Senn High School - Forum Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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' -1 ,Serin Zlrirgh Srhrml Zlinwm IRIS-islioil eight times D, your by the shit dents of the Nicholas Sonn High School, cor- ner Glenwood and Ardmore Avenues, Chicago. Subscription price, 31.00 per year. EDITORIAL STAFF. EUMCE XVOODMAN ..... Editor-in-Chief XVILMA MENTZER ..... .-lxxocinfe Editor CLARINIQ ANDERSON FRANCESCA BATE .'l.rsi.vInnt Ediiarx HELEN Bmsintn Donuts Lart.IN C11,nn.r:s Pines ........ Boys' .-ltlilelirs OLIX'IA ClIAMBERLAlN..GiI'1J' fltlilelics RUTH ANDRE...FTfSllll1GIl Department XVARREN MORGAN .......... Exchange.: Donornx' ELLIOTT .... Wautaknow Col. Russnu. XVILLIAMS ....,........ Shops Htxuonn Mock. .. ,.A,.,..',.4 Lumix JAMES illICIiNIGH'l' BUSINESS STAFF. -Io1lN GREEN ....... I?u.rimxv.v .llmmgcr S1G1ut'Nn BIRKENSTEIN. ..-lxxl. Illamiger Bnuril. R. GRAFF ...,...... Bookkeeper MAHEL BIXLER XTIRGINIA SAYLES ---'- S'l '0!l 'lI'7'f 'f Yarra Weiss ART STAFF. LAWRENCE linavmslt ........ Chairman Vicrnn CARLSON Ronx'N Hanmansox Hanoum Hoorlis Vmzcn. Lewis ELMER MARX 1. Ivlanm. XVHITTEMORE Faeultxv FRANCES BEEM, ART Advisers 28 TORIAL an vc-as it The yenr's at the spring The day's at the morng Morning's at seveng The hillside's dew-penrledg The lark's on the wingg The snai1's on the thorny God's in his heaven- All's right with the world! ON'T you think wc have a lot of beginnings, chances to give up the old ways that didn't satisfy and en- ter into newer, better paths that lead towards our ideals? Therc's September, when you begin a new school yearg there's New Year's when all people are openly and hoastfully turning over new leaves: there's the first of every school month when what Sennite d0esn't plan to improve on his previous tive weeksg thcre's February, the beginning ot' a set- ond semesterg there are our Mondays! and now there's xjvring. Spring! Oh doesn't that seem the best? Vile can be mighty thankful for those other beginnings-what should we do without them? Hut somehow this seems so wonderful. All the world. all nature, is with us, The pure, drifty clouds, the blue, high over our wind- freshened hair, the hints of green in the lrccs, the twittering from cheery, fea- thered throats, those are the things that have called into being the spring songs of minstrels, these are the things that open our eyes and our cars and our hearts. And we fling hark our heads and drink in the Spring. But alas, in spite of our brave inspired plans we may seem to fall hack into the old ways and lose sight of our true goal. Hut so it is with the spring. The rain drihbles down: the sky grows grey and monotonous, the birds sit shuddering in

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THE FORUM T'weuty4.re'uen a neighboring sideboard, knocking over in its flight an electric light globe, which fell to the Hoor with a crash and lay there in a thousand pieces. Land sakes alive! said Mrs. Binks in anger, seizing the cat and placing it in the wash tub with no gentle hand, if this don't beat all! I told Mr. Binks ex- pressly not to set the globe down, but to hang it up right away. But it only shows what sense he's got. She moved over to the window with menace in her face, but changed to a softer mood when she be- held her spouse sprawling on the grass with the children romping on him and pulling his hair, much to the enjoyment of the new neighbors. I guess that's punishment enough for the poor man, she remarked, as she turned away from the window. Since there is no rest for the wicked, he can just amuse them a few minutes longer while I lie down and rest my tired nerves. Marion Dittman. EXTRACTS FROM THE DIARY OF A SOPHOMORE. March 7.-We have decided to have a party in 301, Friday, March 16. Mariam Schumacher was commissioned to obtain 301 for us. March 8.-An extra meeting to-night. Troubles never come singly-the committee divided, doubt as to whether we can have 301, and almost all our previous plans re- vised! March 9.-Committee still divided as to refreshments, and there is doubt concern- ing 301, ot.herwise everything 0. K. March 12.-Have decided upon refresh- ments. Special candy ordered. Janet Tops ping will order special cakes, Dorothy Cook special ice-cream. A game proposed by Ardelle Baker will be played. Margaret Black will buy shamrocks and Irish flags. March 14.-There will be one piano and two vocal solos. Miss Jeifery instructed eight girls in an Irish Jig during seventh and eight hours to-day. They will prac- tice Friday the first period. Costumes are planned for the occasion. We have room 301-Hurrah! March 15.-Went to Clai1'e's home to- night to practice the Jig. Patrick!-He's the only for giving a party. March 16.-After our guests assembled afternoon, lively God bless Saint excuse we have in the music room this N games were played until the ice was broken and all felt at home. Then the following program was carried out: Solo ................... Auf Wiedersehen Beulah McGee Dance ............. St. Patrick's Day Jig Elizabeth Hoods, Dorothy Spills, Ruth Senf, Clara Poggenaee, Esther Elsholz, Esybil Goodman, Grace Roe, Janet Topping. Solo ...,..................... Irish Song I Ardelle Baker Piano Solo ............ Drowsy Afternoon Q Clara Poggensee Reading . .............. St. Patrick's Day Alice Foy The dancers in green and white cus- tumes made 'such a hit, that at the request of all, they gave it over again. After lis- tening to the lively accompaniments, played by Margaret Wiegand and Agatha Cavallo, everyone felt like dancing the Irish Jig themselves, so the floor was cleared, and all began to dance up an appetite. Later, green and white refreshments of ice-cream, Cakes, and candy were servedg also a spe- cial plate of fumigated cookies, left over from the -Valentine Party, with a huge sign explaining the joke and inviting all to eat. Then followed some more dancing, and finally the merry party very reluctantly departed, all giving Miss Christman and the puils of 258 a vote of thanks for the pleasant afternoon. Besides our friends, whom we invited, the room had the Misses McCarthy, Hatch, Sloan, Jeffry, Matheny, Kracke, Skillen and Mr. Buck as its guests. Ardelle Baker. Agatha Cavalli. R. 258. tContinued from page 184 band, in addition to the regular service, takes trips to places where recruiting is being pushed or a parade is deemed ne- cessary. For example, take a recent trip, made by the band to Washington, D. C. It paraded in Cincinnati, Ohio, played in Huntington, W'est Virginia, and marched in the inaugural parade in Xllashington. The reserve need not go on these trips unless he wants to or is taking training at the station at the time of the trip. Now-do you want to help your country? Do you want to show your patriotism? Do you want naval training? Then join the UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE FORCE! XVarren F. Morgan, U. S. N. F.

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THE FORUM Twenty-nine hidden crannies. The life that was joy seems gone, all is at a standstill until- the sun gleams forth again, as a faint breath of April odors brushes our cheeks with its glad promise of loveliness and lo! the spring is here once more and we see that it was here all the lime. So we take a deep breath to go on toward our hilltop, eyes lifted to the infinite blue which the clouds can only hide, watch- ing for the sun to burst through and cry Here am I! GONE ARE THE DAYS. Such a dearth of stories and poems never was seen. We have some, as you see, but what a contrast to the days long ago, when we were overwhelmed with printable material, and the weighty work of choosing among all the worthy manu- scripts was enough to make an editor's head swim! Is it possible that the high cost of living has forced you to with- hold contributions until such time when we must pay you with checks, instead of glory? Or are there no longer any gen- iuses in Semi? Perhaps they have all graduated in former classes and the Forum will have to wait for its stories until future Septembers shall bring in their host of new hopefuls and discover new blood more ardent in the field of let- ters than that in the present classes. HOSE who are interested in the Freslnnan Department of the Forum, will be glad to learn how favor- ably it compares with the Freshman De- partments of other high school papers. Out of seventeen magazines, coming from various places in the United States, only two give any space whatsoever, to the beginners. One, the Ypsi-Sem, from Ypsilanti, Michigan, allows one column of each number to be filled with short news items, concerning the fresh- men. The other, the 'I'ekanhi, from the Tilden High School of Chicago,, de- dicates the last October number to the first year pupils. But, unlike the Forum, the articles in the uTClC3l'll'lln are writ- ten about freshmen, rather than by freshmen. In the Forum there is a great deal of variety in the choice of subiects, for instance, editorials, stories, jokes, and poems, while in other freshman sec- tions there are only short comments on happenings in the class. Here, members of a committee made up of first year people, write interesting articles, collect jokes, and urge classmates to contribute to the department. Surely no other high school has such an enthusiastic group of young people working tigether. At least seventy-tive per cent of the nther high school papers have no fresh- man division at all, therefore the lucky Senn freshmen ought to work all the harder to make the success of the depart- ment permanent. Our policy of having specialty num- bers seems to be liked. As we have been told concerning themes, 'l'here must be unity. An absence of unity causes in- coherence. Incoherence causes a 1'oor. So since it is spring and all the little bugs, fishes, and birds are beginning to wiggle their toes for Fmsi, we think it is a psychological moment to introduce a Fish and Fowl number. Our Signs of Spring number has for its frontispiece a very artistic and accurately made drawing of an apple blossom. It was done by Thurman Campbell, a 3B, and has been very high- ly praised by its critics. It represents the very best sort of scientific drawing because of its accuracy and firmness of outline. In the foyer of a great and beautiful building Filled with hurrying crowds is a little box. But this little box is seldom visited and scarcely noticed by anyone, for, sorrowful to say, it has not the gift of speech. However, in compassion for it, its friends have given to the unnoticed box an insignia of honor, which it dis- plays proudly-L-O-C-A-L-S, that all may know its purpose in the busy life surrounding it. But few notice this em- blem, so the pages devoted to its cause in the magazine of this building have become fewer and fewer, until- But hist! a secret! If you will but drop into that little box rare bits of hu- mor, or laughable little anecdotes-it will rise once more in new vigour and re- main in its allotted place forever.