William Chrisman High School - Gleam Yearbook (Independence, MO)

Text from Pages 1 - 110 of the 1907 volume:

Not of the sunlight, Not of the moonlight, Not of the starlight, O Young Mariner, Down to the haven Call your companions, Launch your vessel, And crowd your canvas, And, ere it vanishes, ' O'er the margin, After it, follow it, Follow the gleam. r -Tennyson me F5 .F -if it rl ,. , n-...fl ' '- l 1 t' x xl , - ., W X' ,Y qw 1 Q X 5 5 X' v .1- us fl Q 'Ut l l Au l all 1 1 l la x li lm K. l gs I I l v g , l lei l r N Ya r l l l l l l l Bnzhiratinn. UO the future of the Independence ' High School, with best wishes for its prosperity, this little book is dedi- cated by the Class of 1907. s l 4 5 idY373 G47 '07 GN W f A i . I THEcLEAM,19o4-1973 'eq Yle NI MCPL 1 s-ee f Wwmwmmmml QHMQQ Q 3 oooo 00159027 6 , L. i'l?'sV d4 kriir V Vilifi K-mr'---A- vWlYYvWw'Leggffm 1-V 'why 5' tif Sig .'fJ I .il ' E 4 1 . '53, t I 3 l A i i l f gl 5 MMIMWMHM' 'ELBWWY ? ,J 4 A nas, . , S .,,,-f ,, 1- M K4 ff f ff-sf 1... I 5 4 .fl L 1 1 ggi Ea x x 0, f N-1. 43 fer Q,. P 1 ,QI , f ffl! 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Freshmen 1 ........ .. Cadets ......... ..................... The Cadet Corps... English .- ............... ........... History ............. Mathematics Science ..... .......... . . Latin .............................. German... .............. ....... . The German Play ........... Manual Training.- .................................. . Art - ............ , .... .................. 5 ........ L ........,,...,,,,,. The Excelsi'Qg5jDebating Society The Gamma Delta Sigma - .... 1 fi' - N, . za. ,J H.-,nga - -' . .-E PAGE. 11 Literary ............... ......... 57, 74 19 Keep Troth ................. .... ............. - 5 7 20 Springtime ..,............,............. ...,..... . 58 21 Camping in the Pajaritas ........ . ........ 59 24 Twenty-Three ..................... ....... ..,.... 6 2 25 Henrietta ,...... .. ............. . .... .......... ............... 6 2 29 Susan Ellen .................... ............... . .............. 6 3 35 The Relation of the People to the 37 Public Schools ............. ...... .................. 6 8 39 Question Marks.. ............. ............. ....... . 7 0 4:1 Dido or Rome .......... ........... 7 2 43 Our Mascot ..... ....... ........... 7 4 45 Athletics ............. ........... 7 5 47 Foot Ball .......... .. ................ ........................ 7 6 48 Basket Ball ........................ ............... ......... 8 1 51 The Track Meet at Columbia ......... 82 52 Alumni ....i..... .................. Q .............. ............... 8 5 53 Editorial . ........ ..,......, 9 0 55- Locals ..... ....... ......i. 9 3 56 'Exchanges ........ .......... 1 01 is .,. . A Y . X, 'Wir . N ' I '? 'f - 373 G47 '07 GN , THE GLEAM, 1904-1973 . NI MCPL fx I IIHIHIPHWIHVIHIIWINIVIIIIHIIWIWIIHIHIHUIHYI 'HW' 3 9909 99l5?f'fli ', Q- 'X H in . ' 19117 nw R on swf. HELEN ROSS .......... . . .Editor-in-Chief MINNIE I-IICKERSON .... ...Associate Editor Literary Editors. Proof Readers. Margaret Woodson S ' Ethel Watson Mary Sturges Roy Johns-on Della Haines - Art Editors. ' Business Managers. Rowena Davis Procter Thomson Minnie Hickerson Claude Brown Procter Thomson C. C. Bundschu Local Editors. Elizabeth Woodson Archie Woods Edith Kelley ..... '. . .Exchange Editor James Dickinson .... ..... A thletic Editor Claude Brown .... .... A lumni Editor 5 ........ . .. J ,Fwy 1 Svvninru. YELL Are we it? Yes, you bet! Old 'o7's the best class yet. Ethel ' Colors-Pink and Green. Motto-Keep Troth. Flower-Pink Carnation. MHSCO'E-BL1l1dO'g. Belcher, C. C. Bundschu. Helen Ross ...... Mary Sturges... Archie Woods. . . Thornton Chiles. CLASS OFFICERS. .. . .. . . . .President . . . .Vice-President . . . . . . . .Secretary .. .... ........Treasurer Procter Thomson .... Sergeant-at-Arms Attorney General Kelley, Clarence Bennett, Sam Brown, Claude Bundschu, C. C. Chiles, Thornton Davis, Rowena Dickinson, James Gallagher, Bertha Haines, Della Hickerson, Minnie Jeffreys, Lola johnson, Roy Kelley, Edith Ragan, Estelle Ross, Helen Sturges, Mary Thomson, Procter Watson, Ethel Wilkinson, Virginia ' Woods, A-rchie Vlfoodson, Eliiabet-h Vlfoodson, Margaret 14 I am resolved to grow fat and stay young t11l forty? . Why, then, do you W lowed a i'3,1:1'1'1'0d?,, J A GLEAM. I hate a. dumpy woman. In PROCTER THOMSON: Held be taller, if there Weren't so much turned up at the bottom. , - VIRGINIA WILKINSON: Fashioned so slenclerly'. ,ni HELEN ROSS: C. C. BUNDSCHU . '.'Can identify every dollar that has ever passed through his hands. A MARGARET WOODSON: A horse, a horseg my kingdom for 9. horse! 15 16 4 Happy am Ig from Wliy aren't they all Make haste slowlyf' THE GLEAM. CLAUDE BROWN: Company, villainous spoil of Ame. company, has 'been the ' EDITH KELLEY: care Pm free, contented like me. ETHEL WATSON: V ' - A little too Wise, they say do ne'e1' live longf ESTELLE RAGAN: CLARENCE KELLEY: ' A 'closed mouth-. catches no flies. Photos by P. H. Grmnei. i . 9 X 1 3 THE GLEAM. V Not much talk, at great sweet silence. My best friend and adnlirer-myself. I do not set my learning at a pin's fee. Photos by P. H. Grlnter, ROWENA DAVIS: ' ROY JOHNSON: U, 'Tis at pity, I know, 'tis sad, 'tis true: My ink ran out before I came to you. SAM BENNETT: BERTHA GALLAGHER: 'lAVcreature none too bright or good For human na.ture's daily food. DELLA HAINES: 7 THE GLEAM. NX C ' ETHEL BELCHER: Daughter of the gods, divinely tall. LOLA JEFFREYS: The daintiest last sweet. - ...ll 'fi THORNTON YCHILES: Behold theehild -by Nature's kindly law, Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw. make the end most Photos be P. H. Grinber, THE GLEAM. 19 ltirftnrg nf tht Gilman nf 15117. Every class thinks its history the most eventful, the most extraordinary, and the most brilliant. The class of 1907 is not an exception to this rule. Our life in I. H. S. has been very happy, and I think I may venture to say, equally successful. ' In the fall of the year IQO3, a motley throng of children entered the High School as Freshmen. VVe led a tame existence as ':Fres-hies, but we looked forward to a more eventful life as Sophs. ' As we assembled again in the -corridors of I. H. S., our past life had faded into oblivion, and our readers may surmise how important we felt when we 'became Sophomores. Several of our classmates had left us, and many, deeming their state as Freshmen more desirable, had still remained so. Therefore, our number was greatly diminished. I-Iowever, there was much more unity of spirit among us, and we fel-t that we were capable of organizing Therefore on Monday, january 11, 1905, the class of 1907 'became an or- ganized body. Pink and gray were chosen to represent us in the I-Iigh School rainbow andithe pink carnation to represent us in the I-Iigh, School Flower Garden. To be original, we chose rings as our emblem. The year soon glided by, and we 'bade farewell to our Sophomore year. A In our Freshmen year we were reticent, in our Sophomore year stuck up, but as Juniors, we were wise and discreet. VVe led' in all movements that year- the cadet corps, Friday morning programs, athletics, etc. In our classes, too, we distinguished ourselves. The -teachers can testify to that. But the 'greatest event of our junior year was our reception to the Seniors, a unique entertainment which proved to be a success socially and artistically. It has been counted-among our triumphs ever since and both the Seniors, fwe hopel, and the Juniors of last year remember it with pleasure. So we entered our Seni-or year with pleasant memories and great hopes for future success. We could hardly realize that we were Seniors when 1906 found us back in our old places. Now that we had taken on that dignified name, we were determined to do our best and so far excel the other classes that following ones should have a hard time to reach our mark. This year has been a very busy one for us. Our play was the first thing considered. On November 28, 1906, Henrietta was presented to a packed house. It was received with great approval, and we were jubilant over our success, financially as well as dramatically. Since then we have chosen our mascot and our motto. The chief work of the year is The Gleam. We have spent much time on it, and our one hope now is that it will be the greatest achievement of our four years, work, and will stand as a creditable monument to our class. M. S., 'o7. 20 .THE GLEAMQ Gfhrt Bunk nf Zllaie. I dreamed a dream, when the moon shone bright, that a fairy came to me: The Book -of Fate she 'bore along, and, as she came, she breathed a song Of hidden prophecy. To me she spoke, as she Huttered iround, and presented the -book to me, 0pen thou now, if thou Want'st to know thy fate of pleasure or of Woe- Here is the mystic key. You Will find the Fate of the Seniors all, if you turn the pages through, What some will do, what some will say, whether a life of Work or play- I leave it now to you. i 1 Some will be victors, some perchance fail in life's long, rugged way, Some Will be happy, some will -be glad, others perhaps Will be lonesome and - sad- The book will tell today. O 'temrpt me not, I cried to her, as she took the rusted key, ' In the spring of life, when the roses bloom, tell us of nothing so hidden in gloom, p p - To mar our gayety. Rather let us unravel the thread, tangled though it may be, For He, alone, with His counsel sweet, can teach us how to turn each defeat ' Into a Victory. l ' I-I. R., 'o7. .1 :iq-f -frg ---3 it .-ei?-wr' ,--s- YELL Rake 'em up, shake 'em up, Keep 'em up late, We're the class of 1908. Motto-Prove now thy truth. Colors-Red and Cream CLASS OFFICERS. Dorothy Thomson . . . ........ President. Procter Kerr ..... ..... V ice-President. Pearl Jolley ........ Secretary. Ralph Frush . .. .... Assft. Secretary. IITIO Jones ..... ......... T reasurer. Stanley Kelley .... Sergeant-at-Arms. 22 Adams, Helen, Anderson, Mabel Bryson, La Vergne Burnett, Muriel Casebolt, Bernard Cushwa, Claude De Witrt, Ruby V Duncan, Edward Fox, Margaret F rush, Ralph Hill, Carrie Hughes, Mary . jones, Imo. A ' jones, Myrtle Jolley, Pearl Kelley, Stanley Kerr, Marguerite ' Kerr, Procter I Layland, Maude Leas, Bessie Mauk, Ina McCoy, Charles Nortleet, Erma H THE GLEAM. t JUNIORS. Mills, Ma'bel Ott, Nathalie Palmer, Helen Palmer, William Pointer, Florence Pointer, Maude Rogers, Myrtle Robinson, Eg. C. Robinson, D. Schermesser, Tillie Sea, Helen Sermon, Roger A Staples, Ethelyn Stone, Edith Taylor, Georgia Thomson, -Dorothy Ticlswell, Scott Vlfard, Anthony Watsoii, Tessie Weatherford, May Wfliitford, Williaiii lfVitcher, Dean X , l ? we-A-M Qrf'- 'r'r'f Photo by P. H. Grinter 24, THE GLEAM. Qizinrg nf Thr Gllama nf IHHHQ Al We are the classrof '08-juniors, 'you know. As the close of this school year draws near, we look back over all our course of study, as prescrrbedf and we realize that once upon altime-it seems ages ago-we were guileless Freshmen. We -confess t-hat, when we first entered the High School, we rather felt like innocents abroad, but, gradually, we gained courage and assurance, especially as the teachers -began to realize what a brilliant set of pupils we were. However, our first year passed uneventfully by, and we lived in the humble hope that perhaps, in some far distant time, we too might reach the heights then held by the Senior class. - So time passed, until, finally, as the result of much hard labor, we found ourselves suddenly -raised to the rank of Sophomores. Then, indeed, we con- disered ourselves of much more importance, and we were really getting along quite smoothly, when one morning, in assembly, Mr. Bryant told us, con- iidentially, that Sophomore means wise fool. Of course, we didn't consider this applicable to ourselves in the least, but, for fear that the other -classes would think that we did and in order to display our newly acquired import- ance, we decided t-o organize and show everybody what a really line class we were. Later -on, we chose our class colors, class H-ower, and class yell. 'VVe were especially pleased with our motto, and were rather surprised to notice the superior smiles of the- juniors and Seniors when they heard what it wasj We didn't understand it, however, until the first part of this year, w-hen the thought was thrust upon us that -our motto, Prove now thy truth, is very, very suggestive -of Geometry. Our Sophomore year ended with our class picnic which was held at the De Witt farm. , At the beginning of this year, we took on the name and dignity of juniors. We were also obliged to take the cares of such responsible -position in the form of Geometry, frequently sieges of tests, English essays, etc., etc. We had to have something to console us, so, in sheer desperation,-we sent for our class pins. N-ow that we are Juniors, the Senior class does not seem so much like a far distant star, whose brilliancy we are permitted to admire from afar, 'but not reach until we have climbed from down dale uphill So step by step, we have advanced until we have almost reached the top of the hill, and, next year, we, the class of- '08, hope to make our conventional bow 'as the Seniors of the Independence High School. P. M. J., '08, 7 I' 'KT' V - ao , is WI ff qv .IA Wm! Ku-10,2 xt ., . .. V . ,' fl' f 45.64 .fjq :f'iQf,, V fff, 'Nil-1-zfzf,-Z s 'G 45 I:?23I12'1:1f ' A QQ f,f:f7,gLY. ' A ' Q xx 5,14 If. 1 -:uS.g..11 ,...-X gm 33- E---. '-.Q i ' . x 1 X 'Q'- YELL Razzle-dazzle, razzle-dazzle, Sis bum bine, ' All the classes step behind The class of old ,OQ. Colors-Violet and W'l1ite. Flower-Violet Mascot-Donkey. CLASS OFFICERS. Knox Alexander ....... President. Madeline Bostian .... ...Vice President. Maude Louise Gates ......... Secretary. ' Nell Gallagher ..... ............ T reasurer. Howard Rhodes . . . .... Sergeant-at-Arms. Julius Lane .... .... A ttorney-General. , l ,. J, xiii 4. 4,. .,i ii: I I I ru gi ll J -i Ea fs 1 I fi H ii ga E it E. , I, I. 5 1 l 1 i 4 l . -l 3 l r 2 1 ull fi ,ri J. 26 Alexander, Knox Bostian, Madeline Breyley, Frances Bunyar, Ben Burnett, Fay Casper, Adelaide Chapman, John Combs, Mabel Compton, Georgia Crichton, Majorie Cus-hwa, Clay Davis, Ruth Earhart, David Fisher, Nell Foster, George Gallagher, Lora Gallagher, Nell Gates, -Maude Louise Godman, Mark Griffin, Grace Haupt, Lillian Hinde, Edgar Houchens, Lillian Hunter, Hubert Jones, Lena Johnston, Cammie Johnson, Irene Johnson, Matthew Kelley, Agnes Knight, May Lane, Julius Livesay, Frank Lunceford, Henry Mallinson, Anna THE GLEAM. soPHoMoREs -Matt, Grace McAfee, Isabelle McClellan, Wfillie McCarroll, Frank McCoy, Spenser Nahm, Amy Nahm, Frieda Norfleet, Lewis North, Genevieve Pendleton, Margaret Pickles, Nathan Pritchett, Louise Ragan, Eleanor Rhodes, Howard Rider, Nelson Roberts, Alice Roberts, Lee Ross, Louise Samples, Ada Schroeder, Otto 1 Sheppard, Grace Smith, Hershel Southern, Elsie Stewart, Birdie Swift, Herman Tate, Madeline Tate, Marjorie Tatum, Wfalter I lfVard, George Wfhitney, B. W7illiamson, Ruth Wfood, Noel W'oodward, Frankie Photo by P. H. Griuter. ii? 3' I X 1 F 'JW . ' f , . r .4 1' ' ADVANCED FRESHMEN. , l T l Wl1o's'ialrigl1t, wh-o's alright? Freshmen, Freshmen, I Blue and White. . Colors--Blue and White. Flower-White lcarnation. i CLASS OFFICERS. I Pauline Hickerson . . . ......... President. Lorena Hill ........ .... V ice President. Claudine Mundy . .. ......... Secretary. Irene Layton ..... ..... A ss't. Secretary. Katherine Mize .... ......... T reasurer. Mary Alexander. . . . . . .Sergeant-at-Arms. Fleming Pendleton. . . .... Attorney-General. l 30 Alexander, Mary Allen, Nell Anderson, Edna Bailey, Asa Baldwin, Dwight Baumeister, George Carpenter, Maggie Cook, Anna Lee Collins, Eva Crump, Mary Crump, Mary Louise Donaldson, Fern Duke, Mary Duke, Maude Ehle, Archie Evans, Mamie Fisher, Ruth Frick, Bertha W Hickerson, Pauline Hill, Lorena Hvornbuckle, Marie Hughes, Francis Hulmes, Alfred ' Jones, Florence Johnston, Ray THE GLEAM. ADVANCED FRESHMEN. Kinsey Ethel Larnon, - Leola Layland, Bessie Layton, Irene McBride, Fl-orence McCoy, Carrie McDonald, Webster Miles, Vera Millard, Alden Mize, Katherine Morgan, Anna Nunnally, Carrie Pendleton, Fleming Phillips, Earl' Pooler, Asa Schovvengerdt, Benj Scott, Minnie Short, Ruby Smurr, Roy Snider, Ray Taylor, Grace Walters, Herman Woody, Ruth Yingling, Ruth - -' Photo by P. H. G1-inner 4-an -mg -nn.--, X Photo by P. H. Grinter. Alb1n Ha1pe1 Allen Dlck Allen Kate Anderson Lavlnxa Baker Alma Balton Elrmbeth Booker Ol11e B1oton Herbe1t Blakemo1e Susan Bunyar Grace Burges Lew1s Carpenter Magble Ca1roll Rebecca Carter Leona Charlton Thomas Clasby BCSSIC Clement Vlfglllla Coll1ns 1121111116 Cook Erre Cook L1ly Cooper Ruth Courtwag Glace Crlley Emma Costello Thomas Dunn W C Er1ckson Lulu Erwm Lou1se Et7enhouser Vrr ll Flanagan Groxer Garnet Stanley Goodman Mar aret Gorsuch Edwln Graves Myrtle Creen George Green John Cruml e Amanda Hames VVhecler Hall Mgltle Hallemn Lclna THE GLEAM. FRESHMEN Hatfreld M Hensley Mary Herson Frances H1ll1ard Madelme I'IO1t Lyle Howell Eddle Hughes Loulse Hubhes Maur1ce Hughes Melv1n Hummer Wava Hymes Ernest johnson Holbert Johnson Iosephme Kelley Ruby Lowe Marguerlte Lowens Bert Malden Rochester 'Vlann Ella Matt Lucy Maupln Anna Wlayhan Lenor McCoy Elxzabeth Meador Ethel M1ller james M1nor Grace Woore V11b1l Morgan Myron Mye1s Ienme Nace James Neal N1da Nevvk1rk Ernest PreW1tt Clyde Purcell James Ragan G1lbert RCYHOI Maude Rule Ruth Rudy Bess1e Sawyel Lena Shele3 Warren , J 4 j l . , , , 1 4 1 1 1 ' ,, 1 1 1 - 4 .' X . 1 'C 1 A 1 1 1 . - - on . 1 1 1 , 1 '1 1 1 - ' - 1 Oi. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 ' A 2 1 1 1 V . 4 . 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 l 1 r ' -4 ' 1 1 . 4 1 1 1 1 . 1 - - 1 1 - 4 .103 I A J 4 ' ' . 1 1 . O-. l . 1 . , 6 l , 4 7 1 1 1 1 1, o' ' 1 1 by 1 . . , I 1 1 , 7 1 1 U I 7 -I X 1 ' 1 . ., y ' , , 7, , - 1 1 4 7 V C , 4 , I I I I I I I I I I I I f I I 2 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 34 Sheppard, Ethel Sherman, Delphine Shook, Wayne -I Shrout, Thomas Smith, Isaac Stewart, Ernest Stewart, Gordon Straley, Charles Sterrett, Flo Stewart, Milton Street, Ida Thompson, Maude Tudor, May THE GLEAM. Tudor, Oclelia Turoff, Bennie Teed, Jeanette Turner, .May Tuley, Lynn , 'Twyman, Wfillie A VVellington, Lettie ' VVhite, Charles VVhite, French Vlfhittar, Armin VVilliams, Maurice VVolfe, 'Claude -W'oody, Claude FOUR THINGS. Four things a man must learn to do If he would make his record true: To thmk, without confusion clearly, To love his fellow men sincerely, To act from honest motives purely, To trust in God and Heaven securely. ., Ll -1IRi1- TTT 1 Van Dyke l I l CAD ET 'Walter Gentry, Captain. C. C. Bundschu, First Lieut. ' Archie Woods, Second Lieut. Sergeants. Corporals. Noel VVood, Quartermaster Spenser McCoy Procter, Thomson, First Nelson Rider Matthew Johnson, Second Nathan Pickles I Knox Alexander, Third George Foster, Fourth N usicians. 1. S. Bennett Rochester, Maiden PRIVATES. Dwight Baldwin Clay Cushwa Thomas Costello VV. C. Dunn Wfheeler Haines Edgar Hinde Roy johnson Bert Lowen Venay Martin Webster McDonald Ernest Newkirk Herbert Pendleton Howard Rhodes Lee Roberts Ray Snider Ray Smurr Wfayne Shook Thomas Shrout Gordon Stewart Bennie Tnroff I. B. VVhitney Charles liVhite Anthony Wfard Q K E Photo by P. H. Grinter THE GLEAM. 37 Ihr Glahvi Qlnrpa. For several years, a few of the students of our High School had wished for the organization of a Cadet Corps in connection with the school, but, previous to last year, nothing had 'been accomplished in that directi-on, be- cause there were so many things to be done, and so few to do them. Then too, the boys were inexperienced and knew nothing about the management of such a body. Q VVhen Mr. Bryant realized that the boys were earnestly interested, he did all that he could to perfect the organization. As a result of much labor, the corps was established. Cap't. E. M. Stayton volunteered 'his services as instructor and commandant, and it is due to his ability that the corps be- came Hrmly organized. Guns were gotten from the state, equipment bought, and the uniforms were purchased by the cadets. The experiences of the corps have been Varied. Some of its members spent a week at Fort Leavenworth under the command of Capt. Hickman, and a few spent a week at Fort Riley under Capt. Jackson, later in the year. The corps drills regularly and the cadets frequently march around t-he square to show thfe people of the town what they are doing. Last fall, during the Independence Fair, they drilled daily at the fair grounds. V The Cadet Corps is now well known and appreciated in and out of school. Three of the prominent business men of the town, to show their interest in the organization, have given three medals, one for the best drilled, one for the best dressed, and one for the best behaved cadet in tlhe corps. These are awarded monthly, and, at the end of the year, each medal will be awarded to the cadet who has worn it the most during the year. I Since the Cadet Corps has become a part of our school, it has proved its worth in many ways, and it should be heartily supported by the people of independence as well as by those connected with the school. A. D. W., 'o7. I I 1 I 1 3 Photo by P. H. Grintser THE GLEAM, 39 7 ngliah. F Miss Stone, Miss Henry, ' Senior and Sophomore English. Freshman English. Miss Phelps, Junior English. V I THE MODERN DRAMA. It is a time honored custom that, sometime in their career, every Eng- lish class must study one, at least, of'Shakespeare's dramas, hence, as a matter of course. we did. Before We began, none of us realized how .interest- ing and enjoyable this study is, but now I think, if We were asked What branch of English literature We liked the best, we would answer as with one voice, the drama. Although We were able to study in class only a few of these. still we got an idea, at least, of the general style and purpose of the drama, the kinds of dramas, and the treatment of each. s The perfect drama consists of live acts. The first act is taken up by the introduction of the principal characters. In the second, the complications begin: these continue until the climax, W-hich comes in the -thirds act. The xest of act three and acts, four and five, deal with the unraveling of the com- plications. ln a tragedy, the fifth act contains the catastrophe. Hesides the arrangement, the perfect drama must have a central theme .ll 4 l 1 lil 1 l r l l lyl l i n r 'I lr a l 5 5 V I i i i ll 1 l li IM! N 'nl l lr ,ll l t l l G l E l ill l A r I E i r r '40 THE GLEAM. and a central emotion or emotions. The theme is the abstract thought which runs through the whole drama. 'The emotion is in clfose relation to the th'e1ne-thus, in 'the Merchant of Venice, the ,central theme is- The Duty of Friendship, and the central emotion, .love. In -this way, unity of spirit and purpose in the drama is obtained. I , 1 u As in the epic, the narrative element is most important, and in the lyric, the descriptive, so, in the drama, the development of character c-omes first. Of course, the other elements enter into it, the narrative is shown in the plot, and the description in the nature settings. The Greek, or classic drama had a' fourth elementfthe objective-which kwas shown by 'the chorus, 'but this has 'gradually died out of the modern drama till now no trace of -it can be' found. ' In one other way these two, the classic and romantic, or modern. dramas differ. The Greeks had the idea that a man's fate was predestined and no matter how hard he tried he could not change it, while the modern idea is that a man determines his own destiny, that his character wider cer- tain conditions makes it what it is. I-Ience, the dramas, although both deal-- ing with 'human life, have an entirely dilferent idea of it. ' There are three kinds of dramas-the tragedy, the comedy and the recon- drama. It is needless t-o say that in the first, the ending -is always tragic. The characters are working against an inevitable ruin. It may not seem that a tragedy could please, but the possibilities of beauty and pleasure lie in the way the hero endures his fate. The comedy deals with cheerful things and the ending is always happy. Poetic justice is used, t'hat is the wicked are always punishled and the good rewarded. The reconciling drama is a union of the tragedy and comedy. Tragedy struggles 'through the whole thing and the result is never known until the end, which is, however, always happy. I If , . Nemesis has an important place in the drama, whether it.is' a tragedy or a comedy. Nemesis is the punishment brought onlby some sin committed by a man, which is the outcome of a flaw in his character. There are two waysin which Nemesis is worked outgzisometimes the punishment comes to the man himself, sometimes to his family. In the drama it usually comes in the former way. For example, Shylock, -in the Merchant -of Venice, received a great punishment, while his daughter was rewarded rather than punished. ' As in the epic, the author must not allow his own opinions to display themselves in the drama. It is simply the portrayal of 'human life. To do this the dramatist must love and understand human nature. This is why Shakespeare stands above all -other 'modern dramatists, .130 Whom it has been truly Said, HTHOL1 hast 'built thyself a livelong monument. A ..., . l M. W., 'O7. ,,..?.i. 1.......-Wi- --- yfs- s A-H a . ,. ,,. . .. I 5 1 5 5 ii J. i 5 f g, 5 l ii 35 L f I I l k ll i i f ' Z v s , i 5 -5 is Q il E 5 2 L l F THE GLEAM. 41 .1 K.. ' l lhninrg. Miss Phelps, Miss Ewin, English and American History. Mediaeval and Modern History. I The Value of the Study of Civil Government. As a study, history is, and ought to be, of foremost importance. It has many branches, for each nation of the world 'has helped to make it, and the history of each is worth careful study, but the most practical and important branch is the study of the civil government of the country in which we live. Especially is this true in America. Our government is a government Hof the people, for the people, and by the people Qi' the preamble of our Constitution reads, VVe, the people, 4' bk it establish this constitution. Therefore, since the people are the government, it is of the utmost importance that they shouldstudy and understand it, so that they will be able to control it wisely and well. ' V ' When we, the Senior -class in American history, took up the study of -our Constitution and our national government, we scarcely realized this-cer- tainly, we did not realize our ignorance of the subject. It remained for our history teacher to show us how little we really did know, andhhow much we had to learn. ' It was not long after we began our study of the Constitution, until we 42 THE GLEAM. - -- -t:- '--- Q' ffis ' f '- realized what a wonderrul document ttiis. Vi e -J. ere -no-.-.ri how v eljw el Cf! thing, which might promote or restrict our liberty. is provided 101' 01' guaffled ' r od 'he test or years, how rew against in the Constitution. How it has sto L . .- L . 1- - 5 ' -L l' alterations the years have brought about, and hon LCTH changes it iealg needs. even now-all these were brought to our attention. Xl e have dis- cussed some of these questions-such as the need for electing senators, and. more especially, the president by the direct vote of the people. Viewing the government as a whole, we learned to distinguish and to define the powers of the three great departments-the executive, the legis- lative, and the judicial: we learned how the people are represented and 'how their wishes are carried out in our national houses of congress, we learned the duties of the president and the cabinet oilicers. and the powers of the court. - Vile studied. carefully. the distinguishing features of our government, such as the right of our Supreme Court to decide on the constitutionality of our lawsg our system of committee legislation-its advantages and disad- vantagesg 'but most careful study was given to' our dual government-state and national, 'lboth operating on the same people at the same time. Many things, concerning the machinery of our government, were brought to our notice--the national banks. the methods of acquiring revenue, and the patent and naturalization laws. Likewise numerous other laws and methods of our government were discussed and explained in class. VV e compared our government with that ot other nations, and learned in what respects it surpassed or fell below them. One of the most notable features of our work, however, was the dis- cussion of the problems which confront our nation today. Wfe were required to give our opinions of these and to explain methods by which the govern- ment is trying to solve them. The trusts and railroads. and with them, the interstate commerce law and commission: the dangerous amount of. power in the hands of our chief executive, and the need for putting in that position men, strong, conservative, and above all. honestg the recent movement toward the centralization of the government. and the dangers of such an act-all these have been carefully studied and discussed. In brief, after our short study of this subject. we feel that we have gained a large amount of practical knowledge which will enable us to become better and more intelligent citizens of these United States, E. w., '07, 7 Z7 TI THE GLEAM. 43 nthvmzxhra M155 McDonald M155 Cl11le5 Geometry and Tugonometry Algebra Mathemat1cs as a M1nd Trammg One of tl1e f1r5t tl1ouOl1t5 that ente1 our m1nd5 when as FI'CSl11'1'161'1 we begm the 5tudy of aloebra IS Of what value w1ll a knowledge of tl115 sub ject be to me 1n afte1 l1feP In our Iumor vear when we commence to study geometry the C1LlCSl1101'1 of 1t5 pract1cal value IS sure to occur to us If we 1n qulrc, concern1n0 the value of these 5tud1e5 we are told that It l1e5 not so much 1n the knowledge gamed as 111 the tra1n1ng 1t g1VCS our n11nd to acqu1re the knowledge VVe are 1nforn1ed that we 5hall probably forget the b1nom1al theorem how to solve quadrat1c5 and how to prove that the square on the l1ypotenu5e IS equal to the sum of the squares on the other two S1dCS but that the study 1t has taken to learn the5e th1ng5 has developed our n11nd5 for 1natl1en1at1c5 1S meant to tram our mental facult1e5, and 1S not mtended to be a culture study as 1S h15tory or Enghsh We all know that the practlcal value of mathemaucs IS 1ne5t1mable that upon the l11gl1er branches of appl1ed mathemat1c5 most of our modern O -- 5 J o s o 0 I l . . , . ' A Q 7 , 2 . N 1 . H I . . . c 1 ' . . l . ,, . . ' , -br . . . . . - , . . A . A . . . Q 7 7 I -' ! J . . I -' J 7 7 X. . . , , 1 A , , 44 THEGLEAM. N t mshi s skyscrapers, factories, railways-in civilization depends 3 our s ea p., - fact all works that require accuracy in construction 'have to be figured out to the smallest detail by engineers before a beam can be cut or a shovel of dirt thrown out. But unless we have looked into the subject we cannot perceive why the study of mathematics trains our minds more than the study -of any other su'bject. t ' ' ' ' b ceived The handling -of an abstract subject, that is, one that has to e con in our minds, is a better training for the 'mind than the handling of a more concrete subjcet. Mathematics is the most abstract subject -we study. In physics we perform experiments, in history, we study the lives of famous men and women, in Latin and English, we study language-all subjects more or less familiar by daily association, but in mathematics, we deal with x's, y's, z's, lines, and imaginary figures,-things that exist in the mind only. We should not infer from these facts that mathematics is an exceedingly difficult study. We are introduced to the subject gradually, and, if we take any interest at all in such matters, we soon come to like it, and even take pleasure in reducing a long -row of symbols to one or two. Almost every one, after he has gone to school a year or two, finds himself attracted to one of his studies in preference to all others. The best proof of the popularity of mathematics is shown by the fact that more hold it -as a favorite study than ony other, and that those who do like it have a stronger preference for it than those who prefer other subjects have for theirs. i A P. T., 'O7. ,.,L.l. - Three things to be-pure, just and honest, Three things to govern-temper, -tongue and conduct, Three things to despise-cruelty, arrogance and ingratitude, Three things to cherish-the true, the beautiful and the good, Three things to commend-thrift, 'industry and prom-ptness, Three things to admire-dignity, gracefulness and intellectual power, Three things for which to wish-health, friends and contentment. Be not sim-ply good, but be good for something, . 'YILQQT' T THE GLEAM. 45 Svrwnrv M155 Stoner Xfr Bryant Cl1CI'I'l1StI'y Phys1cs B1OlOg'y and Phys1ca1 Geography The Pecu11ar1t1es of an Atom An atom IS the smallest part1cle of S11'I'1plC matter wh1ch can enter 1nt0 the compos1t1on of a molecule It has a number of d1st1nct and pecul1ar character1st1cs one of Wl11Cl'1 IS the great affect1on atoms of oppos1te natures have for each other The unyreldmg attract1on that oxygen an electro nega t1ve element has for pottas1um an electro pos1t1ve element 1llustrates thls po1nt perfectly VVe see the beauty of th1s pr1nc1ple 1n that we can trace xt f1om the phys1cal up to the human atom The strength of the law IS also to ou1selves There 15 a second pecul1ar feature wh1ch character1zes the atom Th1s part1cula1 property 15 the gl eat d1fference between a compound and the nature of 1ts components Thus 1f by electroly515 we separate water 1nto 1t5 or1g1n al elements we Obti-1.111 two 1nv151ble gases one of wh1ch burns w1th a pale blue flame wh1le the OJEl'1C1 causes var1ous substances to burn VlgOI'OL1Sly These two Oases are called exygen and hydrogen It w1ll be found also that a un1o11 of the two wh1ch together form a Very dangerous eXplos1ve results 111 a stable compound wh1ch not only does not burn but has the power of quencl mg fl11I'5l1 and overcommg the fiercest fires XHOll1C1 pO11'1lI of 1nterest 1n the study of atoms 1S the 1nfin1te smallness 6 . J -4 . , . , , ' I y . . .Q 1 . . . I y - - ' y I 7 1 to be seen in every day life-in our choosing companions of opposite natures . n 1, .G . y . I . . . - v my Y 1 Y I , 1 ' n ' gf ' . I Y 7 T 7 J . Q , 1 46 THE GLEAM. of an atom in comparison with the infinite size of the universe. The relation . . . H existing between a pin-point and the largest celestial body is much sma er than the ratio between an atom and the smallest speck of matter ever seen through a microscope. The distance between atoms even exceeds the distance between the earth and the sun, taking their volumes proportionally. But an atom in the eyes of God is just as important as the largest -planet in the heavensg just as much attentions is paidito its actions. If an atom were thrown out into the solar system, it would revolve around the sun the same as the earth doesg its actions would be similar in all details to those of other planets. Since all these statements are theoretic, why couldn't we regard atoms as little worlds of their -own? I feel sure, if it were possible to obtain that instrument described in Fritz james O'Brien's Diamond Lens, ,we would iind that atoms are inha-bited the same as the earth. ' . ' l C. C. B., ,O7. Deep wisdom-swelled head A Brain fever-she's deadg the Senior. ' . False 'loved one-hope lied, A Heart broken-she's deadg the junior, Went skating-'tis said, In - Floor hit her-she's deadg the Sophomore, Milk famine-not fed, S Starvation-she's deadg the Freshman. ,ii ' THE GLEAM 47 L RL latin. Mr. Bryant, Advanced Latin. . Latin, Culture Study. . There is no study from which more culture can be gained than from the study of Latin. Latin trains the mind in accuracy like mathematics, -teaches grammatical construction, shows the origin and composition of Words, in- creases the vocabulary, gives vivid pictures of Roman history, and puts one in touch with some of the most beautiful things in any language. All of the greatest writers in mediaeval ages have found one of Literature's grandest storehouses in the Latin language. VX7ho does not delight in stories of Roman mythology-the fall of Troy, the Wanderings of Aeneas, the -tragedy of the beautiful and unfortunate Dido, the description of Hades, and the founding of Rome-all of these are found in Virgil which is included in the Latin course. Yet some hesitate to study Latin, others give it up, and others see no good in it at all, when with Latin one gets training and knowledge that are on and to mathematics, grannner, spelling, history and literature. , It has been said if one can learn Latin, 'he can learn anything. Latin is not hard. Stick to it and learn it-. - i I-I. R., 'O7. i l I wif w 1 is 1 4 m THE GLEAM. A Cberman. Miss Loew. German. L.l.... ..-T . ' Rillyelm Sell. 1 ' t C51cI7n1n 3-ur Qeit 'beg 'iBwi'UbePmv Sail, mar 'bfie IC5Ief311bfei'p, frei, uiber 'ber ibeui: Wye 'Rcnilfezu lfylcutfhe ?ULIlflD'I'iJfNH'f'. 'ER-eefytl gm 'fpeveefyfem 'b'LI'I'Ifj 53'a'nlbfbb1g:tve, in' 'fefyrl micfytrigew Sltillen. fS3.asmbuen!be'r'gIer Fmfcvr fber Sllcuwblbbvqst in LIJrnheU11alaiDbenig 'CSIe1f5aI1e'r, -iini Gicfymnfg umfb Ubi. ,SBiE'ilh4E -muaren' 517, rkcurmen, unlb 'be5lf31a'UB, mfuribe Sllafmbene bevger 'hom PBeuu'mIg1a1rfhe1w fgsetwbrbltelt. 'Gbefgf Mer -Haute fefte C5Iefp1Iliif1'ler, bw emeliefye er bite Slleute, ibiie ibm ndwefqit' geefyn!neE3ut+en:, lipebriwe, 'Cir fizeflihe -alucfp in QUHtlb'omi aeiemeenz .Q-u'b cm -einer C5'ha-mge cmzf, mevdfyezna Iblie Sleeuftei blereffyven -mlwfgtfen uwb ilfyve '.QfnIi'ee- 'Bene gems. 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Zbvireie lie-r'FcumImlIIumIg -muff: be!cuuPfIbem1f '2Rfiit'Ut mefyuameknl. Slleutle mm ben Ibneia QG'aIHblftHfi.rvem TTDlCI'UE'1'Il fafn!mefen:b Lamb EZl316jfJIff!C'II' b'D1nm-nlelulen. Cildyla-nnbtffyqztelnf ilfyrfer 1Im2te'11bm'LicEe'r. iiellf 'mia-r albmef ienlb, cublem fem C51u5lmri:e'geeUb1aft'e'n' iafgrte, bcefg Imemm blhe 3ei'ir gum' .Q1Cli1'IVbll'JDl1l fdime, er gm: 'Estelle 'ieienr emliifble. C5-ie 'budicfyd-vii, Tien, :babie We' rldbiiiilefyl befplnle Ucuilflefy Milam: memIya1Ui1em:1n'b1IDen1, 2,-u Siefgauig, u-nib Ermg wwf Smibf 'u'1vbf'5lfeIBve11f. '6fYirIfE5l'3u1gIE151fqlinxqenlieelf wnlb fgiln C5'D'fJ'U. QBIGWCI, -11Iu'rfyQUUtfbfnmf, 'ben' Mai: fer Wiirlft glen 'be'Fufd5uen1, lima: fie gm, Qtnqfbif Ey1erefi4nfEam1fen, eE1e'mre1nfftenn Tie ben. but wi-mffyi. wie 'u'm4ft1eTyenlb1e2n1Gvbilnbln-er 'ere 'QffI'if9'1T 'Slew Tn+gsEe'i!cb, lD'UiIf er bem. but bile 'icfwbilge Cilfyrriumefyi bvewicugfh 'fyqlfefe QIEBUCT ffalm' fcvulcfp- buargu 'umlbe frnqlgfm I V ,., J , Wfljf ff-A .' LJ., M., ,Q--,H-...q..,... E 4 5 Y. THE GLEAM mar? g'e'f-cfpebelr f-ei. Utiaebibeeeznl Die Sijifbf ner ibm lergriifafien ma? ich lu ei-ra ee eweefeegnz agen, faeqlhe er 311 Self: ,,97UaG1s ,iwqftf bln Diff ein meiefter ha-uf Der Qbrembriufft unfb I1fim'mff 95 lnriet iefbem Sdiliiigfenl in' ben' iBiafFbft:Eit4tenI fa-uf. Ellllalftveer fulgrtve H5905 HU mvcrbr, bert Slwa-nrblhuqft, Der Elmer icbfieefgt cuwf fyuenlbeert Sirrliftt bfefm Qlpiei nom 231afwmve. Hnlbf num Beffwbfl 65ef3'Ier hem 45J8ffI0i11'U6'11I QEpJieI nom' he-mw stjuufptve- feineg .Q1irnDee5f gn icffiefgfenf. Ebie Um: fheefyeinfbene 'Bufhen Giefgifer bofiqr enlifctft fo genauiaemf 5-w !f'6i'I1'. Sen 'fyfaerffyveregige SU4DG'l1JITI 'biefg filcfy lalbiev nlidgztf lbelmlefgiefne, Cifwbrlieb 51iJEfff6 Zell -wnvh 'icfiovfg 'ben' QUp'feI mfiftetem ebuncfy. 23-he Slewtree riilhfmlheen -ben, E7J'6eiffter117cI71u-ig, unlb C5ef3+Uer beelnmunfher: be fieofy, were Slfalnriwbeolgft fycutfte -avfmer Tvemeerefvi, Daffy Zell rwcfy einen' almeiftwenl 'iBrieei1I gvu filcb 'ftecite fwnlb frfa-grtee ffplnf, malrufm er M5 ge-tlfycm. iieil Aalnhmnertretle, lbrafg has Reyihmlwmni' Qeffvrrafulcfwt fei. Qllfuer 'Qilefgf Der iafgebe, ev moIUefben1 1m4aIfJme'n1 Qireun-bf mifieenfg wnfb, 'mfenfm 'ifyeli -iffym! 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'Gifs 'Ua'gfhe, bufg er eg emiifrihe lI'l1lU 'bmiu-ma lnvuifymlenl file ibm -bfile Qiwcvnlbe ab, Cir 'icljlcvuehe fidgl um nlucfp einierm efpfer'U01r!iDfr'i'nIguenihe4nf W-'-V wmb eenvteffolb. QUFQ -er 6i'11!9'f'1I?Ii3l6 QWffTVCCf'E humid been QBWEU -gegaavrngnens mar, fTI5'I2'f'?J ere C551eB'Ien nlulfyeenv. Cir mmrfgftlee, hiafy er 'Dfwrcfu brief ffyoffpie Gilaff e fDlIII'mlC'IT miif1'we4 Gr 'Heefete 311 C-5LD'tft, iifymv lieeilne CEvLifnvh4eI gn ber-qebfen, when er fijznlne nvi':'gft iafnbeerfil fyafnfbre'I'n-. :fBiCUUb' flafmf IBIET1 i?la1nftmo1g-t nlii: fyer euenlh ieli finiioffgl ivfyn. Mile 'Qefyfer 'Dum ikffeerrhe eicvnaf, iazgffwe ere: ,,iYJuQI ma-11 beg EMS 6e117cEzoIf3! 'Die Sbefibwnser 'Inlay ren- 'inf 'q1Ifiiecf'I'icf7e, 'Haig ber Smicnnlw t'o:b't mia-r unrb MQ 23'n1I'f blaenffehe 'Gfjvovbt' efiifv 'ieitne Bf8'f'I2l9f'1I'I'I1Q -bfuerffqr brew .?ve'IIh1e'nI Sell, '09, Zevcuciyevr, Cho' nu-p'iIIJ fUG'IIV5'IlCl!fl6 - ,,Q5elEy, when -iffy WQJCBIEX Jhire C53ifnf?3, Slilwpfif-JC5'ffi:boeo, or S'5'II fyafnlb mu mme. is fe 1 3 1 1 Y Y , - 4-f-f Atv-v-' 1 F7 THE GLEAM 51 THE GERMAN PLAY. G11 February 8, for the regular morning asembly, Miss LoeW's German classes gave a good presentation of the last three acts of HXfVlll16l111 Tell in German. All the characters were in costume. The play took so well that it was decided to give all live acts in the evening open to the general public tor the small admission of Hfteen cents The students learned the first two lets 111 about two weeks and gfue the Whole play on February I7 The costumes xx eie more elabomte than befoie and the stage setting was improved by mdditional scenery lindlx loaned by the proprietor of the Music Hall THE CAST besslei QGOVCIHOI of Schvvyz and U11 George 'VVard W'm Whitford 1-xlllst Ralph Trush VX ilhelm 'lell W111 Palmer Ixuoni the shepheid B6111116 TUfOff Ruodi Qthe Hsheij F MCCHIIOH Peasants from L11 'Xlelchthal R337 Smdef Qtauffachei Cpeasant of Schwyy Peasants from L nteiwalden Leuthold CCapta1n of soldieisj lledwig Tell s Wlle lufalter Clay Cushwa lV1lhelm Venay Martin Peasants from the l o1est cantons T211 S b0Y5 Whitney I B COlCl16fS Robinson I D Claucl Cushwa Camnne Johnston Dickinson s hair s a shining light Heaven bless the mark' Fternal sunshine settles there For you can see it in the dark ll ll? l, 111 la ll I la. 'I 11 up all ill li l l 'c ly l , gn x Va ' tg ff Q 1 1 V , 1 ii , ' TN4 N 5 ' N h . M - n . ' ' U I - U3 A I ' ,- ,' fl - . v-1 I . f Q ' , I3 FP . i ' E : ' . gb : 1 ' . ,, H . ' , . - 'N I ' 1: Z 5 Q 1 I - 1 5 T A A . - l ' . - l . ' u 1 ' I - V I I - V: I 1 . - , A- , . - A4 Q - . - , - A - 2 . 3 . I . ' 3 - 1 - ,. I . . I . '44 , . . ' , - ' I , I I . j I ' - Q I n . . ' ' f: . . - ' . 11 I ' ' . sk 1 n 2 I n Q . . . . , W A .. j . Q Q A N . I . , ' ' l I : 1 3 I - I : 1 : ' 2 - Q - I I ' - I f f I f I f- f f ' f I ' - I Z I I f I Q f l 1 V 'I . . I I . . . , - , Q . Q PU , n - . CD A u 5 . . Q4 AL n A . ,-. ' FD . I V+ A . I Q 5 . kg A A je, ,,,,, ,, f .ff :. --- fr-ffAf --rms 1 - -4.44 , .A vim H ,A AA MA, -A 1 1 ll l 52 THE GLEAM . J il 1 ' - i Mauna raining. VV. D. Hifner. Supt. Manual Training. Our New Manual Training Department. Manual training is rapidly growing to be an important -branch ofa general education. The value of the practical is being recognized more and more in our public' schools. The training of the intellect is first of all the considera- tion in a high school education, but the training of the hand has a part in- the system oi general education that must not be overlooked. Many a discour- aged boy Qand' girlf as wellj, who has found the mastery of mathematics and Latin di'fii'culft, has found here a congenial task. Today, we rarely see a vvell- equipped high school Without a manual training department. Manual training is new to the Independence High School, having, been establishedponly this year. VVe have a -competent instructor and a large well- lighted room devoted to this department. The equipment is good. Wfe have been given lessons in mechanical drawing 'before the construction of each model, our instructor, insisting upon instruction before construction. The models were at first very simple, becoming more difficult as the study pro- gressed. WhC11,WC view simply the objects we have constructed, we are constrained to think We have accomplished little, but when We many practical lessons we have learned, we feel that our time has not Wasted. - V , , .... s.w.Y,., remember the been THE GLEAM. 53 Art. Miss. Henry. 2 Art Instructor. There are two courses in our High School' that ,are not compulsory. Art and Manual Training. The latter was introduced within the last year, and a large number of pupils, having acquired an interest in the work from their study in the ward schools, continued it as soon as the opportunity was given to funther pursue their course in High School. It is the same way with Art, the only difference being that the study of Art is compulsory in the ward schools and not compulsory in High Schools, while Manual Training is now compulsory all the way through. Our Art course is very line, and we are exceedingly grateful for the advantages we have along that line. We have an excellent supervisor, an attractive studio, and a large number of earnest and capable pupils. The number of pupils is increasing every year, and we think that the quality of the work is growing better. The course is interesting all the way through, but the climax comes at the end of the year when specimens of the work of each pupil are exhibited. The exhibit comes at the end of the fourth quarter, and it is as much at school event as 15 the Junior reception or Commencement itself Mr Benjamin Sturges one of our well known citizens has greatly en couraged the study of Art in our school by offering a handsome gold medal for the collection of drawings here exhibited that shows the most originality accuracy of drawing and general excellence Thls medal was first offered in 1901 and was won by Tasker 'laylor a Senior of that year Charles Hinde won it in 1902 It was awarded to Miss Tessie Smith in IQO3 while it was piesented to her brothel Harry Smith in 1904 In 1905 after having ob tained favoiable mention for the two preceeding yeais Vlfilliam McCoy won it Last year 1906 the honor was won bv M1ss Ruby De Witt a sophomore the first one to receive the distinction before the senior year was reached Each year there is 'L great interest taken in the contest but the open spurt of rivalry is not there Unlike most things of this sort it stirs up no 1ll feeling and only serves to raise the quality of the work that goes on ex hibition in May J .a 5 1 J - Q y 1 . ' ' ' , . . 1 - . , . - : . , . ' ' f' ' x 1 A ' 9 A 7 ' J 1 1 Y J C ck' ' a .i ' 'C . ' W 9 .v ' ' S 1 , - Photo by P. H. Grinter THE GLEAM. Glhv iixrvlzinr Bvhating Colo1s-Black and Qld Gold. Hobble, gobble, Fight and squabble Sis Bum Bah. Excelsior! Excelsior! Rah, Rah, Rah. QFFICERS. james Dickinson. . . ...... ............ Procter Kerr Eric Cook Claude Vlfolfe Heman Swift ames Miller 55 Svurieig, Vice Motto-Excelsior . President, President Secretary Treasurer Secretary Attorney General Blown Claude Bundschu C C Cook Eric Costello Thomas Dickinson james Etzenhousei Virgil lludson Alec Tlulmes Alfred johnson Nlatthew Iohnson Roy Kelly, Stanley Kerr, Procter Sergeant at A1 ms McDonald VVebster Miller james P lmer VV1ll1am Swift Heman Snider Roy Tat .im VValter Vlfalters llernan Thomson Procter Vlfard George VVh1tney I B Wolfe, Claude Wood, Noel . . ,....................... . , . 4 . , . . ............................. 7 . .. , . . ........................... .. , A u . vn.u--ununu na-..-n..lu.-ap.an n 1 , Matthew Johnson. . ........... . ..... . . - , . I c Q , ' ' 1 , . . , , , K 7 . . , Q. I , 1 4 . . 1 g , ' J ' , . J - A v . , i , if . . 1 , I , . . - 55 THE GLEAM- 13112 Gamma Evita Sigma. ri-.1-1-i 4 The Gamma Delta Sigma was organized in 1904, and Si11C6 'ihelii it has been the custom to grant it one page in the Gleam. Consequently, some- thing must be said here to fill up the space. ' It has been asked many 'times this year, 'fVVhere is the Gamma Delta Sigma? Sunk into oblivion,-that is all that can be said. Last year the society Hourished and kept good pace With the br-other society, but this year it has scarcely been heard of. Wliy? Lack of interest and society spirit have been its ruin. The girls saw no reason why they should debate, they considered it a waste of time, and therein lies their mistake. Debating is essential, not for 'boys alone, but for girls also. True, the girls may not expect to take :part in many formal debates during life, butieveryone needs the training for this reason: that it makes one accustomed to stand bef-ore people and speak one's mind clearly and forcibly. Wherefore should this organization cease? The school now is Without a girls' society, which is necessary if the girls wish to keep pace with the boys. Debating is not hard work, and it certainly becomes interesting, if correctly studied. The 'girls of the school are competent, the teachers favor the movement, and the school needs the society. Girls, that you will again take interest in this most beneficial Work, that next year, you will reorganize with an able membership, that you Will raise it to the plane Where you can ably compete with the boys, and that you vvill make the society an honor and credit to the school, is the sincere Wish of one, Who, though' having attempted this in vain, still has the interest of the society at heart. , I I-I, R0 '07, 1 INITIATIVE. The world reserves its big prizes for Initiative. Initiative! It is doing the right thing without being told. But next to doing the thing without being told is to do it when you are told once. Then there are those who never do a thing until they are told twice, such get no honors and small pav. Next there are those who do the right thing only when necessity kicks them froni behind,'and these get indifference instead of honors, and a pi-ttance for pay, - p -Elbert Hubbard. ' YI .., Q LM Vg-,,,.,,,ghi Wy KKK W2 I 551 KEEP TROTH Our motto IS 11ot a motto for a few 1110111115 1101 eve11 fO1 our SCIIIOI year but for our 11ves Hence 111 se1ect111g a motto we sl1ould cl1oose 0116 wh1ch should we succeed 111 l1v1ng up to lt would make our 11ves 111L1C1'1 bet ter than they would otherw1se be So we have take11 for OL11 motto Keep T1oth Tl11s 1dea of keepmg trot11 1S a11 old old one Homer 111 111s Ods ssey S,1V6S us a most perfect example of t111s 111 tl1e f3.1t111L1111CSS or Penelope Verg1l shows 1t 111 hls Ae11e1d The 111oder11 w11ters also held th1s 1dea D1CkCHS 1n The Tale of Two C1t1es g1VCS us a p1cture of a man who kept t1otl1 to a 1D1'O1'111SC though 11t cost 111111 111s hfe w111le Tennyson sl1ows us t11at the fall of the kmgdom of Arthur was due to the fact that o11e wo111a11 d1d not keep troth All through l1te1ature we find t111s 1dea 111 many d1ffere11t forms but 111 every case we find tl1e n1ea111nU to be tl1e sa111e It means t11at we S1'10111C1 fulfill all trusts placed 1n our hands that we should keep all p1o1111ses short that we should be fa1thfu1 111 all thmgs Th1s of course covers a great many ways of 11V111g up to our 111otto Une of tl1e greatest of these 1S the keepmff t1otl1 w1tl1 OU1 own 1deals Wfhen we form them we should keep t11e111 alwavs before us a11d try to draw con t1nua11y nearer them Often on fa11111g to do t111s we lower our 1deals t111 at last they are 11ot worthy to be called by t11e1r former 11an1e To avert t1'11S we must never do anythmg out of harmony w1th them for eac11 t1111e makes It eas1er to do 1t agam Tl11s IS what we must struggle agamst t111s lowermg of 1deals We 1111.151 keep ltroth to our first ou1 hwhest 1deIals Many of us do not succeed but tl1e attempt makes our 111 es much bet ter much h1gher and there 15 a great reward 111 knowmg tl1at we 11ave kept troth M W O7 I I I j- Q 1 :L,fg1 i - . 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' ' 1 ' J ' . -1 1 , ' , . ., - THE GLEAM SPRINGTIME The world is awake with the joy of life Springs tokens of gladness are here once 1T101C And old Mother Earth is decked so bright With beautiful garments from Natures store Tis sprmgtnne' Old grey-bearded winter with heart so cold Is put to Hrght as spring draws near And all things live-that have lived of old With new life infused by the new born year In springtime' The sky is the blue of a turquoise rare The leaves of the trees are budding forth The sun looks down and adds its share To Nature s br1ghtness and Joyful mirth In springtime' The woods are' teeming with golden flowers Each like a glorious star above A bright revelation, in this ,world of ours Of the beautiful truths of Gods wondious ove Nestled close to the trunk of the monarch of trees A sweet scented violet is nodding its head And bending its stem at the touch of the breeze As if murm ring a prayer from its lowly bed Sweet springtime' Tis many a song and a sweet lullabye The mother bird sings 11'1 the top of the trees To ,the nest where the little ones safely lie Rocked by the gentle hands of the breeze Glad springtime' All respond to the call of spring The beauties of Nature on every side With voices of gladness and praises, sing Of goodness of God and his mercies wide In sprrngtime' K' MM 8 3 V u . , I V - Q i . a I 7 ' , , .. . . 3 7 I I .I . 3 . F , S , . V , . . . U 7 . ,- J p 9 , . 'i .' V, I I 1 K Gentle springtimel' ' . J ' . . . U . Q . , p , . . , . I .- 7 I J I V ' , G ' 5 . J , ' n 'Q , - .. ., 'o I is-,, I li THE GLEAM 59 Qlumping in Ihr lguiaritaa. Eighty-five miles southwest of Roswell, New Mexico, stretches the range of Wiliite mountains. This range is divided into three main divisions, and the central division, called the Pajaritas, while not the loftiest, is the ,most picturesque. These, in turn, are divided int-o three main canons-the Elk, the Indian, and the Whitetail canons-each beautiful and imposing in itself, through which numerous clear streams flow, the main stream, t'he San Felice, which, at times, is nothing more than a rocky arroya, is, at other times, a raging torrent. On each side of this river, broken only by the mountains or foothills, stretch beautiful green valleys, a fortune in them- selves. This land is leased from the government in large tracts, sometimes as much as one hundred 'thousand acres in one lease, as pasture ground. The beautiful green valleys and numerous clear streams make an ideal graz- ing ground for the cattle, and a picturesque home for the rancher. On such a ranch as this, I had the good fortune to spend a part of one summer. One -makes the eighty-five mile trip to this ranch in a covered hack or Wagon, following the San Felice river to its source. This is not as easy as would be at first supposed, for the road crosses this stream no less than thirty-three times in the eighty-five miles, and if the river happens to be running swift and high, the fording is both difficult and dangerous. VVhen I made the trip, the river was in a very bad condition on account of many rains in the mountains, and in several instances we could not get to the usual fords, and were compelled to hunt for ourselves new fording places. Nevertheless when we stopped about five o'clock, we had made about thirty miles and had come to a beautiful bend in the river which made a most delightful place to rest for the night. So after hobbling our horses, and cooking and eating a much welcomed supper, we wrapped ourselves in our tarpaulins on a large ledge of rock formed by the river. My firstexperience of sleeping out of doors! Never shall I forget it! With the stars for a canopy, the soft green grass for a matress, the distant 'howl of the coyote and the crunching of the tettered horses for a lullaby, we forgot our fear of rattlesnakes and centipedes, and dropped into such dreamless slumber as only mountain air can induce. After an early breakfast next morning, we continued our journey, and by nightfall had reached' the Flying ranch, about the only ranch on the way. Here the superintendent and his wife dispensed hospitality and the luscious fruits of their remarkable orchard with an open hand. At noon of the third day out, we arrived at Indian springs in the Indian canon, so ca-lledbecause of the -natives of this section, 60 THE GLEAM who made this the scene of their pow-wows. . i, Gf course, the first thing to do on such a trip is to choose a place to stretch the tent. VVe found a most delightful spot in a beautiful green valley, not far from the springs. Here We stretched the canvas house which was to be our habitation for the next few weeks. Our tent was just large enough to serve as a bedroom for the two ladies of the party, the men being supposed to stretch their tarpaulins under the open sky. Just in fr01'1t of the tent were two juniper trees, just far enough apart to allow a hammock to .be stretched between. This hammock under the thick shade afforded a delightful place to spend an afternoon, but this was seldom taken advantage of, as we were on the 'go almost all of the time. Late in the evening of the first daynin camp, the cowboys-previously engaged for this occasion-came straggling in with their extra ponies and their beds, so by nightfall every- thing was in readiness to start the branding the next morning. r Camp arose .at five-thirty the next morning, as on all mornings after. A breakfast of bacon and eggs eaten, theband of ten cowboys divided into five 'divisions of two each-the first to ride into the hills on the north to round upthe cattle, the second into the western hills, and the third and fourth into the southern and eastern hills, respectively, while the fifth-was to stay at the camp and get the branding apparatus in readiness. Each .band or division started on its separate duties about eight o'clock, and the divisions which were to round up the cattle sometimes were gone quite awhile, some? times not so long according tothe number of cattle in t.heirlterritory,ibut by e'l.even'o'cloc'k, the 'herd was in readiness. After delegating four men to keep the herd together, two to do the roping, three to throw and hold to the ground the calves--tosbe branded, anduone to handle the irons, the work commenced. H P V A 1 It was a grandland yet a pitiable sight, and one not soon to be forgotten: The herd of cattle-young and old-some to be branded, the others looking on, sometimes with rage to see the calves so mistreated, sometimes with a mad desire t-o gofree again, yet all held in that compact mass by the four experienced horsemen who would not let them get away, the two figures, on horseback, moving swiftly and gracefully through the 'herd and swinging and throwing their lariats, with never -failing aim, around the neck or legs of the calf which they wanted brandedg then the throwing of the calf by the three 'strong and-muscular cowboys, and then, the sight of the irons burning into the Heslimitijieavirig their mark, never to be erased. All this is a most inter-esting sight, and one which demands some sympathy for the poor helpless catt1,e, treat'ed so cruelly by the cowboys. Nevertheless,.this brands ing must be done,tas there is still some trace of cattle stealing in this section ' : and 'also becausieqof the fact that a calf -over a year old, having no brandm such calvesare 'called mavericks-can be marked with the brand of whoever finds it. in I .' . 7 . i.iSOi'11Cti1'i16iClt1i'l1'1g the morning, a calf was killed, and so for dinneriiand :sl ,T ,J :Nj-f..,za4'l5 ,? THE GLEAM 61 supper was served veal-and most delicious veal, as, of course, only the best calves are killed to eat on such a round-up. Hot biscuit, too! These were cooked in the round oven, always carried on a camping trip. How good were those meals of veal, biscuit, potatoes, roasting ears-stolen, or'rather taken without permission from the cornfield of a nearby ranch-vvithiifried pies as a desert. And, oh! those fried pies! How deliciousand appetizing they were, served with sorghum sauce. Q I have seen a cowboy eat a hearty meal, and then 'lfinish up on fried pies with sorghum molasses poured liberally over them. No one, who has not had the experience, can realize how good fried pies taste on a camping,trip. Fried pies! Mention them no more. ,We had the ten cowboys with us for two weeks of our camping trip, and no time of the whole trip was more thoroughly enjoyed than the after supper hour, when, Indian fashion, all would sit on the ground around the camp fire, and, in this position, I have listened for many an hour, almost spellbound, to the tales told by these men. Of the ten men, no two were of the same type. They ranged from the frail fellow, barely sunburned, called Kentuck, to the old-timer who could chew a nickel's worth of Star at one s tting. And such tales as they told! Tales of the -chase, of the camp, of round-ups, of town meetin's,', of wolf trapping, of ranch-house dances, all -told with that liavor which belongs only to such stories of actual exper- iences, told by those who have lived and enjoyed them. , r To one reared in the refinement of a city home, and with the advantages of schools and libraries, such an experience is not unwelcome. While one meets with some things one would better not have seen, one learns many useful and beneficial lessons by coming in contact with men of such kind hearts, and such fine appreciation of God's out of doors. I C. R. B., 'O7. - Once arFreshman was washed on an African coast. VVhere a cannibal monarch held sway, And they served up that Freshman on slices of toast ' On the eve of that very same day. ' ' But the vengeance of Heaven followed swift on their act, For before the next morning was seen By thecholera morbis the tribe was attacked, ' ' For that Freshman was terribly green. 62 THE QGLEAM ' ' TWENTY-TI-I REE. Yes, that is our numberg we are twenty-three. Never before has a class had such a distinction. There have been classes of twenty-five, of thirty- three, even of thirteen, but never one of twenty-three. 1 And We live up to our name. In the first place, we are leaving the school. W.ith our departure, each 'class moves one step higher in their High School life, and in their own estimation. Hence they are ready to say, Twenty-three for you. Next, it is one of our characteristics never to be in a hurry about any- thing until the last minute, but when it is easy to realize that we are called the Skidoo class. In our lessons also, we are living up to our name. No other class has ever gone so far in mathematics, Latin or English, we do not go over them so quickly that we do not understand what we study, but still, fast enough to astonish the preceeding classes. - In fact everything that we have ever attempted has been accomplished in a much shorter time than ever before. This was shown even in our Junior year, in 'regard to our reception to the Seniors. And as our Senior year passed, ilt becfame 'more and moreevident. It was a strange coincidence, that on the twenty-third day of'May, we graduate. It is most appropriate that the Skidoo class should end its career in High School on that d-ay. It is prolbably the last time that we will be together as a class, but I am sure, each one of us will always -be glad to be identified as one of the twenty-three. M. W., '07. HENRIETTA. Perhaps it was the curiosity which -the posters aroused, or it may have been the enthusiasm of the ticket sellers, which filled the auditorium of the High School to overflowing, on the night of the twenty-eighth of November, nineteen 'hundred and six. A-t any rate, the fondest hopes of the senior class were realized. . The occasion was Henrietta, the play given -by the Seniors of I907.,' Most likely those, fortunate enough to have seen it, remember now only a jumble of horses, ballet dancers, beautiful women, and mining stock. This confused memory is explained thus: All of the characters had dif- ferent ideas of Henrietta, each one, thinking that the name applied to a different person or thing, only one or two of them knowing what Hen- rietta really was. There is not a love affair in the whole play which Hen- rietta does not make a muddle of. But, at the last, when everything seems too greatly entangled ever to be unraveled, Henrietta serves to Settle 5,11 difficulties and bring all the love affairs to happy conclusions, Only actors of great ability could take part in such a play, but we ia class, vanquished by nothing, attempted it, and met with flattering success Its results show this to be true. The result which bears most elo uent witness to our successful efforts is our gift to the school Even ftq - . . - a e Seniors of IQO7 are forgotten, it will remain a monumen-t to I-Ienriettar We THE GLEAM 63 Samara 3 Ibm. Susan Ellen reflected b1tterly upon he1 days drsappomtment and ma levolentlv vlewed a p1cture stand1ng complacently on her mantel The or1g1na1 of the p1cture was one Vvllllillll jones and the sa1cl VV1ll131T1 was 111 her bad graces just now VVhose fault was 1t when she was wh1pped and sent to Jed? Whose fault was 1t every tune? It was always W1ll1e Jones always It never had falled She could count every wh1pp1ng she had had for the past three weeks every t1me she had taken enfolced rests 1n her 1oom and Wlllle ones was always d1rectly or 1nd1rectly the author of her woe He was so clumsy so contrary and so unrehable He had proved hnnself so 1n the Lears bab5 ep1sode when he had perm1tted the cat to claw the baby s face 1nstead of hold1ng 1t an 1nch off from h1s face to merely frlghten the baby as Susan Ellen had pa1nstak1ngly d1rected h1m But all the pun1shment she had endured because of h1s unrel1ab1l1ty seemed a naught 1n compar1son w1th the havoc he had caused th1s day You see Susan Ellens father l1ved 1n the suburb of a large c1ty 1n a nelghborhood where h1s only ch1ld tyranmzed over and spolled every ch1ld w1th1n a rad1us of ten blocks In h1s back yard there stood a huge barn a b1g roomy affarr w1th a huge loft And rn the loft there was a stage put there for Heaven knows what reasonj wh1ch Susan Ellen upon seemg promptly p1cked out as a most excellent place to have a play I-Ier hopes were soon shattered however for both her father and her 1nother 1n v1ew of several of the1r daughter s formem escapades and her tendency to nearly k1ll herself once every week had forbrdden her to even cl1mb up to the loft Susan Ellen was crushed But Hope sprmgs eternal 1n the human breast and Susan was very human She confided to VV1ll1e jones who l1ved next door that all 1n the world they had to do was to Walt untrl some day when her mother was gO1l10' Sl1Opp111g not call1ng but shopp1ng be cause she always stayed t1ll supper t11ne when she went sure nuf shop p1ng and then the play could be presented rn the eas1est poss1ble manner Susan Ellen was opt1m1st1c and 1efused to be controlled by any parental commands She and Wlllle or rather she w1th the unrehable W1ll1am gazxng at her 1n respectful awe at her chsobedrence dec1ded that they should play Clnderella Cause sa1d Susan Ellen 1n an explanatory tone thats the only fairy I ll be Cmderella No I ll be the godmother NO Well I dont know what Ill be but Ill be anyth1ng I want to cause J I - , 4 s , - l I y . . . , ' ' ' s n J I I A ' f , , I j . . 7 I , I ' . . , , l V 7 , , . . . . . V . A . . . S , . . . . ' Y . ' I 7 , , . c I 7 I 5 I , 7 5 . . , 1 - , . ff ' ' J: ' ' , , .. H , . , ' b 2 y 1 ' p n I ' II ,J - l . . , , Y , ' 7 KI ' 57 ' . . cr s I ' , rr , y , J Q ' 7 story that I know very well. - , - 1 5 7 ' - 64 THE GLEAMT' aint it my barn? And Willie nodded approval. N , D n Now, Willie- Jones, you go home and tell your mamma yOU TC g01U3' to stay over here for lunch, and I ll tell my mamma I'm golng OVC1' to Your house for lunch. V I-Iereu-pon the stupid William demanded an explanation for the decep- tion. . , You silly, all you must do is to do as I tell you and your mamma will think she knows where you are and mine will think she knows where I am, and, really and truly, none of them will know whereianyof us are, she concluded, with a fine disregard for grammar. We'll :be out in the barn, sweeping out the dirt -that's in there an incn thick, she continued. And the dinner? ventured her greedy satellite. ' Now look here, Willie jones, returned Susan Ellen, wrathfully, if you 'expect to be the 'prince in my show, you'll have to help clean up that old, dirty loft, and you know, as well as I do, that we can't eat and clean up the barn at the same time. Besides, it you are so very hungry, you can sneak in and get somet'hing to eat out of your house after we get through. Now are you going to -be the Prince or not? 'If you aint, why I -can get that kid down in -the next block to be it. Course I don't know him very well, but, anyway, I know heid be tickled to death to do it. Willie hastily put aside any such possibility by saying that, of course, he would go without his dinner to keep that young upstart in the next block from getting his place as hero. I I h ' Having used their guile upon their unsuspecting parents, the two scut- tled off to the barn with two old cast-off brooms and enough water to bring the dirt to the consistency of mud. They had told none of the neighbor- hood children about the preparations. . A Because, as Susan Ellen argued, its lots of work for us to do it our- selves andgo without our dinners, but you know mamma would get 'spicious and find out all about it, if we had all that crowd over here, and, anyhow, then we can -boss them around all we want to, when we have the play, because me and you cleaned it up, and then its my barn. They worked for almost an hour, disposed of all the old grain sacks and papers, and then scattered -two or three tin pails full of water on the inch of dust that covered everything. When they got through it was far from clean, but Willie said with a groan: u , Anyhow it looks better. I W The energetic Susan promptly planned to repeat the operation on the following day, but here came in VVillie's contrariness. I-Ie stubbornly an- nounced: I .VSUSH11 Ellen Befkely, if you' think that I'm going to go wihliout my . THE GLEAM 65 dinneflggtilin 'f01T101'1'0W, and work hours and hours and hours cleanin up your S , am for 3 Show, just to be 'the Prince, youire dead wrong,-I aint, and youve got to let me be the P mamma on you, and then what'll happen P - Susan Ellen was dumfoun Willie had always 'been submissive. She saw she was in a corner so h rince too, for if you don't I'll tell your ded. Mutiny in the ranks was unheard of. . I . I . , si e gPlVC 111, g1'21C6fu1ly, but with a wicked light in her eye and the 'determination to get back on him in the near future. ' ' The next day, this day -the one on which my story began, fortune favored Afhelv' MTS- Berkeley Went Shopping. Just after 'breakfast Susan Ellen jubilantly announced the fact to Willie Jones, as she hung over the back fence. - She's 120 be gone all day. Now, Willie Jones, you go right in your house and tell your mamma you want to get some clothes for me to dress up in, because my mamma's sick andvf can't get anythingfor myself. T Tell her Illl be care- ful with them, and you be sure and bring nice things 'cause they have to be the wicked sisters, ball dresses. ' . ' W'hereupon, she disentangled herself from the nails upon which she hung, and skipped across the street to collect her cast. She had promptly' decided to have Lillian- and Margaret, because they had such quantities of clothes to draw from, having 'grown sisters. goin' down with papa this morning while its cool and she's goin' And then. anyway, as Susan Ellen ruminated, th-ey're always having a fuss with each other, so 'why shouldn't they be the mean sisters?'-' The two little girls accepted the news gladly, consented to be in-the play, and immediately started a fuss as to which shouldbe the meaner sister. The rest of the neighborhood children were soon notified and promptly reported for duty at the Berkeley's barn, Mrs. Berkeley, meanwhile, being too 'busy, dressing, to notice the confused state of matters in her back -yard. Under Susan Ellen's directions, they had all ransacked their -respective attics and ragbags, and a motley array of articles was, the result. They worked all morning on the scenery. Curtains behind which to dress were fixed up, and the front curtain was arranged to be drawn, when-the play started, by invisible hands. Their work ended, the scenes were made ready, and the children viewed the effect with supreme satisfaction. Susan Ellen alone was not content. She announced hopelessly that what they needed was foot- lights, andiimmediately her ingenious brain began coiicocting a plan by which she could obtain the much desired article. . Finally, she dispatched all the children to their homes with instructions to bring back as many candles as they could conveniently take .away without being noticed. Then she got a long board which the boys nailed sothat it would protrude above the Hoot of the stage. She took all the CandlCS-ihat 66 THE GLEAM T h-adbeen fbrought, and stuck' them up by means of their own tallow on the side of the board toward the stage. Then they darkened the loft, liggted' the candles, and behold, they' had their footlights. The children gaspe 111 admiration and the play soon began. I ' Previously, Susan Ellen had decided that the -part of fairy-godmother offered more opportunity to display dramatic ability than did the role of Cinderella. But now, seeing t'he gorgeous ball dress that Lillian had con- tributed, she decided to be Cinderella and wear that dress during the ball scene, well knowing that she could get it if she wanted it. Wasn't it her barn? The change of part bothered her not at all. She had memorized nothing-there was nothing to memorize. Each character talked when and how they thought suitable, or rather when Susan Ellen thoughtlsuitablef She often stopped in the midst of her part to tell someone what to say next and what reply to make to her speech. The audience, being composed of the smaller children of the neighborhood, did not criticise, and enjoyed' the performance immensely, despite the fact that the impromptu part of it was very evident. A 4 A Things were going fine, and Susan Ellen was congratulating herself on having a great deal -of fun and not being found out, when William got his foot in it. Yes, literally, too. Susan 'had given the girls strict injunctions to keep their dresses out of the way of the candles, but she thought it was not necessary to so warn the boys. The young scion of the house of Jones was standing near the lights, and Susan Ellen, impatient and a trifle tired called to him sharply: V Willie jones, don't you know that you come next? Why don't you come put that big red cape on? ' Willie turned, obedient to her suggestion, and clumsily trod upon two or three of the lighted candles. A flimsv old lace curtain, used in the scenery, immediately caught on fire. Susan, the quick-minded, saw the danger and in a Hash she had whipped off the long skirt, s'he had on, and was making for the steps that led down from the loft. She sprinted across the yard, her little white petticoat blowing in the wind. No fire department horse coulda have run faster. She was headed for the faucet where the garden hose was attached. Not until she reached there did she think that she had brought no one with her to turn on the water after she got the hose up in the loft. ,To send some one back would take too long. 'She expected the whole loft to be ablaze by this time and the children all burned up. Obviously, the only thing to do was to turn on the water and take the hose up with the water spurting. Giving the crank a twist, she started. Up she went, the water, striking against the-barn, dashed back upon her. Undaunted, she kept on, and finally gained the loft. Before she succeeded in turning the nozzle toward the flame, she had directed it full in the face of every child present, .-X, ,Magi THE GLEAM She was too excited to be glad they weren'tYall stiff, stark corpses, and she turned her attention to her business as a Hale Fire Fighter Th d A . en, an then only did she realize that the blaze was out Disggstedly she turned and started again down the steps Started but here she met h d f er own all Of course the Water was still running and her mother standing at the foot of the stairs dressed rn her best suit received the full beneht of the shower Mrs B k l h er e ey ad returned earlier than expected and just opening th side door, had seen Susan Ellens mad rush to the faucet Alarmed she start d h e 1n er trail She reached the steps just as her impetuous daughter started down This, as you may imagine is the end of my chronicle The event that followed was too painful to relate Suffice rt to say that Susan Ellen was heart broken over the Wreck in the loft and dreaded the cold shoulders of tl lt, children to whom she had given a free bath She took another fflance at b the picture of Wrllre on the mantel vrcrousl h k h said, with an angry sob Ill get back at you See if I dont lfVhat cl you turn over those old candles for? M H y s oo er pudgy fist at it anc 7 THE FOOT PATH TO PEACE To be glad of life because rt gives you the chance to love and to Work and to play and to look up at the stars to be contented with your posses sions, but not satisfied With yourself until you have made the best of them to despise nothing rn the world except falsehood and meanness 'md to fear nothing except cowardrce to be governed by your admrratrons rather than by your drsgusts to covet nothing that is your nerghbors except hrs krnd ness of heart and gentleness of manners to think seldom of your enemies often of your friends and every day of Christ and to spend as much time as yOu can, With body and spirit rn Gods out of doors these are little gui le pOSts on the foot Path to Peace Henry Van Dyke 1 . , .V -..V I, Y ,, , 1 , . , C . , Y . ., , . - - I 'l 2 ' : cc 7 ' J J . 'o , . ., . . . 1 ' 1 I ' . l , 5 . , . . , C 7 . , . - - : ' - 1 - . . - Q F 1 ' - a 1 5 ' . . . . . 7 X . A , r lb ' - Th l , , 67 68 THE GLEAM Uhr lirlntinn nf the lieunlr In tht Huhlir Svrhunila. The United States does not stand alone in her championship of the bl' chool s stem Other nations recognize and have adopted it. But pu ic si y . no country stands in so peculiar and intimate a relation to her schools as d does the United States, nor has any other country so completely develope the system. ' 1 ' i a- V l 1 To fully realize this, we must go back to the beginning of the hitsory ot our country, and note the origin of our public schools and their advancee ment since that time. To some extent, her schools were established in colonial times and grew with the country, but the true revival of education and the rise of the present' school system took place in the earlier part of the nineteenth century. The election of Andrew jackson to the presidency marked the fbeginning of a new era in the history of the United States. Hitherto conservative, well educated, well born men, many of them aristocratic in temperament,: had 'governed the country, but jackson, although not illiterate, was 'not' well' educated, nor was he well born. He was a product of the West, and like the VVest at that time, he was rough, sturdy, and passionate, but firm, honest and refreshingly democratic. For the Wfest stood for Democracy-a purer Democracy than the country had yet known, and from this very policy and principle, upheld by the Wfest through their chosen leader, Jackson, origin- ated the public school system of today. ' For the western idea spread over the country, men began to realize that this was not a government of the few, but of all the people, therefore, the people must be educated and fitted for their great charge. For this pur- pose they established the public schools. America owes a debt of gratitude to the men who saw the necessity of such a system, and to those who advanced and promoted it. Out of their labor grew thepresent school system in all its completeness. The graded' school with its three. divisions 3 'the primary department, grammar school, and high school, the state universities and the normal schools for training teach- ers, with Boards o'f education, to look after their interests. For all these things, these determined men worked long and earnestly and their labor was tinally rewarded. They received the endorsement and co-operation of the people. V In every city, town, and district in the United States, the people now approve of, and maintain the public schools. . In theory,'tlhe public school system fulfills all the requirements of education, and-in-,practice, it holds good to a certain extent. Wlienever the people most feel their responsibility in regard to the schools, and most completely realize their need and use, there does the system fulfill lthe highest expectations of its promoters. But the people do not always feel this re- sponsibility. They think that the board of education-sh-ould look after the schools entirely, and that the matter does not concern them. This is an -erroneous idea. The sch-ools do need the help of the people. They need their ,ls-1 THE GLEAM 69 voice and vote when school directors are elected d - ' the use of the schools, and the f 1 I d d d i. all money applopnated for at all times. Take, for instance, our own High School I am sure that the i eollnei of Independence wish the school well, and areimore or less interestedpinpit but it a 'very passive sort of interst. What we need is active interest, the k1nd of interest that does something. Qui' High School is .really in need of many thiings that most high schools consider ab-solute necessities. First, we have no gymnasium. How can our boys and girls expect to be victorious in athletic contests against those who have been trained in well equipped gymnasiums, by competent teachers? There is, I believe, much athletic talent in the school, but without the prop- er training, it' is practically useless. Surely the citizens of the town would like to see their children possess strong, able bodies. Then, why do they not co-operate with the school authorities, and pr-ocure the much needed gymnasium for the school? But a gymnasium is not our only need, we need better laboratories for the classes in chemistry and physics, and we need more reference books for the school library. The present labratory does not meet the needs of the classes in science, the present library does not meet the needs of the classes in history and literaturep At hrst, this does not seem as great a deficiency as the lack of a gymnasium, but ultimately, it means more. To say that we lack the' proper scientific apparatus and necessary reference books, means that the High School course must be, in some respects, deficient, that its standard is not as high as that of other schools, yet people expect the school to give the cultivation of the mind precedence over that of the body! But what is to be done? Where lies the remedy for all this? It is in- the hands of the people. The teachers and pupils have worked together to make the school life interesting and profitable, they have done all they can, with their present drawbacks, and now the people, the real supporters and founders of the school, must do the rest. A We immortalize the man who dies fighting for his country. We call' him a hero and say he has shown true patriotism, but think he has not shown any truerpatriotism than the man who lives for his countryflives to make it better, stronger, and happier. This is what the man is doing, who works to make our schools better. He is a true patriot. Luther wasi 21 patriot of this type, so was Milton, so was Horace Mann, in fact, so is every one who has worked to promote education in his country. 1 The patriots of Independence, and I am sure she has her share, should remem.ber that patriotism 'like charity 'Hbgms at home, and endeavo-r to show their patriotism by improving the1r own Hlgh School- , . VVhen this is done in every city and town, the schools will indeed ful-' fillithe mission for which they were established-to strengthen and aid our great government and the people who dwell under its patriotism. p E. W., 'O7. ' I 5 lee an eseive their approval and interest ' ,l.-, . Education is not the result of a course of study, it is the result of a course of experience. ' . . t 70 THE GLEAM. Qburatinn marks. T fFirst Prize Essayj The path of human life bristles with question marks. Some are large, some are small, some are easily brushed aside and others are hard to pass. Yet pass we must, and a decision must be made. The question aked is, of course, not always the same, but the question mark remains unchanged- it grimly demands an answ-er. Man meets thesestruggles daily in his strug- gle for existence, and nations meet them in the march o'f the ages, for Once to every man and nation comes a moment to decide N In the strife of Truth with Falsehood for the good or evil side. Some new cause, God's new Messiah, offering each the bloom or blight, Parts the goats upon the left hand and the sheep upon the right, And the choice goes by for-ever 'twixt that darkness and that light. The most important question' mark which we meet is the one whi-ch we call a crisis. This one stands at the parting of the ways. Perhaps thus far the traveller has gone his way on a smooth white path, but now he comes up against a stone wall. Elysium or Tartarus he must decide Fiction and history abound in examples of these crises. As we look over them, we see that these moments are rarely unaccompanied by struggles, for contending forces are not easily dealt with. Hence many decisions are wrongfully made as a result of lack of strength of cha.racter so necessary in a moral battle. To be or not to be, muses Hamlet troubled' Macbeth weak ly tries to persuade himself to murder Duncan, and Brutus vainly tries to justify himself in the assassination of his friend. There must have beena question mark in the mind of Benedict Arnold, when he so basely attempted treason, Catherine de Medici certainly must have hesitated a moment before ordering the awful massacre of Sit. Bartholomew, yet we know not that either -had any pangs of conscience Fiction, however, portrays the thoughts and feelings of the characters and we are shown the struggles in their minds. VVhen Jean Val Jean, the escaped galley slave, stood outside the court room and heard a fellow man being convicted and sentenced in his stead, he faced the greatest question mark in his life. VVhy should he, now the mayor of Di, who had already spent the best years of his life in the galleys, and who was now living a noble honest life among the people whose prosperity he had caused, give up his life again Land descend into servitude, when, now, if he allowed this man to take his place, he would be forever free fronrthe fear of having his identity disclosed-so thought jean Val jean. Self-sacrihce or personal enjoyment a hard question indeed for one so embittered, but 'twas nobly answered , . 1 1 ' s 1 . ...-all' ..-...f ,. THE GLEAM 71 There is no sublimer figure in all fiction than jean Val jean when he threw open the court room door and cried, I am Jean Val Jean. Dido or Rome? This was the question which confronted themuch tossed Aienlneasu when he .reached the Carthaginian shore. Duty, that stern daughter o t e voice of God, called him to the Italian land, but Love fastened her golden cords about his heart to hold him at Carthage. It is 'here that we see how well deserved is his epithet. pious, for even the love of a beautiful woman failed to steer him from his course. He heeded Duty's call, pressed on, and hnilly reaching the long sought land, he laid t'he foundations of the Roman civilization. Wheii n-ations meet question marks in their livesjthey answer them on the field of battle. Such battle grounds as Marathon, VVaterloo, Saratoga and Gettysburg mark now the ,places where question marks have been cast aside and decisions have been made. George Vlfashington steered our nation through her first great crisis, but Abraham Lincoln faced the greatest ques- tion mark in the life of the United States and preserved the Union. . Perhaps the most puzzling question mark of all is the one which con- fronts the youth. His early life has been easy sailing, all important decisions have been made for him 'by loving minds, and now, as he stands on the threshold of manhood, 'he sees not just two paths, but a perfect maze of paths. The youth is bewildered at the laby.rinth before him. The question mark looms up. Vlfhich way? He attempts many, perhaps, before Ending one along which hecan travel. He finds t'hat each. path is full of intricacies, and that the first question mark was only an introduction to the many on life's 'ourne . 'lihus WZ see that life is a series of question marks. Vile pass one only to meet another. To turn either to the right or to the left, we musty to turn back, never. The world's heroes have never stopped. Onward-we have to go to reach the end, remembering that ' New occasions tea-ch new duties. Time makes ancient good uncouth. They must upward still and onward, who would keep abreast with Truth: LO, before us, gleam her camp fires. we ourselves must Pilgrims be, Launch our Mayflower and steer boldly through t'he desperate winter seal Nor attempt the Future's portal with the Past's blood-rusted key. H. R., 'o7. M hope for the human race is bright as the morning star, for a glory Is Y . . Coming to man such as the most inspiredtongue of prophets and of poets has never been able to describe, The gate of human opportunity is turning on its hinges and the light is breaking through its chinkg possibilities are OPC'ning and human nature is pushing forward toward them.-Emerson. 72 THE GLEAMQ Bihn nr Qnmr. QSecond Prize Essayj Shall I remain at Carthage or go on to Italy and found the city of Rome? Centuries ago, Aeneas, the hero of Virgilis great epic, asked himself this question, and I have no doubt that it took him a long time to answer it. To remain with Dido stood for all the pleasures of life to him, to go to Italy meant to found Rome, to be the ancestor of a great people, in brief, to accom- plish great future good for the world. But the question must be met and an-I swered: so he fought the battle and Rome conquered. I Was Aeneas right or wrong? When we think of poor deserted Dido, the terrible intensity of her grief and her sad death, we say, I-Ie was wrong. But was he wrong? Leaving the -personal part of the matter out of the ques- tion, is it ever really right for a man to sacrince future good to present pleas- ure? A ' I Aeneas was devoutly pious, and his Gods had commanded him to found Rome. Then, too, itwas his great ambition, the type of ambition that Cuar- iyle would call f'1audable g and ambition worthy of sa life work. Certainly. I think he was right in going to Italy. ' I Dido or Rome is the great question which confronts men today, and has confronted them through the ages. And how have they answered wit? I-Iow have the greatest men answered this all-important question? I' ' Frederick the Great was obliged to solve this problem while he was still young. Naturally a lover of music, literature, and art, a man to whom present enjoyment meant much, he was called to the throne of a turbulent, disunited people. 'he gave his time to the things he loved best, the country would suffer, and the country needed a strong hand and a cool brain to control Frederick, indeed, had the hand and brain, but not the inclination. The strug- gle must have been a bitter one, but never did man so completely conquer himself as the young king who afterwards so justly received the epithet of C-rreat.'f It is said that his former friends were his friends no longer, for he was so completely changed they scarcely knew him, and he no longer lis- tened to, their words but took,.as his friends, men skilled in statesmanship. He 'put aside his former pleasures-among them the society of women, which he had hitherto greatly enjoyed. It cannot be said that his-life as a king was a peculiarly -happy one, but he was one of the greatest warriors and one-of the most sternly just rulers of modern timesg he was truly great, and his people honored 'him for it. . - V Qliver Cromwell 'is my second example among the men who have jnade -I 4 ..-,.. . I THE GLEAM U16 HUCICHE Trojans sacr1f1ce Some l1lStO1'13.1lS l1ave declared tl t tl IH 11 1a 11S 111an was se S1 y 31T1b1t1OL1S and del1berately worked for tl1e lngh place l1e held Eutbffarlyli bel1eved tl'l1S to be untrue and surely a 111an of l11s 1ntel1ect sl1ou1d e e xevec ratl1e1 than co11te1n1porary a11d O11 that account wprgbalbly pl-qu fihced h1stor1ans Cromwell knew God too well to care 111ucl1 for worldly 1onors Had he been a Cathohc l1e would 111 all pro'bab1l1ty have spent l11s days 111 tl1e seclus1on of a 111onastery but be1ng a Pur1tan l1e found tl1at there was WO1k for h1m to do 111 PEl1'l13.1T1611t tl1at there and Ollly tl1ere was a chance for h1111 to l1elp l11s dow11trodde11 countrymen Surely present pleasure to a 1nan of h1s tastes would l1ave 111eant a qulet 1el1g1ous 11fe far dlfferent fro111 tl1at strenuous eX1stence he was e11te11ng upo11 but he d1d what l1e felt called LlpO1'1 to do and 1n do1ng lt rose to the head cf the Enghsh nat1on HIS 1ndeed was a gl eat an1b1t1on to make England Gods k1ngdo111 111 truth to make Chr1st s law tl1e law of England He and h1s Irons1des seem to me llke Kmg Arthur and l11s kn1ghts battl1ng for the pure tl1e good and the true among the w1ld wastes and Heathen hordes of Br1ta1n Cromvx ell also tr1ed to r1ght the wrong and follow the kmg the Great Iqlllg of all tl1e earth, and he wanted all England to do tl1e same He d1d mucl1 for l11s COL111 unjust k1ng and gave the country a gOV6I'111TlCl1t strong and just however arbltrary Although h1S greatness was thrust upon h1m and h1s l1fe as protector was really an unhappy 0116 l1e stood at l11s post to ret1re would leave meant certa1n 1'L111'1 to the country even though he was 11ated feared and m1sJudged by h1s own frxends Last of all, let us take our ow11 XA73.Sl11l'1gtO1'1 as an example In 111erelv enter1ng our army at the beg1nn1nU of the war he made no greater SHCFIHCC than any other sold1er but 111 rema111111g at the head of OU1 forces 111 Splte of d1scouragen1e11ts losses a11d defeats 1n sp1te of abuse a11d 1ntr1gue agamst h1m on the part of h1s off1cers he sl1owed tl1at h1s country stood first w1tl1 h1m But th1s fact was far 111ore strongly 1llustrated when l1e was forced to accept the pres1dency He d1d 11ot w1sh tl1e office l1e would have greatlv preferred l1v1ng at Mount Vernon but w1thout h1111 the UHIOII would have fallen to PICCCS and the const1tut1on ex1sted merely as a paper govern111e11t At least so the lead1ng men of the country told 111m and lt was probably true S0 Wash1ngton accepted h1s h1 h Off1CC w1tl1 all 1ts pr-iss1ng dutlres a1ned 1n h1s country s SCTVICC 1nuc aga1ns IS Viiiriilgitlaseogjg al11-ilslillte of abuse and 1111sunderstand1ng 011 tl1e palt I of ma11y o'f the people I have Shown you the l1VCS of these tl1ree great men because I th1nk th m among the best counterparts of Aeneas 1n modern t1111es I have e Cl ubt that there are many others, and I am sure that many people of no o -rf ' . - 1 . . 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Many have failed, it takes a strong man or woman to say No, when present enjoyment takes a shape as attractive as it did in the case of Aeneas. Those that have made the sacrifices have seldom found happiness in their work, 'but the world has always been better because they lived and surely some time, if not in this w-orld, then in some higher place where life will be viewed from a truer prospective, they will have their reward. Following their great example, it is the duty of every man or woman to whom this question comes, to say to himself or to herself, not, I cannot relin- quish Dido, but I must not relinquish Rome. A T , 1 EQ W., 'o7. ' - . OUR MASCOT. , a ' -All -important organizations have mascots, therefore the class' of '07, beingian all important body, decided to have a mascot, So our President, a yerytlilivise and discreet young gentleman, appointed. a committee .tg glggk into e matter. L The 'committeehafter much worrying and talking, finally scared up a few animals that might possibly be typical of us. Everyone seemed to want something alive, with the exception olf Procter who wished the pickled al- ligator-in' the laboratory for the thing. Claude, thinking that rats Creal live onesj would be especially suitable, voiced his opinion loudly for rats or white mice. The girls, however, thought rats common and inappropriate. Teddy bears. lizards and snails were all mentioned to the committee as can- didates for the honorable position. Finally the committee reported to the class. They ,brought up two animals for consideration-a dog and a little white pig. Several didn't see the appropriateness of the pig, whereupon one member enlightened them thus, a pig takes all it can get, but others thought the pig too lazy to be qualified. A hot discussion ensued with some yelling - pig, and olthers dog, a-nd the President, confused, thought his colleagues were calling 'him disgraceful names, whereupon he favored us with some of his wonderfully epigramatic sentences. After all, the dog ciarried the day and then we were up against it again, for what kind of a canine should chosen? We wanted. a spirited animal, for we felt that would be appropriate for us. Poodles, terriers and .pugs were all named, but the btill d-og. made the hit. In .him we found plenty of life and push to satisfy us and we felt he would be very typicalof our class. i 5 ' ' From thait day on, the bullldog has gone down in our calendm-sag the champion of the brilliant class of 1907. From this dog we learn a lesson ' never give up. .In later years, my classmates, when things seem -to be going against you, think of the mascot of you school days, the. Bulldog, and pdonit give up, l L p . ,. 2. . .lM.,S g 507, 1 -T I 'Huw ' Nsaganf 11111111165 F ,. mmm: l-uc. K 54 'n A. - ' J , I ' INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Oflicers. September, 1906 to September, 1907. Procter Thomson, '07, , ........................ President Edwin Gorsuch, ,IO. . .. .... Vice President Hershel Smith, '09 ................. ....... S ecretary James Dickinson, '07 ................ ..... T reasurer Advisory Board. Prof. Geo. S. Bryant. Managers. Procter Thomson, '07 ............ . ...... QF00t Ball , E. C. Robinson, '08 .... .. ..... Basket Ball james Dickinson, '07 ..... .......... B HSC Ball Procter Thomson, '07 .,.. ..... T rack Athletics 76 ' THE GLEAM. ' illnnt Ball Procter Thompson O7 Mana ei Forrest Allen Coach Ben Vittum Captain The Team Left end E C Robinson Chiles Miller left tackle D Ro-binsong left guard, Gentry, Tidwellg center, Gorsuchg right guard, Smith Mayhang right tackle, Rho-desg right end, Vittum, Alleng quarterback, Chap man, Fosterg .left halfback, Dickinsong fullback, Smithg right halfback, Thom- SO I'1 The Schedule Liberty I-Iigh School II Independence High School 0 Played October 5 at Independence Central VVebster Club 6 Independence Hibh School I2 Played October IO at Independence Weiitworth Military Academy 27 Independence I-Iigh School O Played October I2 at Lexmbton Mo Liberty Hibh School 5 Independence I-Ilgh School 2 Played October IQ at Liberty Mo Lees Summit I-Iigh School 0. A 'Independence I-Iigh School I2 Played October 26 at Lee s Summit Mo K. C. K, Prat Team 18. 'Independence I-Iigh School o Played November 3 at Kansas City Kas Central Webster Club 0. Independence High Schoo-l 5 Played November IO at Independence Oak Grove'I-Iibh School 6. Independence High School Played November I7 at Oak Grove Mo K C K Frat Team Independence I-I1 h School Called offj November 24 O 7 .- 4 .A 3' 5 g ' I J ' f - , ' og, I . W , I ' ' ' J 7 7 ' I JJ' . V I ' - ' I J , - . J ' , I w , . 0. , . , I a - I A' , . , . V I O- 4 1 J ' - . . . . ' O , - ' , . ' J 1 - , , . 1 7 : , , - J J ' ' 4 : xl - A 4.-5 ' y ' J , S . j n ' 'h 0' , I ,6. ! ' J V' , ' 1 --lla o -0- 4 ,V . , zg - ac. r 4 ' Photo by P. H. Gtinter at 78 A ' ' T ' THE GLEAM. . REVIEW OF FOOT BALL SEASON, 1906. 5 Q After carefully reviewing the foot ball season of 1906, it can be safely saill that the 1906 team was a success. By this we do not mean that we ran up ilarge scores on our opponents or thatwe did not lo-se a ga-me, 'but 'thaft, considering the teams we played, we made a good showing. This is thef first Independence High School team that has attempted to defeat such teams as Wentw'ortth's and Oak Grove's. Therefore, we feel that, even though we lost more -games than we won, our team was a success. It placed the Independ- ence High School ina class with the best secondary schools inthe state. Another notable fact about out team is that in no game of the season did a single player fail to acquit himself as a gentleman, there has not been a single dispute or light, although several times there has been provocation. Our first game was with..Liberty on our own grounds, and, owingto our inexperience, they won by 'ia score of II to o. The second time we played them, we came near' changing this. Twice we thought we had scored a touchdown, but each-. time the umpire ruled otherwise, and at the end of the second half, we were carrying the ball to their goal, gaining from five to fif- teen yards each down when 'within five yards of their goal, the whistle blew, ending the game and losing it for us, 5-2. ' Q .T Ourgame with .lflfentworth was probably the most unfortunate one we played. It came only' two days after our victory over the Central Webster Club, in which we lost Capt. Vittum with -a :broken 'ankle and which puitj sev- eral other players out of the game for several days. When we arrived at Lexington Saturday morning, we found fthat we had only five regular players, and our newly elected captain hacl to organize a team before lunch. Foster played a great game at quarter until he was practically' laid out, and all the team was game. VVe played regulation halves and along towards the last the soldiers gained almost at will. i Our last game was at Oak Grove where their team outweighed us fully thirty pounds to the man, but with out trick plays and end runs we got a touchdown in the first half, but, at the beginning of the second, they began to get wise to our plays and then with their heavy line bucks, they scored just ,two minutes before the whistle called time, making the game a tie, but we considered it practically a victory, because of 'th dd played. Q ' e o s against which we Most of the boys on the team this year are from the lower l Q c asses, and this fact should insure a goodteam next year. From the Freshman class we have' Gorsuch, Mayhan, Allenpand Miller. Gorsuch I during the season, didn't meet '.'fman who could get by him to the uarter , who played center back.. Allen began the season as left end, but was later switched to right end, Millers-:...hrr...1i.11isl1ed.tl1e.,s.easQ.u. - ffllenyfi Miller ,starred,, as, ,suhmtackle at Wentworth by running between his opponent's legs and iiiakilngiflbrilliant W . THE GLEAM. p 79 tackles. Two Sophs, Tidwell and Rhodes, held down the positions of guard alld fight tackle, Hlld played well. Rhodes was in every game, and notbonce did he ha .b ' 1 ' - ve a su stitute. T'rom.the Junior class are Vittum, Gentry, C'hap- man, D. and E. C. Robinson and tl , ie two Smiths, Hershel and Otis. Otis played only three games, but when he did play, there was no line bucking through his side. Vittum was another brilliant player, but played only two games of' the season on account of a broken ankle received in the second. The two Robinsons played a strong and hardy game from start to finish, and they were always in the line-uip. Gentry and Chapman, both good players, were nearly always on the ground. Hershel Smith was the hero at Oak Grove when he showed the farmers that Independence had more than head work Chiles, Thomson and Dickinson are the Senior class representatives. Chiles was in only one game, and then only for a few minutes when his Wrist was badly sprained. Thomson was in every game, and 'he was undoubtedly the best man on the team in straight line bucks. It was at Lee's Suimmit that he really starred, once he gained a clear field and galloped off at a terrible pace, placing the ball squarely between the posts. Dickinson,-who was elected captain after Vittum, played a very good game at left halfb-ack, and was always present. 4 ,We hope that next year's team will do very much better, and that at the end of next season a good record will have been made. GIRLS' ATHLETICS. V After hearing so much about the boys' athletics I think it is only fair that something should be said about the girls. Nothing has been heard of their sports this winter. VVhat is the matter, are they lacking in spirit? Indeed not, they have as much spirit in mattersof this kind as the boys have. Last fall when the Girls' Athletic Association was organized and teams were formed, we looked forward to a winter of victories. Right then our troubles began. The town was searched thoroughly for a hall in which to play but none was to be found. After trying for a month or more to find ,L Suitable Xplace We gave up and 'had to content ourselves with the fact that the boys would win laurels for our school in that line. ' It is a deplorable fact that our High School has no gym11aS111111- VVl1C1'C there is SO much Spirit and good material, it isa shame that there is no place ' ' h t d elo it. , In Wlglct iilseilool? forward to the timewhen I. H. S. will have a fully . udg fnasium and than go into it with as much zeal and fervor as eC1u1PPe gYm. d I gm sure you will win victories which will you have previously shown, HU be a credit to yourselvCS and 'fO Your Schofll' M. S., 'o7. sag i THE GLEAM I THE HIGH SCHOOL ROOTER. . I ' ' One of the greatest questions in High School athletics is the necessity for a proper rooter. The fact that an inexperienced athlete has human eyes andlheart places him under a certain influence of the bystander. A Consequently the boy or girl in the grandstand should bear this in ,mind a . Most failure comes to high school rooting through halfway ignorance. of athletics. The times for encouragement, the scientific points of the sport, and the trials of the game are all unknownlto the ordinary rooter. Self-assumed confidence of this knowledge 'is ,a most severe death blow to success. Q On the athletifc field, this lacking is most noticeable. N-ot 'only from th-e neverfending gift' of gala about the game, but also from the expression of many faces, this ignorancedisplays itself. Especially on the gridiron do- the rooters praise the Work of a quarter or halfback, yet, if they were asked, they could not correctly explain why this was a,quarter 'back run, why now a for- ward pass, Why a punt or a mess play? And, on the other hand, how. often do those same persons cheer thetrusty guard or center! A football team should work as a machine, and any man aiding in this light, deserves praise thereof. Thus, in every form of high school athletics, team work and self- sacrifice are praiseworthy. V ' The remedy now offered for this deficiency is that both boys and.girls become familiar with athletics. Show the parties that you are interested fin the right way. If you do, others will help. Material is plentiful. Athletics is a good device for promoting school spirit. So get busy and learn the sports. Root! V ALEX. MCCOY. -1 ,-, High School maiden, ere we part, Give me back, no, not my heart, But my class pin and that ring, ' Football poster, everything That I fondly gave to you, W'he,n our high school case was new. f W' THE GLEAM. 81 Basket Ball. The Team-Forwards, I. Smith, E. C. Robinson CMgr.j, C. McCoy. Cen- ter, P, Thomson, I. Dickinson fCapt.j. Guards, I. D. Robinson, R. Sermon B. Casebolt. ' Schedule. 1 Buckner I-Iigh School, 13. Independence High School, 24. December 18. I Q Buckner High School, 8. Independence High School, 20. January 26. Rosedale High School, I7. Independence High School, 33. February 8. Rosedale High School, II. Indepe-ndence High School, 28. February 21. Vlfentworth Military Academy, 25. Independence I-Iigh School, I2. March 8. Wyandotte Athletic Club, Io. Independence High School, 35, ' Mardi 20. ' 82 THE GLEAM TI-TE TRACK MEET AT COLUMBIA. The High School sent .a team to the track 'meet at Columbia on Mfay 4, 1907, they expeoted to have eight men there, but Herschel Smith, the man of Whomthe most was expected was taken down with the measles about a Week before the meet. The preliminaries in the hundred yard dash and the two twenty dash'were held in the morning. Robinson, Hinde and Ward Went down there, none getting Hrst, all acquitting themselves creditably. In the afternoon the meet proper was held. McCoy and VVoods in the mile run, 'Dickinson in the high' jump, and Thomson in the discus added to -the list of martyrs. Dickinson 'did the best of any on the team, jumping live feet two inches, but, as first jumped five feet, eight and .a half inches, he did not make anything. V The track was in first class shape, notwithstanding the rain of the'day before, and many records were broken. For the use of those who Want to try next year and wish to compare their perfomances with those of the Winners this year the list of the records made follows. It will be observed that only those schools that had a chance to get coaching and the use of good tracks had a show. If we had a place to practice and some one to train us, there is- no doubt we could win places with the best of them. . g V . P. T., 'o7. 4 The Summary. IO0 yard dash, Martin, Manual, St. Louis. Time IO 2-5. 120 yard hurdle, Hull, Manual, Kansas City. Time 17. 1 880 yard run, Keifer, Central, St. Louis. Time 2:03. 1-5 record. 220 yard dash, Baumberger. Ce-ntral, St. Louis. Time 22. 4-5 record. 440 yard run Ctvvo racesj, first race, Flynn, Central,.Kansas City. Time 55- 2-5-. SeC'0HCl HCC, Millar, X7VentW0rth Academy. Time.55. 2-5,- 1 mile run, Keifer, Central, St. Louis. Time 4:51. 1-5 record. The high school relay race was won by Central. St. Louis. Pole Vault-Olrine, Manual, Kansas City, 'IO .feet,'8e in-ches. Hammer Throw-Shopp. Smith Academy, 135 feet. High Iump+Nich-olson, McKinley,'St. Louis, feet, 8 I-i2ii1f1Cl1CS. Sh-ot Put-Morton, Central, St. Louis, '44, feet, 9 inches. V Broad Iump.4Nelson, Yeatman.iSt, Louis, 21 feet. 4 i-nichesf i Discus Throwing-Anderson, Columbia'Normal Academy, 102 feet, 'Qi inches. T ' ' ' ' -1 xmgjxz, 1. . ' THE GLEAM 83 ON TI-IE WAY HOIME. Time-From II p, m. to 7. a, m, PlacejExcursion train from Columbia. A series of events which oc- curred during the night and early morning. Thornton turned out the lights in our end of the coach and James, think- ing more li ht h ' ' ' . g on t e subject necessary, kindly took off his hat,.much to the disgust of Thornton, who was sitting behind him. it Thornton, to young lady whom he had met, perhaps, an hour before- D1d you say, 'Please don't stop P' A-bout six o'clock in the morning James d d ff ' ' oze o into unconsciousness. Miss S. was fast on the way when she was startled by James, who laiily stretching his arms yawningl s-aid: O L J t , Z, y aw, I hate to get up so early in the morning! About three o'clock in a dozen sandwiches, great big ones with a generous slice of ham for filling b which, however, later proved to have more' the characteristics of leather than of meat. Procter cou1dn't eat them because, as he said, he had a dulliedge on 'his tools, but James seemed to find a great deal of comfort in chewing upon his. Later a fat woman in the coach barely missed knocking James over, and as he staggered into a seat, he was heard to groan: :Td sure have gone that time, but the sandwiches would have remained. They are the only sub- stantial part left now. J Procter says he went to see the University. She evidently has a new name. ' Miss IS., when she was not giggling, was singing Old Missouri, but at last, about tive o'clock, she .could stand it no longer and we supposed she was asleep, when up shejumped and excitedly exclaimed, Where are those sidewalks- leading to, James? James jumped, quickly looked out of the window, to see nothing but ia maze of puddles, and draw.led,out, K'Why, Miss S., do you all have that kind of sidewalks in Kansas C1ty?' ' J Minnie, to Thornton, as he was fumbling with the gas light to turn it Out, O Thornton, everybody will know you're from Buckner if you blow 1 H . tout tllileyiiliswant to Hnd out just'who went to the track meet, me-ntion one of these things and see who laughs: Dorothy's collection of postcards, James gloves, birdseed, Grace, or M'Adam. U the morning during a short stop, Procter produced A f otball player was searching over the Held on the day after the hard 0 fouggigliiaiftdii reviewing YC5'fefd9-Yis Conflict PM asked a bystahder' r . No indivnantly replied the hero, I am Iookmg for my ear? 1 C' , ' l Prof. W. L. C. Palmer, Supt. THE GLEAM Mlss 09.1116 Wallace Llbrarlan lain? THE GLEAM 85 Alumni. p--gr--qs: The Alumni department is always a puzzle to the editors of the Gleam. just how to get in touch with the Alumni, and how to make them feel 'a re- newal of the school spirit are questions much discussed every year. After much thought and debate on the subject the staff for '07 decided to write to the editors in chief of the preceding Gleams, asking them to contribute articles for the Alumni department.. Below we print their letters. We hope that these letters will bring pleasant memories to each Alumnus, and make all the Alumni awakened to the fact that there should be more Alumni spirit and more love 'for the old school where so many happy Cand unhappyj hours have been spent. C. R. B., 'o7. ALUMNI BANQUET. About the middle of April it was announced in the Physics class that Mr. Earle Eubank and Miss Francis Clements, both -of '04, would like to meet the Seniors immediately after class was over. Both presented us with a very beautiful oration, the subject of which was Alumni Spirit and the mam b d of which was that we should have a healthy Alumni department in oiryfileam and help to promote the Alumni spirit. To do this the President ' t d committee of three to co-operate with the committees or mem- 3- ' . liifsoiinli Ether classes interested, to get up a banquet for all the Alumni of our b l eld the latter part of June or the first part of school. This banquet is to e 1 l l I - July and We hope that every Alumnus will make it a po1nt to be present to , . . . , - ' t fi ossible and to make enjoy the feast. We intend to make It as en ef 21tH11?g HS P ' 1 QI t it equally enjoyable to all previous classes. Dont forget lt t cos s you ' . 3 nothing 'Co attend, and We guarantee 3 good Uma' C' R' BQ 07' ' 1 . 86 THE GLEAM V I9OI. . . . St. Louis, April 7. To the Editor of the Gleam: - . ' Your request for a contribution to The G1C9-H1 bfmlght back many pleasant memories-old memories they are becoming now-of Independence High School days. Foremost and best among them all, and yet the saddest, is that of one of the Class of 1901 wlgvgarne to his death early in his young manhood. I cannot think of The Gleam without thinking also of Tasker Taylor. There was in the community no finer type of youthful American than he. He was handsome of body and clean of mind. I-Ie was capable, conscientious, companionable. I-Ie had rare artistic ability, energy, enthu- siasm, no trace of priggishness, no taint of cowardice. Altogether lovable was Tasker Taylor, and never more so than in his tragic death, when he gave up his life that a companion might be saved from drowning. ' And so when I think of The Gleam, I am reminded of him, who was one of its founders. lfVhat success that first number achieved was largely due to him. That was six years ago. We were proud of that first number experi- mental though it was. It was the best issue up to that time-because it was the first. The original suggestion came from Prof. Palmer. The Board of Editors met in Miss Brown's room and agreed and disagreeed on plans, as all boards have doneQ We worked pretty hard -on that first Gleam but were amply repaid when the first white-covered copy came out of the print shop. That class is widely scattered now, as the Class of 1907 will be in a few years. The Gleam is a cheerful message each commencement time to those who have left the I-Iigh School. It is even more welcome, perhaps, to them than to you who are still in school. Therefore we are glad of the Gleamls prosperity and wish the present staH every success. t V Chas. G. Ross. . 1902. Dear -Seniors of 1907: I'deem it quite an honor that I have this oppor- tunity totalkwith you. It has been five years since the Class of ,O2, of which I was a member, stood in your place as dignified Seniors. I will say, with due respect, that all wisdom did not die with us. The Senior classes which have followed, have caused old Central to be very proud of them. You can never appreciate what those dear old I-Iigh School days mean, until you have been out of school for several years and look back to those years as the beginning of careers as it were ,The I-Iivh I 4 b I 'W Misa!! .s., THE GLEAM 87 SCl'100l 1S the ward school of the university and the university the ward school of life. The ideal of our High School life is promotion, we want t-o climb higher, Wt? HFC CQ11Stantly Hhitching our wagon to a star. We follow the C-l-enam with all our enthusiasm, then Shades of the prison-house begin to close Upon the growing boy, , But he beholds the light, and whence it flows He, sees it in his joy, The youth, who daily farther from the east Must travel, still is Nature's priest, And bythe vision splendid Is on his way attended, At length the man perceives it die away, , An fade into the light of common day. A I know, as a class, you have followed this vision splendid and accom- plished good work in your High School life. ,N Keep up your enthusiastic study and continue to scale the ladder of knowledge, for this is merely fitting you, dear Seniors, to carry Vservice to our fellow-beings. After all,-we must come down from the mounts of our enthusiastic school life, and serve as good soldiers wherever our -lot be cast. Best wishes for the Class of 1907. - Lelah B. Cunningham I903 fNo Response J I904 Dear Boys and Gnls of the Class of O7 These are such busy times with you this approaching end of your Senior Year that you perhaps do not have time to take much notice of what 1S going on in the busy world outside So I take this occasion to give you a glimpse of it that you would possibly otherwise miss Remember I say a glimpse for so many things are happening Just now that I Could not begin to relate them all Things are happening over yonder m the 01-Chard and still more things are happening up in the garden Nature fairly hums with her busy life The sun has such large responsi bllmeg and so much depending upon him that he finds it necessary to be up before six o clock in the morning and does not go to rest till after seven The bn-ds are too busy to sing Everything 1 busy 'Every clod feels a stir of might An 1nst1nct Within it that reaches and towers, ,' . I ', ' . .. ' 9 l 7 1 A . 1 7 ' , r . , . , ' ' . - ' ' s . V 6 , . - 88 THE GLEAM Andgroping blindly above it for light Climbs to a soul in grass and ilowersf' . It is an inspiration just to be out of doors. It makes onevwant to live and work and accomplish something. - It is so uplifting-this love of Na- ture, even in the smallest degree. For instance, I have a lit-tle box of pansies, that in the planting and care of them, I have exercised most of the Christian graces. First, Faith, for certainly nothing but iaith and hope could see a possibility of Howers in those little insignificant brown seeds. Secondly, Patience, for naturally, I must be patient and wait for this won- derful transformation. Thirdly, I believe I may name Kindness and Ten- derness, or at any rate it was with some such kindred feelings that I covered them over to protect them from the cold and warmed the water with which -I watered them. And lastlyewould you believe me, if I should say it- when the first little tender delicate plants came up I believe I almost loved them. But my pansies are not demanding anything from me that they will not repay. Some warm day next summer I will be rewarded with a wealth of blossoms, and I suspect t'here will be a d-ouble joy in them because of the thought and care I have given them. Boys-and girls, this is the Commencement-the Springtime of your livesp Each of you has a .seed -planted in your heart and you must see to it that it bears its flower. It may be as little and insignificant as a violet- as gloriously magnificent as a rose, but you must remember that we would not want all the flowers to be roses-or yet violets, each has its place. You must have faith in the little seed, you must believe in it, you must have patience with itg you must water it with kindness and love and generosityg and you must keep the weeds from the soil in which it is planted. Do this, and you may be sure that some day you will be rewarded with the blossom. And in the meantime, may the hope, the promise, the pleasure of anticipation and the pure joy of Springtime be yours. ' If I have seemed to have assumed a great deal of wisdom or to have given a great deal of advice, please kindly remember that that is the preroga- tive Of An Owl, or la Member of the Classof ,O4. lsoe. Dear Classrof 1907: Vifhat has become of the wonderful class of 1906? What is it doing for the world? Very little, as yet, perhaps, but wait! Time, alone, can prove that ours was the finest class alive. Vida, Bertha, Edna and Alec went to the Missouri University, but stony- hearted Fate decreed that-Edna alone should finish the year. Spurgeon at- tended Williaiii Jewell, where he became the star athlete. Otto, at Notre Dame, 113.5 dQL1b.'C1CSS made an everlasting fame for himself in poetry UQ. l ,I 2,53 1 'wiijii THE GLEAM. 39 Georgia, bflleving that hard study is not conducive of bright eyes and rosy cheeks, decided to stay at home. Julia, Annie, and Grace took a rpost-graduate Course at the High School, but Julia, alone, could endure it without the lJ11ll13.11t class of 1906. Bessie started in the State Normal, intending t-o reign in the schoolrooin, but she stopped, evidently preferring to reign in another sphere. Adelyn, realizing how much time she wasted last year arguing on what should be our mascot, decided to make up for lost time by taking a post- graduate couvse. Margaret attended school in Texas, but Morton decided not to worry another year with larnin,'.' and is now farming near Buckner. May Surprised us all by going to business college. Iessie is fast fulfilling her prophecy: She, too, to Fame did climb The greatest musician of her time. The other members of our class are working, too, and though we have graduated, we still follow the Gleam. Yours sincerely, p LUCY DICKINSON, 'o6. Robert Louis Stevenson's favorite recreation was playing the flute, as he said, to tune up his ideas. - Robert Browning could not sit still. With constant shuffling of his feet holes were worn in the carpet. Longfellow enjoyed walking only at sunrise and sunset, and he said his best thoughts came to him at these times Hawthorne always washed his hands before reading a letter from his wife He delighted in poring over old advertisements in the newspaper files Darwin had no respect for books as books and would cut a big volume in two for convenience in handling or he would tear out leaves he required for reference Oliver Wendell Holmes though he despised superstition and was a skill ful doctor used to carry a horse chestnut in one pocket and a potato in an other to ward off rheumatism oaquin Miller nailed all his chairs to the wall Edgar Allan Poe slept with his cat and was inordinately proud of his eet D d t h lasses when asleep Tlia1clEerlaV5Eni?sedStg3lif'igh1s hat whenever he passed the house in which he t V it Fair Wm Rlexaaiildelf Dumas the younger bought a new book every tlme he had a iew book published ' 9 1 1 7 I '- J 1 . l V . . cr ' ' 77 2 7 ' 1 . .90 THE' GIIEA Mi ti hitnrial OIN OUR GLEAM. ' Of course when we, the staff of The Gleam of 1907, commenced work, we expected to excel all. other staffs in our Gleam. We have all striven to do this. Everything published was carefully considered by the staff who cast anything out which did n-ot meet the demands, of the 'standard set for our Gleam.' We hope that none whose work was not accepted will feel slighted, for we -tried to judge- the work on its merit alone. When t'hey work on their Gleam, they will understan-d the responsibilities of the editors and their 'am- bition to have a good book composed of only good material. We leave you to judge of our standard and our work, and we hope that, when you finish re- viewing this little book, you can truthfully say, the best ever. ON HIGH SCHOOL. SPIRIT. ' I-Iigh school spirit is absolutely essential to the progress and development of any school. Withort it, little- can be accomplished. Ourghigh school is a good examplerof this There is no doubt that we have made rapid strides during the last few years and all of our progress has been due to our en- thusiastic spirit. Nothing great was ever accomplis'hed without enthusiasm. Looking over the past few years, we find the chief factors in this growth to be. first, our class organizations. Several years ago, it was an unheard of thing to call a first year pupil a Freshman, and the Senior class didn't organize until the Senior year, now all the classes have their own organizations and are called by their proper names. Second, our morning assemblies. I-Iere we meet, united by a common bond, the good of the school, and under the leader- ship of our principal, we conduct our morning programs. I-Iere we have learned to stand before a large audience and speak our opinions. Third, our work in athletics, and in this, I think, we are especially to be commended. Under the greatest difficulties, no coach, no gymnasium, nor other necessary things, the boys 'have organized their teams and have made a -record of which ,ghlfzfaggipuxv 1 THE GLEAM. 91 any school might fbe proud. Their victories have given us a pride in our school, and an interest in its future welfare. For these reasons, let us see to it that our spirit never dies, for if these things can be accomplished in so few years, what ought we not expect of the coming classes? . , ON FURTHER EDUCATION. - Many of LIS, who are graduating this year, are contemplating going to a -college or a university. VVe are often told that our present, education is all sufficient to our needs, that we have learned enough from books, that we ought to wait a while, etc., etc., by people who think they know 'a great deal more about it than they do. It is not so much what booklearning we shall absorb in these schools, but 'tis the education we receive in mingling with new people, going new places, and seeing new things. These things broaden our horizon, -they teach us the difference between people, towns, and institu- tions. Therefore we ho-pe, in these training schools, to profit by our experi- ences and become better prepared to cope with difliculties later in our careers. ON HIGH SCHOOL LOVE AFFAIRS. I-Iave you ever seen two pupils, a boy and a girl-not any par-ticular two, of course stroll along the front at noon or pass a note in the hall or get angry with each other on the street corner? These are common school Hirta tions, that 1S all we hope How hard it is foi him to get his history or his algebra when she is walking across the stage and what an effort it is for her to appear not to notice him as he walks up the aisle' Wonder if my ha1r is rlght, wonder if my belt is straight wonder if my cheeks have been pinched to the proper redness and if my eyelids droop in the most fetching manner ' thinks she as she emerges from the cloak room for I-Ie 1S sure to see wonder 1f my trousers are creased properly and if my patent leathers sh1ne he ponders as he sees her coming Each one posing for the other yet both trymg to appear natural Wliat an amusing by play to the observers in the School What if you have Hunked what if you do feel parental authority WQ1 hmg down heavily upon you and prof s sardonic grin enjoy yourselves nowg youthful dreamies, for ignorance 1S bliss when love 1S young 7 o l 4. Y Y J . - . - J ' b . . y 4 J . - , ' if ' n , ...q . 7 ' v ' I , , 4 n , n her. ffwonder if my collar's clean, wonder iflmy neckties t1ed correctly, ' 1 I ai . H 4 - . . ' I . I . Y . J ' , 2 IK - ' 5: ' ' ' 1 b 7 , U. - ' :J rr , ' J: 92 THE GLEAM. ON CLASS ORGANIZATION. V As school spirit is the outcome of class organization, so also is class spirit. And this class spirit is the thing which makes our classes what they are. We work together as a body from the time we enter High Schoolg the interests of the class are our own interestsg and we are willing to-spend much time and trouble to promote them. It was class organization which made us desire to leave something to the school by which it might remember us-as a class, not as individuals. It was class organization which made us publish our first Gleam--surely this alone is enough to show of what use class organization isto a school. A ' So we have gone on. One class gave a playg every class following did the same. Three years ago the junior class, for the first time, gave a recep- tion to the Seniorsg it is now a well established custom of the school. Each class is desirous of doing something to promote this class sprit, so the Seniors of 1906 instituted a CLASS DAY. ' These are the results of class organization. Some may say, that this so-called class spirit is simply a -polite term for antagonism and jealousy between the different classes. But, with these results before us, how can anyone doubt the efficiency of class organization? And since it is so, the desire of the school, each year, should be to make this system more perfect that the results may be greater. A youth went forth to serenade The lady -he loved best, And by her house at evening, When the sun had gone to rest He warbled until daylight, And would have warbled more But the morning light disclosed the sign, To Letf' upon the door. D ' 1 lf-Lal' Ma.. ,ff5Z'- 6.4--. W .5 f M v -Q i 'H -si!! 7 f' . a ef f' A M ' 'E LATEST BOOKS. - Bundschu's Dictionary, containing at least one thousand new words, also giving latest pronunciation to all old ones. V Impossible Problems in Trigonometry-And Their Solution, by C, C. Bundschu and Procter Thomson, authors also oi Why Not to Study. just out! A stupendous work in thirty volumes, entitled, My An- cestors, by Archie D. Woods, last living descendant of the famous Mason and Dixon line. For sale at all bookstores- Myself or Why I Am Itf' by ClaudeiK. Brown. This volume contains, besides forty chapters of most interesting reading matter, a portrait of Mr. Brown and a sketch of his life. It also has the unique distinction of having its author for its hero. WANT COLUMN. Wanted-A sense of humor. Will take any kind. Second-hand, cracked or otherwise. C. C. Wanted-A good opinion of the Senior Class to give to the teachers to re- member us by. T Wanted-To know why the class always laughs at Procter's jokes. Wanted-A position as a family talking machine. My record is a hundred r words a minute. E. Woodson. Wanted-To know what C. C. will say next -- and how he will say ' 1. . ll.. Wanted--A new girl to listen to my old compliments and some new compli- t t Give to the old girls. Thornton Chiles. o men ilifantcied-An '07 class pin 5 the Seniors are tired of being asked if they have lost theirs. ' , . . . , i 94: THE GLEAM. Samples of Freshman eloquence, as seen on blackboard: The violet is a flower which grows both tame and wildf' The many Windows invested the house with an air of curiosity. Mary was air to the English throne. - y .Miss Phelps-4What Frenchman explored the coast of Texas? ' C. C.-De Soto. ,,..11l..l-- Stranger Cto Sophomorej--Are you a Senior? Sophomore-Yes, sir Qpointing to a group of Seniorsj g those are the Fresh- men. . ' ' Miss Phelps-What territory did England take during the war of 1812? Edith--Why, she took Maine, and- and- Stage whisper from behind-Astoria. ' , Edith-Oh, yes, she took Maine and then she took Castoria! C. C. Qexplaining about Hagpolej-This one is five inches in diameter and six inches in the other contract. . Miss Ewiii-What did we discuss in class yesterday? A ' Freshman Cwearilyj-The same thing we discussed day before yesterday and the day before that. iSpeaker in Assembly-A beautiful woman is dangerous, but there are only about a dozen young ladies present who are to be feared on that account. Miss Stone-+Tell all you know about Tennyson's early life, C. C. C. C.-Well, he was born in seventeen-something, and 'he was very fond of nature and-er-a-let's see-oh, he thought a whole lot of Byron, or some of -those fellows, -and he went out and raised a tombstone to him when he died. Della Qwho has been sprinkling her conversation .with extracts from Bacon's essaysj-Fm just full of Bacon this morning. Miss Phelps Qto james, who has entered history class about forty minutes latej-You are a little early, James. If you had waited about ten minutes the period would have been over. Matthew ffin one of our Junior debatesj-I'n1 right, and Mr. Fiske agrees with me. , , C. C.'s famous oration in history class: . Them United States stretches from ocean to ocean and covers a vast area of two or Eluree thousand miles. '-sj ' ., W, -v-..--1-' THE GLEAM 95 M . .. . A r Bryant Yesterday, when you boys were playmg ball, 3 tree on the grounds caught fire-from the heat-of the game of Course Miss Phelps-Boys, we don't want any notes passed in this class, Roy I.-But this was a history note, Miss Phelps. C. C. Creciting geometryj--All these angles are respectfully equal. Procter says the reason he sits on his history notes is to make them more compact ames after his opponents have won the debate on the Revolutlonaiy warj Now let the band play The World Turned Upside Down Margaret Fox Cgrvrng the defin1t1on of dogj A dog 1S a domesticated ani mal of the fox famrly Antony W Csix feet three rnches 111 herghtj They cram chrldren with school work now a days till it stunts their growth Miss Phelps I don t see that vou are stunted in the least Artistic Sophomore fgazrnof admrrrngly at a picturej Isn t that girl p1 etty? She looks like the S1st1ne Madonna George F Sistine Madonna? Wlios she? Does she go to the High uchool ? Br1ll1ant Pupil The discovers of America C K B Cto beautiful young ladyj Believe me dearest I love you alone Small Brother Cpeepinff from behind curtamj Dont you believe him Sis he never love you alone till he gives me a dime for candy Miss Phelps To what depaitment of the cabrnet does the weather bureau belong? Della The attorney generals Claude Read that agarn I could not hear Procter was walking Mary does not like the girl s track team because while she 1S running she has to keep her mouth shut P Miss Phelps james what is a pocket veto James Why why it s a bill the Pres1dent puts in his pocket and keeps J' ' C ' A - , ' -f -.. ff ' rg . . U .. -S , , ,- ' . . . . N ,, . . . , , - , . . . . , 1 .- - . . ' . . - . , .. l as ' c - X -T n u A 7 ul A . Miss Phelps-What great event led to the colonization of America? . . .H . 7 . . . . . ' gf - ' , , f . . . . , . . A . H '1 r -1 1 'll ' ' . . . , , 1 ' I ' . ,5- . ---,---,,. Q , , , . . iv .. ..- 7 g 96 THE GLEAM Curious Friend-In what course do you expect to graduate, Thornton? Thornton-In the course of time-I hope. . Miss Phelps-What was invented at this time, that we could not do Without today? A . ' Clarence-The daguerreotype. C. C. fin trigonometryy-If it isimpossible, it is not possible. Miss Phelps-What was the condition in England after the execution of Charles the First? - junior Chesitatinglyj-Why-England was without a king. Musical Young Lady Qto George Pj-George, don't you sing? ,George-No, I used -to, but I sang through a veil and strained my voice. Miss Phelps-Thornton, what is the date of the Louisiana Purchase? 1 Thornton-You can search me. ' Miss Phelps-I don't think it will be necessary to get a searchlight, Thorn- ton, your lack of knowledge is quite evident. n V Mr. Bryant Cin assemblyj-Some years ago a swarm -of locusts went over this country and ate up every green thing in it-you were not living. CQueryj Why did itltake the school so long to see the joke? 5 Brilliant Pupil--VV-hen the people went West, they took the school and court house with them. l . M-ore Brilliant Pupil-I should think that sort of thing would have made traveling rather heavy. , - . Junior Creciting historyj-Wolsey said, If I had served my God as I have served my king, I-Ie would not have given me so many gray hairs. . - Procter Cfully examining corrected essayj-Miss Stone, do you buy your red ink by the barrel? . 4 Miss Stone-No, since I began teaching Senior English, I have to buy it by the hogshead. I Q Miss Phelps-What is a party platform, I. D? I. WD.-It's something they stand on. A Miss Phe1P5fYou sang the Star Spangled Banner very well, pupils, Th9U1l50?l-Will thft help Our grades, Miss Phelps? x V THE- GLEAM 97 Helen Cwho has been reluctantly practicing a love scene with Archie in our playj-I don't see the object in all this anyway. A1'chie-Well, I do. Claude-Yes, Archieis the subject, Helen the object, and Archie's arms are the conjunction. Procter-Don't you think we had better change our class motto into Latin, so that nobody can understand it? They might make comparisons, you know. - ..ii . Miss Phelps-I. D., give me an example of a verb in the passive voice. I. D.-I am loved by you. - C. C.-The Ordinance of I787 gave each man the same amount of happi- ness ---. CI-Ie was stopped by the howlsiof the class.j ' Claude, solemnly, Cafter watching Procter consume seven sandwiches, three croquettes, and an orangej-VVell, it's all over. Procter--No, it's not all over, it's all inside. B . I Della-Sumner favored the distinguishement+oh, no. I mean the ex- tinguishment of slaves. German, as seen on the board-Die schule fdamitj. Suggestivenphrase to appear in the school room. Sophomore Crecitingj-The dragons Cdragoonsj Went into the houses of Paris and devoured all the people. Extracts from brilliant recitations in history class: I .CQ C.-Many people voted the republican ticket because they contributed the panic to the democratic administration. Claude-Harrison died from old age and excitement. C C Houston wanted to annex Texas to the United States because that xx ould 1a1se the price of land Miss Phelps Cpointmg to a picture on the wallj That 1S Benton I think D in a confident I ve known him all my life tonej Yes that looks Archie We ought to have an electric light on our Hag pole so people can see it at night Roy VVC wont need the llght, we ll put james head up there '. rr J I ' + 77 i , U R I. . C 1 like Benton. h . V I ' , . g s THE ULEAM M1ss McDonald ames have yOu YOUF 1655011 Plepafed t0d3YP james No ma am' lfI1ss McDonald James 1S just v1s1t1ng yOu k110W, PUPHS Miss SfO1'1C1 has 1 ve1y generous nature she has at var1ous 'EIHICS presented a teething ring to Thornton a cap and bells to ames and a large plece Of her 1'l1111Cl to C C and Claude MISS Phelps Who IS the Secretary of the Treasurvp Pupil Oh pshawl Miss Phelps Clay ran foi President every four yeais THE SENIOR QUESTION BOX The ed1to1s of this depaitment vxfll answei free of charge all questions asked them CO1'1CC111111O the 5611101 Class and the lives, habits and peculiarities of those famous peisonages the Seniors My Dear Question Box I have long wanted to know why Mr Thornton Chiles 1S called the Sleep1n'f Beauty Is 1t merely a pet name or has it some h1dden meaning? Inqu1s1t1ve Inqun er C61 est admirers told h1m that he was b autiful when he was asleep I-Ie has been ewnmff sleep ever since In ronsequence the class has bestowed upon him the above 1T1C1'1tlO1'1CCl approprlate title Dear Question Box Will you please tell me M1 Procter Thomson s b11th place I am a Great 3.Cl1'1'111'Cl' of that famous author and inventor, and have read all h1s works W1ll you please answer nn questron, and oblige A Freshman Dear Freshman We a1e not ce1ta1n as to Mr Thomsons bnthplace but we have good reason to bCllCVC that he was born 1n the Sanowrch Islands My Dear QLIGSIIIOH Box I a1n a gieat admirer of the Seniors, both as a class and as 111Cl1V1ClL13.lS and I should l1ke VCIY much to own a Senior Memory book Will you please tell ITIC how to approach them on th1s subject and what to ask for? Sen1or Struck P1 eshman Dear Child All the Seniors w1ll be only too glad to send you mementoes of I1 . 98 ' 1 -1-J' , ' , 7 1 i ' ' . I . 1: ' . . 4, , I y . ,. .1 . ' , - A - ' x . 1 . l I I 1 y , , ' ' 5 ' e, . U 1 I b . .-1 n n :K u - ,r Q ' A S . . . 7 Dear Inquirer: The origin of the name is this: --One of Mr. Chiles' sin- . . , . S . - l f cv a - Q T f I 3 ' I x , . I . -1- A , .- 1 C I - , . 6 I , . 4 ' 7 7 . I . n - I . I I 1 1 I , .. , , . . . x 1 I' l 1 . H 77 ' I ' -- 1 - ,- . . , . 3 . ' 4 ' f . . . ,fl . i', , . i n I 7 - -,, err -- THE GLEAM. 99 themselves. We should advise you to ask Miss Margaret Woodson for her photograph-that same excellent likeness, which appears somewhere in these pages. Mr. Thornton Chiles will be glad to give you one of his sweetest smiles. Mr. Procter Thomson will favor you with his autograph, for the asking-wan ranted indecipherable. Ask Miss Helen Ross for something from the contents of the Gleam waste basket-she will be glad to give you all of it, if you will carry it away. Mr. Claude Brown will bedelighted to give his handsome derby, as it has become quite too small for his head, lately. Ask Miss Mary Sturges for one of her chocolate creams, with which she poisons her friends, and donit forget to procure a lock of Mr. james Dickinson's hair, if possible. Mr. C. C. Bund- schu will be pleased to give you a copy of any one of his famous sayings and epigrams, and Miss Hickerson may be induced to give the pencil with which she made her famous drawing, The Freshmangu Miss Della Haines will give you the original draft of her famous poem for The Gleam. I am sure with these suggestions before you, you can think of something to ask for from each of the Seniors. i SCHOOL SOCIETIES. The Puppy Love Club. Motto-Semper Fidelis. Flower-Forget-M-e-N ot. Song- How Can I Leave Thee? Color-True Blue. ' VVe are requested not to publish the names of the members, but will designate the officers by the titles which their admiring fellow members have bestowed upon them. ' President-Sir Ben, the Bold, Knight of the Pink Carnation. . Vice President-My Lady Disdain, or the Fair One Witli the Orange ' n Locks. 1aWB3usiness Manager-The Indian Brave See Wliat I've.Dunn. . I . Keeper of Records Qlove lettersj-and Seals Cringsj-Princess Airy Fairy of the Red Cloak. A p i P Rules and Regulations. Article I-All members must divide into couplesr f 4 Article II-Each couple must exchange at-least six notes per ,day and all notes must be read within the school premises, preferably on the stage 111 the most prominent position possible., 100 Tl-IE GLEAM. V The Claude Brown Talk, Giggle and Grin Club. Motto-Has none. Members-Mr. Claude Brown. The United States Histo-ry Club. T Q Organized for the purpose of 'giving original and instructive answers in the history class. Q Motto-Talk and say nothing. Colors--Red, white and blue. . Members-I. D. Robinson, Iames Dickinson, Thornton Chiles, C. C. Bunclschu. ' - p -,i The joke Club. Purpose of Organization-To see the jokes of others. Motto-See the point and then laugh. A s President-CQC. Bundschu. V Vice President-J. D. Robinson. Secretary and Treasurer-Sam Bennett. 1 V V- The Slammers' Club. Purpose-To slam others. Motto-Never miss your chance to slam. Emblem-Brickbat. Members-Minnie Hickerson, Margaret Woodson, Procter Thomson- all of whom hold prominent positions. I . The Continuous Talking Club. Purpose-To get used to talking. Motto-Never stop. Talk loud and long. President-Mary Sturges. Vice -President-Elizabeth Woodson. General Manager-Claude Brown. THE GLEAM. 101 EXCHANGES. The exchange editor may scratch a pen Till the ends of his fingers are sore, But some one's sure to remark with a grin, Gee, but it's stale, Iive heard it before. A Freshman UQ Sophomorej-Say, will you work this problem for me ?-- Soph.-Ah, give it here. That's my Prince Albert. ' Freshman-Your what? Soph.-My long suit. 1 A certain young man of great gumption ,Mongst cannibals had the presumption To go. But alack-he never came backg They say 'twas a case of consumption. P A -Law in Physics. The department of the student varies inversely as the square of the dis- twnce from the teacher's desk. You can always tell a Freshie By her vacant stare And her mouth la-hanging open, A Letting in the high school air. I'll: make you dance, cried the irate mother, pursuing her son with a slipper in hand. Then, remarked the juvenile, We shall have a ibaw1. Bore-May I see you home? I-Ieartless Young Lady-Certainly, here's a pair of field glasses. Son fstudying Caesarj-Say, Pa, Caesar vas a great vellovvg he sent a message to Rome with tree Words- Veni, Vidi, Vicif' - Father-Oh, Isaac, vot craziness, 'he could uv had sefen more vords for ll quarter. Teacher in Latin to Pupil-Give the principal parts of 'possum. Pupil--Head, tail, and feet, ma'am. Mamma, don't you ever beat eggs when they're bad? UNO, Willie. Then I Wish I were an egg. V Mistress-Bridget, I saw you kiss the milkman this morning. I will take the milk in after this. Bridget-'Taint no use, malam, lie p l romised not to kiss anyone but me. Teacher-Vrfhv is pedes', in the accusative? Pupil-Extent of space. THE GLEAM Toot Toot Lady How long does the tr'11n stop here? Brakeman Your rmnutes from two to two to two two Lady Qmusmglyj I wonder 1f he thlnks hes a wh1stle? She Th1s road IS VCIY steep Cannot I get a donkey to take me up? He Lean on me darl11 When the donkey saw the zebra He began to swltch h1s ta1l Well I never' was h1s comment Here s a n1ule thats been 1n 3a1l F1rst MISS conHdent1ally He Sald I was a poem Second MISS Qsarcast1cal1y D1d he scan your feet? Lady Have you my shoes made? Shoemake1 Ah my dear lady Rome was not bu1lt 1n a day Professor d1ctat1ng Latm compos1t1on Tell me slave where 15 thy horse? Startled Freshman It s under my cha1r s1r I was not us1ng It Teacher Fools often ask quest1ons that w1se men cannot answer A favor1te toast Heres to our teachers and parents may they never meet I can throw a base ball four blocks Well Im a profess1onal myself What at base ball? No lymg A fly and a Hea 1n a flue W'ere 1mpr1soned Now what could they do? Sa1d the fly Let us flee' Let us fly' sald the flea So they flew through a Haw 1n the flue Young Wed I want accommodatwns for myself and w1fe Clerk Su1te? Young Wed You bet your hfe she 1S Grocer VVell l1ttle g1rl what can I do for you? Please s1r mamma wants a can of condemned m1lk 102 - - n g 'T C I 0 1. -1 '. ' 4 , I ' , -il Q u 1 , u .. 'q 0' ' 7 ' Q' f J , 5 1 9 rc 77 , ' , , 1 1 - 1 1 if 3 I ' ' ' I! -'1 , . 1 . . ,. K 4 'T I , I Q s I n n 7 7 I ' i4 ' I . Boy-Guess that's why I flunked in so many exams. 1 V 1 , l I I ll 4 77 ' I rr , 1 ' as ' s ' ' ' cr . I as I , . KK , .37 K k I ' ff 21 , . If J! ' 1 ' - :J ,wb . - 7 . .I , D . J 9 I I I - ' Q I ...ku ,.... .. . I A, , .V., 74, QA. Yip , A A .. QD R THE GLEAM. 103 l Late Spring and Summer Merchandise White Fabrics. for Midsummer Dresses, Wool Dress Goods for Late Spring Costumes, Young Men's Black, Blue and Fancy Suits for all seasons. We are showing all the 1907 up-to-date Merchandise for this and other seasons. Prices always right. 50-in. French Lawn ............................................. at 250, 350, 400, 590 and 600 yard 48-in. extra line Persian Lawn .,,,..,,,, . ,.,,,,,, ,,-.,,,,,.., .,,,,,,,.,..,,,, , , , ,,-.-.,,-,,,-,, at 250 yard 30-in. Persian Lawn ..........' .,.........i........ . ................................ . at 100 and 150 yard M61'C81'iZl-Bd Mull .,........ ......... ...... . . . .... ......... . .......... at 250, 350 and 500 yard M6l'C91'lZ9ll Fancy Chiffon i......... . ...........,....,.... at 250, 350, 400, 500 and 600 yard Val. Laces, all the 1907 Patterns ........,............... .. ....,.,...,.,...... ......... ......... a l I prices. All over Laces and Embroideries .....,..... .,,,, ,,,,,,.,.,...,,,..,,,,,,, S pecial Sale Prices Swiss and Carnbric Embroideries, direct importation, 50 to 250 per yard fBarg'ain Basementj. 16-button length Black Sill: Gloves, 31.00, 31.50 and 32.00 pair,very scarce 12-button length black and white Lisle Gloves ...................................... at 750 pair Ladies' Fancy Lisle Hose, 740 and 81.00 values ....,... ...........,.,........ a t 3350 pair Young Menis Cassimere and Worsted Suits, 14 to 20 years, 37.00, 38.00 and 310.00 suit, equal to any tailor-made. White and Fancy Vests ......... .......... . .... ............. ,... .......... .......... 3 1 . 0 0 to 355.00 each Fine Shoes and Oxfords for Ladies and Misses. Every leather, 353.00 33.50 and 34.00 pair. The only per- , ' f ect-fitting Shoe made. Men's and Boys Shoes and Oxfords, all widths, any leather. Only the warranted kind here. Men's Alfred Benjamin Ko Co's Suits and Raincoats-the correct New York Style-gvery color ,,,,,,,,,,... ..........,............ .............. 2 0.00 to 9535.00 Suit Ask your well-dressed neighbor what suit he wears and he will answer Alfred Benjamin's. Wash Dress Goods in Gringhams, Lawns, Batistes, Suitings, Per- cales Ducks and Sateens. Many exclusive novelties. We can please , . , . B U N D SC H U . East Side Square, Independence, Mo. you. 3 'I .- lL -- THE GLEAM W.pA. C nn'ngh m. W- Z- H'Gk I1- Cnnnmgham dc Hickman De lers n Hard and Soft Coal Hag Corn Oats Bran Chops and Etc Also Handle Poultrg Food Independence Mo B ZICK .IR .I G PAXTON PRESIDENT V PRESIDENT W A SYMINGTON CASIIIER N0 4457 FIRST NATIONAL BANK Caprtal and Surplus Sl20 000 Independence M0 O all the words that lrps can speak the worst me these I flanked last Week 'A E Teacher rn Latmj '4M1se ohne horseman Pupll 'But I can't, he hasnt proposed yet E BANK UF INIJEPENIIENUE DIRECTORS C C CHILES M G WO D OFFICERS C C CHILES O W H WAGGONER EDWARDP GATES E M G WOOD VICE PREST F C WYATT W M HILL CASHIEB, F PENDLETON JO E HARVEY Correct Thlngs To Wear Capital SIQ5 000 West Srde Square Surplus and Undrvlded Profits S77 3II I7 Independence Mo Bell Phone 4-54 Maln 104 I 1 I u 1 a I I I I I L E ' I I I - . I - . . ' I V h I I s ' 1 s A I ' I I ' - - 9 , . ' 9 I I . . ' ' ' ' ' -de- -E ' CG .C 73 A a ' ' ' v . 3 ' X' ' .1 X. . I I I I ' PR ST. 'V , . ' , . . I . V 9 . 9 l A ' THE GLEAM 105 sen Phone 13.1. Home Phone mei Bildreib B. Q0 Q, Oarriage Painting and Trimming. All VVork Guaranteed. Tops, Cushions Dashes Shop 116 Maple Ave. 5 For The Latest Things in 1 Gents furnishing GOODS W HATS lllainr li Humphrey, Bridget, said her mistress, Hyoulre due with the coffee now. I know it, mum, answered B, But I canat settle it. -EX. Hist. Teacher: What finally happened to Hemiv VIII? Pupil: He diedf'-EX. Br0wn's Business College f 1110-1118 Grand Ave, Kansas City, Mo. SUIIIHICI' Rates. BOOK KEEPING. TELEGRAPHY McKEE SHORTHAND. CHARTIER SHORTHAND. 3 Mos. - - - - S15-00 4 .. - - 20.00 6 - - : - - 25.00 GREGG SHORTHAND. 3 MOS, - - - - 310.00 4 -- - - - - 15.00 6 .. 25.00 NofobherLSchoo1 ln the count Y will give you as low rates as we offer. Here is the chance to Spend V20 Dion time to good advantage. LET Us SELL YOU YOUR SCHOOL BOOKS and SUPPLIES For Next Year. S TURGES Jewelry and Novelty Store. WEST SIDE SQUARE. 106 ' THE GLEAM N F. R. BROWN. J. T. BROWN. BROWN BROS. , PHARMACISTS. . INDEPENDENCE, MO. BOTH PHONES. EAST SIDE SQUARE llhrismqn-Sawyer Banklng Cn. INDEPENDENCE, Mo.. Albert M. Ott, P1'es. J. R. Cogswell, Viee Pres. I T. O. Sawyer, 2d Vice Pres. I. N. Rogers, Cashier. J. Moss Hunton, Secy. Callildl Sl00,000.00. Surplus Sl00,000.00. Grraduale- Professsor, Pin in- debted to you for all I know! Prof. Donit mention it. Itls a mere trifle. The conscientious freshmen work to get their lessons toughg The Sophomores iiunk, the Jun- iors shirlz. The Seniors? Oh, they Bluff. Ex Hinde Bros., The best of Everything to Eat. Telephone Home 384. Bell 29 7, S. Side Square. J. W, SAYLOR 81. SON. CASH STORE. FRESH AND SALT IVIEATS. Fruits and Vegetables of all Kinds. - - - Bell Tel. 219. Home Tel. 9l. 207 North Main. l First Class Meals Quick Service andll. n h . Up to-date I1 C GB. Best C0588 in the city. EAT AT The Baltimore Short Order Restaurant H. H. Hudson, Prop. 8L Nlgr. Open unt.i112 o'c1oek. midnight. Bell Tel. 2II. 109 East Le Ington St. Independence. Mo. ,..,, ...,.1. THE GLEAM 107 . W... -sl ew, VV .00 f0 D'5 . ...-1's.v-ug.,---in -1.- -1 . ' soon 1: nl:Ars ll lf 1 S l l ill Always Nice Stock , lo Select From. - A N -. 2 Q- vyoodford If you don't so to Farr, you do go noqfm' or not far enough to get the latest. DFCEDIFSU and best: of everything in the Sewing Machine line. Renting and repairing a. specialty. 109 S. Main. lst National Bank Bldg. J. B. PARK. 5 Both Phones No. l0. Little Elmer- Uncle Bob, what makes you Wall: lame? Uncle Bob- There was a collision today and L got C?i.Ll,'1llt in the ju.rn. L. E.- I know bow that is. Mamma caught me in the jam once, and walked lame for a montbf' I 8 Co. W .Bell Phone 370 Plain. 1 J. N. Cato 8 io. Leading Dealers in PIONUMENTAL VY 0 ll K. New and Second lland Fun-nilure. Russ, Carpets. Stoves. Varnish, Stains and Polish. QWRRQ S241 lleiisonable Prices 222 VYesl Maple Ave., Independence, Missouri. 251 VY. Lexington St. Both Phones. Independence, Mo. 103 THE GLEAM. T. J. l Walker. . DRUGGISC l Both Phones 53. S. E. Cor. Square, INDEPENDENCE, No. WX EAN solvsonm . DAVE S B Kellcalllc TDIQ eiglsr ns NRA. I aff N. Q . if -. fllgfw N lo l zu S U L There was a uzmgllty Mr, Who hugged a. girl and Kr. At which she took flight, And so the next night This naughty Mr. Kr. Sr.-EX. What: is a football coach W I ,quess it must be an ambu- lance. -EX. H. J. 01-T. l R. MITCHFELL A I E' H. el. df 60. REQL DEALERS IN Au. KINDS OF furniture, Undertaking and Embalming II5 North Main Street. . Telephone I85. Independence, mo. EQLJCBI-IT we SCLID LOANS BEST INSURANCE 105 South Lib Street. A. XVI. WOODS ON, will olo as well by you as any one else. Try mm. Coal and Feed of all kmds. 205 W. Kansas Street. THE GLEAM 109 We carry an up-In-dale line I'lcElroy Bros. UI Shirls and Neckwear. i. Underwear Hats The Grocers that Hosiery Caps . Suspenders Gloves Handle hIQh'QT3d9 Umbrellas goods Q I- S At Reasonable Prices. . . amp on -. EAST SIDE SQUARE- Both Phones. VVest Side Square. L'And you will think of me when Pm gonein asked M. Staylate. PII be glad to tryj' replied the fair one, as she glanced at the clock, and strangled a yawn, Hif you'l1 give me the opportunity. -EX. SPALDING Athletic Goods. ARE EVERYWHERE KNOVVN AND RECOGNIZED as the Standard of Excellence. They surpass all others in durability and Hnish, and are formally adopted for exclusive use in most of the large Athletic Organizations. VVe are the only Hrm in Independence handling these goods. VVe have them in Base Balls, Bats, Gloves, Mitts TENNIS GOODS, ETC. Our prices are the same as those in the Spaulding Catalogue. Copy of which we give free. H. FL MILLS 61. SON, NORTH SIDE SQUARE, moepeuoence Mo 1...- ,ww:,..a-1 ,qi 2. N. 'x X A 110 THE GLEAM. .li Dooley, IVIEATS and Fancu Groceries Both Phones. 120 South Main. Efrg liz. 1---1 l - Fred. Fleishmarin, MEHEHANT TAILUH INDEPENDENCE, MO. DEALER IN' AND MANUFACTURER OF Harness, Saddles, Br-idles, Whips, Spurs, Collars, Robes and Turf Goods. All Rinds of Repairing. N. SIDE Wife: They say the family next door .have :ighost in their closet. Husband: Well, tl1at's better than letting it run around loose?-EX. Pupil: UOIJ, dear, I havverft studied my History lesson since the French Revolution. Prepos- terousl ! ! ! ll INSURXX CE Samuel H. Woodson, 0 General Insurance Agency. Insurance of every Kind. REPRESENTING Hartford Ins. Co, organized 1794 assets 820000, 000. Ins. Go. of North America, organized 1792 assets Sl5,000,000. Pheonix Ins. Co. Hartford, organized 1854, assets 8,000,000, Pheonix Ins. Co Brooklyn organized 1953 assets 310,000,000 Frank lin Llns. Co. Philadelphia 1827, assets 33,000,000 Dr. E. E. Kerr., ' Dentist. Over l'lize 6: Yantis Drug. Store, Office Hours, 9 to I2 and zto 5. -um-. . ,, -., -. .........-eff - V--ff' --We 7 THE GLEAM. Mrs. J. D. llammontreel 1 J. Eil'lA:l'THEWS fine Millinery. 2ll West Maple Avenue. UD-Sldil'S. . Ladies: Try us once and we will convince you that We can always suit you in the hat line. -:- -:- Express a n d Baggage Tra nsf e r. Bell Phone 66 or 'Il.N Pupil-PI douit think I deserve an absolute zero? ' Prof'- No, sir, neither do I. but it's the lowest lim allowed to give. EX., f T6HCh61'-ic'1l1'3.USi3.t6 Grehoder ich ebe dir Eine 7' g . Voice from back of room- Skicloo or I'll hand you o'ne. Ex. Dririk milf Pure Water. Call .Home Phone 4022. Miss Carey M. Carroll. J. E. Haines Practical Plumbing and Heating. Estimates Given Without Cost. I23 S. Liberty St. Phone 634, D. C. Halleran's Carriage and Shoelng Shop. Tel 13. 116 E. Maple Ave. Rubber Tires A Specialty. All Kinds of Repairing Painting and Triming Done on Short Notice. 111