West Lafayette High School - Scarlet and Gray Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 148 of the 1923 volume:

The Scarlet and Gray Dolume Nine Published by The Senior Class of IDest LaFayette High School 1923 I 4 SCARLET AND GRAY o In the life of a High School there are many things which must be taken into account. Ch ef among these is that of a book or record which will tabulate the affairs of the school. In the scholastic regime it usually falls to the lot of the Seniors to undertake the responsibilities of publication. So in the natural course of events we, the Class of Nineteen Hundred Twenty-three, have attempted to publish such a volume. While you are leafing our results through we hope that you will remember that we are only amateurs and in doing so, that you will pardon any mistakes or omissions which may have occurred. We also wish to thank the pupils, faculty and townspeo¬ ple for the loyal support which has made this Annual possible. THE EDITOR. I 6 SCARLET AND GRAY ve$ s HVV Ei shcfar STAFF fr‘ SCARLET A NJd GRAY 7 THE STAFF OOOOOO Editor-in-Chief _ Assistant Editor-in Chief... Business Manager ___ Literary Editor _ Assistant Literary Editor. Athletic Editor ... Assistant Athletic Editor_ Organization Editor _ Dramatic Editor ____ Calendar Editor .... Art Editor ..... Advertising Manager...... Joke Editor .. Junior Assistant Editor_ Junior Assistant Editor_ Class Advisor ... Class Advisor___ ....William Perkins _Lucie Ramsey ..Jack M. Cason ..Helen Sempill _Ruth Cornett __Neville Still ...Reggie Still ...Marietta Stallard ....Helen Bone ....Kathryn Cornett ..Lucile Coffing _Kenneth Myers _John Andrews ....Elizabeth Burkle _Charles Lanum .Miss McMahon .Mr. W. J. Gardner 8 SCARLET AND GRAY TO THE FACULTY CDCZD We, the members of the class of nine¬ teen hundred and twenty-three, wish to thank the faculty for the inspiration and guidance which they have given us during our High School career. W f 10 SCARLET A N D GRAY MR. W. J. GARDNER Principal DePauw University We are fortunate in having as our principal a man who believes in treat¬ ing each pupil justly. To all reasonable requests he grants his permission and at all times is a very jovial personage. At our parties he has shown himself to be ready for a good time, especially when there is an occasion to blow horns or to serve refreshments. MISS MILDRED JESSUP English University of Southern California Miss Jessup is one of our most capable teachers, and if in after years we stutter, instead of expressing our thoughts clear¬ ly and forcibly, the fault will not be hers. As chief custodian of the Library, and as a session room teacher, many of us can testify that she is right there with the goods. She is also chairman of the Con- vo Committee and is largely responsible for the many fine programs which we have enjoyed. MISS FRANCES G. McMAHON Mathematics Purdue University Yes, it is Miss McMahon who comes smiling to school, with a cheery greet¬ ing for everyone she knows. Sometimes in school we pass one another by with never a kind glance or thoughtful word— not so with Miss McMahon. She makes us feel that she is more than a teacher to us; she understands our faults and loves us anyway; she clears up darkness and doubt in these troubled heads of ours—now you know why she is so pop¬ ular. MISS COULTER Latin Indiana University Miss Coulter has been with us only since September, but already has won the sincere friendship of her pupils. She has gained the distinction of being chosen chief faculty advisor for the Sun¬ shine Society and is responsible for an influx of new ideas. We are mighty glad Miss Coulter chose West LaFayette as her stopping place, and only hope she will remain with us. SCARLET AND GRAY 11 MR. WALLACE ROSS Chemistry Franklin U niversity Nature has endowed Mr. Ross with a keen intellect, a big ' heart, a forcefulness of character, a sympathetic understand¬ ing and a magnetic personality so that he has the sincere love and respect of his students. He is our basketball coach and because he is so absolutely fair in all decisions, he has won the confidence of his pupils as well as his basketball boys. MISS MABLE ROTHROCK English and History Indiana University To Miss Rothrock From the day when first we start Each in life to play his part, Till we reach that perfect peace Where all toil and care shall cease Fate can nothing better send Than a true and loyal friend. MISS THOMAS French and English Illinois College Miss Thomas has come to us from Illinois and teaches both French ancl English. Sometimes we are tempted to believe that her favorite pastime is as¬ serting her authority by reprimanding the innocent and guilty students alike. She has achieved the honor of being chosen class advisor for the Juniors and has made a success in coaching dramatic affairs. MISS ANNA M. INSKEEP Botany DePauw University Miss Inskeep is one of those little per¬ sons who seems to be everywhere at once and yet when needed she is always pres¬ ent, ready to do her share. Her energy and ability have no limit and her good disposition never deserts her. All of us should learn to appreciate nature to the fullest extent since she explains its mys¬ teries and solves its riddles. ' X 12 SCARLET AND GRAY MR. SMALL Physics and Geometry Chicago University Mr. Small came to us in September and was immediately put in charge of the boys’ lower hall. This is rather an irk¬ some task, but a keen sense of humor and an understanding of human frailties saved the day and he came out victorious and liked by all who know him. His greatest virtue is patience, a quality which deserves our most sincere admira¬ tion. MISS FLORA HILL Art Ohio Wesleyan University Miss Hill has remained a loyal and steadfast friend to the interests and pu¬ pils of our school. It is she who devel¬ ops our artistic anilities and improves the appearance of our school by having- one of the most charming of rooms. Her greatest virtue is friendliness and we only wish that all pupils might have the advantage of having such a teacher as she. MISS EDITH STOCKDALE Reading and Geography Indiana University Miss Stockdale rules the vast domain of Geography. She teaches the grade pupils where, how and why mountains have come into existence. She expects perfect order from her classes and yet has a smile for all whom she may see. She is a frequent visitor to the Library and has a mad desire to own all the maps which come in the “National Geographic.” MISS EMMA CUNNINGHAM Manual Training Purdue University Miss Cunningham’s work is so impor¬ tant that she has practically a whole floor to herself—and her room looks like a first-class furniture store. She is more fortunate than other teachers, having only boys in her classes. However, the girls make up their lost time by enjoy¬ ing her society to the utmost whenever they have an opportunity. Each of us sincerely hopes that some day girls can study manual training. SCARLET AND GRAY 13 v MR. B. N. HUMMEL Agriculture Purdue University Mr. Hummel is the instructor of one of the most pleasant courses offered in the curriculum of our High School. Much of his teaching is done lay lecturing and all of his students readily agree that these talks are very interesting as well as instructive. Mr. Hummel has a com¬ manding personality and is respected and liked by all of his pupils. MISS GUSSIE MOORE Arithmetic When we were tiny 7B’s and came from Morton to this High School—how large the building seemed; how cold and unfriendly everything was—until we met Miss Moore. She took us into her care and helped us over our many difficulties. Since that time, she has remained one of our best friends and her sympathy always comes to us. Somehow our bur¬ dens seems lighter and our joys more complete—after we’ve told Miss Moore. MRS. ANNA C. CRAWFORD Grammar Cincinnati Training School It is always a pleasure to visit Mrs. Crawford’s room because there is always so much sunshine and always flowers. She is one of the best liked and best known teachers in the school. She teaches only grade students, but High School pupils know her because of her experience, patience and ability in coach¬ ing plays. Each Senior class likes to feel that Mrs. Crawford is its special friend. MISS STOUDT Physiology and History Indiana University Our memories turn back to “before the war days,” viz., high school days we often find ourselves listening to one ot Miss Stoudt’s numerous talks. She is keenly interested in human beings and their affairs, so her discourses are many and varied. She views our oddities with humor and everyone of us enjoys having her personal opinions because her ideas are so frank and refreshing. 14 SCARLET AND GRAY MRS. VERA MAY LEE Music Cincinnati Conservatory of Music To the ears of the students in the lonely study hour, there comes floating through the halls the sound of music. Perhaps it is a patriotic air, sung by some class; or the orchestra playing a lilting measure of opera—in any case, we know that the music is being conducted by cur capable Mrs. Lee, whose vocation expresses her sunny disposition . MISS LAURA BRECKENRIDGE Penmanship Cook County Normal Will any of us ever forget the day of the week that we always had to have our ink wells filled and books put away? That was Miss Breckenridge’s day. She must have a resourceful supply of pa¬ tience and kindness, for she never lost her temper, no matter how we giggled and blotted our papers in a vain attempt to write. MISS PEARL ADAMS Secretary West LaFayette High School Miss Adams inhabits that mysterious realm behind the office doors. She is in full possession of all school secrets, espe¬ cially regarding grades and misdemean¬ ors in conduct. Though she is very quiet, we feel sure that her friendliest feelings follow us always and it gives us a comforting feeling to know that she knows and understands all our troubles. SCARLET AND GRAY 15 BOARD OF EDUCATION J. M. McWilliams___President }. B. Cunningham____.Secretary . Treasurer Superintendent A. P. Jamison.. F. A. Burtsfield 16 SCARLET AND GRAY THE CLASS OF 1923 President__ Vice-President _ Secretary-Treasurer Colors— ..Kenneth Myers ....William Perkins ..Helen Sempill Old Gold and Blue Ruth Cornett Jack M. Cason COMMITTEES Ring and Invitation Lucie Ramsay William Perkins Frances Acheson Louise Wolff Kenneth Myers Frances Acheson Cafeteria Jack M. Cason Elizabeth King ' Kathryn Cornett Louise Lesley Gala Week Helen Cooper Leora Earhart Elizabeth King Reggie Still Edwin Bennett SCARLET AND GRAY 17 18 SCARLET AND GRA Y E. FRANCES ACHESON Sunshine Society 1-2-3-4. Glee Club 1-4. Orchestra 1. Ring Committee 4. Carnival Committee 4. Frances is a real genius when it comes to making sales for the cafeteria. She has been a loyal support to the cafeteria and to all other class activities. She is always very generous in lending baskets and vases for decorating purposes and we Seniors appreciate her evident kind¬ ness. It is people like Frances who display genuine class spirit. MARIE ACHESON Glee Club 1-4. Orchestra 1-4. Sunshine Society 1-2-3-4. Christmas Party Committee 4. Carnival Committee 4. Marie is of an extremely good disposi¬ tion and is always willing to help any¬ one at any time. She has been blessed for her unfailing aid and accommodation. There is an old saying to the effect that if one wants something done well, he must do it himself, but if we Seniors want something well done, we call on Marie Acheson. JOHN ANDREWS Annual Staff. Junior Play 3. John has only one fault, his size, and he can’t help it and we can ' t either, so let’s forget it. In addition to having his name on the honor roll, being on the staff and having a talent for music, he is especially interested in radio and chem¬ istry. He is always in a hurry and his password is “Work.” PAULINE BALBACH Sunshine Society 1-2-3-4. Girl Scout. Junior Play 3. Pauline has a skin of cameo-like beauty and eyes as blue as the skies of June. She is tall and slender and her manner is calm and serene. It is always a joy to be with her because she does not indulge in tantrums, nor does she allow herself to be in the depths of despair, nor the maddest realms of joy. She is an in¬ veterate student, but always has time to take an interest in the affairs of a class¬ mate. SCARLET AND GRAY 19 EDWIN BENNETT Class Basketball 3. Class Play 3-4. Gala Week Committee 4. “Doc” is our noted villain—in plays, of course. He furnishes the wit and humor of our English class, having the faculty of being able to say funny things with a perfectly serious face. He is not noted for brilliant recitations, but is a brilliant conversationalist and we know that he can talk his way to success if he tries. HELEN BONE Class President 1. Annual Staff 4. Convocation Committee 4. Class Play 3-4. Glee Club 1-2-3-4. What a pleasure it is to know such a typical American girl. She is fond of sports such as horseback riding, skating and swimming and yet does not lose sight of the gentler arts. She is blessed with a talent for elocution and can make her audience laugh or cry as is her will. Hers is a personality that wins friends everywhere and we are glad that she is our classmate. JACK CASON Annual Staff 4. Junior Play 3. Ring and Pin Committee 4. Convocation Committee 4. Junior-Senior Reception 3. Jack is our business manager and has proved himself to be an efficient worker in the interests of the Annual. When anyone is in trouble Jack is usually called to the rescue. He always says just what he thinks and in the Library has given many lectures on the appearance of tne modern high school girl. These lectures may come out in book form and start a world reform—who knows? VIRGINIA CHENOWETH Sunshine Society 4. Class President 3—Butlerville. Class Secretary 2—Butlerville. Virginia is the dashing young lady who arrived in our midst last fall from But¬ lerville. She seems very interested in all our class affairs and from her record the Senior class of Butlerville must re¬ gret her loss. She enjoys the distinc¬ tion of being the only married girl in our class, but despite the responsibilities so entailed she is always ready to help us out when we have need of her. 20 SCARLET AND GRAY LUCILE COFFING Class Play 4. Glee Club 1-2-3-4. Annual Staff 4. Sunshine Society 1-2-3-4. Lucile is an accomplished musician as well as a noted artist. She is slender, a brunette and very attractive. Her ambi¬ tion soars along the heights of art. Un¬ like the traditional tale of seeing an artist established in a dreary attic of Green¬ wich Village, however, we expect to see Lucile with an established reputation and a masterpiece of painting in the near fu¬ ture. RAY COFFING Baseball 1-2-3. Glee Club 1-2-3. Orchestra 1-2-3. Class Play 3-4. Ray graduated in mid term, which was our misfortune. His sense of humor was used to great advantage in the Senior comedies, but certainly he deserved sym¬ pathy for his unfortunate love affair. Ray is one of those who help to make our class a talented one; he plays in the orchestra and in the band. All in all, we think he is a very likable boy. HELEN COOPER Gala Week Committee 4. Glee Club 1-2-3. Sunshine Society 1-2-3-4. Helen is the comedian of our class. She is the young lady with a slight lisp, bobbed locks and a woeful afterthought of all unprepared lessons. As a rule, however, she is very conscientious in her work and at least tries to be well pre¬ pared. She has many interests aside from school and yet with all her varied activities she is a loyal supporter of all oUr enterprises. KATHRYN CORNETT Cafeteria Committee 4. Annual Staff 4. Glee Club 1. Girl Scouts 1-2-3-4. Kathryn is one of the daughters of the South. She speaks with a soft drawl that makes her speech like no one else’s. She is an industrious student to that monster master, the piano, and spends much of her time in amusing her classmates by relating funny incidents which happen in the halls of W. L. SCARLET AND GRAY 21 RUTH CORNETT Annual Staff 4. Class President 3. Ring and Pin Committee 4. Class Play 3-4. To Ruth, a Girl of Many Moods We like you when you’re hap py; We love you when you’re sad, And, oh, we can’t resist you When you’re a wee bit bad. The pride of old Virginia, We’re glad you’re in our set, And hope you’ll never leave us; Th ree cheers for Ruth Cornett! LEORA EARHART Glee Club 1-2. Sunshine Society 3-4. Gala Week Committee 4. Leora seems never to have a care in this wide, wide world. She flits gaily through her classes as blithe and gay as some frivolous butterfly. She is noted for her optimism and good nature throughout all her trials and tribulations. According to Webster she might easily be described by one adjective—debonair. DWIGHT GORDON Class Basketball 1-2-3. Track 1-2-3. Glee Club 1-2. Class Play 4. “Candy” is the one student of our class who faithfully reads the news of the day and can discuss politics and things of international importance. When we are called upon to make speeches he always saves the day by talking on some sub¬ ject of world-wide importance. He has proved himself to be a good actor in the Senior play and has many friends both in and out of school. ETHYEINDE GRIGGS Sunshine Society 1-2-3-4. Glee Club 1-2-3-4. Girls Scouts 1-2-3. Class Play 4. Ethylinde is a girl who is possessed with great talent in all kinds of art. Be¬ sides being a real musician in regard to the piano, she has achieved a name for herself because of her vocal ability. Her personality is very pleasing and has made many friends for her in her cruise on the sea of school days. 22 SCARLET AND GRAY LOUISE HIVON Glee Club 1-2-3-4. Girl Scouts 1-2-3. Basketball 1. Sunshine Society 1-2-3-4. Louise is really more interested in ac¬ tivities outside of school than those within, so we see little of her. Her an¬ cestors were French, and from them she has inherited a fondness for gaiety. She is especially skilled in playing the piano and in doing fancy dancing. Because of her accomplishments she may be readily assured of popularity. ELIZABETH KING Gala Week Committee 4. Cafeteria Committee 4. Class Play 3. Camp Fire 2-3. Sunshine Society 1-2-3-4. Fate sent to our class a girl who pos¬ sesses one of the most brilliant minds in the school. Her keenness of intellect has only enhanced her attractiveness by bringing out a softness of expression that belongs only to our Elizabeth. She has one of the most winning of person¬ alities and a number of lower classmen look to her as the Ideal Girl. LOUISE LESLEY Sunshine Society 1-2-3-4. Glee Club 1-2. Cafeteria Committee 4. Shakespeare must have been thinking of someone just like Louise when he wrote, “She is so free, so kind, so apt, so charming, so blessed a disposition, that she holds it a vice, in her goodness, not to do more than she is requested.” DOLLY MISNER Glee Club 1-2. Sunshine Society 1-2-3-4. Dolly is one of the most energetic members of our class because after a long day of school work, she takes up new tasks by having accepted a position in a LaFayette business house. She is a blonde with a complexion that is the envy of half the high school. Her plans for the future are indefinite, but we wish her success. SCARLET AND GRAY 23 KENNETH MYERS Class President 2-4. Annual Staff 4. Class Play 3-4. Kenneth is the busiest boy in the class and certainly one of the most popular. Everyone feels that he can depend upon “Kack, and as a result he has held many responsible offices in the class. He is a good actor and was the mysterious hero in our Junior class play. Teachers and pupils, I am sure, would appreciate a record of that boy’s voice. WILLIAM PERKINS Annual Staff 4. Class Play 3-4. Class Vice-President 2-4. Senior Play Committee 4. Ring and Pin Committee 4. ‘‘Bill” is our editor and always in de¬ mand. He is very dependable and popu¬ lar with the girls. He is a walking encyclopedia of school events and every¬ one ' s affairs. If one wants to know any¬ thing, past, present or future, ask “Bill.” He is our best advisor and friend in everything; is a staunch defender of Li¬ brary rights and—oh, what a tease. MABLE PETERSON Sunshine Society 1-2-3-4. Glee Club 1. Basketball 4. Mable is a blue-eyed little Irish girl with fluffy light brown hair. She is ex¬ tremely good natured and is also a good student. She says that she will be a teacher in later years, but somehow we have our doubts. You know yourself that when a sweet little girl goes out into the world she usually meets a Prftice Charming, and so will Mable. LEWIS PRICE Everyone knows “Lewie.” He is the boy who believes in the proverb, “Laugh and the world laughs with you.” He is always ready with a joke and in every¬ thing he hears or sees finds some humor. From the Senior viewpoint he seems to associate with the younger set most of the time. Just the same we couldn’t do without Lewis, the humorist of the class of ’23. 24 SCARLET AND GRAY FLORENCE RAINIER Class Secretary 1. Glee Club 2-3. Class Play 4. Girl Scouts 1-2-3-4. Sunshine Society 1-2-3-4. There was once a description of a heroine that read something- like this: “She was a little girl, with bobbed hair and eyes of almost sapphire blue; she was wholesomely good-looking, having a manner frankly upsophisticated.” Oh, she was a dear lass, and so is our Flor¬ ence. LUCIE RAMSAY Senior Play Committee 4. Ring and Pin Committee 4. Annual Staff 4. Class Play 3. Sunshine Society 1-2-3-4. Most pupils welcome Lucie for her cheerfulness. She seems to reflect life chiefly for the joy she finds in it, and yet with her soft, brown hair and quiet, brown eyes, she impresses one as being sweetly serious. Someone predicted that she would marry a musician and have an ideally regulated home of her own. Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. LUCILLE ROBERTSON Glee Club 1-2. Sunshine Society 1-2-3-4. Lucille, in school, is a very quiet little girl. However, reports have come to us which lead us to suspect that at other times she is quite the opposite, but let that be as it may, at least she is always busy and always cheerful. Sometime, somewhere, in this world she is going to find a place where this kind of a per¬ sonality is needed and she will fill her place successfully we know. MILDRED ROSS Mildred has been with us for four years and although she seems somewhat reserved in school, outside she is quite vivacious. Because of her good disposi¬ tion, she has won many friends here and especially in Battle Ground. She di¬ vides her attention between West La- Fayette and Battle Ground with, how¬ ever, a decided favor for the latter place. SCARLET AND GRAY 25 HELEN SEMPTLL Annual Staff 4. Class Play 4. Class Secretary-Treasurer 3-4. Librarian 3-4. Helen is as well known as Mr. Gard¬ ner and her office at the end of the hall is as popular as his. Hardly a day goes by that she does not make somebody happier by her friendly advice and coun¬ sel. Helen has great literary talent. We hope she will cultivate it and dedicate her first book to the class of ’23. MARIETTA STALLARD Annual Staff 4. Sunshine Society 1-2-3-4. President Sunshine Society 4. Marietta is a whirlwind in the making and she always adds zest to school activ¬ ities. She has been one of the most capable presidents of the Sunshine So¬ ciety and wherever she is helps the cause along. Her ambitions for the fu¬ ture are unknown, but we hope that whatever are her desires, they may be fully and successfully realized. NEVILLE STILL Annual Staff 4. Class President 1. Convocation Committee 3. Class Play 3-4. Athletic Association President 4. Neville is one of the most likable boys of our class. He makes friends easily and is rarely seen alone. Probably that “bug” has something to do with his pop¬ ularity as he is very generous with it. It’s a secret, so don’t tell—some of us think Neville is going to be a writer, he gets so many pointers from the blonde librarian. REGGIE STILL Basketball 2-3-4. Class Play 3-4. Gala Week Committee 4. Glee Club 1-2. Class Basketball 1-2-3. Reggie came to us from England near¬ ly ten years ago and it certainly was our gain and England’s loss. He repre¬ sents the Senior class in athletics by playing center on the basketball team. He must have enjoyed his summer in England, judging by his letters to Lucie. Pie is quiet and unassuming, but we couldn’t get along without that Reggie Still. 26 SCARLET AND GRAY HELEN THOMPSON Sunshine Society 1-2-3-4. Glee Club 1-2-3. Class President 1. Class Play 3-4. Convocation Committee 3. Helen impresses one as being rather of a Spanish type. Somehow we can picture her wearing her hair high and a big comb. She is queenly in appearance and ought to have a large old castle at her command so that she can have a beautiful background for herself. Wheth¬ er she does concert work or is a countess in Spain, we wish her all the happiness in the world. MARGARET THOMPSON Glee Club 1-2. Orchestra 3-4. Reception Committee 3. Sunshine Society 1-2-3-4. Margaret is small, but mighty. She is a sincere believer in expressing and abid¬ ing by her own decisions. She is a genius in art and music and plays only classical selections. If she is as pleasing to her future audiences as she is to her classmates, we know she will be hailed as one of America’s “Who’s Who and Why.” LOUISE WOLFF Class Play 4. Pianist Glee Club and Orchestra 3-4. Junior-Senior Reception Committee 3. Yanki-San 2. Convocation Committee 2. Louise had a host of things to do this year; she was manager of the cafeteria and manager of the Glee Club, besides being general pianist for the school. She is noted for her red—beg your pardon, I mean auburn—hair, and true to its prophecy, is sometimes fiery tempered— but, temper and all, we couldn’t do with¬ out her. BERNICE MOORE HOWARD TAYLOR SCARLET AND GRAY 27 SENIOR CLASS HISTORY In the fall of 1919, just one year after the world had laid down arms after fighting a long-fought battle, our class came into the High School to start the four long years of its battle with books; and we sincerely believe now that it is all but ready to be listed in our memories as past history; that we have fought a winning battle and one in which all the soldiers have loved their foes. From the very first we have been a very active and enthusiastic class in High School, and from the list of names appearing monthly on the honor roll you will agree that we hold no lowly position, inasmuch as scholarship is concerned. Our class, with the exception of a very few members, has re¬ tained the same loyal and faithful members since our Freshman year. We have worked together harmoniously all the four years to make our class the A No. 1 class of W. L. H. S. and to publish, as has been the aim of every preceding class, the “Best Annual Ever.” We started out our Senior year full of hope, and with resolutions to make our last year a fitting closing chapter to a glorious book. To be a Senior had been our highest ambition throughout the story of three years, and now that that ambition had been attained we set forth to make our mark on the sands of time. Early in the fall we elected our class officers and were very fortunate in selecting competent members to carry on the important duties which fall to the lot of every Senior class. In October we elected our staff for the Annual, and it began work in earnest immediately. We also selected a committee headed by Louise Wolff to supervise the cafeteria, after the games. By this means most of the money to defray the expenses of the Annual has been raised, and much credit is due to this committee for their splendid work. Just before school closed for the Christmas holidays a very pleasant evening was enjoyed by all at the High School in the form of a Christmas party, which was pronounced by all who attended as “some party.” Another important event which characterized our Senior year was the play, “The Rose of Plymouth,’’ presented the first of May, which came as a very pleasant surprise to all. The last week of school, while all the other studious pupils were diligently seeking for knowledge they had never possessed to pass their final exams., we Seniors were enjoying a most interesting Gala Week pro¬ gram. We will certainly never forget this one week of uninterrupted pleas¬ ures, thanks to the committee in charge. Last but not least of our achieve¬ ments we may name the publishing of this Annual, which we sincerely hope that you will read, not to criticise for the faults therein embodied, but for the merits which perchance it may possess. MARIETTA E. STALLARD. 28 SCARLET AND GRAY CLASS WILL We, the members of the Senior class of the West LaFayette High School, knowing ' the uncertainty of life, and while still sound in mind and memory, do give, devise and bequeath what gifts and talents we deem un¬ necessary to carry forth into the world to our friends, as follows: 1. To the Junior class we leave our much carved seats in Room 13, also our highly treasured and slightly damaged chewing gum, which may be found on the under part of our desks. 2. To the faculty we leave our good intentions and our schemes for community welfare. 3. To the Sophomores we leave the right to pick ancient costume plays and make successes of them. 4. To the Freshmen we leave what little nerve is left us. 5. Personally: I, Louise Wolff, leave my calm and steady temper to Edna Andrews, hoping that it will work with a better effect than heretofore. I, Kenneth Myers, leave the school (whether I graduate or not) to Milo Young, with the hope that he will take good care of it. I, Edwin Bennett, leave my ability to talk all the time and say nothing to Burton Hollingsworth. I, Dolly Misner, leave my peroxide bottle to Elizabeth Burkle, with the wish that she will not use it too rashly. I, John Andrews, leave my growing tonic to Miss Jessup with the warn¬ ing that it is not to be taken in large doses. I, William Perkins, leave three unsuccessful love affairs as an example to all who may be thusly inclined. I, Marietta Stallard, leave my kid curlers to Alice Kent. I, Dwight Gordon, leave my ability to sleep in the assembly to Frederick Topping. I, Reggie Still, leave my fur-topped galoshes and my barbed wire hair net to John Jamison. I, Mable Peterson, leave the moth-eaten stuffing in my cootie-cages to Miss Thomas. I, Lucie Ramsay, leave the right to call the fire department when badly in need of a drink to Edith Ratts. I, Ray Coffing, leave to Mr. Gardner a pair of rubber-soled sneakers for use when greatly in need of information. We hereby appoint Miss McMahon as executor of this, our last will and testament. (Signed) CLASS OF TWENTY-THREE. The foregoing instruments written, signed and sealed before us, in the presence of each other, this first day of June in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and twenty-three. REGGIE STILL. WILLIAM PERKINS. mm 30 SCARLET AND GRAY JUNIOR CLASS ROLL lone Acheson Joseph Earnhardt Bernideane Little Lueile Blickenstaff Elizabeth Burkle Lorreta Byers Charles Culbertson Etta Mae Clark Ruth Darby Jeanetta Edris Lorenz Hirlinger Catherine Harper Evelyn Hartman Burton Hollingsworth John Hodge Gilbert Hooker George Gosma Margaret Hudson Clarence Jackman Margaret Johnson Alice Kent Mary Kemple Ellen Kirk Richard Kennedy Emerson Kolb Joseph Lennon Charles Lanum Francis Lesley Lewis Lowe Dorothy Males Marie Maloney Helen Miller William Mahin Franklin Middleton Glenn Mann Emma Jane Myers Pearl Oliver Harry Peffer James Potter Edith Ratts Katherine Rudy Milliard Sink John Skinner Harold Smith Vivian Shearer Kermit Sutton Gerald Simmons Elsie Schwab Frederick Topping James Ward Robert Wilson Lillian Wendt SCARLET AND GRAY JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY President .. Vice-President Secretary . Joseph Barnhardt Gilbert Hooker Catherine Rudy The Junior class of 1924 entered the High School in 1920. From the be¬ ginning ' of our career we have had one of the peppiest and most enthusiastic to say nothing ' of scholarly classes at the High School. In fact, the class is simply bubbling ' over with real students, athletes, songsters, musicians, car¬ toonists, a few indispensable comedians, and many other talented pupils. Early in the fall we elected Miss Thomas as our faculty advisor, which, coupled with the fact that we have Miss McMahon as our session room teacher, makes us feel that we have been very fortunate indeed in having two of the best teachers in High School to guide us through our Junior year. Our social activities have not been ma ny, but we have always managed to have a good time. Early in our Freshman year we proved our ability on the stage by presenting to the public “Silas Marner,” and this year we have certainly proven our ability many times over by presenting “All of a Sudden Peggy,” one of the cleverest plays ever staged at West Side. To wind up our social affairs for our Junior year we incude the Junior and Senior recep¬ tion, which was given in the form of a banquet and which was a credit to our Junior class, having been a real success and one which we feel was enjoyed by all. We are proud to list among those prominent in athletics four male members of the varsity basketball squad who are Juniors and five female members from our class on the girls’ first team, besides having the honor of claiming one of the two yell leaders as a member of our class. May Dame Fortune shower her best upon us for the future! 32 % SCARLET ' AND GRAY CME5E l Bill! I think iT]r th ’ troawt OFFICER I hi ACrUm , cousuEuce! 34 SCARLET AND GRAY SOPHOMORE ROLL Elizabeth Alkire Edna Andrews Chester Allen Robert Aitkenhead Capitola Brickler Carl Bittle Jack Bloss Harold Bridge Christine Brown Willard Brown John Cooper Ellsworth Carson Margaret Christie Zenna Campbell Helen Caroll Dorthea Chenoweth Marjorie Edwards Ruth Edgerton John Elliot Margaret Hudson Elizabeth Heiss Louise Hirlinger Mable Higlev John Heiss Major Howard John Jarvis John Jamison Kathleen Knott Marie Kirker George Leusing Alice Moran Jean Mason Maxine Mills Annabelle Mathieson Mary Mavity John Martin Paul McArthur Paul Mavity Dorthy Puckett Mary Price William Pierce Gertrude Ross Olive Ross Helen Smith Mary E. Skinner Margaret Sempill Albert Schmierer Albert Stewart Hugh Smith Edward Smith Harold Topping Wilbur Timmons Irene Whitsel Mary Wien Julia Wood Robert Ward Cecil Wilson Irene Yerks V irginia Zering II l.«KK ' I V ' SCARLET AND G RA Y 35 SOPHOMORE HISTORY President _____Julia Wood Vice-President __Christine Brown Secretary-Treasurer ___Robert Aitkenhead In 1921 we, the class of ’25, attained one of our highest ambitions. We were now High School students, the Freshman class. Miss Hanna pre¬ sided in the assembly, where we took our places. We soon became accus¬ tomed to the daily routine of work, and finally it came about that we could arrive at our classes on time. We had lots of fun playing with microscopes, algae and the like in Botany. Algebra taught us that each of the a, b, c ' s had a different and more vague meaning. Latin seemed silly at first, but later we found that there was much “laborem” about it. French was simply fascinating. “Oui, oui!” English was not new, but we took it for better, for worse. For our social activities we had a Christmas party, and also a delightful evening at Lincoln Lodge. Then—Sophomores at last! We were then introduced to the new sub¬ jects, Geometry, which seems particularly interesting, with all its little tools to work with, and Ancient History, which is of course very interesting, but often it is-! But Miss Rothrock has helped us over these difficulties. We have “pontem Caesaris traduximus” in Latin, and mons avous jete, ‘‘La Poudre aux yeux,” in French. In English we have corresponded with our Scotch and English friends. Society has listed but one party, an indoor picnic for our new members, at which we became acquainted and reacquainted. We have also given a very successful convocation. 36 SCARLET AND GRAY Calpttilar SEPTEMBER 11. Enrollment—Some are sad while others are glad. 12. We have our annual session in the auditorium, where we behold new interior decorations. We go through classes in ten minute periods, and are dismissed at 10 :45. 13. First day of real school. Many new pupils in evidence, but the same old group of Seniors—Good ! 14. Senior class meeting—very great surprise. However, we recover from our astonishment long enough to elect class officers. 15. Here endeth the first week! 18. Miss Jessup informs all concerned as to “what is what” in the library. Miss Thomas shows her authority by dismissing Edwin Bennett from the literary domain. 19. Miss Jessup surprises us with just a little quiz—we wonder about the grades. 20. Another class meeting. Miss McMahon finds it impossible to be our faculty advisor and we are sincerely sorry. 21. Mr. Gardner refers his history students to the “bone ologist” for further information. First Sunshine meeting. Very short. 22. James Potter informs the Virgil class that “Aneas let out a howl” while sailing the rough billows. 25. Session in the auditorium. Mr. Burtsfield requests that we “leave our mark in the world” in places other than the school desks. 26. Initiation of Freshmen by Sunshine Society. Party afterwards, refresh¬ ments ’n everything. 27. Representative of Curtis Publishing Company gives us a long talk on various subjects and we agree to sell Ladies’ Home Journals for the bet¬ terment of the school finances. We learn of the death of Pauline Les¬ ley, a girl who won the sincere friendship of all who knew her. 28. Senior class meeting. Annual staff is elected. 29. Miss Thomas is escorted to a dance by Candy Gordan ! We’re wonder¬ ing about his French grade. OCTOBER 3. Miss McMahon ' s peaceful assembly interested in and greatly excited by an auction sale next door. 4. Senior pins, rings and invitations selected by the committee. 5. First staff meeting. General plan of book discussed. 6. Mr. Gardner tells his History class that he never opens his mouth that he doesn’t put his foot into it. 9. Miss Thomas appropriately declares that Neville Still’s name sh ould be “Never Still.” 10. “Lib” King and “Katy” C. are requested by Miss Jessup to refrain from smiling in the assembly. 11. Ruth C. wonders where the hydrogen goes which she tries to collect in a bottomless test tube. Mr. Ross kindly explains. 12. First basketball game of the season. W. L. wins from alumni, 40-25. Keep it up, West Side. 13. Riley convocation third period. Every one smiling over game of evening before. V, 38 SCARLET AN D GR A Y Robert Andrews Mildred Anthrop Frances Benning William Bodkin Charles Brickler Harry Byers Samuel Baxter Maguerite Beutler Eleanor Burkle Ross Clark Robert Covington Ella Craig Ruth Carter Clarice Davis Leon De Croes Barbara Fisher Ned Glaze Lois Gordon Edger Gregory Lyle Warnock Marianna Hansell FRESHMAN ROLL Margaret H inkle Ella Frances Renders Ernestine Hutcheson Margaret Hughes Kathryn Hurley John Jeffers Muriel Knight Lena Kingma Katherine Kellogg Raymond Lynge Rosemary Leonard Inez McCormick Mildred Morehouse Roland Manning John Magnuson Imogene Manning Jack Marshall Lucille Quinn Charles Reardon Mary Emma Ross Harry Ritenour Helen Rhodes Horace Reisner Donald Spohr Eugene Smith Charles Sempill Crawford Snodgrass Margaret Silver William Stinespring Willard Sheetz Leona Smith Edward Smith Raymond Serber George Taylor John Torrenga Catherine Wilson Lyle Warnock Alba Williams Roy Widmer Francis Ward Birch Wallis SCARLET AND GRAY 39 FRESHMAN CLASS HISTORY President ____Frances Penning Vice-President .....Donald Spohr Secretary-Treasurer .........Ross Clark Since we are only Freshmen we have not had much time to create a class history, but the one point on which we all agree is that when we have had the time to make a history it will be one that will never be forgotten. Some of our teachers have been very liberal in their encouragement and tell us that a brilliant future awaits us. Although we have had but few parties we have always managed to enjoy ourselves and to have a good time, sometimes to the dismay and disgust of our good teachers, who we sincerely hope will forgive us. Our class boasts of being able to claim one member of varsity basketball team, Leon DeCroes, and we hope to some day claim a whole team that will surely put West Side on the map. 40 ' SCARLET AND GRAY CALENDAR (Continued) 16. New girl enters Senior class. Wonder what her name is? 17. Ethylinde Griggs tells Mr. Ross that peroxide is an anesthetic! Neville Still has his seat changed in session room ; Louise Wolff lonesome and downhearted. Mr. Burtsfield entertains eighth hour assembly by plac¬ ing a new pencil sharpe ner upon the door. 18. Fire drill this morning, report cards this evening! What next? 19-20. Teachers’ Institute. We wish it would come more often. 23. Mr. Ross guilty of tampering with special delivery letters between Edwin and Helen Cooper. 24. Mr. Gardner comes to school with a lame foot. Must have been some fuss!!?!! Miss Jessup gives annual lecture about senior pictures. En¬ joyed by all! 25. Miss Stockdale tells the Seniors that the little girls and boys have played enough. We think she gave her advice to the wrong room. Group pictures for the Annual taken. 26. Secretary of State Athletic Association talks to school third period. 27. Senior rings and pins ordered. Short session in auditorium third period. Mr. Gardner gives words of warning and encouragement to those who are failing in their work. 30. Frances Benning and Edna Andrews have a spitting contest. Quite exciting. 31. Mice parade in Chemistry. Mr. Ross assures us the mice are harmless. NOVEMBER 1. “Betty” Burkle with an eye to the future cleans up the library. Short meeting of Seniors. 2. Miss Jessup informs Seniors of a new rule. They are to stop eating a soon as they enter the session room. Edwin Bennett dismissed from the library, again. 3. Miss Jessup and Helen Sempill have a hot session in Room 13 over library questions. Everyone appears at first pep session after school. 6. Fire drill this a. m. Everyone thought it time for next class, but the teachers kindly informed our bewildered selves it was fire drill. 7. Junior class elects two Juniors to serve on Annual staff. 8. Good Speech Week at school. Great change noted in all of the teachers’ conversation. Louise Wolfe comes to school wearing a bright red sweater. 9. Everyone working for a special to Frankfort. 10. Friday morning finds the walks in front of the school building highly decorated with whitewash, concerning the Frankfort game. 13. Many curls in evidence this week. Look very nice, girls! 14. Seniors are going to have a party Saturday evening. Edith Ratts gives a talk on “pep” in Sunshine Society. 42 SCARLET AND G R A V Paul Becker John DeGrief Vivian Dunkin Devon Frybach Samuel Holliday 8A CLASS ROLL Francis Harding Katherine Hivon Harold Kenna Charlotte Lewis Keith Robbins Elizabeth Rowell Mary Smith Margaret Schmierer Madge Stafford Mary Trueblood Mary Margery Smith mm SCARLET AND G R A A 43 Louise Allen Virginia Bloss Golda Bossert Glea Bossert Gladys Brandenburg Donald Bartlett Steve Cook Helen Davis Kathryn Durflinger Jessie Edgerton Doris Haley Hildreth Hickey 8B CLASS ROLL Martha Hughes Georgia Higley Dorthy Hoffman Ruth Heiss Robert Jones Lucile Kirker Ralph Knight Mary Kirk Horace Lowe Donald Lawrence Albert Mann Glen Philips Robert Perkins Beatrice Robertson Drina Dee Rogers Frank Reddish Marian Sempill Marguerite Smith Oliver Sense Earl Schwab Cathleen Smith Sherman Wiggins Avery Wallace Helen Marshall 44 SCARLET AND GRAY Mary Anderson Dorthy Anderson Robert Anderson Bernice Earnhardt Robert Browning Basil Flora 7A CLASS ROLL Dorthea Gregory Edward Hodge Ruth Knight Samuel Misner Harriet Manning Ellis Owen Harry Rubenkoenig Thomas Roberts Charles Sexton Glen Schmitley John Still 7B CLASS ROLL Eva Adams Beulah DeBaun George Bailey Minnie Cooper Lloyd Campbell Arthur Cass Gordon Douglas Robert Dietrick Charles Enders Susanne Elliott Dewight Friebach Marian Gossman Francis Howard Kenneth Jackson Charles Kent Ruth Little Margaret Lynge Robert Myers Alma Mount Don Mav Elizabeth Mavity Ruth Natelborg Dorthy Peterson Jack Spohr George Snockly James Stinespring Mary Stinespring Corinne Strate William Serber Frank Tilt Truman White Virginia Wallace 46 SCARLET AND GRAY CALENDAR (Continued) 15. Report cards are out, again! W. L. H. S. is going to have a style show. Imagine it! Committee selected for 12A’s play. 16. Boys so entertaining in assembly that Miss Coulter keeps them in after school for twenty-five minutes. All Freshmen must learn though. 17. Marietta Stallard gives a good exhibition of weeping in Chemistry class. Girls go to Brookston to play basketball tonight. 20. Lewis Price starts in IPs week ' s record by being late.. The library seems to be such a good place to entertain. 21. Faculty entertain the parents at a reception given in W. L. LI. S. Helen Sempill is sent around to each session room to inspect the decorations. 22. Miss Jessup appears at school with a new hat. 23. Girls have lots of fun making up Chemistry, seventh period. Candy sale given by Shawnee Camp Fire Girls. 24. Girls and boys give two style shows for convocation. James Ward cer¬ tainly did make a good looking Sheik. W. L. H. S. wins first real basket¬ ball game of the season. 27. Senior pictures are ready. K. Cornett and Chester Allen have their seats suddenly changed in the sixth hour assemply. 28. Seniors disappointed; our rings and pins didn’t come. Lots of fun at cafeteria in evening after the game. 29-Dec. 1. Thanksgiving vacation. DECEMBER 4. 12A’s have an exceedingly warm class meeting over their play. Kenneth Myers has returned to school! 5. Sunshine meeting after school. Miss Coulter surpris es her class with “just a little test.” 6. Mr. Gardner tells us our rings and pins have been shipped. We have an¬ other new boy in school. 7. Class jewelry has arrived at last. Richard Kennedy tells Miss Mc¬ Mahon that a frustum is a pyramid with its top off. 8. Pie sale after school given by Sunshine Society. Every one admires our rings and pins. Here endeth another grade period! 11. 12A’s have started to practice their play. 12. 12B’s are going to give the 12A’s a farewell party December 22. We are going to have a Christmas tree! 13. Some time in Chemistry lab. nearly everyone is burned with NaNo3. Mr. Ross gives first aid to the injured by using acetic acid, and blisters are the result. 14. Every one snowed under. Nothing doing. 15. W. L. H. S. wins from Delphi 35-31. 18. Sunshine meeting after school. Alumni has charge of the program. Helen Sempill and “Lib” Burkle place oil dust cloths on the radiators, and then wonder where all the smoke comes from. 19. “The longest day must have an end.” 48 SCARLET AND GRAY SUNSHINE SOCIETY President ........Marietta Stallard Vice President........Helen Sempill Secretary ........ Elizabeth Burlde Treasurer ________ Katherine Rudy The Sunshine Society was organized in Crawfordsville in 1900. In that year a group of high school girls in a Sunday school class taught by Miss Anna Wilson became interested in the idea of doing some practical Christian work. After considerable discussion and consideration they decided to form an organization to be known as the Sunshine Society, which would have as its object the spreading of sunshine in every lonely and needy corner in that town. Since that time the organization has been exceedingly active, not only in Crawfordsville but in many other towns and cities who may claim the honor of having a Sunshine Society in their high school. In 1919, upon the suggestion of the Sunshine Girls of Jefferson, we or¬ ganized a society at West Side. From the first it has been earnest in its work, and has done much in spreading ' cheer and comfort throughout the school and community, by sending flowers and votes of cheer to the sick, and food and clothing to the needy, besides helping with the work of other worthy organi¬ zations. Last year our Sunshine Society, together with that of Jeff, had the honor of entertaining all the other societies of the state at the first state convention 49 SCARLET AND GRAY of the society. The affair was a decided success as every one will testify. This year the convention was held at Crawfordsyille, April 27 and 28. Many of our girls were there and a very enjoyable time was spent, thanks to the Craw- fordsville girls who saw that we were entertained as royally as any princess could wish. We have been exceedingly active this year having had many social events as well as having spread much sunshine. We may list under social activities, two welcome parties for the Freshmen girls Alumnae Day, a party for the boys of the High School, parents’ reception, a party for the Battle Ground girls and a weinie roast. Among other activities we may list the distributing of baskets of food and clothing at Christmas time, the help given the Red Cross, the as¬ sistance given the Auxiliary of Disabled Soldiers during the forget-me not sale, the suggestions given the Battle Ground girls to form a Sunshine Society, at which time the officers met with the Battle Ground girls and explained to them the work of the society. We also did many other things too numerous to mention. We have also had exceptionally interesting meetings which the girls have attended faithfully and shown much interest in the work of the society. 50 SCARLET AND GRAY GIRLS GLEE CLUB President ___ Vice President __ Secretary and Treasurer Manager . Assistant Manager _ Librarian .... Pianist _ .... Bernice Moore .... Loretta Byers ...Christine Brown . Louise Wolff Elizabeth Burkle Margaret Hughes . Louise Wolff The Glee Club has always been an organization worthy of honorable men¬ tion, but this year has proved that it is at its highest. Besides electing officers for the first time in the history of the Glee Club we presented the operetta “The Windmills of Holland,” with the assistance of some of our loyal mascu¬ line students, under the direction of Mrs. Lee. The operetta was a decided success and much credit is due Mrs. Lee and the boys for their splendid work and the interest taken. SCARLET AND GRAY 51 GIRL SCOUTS The Girl Scouts of West Lafayette were organized in 1917, with the faith¬ ful assistance of Miss Rothrock, who was our first captain. Most of the mem¬ bers of the first group of scouts have resigned their work into the hands of the younger members of the High School and grades, who have proved their worthy title of “Scout” many times. We have been unsuccessful in keeping a steady captain, but have been thrice blessed in always having captains of pure gold. The present captain s Mrs. H. G. Reisner, who is greatly loved by all the scouts. We have been exceedingly active from the very first and have helped to spread cheer and comfort by good deeds in more than one corner of the com¬ munity. We have had many varied activities from peanut races to over-night hikes and camping trips. Last summer we went on a camping trip to Dexter’s Isl¬ and where a wonderful time was enjoyed by all until the mosquitoes drove us home. Such a trifle, however, can never dampen our enthusiasm and we are all eagerly awaiting the time when we can do it again. 52 SCARLET AND GRAY THE ORCHESTRA Pianist .......Louise .Wolff Violins, Julia Wood, Ellsworth Carson, Emerson Kolb, Marie Acheson, Ruth Carter, Neville Still, George Snoddy Cornets .... Collins Grubb, Paul Peterson Clarinet ...... Leland Burford Trombones...Samuel Holiday, Morgan Ty, Ray Coffing Saxophone.---..........Glen Mann Drums ... Edward Smith Until this year the orchestra has never made much progress, but now we feel that we have a real high school organization. Besides improving in ability we have increased in numbers and the prospects for the future are indeed bright. We have played for several occasions and seem to have made a very good impression and to be quite popular with the audiences. SCARLET AND GRAY 53 SHAWNEE CAMP FIRE The Shawnee Camp Fire was organized in October, 1922, with Mrs. Craw¬ ford as guardian. The camp started with ten members, but has gradually in¬ creased its number. After we had elected our officers we had two candy sales and a number of ceremonial meetings. On March 17, 1923, we had a Grand Council Fire at which our parents were guests. At this meeting the following new mem¬ bers were admitted: Golda Bossert Martha Hughes Loretta Byers Mildred Morehouse Hildreth Hickey Elizabeth Mavity Margaret Hughes Margerite Smith 54 SCARLET AND GRAY ASSANDOWI CAMP FIRE President . Louise Wolff Wee President ____Margaret Sempill Secretary and Treasurer.______Catherine Harper The Assandowi Camp Fire was organized in 1920 and started with seven members, who were very active for some time. We have been unsuccessful in retaining a guardian, but in spite of this, we have clung together and scat¬ tered messages of cheer to the needy ones of whom we knew. Our activities number candy sales, parties, hikes, and all sorts of outdoor things, especially wiener roasts. One year we dressed dolls for the Orphans Home and another year we spent a delightful week end in Brookston, at the home of Miss Stoudt. This fall we admitted two new members to our group and at Christmas time we sent a well filled basket to the poor. Throughout our existence we have kept up our charity work and for all time to come will strive to lighten others’ burdens. SCARLET AND GRAY 55 CONVOCATION COMMITTEE Elizabeth Burkle Miss Jessup Helen Bone Burton Hollingsworth Miss McMahon Jack Cason. Realizing, as we do, the difficulties that any committee meets in the prep¬ aration of a program for the enjoyment of the whole school, we think it proper to congratulate this one upon the success that has been the fruit of its efforts. The personnel of this committee is of the highest calibre available in the upper classes and in the f aculty. It is to this group that we owe our thanks for the many good convos which we have enjoyed throughout the year. We hope that the good work will continue, and that the programs of next year will be re¬ ceived as well as those of this year. 56 SCARLET AND GRAY W. L. H. S. VOCATIONAL DEPARTMENT Three years ago the vocational department of this school was established. At the time there was little interest in agriculture in the school, but this de¬ partment has gradually grown until now there is both a forenoon and after¬ noon class. The members of the forenoon and afternoon sections are carrying projects in poultry raising, orcharding, pig club and calf club work, this year. The members have taken keen interest in their work, and are being rewarded by profitable returns for their work. At the beginning of this school year, the department was presented with a small, but well equipped room, the appear¬ ance and furniture of which the classes strive to keep in pleasing arrangement. About two months ago the classes formed into an agriculture society, which holds monthly meetings. At these meetings the committee in charge for the evening arranges entertainment, and interesting talks are given by some men from Purdue, on subjects in which all the members are interested. Refreshments are generally served at the close of each meeting. Th society also forms a basketball team in season, and plays games with vocational teams of other schools. 58 SCARLET AND GRAY Heatherstone, Scotland, Tuesday, October 1, 1937 Miss Helen Hayes Bone, Boston, Massachusetts. Dear Helen : At last my ambition is realized, I am going to give a house-party for the class of 1923, and invite every member. It is to be held the last week in No¬ vember, and is to be a Thanksgiving party at Sycamore Lodge, on the Wabash. I sail for Lafayette Thursday morning and will be glad to get home, though I have had a marvelous summer. Scotland is all that I dreamed it was and more too. It is a wonderful country and I love it. But, oh! won ' t I be glad to see you all, my dear old classmates. In answer to your question—yes, I’ve been investigating and have found the whereabouts of all of our old classmates and will tell you what they are doing in the following part of my letter. So many have turned out to be so ex¬ traordinarily successful, and there isn ' t one real failure in the whole list. I suppose they have all changed a great deal. Many are engaged to be married if they have not already taken the final plunge—-“even as you and I.” Well, here is the list. Frances Acheson owns a dear little store of her own and is a milliner in Fort Wayne. Ller sister, Marie, married a lawyer of great repute and they live in a suburb of Chicago. John Andrews is a radio instructor in the University of California and owns a fruit ranch besides. Pauline Balbach is a kindergarten teacher i n Cin¬ cinnati and engaged to marry the superintendent of schools there. Ruth Cornett has married a very wealthy man and lives in her beloved Virginia, on a large estate. Kathryn has become a very prominent musician. I am glad that you had a chance to hear her concert work in Montreal. Elizabeth King has been doing settlement work in Philadelphia and is to be married on June 14, 1938. To save my soul I can’t think what to give her for a wedding present; give me a suggestion and help your old chum in dis¬ tress. Mabel Peterson started out to be a Latin teacher, but taught only one year. With that Irish smile—well, naturally, she married right away. Her chum, Mildred Ross, married a farmer in Battle Ground. Leora Earhart owns a most fascinating jewelry shop in Greenwich Village and supplies the artists there with all sorts of unique ornaments. SCARLET AND GRAY 59 Ethylinde Griggs was supervisor of an artcraft shop in St. Louis for a while, but now is married and lives in Colorado. I was much surprised to hear that Helen Thompson has been teaching music in a missionary school in China; while her sister, Margaret, was elected as a national representative from her district and now is noted for her brilliant and powerful speeches in Congress. Do you remember Lewis Price? He is now a very wealthy bachelor, who gives lavishly to all charity. He is financing a great project in South America, so I hear, and is engaged to he married to one of the beautiful seno- ritas of Brazil. Jack Cason is an eminent scientist and at a lecture, at Edinburgh College, the other day, I heard his theory of atomic arrangement quoted. I felt very proud to think that I used to go to school with him. Kenneth Myers is, of course, a farmer. Do you remember how he used to rave about his “AgT course? His modern farming schemes are highly suc¬ cessful and he is well known all through his state. Helen Cooper has returned to Lafayette after several years of teaching in the West. She, also, is to he a June bride with Louise Lesley as her maid of honor. Louise will come from New York, where she has been the proprietor of a very smart “Modiste Shop. Virginia Chenoweth has been a loyal and loving wife to her husband, who is now a professor of languages. Of course, you remember the Still boys; Neville is a doctor in Indianapolis, while Reggie is a married gentleman, who lives in Minnesota and is a professor in the state university there. I received a letter from Lucie Ramsay, telling me that she has married a violinist, whom she met in Switzerland. Marietta is a countess in Russia ; she married into the nobility, but will be with us in November. Louise Wolff studied dancing with Irene Castle and was in Paris, the last I heard. Edwin Bennett is a villain in Movieland ; have you seen him in “Burnished Gold,” yet? Ruth wrote and said it was a splendid picture. Ray Coffing is the leader of an orchestra in Chicago, while his sister, Lucille, is an artist in Greenwich Village. She and her husband, who is a sculptor, live in a tiny studio this year. Louise Hivon is one of our married ladies and lives in Tennessee. Lucile Robertson is private stenographer to the vice president of the New York Steel Corporation. Dolly Misner, her chum, is secretary to the assistant editor of the Saturday Evening Post. Florence Rainier is teaching Spanish in a Mexican school and lives in Costa Rica. She likes her work and loves the climate. Dwight Gordon is steeped in politics and lives in Reno, Nebraska. 60 SCARLET AND GRAY William Perkins is an eminent physicist at Dartmouth College, and I noticed his name the other day in the “Who’s Who of America.” Now, aren’t you glad you were in the class of 1923, to be with such eminent people? You, of course, have been doing Chautauqua work in the United States, Canada and Alaska and are engaged to marry a mechanical engineer, whom you happen to have known since childhood. After your marriage you and your husband are to spend a few months with me at Heatherstone, Scotland. I have spent several years in travel, have actually written one book and am engaged to marry a doctor, but not for a whole year!! Of course, I know I have told you occupations of some whom you already knew about, but I wanted to make the entire list. I have invited Mr. and Mrs. Gardner, who are doing missionary work in South Africa, and also Miss Mc¬ Mahon, who has married her beloved Oswald. To be sure, Mr. Ross, our chemistry teacher and his family will be there. You should see Dicky, now. He is sixteen years old and the captain of the basketball team of his high school and is also the president of his class. My stars!!! It is nearly six o’clock and I haven’t finished packing yet. Please promise me that you will come to my party and help the entertainment along by doing some of your Chautauqua work for us. I suppose we will all want to talk at once, won ' t we? Sycamore Lodge is a lovely place, with a large fire-place, and everything is being cleaned up properly for Thanksgiving week. We’re to have real turkeys and pumpkin pies, also cranberries ; how 1 do love cranberries! I must stop this minute— Lovingly Yours, HELEN SEMPILL. SCARLET AND G R A Y 61 THE THING WE MISS Of the many people who pass up and down the broad highway of Life, there appeared, one day, a stranger. He carried himself half a head above everybody else, though he was, from outward appearances, simply an ordinary man. He was nearly thirty and had entered upon this broad avenue with a check in his pocket and a mother ' s kiss upon his cheek. He had entered life to live, spend and see the world go by, and wandered down the avenue seeking some investment where he and his money could make good. Many miles he traveled and many weeks were spent, seeking what the world had planned for him to do. Then, when he was tired of wan¬ dering, disgusted with his own worthlessness, opportunity knocked at his door. A good chance it was, but he, from fear of hard work, let it go by. Many travelers, on the road of life, knew that opportunity knocked at a door but once, and urged him to act. He feared the work and let the old man with the forelock pass. Opportunity left behind no challenge, so there was no chance of catching him a second time. So the tall man wandered on with a flood of humanity and finally awoke to the chancec he had missed. So determined he was to make good, that con¬ trary to all rules of conduct, he turned, and with much labor, made his way back to the way he had come. Many people called him a fool, many shook their heads and said nothing, for here was a man traveling backward from the rest of his fellow beings. He knew where he was going, and determining to make good, elbowed his way through the throngs, retracing his steps. Then, once again, curiously, opportunity knocked at his door and the tall man, no longer youth, accepted the chance. On he made his way to success. He lost once, but gained in the end. GORMAN M. BROWNE. 62 SCARLET AND GRAY GHOSTS I HAVE MET The sun beat down in terrible waves of heat, withering the vegetation and drying the streams. The great wilderness of India was drooping and the natives of this hidden little village were terror stricken. Word had come from the English surgeon, in charge of the hospital here, that yellow-fever had broken out in the cabins of the natives, out along the plains. “What is there to do?” I asked, and the surgeon said, “Nothing! Abso¬ lutely nothing. There is no sanitation here and our tiny hospital is already over-crowded. The only thing we can do is to force the natives to stay inside their huts, to prevent an epidemic, and to carry fresh water from house to house. The fever will rage, then break—when it breaks nine natives will be dead and the tenth will recover. Here is your water pail—do not, under any circumstances, enter a hut or touch a native!” Down along the hot path I walked, slowly filling the earthen jars, just outside the door, from my pail of clear, cool water. As I passed each hut, I could hear the moans and ravings of the fever stricken natives. All they cried for was water and this was taken to them by any member of the family, well enough to walk. I carried water all afternoon and as night drew on, still kept up with my work. At last 1 came to a hut, far down the line, where my old friend, the English-speaking “ayah’’ lived. In the afternoon she had been helping Doctor Cartwright at the hospital and I supposed that she had remained there for the night. But as I started to pass by, I heard her voice in greatest anguish, cry, “water, for the love of Allah, have mercy, bring me water.” Overcome with pity, and forgetting Doctor Cartwright’s caution, I stepped inside the door and held a gourd of cool water to her parched lips. But as I started to step outside the door, I was overcome with a feeling of great illness. I could not move, my head whirled and slowly I sank to the ground. My eyes ached and seemed to see great balls of fire. My head ached and my body was so miserable that I could not rise, though I could hear the anguished cry of natives calling for water. I looked at the moon, radiating all her loveliness on the world below and suddenly a great white path grew and a long line of people came, walking down it, lightly. The first was a woman, clothed in the white costume of the nurse. Her face was calm and beautiful; she placed her hand upon my hot forehead—her touch was light and oh, wonder of wonders, it was cool! Fair hair wreathed her lovely face and at last I recognized her as Florence Night¬ engale. Some one else was coming, who was it? He walked slowly and felt his way with a cane, for he was old and blind. No, not old, his face was of wonderous beauty and as fresh as that of a youth. He sat beside me and be¬ gan to talk, but his words were of music, because he was reciting poetry. His manner was very calm and when he rose, somehow I knew it was Milton, who had so soothed me. 1 heard other footsteps approaching, and lifting my eyes I beheld the Orient in all its glory, in the figure of the wonderous Cleopatra. She gave me only a smile, but it lifted me up, up, up—again I looked—to meet the eyes of an American, one who comforted me with a few words. I did not agree with the common opinion among people, that this man was ugly, for he was Lincoln and was beautiful. I heard a sound, and turned to see the immortal Caruso advancing slowly. He was singing—what, I do not know—but its beauty was certainly beyond human description. SCARLET AND GRAY 63 Then, again my visitors appeared, but this time with never a backward glance, as they floated up through space on the path of white light, to the moon. All became quiet and everything grew black, when once again I heard a sound, but it was the light clink, clink of a thermometer being washed in an antiseptic. I opened my eyes, only to behold the familiar walls of the crude hospital reception room. “How came I here?” I inquired. My Irish nurse, Miss Kirkpatrick, told me that three nights ago I had been found in a cabin, unconscious and suffer¬ ing from a sudden attack of yellow-fever. Doctor Cartwright missed my daily report and set out in search of me. He found me lying beside my dead “ayah” and I was murmuring something about immortal Caru so.” Doctor Cart¬ wright immediately inoculated my arm with a preparation, just received from England, and I was brought quickly to the hospital. “Sure, and were you seeing ghosts when you were thinkin ' of Caruso?” asked Miss Kirkpatrick. I only nodded my head, for my experience with ghosts was too compli¬ cated to repeat. VISIONS How dark it is, and what is that terrible noise 1 hear! It sounds as if the Roman army had clashed with the Greeks! The armies get closer! The noise increases a million times. In the name of Caesar! The monster gets closer, it charges around the hill and down the narrow black path, on its way to freedom. Fire is belching from the top of its head like a great volcano in action, eyes gleaming like fire and great shafts of sulphur colored light shine from its horrible face. Every few seconds fire looms from its sides, lighting the entire Heavens. On it charges, howling, shrieking, lurching from side to side, rumbling and heaving like a mad lion in the Roman Circus Maximus, Father Tiber! ! It is upon me—but it charges past, never seeming to notice me. Oh! what a terrible monster it is! Lights shine through between its ribs; its body is as black as the beard of Socrates; the monster travels and charges on a thousand legs. Surely this monster has been sent upon us to avenge the death of Caesar. A convulsive shiver courses through my veins, horror-stricken I stand gasp¬ ing for breath. But I had only fallen asleep near a railroad track while on an overnight hike and my frightful experience was only my sudden vision of a railroad train as it whirled its way down the hill and past me. DOROTHY CHENOWETH. i 64 SCARLET AND GRAY V TO THE RESCUE It was a cold, bitter, misty evening. No one was out, because it was so dismal. In a large mansion a girl and her parents sat before the open grate, talking. The father had just returned from a trip, on which the estate had been settled, and although he was so wealthy that he did not need money, he had received quite a sum. At the dinner table, that evening, he had mentioned it to them and the servant, who had been but a day in their employ, had looked at him rather curiously, but this passed unnoticed. For awhile the conversa¬ tion continued, uninterrupted, when suddenly the father said, “Say, mother, I forgot to tell you, I must go into the city this evening and will not be back before morning. There is quite an amount of money in the safe, owing to the recent settlement, but don’t let that worry you.” “Why, of course, dear, I hate fo see you go, but if you must, we ' ll be all right without you,” was her ready reply. “I intended to send a detective or some such person out, for I don ' t want—” “Oh no, we’re not afraid, don’t worry, father,” this from the girl. The father went his way and the mother and daughter spent the evening alone. About ten o’clock, just as they were retiring, a loud knock sounded at the front door and apparently there was no servant to answer it. After the knock was repeated, the mother answered it and found it to be a tramp. She was horrified, in fact so much so that she had no presence of mind. She stepped back and called her daughter, just as the stranger started to speak, “I was told, down the road apiece, that the people here were kind and would probably give me shelter for the night. Mrs. Darfield stepped back and let her daughter, Grace, do the talking. The daughter’s mind was puzzled. Of course, he had reason for coming and should she turn him away he would suspect her. What should she do? Fi¬ nally the frightened answer came, “Why—why, yes, I think we can find room enough for you.’’ He came in and they all went into the library and sat before the grate. After a few minutes she excused herself and left, apparently to arrange his room. Instead she went to the safe, hastily unlocked it, snatched up the satchel, lest some one should catch her. She scurried upstairs, rushed SCARLET AND GRAY _65 into her room, into the closet, set down the satchel, opened a small door in the floor and set the satchel inside. In the meantime the poor mother was carrying on the conversation as well as possible, then Grace went down stairs and arranged a small room for him off the dining room. She returned to the library, showed the man the room, then she and her mother retired. Sometime later she was wakened by a pick-pick-pick down stairs. She jumped out of bed, put on her slippers, a robe, took a tiny flashing revolver from her drawer, and started down stairs, without waking her mother. She slipped quietly down stairs to the door of the dining room and into the stranger’s room. She knew it was dangerous, but she was not afraid. The stranger was not there. Again she heard the pick-pick, it seemed to come from her father’s office. She crept to the door, and there was a stranger pick¬ ing th e lock of the safe. She stood there unnoticed for a few seconds. Then whipped out the glistening revolver and screamed as loud as possible, “Hands up”, she cried. The stranger was so frightened he nearly fell backwards. She recognized him; he was the new servant. What should she do next? The revolver was not loaded; ideas were coursing through her head, when sud¬ denly her father stepped into the room. “What are you doing here?” he de¬ manded, sternly. The stranger looked guiltily at the floor and said, “I’m no worse than the rest of ’em.” Mr. Darfield soon had him bound and left him there on the floor. The daughter then told of how she had made a hole in her closet floor, feeling sure that some day she would need it. “We ' ve got to be careful, father dear.” 66 SCARLET AND GRAY THE MYSTERY OF KENDALL COURT It was a gloomy, dreary and rainy afternoon. Tom had decided to explore the attic. His family had just moved into “Kendall Court,” the wonderful, huge mansion which they had inherited from their rich uncle. Tom was interested in i ' t because all the large rooms seemed to hold such old secrets that they could tell if they would. Tom was rummaging through old trunks; this special one was lined with silver cloth. He had not found anything except beautiful costumes. He was not interested in anything like that; that was of interest to girls. He wanted real exciting things. He heard something rustle; he drew his hand up quickly, but said, “How silly to be afraid. What can it be?” Again thrusting his hand down into the trunk he drew out a lot of old musty papers. “What is this?” he said, aloud. Tom ran over to the window and squatted down on the dirty floor, and began to look through the papers. “I know,” he cried. “It is a diary.” In about the middle of the diary he found some mysterious signs that seemed to resemble signs of a treasure. My, but Tom was excited! But, to his dismay, the last three lines were torn away. “Tom, Tom, oh, Tom !” mother cried. “Come here.’ ' “Such is my luck, always to be called away to do something. Can’t leave a fellow alone one second.” Tom put the diary away in a far-off corner and rushed down the steps, resolving to tell no one. ' I ' A ' - Tom was again up in the attic reading the diary. “I ' m going to explore the panels of this house,” he said. “I just know there is some treasure hidden here.” He put the diary away and went downstairs to begin his explorations for hidden treasure. “Oh, good ; mother is away and nobody is here to bother me,” Tom said in glee. He then knocked on several panels, but had no luck. In an hour his mother came home and he was still continuing his search. “What are you doing, Tom?’’ she asked as she came in the door. Tom jumped. “Oh, oh, nothing.” His mother went on with her work and did not question him any more. Tom looked and knocked all his spare time for several days, but to no avail. The next Sunday afternoon Tom took a book from the book-case. In the space behind it there was a crack in the wall. Tom was dumbfounded. “What is this,” he questioned his father and mother, who were in the room. “What, son?” his father asked without removing his eyes from the paper. “This crack; come here.” “In a minute,” his father answered. SCARLET AND GRAY 67 “Where is it?” Tom’s mother asked. “Right here,” Tom answered, very excitedly. They all three were looking at the narrow crack back of the bookcase in one of the panels. “I wonder what it is?” Tom’s father asked. Tom, all excited, then told his parents about finding the diary. “Let’s take the books out,” his father said, because he himself was rather aroused about such mysterious things. “All right,” Tom cried. They took all the books out of that section of the case. The crack extended on down past the other sections. They then took all the books from the other sections. The crack reached the floor, showing that the panel was large enough when pushed back for a person to go through. “Run and get a flashlight,” Tom’s father said. “Yes, yes,” he answered, hurrying away. “You kids are wild; there is nothing down there, Tom’s mother said. “Oh, yes, there is,” Tom sang out. Tom and his father pushed the panel back, and there was a narrow stone stairway leading down a dark passageway. “Now, mother, what did I tell you,” Tom said, saucily. His mother became interested and came to the opening and watched Tom and his father disappear down the passageway. “Come on ; let’s go down,” his father said. “Aren’t you coming, mother?” Tom asked. “I could never get down those steps; I will watch you,” she replied. “You will wish you had come,” Tom said. They felt their way down the steps, Tom close on his father ' s heels. “1 wonder what we will come to?” Tom asked, excitedly. “I don ' t know; keep quiet,” his father answered. At the end of the dark, narrow hallway they came to a great door, all sealed up. “My! Oh. gee! Tom cried, so excited he couldn’t stand still. “Good-night; this is the door we had sealed up when we made the extra room in the basement,” his father said. “Wouldn’t that beat all?” Tom said disgustedly. “Gee, I thought it would be something exciting.” BARBARA FISHER, ’26. 68 SCARLET AND GRAY A SEARCH FOR BURIED TREASURE “Oh, mother, please let me get some doll clothes out of the big trunk in the attic. I ' ll be real careful.” “Well, Zeta, you may if you touch nothing else ’ said Mrs. Ilorne. “Goodie, goodie!” exclaimed Zeta, as she scurried up the attic stairs. The attic had always been one of Zeta ' s delights and one thing she liked especially well up there was the big old desk. After getting the doll clothes she wanted, she went over to the desk and began looking into it as she had done many times previously. “I wonder what that is?” said Zeta, in a low tone, as she pointed to a small drawer-line opening on one side of the desk. Then, examining the place closer, she saw that it was a drawer, so she pulled hard at it, but with no results. Harder and harder she pulled, and the drawer creaked with age. “It’s coming open ; yes, 1 know it is,” continued Zeta, and just then the drawer pulled out with a thud. In the drawer, a piece of paper with big writing on the outside stared her in the face. On it was written the words, “To the finder of this paper I will give”-—and the rest was all blurred. Zeta was rather frightened and yet thrilled at finding such a mysterious thing. “Zeta, Zeta!” came the voice of her mother at the foot of the stairs, “you know what I told you about hurrying downstairs again ’ “I won’t forget any more,” said Zeta, “but you just ought to see what I found.” Her mother took the paper and read aloud: “Fifty feet to the left of the big beech tree that stands near the barn something is buried and the finder of this paper is entitled to it.” “Well, Zeta,” said her mother laughingly, “you may be rich before the day’s over, but who do you suppose could have put such a thing in that old desk of grandfather’s?’’ “I ' m glad they put it there, anyway,” returned Zeta, “so I could find it. Can ' t we go and look for it right away?” “I guess we had better get father to help us, don’t you?” said her mother. “Oh, yes ’ returned the girl; T can ' t dig, you bh°w.” Zeta’s father was summoned and he was also puzzled as to where the note had come from. With the needed tools Mr. and Mrs. Horne and Zeta all started out on a so-called treasure hunt. Mr. Horne had not been digging long when he struck something hard and said, “I guess we’ve struck your treasure, Zeta,” and began pulling and tugging at a small wooden box. The box was soon excavated and when it was opened there inside Zeta saw a small cardboard box. Something rattled in the box; yes, and every¬ one heard it. What was in it? As Zeta opened the box and beheld what was in it she gave an exclama¬ tion of joy, because there before her was a small diamond necklace and a note from Thiele Bob, who had recently visited them and which said he had planned this surprise when he was there and hoped she would enjoy it. “Mother,” said Zeta, “this is the very necklace I was admiring in the shop window and now it is my own. Is’nt it just like Uncle Bob to do some ¬ thing like this?” MURIEL KNIGHT, ’26. SCARLET AND-GRAY 69 THE HAIR OF GLISTENING SCARLET AND THE EYES OF SHINING GRAY (A Parody on the “Scarlet and Gray.”) Now tonight, while we ' re together, I will loud my praises raise For the girl I love so dearly And the red lips she displays. May I never once forget her, Nor her eyes of snappy gray, Nor the hair of glistening scarlet That her topknot does display. I ' ll sure stand by that beautiful girl, The girl that 1 love best of all, She need not know fright, For I’m her friend and will fight, As I hasten to answer her call, Ha! Ha! Ha! And because 1 love with a vim and a might, I’ll stand by her come what may, And prove that 1 am loyal to those eyes of shining gray. In the years that are to follow, Back to her I’ll turn my thoughts; To those lips of bright rose-color, And the kisses that they bought ; To the .happy nights spent with her, To the ride in Neville’s “Ford,” To the days when I stood by her, And those eyes of shining gray. SENIOR ALPHABET A is for Andrews, so shv and so small. B is for Balback, so fair and so tall. C is for Cornett, our sisters who play. D is for Dolly, always happy and gay. E for Elizabeth, so kind and so fair. F is for Florence, and bobbed is her hair. G is for Griggs, the lark of our class. H is for Helens, of whom you all know. I is for idleness, which Seniors all sho w. J is for Jack, who never does wrong. K is for Kenneth, our President so strong. L is for Lucy, who works hard with Bill. M is for Moore, who sings with a trill. N is for Neville, the Still boy so long. O is for opening, through which we all throng. P is for Price, a bug he did make. Q is for queer, the way we all fake. R is for Reggie, another long Still. S is for Stallard, who pays every bill. T is for Thompson ' s, so very artistic. U is for us, so very realistic. V is for vapor, in Chemistry Lab. W is for Wolff, who never gets mad. X stands for future, of all Seniors bright. Y is for yarns, which are not hard to tell. Z is for the end, for there goes the bell. JULIA WOOD, “25.” 70 SCARLET AND MEMORIES OF A BAREFOOT BOY I loved my home, my country home, Where as a lad I used to roam; I loved the rocks and wooded hills, The silv ' ry stream with its little rills, And the buzzing sound of busy bees, And the low, soft murmur of old pine trees. Oh, my heart leaps high with rapt’rous joy, And I dream again I ' m a barefoot boy. Now the same old house and the same old trees, And the still, sweet whisper of the evening breeze; The old grape arbor with climbing vines, And the wide front porch where the honeysuckle twines, The pasture nearby of sweet scented clover, The dear old orchard with blossoms all over. Oh, what a blessing! Oh, what a joy! To dream once again I’m a barefoot boy. A kind mother each day sent me to school Where the schoolmaster made me obey each rule. My lessons were learned and those very quick; They were taught to me with a hickory stick. But my school days are over, my lessons are done; 1 shall never again know a boy ' s glad fun ; For now I am old and only dream of the joy I once used to know, when a barefoot boy. i G R A Y -WILLIAM BODKIN. f SCARLET AND GRAY 71 CONVOCATIONS FOR 1922-23 October 13, 1922—Riley Day_____W. L. H. S. Students October 17, 1922—Readings ....Miss Cuba Gerhardt Vocal Solos ........Mrs. Beecher Rawles October 26, 1922-—History and Principals_Mr. Trester, of I. PI. S. A. A. October 27, 1922—Senior Convocation ......Annual Staff November 10, 1922—“Lest We Forget”...______Rev. Kenna November 24, 1922—Fashion Show ____Junior Class December 20, 1922—“Christmas at McCartv’s”.... __W. L. Id. S. February 2, 1923—Sophomore Convocation ......Sophomores February 7, 1923—‘‘The Community Chest ____Mr. F. A. Tedford February 16, 1923—“Lincoln ______Professor Sears February 23, 1923—“Lincoln and Washington .....Dr. Perry February 28, 1923—“China ........Miss Ruth Tingley Chinese Music ___Chinese Students March 9, 1923—“Rubber ____Mr. Silverthorn March 16, 1923—Freshman Convocation .........Freshmen April 6. 1923—Childhood Compositions of Knarf Dleifstrub.Mr. Burtsfield 72 SCARLET AND GRAY PROGRAM OF THE 1923 SUNSHINE CONVENTION Held at Crawfordsville April 27 and 28 Registration of delegates Friday morning. Luncheon for visitors at High School at 12:00. Opening Program, H. S. Auditorium, at 2:00 Welcome Address of the Crawfordsville Society.Mary Johnson, President Welcome Address on Behalf of C. H. S.... G . F. Leonard, Principal Greetings..W. A. Codings (President Rotary) Talk...Miss Kimmel, Dean of Girls, Jefferson High School Preliminary Business Meeting. Convention Picture. Tea for Visitors at Masonic Temple. Banquet at Wabash Avenue Presbyterian Church at 6:00. Program at High School Auditorium at 8:15 Talks by Miss Anna Wilson, Superintendent of Schools, and Mr. Charles McCabe, President of Kiwanis. Pageant of Sunshine. Program Saturday Morning at the Christian Church at 9 :30 Talk_Miss Howard, Principal of Frankfort High School Business. Reports Round Table Discussion...Mildred Albright, Leader 1. Welfare Work. 2. Ways of Making Money. 3. Holding Interest of Girls at Meetings. Luncheon at Christian Church at 12:00. Visit to Lew Wallace Study. Automobile ride over city. Li£3 m CLASSIFIED mnilMP HE® mm) DEFT UlAMOTEM SCHOOL 74 SCARLET AND GRAY THE SCARLET AND GRAY Now again, while we’re together, Let us loud our praises raise, For the school we love so dearly, As the Scarlet and the Gray. May we never once forget her, Nor the emblem of the gray, Nor the color of gay scarlet That her spirit does portray. In the years that are to follow, Back to you we ' ll turn our thoughts, To your teams and to your heroes, And the scrappy games they fought. To the happy days spent with you, To the good old days of yore, To the days when we stood by you In the years that have gone before. Chorus We’ll all stand by the Scarlet and Gray, The colors we love best of all; We never know fright with a team that will fight As they hasten to victory’s call (Rah! Rah! Rah!) And as they fight with a vim and a might, We’ll stand by them, come what may, To prove that we are true to the colors, Scarlet and the Gray. SHIRLEY THOMPSON, ’16. (3fii morg of cleaiuu gitrkle JBont ©ct 10, 1900 JHch fan. 11, 1923 CALENDAR (Continued) 20. No more school until January 2, 1923. To everyone a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year. JANUARY 2. Everyone back from vacation. Lots of new jewelry flashing around. We start the new year by entertaining many Jeff students. 3. Helen Cooper and her vanity case have a race down the hall. Miss Thomas absent from school with toothache. Too much candy, Miss Thomas! 4. Miss McMahon has quite a large session after school. Miss Jessup puts a sign on the library door, “No loafing,” and stands guard to see that the sign is obeyed. 5. Frankfort, 50; West Side, 11. 8. Lots of snow flying around in Senior room, third period. “Candy” Gor¬ don seems to make a splendid target. Miss Jessup closes the library during third and fifth periods. 9. No one knows where to hold the committee meetings now that the library is closed. Sunshine meeting, third period. Miss McMahon gives a stirring talk on powder puffs. 10. Mr. Gardner gives us a surprise test! Staff meeting at 3:20 and 7:00 o’clock. Orchestra picture taken for Annual at 10:30 o’clock. 11. We learn of the sudden death of Eleanor Burkle, a girl whom we all knew and loved. 12. Edith Ratts entertains everyone by falling down stairs. Janitor repairs steps. 15. Convocation, third period, given by Mr. Renn and Air. Troy. Mr. and Adrs. Burkle give a beautiful plant to the school in memory of Eleanor. 16. Examination schedule appears upon the assembly board. Seventh hour assembly has a visitor. 17. Everyone writing book reports. Aliss Thomas still wears her Sigma Chi pin, although she was going to return it three weeks ago! 18. Air. Burtsfield talks to school, third period, warning us to take all pre¬ cautions against diphtheria. Baptist Church is giving W. L. H. S. students a picnic supper this evening. 19. Basketball game with Attica postponed. Exemptions are read today. Julia Wood takes picture of Annual staff at noon. 22-26. Examination week. Nuff said! 29. Everyone back in school. A few new ones have joined us. Several seats are changed in Senior room. 30. Miss Jessup entertains many Freshmen after school. 31. Plenty of smoke in English class this afternoon. What on earth were you doing, Lewie? Sunshine meeting after school. FEBRUARY 1. Girls decide on graduating dresses. We miss all of those melodious sounds today. Mrs. Lee is sick. mum im irrirniin a 78 SCAR L E 1 ' A N D G R A Y THE MID-YEAR SENIOR PLAYS Director, Mrs. Crawford THE TRYSTING PLACE Cast Miss Curtis . Lancelot Briggs .. Jessie Briggs . Mrs. Briggs _ Rupert Smith _ Mr. Ingoldsby ..... Mysterious Voice Time—Afternoon. Ethylinde Griggs .Ray Coffing .Lucile Coding Helen Thompson _Reggie Still .Neville Still ...Howard Taylor Place—Hotel at a Summer Resort. Of all the plays given at West Side this year, “The Trysting Place” was certainly the funniest. Indeed, what could be more amusing than heart¬ felt proposals observed from underneath the sofa and high-backed chairs? Although all the characters played their parts well, Lancelot and Miss Curtis were the outstanding stars of the play. THE BEST LAID PLANS Cast Wardworth Howe ......Neville Still Helen Howe ..Lucille Coding Aunt Harriet ... Florence Rainier A Bell Hop .......Howard Taylor This interesting little play was the old story of a struggling young author of plays and the rich aunt who is supporting him and would be hor- rified to dnd that any relative of hers had stooped to the profession of a playwright. In the complication of the plot, we dnd the rich aunt coming to visit the young couple on the opening night of the author’s drst play. The attempts of the young playwright and his wife to get rid of the aunt form the basis of much light comedy. In the end, however, we dnd that the aunt is not such a bad sport after all and has really come to see the play with them. SCARLET AND GRAY 79 THE WINDMILLS OF HOLLAND Directed by Mrs. Lee Cast Vrow Hertogenbach ......Bernice Moore Mynheer Hertogenbach .......Burton Hollingsworth Wilhelmina, their daughter ........Margaret Christie Hilda, their daughter______Julia Wood Frons, a rich farmer’s son........Albert Stuart Hans, a musician ______...John Jamison Bob Yankee, an American salesman...Lewis Lowe Katrina ........Ethlynde Griggs Dancing Chorus—Christine Brown, Evelyn Hartman, Elizabeth Burkle, Elsie Schwab, Alice Moran, Mary E. Skinner, Helen Bone, Marietta Stallard, Loretta Byers, Ethylinde Griggs. Pianiste—Louise Wolff. The musical comedy of the year was ‘‘The Windmills of Holland,’’ given by the Girls’ Glee Club. This was the story of an American boy who went to Holland to sell electric power plants. He promptly fell in love with Wil¬ helmina and her sister Hilda, both of whom deserted their true lovers for him. As is quite usual in such cases, great misunderstandings followed. Everybody was unhappy until the girls finally came to their senses and begged their lovers’ forgiveness and were all reunited. W r e think this to have been one of the best and most successful musical skits ever put on at West Side, and we think that the Girls’ Glee Club is to be congratulated upon this fact. We also hope that the good work will continue and that in the future we will have the pleasure of witnessing others equally as good. THE JUNIOR PLAY “ALL OF A SUDDEN PEGGY” Directed by Miss Thomas Cast Peggy O’Mara _____ Lady Crackenthrope .. Mrs. O’Mara ____ Millicent Kepple ___ The Honorable Mrs. Calhoun_ Jimmy Kepple ____ Major Archie Phipps__ Lord Crackenthrope _ Jack Menzies ... Lucas . Parker . ..Catherine Harper ....Vivian Shearer ..Elizabeth Burkle ...Loretta Byers _Jeanetta Edres ...Louis Lowe Burton Hollingsworth ...George Gosma ..Harry Peffer _ Emerson Kolb _ Emerson Kolb “All of a Sudden Peggy’’ was presented by the Junior class, March 5th and 6th. The play, a clever comedy in three acts, was well portrayed by the various members of the cast. Catherine Harper made an adorable “Peggy” and Burton Hollingsworth was “ultra-English” as Major Archie Phipps, a meddlesome old gentleman. 80 SCARLET AND GRAY LAST SEMESTER SENIOR PLAY Directed by Miss Jessup “A ROSE OF PLYMOUTH TOWN” Cast Rose De La Noye.....Louise Wolff Miriam Chillingsley, cousin to the Captain_Helen Sempill Barbara Standish, wife of the Captain...-Helen Bone Resolute Story, aunt of the Captain____Ruth .Cornett Garrett Foster, of Weston’s men __-Edwin Bennett John Margeson, Plymouth colonist—..Dwight Gordon Philippe De La Noye, Plymouth colonist..Kenneth Myers Miles Standish, Captain of Plymouth_William Perkins As the Annual goes to press the Seniors are busy practicing this charm¬ ing four-act comedy of early New England life. Although it is too early to predict very much, we feel sure that it will turn out to be a hit. The story of the play is as follows: Rose, a pretty young French girl, is living in Plymouth. One morning, as she is alone in the kitchen preparing breakfast, she is surprised by one of Weston’s men, who has been stealing corn. She conceals and protects him and he in turn falls in love with her. Foster, the thief, remains in Plymouth and gets into the good graces of the people until he is caught duelling. He is then banished from the colony. Rose, in despair, has just promised to marry Margeson when Foster returns, bringing a warning of an Indian raid. While recuperating from the hard¬ ships which he has had to endure while bringing this warning, he again saves the settlement. Because Margeson, whom she had never loved, lied and took upon himself the credit for saving the settlement, Rose breaks her promise to him and promises to marry Foster. This is an exciting play, and the action is very swift, calling for much strenuous acting on the part of the characters. Every act has its thrilling action and humorous incident. As we work we hope that you will enjoy the presentation of our play as much as we have enjoyed the preparation. SCARLE T A N 1) G R A A 81 .« -i%n. m mmm ■T™ v — sokc; 1 jf i Jr ibbr 82 SCARLET AND GRAY SENIOR PARTIES Oh, the charm of a party in late fall! The Seniors could not resist; so we took our buns and wieners and hiked out to the Trail. We climbed around in the hills and hollows till dark. Then we roasted our wieners and incidentally ourselves. Miss Jessup and Mr. Gardner, our chaperons, seemed to enjoy the marshmallow and pickle ' interests as much as we did. As we came home, whether we took the car, came on the river, hired Mr. Gardner’s taxi, or walked, we all declared that a party at the Trail was more “fun ’n anything CHRISTMAS PARTY At Christmas the June Seniors gave a farewell party for those who were to graduate in mid-term. Our efficient little treasurer had charge of the affair and she certainly “did herself proud.’’ We first played games of every description in the gym. Then everyone was given a slip of paper, which contained directions to be followed explicitly. After we had walked from the basement to the attic several times, we found a nice little Christmas gift in some unexpected place. Refreshments were then served in the sewing room. The tables were arranged in the form of a huge cross, in the center of which was a little Christ¬ mas tree, beautifully decorated. The lights were then turned out and candles were used as a means of illumination. After we had eaten our Santa Claus and candy canes we said goodby and “sailed” for home. ALL HIGH SCHOOL PARTY (Auspices of Sunshine Society) For the past several years it has been the custom of the school to have a masquerade party, usually on All-Hallows Eve, but contrary to custom, it was not held until March 16th of this year. After the company had circulated about awhile there was a grand march in the gym, where the judges tried their best to decide who were the most de¬ serving of the prizes offered. These prizes were immediately awarded in the auditorium. After this came the stunts, the most interesting of which were the radio demonstrations by the Sophomore boys and the Colored Comedy by Room 30. Refreshments were served in the basement. The finance committee of the Sunshine Society was in charge of the party. A reasonable entrance fee was charged and sandwiches, cocoa and pies were sold at bargain prices. S C A R L E T A N D G R A Y 83 THfc liRicfcB fVt HOMfe-YoUM ' DONJfc. woast THArwfe DIDN ' T PUT ■down B£WC ft pscWki SHfcfcT i%rjfcV {NTlifc EOAnT OFOUft. X.S?y ess-r popits-DtAftiNt TI. 4 fS t ChO TNfcSKH OL t R.- SAt{ cWT ' A DEil ™|� ,0 .okhT V $tWGo ' I AS:. ■ oCyE ' 4 V : .’ H£ SHisffs-rYf Sa—• v •w, ■ ftt TOB -7E.X - ! ' I 1 h Row i -;••■ ABi-cA.StHft ROW :iii ! ; £)UC PH SKPSI ' ® T! - J % SKATS ' fl , - t liB , OUa )fSI TfiNr ll t (3RftRIAM A ‘111 WfcBfcWsEJ yi, i p( oifOfr qc°. wboO%v,A OftUBQtf- . MACtoA SPO -i?H0U 0 |VYOs J£i f iT.RtOtU fTH fM( SCARLET AND GRAY 84 CALENDAR (Continued) 2. Convocation by Sophomores this morning. Real clever! Sunshine party for Freshman girls. Lots of fun. Society decides to give the boys a party next Saturday evening. 5. Mary Mavity sits in the assembly all morning, forgetting she had any classes. What were you thinking of, Mary? 6. Staff meeting tonight. Louise Lesley caught powdering her face with an eraser by Miss Jessup. Her last month’s allowance must be gone. 7. Miss Stockdale holds supreme sway in the cloak room. We grab at our coats and run. Marietta and Burton have a very interesting talk in the sixth hour assembly. 8. The boys are all wondering who the new Junior girl is. Miss Thomas has chosen for her hero, “Lewie Lowe- I mean in the Junior play. 9. Mr. Gardner absent today. Mrs. Gardner takes his place. Convocation third period. 12. All the world looks rosy to “Bill Perkins. He filled his eyes with PESO.-!, and is wearing rose colored glasses Professor Sears gives an inter¬ esting talk about Lincoln, the last period. 13. Mr. Newcomb is back in W. L. H. S. again. Camp-Fire picture hung in the assembly. Some of the girls seem to .think it is a pretty nice mirror. 14. Mr. Burtsfield talks to Senior class after school. Glee Club give their operetta tonight. 15. Operetta given again tonight. Great success. Play committee at work on Senior play. 16. Visitors in English class today. W. L. H. S. plays Delphi tonight. 19. Mr. Gardner tells us that a large pep session is to be held at “Jeff” Thursday evening. Mr. Ross moves every one right up in front of his desk in Chemistry class this morning. 20. Mrs. Silverthorn tells Sunshine Society of her trip abroad. Staff meeting tonight. All are pleased with the cartoons and the pictures. 21. Senior class is going to give a carnival! Maybe! 22. All of “Dolly ' s’’ plans went up in smoke when the bottom fell out of the H. C. L. bottle. 23. Every one is doing it—doing what? Getting a date for the Battle Ground and W. L. H. S. game tonight. 26. Everyone runs out to get a breath of fresh air when the fire bell rings. We hate to leave class, but we had to go. 27. Miss McMahon says she has sat in a press box all of her life. Poor thing. 28. MissJMcMahon and Mr. Ross gave short talks at “Pep” session. Louise Lesley’s dreams are shattered when she falls from her seat in history. MARCH 1. Convocation last period. Books for Senior play arrive. 2. Out of school for tournament. “Jeff” wins. 5. “Bud” Ward certainly can write poetic notes. Just ask Marietta. mFTTTr SCARLET AND GRAY 86 Albert Mann James Stinespring Avery Wallace Basel Flora Frank Reddish Gordon Douglas Earl Schwab Carlton Lee Horace Lowe Schedule West LaFayette.... ... 16 Lincoln .... .. 0 West LaFayette_ .. 16 Tippecanoe ... .. 8 West LaFayette.... ... 14 Linnwood .... .. 13 W est LaFayette.—.. 2 Oakland (forfeit) .. . 0 West LaFayette.. ... 14 Centennial . - 0 W est LaFavette__ ... 11 Washington .. .. 15 West LaFayette.... ... 7 Ford ..... .. 6 West LaFayette. ... 21 Linnwood . .. 12 West LaFayette... ... 14 Washington .. 12 SCARLET AND GRAY W. L. H. S. ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Officers Neville Still .... Gilbert Hooker --- Joseph Earnhardt ... W. J. Gardner...... Faculty J .President .Secretary Treasurer Manager 88 SCARLET AND GRAY GIRLS’ BASKETBALL TEAM Margaret Hutson, Loretta Byers, Louise Wolff, Evelyn Hartman, Dorothea C henoweth, Catherine Rudy, Edith Ratts, Ruth Carter, Elizabeth Burkle, Frances Benning. Schedule for ’22 and ' 23 Oct. 12—West Lafayette, 10; Alumni, 3. Nov. 17—West LaEavette, 8; Brookston (there ' ), 1. Jan. 19—West LaFayette, 9; Attica, 3. Eeb. 2—West LaFayette, 12; Purdue Freshmen, 1. Feb. 17—West LaFayette, 8; Crawfordsville, 18. SCARLET AND G RAG 80 GIRLS’ TEAM WRITE-UP OF WEST LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL 1. Catherine Rudy, captain and center. Kate is “W. L.’s Best.” Many a time the team has faced a hard battle and has had little hope for success, but Kate has led them cheerfully to victory. 2. Elizabeth Burkle, forward. Usually light hair is atop a slow-going per¬ son, but not so with our Betty. She covers the floor with great speed, al¬ ways playing a good brand of ball and helping every one with her cheery smile. 3. Loretta Byers, forward. Loretta is one of the “fightiest tom-boys” that has ever played on our girls’ team. She always puts life in the game and pep in the team by her consistent basket shooting. 4. Edith Ratts, guard. Ratts is our famous heavy weight back guard. She never fails us—when the time comes for her to be there, she’s there! Thanks to Ratts for several of our victories. 5. Evelyn Hartman, guard. Although Evelyn has become discouraged at times, she stuck to the team and promises to be one of the “future’s best.” Luck to you, Evelyn. 6. Louise Wolff, guard. Red hair usually indicates a high temper, but we never knew Louise to display hers on the floor. Louise is our only Senior and we hate to lose her. 7. Dorothy Chenoweth, forward. Dorothy is a fighter indispensable and in many cases has saved the day for us. Just think! We still have her for two }mars. 8. Ruth Carter, center. This is Ruth’s first year with the varsity, but she has made a g ' ood showing and should do even better during her next three years. 9. Frances Benning, center. This is also Frances’ first year, but at center she has displayed her wares and proved a valuable asset to the team. This, our third West Lafayette Girls’ Varsity, has been a team of which we can well be proud. Led by an able and faithful captain, Catherine Rudy, the girls have fought their way to victory in four out of five chances. They have also proved that they can make a good showing when given the chance. Despite the fact that they had no regular coach, they made an exceptional showing. However, they have the promise of a regular coach and scheduled next year. To start out the session there were seven girls left from last year’s team and from these a scrappy, fast team was picked. There was also a second team which deserved much credit for coming to practices with the varsity and its subs. The following girls were very regular in attendance at practice: Mabel Peterson, Ruth Holwerda, Irene Whitsel, Lillian Wendt, Marie Kerker, Annabelle Mathieson. Considering all the fortunes and misfortunes of the team, they certainly deserve credit for their excellent showing. 90 SCARLET AND GRAY MR. WALLACE ROSS Coach Ross has been with us for three years and he has certainly done a great deal for our school. We must not forget that our victories over Jefferson in recent years were secured while he was coaching, and that he also produced the team that was the runner-up in the Chicago National Tour¬ nament in 1521. This se ason, Coach Ross had the task of organizing an entirely new team out of raw material, with the exception of one man, who remained from last year’s team. Although this year’s team was not one hundred per cent, the team and its followers are very much satisfied with its record, and predict a very successful season for the fol¬ lowing year. It is hoped by every follower of West Side athletics that Ross will be with us next year. ROBERT WILSON Floor Guard Bob” has played three years for the Scarlet and Gray, lie is the hardest fighter on the team and never gives up, no matter how big a lead the opponent may have. “Bob” is as good on offense as he is on defense, and it is his fighting spirit and ability to handle the ball that has saved many games for his team. He also has a good eye for the basket and is also a good foul shooter, as he has proved more than once. _ “Bob is the only player on the team who has had any experience. He still has another year to play for his school, and we are sure that he will make it his best. MILLARD SINK Center and Forward You know that fellow that makes all those long shots? Well, that’s Sink. This was Millard’s first year on the team with the exception of one or two games last year. Sink has scored more points for us than any other member of the team. The best game he played was with Jackson Township, in which he scored nine field goals and three fouls. He is a good fighter and works in well with his team’s play. An¬ other good characteristic of his is that he is not bothered with ineligibility, so with this year’s experience Sink should be one of the mainstays of next year’s team. SCARLET AND GRAY 91 JOHN COOPER Forward, Center This was Cooper’s first year on the squad. He started out with the second team, and made such a good showing that Ross gave him a place on the first team. Cooper’s height enables him to p’ay center as well as forward; he is also fairly heavy and can use his weight to good advantage, especially wl en coming in under the basket. Cooper is also an accurate shot, especially on under the basket shots, as he proved in the Attica game, in which he made six field goals. Cooper still has two more years to play for the school, and with this year’s experience should be one of the mainstays of next year ' s team. HAROLD SMITH Forward “Sport” is another of those fellows who is troubled with ineligibility. The first thing he did this year was to become ineligible, so was out of the game for the first part of the season: but when he came back he made up for lost time. “Sport” is rather small, but that does not seem to bother him any: he is right in the thick of it at all times. Under the basket shots are “Sport’s” favorites and he makes quite a few of them. He still has another year to play and if he can stay eligible we are sure he will be one of the main cogs in next year’s machine. MILO YOUNG Forward and Floor Guard This was Milo’s first year on the High School team. He is one of those fellows who have some difficulty in staying eligible and that is the reason that he has not played on the team before. Milo was one of the main cogs in this year’s team and has a number of points to his credit. He is a great fighter and sometimes a little too much so. Although Milo does not graduate this year, it is his last year to play for the school, as his four years will be up at the end of this semester. The school will lose one of the best players it has ever had. 92 SCARLET AND GRAY REGGIE STILL Center, Forward Although Reggie is the only Senior on the team it is also his first year on it, with the exception of one or two games last year. He has played on the second team ever since he was a Freshman. Reggie is better on offense than defense because of his light build; but he has shown in more than one instance that he could fight if necessary. Reggie’s spe¬ cialties are those long side shots, you know!—the kind that make you hold your breath. He is also a fairly good man at the foul line. He graduated in February and so was only able to play one semester. We wish him luck in college athletics. CECIL WILSON Cecil came to us from Battle Ground. Although he did not play in many of the games this year, he made several of the trips. Cecil always puts up a good fight in the scrim¬ mages with the first team, and with this year ' s experience should develop into good material for future West Side teams. MAJOR HOWARD Back Guard This is Major’s second year on the squad, and he showed so much pluck and determination when he was on the second team, last year, that Coach Ross gave him a berth on the team; and he has held it all season. “Maj” is a stone ’wall at back guard, and has helped save more than one game for the Scarlet and Gray. “Maj” and “Middy” held down the back guard job this season, and they just about broke even on the number of games played. “Maj” has one more year to play, and if he shows the same old fight that he did this season he should be a star. SCARLET AND GRAY 93 LEON DECROES This is DeCroes’ first year on the squad. He got into several of the games this season and showed himself to be a good little fighter. Decroes, though short, has the weight and plenty of pep, and usually manages to hold his own in a game. Decroes has three more years to play for the Scarlet and Gray, and should, with this year’s experience, make a name for himself in W. L. athletics. FRANKLIN MIDDLETON Back Guard This was “Middy’s” first year out for the team. Since he showed up well at practice, Mr. Ross tried him out at back guard. He did so well that he was given a permanent place on the squad. “Middy” can always be relied upon to play a good, clean game. He was taken ill toward the last of the season and was unable to play in some of the games. “Middy” still has another semester to play for the Scarlet and Gray and we are sure he will make it his best. JOHN JAMISON Forward “Jamie” is “Sport’s” running mate to such an extent that one could not even flunk without the other, so they both flunked in the first grade period. John is rather inexperi¬ enced, but he showed that he will be a great player with a little more experience. He is rather short, but fairly heavy, and can sure go down the floor. He also works in well with the team’s standard play. This is “Jamie’s” first year on the team and we feel sure that with this year’s experience and a little growth he will be one of the mainstays of next year’s team. 94 SCARLET A ND GR A OCTOBER 12, 1922—V . L. H. S., 49; ALUMNI, 25 We started our season in fine shape by defeating the Alumni by the score of 40-25. Coach Ross had developed an entirely new team with the exception of Wilson, and considering that it was their first game they made a very good showing. W. L. took the lead at the beginning of the game, and held it throughout the entire game. The Alumni team, made up of a number of former W. L. stars, put up a good fight, but showed the lack of practice. OCTOBER 18, 1922—W. L. H. S., 31; ATTICA, 33 W. L. was given its first defeat of the season by the Attica five in a fast and hard-fought game. W. L. took the lead at the beginning of the game and held a safe lead until within eight minutes of the end. At this point the Attica five started a rally, which we were unable to stop. The whole team played a good game, but on account of the large floor, W. L. was unable to keep up the rapid pace throughout the game. Wilson and Still led in the scoring with four field goals apiece. A large number of rooters accompanied the team and gave it good support. OCTOBER 27, 1922—W. L. H. S., 14; JACKSON, 28 Although given a decisive defeat by the Jackson five, West Side showed that they had a team that could fight, if necessary. W. L. was greatly handi¬ capped by the small floor and low ceiling. Although W. L. was headed by the Jackson five the whole time they fought to the end. The game ended 14-28. NOVEMBER 3, 1922— ' W. L. H. S., 16; ’MORENCI, 32 This was the first time we played a high school team on our own floor. W. L. was unable to get together in this game, only scoring four points to ’Morenci’s sixteen in the first half. The second half started out the same as the first. W. L. was unable to hit the basket and the passing was poor. West Side started a rally in the last six minutes of the g ' ame, but the time was too short for them to do anything really worth while. NOVEMBER 10, 1922— ' W. L. H. S., 22; FRANKFORT, 44 This was the first big game of the season. The team was greatly strengthened by the eligibility of Smith and Jamison. The team had not been playing up to their standard but this seemed to put pep into the gang. The game started out fast and was close for about ten minutes; first one team would score and then the other. At this point Cummins, the Frank fort center, got into action and started putting baskets in from all angles. A est Side seemed to be unable to hold Cummins down, allowing him to score eleven field goals by the end of the game. Smith played a good game for West Side, scoring two goals and seeming to be all over the floor at once Wilson played an excellent guarding game and also scored thirteen points for his team. The game ended 22-44, but it was a closer game than the score indicates. A large number of rooters accompanieed the team and were quite satisfied with their showing. SCARLET AND GRAY 95 NOVEMBER 17, 1922—W. L. H. S., 24; BROOKSTON, 27 This was the first time we had played Brookston for two years. The team was all set to start in for a string of victories, but were disappointed. The game was a fast one from start to finish. We started the scoring ' , but Brookston soon took the lead and kept it to the end of the game. The first half ended 9-18 in favor of Brookston. West Side came back strong in the second half, coming within two points of tying the score several times during the last five minutes of play, but on account of the small floor we were unable to score enough points in the time left us to overtake them. NOVEMBER 24, 1922—W. L. H. S., 22; BATTLE GROUND, 19 West Side finally broke their losing streak by defeating the Battle Ground team in a fast game by the score of 22-19. Battle Ground started the scoring with a field goal, but West Side took the lead after that and kept it until the end of the game. The game was a clean one and kept the large crowd of rooters in a state of excitement throughout the whole period. The Grounders started a rally in the opening of the second half, but the gang- stopped them before any damage was done. Sink sure had his basket eye with him in this game, making five field goals and two fouls. The game ended 22-19. NOVEMBER 29, 1922—W. L. H. S., 21; GREENCASTLE, 25 The team dropped a fast and hard-fought game to the strong Greencastle five by the score of 21-25. The team was all pepped up and started out with a rush. Bob scored the first basket of the game after both teams had battled for about four minutes. Greencastle took the lead after that, but West Side threatened to overtake them before the end of the half. The score at the half was 14-11 in favor of Greencastle. Foster got loose at the beginning of the second half and made six points before West Side could stop him. The team started a rally at the end, but they were unable to overtake Greencastle’s lead. The team showed great improvement over their playing during the last few weeks and every member deserves credit for the way he played. DECEMBER 8, 1922—W. L. H. S., 33; THORNTOWN, 17 The team was not in very good shape for this game, as Smith was suffer¬ ing with an injured ankle and Still with a dislocated finger. The game started out fast and five minutes of play had passed before Sink scored the first points of the game with a field goal. The half ended 10-18 in our favor. The second half was much slower than the first, both teams, and especially Thorntown, making errors. Thorntown was unable to get together during the entire game, and also had some tough luck on the baskets. Sink and Young were hitting the basket in fine shape during the game, both scoring five times from the field. Wilson played a good guarding game and also made three field goals. DECEMBER 15, 1922—W. L. H. S., 34; DELPHI, 31 This game was a thriller. Coach Ross took two teams up with him, playing one team during the first half and the other in the second. Both teams played an excellent game and each scored seventeen points. W. L. started the scoring, but after that first one and then the other would lead, neither team being more than two or three points ahead of the other. The score at the half was Delphi, 18; W. L., 17. Decroes played best for the team which played the first half, scoring two field goals and two fouls. The second half started out fast and rather rough, but neither team could get the ad¬ vantage. At the end of the forty-minute period the score stood 31-31. During the five-minute overtime both teams battled for about three minutes, when Wilson got a chance to score from the foul line, which he did. Soon after this Smith made one from the floor, which copped the game for us. DECEMBER 20, 1922—W. L. H. S., 40; JACKSON TWP., 20 West Side won their third successive victory by defeating the Jackson team by the score of 40-20. Coach Ross started a new lineup in this game, but it did not work as effectively as some of his other combinations, allowing Jackson to get quite a lead. Sink was substituted for Still and he scored soon after getting into the game, which seemed to get the West Side started, and they soon tied the score, but were unable to get the lead. The score at the half was W. L., 10; Jackson, 12. West Side came back strong in the second half, soon getting a fairly safe lead. Young started out in the second half and did his share by scoring three times from the floor. Sink played his best game for the West Side, scoring nine field goals and three fouls. Middle- ton also did well, letting but few get by him. JANUARY 5, 1923—W. L. H. S., 18; FRANKFORT, 46 The fast Frankfort five came down here and showed their superiority over us by defeating us by the score of 46-18 in our second contest with them. The game was fast and rough. We were outclassed in every department of the game. We were completely disorganized from the first of the game, and the passing was poor. Although Frankfort held a safe lead all the way, West Side never gave up. Wilson played best forWVest Side, scoring two field goals and one foul, and also played a good floor game. JANUARY 13, 1923—W. L. H. S., 11; LOGANSPORT, 50 Logansport handed us another bad beating by defeating us on their floor by the score of 50-11. The game was fast, although the score does not show it. Both teams played before Logansport started the scoring. The fast offense of the Logansport team disorganized the whole West Side team. The half ended 20-7 in favor of the winners. The second half was much the same as the first, only a little rough. West Side was only able to score one field goal in the second half. The guarding of Logansport was excellent, while that of West Side was far off form. JANUARY 26, 1923—W. L. H. S., 21; THORNTOWN, 18 Coach Ross took a rather crippled team to Thorntown with him. Still was unable to accompany the team because of graduation and Young was out because of injuries. However, West Side was able to win the game by SCARLET A N D GRAY 97 a slight margin. The first half was very slow and uninteresting, neither team being able to hit the basket. The half ended 9-9. The second half was much faster than the first, but both teams seemed to be playing on even terms until the end, when West Side made a spurt and scored a couple of field goals in succession. Sink was high score man with three goals, while Cooper played a good game and scored two goals. FEBRUARY 2, 1923—W. L. H. S., 20; BROOKSTON, 17 This was one of the best games played on our floor this year. Both teams played good ball and the game was anybody’s until the final whistle was blown. The game was fast throughout the entire period, neither team having more than a four-point lead at any time. “Bob” showed up exceed¬ ingly well with his dribbling and passing. Smith and Cooper both played a good game at forward, Smith showing up well on under the basket shots. Very few long shots were taken. The score at the half was W. L., 11; Brookston, 9. The second half was much the same as the first, only W. L. ' s guarding was a little better in the second period than the first. FEBRUARY 7, 1923—W. L. H. S., 26; ATTICA, 15 The team was out to get revenge for an early season defeat at the hands of Attica, and they did it. Middleton was out on account of sickness, but “Maj” filled his place very capably, as was shown by the score at the end of the first half, which was 13-2 in favpr of West Side. The team showed the fans some of the best team work that they have ever done this season. Attica came back strong- in the second half, but Cooper’s excellent floor work and accurate basket shooting kept us in the lead. He made three field goals during the game. FEBRUARY 9, 1923—W. L. H. S., 18; GREENCASTLE, 30 West Side dropped a hard-fought game to the Greencastle five by the score of 30-18. Although our boys played a good game, and fought to the end, the height and weight of the Greencastle team was too much for them. West Side outpassed and outspeeded its large opponents much of the game, but their efforts went for naught on close-in attempts, due to the strong- defense used by the Greencastle five and to their weight. Most of West Side’s goals were scored from a distance, while Greencastle secured most of their points from under the basket. FEBRUARY 16, 1923—W. L. H. S., 21; DELPHI, 19 West Side took a close game from the Delphi High School five by the score of 21-19. The first half was very slow and uninteresting and ended with the score standing at 7-7. Jamison was the high score man in the first half, counting three times from the field. The West Side came back strong in the second half, with Wilson and Sink in the lineup, and soon drew away from the Delphi five. AVith five minutes to play and the West Side having the 98 SCARLET AN D GR A Y best of a 21-12 score, the Delphi team started a rally, which was only stopped by the timer’s guns, leaving the score at 21-19 in favor of West Side. FEBRUARY 17, 1923—W. L. H. S., 16; ’MORENCI, 28 The West Side team dropped their last home game to the fast Mont- morenci team by the score of 16-28. This was one of the fastest and hardest fought games of the season, both teams fighting their hardest to gain the lead. The first half was fast and hard fought, both teams using a strong defense. Neither team was able to get a safe lead, the half ending with ’Morenci hav¬ ing the best of a 9-11 score. Both teams came back strong in the second half, each determined to pile up a safe lead, but neither team was able to do this. The game was very close, first one side scoring ' and then the other, until, with about five minutes to play, ' Morenci, who was holding a four-point lead, got one of those “sloppy” streaks for which they are noted, and dropped in five field goals in rapid succession, most of them being from past the center of the floor. West Side tried their best to overtake this lead, but it was too late. The game ended with ’Morenci holding the long end of a 28-16 score. FEBRUARY 23, 1923—W. L. H. S., 19; BATTLE GROUND, 43 The West Side team lost its last game on this season’s schedule to the Battle Ground five by the overwhelming score of 43-19. The accurate basket shooting of the Battle Ground team, together with the inability to connect with the basket on the part of our boys, proved fatal to the West Side team. During the first half, West Side was almost completely outclassed in every department of the game. In the second half they played a better brand of ball, but were far ofif form. For West Side, Jamison and Sink played a fairly good game, while C. Cassaday performed best for Battle Ground, counting seven times from the field and playing a good floor game. THE DISTRICT TOURNAMENT MARCH 2, 1923, 9:00 A. M.—W. L. H. S„ 37; WEA, 15 West Side opened the tournament by defeating the AVea High School five in a very one-sided game, by the score of 37-15. AA r ea was completely out¬ classed from start to finish, and furnished but little opposition, enabling Coach Ross to use his subs. MARCH 2, 1923, 4:00 P. M.—W. L. H. S„ 20; MONITOR, 17 The West Side team won its way into the semi-finals by defeating the Monitor five by the score of 20-17. Monitor held the lead the greater part of the game, and it was not until “Sport dribbled almost the entire length of the floor for a field goal that the West Side took the lead. With about two minutes to go, “Bob made a long one from the side, and the game ended witli the score standing at 20-17 in our favor. SCARLET AND GRAY 99 MARCH 3, 1923, 9:00 A. M.—W. L. H. S., 10; ’MORENCI, 18 The West Side team was eliminated from the tournament by dropping its game in the semi-finals to the fast ’Morenci five by a 10-18 score. The West Side team, though fighting hard, were much off form and seemed unable to connect with the basket. The ’Morenci five held the disorganized West Siders to a 11-0 score at the end of the first half. Coach Ross shifted his line¬ up, with some success, in the second half, but more long distance shooting on the part of the winners kept them in the lead. The game ended with the score at 18-10 in favor of ’Morenci. W. L. H. S. BASKETBALL SCHEDULE SEASON ’22-’23 oooooo W. L. West LaFayette vs. Alumni ... 40 West LaFayette at Attica ...... 31 West LaFayette at Jackson Township . 14 West LaFayette vs. ’Morenci . 16 West LaFayette at Frankfort _ 22 West LaFayette at Brookston _ 24 West Lafayette vs. Battle Ground...... 22 West LaFayette vs. Greencastle __ 21 West LaFayette vs. Thorntown __ 33 West LaFayette at Delphi _ 34 West LaFayette vs. Jackson Township . 40 West Lafayette vs. Frankfort_______ 18 West LaFayette at Logansport . 11 West LaFayette at Thorntown _ 21 West LaFayette vs. Brookston _ 20 ' West LaFayette at Greencastle _ 18 West LaFayette vs. Delphi ..... ' _ 21 West LaFayette vs. ’Morenci ..... 16 West LaFayette at Battle Ground ___ 19 ' Opponents 25 33 28 32 44 27 19 25 17 31 20 46 50 18 17 30 19 2 8 43 District Tournament West LaFayette vs. Wea . 37 West LaFayette vs. Monitor . 20 West LaFayette vs. ’Morenci .. 10 Total ............. 508 Games won, 10; games lost, 12. 15 17 18 602 SCARLET AND GRAY lOi CALENDAR (Continued) 6. Sunshine meeting. Eskimo pie sale by Seniors for Annual after school. “Bill’’ Herr noted for bravery! He carries a tame, domesticated, per¬ fectly harmless white mouse around with him in his pocket all afternoon. 7. Quite a bit of excitement after school. Report cards are given out! Mr. Gardner tells Vivian Shearer he is going to bring a mouth stopper to class for her. 8. Some still peeved about their report cards. Insignia Board elected this afternoon. W. L. All-Stars win from Washington School in final game. 9. Harold Kenna is dismissed from class. Cast for Senior play is an¬ nounced. Mr. Gardner goes to the hospital today for two weeks. 12. Mrs. Gardner takes charge of Mr. Gardner’s classes while he is ill. Oh! those conduct grades ! Pauline, to save soap, in washing her hands uses an eraser. Mr. Ross gets his tongue twisted in Commercial and tells us about a “flock of buffaloes.” 13. Staff meeting tonight at Miss McMahon’s. Everyone had a good time. 14. Pauline singes her hair in Chemistry lab. Miss Jessup stimulates patriot¬ ism in the Freshmen by making them learn “The Star Spangled Banner” after school. 15. “Lib” King nearly chokes to death, and Ruth Cornett develops a hard cold from inhaling chlorine mysteriously rising from the sink. First sixteen pages of the Annual go to press. 16. Another Eskimo pie sale. Lots of fun after school in Chemistry lab. 19. Gala Week committee elected. Invitations for commencement are or¬ dered. 20. Miss McMahon to her Juniors: “People, be quiet! I know the Lord himself couldn’t keep you still.” 21. Quite a mix-up after school. Juniors, Seniors and Sophomores, all want auditorium to practice their stunts. Short Sunshine meeting after school in the assembly. 22. Tickets go on sale for the party Friday evening. Miss Thomas gets in a hurry and gives us only one minute between periods. Everyone late ! 23. Mr. Gardner returns to school in time for the masquerade party. All kinds of good eats and pretty costumes are present! 26. Miss Thomas has Jack Marshall deposit his abundant supply of chewing gum into the assembly waste basket. Short Senior class meeting after school. 27. Mr. Ross tells his Commercial class that he can get all of the jokes he wants to read for a week by simply reading our test papers! “Lib” Burkle is elected as a delegate to go to the Sunshine convention. 28. Everybody happy. We receive two days for Easter vacation. APRIL 2. Julia Wood mails a special! In her excitement she places twenty-two cents in stamps upon the letter, and then wonders if it will go as a special. 3. “Bill” Mahin plays the part of a hero on the way to school by rescuing a lady’s hat. Everyone is urged to buy tickets for the Junior play, espe¬ cially the Seniors! 102 SCARLET AND GRAY 4. Reports are out again. Louise Wolff has another unexcused tardiness marked against her. 5. Mr. Ross tells us the mice were having a “track meet in his Chemistry room this morning. Edmund Bennett plays the part of an “Indian brave and captures one of the members of the mice team ! 6. “All of a Sudden Peggy” is given again tonight. Convocation by Mr. Burtsfield, the third period. Everyone wondering if he really wrote the composition he read as his own! “Lib’’ Burkle and Vivian Shearer appear at school with white hair. We don’t know whether to believe that one’s hair can turn white over night or not. 9. Dwight Gordon in Commercial talks about the “solomon” he saw r in Alaska. Miss Jessup leaves us to the tender mercies of Miss Coulter, who gives us a written lesson. You may guess the rest. Miss McMahon and Room 30 are in mourning—their goldfish are dead! Joe Earnhardt writes the epitaph. 10. Well—what next? Katherine Harper is married. For further informa¬ tion see Mrs. Roberts. 11. Mr. Gardner: “Frederick, what is leisure?” Frederick: “I should be a good authority.” 12. Many Seniors attended Mr. Ross’ Chemistry session after school. Play practice tonight at six o ' clock. 13. Musical convocation this morning at 11:15. 16. Annual goes to press. 27. Sunshine convention. GALA WEEK 26. All day picnic at Big Rock club house on the Tippecanoe. 27. Baccalaureate services at West Side Methodist church. 28. Hit and Miss supper at “Lib” King’s, at 5:30. Theatre party afterwards. 29. Class party at Leora Earhart’s. 30. Decoration day, no class activities. 31. Sunshine breakfast. Junior-Senior reception. JUNE 1. Commencement exercises in High School auditorium. r 7 104 SCAR LE T AND OR A Y Mr. Gardner—Where was the Magna Charta signed? Student—At the bottom. Miss Coulter—Give me the princi pal parts of possum. Student—Head, legs and tail. Ed. Bennett—Smoking contented¬ ly. Helen Cooper—Will you stop smoking? Ed. B.—Heeding ' not. H. C.—If you were my husband, I’d give you poison. E. B.—If I were your husband, I’d take it. John Hodge—Paw, of what wa the first talking machine made? Prof. Hodge—Of a rib. Although Edison has the credit of making the first one that could be shut off. STUDENTS EAT SHOP A new up-to-date eating establishment catering to students Baldwin Taylor, Props. The Chocolate Shop 329 State St. West LaFayette, Inch Phone 2696 REISNER MARACK SCARLET AND GRAY 105 252S S2SB5Z5 ' S5ESZEH5ZSE5iS2S2SHS2SHSZJ 3 dS25 5HS2 S FSSZSZSZSZSZSZS SdSc EZEH “The Utmost in Quality” “The Lowest Possible Price” LAFAYETTE’S LARGEST ASSORTMENT OF BETTER FURNITURE AND RUGS 622-26 Main St. Phone 285 HF2SESZFHS?SZ5ZFEA£SZFSS25EES5HSESLSE5ZSHFHSEFH5rSFSScLZ5?SES cj dSZSLSLSdS Sc 106 SCARLET AND GRAY Mr. Gardner (on going into a restaurant)—Can I get something to eat here? Waiter—People sometimes get their meals here, but we don ' t fill silos. Jailless Crimes Killing time. Hanging pictures. Stealing bases. Shooting the chutes. Choking off the speaker. Running over a new song. Smothering a laugh. Setting fire to a heart. Knifing a performance. Murdering the English language. First Student—Can you think of anything worse than having cooties? Second Student—Yes, s’pose you had ’em and they chirped. Miss Thomas—The word them is in the objective case. You must not say, them apples, them eats or them books. Gerald Simmons—I can say, Oh, them eyes, can ' t I? Mr. Small (in physics)—Now if I should shut my eyes—so—and should not move, you would say I was a clod. But, I move, I leap, I run. Then what do you call me? A Student (in rear of room)—A clodhopper. Gerald S.—Do you know why we call our language the mother tongue? John Jamison—No, why? G. S.—Because father never gets a chance to use it. HENRY ROSENTHAL CO. LaFayette’s Greatest Clothier HIGH SCHOOL SUITS HIGH SCHOOL SWEATERS HIGH SCHOOL CAPS For Young Men Who Want the Newest and Smartest Styles Kuppenheimer Clothes Langham High Clothes SCARLET AND GRAY 107 Photographic Work in This Book Done by PHILLIPS CO. 609 Main St. LaFayette, Indiana 108 S C A R L E T AND G R A ' HfcftfeENt TGfLEtv o an HooU ft-at 2 - rrUiOl j , A G-iA m % A j InK a ' • • AK A, I 109 SCARLET AND GRAY J. M. STRATE SON SHEET METAL CONTRACTORS 203 East State St. Phone 2309 West LaFayette, Ind. Senior—I see whei;e thirty thou¬ sand Irishmen captured Paris. Freshie—What were they doing? Senior—Making ' Paris green. Miss Thomas—I saw in a paper the statement that Mars follows Cupid. G. S.—War follows marriage. Cooking Teacher—Didn’t I tell you to watch when the syrup boiled over ? Pupil—Yes, Ma’am. It was ten after nine. Mr. Ross—What is water? Ed. Bennett—It is a colorless liquid that turns black when you wash your hands. Teacher—Name the seasons. Pupil—Pepper, salt, vinegar, mus¬ tard. Bright Boy Teacher—Now, William, suppose you wanted to build a house costing $1,000 and you had only $700. What would you do? William P.—Mary a girl with $300. First Boy—I have a cat that has nine lives. Second Boy—That’s nothing, I have a frog ' that croaks every night. “Engaged to four girls at once,” exclaimed a horrified uncle. “How can you explain such shameless con¬ duct?” Nephew—I guess Cupid must have shot me with a machine gun. 110 SCARLET AND GRAY IT’S NOT THE OPPORTUNITY but the use you make of it that counts Life Insurance—A Modern Necessity SCARLET AND GRAY 111 Miss Jessup—Kenneth, you may begin the lesson. Rack Myers—I didn’t get that far. Ed. Bennett—Em going- to get ahead this month. Jack Cason—That’s fine. You ' ve needed one long enough. The French seem to be very good grammarians. I’ll bet that none of them could decline wine. Clerk—Do you want cuffs on your pants ? No, I’m scarce of cufflinks. Did I understand that you once owned an automobile? I once rode around in a horseless carriage, but I outgrew it. Dwight Gordon—Say, Johnnie, what’s the most nervous thing next to a girl? John A.—Me, next to a girl. He-—I’ve had something trembling on my lips for sometime. She—Why don’t you shave it off. Mr. Cason—Jack, what’s this 60 got to do with your report card? Jack—Er, why—that’s the temper¬ ature of the assembly room. Julia Wood—What do you sup¬ pose made Jack say that the red on my cheeks reminded him of straw¬ berries. Dorothy Puckett—1 don t know, unless it is that both come in boxes. If you have poultry or junk to sell call I. EARNHARDT Phone 2425 112 SCARLET AND G R AY JOHN D. MARTIN Manufacturer of Duree Buttermilk Chick Mash, Duree Buttermilk Egg Mash, Duree Scratch Feed, Duree Developing Scratch, Duree Chick Feed, Duree Hog Feed, Duree Dairy Feed, Duree Poultry Conditioner, Duree Stock Conditioner. We handle all kinds of feed and deliver to all parts of the cities. PHONE 2173 Helen Bone (in staff meeting ' ) — If you don’t be good, I ' ll slap your hands. William P.—Oh ! Wouldn’t that be nice? Mr. Gardner—What does this mean, Polk was a dark horse? Bt Wilson—I suppose he was for slavery. Miss Jessup—In what peculiar way did Byron die? Lewis Price—In grease. (Greece) Charles Lanum lays his head down on folded arms in the assembly room for thirty minutes of repose, over an open book. Up creeps Miss Thomas—Don ' t read so hard, Charles, you might hurt your eyes. Mr. Small—John, what is work? John Hodge—I don’t know. Mr. Small—Yes, an erg does very little work. Gerald S.—pee, I wish I was an erg. Miss McMahon—What is a par¬ allelogram ? Student—A figure whose adjacent sides are opposite. Why kill elephants for their ivory, when there is plenty in the Senior class ? Candy—That fellow has good horse sense. Doc.—What do you mean, horse sense ? Candy—Why, he’s a stable thinker. S C A RLE T AN D GRAY 113 Lucy—Are you sure you are true to me? Jack C.—Why, of course. What an absurd question! Lucy—Well then, kindly explain to me who this Violet Ray is, you ' re always talking about? Julia W.—Do you like indoor sports ? Dot. Puckett—Yes, if they go home early. Harry Peffer—What are you tak¬ ing this semester, Jack? Jack Marshall—Everything I can get my hands on. Mr. Newcomb—Say, Reggie, what is good to put on a bald head? Reggie Still—A hat. Tender Memories I rose and gave her my seat, I could not let her stand, She made me think of mother, With that strap held in her hand. Mr. Ross—Pm getting some rare work from those new freshmen. Miss Thomas—Rare? Mr. Ross—Yes, not well done. Will you give me something for my head. Druggist—No! Wouldn’t take it as a gift. Dad—There ' s nothing worse than to be old and broken. Son—Yes, dad, to be young and broke. HOME MEAT MARKET You are going to get cheated somewhere. Why not let me do it? I’ll guarantee to do it right. 110 Vine Street WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA PHONE 2160 114 SCARLET AND G R A Principal—So you confess that this young ' man was taken to the pond and drenched. What part did you take in this disgraceful affair? Sophomore (meekly)—The right leg, sir. Mr. Ross (in Com. Geography) — Name some production, in which the supply exceeds the demand. Student—Trouble. Sophomore—Teachers are worse than the immigration authorities at Ellis Island. Freshie—Howcome ? Soph.—They’ve swiped the slo¬ gan, “They Shall Not Pass.” Miss Hill—Are there any artists in this class? Student—Bill is a good artist, he draws flies. OPPORTUNITY ♦ High school and college graduates should investigate the advantages offered by Osteopathy as a profession. An unequalled opportunity for unusual service and suitable returns in a profes¬ sion not over crowded. Well established and almost univer¬ sally recognized. Further information will be gladly furnished by Dr. K. T. Vyverberg Osteopath and Abrams Electranic Methods 906-7-8 LaFayette Life Bldg. GROCERY—MEAT MARKET—BAKERY SHRINER’S for Quality and Service The Home of “Shriner’s Best” Coffee 212-216 Main Street Phones 1142—1143 SCARLET A N D G RA Y 115 Powers Block West LaFayette THE CHEADLE STORES Groceries Dry Goods Chinaware Paints Royal and Ed. V. Price Tailor Made Clothing Phones 2003 2012 2018 L ' ' . ' I FREE DELIVERY 116 SCARLET AND GRAY BRICKS—ALL FLAVORS School Functions Private Parties SUPREME ICE CREAM Always a Treat BOHRER PRODUCTS CO. 178—Phone—179 Henry Poor Lumber Co. West LaFayette Millwork Hardwoods Lime Cement Plaster Glass Everything to Build a Home Phone 2489 Mr. Small—Gerald, what is den¬ sity ? Gerald—I can’t define it, but I can give an illustration. Mr. Small—The illustration is good ; sit down. When Have You Seen The log that people sleep like. The chickens that some kids go to bed with. The deer that small boys run like. The horse that everybody thinks he works like. Tailor—Side or top pockets? Student—What use will I have for pockets when I get through pay¬ ing for this suit? Say, what’s the German word for sofa ? Der spoonholder. SCARLET AND. GR A Y 117 What is it that a girl is always looking ' for and never expects to find ? A husband. Of course not, a hole in her hose. Prof.—How dare you swear be¬ fore me in the class. Student—How did I know you wanted to sVear first? Ruth Cornett—Kenneth, what would you do if you should go to the post office, buy a stamp, and ask the man to stick it on for you and he refused? Kenneth Myers—What would I do? Why, stick it on myself. Ruth C.—I’d stick it on the letter. VERN CAIN Dealer in Meats and Groceries It Pleases Us To Please You If your order is not satisfactory we are glad to correct same. Call on us and be convinced we can serve you the best in our line at all times. 109 Vine Street Phone 2466 WE SELL ONLY THE BEST OF GOODS We thank you for your purchases and solicit further patronage. We are confident our goods will give you perfect satisfaction. We want your trade solely upon the merits of our goods. We rectify all errors. We wish to make our store the best place for you to trade. O. E. Henderson Gro. 301 W. Thcrnell Phone 2036 Teacher’s Motto A e teach those we can, 1 hose we can ' t, we can. Love may be blind, but the neigh¬ bors aren ' t, so pull down the window shades. When ice cream grows on maca¬ roni trees, And Sahara sands are muddy, When cats and dogs wear over¬ shoes, That ' s the time I like to study. Small Boy—Mother, may I go out to play? Mother—What! With those holes in your stockings? Small Boy—No , with the little boy next door. 118 SCARLET AND GRAY Teacher—What, Oscar, is the Ancient Order of the Bath? Oscar (puzzled)—I dunno, John¬ nie usually comes first, then Willie, then the baby. The Kneadfuls To be college bred means a four- year loaf, requiring plenty of dough, as well as a great deal of crust. First Student—A scientist states that he has classified 400,000 insects. Second Student—I know a dog that has ’em all. Ed. Bennett—No wonder the price of flour is so high. Dolly Meisner—Why? (So curi¬ ous.) E. B.—Well, look on your face. “THAT GOOD ICE CREAM” Made by LAFAYETTE ICE CREAM COMPANY 3315-Phone-3316 Inspection Invited Phone 2247 West LaFayette Coal Company Geo. C. Mustard, Mgr. COAL — COKE Cement and Cement Blocks SCARLET AND GRA ' V 119 Mr. Gardner—Lewis, didn’t I see you up town the fifth period? Lewis Price—I don’t know. I didn’t see you. Lee Benedict Grocery FOR GOOD GROCERIES She—I consider that sheep are the stupidest creatures. He—Yes, my lamb. Why is a hen immortal? I don ' t know. Why? Because her son never sets. S Ralph Nelson—Have you a little fairy in your home? G. S.—No. but I have a little Miss in my engine. How do you sell this limburger? I often wonder myself, madam. 119 State St. Phone 2819 Have Your Feet Fitted Correctly by X-RAY at THE VARSITY BOOT SHOP West LaFayette, Indiana 120 SCARLET AND GRAY Ed Bennett—What are you holler¬ in’ about? When I have two girls, don’t 1 give you one? Candy—Yes, the one you don ' t want. E. B.—The one I don’t want? Why, the one I don ' t want don’t live. My brother was sick the other day nd the doctor said all that he needed to save him was blood transfussion. They couldn ' t find a man who would give his blood, so they used elephant blood. Well, what was the effect? He went home and threw his trunk out of the window. Horror stricken Freshie—And do they wear those horrible short track pants right out in the open? Soph.—No, they generally wear them out in the seat. SHOE REPAIRING Varsity Repair Shop VARSITY REPAIR SHOP Rear Varsity Shoe Store Jacob Bossung, Prop. The Ray M. Southworth Co. Students Department Store The Home of Hart, Schaffner Marx GOOD CLOTHES for Young Men 1 he sea is wet. The brook is dry, If it wasn’t for the girls, The boys would die. Lebanon girls are pretty, Frankfort girls are sweet, But there ' s a Lafayette girl, That never can be beat. Miss Moore (in Commercial Arith.)—What would you do if you saved no money while you were young? Jack C.—Go to the poorhouse. The Rummy who will take a chance on bootleg at $18 per quart, must be a direct descendant of the Goofer who looked into the muzzle of a gun to watch the bullet start. SCARLET AND GRAN 121 The fellow who tried to graft milk weed to a strawberry plant to pro¬ duce strawberries and cream should try grafting bananas and lemons to produce a squirtless grapefruit. I hear that the traffic cop pinched Mable last night. Why, the nasty thing. Bill (to a sick friend, who with lots of others is suffering from nausea on shipboard)—What’s the matter, weak stomach ? Sick friend (indignantly)—What makes you think that, ain ' t I throw- in’ it about as far as anybody? I drempt I died last night. What woke you up ? The heat. ALWAYS AT YOUR SERVICE GABLER’S CARSON’S DRUG STORE SCHOOL SUPPLIES DRUGS CANDIES STATIONERY WATERMAN FOUNTAIN PENS 306 State Street WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA 122 SCARLET AND GRAY Hours: 1 to 4 p. m.; 7 to 8 p. m. Phones: Office 3758; Res. 2334 J. C. BURKLE, M. D. General Practice Room 42, LaFayette Trust Bldg. LaFayette, Ind. DR. C. V. DAVISSON Eckhaus Bldg. West LaFayette, Indiana Internal Medicine DR. W. R. MOFFITT 227 State Street Phone 2120 West LaFayette, Indiana DR. F. E. FOLLETT DENTIST Phone 2087 West LaFayette, Indiana DR. W. S. WALTERS DENTIST Snoddy Block West LaFayette, Indiana SCARLET AND GRAY 123 Start a SAVINGS ACCOUNT Today at the PURDUE STATE BANK West LaFayette, Indiana The High School Annual is a great invention, The school gets all the fame, The printer gets all the money, The Staff gets all the blame. Prof.—Your answer is about as clear as mud. Student—Well, that covers the ground doesn ' t it? Wanted—A boy to deliver oysters that can ride a bicycle. Teacher—Now, Johnnie, can you tell me what became of Noah and the Ark? Johnnie—The baby sucked all the paint off of Noah and pop stepped on the Ark and smashed it. A woman dropped an egg on the floor of the car. When she asked what she should do a passenger ad¬ vised her to cackle. It was evening. A guardian of the law approached the motorist and handed him a summons. What’s this for ? “Sir,” said the courteous officer, “your rear beacon has ceased to function. My wha—? Your aft illumination, I say, is shrouded in unmitigated oblivion. But really, I don’t cpiite—? The effulgence of your irradiator in the back of your vehicle has evanesced. Just then a boy shouted—Hi, mis¬ ter, your tail light’s out. Le me chew your gum? Which one, upper or lower? 124 SCARLET AND GRAY An Irishman, shortly after his ar¬ rival in New York, was knocked down by an automobile. He had not quite pulled himself together when he was grazed by a motorcycle. Begorra, exclaimed Pat, looking around, “I didn’t know that thing had a colt.” He: “Where is the cashier, gone for a rest?” She: “No, to avoid one.” Prof.: “A fool can ask more ques¬ tions than a wise man can answer.” Frosh: “That ' s why we all flunked.” Immigration Officer: “What do you expect to do here in America?” Pat: “Take up land.” I. O.: “How much, Pat?” Pat: “Not more than a shovelful at a time.” Visitor: “Is yo ur father on the police force?” Small Boy: “No, but they are al¬ ways trying to get him.” Frosh: “I am trying to grow a mustache and I am wondering what color it will be when it comes out.” Ditto: “At the rate it is growing, I should think it will be gray.” ’23: “We have a cuckoo clock in our room.” ’26: “Ours don’t work very well, either.” Noted scientist says that the se¬ cret of health is to eat raw onions, but how can that be kept secret? Maggie: “Have you read Ivan- hoe ?” Awts : “No, those Russian novels bore me.” SPECIAL SUMMER COURSES For those who intend entering- some university. A knowledge of shorthand and typewriting will en¬ able you to take your work with greater ease. ' For those who want a practical result-getting education nothing equals a business training. The standards of this school are in keeping with the beautiful build¬ ing in which it is housed. LAFAYETTE BUSINESS COLLEGE Roy H. Puterbaugh, Manager New Painters and Decorators Building No. Sixth St., between Main and Ferry LaFayette, Indiana 321 State Street Phone 2084 S C A R L E T A N D G R A Y 125 A. U. LUX HARDWARE, PAINT, OIL AND PLUMBING West LaFayette, Indiana PURDUE BARBER SHOP SERVICE JAKE SMITH REMBRANDT STUDIO Glenn W. Scobee PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER PICTURE FRAMING A SPECIALTY Artistic Portraits, Enlarging Prompt, Quality Kodak Service 105 Vine Street West LaFayette, Indiana STUDENTS MILK HOUSE Phone 2779 DAIRY PRODUCTS Milk—Double Cream—Single Cream—Bread—Butter—Eggs ORDERS TAKEN FOR ICE CREAM Phone 26244 Cleaning, Pressing and Altering GEORGE J. WURTZ First Class Ladies’ and Gent’s TAILORING 101 State Street West LaFayette, Ind. 126 SCARLET AND G R A Y West LaFayette’s Newest and Finest Addition HILLS AND DALES On Northwestern Avenue opposite Purdue’s New Athletic Field. Scientically platted, all lots wide and deep, playgrounds, parks, winding roads, beautiful building sites. To be sold in summer of 1923. THE SHOOK AGENCY REALTORS LaFayette Life Building Small Boy (whose father was spanking him)—Pop there’s the twelve o’clock whistle. Fond Mother (to young son)—My boy, you must not shoot craps, for life is just as precious to the little craps as it is to us. Fin—How are you getting along at home while your wife’s away? Jim—Fine, I’ve reached the height of efficiency. I can put on my socks from either end. Up in Tickville the Village Queen recently eloped in her father’s clothes. The next day the local paper came out with an article headed, “Flees in Father ' s Pants.” Counsel—I’m sorry I couldn ' t do more for you. Convicted Client—Don’t mention it, guv-nor. Ain’t five years enough? Mike—What do you think of the new sanitary drinking cups? Pat—Soon we ' ll have to spit on our hands with an eye dropper. I asked a girl if she was fond of nuts, and she thought it was a pro¬ posal. A woman shopper approached the postoffice clerk at the stamp win¬ dow : “I would like to look at your red two-cent stamps,’’ she said. The clerk obligingly brought out a sheet of 100 or more stamps. Point¬ ing to one of the stamps in the cen¬ ter of the sheet, his discriminating customer sweetly said, “I’ll take that one.” SCARLET AN D GRAY 127 -- NEW NAMES FOR OLD BOOKS The Right Princess.. .Lucy Ramsey The Slum.... ...George Leusing Sleeping Beauty.. ...Edwin Bennett The Strollers.. ....Bill and Helen The Flirt.... __Mary Kemple The Country Gentleman_ __Emerson Kolb The Sheik.. .....James Ward Freckles..... ........Jack Bloss The Great Mistake... ....Harold Kenna The Vamp ... ____Helen Cooper Joan of Arc...... __..Miss Thomas Daddy Long Legs... ____Ivermit Sutton Huckleberry Finn.... ....Jack Marshall The Sane Lunatic.... ....Gerald Simmons There are meters Iambic, and meters in trochee, There are meters in musical tone, But the meter, That is sweeter And is neater And completer Is to meter By the moonlight All alone 128 SCARLET AND GRAY GIVE US A TRY THE SANDWICH SHOP M. K. GLEASON, Prop. 112 Vine Street West LaFayette, Ind. AN UNREGISTERED ORDER OF W. L. H. S. Inhalers of the Murky Haze. Founded, Long Green, Indiana. When, no one knows. Colors, Hazy Blue. Emblem, Bull Durham. Chief Custodian of Bull Durham, Mr. Newcomb. Lord of Melchrino, Ed. Bennett. Duke of Tuxedo, Collins Grubb. Master of Smoke Ring, Lewis Price. Turkish Trophy, Charles Lanum. Famous contributors to the organization are: Fatima, Robert Burns, Pall Mall, Campbell, Omar, Denby, Chesterfield, Murad, Milo, etc. Attendants to Lady Nicotine: Jim Ward, Harry PefTer, Bo b Ward, Milo Young, Bert Hollingsworth, George Gosma and Candy Gordon. Faculty Representative, Mr. Ross. Mr. Ross (after failing to extract the correct answer from Gerald Simmons) (sarcastically)—I see that you burned some midnight oil. Gerald—No gasoline. SCARLET AND GRAY 129 MARS THEATRE OFFERING THE BEST IN EQUIPMENT, STAGING, PRE¬ SENTATION AND PICTURES WE SINCERELY STRIVE TO GIVE VALUE RE¬ CEIVED IN THESE THREE THEATRES LUNA THEATRE A STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE THAT COMPARES WITH THE BEST IN SO FAR AS IT IS HU¬ MANLY POSSIBLE WE SHALL CONTINUE THE HIGH STANDARD OF QUALITY YOU EXPECT TO FIND AT THESE THREE THEATRES FAMILY THEATRE VAUDEVILLE and PICTURES 130 SCARLET AND GRAY The “Turndown” Club DATE BUREAU Charter Members: RAY COFFING LET ME DO YOUR DATING KENNETH MYERS K. L. MYERS WILLIAM PERKINS NEVILLE STILL Phone 23502 REGGIE STILL 861 Main St. West LaFayette, Ind. Favorite Sayings: Hello! Going to be busy to¬ night? Usual Hearing: Oh! I am sorry, but I can’t go. Favorite Flower: Forget-me-not. LUX HUMPHREYS Up to a quality Not down to a price 317 State St. West LaFayette, Ind. Phones 2397—2045 SCARLET AND GRAY 131 WILSON-FOUTS-MAY REALTY CO. Second Floor Schultz Bldg. Phone 3702 Farms—City Property—Insurance—Loans THE LIBRARY LOUNGERS’ ASSOCIATION This fraternity was founded in the fall of 1923. It held nightly meet¬ ings in the Library. The purpose of the fraternity was to improve the mentality of the members. Selection of members was very strict, the only quality considered was, ability to linger. The meetings were usually held under the direction of Helen Sem- pill. The officers were: President, Miss Thomas. Vice President, William Perkins. Secretary, Neville Still. Treasurer, Reggie Still. Sergeant at Arms, Miss Jessup. Charter Members: Elizabeth Burkle, Jack Cason, Marietta Stallard, Julia Wood and Louise Wolff. 132 SCARLET AND G R A Y THE ALLEN School of Dancing Corner 6 h and Ferry St. Training in Ballet, Toe and Ar¬ tistic Dancing, Physical, National and Grace Culture. Private lessons by appointment. P. M. ALLEN, Principal Graduate Chalif Russian School, N. Y. City; member A. N. Ass’n Mas¬ ters of Dancing, Head of Depart¬ ment of Dancing, Culver Military Academy. DRYFU S MAR KE T C O. Government Inspected Meats Our Motto: “QUALITY” Poultry-Butter——Eggs Phone 2148 215 East State Street We Play All Kinds of _ JAZZ The Thompson Sisters Call Both Ways Phone 9486 331 Salisbury St. West LaFayette, Ind. SCARLET ATjD GRAY 1 1 66 Wouldn’t It Be a Grand and Glorious Feeling 1. To always have our lessons? 2. To be interested in daily lec¬ tures ? 3. To get E in everything? 4. To have vacation whenever our hearts desired? 5. To know that everyone bought an Annual? 6. To pass all tests? 7. To come into the library with¬ out being kicked out? 8. To have a valet to do your studying? Rut how many of us ever get that feeling? Instructor (before the exam in English) : “If you try to think of the author’s characteristics, you will probably pick out the right man. Just think of the men.” Sweet Innocence (from the rear ) : “But mother said I mustn’t think of men just yet.” Senior: “Look here, this picture makes me look like a monkey.” Editor of Campus Yearbook: “You should have thought about that before you had the picture taken.” Sam (on the outside) : “Look heah, niggah, is yo’ in fo’ life?” Rastus (on inside, looking out) : “Not me, I ain’t; jes’ fum now on.” “Jones strikes me as a very prom¬ ising young man.” “He strikes me that way, too; but he never pays it back.” UNIVERSITY PHARMACY THE NYAL STORE PHONE 2277 DRUGS, BOOKS, STATIONERY Our Motto “SERVICE-QUALITY” 305 State St. West LaFayette, Indiana 134 AND G R A Y SCARLET Administration Service P LACING your engraving contract with Stafford is more than merely buying plates. You secure a highly skilled and trained organization, with more than thirty years’ experienc e in college and school publications, which serves you as eagerly as if we were part of your staff. Finisher Yours to command STAFFORD ENGRAVING COMPANY Artists : Designers : Engravers INDIANAPOLIS Photographer Etcher Stripper Printer S C A R L E T A N D G R A Y 135 , . . 136 SCARLET AND GRAY SCARLET A£JD GRAY SCARLET AND GRAY J. L. WILSON THE WILSONS Real Estate and Insurance 301-305 LaFayette Life Bldg. Phone 656 Let us be of service to you in the very important business of selecting a home. We will secure you a desirable local loan on any property you buy of us without commission. Insurance on buildings, furniture or automobiles at lowest rates. F. W. WILSON We congratulate the class of 1923 and wish each member a happy and pros¬ perous career. W. L. H. S. they bid adieu And start the world to roam; But when Dan Cupid shoots them through, They’ll buy from us a home. SCARLET AND GRAY _ - 137 Printed by LaFauette Printing Co. J 511-51.7 Fern] St. LaFayette, Indiana High School and College Annuals