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

Text from Pages 1 - 52 of the 1917 volume:

THE GIRL wHo..cRADUA1-Es - A from the Hii1i'fSchool:'wlxo hesitates to pled-geifour years, to A College Course: what ' ' nevertheless, desires to study, to enjoysieollegbiarlvantngos, to cultivate ' ' special talents, to enrich her lite and her friendships--should know of -L . NATIONAL , PARK SEMINARY , gig - 1. f - It is a Junior College for young women planned especially to meet the needs oi High-School: graduates:-Collegiate and Vocational Courses, Music, Art, Domestic Science, Floriculture, Business Law, Travel. Outdoor life .a feature. Study of the National: Capital. Illustrated book of 126 .pages free on request. AddressSECRETARY, NATIONAL PARK SEMINARY, CSuburb of Washington, DICLJ . Y . f . -- FD!'CSt Glen. Maryland- Who will Rock the Cradle when Mother goes to Vote? . . DonL't let this tho't disquieting before your 'vision Hoat. Pll tell. you ere anxiety beyomfthe limit waxesg A I She'll get the friend who Rocked it when she Went to Pay her Taxes. O' c ' y . y When Mother and Sister Vote, such good things, as the-Mis- souri Children's Code will be Passedrand Enforced. A check. for one dollar payable to St.'Louis Equal Sulfrage League, Rail- ' way Exchange Building, makes you a. member for one year.- Your name and your fee will help the local 'Wand state work. High-School girlst who wish to join ai Juniorleague, Communi- cate with Julia DQ Randall. i if W'e have -an 'opening for tvvo bright, up-to-date young men, who are not afraid- of work. We -vvill tram thorn to make the Life Insurance Business, with its unlimited possibilities, their life work. XPROVIDENT LIFE 8zTRUST CO. MICHENER AND WILLIAMS, General Agents -no BOATME.N'S BANK anna . - V Nervous visitor at prison: Do you 4 kill a man very often here? , Warden: No, just once, y-Ex. Soph: Has anybody seen Al? Freshiea, Al who? - ' Sogh: Alcohol. Kerosene lum last and e hasn't benzine since. At least not since gasolined against a post and took a naptha. -Ex. P Physician: 'V Well, I congratulate you. , . fatient Kexcitedlyj: I will recov- er. Physician: Not exactly, but-well, after consultation we iindthat your disease is entirely novel, and if the autopsy should demonstrate the fact we have decided to name it after you. , , -Ex. FOUNTAIN PEN 3 Self-Filler. Non-Leakable, Guaranteed. Beat Bargain -Ever Oiered. Box Sta- tionery. Pena. Pencils. Inks. Etc- Semi Your Order To-day to . sU.sicH.41z'r mzoruzszm' 1427 Locust Jr., I Jr. Louis. Mo. v R. Q. nlcnnnsom b Shaving Parlor, 'o , cHu.mzsN's 1-mia CUTTING A SPECIALTY Q ' , 5204'Ca.tes' Ave. ' M,- -' PROFESSIONAL -- PHARMACY 'Q' 4836 Delmar Ave., Cor.-Euclid K. Ilhardtf. Prescription Druggist . rnonr-:' romzsr, svo Fon ssxzvxcr: 4 CIQARENDQXN PHARMACY iii-1-avec. F. Miller, Ph. G. , 4. I V L ' PRESCRIPTIONIST saoo cxrzsu con, CLARENDON y REMOVAL-OF!-fi' 5, .5 Kellogg-Haines Schoolof A- . from Grand' and f Franklinf to fl E.. f' as M-meal Art Bldg., and 4175 wan-anggpn Ave. Tel., Lin., -2502 V.. -jfs ' , s 'Piano and? Voice Culture 4- Cabany 46217 MRS: WILLIAM S.,.DANlEL f- coN'r11Ax.'ro a . Studio Monticello Anartments Teacher's ICertifxcagaIfroxn Chicago rrusacn ' I 0 C Fw A .5 . .38 -. 1 --.. :V 1291 Amherst-'iPisce5 ,I Contact Qager 5970 ,West ,.-'T-Rf.. Q . R . ,EP 23 Give RIP I' :'1T'.'-- - w 1' nav- .'. 9 94, ,,.ji:V'L : FW I 'T' 4 1 1- V71 U- i t. . gil I WL lrv l , f by :Jw so li f H111 .' , -r 1 - + ' m m f--4'- PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS UNDER DIRECTION OF THE FACULTY IF x' FRANK LOUIS SOLDAN HIGH SCHOOL 1? SAINT LOUIS VOLUME FIFTEEN - NUMBER TWO MAY, 1917 011121115 3 I I J X Qt '7'X ! 2-1 Our New Superintendent john W. Withers, Ph. D. A ttention! The Soldan Battalion The Scrip in the Making A Misunderstanding The Widow's Son From Afar Evening Scriptorium Do XXI- XY:int thc Scrip Shall It llc thc Will-in Spring licvcx' 'lhc Alcliinh-5' lligh Sclu-ol Suhlun Spirit lluts Oil' Hur N:utiiru:il Hymn Girls' Atlilulica Birds, Animals, Fish, and Scenery A Patriotic Meeting of Girls The Third Interscholastic Debate New juniors, january, 1917 Student The The The The Phu The The The Activities Forum Sohlam Bulunicsil Gcrmxin Club Girls' Athletic Cuuicrxn Cluli Clmininznlc Cluli Clicss Clul: Congress Boys' Athletics xvlllll thc Senior 'l'r llzlselmll Sulslzm vs. Yentnmn Th 't I L. .S ii r Catchy fzunpiis Cuininuiil Uvrr Ihr lluriili' 50 :xcli Xlvn lflll Cluln Xssocizitwn 'wg g ' Nw'-1 +-aft,-.Nr-',1r --'- -- - J,-1. :gf -Q 'ff--' lr,- Our New Superintendent .PfTfi ITH some dread I entered the building where the ollices of lf? the Board of Education are situated. Mr. Wiley, the sec- 2 retary to the Superintendent, told me that Dr. Withers 'A if would see me in a few minutes, and as I glanced about me, ' I caught sight of several familiar names: Mr. Rathmann, Mr. Knox, Mr. Bryan, each above a door leading to a small private oliice Then the door of the Superintendent's office opened, and I found my- self looking upward into the kindest blue-gray eyes imaginable, and heard a pleasant voice asking me to come in. Tall, extraordinarily so, and broad, Dr. Withers is a commanding Figure, His grayish hair is thick and his eyes, though kind, are piercing. Not until a smile lighted his face and filled it with kindness did a feeling almost of awe leave me. His very look inspires a trust that he can do for our schools what no other man could. He is a man to follow, to emulate. The room in which Dr, Withers works is long and narrow. The walls and hangings are a soft gray. At one end is a large table abso- lutely bare, with chairs about it. At the other are two desks covered with papers, for Dr. Withers, coming into his new duties at a time when so much was to be done, has been very busy indeed. And down one side of the room is a large case filled with books. Such is the workroom of our Superintendent. When asked concerning his education, Dr. Withers mentioned bare facts. He said nothing of the determination, the sheer grit that held him to the struggle, ever drawing him nearer the ideal before him. He did not speak of the hardships endured, first earning money, then going to college until it was spent, and returning again to teaching. This is his story. john W. With.ers was born in West Virginia. There he received his elementary education in the public schools. Some- times his way led through woods, across streams, over hills. Then came his high school training, at Gallia Academy in Ohio. So far his father helped him. Then began his struggle. Ever faithful to his ideal, he fought onward toward his goal. He taught for money for his college course, and borrowed enough to complete his last year at the National Normal University at Lebanon, Ohio. His I-irst position was at the Kentucky Normal and Business Col- lege, where he received a salary of seventy-five dollars a month. There he remained for two years, after which he returned as dean of the prepara- tory school of the National Normal University, from which he had been graduated. In 1894 he became a professor of mathematics there, and in 51 .. -,.--ff'- -g .2 ' -Q lf? G- - -- 541, 51,15-2 - 1,-'-f-jg.: ., .1 G1-HARD 'lS'EN5 JOHN W. WITHERS, Ph. D. Superinlendenl Sain! Louis Public Schools , ' .H :J-2 A kr -f--N ffzr-V-f-A-H -- - .ff---.,?,- -i T--f '-,gr .f z-w ir. 51 r 1897, president of the University. By this time he had received the de- grees of A.B., B.S., and Pd. D. In 1901, he resigned this position to work at Yale, where he took his master's degree in 1902. There, in 1904, he received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. That same year he came to St. Louis as princi- pal of the Yeatman High School, and a year later became principal of Harris Teachers College. Thinking that such a career should encourage the boys and girls of Soldan to try for a college education, I asked Dr. Withers if he did not feel that he would advise them to make the effort. He replied, By all means. I should tell them to get the best education possible, to make every elfort, if they have any leaning in that direction. And with such an example as his life before us, we certainly shall feel it worth. while to do so. Dr. Withers believes that our courses of study are I-illing a great need, both in preparing boys and girls for college, and in helping those who are unable to continue their education further than the high school. He says that the changes in those courses have been progressive, that the Board considers each change carefully, so that, when it is made, the movement is apt to be a forward one. Dr. Withers thinks that all branches of athletics should be generally encouraged, because, for the boy not physically fit for football, there is baseball, or track, or basketball. But he adds the warning that athletics must not be overdone. The school is primarily an educational institu- tion, and the academic side of school life must not be underestimated. In Yale, while I was there, he added, men on the athletic teams had to maintain a higher standing in academic work than those not on them, in order to be allowed to stay there. The task before Superintendent Withers is so great as to dismay a man of lesser ability. The thousands of pupils for whom he is striving to better our schools are with him, heart and soul. We of Soldan wish to know him. We know already that he is a great man. We should like, each and every one of us, to enjoy the privilege of his acquaintance. For this reason I asked Dr. Withers if he had formulated any plan for getting to know us better, and he replied that, though he had as yet had little time to make any such plans, he intended to do so as soon as pos- sible. And his words, in reply to our wish to know him better, run in my ear. You can't wish that more than I do. -Elizabeth A. White, 8. sa KLIN C w A TTENTION! -4, 6 -' Q ,fif C fri- if ae -- ' fi Y H f 72.5 '-i ' '--- -- L hr X f- K , E 7 K fl ' -4. '- ,., - 1 4- , is - y-41' S ' ?'?e :E gr' ' ', ,,. 55,,.i3.: -- A. -SRX The Soldan Battalion Q N these days cf national danger, 1'5 it makes us proud to know that 'H Soldan has again come to the Lg? 5 front. This time it is no vic- Q . tory of the athletic field, or the the debating rostrum, or some record of scholarship. Instead. it is a rec- ord of patriotism. Two hundred and sev- enty boys have expressed their desire to help their country and themselves by band- ing together as The Soldan Battalion and having army oliicers detailed by the Government to drill them. Other high schools in the city have formed companies, but Soldan has as many recruits as all the rest of the St. Louis high schools com- S bined. It was an awkward squad indeed that lined up for the first drill in March. The i-fi ,erm-.m lm 4.1325 5,,g,,,,,,MCg,,u,,,,, ranks resembled a row of Mutts and jeFfs, Mutts predominating. That has changed. The battalion is now arranged according to height and has learned the Schools of the Squad and Soldier under the supervision of Major Stoddard and Sergeant McGowan. The battalion has now been divided into groups and is being drilled by those who have had some previous military training. The army officers now go from group to group. Thus more is learned in a shorter time. The expert squad have been meeting Saturday mornings, in addition to the drills on school days, so as to better fit themselves for positions as officers. When first given charge of squads of rookies these experts got so fiustered that they gave commands that even General Wood had never thought of. The officers detailed intend to divide the battalion into three, or possibly four, companies. This division will probably be made before this article is printed. The commissioned oiiicers for the companies will be those who have shown themselves most adept at learning and who have had the most experience. For those who do not know the difference between commissioned officers and non-commissioned ofli- cers, or non-coms , an explanation is in order. The commissioned oiii- cers have commissions given to them by the War Department, while the non-coms are given warrants signed by the officer in charge. Those 55 , .-L,-421-' r - Q' ' .sc-fy-Q -, ,,.,x,,',. , 1 .- '-K- who receive commissions are the captains and first and second lieuten- ants. The battalion will be clothed in the regular army khaki uniform for which each cadet will pay seven dollars and thirty cents. The Gov- ernment has agreed to furnish the battalion with the standard Spring- field rifles, but bored out to .22 instead of .30. It also agreed to furnish us with cartridge belts and bayonets, but this trouble with Germany has arisen since that promise and so we are still waiting for our equipment. Part of the program planned for is target practice and by the time our rifles arrive, the Board of Education will have provided a shooting range for us. They will also fit up an armory for our rifles. Last Sep- tember there was a plan on foot to have a camp at Nevada, Mo., this summer for the cadets, but nothing as yet has been definitely decided upon. One of the principal arguments for military training is that it straightens one's shoulders and makes for erectness of carriage and firmness of step. We now ask you to look at the pictures of us that Clarence Welsh took. The First one was taken soon after we com- menced drilling. Look at our positions. A manufacturer of a certain hook and eye has for his slogan, See that Hump? Now turn your at- tention to the second photograph, taken a little later. You can't See that Hump now, for squared shoulders and a straightened backbone have taken its place. The hands, feet and arms are now in their proper positions. You can easily determine whether a boy belongs to the bat- talion or not. just watch him as he goes down the corridor. If he has his body erect and resting equally on the hips, shoulders square and falling equally, chest lifted and arched, arms and hands hanging natur- ally, head erect and squarely to the front , as the Infantry Drill Regu- lations require, you may be sure that he is a member. But, if he shuffles along with his back humped over and his head hanging down, you may be equally certain that he is not a member. One may scoff at the tin soldiers as much as he pleases, but he must admit that the tin soldier is more erect than the scoffer. It has been suggested that the girls organize a Red Cross unit and c. WILIN 56 Aff , 'Wai ' or i 'i me --1 - J ' take lessons in plain and fancy first-aid work, because there are sure to be some who didn't know it was loaded. Then there are those who, while learning the manual of arms, nearly amputate their right little toes learning order arms. This apparently simple movement has been the cause of many sore feet, because the butt of the rifle seems to have a tendency to fall on the rookies, pedal extremity. This results in sore feet and soothing words addressed to no one in particular. Then there is always the novice who scratches his forehead on the front sight of his rifle while mastering present arms. This also is the provoca- tion of endearing terms, whispered lovingly, of course, because the stern order, Silence in the ranks, there! must be obeyed. All joking aside, Soldan should be, and is, proud of her battalion. Some of the cadets could not enter the army because of physical unfit- ness or because of their young age. However, the boys have shown that their spirit is patriotic and the majority will enlist when their coun- try needs them. It proves conclusively that the student body of Soldan is loyal to the Government and patriotic. Let's give nine big ones for the army! -William Gentry, 8. :Che Scrip in lhe Jlfaking ' t LOTHES may not make the man, but at any rate they have ff 1 a great deal to do with the impression he gives. The Scrip does not make Soldan, but as a good suit of clothes shows i V a man to best advantage, so also does the Scrip reflect what is within our school. The Scrip is the thermometer of school spirit, the store house of our intellectual accom- plishment. The Scrip tells others just what Soldan is. Since we are judged by our appearance, it should be of interest to every Soldanian to know just how the Scrip attains an aspect which has given it favorable comment from all over the country. In the first place, the Scrip begins in the cerebral folds of the stu- dents. By this I mean that the Sctip is the direct result of what they think concerning it. After a while these thoughts of the pupils begin to classify themselves under two heads. The work which the student produces is either for the literary or the business side of the Scrip. If a student has an eye to business, likes to make money, and isn't afraid to talk, ad-getting appeals to him. Although he may not be able to write a sonnet any more easily than he could sing Il Trovatore in Italian, he's right on the job when it comes down to th.e commonplace task of con- vincing Mr. Hans Schwartzman that Hans's Chile Hause can't pos- sibly expect to continue its profitable business unless it is represented in the Scrip by an advertisement. For instance, last term Leon started getting ads. He had never got one before, but he had an idea all his own. Almost every afternoon he turned in a new ad or two until he sv LQ - gr ' '5 ' U2 ' rs-' - s 7. had signed up sixteen by the time the first issue went to press. The peculiar thing was that almost without exception the advertisements were those of instrumental or vocal teachers. He had simply picked out one line of trade and stuck to it for results! Could Leon write? Well, he never tried to write even a joke and we didn't want him to, either, as long as he could get ads. There is also the fellow who couldn't sign up an advertiser if all his chance of getting an E in Latin depended on it, but he will sit in the Scrip room by the hour doing the necessary cler- ical work. And when he gets that done he'll go up to the art rooms and make a few posters which are about as artistic as a picture of a Missouri mule crossing the Hellespont by moonlight. Nevertheless the Scrip couldn't get along without the fellow who does this work. I have spoken of those who are interested in the business side of our paper and who make up one group which is responsible for the Scrip. The other group is composed of those shining lights who have been blessed with a spark of intellectual originality which causes them to pro- duce some literary effort of more or less valueg most of the time less. It's hard to believe that there are boys in school who would rather write poetry than eat apple pie, but it's the truth. Now you know why the Scrip begins in the gray matter of the stu- dents. They either get the inspiration that they can write something or that they can do something. They are classified accordingly, as has been said before, and put to work. These premises having been of- fered, here is just how the Sctip grows, beginning in the minds of the students and ending by being inclosed in an artistic brown and gold cover, and resting upon your reading table. The Scrip convention has been held, the new staff chosen, and down in the sanctum sanctorum-speaking in the vernacular, room 230-Mr. Smith, the Editor, and the Business Manager are assembled in solemn conclave. They are deciding which members of the staff are to fill such positions as advertising manager, subscription manager, director of pos- ters, exchange editor, editor of the Tattler, athletic editor, reporter of auditorium sessions, and so on, until all have a certain duty assigned which seems to fit best with their ability. While there is no such title as office boy and general fiunky, some one of the staff occasionally finds it becoming to his dignity to remind the others of the fact. The duties of the Business Manager are to superintend the work of the staff, to see that the fellows are keyed up with lots of enthusiasm, to keep the books and write all checks, which is quite a man-sized job, and in gen- eral to do every thing that no one else does. The Editor must see that all writers get their assignments, plan for the date of issue, see that all expected material comes in on time, and help Mr. Smith whenever he can. If the editor chances to have a particularly amiable disposition, he occasionally helps the Business Manager also. One duty that they ss -. if - f 5-.., - ,..,cq,- ------ -. , r-.,.?,, .4 -ff--f 'T-g-- . -. N -- 1 'J , I - if 'S fi n s-Stihl both have in common is to make their teachers think that since they are on the Scrip they are so brilliant that they don't need to study. Now if the Editor and Business Manager have both done their duty, all the material is in Mr. Smith's handsg and when he has read the copy and called for any necessary revisions it is ready to go to the print- er. Someone said, Oh, I thought you just wrote something on a piece of paper and the Scrip came out 2 In reality here is how the Scrip does come out. The Editor sees that the copy is taken down to 1427 Locust street, where the Firm of Buschart Bros. is located. They have been our printers for Eve years. There the First thing that is done is the making of a work ticket, which is an envelope seven by ten inches, in which all instructions for setting, printing and binding are set forth. It tells the number of pages and copies desired, the color of ink, and the style of binding. It also has a place for all the operators on the work, such as proof-readers, machine compositors, hand compositors, stone men, press men, feeders, folders, gatherers, stitchers, cutters, and wrappers. Did you think that the Scrip went through so many hands after leaving Soldan? The work ticket also specifies a place for delivery, or shipping instructions, and when to be delivered. The copy goes to the composing room where the lay-out man sep- arates it. , That is, such copy as the Tattler, which is printed in eight- point type, is separated from the general reading matter, which is in ten- point type. The advertising copy V ,, 1u is also put apart from the other so , that it may be set by hand. The other copy is then given to the oper- If , J ator who sets it up with the use of the lmotype machine. To me the fwlrig' A lmotype machine is one of the most I, Iizfgog WM wonderful of inventions. It is not -1-U very large, about eight feet tall and ul six across.- One man works this 4 fl ' machine in much the same manner as a typewriter is operated. There ' flwlwi ii iu ' is a key board similar to that of a L ,, y W ,p MX' typewriter, only small letters, cap- fl Q T' A 'M lll T illil l iii. 4 itals, and small capitals may be set. These letters are set in a line in an assembler, by matrixes, which later represent one line of reading matter. Between the words small metal spaces are inserted which regulate the spacing automatically so that all lines end evenly. When the assembler has been filled with type it quickly passes along the machine to where a molten liquid composed of tin, lead, and antimony, heated to the high 59 Linolypc Machine ...hs v.,q.-- --va... , --ri,-- Q ye -..,..,- - TA - .-5 '--- '. .fz., T .- NY -'A NK ' ' ' 1' 41 21-411 . ,,,, 5i,.ii2 -1-,f .i:il5, temperature of 550 degrees, is forced into it. This forms a line of molded type which is dropped out at the side of the machine. The matrix with its metal letters then travels to the top of the machine and then across where each one of the letters, having been constructed like a key, automatic- ally falls back into its place, ready to be used again. The molded type that has been made on the linotype machine is then given to the galley boy who prints a long sheet known as the galley proof. This proof is given to Malrix the proofreader and mistakes are marked and then are cor- rected. Then two copies of the galley along with all copy set by hand, such as the headings and advertisements, are sent back to school to be further corrected. One copy is corrected at once and sent back to the printers, where the changes are made in the type. The other copy goes to the art department where Miss Fitch, the Art Edi- tor, and their assistants are hard at work. Does the school know who that football player is whose picture was in the last issue? Why of course! He's the boy who worked every afternoon until seven o'clock and gave us a winner last year! But does the school know who the lit- tle quiet fellow is who worked every afternoon trying to get just the right action for his picture and who then went home and worked until one in the morning, so that it would go to the engraver's the next day? No the school doesn't, but the Scrip would be essentially lacking if it did not have its staff photog- ' rapher. And someone has to draw those cartoons, The ' V- , Scrip has a set of decorative l initials all designed by pupils T R of the school. Then there is f 3 ,, i' the group of folks who begin 5 if nf 45,55 717, , where these others leave off. I, They prepare the illustrations again to be sent to the engraving ff'E5j.jiffj-, - company. The various pic- ,-'f my Q ' , tures and drawings are sorted ,,,, f over, a selection made, and the , if 4' proper size for insertion deter- 5 1 V 3 , mined. The cartoons are past- . ed in suitable groups: the 1 ' , -,-- ., photographs or enlargements -T 'I ,. ..... .u.. , i f :f A i of them are trimmed, arranged ,- -, I , N -.-, - K and mounted on a brown paper . 1 which is responsible for the W , 1 pleasing border which embel- s - f., f - lishes them when they appear u , in print. At the engraver's ... ..,s Galley, Dummy Page, and Page Proof 60 '-fgk? :if 'W. ff -f ' -Q, - C'-1 '- 1 ef iz ' fe gt: .,.g., .2-,g.'.-fi 459 2: 'fp -,. 1,.'1ff lQ be up they are photographed to the given size and either a zinc or a copper cut made for them. Reproductions of photographs which require different shades must have a copper etching, but plain black-and-white work like cartoons requires .only a zinc. The Edison Club made a trip through an engraving plant, an account of which was published in the Sctip of june, 1916. 'Several engraving companies have done work for the Scrip. Mr, Green, now of the Acme Engraving Company, at pres- ent on the job, also helped in getting out the very iirst Scrip that was made. But to get back to the galley. It is up in 327 with proofs of the en- gravings, and the cuts have been sent from the engraver's over to Buscharts'. In the art department the galley is now cut up and pasted on separate sheets to show each page form, with spaces left for the pic- tures just as they will appear in the Scrip. This page form or dummy , as it is called, is now returned to Buscharts', where the type has al- ready been corrected according to the galley sent back. Now the page forms are printed and proofs sent to Soldan for a final correction. When they are again returned to the printer's and the type corrected according to instructions, the stone man sets up the page form in a large marble encasement. The stone man is perfectly human and alive to all ap- pearances. I know his official title is misleading, but he took it from the marble slab just in the same way that Scipio took Africanus from , 1-if - 'X I l riljllflf 2 Q ni' ,i , ' A form looks like Ihis 61 .- V' sn -1 fs' 1 ' s -'fs r 'A-'A , :Y W: C QI! J px N f R J, 551 ,-3 --Q ' ' L-, f..ieT!?iT'Elb Africa. The marble stone holds sixteen pages of type set according to the page proof. Thus the Scrip is printed in sections of sixteen pages each. This form now goes to the press room where the big press has al- ready been prepared. The pressman puts it on the press and makes ready , a process by which protruding pieces of type will be brought to a uniform level so that the impression is even and will not punch through the paper. The ink fountain is set to give a uniform color and then the feeder feeds the paper through the press. The result is a printed sheet on each side of which appear eight pages of the Scrip. After these sheets are dry they are taken to the bindery where ma- chine folders are set for the size of the paper. Then the sheets are run through the folder. After the forms have been folded, they are gath- ered together by girls and stitched on a wire-stitching machine. The cover is folded and pasted on. The Scrips are wrapped in bundles of one hundred each and sent to the shipping room. The delivery tickets are made out and, as Mr. Louis Buschart told me, The auto comes and takes them to 'Home Sweet Home'. -C. Gordon Fennell 7. One of the big presses A Misundersianding '- OHN Murphy was the most mischievous boy in the neigh- ff' Q borhood. He was always playing tricks and jokes on ' somebody, and he was always causing a disturbance. But i his Waterloo came at last, and this is how it happened. J john was chasing a boy down the street, calling him all kinds of names. Seeing that he could not catch him, he picked up a stone and hurled it at the boy. The stone sailed through the air, and then, crash! It broke the window of the Chinaman's laundry. John lingered not a second, he turned on his heel and fled. After hiding for about ten minutes, he found out that he was not being pur- 62 11- sued. Therefore he came forth from his hiding place and went home. As he came into the house, his father handed him some collars and said, john, the 'chink' didn't come for the collars, so you might as well hurry up and take them to him. The boy hesitated. W-w-ell, all r-r-righ-t, he answered. Then the poor boy went on his way. With agitated soul and trembling lips, he stepped into Hing l..ee's laundry. There onhis right was the window he had broken. He thought that Lee suspected him, and he dared not meet Lee's glance. The Chinaman took the collars, and after giving john a ticket, re- marked in a broken English, Kallie f' you Tloisday night. Murphy shuddered, What was that? kill you Tloisday night! Yes, that's what he said. John quickly opened the door and ran home as fast as his feet could carry him. And yet, he dared not tell his father, for he had promised him severe punishment for the next mix-up he should get into. Therefore he went to his room, said his prayers over and over again, and then went to bed, only to dream the most horrible of dreams. On the next two days, Wednesday and Thursday, everything went wrong. The Chinaman's phrase rang through his brain. At last the fatal night came. john reviewed all of the wrongs he had ever done, and felt very sorry. But when he tried to think of the good deeds, he could recollect none. Surely, I can't go to heaven, he thought. Oh, if I only had an- other chance. While all of these thoughts were rushing through his mind, the doorbell rang. Answer the bell, called his father. Then he braced up and obeyed. But, when he came to the staircase, he shivered, he shuddered, and trembled with fear. The very walls seemed to bid him farewell. The hats on the hatrack seemed to turn into spirits which pointed their fingers at him. And as he walked down the stairs, a creaking voice seemed to say, Keelie you, killie you, Tlois- day night. And then the walls seemed to re-echo in a grand voice, Keelie you, keelie you, Tloisday night. But still he did not give up. He came to the door, and there outside stood the Chinaman, who cried out, O pie doo', opie doo'. john obeyed, and opened the door. Then Lee handed him a packet and re- marked, Me tellie you kallie f' you Tloisday night! No? Goodie night. Good night, answered the boy in a weak voice, after receiving the packet of collars. He then sat down on the stairs in order to regain control of himself. Now I see, he muttered to himself, kallie f' you Tloisday night. I see, I see. -Milton Yawitz, 5. sa .-'?r W' A - - - ' :Y 3-Z '1:1-'f 5'7 'K- 'fi X , , A fd-,, ,H -J ,A-iz.:-ef:.s 1 3 The Widowis Son W Q T was late in the afternoon when Charlie Mier knocked at if Mrs. Wilson's door. Being invited in he went into the parlor and while waiting for Mrs. Wilson to return with U, f the money his attention was called to a little picture in a g l silver frame on the piano. Looking at it closely, he noticed it resembled him greatly and under it saw the name Ralph Wilson. When Mrs. Wilson returned to give him the money he asked if this was her son. She replied it was. She told him he resembled her son greatly, only her son had two teeth out in the front, an anchor on his right arm, and a birthmark on the back of his neck. She told him her son had been gone away for Five years, that he had gone to be a sailor and had not returned homeg so she thought him dead. By this time she was weeping so piteously she could say no more. Mr. Mier left her to her sorrow, and slammed the door behind him. Charlie had a bright idea,-if he could only I-ix up like Mrs. Wi1son's son, he could live there happily without having to work any more. Why shouldn't he? He looked like her son except for a few marks. Think- ing this, he passed along Broadway and on a big sign over a dingy shop he saw the words, Sam Ontonio, Tattooist written in large white let- ters. After looking at the sign a few minutes he thought of going in but putting his hand in his pocket, discovered he had only fifty cents Out of that he had to buy his lunch and have carfare to go home. Then he had another thoughtg he could borrow th.e price from Tom, his roommate. On going into the shop to ask the price of the work, he was met by a dark, fierce looking man with a mustache. He said sheep- ishly, How much would you charge for putting an anchor on my right arm, and a birthmark on my neck ? Sam Ontonio answered in a gruff voice, One dollar, sir. Charlie promised he would return that evening or the next day at his lunch hour. Going out of the shop he remembered that it would not only be one dollar for having the Figures put on his body, but also that the teeth had to be extracted. On going home that night he kept on thinking of the plan, and step- ping into his room he saw Tom, his roommate, reading the paper. After supper Charlie and Tom sat down to their usual evening chat about the news of the day. Well, began Tom, what happened to you to-day Charlie, you were a little late in coming home, were'nt you? Yes, a little late, but it didn't make any difference tp me. I have the finest plan! I am going to get a happy home, money and every- thing, just on my looks. Tom looked at him in disgust. On your looks? Why, Charlie, you can't even get room and board for a week on your looks. 9 64 But I am. You just lend me about a dollar and a half, and you will then see. He then revealed his plans to Tom, all about the widow, the picture and everything that had happened during the day. After Tom had been promised a share, he put his hand in his pocket and gave Charlie a two-dollar bill. Charlie went to sleep that night and had a wonderful dream: he dreamt he was the son of the widow, and returned home welcomed with joy and surprise. The next morning he arose, dressed himself in haste, and worked hard all morning in order to get through with his-work one half hour earlier, so that he could go the dentist and tattooist. Finally eleven thirty did come, and he was through with his morning's work. He stopped in the little restaurant, ordered a short order, and fifteen minutes later was walking down Broadway whistling like a lark. Finally he stopped in front of Sam Ontonio's, walked in, and assured Sam he al- ways kept his promise. Sam went into the other room and soon re- turned with a long knife and a small fire. When Charlie thought of the torture, cold shivers ran down his back and so-on he was wiping the cold perspiration from his forehead. He was still thinking about the birth- mark and the anchor when Sam called out in a gruff voice, All right, Charlie, I'm ready. In a half hour Charlie came out of Sam Ontonio's shop with a ter- rible look of pain on his faceg the birthmark felt sore where his collar rubbed against it, and the anchor felt as if one of the prongs was too deep in the flesh. But still he was not doneg he had to go to the dentist in order to have the two teeth pulled. He was crossing the street when a man with a poster on his back came along. On the poster he saw the words, Teeth Extracted With- out Pain, Doctor Finnegan, 908 Broadway. He walked on and on, the three blocks seeming like three miles. Soon he stopped in front of 908 Broadway, and sat in wait for the wonderful dentist who could extract teeth without pain. In fifteen minutes he came down the steps of the doctor's ofliceg his mouth felt like a boil, and he thought how lucky it was he had already eaten his lunch. Then to go to the widow's house. Oh, it would be fine! She would welcome him with joy and surprise. On and on he walked, and soon rang the doorbell of the widow's house. He heard footsteps coming to the door, and through the glass he could see it was the widow herself coming to answer the door. What would he say when he saw her? He had not thought of that. Before he knew it, the door was opened. Mother, he cried, and smiling with the two teeth out in front, he fell into her arms. The widow, overjoyed at seeing her son, invited him in, 65 and not being able to understand that this was he, she asked to see his birfhmark and anchor. Charlie began to feel at home when the widow looked long and hard into his face. She began to cry and said, You look like my song only he had one glass eye. -Lillian Sol, 5. From Afar WEET was the breath of the pine trees it Far in the Northern hills, , Sweet was the sound of the water From the little murm'ring rillsg fy' Happy my heart as I wandered Far from the city's strife, Peaceful the noble forest, And tranquil my thoughts of life. Soft came the wind through the branches Whispering low to my heart, 'Stay in the sylvan quiet Whence peace and love never depart! 'Oh, might I stay with thee alway,' Deep from my heart came the cry. And the sound of the wind in the trees as I went Seemed but a moan and a sigh. -Elizabeth A. White ,8. Gvening OW slowly sinking in the western sea Descends the sun, proud ruler of the day, And ling'ring casts across the surf to me One dull red ray. fl .ff-w . The twilight settles, softly comes the night, The stars appear, each with his tiny' gleam: O'er restless waves the full moon sheds white light, Night reigns supreme. Sunset, the soft twilight, and the silv'ry moon, No artist such rare beauty could portrayg O magic tints, vanish not-too soon Ye fade away. -Leonard Wingfield , 4. es EDITORIAL STAFF 0 I Aga l gf fbftwu. X T -nil' TVILLIAZII GENTRI' ----- Editor-in-Chief ERNEST THIEJIEY ER - - - Business Manager Departmental Associates ELIZA BETH HARTER ARTHUR SOHNEPF EVELYN MILLER ERWIQV STEIAVBERG lVILLIA1lI PEZVAAT ELIZABETH lVHITE GRACE TVRIGHT ROBERT TVOODS Departmental Assistants .UELITA BANGE JOSEPH TRAVERS EVELYN STR,lffSS DOROTHY UARSOX ADEL.-lIDE OHRISTEN THE SCRIP: Published by the Students under direction of the Faculty. Frank Louis Soldan High School, Saint Louis. Issued six times during the school year from the office, at Union and Kensington avenues. Terms: One year, seventy-five cents, one term, forty cents. Mailing, ten cents a term. Entered as second class matter December 16, 1910. at the Post Office, Saint Louis, Missouri, under Act of March 3, 1879. VOLUME FIFTEEN NUMBER TWO MAY. l9I7 Do We Want the Scrip? 0 0 If this question was put to a Sol- danian, ninety-nine times out of a hundred he would say, Of course we do. But by the way the Scrip is supported by these enthusiasts, it would seem that the motto on one of our banners, Speak in Deeds , had not made the least impression on them. If we want the Scrip, why do we not contribute to its promotion? It is almost unbelievable that a school like Soldan, with an enrollment of almost twenty-l-ive hundred, has not one thousand subscribers to the school paper! Of course we do not expect every one to subscribe, but surely, it is not too much for the Scrip to figure on fifteen hundred subscriptions. It costs the Scrip about two hundred dollars to publish one number. Consequently fif- teen hundred subscribers would be about right for the three numbers. There are a few who say that the Scrip would be better if it were only put out once a term. But we believe these are very few. At least we do not believe that there are many who would care to read school news Five months old. We want the Scrip and we want at least three num- bers of it. So it's up to us to support it. Don't say that you will buy it when it comes out. Subscribe and do your part so that the Scrip may live in the future. -George Tsiros, 6. 67 . gf C - ,:, F Shall It Still Be the Willow? 0 0 When our granddads graced school with their attendance, great forests of giant pine stretched over our country, studded here and there with the spreading hickory and the weeping willow. To these especial parts the village schoolmaster would repair and equip himself with a specimen of each of the two last named varieties, presumably for botany instruction. During the course of the day, however, it developed that even readin', 'ritin', and 'rithmetic were also taught by the magic touch of this willow upon the most boisterous individual, and what is more marvelous, the appalling sound would make the remaining students skip quickly along on the flowery paths of knowledge. But, alas, we Americans have been wasteful! All these forests have been cut down, and the magic willow, perhaps because of its high cost, is no more used by the city schoolmaster. As a substitute, self- government by the student body stands forth as a far better method of teachin' the three R's . If self-government in the school has become an established prece- dent, what, we ask, has become of 'Soldan's Student Council? Is it nothing to establish cordial relations between the students and the fac- ulty? Are we not capable, as a student body, of caring for ourselves, and really standing for Truth, Honor, Freedom, Courtesy ? If so. then let us adopt a system to meet our end. Why not revive the Student Council? Do we still desire the willow? -Erwin Steinberg, 8. Spring Fever : 0 It is strange! On the very day a robin was seen to put its ear to the ground to ascertain the whereabouts of its friend, the angleworm, and a small boy stamped his bat on the pavement, and cried, Oh, Bill-e, a , a class in history registered treason by groaning in one accord at the length of the assignment. On that day, too, a new junior, in midst of tranquil drowsiness, failed to fly from his seat at the sound of the period bell, and could only be convinced by an intelligent senior that owing to the crowded capacity of the school, he could not reserve two seats in one period. Everywhere, since that date, a strange fever, producing pathetic eyes, a downcast spirit, and inactiv- ity has prevailed. It seems that this fever lasts until three thirty, with the temperature highest at three twenty-nine. What is stranger still, is the fact that several of those who are completely overcome by this malady during school hours, can play at least forty games of tennis after its daily sub- sidence. Fortunately, this epidemic has been fatal to no one. We hope this record will remain, for much must be accomplished in our studies before the hot squalls. -Erwin Steinberg, 8. 68 A - - :A : 2 -f X. P 'B r-W r v. Spring Fever 0 0 The doctors say that there ain't no sich ani- mal , but we of Soldan know that there is no more dangerous or con- tagious malady. Our teacher gives us a long assignment for to-mor- row. Next morning we Hunk flat. Why? Spring fever! Yet if your teacher questions you as to the cause of your failure and you tell her that you are suffering a severe and apparently incurable attack of spring fever, she will be sure to think that you are fresh and you get in Dutch with her. It's a sad cruel world, isn't it? When the sun shines brightly in April and May and the trees turn green and the spring poet begins to look dreamy, can you study? We are proud of our school system, but it seems to be all wrong in the spring time. When the millennium arrives, then, ah then, there will be no more school after April! -William Gentry, 8. The McKinley High School Q 9 kindly loaned the Scrip the two engravings from which Mr. Blewett's pictures were presented in the March issue. Soldan Spirit 0 0 If you can't be a booster, then don't be a knocker, is an excellent maxim, but a certain amount of knocking is necessary to progress. So it may not be amiss to hammer a little be- tween blasts of your hornsg so here goes! We like to think of Soldan spirit as being unimpeachable and on the whole it isg but here and there improvement might be made. Are we giving the right support to the school activities? to the Scrip, base- ball, basketball, track, tennis, and debating teams? Why does the Scrip have to make special pleas to get one thousand subscribers out of twenty-three hundred students? Why does it have to urge you to get ads, to write jokes, stories, editorials and poems for it and get so little response? The Scrip is your paper and you should help to make it a success. Are you doing your part? Why do the basketball and baseball squads have so much difficulty in selling tickets and getting rooters to their games to help them win? Don't we want these activities? Assuredly so! But why don't we show it by supporting them properly? Why is it that the track, tennis and debating teams have to urge us so to attend their exhibitions, all of which are free? We cheer them loudly when they return with their trophies, but we are not on hand to help them win them. Our teams would be spurred on to greater deeds by your presence and would win more trophies with your help. Awake, and show your loyalty to the gold and brown by supporting its activities. Let's start a C. C. fCome Cheerj Campaign of our own and make Soldan spirit truly unimpeachable. -WHL H. Penaat, 8. es b, x f ' yi 4- -NCIJ'- f 'i,' af?-1?' r 'i 7'-iv- -1: 425 : sf- 1 V ,V 1-fs ..s,-5, -Wil Hats OH 0 0 Hats off to thqfiag, boys! It needs your support. Two hundred and seventy boys five times a fortnight go through the regular army drill. Stooped shoulders already are becoming straight. Keep it up, boysg 'Soldan has need to be proud of you. But hats off to the girls, boys! For two years, now, have Soldan girls been drilling in the gyms. For two years have Miss Allison and Miss Varian been giving the commands, Company, to the rear, march ! Eyes front, Mr. Soldier-boy, or the girls will have the guns as well. During the first days of military training for the boys some ignorant one remarked that they marched like a bunch of girls, but as several Sol- dan girls happened to be present, the ignorant one was made wise. We girls certainly did have fun during the month of March, watching the raw recruits. We decided there are a great many boys in Soldan who had their left side where their right should be. But never mind, boys! We shall soon have you straightened out and your foot neatly mended when we girls have Red Cross training. It's fast, too. just think, boys, for every one of you there will be at least one special nurse and two for the oiiicers, with enough left over for the enemy. We have thought it might be necessary to limit the number, but as there will no doubt be a great many wounded among the enemy when our boys get in line, we shall need all girls who volunteer. Hats off, boys, to the fiag and to the Red Cross! -Ruth E. Cunlirf, 8. Our National Hymn Q s We hear much of patriotism these days. Any Soldan student, if asked whether his school is patriotic or not will indignantly reply, Well, I should say we are patriotic! We have a student battalion and all of us are loyal to the flag and what it stands for. All of which is perfectly true. But-do you remember that on April 2, when Congress reassembled to decide whether to declare war or not, Mr. Powell called the boys together for a patriotic rally? Do you remember that we started in to sing The Star-Spangled Banner with a great deal of enthusiasm? But when the second stanza came, only about twenty boys tried to sing it and, to use the technical term, boobed it up. The third verse was not even attempted. Ought this to be? Get the words of that song and learn 'em so well that you can sing 'em backward! -William Gentry, 8. Girls' Athletics 0 0 What is the trouble with the girls and their athletics? Why does the school not hear more of their athletic activ- ities? Why were the girls not awarded their S's at the same time the boys received theirs? Girls' athletics are not encouraged by the school. But wherein lies the blame? The coaches and basketball captains have great difficulty in getting the required number of girls for a team. Skating this year had to be vo -.' gr ' ' Q' A X-g-J-H - -s - - - qg, 3- 1-J 1-- ' .fr 753, r , discontinued, because there was not enough response from the girls. A dancing class could not be formed, because there were not enough girls to make it worth while for the conductor. Is this not adequate proof that the girls have themselves to thank for lack of encouragement on the part of the school? - I tell you, girls, the spirit must come from within before it can ever come from without. When you realize the benefits to be derived from athletics, and when you enter whole-heartedly into some phase of the work, when girls' athletics shall stand for the athletics of the majority of Soldan girls, then, and not until then, will our athletics be a recog- nized factor in our school life. -Evelyn Strauss. Birds, Animals, Fish and Scenery v BOUT one hundred and twelve years ago the United States QMS-, 'ff' government sent an expedition to explore the Columbia Arg. river and the Oregon country, a part of the great Louisiana, I H Purchase. When they reached the plains they were ap- -, 1 palled at the sight of great herds of buEalo roaming over the 'Great Plains'. When they reached the continental di- vide they were astounded at the number of animals and birds seen. But times have changed and many people now believe that our wild life will be exterminated some time in the near future. These were the words with which Mr. William L. Finley of the Oregon Fish and Game Com- mission opened an illustrated lecture on Bird and Animal Life with the Camera in the Soldan auditorium on Saturday evening, April 7. W The first reel of pictures opened with the scenes at Crown Point when the Columbia highway was opened to the public. The views of the Columbia river country which followed showed several of the water- falls in the vicinity and a sunset on the Columbia. As we came nearer to the great mountains, we saw Mt. jefferson, the- Three Sisters, and lastly Mt. Hood, up whose steep sides we were invited to take a journey. When we arrived at the top we were surprised to Find a small cabin built on the highest part of the peak. We had a still greater surprise when we were informed that every timber in the cabin was hauled up the mountain on the backs of the forest rangers. This cabin is one of the forest-Ere lookout stations, and the ranger who lives in this cabin has saved many thousand feet of timber because' of his eternal vigilance and the loftiness of his station. When we returned from our trip up the mountain we were amused by the antics of a rock squirrel. This little fellow, no bigger than one's fist, is full of life and vigor. We fed him 71 g Yii, ' , ' Y Q' ,1-H aw- -- -. - V '1.,g,,,, i V '-J 'T-7 - Y . ,K N , ,, J, , ' ii A, W-L, ly - , p N Q - U F ff l f! .Ft gin, we-J-3 1 -ezr iialvl nuts for some little time and found that he was fond of burying the nuts he was given to store them for the winter to come. We also found that he did not have pockets in his trousers as boys have, but has a capacity of two or three nuts in his cheeks. He has quite forgotten his inherent dread for man in his all-important quest for food for the winter, and if you hold your Est loosely clenched he seems to think that there must be a nut hidden somewhere in that cavern and before you notice it about one-half of his body is hidden from view. The next reel was chiefly of the salmon fisheries and illustrated in a very interesting way the differences between the Indians' methods of catching salmon and those of the white man. Bird Life on the Three Arch Reserve was the title of the next series Of pictures. The gull, the murre, the horned owl, the monkey-faced owl, and several other birds of Oregon were shown in their natural sur- roundings. Mrl Finley next gave some illustrations of the desert animals. The kangaroo rat, 'an animal with a very small body and a long tail with a bushy end, proved to be the most interesting. It happened that the photographer secured a picture of the rat as he was washing his faceg it was then that we found that the brush on the end of his tail was his towel. ' The Yellowstone Park and the animals of that reserve were shown in the fifth and last reel. The bears, antelopes, deer, and many of the birds were shown in their natural surroundings. The lecture was closed with pictures of the Yellowstone canyon and the falls of the Yellowstone. Those few people who braved the disagreeable weather to hear Mr. Finley left the hall with a feeling that they had been amply repaid for their trouble. -Ernest E. Thiemeyer, 8. A Palriolic Meeting of Girls T the patriotic mass meeting of the girls, Monday, April 2, Miss jones gave a very inspiring talk. She told us of the xii H work that women must do, if this country becomes active in the world-war. She told us the feelings of foreigners at A, ' the sight of the Statue of Liberty, and of the thoughts of Americans returning to that Statue and to the country it symbolizes. Not a girl of us but felt, when she had ended, that we would be ready to answer any call that our country could make upon us. E f 1 x,,1 -E. A. W. '12 g..--- - . - YQ' f gi ge A ' 31 - . - '1.,1.Y. Y -5 'f'y- 7'- 55? '17- Tlie Third Interscholasfic Debate ATRIOTISM was the key note of the day,-or, I shouldsay uinefgf evening, for the time was 8:00 p. m., March 24, place, the Central auditoriumg event, Interscholastic Debate,.Soldan vs. Centralg participants, six debaters who were hoarse and two who weren't. National patriotism came first. From the stage and the balcony hung a number of American flags, a most appropriate setting for one of the most important national questions of the day: Resolved, that the United States should abandon the Monroe Doctrine . School patriotism came next. The lowerlloor and part of the balcony were filled with enthusiastic supporters of their schools. The majority upheld the Soldan team, composed of: Mar- tin Frisch, Edward Selden and Walter B. Wolf. Although the Cen- tral contingent was slightly smaller, it was just as loyal to the mem- bers of the team: Edgar A. Flory, jack Ruel, and Herbert Koeneke. I forgot to mention that the two debaters who were not hoarse were the two alternates, Herbert Stainton of Central and William Penaat of Sol- dan. Being an alternate is about as exciting as learning the difference between a hendiadys and an anaphora. The alternate has to work as hard as the regular debaters and then doesn't get a chance to talk: ' I have said that the gathering was patriotic. It was also good-na- tured. A couple of the reigning nabobs of the Forum had decided to work up a little spectacular enthusiasm: so just before the debaters. took the platform, Harry Freedman and an assistant mounted the stage,'said assistant carrying a mysterious roll under his arm. Freedman gently lifted a chair to the rear wall of the platform, carefully placed a piece of paper upon it, and ascended. He then pierced the corner of the roll with thumb tacks and let it unroll. However, the wood at Central has ua hardness all its own and the tacks didn't stick. As the beautifuliForum pennant unfolded, it suddenly fell to the floor, the applause stopped short and laughter began. That's a bad omen for Soldan's team, said the pessimistic assistant. A fall always cometh before victory, aptly quoted Harry. A However, the main attraction of the evening was not centered on such inconsequential occurrences. It was an intellectual audience, as- sembled to hear a decidedly worth while discussion. So when the gath- ering was called to order eighteen minutes late, it was more than ready to absorb something worth hearing. Mr. Powell, the chairman, after making the necessary announce- ments, introduced the Central Glee Club, which opened the program with a song. The debate was begun for the afhrmative by Martin Frisch, Sol- dan's first speaker. Unfortunately he had not timed his speech as he 73 e 'es wife 'A' -- effx-1?- Y 4 - ..--flex 4 51 r as JM should have done and time was called before he concluded. Frisch's voice was excellent. He was able to get just the right pitch and em- phasis to lead his remarks to a forceful climax. His ease on the plat- form also attested to his three years of conscientious work in the Forum. Edgar A. Flory, who opened the negative for Central, was already known to many Forum members. Before the present debating league was organized a year ago, he had been a member of the team which de- feated the Forum's representation in a so-called first interscholastic debate. Flory spoke forcefully, but his delivery was excitable and rather piercing. Can we afford to abolish a principle which excludes European influence from the Western Hemisphere? he asked. He of- fered Taft's and Wilson's indorsement of the Monroe Doctrine and the fact that it prevents colonization in South America as his main points. The bell sounded just as he concluded. Edward Selden was the next speaker to advance S0ldan's argu- ments. The manner in which he presented his arguments gave his audi- ence the impression that they had been arrived at only after serious thought and deliberation. His delivery was slow and unimpassioned. He seemed to prefer to skillfully reason his way through a point rather than to drive it home by any elocutionary effort. The cause of the negative was continued by jack Ruel. He spoke in a frank and convincing manner, although somewhat jerkily. He cited Cleveland's message to Congress in 1895, and the fact that both the democratic and republican parties upheld the Doctrine in their 1916 platforms as two big reasons why we should not abandon the Monroe Doctrine, asserting that our safety is assured as long as the European powers are three thousand miles distant. Walter B. Wolf now came forward to close the aFfirmative's direct proof. His usual free and easy delivery was greatly hampered by hoarseness and a cold. Herbert Koeneke spoke last hoping to turn the tide of argument toward Central. The excitement of the moment and his evident earn- estness carried him somewhat beyond the bounds of propitious debating until his oratory waxed so hot that it became a source of amusement. The Soldan team offered the following arguments: The Monroe Doctrine is an assumption on the part of the United States to act in the role of protector and guardian of the Western Hemisphere. It was written at a definite time to meet a specific object: that is, The Holy Alliance, a league composed of Russia, Prussia, Austria, and France, with the purpose of suppressing all forms of republican govern- ment. The Monroe Doctrine is now useless because all its salient points 74 are covered by international law, which guarantees the right of self-de- fense and the right of protection for the weak. The South American people hate the United States on account of the Monroe Doctrine. This hatred is shown in their newspapers, their books, and by the voices of prominent men. The trade of the United States with South America has fallen off because of the Monroe Doctrine. Statistics from the Department of Commerce were quoted in proof of this statement. The Monroe Doctrine would provoke rather than prevent war. The United States, having assumed the role of protector, guardian, and policeman of the Western Hemisphere, has unjustly interfered in the national, political, and financial affairs of South American republics. In its concluding point, the aH-irmative offered the constructive measure that either international law, or a more satisfactory develop- ment of the Pan-American Union, or the International League to En- force Peace be substituted for the Monroe Doctrine. The audience took a keener interest in the rebuttal speeches, which were generally good. Jack Ruel gave the best refutation for the nega- tive. Several of his points were so aptly made that the audience burst into involuntary applause. The negative struck at the heart of Soldan's argument by asking to what extent international law had been consid- ered in the present conflict. Walter Wolf showed in his rebuttal why he had been chosen to speak last. Although his opponents rose several times and almost nailed him in with well chosen points, he struck back with telling effect. He, also, received generous applause. While the expectant audience awaited the decision of the judges, Mr. Forrest G. Ferris, chairman, Mr. john H. Gundlach, and Mr. A. Holt Rodebush, Miss Ethel Knobeloch, a talented Soldan student, ren- dered most pleasantly two violin solos. Without delay Mr. Ferris mounted the platform and delivered the decisions of the judges in sealed envelopes to the chairman. Mr. Powell opened them carefully, painstakingly,-even slowly, and then said, It gives me pleasure to announce that the decision has been award- ed by a unanimous vote to the affirmative. Harry Freedman's predic- tion was right. Mr. MacQueary's coaching, the team's clearness in separating and advancing points, and their unimpassioned but intelligent and impressive delivery had won the third interscholastic debate for Soldan. ' -C. Gordon Fennel! 7. 75 'X s UN funiors, fanunry, I New 'N s UN I iars, january, New fun l9l7 New juniors, fanuary, The Forum ,ff 'FS HIS has indeed been a red-letter term for the Forum. Al- ,A A- though the term is still young, our hump has assumed considerable size, as witness the following accomplish- ments. In our spelling match with the Round Table, Wolf, Cook and Pachter spelled down Elizabeth White, the sole survivor from the Round Table after a long, hard, contest. Subsequent- ly Wolf spelled down the other boys, becoming our champion speller. On February 23, Mr. W. B. Harrison, champion debater of Michi- gan University for four years, gave the members of the Forum some ex- cellent pointers on public speaking and debating. His points were il- lustrated by stories of some of his own experiences, and made a very in- teresting and instructive talk. His visit will long be remembered by the Forum. We consider the organization of the Congress, the new literary so- ciety, as one of our accomplishments, because the idea was originated and developed by members of the Forum. We have long felt the need of a society similar to the Forum, to stimulate debate and declamation by occasional contests. Consequently we welcome the advent of the Congress and extend to it our best wishes for a successful career. Our Fools' Day program was as successful as usual. Craig and Schnepf succeeded well in making QD fools of themselves. Selden faflir- mativej and Stillman fnegativej debated the weighty question, Re- solved, that a doughnut isn't, without a hole The negative, curiously enough won, producing as proof, a doughnut without a hole. CIt was a doughnut, we tasted it.j Our crowning achievement and the one we take most pride in, is the defeat of Central in an interscholastic debate on March 24. This gives us the privilege of debating Cleveland next fall for i-irst honors and the first lap on the beautiful Amherst College Alumni cup. This cup is to become the permanent property of the school winning it three times. '.i ll'JlLX1,. Wit? pglv' f - gk ii-.ba . B 79 ,T-,f- --- . , , f -.,, , -W.,-.....,,.,. ,Y -, ,gh A Y ,5 - 3-1.--.- Jyirv L-PJ ,,.1 L 51 57 's im As yet no one has a claim on it, but we hope to make the Soldan trophy case its final resting place. These are not the whole of the Forum's activities for the term, how- ever., We have a debate with the Round Table under way, a mock-trial planned, and a picnic of some sort under consideration. Then there are our weekly programs in which some live topics are discussed. In short, something interesting is going on at the Forum all the time. Our meet- ings have been changed from every Friday to Wednesdays of even weeks and Thursdays of odd weeks to meet the schedule of military training which many of our members participate in. Remember we are open7for inspection in room 211 at three thirty, and give all visitors a hearty welcome. -Wm. H. Penaat, 8. 1 A-fe' 'Soldan Botanical Club HIS term is going to see the crowning success of all the suc- fi I I cesses of the Botanical Club. So much enthusiasm has hill. if 'A been shown that the limit of membership has been in- . ' i creased from twenty-five to thirty. A We have already had two field trips, besides our reg- I f 4V'W H' i ular Tuesday afternoon meetings. The first trip, on March lil, waslto Creve' Coeur lake which always affords a great variety of trees and shrubs for study. It also affords a number of trestles to cross. Thesetrestles, by the way, furnished the girls a chance to crow over the boys? for one of our noblest and most honored masculine members w'a1ked'un'der every trestle, while every girl marched bravely and fear- lessly 'aetiossf l Our next trip, on March 24, was to Sugar Creek, where we found hepaticaswaiting for us. The hepatica is a small, delicate flower, pink, white, onlavender. It is one of the earliest and most beautiful of spring H0wers,i and is especially interesting for study. On this trip all previous records of, :attendance were broken. Members and guests together numberedmhirty-eight. In the afternoon, we had our usual baseball ga-me, andlthen we walked about four miles through the woods. ,. - Five.-more-trips are planned, most of them into new regions recent- ly discovered by our exploration committee. Y Weghave finished mounting all our specimens collected last year andvagewpatiently waiting for more to grow. V , VMr,'Sackett is our faculty representative for this term. The offi- cers arexlpresident, Hale Mooreg vice-president, Beatrice Buckmang sec- retary, Mary Callaghang treasurer, Leslie Grener: sergeant-at-arms, Edward Stillman: Scrip representative, Walter Wolf. Although the club is full now, there will be several vacancies next fall, through graduation in june. Watch your chance to get in. -Mary E. Callaghan, 4. so -+ve ew A eff e---- -A A s file- D . r-' ifas22'f'1' ' - -1 - 11 N' ...ij if -gl If-Ny '45 --- - .V t Ag- .X up . 43, A fzhk , 1 , -- , ,A r-, -, ,Y, , L:-: ., G e r m a n C I u IJ ERE'S your chance to beat the Germans. join the German -, a word of English, is proving to be a very strong weapon 4. in this battle. Although our membership has increased, MN -7' there is still room for a few more earnest and willing work- ers. . V There have been a number of debates on current topics included in our programs of this term. It is also quite evident that the various lit- erary clubs had better take notice, for they will soon have a formidable rival. We have spent many delightful afternoons playing games, guessing riddles, reciting poems and in reading short stories, all in German. The oflicers for this term are as follows: president, Milton Yawitzg vice-president, Virginia Conzelmang secretary, Theodore Smithg treas- urer, Milton Marksg Scrip representative, Mollie Gubing sergeant-at- arms, Adele Unterberger. -Mollie B. Gubin, 8. i Club and conquer the German language. Our motto, Not i dl it , X. Girls' Athletic Association 5 the February meeting of the Girls' Athletic Association 'F' the following officers were elected: president, Norma AW .ggi Burgeeg vice-president, Ruth Mayerg secretary, Bessie H Brewsterg Scrip representative, Rose McRae. -4 ' Basketball is in full swing, and the teams are playing off for the Soldan S . Thus far the seniors are ahead, having won from the sixth and seventh termers on March 28. The game was a very exciting one, the score being 14-13. The next game will take place on Monday, April 2, between second and third termers and fourth and Fifth termers, The work in tennis will begin in the near future. It is hoped that this will be the record year in numbers and results. We should have at least five hundred girls taking part in singles and doubles. Plans are being made for an interscholastic tennis tournament. Of course every girl wants Soldan to wing hence it is up to every girl to come and do her part. The boys can enlist in the army, but we can enlist in the tennis tournament. In the appreciation of the work done by Miss Pohl, while at Soldan, the G. A. A. sent her a panel picture of the girls in the pageant, like the one in the first floor corridor. In acknowledgment of it, Miss Pohl sent us a very interesting letter. It might be interesting to her friends to know that Miss Pohl is teaching senior dancing at Columbia University, NCW York. -Rose McRae. 81 ..,-,,,f-- - - - -.fb--ey -f. --. -- , -.. 4, .2-,f.,-r-,-- 42 XQ K J ' -1 ,gf QQ Hi ll ,gym -Mn Af- I- ., L'-:' 4 N 71? r ,fin . Q ie 217 A bddzaf' H The Camera Club E Camera Club was re-organized this term under the lead- ership of Miss Lomax as faculty representative. We have abandoned business meetings except when absolutely nec- essary. Instead we are going to have a lecture or some demonstrating by members of the club. A plan has been outlined by which every member of the club is taught how to take, develop, print, tone, and enlarge pictures. We are also going to do commercial work for the school. Watch the bulletins for further information. The oliicers this term are William Dings, president: S. Floyd Stewart, vice-president and Scrip representativeg Robert Jewell, secre- taryg William Brown, treasurerg Melvin Levi, librarian, Willard Criss- man, publicity agent. -S. Floyd Stewart, 6. me Q Chaminade Club ship with a long waiting list I feel certain you would at once say The Chaminade will have a prosperous year Well, both these things are true and as a result, this term, , F I should say that the Chaminade now has a full member- K 5.17 . . . . . . li QF 61 ' , ' 11 k v V - , 1 ' thus far, has been very successful. At the beginning of the term, our outlook was rather doubtful, as many of our girls were assigned eighth periods. But, many of these eighth hours were changed. The others, most of them having the First period free, have their own rehearsal Thursday mornings. They also attend the rehearsal after the eighth period Thursday afternoons and are ac- complishing very much. That is what I call club spirit. Our morning rehearsals have been changed to Wednesday morn- ings. We have learnt many new songs this term. Of these, Bells of Seville , The Nightingale and the Rose , and Spring have the most catching melodies. So far, we have not sung very often outside our regular meetings. On Blewett Memorial Day we sang the Benedictus of Gounod's Mass. Miss Finn played the organ accompaniment. We also sang for the Patrons' Alliance. We have, however, several engagements on hand for the month of April. Our meetings are very interesting. Each week we have two solos, one a soprano, the other, alto. We are always trying to attain perfec- tion. Under Miss Finn's excellent direction we are always improving The following members of the club are now holding office: Ruth Har- kins, presidentg Isabel Lowe, vice-president: Anna Semelroth, secretary: Louise Martin, treasurerg Dorothy Allen, librarian: Casey Spear, as- sistant librariang Louise Riley, sergeant-at-arms: Amelia Frenzer, Scrip representative. gg -Amelia Frenzer, 8. ' fm - Kiii Arn' i th The Chess Club HE Chess Club completed a successful year by winning the 1 W interscholastic chess championship. This is the second .f , f p year that the Interscholastic Chess League has existed, and A Soldan has won the championship both times. The beau- ' ' tiful cup, which has been in the trophy case for the last year, will continue to remain there for another year and the names of this year's team, which was composed of Benjamin Loeb, Ar- thur Schnepf, and Hale Moore, substitute, will be engraved on it. Although there is no interscholastic tournament this term the club is planning several tournaments, including a handicap tournament in which every contestant will have an equal chance. At a meeting held last term the following olilicers were elected, who will try to make the present term one of the Finest the club has ever had: Arthur Schnepf, presidentg Alwin Sehettler, vice-presidentg Benjamin Loeb, treasurerg Albert Lippman, secretaryg Kimberly Hartzog, ser- geant-at-armsg and john Willson, Scrip representative. We hold our meetings every Tuesday and Thursday in room 126. Come up any day and some of the officers will be glad to show you the principles of the game. If you like it, and most of those who come up do like it, then we would like to have you join. Don't think that the Chess Club is a group of dead ones who can think of nothing else to do, but come up and find out what it really is, the finest club in Soldan. -john Willson, 7. The Congress 9 ,gg March, 14, Soldan's new literary society was organized in C23 room 300. An enthusiastic group attended this meeting at ' which the purpose of the club was explained by Mr. Mac- -k' Q Queary, and temporary oH-icers elected. At the next meet- Q, ing the following permanent ofhcers were chosen: Van Hooper, president, jeffords, vice-president: Wachenheim, recording secretaryg Auer, corresponding secretaryg Loeb, treasurer: Franzel, sergeant-at-arms: and Tiger, Scrip representative. Our programs are going to be full of pep and they are going to be on live and interesting subjects. We have outlined plans for our pro- grams which promise to make them entirely new and up-to-date By becoming a member of this society you have the opportunity of becoming a forceful speaker and of obtaining practice in parliamentary law. We meet Thursdays of odd weeks and Fridays of even weeks in room 209, and would be glad to have anyone interested attend and hear one of our snappy programs. -Louis Tiger, 5. as ,fx Z' li ,,. X S. I l ' fef- ,NM 1' W 4' 'v .: N 47.3 K ' r 735' i -fr 2 X 6 . I A X 7 9 gl A 'f I N -. -41' -Q is I ' ' u ff 2 E T' ,J X N ll' -. ' ! I What the Senior 'Crack :men fDia' ' , HE senior track team held its preliminaries on Friday after- 91: ,if noon, A ril 6, in re aration for the meet with the Wash- ,A P P P P ' in ton Universit freshmen team on A ril 12. These tr - it .f g Y P Y K ml' ' outs were important because the coach, Mr. Chiles, was 1 able to get a comprehensive line on the fellows who would be likely to run in the interscholastic meet and also because some of the fellows found out just how good or otherwise they were. There are a few runners who were not present but who will probably show to good advantage later on. Volland sprung the surprise of the afternoon by coming from be- hind at the last minute and winning the mile. He also had keener com- petition in this race than the winners of some of the other events, as there were eight would-be athletes entered in the mile. There was not time to hold any of the field events. Here are the results of the dashes and distance runs: 440-yard dash: Starr, first: Shelby, second: Bruce, third. Time: 55 2X5 seconds. Mile run: Volland, first: Parker Smith, second: Fennell, third: Gentry, fourth. Time: 5:40. 880-yard run: Thomas, first: Michaels, second. Time: 2:30. 100-yard dash: Qfirst heatj Calhoun, first: Grant, second: Close, third. Time: 10 4X5 seconds. QSecond heatj Schnaus, first: Smart, second: Gnipe, third. Time: 11 seconds. 220-yard dash: Cfirst heatj Starr, first: Calhoun, second: Bruce, third: Close, fourth. Time: 24 seconds. QSecond heath Schnaus, first: Smart, second. Time: 25 seconds. -C. Gordon Fennell 7. Baseball VR O we want our baseball team to win? Do we want to keep the baseball championship at Soldan? We certainly do! But in order to do so we must co-operate with the team by attending the games and giving it our hearty support. An enthusiastic backing goes a long way toward making a win- ning team and there is no reason why our team should not have a large and enthusiastic backing. Although we have only two let- ter men back, Captain Williamson and Fitzgerald, a number of last iw? ssh 84 t S .-. fa? - an-41' 1 14 me-Ji r fs- Ja: q?,-1:-i f-.-f '-r-.-,- l's7F4i:'i1?r, ffif'?c .f5 :ff f A Q - 5j,Aii iQvJ term's squad are back. From this material Coach Cook expects to develop a team which, if not a pennant winner, will make a creditable showing. We must do our part by turning out at all the games to show our boys we're with them. Let's give the other schools an example of true Soldan spirit and loyalty and show them we are still alive and kick- ing. Remember the games are played at High School Field, Kings- highway and Manchester avenues. Here is the schedule of the games: April 14, Yeatman, April 21 Centralg April 28, Clevelandg May 1, McKinley, May 12, Yeatman' May 16, Central: May 19, Cleveland, May 26, McKinley. -Wm. H. Penaat, 8. 3 9 Soldan vs. Yeatman OLDAN started the 1917 baseball season with only two mem- bers of last year's championship team. But as usual Mr. Cook took what material he had and whipped into shape a H team that easily defeated Yeatman to the tune of 9 to 3. s i J Andy Gazzolo and Stewart Wetzel were the outstand- ing stars with th.e willow, each collecting three hits. Cap- tain Williamson, Pewee Fitzgerald, and john Burton played errorless ball behind pitcher jones. Jones pitched brilliant ball, letting the Yeat- man sluggers down with six hits. It looks as if he will easily I-ill the shoes of Louie Harrison. ' Soldan Yeatman AB H O A AB H O A Williamson, 3b Magualo, rf 5 2 1 1 L. Gazzolo, c Crowder, cf 5 0 3 0 A. Gazzolo, lf Etzel, 2b 4 0 1 8 Fitzgerald, 2b Lampertz, s 4 0 1 3 Shotter, cf Shanley, lb 4 2 9 0 Burton, s Miller, lf 2 0 2 0 Kilcoyne, lb Moyer, 3b 1 0 1 1 Wetzel, lb-rf Labarge, 3b 2 0 0 0 jones, p Klausner, c 1 0 4 1 Beir, rf Green, c 1 1 5 0 Winkleman, p 2 0 0 0 Totals Roettger, p 1 0 0 2 :f:Meyer 1 1 0 0 Totals 33 6 27 16 :fiBatted for Soldan ...... Yeatman .... Roettger in ninth inning. ...012010023-9 ...O 0 1 100001-3 Ryland Bruce. I nn 4 u 3 C fl Sla he T - b e -..f 55:2 f' ' .. l -'f -'qc ' 'W' 'W e GFJ ' -r---f-- qs.-,'-2 T- 'i'- 4 , .f-fi -1 ll .rf 'ef Catchy Campus Comment HE campus surely needs a lot of comment. Who's respon- sible for all those squshy cinders anyway? The only thing fast about the campus is the track and fl' V H v and it's slow. ' . Don't read another sentence until you get the point. By the way, A1 Schnaus couldn't see the point when Ed told him there was a feebly hanging down on his chin. Those Schnaus boys are right there on the track. When Ed gets tired of wrestling with 'Speed he goes out and heaves the shot two or three feet just to keep in form. Did you ever see Mutt and Jeff at Soldan? Well, just take a peep at Sandy Jacobs and Al romping the fifty together. Funny thing is, the little fellow wins. Calhoun bought a new pair of track shoes. Right a way quick he jumps sixty-four inches. Ouch! Looks like a few points in the high jump. Eddie Crandall also jumped sixty-four inches Cbroad jumpjq Bob Woods is the steppin' colonel when it comes to the mile. Ise? We've got to take off our spotted cap to Shelby. junior is the only one who doesn't look like 3:00 a. m. when he finishes the 880. Bill Gentry snooped down from the Sctip room and jumped sixty. Couldn't do any better to save his neck. Ever hear this Bill? If at first you don't succeed ...... Long joe Travers quit track for Scrip and military training. It's too bad you didn't have Caesar's gift, Joe. Michaels is going to get a chance to trail Shelby now. The latest fashion is for Bruce to run the 440. Makes him just as mad as Fire! Also as hot. Ever see a streak of greased lightening, so to speak? Watch Litt- man take the hurdles. The nearest star to the earth is seventeen trillion miles. That's just how far Frank Starr is from the other runners. Gentle readers and those of you who are not thusly inclined: bear with us yet awhile while we present the one paragraph conglomeration entitled, The Dressing Room Medley . Soft music, please, professor. Ain't it delicious? What? That cold shower. Who swiped my towel? Got a comb? I never did have dandruff 'till I lent my comb to some guy down here. Thanks. Bruce, you're standing on my Spikes with your bear foot. Which foot, Ashbush? Ha, ha, Bruce has bear feet! That's nothing, Humphrey has a snake skin. How much do you weigh, Woods? One hundred Hfty-eight pounds and every ounce muscle. I always wondered what was the matter with your brain. sv .-9 .,,-sqm gh' fir, If '45 -fe -- ' ie, , 1,'::,V, 'i wif-f xa- 'lrff 2- 1 - , s ',41f 'i5b, Over lhe Hurdle C- 'HHH There's Harry Parks,-putting his stuff in my locker! He believes in free parking, doesn't he? Pretty punk! Ever hear the joke about the dirty shirt? Yes, that's one you're taking off now. No, you're all wrongg the tail was lost at the laundry. Who's that fighting down in the shower? Nobody, it's just Schiele singing. Here comes Mr. Chiles. How many laps? Nine? Ouch? Come on, fellows, let's go. Al Schnaus would make the team if he would only take more time for practice. 88 --ff --n' gif-19 ' ' +2 g-2-e ff.- V ,' l ,. 2-'-ff.: L, 51 , f5 5r Speaking of Schiele, he's throwing the discus. Come on now Herb, are you getting up muscle for some of that McLaughlin serve stuff ? Johnson pole vaults just like an angel. If you want some one to beat down the cinders just start Hennessy going. He runs all afternoon without getting tired. There's an awful mob out for the mile. just wait and see them drop out after the first try-outs. Charles is doing the juniors Daly. Pete Young thinks hurdling is more fun than auditorium sessions. Nine big hefty ones for Mr. Chiles and Mr. Baker. They're both working hard to give us a winner. Every body stick! 'Sbout all for track. . Mr. Cook is giving the baseball team the boiling process. We want another winner to keep up our last year's rep! Willard Fightem McCaleb broke his thumb in the first practice game. Or I mean to say, the ball very unthinkingly collided with his thumb. Of course he didn't break it. Who wants to break his own thumb? Tough luck, Willard. We're all with you. Here's hoping you get back soon. Oggy Williamson is going to have a nice time with eight vacan- cies to fill. You're the man for the job, go to it! Shhh! 'Sgreat mystery! Illsurkilem Sylvester is developing a new foo-fou ball. Shhh! If some of us went to fewer dances and cared a little less for the wiles of the fair sex, we'd have better teams. Hafner looks good this year. In fact he always does. He's a good looking chap. No spring football this Year. Has anybody here seen Kelly? Attention now turns to tennis. Three men of last year's team will be in school in September if they don't go to war. Looks bad for Yeatman. There's a new jay in school named Passmore that ought to make the team this fall. Come on, George, steady with that Lawford. We'll surely miss ole Stikitout Epstein. You've surely got to give Mr. Plag the orange spats when it comes to getting the dope straight on What's What in Interscholastic Tennis. Schnepf is going to win the spring tournament this year. He told me so himself. Woods and Seidlitz will again pair in doubles. Those boys do have such winning ways! -C. Gordon Fennell, 7. V... A Proof Reader's Lament O, listen to the poet sing, Tra la la la la la! He hails the coming of the spring Indeed, he sings of everything. Tra la la la la la! The spring, the balmy spring is here, Tra la la la la la! The lovliest time of all the year For gone are winter days so drear. Tra la la la la la! Of babbling brooks and budding trees Tra la la la la la! Of perfume Boating on the breeze, The poet sings of all of these. Tra la la la la la! O my condition's growing worse, Tra la la la la la! For me they'll have to call a hearse If I continue reading verse. Tra la la la la la! -Evelyn Miller, 5. Soldanian's Serenade I arise from dreams of thee At the first sweet blush of morn. If I Hunk you, darling Caesar, My life will be forlorn. I arise from dreams of thee, For a dread deep in my heart Warns me to study thee- And I think I'd better start. -E. A. W. Heard in Phog. Miss G: The Platte river is a braided stream. Pupil: Is that why it is ca1l.ed the Platte? 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K W 3 V .yt-4-1-i NC Lulu! subs, -WAYS ,Nb ,Jr ? 'sans rms' '-mis Q-of rcs qu-r' R co:'f:'f ' -song Am MILE- Oh, the day is cold and dark and Notice dreary' 1 Article IV., Section 28, of the I've math to do but my head IS Soldan Code WCHYY, In order to keep to the precedent My English makes my conscience established at Soldan smce its found- hurt mg, in all class songs the words . as 1, . But from Latin and phog I dare Alma Mater must be present. also not shirk, the phrase, dear old Soldan High. And my teachers' frown is skeery! Oh, the day is cold and dark and dreary, I've wished for an and, but there's no chance near-yg I could hope my teachers were all away But I've seen each one of the dire array, And I'll Hunk each lesson I fear-y. -E. A. W. In addition to this the words cherish and perish MUST rhyme. The Wat:-r's Fine In the phog room: Lesson for tomorrow.-Take Eve paragraphs un- der the Ocean. Voice from rear: Deep stuff, that. Mr. Mac: Come, let's sit down, and get down to brass tacks. Pupil fstill standingjz I don't want to: there's one on my seat. N., -R, - . w,,, 51,7-Q p,t.,,-Y. fA' ,-,,,-f- rgi, 4 11--' --V On Jxfilila By Evelyn Miller a ry 'Uraining nd Donald Hauighorsl YW, ', fps.. V ' .. , Sewr 9 Uix P 'fs Vim A XQ L-?J I l X ' ' .fi5EEE::: llglall ,,E7f5ii 0 1 WE ' 1' - QW-D K 1 -X-. is if at ' lg!!! I I, ,WR 1 if mmimjffj rf as Q . . 1 he , A OVVD H g --'K.,,V.:,: C TWA-rss - 55Fop,E.- . x X lfI'JC7lNDEyL'. v A Q- - gg gi X, ss - og E , A 5 me unxucf A 2' 1 ,-'CJ 'R' 5' f I J 4 ' if' .- f X' 'ITN tis- ' 1' 1,581 -4' is , Wife J Aff S, .I 1 , N ww. 'Lid H' X X j ea X r N f X' 1 K .. AY QW' Xt, ' .iignka-. X 7' M' Fl! 3' l ll: if 'Qs Q A PRACTICE Mfmes PERFECT. 'AFTER' ,X mmm or A FELLOW ,Y ,.,, ,M In M x K wno w ux.u 'DIE MWM1 T v i G 'N P' 3' S 1 P+' 2 KQQWQ fV-- -owns sL?c.H'rEsT M, -wc f 'J LNJURY' X U f I .e 2 X fb D ryjiaagxf Ll in , ' gy. ijp Z TANPNY EP eovg.. ew our Fm rmcu vdxiu. Newly NW osmv DEAN any r 1 - You camo SEE I Aw1g0MgoN,,AvE griunrsetr IN TMP ,Q .x :Ear Tnsne 'sur RX fini -H V ATvQmE:wgEgiir xl ,sm 4'v..i.l'22'f'wq0m. oixillx-1'll u M I NW wi ' J ,J I 5 .5.1.:.:N:f.Vfw f Wisilloififin G Q21 wg -z-Z Qlnvf W-. rw if Av. v WN ':155i55ii3isssef::::1 QQ? if' sw- as - X Lil 19 -5 But, l M -li. f LJ , .,,gg4g, iv QM S , -'I pn AA-wiv-I .I V W ' QDQQ mf gp XL ' X f-THE bm Tm sms Box! no mmurea msn In the Wild and Woolly West A cowboy who lived in the West Always carried a gun in his vest. He to ten tenderfeet Said, You'd better retreat. And the ten then decided 'twas best. E. R. M. 93 A Copy Cat Teacher to First pupil.: Give prin- cipal parts of to make. First pupil Cturning to neighborjz What is it? Neighbor: I don't know. First pupil: I dono, idonore, etc. l JAMERJON CLOGHEJ JHOPJ 'SPE , Q 4 'T ii, 3? 1 1 W1 ' - x 5 Q 4 s y FW N I l MiIilaire Forresl Close-fitting all-around belt flap Double-breasted, close-G tti n g pockets. loose belz. Exclusive Spring Models for Young Men Two new styles illustrated, especially appropriate for campus and classroom. A score of other models, equal in every detail of fit. style, material and tailoring to those usually sold elsewhere for 325, S20 and SIS, for the one price, Sl-7. Silk-lined Full Dress Suits Silk-lined Business Suits Quarter-lined English Suits Silk-lined Walking Coats and Vests Silk-lined Topcoats S18, S20 and S25 Qualities, Always SAVE THE DIFFERENCE Good Clothes at a Little Price made possible by cutting every possible overhead ex- pense. We pay no high, I-irst-floor rentsg make no free deliveriesg have no charge accounts or bad debts: make no reductions. You get the saving. Jamerson Clothes Shops Of National Importance Second Floor, Carleton Bldg., 3:1-er 4' ,'2',f7f,1'5',,,,,,, Bti and Ollve Stn. M Kansas CN7 qczkcff19VOI!J.r'--Sllir' '5 In :IU OPEN JATURDAY TILL 9 P. M. 94 Free Auto Delivery Kingshighway Pharmacy FRANK B. PARKER, Prop. N. W. Cor. Page at Kingshighwsy. 3 Phones: Forest 200, Forest 213, Delmar 492. Night calls answered at 13039. Kingshighway. MISS BESSIE ALTHEIMER Vocal Studio 5800 Von Vernon: Cabany 8431. Phones, Cabany Kin. Delmar 300-301-302 512 WM. HALWE GROCER CO. FRUITS AND TABLE DELICACIES 559-561 Skinker Road St. Louis, Mo. CAMP IDYLE. WYLD A summer camp for girls among the lakes and pines of NORTHERN WISCONSIN for Artistic Booklet apply to Miss Willemsen Phone: Grand 1981-R Phones: Cabany 377. Delmar 837 E.S. HUPER PAINTINGGU. c.RAiN1Nc, PAPER HANGING, GLAZING 5872 Delmar Avenue A Rubicam Winner .X young fellow of 18, a Soldan graduate entered Rubicam Business School September 1. 1915. In 4M months he had tinished the steno- graphic and bookkeeping courses and was sent to lill an otiice position with a commercial house. Three months later he passed the Civil Service examination with such a high grade that he almost immediately received an appointment in NVashing- ton. D. C. He is now employed as a government stenographer in the Army and Navy Building, and receives the highest salary paid to any stenog- rzipher in that department. lie has also entered on a four- year Law Course at night in George- town University. fNz'me on requestb Rubicam Business School 4933 Delmar Avenue Branch Grand and Arsenal He Didn't It was the night of the Prom. The Orchestra was reeling off A dreamy waltz. The lights were shaded Which made the waltz All the dreamier. I was feeling on the crest When I spotted A real little peach, A WONDER, A KNOCKOUT. Me for you, I said. I hurried across the Hoor And asked her for the waltz. But she looked Right passed me. I turned around To see what interested her. But I found nothing Except the wall. So I hurried back Across the floor And concluded- That perhaps I didn't know That little peach After all. -Princeton Tiger. Twenty Dollars lor a suit with Fifth Avenue Pep SANDPERUS BETTER CLOTHES Olive at Seventh Take Elevator at Jevsnrh Jtresl Would you like a stylish dance or afternoon frock? Either come yourself or send your mother xr You WANT Fmsr CLASS HAIR cur GO TO H. H. KUNTZMANN to the ST. LOUIS SCHOOL OF Barber Shop DRESSMAKING Three First Class Workmen Euclid and Westminster All T I S I d oos teriize Foren 998 6192 DELMAR AVENUE. For the Salesmanship Class Pa, what is scientific salesman- ship? Selling a dress suit to a man who went into the store to buy a Celluloid collar. -Ex. Rensselaer Polytechnic lnslilule an Science Courses ln Clvll Engineering KC. EJ, Mechanlcal Engineering CM.. EJ. Electrical Engineering KE. lim Chemical nglneerlng KCI1. EJ, and General Sclence QB. SJ. Also Graduate and Speclsl Courses. Unaurpsssed new Chemical. Physical. Electrical, Me- chanical and Materials Testing Laboratories. For catalogue and Illustrated pamphlet: showing work ol graduates and students and views of buildings and campus, apply lo JOHN W. NUGENT, Registrar. She: I heard that your father died from hard drink. He: He did, a cake of ice fell on him. -Ex. Mother fwatching her son march with the soldiersj: My, isn't Mike just grand? He is the only one in step. -Ex. Lecture Drawing-room Recltala Mualcalea Allan Bacon CONCERT PIANIST Serious students accepted for advanced pianoforte instruction. Beginners and ln- termediates under competent assistants. STUDIO BUILDING. .TAYLOR AND OLIVE. BROAD TRAINING FOR THE BUSINESS OF LIFE Life ls such a serlous proposition that everyone should be fully pre- pared to meet its exacting demands. Thorough training ln the Held ln which you are lnterested is a. big advantage. This training ls offered through the equlpment and faculties of WASHINGTUN UNIVERSITY i iiR 's' College. School of Engineering. School of Architecture. Law School. Medical School. Dental School. School of Fine Arts. Henry Shaw School of Botany. Address Deans of Various Departments for Catalogue. 4 s ' v W - . ' ,win use-,I , 2.5- f ,. ,-r '-:ng 'f '-is , Qi S . ,. U ' 'fx ' 'Q 5 A f'fe1Es..,,i'f-i' 4 . Eyes Examined Oculists' Prescriptions Filled 'i Prompt Repair Service , OLIVER ABEL 0-PTOMETRIST AND OPTICIAN 400 Carleton Bldg. t 6th and Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. ABEL oP'r1cAL SERVICE SAVES You 2596 Oh, said Sadie, romantically, see the little cloudlet in the azure skylet, skipping like a birdlet, skimming o'er the lea. 1 -- A - And answered her freshman broth- er, disgustedly: You go out in the ' back yardlet, behind the barnlet and soak our headlet under the pump- let., gel- V . -Ex. Here is the secret Of all translation: Have lots of nerve A And imagination, .. -.-see 'AHSpanish pupil seems to think so d too. This is what he did. Teacher: Translate, Los vestidos del fumador huelen a tabaco. Pupilf The clothes are fumigated with tobacco. -Ex. Mme. VETTA-KARST Scientific Voice Production. The Free Forward Tone Taught by Practical ' :Demonstration . Nine years abroad with the world's great- est masters. The value of Mme. Karst's work is recognized by the foremost artists: singers of international, farne seek her in- struction and advice. iii - mf' 1 ' ' smuslcgx. ART BUILDING - St. ltouie, Mo. , . J. B.H1cKs Delmar-Union Drug Co. The Drug Store that caters to all the school boys and girls Candy i Hot and Cold Drinks Stationery, Soda 6 . ... I. THE' SAVINGS TRUST CO., V - ' . ' At 4935 Delmar Avenue ,A 1 WANTS YOUR BANK ACCOUNT SL00 Will Open a 'Savings Account on which we Pay A , ,,,, ,. 3M Per Cent Interest e 1 f.'fQ5y' , , , ,FSP-A 7,-F' e.. ' f A , P -P f . . ,V , , , Q' ,, ' LL,, A , -. .Y , - X - ' p v 1 3 , f - . V- K-4.1 ' xo: -fra if lsr? , 1, Y ' v . t X ' v ' ' ' -' ,. , -4. 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