Wapakoneta High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Wapakoneta, OH)

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Baseball, football and basketball constituted our athletics during our Junior year. Baseball games were played by the Carlyle and Emerson teams of the W. H. S. These games being well matched, the pupils were satisfied with the display of home talent. Football, as a high school sport, had a brief life. Parents objected to it because of the rough features of the game. The interest shown by the pupils, both in baseball and football, led to the formation of an athletic association, September, 1906. This association immediately chose basketball for the winter’s sport. The season’s team con- sisted of: Ed. Timmermeister (Capt.), L. Nichols, II. Myers, R. Wisener, E. Mefferd, Win. Link, R. Livingston, F. Taeusch. Of the eight interscholastic games played apakoneta won three. Of the six class games played the Juniors of '07 won five, thereby winning the championship. (Photo by Helpling.) BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM.

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A CHAPTER OF PROVERBS o o o By EDWIN TIMMERMEISTER. I.—My son, consider thou the Freshman. Mark well the ways of him. II-—For lo, these many moons hath he plugged at his grade books and hath earned no little reputation as a shark among the barbarians with whom he consorteth. DI.—Outwardly green, but inwardly vainglorious, he sayeth unto him- self, Go to! In the seventh month of the year will I hie me to High School. Perchance I may create a sensation.” IV.—He doth. •—He learneth for the first time of the prophet called Haupert whose wisdom passeth all understanding. Lo! he hideth him beneath the right wing of Haupert that he may be safe from the naughty Juniors, and Seniors, who walk about seeking whom they may devour. —And on the eve after the fall of day, he goeth forth with his tribe to battle with the wicked ones. But is as a lamb in the midst of ravening wolves and he knoweth not where to hike himself. VII. —The initiation taketh place. He pleadeth much. The day fol- lowing he hieth him back to school. He hath sore spots, consider ’he way he sitteth him down. VIII. —He goeth up unto recitations, yea even unto the third floor, but knoweth not a thiitg. He communeth with himself. Yea, he sayeiii “the.e be many things wherein I thought me wise, but behold me foolish.” IX. —Which was no idle dream of the pipe. X. —-He returneth sadly to his dwelling. Mentally he kicketh himself thither. He burneth the midnight natural gas. He talketh in his slumbers. He pluggeth nightly; he flunketh daily and he getteth the egg of the goose. XI. —The handmaiden Howell telleth him much and he inclineth his ear unto her, for Algebra goeth beyond the mental capacity of him, yea a hol- low mockery and a thing not to be discerned. XII. —At last he ceaseth to be a Freshie. XIII. —He hath become a Soph and his head swelleth to 8J. XIV. —Consider thou his ways; surely he owneth the school—mentally. XV. —He leaveth the handmaiden Howell and it cometh to pass he meeteth the Prophet, Keller, who telleth him, “That is right,” and mentally his greatness is unsurpassed. XVI. —Caeser doth nearly conquer him, again he pluggeth nightly and flunketh daily. XVII. —Many a moon passeth and he hath raised him to the rank of Junior. The thought now entereth his mind that there is none so mighty in all the land. XVIII. —He feeleth the importance of his being there daily. Many and oft the Prophet Haupert telleth him he hath but a mite of learning, he thinketh him a false bearer. At this simple age he thinketh he shouldst be distinguished from his brethem by a brass pin. Loftier thoughts shouldst enter his cranium. XIX. —He hath been raised to the rank of Senior. XX. —He considereth himself to be the cheese. XXI. —He consulteth oft with his brethern at the Meet of the Seniors. XXII. —The last moon of the school year appeareth ; he finisheth the learning of the school: he partaketh much in the doing of society. XXIII. —On the last day in the third hour after the set of sun, he gath- ered with his brethern. He doeth a brilliant stunt and is handed the little paper which showeth he is great mentally. Direct thy lamps to the number of this verse. XXIV. —My son, consider thou the moral. Yea consider it well, for if thou canst find one thou art a wise gazebo. The scribe who scribbleth this knoweth it not.

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1907-1908. In the fall of 1907 basketball was re-continued. The following play- ers starred for the . H. S.: Leslie Nichols, center; forwards, Urfe White, Reuben isener (captain); guards, Donnet Chiesa, William Link; substi- tutes, George Hoskins, Julius Wisener. Fifteen games were scheduled, eieven being won by the W. H. S. OPPONENTS HOME TEAM PLAYED AT °ttawa..............12 VY. H. S...........31 Ottawa Ottawa.............. 9 V. H. S...........31 Wapakoneta Sidncy.............. 8 VY. H. S...........25 Sidney Sidncy.............. 8 W. H. S...........28 Wapakoneta Defiance........... 27 W. H. S...........10 Defiance Defiance............14 W. H. S...........18 Wapakoneta Lima College........48 W. H. S...........43 Lima Lima College........2S W. H. S...........32 Wapakoneta Covington...........21 V.. 11. S...........31 Covington Covington...........21 VY. H. S...........48 Wapakoneta clua.............55 vV. il. S...........18 Wapakoneta Fiqua...............67 VV. H. S...........20 Piqua Lima Seniors....... 23 VV. H. S...........48 Lima Wapakoneta Alumni . 16 VV. H. S...........22 Wapakoneta Wapakoneta Gym. .. 8 VV. H. S...........10 Wapakoneta Total scores.....365 415 I his season has also produced a splendid Sophomore team. J. Wisener (captain), H. Kahn, C. Lusk, E. Lusk, F. Merkle, VV. Brockert, C. Freyman. A girls team has been started and a series of games has been played be- tween the Carlyle and Emerson. The Carlyles won the series. The girls expect to have a winning High School team next season. (Photo by Helpling.) SENIOR GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM. It is too early to predict anything for our spring athletics. Both base- ball and track athletics are to be taken up, under the instruction of Clarence Pool, of the University of Chicago, who has had much experience in trkek work. Much interest has been shown by the boys and their friends and a lively season is assured.