Springfield High School - Capitoline Yearbook (Springfield, IL)

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Nov lXov Nov Nov Nov Nov. Nov Nov Nov. Nov. Nov Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. 27- Feb., '14 organized and elected officers. Jacksonville defeated us on our own ground today at the Gentle Game . -June, '13 met and elected a new president, J oe Federhen. June, '12 discussed class plays. They are still discussing them. Bitter defeat. Taylorville beat us at a game of football. -The Forum held a mock trial at the home of Bill Jones. Again We taste the cup of defeat. Decatur this time! Just Wait! Feb. '12 met in room 5. - The Open Secret given by Les Bas Bleus was a rousing SUCCESS. -Normal had it hung on them when they attempted a football game at Camp Lincoln. Out for Thanksgiving Day. Jacksonville gave us another defeat for the last game of the season. Athletic Association met. Basket ball practice has started. Reds were defeated by the Blacks in the benefit game. The orchestra gave a concert. -Forum met at the Country Club. Ask Kreigh about the future of the Forum. The Athletic Association met. -School was dismissed for the Christmas holidays. School opens after Santa Claus has passed us up . -The Annual Banquet of the Forum was held at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Big time! Latin Club meets and selects a motto. Campus Improvement Society elected officers. Forum elected officers for this semester. Springfield was defeated by Decatur in the first basket ball game of the season. Philomachians elected officers. Examinations for the semester were begun. The basket ball team defeated J acksonville. Springfield defeated Bloomington in basket ball. S

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Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept Sept Sept Sept. Sept. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. -Oct. Oct. Oct. -Oct. 15- 22- Calend a r 1911-1912 4-The school is overrun with freshmen striving vainly to get the system into their unwrinkled brains. 5-Business begins. Programs made out, and then a single session is held. 6-First recitation. Remarkable progress is shown by some but most of us have not added to our store of knowledge during the summer. First orchestra practice. Nearly everyone left the school when it began. The Wranglers elected officers. The Athletic Association held the semi-annual election of officers, thereby formally opening athletics in the school for this year. The edition of the Bulletin came out. 29-School closed for the State Fair. One whole week out of school certainly looks good to us. 30-Springfield loses the first football game of the season at Pana. -We returned to school after a week of pleasure. 13- 14-Ohampaign came here in high spirits but they ran into a The annual Cross-Country was run. Stonewall team and went home thinking how it happened. 21-Springfield defeated Bloomington in a combination foot- ball game and swimming contest. -The Wranglers held a mock trial at an open meeting. 25-The Latin Club was organized. 27-June '13 gave a big entertainment. -The football team received an honorable defeat at Dan- ville's hands. 7

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Jan. 29-A new semester was started. There are some holes in Feb. Feb. 2 Feb. 3 Feb. 5 Feb. 9 the old ranks . 1-The commencement exercises were held at Chatterton's Opera House in the evening. -Springfield was defeated by Bloomington in a basket ball game. -Springfield is defeated in basket ball by Pittsfield. -Try-out for the tri--school debate was held. -Clinton defeated our basket ball team. Feb. '12 girls entertained in Domestic Science Department. Feb. 14-Wranglers elected officers for this semester. Feb. 16 Feb. 22 Mar. 1 Mar. 8 Mar. 15 -We beat Decatur in a fast game of basket ball. -June '13 gave a dance for the Seniors at night on the High School floor. -The Time of His Life pleased one of the largest crowds ever assembled in our auditorium. Springfield defeated Taylorville in the afternoon in a game of basket ball. -Faculty defeats second team in curtain raiser for the Clinton game in which our boys showed that they knew basket ball. Caste and management of the 4' Time of His Life dined at the St. Nick. -The Tri-School Debate was held. We won at home and celebrated with a big dance. Ask H. R. about her. Springfield closed the basket ball season by defeating Jacksonville. Mar. 22-Assembly. Work on the Year Book was formally begun at this assembly, when the members of the staff secured 400 subscriptions. The Latin play scored a success. Mar. 28-Assembly. Speeches by captains of the indoor track teams. All through the day the sounds of yells could be heard as the different classes practiced for the big indoor event. 9