Soldan High School - Scrip Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

Text from Pages 1 - 56 of the 1916 volume:

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V: ' Y -A Y N II 'um - . yi Il J, , e ,e W 2 1 ri Gbe F Na S831 Qu, ' 'R U :gd g,w4f :,'-mf I 1 'T' , Y .-:Pi Q. if. 1' 'I W 5 , - mai a Hg 4: -f . 1 V I - ' ' ismsf PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS UNDER DIRECTION OF THE FACULTY 'F x' FRANK LOUIS SOLDAN HIGH SCHOOL xl' SAINT LOUIS VOLUME TWELVE Q' NUMBER FIVE JANUARY, 1916 l9l6 The Class of fanuafy, UIIIBIIIS LLl'.'su ' . l,l'routispitcQJ i L Viimn ' 'ysscs lr: , hu Bm ' .' 'ustus Saint Hur - . :it X' 'tmz fury Y: r Q ' wr 'enrh-ll hi i 1 ' ass 4 r 1: Class Smurf :Lrtinff Sunp- Scniur Pictures The Scripturium llcnry NV:irml Bceclivr NYnmlrnw NYilsun Ulysses S. Grant liilwzircl Everett Samuel Finley llrecsu Mor Joaquin Miller james Mt-Neill XYhistlcr Cyrus Mcforlnick Our Surprise Pzlrtius Louisa. Slay Alcutt Henry lieurgv if Mzirk Twain lfrlison Roller! IC. Lv:- Alcxanilcr llrullzun Ili-ll Susan li. Antlmny Mark Twain The Tale uf the Pines Huw the Klmtgzlgc XX21 f -I Class Day Class Songs Stunt Day .Xthletics Q The Tuttler ':-X I 1 if MHS , XS 103 PROGRAM Processional-Send Out Thy Light ........ .... G ounod Chorus Lives of Great Men all remind us Luther Singletary Taylor An Irish Folk Song ........................... .... A rthur Foote Chaminade Club Ulysses S. Grant Anetha Gaffney Smythe john Brown Irwin H. Eskeles Fleur d'Amour .... ................... .... C o bb Mandolin Club Augustus Saint Gaudens Mazrie Carol Stevens Walt Whitman Margaret Marie Horchitz A Perfect Day ...... ........................... C arrie Jacobs-Bond Glee Club Henry Ward Beecher Howard McCracken Shupp , Wendell Phillips Paul Evans Peltason The Postillion .... ............................ .... M o lloy Senior Double Quartet Address Dr. A. S, MacKenzie Professor of English, University of Kentucky Presentation of the Class to the Board of Education Mr. john Rush Powell, Principal Soldan High School Response and Presentation of Diplomas Dr. J. P. Harper, President Board of Education Awarding of the Washington University Scholarship Mr. W. J. S. Bryan, Assistant Superintendent of Instruction Parting Song,-CWords by Nelson Pope, '13J Recessional 104 Ulysses S. Grant fr-4 RANT was of a retiring and domestic nature, a lover of peace l and tranquillity, and it is remarkable that this man should igg, ever become one of America's, nay, the wor1d's greatest heroes. Caesar, Alexander the Great, Charlemagne, and , Napoleon were soldiers through ambition for honor, glory, and powerg but Grant was a soldier solely because he wished to defend his country, which he said, has made me what I am . Grant was a deep thinker, but gave little expression to his thoughts. He saw clearly the intensity of the struggle, and recognized the ob- stacles before him. His coolness and self-control during actual Fighting kept the men from knowing the tide of battle. He sat on his horse calmly smoking, as if victory were certain. This coolness and self-con- trol helped largely in bringing about such victories as Shiloh, Vicks- burg, the Wilderness. Grant knew that deep-rooted patriotism was better for the success of an army than occasional spurts of enthusiasm. And so he did not arouse the hurried enthusiasm of his soldiers as Sherman and Sheridan did, but he did arouse their patriotism by making them feel that this war was to ascertain whether this country could long endure. Grant's greatness did not end on the battlefield. At the assassina- tion of President Lincoln, national affairs looked graver than before the war. Here the statesmanship of Grant was instrumental in the reor- ganization and strengthening of the tottering nation. He alone had force enough to oppose the carpet-bag government in its dealings with the unfortunate South. His administration as president has many worthy acts connected with it. The most important of these is the saving of the American currency from the hands cf the ugreenback monsters , as they were called. His private life was simple and sincere. His unusual success did not change his ideas or mode of living, and fame was absolutely power- less to sever him from the path of duty. Not only this country, but the world knew him to be one of its greatest men. Europe honored and' feted him, yet when he returned to his native land, he was the same plain. simple, honest citizen. During his stay in Europe, he had visited the tombs of its greatest heroes, but when he came to the tomb of Jesus of Nazareth, he said, 'fHe was the true hero, he conquered by love. And it is known that when he again saw this country in peace and prosperity he saidg Oh! God, let us always have peace. Let us have peace , was inscribed on his tomb, so that posterity could see that in spite of the fact that he was the greatest soldier of his age, he was a lover of peace. To us, and to all those who shall enter this institution, there can be no greater model than Ulysses Grant. He exemplifies its motto, Truth, nos .-'gba-Q' Aivfweee :?f .na gifs:--1 Honor, Freedom, Courtesy . Truthful to himself and his fellowmeng honorable in characterg a lover of freedom for all meng courteous to all, whether black or white, rich or poor. Furthermore, he sought, higher things: not material things, for personal advantage, but things which would most benefit mankind. -A netha Smythe. fofin Brown fa rg: AUDED as a martyr by some, denounced as a criminal by nl others, the whole secret of john Brown's career lies in his j a . 1 I' emphatic conviction that he had a divine mission to destroy 3, 1 ., slavery, in whatever way he could. He disliked the milk 5' and water principles of the milder abolitionists and ad- vocated vigorous resistance to slavery. He expressed his ideas in actions rather than in words. During the war of 1812 with England Brown was still a boy. Upon seeing his black playmates beaten and starved to death, he first made known his hatred for slavery and swore eternal war against it. As early as 1839 he made known a definite plan for attacking slav- ery by force. It was to obtain money for this enterprise that he engaged in land speculations and wool industry. His ventures failed, and it was at this time that he first communicated to his family his purpose of at- tacking slavery in arms. For the next twenty years he devoted himself almost entirely to the undertaking for which he sacrificed his life. Although Brown would have justified a slave insurrection, or in- deed almost any means of destroying slavery, he did not seek to incite the southern slaves to a general uprising. The venture in which he lost his life was not an insurrection in any sense of the word, but an invasion or foray similar in character to that which Garibadli was to make six months later in Sicily. The Italian succeeded, and became dictator of the island he conquered: the American failed, and was put to death. But his soul went marching on. Millions followed in his footsteps, two years later, to complete the campaign in which Brown had led the forlorn hope. As usual, the forlorn hope were sacrificed, but by their death the final victory was won. John Brown has been and probably always will be the subject of much controversy. The truth, as usual, seems to lie between two ex- tremes. Deeply imbued with the stern religious convictions of his Puritan forefathers, in many respects a nineteenth century Cromwellian, exceedingly rigid in the exercise of his religious duties, a fanatic in temperament, wholly sincere and honest, he was devoted with his whole soul to the right as he saw it. But however high his motive, he was re- sponsible for deeds which were repulsive to the moral sense of a civil.- 106 'f - ' nj' i: lf ,qc -1, dr 1 . L' vf' Lk Q X. A- 7 ,v safe. - 3,5 sa f .. 55,52 - .1 'J-:T ized community, and which probably inju.ed rather than helped the cause he had at heart. When in jail, upon being asked if he would like to be rescued, Brown said that his relations with his jailer were such that he should hold it a breach of trust to be rescued. There is an example even higher than that of Socrates, an example which history will not fail to hold up, that of a man of whom his slayers said, He saved others, himself he can not save. Here is touched the secret of Brown's characterg absolute reliance on the Divine, entire disregard of the present, in view of the promised future. . For best befriended of the God He who in evil times, Warned by an inward voice, Heeds not the darkness and the dread, Abiding by his rule and choice: Feeling only the fiery thread Leading over heroic ground, Walled with mortal terror round, To the aim which him allures, And the sweet heaven his deed secures. flrwin Eskeles. Augustus Saint Gaudens HE greatest men of all times have been the most perfect fi representatives of their age. They have most truly ex- pressed the ideals of the day in their work, and by this very fact made immortal things that otherwise would have been of only temporary interest. Such a man was the American sculptor Augustus St. Gaudens. He has taken, in some instances, the most commonplace themes as in his Grief , a memorial to a woman who lived and died - made for a broken-hearted husband. But by his superb imagination and execution he has produced a masterpiece which will never fail to grip the soul of whosoever shall see it. It is not, however, due to imagination alone that St. Gaudens be- came the most noted of American artists and the founder of the Amer- ican school of sculpture. Nor was it due to his never-ceasing toil, pow-- erful mind, nor clever fingers. Not to any of these things, nor to all of them, does he owe his fame. He became a Master because these op- portunities found him a man different from all about him and ever ready. tool in hand, to sieze on an inspiration. St. Gaudens was a hard worker, never giving himself a moment's rest, even though, during the last ten years of his life he suffered con- 107 in-1 . - -E A 'ffti 2 Qi? 5' - - YV -:ii k zvafai w e-,,'.,-N:- stantly. He worked slowly but the results obtained were well worth the while. He was his own severest critic and had that infinite patience which goes back over a thing, and over it, again and again until it is satisfactory to himself. St. Gaudens often worked for days over a statue that had received the approval of the purchaser, because it did not seem just right to him. And when it did seem right to him, it was sure to be right, because he had a fineness of judgment that is given to few artists. Like all truly great men, St. Gaudens was never obtrusively present in a throng. He was, in fact, rather diflident. But he had his own opinions on all subiects and when called upon could express them forc- ibly. His temper when aroused was terrific and because of his nervous- ness and excitability it was roused not infrequently. However, he had a fine sense of humor, which he may have inher- ited from his Irish mother, and such humor is the saving grace of Amer- icans. St. Gaudens had that unusual greatness which is able to completely submerge itself to do honor to his hero. It was his remarkable-power to feel his subject, however, and his ability to translate that feeling to us that makes us stand in awe before his works. They seem to be rather the expression of an overpowering sentiment than an effort to produce a work of art. They suggest the big thought behind the whole thing, rather than just one instance, as in his Civil War portrayals. One seems to feel the big issues at stake in the struggle, just by seeing his Lin- coln or his Sherman . And this bigness is the bigness of St. Gaudens himself 3 of a mind great enough to encompass a universe, of a heart sublime enough to sympathize with it. He was as truly a great man as he was a great sculptor, since a gift such as his, without ceaseless toil and ready will- ingness to take advantage of opportunities, would never have attained immortality. Surely, in the gallery of great Americans the scu1ptor's place should be filled by Augustus St. Gaudens. -Mazrie Stevens. W a I I W fi i i m a n h as yet produced a distinctive type Has our soil, our at 5 mosphere the necessary wherewithal to form beings whom ' ' we can recognize as our own, formed out of the absorption ,rf .ff f. of so many different nationalities that pour into this melt- ing pot ? From this conglomerate mass came an Abraham Lincoln, and as Lincoln typiFies,to us the distinctive American in the political arena, so nos ave often heard it questioned as to whether America has A n Q Q . o - ,L lla V , i I A - ,,.,. A ,. , ,, - Y -:- Y ,,, .w' , ,Va - n - --Y,-cr, ,: ff - Y L- - Y .,r,-- -,i - Walt Whitman is the rhythmic apostle of our democracy. Not only were these two representative types contemporaneous, but both alike were rugged in nature, begotten of the same native rugged soil. Well, he looks like a man, said Lincoln when he first saw Whit- man. And when Lincoln fell, how magnificently did Whitman sing his elegy in Captain, O My Captain . ' i Did you ever transplant yourself on a lovely spring morning from your comfortable home to the untrodden part of the forest along the Meramec? How your very soul is enraptured! You are unable to analyze the charm, yet the charm is undeniably there. So you feel when you come to Walt Whitman. Whitman can easily contend for first honors as the genius of American nationality. Our turbulent demo- cracyg our faith in the future, our huge mass movements, our continen- tal spirit, our sublime, if unkept nature lies back of Walt Whitman, and are implied in all his work. As Emerson vividly wrote, Americans abroad may now come home, unto us a Man is born ! Whitman has been accused of silliness and of blasphemy. These things may be trueg yet, in the sandy wastes of his innumerable lines, there is a wealth of scattered gold, never sifted out by him, yet gold, un- mistakable gold. Now and then Whitman incorporates a handy or high sounding word from some other language. Perhaps he did this to signify our composite democracy, and to teach that the whole world is the mother of our country. Yes, they may be crude, perhaps, but Whitman's rhapsodies are diamonds in the rough, virgin gold in unwrought nuggets . How wonderfully large is Whitman's enthusiasm for mankind! His scorn for all but real things: his faith and his hope, and his love! As regards the form of what he writes, Whitman can find no author- ity superior to himself. There is a very powerful and majestic rhyth- mical sense throughout his writings, prose and verse, and this rhyth- mical sense is original and inborn. One feels that although no count- ing of syllables will reveal the mechanism of his music, the music is surely there. His rhythm, so often burlesqued, is all of a part with the man and with his ideas. It is apparently confusedg really it is most carefully schemed, certainly to a high degree original. It has a great booming movement or undertone, like the sound of a heavy surf. Call this poet uncouth, inarticulateg whatever you please that is least orthodox, yet after all, he is the only one who points out the stuff of which, perchance, the American literature in the future may be made. The appearance of such a man as Whitman involves deep world forces of race and of time. Can we not then safely say that the one mountain thus far in our literary landscape is Walt Whitman? -Margaret M. H orchitz. 109 44-f ha 'L c r ..., - Henry Ward Beecher was during the War of 1812. Darkness had settled like a t gg pall over our peaceful land. But a little ray of sunshine town of Litchfield. This was not the only ray that had come to the home of Dr. Lyman Beecher, for seven such beams had preceded it: but this last was destined to bring undying fame to this humble home, the birthplace of Henry Ward Beecher. Under motherly care and watchfulness, this son grew and became a man. Nature, too, favored him by holding him to the soil, until his strength and ambition united and broke the bonds that held him. Henry Ward Beecher was a man of great resources and magnetic personality. His one recreation lay in his search for a task so much larger than the last that there was no comparison between the two. Think a moment of a man with a broad smiling face, so full of kind- ness and strength, that he drew you to him when you first looked upon him, for you knew that his heart was warm with love for you. They say he never could reflect, but just felt, and felt with you, and put his feelings into burning words and deeds of kindness. It is one of nature's wonders that such a being should come to a realization of his power and a deep sense of responsibility toward the uplift of his fellowmen. In view of these peculiar powers, it was most fitting that Mr. Beech- er should become a preacher. He Worked at his chosen calling with the same zeal which revealed to him his surpassing ability. Men came from everywhere far and near to hear this powerful orator, who, they said, could warm the heart of a stone. He gave to many a discouraged mor- tal a helping hand and cheered him on in the Fight that seemed a losing one, His voice, his power, were lifted against humanity's foes. His pul- pit rang with not only denunciation of the iniquitous slave traffic but with pathetic appeals for the support of his people in putting down this cruel monster. When the international crisis came in 1863 and England seemed about to recognize the Confederacy, Beecher braved the jeers of the mobs in England, and fearlessly raised his voice against the whole institution of human slavery. No voice, except perhaps that of Wendell Phillips, was lifted with such powerful effect both in America and abroad against this deep- rooted curse. Beecher's life was full of gotd deeds. His kindly but powerful words touched the needy on the streets, in the lowest hovels, and in the mansions and business offices of the wealthiest. He lived for humanity and humanity worshiped at his feet. To the discouraged and broken- I ix4 T 5 came to a humble fireside back in the quaint Connecticut A m y ll0 hearted, his tongue whispered words of encouragement and new hope. To the successful, he ever called out of the things that are eternal. He reached the end of earth's journey in the year of 1887 while resting calmly in his home. As a ray of sunlight full and strong flashed across the room, his mortal nature passed out into the spirit world. He loved the multitude and the multitude came to his funeral. He loved the Howers and ten thousand buds breathed their fragrance and clad his resting place in beauty. He loved music and the voice of the organ rose with the anthems which had delighted him. He loved the sunshine and it streamed through the windows and was a halo around him. But Henry Ward Beecher lives on in the lives and institutions that he has made better through his earthly ministry. -Howard Shupp. Wendell 'phillips measure a period by its great men. Like the shuttle in , weaving they play into the very warp and woof of the time. 1, f,,':l 15.33531 T They represent its history, its toil and its struggle. Thus 5 it is that forty years of American history, can be summed ll' 'I up in the life of one man, Wendell Phillips. It is respecting this man that I shall speak this morning. Let us investigate the conditions which called him forth. It was a time when slavery ruled both Church and State, when it commanded both the press and pulpit, and when it controlled both the finances and the armies of the nation. Few facts need be stated to show the moral stupor of the nation. In Alton, in 1837, Elihu Lovejoy, an American citizen, was killed by a mob for declaring the right to his personal lib- erty. It was at a time such as this that the young aristocrat stepped into the anti-slavery ranks. Wendell Phillips was the first and greatest American agitator. Agitation , said Sir Robert Peele, is the marshaling of the conscience of a nation to mould its laws . To the service of this cause he brought all his own rich and unusual gifts. Educated to be the aristocratic lead- er of a privileged class, he became the defender of the lowly and despised. Gifted with an eloquence that could transform a nation, he consecrated it to the welfare of the downtrodden and oppressed. l Wendell Phillips was one of the gentlest and most sympathetic of men. His devotion to his wife was a poem. He had no children. His wards were the poor, the outcast and the friendless. With him a cause despised was a cause espoused. He was emphatically a man of the peo- ple-the great popular tribune of modern times. Emerson once said, There is no true eloquence unless there is a man behind it . Character is the secret of all oratory. Thus it is no less a 111 aan at -1-f tribute to his personal character to say that as an orator Wendell Phil- lips ranks with the greatest of all time. In reading his speeches you seem to hear the lion-like roar of Mirabeau. Yet he never ranted. A southerner who heard him said, He was an infernal machine set to music . His plainness of speech appalled because it was so unusual. He called a hoe a hoe, not an agricultural instrument. He said, Slav- ery is slavery, not a form of economic subordination. His magnetism of manner and witchery of style were such that it is said he could talk en- tertainingly about a broom handle . This superb and matchless elo- quence was the means by which he accomplished all that engaged his attention as a reformer. As a reformer, Wendell Phillips was far from a man of one idea. Standing in isolation, against parties and established order and old tra- ditions, he devoted his life to the freest and broadest discussions of the questions and issues of his time. The best years of his life, however, were devoted to the cause of the slave. The slave power grew by leaps and bounds after the invention of the cotton gin, but due largely to the untiring efforts of Wendell Phillips, the anti-slavery agitation likewise did not remain in the condition the year '37 had found it. During these years Phillips advocated disunion. Tried by his standard the constitu- tion had become a sinful compact with slavery and he longed to see it broken. With the first sound of the cannon in Charleston harbor, how- ever, the welcome which he gave the war was hearty and hot . Throughout the war he was wrapt up in one mighty passiong justice as the policy of the uniong justice to the negro! He said, Peace if pos- sible. iustice at any rate . With this sign his matchless eloquence was creating the public sentiment which guided the hand of Lincoln as he signed the Proclamation of Emancipation. After the Civil War, the slave, indeed, was freeg but this did not free the great reformer from his task. He saw clearly that the next great contest would be waged with the slavery of poverty. With clear, un- flinching logic he announced his principle, Labor, the creator of wealth, is entitled to all it creates , and attempted to follow it out to the utter abolition of the present distinction between capital and labor. He was also foremost among those claiming the ballot for women. His powerful presentation of the woman suffrage problem, more than any one cause, has started the agitation which can ultimately result in but one thing, universal suffrage. His was the voice which exposed our national crime against the Indian. His, the voice which early brought forth the temp- erance question and his, the voice which championed every other reform of the age. Wendell Phillips has exercised a greater influence on the destiny of our country than any other man of his day. H2 Disturber and Dreamer, the Phillistines cried When he preached an ideal creed, Till they learned that the men who have changed the world With the world have disagreed. When the reforms he agitated have become accomplished factsg when every child born in America has an equal chance in life, when woman summoned into civil life and political equality has become a reality, when the hands that create the wealth of the world control it, do you think that then the name of the man whose lifework this was, will be forgotten? The name of Wendell Phillips will be embalmed in our memory for all time as the symbol of courage, progress and freedom! -Paul Evans Peltason. Class! Ode, ' .,.,.,,,,,,,, HOU noble hall of learning and of truth, QQ 49? Fashioned by man and blessed of many a youth Whose life, through years, has aided been by thee! How many times before thee have I stood ge V And viewed each tower with increased awe and love, Thy stately form, thy quiet simplicity, Thy beauteous colonnades, thy portals wide, Through which each day pass many seeking light! Surrounding all, thy lovely spreading green, Brightened with flowers of varied form and hue And casting shadows over street and walls, Tall plumed trees grace thy magnificence. Thy spacious halls, where throngs of maids and youths Pass gaily to and fro, force one to think, , What doth the future hold in store for these? When from these halls, forever, they depart, To choose each one his lifels work to be done, Many shall wisely choose, yet life for them Shall not be one sweet song unto the end. Their sorrows, of which all men taste a few, Less bitter'll seem, when sweetened with the thought Of work well doneg a life in service spent, An aid to fellow meng a blessing to one's self! Less fortunate shall many be, whose choice Shall lead them into paths of life-long strife Through thorny paths and mire of deep distress, Some shall emerge with lives made true and strong, Molded by nature's teacher, stern experience. na 475 ard' '-QQFVJ Others who likewise trod in paths of strife, Less strong than those whose Fight doth bring them through unharmed. Life's bitterest dregs shall drink, and some few sink, Swept on by moving seas of grim humanity. But, as with 1ife's slow-moving, ebbing tide, They drift unto eternity's far shore And backward look o'er 1ife's fast fading course, Unbrightened by one hope of real success, Yet here and there from out this fog and mist A light shall shine, the light of our old dream. It grows, it gleams, it shines from out thy towers, Thou school where spent I many happy hours, In work, in dreams of glorious days to come, Inspired by thy ideals, to higher things. Oh, may you prove to many other lives, Who, in their turn, within thy portals pass, A guide, a help, and draw them to that height, That pinnacle, whereon thou hast thy stand. And may each one their motto take from thee, Of truth, of honor, freedom, courtesy! W-Edith Kidwell. C I a s s S o n g Air, Maryland! My Maryland! Thy noble name shall never die, Soldan High! O Soldan High! Thy praise and fame shall live for aye, Soldan High! Fair Soldan High! Thy victories shall never end, Thy spotless fame, thy sons defendg Down countless ages, may they send Praise to thee, O Soldan High! O Alma Mater, staunch and true, Soldan High! O Soldan High! We'll ever loyal be to you, Soldan High! Proud Soldan High! Thy halls will ever win renown, And with thy banner, gold and brown, May far and wide thy fame resound, Soldan High! O Soldan High! 114 Y'-. --' Img- -:- mr-3? Sr- ' -'NN fi Tn..,, X f N O, very deeply do we grieve, Soldan High! O Soldan High! Thy halls and corridors to leave, Soldan High! O Soldan High! Thy glorious motto e'er shall be Trouthe, Honour, Freedom, Curteisye Our deepest love all goes to thee, Soldan High! Dear Soldan High! -Hazel Farmer Parting Song Air, Heidelberg Here's to our dear old Senior class, Here's to the rose and grayg Let all our cares be' now withdrawn, Hail to the Seniors' day. Here we have dwelt in friendship's fold Deep sorrow never known: Here's to our school-our Soldan High! Here's to the memories Hown. O Soldan High, we part from thee, We leave thy friendly doorg This mighty class, its loyalty, We pledge you ever more, Then we'1l defend you to the end, And praise your glorious nameg Our only hope is that thy fame Through ages yet shall reign: Our only hope is that thy fame, Through ages yet shall reign. -Margaret M. Horchxtz EETQWEQWKQM 115 ROSE RITCHEY JAMES NEHER FLORA GUNNERSON 1-cl :ns tha' 1H'ilIll'llSC that Hruvvry ncvcr goes out of 1:1 hvr rv.-vcsxlcnl the sclurl pm-ps In-m':1!h thu thorn. f:nhi1m. :ark gn-nine shone. 11111111 C1,111m511,-1- riy,-1u11.vlir Clwlf, 'ls Ix'n1:111! T111-113 '15, 'm I1'11111'.'1' f'11111z111'II41' Ifmrllvzlll, '11, '15 ! 1ll1',C1' f'1 1f', '15, '16 . , - , Llnxx I I115' 1011111111111 l'l11v.v ILM' C11111111i!l1 fluxv IV11-v I'r-ng:-11111 ETTA NICHOLAS CARL BERGLUND MARY BERKOWITZ -rthimt lux In-ing gfflml. .Xltlmuull Qmull lw's znlvszlys Qillllll' lu-rs' to Stmly :um-l I1 lll'JH'1l. think. l 11r11111, ll., 11. 1-. 11111111111 171111, '13, '11. 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SJIITII THE SCRIP: Published by the Students under direction of the Faculty. Frank Louis Soldan High School, Saint Louis. Issued during the school year from the office, at Union and Kensington avenues. Terms: One year. seventy-tive cents: one term, forty cents. Mailing, ten cents a. term. Entered as second class matter December 16, 1910, at the Post Oniice, Saint Louis, Missouri, under Act of March 3, 1879. VOLUME TWELVE NUMBER FIVE JANUARY, l9l6 Henry Ward Beecher 2 9 He shall never be forgotten by those who are intimately acquainted with his character. Who could forget the most convincing preacher, the great moral reformer, the interesting editor, the distinguished lecturer, Henry Ward Beecher? He probably attracted more attention than any other American orator. He was will- ing to die for his country. He appealed to both ordinary and intelligent, both rich and poor, both narrow-minded and so-called broad-minded peo- ple. Dr. Lyman Abbott, a New York lawyer, and later Mr. Beecher's successor to the pastorate of Plymouth Church in Boston, declared that this illustrious man revolutionized his life. The unconscious application of the principles of oratory as taught by Mr. Beecher unfolded to his audiences the art of true speaking. No political or religious weapon could touch this fearless, earnest, and sin- cere patriot, in the way of evil suggestion. From his mother he inherited his love of nature and music, his ten- derness and sweetness of spirit. From her, also, he gained the rich possession of an inborn love for church and his fellowmen. He loved the experience with the nature of life better than books. In moral genius for statesmanship he has been called the brother of Lincoln, so powerful was he as an advocate of the abolition movement. He served his purpose and seemed to know everything, for he could do anything and do it well. -Lula Millet. 127 Woodrow Wilson .9 Q How could the man who sounded the trum- pet of freedom have been nominated for the high office of governor of New jersey at the dictation of the champion state boss and his retainers? It is the general impression that the machine politicians discovered him, but investigation has proved that it was through his published works and public oflices that he revealed his capacity for a career of statesmanship. It was really the best people in America who discovered Woodrow Wilson although the Democratic machine men brought him forward be- lieving that they had in their midst a theorist of statesman-like ideals, who, when transplanted to the field of practical politics, would prove himself a politician in swaddling clothes, honest, easily blindfolded. tame, manageable and perfectly harmless in all the word harmless means as interpreted by the state bosses. But in his speech of acceptance of his nomination he said, I did not seek this nomination, I have made no pledge and have given no promises. If elected, I am left absolutely free to serve you with all singleness of purpose. WDelphine Nichols. Ulysses S. Grant 2 0 I propose to light it out on this line if it takes all summer. These words wired to Washington on his famous last campaign are the keynote to Grant's success. They show the iron determination of will which characterized Grant at Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Cold Harbor, and other famous battles. They show his policy first and foremost is concentration. During his last campaign, Grant undoubtedly lost more men in all of his battles than the Confederacy. The people of the North were shocked at the appalling loss of life at Cold Harbor, but they did not know war, and this method of lighting was contrary to all their conceptions as to how a campaign should be managed. Coupled with the inefficient food supply, this constant ham- mering began to tell on the Confederacy and culminated in the surrend- er at Appomattox. That he was relentless in the execution of his purpose was also shown in his campaign against Vicksburg, an almost impenetrable fortress which controlled the Mississippi. Impossible, foolishness, sui- cide, and other epithets were applied when Grant first broached the sub- ject of this campaign. But overcoming these obstacles, he carried out the campaign in twenty days, twenty days of fighting in which the gen- eralship was perfect, twenty days of one of the greatest campaigns the world has ever seen. -Carl Betglund, 8. Edward Everett ,Q 2 A man of unbounded culture, undisputed scholarship, and devoted statesmanship, combined with a wondrous gift of expression, cannot be set aside without some appreciation of his im- portance and accomplishments to the youths of this generation. 128 Edward Everett lived during a period of extreme restlessness, per- haps the most stirring and important of American historyg at a time when civil strife was almost inevitable owing to the sectional differences between the North and the South, at a time when the national principles were confused and contradictory. Everett started his career as a college professor and the esteemed editor of the North American Review. He managed this with the same wisdom and grace as Sidney Smith did the Edinburg Review in its eary days. However, in 1825, Everett gave over his editorship to occupy a seat in Congress. Here he strove for ten years with untiring diligence to bring about many new measures that were so badly needed for the good of the country. Some of the most important of those measures which gained his hearty and efficient support were the establishment of the board of education, the establishment of the scientific surveys of the state, the criminal law commission, and the advocation of a sound cur- rency. All the ofhces which Everett held he filled with distinction. But it is because of his sublime gift of oratory that we remember him. His natural gift of expression, his careful discretion in the selection of words gained him great admiration and vast influence in the minds and hearts of his hearers. His speech was that of great eloquence, force, and rea- son. He was broad and unbiased in his utterances, possessing that pow- er of soothing and quieting the feelings of the populace during that period of turmoil and distress. -Kenneth H. Bitting. Samuel Finley Breese Morse 2 ,Q It is no exaggeration to state that Samuel F. B. Morse was the greatest inventor before Edison. His inventions annihilate time and space, and accomplish things which be- fore existed only in the mind of a jules Verne or an H. G. Wells. They have made possible great economic progress. Notwithstanding their importance Morse received from these inventions, which could have been made to yield a fortune, only a tithe of their worth. Morse was not only an inventor and a man of science, he was also an artist, and a lover of beauty in all forms. At one time he was con- sidered the greatest American artist, and was called upon to make por- traits of famous men then living. Morse's father was a congregational clergyman, a very wide-awake and sensible person. His mother came of a good family and was well educated. With parents such as these, it was but natural that young Morse should receive a good start in life. He was sent to school at And- over, and later to Yale College. There he proved a good pupil, especi- ally in chemistry. The experiments in that study interested him greatly, and were useful to him in later life. He was also fond of drawing and painting and in fact became so skillful that he paid part of his college ex- penses by painting portraits. -Leslie Tacke. izs 5' .19 ,.,-gg - 1: .fel -E Q-'zrg '3f !-- . -qiz. . -i 'f'--1' bfi if - Q, 1Aiir 5f joaquin Miller .9 Q A tall, straight, white-haired man, clad in high leather boots, soft shirt and corduroy trousers, stands in the door of a little cabin, looking down over the sun-lit iields of California. He is Joaquin Miller, the poet, the man of dreams. Born in a rambling prairie wagon in Indiana, he grew up among the wild scenes and adventures of the forty-niners, himself a western pioneer by choice. Many were the occupations Mr. Miller successfully triedg a teacher in the mining camps, a judge of the superior court in Oregon, a farmer, a miner, a journalist, a war correspondent, an editor, and greatest of all, a superb pOCt. The Civil War greatly aroused him. He wrote stirring articles against it as being inimical to the genius of democracy and the religion of Christ. Charged with disloyalty, he decided to go abroad. In London Mr. Miller published his Songs of the Sierras , and at once rose to fame. Coming back to California, he settled on The Heights, overlook- ing San Francisco and the Golden Gate . The place was peculiarly adapted to his nature. He desired peace and quiet, a beautiful spot in which to work and dream, to study out an ideal manner of living. Far above civilization, he was free to plant his gardens, to build his mounds and pyres, and to live close to nature, and above all, to write his im- mortal poems. -Flora Gunnerson. james McNeill Whistler ,Q 9 Whistler's art was different from the style of other artists. He was first influenced by the Japanese. He recognized the fine qualities of the japanese line and color and quickly absorbed these qualities. For the simple reason that Whistler's art was different, his work was not allowed to be shown in art exhibits. Now those same countries which once refused his work are claiming him as their own. It took years for the public to appreciate him but for that very reason his work will last while popular artists of to-day will not be known to posterity. -Charles Gray. Cyrus McCormick 5 5 McCormick determined to work out a reap- ing machine on an entirely new principle from one previously attempted by his father, who tried to dissuade him, but this only aroused him to greater efforts. He had the benef-it of all his father's mistakes, successes and experiences. He built the machine with his own hands in the black- smith shop on the farm, and after a thorough test it proved to be the First practical reaping machine ever constructed. It was tested in July, 1831, in the presence of his neighbors, who all agreed that the great reaping machine problem had been solved. In 1834 McCormick patented the first successful reaping machine, and with the assistance of his brothers began to build the machines for sale. -Ralph Burns. iso 6',f1GT iQ-L -Q Qi T Our Surprise Parties 2 ,Q We are dragging our weary way to school. We are thinking of the never ending English, history, and mathematics. As we enter the door we hear an excited hum of voices. What is the matter? Then we see those green alchemists that turn our recitation minutes into a blissful resting period. One pupil, at least, breathed a sigh of relief when he thought of that English lesson he had not done. Why, he could not remember whether Tennyson had written The Lady of the Lake or whether Scott had composed The Lady of Sha1ott. As for the author of The Dream of Fair Womenn he was hopelessly at sea, although he had been dreaming about them for lo, these many years. And yet, do we get tired of our green light surprise parties? Never, if we are getting out of Lating but just let it be a study period, instead, and the temperature rises some twenty degrees with the vehement declarations of our opinions. Even then we ought not to kick. Don't we always say that resting is better for us than studying? And isn't the best place for a good rest cure the thirty-first row in the auditorium? There we are very seldom interrupted by the voice of the speaker. But alas! Nothing is ever perfect. If the schoo-l clock were only put up in front we would have the height of perfection. It would be so soothing to see our recitation min- utes going up in a green haze. -Robert Maupin. Louisa May Alcott 2 0 Over twenty-tive years have passed since the hour when the children heard the dread message, Louisa May Al- cott is dead. Thousands can recall the sorrow that Hlled their hearts and the tears that dimmed their eyes. There are those who remember the simple funeral in her father's rooms, the touching words read over her, and the quiet burial at Concord in the cemetery of Sleepy Hollow. She slept at the feet of those she loved the best, in the gracious company of the men and women who had been closest to her in her lifeg for spirit- ually Louisa Alcott never did die. Her presence had been too radiant to pass without leaving a stream of light behind her. She lives in her books, in the hearts of her readers, for Louisa M. Alcott wrote as did Shakespeare, for all generations and for all time. The element of immortal youth is mirrored in all her work and abounds throughout the story of her life. The crown of success, the height of her efforts was never so expressed in any of her appreciated works as in Little Women. -Mary Berkowitz. Henry George ,Q ,Q The name of Henry George, in the minds of most people, is synonymous with Progress and Poverty, his great book on political economy. Henry George knew poverty through bitter ex- perience, and he had often seen in sharp contrast the results of progress, the wealthy few who pass by the many poor without a thought. 131 '3f?gn p ff ' In his book, Henry George offers as the only remedy, We must make land common property. Should not the land, God's gift, be shared by all alike? Sometimes a man buys a piece of land, and some years later a big city grows up near his property, thus enormously increasing the value of the land without his turning a hand. Or perhaps some min- eral or oil may be found on the land, and he sells at an enormous profit. Should we call all this good luck and let one man become wealthy without rhyme or reason, merely because he had the money in the First place, to buy the land? Or should not the holder pay this extra growth of the value of the land, due either to society or nature, to the government, as the single tax , supplanting all other taxes? !Edna May Martin, 8. Mark Twain 5 ,Q Mark Twain's humor was as natural to him as breathing the air, or the beating of his heart, and this humor together with his attractive personality has given to him a place in the hearts of all the world. Surely then Missouri may justly claim to have given to the world Mark Twain. To prove the truth of this is the fact that let- ters, no matter how addressed, if only his name were on the envelope. were always promptly delivered. Mark Twain, United States was a common address, but Mark Twain, The World was just as frequently used. At one time when abroad he received a letter addressed, Mark Twain, God knows where. He replied, He did . Then again a letter was sent addressed Mark Twain, the Devil knows where , and when this letter reached him he answered HE did, too . Mark Twain once said, Let us endeavor so to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry , and he lived thus. Per- haps no man has ever before been so widely known and loved and so truly mourned by the entire world. We Missourians have mingled with our great love for Mark Twain a feeling of pride that ours was the state which gave him birth. -Hazel K. Farmer. Edison .0 .9 Whom might the world to-day proclaim the greatest American genius? A man who seems to us almost a magician: a man of mystery surely, but mystery that becomes at once practical. He grasps the reins of madly rushing waters and harnesses them to produce power that we may have light. The elusive waves of light and sound respond to his whim. He has friends in distant countries whose voices he wishes to hear: instantly, they are heard. His wonderful midnight brightness is the sun's greatest rival. In every walk of life, in every modern home, in countries far and wide, how many are the evidences of this genius at work. The world will have to travel fast if it would keep pace with the marvelous inventions of this man, Thomas Edison. -Pansy Avery. 132 Robert E. Lee ,Q ,Q judged in accordance with the totality of our knowledge concerning his life, no matter whether we believe secession to have been justifiable from the point of view of history, or deny the right of a man to let his sentiments get the better of his reason, there has never been a purer life lived than that of Robert E. Lee. He was a peerless exemplar of all that is honorable, pure, and noble in human life and character. His moral character stands yet in our an- nals unrivaled for earnestness and self-sacrifice. Of cheerful disposi- tion, quiet and dignified in manner, always pleasant and considerate, he was the perfect type of a gentleman, Duty is the sublimest word in our language, he declared, and it was because of his single-hearted devotion to duty that he joined the cause of the South. Every sentiment of affection, ambition, and pride bound him to the Union. But he loved his own people and his native state, and for Virginia, first and last, he was ready to sacrifice life itself. -Donald Arthur. Alexander Graham Bell 9 2 In olden times, messages were car- ried by swift messengers trained from youth in speed and endurance. Long distances were covered in a comparatively short time, but at best the system was inefficient, especially in a critical moment. To-day a person can stand in New York and talk across the continent to San Fran- cisco as distinctly as in ordinary conversation. The change did not oc- cur in a few years, but was the result of many years of patient work and experiment during which men dreamed of a time when they could trans- mit messages more quickly. Alexander Graham Bell was the man who finally perfected the won- derful instrument which we know as the telephone. Bell was not an American, being born at Edinburgh, Scotland. But as he came to Amer- ica at an early age, and did most of his work here, he is classed among the great American inventors. -Edison Smith. Susan B. Anthony .Q Q For many years Susan B. Anthony was at the head of the National Woman's Suffrage Association, first as vice- president and then as president at large for several years. She was a gifted lecturer and speaker and she was in constant demand for the lec- ture platform in all parts of the country. A short time ago a great pe- tition was presented to the president of the United States. This peti- tion contained four million names signed in favor of woman's suffrage This past year three conservative eastern states voted upon this import- ant question. In many western states the women are allowed to vote, though in some of these states the franchise is limited. Woman's suf- frage is becoming of greater importance every day, and if Susan B. An- thony were living she would see that her efforts have not been in vain. -George B. Groves. 133 ' N274 Mark Twain 9 9 As for Mark Twain's ideas of life, they are very simple. He believes in the Present, in human progress. If there is not human progress in life, life is not worth living. Methusalah lived to the age of nine hundred and ninety-six, but as nothing happened in his life he might as well have been dead. According to Mark the present time is the time to live. 'Ifwenty years of the present everyday life are better than one hundred years of the ancient's life or Fifty years of Europe's middle age life. One may read of the glories of King Arthur, of the beauty of the court-life of the middle ages, but this is not truly the life of the people. It is only the life of a thousandth part of the peo- ple. The wretched condition of the lower classes represent the true life and compared to that our life is surely the good time . -Wilson Lewis, 8. The Tale of the Pines N the orange-streaked sunsets that hung glorious over the it silver and purple ridges of the Pengali, the Longing was XXX born. Throughout the dreary season when the mists fell white and cold on the valleys and covered the lowlands like A A a huge blanket, and the grey rain-clouds hung dull and op- pressive in the autumn skies, day by day the Desire grew greaterg but when the mists had lifted from the brow of Pengah-Sukh, the immortal, and the delicate green of early spring was first seen in the fields of Dherawan, the Desire had waxed mighty. The west wind whistled merrily over the greening meadows, the tall pines whispered dreamily, and over the clefts of Pengah-Sukh the mountain torrents tumbled noisily and beckoned the man on. And as the Longing become stronger and stronger, the voice within him bade the man go. And he obeyed. Tenderly he parted from his wife, and left his kind to follow the timid spotted fawn far, far into the West. Day after day, the man pushed on beyond the farthest blue ridges of the Pengalig day after day, he forced his way through strange valleys, and rocky passes gleaming with silvery cataracts that called him ong farther and farther he plunged into that wondrous land where, like the sands of the rolling Ganges, the gold lay in the river bottoms, and the gleaming turquoises flashed with a dull fire from the naked rock, and men were otherwise. Comely he was, and strong, and he became King among the beard- ed ones far, far beyond the blue Pengali. And the man forgot. But when the even song of the weary toilers rose softly in a plain- tive wail far over the fields, and the Day's work was done, silently she gazed into the colored glory of the departing sun, and sighed for Him. But he was King, and had forgotten. 134 And so the Spring passed. The pines nodded in the dark forests, and the white cataracts fell as noisily from the cliffs, the wild rice blos- somed again among the river downs, and the grey herons called shrilly in the plumed rushes that reared their graceful stems by the river's edge, but the Summer passed wearily for Her. Yet when the setting sun streaked the silver summit of Pengah-Sukh with a rosy light, and the darkness fell on the valley below like a great, dark shadow, she trusted still. And then the white mists rose again in the valleys, and the fleecy fogs lay over the meadows of Dherawan, and the leaden skies hung sul- lenly over the land, pregnant with the autumn rains: and still she peered into the West, though a tear crept down her cheek. A year passed, and then another, and once again the Hitting seasons ran their course. The Man's People had forgotten long ago, and the stately pines whispered their oft-repeated tale to each passing zephyrg but she trusted faithfully, though the World was harsh, and the burden grew greater day by day. Far, far away, beyond the farthest blue ridges of the silent Pengali, the heart of the man was sad. The tempest shrieked through the deiiles and the man craved for his Kind. The virgin snow lay silent in the forest, and bent were the slender pines with its weight, and the man longed for the flowered slopes of the silver and purple Pengali. In the crackling flame of the black logs he found the voice of his wife, and in his troubled slumbers he yearned for Her. Then there grew upon the man a nameless Restlessness, and he cared no longer for his golden crown nor for the bearded chiefs and dark-eyed maidens of his realm. And then came the joyous Spring, decking the land in color, and fill- ing the heart of man with joy. Daily he gazed into the amber East, into the rosy dawn where was his Wife, his Kind, daily the Restlessness grew upon him, and scarcely could he wait for the Spring to mature. And when the warm sun of May beamed lustily upon him, he vanished as he had come. Deep into the East he made his way, stopping not for hill or stream, for the gloomy crags or the swirling torrents of May, save to pluck the gleaming turquoise from the rock, for Her. Day after day he forged his path into the land of the rising sun, and day after day he saw the won- drous land change and grow familiar. Passed had a month when again his eye perceived the first faint purple of the Pengali, beauteous in their fresh green verdure. Then, then he toiled in all his kingly strength to mount the cliffs and cross the foaming streams that tumbled wildly over the brow of Pengah-Sukh, the Immortal, and when at last he reached unto the silver summit, far to the east he saw his own fair land of Dhera- wan, the rolling hills, the somber pines, the rush-fringed streams of Dherawang aye, even thought he saw his own dear Station with the grey iss i smoke rolling lazily from the houses, Dherawan the fair, the emerald of the Hills. In the orange-streaked sunset that lay above the hoary head of Pen- gah-Sukh like a golden crown, the man came, and on the pine-topped summit of a little hill he found his Wife, tearfully gazing into the Fiery West, mourning for Him. The dark pines whispered softly to the evening wind, and the shad- ows fell, as, far, far over the fields came the plaintive wail of the workers, ever softer, ever sweeter. A -Walter B. Wolf, 5. How fhe Mortgage Was Paid s.'w,,mw. 1, Y Yale wa's sitting in the kitchen one morning. reading the 691 - nl County News. Mrs. Yale was busy washing the break- TY fast dishes. eh yi Looking up from the newspaper, Cy said, If you'll H Q, ,' stop rattling those dishes for half a second, I'll tell you a way we can pay the mortgage that falls due on the second of next month. Five hundred dollars is offered for the capture of Charles Harvard, a murderer, niedium height, light complexion, curly red hair, and blue eyes. Dropping the paper, Cy added: i'It's up to you and me to keep a watch for him. After thinking for a moment, Mrs. Yale answered, Don't fool your- self, Cy Yaleg Charles Harvard is going to make himself scarce in this county. That is just like a woman, always looking on the wrong side of things, said Cy in a disgusted manner. Taking a pail, Cy walked to the barn. An hour had passed, and Mrs. Yale was doing her morning baking, when a knock was heard at the door. Opening the door, the knocker said. Good morning, madam. I haven't had anything to eat for a month of Sundays. Haven't you got something to give to a starving man ? Step in and have a seat, replied Mrs. Yale. Taking off his hat, the stranger seated himselfat the table. Mrs. Yale, seeing he had red curly hair, became curious, for she partly remem- bered the description Cy had read to her of the murderer. After giving the visitor a few fried cakes and some ham, she began looking at the County News . Finding the description, it tallied with the appearance of the visitor. She wanted to call for Cy immediately, but caught her- self, as this would arouse her guest's suspicion. Would you mind going downstairs to bring up a basket of pota- toes? asked Mrs. Yale. ' iss I guess not, madam, ..rep1ied the eagenvisitor, who began making his way toward the door. No sooner had he gotten half way down the stairs than Mrs. Yale quickly closed and locked the door. She ran out of the house and called Cy. What has happened now? replied Cy, who had just returned from the cow pasture. Run, quick, and get the sheriff. I have the murderer locked in the cellar, shouted Mrs. Yale, who was now nervous, excited, and impatient. Cy found the Sheriff at the post-office supporting one of the pillars, as usual. I have that murderer in my cellar. Come, quickly, before he es- capes , called Cy between breaths. Cy, you must have the wrong man, as we captured Charles Har- vard last night , replied the Sheriff, laughing. All the men around the post-Qoilice were giving him the horse laugh. After Cy had made a quick retreat he thought that he was a fool to run to town without looking at the poor man himselfg for she might have the minister locked in the cellar. You never can tell what a woman will do when she is excited. Passing Hiram Gill's house, Cy was hailed by Hiram himself. Hiram asked Cy if he would come up and see if he could find out what was the matter with his new gasoline engine. In the meantime the sheriff had gone to the jail and discovered that the murderer had escaped through an open window. The sheriff imme- diately jumped on his saddled horse and rode toward Cy's house. Near- ing the house, he saw Mrs. Yale in the road motioning for him to hurry When he reached the house Mrs. Yale quickly led him to the cellar. A fter a little trouble, the sheriff handcuffed the victim and led him up- stairs. Then the officer of the law sat down and wrote out a check for five hundred dollars payable to Mrs. Yale. Giving her the check, he praised her for the good judgment she had shown, and started off to- ward town with his prisoner. Cy returned home, and entering the door, said, Did you ever do anything right in your life? Here I ran to town and made a fool of my- self. After a few seconds of silence had passed, Cy asked, What became of the man in the cellar? Mrs, Yale, not understanding why Cy was so angry, replied, The sheriff took him and gave me a check for five hundred dollars. Cy leaned against the wall, limp and crestfallen, and only the sight of the check revived him, 4 -Alfred Schnaus, 5. 137 s -nf ----- -.Q ----H- . , Class Day 'IAS there ever such a class day at Soldan as that of our Class 7' 3 of January, 1916? With auditorium sessions lasting al- ' - - ' most the entire day it certainly never could have been sur- ' passed! After the wonderful animal pictures that were - shown to us in the morning, and the class day program which was presented to the school in the afternoon, I am sure that everyone was ready to agree with the small new jay who was heard to breathe soulfully at the close of the day, My! This is what I call living ! The school assembled in the auditorium at two o'clock. The first number on the program was Melodies from Faust, rendered 'by the string quartette. Then followed the address of our class president, Luther Taylor, and the presentation of our banner, designed by Mar- garet Horchitz and executed by the banner committee. Next came an interesting speech by Marian Dobson, entitled Looking Backward , after which the class sang, to the air of Maryland! My Maryland! the class song by Hazel Farmer. Lee Schoen delivered an oration entitled Memories , and Paul Feltason gave a splendid interpretation of our motto, Seek Higher Things . The senior quartette sang The Postillion by Molloy. Amalie Wesseling gave a prophecy of So1dan in 1940. The class will, given by Richard Shipley, created much amusement. It was followed by the Class Ode, by Edith Kidwell. The ivy ox-ation was well delivered by Howard Shuppg and the response of the Sevens was made by Ed- ward Bowles. The program was closed by Margaret Horchitz's parting song, to the air of Heidelberg . After the school was dismissed, the seniors adjourned to the lunch room where we had a banquet, followed by many interesting and amus- ing toasts. Everybody had a good time and our class day was unani- mously declared a success! 2 71' - ii sg y ..t J X 3 I A --Hazel K. Farmer, 8. 7 fin. .' .T P. Ti. 'ti f' A ,, W: M . .-f f lf? ' ,- A 1 ,I-:31I 'f:v IQ - 5 Mimi ill '4 lj fiuklw il will - I L- . l5'vi,l '24 ic A' Y -I a-5. J N-T -1 1. 138 ss..-.3 - Ac' : 1.2-' f- f f K- n z Class Songs Air, How Can I Leave Thee Though we may leave thee, Though from thy walls We part, We'1l cherish in our heart, Memories of thee. We'11 ever strive to do Deeds, noble, honest, true, And to thy halls bring fame, Dear Soldan High. Long may thy colors Wave 0'er thy portals proudg And may no darkened cloud, E'er rest on thee. So in long years to come, When from thy walls we're gone We'l1 ever honor thee, Fair Soldan High. Air, My Bird of Paradise -Elsie Ahlheim Wait for me my graduation class, my graduation class, I'm catching up with you. That sunny sky land Graduation Island, Will soon be my land. I see the senior class of new jays passedg In my dreams it seems to say to me, Come back and pay to me That senior fee ! Oh, so small! So if you want me Still I'l1 take my books again and I'1l be coming back again To you my graduation class. 139 james Forgotson ,js-5 ' 4' . Parting Songs Air, Auld Lang Sync For many months we've roamed these halls, And sought for wisdom's way, ' And now at last the wide world calls, On this, our parting day, For Soldan High, my dear, For Soldan High, We'll keep a place within our hearts, For Soldan High! Should Soldan ever be forgotf And all our days at High? Ah no, whatever be our lot, We'll love her till we die. Long shall her colors, gold and brown, Float far upon the breeze, Truth, honor, freedom, courtesy, We'll herald o'er the seas. A A-Flora Gunnerson. Air, Maryland We sing to thee, dear Soldan High, Of thoughts that ne'er shall perish, For we are soon to say good-bye, To halls that we dearly cherish. But now that we must parted be, There'l1 always be in memory, Those days that we did spend with thee, Oh! Soldan High, dear Soldan High. Four years we spent within thy walls, In study, work and pleasure: But now we go where duty calls, Our accomplishments to measure. In all our deeds we e'er shall aim, To uphold thy motto and thy name, To bring thee glory, honor, fame, Oh! Soldan High, dear Soldan High, -Edward Fishgall. 140 A W .f if t .6 S f., ' I . -1 -5 iv: '-417 '91 , 4 7 4 - I-ff if f 9- fgf. Q -je-E wry.-' 31.7 Air, Believe Me if All Those Endearing Young Charms Dear Soldan, thro' all the long years that must pass, We will love you and honor your name, For to us it will ever mean all that is best, So we'l1 strive for your glory and fame. And when in the future stern duty will call, We will try to be true to your trust, We will ever remember the lessons you taught, And use as our slogan, We must. So we'l1 sing to you, Soldan, our long, last farewell, As from your loved halls we departg May you always remember the class of sixteen, Who will keep you enshrined in its heart. -Kathryn Farrar. Stunt Day .- if HE seniors had their stunt day on December 23. It was the best ever. v 3 The boys were there in full force as janitors, farmers, , and Charlie Chaplins.. The real janitors were green with envy and offered those in janitors' garb positions as win- ' dow-washers: but needless to say these offers were politely declined. The girls displayed their beautiful class colors, rose and gray, by their pink bungalow aprons and gray ribbons. This costumecon- formed nicely with the overalls of the farmer lads. After school a dance was held in the girls' gymnasium. All en- joyed themselves and were ready to give three cheers for the stunt day of the Class of January, '16, -Hazel K. Farmer, 8. QWD QWEQ WWW iff. as sad ESQ?-1 141 Athletics McKinley Defeals Soldan 34 to 30 The McKinley basketball team de- feated the Soldan five, in the opening game of the season, 34 to 30. McKinley's short pass was the chief reason why our boys met defeat. Soldan started off well, but fell down along the middle of the game. They came back strong toward the end but were unable to overcome McKinley's lead. Fuerborn and Palmer starred for McKinley. Captain Ottofy gand McCormack displayed accuracy in shooting field goals, and Warner shot fouls well in the last half. The score: Soldan Points Savage, left forward ........ 4 Warner, right forward 11 Ottofy, Capt., center ,,,,4 7 Broeder, left guard ......., 0 McCormack, right guard 8 Total .................. 30 McKinley Points Palmer, Capt., left forward .. 12 Menze, right forward ..... 2 Fuerborn. center ........... 20 Conzelman, left forward ..,. 0 Landann, left guard ..... Leffler, right guard .... 0 Ring, right guard ..... Hoffman, right guard ........ Total .,.....,,........., , 34 --Sluart Yanlis, 4. Soldan Defeals Yealman 28 lo 25 Those, who missed the sec0nd basketball game of the season also missed a thriller up to the last minute. Soldan failed to work to- gether in the early part of the game. The first half ended with Yeatman leading 16 to ll. But Soldan played Yeatman off their feet in the sec- ond half. With the score tied and only a few minutes to play Capt. Ottofy scored two long field goals. Kelly of Yeatman threw a field goal and Warner a free goalf VVarner and Ottofy scored most points for Soldan. McCormack played splen- didlv at guard. Soldan Points Warner, left forward . 16 Savage, right forward .. 4 Ottofy, center ......... 6 McCormack, left guard 2 Broeder, right guard 0 Epstein, right guard 0 Total ....,.......... 28 Yeatman Maze, left forward ..,, 9 Kelly, right forward 12 Winkleman, center 2 Hausladen, left guard .. O Wooster, right guard . 0 Crank, right guard ..., . .. fr 2 Total .,........... 25 The Thanksgiving Game McKinley decisively defeated Central, 21 to 6, for the city high school cham- pionship. The largest high school crowld in years witnessed the game. Speak- ing in terms of finance the game was a big success, but the football displayed was not quite up to the standard heretofore witnessed on Thanksgiving day. Fumbles were quite frequent, in which Central had a large share. The McKin- ley team displayed good interference and sure tackles while Central only had fair interference and were often confused on signals. Conzelman could only get away with a few of his long runs in the first half, but he pulled off so many zig- zag runs in the second half that the fans grew' dizzy following him. Conzelman, himself, was worth the price of admission. Krenzer pierced big holes in the Central line for the McKinley plungers. Wood and Hosse, although they were often caught in the McKinley interefernce, played fine football for Central. Pott- hoff and Conzelman were almost evenly matched in punting. Potthoff was con- sistentg but while several of Conzelman's boots went for fifty yards, at times he was erratic. The first quarter was spent in exchanging punts. The play, how- ever, was furious in the second quarter, as both teams scored. Conzelman ran from mid-field to Central's three-yard line. Cloud went over for McKinley's first touchdown. Krenzer kicked off to O'Connor, who returned to Central's forty-eight-yard line. The powerful offense of Brigham and Potthoff carried the ball down the field and over for Central's only touchdown. The half ended with the score tied 6 to 6. Central completely weakened in the second half. It was here that Conzelman tore off so many runs. Straight football gained Mc- Kinley its second touchdown, while runs and a forward pass by Conzelman gave McKinley its last toll. Central had some success in forward passing in the last quarter, but she started it too late. Final score: McKinley, 21: Central, 6. . M2 -F. Barnidge, 8. . - X- -, .. ,n Y., ,R i X 5 . Y, V x , ,r ix i -:, -f ,Ie 5 'N 1 . 5 J K x rl i ,,,- .ft ,, ,. , . iii ll. I. . il - lvcfv . If ' , -' 1 fy f -' if f 'xo l 'X if 'II 5 '5 . H--. --K-If A as e s 'f, ' 42 . H- Win- in 1 L Q . ,V 1: xg , Sir Roger De Coverley in Love Sir Roger was a gentleman, And a good, kind man was he: He had, however, one bad trait, He loved a fair Lady. She was nor young, yet beautiful, The fairest of all, thought heg He loved her for her lovely ways, He loved her heartily. He once on her a-calling went, One bright and lovely dayg She talked to him in lovely tones, That near carried him away. She did of Love and Honor talk, All in those lovely tones, Her speech did sound philosophy, As wise as learned ones. And when, at length, her speech com- plete, He sat and gazed in space, The Confidante spoke up and said, Of this he dare not speak. This learned spirit baffled him, And still he sees her oftg But thoughts of her great learning serve To keep his love aloof. -Herman Ehlig, 4. In English Miss Y: XVl1:1t is the difference between climax and anticlimax? Mr. M: NVell, one is a climax and the other is not. 143 Cramming When e'er a Soldan High School student crams, You know he's getting ready for exams, He sets him down and thinks, and thinks, and thinks, Until he in the Mite of Despondf' sinks. If only all the teachers had to dance The tune to which the student must , advance, How happy would this dreary, dark world beg For then they'd give us questions we could see. But as it is, we all must clearly know The name of every man who saw a show When Queen Elizabeth's exalted reign Was binding all posterity in chains, Of strongest king which mental bondage caused, For we must learn to make a Bacon's clause. And, oh! the agony of that long hour When he must sit and all his brain must scour To find that answer, which he knew last night But now is far from all his mental sight. -Rex Dewhirst, 6. In Latin Teacher: Mr. C, l wish ynu would got your wheels well oilccl fm' to- morrow. They are getting rusty. , ,- ' t fi: -219'-Q5 E 1'-fs'-'N-'92 -i W jgrrf +3-5 ' 4- ifw O fx ,, Qunnq5ddon5enuor5 ,C Wg Eheadedl lwrzqaflef Pt? 'F' K'- Ev, 1 NJ 'Mex' How did ou Snow +int was 1Tl:rqT X Clfel mf recognize XX 1 M? N ff.. fx DI K Kew hr- 3 Her- sei! to Sfudmvs A J In 1 Z Senlofs ded 6 to in A of muclisk Similar 6 T' Lfli J .-J gf' -47 .X Li' Tlo, 'Thus as neaiher cz baseball-game nor a counfrg-fmr, 1? I5 Tnerelq Hue Seniors, having fhefr pictures TaKerL! 144 flnarge QQ nf me M f 0,5--.R.?, .1 v,-Q -1 A 2 51- .- .1 ff-----:-1-'- - Soldan in I 935 Whosoever has made a thorough investigation of Soldan High School must remember the two small towers. They are a dismembered part of the great school and are seen away to the ends of the building, swelling up to a noble height and lording the sur- rounding country. ln that same school, there was a simple good-natured fellow, whose sole error was an insuperable aver- sion to all kinds of profitable labor. Consequently he never knew his Latin. One day, after having made a par- ticularly brilliant display of his ig- norance, several words kept echoing and re-echoing through his mind. He was drowsy and they were quite indistinct, but as far as he could re- member they were, Study or you'll not Graduate. Study or you'll not Graduate. Each time they seemed to become more emphatic. Suddenly the boy resolved to try. During a long ramble through the halls in a vain search for quiet, the boy, unknowingly, discovered a small door inclosing a flight of stairs. Happy in his Find, he mounted and found himself in a tower from which he could overlook the surrounding country for miles around. The calm impressed him and h.e seated himself and opened his book. It was just a lazy autumn day on which hours can be spent doing nothing, and the boy fell asleep. On waking, he found himself on the fioor of the tower. He rubbed his eyes-it was a bright sunny morning. Surely, thought the boy, I have not slept here all night. He recalled the occurrences before he went to sleep, the gentle reproof of the teacher, the rewarded search for quiet, and the warm summer day. He looked around for his book. Instead of a well kept knowledge in- spiring Caesar, he found some yellow papers, weather-beaten and torn, on which the print was too dim to be seen. Beside them was lying the skeleton of a pencil. Wondering whether it had rained during the night, he rose and determined to in- vesfigate. But as he tried to walk he found himself stiff in the joints and wanting in his unsual activity. With great difficulty, he stood up, and looking around he stopped in amaze- ment at the sight of many nymphs in strange costumes dancing around l45 a roof garden, midst sunshine and flowers, to the accompaniment of a light, fantastic song. - Thoroughly perplexed, he hobbled down the steps and entered the do- main proper. Everywhere he looked for a friend to explain the sidelong glances of amusement that were thrown at him. But-strange guardians at the doors, strange faces in the halls, everything was strange. No! He heard the familiar 'call of Scrip! But- Scrip! Daily Scrip! Hear the latest war news, thoroughly approved and passed by the Board of Education! He began to wonder whether both he and the world about him were not bewitched. The morning had passed away and he joined the merry throng hastening to the lunch room. There his progress was arrested by a sign over four immense slot- machines reading, Meals at all hours. He watched the process with great interest. A nickel in the slot was re- warded by the sight of the order swiftly sliding down the shoot from mysterious quarters above. Still concious of the stares of the people about him, he was startled to hear a familiar voice say, May I help you, sir? A tall, well-groomed man of dig- nilied bearing was speaking to him. Something about him seemed vaguely familiar. His hair was tinged with gray. The boy looked at his beard and then into his eyes-a strange fac- ination seemed to draw the two to- gether. Suddenly they grasped hands. Luther Taylor, gasped the boy, Luther Taylor. Yes, he replied, 'tis I, and you, old fellow, where have you been these twenty years? It was but yesterday that I fell asleep in a tower up on the roof and somehow slept all night. Yesterday! Why it has been twenty years since your classmates began to search for you. Not long before our high school graduation you disappeared. That was in 1915, and ever since we have remembered you and sought for you. Unable to grasp all that was told him, unable to realize his long sleep, the man looked at Luther and with a solemn au revoir slowly left the build- ing. -Amalie Wessefing, 8. Inlimationsfof lntellecluality S. All hail! most worthy class- mat'e. If you came to hear Prof. Kroeger, too, we are both doomed to disappointment for he left the city two years ago. R. Left the city? Oh! by the way, have you spoken to Mr. Powell? S. Why, yes. I saw our beloved principal and he showed me a picture of our class taken on class day. But you can't imagine how apperplexed I was when I saw it. R. Apperplexed--what's that? S. Well, anyway, I saw four large circles that gave the appearance of two pairs of owl eyes, but on closer observation I recognized the faces of Richard Shipley and George Groves wearing those large tortoise shell glasses. R. Well, well! I don't wonder you were perplexed. But those glass- es were the style in 1915, you know. S. Oh! yes. Speaking of Class Day, do you remember the Presi- dent's Addressn? R. Why, certainly. It was 5188 Von Versen. S. There you are again showing OE some of our old time intellectu- ality. But tell me, have you seen any of our old teachers? R. Why, yes. The First I saw was Mr. Kirby who kindly invited me to listen to a recitation of his class, to which I readily consented. Mr. Kirby told a youngster who was working at a diliicult problem to elucidate the said problem so thoroughly that the most ignorant person in the room could understand it. This erudite scholar nonchalantly interrogated Mr. Kirby thus: Mr. Kirby, what part don't you understand? S. That's nothing. Another sophomore told Mr. Lyon that a chalkbox of mercury would weigh as much as he. But Mr. Lyon re- marked, You must remember you are denser than mercury. R. I heard that Mr. Sackett has been transferred to Bellevilleg is it true? I A S. Why, no. I saw him a week ago with a troop of new jays on a botany excursion. R. Well, dear Mr. Sackett always was fond of little children, don't you know? S. Little children reminds me of a brilliant answer Howard Ruweler gave in English 8. In a terrible hur- 146 ry to tell who Tom jones was he answered, Why Tom jones was a baby adopted by a man he raised. R. By the way, who was the lady in room 224 who used to declare. The rivers are dammedf' S. But Miss Glatfelter only meant blocked, you know. R. Did you have Mr. Crouch in English 8? S. Indeed I did. We brought him up well on our intellectual remarks. We brought him up well, we did. R. Then you must certainly rc- mcmber Robert Maupin. S. Oh, yes. Wasn't he the one who loved to make a short story long so as to impress the teacher. R. The same. On reciting on Macaulay's life he said, He had fif- teen years of his English History done when he had to give up to die. S. Yes. And in that very same class was a girl named Celeste. Her name sounds divine. One time she read from one of Shelley's poems. Make me your liar, of course she meant musical instrument. R. T'hat's nothing. Maupin told me a certain girl in that class never understood philosophy. S. Oh, that was the girl who told Mr. Crouch that the philosophy of Browning was a trip abroad. R. In faith, Anetha, since you talk of philosophy, an example is that expounded by Mr. Luther, Taylor when he said, If the Greeks were as good in war as they are in peace they would surely shine. S. Well, Leroy Lauff thought that the purpose of Tennyson,s Princess' was to educate womankind. He was intellectuality personified when it came to using new words. R. Do you remember, in new jay English, what I declared Whit- tier's style was. S. No. What is it? R. I said he didn't care for clothes, he only studied. S. Were you in Mr. Mac's class when he asked where the Declaration of Independence was signed? R. Why, no, I don't think I was. S. A noble senior answered, At the bottom. R. A sophomore gave his inter- pretation of intellectuality when he asked Mr. Kirby how far a ther- mometer had to fall to produce a storm. S. That's nothing. Nellie Sewell told Mr. Crouch, in reading from ..--sf.'f 'm .iff ' T - 1, .0 ' X1 :-: , 4 1- . -.1 - 3.19 -sf.. Macbeth, That which made me drunk hath made me sober. R. I think we have given them enough intimation of our intellect- uality and fear a further dissertation would be too hard for them to di- gestg we don't want them to die just yet: so, come let's make a trip around the school and see how these upstart modcrns compare with us in Intellec- tuality. -Louis L, Rolh, -Anelha Smylhe. Examinations Now comes the time when all must take exams, A dreadful time, when most of us must cram, Or run the awful risk of failing Hat, And'meet the scowling glance of our Jurat. And when our cards are marked with grades so dear, That is the time when hearts beat fast with fear. Exams take all the joy from our young lives, And make a blotted spot in the ar- chivesg So why not put down all these fearful wrlts, And let us pass on what we call our merits? -Truscilla Marshall, 7. New junior tinspecting her locker both inside and ontj I don't see how they expect us to dress for gym in Mr. Mac in History My method of stuffing: dates makes them much more eatalwle. Teacher: What is the climax of The Tale of Two Cities, Miss VV? Miss 'W fthinking of last night's partyjz Oh, she had a heautiful pink dress on. In Geometry Teacher: Vifhy Mr. X, what are you cutting up your hook for? Mr. X: VVel1, to prove the lirst proposition it says to place triangle A B C on triangle X Y Z, and l thought this way would he easier. Miss N: Wfhat are the faces -rl' a prism? Mr. M.: They are faces that aren't bases, In Physics Mr. M: I don't see how you can pick up that cube of mercury so easily if it weighs almost as much as I do. Teacher: Well. mercury is not as dense as you are. Miss R: W'hat is the difference between description and exposition? Miss S: Description describes and exposition exposites. Heard in Chemistry Hydrogen dioxide. practical uses: 1. 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