Springfield High School - Capitoline Yearbook (Springfield, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 82 of the 1909 volume:

FRANK T. KUHL 'Yu 4,6 SRX Q K J Go Kim. jfrank ZS. Tkubl Chairman of tbe 'bigb School Committee 'Qillc gratefullp Oebicate this issue of Gbe Gapitoline ..A,.,Y.4 . .. x. .T V4 N. X, fs. yn f ,H -W'-f A mn- -iivh' 1 vi X' i 'ig.,.4,f . ...A 1. X 3 5 wx ,V Ni ,1: fy 515: H555 xl' 2-fa' . ,:- 14: ?W. ,lf , 1-Q 'ik i v 1 in A 5' 51 : I V -1. Arfj fJ1fi'g KV: .'C'mz1: - 4: R+ in 5211-1 v , ,Jn ,Q rm fx: 1 K' Q ,if 71. 36,5 t rl lj, , ,. , ,K x Y . Z! . X A ,-G ,, . 1'-' L T- x' ' 7 ' .N ul, ...Q f THE CAPITOLINE vol. X. JANUARY, 1909. I No. 5. Published' monthly by the February Class of 1909 in the Interest of k THE SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Single 001111, 10 Cents By the Year, 75 Cents Special Numbers, 25 Gents By the Semester, 1,0 Gents ARNIM WHITE, EDITOR. RUTH WILSON, ASSISTANT EDITOR. CHESTER B. SIKKING, FRANK ROURKE, WIT AND HUMOR. KARL STOCKDALE, NEWS. THEOLINE D. SHARP, ALUMNI. RUTH VANDEVENTER, LITERATURE AND MUSIC. ESTHER RALPH, EXCHANGE. NELLIE MAHONEY, LOCALS. MILTON VQGAFFNEY, ATHLETICS. LUTHER KENNEDY. Feb.. '09. BUSINESS MANAGEBS. GEORGE KLOCKSON, Feb,, '09, OTTO GRASER, June, '09, CLASS REPRESENTATIVE. Editor's Farewell After four long years of persistent efforts in school work, the class of February, XOQ, now emerge from their High School career into the activities of every day life. We feel that we have earned the diploma which is the symbolic reward for our efforts and are proud of having graduated 'from the grand old S. H. S. It is with a pang of sadness that we leave these old halls where we have experienced more pleasures than trials during our stay there, and feel that we are ostracised in a way from the spirit of the school. The teachers under whose direction we have wo-rked, we will always remember. Some of them have made a lasting impression upon our lives that We will always cherish with gratitude. We hope that they will think of us in the same light. The Capitoline and the staff that has managed it for the last five months have experienced ,many misfortunes but the paper has always appeared in triumph. VV e have tried to make a paper that was worthy of the school and if we have failed we regret it and if we have suc- Page 4 THE CAPITOLINE ceeded we ask' you to remember it. For ourselves we are proud of our efforts to please the patrons of the paper. Special thanks are due the assistant editor of the Capitoline, Ruth Wilson, who has always proved herself ASSISTANT EDITOR most competent in making the paper a success. o In writing editorials and prompting the various departments she has been of inestimable assistance. . To the faculty manager of the paper, Miss W'ilcox, we owe our greatest thanks. She has ever been tolerant FACULTY MANAGER with our whims and desires and has always Y . been ready with some original ideas that relieved the monotony of each succeeding issue. ' The two hustling business managers of the paper have made a record in doing things that is likely to stand BUSINESS MANAGERS I for some time. They' have certainlyi earned the title , business. The success of the paper is due largely to their persistent efforts. . Next to the business managers, the exchange editor, Esther Ralph, has experienced more real work than any other member of the staff and her work speaks for its own excellence. EXCHANGES When one sees the multitudes of exchanges that we re- ceive from schools from all over the country one can realize in a way what it means to read all of them and decide which deserve mention in our columns. Her work has without exception been theiirst to be handed in for the printer. - Ruth Vandeventer, who has handled this department, has always given complete satisfaction. Her knowl- LITERATURE and MUSIC edged and interest in the work made her de- - partment a success and it is with regret that we think of her misfortune in not being able to graduate with the class. This department of the paper which is always of more than passing interest to most of ushas been handled with more than ATHLETICS success by Milton Gaffney. His practical .understanding of athletics and his participation in them enabled him to write upon the subject from personal observation. ' This department, though rather deep for some, has for the last live months llourished with unusual wit under the man- WIT AND HUMOR agement of Messrs. Sikking and Rourke. Madame A La Fluso is a character that could only be de- vised by a person of unusual humor and if at any time you could not see the point ? that was the joke. e This is a diflicult department to handle as it is hard to decide LOCALS just what should appear in the paper. Nellie Mahoney with her staff of local editors has done herself proud in this department. This department has been a great success under the manage- ment of Theoline Sharp. It is no easy matter to keep ALUMNI track of the Alumni of the school but her department has never failed to be a surprise and a pleasure to us. ,fy Cf HT' .. Q aff CAPITOLINE snuff ii Wi? i ii,-J fs.-X 'NR 1 THE CAPITOLINE Page 5 News is just what Karl Stockdale filled his department with. The ' editor always has to hustle to keep his department alive NEWS and we are glad to say that this department has been very lively under Stockdale's management. I The art department of the school has been of c invaluable as- - sistance to the paper. They have never failed to ART DEPARTMENT respond to our wishes and we thank them sincerely for all favors. P ' This department is always the backbone of the paper. Although V handicapped by a scarcity of writers TYPEWRITING DEPARTMENT this semester they have worked 'over- time to have our stories andydepart- ments ready for the press. To the instructor, Mss Hale, we tender our heartiest thanks. Special mention should be given the cartoons that have appeared monthly in our paper. They show a great deal of OUR CARTOONIST thought and pains by their author, Raymond Knotts, and we thank him most heartily for these enlivening contributions. The time approaches for the February class of ,OQ to step out of these old halls forever. VVe are grieved to leave the old school with its toils and pleasures. VVVe shall become weaned away from the old spirit that bade us cheer at the athletic games and rejoice as a part of the school. The Capitoline now passes for the next five months into the hands of the june class. They have our sincere hopes for success and may they make the paper bigger and better and a credit to the school. f I VVith this we relinquish the editorial pen and vacate the editorial chair with a feeling of pride that the paper has not been below its high standard under our control and a feeling of regret that we could not make it better. A VVe now bid you a most fond farewell. - Presidenti's Address , In the name of the Senior Class of 1909 I welcome you to our class day exercises. I preside for the last time over the meetings of the Mid-Year Class of 1909. Today the minion's knock of my gavel is heard for the last time. e To my classmates I would say that I thank you for the honor you ,have conferred on me in electing me, as you did. without a single dis- senting vote as the president of your class. e I have endeavored to fulfill the obligation which I owe you to the best of my ability. I trust that you have not been disappointed nor felt that your confidence was misplaced. Even if my policy was at times mistaken and my perceptions some times blunt nevertheless my aim was to serve not myself but my class and my school. Pope has said :- 9 E To err is human, to forgive divine. So I feel that though the Page 6 THE CAPITOLINE hammer has fallen repeatedly Qfor I have received knocks in plentyj in the main I have been successful. If I have offended any, I am sin- cerely sorryg if I have been unfair in my judgments, it was not in- tentional, and if our class has not accomplished all some of you have been expecting perhaps I am not entirely to blame. Although our class is small, it should not daunt us that We shall not till the stage of the opera house. There is often more energy and power in the most infinitesimal atom, nitroglycerine for instance, than in a large mass of matter. As your president let me say that I am proud of you all, and I feel honored in holding the presidency of such a class. It will give me great pleasure to recall in later years the class over which I was called to preside and I trust that you will continue to remember me 'in after years when the class of 1909 is history and its members ab- sorbed into various callings of the practical world. When we leave the old school and go forth into the world, let us not be unmindful of the duty which we owe to ourselves, to our friends, to our school and to our country. Let us resolve to be citizens of the best type, striving for the perpetuation of those principles for which our forefathers fought and died, that we might have this fatherland, this city, and these educational facilities. May we show ourselves worthy of their sacrifices and maintain by our lives if ,necessary the principle of light. In closing let me say again that I feel gratified with our showing. What we have done, we have accomplished not by any favoritism or adventitious aid but by earnest steadfact endeavor. We trust that our friends who are with us this afternoon Will receive our efforts in good part. W. J. MILLAR, JR., President, February, 'OQ. Class Prophecy CHESTER SIKKING. I was resting on a boulder in the opening of a dark pit, in the Himalaya mountains, awaiting my guide who had gone back, quite a distance for a light. My attention was attracted to a small shiny object, somewhat back in the pit and, for I dont know how long, I sat contemplating on what the object might, be, when it suddenly grew brighter and drew nearer the opening. I perceived it was an odd looking little man carrying a lantern who approached and commanded me to follow him. I-Ie led me through this dark pit into a cave, strange and extremely weird in its appearance and after pointing a long bony finger to some apparatus, which was as strange looking as its sur- roundings, told me in a squeaky, ghostlike voice, that that was the work of a whole life. By this device, he explained, you can see any- body or any place you desire. Perhaps it was because this was the fourth of February, that the idea came to me to endeavor to find out what the members of my graduating class of February, '09, were doing. Look here, said I, if this apparatus is what you claim it to Q 4 do Q i !g L I 6 C5555 OYPIEQRJ, 21 k E2 .uf A 5 M ik 3!9- f --Q95--:li 4 1 4 N 1 X H X N QI ,4l.... THE CAPITOLINE Page 7 be, show me what a certain number of people, whom I shall name, are doing and I shall make it worth your while. He nodded his head in the affirmative and after I had given him the names of those I desired to see., he bid me keep my eyes closely fixed on a round glass, a part of this strange machine, while he turned a wheel at my side which caused an intense red light to cover the glass. This light quickly diminished and in its place came a picture of a large court- room filled with people whose faces I scanned for the members of my graduating class whom in this picture I was to see. My attention was drawnto a bright looking man who I judged by his actions was defending the cause of another gentleman who was seated nearby. As I followed this lawyer in his movements it grad- ually dawned upon me that this person was no other than William J. Millar, jr., president, etc., of the class. As I watched the movements of his lips, I wondered if he were trying to crack a jo-ke as in his younger days. However, I was not much surprised at finding this dignified person in the office of a lawyer but I was exceedingly sur- prised to find that the defendant was iHonorable Harry Elhert, Sena- tor from Illinois, who was seeking a divorce, from his wife, on the grounds of cruelty. The picture faded away and in its place came one much more interesting. e c It was a picture of a prize fight and by the size of the crowd and the way they were betting I imagined it must have been one of ,those S200,000 purses fought for in San Francisco.. The fight seemled rather one-sided for one, a stout' little blackheaded Irishman was knocking the other about furiously. At last time was called and as the victor raised his head I became aware that the hero was Kid Rourke, an old class mate of mine. I presume that he, like me, had found writing wit' and humor was not lucrative so had taken to the ring, whipping the ears down ofall professional prize fighters. But my old friend Roukie was not the only one whom I recognized in this picture. For when the referee, after jumping about watching for fouls, ileaned against the side ropes, when time was called, I perceived he ,was Milton Gaffney, who was likewise a member of my classj Since foot- ball had been ruled from college sports, Coach Gaffney had been thrown out of a position, so he had become a referee of prize fights. As before, the scene vanished and another opened. gift tall slender woman, a room full of restless students, a clock several hours slow, but trying its best and a teacheris desk set to one side of the room constituted the picture. The teacher stood stern and dfignified at the front of the row of seats, trying flier best to get a recitation from the class who indifferently gazed at the pictures on the walls, looked out through the glass in the doors and watched the old clock plod along. Finally she became exasperated, turned and wrote on the blackboard, you have admitted conciliation is admissible. This struck me like a shock. Was it possible that they were still drilling Burke into students' heads and if so I pitied them with all my heart. It was not until I began to recollect our senior English Qclass that I Page 8 THE CAPIT OLINE recognized the teacher as Miss Minnie Nelson, the girl who organized the skating party. s w i s The next picture filled me with indescribable horror. When it opened a well dressed elderly gentleman was seated in a chair calmly reading a newspaper. In a moment a masked man crawled through an open Window and stealthily creptctoward the reader, with an open knife 'in his hand and without warning plunged it into his back. The victim half raised from his chair, then rolled to the floor evidently dead, while the murderer threw off his mask as unconcerned as could be. To my horror I recognized him as my class mate, George Klock- son. Could' it be possible, thought I, that this fellow who in his school' days had been so meek could have turned into a brute like thisl But in a short time all was explained. Mr. Klockson had turned actor and was then rehearsing anew drama which ,later drew the attention of the whole' theatre-going world. . . f - The followingpicture was. I believe as much of a surprise to me as any. The story I gained from it was' that the Misses'Theoline Sharp and Elizabeth Riggins had opened a studio, the ,former teach- ing ,paintingiand the latter singingf The most striking feature of Miss, Sharp was that she had very little hair. I wondered what had caused-this as she had had such a large amount while at school. Miss Riggins was sleeping in a chair with her head leaning on a table and I imagined she was dreaming of people with warts on their heads. Mr. Parke Freark,-who had gained great fame as ai newspaper man, was still paying his attention to both ladies, having done so for years because he was unable to come to a decision of which he like the better. The next picture is one of which I dislike to tell or even.think. It was a picture of a tombstone on which was inscribed: Karl Stock- dale, born October 31, 1889, died April zgd, IQ23: It seemed the late Mr. Stockdale had gotten into the habit of smoking cigarettes while attending the Springfield High School andsso great was his appetite for them that he rarely ate or slept. He became horribly thin and too weak to work so as a last resort he engaged himself to Ringling Bros.' Circus in their freak menagerie as The Human Coiin Nail. This life was extremely hard on him and caused his death. After that sad picture came one, lit to be framed and labeled with the motto, I-Iome Sweet I-Iomef' iBefore a 'cheerful grate fire, in a large arm chair, sat a mother with a baby in her lap and several chil- dren playing by her side. As the fire flickered and threw a better light on the scene, I became aware that the mother of this happy family was the former Miss Esther Ralph, salutatorian of the Mid-Year, 1909, graduating class. ' ' Y I A very pleasant picture followed that one. Before an altar stood a preacher going through the ceremony of marrying .a middle-aged couple. Something. in the preacherlsi expression tolld me that this holy man was no other than Carl Rebok of my class. It seems Carl had 'played baseball with the Cubs forseveral seasons but had run up against Billy Sunday and had been converted. The groom I did not Parke Freark A Iady's man. Harry Ehlert Picnic. .. A Friend of Shakespeare. Committccs: Class Dayg Farewell .Xfldressg Com- mittee: Commeliceincnt Prograiu. Milton Gaffney 'CX real atlllcti-. Athletic Editor of The CZ1lJltOllllE!j Foot-ball Team, '05, '06, ,07, 'o8g Captain '07, 'o8g .Xrrangemcut of Class Dance. , I THE CAIPITOLINE g page 9 know and did not recognize the bride until she winked at the minister when the groom kissed her. I Instantly I knew she was the former Miss Gladys Steere who had been unsuccessfully married twice before and was hoping since this was the third that it would bring good luck. As soon as the next picture opened, I recognized the lady as IMiss Emma Lasch and I was terribly shocked, for 'there sat an old class mate of mine who in those .days was extremely bashful, holding a gentleman's hand. However I presently saw my mistake for Miss Lasch' was simply following her trade oi- manicuring Hnger nails. She had opened up a Manicuring Parlor on the tenth fioor of the Leland Hotel buiding where she has for years carried on a successful business. Q The next picture showed a man of small stature seated before a desk heaped With papers and books. He was busily writing and seemed to be thinking very hard. From the work on his desk I figured out that he was rewriting, Webster's Dictionary, putting emphasis on such words ' as gabfest, bonchead, inshadecano, gabshover, beanery, etc.Q which Webster in his haste had overlooked. When the author raised his head from his Work, I perceived he was Professor Armin White, B.A. and L.L.D., of Harvard and graduate of the Springfield High School in the class of i09. I The following picture was indeed a surprise. Away up in the gsky, above the ocean, soared an airship, its only occupants being a man and a Woman. As the airship was focused nearer I became aware that the woman was an old class mate of mine, the former Miss Nellie Mahoney. Sheahad married a man of great mechanical genius whose fad was airships and at the time of the picture they were crossing the ocean to the old country for a short pleasure trip. Of course it took nerve, especially for a woman to make a trip of this kind, but any person who would dare toeeiger an English class of Miss Wilcox's without first prparing her lesson would certainly have the nerve to cross the ocean in an airship. The next picture showed a large platform, decorated with flags and bunting, on which a woman, whom I instantly recognized as the former Ruth WVilson, was speakng. Her audience consisted largely of women who clapped and yelled at intervals. But I could not imagine what her theme was until I spied a banner labeled Mrs. Ruth Wilson, Republican candidate for senator from Iowa. p In the last picture I recognized Luther Kennedy sawing away on his bass violin, among numerous other men playing on various instru- ments. In the midst of this picture there was a terrible explosion, the machine I was looking through was hurled into fragments and I fell to the ground. s I picked myself up, rubbed my eyes, looked around for the little old man, his strange machine and for Kennedy, but saw none of these, only my guide standing grinning at me with a smoking gun in his hand. Page 10 TI-IE CAPITOLINE Class Oration enum...- ARMIN WHITE. i The selection of a class motto is always a matter ofthe greatest importance, for it should be understood by each individual member of the class that the motto is his own aswell as of the class as a whole. It should mean more to us than its mere spaceiilling office on the class day program and the graduating announcement. It should always stand before us asia goal for which to strive. It should act as a goad upon the energies i f our whole life. Perhaps we may not reach the lofty heights to which we aspire. Perhaps We may never realize a successful issue to our fondest dreams, but no attempt is without its reward. True it is that we may not be rcmunerated with so much of worldly goods or privleges, but if we have convinced ourselves in our own mind that our Work has been the result of conscientious elfort, then we have ac- complished the greatest success possible for the spirit of the Work and the development ofa great character is its own reward. . We must have something to strive for to make our lives worth the living. The man who ceases to strive in this lifeis work and has no feeling. for what the 'morrow will bring forth virtually, dies. We should never be satisiied with what we have accomplished, we should never rest upon the laurels of yesterday but should place our ideals higher and higher as We advance nearer and nearer upon the first mile- stones that line our path. W'e attempt many things and we accomplish some. Now let us remember to accomplish them well. It makes no difference howfsmall or how seemingly insignificant a thing may seem for if it is worth doing at all it .should be accomplished with all the care and thoroughness that we devote to our whole lifels work. Enter into everything with the determination of making the best of it and leave your mark upon everything that you ever attempt. Play a game with all the thoroughness that you devote to the accomplishment of your fondest desires and your care with the little problem will prepare you for the great issues that we all must encounter. Herein lies the great value of athletic training in the school. It teaches thoroughness and perfection in a practical way that the student cannot fail to grasp. The runner who loses his race realizes that he was not thorough enough in his training. r s A ' - Great men of the past teach us that thoroughness was the- secret of their success. ivvhat would we have known of Washingtoin if instead of facing with fortitude and determination the privations and disap- pointments of the long war, he had submitted weakly to the costic criticism of men who had not the confidence. in our great cause that he had. But no! .He had attempted something and he was going to ,accomplish it thoroughly and was morally certain that he would succeed. Macaulay, in writing history, believed that even the slightest details of the lives of great men should be mentioned because they arevall a THE CAPITOLINE Page 11 part of the thoroughness with which their characters were made up, and these small things might have hidden under their seeming in- significance the spirit that inspired the man to become what he was. Thoroughness is the standard attainment of all action and the character We develop from it is the success of our existence. K ,May we realize thiscfact. May we ever strive to attain it, and may the motto which the class of February, '09, has chosen for its slogan ever stand before us as an inspiration to higher things, Attempt not or accomplish thoroughly, Ne tentes aut periicef' Class History One hundred little Freshies, sitting in a sleigh, Stopped in front of this High School, one cold and wintry day, Gaily they jumped out and ran to the door When they were met by the teachers on the very lirst Floor. There they all stood, trembling with fear, Until a great big Senior came and stood near, All Freshies to the Auditorium must go, 'But where was that place, above or below? To the third floor, you Freshies must go, CY ou know this Senior was a regular blow.j At the east entrance of that large room They met a man who told them their doom. How very pleasant, kind and polite, p Was that dear little man, with hair so white. S His face with pleasant smiles was always aglow, Except when on a strike, they chanced to go. Sixty little Sophomores their first year ended Jaded and weary from the way they had wended, For, geometry more time than algebra required, And they soon, would of Caesar be tired. That they were great minded is shown in the fact , That all their brains with good knowledge were packed. And at their work, they faithfully stood And they tried their very best to be very good. Forty juniors, gay and debonair, Passed unsuspectingly into the tyrant's lair, With Physics he tortured them, asleep and awake, Till with dread and horror, the class did quake. 1 A Page 12 :rm-1 GAPITOLINE Like forty. These forty who feared they ne'er would pass W'ere held in his clutches, that trembling class. ' But in union, there's strength, said gallant jay And 'straight to the principal, made their Way. i He obtained consent, a meeting to call And they were urged to be present, one and all. They organized the class in room number nine, With dear Mr. Carver at the head of the line. To Boss Millar, their walking delegate, - They gave their presidency, with Schannie fora mate. To Chester, the little boy with his hair in curls Was given the secretaryship by the fascinated girls. And to Armin, with his hair so black and cheeks so red The girls confided the cash, that's enough said. C As Napoleon, fa small man over Europe did reign-, So you, although small, great things may attain. This is the remark that their president made And to it, their strict attention paid. Twenty reverend Seniors, their last year have entered, And on their studies, their great minds centered. Shakespeare's Macbeth was not a whit dismaying, And Burke they thought, was T just mere playing. But the arguments of a Senior that they have just had Were really enough to drive one mad. The need of proving that all Seniors are smart, 'Was beyond all comprehension on their part. e T heir class colors are of sYale blue andgold, Chester 'climbed to the school top, so live been told, And fastened those colors to wave high and fast, And remind people always of the February class. The lirst thing they knew, Chester was canned, ' Then all the boys must go, was the Board's command. Then the girls too, deserted number two, Till vanquished by reason, their sins they rue. s e And convinced of ther folly, signed a paper, That they wished they hadn't attempted this caper. T The three guilty boys, their crimes confessed, , That punishment on the innocent might not rest. e 1 w Luther Kennedy ' -- along with incf' George Klockson A business man -,' Business Mzmagcr of The Cfapitolincg News liclitor of The Capitoliuc the mouth of Scptemberg Committees: Picnic, Financial .Xifairs of Class Dance, Picture, CChai1'.J Business Manager of The Capitolineg Orchestra, ,07, 'o8g Track Tczun, 'o8g Com- mittee: Announcement. Emma Lasch Colossal silence. Committee: Picnic CCl1air.j T1-IE' CAPITOLINE Page 13 Now even these sinners are back in their places, They've studied like-mad to keep up their paces, Now they keep step with all their classmates, Though filled to bursting seem their poor pates. Past is the grind, past are the hard places, Past our school day joys, too, and our faces Are grave. Grave as we realize how fast February, '09, will be a thing of the past. ' Nineteen happy Seniors, sitting in a row, Reach for their diplomas, their faces all laglow. Looking toward the future, the past left behind, May it prove to February, '09, very, very kind. MINNIE NELSON, February, '09. Hatchet 0f3ti0Ii June, '09, since your advent into these spacious halls of culture you have perserved a humility which betokens well of our great su- periority. Never once have you in the four years' journey across the plains ofalearning intercepted us. We will lay it to your desire for peaceful tranquility rather than your lack of nerve for the sad happy past has shown us that you are not altogether deficient there. June, '09, there has been little rivalry between us, your feelings to- wardus have always been friendly. Of course we may have had to reprove you for some thoughtless frolic or misdemeanor, but it was because we took s11ch an interest in your welfare that we did this. It is with the greatest pleasure that we recall the docility with which you listened to our teachings and the wonderful powers of adaptability you displayed in adopting the methods which our superior knowledge enabled us to suggest for your progress. How delightful it will be in the future years when you have reached to seemingly impregnable heights to remember that ours was the helping hand that reached out to guide you in laying the foundations of your destiny. Classmates of February, 1909, are you not overjoyed to behold the work of your handj Our dearest hopes have been realized. Wasl' it not with despair that we beheld the material wafted in with the breezes of February, '05. Yet just let your gaze wander over them assembled here in one vast throng and ask yourself if your work has been in vain. I need not pause for your answer for I know that you agree with me that our labors have been rewarded. ' Members of the classes of this most noted year, '09, we con- sign to its final resting place the little gleaming hatchet, diminutive Page 14 THE CAPITOLINE but mighty, to remain until you are able to present it bright with the performances of many great deeds to others who we hope will cherish and add more glories to its shining blade. FRANK ROURKE, February, ,O9. Response to Hatchet Oration Members of the Class of Mid-Year, 'oo: The class of June, ,O9, wishes to thank you all for the unceasing interest which you say you have in us. W'e certainly appreciate it. VVe have always looked up to you as a child looks up to its parents, and pardon me when I say that it was while following in your parental steps that we were led to serious trouble and disgrace. ' It has been said that we have assembled here to bury the hatchet. But has there been any hatchet? .Have we dug it up from its cold grave Where it was so honorably buried last June? It is true we tried to, but soon found that we would have to unite our forces to resist the common enemy. We have met the enemy and we are theirsf' ln this bloody battle many were sorely wounded, but we are thankful that none were lost. , We, members of February and june, ,O9, who took part in this struggle can never hope to stand as the Father of our Country stood and say, I cannot tell a lie. But we have one consolation, for we have established a precedent as a guide for the incoming hordes of barbarians. They will see where we stumbled and fell and conse- quently they will tread the narrow path. There has been no opposition between us, Mid-Year, ,0Q, as your able speaker has Ttold us. We have attended one another's social functions, February men have played side b-y side with June men on the foot ball Held, we have studied the same lessons, in the same class rooms, at the same time, from the same teachersg we both disobeyed the same rules of the school when we gave vent to our feelings of friendly class rivalry, and we both received punishment in proportion to our offense. But we have met here today to bid you all farewell, February, ,O9, to forget the past and let by-gones be by-gones. This is our love feast, probably the last we shall ever have. You are now aboutto leave us. You are ready now to step out into broader life harder battles and greater struggles, and as I speak for every member of June, ,OQ, we wish each and every one of you the greatest of success. We hope to meetyou often, in your business enterprises and socially, and hope to End you industrious and thriving. 1 The members of June, ,OQ, extend their most hearty congratula- tions to the graduating class of February, ,0Q. t WILBUR A. BoHNHoRsT, t T June, '09, I THE CAPITOLINE Page 15 Last Will and Testament of the Class of February, '09 We, the class of February, ,O9, of the City of Springfield, County of Sangamon, State of Illinois, being of sound minds and bodies, do make and publish, this, our last will and testament, in manner and form following, that is to say: I. We, being possessed of many valuables, and certainly more than We need, do hereby bequeath and bequest to the various members of the school and- faculty, a large proportion of our great wealth. 2. llVe bequeath to the individual members of the class of June, ,OQ, our themes and examination papers which we hope. will serve you well although they did not so serve us. We bequeath to the would-be Feb' ruary, '09's, the number of Burke's Conciliation needed for the said persons, and also the briefs which will be a great help to persons in such sad circumstances. The few copies of Burke that have not been dis- posed of as aforesaid, will be raffied off and the proceeds will be devoted to maintaining an asylum for those wretched victims who in the future may go mad making long briefs. We bequeath to the staff the re- sponsibility of editing the Capitoline,' for the next five months, which we hope may reach somewhere near the standard of that acquired by the February, '09, class. We bequeath all future grumblings, cares and anxities concerning the Capitoline' staffg Furthermore, do we be- queath Room 2, with its directory of former students and its master- pieces of art engraven on the desks and also the guardian spirit of the said room who is ever willing to give helpful information to the am- bitious and industrious students and fits to the slow and lazy. 3. To the haughty and complacent juniors, we bequeath our His- ory of English Literature, a most precious book of Information and we hope your minds will be capable of assimilatintg it. Furthermore do we bequeath a year's work as profitable as that we have just finished. 4. To the present Sophmores, We bequeath our nerve and energy which will be found quite necessary in overcoming the various ob- stacles of the junior year. 5. To thee, O ye timid Freshmen, who have so recently embarked in the Scholar's can0e,'do we bequeath our seemly behavior and hurnility. 6. To the Orchestra, do we bequeath our excellent judgment of harmony, and our musical genius, which displays itself, not in volume of sound but in sweetness of tone. 7. To the Athletic Assocation do we bequeath our financial as- sistance and, our presence at the various Football and Baseball games and the Animal Athletic meets for years to come. 8. T0 the Cadets we bequeath the commanding presence of our President and the military genius of our Treasurer, who maintained by force of arms the glory and honor of ':Our Class. 9. T0 Professor Enoch H. Harrison, we generously return the Physics grades Q60 and 705, and' pray they rest not heavily on his conscience as they did on the spirits .of ,OQ. J 1 Page 16 THE CAPITOLINE Io. At last, O Faculty, do we bequeath the memory of the brightest and most talented class that ever passed tthrough the High School and our sincere sympathy for the loss you sustain in our departure. CLASS OF MID-YEAR, ,OQ. CSeal.j Signed, published and declared by the above named Senior class, as the last will and testament in the presence of us, who at their re- quest have signed as witnesses of the same. THE FACULTY. ESTHER E. RALPH. Farewell Address Our High School career is ended. F Caesar, chemistry with all its tortures, Burke with all its conciliatory elements, all these with their ecstatic joys are ghosts of the past. Our dope sheets are laid asideg our pony is turned out to grassg dust settles on our forgotten books, essays and themes start the morning fires, and last but not least, our over-burdened brains rejoice. We appreciate the kindly aid and indefatigable zeal with which our teachers have guided us through the troubled waters of our High School education. Though they seemed harsh and sometimes even relentless in -their demands, yet, we now discern that their judgment was the best to be followed. They have been an important factor in the shap- ing of our High School life, exercising an influence for good, both for our individual welfare and the spirit of our school. By other classes we have been treated well, and we are not un- appreciative. We have been dictators and were obeyed, but now we must forfeit that office. Though often accused of being slow,U of want of originality .and even of being heathen, of such complimentary terms we are proud and voice our appreciation on this memorable occasion. Cur friends in the school and elsewhere we shall never forget. Kind words we always hope to remember and though injury sinks deep, let us forgive and for- get, and as we leave these halls cherish memories of profitable and pleasant trainng for the beginning of our life's work. We trust and sincerely believe that we have profited during the course just completed and we feel that we are fortified to do our part in the co-ld, cold world. But now to our theme. It is with fondest regret that we part from these pleasant associations. Our class meetings are over. Our president has called us to order for the last time, and though wie are glad that the grind is over, nevertheless, we realize the solemnity of this occasion. But why do we dwell only upon the solemnity of this occasion? Is it not a credit to have finished a creditable .High School course? Is this the last time the class of February, ,OQ, shall be heard? Shall we not sally forth, from the battle of life with some laurels to lay at the feet of dear Alma Mater, the High School of Springfield, Illinois. And now to our school mates, to our teachers, to all, we, the Mid- vear class of 1909, bid farewell. PARKE FREARK. , L L W. I. Millar Mc, myself and I. Nellie Mahoney l'lic local staff, nouncemcnts, CCliair,H 7 Local Editor of The Capi- tolincg Committees: June, '08, Eiitertaininentg An' Class Prcsidentg ex-officio member of Committees: Val- CCllCt0I'l2l11j President of Forum llehntiiig Society. Minnie Nelson f'Lct's skate. Class Historian. ' 1 PEEEEEELW CLASS POEM. 6'rc'sTo The cl H55 of R2 bvuo ry 'og Heve'S Yolhe Hue and gohi, Here'b1oU1e b oysgsobrauc mzdsobolri, The be ST. 'EMI you eve? can f md. He vcfshflke 3 w1s,may 'U1e3 eifev Us of olol,Lravc,SQCuuY1ch. undivue, HQv6'STo'ih6?veszclenTuwJ010.55 offxce rsloo, in D Heve'SToxU1eT'r 1Cr1facuWTp, HcrGsTo0uvpaslu1mUx1TS jolly Soodfun, WTB ulsworlgfamluves, f1TldiflCTOY1C5, ' Mereifonme pr-cSGYmT,w1Th QU o 1Tsg'lf'.e, Eh' The aol has been reached each one, HETAES Tribe fuTure,muy1T Pruven mth m ml, Of weumyfame and forxfxme fomu. 4 Hcre'5To our sch ooh wznw ffSdCuv old MH S, Bal 45161.05 . go.30v6 yho Zucigliow miiaiira Page 18 THE CAPIT OLINE f W Stones p How Carl Got Even I . Swish! Down came Karl closely followed by a basket of corn from a slide upon the back of 'a hog, who startled by such unusual weight, raised a loud squeal and scampered off leaving Karl in a heap upon the ground. A loud laugh came from behind the corn crib which indicated that Billtand Tom were the perpetrators of ths swift descent. They had put two greased boards upon the stairs which led to the pig pen and when Karl went to feed. the hogs they thought it wouldsbe great sport to see him slide. - I The bewildered Karl collected himself and when he heard the, boys laughing he called after them, You just wait, Iill get even with you yet. - - Bill and Tom Nolan were great mischief makers and nothing pleased them more than to have a laugh at some one's expense. They put red pepper in the bouquet that Freddie Harris, the sport of the town, sent to his best girl and when a ball was going full blast at the home of a rich gentleman, turned out the lights and yelled Fire! causing great commotion which resulted in the smashup of many costly articles. They were known as the mischievous brothers to the people of the community. Karl went about his work scratching his head as if in profound thought. It did not take him long, however, to make his plans for after a while he Wore a broad grin upon his face. I-Ie accosted Tom who was feeding his rabbits near the barn. I say, Tom, jim Brady is going to play a trick on you tonight. Is 'that so, asked Tom, in surprise, we must stop himf, I'll tell you what to do. l'll put a tub of water in the hay loft by the ladder and a little before dark you go up and wait until jim comes under the hole to go up the ladder and when I whistle you dump the water down upon him. You're a brick Karl, but what is Bill going to do, he inquired. j - Oh Bill will throw a bucket -of water on him from behind, answered Karl, and by the way don't tell Bill what I told you. . Tom assented and soon after Karl found Bill sitting on anfover- turned barrel munching an apple. K You know Jim Brady is going to play a trickon you, inquired arl. I certainly don't, he answered, becoming interested. r ' VVell he is, continued Karl, and Illl tell you how to tix him. I'll put the hose in the barn and you squirt him through the loft hole when I signal by Whistling. 1 Carl Rebok A star twirlcrf' Esther Ralph Oh Carl if-, Salutatoriang Exchange Editor of The Capitolincg Comrnittees: Color: l'iI- Imwg Clais YYHI. Frank Rourke VVopp him on the big nose. XVit and Humor Editor of The Capitolincg TIEI.tCllC1I Oratiou. Committees: Colorg Pi low. THE CAPITOLINE Page 19 That's all right but what is Tom going to doin insisted Bill. VV'hy, he will clouse him from the pigeon loft. Soon after dark Tom heard a footstep in the barn and he grabbed his tub in readiness. A low whistle awakened him to further action and down went the contents of the tub upon the boy beneath, and at the same moment a swift stream of water came full in his face. Sputtering was audible both below and aloft. Tom thought: I'll give Iim. a chance to swim before the season opens. I wonder how he got the hose on. Bill said to himself: jim won't need a bath for a year when I get through with him. I wonder where he got that water. The water tournament lasted a few minutes and soon their mother was startled by the two boys as they came trooping in. Each was soused until there was not a dry spot upon him. , Bill looked at his brother in surprise and stammered, IvI thought you were jim. ' Tom, after some hesitation, replied, And I thought you were jim. Karl who had just entered gave vent to loud peals of laughter and that is how he got even. ' PARKE FREARK, . 6 February, ,O9. How Girls Study Did you ever see two girls get together to study of an evening? I have and it generally goes like this: In 1673 Marquette discovered the Mississippi. In 1673 Marquette dis-W'hat did you say,'Ide? You would so much rather see the hair coiled than braided? Yes, so would I. It's so much more stylish, and it looks classical, too g but how do you like-O dear I will never learn this lesson. ' 'fIn 1863 Lafayette discovered the Wisconsin. In 1863 Lafayette discovered the-well. What's the matter with me anyhow? In 1873 Marquette dscovered the Mississippi. I don't care if he did, I suppose the Mississippi would have got along just as well if Marquette had never looked at it. Now, see here, Ide, is there anything about my looks that would give you the understanding that I knew when Columbus founded Jamestown, and how George Washington won the battle of Shiloh? Of course there isn't. Historyis a horrid study anyhow. No use either. Now French is ever so much nicer. I can introduce French phrases very often and one must know I have studied the language. What is the lesson tomorrow? Oh yes, conjugation of parlor. Let's see, how does it commence? Te parle, tu parle, il par-il par-il'well il, thenl Conjugations don't amount to anything. I know some of the phrases that are appropriate here and there, and in almost every localityg and how's anyone going to know but what I have the conjugations all by heart? Page 20 THE CAPITOLINE Have I got my geometry? No, I'm just going to study it. Thirty- ninth is it not? f . A Let the triangle ABC, triangle AH-say Ide, have you read about Florence and Jack? I think that it is utterly ut, but jack is simply gorgeous. I'm completely crushed on him- Oh, this theorem! I Let the triangle ABC? be right angled at B. On the side BC. erect the square BD on the side AB, the square AI on the other side. Did I tell you Sister Cecilia gave me a new piece of music today, a sonata? It is immense. The tones fairly stir my soul. I am never going to take anything but sonatas after this. I got another new piece too. It's name is Dreaming. Isn't that a beautiful name? I asked Tom if he like the name but when he began to whistle, What's the use of sleeping, I could see that he did not think it was very nice. Where was I? I, yes, the side AC, the squrae AE. Draw the line--come on, let's go on with our astronomy. It's on-Are all the- planets inhabited? C , s A Now, Ide, I think they are and I have thought about it a great deal. I banged my hair again last night. I wanted a Merry Widow bang just too bad for any use, but pa raved so, that I had to give in. Yes I think they are inhabited and I should likegto visit some of them, but you would not catch me living on Venus. Eight seasons, just think how often We would have to get a new outfit' to keep up with the styles. What you are not going? I am so sorry, but I suppose you are tired, I am. It always makes me almost sick to study a whole evening like this. I think that we ought to be given a vacation, or at least the lessons be made a little shorter. V And the next morning they go to school and tell the other girls how awfully hard they have studied. C. REBOK, February, 'o9. jThe Wanderings of an Old Square Piano Y I was among the first square pianos made in America. In those days there were no factories, but one man made each instrumententire. My maker, although an artist in'his work, lived in a miserable little cottage in abject poverty. Often while he was working on me he would tell me what a beautiful home I was to have when completed. Or how a gentleman from New York had hunted him up and ordered me, payng him two thousand dollars for the order. All these things made me happy. At last after three years I was finished and 'then Iiwas to be sent away. My old maker's voice trembled as he told the family that he must pack me that day. After many tears had been shed and each had played me a farewell in which the harmonies of my maker Chester Sikking lQVff1'ylJ0dy,s friend. - Theoline Sharp i'.Xu Qxemplzuy Dl'CSlflLJ1ll..U Czzpitolincg Class Dzw lm gramg Cummitteesz Pin CZOIIIIUCIICEIIICIIY I rogmm Photo? Class Vice-Presi dent. . Alumni Editor of The : l VVit and Humor Ifditm' of The Capitolineg Class Prop- lxecyg Committees: Ar- rangement of Class Dance. '0Sg Ifutertaimnentq Class Secretary. Gladys Steele Queen of Tmkiuf' Committees: Blotlog A11- uouuccmeut. THE CAPITQLINE Page 21 hurt me as badly as the discords of the baby, I was wrapped -in many soft coverings and slipped carefully into a large box. As the lid was being adjusted I heard the baby! say softly, good by, old piano, I hope I shall see you again some day. . After a very rough and tiresome journey I arrived at my new home where I was taken from my box, my coverings removed, and es- corted by ten men into the music room where the family had gathered to see me. This was the beginning of the happy life' I led in this home. Being one of the first families in New York many of the great musicians, both of this country and Europe came to see me and to play upon me. I-Iow well I remember those dreamy nights when the fingers of masters caressed me, as under their touch I gave forth my most brilliant or pathetic harmony. . I lived thus free and happy for twelve years scarcely realizing they were gone until I began to hear much talk of Europe and closing the house for two years. I shuddered, think of being left alone in that house for' two years. Miss Alice, my young mistress, noticed my melancholy tones. Poor piano, she said softly, you don't have to stay here all that time alone, we will send you to sister in Boston. So it happened that two- weeks later I took leave of my friends, at an informal musical given by Miss Alice and started on my second journey. O11 arriving at my new home I was so very much pleased to find it much like the one I had left. Miss Alice's sister, Mars. May, had a daughter Mhrguerite who was about fifteen years old. I had seen her once when she as a small child had visited her grandfather with her mother, so we seemed almost like old friends. Although no great musicians came to see me here she had attended a convent school and played very well. She spent hours with me each day so that I did not gt lonesome for a long time. I livedfthere five years. As Marguerite grew older and more proficient she often gave musicales for her young friends. After awhile I saw that something was wrong. Marguerite would spend her practice hours gazing out of the window or playing dreamy love songs and lullabys. I noticed also that the number of recitals grew less as the calls 'of a certain Mr. Austin became more frequent. I felt neglected and lonesome. I grew very jealous of that man, I almost hated him. I never could understand very much that was said for they usually spoke in French. One day he took her hand, The brute, I thought, That is my hand,', but I soon discovered my mistake. The next week Mrs. May gave a dinner for Marguerite at which the engagement was announced. Then followed the usual rush of festivities ending with the wedding trip. Two weeks- after their return they moved to Philadelphia and took me with them. Although they made many friends there few of them were musical and Marguerite still neglected me. So the timedragged along, a year passed, and during the next one a beautiful little girl came to Austin Place and adding one more reason for neglecting me, Eva Austin grew more beautiful and dreamy every year. She was six years old when her father and mother decided to give her music lessons. I was Page 22 THE CAPITOLINE delighted, for what piano would not prefer all the throes of discords called up by untrained lingers to absolute neglect. Miss Eva was both talented and studious and I noted her progress with great pleasure. For three years I really enjoyed life. One day, it was Evais birthday, a very depressing thing happened. After much commotion and laughter in which Eva's mingled I saw eight big men bringing something very heavy into the music room. Then I heard Mrs. Austin exclaim, A new Baby Grand Piano, now aren't you happy, Eva? Oh! papa, it is so lovely. J ,By this time it was unwrapped and it certainly was pretty, al- lowing for its peculiar shape and the fact that it. had only three legs. While I was looking it over and wondering how it would sound I felt myself rudely jerked into the center of the floor. Looking up I saw that those big awkward men were the cause of the disturbance. Eva saw them at the Sametime and commanded them to leave me alone. Then to my surprise and grief Mr. Austin told Eva that she did not need two pianos, that he could not afford to keep both and that people always sent the old piano back to the store when they got a new one. All these arguments were put in such a tender but decided tone and were in themselves so convincing that my heart sank in despair. Some- thing of the same nature seized Eva for she buried her head on my keys and sobbed quetly. Just then the merry voice of Uncle Dick called out from the living room to know the cause of this April shower. Eva ran to him and confided her story. Oh, we can fix that all right, he said cheerfully. Eva was not so easily satisfied, she looked in- quiringly at him waiting for him to explain. Easy enough, he said, smiling. You wouldn't mind letting me have it for Julius, would you? I am sure he would promise to keep it nice. Eva looked over at me doubtfully. Uncle Dick went on, Now the reason you donlt want the store to have it is because you think maybe they won't treat it right, isn't it? Well you know Julius will love it as much as you do, and take just as good care of it. lfVon't you let him have it? filwel-lK.U ' I A That is a good girl now, let me talk to papa a moment. Thus I was rescued from the old cold world by Uncle Dick with whom I was to live for the next two years. Uncle Dick lived in Balti- more so the next day I started on my last railroad journey. Julius had the soul of avirtuoso, but his body was entirely too Weak to admit of anything like regular practice. He was small of stature and his extreme paleness was accented by his large dreamy brown eyes and dark hair. To him music was life. He used to sit by the hour with his head close tome humming his beautiful dreams and lstening for my responding vibrations. Then sometimes when he felt stronger he would play his dreams off and his mother would write them as he played. One day some one brought a tall handsome young Bohemian in to see him. Julius asked him to play and oh !--what thrills ran through me as he began Listz's Hungarian Rhapsodie, No. 8. Often in my first Ruth Wilson A model student. Asssistaut Editor-in-Chief of The Capitolineg Class Poctg Committees: Motto: Photo. x Karl Stockdale A Steeple-j:xc'c.', News Iiditm' of The Capitoliucg Committees : Commer1ccvmentPrngram THE CAPITOLINE Page 23 home the great masters had played that. I-Ie came often after that and played more like my first friends than any one I knew. About a year after he first came, early one morning I was aroused by an unusual amount of noise.. Every one was hurrying to and fro carrying things out of doors and rushing in again. The shades were drawn in the music room so I could not see out, but through the door opening into the living room I watched with interest several strange men in black shiny coats and hats, as they ran in and out of the house. In the street I heard a queer pounding noise and a sound like running water. just then there was a terrible crash not a foot fnom me and all was blackness. When I recovered a few moments later I discovered that the window at my right had been broken by the force of the water that struck it, and I was standing in puddles of water and covered with broken I glass. r This was practically the end of my beauty for I received scars that day that I will carry all my life. The very next week, with no small attempt at bravery I resigned my place in the music room and the heart of Julius to another Baby Grand, but this time there was no Eva to cry for me nor Uncle Dick to come to my rescue. After one farewell jmelody from Julius I was ruthlessly carried off by the men who had 'brought the new instrument. ' They took me to a large room where I found at least fifteen 'of us. Never in all my life had I seen so many in one place. Some of them looked so funny to rne. While I somewhat resembled a large table, they looked like a chest of drawers with the middle one standing open. Ilheard a man call one of these an upright and I thought the name sounded as queer as they looked.. I stayed in the store many months, during which time I was somewhat repaired from the effects of my accident. I had many admirers but they all decided on a cheaper in- strument without scars. At last one day an elderly looking man came in leading a little girl. I heard him speak my' name to the salesman and my heart bounded for I liked his appearance-and the little girl- surely I had seen her before. But where could it have been? The gen- tleman led her very close to me and as she put out her long slender fingers to run them rapdly over me, I realized that she was blind, No Ieehad never seen her before for I had never known but one blind child. I-Ie was a boy of twelve when I lived in Boston and would be grown by now. But still the gleam of the sun on those golden curls and those beautiful large blue eyes 'that were so deceiving-I certainly must have seen them somewhere. ,While I was trying to remember where it could have been the man bought me. I was delivered that afternoon at a neat little cottage far out from the noise of the city. There is no music room here and I almost till the little living room but the family is small and they all love me so much that they don't mind being crowded some for me. All that first afternoon I spent in meditation. What was it about these people that was so strangely familiar? The mother brought up as many recollections as the child. I could see each in pages of the past, except that this mother looked somewhat younger Page 24 THE CAQPITOLINE than the one of Mary. Then out of my dreams I heard the mother saying softly to her husband, It reads -like a storyg it seems as if some lost member of the family had returned. To think of ever finding one of the old pianos father made. ,I am sure if he were alive he could tell us just whom it was made for. 5 N This was a revelation. This other than was the fzaxen-haired blue- eyed baby of my old maker, It was her child's resemblance to her own babyhood thatawakened my memory. Now I am looking forward to a peaceful happy old age spent with those that ,I love and that love me. V ' RUTH M. VANDEVENTER, EE -' Z.. 5, ,ff C 2' Y 1 A ' iQXE':g?,f 5 'J' w- .fini 'rw ' 1141 Q, if il lg r IN 7 1 Elizabeth Riggfins Sure, of course. Committees: Color, Class Day. Arnim White Military. liclitorvin-Cllief of The Capitoliuc Class Oratioug Committvcsr Class Day, fCll?lll',JQ Tl'CZlS1l1'QiT. CClmir.jg Pillow, CCl1alr THE CAPITOLINE C Page 25 T literature an flllusic Epuen BY RUTH VANDEVENTER. . iThe Girls' Glee Club is practicing on Wednesday after sfchool now. They soon hope to be able to sing in public. ' 4 A quartette has been formed of Messrs. Carl Luers, Carl Ihlen- feldt, Earl Willey and Leslie Smith. They practice Wednesday afternoon after the seventh period. , The Wranglers have challenged the Forum to as debate on the question: Resolved, that Labor Unions promote the best interests of the Working Man. The Wranglers have the negative side of the question. The three debaters who will represent them are Messrs. Patton, Haynes and Mahoney. The Wranglers were guests of the Young Men's Club of the Cen-tral Baptist Church on Tuesday, the 12th, to hear a debate on the samesubject. After the debate Mr. Hussey and the class had a. banquet at the St. Nicholas. The Wranglers hope for many victories during the 'next semester. T' In the last number of The Capitoline was an article concerning a new society which has recently been organized. The Philomathians, as it has been named, are succeeding splendidly. There are at the present time about forty members, 'who meet the first and third Tuesday of every month in the old business department, where an interesting program is carried out by members of theorganization. Gn the 13th of January in the evening the members attended a, merry sleighing party. tThe ride around the town and through Washington Park was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Miss Foulke chaperoned the party. T Lest Bas Bleus e T C The last meetings of the club. have been musical and literary pro- gramsf At two of the meetings two topics from the Pathiinder were: discussed. Both programs were interesting g but the latter, besides being instructive, caused great merriment, for the last Pathiinder contained good stories,,especia1ly one very interesting anecdote about President Roosevelt. The musical program was given inthe old business depart- mentf Vocal and piano solos were rendered and several interesting and amusing stories were read. The club awaits with eagerness the next meeting, when Miss Smith will show and interpret some famous paintings. t Q . 4 Page 26 THE CAPIT OLINE 18611---fEllumnii19O9 EDITED BY THEOLINE SHARP. -.l- g June, ,O4. ' Hal Patton and jack Creighton of Michigan University at Ann Arbor, spent their Xmas holiday at home. . , F February, ,o6. Nellie Stebbleton, who attends Chicago Musical College, was home for the holidays. . . W . ' June, 'o6. V l The following Illinois University students spent the holidays in Springfield: Earl Stuart and Louis Herndon. Philemon Lewis returned home from Princeton University to spend Xmas. Irwin Stuart and ,Iohn Deal, who attend school in Chicago, spent Xmas at home. . e , June, 707. Richard Herndon, Helen Barker, Harry Happer and Robert Wil- liams of the Illinois University spent Xmas holidays in Springfield. I. Ellis Egan and Vallee Appel, who attend school in Chicago, came home for Xmas week. February, 'o8. Mabel Bowers, who attends Knox College at Galesburg, was home for the holidays. Anna Hartman came home from the Lewis Institute in Chicago Xmas week. LaFayette Smith returned home fromthe Unversity of Michigan for Xmas vacation. W Perre Steele, who attends the Northwestern College at Chicago, was home for the holidays. Y F June, 'o8. The following students at college returned home for the Xmas holif days: John Merriman of Illinois Un-iversityg Marguerite Sell and Jesse Crafton of Knox College, Galesburgg Wiley Meredith of Wesleyan Universityg Reed Fisher and Kate Lewis from the eastg.EHie Morgan and Mary Scott of Milliken University of Decaturg and Margaret and Mildred Armstrong of RedlWing, Minn. , Lyle V. Barnes, who is in the lumber business at Mattoon,,spent Xmas holidays in Springfield. F L Mary VVinchell visited in Pleasant Plains during December: Helen Barnes is visiting in Chicago. A THE CAPITOLINE i .Page 27 EICIBNQQS EDITED BY ESTHER RALPH. The Mid-Year Graduating Class has had the responsibility of editing The Capitoline during the past live months and as this Corn- mencement number is the last issue we will edit, we wish to take this opportunity for thanking our exchanges for the many suggestions they have given that have helped us to improve our paper. We also hope that you will continue to exchange with The Capitoline while it is in the management of the new staff. The Eugene High School News from Eugene, Oregon, is a new exchange. It is a large magazine and has an abundance of illustrations in its Xmas number. This paper also contains a number of interesting stories, among them the story entitled Which P in which the college graduate shows his loyalty to his good old high school. The poem, Found in O'Leary's Desk, is quite htunorous. A The department work in the Trident from Hillsboro, Ohio, is good, but where are your cuts and illustrations? The High School Bem-a from Lincoln, Illinois, is a neat paper a11d has an abundance of literature, but the paper is devoid of illustra- tions. The story entitled, A Tour fbi England, is an interesting his- torical account. T , The Imp from Bridgeton, Boston, has a good literary department. The Maroon and VVhite has a neat and appropriate cover design. WVe like your paper. ' The High School Monthly from Bay City, Michigan, has had a good foot ball squad this year, as is shown in the picture of the team. The High School Voice from Owensboro, Ketnucky, is a neat little paper and has a number of short, interesting storiesj The Newtonia from Newton, Iowa, has a neat frontispiece. The cuts in the Mirror from Indianapolis are up to the usual stand- ard of excellence maintained by that paper and the cover design is quite unique. The literary department contains a numberof short stories. The poem, To Our Furnace, is good. The personals and locals in the Clarion are good. The Canter- bury Tales which are given in this magazine are interesting to all' readers, but especially interesting to the Seniors who had the pleasure of studying Chaucer's Prologue Q The Northwestern Magazine from Northwestern University, g Page 28 THE QAPITOLINE Evanston, Ill., is an excellent literary paper. The paper differs in many respects from the majority of our exchanges, which consist mostly of high school' papers. T , V c . The old fashioned fireplace and the Yule logs make a veryappro- priate design for cover of the Xmas number of the Tooter from South Omaha, Nebraska, and the color scheme is good. The Toots are good. -The poem entitled New Year's Meditations, in the M. G4 Aerolith is certainly characteristic of its name and very appropriate for this time of the year. The description of Hellrowing Canyon is quite interesting. T i t The literary department of the Whims is good. The Decaturian contains a number of long, interesting stories. iThe Pebbles from Marshalltown, Iowa, has a very appropriate cover design ior the january issue. The page entitled, Characters in Verse, is certainly good. The cuts are fine. THE GAPITOI-INE L M Page 29 s' L am A FEBRUARY ' DANCE. .9 l Neither the prevailing inclement weather nor the three or four other dances that Were- given on the same night kept the February, '09, sub- scription dance from being a brilliant affair. From 8:30 0'clock until 12:00 there was not a dull moment, and several numbers on the pro- gram had to be omitted on account of not having enough time. There were about forty couples present and many others expressed their disappointment in not being able to attend. D The proceeds will be used in helping to pay the commencement expenses. Albert Schanbacher, a former member of the February, log, class, but now studyng in Hamburg, Germany, writes that he spent his vacation in Berlin, Where he attended a show at the King's theater, and also went through the art buildings. He says the weather is cold in Germany. y L ' CELEBRATE LINCOLN CENTENNIAL. p c On january 22, the members of Mr. Scott's civics class celebrated the Lincoln Centennial in Mr. Scott's room. The room was beauti- fully decorated with flags and pictures and busts of Lincoln. The fol- lowing program was given during the fifth hour: - s I. Linco1n's Ancestors ............................. Ethel Dolan 2. Lincoln's Boyhoodv. . . .... Raymond Knotts 3. Lincoln's Manhood . . . ......... D. Propst 4. Lincoln as a Lawyer .... . ....... R. Turley 5. Lincoln's Political Life ...' ..... Grace Frame 6. Lincoln as President . . . .... Alma Merriman 7. Lincoln's Assassination . .. ..... Gladys Coiiin Page 30 THE CAPIT OLINE FEBRUARY, ,IO, CLASS ELECT GFFICERS. The following are the ofticers elected by the members of the Feb- ruary, ,IO, class: William J. Shaw-President. Jean Quinlan--Vice President. Ellen Hopkins-Secretary. Ralph ColbyeTreasurer. ' A C BACCALAUREATE SERMON. 4 The first of the graduating exercises of the February, '09, class was given on ,Sunday night, January 31, at the Second Presbyterian Church, when the class and a large number of friends and relatives who were present listened to the baccalaureate sermon preached by' Rev. Adelbert P. Higley. The theme of the sermon was higher educa- tion, and the four things it leads to, namely: Knowledge of the real, knowledge of right, knowledge of love and knowledge of duty. The sermon was one of the finest ever heard here and was thoroughly appreciated by all. A V - SENIOR PARTY. The members of the February, ,O9, class enjoyed a very pretty event in the form of a class party given at the home of the class presi- dent, W. I. Millar, jr. The evening was spent with games and various amusements. Several members of the faculty were present and also some members of the ,Tune class. During the recent sleighing weather several sleighing parties were given by the different .High School classes. CLASS DAY EXERCISES. V The Class Day exercises of the February, ,OQ, were held in the .High School auditorium on Tuesday, Feb. 2. The following program was given: , Presiden-t's Address .... iWil1iam J. Millar Class Phophecy ..... Chester Sikking Piano Solo ....... .... T heoline Sharp Class Oration . . . .... Arnim White Class History . . . . . Minnie Nelson Class Poem . . . .... Ruth Wilson Piano Solo ....... ............. T heoline Sharp Hatchet Oration . . . ............... 'Frank Rourke Response ....... .... W ilbur Bohnhorst, June, ,OQ Class Will ........ . .i ............... Esther Ralph Farewell Address .. . .............. Parke F reark THE CAPITOLINE p Page 31 ff 'kai - 1' in r 1 vw ,f,tftlHlHltlt4 i li Ann i' if ',w W .v . ,,,ge1gZ 'v p L., tx I 5 x . l HUMOR p EDITED BY CHESTER SIKKING AND FRANK ROURKE. i Madame A La Fluso's Farewell Madame A La,F1uso, the re- nownd princess of wish, her duty dutifully accomplished, will now return to her subterranean abode from whencexnought can again bring her into connection with the tickle world. Althoughnot Wholly pleased with the erudites of this earthly joint, she did not leave Without leaving a splendid legacy of splendid advice. 'The substance of this exquisite instruction exists in passages like Do others before they do you. Attempt nothing and accomplish it thoroughly. What you can put off until tomorrow, don't do today. If business inter- feres with your pleasures, cut out the businessf' With this she gathered her delicate coarse robes about her and with a bewitching grin she sloughed majestically to her gondola and swept swiftly down the clear current of the town branch into the fantastic oblivion of the great nothingness. Alighting from her barge she shot a soothing glance from her lurid eyes, and treading lightly among the sage brush she stepped into a puddle and disappeared. Ten original Seniors, standing in a line, S e One goes out for pleasure, that leaves nine. Nine dignified Seniors, sitting on a gate, One falls off, that leaves eight. Eight ambitious Seniors on their road to fame, If one fails to reach it, then who is to blame? e Seven merry Seniors, full of funny tricks, One got canned, then there were six. Six gallant Senoirs, all ready to strive, ' One got sick, then there were five. Five happy Seniors going through the door, One fell back, then there were four. Four sad Seniors, only waiting to see, Page 32 I THE CAPITOLINE One goes to Aim Arbor, that leaves three. X Three lonesome Seniors, don't 'know what to do, . One to Oklahoma goes, that leaves two. Two busy.Senors, full of glee and fun, Another goes to teaching, that leaves one. , 'f One ambitious Senior, his work is not done, . Going 'to keep on studying, thinks it is only fun. V -1.l.i.1.... I Revenge Willie- And so you quarreled ? Charlie-' Yes , she sent back all my presents. And what do you cunnnen T friirl P ., iffy-.. .. ,...u. Willie-- Can t guessf' Charlie-'lI sent her .1 half dozen boxes of face powder, with a note explaining that I'd taken about that much home on my cout since I'd known her. I ,, Not F ar Wrong A teacher asked a little boy to spell responsibility, which he did. Now, Tommy, said theteacher, can you tell me the meaning of that big word Pi' Yis mum, answered Tommy. If I had only four buttons on. my trousers, and two came off, all the responsiblity would hang on the other buttonsf' .ii-.- i ' ' It's Human Breathes there a man with a soul so dead, Who never to himself has said, As he banged his toe against the bed, i I U'Hk!!!???l'lf 4?X?!,':? -it-i.-.......-. K A Happy Thought Stranger+ My friend, why are you swearing so P , Cussity- VVhy? Because of a blank fool of a doctor. I got some pills for a pain in the back, and the direcfons read: 'Take one a half hour before you feel pain com- ing on.' A Letter of Popular Songs A My .Honey Boy: Since you call me dearie, I am keeping my love for thee, But don't you tell I told you, A 'Neath the old apple tree. It's not because your hair is curly, Nor that your eyes are blue. But when eyes like yours Look into eyes like' mine what . can I do? You can't be a friend to everybody But be a friend to me, V And I'll keep a little' cosy corner f In my heart for thee. I I'm starving for one sight of you, . My soldier boy in blue. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, I ' For there's nobody just like you. When from the trees dead leves are falling, In the golden autumn time, I You'll come home to the one that's waiting, . So good, bye, Sweetheart of mine. . ' l T 1 I L I I i v W L F E i I L 41 FOOTBALL TEAMQ '08. S. H. S. 1iHE CAPITOLINE g Page Sit Q W 9 ve 5 s NY ! ' H EDITED BY MILTON GAFFNEY. Football Review Although the football team of '08 did not have the high standing made by the teams of the two preceding years, the individual 'mem- bers of this year's team deserve a great deal of praise for their per- sistency, which won them a successful close to ai season of many dis- appointments. 4 At the beginning of the season there were only four men who had played on the team before, and of these only two played throughout the season, these being Earl Lyons and Robert Spengler. Spengler's work at half back was exceptionally good for one who had never played behind the line. He did the greatest part of the forward passing, which was a great factor of the team's playing, and in thisline his work surpassed anything ever seen on a Springfield team. Lyons retained his old position at center, and as usual made the center of the line impregnable to all assaults. In no game did he fail to ,distinguish himself by breakingf through to block punts and to play circles around the unlucky man who opposed him. To Arnin White is due perhaps more credit than any other member of the team. When Fredericks Was barred from the team afterlthe. jacksonville game, the team was left without any .one who knew how to run it. After constant-practice and diligent study, White attained the undisputed confidence of every member of the team, which he gen- eraled in a very satisfactory manner. g Carl Ihlenfeldt, who played left end, played a great defensive game, being a sure .man on open tackles, and with a little more training and more speed should develop one of the fastest ends in the State. Henry Weisenmeyer, who played the other end of the line, proved Page 34 - THE CAPIT OLINE himself one of the surest exponents of the forward pass in High School footbal by his handsome work in the Lincoln and Greenfield games. He is a fair tackler and showed gameness in every play. Edward Bullard played john Merrman's position at right half, and although he was unfortunate in being on the injured list the greatest part of the season, exhibited an amount of pluck that never failed to make good to Springfield's advantage. , A A The full back position was filled ably byiAzel Copeland, whose build made him a consistent ground gainer . Copeland is a hard,tackler and if he can develop more speed will ,prove an' important factor of next year's back field. : , i Vv'ill Reisner was the successful aspirant to left tackle and played a steady game through the whole season. He did good work in goal kicking, his kick Winning the Lincoln game. A - - Albert Spengler, who played the other tackle, deserves credit for being the best defensive player on the.team. His speed and Weight always carried him through the line, and something happened when he got through.. His efforts went a great way toward making a successful team. Warren Page and Earl Willey, who held the position of guards, were a winning combination, and with the aid of thecenter, made a defense that was hard to break up. Owing to an accident at he first of the season, Captain Gaffney was not able to play in many gamesq i By graduation, the team will lose White, Gaffney, Page and Bul- lard. But with such material as Cauby, Asa and Fredricks, there is no reason why the Springfield High School should not have the fastest team in the State next fall, as we sincerely hope they will. A Special attention should be given to the development, of speed, and I am certain that if the same spirit prevails that did this year, Spring- field people will witness such football as can not be 'seen outside of Universities. y A Spring Athletics Although it will be a number .of weeks before the track and baseball teams begin actual practice, some of the school athletes' are taking ad- vantage of the gymnasium at the new Y. M. C. A., and are rounding themselves into condition. When asked about the prospects of a track team, Captain Bohnhorst said: A V In spite of the fact that very few experienced track men will ap- THE cAr1ToL1NE. ' . Page 35 pear in uniform this spring when the call for candidates is made yet it is the opinion of those Whofare closely connected with the track work and have watched it with interest during the past few years, that a team will be developed this year, which will put Springfield High School near the top of the list in track athletics. Irwin, Barker,'Locl-ze, Armbruster, Woods, Cauby, Knox, Reisner and many others are promising material and with some good Work will undoubtedly make good. p The captain wishes all candidates to start payingaspecial attention to their physical condition and stop all dissipation, so that when the training starts, which will be the latter part of this month, they will be able to stand the strain without any injurious effects. If we can get a good crowd of fellows out for the team we are sure to produce a winning squad. Remember, whether you have ever had any experience or not, there may be something in YOU which could help. us win the much coveted Corn Belt pennant. Everybody come out and the best manwill get the event. A In speaking of this year's baseball team Captain Copeland said as follows: VVe intend to start indoor practice with the track team and this should put the men in fair shape for the opening of the season. The following men have already signified their ,intention of trying out for the eam: Spengler, pitcher g. Ihlenfeldt, Walker, Page, Rebok, catchersg Wiesenmeyer, Lyons, Bullard, McCullough and! Miester, infieldersg Reisner, O'Keefe, Kinsella, Haines, York and Boynton, outfielders. Besides arranging games wth Peoria, Decatur, East St. Louis, and other schools we may gain admittance into the City League. . It is expected that the strongest factor of this year's team will be the batting as some of last season's strongest hitters are still in school. There will be a number of positions to be filled by new men and in order to 611 them satisfactorily all should report at the first vracflce- -. 1 t- ir, W' - -' vw i - L Page 36 THE CAPITOLINE X . g ZEDITED' BY NELLiE MAHONEY.V i I i A Miss MCG.-ftrying to point out the evil results from the use of al- coholj In what way, is it worse to be a habitual drunkard than to indulge in occasional sprees ? Ben -A.+fFinancially. B.- My money is wet money. P.- HoW's that F B.- In the morning its dew and at night its mist. -EX. Edythe-J'You would be a good dancer only for two things. g Myrtle- What are they? Edythe+ Your feet. ' Arnim W.-CAfter Mr. Scott had finished telling a story of 'a woman who walked out of a room in blood above her shoe topsj S-he must have had awfully low shoes on. Y f Whenever you want to know anything about your own business just ask Francis M. ,lg 1 Miss L.- -Iames, what areeyou whispering in class for? IQC.-f'Because I didn't want to talk out loud. 'Ruth D. fcorrectingscansion in Englishj You oughtgto make .'herf longf' ' y - jack F. C in Physicsj- You rub it with a damp cloth but a wet cloth would be better. Ruth P.- Miss Keyes, I'll come up and help you HX your datesf' Mr. Soott Cwhile speaking -of Helen' Hunt jacksonj-- But be careful how you divide that name into syllables. e , Lady fat jeweler'sj- Is this diamond . genuine ? i jeweler- As genuine as your own hair, Madamf' ' Lady+ Let me see something else. -Ex. a Teacher- What is the oldqbat- tle cry of the Revolution that still brings tears to ours? Pupil- In onions there is strength? 4 , Mr. .... to fA. D.-'fA., you had better change your seat ifurther toward the frontg it isn't good for you to be so near so many girls. THE GAPITOLINEW Page 37 M.-'KDid he kick the bucket P .C- No he only turned a little pail Cpalej-Ex. Miss K.- What is the lesson for today ?'f . J: C.- The one you assigned. Teacher- What is the largest river in Italy, Leo? Leo-- The-the-the Leo's Sister- Say Po. Leo. Leo Qqucklyj- Sapolio.',-Ex. Mr. Scott- VVheni did 'President Lincoln die? ' N 1. N.-'tHe was killed on the 14th of April and died the next day. Iohnny,i' said his mother se- verely, 'isomeone has taken a piece of ginger cake out of the pantry. Johnny blushed guiltilyk Oh, Johnny, she said, I didn't think it was in you. It ain't all replied I., part of itis in Elsie. --EX. e Miss Gault Cto I-I. G. in Phys. class- VVhat are bacteria? H. G.- Bugs, p 1 B. A. fin Engj- The Normans were extinguished by their beardsf' A. McI. C describing the travels of Dr. Faustus, after having men- tioned several places where he journeyed, saidj and I think he even went to Haydesf' Mss NV.-- Oh, no, not yet. Miss MCG.- john, tell me an easy way to take Quininef' john C.+'tWell, in a capsule. Miss Kimber4 Isabelle, your paper is too Hatv Qmeaning theme.j Mr. Carver- Did you ever see a tea kettle boil ?f' No, but I have seen the water I inside boil. l fMiss W. Qin 12-2 Eng.j+ Why did Lord Byron run away 'from England P ' f' C. S.- Because he married a woman- ' Mr. S.-','What were the rela- tions of jackson and Calhoun ?'f - Pupil-- They were friends, but they are enemies now. Be it known to the students of the Springfield High School that Harry T. was out Saturday even- inb, Ian. 9th, 1909, with the Me, II-Iim and I girlsfi' f - , The 'teacher asked a little boy why he was late at school. Mother has the mumps and I had to get the doctor. But don't you know that mumps are catching? - I Yes, but this is my stepmother, andshe never gives me anything. 4 . A -EX. Pocus- VVhen I look into your eyes I dream ,of home. Porca- Yes I've gota stye in one of my eyes. --Ex. We'had a big wooden wedding over at our house. That so? Yes, sister 'married a block- head. -EX. Freshie C in Ivanhoej-They welcomed the king with a common solution Csa-lntation.j Miss Wilcox-What would that be, a pitcher of water? 5 Page 38 THE CAIPITOLINE February, 1909. Long ago there were- Mischievous boys, heroic girls, a relentless princpal and a stern school board. Dashed to the ground The hopes of graduation which had soared high in the air for the last four years. Full confessions? heart-broken tears. Now all's quiet. And never more shall there be an- other riot. What silly verses that woman is reciting. I wrote them, sir. ' Oh+oh-yes, 'tofbe sure, clev- er lines, but terribly delivered, don't you know. That woman must be a fool to bungle them so. VVho is she? My wife, sir. -Ex. Miss B.- Paul, do you know what the Latin is for he orders ? Paul-- You bet Cjubetf' Mr. Hussey- After the fire no spoons or fine linen could be found. I think somebody was spoonyf' Little Girl - Say Freddie, w.ouldn't you just like to have some of Rockefeller's money? Freddie- No, it's tainted. rxWhy?rs 4 x 'Cause it 'ta.in't for me, 'tain't for you and 'tain't for nobody else. -Ex. - Mr. Woods and Mr. Stone were standing on the corner engaged in conversation. Suddenly there pass- ed by them a woman in a sheath gown. Mr. Woods .turned to stone. Mr. Stone turned to wood, and I suppose they both turned to rub- ber. Quotations Ah me, how weak a thing the heart of a woman s.-Ruth Wright. And she will talk and she will talk: -Ye Gods, how she will talk. -Theresa Meisner. Let me have men about that are fat.-Robert Hatcher. g Her voice was soft, ' Gentle and low.-Miss Thomasf Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look, he thinks too much CEU.-John Ryan. g In youth and beauty, wisdom is but rare.-Bess Riordanf Several Kinds of Girls A nice girl to have-Sal Vation. An expensive girl-Helen Price. A musical girl-Sarah Nade. A girl that plays a horn-Clara Net. A flower girl-Rose Budd. A fighting girl-I-Iittie McGinn. ' A church-going girl-Lyly Abbey. A star girl-Meta Oric. . A muscular girl-Helen Arm- strong. A sweet girl-May Appel. A dark complexioned girl-Dora Black. The best girl of all-Your Own. Rensselaer tb 64,cPoIytechnic 5if4zg 6afQ20f,,, Ins-mute, 'Wwe Troy, N.Y. had axnminntionuprovldd lor. Bend for A ostalolut THE CAPITOLINE Page 39 Salutatory Parents, friends and teachers, we welcome you this evening to these, the graduating exercises of the class of February, 'O9. VVe have now iinished our'High School course., which the city has so liberally provided for all its citizens who can continue theirgeducation beyond the eighth grade, and are about to enter into' that large University of the world where we are assured there are no snap courses or recesses, and where success can be won only by hard w.ork. We are glad for these last four years of preparation, that seem so short when we look back at them but which have included so many things that were dear and delightful. Though we are few in numbers, we are not lacking in spirit and loyalty to 'four school, and we are glad to believe that it is quality, not quantity that counts, that we have not been false to our class motto, 'fAttempt not or accomplish thoroughly. Neither have those who have had our education in charge neglected this motto. Seventy-five strong, we entered the High School, some few .of us went only a few months, others preferred a slower pace and entered other classes--but ten of the original seventy-five, strengthened by nine re- cruits, have reached the goal. ' W'e shall not presentyto you tonight any of our garnered wisdom, nor perform for your edification any mental gymnastics, nor offer you any solemn and sage advice on the conduct of the government or offer you an infallible remedy for all ,human ills. VVe frankly admit that we cannot. Instead, one who knows whereof he speaks, will address us on the subject, The High School Graduate. We congratulate you and .ourselves on having the opportunity of hearing the Hon. Francis GQ Blair, State Superintendent of Public Instruction. And to this entertainment, in behalf of the Mid-Year class of '09, we extend to the Board of Education, to our knd teachers, parents and friends our most hearty welcome and a glad greetng to you all. f ESTHER E. RALPH. Page 40 l THE CAPITOLINE Valedictory , --. Now after all our struggles and all our trialsg after all .our tasks and pleasures of High School life comes this commencement night when we, the Mid-Year class of 1909 bid adieu to the old school. For four long years we have striven together and tonight we reach the goal of our courseg the crowning achievement 'of our academic career. A Sometimesethrough darkest mazes we struggled almost in despairg our weary steps faltered-but it was only for a moment. Lo! a gleam was seen in the distance, for, far ahead which seemed to cry, On! On! and with renewed courage and freshened zeal we struggled forward. The horizon .broadened for the mist was pierced bythe sunlight, sud- denly our path brightened and we pushed forward inspired by a clear purpose and a hope of final success. Ourihopeslare now realized, our course is ended and tonight we claim ,the evidence of our success-a diploma. To all who have aided .us in our efforts we are thankful. Thankful first of allto our parents who have made our course possibleg thankful to the taxpayers of our city who have provided such educational fa- cilitiesg and last, but by no means least to our teachers who have earn- estly and unseliishly labored. to keep us on 'the right track. We ap- preciate their kindly interest in us even when we were most refractory. Soon, my classmates, we inust part. We meet tonight as a class for the last time. As we leave our moorings in the sheltered harbor of school life and sail out into the ocean of life let us remember that only the noblest is worthy of us and that which we must stoop to acquire is not worth the effort. Let us dispense with all pretense and be true to ourselves and to our fellow men. Let us live not for ourselves alone but for humanity as well. Let us do as Daniel Webster bids :- Let our conceptions be enlarged to the circle of our duties. Let us extend our ideas over the whole of the vast field n which we are called to act. We may not all achieve greatness, we may not all rise to fame but we can at least strive manfully on the side of Right. As We recall our High School days let us cherish only the fondest of memories. May our reminiscences of them be pleasant as well as lasting but may they be only prophecies of greater joys ito come for Browning says: The best is yet to be, . The last of life for which the first was made. Whatever differences there may have been between usgwwhatever may have been our jealousies and whatever our wrongs lt us forgive and foret and then when we meet in after years we shall meet as friends. g , And now we must say farewell. May the future be kind to you and give you prosperity, happiness-and peace. Mayyour days of joy be many and those of sorrow few. Again I say farewell-to class- mates, parents, teachers, friends-to all--farewell. . , J W. I. MILLAR, IR., H Mid-Year, 'o9. List Of Advertisers . . JEWELERS-Tobin Sz Canham, J. C. Pierik. , , CLOTHIERS-Myers Bros., O'COnnell Sz Kunz, Hall Sz Herrick, E. Sz W. CLEANERS, DYERS Sz TAILORS-Anderson Sz Bale. TAILORS-Neher Sz Co. B 1 SHOE STORE-Becker. . CONEECTIONERS-Maldaner, Bonansinga. DRUGG1sTs-Clarkson, Dodd. SPORTING GOODS-Payne. 5 BOOK STORES---COC, Simmons, Diller. LOCKSMITHS-Mussillon Bros. ' DRY GOODS-Bressmer Co. BANKS--Sangamon Loan Sz Trust CO., State Bank. WALL PAPER-Kimble. ENGRAVERS-NEWS Engraving Co. PHOTOGRAPHERS-Oldfield, Kessberger, Georg. BUSINESS COLLEGES--Springfield Business College, Illinois Business College. ART STORE-Barker's. B MILLINER--Bunker. PRINTERS--Schnepp Sz Barnes. INSTITUTE-RCHSS6l3Cf Polytechnic Institute. MEN,S FURNISHERS--john, Lutz. MUSIC STORE-Bruce-Surles Piano CO. MEDICINE MEG, Co.-Dr. Frank Fleury. ASSSOCIATION-Y. M. C. A. O , YO MO Q0 A QOOTHUEOOO Ycosrulmgg Mews QHHHHDD QF 1 ' SHWEQEHNGIFHELD m.'5,..'?. R DISPLAY OF College Clothes WILL SURPASS ANY EVER SEEN HERE University STYLES SUITS Overco ats 'XISQTJSX n .nfelgff ' -' nf guise, Einv .9.o. IF YOU WANT TH-E NEW Pennants - lilil-1 l We've Got 'em Ziff . Q W Hats and Haberdashery THE NEW CREATIONS Springfield usiness OIIQQQ ZTI-lE HENKELlSCl-ltJOL l i - p HE reputation of the , school pyeuraaend haSf IH'l.1C,lI1 to nd o with yourpgown. If your own -reputation is better than that of the school, arecarrying a heavy and useless load. You should attend a .school Which has the reputa- tion, thei ability andthe opportunity to helpryou. For 45 years this school has assisted its r students to positions, and in return they have been loyal to the best in- terests of the institutioni i Q r Our bookkeeping and :shorthand departments Were never in better shape than now, and excellent Work is being done. ' Those Who are planning to ake a course will reinernber that new students are being received every week, and they can enter at any time for either day or evening sessions. p I s ' f Fon 'CATALOG i Address HENRY B. HENKEL, President Opposite' Pdstoffice, Springfield, Illinois! 1 I Monagrams, Designs, ' 3 Your Emblem or a Small Cut of Your Photo. Ufews C?ngravz'ng 00. ' Sei. 4000' 0111 A DR. FRANK FLEURY MEDICINE MFG. CO. 300-301 East Monroe Street, Springfield, Ill. VVa:l-loo Tonicy Good for Stomach and Liver Troubles Kidney Complaint and Constipation If you cau't get it of your Druggist Write to the above address and we will send it to you. S1 bottle, 6 bottles SS, VA LE N T I N E S S BooKs, PxcTUREs, NOVELTIES SlMMON'S BOOK STORE East Side Square. www 'S Public Square, Sprlngfleld, III. 216 South Sixth Street . S l c TRUST FUNGTIUNS N0. 7 Modem Drug Store This Company acts as Trustees for Charitable Institutions, Managing THE HOME OF the Property and using the income I in strict accordance with the wishes i .-.. of the donor ...- ' . INTEREST UN SAV Fine Perfumes ' mes sumecr T0 CHECK. ... -I.........1..... Binynkeisnitai Donft 0 Bicycles, Electric Bells, F 0 l S If' ale Laiches 9 0 0 Safe Work a Specialty J. A. MUSSILLHJN 8b BRO. MAGHINISTS Ann LUIIKSMITHS Agents 'for Cleveland arwl Pierce Bicycles Herring?-Hall-.Marvin Safe C0 lil. Old Phone 1440 - - 406 Adams St. SPRINGFIELD, ILL. To see our Advance ......SI:ylesin...... SPRXING S SUITINGS 0 l.l...1-1 .L..i..l.-.- .l.-.1 You will have to get one if you ta X POPULAR 518.00 to 535.00 ....Guarantee a Fit.... ke a look PRICES Neher 81 Co. TAIl..0RS 225 SOUTH SIXTH ST The Only Place To Buy Wall Paper JOHN M. KIMBLE ' S. I-I. S. 88 ' Always Bring Your Feet ...to... Becker's Shoe Store ' J' .29 J- 105 West Side Square JOHN C. PIERIK 8: CO. Qt! R - -1 A 'Q :z :f p -: I. an U i!?i7 ? 2!' . CLASS. PINS FRATVERNITY ' EIVIBLEIVIS 'AND ' INVITATIQONS A PlANo FREE 0 we gffer any piano in our store at 309 S. 6th St at a reduction of over 3100. You can us the piano one year and if you decide you have not received more in the piano for your money than you could get anywhere else, we positively refund every dollar paid. You take no chances at our store, we guar- antee satisfaction or money back in one year, besides, we make you a saving of over one hundred dollars, Think 0f it! Come and get prices and get a piano free for one year if We fail to make good. No conditions to hamper you except your own wish in the matter, If you want small monthly payments over a period of three years, We only charge 6 per cent addition. , Qygr IOO piangs to select from! backed by the broad- est guarantee ever written. If you contemplate buying some- time Within a year, see us about our one year free use of any piano We haveg you cannot afford to miss it, BRUCE-SURLES PIANO CO. . 7 309.3II South 6th St. 0 Elfter Graouation B Special Course ffl JBIISUICSS Ufafllfng at we 1I llinois Business Gollege will belp you in i'Life's Work. , Dosittons for Grab Enroll 'IR W A College Jsutloing jfourtb ano monroe 5ts. 0n the Square THA'l S THE WAY YOU WILL ALWAYS FIND US Wietor .georg PHOTOGRAP HER BEST EQUIPPED STUDIO IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS Suite 508-16 Pierik Bld. w! had hot ldnffln Our Photographs as penan- ing afhigh orderlf of merli. They themselves establish that fact. We use this medium to place our name before you once again. After seeing this, SEE US L CHO CE SPRING MERCHANDISE Already, the departments are rapidly filling with the choicest of the most favorable merchandise. QI Special attention is directed to the sections of Women's and Child- ren's Ready-to-wear Garments. Probably you will find the great- . .est varieties here.. . . . . . . . T H E JOHN BRESSMEF3 CO. WELL DRESSED MEN Eifoiiiiig :..-.-m..- 'iff-can ja 4-HT? Yi ? 'Eg' Best Tailor? in this Country or any other Country for that matter, build our Clothes. Prxces ,-no hlgher .........than others......... 5TH 8: ADAMS STS. HALL 8: HERRICK CO. icl--Year Class '09 SPRING- ls fast approachingg with it comes the worry of the season's Apparel. Leave some of the provoking features of selection to usg such as material and weaves that will become you the best. LET Us SUGGEST a cut that will bein pleasing harmony with your taste. We make these things a study. We wish to place our suggestions in a way for you that the GHHHES yOu get from us will be a lasting ad- vertisement to us, and a pleasing sat- isfaction to you. Let us start you out in the world in a Good, Well Tailored Suit, made to your measure. The . . .first impression is a lasting one. . . TRY US Once. If you douyou will only follow in the foot-steps of those who took a chance with us and are now wearing . . . .that happy, contented smile. . . . DERSON Kz ' gi n Xl , a 'a fi' x- ' , X 2 V . M? sw.. , . rg 3 xv P X55 , . 1 ' Q f 4 v 9 9 5 K if, '-Y X9 Q , 53 , , S if 3' X 2 , 5 W f f QQ X , ' 4 3 , f we ff vf'f,,.X S' 1 , 5 f gi? Ye M4 i NX 5 X , Xa- 1 ' gel XX 3 P 5 ki X X , f 6 C 4,3 4 5 ' SX . we ' X gf E jf 2 X f N 9 C Q-X A X yi? 5 3 s y M X 544 X A 2' 5 in 4 'lc' 1 fe 5 1 hifi. X :-24 :fin :QI X . ,ig ., W 2 5 6 2 S26 2 , , W ' X 5 Q if .X A 5 x ' , X X Q i ' 5 E 4 rx A 2 x A2 f af 1 Q S s 4 si 4 if 'X . c 5 Y? 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