Waterloo West High School - Wahawk Yearbook (Waterloo, IA)

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mentary law. On Tuesday, April 30. the Society presented its first public program. It consisted forthe most part, of May day festivities, and was witnessed by a large asembly. It was uudoubtedy on of the best public programs of the year and was presented a second time at the First Methodist church on the following llied- nesday. Having achieved so much success during its iirst year. great possibilities await the Hesperian Society and in the next two years it should develop into the best in the school. -R. E. H. 22. ta Military Drill Military Drill was given a boost by the return of Lieutenant Durchenwald to Command of the High School Company. The attendance has been rather poor however, because of the track season. .-Xt tirst the men were divided into two companies, known as the tall men's and short men's company, drilling on Monday and Wednesday nights respec- tively. These started out with an average attendance of about twenty-four men but gradually lost men trom week to week on account of track work, until it iinally became necessary to combine them into one company, drilling on Monday night. The Company has made much progress this year and it is hoped that with the close ot the track season, Military Drill will once more be on a sound basis. I. C. RIFLE SHOOTING In conjunction with Military Drill, an indoor rifle shoot was staged. Min. Reaney. Known as Dead Shot Bill took first place and incidently. took a medal which Carleton Sias. former Captain of Co. B, was waiting to give him. lYillis llemmerling defeated blames Mc.-Xlvin in the tinal shootoif by one bull's-eye: having tied him before. NS of the entrants scored over 200 out of 250. The high scores: ' l. lYilliam Reaney. . . . . .249 2. llillis Hemmerling. . . ...2-IS 3. james Mcillvin . . . . . .248 4. Yictor Kaplan .... . . .247 5. DeYea Corson. . . . . .247 ..,- , . . , ...,tpV, . .fa-.1.a,avv'f' .. J .t .affair-.' -. 95:1 Qiftii DEAD SHOT BILL VV Page eighty-eight

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'lDoc Miller Doc Miller on a hright spring day. Hied to a city near a distant hay From our fair town of XVaterloo ' V , ' - . , . . ' T, ' - f . 'lo prow his prowess g tmst not a few Contestants for laurels from all round- The strongest and tleetest that could he found. Hn his hared limbs there glowed a wealth tif sun hronzed sinew and rustic health. A more supple form or manly air You do not meet, you would declare. The judge walked slowly down the lane To the end of the dash ere the runners came. The pistol cracked and like a flash XYent twenty youths for the hundred dash. Like a pack of hares with hound on their Chase They flashed down the cinders in a lightning race. One out-classed youth, who'd fed on pie Blared a remark at Corn-Fed near hy, 'liout what he'd do in the coming race But it reddened not our hero's face. Spirits lowered and vague unrest And anxious longing filled each runner's breast ,Xs they glanced at Doc thru anxious eye- ,Xt his sturdy lirawn and sun-browned thigh. That vanquished youth sighed with inward pain And ate his heef his strength to maintain. XYhile Doc took a sip from the spring that Howed Thru the meadow across the road. Then coolly the monarch of the pace Stepped to the mark for the two-twenty race ,Xll nerves were tense, as were hrawn and brain, .Xs out on the air shrieked the gun again. Ulf like deer thru the hazel shade lfleeter they sped in that wild parade. my lfach strove in his heart and sighed. Ah Me That l the winner in this race might he. liach struggled and strained and vowed in his soul To pass the leader ere he reached the goal. Un they sped-e'en outdoing time ln that frantic chase and dashed o'er the line. Who won that day? Have you not guessed? 'Twas our stalwart son of the middle west. --BURT L. Momzow. A Waterloo Citizen VV Page riinflji'