Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 142 of the 1925 volume:

w WT.y.RUBUC.LIBBAHY 3 1833 02410 6210 Gc 977.202 V24vd 1925 Valparaiso High School (Ind, The Val en i an =vai.i:NiAJS ' Page Four mPARAISO PUBLIC LIBRARY VALPARAISO, IKDIANA =VAl-.i:NIAN fort VJa oe, W DEPARTMENTS Faculty Seniors Prophecy History Will Classes Literature Music and Drama Society Calendar Athletics Alumni Humor Page Six JFor mnrb u has been our purpose, in publish- ing this volume, to portray the stu- dent life in Valparaiso High School during the years 1924 and 1925, so that, in future years, you may open this hook o d have pleasant memo- ries recalled to your mind. We knorv full well that our Valenian is far from perfect, yet rve trust that you will overlook its defects, and re- gard only its merits. The Staff. VaX ENlAJ r H HI [■r ' - .■ ' «- - H K4«  ]c.5x;iv..r ! ,gf i - V ' l ■ w i H |P iJB B m E f H PFe, le members of the Class of 1925, feel that a large part of our success as a class has been due to the untiring efforts and lo]]al support of our teacher, super- visor and friend. Professor Homer M. Jessee. We do hereb]) express our heart- felt appreciation of his efforts in our behalf. Page Eight =VAJ ENIAJN: Page Ten VAX.CNIAJM Page Eleven VaJLENIAJM ' W- W ' ' 6CH00L W.J.M0RRI5 C.W. BOUCHER BOARD A.A.HUGART GEORGE 5HLEKS = X.i:NlyXN: Page Thirteen sV X ENIAN ' Page Fourteen V X-CMAN FACULTY First Rorv: Claude O. Pauley — Science Joseph B. Brown — Manual Arts H. M. Jessee — (Principal) Vocational Information Center Rorv : Dessa H. Vaughn — Commercial June Anderson — Art Third Rorv: Edith Weems — Domestic Economy Onita W. Thomas — Latin Glare McGillicuddy — Mathematics Page Fifteen V J ENIAN- Page Sixteen Va LENIAN- FACULTY First Rorv: Olie Welty — Latin Mrs. Frieda A. Schenck — English and Mathematics Martha Boucher — Clerk Center: Ralph E. Schenck — Commercial Bottom Roll): Helen Mabel Benney — English Margaret Bartholomew — Domestic Economy Minnie C. McIntyre — (Assistant Principal) History Page Seventeen VaX-ENIAJS ' Page Eighteen V J ENIAJM: FACULTY Top RoTv: LiLLiE E. Darby — Music Vera L. Sieb — English Mrs. Carrie H. Findley — Science Center: C. W. Boucher (Superintendent) — Geometry Bottom Row: Helen H. Moseley — English Henrietta Baughman — History Gladys Stanford — French and English Page Nineteen X aU ENlAN Page Twenty V LENIAJS Page Twenty-one = VLENIAJS; RICHARD HIGLEY Latin; Glee Club, ' 22, ' 23 ior Play, ' 23 ; Senior ' 24; Basketball. A good knight he. ' ' 24; Jun- Vaudeville, ' 23, DOROTHY GOODPASTER Academic; Senior Vaudeville, ' 24; Oratorical Contest, ' 25 ; Senior Play, ' 25 ; Le Ceicle Francais . There was a soft and pensive grace, A cast of thought upon her face. WILLIAM CHRIST ' Academic; Operetta, ' 25; Glee Club. ' 22, 23, ' 24; Class Vice-President, ' 23; Valenian Staff; Junior Play, ' 23. There ' s a brave fellow. There ' s a man of pluck, A man who ' s not afraid to say his say, ' Though a whole towTi ' s against him. VIRGINIA FISHER French; Glee Club, ' 22, ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Operetta, ' 25; Senior Vaudeville, ' 23, ' 24; Senior Play; Valenian Staff; Treas- urer Athletic Association ; Le Cercle Francais. So full of summer warmth, so glad. So healthy, sound and clear and whole. PAUL SHATZ Latin; Senior Play, ' 25; Senior Vaude- ville, ' 24; Representative to Junior Legis- lature. On prince or bride no diamond stone Half so gracious ever shone. As the light of enterprise Beaming from this young man ' s eyes. =r Page Twenty-two =VaU E:NIAN5 MILLICENT THATCHER Academic; Senior Play, ' 25; Glee Club, ' 22, ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Senior Vaude- ville, ' 24. Eyes darker than darkest pansies And hair more black than ash buds in the month of March. ROBERT HART Academic; Basketball, ' 23, ' 24; Foot- ball, ' 23; Glee Club, ' 23, ' 24; Junior Play, ' 23; Senior Vaudeville, ' 24; Valen- ian Staff. And when he chose to sport and play. No dolphin ever was so gay Upon the tropic sea. GLADYS COMSTOCK Academic; Glee Club, ' 21, ' 22, ' 23, ]24; Operetta, ' 24, ' 25. Music has charms to soothe the savage breast. LE ROY CHUMLEY Academic; Glee Club, ' 22, ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Junior Play, ' 24; Oratorical, ' 25; Senior Vaudeville, ' 24; Senior Play, ' 25; Operetta, ' 24, ' 25. Mens Sana in corpore sano. BERNEICE WAKEFIELD Academic; Girls ' Basketball, ' 23; Cap- tain of Girls ' Basketball, ' 24; Le Cercle Francais ; Senior Play, ' 25. Alack, there lies more peril in thine eyes Than twenty swords. Page Twenty-three X O ENIAN: LOIS MAE WHITEHEAD Latin; Class President, ' 21; Operetta, ' 24; Glee Club, ' 22, ' 23, ' 24; Orchestra, ' 25; Senior Vaudeville, ' 23, ' 24; Junior Play, ' 23; Valenian Staff; Le Cercle Francais ; Commercial Play, ' 25. Far may be sought Ere you can find one So courteous and so kind. WOODBURN McCALLUM Academic. A kind, true heart, a spirit high, That could not fear, and would not bow. AVIS WORSTELL Academic; Glee Club, ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Vaudeville, ' 23, ' 24; Senior Play, ' 25; Oratorical Contest, ' 24. She looks as clear As morning roses newly wash ' d with, dew. MARY FRANCES SHL RR Academic; Class Vice-President, ' 22, ' 24; Class Treasurer, ' 23; Senior Vaude- ville, ' 24; Senior Play, ' 25; Glee Club, ' 21, ' 22, ' 23, ' 24; Vice-President Ath- letic Association; Le Cercle Francais ; Operetta, ' 21, ' 24. A daughter of the gods, divinely tall, and most divinely fair. HAROLD BENTLEY Academic; Junior Play, ' 23; Senior Vaudeville, ' 24. A sober fellow, yet full of wit. Page Twenty-four U_-ENIAN: JOHN LOWENSTINE Academic; Junior Play, ' 23; Football, •22, 23, 74; Basketball, ' 22, ' 23, ' 24; Tennis, ' 22, ' 23, ' 24. A man of independent mind. ETHEL MAE NICHOLS Latin; Glee Club, ' 22, ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Basketball, ' 23, ' 24; La Presidente du Cercle Francais ; Senior Vaudeville, ' 23, ' 24. A rosebud set with rueful little thorns. VERNON HAUFF Academic; Class President, ' 25; Foot- ball Manager, ' 23, ' 24; Senior Vaude- ville, ' 24; Senior Play, ' 25. Here is a healthy and hearty man, so genuine that he need not ask whether he is genuine or no, so sincere as to quite forget his own sincerity. EMMA WISE Academic; Senior Play Committee; Senior Carnival, ' 24. Nor is the world ignorant of her worth. MOX RUGE Latin; Junior Play, ' 23; Senior Play, ' 25; Basketball Manager, ' 24, ' 25. With grave aspect he arose, and in his rising seemed a pillar of state. Page Twenty-five X LENIAN; LESLIE WADE Academic; Basketball, ' 24; Orchestra, ' 23, ' 24; Editor Valenian; Class Base- ball, ' 23, ' 24. He was active, stirring, all fire — Could not rest, could not tire; One who in the world Both lives and likes life ' s way. ROSALINE RADKEY Academic; Glee Club, ' 21 ; Le Cercle Francais ; Finance Committee Athletic Association. Rare compound of oddity, frolic and fun. Who relished a joke and rejoiced in a pun. HAROLD SHURR Academic; Basketball, ' 21, ' 22. ' 23, ' 24; Football. ' 22, ' 23, ' 24; Class Presi- dent, ' 23; Junior Play. ' 23, ' 24; Senior Play, ' 25; Valenian Staff; Glee Club, ' 23. Age cannot wither. Nor time destroy. His infinite variety. LUELLA GOODRICH Academic; Senior Play, ' 25; Senior Carnival, ' 24. To those who know thee not, no words can paint; And those who know thee, know all words are faint ! JAMES NIXON Academic; Glee Club, 21, ' 22, ' 23, ' 24; Orchestra, ' 21 - ' 24; Operetta, ' 23; Senior Vaudeville, ' 24; Junior Play, ' 22; Class President, ' 22; Football, ' 23. He finds it such a serious thing To be a funny man. Page Twenty-six XALENIAN SEDGWICK SANFORD Academic; Football, ' 24, ' 25; Basket- ball, ' 25; Glee Club, ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Oper- etta, ' 24, ' 25; Junior Play, ' 24; Oratori- cal Contest, ' 25; Valenian Staff. And there were giants in the land. MARY COYER Academic; Glee Club, ' 23, ' 24; Oper- etta, ' 25; Vaudeville, ' 23, ' 24; Valenian Staff; Secretary-Treasurer, Le Cercle Francais ; Music Club. ' 23. A face that ' s best by its own beauty drest. VERN.AL SHEETS Academic; Orchestra, ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Vaudeville, ' 24; Junior Play, ' 23; Valen- ian Staff, ' 25; String Quartette, ' 25; High School Musicale, ' 23, ' 24, ' 25. He stretched some chords, and drew Music that made men ' s bosoms swell Fearless, or brimmed their eyes with dew. GERTRUDE JESSEE Academic; Girls ' Glee Club, ' 21, ' 22. ' 23, ' 24; Senior Vaudeville, ' 24; Class Secretary -Treasurer, ' 25. A perfect woman, nobly planned. To warn, to comfort, and command. ENGLEBERT ZIMMERMAN Academic; Valenian Staff; Senior Play, ' 25; Senior Vaudeville, ' 24; Junior Play, ' 23. He never yet no villainy nay said In all his life to any manner might; He was a very perfect, gentle knight. ' Page twenty-seven V SO CNIAJS JOSEPH KLEIN Academic; Operetta, ' 24, ' 25; Fresh- man Interclass Football. Cheerful at morn, he wakes from short repose. Breathes the keen air, and carols as he H.AZEL KULP Academic; Glee Club, ' 21, ' 22; Basket- ball. ' 22, ' 24; Valenian Staff. Not stepping o ' er the bounds of mod- esty. JOHN SPINDLER .Academic; Basketball. ' 24, ' 25; Foot- ball, ' 24; Senior Carnival, ' 25. He was a valiant youth, and his face. Like the face of the morning. Gladdened the earth with its light .And rifjened thought into action. K.ATHERINE ALPEN .Academic; Senior Vaudeville, ' 24; Chairman of Senior Play Committee. The smiles that win, the tints that glow. But tell of days in goodness spent. GUILFORD DYE Academic ; Glee Club, ' 2 1 . ' 22, ' 23, •24; Junior Play. ' 23; Vaudeville, ' 23, ' 24; Operetta, ' 24. ' 25. ' A man he was to all the country dear. Page Twenty-eight =vax.i:NiAN= HELEN HODGES Academic; Glee Club, ' 22, ' 23, ' 24; Orchestra, ' 24; Senior Trio, ' 25; Operet- ta, ' 24, ' 25; Senior Vaudeville, ' 24; Val- enian Staff; Le Cercle Francais ; Pres- ident ( ' 23) and Secretary-Treasurer ( ' 24) of Pepperinoes. She ever turns her clouds about. And alvk-ays wears them inside out. To show the silver lining. JOHN ERLER Academic; Varsity Football, ' 24, ' 25; Senior Carnival, ' 24. Armed strong in honesty. VIRGINIA KIRKPATRICK Academic; Class Secretary-Treasurer, •22; Glee Club, ' 22, ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Senior Trio, ' 25; Le Cercle Francais ; Senior Play, 25; Musicale, ' 24, ' 25. A mind at peace with all below, A heart whose love is innocent. MAURICE STANTON Academic; Senior Carnival, ' 24. A sensitive soul, courteous and kmd. MARY ELLEN BILLINGS Latin; Valenian Staff; Senior Vaude- ville. ' 24; Oratorical Contest. Zealous yet modest; innocent though free; patient of toils; serene amidst alarms; inflexible in faith; invincible in arms. ■ Page Twenty-nine =V J_ENIAN: ELIZABETH LAMPHRECHT Academic; Operetta, ' 25; Glee Club, ' 22, ' 23, ' 24; Le Cercle Francais ; Bas- ketball, ' 23; Music Club, ' 23; Vaude- ville, ' 23, ' 24; Music Contest, ' 24. Her temper had been framed, as if to make, A being who by adding love to peace. Might live on earth a life of happmess. ARTHUR BUTLER Latin; Orchestra, ' 22, ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Glee Club, ' 22, ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Operetta, ' 24, ' 25; Senior Vaudeville, ' 24, ' 25; Senior Trio, ' 25; String Quartette, ' 25. No man alive has a better heart. HELEN ADAMS Academic; Mt. Morris, III.; Latin Club; Orchestra, ' 22; President Sophomore Class, ' 23; Junior Play, ' 24; Glee Club, ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Musicale, ' 25. And ever against eating cares Wrapped in soft Lydian airs. ANITA PARKER Latin; Valenian Staff; Oratorical Con- test, ' 25; Senior Play, ' 25; Junior Play, ' 23 ; President of Pepperinoe Club, ' 24, ' 25; Le Cercle Francais ; Glee Club, ' 23, ' 25; Senior Vaudeville, ' 23, ' 24. A dancing shape, an image gay. To haunt, to startle and waylay. BERNARD HENDERLONG Academic; Junior Play, ' 23. A quiet, guileless man. Page Thirty =vax.i:NiAN MARGARET KUEHL Academic; Glee Club, ' 21, ' 22; Senior Vaudeville, ' 24. Some echo of her woman ' s grace All understand. RALPH SPINDLER Academic; Junior Play, ' 23; Oratori- cal, ' 25. With hues of genius on his cheek. In finest tones the youth could speak. ALICE HORNER French; Senior Vaudeville, ' 24; Le Cercle Francais . A rosy blonde, clad like an April daffo- dil; And all her thoughts as fair within her eyes As crystal currents of clear morning seas. EARL BURNS Academic; Glee Club, ' 24, ' 25; Junior Play, ' 23; Oratorical, ' 25; Senior Vaude- ville, ' 24; Operetta, ' 25. Who of all statesmen in his country ' s pride. Her councils ' prompter and her leaders ' guide? BEATRICE DARST Academic; Music Club, ' 23; Basket- ball, ' 23; Glee Club, ' 22, ' 23; Senior Vaudeville, ' 23; Music Contest, ' 23; Op- eretta, ' 23. And she is fair and fairer than that word of wondrous virtues. Page Thirty-one =VAJ ENIAN ' ZENITA MATT Commercial; Commercial Play, ' 25; Champion Typist, ' 24. A certain miracle of symmetry, A miniature of loveliness, all grace. HAROLD PULVER Ora- , ' 21, Academic; Glee Club, ' 23, ' 24; torical, ' 24; Operetta, ' 24; Football ' 22, ' 23; Junior Play, ' 23. E ' en though vanquished, he could argue still. CAROLYN HAMANN Latin; Basketball, ' 24, ' 25; ship Contest at Gary, ' 24. A miracle of learning. ORVILLE OGLESBY Commercial. This stranger to us brings — Quips and cranks and wanton Vk-iles, Nods and becks and wreathed smiles. ' MARGUERITE LUNBECK Academic; Glee Club, ' 22, ' 23, ' 24; Operetta, ' 24, ' 25; Junior Play, ' 23; Sen- ior Vaudeville, 23, ' 24, ' 25. She laughed and every heart was glad. Page Thirty-two X KJLCNIAN: GLADYS SHERBURNE Academic; Junior Play, ' 24; Senior Vaudeville, ' 24; Glee Club, ' 24, ' 25; Op- eretta, ' 25. A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises as sweet. BRUCE GORDON Academic; Operetta, ' 24, ' 25; Musi- cale, ' 24, ' 25; Glee Club, ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Senior Vaudeville, ' 24; President Athletic Association, ' 25; Football, ' 21, ' 22, ' 23; Basketball, ' 22, ' 23. A prince, blue-eyed, and fair of face. Of temper amorous, as the first of May. Page Thirty-three VAX-ENIAJS SENIOR CLASS Pnge Thirty-four =V J i: 4IAN: SENIOR CLASS ROLL Vernon Hauff, President Frances Shurr, Vice-President Gertrude Jessee, Secretary-Treasurer Adams, Helen Lunbeck, Marguerite Alpen, Katherine Lowenstine, John Burns, Earl Lamprecht, Elizabeth Billings, Mary Ellen McCallum, Woodburn Butler, Arthur Matt, Zenita Bently, Harold Nichols, Ethel Mae Chumley, LeRoy Nixon, James Coyer, Mary Oglesby, Orville Comstock, Gladys Parker, Anita Christy, William Pulver, Harold Darst, Beatrice Radkey, Rosaline Dye, Guilford Ruge, Mox Erler, John Sanford, Sedgwick Fisher, Virginia Sheets, Vernal Goodpaster, Dorothy Shatz, Paul Gordon, Bruce Shurr, Harold Goodrich, Luella Shurr, Frances Hai ' t, Robert Sherburne, Gladys Henderlong, Bernard Spindler, John Hauff, Vernon Spindler, Ralph Hodges, Helen Stanton, Maurice Hamann, Carolyn Thatcher, Millicent Horner, Alice Worstell, Avis Higley, Richard Wise, Emma Jessee, Gertrude Whitehead, Lois Mae Kuehl, Margaret Wakefield, Berniece Kulp, Hazel Wade, Leslie Kirkpatrick, Virginia Zimmerman, Englebert c. Klein, Joseph i ' i = 5 V = Page Thirty-five =V2VLi:NIAN CLASS PROPHECY S Lois Whitehead and I mounted the steps of the tower, in Los Angeles, leading to the Continental Airship, we stopped to buy the Knowitall Magazine , and were quite astonished to note Wade Zimmerman, editors, on the title page, and also to find in its table of contents an article on the Dunes National Park, which was particularly interesting to us since we were headed that way. We began to fear that the trip would be tiresome, because there were so few passengers in the ship ; but at the next stop, San Fi ' ancisco, Emma Wise, professor of history at Berkeley, came in and sat with us. Do you think there will be many at the class reunion at the Dunes? asked Beatrice Darst, who hurried aboard at the last minute. Yes, said a voice behind us ; our class never failed to turn out when there was a good time in sight. We turned and saw Gladys Comstock, who, out on a concert tour, chanced to be going our way. At Denver we met two more classmates, Woodburn McCallum and Mrs. McCallum, form- erly Katherine Alpen. Arriving at Chicago, we looked for many old friends, and were not disappointed. The first to enter our hangar was a very businesslike man whom we recognized as Vernon Hauff, our class president. He was accom- panied by Messrs. Pulver and Chumley, wholesale grocers; Mr. and Mrs. Christy, Bill and Millicent, and Mr. and Mrs. Hart, Bob and Anita. Dash- ing in at the last minute came Marguerite Lunbeck, specialist in children ' s diseases. Just before landing we noticed that the brilliant captain of our airship was none other than Alice Horner. We arrived at the Dunes in time for the afternoon entertainment at the hotel, and took chairs on the veranda to listen to some musical numbers by Mary Ellen Billings, Vernal Sheets, now a second Kreisler, and Arthur Butler. The second act was put on by Miss Fisher and Mr. Dye, the same jolly Katrine and Chollie. Following this act were musical specialties by Miss Coyer and Miss Sherburne. The climax, however, was a vaudeville stunt by our two noted comedians, Nixon and Shatz, who have by this time attained world- wide fame. Our reunion banquet was held in a beautifully decorated room, the work of Helen Adams, interior decorator, assisted by Luella Goodrich. The famous class sport — seeing who could eat the most — ended in a tie between John Spindler, noted surgeon, and Earl Burns, lecturer. Sitting next to Attorney Mox Ruge was Ralph Spindler, successor to Bill Wrigley. He was telling everyone about his four-year-old son of a gum and seemed to be attracting the attention of all those around him, especially Carolyn Page Thirty-six v sx.e;niajs: Hamann, who has kept that school girl complexion, and Hazel Kulp, car- toonist. As I leaned forward to listen to the heated argument between Bernard Henderlong and Miss Lamprecht as to whether Sedgwick Sanford had succeeded in proving his theory that scientific lecturing to hens would make them lay more eggs, shouts of laughter caused me to turn to Harold Bentley and ask what the joke was. He replied : Miss Hodges has just in- formed Joe Klein that even after reading Mr. Gordon ' s Book on Evolution she had never really believed it until she had seen the author. Coach Shurr hardly noticed the noise, he was so busy explaining to Avis Worstell why he had never cared for anyone until today, when he fell (down- stairs) for Miss Wakefield. The class was brought to order by President Pat, who announced that the speaker of the evening would be Senator Goodpaster. After her address. Mayor Stanton surprised the class by announcing that J. Lowenstine, banker, had provided automobiles for a moonlight trip along the Shore Boulevard. As we climbed into our seats, I noticed that the head car was driven by John Erler and that the smartly dressed women in his car were: Margaret Kuehl, Gertrude Jessee and Rosaline Radkey, wives of wealthy financiers. Our class reunion has been a success, said Judge Frances Shurr to Mr. and Mrs. Higley (Mrs. Higley formerly Ethel Mae Nichols) ; and as I heard their enthusiastic assent, I was proud that I was a member of the class of ' 25. — Virginia Kirkpatrick. SUMMER-TIME 0, spirit of the summer-time! Bring back the roses to the dells ; The swallow from her distant clime. The honey-bee from drowsy cells. Bring back the friendship of the sun ; The gilded evenings calm and late, When merry children homeward run, And peeping stars for lovers wait. Bring back the singing, and the scent Of meadow-lands at dewy prime ; Oh, bring again my heart ' s content. Thou spirit of the summer-time. — Rosaline Radkey. Page Thirty-seven =V VLi:Nl SJS; Page Thirty-eight =V X.i:iSlAN- CLASS HISTORY N the year of our Lord 1760, a man dressed in buckskin, with a fowling-piece under his arm, stood on the crest of Mount Tom in a blinding downpour of rain. It was a warm night in In- dian summer, and he sank into the sand, under the protec- tion of a sheltered pine, to await the passing of the storm. As he ran the sand through his fingers he unearthed a sealed ancient jug. Curiosity immediately overwhelming him, he broke the seal and found within a parchment, which he quickly unrolled. The following document was revealed to him written in letters of flame : Constitution of the Valparaiso High School Class of 192.5 Valparaiso, Indiana, United States of America Preamble They, the people of the Class of 1925, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice for themselves as Freshmen, insure domestic tranquillity for themselves as Sophomores, provide for their defense as Juniors, promote their general welfare as Seniors, and secure the bless- ings of education for themselves and their posterity, do ordain and estab- lish this Constitution, which, enclosed in this earthen jar and buried on this height, overlooking the scene of their future exploits, shall insure the perpetu ity of the articles subjoined : Article I — Freshman Section I — Executive By a decree of the Supreme Court, presided over by Chief Justice Jessee, a class meeting shall be called. All power shall be vested in a presi- dent, Lois Mae Whitehead ; vice-president, Nathan Worstell, and secre- tary-treasurer, Virginia Kirkpatrick. Section II — Judicial Miss Ashton shall become sponsor, supervisor, and major general of the new high school recruits. Section III — Athletic Fears of Seniors, faculty, and Chief Justice Jessee shall not keep the aforementioned class from winning interclass basketball. Page Thirty-nine X J-ENIAJS Section IV — Social Society shall consist of two parties which shall mark the beginning of a memorable career in the social world of Valparaiso High School. Article II — Sophomore Section I — Executive As is specified by the name, they shall become sophisticated Sopho- mores. James Nixon shall be elected president ; Frances Shurr, vice-presi- dent, and Ethel Benjamin, secretary-treasurer. Section II — Judicial Miss Stanford shall be given the guidance of the ship of state through the trials of the second year. Section III — Athletic They shall again prove their worth on the basketball floor in inter- class games, but shall fail to receive the trophy by a loss of one vote in the House of Seniors. Section IV — Social Two parties shall be given by consent of a majority of members in the House of Sophomores. Article III — Junior Section I — Executive All power shall be vested in a president, Harold Shurr; vice-presi- dent, William Christy, and secretary-treasurer, Frances Shurr. Section II — Judicial Mr. Jessee shall assume the responsibilities and duties of super- visor. Section III— Athletic Through the failure of the other classes to carry the votes in the re- spective houses, the Juniors shall be awarded the trophy. Section IV — Social Clause I — They shall be hosts to the Seniors of 1924 at one of the most magnificent proms ever given. Clause II — The annual Junior-Senior picnic that shall be given by them shall be set down in the statutes as an example to future Juniors. Page Forty Vaj- ENL VN Article IV — Seniors Section I — Executive All power shall be vested in a president, Vernon Hauff; vice-presi- dent, Frances Shurr, and secretary-treasurer, Gertrude Jessee. Section II — Judicial Mr. Jessee shall be burdened with the duties of sponsoring the Class of 1925. Section III — Athletic After a prolonged deadlock, they shall lose the basketball trophy to those who are more sophisticated. Section IV — Social Money for the annual, The Valenian, shall be obtained through as- sessments, the Senior Vaudeville and Carnival, Oratorical Contest, Senior Play, and taxes levied on the individual members. Amendments Article I May the future members of Valparaiso High School have as success- ful and happy a career as they, the Class of 1925. Article II They shall claim it their unalienable right and duty to their Alma Mater to visit Valparaiso High School in future years. Article III May the faculty of the High School say, Well done, when they shall have departed hence. All of which was Greek to the poor hunter. He knew nothing of Valparaiso, the Class of 1925, or any of the people mentioned. The storm broke, he descended the dune and started toward Baileytown. For him the mystery was never solved. Page Forty-one VA.LEN1AN g Vv g tc. Aie -n. fitimhfi At V ' t - a Page Forty-two =vaj_i:niajs CLASS WILL rf f E. the Class of 1925 of Valparaiso High School, at Valparaiso. ' ' ' ■.J Indiana, being, for the most part, of sound and disposing mind and realizing that our life as a class cannot long endure, do make public and declare this our last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former wills by us made. We bequeath to all future Senior Classes our dignity, our success in athletics and social acti ities, our abilitj ' to publish a good Annual, and our good standing with the Facultj. We also wish to make the following indi -idual bequests : Lois Mae hitehead ' s gracefulness to Dan Wood. Pat Hauff ' s magnetic personalitA- to Mailin Andresen. Virginia Kirkpatrick ' s tact and calmness to Dot Ritz. Eng ' Zimmemian ' s shrewd business mind to Cork Lunbeck. Frances Shurr ' s naturally waw hair to Helen Chester. Torp Wade ' s attraction for the wimmin to Bill Collins. Bemice Wakefield ' s command of French to Heniy Poncher. Mike Shurr ' s eye for the basket to Dickie Ljtle. who scored one point during the whole season. Helen Hodges ' agi-eeable nature to Harrj- Lytle. Chick Spindler ' s courage on the gridiron to Henr Miller. A is Worstell ' s ability as an actress to Dorothy Lannin. Joseph Klein ' s humility to the cock - Russ Dillingham. Mary Coyer ' s pep and industiy to Delos Schleman. John Lowenstine ' s aggressive tactics at right end to the next year ' s wing men. Anita Parker ' s oratorical powers to Howard Moltz. Ralph Spindler ' s laugh to John Ellis. Virginia Fisher ' s love for all teachers to Reg Hildreth. Some of Sedgwick Sanford ' s height to Ralph iMieeler. (How many feet do you want. Ralph?) Carol -n Haniann ' s bewitching smile to Wajiie Miller. Orville Oglesby ' s discarded knee pants to Maurice Lowenstine. (He ought to be wearing them.) Elizabeth Lamprecht ' s stately gait to Louis Hamacher. Pngt Forty-thrte =vax.E:NiAJS- ' Bob Hart ' s speed and agility on the basketball floor to Stanley Alms. Helen Adams ' vocal ability to Wayne Allerton. Woodburn McCallums ' fame as a chemist to John Agnew. LeRoy Chumley ' s Senior dignity to Gussie Marks. Alice Horner ' s auburn hair to some of the girls who have been resort- ing to henna. Harold Bentley ' s studious attitude to Stub Burk. Beatrice Darst ' s quietness to the Manual Training Department. Luella Goodrich ' s noise-making ability to the Pepperinoes. Gertrude Jessee ' s ability to collect dues to Alberta Krudup. Margaret Kuehl ' s calm and sedate air to Mr. Pauley (to use when things don ' t go just right) . Hazel Kulp ' s artistic talent to Helen James. Mox Ruge ' s managerial ability to next year ' s faithful servant. Gladys Sherburne ' s short stature to Bernice Anderson. Millicent Thatcher ' s Ford to Kate Christy. Emma Wise ' s unshorn locks to Vivien Vassow. Arthur Butler ' s commanding voice to Jerome Kenny. Gladys Comstock ' s wonderful voice to Date Stanton. Vernal Sheets ' ability to fiddle to all other High School violinists. Dorothy Goodpaster ' s and Rookie Radkey ' s pleasing personality to Dot Dewltt. Guil Dye ' s twin two coach to Pep Thune. (So he can take Miss Fyfe for a ride.) Ethel Mae Nichols ' regular features to Edward Johnson. Bruce Gordon ' s manly bearing to Ollie Ewing. Zenita Matt ' s dependability to Bob Blaese. Gabby Pulver ' s dancing ability, exemplified in the Senior Vodvil, to Philip Specht. Mary Ellen Billing ' s knowledge of Civics to John Finley. Jim Nixon ' s mastery of the bass horn to Wilford Seymour. Marguerite Lunbeck ' s abil ity to pull down good grades to Odie Bowman. Katherine Alpen ' s knowledge of American literature to Ruth Vevia. John Erler ' s quiet restraint to Buck Fyfe. Bernard Henderlong ' s knowledge of Physics to all in that class next year. Page Forty-four iVZVLENIAN: Richard Higley ' s solemnity to the noisy Clark Ferrel. Earl Burns ' methodical mind to George Howser. Bill Christy ' s ready wit to Skeets Schellinger. Paul Shatz ' s legislative ability to Robert M. La Follette. Maurice Stantons ' knack of solving Political Economy questions to all future members of that class. We appoint Prof. H. M. Jessee as Executoi-i of this Will and hereby affix our seal this third day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hun- dred and twenty-five. (Seal) Chiss of ' 25. A MISUNDERSTANDING I took my pen once on a time, And hoped with it to make some rhyme. I scribbled on an hour or two, Then picked it up to read it through. I thought ' twas poetry I wrote, Submitted it without a note. But soon that rhyme, it was returned ; A note enclosed from which I learned That I should see the verse in print. And why? They gave me just one hint, To mend the wrong it was too late — I was nineteen, they thought me eight. — Sedgwick Sanford. Page Forty-five iVZVLENlAJM « « ? f y F JA KUM Page Forty-six A VLENIAN Page Forty-seven -VAJ-ENIAN; JUNIOR CLASS Page Forty-eight VaJ-ENIAJ JUNIOR CLASS ROLL Malcolm Fyfe, President Katharin e Christy, Vice-President Alberta Krudup, Secretary-Treasurer Abraham, Lauretta Horner, Erla Anderson, Berniece James, Helen Auble, Gladys Jarvis, Viola Bearss, Carleton Johnson, Edward Bernhart, Mollie Kenny, Jerome Bell, Lois Kuns, Floyd Boule, Louise Kuns, Lucille Blaese, Robert Krull, Margaret Burk, Charlotte Krudup, Alberta Bums, Clyde Lannin, Dorothy Butterfield, Eva Lamprecht, Marian Bush, Judd Link, Lawrence Bornholt, Beatrice McAuliffe, Audrey Bartholomew, Laura McAuliffe, Walter Christy, Katharine Marks, Gus Cinkoske, Marcel McGinley, John Cowdrey, Mary Miller, Wayne Collins, William Miller, Schuyler Dolch, Oscar Oldham, Kenneth Dowd, Bruce Pulver, Margaret Dye, Leila Parker, Martha Deardoff, Thelma Pitwood, Ella Erickson, Grace Ruess, Waldo Erler, Margaret Reibly, Louise Ebersold, Wilford Ritter, Vernon Finley, John Robinson, Emma Fyfe, Malcolm Shedd, Edith Fouts, Blanche Stanton, Lorraine Frederick, Sadie Stinchfield, Charles Glabe, Fern Stinchfield, Margaret Gustafson, Maude Sedgwick, Mildred Hall, Leslie Waid, Gladys Hughes, Margaret Wheeler, Bonnie ( Hamacher, Louis i ' i Wark, Irene =% ■■ ' ■ ' c ;■ (! W-« Page Forty-nine =VaJLENlAJS ' SOPHOMORE CLASS Page Fifty =vax.e:niaj : SOPHOMORE CLASS ROLL Adams, Alice Allerton, Wayne Atwell, Margaret Bailey, Eunice Barber, Mildred Barkley, Allen Beem, Marie Betz, Howard Black, Paul Bowman, Otis Cain, Mary Collins, Mary Corson, William Crumpacker, Birdie Dahl, Arthur Darst, Kellogg Dewitt, Dorothy Dillingham, Russell Dolson, Dorothy Eaton, Adalene Ellis, Dorothy Ellis, John Fairchild, Foster Field, Thelma Fischer, William Freeman, Althea Gustafson, Ethel Gustafson, Robert Hansen, Irene Hildreth, Reg Hindenburg, Lee Horner, Orlie Hough, Pearl Hughes, Martha James, John Jarvis, Viola Kinne, Lorraine Le Mar, Marguerite La Tour, Edmund Lindholm, Paul Link, Berniece Lunbeck. Franklin Lytle, Richard Maxwell. Loring Miller, Henry Miller, William Mohnssen, Le Vern Mohnssen, Raymond Moltz, Howard Mooker, ' ernon Murvihill, Charles Nehring, Martin Nichols, Arthur Parry, David Parry, Frances Perry, Kellogg Pierce, Viola Pinkus, Harold Phares, Marvin Rathman, Eva Rigg, Auretta Ritz, Dorothy Schleman, Delos Seymour, Wilford Shauer, Audrey Shauer, Charlotte Sheets, Mable Slagle, Eva Small, Mary Smith, Arnold Smith, Bei ' nice Specht, Philip Spencer, Minnie Spencer, Regal Spindler, Naomi Stanton, Davton St. Clair. Ralph Stubblefield. Myrtle Swartout, Tracy Trahan, Maribel Vevia, Loraine Welch, Charlotte Wheeler, Pearl Wheeler, Ralph Will, Donald Wilson. Glenn Wood, Daniel Wood, Martha Worden, David Zimmerman, El Louise Zimmerman, Helen Page Fifty-one = VLENIAN= FRESHMAN CLASS Page Fifty-two iVAJ-ENIAN ' FRESHMAN CLASS ROLL Agnew, John Albright, Rosemary Allerton, William Alms, Stanley Anderson, Florence Andresen, Martin Baker, Ruth Barneko, Kathryn Barneko, Walter Bauer, Bennet Beach, Gerald Bentley, Lewis Black, George Bodinheimer, Aaron Boyer, Jean Brown, Gerald Brown, Mildred Brummitt, Howard Bundy, Mildred Bundy, Roy Burkhart, Howard Cain, Mahlon Chester, Helen Chester, Leona Christy, George Clay, Louise Clifford, Edward Corson, Mildred Crowe, Roy Danielson, Crystal Davison, Edward Delaney, Lois Ealing, Margaret Ely, Isabel Eschell, Henry Ewing, Oliver Fehrman, Rose Field, Floyd Field, Leslie Field, Lester Fisher, Bonnie Fisher, Margaret Fox, John Froberg, Eugene Fuller, Gladys Gibbs, Marybelle Glover, Helen Gratton, Mildred Grey, Homer Hamann, Frederic Heutschel, Lena Horner, Theresa Hough, Delia Hubbell, Charles Jensen, Wilma Jones, Charles Jones, Ruby Kinne, Grace Kulp, Edythe Lannin, Charles Lannin, Robert La Rue, Charles Leetz, Harlin Lemster, Bertha Leininger, Lafleta Linkimer, Edith Lish, Clark Lutz, Bertha Madans, Virginia Martens, Elvin Matt, Gladys McNeely, Rex Miller, Jack Miskimins, Irl Mitzner, Roger Mundell, Elmore Nelson, Alice Newsoni, Florence Novak, Edward Oglesby, Mildred Ostedt, Esther Parker, Nellie Parker, Phyllis Peoples, Eileen Perry, George Pinkus, Florence Powell, Martha Mae Proffitt, Wilma Raelson, Emma Richards, Violette Ritz, Robert Roach, Ernest Robinson, Thelma Ruge, Harry Selman, Grace Schellinger, Alice Schenck, William Schumaker, Harold Scott, Loui se Selman, Milton Sheets, Harley Shephard, Jane Shinabarger, Russel Shurr, Kenneth Sievers, Anita Sisson, Maurine Skinner, William Sliver, William Smith, Hazel Stevenson, John Stinchfield, Melvin Terry, Thurman Thune, Robert Vassow, Vivien Walker. Musa Wark, Harry Whitaker, Albert Whitehead, June Wiemuth, Emma Wiemuth, Eva Wittenberg, Frances Wittenberg, Harry Yerga, Mary Yorkey, Francis Page Fifty-three =VAX.i:NlAN ' Page Fifty-four =v vle:nian- FRIENDSHIP HE finest experience in the brief span of human existence is friendship, the golden link which binds in bonds of closest communion the lives of those with whom it comes in touch. The bestowing of friendship is one of the means which man employs to express his love for others. Each of us has within us a certain amount of love for our fellows which is craving for a me dium through which it may be expressed. Friendship offers that medium, and that is why it means so much to us ; that is why we feel the lack of it so keenly. Therein lies a great question : Why should any of us feel a lack of friendship? We feel the lack of friendship for the same reason that we feel the lack of many material things. We cannot, or will not, pay the price. Friendship for many of us comes too high. The price of friendship is all that the demands, and the needs, of a friend may be, however great. A friend is the complement of our life, a second self. Friendship ' s demands are love, time, service, sacrifice, understanding, and trust; and the needs of friendship are many. If you are big enough to possess these qualities you have the capacity for friendship. Your capacity for friendship is in direct proportion to the extent to which you do possess them. If you will have for your friend an honest and true love ; if you will give freely, gladly of your time in service for your friend ; if you will sacrifice when sacrifice is needed ; and, above all, if you will always try to understand and trust (so many friendships have been broken because we did not trust), and in the hour of trial, when hopes are blackest, stand staunch and firm by the side of your friend — then you will never feel the lack of friend- ship. Because these are the qualities that will draw friends to you ; these are the qualities that will make of you a friend. Now, look into your own life and make an analysis of your character. Have you the capacity for friendship ? Are your friendships all that you would like them to be? If you can answer, Yes, you are fortunate in- deed. If you cannot, do not give up trying. These qualities can be de- veloped. Set about it today — begin developing your capacity for friend- ship and see how quickly the outlook on life changes. To have a friend, be one. — Katherine Alpen. Page Fifty-five =VZ J i:NIAN ' ORATORICAL CONTEST N Thursday evening, January 15, the annual public speaking contest was held in the High School Auditorium, at which time five girls and thi ee boys delivered their orations. The program was opened by a string quartette, consisting of Adalene Eaton, Vernal Sheets, Bruce Dowd, and Arthur Butler, which played two beautiful compositions. Anita Parker, the winner among the girls, then spoke on Education and told of the evolution and needs of a good education. Mary Ellen Billings gave an interesting and descriptive talk on Val- paraiso ' s Industries and told of our varied kinds of products. Speaking on Public Health , Ruth Vevia gave a fine talk on the hygienic conditions of the United States and stressed the need of their betterment. Restriction of Immigration was the topic given by Virginia Fisher, who told of the evils of unlimited immigration and of our lax laws covering immigration. Dorothy Goodpaster spoke on Preservation of Our Forests , and told the value of our timber and how it could be saved. In Defense of Amateur Radio was the subject developed by Ralph Spindler, and the development of amateur radio was told. LeRoy Chumley gave an interesting as well as instructive talk on John Marshall , and told of the life and accomplishments of this great man. Sedgwick Sanford, the winner in the boys ' division, spoke on The United States and Latin America , and gave our policy towards our Latin- American neighbors. Mr. Frederick, on behalf of the judges, presented the awards to the two winners and congratulated the contestants for their work along the line of public speaking. Besides the string quartette, music was furnished by Miss Gladys Comstock, who sang two beautiful numbers, and Mr. Vernal Sheets, who gave his interpretation of Fantasie Pastorale, by Singelee, and The Humoresque, by Dvorak. Page Fifty-six X XJ-ENIAJS EDUCATION T no time in the history of the human race do we find man in- different to the question of education. Indeed, since the be- ginning of time, each generation has practiced schemes and devices which have enabled it gradually to ascend from bar- barism to a plane of higher perfection. The aborigine endeavored to protect himself by the club and ax ; next came the cave man, who invented the snare and trap, succeeded by the man with q uiver and bow and deadly lance. Thus we find man using his cunning and skill to combat adverse environment and to devise improve- ments which tended to make existence more agreeable for himself and others. During these early periods most of man ' s time was taken up with physical defense ; he found time, however, for amusement, music, story- telling. Indeed, as the years passed, the heritage of succeeding genera- tions became more and more advantageous, until eventually problems other than this struggle for physical existence arose. Religion, or the binding of man to the Infinite, always a factor in the life of early times, seems to have been the chief sponsor of learning. The source of the elements, the Creator of Nature, were objects of inquiry. Certain people obligingly stepped forward to answer these inquiries. By the Egyptians they were called priests , and they became the guardians of man ' s thought — of his myths, traditions, inheritance and folk-lore — and gained great respect. The ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, or sacred writings , were the first method of preserving the spoken word. The priests were entrusted with the sacred task of keeping these written rec- ords. Thus they became educators as well as interpreters of religion, exer- cising great influence over their peoples. The first school masters, indeed, were those more brilliant elders who had outlived their manual useful- ness. Thus, for many centuries religion controlled learning. With the Christian era the convents and monasteries became centers of learning, where the arts and sciences were developed to a greater degree. However, the common people seldom received any training in cultural subjects nor even the rudiments of what we today consider an elementary education. Either farmers or tradesmen, they were trained by apprenticeship or di- rect experience with life. When private schools were established, the no- bles alone sent their children to them. With capitalized industry the mid- dle class developed, which sent its children to school, from which time a wider outlook, embracing democracy, was maintained by the leaders of men. A little less than a century ago the public school system was estab- lished. The past fifty or sixty years have seen a wonderful development Page Fifty-seven VA.LENIAN in the science of education, as remarkable and important in its way as any progress of which we may boast. Regarding education as the only safe anchorage for a democracy, the American people made it compulsory and boasted that it was one of the fundamental principles of their economy that every child should be given a certain amount of elementary education. This became our safeguard against those evils which other generations regarded as inherent in popular, representative government. Child labor was, and is today, the greatest hindr ance to education. When the United States first enjtered into industrial life, its promoters had the same attitude toward unemployed children that later Americans have expressed toward unutilized water power. Both thought that great ma- terial resources were being wasted. Some people were brave enough to step forward and suggest a system of education for children employed in factories. A few states passed laws forbidding children under twelve to work more than a certain time in a day. The most effectual of these early efforts in behalf of children were the school laws. Massachusetts, in the early part of the nineteenth century, provided that children under fifteen must attend school three months out of twelve. But not until after the Civil War was child labor effectually challenged in this country. Even to- day the evil is not eliminated. A North Carolina manufacturer only re- cently said, when one of the losing fights for a child labor law was made, that it was an insult to manufacturers to take the management of their property away and vest it in the superintendent of schools. This law sim- ply provided that no boy under twelve and no girl under fourteen should work in the mills. As late as 1910 the census showed that two million chil- dren between the ages of ten and fifteen were still employed in gainful oc- cupations in the United States. We are proud, and justly so, of the admirable machinery of instruc- tion which we have created, the fine buildings, laboratories, curricula, highly trained teachers, but there is a growing conviction that all this represents only so much mechanical rather than human progress. We have created a vast network of means, but we have largely neglected the human and most important factor, the child himself. The educational theory at the present time seems primarily based on the premise that all children are exactly alike, and from this we deduce the practice that all children must be taught alike. The little red school house type of school, which existed, and still exists, in large numbers, has helped to make school books distasteful to many children. It is not necessary to describe this school room or to tell how impa- tiently the boys and girls watch the clock for the noon recess, and listen for the bell that gives them permission to go home. Now, where highly trained, gifted teachers are employed, the teach- Page Fifty-eight V LENIAN: ers expect to discover the differences in their pupils, to know how to give the right kind of lessons, with books or without books, to help each one to meet the studies he is weak in, and to show him how to excel in the things for which he has some special ability. The new idea is to send the whole child to school — his mind, his body, his hopes, his dreams, his ambition, his sympathy, his love of sport and play, his love of work well done. One of the greatest discovei ' ies of the modern school is that one can learn more by doing than he could possibly learn from books alone. The practicality of this discovery has been proved by its success in many col- leges — the method of education prevailing in such colleges and universi- ties should prevail on a smaller scale in the pupil ' s life from the beginning of his education. We must bring the life around the school into the school by a con- tinual calling upon experience and by observation of the life around the school. The progressive school, not hindered by lack of funds, accom- plishes this by means of pictures, object lessons, dramatization, field trips, laboratory activities, brin ging into the school the great world of Nature, of business, industry. It also takes the school out into the community, testing and applying ideas and conclusions to facts and conditions arising in community life, the shuttle always weaving the two modes of life to- gether. But the question may be asked, Can all alike benefit, when the environ- ment of the pupils is so very different? Industry is perhaps the greatest factor entering into the external forces surrounding the child, for upon industry depends his home life and his health. We are well on the road to a solution of this bread-and-butter problem, but not until we have solved it can there be a solid foundation on which to base universal education. The new theory of education shows the dependence of mind upon body. If, as yet, we cannot reach the child directly through his home, it is the duty of the school to see that he is possessed of a normally functioning body. Is one nurse in a whole county capable of performing this? In more favored communities we find art schools, music schools, trade schools, vocational schools of every kind, in recognition of the truth that to be of service to himself and others each person must be educated in his special interests and occupation. To make education truly democratic, money should f ow from the rich communities to poorer ones, from the industrial sections to rural ones, leveling up their inequalities. Society as a whole must provide educational opportunities for each member and each group, else society as a whole is impaired and impoverished. To carry out such magnificent projects it is absolutely essential that it be given its proper dignity in the executive branch of our government at Washington in a Department of Education, co-operating with this a De- Page Fifty-nine =vauLi:NIAJS partment of Health. Sixty billions of wealth was created in 1923 — the few hundred millions involved in a proper educational system is indeed a very small matter. Bringing it home, should we not blush for shame, with our millions of wealth, under-valued for taxation in Valparaiso and the immediate vi- cinity, and then think how small a pittance in comparison with this wealth is asked to give our own children the proper educational advantages? We in the United States of America have had a century of magnificent industrial and material growth — a century that also sees the beginnings of a great mental and spiritual growth. May this twentieth century of ours be called by future historians the period of greatest progress in Uiie edu- cation — an education that develops the fullness of life — material, mental, social and spiritual. — Anita Parker. OUR LATIN-AMERICAN POLICY HERE is to the south of us in the Western Hemisphere a terri- tory, about three times as large as our own country, ruled and owned during most of the years between 1500 and 1900 by the governments of Spain and Portugal. Between the years 1800 and 1900 parts of this great territory have, mostly through wars, freed themselves from the control of these mother countries and set up governments of various degrees of stability ; but still, governments in all cases but one, which followed the example of the rest later, patterned after the democratic system of our own republic. These republics, twenty- one in number, having broken away from the two Latin countries, Spain and Portugal, have since the separation been called Latin-America. It is the relation between these countries and the United States to which I wish to call your attention. Is it not demanded that we give more t hought to this relationship? I consider this question because I believe there is such a demand. Our country has always had some policy toward these countries. Even in the first administration there was a policy ; but the first complete state- ment regarding this policy was made in 1822. This statement, called the Monroe Doctrine, declares that we should consider any attempt on their part (meaning on the part of the members of the Holy Alliance formed to protect the monarchial governments of Europe) , we should consider any attempt to extend their system to any portion of the Western Hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safety . This declaration of Monroe is, we believe, still our policy regarding the South American republics ; but. Page Sixty VAJ ENIAN; when we consider its original purpose and some of the uses it has been put to since, we may be doubtful of its exact purport. President Polk used the statement to meet Russia when she claimed Alaska ; and he again used it against England when she claimed the Oregon Territory. Such ideas could not have had any place in the mind of Monroe when he enunciated the doctrine. But even further from his mind must have been its uses in the last twenty-five years. If he had thought that this country would become the collector of foreign debts because of our refusal to permit the foreign governments to collect their own debts or that as the result of his state- ment we would become not only a collector of debts but a receiver for bankrupt governments, he would never have allowed the theory to emerge from that back corner of his brain, where Clay ' s numerous speeches in its favor must have planted it. We have been a collector of debts and a receiver for bankrupt gov ern- ments. Out of the twenty-one nations, mentioned above as Latin Repub- lics, eleven have citizens of our country as ministers of finance or as finan- cial advisors. Six of these have a force of American Marines in the ports of entry doing police duty. Although in most of these countries our in- tervention was asked, in the case of Haiti we landed soldiers without an invitation because the choice lay between our marines or the soldiers of some European state. But more important than the question of what we have done is the question of why we have so interpreted the words of Monroe as to bring us these extra responsibilities that do not seem nat- urally lo be ours. The answer to this question is beyond the topic ; but to decide whether our own actions have been dominated by commercial rea- sons, that is, Dollar Diplomacy, or by the desire to establish peaceful nations of such a kind as our own in this half of the world, and then to form such a policy as will insure the continuance of these nations ; to de- cide these questions, I say, is sufficient reason in itself for demanding that we give more thought to our relations with them. But there is another reason of far more importance to both ourselves and the Latin Republics. When the oppressed people of France saw how we had freed ourselves from the power of England, we became to them an example of what men who would give all for liberty could do. The peo- ple of that country had great respect for our ancestors, who showed them the way to liberty, and since the time of the French Revolution this coun- try and France have been on the friendliest terms. But where the French had respect, the people of the territories to the south of us have had rever- ence. They thought of us as a sister republic, which we were, but also as a big sister who was willing to help them. In this way has been built up a friendship not only between governments but also between the peoples Page Sixty-one X ZVLCNIAN of the northern and southern hemispheres. Such a friendship we have enjoyed for many years. Such friendship we should be and are proud of. But we are told that this friendship is waning, that they are charging us with being imperialistic. Whether one believes this or not depends mainly on our reasons for being so active as receivers for bankrupt governments. We have been charged with being indifferent to the best interests of these small states. If this is so, they have reason for losing some of that friend- ship which they have felt for us, their big sister republic. A traveler from Buenos Ayres, in an article in a late magazine, tells of some of the evidences he found of our indifference. He was often asked of the conditions in South America, as if it were all one country. A minister from our own country to Uruguay gave a toast to South America which suited the people of Uruguay as much as a toast to Europe would suit a Frenchman. In many cases men had thought of him as a Brazilian, since he came from Buenos Ayres, and spoke to him of the many revolu- tions in Brazil since its freedom from Spain. He declared that all the average citizen of the United States knows of any country of South Amer- ica can be put in three words, Series of Revolutions . Too few of us know that for half a century over two-thirds of the territoiy called Latin- America had no revolutions of any kind ; and when the people of Brazil, which separated from Portugal, instead of Spain, decided that they wanted a republic, the emperor peacefully abdicated. A reporter from the New York World, after interviewing a South American editor, included in his article (and it was considered proper to print) that the visiting editor dressed like any other gentleman. How many of us, not because of ig- norance, but because of lack of thought, would make like blunders? But probably the greatest reason for this falling off of friendship is the impression we have given them that we do not consider them free countries equal to us ; that we fear their governments are not stable ; that we think them insignificant; and because of our ignorance on this point assume a kind of mandatory power over them. If the policies of our government mean anything to us ; if it is worth our while to understand all the people of this hemisphere, our nearest neigh- bors, we must take enough interest in these Latin Republics to inform our- selves regarding their physical, intellectual, and spiritual status. For the sake of world peace we cannot permit this friendship, that has made possi- ble our friendly mediation in their quarrels, to waiver because of a fail- ure on our part to understand the peoples and conditions of Latin-Amer- ica. This country is a member of an organization of these western repub- lics which has become a working League of Nations . The Pan-Amer- Page Sixty-two VA LENIANi ican Union was formed at the invitation of our government, presided over by our Secretary of State, and housed in a building built in our own capi- tal, Washington, with money supplied by a citizen of the United States. We will either inform ourselves concerning these republics, insure the continuation of this friendship, and promote that condition which we all hope for — World Peace — or completely kill the effectiveness of this Union and end the works of arbitration as started by our late Presidents — Roose- velt and Wilson. — Sedgwick Sanford. A POME I once heard an author who spoke at great length On the joys of composing, if one has the strength. Being then of sound mind and of great aspiration, I decided to write my assured inspiration. I at once began to peruse every book For rhyme, rythm and meter I started to look. ' Til at last, after reading from morning to night, I felt sure I was ready to write a poem right. So I bent to my task, tho ' still thinking it pleasure, I tried to develop a blithe, lightsome measure. But I found as I worked that the word inspiration Was just a misnomer for cold perspiration. Resignedly then I continued the quest. Firmly resolved to complete it or bust. But, alas ! such rash vows must so often be paid By the life of an innocent, pure-minded maid. And so, as I gaze on my last carnal day, My life on the altar of art I now lay. But one is enough, so please take my advice — Don ' t allow a delusion you to entice. — Author JJnknoion (Probably died of brain fever). Page Sixty-three =VAJ_-ENIAJS ' 1 2 r 5- 6 _■ ' B m ■ II ■ le -P l¥ ■ w 1 AS 1 7 ■ ■ e ■ ' 9 20 2 3 P 3? 79 ai- ?s 1 1 i7 Z 70 -■ 1   y 1 3 _■ ■ 3x ■ 36 ■ jr ■ M ?? jBB|y0 -■ f2 ■f? ■ ■ ■fr r 4 H JOY ! Oh Boy ! It is complete. What? A cross-word puzzle extra neat. But just a word or two to make clear, Just what names you will find here. Twenty-seven seniors and two teachers in line In this amateur puzzle you will find ; A few extra words and some abbreviations To make this puzzle a complete aggravation. To those whose names do not appear Will say, ' twould take just one more year Of time and knowledge and patience, too ; We ' re sure we ' ve used enough for you. — hois Mae Whitehead. Page Sixty-four VA LENIAN HORIZONTAL VERTICAL 1. Class President (nickname). 4. Editor of annual (surname). 7. Belonging to him. 9. Our institute of learning (initials). 10. Seniors ' first word. 11. Girl athlete (initials). 12. Namely (abbreviation). 13. Boy ' s surname signifying a part of the body. 14. Class comedian (initials). 16. Our Romeo (initials). 19. Senior agriculturist (initials). 20. A road in a city (abbreviation). 21. One who has failed to don long trousers, to drop the curtains (initials). 24. Surname of the girl coming from the (Alp)ine region. 27. A bashful member (surname). 29. Nickname of a senior girl. 30. Prize- winning girl orator (Chris- tian name). 31. Early English (abbreviation). 32. Bismuth (abbreviation). 34. Early English (abbreviation). 36. A means of transportation (abbre- viation). 38. Star actress of 192.5 operetta (ini- tials). 40. Nickname of a boy otherwise known as Chahley . 41. A state whose motto is Show me (abbreviation). 42. Our tallest male member (Christian name). 43. Court session (abbreviation). 44. First word of our locomotive yell. 4.5. Nickname of class vice-president. 46. One fond of fast driving (Biblical). 47. Boy ' s Christian name shortened to a nickname. 2. A girl with a well-known uncle (Christian name). 3. A definite article. .5. A new girl member (surname). 6. Surname of one of our girls. 7. Our supervisor (initials). 8. Taverns. 1.5. Jewish corn. 17. That red-headed gal (surname). 18. Our titled member (Christian name). 19. Local organization (initials). 22. Latin teacher (Christian name). 23. To stuff knowledge before an exam. 25. Behold! 26. An eastern state (abbreviation). 27. Each (abbreviation). 28. And (Latin). 32. Platform occupant. 33. Nickname signifying nationality. 35. Christian name of our wise girl. 37. Christian name of two of our ath- letes. 39. To study closely. 41. Middle name of two girls. Page Sixty-five = VLE: 4IAJS THRIFT NCE upon a time a terrible dragon, called Waste, infested the regions of the Vale of Paradise. Many were the victims who had fallen at his attack and who had been overcome by his fa- tal drug, Spendthrift . Especially did he desire to overcome and weaken the High School students, for they did not know the value of a dollar and were thus choice victims. The crowd of students infesting the soda fountains and candy stores gave evidence of this. In December, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two, several good and wise folks appeared in the Vale and begged the students to overcome this dragon Waste. Many would not believe the preachings of the wise folks until they brought forth their scroll of sta- tistics — and there it was written, the deadly power of Spendthrift over the students ! They were amazed, and immediately tried to organize them- selves against their mutual enemy, but they found they could do nothing without the help of the magic herb. Saving Habit. However, the stu- dents believed that it was easier to fall before Waste than to f ight against it, and so there was little progress made in this year. At the beginning of the following school year, about sixty more stu- dents feebly tried to throw off the power of Spendthrift, but the number in its power was still too great. The Dragon was very well pleased and laughed long and heartily. But he had made his mistake. His laugh caused Mr. Jessee, Lord Knight of Central High Castle, to leave the matters con- nected with the Castle. He saw the situation and called together his Knights, who determined that through their efforts Waste must be done away with and Spendthrift overcome. As a climax to the story, on March the twenty-fifth, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five, Lord Knight Jessee and his faithful band met in deadly com- bat with the Dragon Waste and emerged victorious, thus arousing three hundred and sixty-five students to cease using the drug Spendthrift and to take the Saving Habit herb, which has been administered ever since by Mr. Brown, Duke of the Lathe, and his faithful and patient pages : Miss McGillicuddy Helen Zimmerman Alice Nelson Kenneth Oldham Mary Cowdrey Lorraine Kinney Rosaline Radkey Ruth Vevia Blanche Fonts Mildred Sedgwick Clyde Burns Russell Dillingham Page Sixty-six =v le:nian: u uu u u ' gB F gggTgg B C Bf S PE F 7 w- HiSi Pojfe Sixty-seven =VAX.f:NlANs THE MUSICALE |ISS DARBY cannot be lauded too highly for the splendid co- operative spirit which she has instilled into those under her supervision ; for the energetic, unceasing labor which she has exerted so skillfully in breaking in fresh recruits ; for the remarkable musical progress which has been evidenced not only in our High School but also in the ward schools; and for the high- class musical entertainments given under her direction. The organization of the High School Music Club, String Quartette, Senior Trio, and Girls ' and Boys ' Glee Clubs are a few of her many achievements. In the community room of the Banta Building the annual Musical was given by the Music Club, the first performance being held on Thui ' sday evening, February 26th, the second on Friday afternoon, February 27th. The Thursday evening program was as follows : Stony Point — March Laurendeau Gavotte Souvenir Herzberg Les Adieux Saraste Elegie Aletter Overture— Fair Maid of Perth , Widell High School Orchestra Chorus : (a) Song of the Open Road Wilson (b) Arkansas Traveler O ' Hare Senior Trio: (a) Angels ' Serenade Braga (b) Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana Mascagni Flute— Helen Hodges Cello— Arthur Butler Harp — Virginia Kirkpatrick Boys ' Glee Club : (a) I Passed By Your Window Brake-Lucas (b) Sing Till the Clouds Roll By Volkstedt Violin Solos: (a) Lieberfreud Kriesler (b) Hungarian Idyl Keler Bela Vernal Sheets, accompanied by Harold Folger of Valparaiso University Chorus — When Through the Night Liszt-Clark Selection from Carmen Bizet-Seredy High School Orchestra Accompanists : High School Orchestra Lois Mae Whitehead Junior Orchestra Margaret Jones Girls ' Glee Club Martha Parker Boys ' Glee Club Lorraine Stanton Page Sixty-eight A VLENIAN: In the Friday matinee this program was carried out : (a) Bachelor Girls — March Zamecnik (b) Tender Thoughts — Romance Reynard Junior Orchestra Girls ' Glee Club : (a) Syncopated Lullaby Linn (b) Down in Derry Cox String Quartette : (a) Angel Gabriel Plantation Melody (b) Moment Musical Schubert- Pochon Vernal Sheets — First Violin Arthur Butler — Cello Bruce Doud — Second Violin Adalene Eaton — Viola Piano Duets from Peer Gynt Suite: (a) Morning (b) Anitra ' s Dance Lorraine Stanton — Martha Parker Vocal Solos: (a) Until Sanderson (b) Bells of the Sea Salstrom Bruce Gordon, accompanied by Virginia Fisher The Lotus Flower Schumann Girls ' Glee Club HEARD OF THIS TOWN? My friends, have you heard of the town Nogood, On the banks of the River Slow, Where blooms the wait-awhile flower fair. Where the some-time-or-other scents the air, And the soft go-easies grow? It is in the valley of What ' s-the-use, In the province of Let ' er-slide ; That tired feeling is native there ; It ' s the home of the reckless I-don ' t-care, Where the give-it-ups abide. — Wayne Miller. Page Sixty-nine = VLENIAN ' ONCE IN A BLUE MOON NCE in a Blue Moon, a three-act comic opera, was given very successfully at the Memorial Opera House. The matinee, on Thursday, April 16th, was wildly applauded by a very enthu- siastic audience ; and the repetition of the performance, on the evening of April 17th, delighted an older, more reserved as- semblage. Much credit for this huge success is due to the efficiency and tireless efforts of Miss Lillie E. Darby, operetta director ; the business man- ager, Miss Olie Welty ; Mrs. J. Earle Mavity, ballet director, and the stage managers, James Nixon and Englebert Zimmerman. The musical numbers and cast of characters were as follows : Overture Orchestra Prologue Moon Lady and Chorus ACT I Hop Sing Hi Himself No Use Proposing Billy Maxwell In My Garden George Taylor and Sylvia Montgomeray Orange Blossoms Betty Morton and Chorus Paree M. Rene Le Mon and Chorus My Home Town Babbitt Morton and Chorus ACT II Song of the Calif ornians Chorus Sequidilla Taleada Ballet Love Song of the Andes Sylvia and Betty • ' Blue Moon George, Sylvia, and Chorus ACT III Burglars Girls ' Chorus The Blue Taxi Mooney and Chorus Eeporters Boys ' Chorus When Love Has Its Way George and Chorus Travelers Chorus Honeymooners Chorus Finale Entire Cast CHARACTERS Moon Lady Gladys Comstock Mrs. Montgomeray Gladys Sherburne Sylvia Montgomeray Mary Coyer Leatrice Montgomeray Charlotte Burke Mr. Babbit Morton Sedgwick Sanford Betty Morton Virginia Fisher Page Seventy = 1.ENIAJS ' Mis. Lila Lavender Elizabeth Lampiecht Billy Maxwell Guilford Dye George Taylor Bruce Gordon Sir Percival Chetwood Donald Will M. Rene Le Mon Arthur Butler Hop Sing Hi Kenneth Oldham Suzanne Margaret Stinchfield Skylark Roams LeRoy Chumley Mooney William Christy BALLET ' Frances Parry Eva Wiemuth Margaret KruU Mary Small Naomi Spindler Mary Rue Cain Anita Sievers Eilien Peoples Martha Hughes Dorothy Dolson Helen James Berneice Link MOON LADY ATTENDANTS AND SUNBONNET GIRLS Maurine Sisson Edythe Kulp Bonnie Fishei- Crystal Danielson Margaret Fisher Lois Delaney SCENES Prologue — Palace of the Moon Lady. Act I — Drawing Room, Mrs. Montgomeray ' s Home. Acts II and III — Mrs. Montgomeray ' s Garden. Time — Present. Place — Rosemont-by-the-Sea, Monterey, California. The Argument After an absence of four years at college, Bob Harrington is expected to return to the home of his foster aunt, Mrs. Montgomeray, whose daugh- ter, Sylvia, was his boyhood sweetheart. Having fallen in love with an- other girl at college, he sends his chum, George Taylor, who closely resem- bles him, to substitute for him at the week-end party. George has always been anxious to meet Sylvia, whose picture greatly attracts him. He ar- rives amid preparations for a Spanish Fiesta and finds Sylvia more charm- ing than her photograph. Unexpected guests in the persons of Sir Percival Chetwood and M. Rene Le Mon arrive and are welcomed as distinguished noblemen by Mrs. Montgomeray, and invited to remain for the festivities. That night, while the guests are dancing, a robbery takes place and suspicion is turned on George, who is forced to disclose his identity. Things look dark for him until the guilty parties are brought to justice. A telegram from the real Bob announcing his marriage leaves George free to finish the story in the approved fashion. Page Seventy-one X J ENL-XN GIRLS ' GLEE CLUB Mai ' y Coyer Charlotte Burk Anita Parker Lois Delaney Helen Hodges Lorraine Stanton Dorothy Ellis Audrey Shauer Millicent Thatcher Virginia Fisher Margaret Stinchfield Crystal Danielson Bonnie Fisher Eunice Bailey Dorothy Ritz Wilma Jensen Fern Glabe Margaret Atwell Gladys Comstock Gladys Sherburne Margaret Fisher Katharine Christy Helen Adams Verna Sherrick Eva Rathman Lois Mae Whitehead Elizabeth Lamprecht Maurine Sisson Edythe Kulp Irene Wark Sadie Fredericks Florence Pinkus Gertrude Jessee Marguerite La Mar Accompanist: Martha Parker Page Seventy-two V X-ENIAN BOYS ' GLEE CLUB Stanley Alms Edward Buchanan William Christy George Houser Arthur Butler Earl Burns Bruce Gordon Reginald Hildreth Robert Hart Leslie Hall Guilford Dye LeRoy Chumley Joseph Klein Kenneth Oldham Sedg- vick Sanford Harold Pinkus Glen Wilson Donald Will Tracy Swartout Philip Specht James Nixon George London Henry Eschell John Ellis Wilford Ebersold Edward Davidson Accoinpunifft : Lorraine Stanton Page Seventy-three VZVLENIAJS ORCHESTRA Violins: Vernal Sheets Bruce Doud Violet Richards Tracy Swartout Althea freeman Viola : Adalene Eaton Cello: Arthur Butler F Mf C.- Helen Hodges Trombone: Malcolm Fyfe Cornets: Leslie Wade Wilford Williams Charles La Rue Bass Horn : James Nixon Saxophone : Floyd Kuns Drums: Marvin Sedgwick Accompani ' it: Lois Mao Whitehead Page Seventy-four VA LENIAN STRING QUARTETTE Vernal Sheets — First Violin Bruce Doud — Second Violin. Arthur Butler — Cello Adalene Eaton — Viola Page Seventy-five = VLE 4IAJN■ Virginia Kirkpatrick — Harp SENIOR TRIO Arthur Butler — Cello Helen Hodges — Flute Page Seventy-six iVAJ ENIAN: THE SENIOR VAUDEVILLE AND CARNIVAL OLLOWING out the rules laid down by tradition, each member of the Senior Class was busily engaged during the weeks pre- ceding the big event, in carrying out plans for the Senior Vaudeville and Carnival. Needless to say, our efforts were re- warded in a vaudeville bill of exceptional character and in great financial aid in producing the Valenian. The Carnival on the first floor of the High School was indeed a minia- ture county fair . A fortune-teller held sway in mysterious rooms, while there was yet more mystery in our fish pond . Plain-clothes men were stationed at many posts and the jail was crowded to capacity at all times. A Trip to Hades drew many terrified shrieks from the voyagers in the basement. Taffy apples, popcorn balls and candies tempted all, disap- pearing miraculously as the crowd formed. Meanwhile one of the two shows was being given in the High School Assembly, to whose stage great dignity and beauty had been added by the use of a huge gold-cloth back-drop. The program consisted of eight acts — eight big acts ! ! The participants in the vaudeville carried their parts in a most pleasing and satisfactory manner. Due credit and thanks were given to Miss Benney and Mrs. J. Earle Mavity for their tireless efforts in training the actors. It is necessary to mention here the Dye-Fisher song act, which in its clever humor and good acting was almost equal to the professional. The program was opened with several numbers rendered by Valpa- raiso ' s ten-piece Collegian Oriole Orchestra. This organization was kind in responding to the urgent requests for encores, and thus our show had the advantage of opening with an enthusiastic audience. Miss Mary Ellen Billings further pleased our musical appreciation by a piano solo which showed mastery of the keys and a wonderful grasp of technique. Paul Shatz and Ethel Mae Nichols, as Mr. and Mrs. Caudle, made their debuts as amateur actors in a short, humorous dialogue. Mrs. J. Earle Mavity gave real pleasure in her two readings and won hearty ap- plause. No vaudeville bill could be complete without its dance revue. The Senior boys and girls taking part (known about High School as the awk- ward squad ) executed the number in a very graceful manner. Those tak- ing part were: Misses Shurr, Lunbeck, Whitehead, Hodges, Worstell and Kirkpatrick, and Messrs. Gordon, Butler, Chumley, Pulver, Hart and Spindler. Page Seventy-seven =VaX.i:NlAJS; Jim Nixon and his foil, Bill Christy, served as our comedians. As two duskies they took a lot of nutological chatter and wove it into about fifteen minutes of chuckles and applause. They are now famous for that most original (?) song, How Do You Do? The Fashionettes, a series of musical sketches by Bruce Gordon, Guilford Dye and Virginia Fisher, was composed of three parts — two tab- leaus with music and the Dye-Fisher act. The last named, in which both singers were dressed in quaint Dutch costumes, has already been men- tioned for its worth. Our last act, a short drama entitled, The Tale of the Tangled Tele- gram, in which a bashful lover is married, due to a misworded telegram, was cleverly enacted by Richard Higley, the lover; Mary Coyer, Vernon Hauff, Katherine Alpen, Anita Parker, Alice Horner and Gertrude Jessee. With the successful completion of this show one other burden was lifted off the class with an ease and joyfulness typical of the Seniors of ' 25. GOLDEN DAYS OLDEN DAYS, a comedy in four acts, was presented by the Class of ' 25 at the Memorial Opera House on Thursday, May 7. A typically youthful play, the members of the cast fell into their parts quite naturally. The bits of character acting were executed with talent and rare understanding, and were appre- ciated as such by the audience. The action of the play revolves about a certain little country girl, Mary Anne (Anita Parker), who, by her charm and generous sacrifices, aided by her aunt, attains the height of popularity among New York ' s social 400 . At her home in Farmdale, Connecticut, lives her mother, Mrs. Simmonds (Millicent Thatcher), who is aided and worried in her house- work by slow-moving Betty Scroggins, the maid-of-all-work (Virginia Fisher), and who is bothered immensely by Miss Slissy (Luella Goodrich), the town gossip, dressmaker and milliner. These three parts, together with that of wealthy Mrs. Drexel Kirkland (Frances Shurr) , the stately and lovely aunt, required unaccustomed actions in their successful portrayal of characters. Dick Stanhope (William Christy) , with whom Mary Anne ' s romance was culminated, was enacted with natural ease and earnestness. Vernon Hauff, as Billy Barclay, the irate and changeable lover of Mary Anne, was a most brusque yet sincere young man who later refoi ' ms his ways. Mary Anne ' s rival for Billy, Elaine Jewett, was cleverly played by Lois Mae Whitehead. The other members of New York ' s younger set were characteristic of youth everywhere — the lively Teddy Farnum (Har- old Shurr), sweet little Patty Ellison (Dorothy Goodpaster), lazy, lanky Page Seventy-eight A LCNIAN: Floyd (Mox Ruge), vivacious Trella (Avis Worstell), stand-pat Edgar Moon (LeRoy Chumley), stammering, modest Charlie Mason (Englebert Zimmerman), and consistent young Annabelle Larsh (Virginia Kirk- patrick). Felice, Mrs. Ki rkland ' s French maid (Berneice Wakefield), lent an atmosphere of quiet dignity whenever and wherever she appeared. The entire play went as smoothly and fast as clock-work, and was not at all monotonous. One ' s interest was aroused and maintained through- out, while a sympathetic tear or chuckle and the applause marked the fact that as amateur actors the Seniors presented a play surpassing all other dramatic attempts of the year. For the success of the play much credit is due Mrs. C. W. Boucher, because of her untiring and competent coaching. It is needless to say that the efforts put forth by the cast acted as supplement to this. Cast of Characters Mary Anne Sinimonds Anita Parker Richard Stanhope William Christy Mrs. Drexel Kirkland Frances Shurr Mrs. .John Simmonds Millicent Thatcher William Barclay Vernon Hauflf Patty Ellison Dorothy Goodpaster Elaine Jewett Lois Mae Whitehead Trella Webb Avis Worstell Annabelle Larsh Virginia Kirkpatrick Teddy Farnum Harold Shurr Floyd Henderson Mox Ruge Charlie Mason Englebert Zimmerman Edgar Moon LeRoy Chumley Sarah Applegate Slissy Luella Goodrich Betsy Scroggins Virginia Fisher Felice, Mrs. Kirkland ' s Fi-ench maid Berneice Wakefield Synopsis of Scenes ACT I Sitting Room in the Simmonds Home, Farmdale, Connecticut Spring, 1917 (The Bud) ACT II Parlor of the New Farmdale Hotel Same Evening (The Blossom) ACT III An Upstairs Sitting Room in Mrs. Kirkland ' s Home, New York Summer, 1917 (The Full-Blown Rose) ACT IV Same as Act I Spring, 1919 (The Perfume of Romance) Page Seventy-nine A LENIAJS. PAT ' S STRATEGEM fIZE COCHRAN was a prize in himself to his baseball team, but he had two prizes which he valued as highly as he was valued by his teammates. These were his daughter Elizab eth and his tomato patch. Mr. Patrick O ' Brien and Elizabeth had decided to get married, even if Pat did play on the rival team in the inter-city race for the championship, but the watchfulness of Lize prevented their marrying. Lize had said that no daughter of his should marry a man who did not have a house of his own. And since Pat had only three thousand dollars, things looked bad. However, just a week before the game which decided the city cham- pionship, in which Lize would play against his prospective son-in-law, Pat ' s fertile mind devised a scheme. He had been offered odds, five to three, on the game, and he had been afraid to take the bet with Lize pitch- ing for the opponents. For when Lize pitched, the ball went so fast that it hopped just before the plate, and there was no man on earth could hit it except by accident, the reason being that no one could see it. This was the only style of pitching he had. No curves, drops, or other deceptive meth- ods. Pat took the bet, depending on his scheme to win the money at the expense of Lize himself. The morning of the game he appeared at Coch- rans ' and ventured into the tomato patch, which at the time was full of large, ripe tomatoes. He started picking these into a basket, occasionally eating one or else whistling a tune partly to himself and partly to attract Lize ' s attention. When Lize heard him and saw what he was doing he ran out into the patch, but Pat, instead of running, climbed a large tree and began beg- ging Lize not to throw those tomatoes at him. Of course, the plea not to throw made Lize think of it and he began to throw, and he threw and threw, all the time hurling maledictions at Pat for having plundered his prize patch of tomatoes. He soon had Pat looking like a catsup bottle, but— At the game that afternoon, his arm was so tired that instead of the ball hopping at the plate it zipped straight over and anyone could hit it. In the first inning Pat ' s mates piled up a three score lead before Lize was taken out and a substitute put in. They held this lead through the game, winning by a score of seven to four. Thus, with the five thousand dollars he had won by using his head, Pat built a nice bungalow and he and Elizabeth were married, to the satis- faction of everyone concerned, even her father. — John Spindler. Page Eighty V LCNIAN; Page Eighty -one VAX.CN1AJS ' LE CERCLE FRANCAIS HE organization of Le Cercle Francais this year will undoubt- edly bring its members to a better understanding of the French tongue, French customs, famous French personages, and France itself. That is the purpose of the Cercle, and from all reports it has succeeded very well. The meetings are held every two weeks at the home of some one of its members, where a very pleasant evening is enjoyed. Only those per- sons who have successfully finished one semester of French are eligible to belong to Le Cercle Francais . Page Eighty-two = VLE: 4lAJM: .  SENIOR GIRLS ' PARTY HE social season for 1924-25 opened with the Hallowe ' en party given to the Senior girls on the evening of October twenty- fourth. The party was held at the home of Miss Gertrude Jessee, and those assisting her as hostesses were the Misses Virginia Fisher and Helen Hodges. All came in costume, and wandered through the dimly-lit house, where occasionally some ghost made its appearance. Two features of the evening were a trip to Para- dise and some pictures. Particularly amusing was the shadow picture of a school room with its pupils and the teacher. After a dainty repast, all scurried home, a little fearful of the shades and spooks that haunt the highways and the byways on Hallow Eve. ENGLISH V BANQUETS The English V classes, under Miss Benney, held their annual banquets this year in January. One section had a six o ' clock dinner at the home of Kenneth Oldham, in Chautauqua Park, on Thursday, January 9th. New Year ' s cards, on which were conundrums by which each guest found his place at the tables, created much merriment. ]Malcolm Fyfe acted as toastmaster, calling on each guest for a toast ; and many witty and weighty remarks were deliv- ered in a most effective style. The last section held its banquet at iliss Helen Zimmerman ' s, on West Indiana Avenue, on the evening of January 16th. A most enjoyable three- course dinner was served, after which Marcel Cinkoski, as toastmaster, called on those present to give their speeches. Their talks were very amus- ing and were given in an exceedingly pleasing manner. JUNIOR-SENIOR RECEPTION The High School reception was given this year at Armory Hall, on May 22nd. The place was beautifully decorated in the school colors of Green and White, and green boughs and fragrant flowers made the hall veiy attractive. Many young folks and their parents were present at this annual affair. Page Eighty-three VA LENIAJM JUNIOR-SENIOR PICNIC What a time! The Junior-Senior picnic of 1925 % ill long be remem- bered as a gala day. The picnic was at Wahob Lake, on May 16th, and such a day was never spent. Eveiyone came early and stayed fairly late. The eats were unsui-passable and keenly relished by the hungiy crowd of meri-ATnakers. Many games were played, the honors being about evenly di%ided between the Seniors and the Juniors. Boat-riding was a favorite pastime which many enjoyed. Indeed, the day was one chuck full of fun, never to be forgotten. JUNIOR-SENIOR PROM That long-looked-foi-ward-to event, the annual Junior-Senior Prom, was held this year on May 8th. at the new Elks ' Temple. The hall was artistically decorated in the Senior colors of jade green and grey, and was indeed beautiful to see. Berger ' s Orchestra, from LaPorte, provided the music for the gay crowd of dancers. Truly can this be said to be the finest prom ever given to the gi ' aduating class of Valpai ' aiso High School. THE BASKET Fast sped the dashing cavalier, The fighting, plunging basketeer, A pause, a toss, and — Do you ask it? He surely shot a splendid basket. TENNIS Tennis is A noble sport: The speeding ball, the gi-aceful leaps Of players, the fast and furious play. Gives delight. — Richard Higley. Page Eighty-four V LENIAN SuiK_,Yis fXT )? Rref O K 6 '  - Page Eighty-five = VLE 4IAJM: MISS HAZEL BIELBY So many worlds, so much to do, So little done, such things to be ; How know I what had need of thee. For thou wert strong as thou wert true. V Page Eighty-six VAJLCNIAJM; ON THE JOYS OF A FISHING TRIP HAT real, red-blooded man would refuse to go on a fishing trip? When the mention of a fishing trip is made he is all ears and alert, he is ready to drop whatever he is doing, and go off with the gang at a moment ' s notice. The trip is set for the next day, early in the morning. The fisherman will go home that night full of eagerness and expectations. He will probably pack a suit- case full of old clothes, along with bait, flies, sinkers, fishlines, reels, fish- basket and the old reliable split bamboo fishpole. Split bamboo is superior to steel because of its durability and limberness, and may be depended on when a scrappy brook trout is on one end. The little expedition starts out soon after sunrise and heads straight for the wildest part of the mountains, and about nightfall they arrive at a small mountain brook, having a current swift enough to insure them that there is plenty of fish in it. They camp there in a bigi tent and unpack their fishing regalia, put their pole together, pick out their favorite reel and line and put it on the pole. Now they are ready ; let the fish beware. Each one picks out what he thinks is the most promising place. He then proceeds to cast. The first cast brings nothing, the second nothing, nor the third ; thus one may cast for a half hour before he is rewarded ; then comes the sharp jerk — the battle is on. Oh, what a grand and glorious feeling! (A brook trout is not the easiest thing in the world to land af- ter once hooking him.) After the first jerk the fisherman ' s nerves and muscles are tense ; he will probably let the fish make the first few moves ; this is to try the fish out. Then he will begin to reel in, being careful not to let the fish snap the line or the hook, as often happens with amateurs. As he reels in, his heart will beat faster with anticipation of victory; he can see his victim just a yard or so away; again that thrill passes over him. Now he is sure of victory and becomes careless — he has not tired the fish sufficiently — and when he is not watching, the fish gives a final lunge, snaps the hook and swims away to freedom. The fisherman is standing on the bank, crestfallen, but so much the wiser, is vowing and maybe cursing that such a thing shall not happen again. He places a new fly on his line and again begins to cast. Each new strike brings a thrill and each battle makes him that much wiser of the tricks and pranks of the fish. Nightfall comes and he returns to the ca.nip to swap fish stories. Each one has about the same story — the story of the big one that got away. After a few hours all roll up in their blankets, and their dead- tired bodies immediately fall into deep slumber. — Robert Hart. Page Eighty-seven =VA.LENIAN: CALENDAR Senior Class, 1924- ' 25 September 2 — School opens. The smell of the sum- mer ' s disinfecting is prominent as usual. Freshmen stare blankly about them and try to act amused as Mr. .lessee relates his experi- ences as a Freshman, fresh from the farm. Sophs, Juniors and Seniors make out their programs and prepare to eat ' em alive , while the aforementioned Fresh- men try bravely to do likewise. 3 — Charlotte Welch moves to a different seat in the assembly. We pity the poor souls whom fate destined to sit near her — but, then, maybe af- ter a time they ' ll get used to it, just as the janitor in a museum gets used to the monkeys ' chatter. 4 — Coach Shadoan announces at football practice that he doesn ' t care an immense lot for long-haired jelly beans. Mike Shurr appeared this morning with his hair closely cropped. .5 — Reported today that the drive on the book stores has passed the critical point. Honor the brave clerks who met the onrushing hordes. 8 — Boys ' Glee Club starts off with a bang. Dick Higley sits down for a rest on the piano keyboard. 9 — Girls ' Glee Club organized at 8:15 a. m. and Orchestra at 7:00 p. m. Prospects bright for a big year in music. 10 — Football players are all easily rec- ognized this morning. Football surely is an active game. 11 — Collection for Miss Bielby ' s radio. Everybody helps. First assembly singing today. 12 — National Defense Day. No school in the afternoon, and we all (?) march in the parade. 15 — Mr. .lessee demonstrates gum chew- ing. If we were sure we all looked like that, Mr. lessee ' s gum chew- ing troubles would be reduced to absolute zero. 16 — Seniors elect officers for the year. Mr. Jessee says that the girls in the two south rows of the assem- bly may hang their wraps in the cloak hall by Room 9. Some wo- men are always overstepping their rights. 17 — Athletic Association organized. Bill Christy says that he won ' t have time to monkey around as yell leader. 18 — One section of English V entertains us with talks on the constitution. Yell practice. Everybody boost the team. 19 — Other English V section entertains. Call it a draw. 20 — East Chicago happens to come out ahead in a football game there. Lucky bunch! 22 — .Jack Zimmerman refutes all laws of gravity that Mr. Pauley has taught us by falling up the plat- form steps. 24 — Emp Spindler coines to Trig with his lesson prepared. Something ' s radically wrong somewhere! 2. ' i — Mrs. Thomas has her hair bobbed. Miss Mclntyre and Miss Stanford are still holding out bravely. An- other parade. This time to the fair grounds, where we yell some songs and sing some yells. 26— Half holiday for the fair. Page Eighty-eight VAJLENIAJ : 29 — After trying every button on the switchboard, Mrs. Schenck finally turns on the light she wants in the assembly. October 1 — Mary Coyer writes a nineteen-page theme for Miss Mclntyre. Some people are always destroying the balance. 2 — Mr. Jessee receives rounds of ap- plause and two curtain calls for his tenor solo, Farewell to Thee . At last the world has found some- one to fill the place left by Caruso. 3 — Rev. Ayer speaks to us on The Three-Story Being . 6 — Mr. Jessee shows us the gentian flower and reads some of Bryant ' s poetry to us. Why didn ' t he sing that song called The Gentian Flower, by Meezortoven? 7 — The clock in the assembly acted up all day, stopping about every half hour. Joe Klein explained this mystery by stating that a certain girl whom he knew, who had not been in the habit of watching the clock, was looking at it once every half hour throughout the day. Joe said that he had known this girl to stop the clock on the Wrig- ley Building before, as well as putting four photographers out of business. Who is she, Joe? 8 — English III entertains us with a Riley program. 10 — Rev. Strecker speaks to us. Mr. Jessee almost forgets to make his concluding speech. 13 — Cards. Few remarks from the vic- tims. Everybody turns over a new leaf. 15 — Kellogg Perry comes to school with a brand new hair-cut. Others about due. 16-17— School let out for Teachers ' In- stitute. 20 — Seniors appear in red shirts! They can now be properly termed flaming youths , at least from the belt up. Reported here that Mr. Orris Booth is overjoyed at the Seniors ' choice, knowing that it will bring him many new sub- scriptions. 21 — That old adage, Senior Dues, ap- pears on the blackboard. Those with strong will power cast aside thoughts of evil intention and smilingly dig up their four bits. 24 — Rev. Wharton speaks to us about names. Mr. Jessee announces that the school will not be dismissed for Brown Day, and the assembly room walls nearly cave in with the sighs of grief. 27 — Ollie Ewing takes his girl to the show. Us boys throw paper wads, etc. 28 — Bud Ruge informed us that he had to go to LaPorte after school. Upon asking him the reason he said, LaPorte is the only city in these great United States that can fit me with a pair of pants. 29 — Martha Wood tries to throw our old friend, Webster ' s Unabridged, across the platform, but old Noah ' s colossal work lands with a re- sounding ci ' ash under the platform table. 30 — Miss Baughman comes to school try- ing to hide behind a monster chrysanthemum. She didn ' t get away with it, though. 31 — Today finishes half the term. Jun- iors get tickets for their play, com- ing next Friday, and try to sell two to everybody in High School. Tonight is Hallowe ' en. Wonder what ' U be left of the old town by tomorrow morning? November 4 — Some Seniors selected from the Civics Class demonstrate to us the Page Eighty-nine V LCNIAN proper way to vote. Seems as though the school officials insist that even Seniors must lower their dignity and serenity by appearing on that horrible platform. 5 — Sophs take interclass basketball championship by defeating Sen- iors 20-19. The nerve of some people ! 6 — Mr. .lessee presents the annual speech on Pokiness in passing. Every- one must step up and let no square foot of valuable space go wasted. .Junior Play makes a big hit. 10 — Cards. Panic, suffering, disappoint- ment, shell shock, grief, brave re- covery, etc., etc. 12 — Sk eet Schellinger complies cheer- fully with Miss Mclntyre ' s severe orders to move himself and his books to a seat on the platform. 14 — Rev. Ayer speaks to us. He tells us not to get hot under the collar, because if we do it won ' t do us any good, anyway. 17 — Mr. Brown tells Clarke Lish to watch the assembly until he comes back. What would we poor ac- tors-up do if Clarke really should go on duty? 18 — First snow today. Oh, the dark and dreary winter! and on the other hand, Oh, look at the beautiful snow! 19 — Mr. Boucher speaks to us on Edu- cation . Mr. .Jessee starts his regular recapitulation by stating that any comment is really out of place. 20 — Everybody takes a blow at Tom Bradley ' s cornet during the noon hour. Bernard Hendeilong could not even make a noise, and he blew like a freight engine. 21 — Rev. Strecker speaks to us on the moral side of education. 24 — Some of the Seniors have taken on the appearance of skinned turkeys since their red shirts were washed. Others had better luck. 27 — On this day, in the history of our class, the persecution of turkeys, geese and cranberries I ' eached its height. 28 — Senior Vaudeville and Carnival goes over big. Bright colors, plenty of noise, balloons, popcorn, Eskimo pies, a dandy bunch of vaudeville acts, and last but not least, a pietty good crowd. December 1 — Season ticket drive launched. Sen- iors have highest percentage so far. 2 — Art Butler, Mike Shurr, Margaret • Stinchfield, Buck Fyfe and Vir- ginia Fisher make rousing speeches for the sale of tickets. Somebody said they were im- promptu speeches, but we can ' t believe it. 6 — Valpo succumbs to Plymouth 28-26. We ' ll do better next time, sure. 8 — Mr. Jessee calls a Senior meeting in which he informs up of the terri- ble consequences if we do not make all our credits this year. 9 — Zenita Matt says she wants her pic- ture taken before Christmas so she can give some for Christmas presents. Emp Spindler pipes up in a treble that she ought to save ' em for April Fool presents. Zeni- ta took it good naturedly, though. 11 — Football boys receive letters in pri- vate. Wonder why they wouldn ' t let us look on and do the shout- ing? 12 — Charlotte Welch moves again; this time to the platform. She did it voluntarily, too, which lays sus- picion on Lee Bently, Clarke Lish, Dick Higiey, Helen Glover, Zenita Matt and others sitting near here. Valpo snows Hammond under ! ! Page Ninety V NJ-CNIAN- 13 — Valpo wallops Lowell (First Team). Valpo wallops Lowell (Second Team). 16 — Most of the Seniors get back their proofs . Groans and lamenta- tions from the unlucky members. Chief Henderlong strolls all over the assembly with a splotch of white chalk dust on his face. Had his war-paint on, so to speak. 17 — While the Civics Class was writing a test Miss Mclntyre said she would not accept any blue books that were not full. Mox Ruge im- mediately tore the last page out of his. 18 — Three teachers absent. Whadaya mean roastin ' us poor students on being absent? ' Tain ' t right and constitutional. 19 — Rev. Wharton speaks on the Christ- mas spirit. All the teachers wish us a happy vacation, etc., etc., and we pull the old same to you gag. Now for two weeks of fun or otherwise! January 2 — Valpo teaches East Chicago that it ' s no royal road to a basketball championship. 5 — School opens again. Everybody must have resolved to work hard this year, since Mr. Brown only bawled out one person between 8:30 and 9:00. 6 — When Mr. Schenck asked Rosy Hamann what a tender was in Commercial Law, she replied with A sort of cart on the back end of a locomotive that they keep coal in. 9 — We were to have a movie for chapel this morning, but for some mys- terious reason we didn ' t. They even pulled one of the blinds down so far that they couldn ' t get it up again. Wanta buy a ticket for the gab contest? 12 — Seniors ' rings and pins come at last. Tonight ' s the night when all that proverbial cramming takes place. The sensible ones go home and sleep. 13— Exams. Ow! 14 — More exams. Ow! Ow! Hallup! 1.5 — Mr. Pauley gives us back our exam papers. Service is his motto. He grades ' em like lightning. Freckles Davidson knocks the big ink bottle off the platform. Miss Mclntyre calmly hands him a red rag, and goes on with her work. 16 — Senior Oratorical a huge success. Anita and Sedge carry away the honors, while Emp Spindler, Sheik Chumley, Mary Ellen Bill- ings, Dorothy Good speed, Ruth Vevia, and Virginia Fisher were right on their heels. Gladys Corn- stock was a huge success with her lyric soprano solo. 17 — Valpo walks all over Crown Point. More like ' em! More like ' em! 19 — Cards issued. Empty Spindler makes a credit in Trig. We won- der why? Haven ' t seen a sign of a young Freshie. They seem to be keeping pretty well holed up this year. 20 — Bible Study Class organized. A big percentage of the boys joined. 21 — Bud Miller throws a note half way across the assembly toward Katharine Christy, but misses his aim and hits the radiator with a resounding crash. Must have had a rock in it or something. 22 — Bruce Gordon chases Mike Shurr the length of the assembly and tears up one of the front seats in his attempt to turn the corner. The two little playful things very meekly replaced the desk in its proper position and picked up the books. Their embarassed faces were Oh, so cute! (Cute means bow-legged in Choctaw.) Page Ninety-one iVAJ CNIAJS ' 23 — Bob Blaese tries to do his daily dozen in the assembly, but only gets a half dozen done before Principal Jessee smilingly points him out a front seat. 26 — We all sing from stereopticon slide notes on the screen. The man who led us was inspired mightily, pointing toward the heavens with his baton as he sang. 28 — Someone changed the quotation on the blackboard from One more battle sometimes wins a war to One more bottle sometimes wins a war. Who was the lowly scoundrel? Bet our bloodhound faculty gets him. 29— Skeet Schellinger drives to Chi- cago and then loses the key to his car over there. 30— Second team beats Froebel 30-29. February 2 — Mrs. Schenck makes poor Clark Lish bring someone ' s else note up to the desk, when he was only acting as a medium of exchange and was entirely innocent. What luck! The groundhog saw his shadow today. 3 — We had a movie of the life of Thomas Edison this morning. Just as it reached that critical place where Edison was thrown off the train with his whole laboratory af- ter him, the reel ended and Mr. .Jessee announced that it would be continued later. Darn those serials ! 4 — The movie was completed after many trials, tribulations, and mending of film. Our editor, Torp Wade, has his seat moved for the third time this week. Keep it up, Torp ; maybe you ' ll break some kind of a record yet. 6 — Another movie this morning. Four of us laughed too much in English VIII today and were asked to re- port there at 4:00. How could we help it with Jim Nixon telling us about the life of Rip Van Winkle from Irving ' s Sketch Book. 9 — Mr. Jessee gives Dick Higley his semi-weekly bawling out . We decline to mention what for. Go ask Ethel Mae, because she might possibly know. 10 — The school building tried to burn it- self up this morning, but Bill Johnson and his squad of gallant fire fighters wouldn ' t let it. We can still smell the smoke all over the building. 11 — Fire drill today. The natural se- quence of yesterday ' s adventure. John Ag-new couldn ' t get the fire escape door open, and Mr. Jessee upon opening it for him informed him that a little muscle could be used occasionally. 12 — Lincoln ' s Birthday, and wonder of wonders, there was no speech and no English class entertained us with his life. 13 — Rev. Edwards cracks a few jokes and gives us a little serious advice at the same time. We smother Go- shen under a barrage of baskets. 14 — LaPorte does the same thing to us that we did to Goshen. 16 — Nothing happens today to put in the calendar. Ye calendar ed ' s life is a horrible one! 17 — Tracy Swartout had on a tie today that nobody could miss. It was a fiery red — so red that it made the Senior shirts look like moss green. 18 — Ah, at last a victim for the calen- dar ! Johnny Lowenstine is the first one to take a real noticeable header off the platform. We ' ve been waiting for that for months. 20 — Dick Higley gets his seat moved. Oh, well, maybe he deserved it — who knows? Page Ninety-two = VLENIAN- 23 — The saddest words of tongue or pen, Dick Higley ' s seat is moved again. Also Ruth Vevia ' s, David Wordon ' s, and other also ran ' s. 26 — Where is Mr. Jessee ' s old, powerful voice? When he talks today it sounds like the mere escaping of gas. No body to his tone, as a music teacher would say. 27 — Reginald Mortimer Hildreth is pro- nounced the cutest boy in High School by a large delegation of boys and girls from all the classes. Art Butler was also ad- judged as approaching the near- est to a real he man of any of the male material the Seniors could present. 28 — Oh, how sweet is revenge! Valpo licks Michigan City 40-33. Sic semper tyrannis! March 2 — Mr. Jessee ' s voice is big as ever now. Miss Mclntyre instructs Dayton Stanton (know him?) to pick up his feet when ascending the plat- form steps. It will avoid much disturbance, she says. 3 — H. S. Orchestra appears at Woman ' s Club play as a lady orchestra. You ought to have seen Bruce Doud, Art Butler and Torp Wade with their hair ribbons and middy blouses. Jim Nixon toot- ed that big dog-house of his in a sleeveless gown. The audience all got a kick out of that. 4 — Much bustle and confusion over prep- arations for the tourney. 5 — School dismissed in the afternoon for the tournament. Today the knights will bow to their fair la- dies as they sweep on to victory. 6 — Valpo wins the tourney! We took two days at it but could have done it in one just as well. Now for the one in Gary, and then the State. 9 — Someone gave a mouth organ concert in the assembly, the second period this afternoon. We couldn ' t locate the artist, but we ' re telling him through this announcement that his music was good. 10 — Some fellows (Seniors, too,) chased Reggie Hildreth out of the as- sembly by singing that old ditty, Reggie ' s Got a Gir-r-ruul . They couldn ' t make Bob leave Anita, or take Bill away from Milie , however. Those boys are stickers. 12 — Bruce Gordon has a mouse in cap- tivity during English and Political Economy. What do you think of that as an example for a Senior to set? It kept the girls wide awake and attentive, anyway. 14 — Plymouth beats us in the regional. Oh, well! If at first you don ' t succeed, etc., etc. 16 — Some boys (we decline to mention names) tied Mart Andreson to his seat with the window cords. He was so helpless that Eng Zimmerman had to come to his aid and release him. 18 — Today in English VIII we used Sheik Chumley ' s red shirt as a sign board. He got up and recited with it hanging out much after the manner of a Chinaman. Thanks for Pat Hauff ' s careful efforts at extracting it from its proper place. 20 — Movie today at 4:00. Theodore (Red) Roberts in The Old Home- stead . Shorty Wheeler, 01- lie Ewing, Bud Ruge, and Bull Montana Burkhart can get in for 10c. All others 15c. 23 — Physics Class visits magnet factory and telephone office. Anita Parker and Emp Spindler (the clowns of the party) were going strong by the time the excursion ended. Page Ninety-three iV LENlAN; 24 — Miss McGillicuddy had to wake up Gus Marks three times in one pe- riod this afternoon. Spring is here! Miss Benney tells English VIII that cleaning the nails is not a part of our literary education. What an amazing fact ! 25 — Nothing to say, and now it ' s said. 26 — Commercial Club play makes a three-base hit. (The rest of us made a home-run after it was over.) 27 — Lorraine Vevia does a double letter S down the platform steps. Ev- eryone laughed so much that she went out to the reference room to get away from the publicity. We know how you feel Lorraine; we have done it ourselves. 30 — Fire drill today. It was just an- other false alarm, though. Ben- zine McAuliife told us that he would be willing to sacrifice his books for the good of humanity if the old, antiquated building would only oxidize completely. 31 — John James is the third victim of those treacherous platform steps. He suffered a pretty good laugh. April 1 — Everybody gets fooled, but nobody will admit it. Here ' s wishing ev- eryone who reads this a merry April Fool and a happy Septem- ber Morn. 2 — Ball teams organize under the direc- tion of Mr. Brown. Mr. Jessee says that the Seniors will not be also rans this year. He ought to know, for he figured it out us- ing logarithms. 3 — Movie after school — usual prices. 6 — Part of this thing went to press to- day. 7— Pepin the Short (Sedgwick San- ford) makes a foolish mistake on a Physics test and gets only 97 in- stead of 100. He told us he was so discouraged he had a notion to drop the class. Poor boy ! We feel sorry for him. 8 — Marybelle Trahan ' s desk falls to pieces after the manner of the one-horse shay during the sec- ond afternoon period. Loud guf- faws from Eng. Zimmerman, Liz- zie Lamprecht and others were distinctly heard during the con- fusion. 9 — The Physiology class brought on a rain by planning a picnic for to- day. They had to eat their meal in the Science room. Tough luck, but that ' s what they get for try- ing to picnic. 10 — Jim Nixon gives us a good laugh in English VIII by calling Evange- line a blooming youth . If Jim wanted to, he could make you laugh about your aunt ' s funeral, with that drawl of his ' n. 13 — Cards issued. ( The way of the transgressor is hard. ) 14 — Baseball season opens! Sopho- mores 13, Frosh 7. A little heavy hittin ' , we ' d say. 15 — Seniors 4, Juniors 0. Ain ' t that nice! All those having tickets to the operetta matinee are excused at 2:30. A case of buying your freedom, eh? What? 16 — Operetta draws a big crowd, and proves to be a genuine success. 17 — Frosh beat Juniors 4 — 0. 20 — Ruth Baker wins first place for Val- po in the State Latin contest. Frances Shurr, Dorothy Goodpas- ter and Lois Whitehead cop high honors in S. H. , and Chief Henderlong proves himself a book- keeping shark by grabbing first place in that tourney. Ain ' t we got some school! as Orville Ogles- by says. Page Ninety-four = LCN1A.N 21— Sophs 11, Seniors 2. They still think they can ' t be beat. (We mean the Sophs.) Movie this morning, and it took Judd Bush to make the machine go. 22 — We regret to have to close this cal- endar before the ball season closes. It has indeed been a great pleas- ure to compile it (good example of irony) , and we only hope and pray that no one will take of- fense at anything herein men- tioned or throw any of the com- pleted Annuals at the various contributors. May 8— Prom. 20 — Commencement. STUDENT BODY ON DAY OF EXAMS. Page Ninety-five = J E: aAJ ■ Page Ninety-six =Va.LE:NIAN; Page Ninety-seven = u i:niaj ; Coach Ralph 6. Schenck Page Ninety-eight Vai CNIAJ THE SEASON UR football team was greatly handicapped this year by injuries and by lack of good reserve material. We feel that much credit is due Coach Schenck for turning out a team with the never- say-die spirit. Our players were forced to take some very ter- rific battering, and they always came back smiling, for more. The basketball season was much more successful than the football. Again Coach Schenck was handicapped by ineligibility and by lack of proper training quarters. The team was successful in winning more than fifty per cent of the scheduled games and climaxed the season by copping the sectional tourney. Coach Brown is to be complimented on the manner in which his re- serves comported themselves during the season. His team won twelve out of fifteen games played, and most of them by overwhelming scores. Credit goes to the student managers for the successful way in which the business connected with the teams was carried on. The football man- agers were Vernon Haulf and Edward Buchanan, and Mox Ruge bore the responsibility of managing the basketball team. GIRLS ' SEASON Although the girls did not win a majority of their games they dis- played a wonderful spirit, and prospects are bright for next year ' s squad. The girls always held their opponents to low scores and in several games were defeated in the last few minutes of play. The girls were coached by Mr. Brown and Mrs. Findley, and Margaret Stinchfield was manager of the team. Page Ninety-nine = li:niajs ' FOOTBALL SQUAD Top Roiv: Coach R. E. Schenck, Lowenstine, Shurr, London, Barkley, Lytle, Zimmer- man, E. Dillingham, Assistant Coach Brown. Center Row: Christy, McGinley, Ludington, Collins, Sanford, Ebersold, Miller. Bottom Roiv: Manager Hauff, Novak, Erler, Hagen, Marks, Wood, C. Dillingham, As- sistant Manage)- Buchanan. Page One Hundred X LENIAN: FOOTBALL SEASON— 1924 East Chicago 33 Valpo On Saturday, September 27, Coach Schenck and twenty-five eager footballers made the trip to East Chicago for the first game of the season. The Green and White fought from start to finish, but the big Red team played superior ball and was deserving of victory. Froebel 27 — Valpo Coach Kyle again visited us with one of those steam-roller teams for which the Steel City is so famous. Smith, Perotta, and Pollizzotto were the best for Froebel, while Capt. White ' s long-distance punting was the only thing that saved us from a worse defeat. Morocco 19 — Valpo Morocco ' s fast and heavy backs ripped through the light Valpo line for numerous gains, and at the same time the Orange and Black forward wall kept us from doing likewise. The game was viewed from the side- lines by Capt. White, Spindler and Mohnssen, who were suffering from in- juries received in the Froebel game. LaPorte 25 — Valpo Our time-honored rivals avenged their defeat received a year before in a very decisive way. Both teams battled evenly for the first three quar- ters. In the fourth period LaPorte started a hair-raising aerial attack featuring Wells and Pease, who clinched the victory for LaPorte. Page One Hundred One = VLENIAJN: COACH JOSEPH B. BROWN FOOTBALL MANAGERS Edwakd Buchanan Vernon Hauff Page One Hundred Two VAJ ENIAN. CAPTAIN FRED WHITE A fast, shifty half. He will be one of the veterans on next year ' s team. RUSSELL DILLINGHAM One of the best centers Valpo High ever had. Russ has another year. .JOHN ERLER A heavy, fighting lineman. Played his last year this year. HERMAN MOHNSSEN Small but fast, and a hard hitter. He played fullback and this was his last year. JACK ZIMMERMAN .Jack should prove a valuable man in the line next year. JOHN SPINDLER A heavy, hard-hitting fullback. His place will be a hard one to fill. Page One Hundred Three =VZVLENIAN: E j ia:-. ' HAROLD SHURR Played quarter and was always in the game. He is lost to the team through gradu- ation. SEDGWICK SANFORD A lineman that seldom misses his tackles. He leaves a hole that will be hard to fill. JOHN LOWENSTINE A fast, heavy wingman. Graduates this year. HARRY LUDINGTON Played in the line. Has two more years with the team. HENRY MILLER End. One of the veterans around whom Coach Schenck will build next year ' s team. GEORGE LONDON Played halfback and will be with the team next year. Page One Hundred Four =vaJ E: aIAJM: J :, ' v« EDWARD NOVAK A heavy, hard-hitting lineman. He has three more years with the team. WILFORD EBERSOLD Halfback. Has one more year with the team. -JOHN McGINLEY A sure tackier with a lot of weight, he will be a valuable man next year. Page One Hundred Five iVALENlAN; FIRST SQUAD Top Row: Wade, White, Spindler, Wood. Center Row: Manager Ruge, Ebersold, Hart, Capt. Shurr, Lytle, Coach Schenck. Bottom Row: Sanford, Miller. Page One Hundred Six =V LEN1A.N ' Plymouth 28 — Valpo 26 Plymouth managed to nose out a close victory in the final few minutes of play in the first game of the season, played at the University gym. The inexperienced Green and White crew kept moving every minute of the game, but lacked the necessary punch to shove over the winning markers. Valpo 33 — Hammond 17 Valpo travelled to Hammond for the second game and seemed to hit her stride. This game marked the resumption of athletic relations with the Lake County school and was won in a very decisive manner. Valpo 25 — Lowell 22 The Red and Black quintet came to Valpo confident of returning home with a victory, but they were sadly disappointed. The Green and White gang continued to hit the ring with the same regularity as on the previous night and were never headed. Culver 28 — Valpo 27 Culver came heralded as a strong team and they certainly showed it. However, Valpo fought right back and apparently had the game cinched when a personal foul in the last thirty seconds netted Culver two free throws and a victory. Froebel 40 — Valpo 20 Valpo failed to annex its annual victory over the smoky city team this year. Froebel, by combining a whirlwind passing attack and excellent bas- ket shooting, swamped our crew, Valpo 35 — East Chicago 32 Coach Smith brought his team of veterans here for the week-end en- tertainment expecting an easy victory, but it just couldn ' t be done. Valpo 42 — Warsaw 31 The game with the downstate team was loosely played by both prin- cipals, but revenge was sweet after the doubtful victory which Warsaw took from us last year. Plymouth 33 — Valpo 20 Well! Well! Plymouth certainly had a fine new Gym, but that didn ' t seem to do much good. The Green and White tossers just couldn ' t connect after beating Warsaw the night previous. Valpo 57 — Crown Point 21 The home squad simply ran wild and smothered the boys from Lake county in a deluge of baskets and free throws, much to the sorrow of the Crown Point gang. Page. One Hundred Seven =VaX.CNIAN= LaPorte 35— Valpo 23 LaPorte had a seemingly unquenchable thirst for victory and contin- ued their winning streak by taking our first encounter with them in a rather decisive manner. Whiting 30 — Valpo 27 Coach Hart ' s huskies again beat us by a very narrow margin, but only after 40 minutes of hard fighting by both teams. They led through- out the game but the score see-sawed back and forth, and it was only at the last minute of play that Whiting was sure of a victory. Froebel 45 — Valpo 25 Nothing much need be said about this game. This was simply a repe- tition of our first game with them, and they seemed to play equally as well on a strange floor as at home. Valpo 34 — Crown Point 27 For the second time this season Crown Point was turned back, but only after a spirited fight. This victory was not as great as the first, but then this game was played under far different conditions. Valpo 33— Goshen 20 For the first time in the local school ' s basketball history, Goshen came here as our opponent. The game was not an example of real Valpo basket- ball, but Coach Schenck ' s boys were able to pile up a comfortable lead by the time the final gun ended activities. LaPorte 59— Valpo 16 Games played in the gyms of brand-new high schools seem to end very disastrously for the local quintet on every occasion. However, the wearers of the Green and White are good sportsmen, win or lose. Valpo 31 — Lowell 21 Again we had the pleasure of playing in Lowell ' s two-by-four gym, if such may be called pleasure. We were able to defeat them again this year and have run the victories to four straight over our ancient rivals. Valpo 40 — Michigan City 33 After a break in athletic relations with Michigan City, Coach Gill vis- ited us, but was quite disappointed over the outcome of the game. The Green and White just couldn ' t be beaten that night, and it was a fitting way to end any basketball season. Page One Hundred Eight = VLi:NIAN- White Shurr Hart Ebersold Opponents 0. F. p. T. B. r. p. T. B. F. p. t. B. F. p. T. Plymouth 1 3 1 7 2 2 3 1 1 Hammond 4 1 7 7 1 3 Lowell 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 5 2 3 4 3 4 1 1 3 2 1 1 2 2 1 4 1 4 Culver 3 Froebel 3 East Chicago 1 1 1 6 3 1 3 1 2 2 1 2 Warsaw 7 1 4 5 5 1 3 1 Plymouth 2 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 I 2 Crown Point 8 1 1 10 3 1 2 2 4 1 1 1 4 LaPorte 2 1 1 4 2 3 2 4 Whiting 1 1 4 12 2 1 2 3 Froebel 3 2 1 4 4 2 1 1 1 3 Crown Point 5 3 3 6 3 T= 2 4 Goshen 3 1 6 1 1 1 2 1 3 LaPorte 4 2 2 1 1 6 2 8 4 1 1 1 3 1 3 3 Lowell 3 Michigan City 5 3 1 3 3 4 2 2 4 4 1 Boone Grove 6 1 3 2 1 1 2 2 1 Fair Oaks 4 1 5 4 2 1 2 2 1 2 Wheeler 2 7 2 4 3 2 1 3 3 4 Wheatfield . . 4 3 1 1 9 7 1 1 2 1 3 3 Spindler Wade Lytle Sanford Opponents B. F. p. t. B. F. p. T. D. F. p. T. B. F. p. T. 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' ■j ' -;s-j  -. :Sfc Pagie One Hundred Ten =va.li:nian: EBERSOLO CAPT.SHURR WHITE Page One Hundred Eleven - n l Ti ml f ' i ■ i ' Page One Hundred Twelve =V2VLEN1AN ' THE SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT |ALPARAISO was again awarded the sectional tournament, which was composed of the principal teams from Porter and Jasper Counties. The home school was doped as the winner of this annual struggle, and did not in any way disappoint the fans but came through every game with a decisive victory. Not a little credit is due the squad for coming through a strenuous two days and scoring as constantly as they did. Incidentally, this was the second sectional tournament won by Valpa- raiso during its competition with the other schools of the surrounding counties. Valpo 37 — Fair Oaks 15 At 5 o ' clock on the afternoon of March 6th, Valpo gave the assembled crowd of visitors a classy exhibition of basket tossing and an idea of what was in store for their other opponents who were also aspiring for the championship honors. Valpo 37 — Wheeler 19 Wheeler had tried several times to secure games with Valpo during the season and consequently were pleased at having the chance to meet us in the tourney. Needless to say, it did not take long to satisfy them. Valpo 58 — Wheatfield 12 Wheatfield, rated as one of the strongest teams in the tournament, was our second opponent on Saturday. The opposition was not as great as expected and we won the right to play in the finals with Boone Grove. Valpo 35 — Boone Grove 9 The final game was far from complete with thrills, but was marked by the fight displayed by Boone Grove in the face of such stiff opposition. After the last field goal had been registered, and the last gun fired, there was no doubt in anyone ' s mind that the sectional champions were by far the best of all the teams that had entered. THE REGIONAL TOURNAMENT On the Saturday following our victory in the Sectional Tournament, the team journeyed to Gary to participate in the Regional. Our boys were defeated in the first game, but only after Plymouth had been given a des- perate scare. Well along in the second half the score was 12 to 12, with both teams fighting for all they were worth. At this stage of the game Spindler was removed from the game via the personal route, and from then on the game was a farce. Our team was completely demoralized and the lanky lads from Plymouth sank basket after basket to defeat us by an overwhelming score. Page One Hundred Thirteen Va LENLXN- m jj C3Z Page One Hundred Fourteen = J i:NIAN= ALUMNI |T has been the custom for many years to publish in The Valenian a more or less complete history of the Alumni of Valparaiso High School. In The Valenian for 1920 can be found infor- mation concerning the graduates up to that time. In this year ' s book we wish to place before you as complete and accu- rate a record as can possibly be obtained, giving you the location and oc- cupation of the Alumni from 1920 up to the present time. Members of Our Class Who Are Children of Former Graduates Gertrude Jessee, daughter of Althea Winslow, ' 91. Virginia Kirkpatrick, daughter of Ella Hiser, ' 83. Mary Ellen Billings, daughter of Kate Gregory, ' 91. James Nixon, son of Mabel McConahy, ' 98. William Christy, son of Minnie Beach, ' 91. Beatrice Darst, daughter of Martha Kellogg, ' 84. Lois Mae Whitehead, daughter of Frances Cooley, ' 99. 1920 Ellen Arvin, Cincinnati School of Nurs- ing, Cincinnati, Ohio. Myra Bartholomew, Northwestern Indi- ana Telephone Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Hazel Butler, Indiana University, Bloom- ington, Ind. Newell Campbell, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind. Margery Chaffee, Northwestern Univer- sity, Evanston, 111. Ai-thur Cloud, Detroit, Mich. Mary Cobb, teacher, Valparaiso Ind. Ivan Cole, Szold ' s Department Store, Val- paraiso, Ind. Harold Coulter, farmer, Valparaiso, Ind. Lillian Darst, teacher, Griffith, Ind. Emily Dille, married Norman Siedorf, South Bend, Ind. Olive Dolson, married Charles Remy, Chicago, 111. Lowell Dowdell, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind. John Fabing, Deputy County Surveyor, Valparaiso, Ind. Lewis Fenton, married Betty Ardapple, Chicago, 111. Jeanette Finney, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind. Aida Foster, teacher. Oak Park, 111. Magdalene Gast, Valparaiso National Bank, Valparaiso, Ind. Helen Hansen, bookkeeper, Indiana Har- bor, Ind. Walter Hiltpold, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind. Werner, Hiltpold, married Jessie Mans- field, Gary, Ind. Esther Hughart, Lake Forest University, Lake Forest, 111. Enoch Huffman, . Mary Jessee, secretarial work, Flint, Mich. Hazel Johnson, married Ray Kenworthy, Iowa City, Iowa. Mary Margaret Kenny, with L. E. Myers Company, Valparaiso. Ind. Richard Leetz, Purdue University, La- fayette, Ind. Helga Lindholm, with Lewis E. Myers Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Katharine McAuliffe, at home, Valparai- so, Ind. Mildred McCord, teacher, Valparaiso, Ind. Earl McMillen, selling real estate, Mi- ami, Fla. Agnes Matt, Valparaiso Daily Vidctte, Valparaiso, Ind. Clair Maxwell, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind. Page One Hundred Fifteen =VAX.i:NIAN Kathryn Fox, married Jay Grayheck, Valparaiso, Ind. Kathryn Maxwell, teacher, Columbia School, Valparaiso, Ind. Louise Miller, stenographer, Gary, Ind. Lois Palmer, FeiTy Hall, Lake Forest, 111. Thelma Passow, married Harry Albe, Valparaiso, Ind. Franklin Rigg, married Ethel Van Schlepen, Harvey, 111. Mildred Saylor, . Dorothy Schemau, Helen Schleman, Wellesley College, Bos- ton, Mass. Ella Schroeder, Valparaiso Lighting Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Carrie Mae Sergeant, Lewis E. Myers Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Loleta Shirer, married Henry N. Elwig, Carroll Sievers, Sievers Drug Co., Valpa- raiso, Ind. Viola Specht, Parker Paint Co., Valpa- raiso, Ind. Bruce Stansell, married Retta Stinson, Hammond, Ind. LeRoy Stansell, Steels Mills, Hammond. Ind. Dorothy Tousley, Marshall Field Co., Chicago, 111. Leone Williams, married Ernest J. Worthington, Chicago, 111. Opal Williams, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind. Jesse Gordon Wright, Valparaiso Uni- versity, Valparaiso, Ind. Edith Wyman, Valparaiso Lighting Co., Valparaiso, Ind. 1921 Valeria Alt, married Howard Andrews, Ithaca, Mich. Harry Atwell, farmer, Valparaiso, Ind. Dorothy Bartholomew, Valparaiso Uni- versitv, Valparaiso, Ind. Hallie Blachly, Lewis E. Myers Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Ruth Blachly, Indiana University, Bloom- ington, Ind. Anna Boryczko, Northwestern Indiana Telephone Co... Valparaiso, Ind. Joseph Boryczko, Sievers Drag Co., Val- paraiso, Ind. Gillett Bowman, married Ruth Benjamin, Valparaiso, Ind. Myrtle Bundy, Marine ' s Law Office, Val- paraiso, Ind. Anna Christy, married Arthur Hayes, Valparaiso, Ind. Margerie Cole, teacher. Porter, Ind. Mabel Collins, teacher, Hobart, Ind. Stephan Corboy, Notre Dame University, South Bend, Ind. Warren Dee, De Pauw University, Green- castle, Ind. Harry Deu, Indiana Steel Products Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Susanne De Vroe, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind. Harriet Erickson, teaching, Valparai.so, Ind. Richard Fabing, Valparaiso, Ind. Bernard Finnegan, Notre Dame Univer- sity, South Bend, Ind. Helen Green, Specht-Finney Co., Valpa- raiso, Ind. George HauflF, Lewis E. Myers Co., Valparaiso, Ind. George Johnson, . Mildred Jordan, . Eva Keene, Franklin University, Frank- lin, Ind. Herbert Krull, Indiana State Highway Commission, Valparaiso, Ind. Bessie Long, teacher, Gardner School, Valparaiso, Ind. Bartlett Marimon, Union Trust Co., Chi- cago, 111. Thomas Marimon, Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. Thomas Morony, Wisconsin University, Madison, Wis. Laura Neet, Indiana University, Bloom- ington, Ind. Corallene Perkins, De Pauw University, Greencastle, Ind. Muriel Rosenberger, married P. D. Hall, Knox, Ind. Otis Sanford, De Pauw University, Greencastle, lifd. Charles Scott, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind. Edith Small, married John L. Padreski, Valparaiso, Ind. Phyllis Stinchfield, Cincinnati Training School, Cincinnati, Ohio. Dorothy Williams, married H. F. Carr, South Bend, Ind. Florence Williams, married Gus Georgi, South Bend, Ind. Roger Wilson, married Helen Herrick, St. Petersburg, Fla. Harold Wood, Veterans ' Bureau, Chicago, 111. Edna Grace Zemer, Oak Park, 111. 1922 Marian Albright, married Charles Coyer, Valparaiso, Ind. Autumn Bartholomew, National Kinder- garten and Elementary School, Chica- go, 111. Page One Hundred Sixteen =vax.e:niajM ' Ruth Benjamin, married J. A. Hahn, Los Angeles, Cal. Edward Billings, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind. Gertrude Cavanaugh, Valparaiso Univer- sity, Valparaiso, Ind. Fred Christy, Mica Factory, Valparaiso, Ind. Charles Coyer, married Marian Albright, Valparaiso, Ind. Catherine Darst, Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio. Dorothy Dee, Chicago University, Chica- go, 111. Dorothy Dodge, Wisconsin University, Madison, Wis. Paul Ellis, Gary, Ind. Daniel Ei-win, Northwestern University, Evanston, 111. Frances Hartman, . Doris Hodges, Chamber of Commerce, Valparaiso, Ind. Annette Ketchum, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind. Lyal Kuehl, married Marion Williamson, Valparaiso, Ind. Mildred Kull, Lewis E. Myers Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Frances Kulp, Beloit College, Beloit, Wis. Loring Le Pell, John D. Stoner ' s Furni- ture Store, Valparaiso, Ind. Nellie Loomis, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind. Arthur Mains, salesman, Detroit, Mich. Emily Marine, De Pauw University, Greencastle, Ind. Glen Mitzner, De Pauw University, Greencastle, Ind. Ruth Montgomery, Valparaiso State Bank, Valparaiso, Ind. Joseph Murvihill, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind. Ruth NeflF, J. Lowenstine Sons, Valpa- raiso, Ind. Russell Nixon, musician, St. Petersburg, Fla. Howard Oldham, Purdue University, La- fayette, Ind. Constance Parker, Valparaiso Universi- ty, Valparaiso, Ind. Mildred Peregrine, . Mary Sanford, married J. J. McGarvey, Valparaiso, Ind. Randall Sheppard, U. S. Mail, Valparai- so, Ind. Margaretta Shinabarger, American Lum- ber Co., Chicago, 111. Mabel Sholes, married Leland Adams, Valparaiso, Ind. Isadore Simon, Simon Furniture Store, Valparaiso, Ind. Ronald Stoner, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind. Burdette Tatlock, . Frances Tilton, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind. Dorothy Todd, Northwestern University, Evanston, 111. Dorothy Wark, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind. Lucille Wheeler, teacher, Burdick, Ind. Blanche Wininger, Woolworth ' s Store, Valparaiso, Ind. Elizabeth Wyman, McGill Manufacturing Co., Valparaiso, Ind. 1923 George Albright, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind. George Bently, farmer, Valparaiso, Ind. Arnold Blaese, Purdue University, La- fayette, Ind. Jesse Bowman, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind. Ralph Brenner, Brenner ' s Drug Store, Valparaiso, Ind. Gerald Burke, McGill Manufacturing Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Jessie Card, married Harold Peck, Valpa- raiso, Ind. Kenneth Cleveland, Commercial Bank, Crown Point, Ind. Thomas Clifford, McGill Manufacturing Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Andrew Collins, Lewis E. Myers Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Delphyne Corson, Lewis E. Myers Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Ruth Crossland, Valparaiso, Ind. Philip Deery, Mica Factory, Valparaiso, Ind. Merle Dowdell, New York Life Insurance Co., Chicago, 111. Frank Duncan, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind. Clarissa Ely, Valparaiso University, Val- paraiso, Ind. Alice Fabing, studying music, Valparai- so, Ind. ,, , Irene Field, Woolworth ' s Store, Valparai- so, Ind. Paul Fischer, Urschell Laboratory, Val- paraiso, Ind. . Irene Frame, Valparaiso University, Val- paraiso, Ind. , J 1 -, Helen Gordon, married Raphael del Gra- nado, . . Carl Gruenert, Purdue University, Lafay- ette, Ind. . Helen Gustafson. married Melvin Pierce, Valparaiso, Ind. Ivan Havhurst, Indiana Harbor, Ind. Victor Hembroff, Steel Mills, Gary, Ind. Page One Hundred Seventeen iVAJ ENlAJS- Edna Hermance, Attorney Park ' s office, Valparaiso, Ind. Ruth Hershman, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind. Almira Horner, Springfield Sanitarium for Children, Akron, Ohio. Glenn Keene, Valparaiso University, Val- paraiso, Ind. Lvnn Keene, Steel Construction Co., Gary, ' ind. Walter Krull, McGill Manufacturing Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Luella Kuehl, married Walter Schumach- er, Valparaiso, Ind. Kenneth Larson, Indiana Steel Products Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Kenneth Lawrence, Grand Ti-unk Rail- road, Valparaiso, Ind. Eraest Lembke, Northwestern Indiana Telephone Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Audrey Lish, married Rex Watson, Val- paraiso, Ind. Wilma Maxwell, Lewis E. Myers Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Thelma McMillen, Lewis E. Myers Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Dicky Mitchell, Chicago Title Trust Co., Chicago, 111. Herbert Mitchell, De Pauw University, Greencastle, Ind. Alberta Muster, Lewis E. Myers Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Dwight Noble, farmer, Valparaiso, Ind. Alice Parker, Vassar College, Pough- keepsie, N. Y. Charles Parker, Purdue University, La- fayette, Ind. Virginia Rathjen, McMahan ' s Grocery, Valparaiso, Ind. Edith Richards, Lewis E. Myers Co., Valparaiso, Ind. De Forrest Seymour, Northwestern Com- mercial School, Chicago, 111. Samuel Simon, Simon Furniture Store, Valparaiso, Ind. Paul Stevenson, Pennsylvania Railroad, Chicago, 111. Mary Stoner, Valparaiso University, Val- paraiso, Ind. Margaret Timmons, Valparaiso Univer- sity, Valparaiso, Ind. Ruth Van Arsdel, Lewis E. Myers Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Ella Mae Vevia, Lewis E. Myers Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Edna Vosburgh, married W. H. Williams, Geneva White, Citizens ' Trust Savings Bank, Valparaiso, Ind. Myrtle Willing, Lewis E. Myers Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Vivian Worstell, married Erwin Gorges, Valparaiso, Ind. Charlotte Wulff, Northwestern Indiana Telephone Co., Valparaiso, Ind. 1924 Howard Aylesworth, Purdue University, Bloomington, Ind. Marguerite Beyer, Gregg School, Chica- go, 111. Clarence Butterfield, Fruit Growers ' Ex- press of Indiana Harbor, Valparaiso, Ind. Martha Barneko, F. W. Woolworth Co., Valparaiso, Ind. William Blaese, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind. Marian Bell, J. Lowenstine Sons, Val- paraiso, Ind. Gladys Bush, Northwestern Indiana Tele- phone Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Bess Crisman, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind. Marguerite Clifford, L. E. Myers Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Ida Campbell, Amstutz ' s Laboratories, Valparaiso, Ind. Louise Cobb, Valparaiso University, Val- paraiso, Ind. Herbert Douglas, Michigan University, Ann Arbor, Mich. George Douglas, Michigan University, Ann Arbor, Mich. Naomi Dieterich, Specht-Finney Co., Val- paraiso, Ind. Howard Eschell, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind. Harry Field, at home, Valparaiso, Ind. Isobel Foster, Lewis E. Myers Co., Val- paraiso, Ind. Helen Gast, post-graduate work, V. H. S., Valparaiso, Ind. Howard Glover, Board of Trade, Chicago, 111. Harold Gustafson, Lewis E. Myers Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Margaret Gustafson, married John M. Barclay, Springfield, 111. Leslie Gaston, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind. Phyllis Hisgen, clerk, Valparaiso, Ind. Fred Hall, tinsmith, Valparaiso, Ind. Verona Hicks, Northwestern Indiana Tel- ephone Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Berneice Hughart, Farmers ' State Bank, Valparaiso, Ind. Dorothy Lowe, Northwestern University, Evanston, 111. Miladi Leetz, married Everett Greenlee, Valparaiso, Ind. Merton Lish, De Pauw University, Green- castle, Ind. Page One Hundred Eighteen = VLE 4IAN: Alice Ludington, Calumet Supply Co., Gary, Ind. Frederick Le Pell, J. Lowenstine Sons, Valparaiso, Ind. Carolyn Lytle, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind. Lewis Marquardt, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind. Ann Murvihill, P. J. Bailey ' s office, Val- paraiso, Ind. Ruth Mitchell, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind. Wilma McWhinney, Lewis E. Myers Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Robert Miller, Miller Bee Farm, Valpa- raiso, Ind. Hubert Miller, Charles W. Hall Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Esther Meyers, . Laura Nehring, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind. Marcel Orwig, Lewis E. Myers Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Edward O ' Connell, farmer, Valparaiso, Ind. Harold Prentice, Lewis E. Myers Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Dorothy Price, Mica Factory, Valparaiso, Ind. Dorothy Pierce, at home, Valparaiso, Ind. Eva Roach, Lewis E. Myers Co., Val- paraiso, Ind. Charles Riddle, Calumet Gas Electric Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Mary Ellen Sheley, Valparaiso Universi- ty, Valparaiso, Ind. Margaret Sandy, teaching dancing, Phil- adelphia, Pa. Ethel Schrag, Mica Factory, Valparaiso, Ind. Edith Stoner, Valparaiso University, Val- paraiso, Ind. Richard Stoner, farmer, Valparaiso, Ind. Harold Sievers, with William Sievers, Valparaiso, Ind. Zelma Sherriek, Lewis E. Myers Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Russell Seymour, Valparaiso Home Ice Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Marjorie Tousley, Marshall Field Co., Chicago, 111. Cecelia Trahan, married L. Ward Hile, Valparaiso, Ind. William Thompson, Valparaiso Univer- sity, Valparaiso, Ind. Fred Wittenberg, partner with Fi ' ed Wit- tenberg, Sr., Valparaiso, Ind. Mary Wittenberg, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind. Harry Wade, electrician, Valparaiso, Ind. Byron Wright, teacher, Knox, Ind. Nathan Worstell, Michigan University, Ann Arbor, Mich. Martin Wheeler, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind. Melba Wood, Noithwestern Indiana Tele- phone Co., Valparaiso, Ind. Forrest Watt, steel mills at Indiana Hai-- bor, Valparaiso, Ind. Wayne Zerber, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind. Page One Hundred Nineteen =VA.LENIAN ' WANDRER ' S NACHTLIED When the day is softly dying- O ' er the meadows far away, And the lofty cloudbanks lying On the verge of the horizon Glow effulgent to the ray Of the slowly sinking sun, Then my spirit wanders from me To a land of dreams and fancy. When the mellow moon is swooning Lowly o ' er the dreamy lake. And the night winds sweetly crooning Through the silvery whispering willows. Steal across the nodding brake From the far off ocean billows. Then my spirit wanders from me To a realm of dreams and fancy. — Pmil Shatz. THE INFLUENCE OF SPRING Flowers are blooming in the spring, The birds are everywhere. Spring has come in all her glory. The trees are no longer bare. The girls are dressed in new apparel, That catch the senior ' s eye. They wish to dance to the, songbird ' s carol. Oh ! for a ride, they sigh. — Patrick. Page One Hundred Twenty VAJ ENIAN- Page One H%indred Twenty-one V LENIAN: Dear Readers: Upon looking through magazines, papers, etc., I find that most edi- tors tiy to disguise their joke sections by calling them such names as Spice of Life, Funnibone Ticklers, Wit and Humor of a Nation, and the like, because they are afraid people won ' t laugh at them. Well, we ' re not like these other dumb editors. We just come right out boldly and name our section Humor . Of course, if you don ' t agree with us, keep it dark; for others may not be so critical as you are. A joke is a joke and a laugh is a laugh, but not always a ha, ha ! So when you read this don ' t think of anything else but jokes, and you ' ll like it better. The guy that said, Keep a stiff upper lip, wasn ' t referring to jokes at the time, and he didn ' t mean that he preferred long faces, either. So if you crack a lip or anything like that, don ' t bring your doctor bill to me, ' cause you ' ve al- ready been warned. Anyway, I don ' t want it said of this publication that people suffered from reading it. We put this section at the end of the book to end it with a laugh, but we don ' t mean we want you to laugh at the whole thing. Yours truly, Laffy Toff. Page One Hundred Tiventy-two =VAJ_-ENIANs ROBBERY IN THE SCHOOL Somebody broke into the art depart- ment one night and stole all the picture frames. Miss Anderson: They knew art, at least. H. Miller: I ' ve got a chance on the team. Pippin : How ' s that? Are they go- ing to raffle it oflf? I hear Jones left all he had to the orphan asylum. Is that so? What did he leave? Twelve children. They walked by each other. Their eyes met. They rode together. Their lips met. They went to the preacher. Their souls met. They lived together. Their lawyers met. Berniece: I have a cold in my head. Luella: Well, that ' s something. Waiter (serving Soph out with a girl for the first time) : Nectar? Soph: Not yet. Charlotte B. : Is he a good driver? Dot R. : Yes, he drives me crazy. Le Roy C. : So you think it would be foolish to marry a girl who is my mental inferior? Wayne M.: No; impossible! Little Boy: Say, mother, I looked through the keyhole last night when Sis ' s beau was here. Mother: What did you find out? Little Boy: The lights, mostly. Employer : You say you had your last place three years. Why did you leave? Applicant: They pardoned me. S ' BLOOD Louis H. : Let ' s go on a sleighing par- ty. Englebert: Sure. Who are you going to slay? Virginia K.: This lecture is passing completely over my head. Marguerite L.: Stand up. A negro in court was accused of steal- ing a watch, but the verdict of the jury was Not guilty . The judge turned to the prisoner and said: You ' re acquitted. Acquitted? What you mean, judge? Why, you are acquitted, said the judge. The negro (confusedly) : Judge, does dat mean dat I have to gib dat watch back? Miss Benney (in English VIII) : In the underworld it is said men are forced to stand in mud up to their necks. It really is concrete. Empty Spindler: I thought you said it was mud. John L.: He plays a fair game, doesn ' t he? Bud : Yes, if you watch him. Mrs. Findley: What is mistletoe, a vine or a tree? Elizabeth I.: Neither; it ' s an ex- cuse. She: Oh, who is the cute yell leader? Kate C. : They call him Buck, because he ' s such a dear. She wouldn ' t kiss him in the canoe, so he paddled her back. Chewing gum is good for the teeth, but Miss McGillicuddy and her co-mates pre- fer that we use a tooth brush. age One Hundred Twenty-three VAJ CNIAJS; A TRAGEDY IN TWO PARTS A rook — a saxophone — a sorority — he plays. A head — a flower-pot — a crash — he lays. Judge: I ' ll have to fine you a dollar, .Jeff. Jeff: I ' ll have to borrow it off ' n ye! Judge: Great snakes! It was only for the dollar I was fining you. Get out ! You aren ' t guilty, anyway! Bruce G. : I hear one of our promi- nent lawyers was arrested for trying a case. Lois Mae: Why did they do that? Bruce: It was a case of gin. Visitor: And why are you here? Prisoner: For a very simple reason, sir. The walls are so thick and the bars are so strong. Bruce Doud: Gladys, did I under- stand you to say ' deers ' ? Gladys W.: No, deer. Miss Baughman : And who was the King of England at this time? J. James: William the Orange. Margaret: I think he is frightfully attractive. Maurie: Yes, frightfully. Gladys C. (in English class, begin- ning to tell a story) : When we lived in Illinois, I wasn ' t very big — He: So your wife went to the In- dies? She: Jamaica? He: No, she wanted to go. Miss Sieb: What is broad-minded- ness? Bud Miller: The ability to grin when another fellow dances all the time with the girl you took to the party. Arthur Dahl; You ' re a coward — you are even afraid of your own shadow. Stanley Alms: Well, why shouldn ' t I be? It looks like a crowd following me. - S. Sanford: I ' m indebted to you for all I know. Miss Stanford: Don ' t mention it; it ' s a mere trifle. Margaret K.; I admire the man who laughs at danger, don ' t you? Millicent T.: No; I think he has a mighty poor sense of humor. Mr. Jessee: Why haven ' t you turned in your report card, Philip? Philip S.: I haven ' t signed it yet. Gee: Hey, don ' t shoot! Your gun isn ' t loaded. Whiz: Can ' t help it; the bird won ' t wait. Foolish: How do you get down off an elephant? Ness: You don ' t get down off an ele- phant; you get down off a duck. George C. : Had an accident up at our house the other night. Jack M.: Yeh? Anybody hurt? Geo. : Naw. The old man was just about asleep when the pillows slipped, the bed spread, he fell through the mat- tress and almost drowned in the springs. Mrs. Schenck: Who ' s there? Burglar: It ' s me, darling, your hus- band. Mrs. S. : My husband doesn ' t call me darling. Police! Old lady: Oh, conductor, please stop the train; I dropped my wig out of the window. Conductor: Never mind, madam; there is a switch just this side of the next station. Page One Hundred Tiventy-four =VA.LENIAJ ; Beiniece Wakefield: I want you to come to our dance tonight. Harold Pinkus: Is it formal or shall I wear my own clothes? Mrs. Findley: If you examine a dog ' s lung under the microscope, what do you find? Jim Nixon: The seat of his ' pants ' . Barber: Want a hair-cut? Bob B.: No, I want ' em all cut. Barber: Any particular way? Bob: Yes, off. Miss Mosely: What is the opposite of love? Class: Hate. Miss Mosely: What is the opposite of happiness? Class: Sadness. Miss Mosely: Of woe? Class: Giddap. Mr. Pauley: What ' s a kilogram? V. Hauff: A hundred feet, isn ' t it? Mr. Pauley: No, you ' re thinking of a centipede. Down by the lake on the top of a hill, By the old red mill painted green. The wind shone bright and the sun was still. Gosh, what a beautiful scene! — John Erler, inspired. Miss Baughman: What was the royal sport in Babylonian days? Dick Lytle: The king. John McGinley: I kissed my girl the other night when she wasn ' t looking. Russell D.: Then what did she do? John: She wouldn ' t look at me the rest of the evening. Sadie F. : Did you ever hear the story of the Three Wise Men? Mary: No. Why? Sadie: He, he, he. Prof. : If you wanted to be excused, why didn ' t you ask me first? Fresh : Because I wanted to be ex- cused. Doctor: Well, how are you feeling this morning? ' Invalid: Better. The only thing that troubles me is my breathing. Doctor: Ah, yes. We must see if we can stop that. Visitor, talking to negro prisoner: Uastus, what are you in for? Rastus: Two weeks. Visitor: What ' s the charge? Rastus: Oh deys no cha ' ge. Eber- ting ' s free. Visitor: I mean, what did you do to get put in prison? Rastus: Ah kilt ma ' wife. Visitor: And only in for two weeks? Rastus: Yes, and den Ah gits hung. Marge: Gee, I had a stirring time this afternoon. Gerine: I was to a tea party, too. My rival is always taking my part. Well, you can ' t kick about that. Yes, I can. I ' m an actor. Jack Z.: What kind of a guy is Hall? Carter D. : He ' s one of those fellows who always grabs the stool when there ' s a piano to be moved. Old Lady (to man who had just had both legs amputated) : How are you, my good man? Oh, I guess I can ' t kick. First Student: When I was sightsee- ing in Italy, I came across a girl who went to Varsity. It was in a very quaint city. Second: Genoa? First: No, but it didn ' t take long to get acquainted. Page One Hundred Twenty-five =VaJ_ENlAN- MOONBEAMS When the frost is on the pumpkin And the corn is in the still, And the grapes are in the cider-press, Just east of Dead Man ' s Hill, Then the undertakers gather In prosperous parade, And the sexton does the moon dance As he plies his trusty spade. Football is the game that knocks the L out of glory. That the good die young was never .said of a joke. Some vegetables are surely large. How so? I ' ve seen three or four policemen asleep on a single beat. Euth Waldorph: Why did you give up pipe-organ lessons? Mary Ellen B.: I felt so childish playing with my feet. Frenchy La Tour: The American football game is well named. Mooker: How so? Frenchy : First the team kicks, then the umpire kicks, and then the whole crowd kicks. Mr. Boucher: I think it ' s very nice that you get out so early every morning, Charles. Chas. S. : Yes, I have to go to the postofRce to fill my fountain pen. Judd B. : There was an accident this morning that resulted in the death of a dog and a shipwreck. Willie E.: How did that happen? Judd: A dog was run over by a truck and a ' bark ' was lost. Mae: Why do they call the dental of- fice a parlor? Lar: That ' s just another name for drawing room. CRIMINAL ! The neighbors ran him out of town — A man like him should live alone. The trick he played was so low down The neighbors ran him out of town; Some of them said, He ought to drown, For nothing can his sin condone. The neighbors ran him out of town — He tried to learn the slide trombone. Miss Stanford: Dorothy, your stock- ing is rolled. Dot R. : That ' s ' below knee ' . D. Will: Father Time is no sport. Ed. B.: How do you get that way? Don: He tells on women. The most stirring passages ever writ- ten are found in the cook book. See : Jim writes like a paralytic. Saw: How ' s that? See: A bad stroke. Those eight o ' clock classes are hard to get to. They sure are. A student came to school the other day without any trousers on. Without any trousers on? Sure. It was a co-ed. H. Lytle: Have you seen Harry late- ly? H. Ludington: Yes. Lytle: What ' s he doing? Ludington: Writin ' plays. Lytle: That dumb-bell writing plays? Ludington: Sure. He ' s chalking up scores in a bowling alley. Many a true word has been spoken be- tween false teeth. Rady: I got Denver last night. O ' Fanns: Yeh? Rady : Yeh, I heard the poet lariat of Colorado on my rodeo. Page One Hundred Twenty-six =VZ X.E1S1AJ : Miss Darby: Can you sing a solo? Charlotte B.: No, I can ' t duet. Skeet : What ' s a thirteen letter word that represents something you see all over town? Benzine : I ' ll bite. Skeet : Mail-box. Benzine : Aw! that hasn ' t thirteen letters. Where ' s the other six? Skeet : In the box. Vernal S. : I have a new name for my girl; I call her Post-Script. Glenn W. : Where ' s the connection? Vernal S.: Her name is Adeline. Tracy S. : Why is there such a crowd on the wharf? Carlton B. : That ' s a bunch of friends bidding the bride and groom good-bye. Tracy : Oh, I see. Down to see the tied go out. Local Policeman (to St. George) : You killed this ' ere dragon, didn ' t you? St. George: I did. L. P.: Well, you can ' t leave it lyin ' about here, you know! What we need is snappy yells, for in- stance: Carbon monoxide! Sodium cyanide! Qualitative, quantitative, Rah! rah! rah! Osmosis! Osmosis! Osmosis! And here ' s a song: Parley voo francais. You ' ll need a new coupe; We ain ' t gonna hurt you — much. But we ' re going to win. For you ' ve the skin we love to touch. Oh, we ain ' t gonna lose no more, no more, We ain ' t gonna lose no more; Them ' s hard words, Nell, but what thahel. We ain ' t gonna lose no more! Jim Nixon: A musician who plays a bass horn certainly has his hands full! Mary C. : Gee, but you ' re dumb. Why don ' t you get an encyclopedia? Oliver E.: The pedals hurt my feet. Mr. Schenck: Who was the best track runner that ever lived? Lauretta A. : William Jennings Bry- an. Mr. Schenck: Why so? Lauretta: He ran for thii ' ty years without a stop. Helen C: Gee, my hands are cold. Dot D.: How ' d that happen? Helen: Oh, I was out with a minis- ter ' s son. Stude: ' Date ' Stanton was caught in the bay with a cask of liquor, and his de- fense was that he had three girls with him. Prunes: How is that a defense? Stude: Well, isn ' t a miss as good as a mile? Oh stay! she cried, Stay by my side. And the stay stayed. Cor-set did. Charles E.: How is the shoe busi- ness? Johnny J. : It ' s very trying — off and on. Sam: Jedge, I warn ' t doin ' anithing but lookin ' at this lady when she walked up stairs. Then all of a sudden she soak me on the peninsula. Judge: Peninsula? What do you mean? Sam: Jist a long, narrer neck stretch- in ' out to see. Helen H. : That boy looks like a mus- ical sort of a fish. Lois Mae: He is — he ' s a piano tuna. ' age One Hundred Twenty-seven =VA.LENIAN ' POEM A sailor needs no laundry, It ' s such a useless bore; He casts his soiled clothes overboard, And they are washed ashore. Pete: Some friend give you that cigar? Re- Pete: I don ' t know yet. Stranger: Are you hurt? Abie: I don ' t know. I haven ' t seen my lawyer yet. Pat Hauff says: She was only a farmer ' s daughter, but she knew her oats. Bob Hart: Must be hard to keep time on a steamship. Empty S.: How ' s that? Bob : Well, I heard a captain say they kept four watches a night. Dick Lytle: Seen Pete? Dan Wood: Pete who? Dick: Petroleum. Dan: Naw, but Kerosine him yester- day and he ain ' t benzine since. Miss Benney: Arthur, we ' ll hear your poem. Art B.: Roses are red, Violets are blue, I can row a boat, canoe, ca- noe? Chicks.: Yacht, yacht! Englishman: I say, old top, who won the world ' s series? American: The Yankees. Englishman (naturally) : I — er — knew that, but what was the name of the blooming team? Peg S.: Think! Melvin: What? Peg: What a necking party a couple of giraffes would have. LEARNING Willie S. : I say, Pat, what is a forti- fication? Pat H. : A large fort. Willie: Then a ratification is a large rat. Mr. Jessee (to Freshman) : Let me give you a little advice. Fresh: Why, what ' s the matter with it? Senior: About how long will I have to wait for a shave? Barber: Two years, I presume. Tourist (to deaf farmer) : Can you tell me where I can get some gasoline? Farmer: Hey? Tourist: No, not hay; this is a motor car, not a horse. Miss Sieb: What did the Hebrews hand down to this age? David Parry: The Boston Store, I guess. Doctor: You cough easier this morn- ing. Patient: I ought to; I ' ve been prac- ticing all night. Mr. Pauley: Do you know any cata- lytic agents? Virginia F. : No, but I know a Pack- ard and a Buick agent. Mutter: Do you know it took Fritz Kriebler twenty years to learn to play the fiddle? Mumble: Yeh. Isn ' t it surprising how dumb some people are? Paul S. : How does it happen that a clock will ' strike ' and then go right on working? Miss Mclntyre: Answer, Mox. Mox R. : I guess it is not unionized yet. Page One Hundred Tiventy-eight V J ENIAN: Sheriff: Can we swing this horse- thief to one of your apple trees, ma ' am? Lady: Sir, I ' ll have you know I ' m a spinster and I won ' t have any men hang- ing around my house. How did the pawn broker ' s son make his letter? In hockey, I suppose. Elden K. : A great poet met an iron- ical fate the other day. John E. : How come? Elden: Starved to death with a vol- ume of Bacon on his lap. Soph: What is the meaning of pedes- trian? Prof. : It is defined as raw material for an accident. Those guys sure have a mean line, murmured little Geo. Washington after he had interviewed Mason and Dixon. Oscar D.: Why do you call him Mor- ris? Berniece W. : Because he ' s such a su- preme ham. Ragson Tatters: Since I took that medicine for insomnia I just lay awake nights thinking how I used to suffer from it. I owe a lot to that lady. Your mother? No, my landlady. Reg : One of us is a horse and the other a jackass. Torpe : Nobody can call me a horse and get away with it. The gas went out to meter, The egg went out to beater. The nutmeg went to grate her, But alas, the radiator! UNFORTUNATE SERENADEK I I would purchase a guitar, And I ' d strum a mournful bar, ' Neath the window of my honey, And it wouldn ' t cost much money (If ' twere only that I hadn ' t this ca- tarrh). II I would strum a lovely bar In the garden of my honey, (If I only had the money That would purchase a guitar) ; (And providing that I hadn ' t this ca- tarrh). Ill To the throb of my catarrh I woul d sing a soulful bar, (If I only had a honey), (If I only had the money), (And providing that I hadn ' t this ca- tarrh). Mose: Say, Rastus, hab you heard them new theories of Mr. Bryan ' s? Rastus: Yassuh, and I think dey is all magneto. Mose: What you mean, magneto? Rastus: Bosch. I always did like doctors. They are always so jolly; and they take life so easy. Tom: Is your engagement a secret? Jack: No, the girl knows it. Gladys C. : Is the coroner a health officer? Mrs. Findley: Well, he might be called one. Virginia K. : Yes, too late, usually. Ruth rode on my cycle car. She sat in back of me; I hit a bump at fifty-five And drove on Ruthlessly. age One Hundred Twenty-nine =V U CNIA 4= What you doin ' , nigger? Ise workin ' for Uncle Sam. Can ' t you get a job from nobody ' cept yo ' kin folks? Time flies, but the orchestra leader can beat it. I ' m leaving for Colorado next week. T. B.? No; Grand Canyon. Buck Fyfe: My dad says we can ' t keep ducks around the house. Maud: Why not? Buck: He says they make such per- sonal remarks. He ' s a doctor. Mr. Schenck: When the world fliers were lost in the arctics I wonder how they kept from freezing? Gladys A. : I suppose they landed on a mountain range. Never give up! cried the man in the street car, and the women stood up for their rights. Teacher: Can you name a cape in Alaska? Student: No ' m. Teacher: That ' s right. He: You look like Helen Brown. She: Thank you! I look even worse in white. Prof. Boucher: Do you sweep behind the doors? -Janitor: Yes, nearly everything. Naomi S. : I hear John likes only brunettes? Ruth B.: Yes, I ' m dyeing to meet him. Kate : I ' ve just been filing Harry ' s old love letters. Dot: Were they as rough as that? John E.: If you take my girl out again I ' ll shoot you full of holes. Joe Klein: Brother, I hope you do! Geo. Hauser: I was surprised to see you in a dress suit. Did you rent it? G. Marks: No; but every time I .stooped over I thought I would. Dayt Stanton in Sam ' s : Say, let ' s have one of those new corn belts I hear so much about. Weed ' em and reap, is a good slogan for farmers. Page One Hundred Thirty VLE 4IAN: MEMORIES Page One Hundred Thirty-one =v?vle:nian MEMORIES Page One Hundred Thirty-two VAJ CNIAN: MEMORIES Page One Hundred Thirty-three =v?u-e:niajm MEMORIES Page One Hundred Thirty-four VAJ-ENIAJ ' MEMORIES -i Page One Hundred Thirty-five Vaj ENIAN; MEMORIES Page One Hundred Thirty-six HECKMAN BINDERY INC. MAR 94 B«...T .P, N MANCHESTER.