alarge number of students to get the benefit from athletics, instead of just the few that represent the entire school. Home room parties give the students a better chance to get acquainted and to take a large part in social life. And new students can be made to feel more at home by being welcomed into this special group. .J S 0.5 Qv V45 I 1 G . I u I ' H ,aft zffggl ll QI lb HA1't ,' Austin OUR CHEICR LICADFIRS I g K S. J. H. S. l UO'l'BAl,l. TEAM HF1itz You n - 223- BASKET BALL l 922-Z3 7 W ITH :L 4-hzunpionship tie-aln the year before and the grziduzition V' N X Q ll 0 ,' ig Ig, dw' 'Aki . J 5 bx 'X -1 ' A F my:-ragga he f :X of its lllfllllbl-'l'S, a hurd prolmlmn confronted Cozuch Pourt at the heginningof this szizisun. Robert Mozwre, captain and Ralphlustu were the onl y veterans. Around tlieni was built ai strong defensive and hard battling aggregation. The quintett Robert Moore, Marvin Keytes, forwards. Ralph Justus, centerg and Howard Nineinires and Claude llc-ttersun guards, made a combination which was lmrd to beat. A noticeable fart is that the few galflpg that have been lost, have been hy an nurruvv inurgin. Outstand- ing above defeatur vivtory has been the high stzmdurd ul' sportsnumsliip and loyalty displayed by these buys. The-y liuve given their best for S. .l'. H. S. and offer no apologies for the rc-cford they lmvn nifuls-. The season 1-losed with the entrainve ul' .Iunior High in class li ul' the distrivl lmsketbzill tuurnainent held annualy ut Kansas Wesleyan. Winning their first gauue frmn Kipp 12-5-13. they lost to lnniun, c-hzunpions of class B ll-fn, in their guiiie. sam LTI-IE .BAIL - SPLIJTER--Q NI ll H ll II IFA Other members of the squad are Elgin McIntyre, Earnest O'Berg, Kenneth Bowman, James Lyster, Paul Bates, and Carney Wyrick. Junior High . - - Junior High - - - Junior High - - . Junior High - - - Junior High . - . Junior High .- - Junior High --- Junior High . - , Junior High , O , Junior High . - , Junior High - - . Junior High , - , Junior High . , i Junior High - -. Junior High ,, Junior High . .- Total 1 , THE SEASON H02-1 Smolan 2 . 1, . , 9 Hutchinson, Jr. .- ,,,. -13 . er,. 30 Bavaria ...E , , C - , - 3 , A -11 Kipp ..,... 7 . ..,. 17 Tescott . .... . A -23 -,.-15 Bennington 5 14,12 Lindsborg ,AU1-I , , r -10 Sacred Heart .. , , 3 , 1, -35 Culver ..,, 7 2. O El - ,--28 Hutchinson, Jr ,,- ...251 1 , - -14 Hutchinson, Jr , 2 7 .22-4 Junction, Jr.. , ,,ll - Junction, Jr ...., ,- 7 .1 l 1. ,. - -13 Lindsborg Seconds . , C .15 ., -18 Kipp ,o., - 7 r 1- , V li , H - 5 Inman ..., .. 7 , ll -25-W Total. 7 7 7 INS FOOTBALL ,xxyyw NDER the direction of Coach Harold Poort and Captain Ure Q, 4 59, .,, 3 . -gi Q . 7 'if LL Y I r- 'G G ' A,L5?7'w9'31 ' Howard Ninemires the football season of '22 was a success. Handicapped by green material at the beginning Coach Poort had the 'SVarsity Elevenl' Working like a machine at the close of the season. Losing our first six games and win- ning the last three, showed our gradual development. Fi- nancially, too, the season was successful. About seventy-five dollars Worth of equipment was added to our athletic department. A banquet after the final game, concluded one of the biggest football schedules ever carried out by Salina Junior High. Lester McGee was elected captain for 1923 and as- sures us of another successful football team. THE SEASON Junior High - - , on , O There Linsborg, . . , 1 , 1 M15 Junior High ,. - .,7, 0 Here Bennington - Y - - - e - T Junior High ,-- - , O There Hutchinson Jr. - ,-,,, 13 Junior High - 1 , - - 0 There Bennington 7 7 7 . 13 Junior High . . 1 - li Here Hutchinson . , , ,, , 749 Junior High , , - C - - - 0 Here Culver .- - , , . , , O15 Junior High ,- , . , - - 12 Here Solomon .... A , , , , G Junior High .- . , , 119 Here Lindsborg, ,i i,,. ,i,,f 7 ,. - 9 Junior High .., .,1, , ,, 9 Hero Salina High Sec-onds , , , 1, O gtg! n 111: :pn ll :QC f EH A W H as -iTl-IE RAIL - SPLITTERZ-L NH ll ll ll ll IVA VOLLEY BALL AT ROOSEVELT Two teams from each of the six gymnasium classes made an interest- ing tournament in volley ball. The names of the teams were as follows: Lions, Bears, Tigers, Smaekers, Crows, Eagles, Foxes, Hawks, OWlS, and Badgers. The Smaekers won from the Crows in the finals 21--5. HOME ROOM TOURNAMENT AT LINCOLN Coach Poort arranged an interesting basketball tournament comprising all of the Home Rooms in the Lincoln building. In it seventeen teams were ente1'ed. Finals: Mr. Baldwin's team won from Miss Preshaw's team by a score of 13 to 12. The Student Council presented a large pennant to the winners. The in- terest displayed thru-out wasvery c-ommendable. Seventeen teams vom- posed of eight members earh made it possible for one hundred and thirty- six boys to take part. :fig H 111: at :wi H Q01 -Y EJ.. Y The Student Council Student Council has been oneof the busiest organiza- 4!g gg? tions in the Junior High School this year. About three weeks after the opening of school a general election was held Whivh resulted in the elec-tion of Arthur Todd as President. A few days later ai representative from ezufli ,. .5 home rooin inet with the president and the Student Count-il was organized. This is an organization with thirty l1l9lll+ bers, who are advised by Mr. Mercer, Miss BlCCUl'lIllC'k. and Mr. Jones. The Council decided that it would be its purpose to do anything that was possible to make the .lunior High sc-hool a better school, to help carry out the existing regulations, and to suggest new policies which would tend to make any vonditions better. Flarllv in the fall a coininittee was appointed to see about the care ot' the lawn. Some cards were printed Kvhicfh were placed on the lawn about the buildings. These cards were replaced several times during the year, and have helped keep people off the grass. 519 --1 mi- - 4 VJ' 'N iTl-IE RAIL - SPLITTERT--H Nl ll II II ll lF'A A committee also had what we call silent reminder cards placed in the locker rooms and about the building which aided in keeping them ne at. Another thing that the Student Council did was to plan a special chapel for Armstice day. At one time the student body seemed careless and thoughtless in its chapel conduct. In order to better this condition, the Student Council arranged to have the student body seated in home room groups. Since then our assemblies have been marked by good conduct. These are some of the routine affairs that have been taken care of by the Student Council. In addition, several special projects have been carried out. It was decided that very little could be done without money, so a paper contest was held, among the home rooms. Old papers and magazines were gathered together and the home room having paper amounting to the high- est value was given a prize of one dollar. The net proceeds on this contest were one hundred and forty-six dollars. Good attendance and a small number oi' tardies are two things which our Junior High School prides itself on havingg therefore in order to keep up a high standard it was decided to give a pennant to the home room in each grade having the highest percent of attendance, each tardy counting one half percent off. The Student Council next began to foster a plan whereby the spelling efficiency of Junior High school students might be increased. Therefore, three pennants with the words 'ibest spellers on them were purchased and a committee of teachers and pupils was appointed to work out a plan that would be fair to every one concerned. It is the policy of the Student Council to back to the utmost any student activity, so at the close of the football season, a banquet was given as a reward to the boys who had worked so hard for the honor of the school. Those who were present at this banquet will always remember it as one of the most important social events of the year. At the beginning oi the basketball season the Council started a tourna- IIN nt among the home rooms and offered a pennant to both the boys' team and the girls' team which came out victorious. Probably nothing that has been done this year has succeeded so well in fostering a spirit of good fellowship and good sportsmanship as this basketball tournament. Gi ll 1 ' ' i Il lajx-X' VJ' 'N -----:MTI-IE RAIL - SPLlTTERi'-il NH ll ll ll ll IFA Probably the biggest project undertaken by the Student Council Was the awarding of citizenship letters to those students who p1'oved them- selves in the eyes of their fellow students, good citizens. A number of committees have been appointed from time to time to Work out the details of this plan and no one realizes more than the members of the Council hovv difficult it has been, and probably it will take several years to work out a plan that will be entirely satisfactory. Chapel Exercises HAPEL exercises- in the Junior High School are more in the , Q ' form of general assembly. It has been the custom this In 4 bl year to have three assemblies each vveelc. They occur on . ? . ? Monday, Tuesday and Friday. The eighth and ninth grades meet on Monday, the seventh and eighth on Tuesday and the seventh and ninth on Friday. This plan gives each grade an opportunity of taking part in these exercises tvvice each week. It has been our custom to use this time as a relaxation period for the student body, and to have things entertaining and educational as Well. Chapel programs consist of devotionals, musical programs, plays and 18-x addresses. We have also had some very interesting '6pep Chapels. lt is the plan of the committee to bring to our school representatives from all musical organizations of the city, all ministers of the city as Well as different business men and Women, and representatives in dramatics. About one- half of our programs are given by talent Within our Junior High School. Some of the interesting speakers vve have had Were: Mr. Edvvorthy, State Secretary of the Y. M. C. A. Who spoke on 'iConsecration, Courage, and Conviction? Dr. Clokey, Bargaining, Rev. Finley, Truthfulnessg Mr. Roy Bailey, '4Red Cross and Armistice Dayg Supt. VV. S. Heusner, HBoys and Girlsgl' Mr. Layton, 'il-Cducationga' Mr. B. O. Peterson, Mis- sionary VVork in the Phillipine Islandsf' Mrs. Short, MEducationg Dr. McFadden, 'SUse the Light lVe Have, Mr. Lebovv, HMusic and Music Appreciationgl' Mr. Gavvthrop, HOpportunities Boys and Girls of Today Havegi' Gardner, State Fire Inspector, 'SFire and Fire Prevention, Mr Helver, How to Present a bill in Congressgn Miss Miles, HA Visit to Europe, Mr. Poort, g'Athlc-tics. Q l u I H ,S 1 msg' H 'il i trap- 'umm . 4 i l l l 4 -1 VJ' 'N -lTI-IE RAIL - SPLITTER1- N. .. .. .. .. .J Musical people of the city, Who have appeared on our programs, are the Misses Johnson, Miss Marjorie Housel, Miss Evlyn McConchie, Miss Martha Eberhardt, Miss Edna Verna Eberhardt, Miss Olivia Swedenburg, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Elston, Mrs. Curtis, Mrs. Spencer, Mrs. Farmer, Mr. Benhardt, Mr. Hale, Mr. John Eberhardt, John Fowler Eberhardt, Wash- ington H. S. orchestra, and Wash. H. S. Glee Club, From our J. H. S. talent We have been entertained by our orchestra and Treble Cleff and various muscial numbers, both vocal and instrumental. In the dramatic line Miss Milderd Brownlee, Miss Roberts and Miss Elsie Hartley and Miss Koun have given excellent readings. Various plays have been given. Some of them are: King of the Cannibal Islesw, Sarah's Troubles , Those Hand Painted Vasesw, A Perplexing Situa- tion,', The Aristocratic Aunt, A Trysting Place. ffl?-gn n sq: kffjh :bl n :QQ S. J. H. S. ORCHESTRA Music This year our nlusit- ClQ1J2ll'l,l119lll has been enlarged to lllkllldff hoth Lint-oln and Roosevelt buildings. In zuldition to our regular Work we have found time to organize a nuinher of groups for special prustitfe. Most of these lmw ap- .l'9Hl'Cll on Various programs both in and out of scfhool thoughout the your. Our special organizations are: Ninth Grads- Girls' Glee Uluh Eight Grade Girls' Glee Club Boys' Treble Clef Club Roosevelt Boys' and Girl's Chorus Lincoln Boys' Quartet Roosevelt Girls, Quzirtete. Owing to the unusual talent Which is cleveloping' in music this year. we are planning to zurliiove reinzirkable results next yeur. -r :17 - TREBLE CLEF CLUB Music Memory Contest We are all proud of the showing made by Junior High School students in the Music Memory contest. In the preliminary thirty-three of our students made perfect scores on all forty compositions. These high ratings presaged a triumphant finish, and our hopes were fully justified, since Roosevelt building won first place in the final event, on Friday, April lilth, at the New Theate r. The first prize of twenty-five dollars was awarded to Roosevelt, and since each incinher ofthe team made a perfect score, each will receive a gold pin. The winners were: Margaret Kouns, Earnest Smith, Mary Louise Cost, Vllilberta Kirkendall, Margaret Harvey. Danton Grover. The Lincoln contestants who won gold pins were: Gladys Iden, Miriain Enyeart, Foris Blundon. -35, J,,... ,,,,. -- 7- VJ' 'N -TTI-IIE. RAIL - SPLlTTERl Nu n n n u n-ji l BOYS' QUARTET Qperetta The operetta Outlaws of Etiquette was given by Junior high school students May 10th and llth with the following cast in the character roles: Rudolph. King of Pannonia ...... ........... , . -. -. . - .. . . George Dickerson Therezaire, Chief of the Outlaws iv,.,. . ., - - , ..iee. .,..,.. l .Leonard Sherry Wotto, his Lieutenant ..,, - , .,.,., , . .. r , . ,,o. r .,,.O, - L L L Danton Grover Onono, Lord High Keeper of the Book of Etiquette .... , . . Wm. Eberhardt Gohon, the King's Jester . .... ,..,,v ...... , ..... . , L or ,Milton Stiefel Goawai, Prime Minister of Pannonia, -.-. - .,,-.. ,Arthur Todd Veronica, Princess of Arcasia .' ..... r,... ...... ,... , l - , . Margaret Warner Mary, her foster sister ...,. . . .,,. ..... . . ...... . .... L ...,, Katharine Felt The diction, music and costuming of this operetta were unusually quaint and charming, being of the fifteenth century period. ARGUMENT Peace has just been concluded between the countries of Arcasia and Pannonia. Rudolf, the King of Pannonia. a slave to the rigid etiquette of his court, is in ignorance of the terms of the peace treaty, which include his marriage with the Princess of Arcasia. The Princess has been brought up by a foster-mother in the forest on the frontier, and on one of her visits to her childhood's home, she and the King have met and fallen in love. He believes her to be a shepherdess. , 9-'N-G ll I ' ' 1 H ISJLX' sfe' :L L55- F' 'av' 4 i . ..,..-,,,..v..-.1Il7quli-L HU?- W '- H 'N ill-IE RAIL - SPLITTERl Nl ll ll II ll 'J SEVENTH GRADE GIRLS' GLEE CLUB lNhen the play opens, on May-day, the King, disguised as the Court Fool, has stolen out to meet her, but falls into the hands of a band of out- laws. Their cheif is an old playmate of the King's, and all are friends and allies of the HMountain Maid as they call the Princess. She is determined not to become queen of a court subject to an absurd etiquette, and equally determined that the King must act on his own initiative in abolishing it. She asks the outlaws' help to keep the King in the forest, and when the Pannion Ministers arrive in search of him, she hoaxes them with a mock prophecy, and arranges for its fulfilment, but it so happens that it points out the Princess of Arcasia rather than the Mountain Maid as the future Queen of Pannonia. The outlaws demanded an impossible sum in ransom, or, as an alter- native, the abolition of the book of etiquette- terms that are indignantly re- fused. The King is goaded into action at last and, by a simple ruse, Onono, Lord High Keeper of the Book of Etiquette, is himself forced to ask for its abolition to save his own life. The king realizes that this does not free him personally from the terms ofthe peace treaty, and he reluctantly accepts his veiled wife. The play ends with his joyful recognition of his lady-love-the Mountain Maid. Gi ll 4 ' ' I n ugjxg ix-G Q, lw lTl-IE R IL - SPLITTER-1 Malcom Stuart, Mary Frances Edward joy, Gertrude Moll, President Mitchell, V. Pres. Secretary Treasurer We, the Freshmen HE ninth grade, coming to school last September, felt a Q '0 sense of elation and responsibility. We were Freshmen I l if now, and looked up to by the whole Junior High School. That we set a good example is evident by the prosperous ' year 'gold Junior High has passed through. Never is fgW ME5- '-4 before has the school spirit been so good. Never has there been less disorder and inisbehaviour. VVe Freshmen in a measure feel responsible for this, and consequently a bit puffed up. After making allowances for the mistakes we have made, we cannot but feel that we have performed a real service for Junior High School. Perhaps the next ninth grade will get the credit for the seeds of school spirit and enthusiasm we have sown, but the satisfaction of work well done is ours to keep. Next year we will go over to Washington, seeking other worlds to conquer. We will try to leave as spotless and brilliant a record in the annals of Washingtonls history as we have left on the records at Lincoln. It is not without some misgivings that we turn the responsibility of bc- ing the senior class over to a young and inexperienced class, but we try to realize that we were once just as inexperienced as they. However, we must leave, as Washington High School is beckoning for us to come to take the place of the present Sophomore class, which is stepping up. We would rather stay at Lincoln, but duty calls us and we must go. Therefore, we bid farewell to the halls and sunny classrooms that have sheltered us so long and to the faculty we are just getting acquainted with, and go out to strange new experiences. 'fkal in HQ: :bn n uajlx' 4417- STN!! 7 VJ' ANI flll-IE RAIL - SPLlTTERi-Z r . Frances Alman Edgar Lauhengayer Vesta Cleveland Laverne Freeland President Vice President Secretary Treasurer The Eighth Grade 92513 Was with reat ex Jectations and lots of enthusiasm that 'D l' 1 1 . 1 Q We as ei hth graders, enrolled in Junior Hi fh last fall. fi-V1 v-V4 ' gg E 2.2.3 322 Nor has our enthusiasm Waned, or have our expectations .gpm 5935, . I :ff 'wif fallen short, for this has been a great year for us. Our teachers have been the best, and with their hel and P ,, .53 guidance we have studied hard, and We feel that We have accomplished much. We have explored realms hitherto unknovv to us. Some of us have learned the mysteries of the typewriter, and many of us have become experts in cooking, which can be proved by asking our fathers, for We practice at home what We have learn in school. Others have finished Wonderful pieces of Work in manual training, or have learned the intricate process of setting type, and thus helped establish a Wonderful reputation for our print shop. We have had good times too numerous to mention, class picnics and parties have helped to form friendships and have given us associations that will be good for us long after We have left Junior High. Several times splendid Chapels have been conducted by our president, and our home rooms have been to the front in carrying out our school policies. And the eighth grade has not been least in athletics either. Represen- tatives from this grade were on the foot ball and basket ball teams, and great enthusiasm Was shown in the home room tournaments. Next year we will have the place so admirably filled by this year's Freshman Class. We have helped make this a successful school year by our loyalty and our steadfastness to Workg next year We shall do our best to make Junior High the best school in the land, led by the best class a school can have, the future Freshman, the present eighth grade. ff'-ikfgi in HQ: :bn ll i l VJ' 'N 511-IE RAIL - SPLlTTERi Robert Smith, Harold Zeigler, Mary Louise Cost, President Secretary Treasurer Seventh Grade History N September 12th last, Roosevelt was the common meeting place ofa band of young Americans who were formerly members of the sixth grade of the several ward schools of Salina. After 3 'il- ' few days of preliminary drill we were elated with the Junior lil H High system. We find it much more enjoyable to have a differ- ent room for every subject and to meet a different teacher in every class. The freedom and responsibility which this system affords makes us feel grown up. We were greatly pleased when we found that we had a gym of our own and that we were to have regular organized gym classes. Some of the games that have been popular thruout the year are: basketball, volleyball, indoor and outdoor baseball, and many others as interesting. The last outdoor enterprise was the trackmeet, which interested almost everybody. These have been under the able direction of Mr. Poort and Miss Duncan. Manual training and domestic art are new and they are favorite subjects because we like to do things that show results at once. We think it a great privilege to have an hour each for drawing and music and we found some real artists in both these lines. We are especially proud of our music de- partment. We have a seventh grade orchestra, a boys, glee club, a girls, glee club, and a girls' quartet, besides our regular work in music. One of the most interesting periods of our school day is the twenty minutes devoted to home room activities. Each home room has a club with its officers and active committees. Each pupil has a chance to make his suggestions for the benefit of the club. Twice a week we have chapel at Lincoln which we enjoy very much. We have had some very good talent :ggi ll IQ: :iw lb: H i l v i, V l l l r F. i VA' 'N ill-IE RAIL - SPLlTTERi NI II Il il ll , HJ exhibited and on the whole we have enjoyed these chapels immensely. Junior High School makes us feel that We have a big place in the World and vve want to be vvell fitted for it. We all Want to leave the seventh grade feeling that we have made the most of our opportunities and that our years work has been Worth while. Pocahontus Corps Ta Ta Pochon Louise McClung, Ferol Tozier, Veryl Camp, Dorothy Carrol, Martha Ahlstedt, Berenice Winter President Secretary Treasurer President Secretary botham, Treas. 4 True Blue Corps Sun Shine Corps Mary Louise Cost, LeonneFlamu1e, Ursula Keans, Pearl Baker, Leah Gamble, Nellie Green, President Secretary Treasurer President Secretary Treasurer Girl Reserves, Y. W . C. A. SOON after school started last fall the girls of the 7th grade were invited to a chapel service conducted by the Sth and lSQYf,.f.?Qqs,,,gnf 9th grade Girl Reserves. At this time the purpose of the 1 ja: ,. I K' W H X . . 3 .W 4. .. . MN, l f AML: Gul Reserves was explained, vvhieh ls To llnd and give W A ss . . the bestf' and their slogan' to face life squarelyn. As a of df-:E result of this meeting the bunshine and True Blue Corps were organized under the leadership of Miss Genevieve Levvis and Miss Gladys Duncan. These Corps hold their meetings every Tuesday evening after school and carry out the programs which are built upon an honor system Which is based on health, service, knowledge and spirit. G r n o QI Il HQ' ,pl n 4 VJ' 'N iTl-IE RAIL - SPLITTERl Nl ll H ll ll lf'A Time is taken for fun and recreation, too, because the plan is to keep normal girls normal, and to develop normality in such girls as have not yet attained it. The Tatapochan and Pocahontas corps of the eight grade girls which Were organized last year Were reorganized in the fall under the leadership of Miss Mildred Brownlee and Miss Warren Howard. Since the first of March Miss Winifred Cooke has acted as the Advisor of the True Blue Corps and Mrs. Paul Kuhn for the Tatapochan Corps. Another important part of the program of the Girl Reserves is the Social Service Work. At Christmas time they packed a box which Was sent to an Indian school in Mexico. Lillie Staunton, Elsie Hartley, Nadine Glover, joy Huttie, President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Lorraine Lovan, Ruth Creitz, Ruth Bengston, Theo Ebert, Program Social Standards Publicity l he Freshman Y. W. C. A. C -' ' :NE of the interesting clubs in the J. H. S. is the fresh- man Y. W. club. This organization is sponsored by the city Y. W. C. A. under the direct charge of Miss Keefer, E Girl's Work Secretary, and Miss McCormick, faculty Q-36971 advisor. The club is a continuation of the seventh and eighth grade Girls Reserves, but it has a much larger membership and the scope of the work done is broadened. The purpose of :fig H -Q: digg ill:-' H 'gill l E VM 'N iid-IE RAIL - SPLITTERi- N. .. .. .. ., .ffl the high school organization is to create and maintain and extend through- out the school a high moral sentiment, to bring students into a relationship with Jesus Christ, to build up Christian character and to prepare them for future Christian service. This year the Y. W. C. A. club has a membership of a hundred and five, all of whom are active members. A meeting is held at the chapel hour every other Thursday, with the president in charge. The meetings open with devotionals and often Y. W. songs are sung. Following this, necessary business is transacted and a program is given. These programs are sometimes in the form of discussions carried on by the girls themselves on subjects such as thrift, courtesy, health, etc., and at other times outside speakers are invited to talk on some interesting subject. The girls arrange all programs and social affairs thru committees, and finance their work by means of their own activities. Y. W. girls work for rings which they receive after having lived up to the Y. W. standards for two years. These standards are sent out from the Y. W. C. A. headquarters in New York city and are adopted by the local organ- ization after they have been arranged to meet local conditions. These standards are based on such qualities as loyalty to club work, hon- esty and preseverance in school work, attendance at her church, friendli- ness towards all students, participation in school activities, a wholesome attitude toward her friends, both boys and girls, the practice of rules of courtesy, refraining from chewing in public, etc. A committee on Standards passes on the candidates for the ring and recommends the awarding of the rings. At the end of the first year an honor roll is made, containing the names of the girls who are trying for the ring. Good times are a part of the life of the Y. W. girls, also. Last fall a hike to camp Winemar opened the year's work, A few weeks later girls forgot the dignity imposed on them by the fact that they were freshmen and enjoyed a Kid Party at the Y. W. C. A. rooms. A box supper and some hikes in the spring were other fun timesu. At Christmas four baskets of food were donated and delivered to needy families by the girls, and with the proceeds from a splendid contribution was given to the support of Katherine Vance, who is the Girl's Work Secre- tary in China. Thus the year has passed, and by work and play many ideas have been gained that help make us all better Christians and better citizens. l u HQ: -iij- :bl ll 13:63 V ' 'N llll-IE RAIL - SPLITTERl Nl ll ll ll H TA V 5 james Smith, Arthur Todd, Malcolm Stuart, Roy Tozier President V. President Sec. Treas. Raymond Spaetll Edward joy XVilliaxn Millikin Louis Layton unior I-li Y HE time has come when no High School organization is coni- T Hn H plete Without a Hi Y club. The Hi Y stands for moral Worth, H H physical efficiency and mental development. The motto is U Contagious Christian Character. The Salina Junior A High School, for several years has had a very successful 1 club, whichiwith each succeeding year, has grown better and stronger, until now it is realized that this organization is indispensable to the school. The Y. M. C. A. deserves great praise for its efforts fostering this organization under the able guidance of Mr. Colvin of the Y, and Mr Poort, faculty advisor. Our club meets twice a month at the school and a social is held once a month at the Y. M. building. We have fifty active members all interested in the Welfare of our school. Cnr meetings have been inter- esting froin every viewpoint. We look forward to a more successful club as We gain knowledge from experience. With a fine cabinet for next year We hope to carry out the ideals of the Hi Y club in all phases of Junior High School life. i 4 G. n u ' ' u n ug- - 11. in .n:- 913, H,, i. L Ve' H -' H H 'N -iTl-IE RAIL - SPLlTTERi- M ll H ll H . V54 james Smith Royce Rearwin Hallie Chappell Benjamin Lantz Ed.-in-Chief Asst. Ed.-in-Chief Business Mgr. Asst. Business Mgr. The Rail-Splitter HE Rail-Splitter, the official paper of the Salina Junior printing instructor felt that a school paper would fur- , H H H H H U High School was established in the fall of 1916, when the ,. 5. ,ls ii l V 1 l l L in . nish a purpose for his printing classes. The English teachers also saw that a paper would be an incentive for 'WGS E good composition Work. The English and printing departments then together established the Junior High School paper in Salina. One of the first questions Was A that of a name. Since the Junior High building was named after Lincoln, it Was decided to call the school paper The Rail- Splitter after that same great American. The first year was partly experiment, but by the beginning of the next year the Rail-Splitter was an established fact in the Junior High. Since then it has steadily been improved and its purpose has been broadened until now it not only gives an outlet for English and printing Work but it moulds the policies of the school by being the agent whereby all school affairs are brought before the student body. The Rail-Splitter also creates a general feeling of good will between the students, the teachers and all the school organizations. That our paper is a success is proved by the fact that each year We receive letters from friends from various parts of the country tell- ing of their appreciation of our paper and also that in 1922 We received a first and second award in a Kansas school-newspaper contest. The Rail-Splitter is published Weekly. Each English teacher With her classes and the assistance of the Editor-in-Chief takes turns in being re- sponsible for the edition of the paper. This is the second year that an annual has been published. The value of an annual is realized now by all if-fk,G, H Hd: U :m, H ,Swv I ll H H ll I -lTHE RAIL - SPLITTER-T: the pupils so that it will prolmbly be ii pernnment thing in this school. In later years we vain see the tezichers and classmates We knew in our sehool- dzlys in Junior' High and perhaps we c-nn 11-cull some of the things they taught us that were worth while. The Rail- Splitter stuff zippimrciati-s the help it has reveived l'l'Ull1 both tear-hers and pupils in making the paper interesting. The staff has tried to nizike the paper ri sum-ess. NVQ- know that at times niistzikes have been made, but on the whole We feel that the year 1922-23 has been a successful one for the Hziil-Splitter. i l Cora XYilnietta Markley junior Rumi Cross Representative Roosevelt Building Ray1n0nclSpaetb junior Red Cross Rf-preseiitative 1 Lincoln Building unior Reel Cross HE Junior Red Cfross was i'e-cwggziiiizeml in SUDAN-'llllJK'I' of this school year, under the C'llill1'1T1illlSlllIJ of Miss Miles. An executive muninittee was l'Ul'Ill04l c-onsisting of ai student 1'ep1-4-seiitatiVe funn em-h building and five fziculty inembers. The Junimn' High Sc-howl was 11-presented by liayiiioml Spzieth, Lincoln building, and Cmwi Wilinetta Markley, froin Roosevelt building. Miss Walker, Miss Carroll, and Miss Little of the Junior High W-ere ainlmg the l'zu'ulty 1nenibei's, which gave hui' school ai Wide 1'ep1'esentzitiun in Junim- lied Cross z1I'i'zi.i1's. lflzirlv in the full u nieinbc-rship drive was stzwted. Ezivh pupil in mmlei' to lnyqwmlizi- ai lIll'lIllJl'l' haul tu Illillfff 21 Sillilll sz1c,'1'il'ive-oi' dun seiwirw- that would gf-'KG' H . p n 1 l H .i9J xs ,X-JG my -iQj- P swf: ll r' H N lTl-IE RAIL - SPLITTERi N. .. .. .. .. .J benefit his community or school. Of the eight hundred Seventeen pupils enrolled in Junior High, five hundred seventy three are members. Six of the home rooms have one hundred percent membership, At Christmas time Christmas boxes, which Were sent to poor Children of foreign countries, were filled, and Junior High filled more than its quota. At the same time a Christmas gift of fifty dollars was sent to the hospital at Fort Riley and a similiar amount to the Fitz Simmons Hospital for convales- cent soldiers in Denver. Of this amount Junior High also gave 1nore than its quota. Six performances of the Junior Red Cross program were given in Febru- ary in which all schools of Salina took part. It was held in the Lincoln audi- torium and the net proceeds were nearly four hundred dollars. This money is to be used for the poor that live in Salina and other Red Cross pur- poses. The readiness of the pupils of the Salina Public Schools in responding to the calls of the Junior Red Cross has made this years work one of the most successful yet, and the Junior Higli pupils count it a privilege to belong to this organization. ROOSEVELT PUPILS, WHO WON THE MUSIC MEMORY CONTEST THEY ALL MADE PERFECT SCORES. Ernest Smith Danton Grover Margaret Harvey XVi1berta Kirkenilall Margaret Kouns Mary Louise Cost .,-reG,, H Id: z: :tn ,, ,Sgt-X, Vg! ll ll II ll HN lTI-IE RAIL - SPLITTERi NH H II ll ll IFA STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICERS I i Arthur Todd, Gladys Preston, Raymond Haggart, jack Triplett President Secretary V. Pres. Treasurer The Present and the Future As the end of one of the most successful years of the Junior High School comes to a close, it might be well to consider for awhile what the future has in store for this school. Already our school has made a reputa- tion over the state as being one of the outstanding Junior High Schools. The safe keeping of this reputation, and the achieving greater renown is in the hands of the students of the coming year. We can expect great results in the future from the various organizations in the school. Foremost among these is the Student Council, Which has already, tho in its second year, made itself known in its Work of forming the policies of the school. In the years to come We feel that this school is to be a self managed group of students with a strong Student Council to lead the Way in doing all those things that Will make this a bigger and better school. Salina Junior High School has a reputation of having some of the best junior high teams in the state. We base this reputation on skillful players. VVe also pride ourselves on the fact that the men on ou r' teams are good stu- dents. The future classes of this school must uphold this reputation and make our records better. In the coming years We expect our Junior High School to have higher standards of scholarship. Our Rail-Splitter must improve with each succeed- ing class. Our high attainments in music, manual training and household economics must not at any time be lowered. And ever before the student body must be held the highest ideals of life, which are to be reached by the training received in our school days. G ' ' i in 19 ' fi-Gi n ai, 531- ,F Q-tl, 1 J 1 .XJ Room 14-WVinne1's Home Houma liamkvt Ball rF0lll'l'12llDPHt Hmmm lTfVVil'll1G1'S I-Lune Romn Basket Bull VF0lll'D2llINHI1t 152- n-. i ii