South High School - Tiger Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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THE ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVER. I Juiviors. who actually come out in double file in a certain corner of the room, to the great consternation of the young ladies in that vicinity. Seniors, have you noticed that thing out in the hall, with the word Athenean above it? I was wondering whether it was a contribution box or a museum for the exhibition of Junior wit. “ Mr. Cook, why is this room always so warm at this period?” asked a bright pupil. “W e have very warm debates in the mental philosophy class,” answered the absent-minded professor. The school being asked the cause of absence of a certain Senior member, a bright Junior, with all the lung power at his command, yelled out, “She’s got the mumps.” Our Class sonj; is a beauty, there’s no doubt. But where it came from I can't make out. The tune to Georgia was chosen I see But where the words came from i a mystery to me. The extemporaneous speecRps are getting to be one Of the most enjoyable parts of the Zetagatkean program, especially for those who don’t have to take part. The saw has disappeared but the drum has reappeared and we once more can have the pleasure of test ing our lungs. The Seniors decided upon Zetagathean meaning a striving for that which is good, as a name for the society. The ex-manager of A. H. S. B. B. 0. shows himself a “ball crank” in every sense of the word. Speaking about Branmont and L letch-er, he said that they were basemen (base men.) Miss Watts, in mentioning .the President’s call-to-order-club, called it a “ mallet” but Mr. B. R. of course thought it his duty to correct her and termed it “ gavel.” How much better our kleptomaniac has acted since the committee on advice has appeared. If all sounds were musical what a volume of music we would have at some of our meetings. WE have reached another milestone in our course of study. The beginning of the Junior year. The prospects for the remaining two years seem bright but whether we meet with success, depends largely on our own individual efforts. To further our advancement and to prepare ourselves for the graduating exercises, we have organized a Literary Society which by vote of the members is called the “Athenean.” As the ancient Athenian Acropolis was bot h a stronghold, a city of culture and learning watched over by the goddess Athena— the protector and patroness of wisdom so may this society be a stronghold fully able to withstand any attack of the enemy, to preserve its badge, to stand by its colors and in all places and under all circumstances not oid}' to protect and honor the name but to perform our parts in the society' work with such care and diligence that we shall indeed be worthy the name Athenian. Genius and culture adorned the Athenian acropolis with the art and architecture that the world has pronounced faultless. And of no less importance was the intellectual culture. So let genius and culture if not at once adorn, at least, grow through the discipline we shall here receive. In the rhetorical parts let each member perform well the part assigned him, even if it is not one which he likes. Let there be no occasion for casting discredit upon us. Let the Athenean Society be inferior to none in our city. Athens was a democracy. Everything that concerned the state was discussed in the popular assembly. And never before had people enjoyed such perfect political liberty or were they ever so well fitted to direct the affairs of state. Their government was a school of oratory

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•--• Ttte ftDftMS -- HIGH -School Observer. VOL. 1. Minneapolis. Minn., November, 1891. No. 2. TKaivks tviiv . Selected. COME one, cohichII! come home, come home! From desert sands, from ocean foam. Beneath the honored home roof-tree. Join hands and hearts and you shall see. Sweet thoughts, pure love and honest living, Flow from the keeping of Thanksgiving. ’Tis then the dead become most dear: 'Tts then the living bring most cheer; ’Tis then the best within us seems Aspiring toward our youthful dreams. And life looks really worth the living. In the old homestead at Thanksgiving. Thanks, grim old Puritans, to you, Who “builded better than ye knew! True, ye were hard and stern, ’tis said, Intolerant and bigoted. But one sweet gift is of your giving— Thanks, sad old pilgrims, for Thanksgiving! Society Work. — THKKE is a disposition on tin part of some of the members of the Junior and Senior societies, to regard the rhetorical parts in the society work as a task which is to 1m shirked whenever possible. Now this is a mistaken idea. The society is made a part of the school work so as to increase our power of composition, declaring etc. and it is put in the form of a society to make it more pleasant. Now to make a literary society a success, the co-operation of all the meml ers is necessary. Let each member take hold of the rhetorical part assigned him with vigor and prepare it to the best of his ability. When a student gets as far as the .Junior or Senior year in High School, he is supposed to know considerable, and his aid is often solicited in getting up outside entertainments. In order to be of sendee on such occasions he should be well up in society work in school. The Senior society have before them as an incentive to good work, the fact that theirs is the first Senior Soeietv of this school and the first should be as gcxxl as any. Before the Junior Society as a like incentive, there is the fact that theirs is the first Junior Society in this school that has had a Senior Society as a rival. A It ho’ this rival appears quite formidable, t he Junior Society should In so conducted as to be as good as if not better than any Junior Society which has gone before. Now let each one strive to make the societies of 1891-2 inferior to none in the Minneapolis high schools, and if each member wHl do his jiest tomakehis art an acceptable part of the sclioflf1 work, I fun sure this objevt will 1m accomplished. — ' S. HT S. ------- -——— Seixior Locals. ON the morning of Oct. 28th 1891 the Seniors, on trying to look at the merry faced Juniors, found the side of the room ablaze with light. What looked to be a portion of gold or brass armor attached to the left side. As soon as their eyes became accustomed to the glare it turned out to l e their badges seeming chosen from quantity rather than quality. They confessed themselves that they were rather surprised at the size. We all think the desigu very pretty. All acknowledge that the reception given by the young gentlemen of the Senior class to the young ladies was most enjoyable. The refresh-ments were excellent. Wit and humor were plentiful. The brilliancy of the occasion will long be remembered by all who were present. Please do not scatter any articles of food on the floor as it is very tempting to the mice,

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THE ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVER. 3 open to nil—hence only the fluent speaker secured a permanent position. The law courts too, especially the great jury courts of Athens, were schools of oratory; for, every citizen was obliged to defend his own cause. Hence the high degree of perfection attained in the art of persuasion. We are a democratic body. Let us interest ourselves with all questions that shoulu come before the House whether it be regarding society business, points of order or general debate. So let us feel that it is a privilege, as did the Athenians, to enter into discussions and thereby gain power unto ourselves. It may be difficult to rise to our feet and speak; so everything that tends to our advance merit is difficult in the beginning but comes very natural afterwards. Allow one to thank you for the honor conferred upon me, and in discharging the duties of a president I beg your hearty co-operation in the Society work for in union thkrr is strength” and strength insures success. I shall endeavor to execute the duties of this office to the best of my ability, and hope the insult may prove satisfactory to all. In our class colors, blue and white, we reach a high standard. Loyalty and Purity. In our motto “Semper Paratus” we have made a pledge. As we shall live up to our standard so shall we be able to keep our pledge Always Prepared. President. Don’t Discouraged. Selected. PON T be discouraged, though often you fail: Still persevere if you hojH to prevail. Some that have failed many times in the past. Struggling, have made themselves victors at last. Life’s earnest battle alone you must tight: Onwurd, then onward through trouble’s dark night! Though you have failed many times in the | ast. Still persevere and triumph at last. ft Description — OF — A HIGH SCHOOL PAPER PUBLISHED WHEN MINNEAPOLIS WAS A VILLAGE. WHILE looking over some old newspapers I chanced to find a copy of “ The Owl” a paper published Oct. 23d, 18G8. The Owl is a four page sheet about six by nine inches was printed with type that looked as if it had been gathered from the waste type of some country printing office. Paper must have been cheaper than it is now or the manager must have made up for his extravagance by bleeding his subscribers. This is probably t he way he made both ends meet for he asked only sixty cents a year for the publication. How would the subscribers of the Ob-server feel if the business manager asked sixty cents u year for two leaves? I am afraid that his friends would be tempted to remove him from the high school and place him in an asylum for the insane if he pursued such a Course. The iirst page was headed in large black plain type with the motto “ The more light there is the less the Owl is able to see.” This page is divided into three columns. The first column coutains ihe object of the publication and rates of advertising, the second and third columns contain an original story entitled “ Ye Mississippi.” The first and part of the second page contain a story en-tiiled “Pride's Fall” or rather “Pride’s Waterfall.” The second part contains a handsome article entitled “The Irishman’s Spurs.” The third page a letter from a “special correspondent,” a number of good jokes and other humorous articles entitled “ Rural Raptures” and the last page contains the programs to be delivered on October 30 and Nov. 6, 1868. Among those to take part are many who are such prominent business men as Geo. Naylor, Geo. Harrison, Wm. Leonard and Judge Atwater. This page also coutains an account of a mock election held in the school.