South High School - Tiger Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

Text from Pages 1 - 40 of the 1892 volume:

Annual Humber OF THE SOUTH = SIPS IHgl? rfyoul ©bsserkretr. JUNe, 1892. MiNNE cPObis, Minnesota HOLLISTER BROS. 6TEAM PRINT, 1502 Franklin Ave. INTRODUCTORY RETD IRKS •TER a most successful year, we place before you the ninth issue of the Observer. We think that we need to make no apologies for this year’s work since we have fulfilled all our pledges and surpassed the expectations of our friends. This last issue for the year 1892, we have devoted to the interest of the first graduating class from the South Side High School. In this issue we have not endeavored to be witty since we have had only two weeks to work upon it, and we have learned that it takes time as well as brains to produce acceptable witticisms. So examine as closely as you may, you will find only the plain but very acceptable facts. The principal purpose of this annual is to serve as a synopsis of the events of the school history of the Senior class of ’92. When ten years from now, you carefully take this annual from its place among your other souvenirs of school life, what a multitude of pleasant and sad memories it will bring back to you. Another purpose is to give to the public an idea of what has been going on within the dreary walls of our dear old school. We can truthfully say that there is not another high school in the city that has been as free from class disturbances. Every class has been cheerfully helping each other, the only strife being that of trying to excell the others in scholarship and courteousness. We are proud of our school and her record. Its whole history has been the demonstration of the Senior class motto “able and willing.” And now we must close our introduction, rejoicing that the class of 92 has such worthy successors as the Juniors are proving to be and feeling confident that they as a Senior class will not fall far below the high standard established by the present Senior class and that they will ever keep improving the character of the Observer as far as it is possible. 0 $ -------- FACULTY. --------------------- Chas. M. Jordan, Principal. Mrs. Florence Baier, German. Miss Caroline P. Bell, Languages. Mr. Jno. H. Cook, Science. Miss Helen A. Fifield, History and Language. Miss Mabeth Hurd, Drawing. Miss Mary Kerr, Mathematics. Miss Electa Potter, Mathematics. Mr. M. H. Towner, Man. Training. Miss Jessie L. Van Vliet, Latin. Miss Mira Wheeler, Science. Miss Grace F. Watts, English. J3R0F. e. JV1. JORDAN. I I CL TSS TY HRES Amonson, Maude. Byorum, Henry. Dallager, Isabel Juliet. Dustin, Fred Gerrish. Gozzard, Ada. Hookey, Edith Hannah. Horton, Amy Christabel. Holm, Peter Andrews. Holgate, Carrie Ellen. Kirtland, Rhodella. Luce, Lizzie Sarah. MacDermid, Kate. Miller, Hannah Grace. Petterson, Sophia. Phillips, Saidee Viola. Pool, Franklin Sperry. Roberts, Warren Bertram. Somsen, Henry Northrup. Sharpless, Joseph Woolerton. Smith, Ai Biley. Tirrell, John Mahlon. Wheeler, Florence Eugenia. Woolsey, Frances Orilla. Woolsey, Adelia Esther. Weir, Mary Delia. Winton, Adelaide Ann. Yates, Nellie. PROGR UnFiE Class TVf$Kt Exercises. March,.........................................Lulu Boynton. Invocation,............................Rev. W. H. Geistweit. President’s Address,...........................Fred Dustin. Chorus,—“ Little Jack Horner. ” Class Poem,—“ Last Words,”........................Mary Weir. (COMPOSED BY ADELAIDE WINTON.) Oration,..................... Piano Duet,................. Class History,.............. Address to Juniors,......... Reply,...................... Chorus,—“ Mountain Land. ” Statistician’s Report,....... Class Prophecy,............. ..........Warren Roberts. Misses Allen and Brueoger. ...........Carrie Holgate. ..............Peter Holm. ...........Stephen Somsen. ...........Edith Hookey. ...........Grace Miller. Class Song. Commejvcejneivt Exercises. March,......................................................... Invocation,......................................Rev. J. L. Lee. Essay, “The Cream of Life and How to Skim It,”.. . .Lizzie Luce. Essay, “Spiders” (Original Drawings),.........Florence Wheeler. Chorus, “Hark, the Curfew!”..............................atwood. Essay, “Our Education,”............................Nellie Yates. Recitation, “ Mice at Play,”...............................Maude Amonson. Vocal Solo,...............................................Sophia Petterson. Discussion, “Resolved, That Rip Van Winkle was More Sinned Against than Sinning. ” Affirmative—Fred Dustin, Henry Somsen. Negative—Amy Horton, Della Kirtland. Chorus, “ Inflammatus”—“ Stabat Mater ” rossini Soloist, Miss Clara Williams. Oration, “Thoughts on Commencement,”......Henry Byorum. Essay and Valedictory, “Paradise and the Peri, ” Kate MacDermid. Supt. J. E. Bradley. Presentation of Diplomas, PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. « -------------------- ------ U RIENDS, in the name of the class of ’92, I give you hearty welcome JL here to-night. That your interests are with us is evident by your attendance on the evening's festivities. I am particularly glad that the South Side is so well represented; for we now have the opportunity of thanking its residents for their kindly interest, generosity and support. Our thanks go also to the Board of Education in response to the kindness and impartiality shown in their relations to our class. You are aware that the program to-night appertains largely to class affairs, and owing to local mention and personal hits some points may be obscure to the uninitiated. In this we crave your patience. In the commencement program of another evening the subjects will be broader and of more popular interest. As to the truth of the history and prophesy I will say this. Our Historian belongs to the gentler sex and of course would never stoop to fabrication. More than this she has sworn by Shakespeare to tell nothing but the truth (except where it was detrimental to our interests.) But when the Prophet is called upon to cast our futures you may depend upon it you will witness the event of your life time. She is a really trustworthy and reliable personage and extremely well versed in oriental magic and witchcraft. Yes, she comes before you this evening as the greatest sorceress of her size in America. To our teachers, above all, do we express our heartfelt gratitude, for they indeed have been the principal means of our reaching the position we occupy to-night. Ye have occasioned them trouble, no doubt, but that was previous to the attainment of the stability of character and breadth of conception which we now possess. And we now have but two final requests: Take care of our Juniors and don't get married. Our greatest apprehension has always been the fear of losing you by Cupid’s dart. Now we beg of you, for the sake of the afore mentioned class, at least, to postpone for another year any matrimonial prospects you may lie entertaining. To you my class mates, L have but a few brief words. I wish to thank you, not only for the honorable office to which you have elected me, but also for your untiring sympathy and help which you have ever shown me in this capacity. My deeds have doubtless been open to criticism, but be that as it may, my heart has been in the work, and all that has been accomplished has been for your sakes and in your interest. We have, in the course of four years, passed through experiences of widely diversified character. Both joy and sorrow have been our lot; the usual pleasurers of student life, in school and out, together with the pain incident to the removal of our friends and schoolmates by that cold and heartless monster Death. These experiences have taught their lessons, and though the wounds have been deep and hearts were heavy with sorrow, I am sure we have been left better prepared for the great trials and assailments of the life upon whose paths we are now about to enter. It is strange that our class is so peculiar. We have but two points in common: wisdom and good looks. We have the tallest, the youngest, the wisest and the handsomest members of any class that has ever graduated from the schools of Minneapolis. We are distinctly the class of originality, Class Colors, Class Motto, Class Enthusiasm and Class Yell. The first three you can see for 3'ourself, and the latter you will hear at the close of the program. Classmates, we are standing to-night at a critical point. Some of us are yet undecided, some will take a college course, while others will enter upon some professional career, placing themselves under actual business tuition. In the course of a few years great changes will have taken place. We will be of the struggling masses then, while our parents and older friends will have retired more or less from business activity or lx? lying in their graves. Such is the inevitable course of nature. So friends, let us lje very careful in the next step, for on it may depend our future happiness and the honor of our names. Let us think, pray and act, and may a power greater than all earthly forces bless our decision. Fred G. Dustin. HISTORY OF THE CL ISS OF '92. OUR years ago astronomical circles were greatly excited over the L formation of a new planet. Thirty-eight small bodies in space had so great a power of affinity for each other that they instantaneously united and became one large planet. This new body kept revolving with great speed and at various intervals throwing off small pieces, some of which were drawn by a greater power to other planets, or some shine as little planets by themselves. Six months after this another planet was formed in the same manner, but not quite as large being composed of only thirty-four small Astronomers watched these new formations with great interest; for they appeared so unusually bright that they thought they were composed of unheard of gases. After a space of two years these two planets suddenly united making a large luminous body called “A. H. S. ’92.” Even now in its swift revolution particles were detached; one especially observed was that of a piece lxjaring on its surface two mountain chains in the shape “ T. J. ” This piece was thrown off with great force and came so near a planet, four times as large as “ A. li. S. ’92, ” that it was attracted to this planet and became a part of it; and “ T. J. can yet be found on the planet known to astronomers as “ C. H. S. ’92. ” “ A. H. S. '92, ” is yet revolving and but lately has lost particles; yet so near as to l e considered as belonging to the original mass. Although “ A. H. S. ’92 ” is but two-thirds as large as at the time of its formation, it is at least, a thousand times brighter. Astronomers say that this planet is separating, and they even set the time as the fourteenth of June, 1892, when it will dissolve into twenty-eight bright bodies. My friends, this in figurative language is the formation and dissolution of the illustrious class before you, the Class of ’92 of the Adams High School. The following is a literal history oft he events occurring in our high school This class is composed of two divisions; one completing the course in four years, the other in three years and a half. Until our Junior year we trod two seperate paths for knowledge, but for the last two years we have been together. When we obtained entrance into the mystical realms of High School life, bodies. life. we went patiently to work: studied hard and knew nothing of social school life. One morning, however, the girls were all astir, something was going to happen, something out of the usual order,—our teacher said that we were to go down to the manual training room and visit the boys at work. Another morning, the teacher upon her arrival noticed that the clock was stopped. She sent for the Janitor; he came up but said that he did not know why that clock stopped, as it was the best time-keeper in the building. Later in the day the teacher found a mysterious looking note; upon reading it, she learned that the cause of the clock stopping was not a natural but an artificial one. As Sophomores, our greatest enjoyments were staying for experiments in Natural Philosophy and for working Algebra problems on the same afternoons on which the J uniors held their society meetings. The first high school piano found its way into our room this year; and to pay the rent of the piano the high school scholars gave the first annual entertainment, which was a great success. Juniors entering upon their third year of high school life never started out more determined to do hard, faithful work than we. The two divisions were now united and we became acquainted with each other. About a month passed before the subject of a literary society was discussed. We soon organized one called the “ Olympic ” and adopted a society pin with “O '92” engraven on a plain surface. This year the “ Weekly Olympian ” appeared. It was a strange looking newsy paper edited by the Junior boys. How we enjoyed gathering around the latest issue (there was but one copy, and that was written) and reading the sensational continued stories, written by the boys, each boy writing a chapter. During the year, at the invitations of the Junior Societies of the Central and North Side High Schools, we visited their meetings, and were pleased to find that their talent compared favorably with ours. The Junior sleigh ride was a pleasant event in the lull of social school life. A finer evening could not have been found. A large bus, drawn by four horses, bore to St. Paul thirty Junior boys and girls chaperoned by two teachers, who sat on the front seat with the driver. Some one hinted that one teacher was needed on the back seat. Our first Junior Social was at the home of Mr. Biley Smith. The evening was spent in a very pleasant manner with music, games and refreshments. We were next entertained at the home of Mr. Willie Michelet, a classmate now traveling in Europe. In May, Miss Isal el Dallage welcomed the Class to her home. A charming hostess we found her, and the evening one long to be remembered. For the final gathering of the Junior Class, we went on a picnic to Cedar Lake. This ended the pleasures of the Junior Class, and after a separation of three months we met again as Seniors. A Senior Class! that was the title we received our fourth year. How proud we were. School life never seemed so delightful as it then did. We soon set to work to organize a Class and Literary Society. After much delay the Society decided upon the name, “Zetagathean,” “striving for that which is good. Meetings were held every Friday, when fine programmes were rendered. Chocolate creams were the customary refreshments on these occasions. If you ever hear of the Elixir of Zetagathean life, you will know that it is the name applied to the contents of that toothsome bonbon— commonly called chocolate cream. Two meet ings of special interest were an evening spelling-school and a mock trial. We organized the Class and elected Mr. Fred Dustin as our President. We chose for Class Colors the delicate tints of “Pink and Cream” which you behold so prettily blended together, sybolizing our class as the “Pink of Perfection” and the “Cream of the Institution.” Our motto—“Volens et Potens”—demonstrates the predominant ability of our class—that of being “willing and able” to do our school work. Our Class Song, displaying the combined talent of the class enlivened many a dreary da}7. But our song which you will hear this evening was composed especially for this occasion by our poet. To keep up the prevailing custom of Class Yells, we accordingly adopted a soul-stirring, hair-erecting, heart-thrilling cry, originated (?) by three Senior boys, that when it swells forth from the throats of the members of the class, it is enough to awaken our Feejee Island ancestors from their graves. Early in the year the Class together with the Senior teachers, met at the studio to have our pictures taken. They were very good and if you wish to see how we then looked, you may behold, next year, our picture in the auditorium of the new S. S. H. S. As a mark of distinction in the outer world we decided upon the pin “ M. H. S. ’92” in monogram, which distinguishes us as belonging to the large number of scholars graduating from the Minneapolis High School this year. Our first Senior social was in the form of a reception given by the lx ys to the girls of the Class, at the home of Mr. Biley Smith. Miss Grace Miller next entertained the Class at her home; here a literary programme was rendered, followed by games and refreshments. Who of the Senior Class will ever forget the Senior sleigh ride? The boys, recalling the enjoyable time we had on our Junior sleighing party, made arrangements for another and Miss Della Kirtlaud extended an invitation to the sleighing party to stop at her home on the return. It may have been a little cold, but the anticipations of a hot oyster supper tended to keep us warm. This occasion was enjoyed by all. For particulars you are referred to the article entitled “II Chronicles, I Chapter” in the February number of the Adams High School Observer.” This paper is yet very young, having sprung into existence but last October, and yet it ranks with, and even surpasses many a High School paper of years’ standing. We take great pride in the paper and will always have an interest in its welfare. Great was our rejoicing when one morning, we came to school with the happy news that our beloved Principal had been appointed Superintendent of the Public Schools of Minneapolis. Had it not been that we were leaving school this year, we would have grieved instead of rejoiced. A Leap Year party at the home of Miss Saidee Phillips, was a pleasant departure from the ordinary social. Two weeks after this occurred the Junior Reception in the parlors of the Thirteenth Ave. M. E. Church. It was here that we learned that the Juniors could make themselves agreeable if they so willed. They proved to be charming entertainers. All the arrangements of the evening were successfully carried out. The refreshment tables daintily decorated with pink and cream were especially attractive. We thank the Class of 93 for one of the most delightful of high school pleasures. The Adams High School scholars gave the third annual entertainment the 6th of May. We worked hard to make this a success for we knew it would be the last one in which we could ever assist. This year, the Seniors aided by the other high school classes formed a scientific society. Upon application to the National Agassiz Association for a charter we received one and became Agassiz Society Chapter 714. The club is divided for the study of astronomy, electricity, geology and botany. One Friday afternoon in January, the Astronomy Class went to Northfield to view the stars through the large telescope in Carleton College Observatory. They inspected the moon and several large planets. The night was severely cold, as the boys can testify, who slept in a room at the hotel where the mercury had gone down so far that it was invisible,—rugs, carpet and overcoats served as comforters and by walking the floor at times they managed to pass the night quite comfortably (?) School life is the same as every day life in the fact that it has its sorrows as well as its joys;—the loss of a dear and highly esteemed teacher and a l eloved classmate has cast a deep shadow upon us, but our loss has strengthened the bonds of love and friendship in the Class. We have the distinction of being the first and only class to graduate from the Adams High School of Minneapolis. This scliool, that has been the scene of all our joys and sorrows, will always remain in our memory as our Alma Mater; ours and ours alone, for the Board of Education, anticipating our departure from this school and knowing that a High School could not be successfully carried on in this building without us, thought a new school would be the best tiling for the other classes, as then everything would be strange and new and they would, in a way, get over their dependence upon us. We take great pride in having as a member of the Class, the youngest scholar ever graduating in Minneapolis. This young graduate is finishing her high school life at the age when most scholars are just begining. Four years we have lived on the third floor of the Adams High School building; every day patiently wended our way up those long flights of stairs, with their quaint and curious windings; but, lo, at the top was fairy-land in the minds of some.—The dear old “A Room;’’ those windows with their wide window-seats, most delightful resting places for the girls to eat their lunches at recess; the walls, on whose surface was written the history of classes before us; the cracks in the ceiling which widened after every rain; the rain, dripping on the heads of the teacher and scholars, who sat beneath the skylights; the partition, between our room and the recitation room, made of boards some painted and some unpainted; the High School piano; the harvest festival banner; all are sights accustomed to so long we will never forget them. And fi we never see “A Room’ again we may well say, “farewell dear room, in spite of all thy faults we love thee still. In a week all will be over. We will have parted perhaps never to meet in this life again. But let us hope that in the world whither our dear classmate went but a few months since, there will be at some future time a union of the Class of 92. In OF IR6N6 R. DOW. DIED cUOUST 30, 1891. Her life was so pure and her Christian faitli so undoubted that we may feel the assurance that she has gone to the home prepared for those who love and faithfully serve the Lord Jesus. “ One by one earth's ties are broken, As we see our love decay; And the hopes so fondly cherished Brighten but to pass away. One by one our hopes grow brighter, As we near the shining shore; For we know across the river Wait the loved ones gone before.” SASF EE) TO THE JlWmorg Of tt. VIRGINIA CRAVeN. DIED OSTOBEf 3, 1890. Her loving presence in the school-room ever tended to guide, incite, and elevate the minds of those with whom she daily came in contact. Even though gone from our presence, these duties she still performs if we diligently preserve the memory of her life and death,—a life useful, wise and pure—of death resigned peaceful and holy. “ Call not back the dear departed, Anchored safe where storms are o’er, On the borderland we left her, Soon to meet and part no more. Far beyond this world of changes, Far beyond this world of care, We shall find our missing loved one In our Father’s mansion fair. ” CLASS STATISTICS ------ ------- COME West—I say. “Go West” were the words that fell from the lips of Horace Greeley some years ago when he looked around him and saw the thousands of young men who were striving to climb the ladder of wealth by living on five cent lunches and lodging in poorly ventilated rooms. These words proved him, indeed, a true prophet in regard to the advantages the West offers, but he little knew of some of the wonders of the age which were already developing in the great West. No need of the Exposition Board to send hundreds of miles away for curiosities to fill the Exposition when we have one at our very door. Some years ago, Dame Nature had an infant at her disposal, and looking around her for some level spot to deposit her offspring, passed through the saintly city of St. Paul, through the streets of Minneapolis, and laid it gently down on the steps of the Adams’ Home for Mental Culture, knowing full well that big-hearted Father Jordan was never yet known to shut his doors against the rising generation. I will now describe this monstrosity of nature, which in due course of time developed into the Senior Class of the same institution. To begin with its age is on the shady side of 500 yrs; its exact age being 493 yrs., 3 mo., 17 days, 12 hours, 15 minutes and 30 seconds. It is 140 ft. high and at each step it covers the distance of 500 ft., occupying only 7 lirs. in journeying around this terrestrial globe. The size of its waist, allowing 12 inches to the foot, is 7434 in., or nearly 62 ft. around. This huge mass of organic matter weighs 3423 lbs., and to raise it an inch from the ground would require a derrick run by an engine of 40 horse-power. The length of its arm being in exact proportion to its height is 504 inches. Its fairy-white hand is usually covered with a well fitting glove, 92 inches in size, and made especially for it. But the smallest parts about this conglomeration of matter are its feet; small, dainty, little feet covered by a patent leather tipped shoe, No. 56 inches in size, which of course are manufactured in Chicago. Its clothes fit to perfection and I judge by their color that its favorite hues are pink and cream; delicate taste indeed. Its complexion varies with the seasons of the year, embracing all the colors of the rainbow and ranging from a creamy pink to a rich walnut. Eyes, which none but a poet can describe. At times they speak the language of love, then again they pour forth fiery vengeance from their depths. They seem to see down into your very soul and give forth an intelligence which is peculiar to it alone. Every new moon they assume a different color, partaking it now from the modest violet, now from the azure sky, for it is, in truth a lover of nature. The expression of its mouth denotes firmness of character. With the aid of a spy-glass and with the closest observation, there is discernable, around the edges of his mouth, a few quills, closely resembling those of a fretful porcupine, which promise in the future to develop into a bewitching mustache, finished off with a diplomatic curl. We now come to the most prominent feature of its face,—its nose, in which are represented all the different styles of architecture from the classical and intellectual, to the contemptuous pug. Its brain is massive enough to be the source of all the future inventions which will astonish the coming age. The weight alone will confirm this prophecy, it weighing exactly 74 lbs., 3 oz. and 4 pennyweight. The political sentiments of this freak are a pot-pourri of Republicans, Democrats, Alliance, Whigs, Tories, Liberals, Mugwumps, Prohibitionists, Conservatives and Anarchists. Its views in regard to the future life are extremely liberal and so many and varied that we might form a pyramid of them, placing the Baptist at the base, then in order come the Congregational, Presbyterian, Methodist, Universalist, Lutheran, Catholic and Episcopalian. The extreme point of the pyramid being formed of two elements, the Infidel and Mormon. This freak of nature has the unusual honor of many birth places, namely: Ohio, Minn., Penn., 111., Mich., N. Y., Canada, Me., Iowa, and Mo. I must not forget to mention the kind of food this aesthetic creature is fed upon. Its tastes you will think are rather fickle when you hear the bill of fare. To give it an appetite, after being wrapped in the arms of Morpheus, it takes a small dose of Zetagathean elixir to be followed by his breakfast consisting of pickled humming birds’ tongues and butterfly wings, sauerkraut and baked beans, hair pin hash and slate pencil soup, watermelons and wax, birds’ nests and ice cream with a small addition of tin-tag bread. Do not lay this flattering unction to your soul, that we Seniors will disappear from public gaze after to-night. Our future channels have already been chosen. Some will enter the legal fraternity and speak the truth and nothing but the truth, some will enter the medical profession, to either kill or cure, others are going to climb the ladder of fame through the University, two will deal out pills, two will enlarge and improve the field of electricity, and three will survey the broad plains of the West; the pretty type writer or the comely house wife will not be found wanting, and still others will train the young ideas. I must not forget to tell you that when this freak of nature was found there was, pinned onto its clothes, a card tied with a tiny bow of pink and cream ribbon, bearing the words, “ potens et volens ” which translated means “ able and willing. ” If in my description, worthy friends, I have followed the ridiculous and left out the sublime, I leave it to your vivid imagination and kind forbearance to give this creature a name, worthy of such qualities that bring into use the wealth of cultured minds, of warm feelings, of manly courage and of womanly devotion, in a word the mighty influence of twenty-seven true American girls and boys; and however widely they may be separated in the future by mountain, stream or sea, they will ever carry with them the sheaves of knowledge gleaned from many fields. Edith Hannah Hookey. CL fSS OR ITlOn. WILL OUR REPUBLIC ENDURE? THERE is in the very atmosphere of a free Democratic country something that inspires both mental and physical activity. Freedom is essential to activity, activity leads to development, and development results in perfection. That little band of pilgrims felt that they could attain no high degree of perfection, either mentally, morally or physically without freedom, and, braving the stormy waves of an unknown ocean, they crossed to a solitary wilderness and made settlements where now stand some of the finest and largest cities of this grand Republic. But little over a century and a half had passed from the time they landed, until they had successfully resisted the tyranny of the mother country and } ecame an independent nation. From that time forward there has been but one cessation in the onward march, and even that was caused by being compelled to stamp out a degrading and unnatural evil that had been brought over from the Old World and which had gained such a firm foot hold, that it was not without a terrible struggle, great loss of life, a heavy drain on the treasury and a general shattering of the government that it was enabled to rid itself of that curse and mockery, that for so many long years gave the lie to our very motto and watchword of “ Liberty. ” I refer to the trade in human souls, SLAVERY. But not to pass thus lleetingly over the period between the Revolution and the Civil War, go back to the time when the Declaration of Independence was so bravely and nobly defended, when that Constitution was framed, that Lowell has said, “ Is perhaps the most remarkable monument of political wisdom known to history. ” From the very hour that the country became free and independent its star of fame and glory began to rise and has not to this day reached its zenith, but is steadily ascending. When the patriots of ’76 realized that they had, by their consumate valor and almost superhuman sacrifice, gained their freedom and that the young republic was thrown upon its own resources, they laid down their arms and went forth with ax and gun to develop the hidden resources and spread civilization over the then unexplored wilderness that stretched away to the west. And we who live in this prosperous and enlightened age can testify to the success of their efforts. As we look away across the vast expanse of western prairie to the Rocky Mountains that loom up, seeming to touch the very heavens and interrupt our view, or as we glance up and down the fertile valley of the Mississippi, we see spread out before us one of the richest and most fertile stretches of country in the world. Dotted about the prairie like oasis in a desert, or scattered along the banks of the Mississippi and its tributaries, standing as monuments to the achievements of a free people, are innumerable populous cities and thriving towns. In Minnesota and her surrounding sister states we have many examples of the enterprising northwestern spirit, where towns spring up in a day and do not wither and fade away like some fair flower but take firm root and grow up to be such cities of renown and beauty as Minneapolis the Metropolis of the Northwest and her saintly sister St. Paul. In the Middle and Atlantic states are numberless large cities whose business and commercial activity gives testimony of great enterprise. It is true throughout the Union that there is not a state but that contributes in some way to the energetic and progressive spirit characteristic of the people. Taking an inventory of the stock on hand let us consider the country’s resources. In the wheat fields of Minnesota and the Dakotas we have graneries that are sufficient to supply the entire want of this country and have a surplus for those less abundantly provided. Going toward the west and southwest there are to be found those wide expanses of grazing land supplying the great herds of cattle that furnish us with l eef. From California, that narrow strip of land beyond the Rockies, one of the richest mining and fruit raising districts to be found on the globe, comes fruit, vegetables and from her mountains gold in never-ceasing supplies. In the Alleganies are the coal mines, in the different ranges of mountains and along the Great Lakes are mines of tin, copper, iron and other useful metals. Within the confines of this country there is to be found the raw material for the manufacture of every article of necessity and even luxury, also the power and machinery for making use of them. There may come a time when the demand will be so great that the present sources of power will not be adequate to supply the requirements; but when that time comes, there will be at least one reservoir of energy as yet unutilized and whose capacity is almost immeasurable. When necessity demands it, that immense lx dy of water that now pours over Niagra Falls will not be wasting its force on the rocks, but will be under the control of man and take its place of usefulness with the other natural and artificial forces, turning the wheels of our mills and factories, driving our engines and lighting our cities. Although the United States, with her inexaustable fountain of resources, is comparatively independent of the remainder of the world, and while many of the thickly populated countries of Europe look to her for their subsistence. Yet she is in a measure dependent upon them to take the over production off her hands and keep up the demand for lal or. Besides having direct commercial intercourse with all the nations of the civilized world, this country is bound together by the iron bands of five transcontinental railroads that reach from the Atlantic to the Pacific and whose branches stretch out like the arms of the octopod and gather in the tralhc; added to this we have in the Great Lakes, navigable rivers and canals— most desirable inland waterways. The life and prosperity of a free Republic depends quite as much on the education of the people as upon resources and commerce. A Republic can not endure if its masses are in ignorance. If the masses in any nation aee educated a despotism cannot endure. The American Republic has not yet reached that degree of perfection in which the masses are so equally well able to hold office that we could safely elect our officers by lot as did the Athenians in the age of Pericles. We still have the ignorant voter among us, but what is there to prevent us from attaining even a greater proficiency than they, when there is placed, by our public school system within the grasp of everyone, lie he rich or poor, an opportunity and the encouragement to obtain any degree of education and fit himself for any office to which his ambition may prompt him. And in the near future we may expect that the rights of suffrage shall be based upon educational qualifications; men shall hold office because they are fitted for it and not because they chance to be of the popular party. In conclusion: natural resources, commerce, an educational system and liberty, are necessary to a republic. Our country produces enough to maintain itself and has an abundant overflow; it has commercial intercourse with all the great nations of the world, its public school system is almost perfected and we are a free people—free from any system of caste, free from the demands of royalty, free from religious oppression. Our government is, in most respects a marvel of political skill. I see only one condition upon which our question depends; toinsurethe deration of our Republic requires, on the partof every citizen “eternal vigilance” this isthe “price of liberty.” Bert Roberts. -e-- c t C ) CL TSS POETTJ. LASSMATES, gathered here to-night, Teachers, friends, our hearts so near. Accept the greeting of the poet. She greets you in that name so dear, That name we always love to hear, The name of those to honors new, The name of the class of '92. To those of you who may not know Of this our class, its virtues too, The poet tells }Tou, we can show The -best to cipher and construe; The best to laugh, the best to shout; The best to work, the l est to play; The best to think a puzzle out. The best that sees the light of day. We have our Burke, our Bacon, Loche, We have our Kingsley, and our Hume, Mozart and Lind, all in our stock. In truth, of each, one may assume, Of those the world doth largely rate We point you in our class to one Who is to him a worthy mate; Whom neither great nor wise will shun. We’re not a class to cut a dash; We’re not a class to break a law, And make our friends look on in awe, And fear results from actions rash: But we’re a class of strength and might. We work along with greatest joy To aid a fallen cause that’s right, And vice and evil to destroy. We’ve met our text books day by day As though we loved their deeps to sound; We’ve learned of Ethiope and Malay, Of tides, and clouds, and circles round, Of bones and muscles, tissues, nerves; We’ve studied diction, figures, style; History, too, its purpose serves; At unknown quantities we smile. In Latin, we can masters show Of Virgil or of Cicero. In German, one point we know well Ask where’s the verb? and we can tell. We’ve conned geometry with zeal ’Til prisms joined in one mad retd With quadrilaterals and cones. The while we scarce suppressed our groans. We’ve read of Shakespeare, Milton, Gray, Compared their writings, style and rank. But more than all we’ve learned the way To change unkindly Fortune’s blank To marks that cheer our weary way; We’ve learned to lend a helping hand To others as they onward go Step by step, a toiling band, To greater heights from plains below. Our labor has been hard ’tis true; But what is gained of worth without The throbbing heart, e’en aching too? Forgotten now our care and doubt, Forgot the burdens that we bore. Those heavy tasks set day by day Have brought us nearei to the shore Illumed by Truth’s immortal ray. The sun for us now seems to rise, We’re as the earth in early spring, When winter birds upon the wing Meet Robin Redbreast now the king. We almost hear that chirp so clear That merry note of hope and cheer As nodding that small head so wise Away to yonder wood he flies. Bright paths of light stretch out for all, No clouds appear whence rain can fall. Joy sits as if to be our queen And hints of pleasures yet unseen; And only smiles, no word will speak; But will let each meaning seek. The time is near, 0 friends so true, When we no longer as of yore, Shall in one path our work pursue. The bells of life ring out their peals, To tell us that our paths diverge. Both hope and fear, each young heart feels As from our school life we emerge. What deeds may life from us expect? But as we wonder what they are A note of guidance we detect. “ Let Duty lx? thy polar star. ” Ah, Bells of life, peal on! peal on! Thou hast for each a ioyous song, Which we will by no discord jar, Thou canst thy peals through life prolong. Our trials, when they come, will meet, As problems that we met in school. We’ll struggle on nor fear defeat; We’ll find a way to solve by rule. We’ll go forth bodly to the world; We’ll hold our banners all unfurled. How sweet ’twould be to think the class, And all that should be here, by right With whom we climbed the mountain pass; Were each in his own place to-night! But no, the word comes sadly back One, one, from earth has heavenward flown Her loving presence here we lack. The flowers of earth are killed by frost, And bloom in fairer fields of light. The pearl of countless price is lost, In depths of seas beyond our sight. That loved one joined a higher band Than this on earth, of which we are: By her we’re led to a brighter land Our model she, altho’ afar. And now the remnant of this band, Who’ve walked together hand in hand. Must say a last, a fond good-bye; Tho’ from each breast it brings a sigh. May each find joy and peace in life; Be each a conqueror in the strife. Each grow more noble, pure and true, An onward, upward way pursue. Adelaide Ann W inton. c � e ) €■ PROPHECY OF CLASS OF '92. ES, I am a gypsy, a veritable gypsy, what is more a wandering gypsy, I am queen of the band. Respected by my own, by the world I am called a vagabond, a pariah, a beggar. But who can claim a nobler ancestry, a longer lineage than mine? Perhaps Pharaoh was my great great grandfather’s great great grandfather, who knows? And yet, scorned as I am apparently by respectable folks, do they not in reality bow to me, pay me homage, and regard me as more than the ordinary mortal? Countesses, duchesses and ladies of high degree come to me in disguise and in fear and trembling ask for their fates, noblemen have sought to penetrate the future, by my lifting the veil. Many profess unbelief but they always go away convinced. I have heard that there is to be a picnic around here to-day and, as these young folks are just at the curious age, I may expect a visit from them. They will come scoffing and saying it is just for fun, but they will wait anxiously for my words and by the correctness with which I shall name each one and the characteristics which I shall describe they will be compelled to believe me and will go away more slowly and thoughtfully than they came. But, hush! Here they come—Good-day sweet ladies, and is it to old Queen Caudace you come to hear your futures? Just cross her old hand with silver and she will trace a bright life for you: In your hand, Miss Rhodella Kirtland the Mount of Apollo is well developed. These Apollonian subjects love to shine before the world. The ascending branches on the Mount of Saturn denote musical success. Your utter lack of voice is made up by your unique manner of rendering solos. Your career as a Prima Donna will be short for the star and cross on the Mount of Jupiter indicate a brilliant marriage with a Japanese Noble. The magnificence of your Japanese Trousseau will be the envy of the court. Mr. Fred Dustin, the many confused lines on Mount Jupiter denote a long and unsuccessful struggle for greatness. You are to invent a wonderful patent, many wheeled, double action, electro magnetic, Latin verb conjugating machine. The wavy formation of lines denotes obstacles such as your forgetting Latin or the brilliancy and independence of the students who might l e supposed to need the machines. It seems you are unable to sell a single one. Your generous heart, indicated by the Mount of Apollo, piompts you to delight the hearts of small boys with the remains of your failure. YTou retire into the background and devote yourself to the manufacture of electric bells, that won’t work. v - The prominence in your hand, Miss Saidee Phillips, of the Mount of Mercury indicates eloquence. Your lectures on Woman’s Suffrage will be very popular. You will make a tour around the world and at length, won by a widower and seven jewels, will sett le in Madagascar as a missionary’s wife. Mr. Henry Somsen, your talent for sculpture betrays itself by a scarcity of lines, by the Mount of Venus, of Mars and of the Moon high in the hand, which has a strong tendency to thickness and hardness. You will not carve beautiful statues, decorations, or even tombstones. A cobbler you shall be and you shall shape shoes and they will say of you truly: He cobbled and hammered from morning till dark, With foot gear to mend on his knees, Stitching patches, or pegging on soles, as he sang Out of tune, ancient catches and glees. Across in the centre of your hand’s triangle, Miss Addie Winton, denotes an extremely quarrelsome and contrary disposition. You will become a scold, a Zantippe in fact and will lead those around you a dreadful life. But a second “tamer of the shrew” will appear and you will lx? reduced to submission. Your Saturnian hand Miss Nellie Yates, reveals your liking for Philosophy. Moral Philosophy is your forte and to you will be given the work of demonstrating the value of that science. Ten years hence, your name yet remaining Miss Nellie Yates, you will adopt a large family of boys, girls and cats. The result of your training will be large headed, small bodied young men, young women and old cats. Your good strong hand with its long third linger, Mr. Frank Pool, indicates a love of adventure. You will throw a base ball into the air. You will throw it with such force that it will not return. Eager for adventure and anxious for your ball you will manufacture a pair of wings of wax and go in search of it. Alas! You will lly too near the sun and the heat will melt your wings and you will drop. You will reach the earth in safety but a good deal shaken up and decide one trip will do. You will devote the remainder of your life to the manufacture of sausage of a superior quality. Miss Edith Hookey, your liberality of mind, your generosity, your nobility of soul is denoted by the size of the triangle of your palm. You will found a refuge for old maids. Here will Hock old maids from all parts of the country with their cats or poodles, their knitting, their false hair, their paper llowers and frisky ways. But in your quiet orderly manner, you will reduce this Bedlam to order and you will always be remembered as a blessing to Old Maidendom. In you, Miss Isabel Dallager, will the uncrowned queen of America find a noble successor. As President of the Y. C. T. U. will you rival if not outshine Miss Frances Willard. The Mount of the Moon and of Mercury on your hand, Miss Florence Wheeler, certainly denote astronomical taste and ability but as your hand is hard and of the pointed type which betokens an artistic use of the strength, the former fact is overshadowed and you will Ixjcome a dancing teacher so popular that your terms of tuition will be little short of fabulous. Your hand, Mr. Peter Holm, is certainly a farmer’s hand. You will manage a large farm and the produce, chiefly pumpkins, you will sell to hen-pecked husbands. Whether they follow the example of the immortal pumpkin eater, I cannot say but they will derive a great deal of comfort, from the contemplation of their possibilities. Miss Kate MacDermid, you will discover a wonderful herb which, mixed with a little flavoring will make gum of a quality superior to anything hitherto known. It will be very popular and will yield you an immense income. Your original modes of advertising will necessitate a wide knowledge of literature and art such as you possess. Miss Lizzie Luce, you will marry a politician. He will go to Washington and you will go with him or rather the reverse. He will not be a hen-pecked husband. O, no! But strange to say the opinions you express on political questions will be just the ones championed by your meek looking husband. Your influence in House and Senate will lx? none the less powerful, because secret. Perhaps it is better to aim high and fall below one’s standard than not to have any ambitions whatever. Such will lx; your fate, Mr. Bert Roberts, as is shown by your deep hollow palm. You will strive hard to become an orator. You will speak first for one political party and then for another in the vain hope of becoming a renowned orator. As is often the case you will not be appreciated and will lx; forced to use your melodious voice in crying “Oranges ” in the streets. Miss Maude Amonsou, I see before you a life of disappointments and sorrow. An unhappy marriage. A speedy separation. You betake yourself to a nunnery where your brilliant talents will be entirely hidden. But as time passes, the deeds of Sister Dolorosa will bless many. Miss Sophia Petterson, you will ruin your voice by too much screaming and this wonderful strength of which you lx ast so much will be turned to good account. Eschewing all manner of labor saving machines you will earn your living by washing clothes in the old fashioned method. Your home laundry will lx; well patronized. Miss Ada Gozzard, you will become a brilliant society belle. For many a season you will make bright buds, full bloom roses, and young widows feel the sting of the green eyed monster. At length, however the conquering hero will come in the guise of a clergyman and bear you away in triumph. Misses Frances and Addie Woolsey, you will together go to Germany and there found a school for the purpose of teaching English. It will be very successful from a financial standpoint for it will be patronized by the court, but since you will have difficulty in making yourselves understood, I doubt if the students will derive much benefit from it. Mr. Biley Smith, you will found a college for the purpose of extended study of the dead languages. It will be called the Ciceronian Institute from your favorite author. Your Latin orations modeled after his, will be as wonderful in the manner of their rendition as in their construction. Miss Carrie Holgate, as representative of the Give-to-all-women-a-fair-chance Party will run for President. Unfortunately for women and for yourself you will be elected. After six months of misrule, you will be impeached and will spend the remainder of your time in knitting babies socks. Mr. Henry Byorum, you will become the silver-tongued orator of the century, “the best after-dinner speaker in America”—a second Depew. Your eloquence shall stir the hearts of all who hear you, and you, the woman hater shall plead in behalf of the Mormons, among whom you will settle with your wives. Mr. Joseph Sharpless, you will lx? the greatest chemist of the time. Your discoveries will be simply wonderful. Your laboratory will l e built on an elaborate scale and will lx frequented by the learned men of the times, who will bow to you as a second Bacon. You will disappear in a remarkable manner amid the fire and smoke of an explosion of chemicals, and like Arthur none will know where your body lies. Miss Mamie Weir, you will become the traveling agent for a large New York millinery establishment. Your mellifluous tones and arts of persuasion will be the financial ruin of many a hapless country merchant. Your employers, very much pleased with you, will settle a lifelong income on you. Mr. Mahlon Tirrell, you will lx a great railroad magnate. You will lx President of a road and your name will 1x3 renowned over the country. Your cars will be models of elegance and comfort. Miss Amy Horton, you will raise chickens. A wonderful incubator will you patent. It will hatch eggs in twenty-four hours and will 1x3 a very successful contrivance. Miss Amy Horton and her chickens will be far famed. From the remarks I heard I should judge that was a class, a graduating class in fact, and I must admit it is one of the most brilliant and talented companies 1 ever met. There are our future inventors, presidents, farmers, musicians, politicians. What a variety! But the Class of ’1)2 is one 1 shall remember all my life. Grace Miller. ADDRESS TO JUniORS. 7 HEN, in the course of human events, it Incomes the sad fate of yy young and inexperienced mortals, to be thrown upon this cruel world, deprived of the care and advice of their guardians, the anxiety which the latter feel for the future welfare of their whilom charges, compels them to give that final admonition which may serve to help them in their worldly struggle. Such is our duty here to-night, O Juniors! Although the loss of your Principal was a severe blow to you, yet by this second and still greater calamity you are indeed left to the tender mercies of a cruel world. Don’t give up in despair however, for the Seniors, who have always stood by you in all your trials, are here to-night to give you their final advice and to direct you into the path of happiness., In doing this we can recommend to you no higher standard than the Class of ’92 who can proudly say, without fear of contradiction, that, it is the smartest and lx?st looking class that has ever graduated from the Adams High School. When you look back upon the career of this illustrious class your youthful minds will be surprised at the wonders it has accomplished, and you will sink back in utter despair of gaining such a remarkable reputation. But in order that the path which you have yet to tread, may be easier for you, we will explain some of the secrets of our brilliant success; and if you will take the advice of more experienced and mature minds, we think that you may be able, with the limited amount of knowledge which you already possess, to maintain creditably the fame and glory which we have gained for our school. In the laboratory you will make many startling discoveries, but provided you do not attempt to test the odors of the different bottles your lives will not be in serious danger. Here you will find a certain innocent looking liquid, with which, after a first introduction, you will not desire a further acquaintance. Its odor does not suggest Arabia the blest. Here also you will find materials with which you can make anything from soap to the intoxicating extract of malt. In studying chemistry, your success will depend in a great measure upon your influence, or ability to “stand in” with the professor. Always .look frightened whenever he lights a match and he will immediately think that you understand the principle of explosions, although you may not know whether there are such things as explosives. We have no definite rule for the study of Virgil, but we will give you some of the various devices which have proven successful. The best way is to translate very rapidly so the teacher can’t follow you, supplying the text for the most part from your own imagination, and occasionally taking a thought from the book. Of course you can overlook half of the words and translate the other half incorrectly, but that will never lx noticed provided your speed is satisfactory. It is the worst mistake, when you haven’t your lesson, to try to go through it slowly, for you will invariably stumble against the Latin roots. If a passage with which you are wholly unfamiliar falls to your lot, you can just say that you have translated it before, and it will generally lx given to someone else; but if the contrary should happen, you must be prepared for the consequences, as this method does not always prove successful. Your success in English Literature depends entirely upon the amount of time you spend on it. But this study has one advantage which the others have not- that is, it can be studied in your sleep. We will explain this to you for it is a secret which we alone possess, and to which we owe all our spare time for enjoying Zetagathean elexir and playing ball. When you study Mental Philosophy, you will learn, that is, if you can learn anything without our valuable aid, that the last thing with which you occupy your thoughts IxJore retiring at night, will come to you in your dream—this is a law of Mental Philosophy. Working upon this principle a member of this ingenious class, one night thought of Shakespeare, and as he expected, the immortal hero appeared to him in his sleep, all his plays were acted, and in fact everything connected with his life was disclosed. It would take months and months to read all that he.discovered in a single night. Thus you see what a great time saving process we have discovered, and we who have tried it can assure you that it generally proves successful. But occasionally the personages get confused, and sometimes one party is taken for another as is illustrated by tin; following: A young man one night thought of Ceasar and Pompey and he desired to see them appear in a duel, but imagine his surprise the next morning when he found, that instead of those ancient heroes engaged in a duel, he had been dreaming of two pugilists engaged in a prize fight; the misrepresentation was probably due to the pugilistic turn of his mind. The interest manifested in literary work in the different classes, is entirely due to our ceaseless efforts in organizing the lower classes into societies. Freshmen and Sophomores are alike vicing with you to attain the excellence which has characterized our social meetings, and they will surely get ahead of you if you allow any of the interest with which we have inspired you, to relax. From the various programs which have appeared on your bulletin board we have noticed that you have occasionally adopted some of our novelties, which, though delivered with your small amount of talent, cannot fail to lx? interesting. We would also advise, you Juniors, to be more lilxiral in inviting the other classes to your meetings, especially should you have invited the Seniors, by whose observations and judgment, you would have been greatly benefited. When you are Seniors you will probably begin to pay more attention to dress and less to study, for it is then that you must shine forth in all the splendor of society. In this respect we have been fully up to the standard; look at the twins for instance. Although they may have appeared to you as rather amusing, yet they have accomplished wonders for which we are highly indebted to them. Juniors, if you are ever in need of material for your poet, if you are ever in need of material for your humorist, or if you are ever in need of material of any kind for your paper, we would advise you to get up a pair of “twins,” for they can lx made the subject of both prose and poetry. By our untiring efforts and perseverance, a paper has been established in our school, which we can truthfully say is as good as any college or high school paper published. Through our careful and judicious management, it has proven a great success and though our withdrawal will necessarily lx? detrimental to its brilliant career, yet we would advise you to continue the paper to the lx?st of your ability, and though it may not attain the degree of excellence it formerly had, don’t lx? discouraged, and through practice and perseverance you will soon lx1 able to produce a paper at least equal to some of our exchanges. Don’t fill the paper with your poetical productions, for you will never lx? able to produce such fine verses as the Seniors who have written in all lines, and who have touched nothing which they have not adorned. We have noticed during our years of success on the ball-field that the Juniors have not lx ?n very actively engaged in that sport, and we are consequently anxious concerning the fate of our remarkable ball team. Now since you can no longer depend on us to maintain the fame which we have gained through our “ nine,” it is necessary that you understand the full responsibility of your position and begin to show some interest in the national game. With all the advantages which you will find in the new building, you will doubtless think that you will lx? able to gain a reputation far greater than ours; your hopes are in vain: for in our limited and un- pretentious quarters we have so distinguished ourselves that we, the first class of the South Side High School, shall always stand as a model of industry and perfection to the succeeding classes, and your wisest course is to fall in line and try to follow your leaders and superiors. Of course you will feel that your misfortune at not being able to graduate from our building, is greater than the honor which you have of being the first Class of the new one. You have doubtless seen the various inscriptions and monograms on the walls of our room, and in fact throughout the entire building there are mementoes of this glorious class. We only hope that you will be as diligent in beautifying the new building. And now Juniors if you are ever in need of further advice, you are at liberty to call upon any member of this class, wherever he may be, and he will cheerfully favor you with an opinion. P. A. Holm. --4 REPLY TO ADDRESS TO JUTUORS. THE time has come when the intelligent and illustrious Juniors are to Ik? deprived of the kind and loving care of the Seniors. In anticipation of this, they have, in the past year, put us through a course of training calculated to fit us to go along without their guidance. Not content with this training, they have to-night taken the pains to give us a little wholesome advice. While the fame of the Class of '93 somewhat overshadows that of the Class of ’92, still we Juniors appreciate their efforts during the past year and are duly grateful for the advice given us. The methods used by them in preparing lessons without work show great ability. We fully understand the method used in studying chemistry for the same rules can be and are applied to the kindred study of physics. The rules which they prescribe for the study of Vergil are signs of great understanding and intelligence. The method of rapid translation explained by Mr. Holm, is the one originated by the Professor of Athletics in Yale College who makes use cf it in order to get the students to devote more time to base ball and rowing. Where the excuse, “I had that passage yesterday” fails, the consequences are to be dreaded. It mean;, come to “D” Room and there study and toil over Latin roots on an empty stomach till the victim cries out in his anguish. It is to Ik regretted that a class of such great ingenuity as the Class of ’92 did not discover a remedy for shell cases. The Seniors state that their method of studying English Literature gave them all their spare time for playing base ball. From the article of game which a certain Senior put up in the first game with the Holmes team, I don’t think the method is to he recommended. It reflects great credit upon the South Side High School that i‘s first Senior Class was able to discover for itself the law of Mental Philosophy. This law has enabled many overworked minds to solve problems which Otherwise would have remained undone, notably when Mr. Holm dreamed his address to the Juniors. The Zetagathean Society meetings attained the highest standard of excellence. This was true especially of the Literary department. Some of the programmes were so fine that they made some of the Juniors turn green with envy, and they are green still. As to the matter of dress, we are sorry that the Class of ’92 did not leave us a more perfect standard; this leaves us to establish a precedent, and theClassof ’94, more fortunate than the present Juniors, will have an almost perfect model from which to copy. We acknowledge the great and lasting effects which the twins have produced upon the Juniors. When they first made their appearance among 11s, they inspired us with a feeling of awe, and we are still inclined to look upon them as awful. Mr. Holm, in his address, has adhered most strictly to the truth in every respect except what he said in regard to the High School paper. I11 this he seems not to have considered the fact that, however brilliant the thoughts of the editor may lie, it takes money to have these thoughts put upon paper, and a good business head to circulate the papers in the proper manner. In the person of Mr. A. B. Smith, the Seniors have the brilliant editor, but nowhere, in their number, could a person l e found competent to assume the business affairs of the paper and collect the money so necessary for success in the newspaper line; so two of the Junior boys were called upon to take charge of the financial department and bring to the paper it’s well deserved success. Further, 1 beg leave to differ with Mr. Holm in regard to the ball field question. In the S. S. H. S. B. B. C. the Junior Class is represented by the catcher, third base, left and center fielders, while the man who tries to hold down first base represents the present graduates. But, in spite of their small defects, the Class of ’92 is an excellent one and may serve as a model to future classes of all that is great and good in school life, and as they continue their studies further, or l egin life’s battle, they have the best wishes of the Juniors for the grand and brilliant success which will surely come to them. Stephen H. Somsen. $ c ■ c - -$■ CL ISS SOTIG. Tone—Fabeweuo. r ® our Pa s diverge to-day And perchance no more we meet: Sad the last farewell to say Sad to break the ties so sweet. Well, we classmates truly know Saddest thoughts will backward fly To seek in memory’s radiant glow Things to which we say good-bye. When our work below is o’er, And on earth no more we dwell Meet we on the heavenly shore Nevermore to say farewell. Amy C. Horton. A THE CLASS OF ’9?. ---- ——— IT was some time last October that the members of the Class of 93 first awoke to the fact that they had at last entered Juniordom and that it was al)out time to organize a literary society. So a meeting of the class was called, a Constitution drawn up, and the Athenean Literary Society was launched upon its career under the able and experienced leadership of Miss Fifield. The Constitution provides for meetings every two weeks, at which a program of essays, recitations, music and a debate is usually rendered. By far the most interest has been excited in the debates, and a good deal of friendly rivalry between the members has arisen. The Society has developed some excellent debaters, and some of these are likely to enter upon successful careers as public speakers. Officers are elected at every fourth meeting, when we sometimes have rather hot campaigns. Especially is this the case when lx)ys are in the field for honors. Our presidents thus far have lxH� n Johann Gjertsen, William Knerr, George Becker and last, but by no means least, Martha Bjorhus. We have lately had a public meeting and the program went off excellently, though it was a little too long, but this, as in the case of our class pin (?), only shows the propensity of the class to give and take full measure. Though we might say a great deal more, as about skirmishes with the Seniors, etc., our space is limited, and we will wind up, as usual, with our class cry: Li, lumpus, uris-ke We’re the Class of ’93 Always ready, ki-yi-yi, Hah! Rah! Rah! for South Side High!!!