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

Text from Pages 1 - 116 of the 1921 volume:

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Donated BY CAROL BRADY 8fl7f94 -1 . .- .,': - 4 .- uf .',' .L-- ,'4. ..' . .s. . .foreworb The Staff has spent hours ofworh worry and care tn compzhng thzs annual but zftn the years to come somethtng 0 tnterest or humor some ptcture or forgotten classmate ts recalled by these pages they wtll eel re pazd or tt all Truly credzt ts due to every member ofthe school faculty senzors and under class men for the tssuance of thzs publzcatton Remember each sentence was constructed on good fellowshzjb each joke and pun has a potnt mznus the barb so deal gently wzth thzs volume zohzch embodtes our school ltfe TH E STAFF MID CONTINENT PUBLIC LIBRARY , InIIIIJIIIIIIIIIIQII.IIIIIQIIIIQIQIIIIIIn Tlfeoc 573 MID 0oNnNsN1Pusuc uammy ,I gozth Independence Band, IE Way 24 8 Spn Ind-menaenm Mongsaoso I :L IlllllllllllIIIIIIIIIllIlIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIII - E , , s : - n 1 K I I V. E ' , E ' J . 5 , , f - E f . E 9 1 7 ' ' E 1 E 1 ,E . . . 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' . . 107 'ilkbication In the spirit of appreciation for their help, guidance, sympathy, and fellowship, i0e,z5he Senior Class of 1921 do a'ea'icaZe sthis Glearn to Mrs. Sehrt jones and Zlliss fanie Chiles. r - -if 'Iii-ek ' MISS LTANIE CHILES MRS, SEHRT JONES f . A LT PROFESSOR W. L. C. PALMER. PROFESSOR D. C. ELLIOTT... MISS MISS MISS MISS MISS MISS MISS MRS. MISS MISS MISS MRS. MISS MISS MISS MISS MISS MISS MISS LOUISE CI-IESNEY .... HARRIET TULLER ..... HELEN L. BARR ..... JULIA MCDONALD ...... WALLACE ARMSTRONG .... . . MARGARET WALKER .... .... .. . . . . . . . . .. .... .Superintendent of City Schools . . . .Principal of William Chrisman High School Latin-English ........Latin . . . .English .. . . . .English .. . . . .English .Mathematics JANIE CI-IILES .......... ..... M athematics MAUDE PARHAM ..... MARGARET PI-IELPS .... MARY WELDON .... REGNA 'GANN ........ OSLA .SEI-IRT JONES .... FANNYE IIANLON .... GRACE FORBIS ..... CARRIE HENRY ..... MABEL POTTER ...... .Mathematics . . . . . .History . . . .History . .History . . . . . .Science . .Commercial ... . . .Biology . . . . . . . . .Study Hall-Bookkeeping . . . . .A gricillture-Teacher Training MARGARET CI-IILES .... ............ .......... S e wing THELMA TAPP ........ JOSEPI-IINE DIXON. .. . MR. L. E. MORRIS ............. COACH L. HUTCHINSON. .. ......Art . . . .Mechanical Drawing - - ............ Athletics SHW RS x v X, f TTKG' f L I. I II II I. I 'I I I I I I KENNETH FLOURNOY HARVEY BURRUS KENNETH FLOURNOY. . THOMAS BEETS ....... HESTER SWAN ...... SARAH ABBOTT ...,. I HARVEY BURRUS .... . DALE DRYDEN ........ LYMERICK' CAMPBELL ..... . . . HELEN BURRUS ........ Miss Janie Chiles MOTTO: He 'most lives I I .I II I VI II H. II I! EI ,. I I ,EI Class Officers SENIOR OFFICERS, ' ......,..PTesident .. . .... .. ...HARVEY BURRUS .Vice-President . . . . ....... SARAH ABBOTT Secretcwy . . .... .... P AULINE NICHOLLS .T4'8CLSZL7 6'7' . . ...... ..... V IRGINIA MCELROY .Attorney-Gevzea-'al . ..... CAROL WILLIAMS .Sergeant-At-Arms . . .. .'.MARSHALL MILLER .Yell Leader . . ............... DALE DRYDEN Chcniwnan of Committees ..... SARAH ABBOTT SPONSORS Mrs. Sehrt Jones who thinks the most, feels FLOWERf Forget-me-not COLORS: Blue and White. Miss Barr the noblest, acts the best. THE GLEAM VIRGINIA MCEIJROY Bright, Clzeerful, and True Blue. ANNA PENDLETON On 'll'lllL the dance, let joy be un- eonfi'n,ed. RUSSELL GABRIEL Gabe, sunshiny of nature and a goorl fellow at heart. MAURICE STREET A lion among the ladies is a dread- ful tiling. ROLAN WARMAN Rolan does everything from tearing up the Physics Lab. to playing foot- ball-gaess after all there isn't such . a great deal of differerlce. DOROTHY COURTVVAY Our Songbird. ELVA MERRILL Hlstory Sl1,arlc. Miss Phelps is proud of Elva and cloesn't hesitate to say so. PAULINE NICHOLLS Vl e eonlrl write 'volumes about Paul- ine if we had lime, but she is one of the Ilearesl, sweetest, most capable girls in our class. 1 g A 'THE GLEAM T HELEN BURRUS Our editor-in-chief! We couldn't hare found one with more ability. Through her splendid leadership, the Seniors came through with fly- ing colors and presented to the 'world their masterpiece - The Gleamf' . SARAH ABBOTT The best goods is always done up in small packages. LYMERICK CAMPBELL Best dresser in W.C.H.S.- Ah, donftclzer know. - RAYMOND COLBY . It is not often thatone so handsome is as successful in keeping out of the limelight as Raymond is. DALE DRYDEN V - I will find a way or make one. VIVILEE PROFFITT It is not often that the same girl is Literary Editor of the Gleam, ex- pects to be a teacher, is pretty, and can play the part of a French Coun- tess, but that is Vivilee. MARY WESTXVOOD It is worth a million dollars a year to .l7,Clf'U6 the habit of looking on the bright side of things. CAROL WILLIAMS Sweetest Carol eifer sung. THE GLEAM HFQTFR Swmx Hz im LN one of mm most tctlented HLHSICYUIIS, und ue feel that some flazf N114 1 zll mule CL 7107716 fo? zev 'H EILEER SH1Mr1:ss1:L T eu zs one tlzwg I lou to do rntmtum the boys WILLIAM VARDEMAN Bzll is qmfe a foot ball plclyeo amd well lzlwrl by the teclcheos' but that tease EDWARD SHOVVENGERDT Men of felt woo ds me the best men XVARRFN G01 DQMITF Iefwe me 'nz peace cmd let me sleep NIDLBA TUCKPIELD lllelbn 15 ff quzet Qturlent but leads fb talhatme .Study Hall emzsteuce We hope she wzll acfzlz e hea cambztzon to become cm no fist RUTH WARREN Ruth 19 so qmet that you have to mul: cz spvcwl effoot to know hew but L1 LS mme than woo th the effovt FR wchs ALEXA NDER M orlc sl Il pw Somfzecl ,mzrrlmmn . ' 1 ff! 1 U , 1 , l.' K- D . I .- relf. t , ff 1, .., V ., .- 1 u ', . 1,7 , ,V f, l .. I. . N , RV cIoesu'l, eofplain why he is such, CL . ' , . . KK ' V , , , , R A vi II . . A 1 ' ll. 'I , All .'.. A 'V pc , , f, ' '- n , , :J , THE GLEAM I EI N DORIS NELSON We will never forgive Doris for pinning up her curls, but we-will al- ways be proud of her Physics E's. EDYTHE GIBSON Her interests are many and varied, including athletics, stenography, and senior studies. FRANCIS FAUNOI-1 When I hear jazz! Oh Boy! I just can't keep any feet still. FAY GRIFFICE Our bright and shining star. The teachers are proud of hiin and so are we. ROY CHAPMAN We started to say he is quiet, but we forgot about his trombone. RUTH NUNN Red-headed, good natured, and ct real friend. LIDA GOEBEL We wish we knew her better, but she quietly goes her own way, and it is not from her that we learn that she is making a success of her busi- ness course. ELIZABETH EVERETT ' Elizabeth has two chief interests, a Ford Sedan and ? THE GLEAM ANNA HALLERAN My tongue fufithin my lips I rein For who talks niueh, must talk in '1.vai1f. LUCILLE RESCH One girl in the kitchen is worth two in the parlor. ' HOXVARD KERR Every man rejniees when he has a partner to his Joy. BURVIDGE BENNION Speaks only when his soul is stir-red. MINOTT PRUYN Always stalling, and sometimes stalled. HELEN CAMPBELL She is known-to her friends. NZ' . , HALEL ILANDALL She is one of the retiring kin-cl who doesn't keep her talent on parade. OPLE HARRIS Ople believes in having a good time whenever she can, and is not given to oifcv'-sfzcclying. ,mnammlg Q 'Z' J' 3 el .J- 1 THE GLEAM ETTA WOLFORD Everybody loves Etta, but there is one thing, she cZoesn't know-how to bluff, she cloesn't need to, though. FAYE TARWATER Cheer-fulness is the best promoter of health. DOROTHY ETZENHOUSER A Sunbeam fell out of the sky one day and dropped right among us, for which we are 'very glad. T REGINALD SMITH We Sio: feet of hcmclsovne physique. , THOMAS BEETS A sunny temper gilds the edge of I life's blackest clouds. ' ELLA LEA J ULIAN ' A Senior of ability and worth, of whom we are justly proud. L MARJORIE BARTHOLOMEVV Shy and timid describe her per- fectly. HALIE PATTERSON b hgulie is CL styflent that Faculty and ccissnmtes ci ice will miss when I is gone. ' S le 7' M, m -fl.-.i THE GLEAM 7 JESSAMINE FLANAG.-xN We lzcmwa no doubt but that Jess will , be an eff'1'cient tectcher, but we do - not expect her to spend hefr 'whole , life at if. - KATIE HANSEN : Katie was never known to cnt or be tardy foo' historyg she likes a good cwcgicment too well for that. FRED BUTLER Roses are red, Violets are blue, When F1'ed's around You can't have the blues. JOHN BRADY Tvied and convicted of being a grind in the first deg'ree??? GEORGE BOONE He is lots of fun, but oh, how he can 'wo'rlc. LIEBE VALKENRURG I know how to use my eyes-well, why shouIrln't I? KATHERYN WILRURN Feio icorcls she wastes, but has her quiet jun and 'nmuls not any one. FLORENCE ROGERS Never desert yum' talent, cfiwy on! THE GLEAM IRENE LANE L ness and does it well. 1 RUBY TURNER , Quietucle is a virtue in itself. f' .R MARSHALL MILLER He has not been with us long, lout he has shown us his worth during his short stays RICHARD KEOWN Nothing usual ever happens to Dick. ' EDWARD GREGG Pee W'ee is as active as he is small, and although he may seem quiet, he does his shafre towawl keeping the Physics Labo0'atoo'y lively. MAUD PIPER . I woncleo' if she is related to the Piecl Pipe? of Hamlin. N ELLIE CURTIS A jolly goocl schoolmate, always pearly to support her class. ' LORENE SUMNER . The hand that ha-th nzacle you cl, - l k hath made you fair. goo N . X il' fx 1 V, A pleasant gifrl who knows her busi- THE HARVEY BURRUS Class Presicleni. The 'man from Home and lawyer-to-be. May his success in future years be as great as it has in the past year. KENNETH FLOURNOY Kenneth is a goocl sport and a bril- liant boy. That is why he was elected class president and Business Nlanager of the Gleam. HELEN PROCTOR In covzarersatiou, she responds to anything, psychology, suffrage, Jeff. City, big brothers. HAZEL K1-:OHLER Hazel is rr, clever girl, is possessor of a sweet 'voice and she is a member of the high school quartet. CEDRIC JOHNSON What must I do to be forever lc'nou'n? Wear a wig. MARJORIE MCHUGH Marj. is one of nature's favorites, she possesses a sweet disposition, beautiful black curls, aucl hosts of frienfls. GLEAM i N 4 1 I rx, 4 O, Q. :WS W- vc WR if'f ' way XlIll?fY0f 1 - Z 6? ff'E i'4-W I wx ..- f xf 5 X5 AI 4 mf f U m m? 77 gif' '3U pxJ 4X Q ' ' ' f 3 X X I S7 X ' f N X Rf Ai: -. ' 4'-ll H,1M,if Class Officets MORRIS FILSON ....... MARJORIE SIMPSON. MARY WINGET ........ CAROL GILLEN ........ VVILLIAM JOHNSON. . LAURENCE JOHNSON ..... SPONSORS ............. JUNIOR OFFICERS .. . . . . ,P-resident . . . . . . . . . . . .YVILLIAM JOHNSON .. . . .V'ice-P-resident . . .. . . . . . . . .BERNICE HELFF . . . . .Secretu-ry . .Q . . . . . . . .ROSEMARY FLOURNOY . . . . ..Tv'easzm'e1' . . . . . . . . . . .JOSEPHINE RAGLAND . . . . .Sergeant-At-A1'ms . . . . . . . .YVENDELL YVELLS . . ...Yell Leader. . . . . . . . . . .LAURENCE JOHNSON . ...... MISS MCDONALD, MISS, ARMSTRONG yxxxfff Ax I I I Vi!!! -mv X 1 . I . L A ' I ' 5 I I K - 'I 1 I I. H Vi: . I J fg 5' 'Q r . E E.. 5 22 Agee, Helen Barker, Richard Berry, Mason Ware Betts, Alberta - Blackburn, Virginia Brainard, Gladys Bryant, Ruth Bullard, Aileen Cargyle, Dorothy , Chappelon, Helen Cockran, Mary Clow, Glenna Clow, Hazel Comboy, Edwin Comboy, Lawrence' Cross, Anna Curtis, Frank Daniels, Anna. Julia, Davis, Olixge ' 3 ' f Ek, Alice , , , . Erickson, '-gGlarence 'Pine 45' '51 Ferguson, Nellie i Filson, Morris ' Flournoy, Rosemary Fox, Scollard Gibson, Marshall ' ' Gillen, Carol Goldsmith, Mary THE GLEAM fllunior Class Gregg, Celia Gutch, Lawrence Halstead, Nellie Hanford, Charles Helf, Bernice . Hefflon, Helen Horn, John' Hull, Wesley Hunter, Ralph , Ireland, John Y Jenkins, Lavinia Jones, Pauline Johnson, Lawrence Johnson, William Keys, Frances I Koehler, Julia -eww Kreeger, Lillian Laudenschlager, Margaret Laudenschlager, William Lhommedieu, Viola Luff, Wayne Mann, J Viola :.,' c Maness, Roy McGee, Blanche McGraw, , Carl V' McPherson, Maggie Noll Mills, Arthur Millender, Pauline' Okerlind, Mary Page, Helen Palmer, William Perry, Persis Peterson, Fern Powell, Frankie Proctor, Elsie I Pryor, Elizabeth Radmall, Effie Ragland, Josephine Roberts, Pauline . Scarritt, Nathan ,,... Simpson, Marjorie Smith, Wayne Urton, Brady Vaughan, Allen White, Paul Whitley, Harry Whiting, Mildred Williams, Frances Williamson, Mary Lois Wilson, Keith Withee, Adelbert Winget, Mary FHIIIMEIREE A XX X X X l I f X X E. S 5 XX U . I , F F- x Q' 13? uf--' ' 0 X. -94 iz-gf S A f l - - -- N 9,5-:ff , . -4 Q 'bfi-,-f 255, 'President . . Vice-President . . Secretafry . . .. Treasurer . . . . . . Sergeant-A t-Arms .... Yell Leader . . .. Sponsors JACK HEFTER SOPHOMORE OFFICERS ..........JACKAHEFTER . .FRANCIS HAMILTON . . . .MAURINELATIMER .V ...... NORA jWI-fITTAR . . . . .VELMA LEE BOWERS ...FREDERICK EVANS .........MISS GANN . . . . .MISS WELDON i . H m 3 r I . THE GLEAM Sophomore Class Ytoll Barnhard, Henry Bates, Margaret Beal, Sanford Beets, Chad Blake, Raymond Botts, LeRoy Brolliar, Millard Brown, Mary Brown, Nell Pearl Carnes, Cedric Cave, Elizabeth Campbell, Minerva Chapman, Fern Chrisman, Verna Bell Compton, G. L. Conway, Bessie Cook, Hazel Crawford, Carol Crossley, Berl' Amber Cudworth, Harold Davidson, Iva DeTray, Donald Druet, Charles Etzenhouser, Mamie Ellioitrt, Everett Evans, Frederick Evans, Elsie Fields, Mary Fitzmorris, Joe Foster, Jesse Y Fraher, Agnes Gentry, W Susannah Gibson, Junior Gore, Bertie Grant, Romona Grinter, ' Hershel Halstead, Pearl Haldeman, VVilliam Ham, Earl Hamilton, Frances Harris, Leon James Hefter, Jack Holke, Norman Hurst, Roy lhinger, Delcie Jacobs, Alice Johnson, Carmen Johnson, Harry Jones, J. P. Kirby, C. E. Lassiter, Faye Latimer, Maurine Latimer, Walker Layton, Violet Leeka, Francis Linson, Eugenia Long, Martha Mann, Martha Sue Marqua, Anthony Martin, Marshall lVIcCraw, Grace Mt:Millin, Clarence MoNees, Kenneth Miller. Geneva Mitchell, Sarah Monson, Lavetta Morgan, Elmer Morgan, Susie Moser, Ruth Murphy, Arthur Nagel, Marian O'Dell, Erma Ohmann, Selma Peak, Warren Pendleton, Mary Parker Penncll, John Peterson, Kenneth Powell, Laura Powell, Georg-e Preston, Natalie Prewitt, Frances Pryor, Helen Pryor, Mabel Resch, Edna Viola Riepma, Freda Riling, Marvin Rockey, Edith Rogers, Vera I Rudd, Herbert Russell, Fern Russ-ell, Myrl Selvy, Dora 1 Silvers, Allen Shields, Frances Short, Joel Slaughter, Roger Smith, Josephine Smith, R. B. Smith, Dudley Snead, Emma Snider, Helen Spencer, Joe St. Clair, Alta Stewart, Vernon Stow-ell, Grace Sturm, Frieda Swan, Elizabeth Tandberg, Stewart Teeter, Laura Thomas, Agnes Thomason, Lyda Thompson, Carl Thompson, Charles Tudor, Kathryn Q Turner, Helen Turner, Ruby Ware, Morgan Ward, Lloyd Walker, Wayne Warren, Bessie May Weyland, Aurum Whaley, Elizabeth Williams, Lillian Wilson, Helen VVitthar, Nora Zink, Jennie Zornes, Marjorie Young, Harry President . . . Vice-President Secrretafry . . .. T0'easu1'e9' . ., Yell Leader . Sponsors . . , JOHN WYATT McDONALD - Tresbmen Officers ' .... JOHN WYATT MCDONALD SHORE . . . . .JULIA SCARRITT ..........SYBIL BURRUS ............L....SIDNEY TUROFF .. ...MISS TULLER-MRS. PARHAM -if .5 if QAM.. ,...M , -' f--aff-.-.T-41,, wf5,1:1.1ffg'Q5ii,egie-fl VY, V W MW,-,,,-,Mn ,-.m.,,---...-,---W..---.1.. V FRESHMAN CLASS 28 Adams, Agnes Adams, Glen Adams, VVilliam Agee, Mary Allen, LeVernel Allen, Paul Arney, Hazel Batterton, Nancy Lee Barnes, Mary Barnhard, Frances Barnhardt, Evelyn Beals, Clark ' Beets, J. D. Jr. Becker, Dana Behee, Opal Bell, Amy Bessmer, Marie Bigigs, Jesse Bl-akely, Jerrold Borgman, Lorena Bozarth, Velma Bower, Velma Lee Bolin, Josephine, Braxdale, Hazel Brown, Roscoe Brown, Martha Brewer, David Brewer, Ned Burrus, Sybil Butler, Alta Campbell, Clyde Campbell, Cecil Campbell, Ruth Campbell, Grace Canavaris, Nicholas Cargyle, Harvey Charleton, Louis Childers, William Christie, Iona Clark, Irene Coates, Merle Cottingham, Ina Lee Constance, Hazel Collings, Harold Compton, Moss Coldsnow, Forest Cook, Kenneth Cook, Blendon Cooper, Jennie Gertrude Cox, Fern THE GLEAM filiresbmen Class :Roll Cox, Mary , Craig, Eugene Craig, Gex Warner Crenshaw, Durward Crump, Nancy Crumpler, Noble Curtis, Lyra Curti.s, Mable Curtis, Ronnie Davis, Inman Davis, Paul Daniel, Charles Druet, Francis Eastwood, Ethel Ek, Emery Elledge, Leon Elledge, Russell Elledge, Theodore Etzenhouser, Henry Filson, Kenneth Fitzpatrick, Walter Foy, Anna Fogle, Raymond Frisby, Chester- Frost, Finley Fry, Ammon Gardner, Jack Garret, Robert Gentry, Overton Gentry, Harvey Giha, Nora Giha, John Gillen, Clarice Gold, Bruce Gordon, Vernon Gore, Evelyn Gregg, John Samuel Hafer, Thomas H Halleran, Catherine Haskins, May Harris, Rosa Harris, Paul Harrington, Phillip Henning, Rosa Hendrickson, Christ-ine Heiderstadft, Dorothy Holtzen, Edith Louise Houston, Marguerite Hulmes, Helen Louise Hufferd, Eclrie Hunter, Clarence Hudson, Allene Hurst, Russell Inman, Pearl lsham, Mercedes Jacobson, Grace . James, Helena Jennings, Laura Johnson, Elena Jones, Lowie Jones, Robert Jones, Earl Jones, Nelson Jones, Charles Kelley, Harold Kelley, Howard Kelley, Elsie Keedwell, Daniel Kerr, Mildred Keir, Marion Keley, Harvey Kletsky, Bessie Koehler, Charles Kolle, Louise Kreeger, Anna Lander, Marcia Landfried, Ruth Langton, John Langton, Ellen Lanham, Isabel Latimer, Fred Lieberman, Florence Lloyd, Elizabeth Loigeman, J. H, Lockhart, Grace Luff, Audria ' Luff, Elbert , Lynch, 'Hubert Lytle, Beulah Mann, Edith, b Mann, Helen Mann, Clarence THE GLEAM . Tresbmen Class Hell C Mangum, Eleanor Marqua, Edith McCue, William McDaniels, Minnie McDonald, John McGraw, Pauline E McMillin, Polka Miller, Elmarcene Miller, George H. Miller, George Miller, David Mills, Helen Milton, Thomas Mitchell, John Moor, Ted Morgan, Harold Murer, Olivetta Newton, Geneva Nicholls, Lucille Nunn, Vivian Oldham, Ann Louise Owens, Mary P-age, Walter Earl Palmer, Suzanne Parks, -Lawrence Parrett, Elmo Peeples, Connie Peterson, Juanita Phillips, Lenore Piper, Wil-liam Pollard, Viola Pruyn, Rollette Pulham, Eva Quigley, William Records, Herbert Ruck, Henry Rider, Wini-ard Robinson, Myra Rodgers, Beatrice Rogers, Florence Royster, Margaret Ryan, Gladys Sands, John Sandford, Florence Scarritt, John Scarritt, Julia Scheers, Richard Scholte, Alice Schowengerdt, Raymond Schofield, Nyle Sebolt, Jessie Sims, Rea Sheldon, Gladys Shakespeare, Edith Shelton, Violet Shoemaker, Viola Shore, Roy Smith, Pauline Snodgrass, Forest Spencer, James E. Squire, Donald Starr, Emmett Stepp, Hazel Steele, Trevor Stevens, Adrian Slusher, Dorothy Shrimpton, Madge Slusher, Donald Smith, Harry Stonger, Alma Stonger, Mildred www? , yr W1 . ontinueo Stott, Joseph Stowell, Grant Street, Thelma Thompson, Adeline Thompson, Paul Thorp, Hazel Trowbridge, Kenneth Turoff, Sidney Tyler, Jeanette Vanderwood, Elvin Walder, John Walker, Henrietta Watson, Alexander Werner, Eleanor Wescott, Ralph Weston, Mark Wells, Walter Wendall Whi'te, Joseph WVilson, Claude Wilson, Ruth Williamson, Angus Willhoit, Margaret Wing, Robert A YVinget, Riley Winfrey, Beulah Withee, Stanley Witthar, Christian Wolfe, Lucille Wolford, Frank Woodford, Clark - Wrigley, Raymond Wright, George Ellis Ziers, John A I Hllllllllil ' '.'.'LTf'I'ffffiiiiI?'t t 'llHl1BiIQJanlJll'IlI.. IWAll Ffcrilll MISS CHILES Editor-in-Chief . . . Associate Editor .... Associate Editor. . . . Literary Editor. . . School Editor .... Local Editor.. Local Editor .... Alninni Editor. . . Art Editor .,.' ....., . Photographic Editor. . . . Athletic Efmm' ...... Business Manager ......... . Assistant Business Manager. . Gleain Sta SPONSORS CRITIC MISS BARR Assistant Business Manager .... Proof Reader .............. MRS. JONES .. . . . .HELEN BURRUS . . .VIRGINIA MCELROY . . . . . . .FAY GRIFFICE . . . .VIVILEE PROFFITT. .. . . . .SARAI-I ABBOTT . . . . .HESTER SWAN . . . .. .... DALE DRYDEN A :DOROTHY COURTWAY ...FLORENCE ROGERS ....RUSSELL GABRIEL .WILLIAM VARDEMAN . . . .KENNETH FLOURNOY . . . . . .ROLAN WARMAN .... .HARVEY BQURRUS .. . .JESSAMINE FLANAGAN Pl'00f Rwdef' ---- ......... C AROL WILLIAMS THE GLEAM E e Staff Has any pleasu1e seeke1 got mlxed wrth the Staff? If thele has, take hun out, such '1 tlnng makes me laugh Hang the IHOVIGS 2llIt1'I.Cl',10I1 and all d1ug stole s Spl e' The Gleam must be ln we must all wolk tomght 'b'l 'l 't t '! f'i ! f Last year we wele meek and lowly Junlors, we looked w1th awe upon the entel pusmg, and appa1ently, malvelously talented Qen1o1s Ou1 class g1oaned 1n d1re despalr, sclatched 1ts head moulnfully and lllulmufed, Oh whele shall we among 0111 lanks fmd De0Ple able to ca1ry on act1v1t1es and put out a Gleam'7 But we Were 111 the ugly duckllng stage and novx that we have attamed the helght of scholastlc glory and are Senlors, we feel as much l1ke a beaut1ful swan as d1d the prevlous Sen1o1 classes, even though some may th1nk us st1l1 the duckhng In the fust place, plepaled Ol unp1epa1ed as vse wele fo1 the 1espons1b1l1ty, ple cedent demanded and school Splllt commanded, that we publ1sh a Gleam Step num bel one was the selectlon, by the class of a staff, whlch was duly elected then 1ts troubles began fo1 the Gleam, bemg a spontaneous w11tten replesentatlon of the school, should come sklpplng out at the end of the term w1thout causlng any SETIOUS t1ouble to anyone, but such was not to be the case The staff soon lealned, 1nc1 dentally that a few httle annoylng t11fles such as the p11nte1 s and engravers bllls, and an o11g1nal and abundant supply of subject matte1 nught plove rathe1 a wolry to Gleam promoters At fust, doubtless l1ke all Gleam staffs of 150111161 years, we saunteled lnto an occaslonal 1I1f011T1al staff meetmg then saunteled out agaln havlng put off questlon aftel ouestlon t1ll a mole convenlent futule dav Now confess, you fo1me1 staffs dldn t you do that too? Well, we ale glad you owned up because we feel a httle bet tel now But, when we had pleasantly d11fted fo1 some tlme, qu1te unexpectedly from sholes of our peaceful exlstence celtaln c1uel buslness men enteled ou1 Elys1an Fleld d shouted loudly 1n ou1 ears, In a month evelythlng must be ln 01 no Gleam ' and 1mmed1ately we wele swept lnto a maddenlng whulpool of actlvlty In a frenzy we floundered about Oatheung matellal and funds, the ete1nal maxnn of Tnne and t1de walt for no man, llflglllg 111 ou1 eals But, passmg over the detalls Of the stluggle, at last the task was done matellal and money all 1n and we sa1led tnumph antly 1nto l'12l.1b0l ffeellng l1ke the wleck of the Hespelus, yet happy as a clam at h1gh tlde You Staffs of the past you know Just how we felt dont you? Yet you sm1led over 0111 wmueg as pelhaps we shall sm1le ten yeazs 01 so from now ox er the WOITISS of that yeal s class All the t1ouble and the hurry and the scully, NVl'11Cl1 seemed as lf 1t would never end aftel all vou wouldn t have Yl'l1Si6Cl lt fo1 a fa1m 1n Texas, would Vou'? Well shake' Ne1the1 would we 9 . ol N31 .J , 4 . ' C . n . - ' 1 ' . . a - ' C y . li . , ' ' 1 K ' . ' . W ' ' ' - ' . , u , 7 . I 1 . . . ' Y 1 . . I . . , V I . . v . ' 1 nl. . . . . . . , . . . , - ' N 1 '- S , . . . . . . A. 1. 1, , Y. 1 . , 4 . , , A , . V' A . . , ' 7 . , ' - , - C . ,. 1 , . ' Y . ' 4 ' ,1 V1 ' ' - A 11 . ' . ' 2 3.11 c 5 ' . . A A C . . . 1. ', - zz ' c, . Q , ,, Y. 4 V . V N 1 ' . - ' 1 . c . , . C - . 1 4 , , I . Y 7 ' . 1 ' L. , A AA. A 1 A 5 ' i . 4 v ' 1, u .. - . - I , ' L ' . . , . . . , . . . , I . ..,....,.., ..-.. . ..s---:1:-1-::.'.-.-.AL-szu:ff :E v,.... A '-'!tffi?El .'L Nl iff... .- .. . , ,...- ra e .QQ---3 EW:-. . ....: .Q:-.-:gg4.-:Q-2-',-:,.j5,-Z::15g.:s5-- --:iff - ,..-. -.:1.-sn.-. . ' 't' x K' ' I sc iv., 'u 'Go Our Sponsors More than fame and more than money Is 'the comment, kind and sunnyg The hearty, warm approval of a friend. For it gives to life a savor 5 Makes you stronger, truer, bravery Gives you heart and spirit to the end. 't b'b 3 i'A'! Friendship is a bond between men that is founded on earthy it believes in the best of the ones that it loves. So, with our sponsors-Miss Janie Chiles and Mrs. Sehrt Jones, who have helped us so willingly, who have given us encouragement and whispered kind words of counsel and of cheer when everything seemed to go dead wrongg and who have set splendid examples before us which will doubtless never be forgotten, many fine and beautiful friendships have been formed between them and 'the members of the Senior class. We rarely ever appreciate our sponsors until we come to really and truly know them, to find that they are different than we thought them yesterday, to under- stand them thoroughly, for with understa.nd.ing prejudices always disappear. With the disappearance of these prejudices friends can work together with heads, hearts, and hands joined, working toward one definite aim. Our interests have always been the interests of Miss Chiles and Mrs. Jones throughout our Senior year, and they have given so unstintedly of their valuable time and noble efforts, mat it behooves us, the nremibers of the Senior class of '21, to express to them our most heartfelt appreciation for the admirable attitude which .they have taken towards us and our work. And Oh! because of this kindly attitude we shall, with all our strength. trv to keep this friendship alive and to be worthy of them, for we shall always mink of them as 'idear old palsff THE GLEAM 33 Our Eomorrows We, the Seniors of Nineteen Hundred Twenty-One, are about to go out into the great world to fill an untried station-'that of men and women looking for some means of livelihood, with no one to depend upon but ourselves. Yes, that is almost I A wn against 'the grim outside world, we, no doubIt,.w1ll look backbupon our school days as happy ones. But, after all, what are we going to take with us? Will iit be Algebra, History, or something else? I think .it will be the something else. It will be 'the pictures of our teachers and class- mates, the impressions they have made upon us that will ever stay in our minds. Remember this, -we shou-ld create as many happy associations now with our faculty and companions as possible, for it is the memory of these friendships which we shall take with us. ' the whole of it and when we are thro There are many activities in which a Senior may take part but they require so much -time that little is left for study-the results of which arrangement are imime- diate -and disastrous. When a pupil stops studying he is sternly reminded that his chief business in school is that of getting an education and not of participating in school activities. These reprimands often seem harsh and unjust to the pupil, but if he understands they are for his good and if he attempts to get the 'teachers' view- point, i't proves that he is fair and broad-minded at any ratej ' If we work now we are on the road to future success, and the knowledge gained in school should enable us to grasp the problems in -the big world. Then let each Senior gc out from this high school with a determined purpo.se of doing something :that will benefit society, and tend toward the betterment of all mankind in future generagtions. ' School Tap Oh where, oh where has the school pep gone, Oh where, oh where can it be? ' 'We've lookeclfor it high, and we've looked for it low. - Oh where, oh where can it be ? 'H -z-we--1-1-1 Let us beware of losing our enthusiasm, said Phillips Brooks. What is enthu- siasm? In the phraseology of school terms, enthusiasm is PEP. ' There has been less pep in the school this -year and less rivalry of that friendli- ness which Itends to keep up enthusiasm between classes than in any previous year in the William Chrisman High School. Everyone seems very well satisfied, and quite, quite willing to push the work onto other shoulders than their own. Such a spirit- is not the right one to have at all! Recognizing this lack of proper school spirit, The S91Qi01'.gi1'1S Organized H PGP Club for the main purpose of arousing enthusiasm and competition among the classes in school, but the under-cl-assmen failed to respond. Assemblies have been held again and again to ,stimulate school pep and numerous attempts have been made tb put punch and go into the student body, but without avail. However, we musnt feel too hard about this, because we have really and honestly .shown the snappy, wide- awake side of our school spirit in SPUTVS and jerks-espeeally af the Basket Pfail games' The!-e..eve1-yone was in the best of humor and a great deal of peppy spirit I l, 2 E l 1: Q i E l ,L SFI E l 34 THE GLEAM and friendly rivalry was shown. We are gflateful to our Yell Leader fzlutbe good he has done us, for he has at least kept our lungs and vocal cords 1n air y -goof condition. But thanks to the gods for another chance! A resolution has been made and passed that every individual in W. C. H. S. next year, will make him or herself a committee of one to see 'that school pep is kept full tilt arid going all of the mme' Just a hint to the wise is sufficient. Juniors, Sophomores and Freshmen- throw yourselves into every occasion, Whatever it may be, Vl'i!5h Your Whole heart? make the best of everything, -and make y0111' SCh00l days 11129.11 S0TY19l2h1Ug '00 Y011 by putting all the pep, 'fvim, go, and punch into them that yOu POSSGSS- . mr. 'Elliott No school magazine would be complete without a brief history of the principal. A number of years ago Mr. Elliott came here' as the teacher of Chemistry and Phy- sics. That was when the high sch-ool was held in the old building. He gained quite' a reputation along those lines, being a very able chemist and scientist. When Independence out-grew the old high school building and a new one was necessary, Mr. Elliott was moved to the position of -superintendent of construction of the new building. When 'this new building was completed three years ago, he was promoted and became principal of the high school,'which position he still holds. During his long stay here we have ever known him as a man who' spares not self when duty calls, who tries to fill ,every breach in the machinery, and a man of high-est loyalty to the school. ' ' . ' Tinancial 'fmbarrassment The term financial embarrassment wasintroduced, I think, by some highefalut- ing teachers who were too dignified to use the time-honored and all inclusive phrase 'Tm broke. Then financial embarrassment was heard to -the right of them, to the left of them, and in front of them, until it assumed the proportioniof an epidemic.- Individu-als and organizations both suffered and profited by it. V The Athletic Association suffered from it,A recovered, and then had a relapse which, I fear, proved fatal. .Too bad, for it did at good work in its time. What an easy way to get out of a contribution it was, and how dignified too, to say, I am financial-ly embarrassed. Still., there were times when the cash would have come in handierg say when one of the literary societies' wanted to give one of their blow-outs and had to make a special levy to do it. The Senior class was in that condition at the beginning of the year. It was the beginning of hard times and the class had to overcome the financial stringency if it Wanted an Annual. So they hustled with the Senior Play. They started finan- cial embarrassment running and then, with the combined attack of the whole school, in the Carnival, he was completely routed. He had found his masters: words and a little pep. The class proved that they had both of these, although it was strongly THE GLEAM 35 intimated at the begilmiflg Of the YG211' that they were troubled with a shortage of both. We may give a great deal of credit for the improvement along these lines to Mrs. Jones, f01' it WPlS She, who prodded us on until we had to work and show a little life or succumb to the irresistible force. V At any 1'al79, through C0mbined efforts, the class was freed from any touch of financial embarrassment and was 'thus enabled to carry all of its undertakings to a successful finish. ' 'Ghz Blast Bloom At last we have it! The long hoped-for, looked-for rest room. After numerous candy sales, sandwich sales, movie benefits, donations and the like, a sufficient sum 'to pm-chase 'the equipment of this room was ob-tained. They did Well, our Parent-Teachers Association, to furnish that parl'or-bed-sit- ting-room in such style on such an amount. But they did it. Miracles never icease. Great joy was shown when we discovered it had happened and we all ran and -peeked in. Some of the bolder ones Went in and sat in the chairs, while those who were superstitious made wishes as they sat there. Mrs. Sehrt Jones was the first to take a nap on the day bed. It must have been a pleasant initiation for it. It is furnished very prettily and artistically with the three chairs and theftable of wicker, the lamp, the day-bed, and the rugs all of such harmonious coloring. The only thing lacking is a tint on the walls, but we need not Worry about this fact, for the good women who are members of our Parent-Teachers Association, will not leave unfinished what they have so nobly begun. V ' . . -D. E. C, '21. l y Tffair The bobbed hair craze is rapidly causing the girls in the under-classes of the William Chrisman High School to sacrifice their beautiful tresses. VVhy do they do it? Is it because they think they are better looking? Is it too much trouble to comb long hair? Or, can't they afford 'to buy hair pins? We have heard of great artists and pianists bobbing their hair so that it will not divert attention from their work. Can it be possible that these ambitious girls want to devote more time to their studies '?, That seems improbable. fad for the stringy-haired girl who had to wear a rat or use sis- It is a lucky I make it appear that she had beautiful hair, and lots of it. Now, ter's combings, to . with only the aid of a curling iron, she can have her hair dressed without having to add extra hair to what nature has given her. Then there is another fad in the hair dressing line which has for 3 long time prevailed in our School-this is thetspit curl. Girls use everything from glue to 36 THE GLEAM bancloline to hold them down, These curls HPPBQT ill different SMT anflh 5131391 large and small. Some are question marks turned upside down, some orm t e igu six, and some are almost perfect Ci1'C19S- The girls in all four classes cater to the desire for spit 011115- But what can be done to bring about a change? The gi1'15 hang togethern and the words of the boys have no weight. Vie admit .that the girls go to 9Yl71'9m6S, but did you ever see so many Uside-burns in your life? And Where Wmlld SiSte1' get her bandoline or know its possibilities if brother did not leave his on his dresser? Broth- er's hair is truly a slick and shining example. But bandoline is not the only secret. In the inside coat pocket of nine out of every ten boys F011 will fied 3 Slender black comb, and, if it is accidentally forgotten, the way sister sometimes does With he! powder puff, the mortunate boy is in agony unless he can borrow one. The boys may look with disdain on the elaborate and so-called spit curl, but his bandoline and ':sideburns bar him from open comment, for the old adage, people who live in glass houses must not throw stones, still holds true. So all that can be done is to be 'thankful it is no worse and hope that fashions will chanffe. ' C -F. R. '21. Totaoe -Tasks Oh! I have a trade-last for youlii ' How often do we hear that thrilling exclamation resounding in the rooms and halls of W. C. H. S.? Immediately there is a mad raking ups of the first necessary part of this business transaction by the person in suspense. Yes, what else can it be called except a 'gbusiness transaction'?'f It is undoubtedly that. By making a wild guess one might suppose that the origin oi the trade-last idea wa.s probably for the sake of jest or desire to tease. But now, it is one of the most vital issues in the evistence of our vanity. It seems to be an important fixture in the every-day life of the school-this buying and selling of other peoples' opinions. One wonders how they can truly be called compliments when the process of the transaction is laid bare. Someone speaks a good word for someone else, and it is im- mediately capitalized by the hearer who sells it for a compliment in return. Would you consider it a compliment to admit that you had to buy one? Isrft it rather egotistical, actually trying to buy something which cannot be bought-someones good opinion? T Often we are asked to i'Tell me something about Mary. She has a trade-1353 for me. ' But I don't even know herf' 'cOh, well, I'll show her to you, and you say-jug anything, ind perhaps E the Trade-last S something like thisg So-and-So said you were L L Q' Y ' ISL- - v ' - - 3 ' - - A rhe cure-t thing. well, in the catalogue they go tor compliments, but arter all, how much is a trade-last really worth? -E, ll. '21. .W-.. ...-a.....-We-..,,.,.... . , --0.-.-F ..-..,..f- THE GLEAM . 37 Elle Tfonor System as a Step to Stuoent S Government The H01101' System is as Yet, an unexplored reel in our High School. It should become a part of our system, because the primary purpose of a high school is to build characterg and honor is the foundation stone of character. You ask what is the Honor Syrsitem? Lt is the expression of one's character through one's actions. We might say through the eyes, rather than through his ac- tions, for he pledges that at no time on examination or whenever copying might be done, will his eyes move slyly over to take in the efforts of another pupil. To make his word binding he writes at :the bottom of his paper, I received no help or some other like words. Much is involved in this last movement, for what shall it profit a man if his given word is worth nothing? lf you have written something that is not true, your deceit is in your own handwriting, and what evidence is more conclu- sive? The most logical outcome of the Honor System would be Student Government, for after a pupil develops his own honor he will be able to respect the honor and in- tegrity of a fellow officer on the Student Council. The results of such a system would probably not be apparent in the school because some pupils are always looking for an opportuniity 'to take advantage, but to a great number the fact that the fac- ulty had confidence in them, would go a long way toward making worthy citizens of our High School graduates. H. M. S. '21. Our Custooians What' would W. C. H. S. do and where would we all be if it wasnit for our kind, unselfish, accommodating custodians? Now honest, do you 'think we could really exist without them? Just try it once and see. I It is Mr. Duncan, Mr. Morgan, Mr. W'il'son and Mr. Monroe who have to stay up in the wee hours 'to clean and straighten after a rollicking, jolly good mixer, it is theyuwho keep the school tidy and sanitaryg who keep the campus in trim shape and good looking, so that we are all quite proud of our school. Maybe if they were fem- inine creatures instead of otherwise, they would make wonderful housekeepers or Red Cross Nurses. But please remember that co-operation is greatly needed by the custodians in order to perform their daily tasks, for their work is made doubly hard if we stu- dents d0n't carry out our end of the program. Perhaps Mr. Morgan and Mr, Wilson do get fffussedv at ws Once in a great while, Cwell, who could blame them Yah but let's give 'them just as free, whole-hearted help and co-operation as they have given us during the school year 1921, and step into the harness and make W. C. H. S. the very best and cleanest high school in the State ,of Missouri. What do you say stu- dents? Wow! Let's go!! . is i ii l 'rl v l 1 ,1- ,vw in l , M i it i. iw .4 l l E E l Q l if li is l il ll if li ll ll il li I V 1 il ill e T T I 2 i i 2 'dr . 'E 2 215521 3 2 L5 2,. 1 2 2 2.2 ,gal .N I U23 M M2222 - 5542322 .W I W ml . 'isff' . - Wilt 1222. Hijjw . 2222 ' 1-H111-,.j'?:. .-....... 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I Qgb ' I 2,51 ' I W I i E W 2 57 Q 'f:r..-.MA-ra.ac-n..ii,, 2.33 3,121 '412 1:2 2 izvg THE GLEAM MISS BARR TO MISS BARP OUR GLEAM CRITIC We know Mlss Ban' that you came nere a strangel For We But You s But we all hope vou 16 not a stranger st1ll you have wolked so falthfully to help us Perfolm the tasks that often Wele uph11l feel we owe a debt we can t repay you For the many tedlous hours that you have spent when 1n aftel years we lead ou1 book o 61 Well 1eal1ze perhaps Just what It meant hope that It was just as much a pleasule To you as It has always been to us won ou1 g1at1tude 1n breatest measure By youl eVe1 ready help and wllungness not alone the wolk that was accomphshed The assoclatxon must be counted too And the thlng wed 11ke you to lemembel Is that We appreclate Just YOU DORIS INELSON and EI VA MERPIL 21 w, . . i 1 1 1 7 .. , 1 . - . :- , v ' r ' 1 . 4 7 4 , 1 , 1 . . . 1 . - 'wie .4 . I h . 1 1 - . . 0. V I , It: . 1 ' , ,, , , . -, ' , 7 ' v 1 f. 44 ' . ' ., 2: A y ' ' v 1 r ' 1 1 4 L , THE GLEAM l 'SUNLIT sPoTs ' ' fGleam Prize Poemj Once, as I dreamed on a grassy lea Wee dainty fairy-folk danced for meg Tell me, said one as ,she paused to rest, Where lies the sunlit spot you love best? Of all the bright spots so dear to me How can I say which the dearest may be? The foaming brook in the sun-dappled shade Singing and sparkling its way through the glad The stately grove where the soft wind lives, And the west sun a golden glory gives? The road that in sunny quietness lies? Or, the sunlike smile of a good friend's eyes? The fields a shimmer in April mist? The friendly hedge that the frost has kissed? The homely fields that the winter ice And sun light have changed to a- paradise? Then came a golden thought soft and still, Memory of sweet even'ing's vesper bell, Shadow of all that is sweetest and best, The lastlfleeting doubt had been laid to rest. The gravelly path -to the open door, The rose-clad cottage and garden's floor Low west sun a golden glory gives, Dearest home where the dearest Mother lives. ELSIE PPOCTOR 22 T H E G L E A M 41 Kncrowneo .Kings fSenior Prize Essayj H - , Sound the trumpets, wave the banners, shout aloud your joy and proclaim your loyal welcome! A king is crowned today! He that rides slowly through the throng in his gleaming T0l99S of State, pray, is he the king? Yes, the world has called him king and all his people bow before him. Is it for his kingly heart or noble nature that they thus do him honor? Even the people themselves, after a thoughtful mo- ment, would answer, no. His father's sires were reverenced sog he has inherited the respect and loyalty paid to them. The crowning is nothing but a beautiful, symbolic ceremony, sacred 'to some nations for it satisfies 'their love of the ceremonious. The pomp, the show, the homage-'tis harmless enough and quite fitting, too, if the honor-is paid some man of truly princely character, but how often are the so-called kings mere puppets and how often do grand men of sterling worth and courage go all unhonored and uncrowned! I The uncrowned heroes of obscurity ,are but kings placed in the shadow. Their station or :their worldly work is not accounted by the Judge who rewards kingly men for- All service is the same with God-- ' With God, whose puppets, best and worst, Are we, there is no last nor first. . Time was, there walked upon this earth a Lowly Man unhonored, scorned, con- demned to die. No nation hailed Him as its king, no gracious palace opened to His will, yet in all the World no king was worthy to so much as lace 'His shoes. Un- knowingly the world let Him pass on and not till He was gone did it realize earth's Greatest King had come and gone unheralded and uncrowned. Oh, worldly heads that wear a croum, bow down in shame before the King who needs no symbol to bear Witness to His loyalty! If the Great King Himself was not recognized, is 'it not probable that we daily let kingly men go by unnoticed and uncrowned? 'Tis every likely, for Eyes blinded by the fog of Things cannot see Truth. ' What of our empire builders of the West? It was their task to prepare a track that all ,mankind might follow safely. Their love of liberty led them :to forge ahead and blaze a plain, wide trail. They wrested from 'the wilderness a home, they were kingly men, for theirs was the joy of righteous conquest and the whole un- trammneled wild they claimed as kingdom. They boasted of their wealth of happiness to crowned kinigs upon -their thrones and surely in their hearts, the kings acknowl- edged the pioneer's more valuable attainment. They would not have traded their cabins for crowns or palaces with all the exhaustive duties of a kingdom, for What have kings that privates have not, too, save ceremony? V They built a nation, never- theless the West claimed heavy toll as price of conquest. She fell like a strong man wi-th arms outspread, bringing the empire builders down to weary and untimely death, and a new generation swept over their graves reaping the benefit of their sacrifice. , A race of uncrowned kings passed on into the Great Beyond, their names all 42 THE GLEAM but forgotten in the rush, 110t eV91l the Worldly crowns of victory T6'S't9d 011 'chew heads. ' ' so far above the homely, selfish things of life that 'In early days men,rose 1 I through them. The eastern cities wrth their greed God himself seemed working of trade were sorry soils for I the cities went an old man whom some inner vi-sion guided to the thankless task seeds of human kindness to flourish in, buft out of of planting apple trees, throughout the wild but fruitful valleys of fthe unsettled West, The people smiled and called him odd because he planted apples in a forest, and his peculiar turn of mind made hilm live always in mysterious and lonely POV' erty, but when he came down to death, he felt his work was finished and his heart was glad. Now throughout ,Ohio lthe apple trees in the happy, fruitful farmlands put on a flowery croum each spring and bow in reverence to the orchard king Whose only crown was one of blossoms. V V The great men tasks, 'the laborseof love that bring the after-happiness and se- curity 'to all human creatures, 'these are the privilege of some great sacrificing soul-s whose only payment is the joy of service and the sleep of death. The -men who 'perfected our forms of commerce are not the merchants who enjoyed the trade and to whom the praise is given for 'perfect transportation. The adventur- ers who first sailed 'the unknown seas and weathered adverse gales were soon for- gotten in the fleets of ships that swept the seas. Their crowns of triumph rested upon other brows and other ships enjoyed 'the waters that they found. The toilers who moved miles of solid earth aside that sh-ips might pass safely through a continent from sea to sea and not be forced to go a long and dangerous voy- age, around a stormy cape, were not they hailed as being of 'true kingly nature, and did not some nation honor them with royal favor? -The whole world welcomed their achievement and every day great ships pass safely on their way, but the men who brought this thing to pass gave up their lives 'to a Wasting fever which was the penalty earth placed upon them for making her this princely gift. The men who did the' actual labor in this work were mostly humble -and unlettered workmen, but what matter? The rank is but the guineais stamp and a man's the gold, for all that. Today the great canal stands a sad, triumphal monument touanother' group of uncrownecl kings. I The world is ever ready to crown the rich and well born. Tradition demands that there shall be a favored few andpa customary method has been established whereby the few are chosen. An old evil is often not recognized as an evil at all, and a fickle public goes on selecting its showy favorites and supporting its old lines of kings. A princely title is bestowed upon a man and lo, a glamor is cast about hifmg he is wonderfuljlabove the ordinary man, his virtues are magnified and his faults forgotten. If the king has not the noble qualities 'suited to his high position then a romantic world invests him with the characteristics fond 'fancy identifies with 21 king, 91161, at length, to the over wrought imagination he really seems the most noble in 'the land. The popular hero of the moment gets the devo- tion and what time is there in which to hunt up the obscure perqonality no matter ' J how worthy it should be? The great humanitarians whose Work goes on so Silent! lyyr aff? they the pets of public favor? N og they are thanked but not a 1-eciated Sclenuslts who give their Whole lives to the Working' out of problems for till better- THE GLEAM 43' ment of mankind are not among the crowned kings of the world. The men who gave their lives tO test some cure for a deadly disease have saved many lives by their act, yet the world looks pityingly at their unfinished work and says it is lamentable that such promising men were taken away before they made their mark in the world and attained their crowns of fame. Regardless of what the world may say, are they not moist truly kings and who can tell but by their sacrifice they gained an eternal crown of happiness? When the final count is taken, after all, The Crown is not the Kingdom, nor is one king because he wears a crown. There are so many uncrowned kings that even one who looks for 'them finds only a few, and is it not because we look in the wrong places? The Wonder workers of the world must not be thought the only kings 'who go uncrowned. There are the Grand Failures also. They have done no work of any great import- ance for 'twas their lot to labor patiently at -some hidden task 'that seemingly brought no results. They come to their old age at last and, in spite of all their labor, they are poor and useless now, the world says they have failed. 'Yes,-they have failed, but in the things that do not matter. Their lives stretch clean and white behind them, they are blessed with a crown of snowwhite locks that seem the very benediction of heaven resting on themg they are at peace with God and man. Few kings of wordly goods claim such a heritage. , The tumult and the shouting dies- The Captains and the Kings depart- Still stands Thine ancient sacrifice, An humble and a contrite heart. V VIVILEE PROFFITT. . ?,. Vases 'Arc Mp A Two men sat in'a room of the Waldorf Astoria talking. They must have been talking about something very important, else why would they have been over by 'the window as far from the door and keyhole as possible? At -last they reached an agreement. 'Till tell you what we'll do! One of them, a thin, wiry sort of a man, said, You go over to old De Point's and look at those pearls. While you are there I will telephone. Even that young clerk would know enough to lock the door before answering, but vou pitch 'the pearl under the counter or some other safe place, then hand him this substitute. Later in the day I will go over, make some trifling purchase, and get it. Well replied the other, It ought to work, but if I am Caught YO'-1 know what 7 . that means. 'Nonsense! Why there is no danger in the world: It'S HS safe 9-S 21HYb,0dY could wish. ' Monsieur De Point kept a ,Small Shop on lgyyey Fifth,Avenue, a modest shop, h s he had on hand were worth close to a million dollars. but sometimes the good The sign on the window bore this inSC1'5Pti0U, UM' De Point' Precious Stones ' l H, 'i ,l ll w 1 l 1 i 1 r 44 THE GLEAM paintings and Old China. The Store was well furnished in 'the best of taste. At the back of the room .Stood 3, Safe, -the pride of Monsieur's heart. Around the walls were tall glass and mahogany 'cases that ,were used for counters. These were furnished with black velvet to make the stones show off to a better advantage, although some of the fine stones were kept in the -safe. Towards It-he front of. the store there was a device that a smooth tongued salesman had sold to Monsieur. It looked like an ordinary tack, but when one stepped on it, -the door was at once locked. ' I ' Two clerks, one an elderly man of perhaps sixty or sixty-five, -the other, young Paul La Force, were the only employees entrusted with the sale of valuable curios and stones. Two weeks previous, Monsieur had received four valuable pearls, which, it is true, were regarded with suspicion by Paul, because he had good reason to believe that they had been smuggled into the country. However, that was none of his affair. His business was to sell them. Paul was in the front of the store, getting the stock in place for the day, when a man who had looked at the pearls the day before entered. , Will Monsieur look at the pearls? he was asked. If you please, that very large one that you 'showed me yesterday. You know the one I mean? lt is a great s-tone for fifteen thousand and you will always regret it if you let this chance go by, said Paul eyeing the stone with admiration. Yes, it is a great stone for the money, but fifteen thousand is a good deal of money for a mere ornament . Just then the phone rang, and Paul turned to answer it, locking the door as he did so. The customer looked around quickly, saw a vase at his elbow, and dropped in the pearl. Instantly he slipped a rsubstitute from his pocket and began examining it with care. Well, I guess Iill think about this a little longer. Thank you for your trouble. , Not at all, Monsieur. Call again. In half an hour a man came in, walked up to Paul, and said. 'UI want to see a. vase, a good one. You see one of my best friends is going 'to Europe and I want to give him something nice. -' Yes, Monsieur, here is an exquisite thing, a wonderful piece of work for one thousand. - Not good enough, lets see that one with the unusual carving, as he picked up the one containing -the pearl. Well, Monsieur, 'that is five thousand. Five thousand! Why, I had no idea it was more than one thousand, however it strikes my fancy. Wrap it up. No, Stop! You need not go to the trouble. I'll take it with me. - When he was gone Paul hurried back to where Monsieur was sitting, in a black lskull cap, reading the latest news of French politics- W I have sold the Florent-ine vase, Monsieur. i For how much? ' Five thousand. , Five thousand! Mon Dieu! Then Paul told of his strategy, how he had seen 'the customer slip the imitation out of his pocket, and how he had changed the stones after the man went out. After I had done this I changed the price from four-hundred fifty to five thousand. I knew I would have a customer and I did. He grumbled about the price but he took the vase. And by the way, Monsieur, what do you suppose he will do when he finds out about my trick? . . Boy, answered Monsieur, for what he will say and think I guess a good priest would 'turn him out of the church. A ROGER SLAUGHTER. THE GLEAM 45 Ebe Commercial 'Department Before these days of specialization anyone could enter an office and take charge Of 3' S945 Of b00kS, but 110W times have changed and one murst be capable and 'thor- Oughly equipped for this line of work, otherwise he is rejected. Anyone is able to Secure 3 Tespollsible Position-Why not try ? Do you think a want ad which reads, nexpefiellced bwkkeepel' and stenographer Wanted-no other need apply means nothing? If you do you are very much mistaken for ilt means just exactly what it Says! Thereforef Bookkeeping' H1161 Stenography are becoming two of the most es- sential phases in the field of the business world. Recognizing this necessity for efficient business training, commercial departmentls are being included in the curricu- lums of our best and most up-to-date high schools. The W, C. H. S., of Independ- ence, Missouri, not to be out-done by other high schools of its standing, added a commercial course to its curriculum, in 1919. It has, since its very beginning, made excellent progress in preparing the students for their chosen profession in 'the busi- ness world. Last year only one point was received for two-periods Work in stenography but during the year 1920 and 1921 one-half point has been added, which entitles the stu- dent to one and one-half points for 'one term's work. The advanced class can boalst of twenty-eight pupils, all of whom have passed the twenty-five and forty word tests in typewriting, and each received a certificate for efficiency and a leather card case. A few have passed the ssixty word ftest, entitling them to a gold medal, this being the' first time during the history of the commercial depantment :that this speed has been acquired- As for shorthand, each student wars required to attain a speed of one hundred Words a minute, a few even writing one hundred and eight words a minute. ' Several delightful and beneficial trips have been taken. One to Montgomery Ward and Company Where the Dictaphone, Addressopress, Burrou-gh's System of Filing, and their systematic business methods were demonstrated. Other visits of interest were made :to the Elliott Addressopress Company, Burroughls Adding Ma- chine Company and The Gate City National Bank. At this bank the Cl-HSS WaS taken through the various offices and also door. These trips were of sthe most profited by them. The work of this year has been students than they realize, and this teaching of Miss Fannye Hanlon, to future success. into the vault, which was guarded by a masvsive practical benefit and help to the pupils and all a great help and probably of more Value to the has been due Ito the excellent leadership and whom many of them will be indebted for their f Not only has Miss Hanlon given the very best of training to the pupils in her own particular classes, but, more than that, she has been untiring in her efforts to 1'ender every assistance to the Gleam Staff in getting the material ready for the f th Staff wish to express their feeling of Gleam and, to her especially, -those o- e appreciation of what she has done. -E. R. G. '21. 46 THE GLEAM Science 'Ecparlmcnt D Everyone, every man and every woman, every boy and GVQTY gill: has let his of her fancy stray at timcs and wished for power over the matter of the worldg has wished for a magic wand that would transform one thing into anortherg for the phil- osopher's 'stone which wou-ld turn the common metal into goldg for the subtle elixir by which life could be prolonged in perpetual youth. Those who have learned the secret of the -transformation of matter and energy, wlho have done in very fact those things which the alchemifsts and the magicians of old hoped to do-those men and women have been so busy that they have only had -time to tell each other of their results in order to push ahead more quickly into the darkness of the cavern of the many treasures. They have had to make a .lan- guage to describe the things they have discovered, and they have not taken time to tell everybody what their words mean. X H The hiding places of' modern treasures are so strange that they can not be found by chance. Silk hidden in the fibre of the cottong exquisite dyes and perfumes in a pot of tarp bright metals in common clayg the strength of the volcano in saltpeterg silver in leadg deadly poisons and healing medicines in a lump of coal, food in the air. As you strike a match ift callus out that ifts head is made from bones and sulphur and fish glue, under the chemists' directiong that its stick is soaked in alum to pre- vent it gl-owing, alum made from the mineral called Bauxite. As the gas is turned on it whistles that it is made from coal, and water, and coke, and that its making is controlled by the chemist. The gas range goes back to the iron ore of Lake Michigan from which it was made in the Pittsburgh blast fur- naces. Again a transformation of matter. ' The truth is that the shadow of the chemist is over all that comes into the household for food. If his efforts do not contribute directly, they do indirectly be- cause his knowledge stands between the thief and the profit to be stolen by -the adulteraition of food. , Ohemiistry is profoundly important, and fascinatingly interesting. To learn something of the facts which the chemisthas to interpret, and to learn how this knowledge is putqto use is to become better acquainted with fthe wonders of lifeg it is the key to the gateway into a new region, to have it is almost the same as to have a new sense, the sense of matter. I To lose one's sight, to be blind, has always been thought one of the greatest misfortunes that could befall a human being. It is true, and it is equally true that to ex-tend human vision means adding to the wealth of life. Chemistry has done this in a great many ways, In the photograph it has made it possible for you to see, even though you were not near the object you viewed. The- camera may produce something which is a truthful record of what can be iseen upon the earth. - Another widening of vision has come of the joint efforts of physicists and chem- ists. The physicist 'has produced rayus which pass through an great many kinds of matter which are opaque to ordinary light. The chemist has made it possible to convert 'these rays into visible ones. In consequence of this, you can stand in front of the X-ray tube and see the beating of your heart. A Our eyes have seen strange things because of the results of chemistry, our ears have been given more to hear. Everywhere 'throughout the length and breadth of the land, the same human voice may be heard at the same time by means of the Ph0H0g1'3Ph, M161 this instrument is in a great measure successful because of the material which the chemist has placed at the disposal of the inventor of the me- chanism, more especially for the making of the discs, What has been said should 'show that this branch of knowledge is one that can very well be studied by everyone sufficiently to become familiar with the part it THE GLEAM P12155 in life. It is like a uniiersal language which refers to ex erything everywhere. t Tlllli' Snrxerse from the structure of the least of all thin s fthe parts of the 21 0111 0 19 limitless boundaries of the great heavens is for you to read. Will you 80 blilld to all 'thls wonder busying yourselves' with the little shallow pel ty things or will o h ' - -' .. . 5 u gee V' at 15 YOU1 helltage a greater' wealth than any stored rn all th.. vaults of all the worlds treasures? The token that you must show to take these treasures into yourselxes is knoyxlel k which rs chem1str3 Cge nowled e of the sciences not least among T5 cz Eeacber Emmmg Tllepartmcnt Do not think that because the Teacher Training Department has never before had a place in the Gleam that rt has not exr ted It has now passed its fourth birthday having been born rn September 1917 It appeared rn the Independence High School durrrg Mr Streets third term rn the old burldrng Wrth rt came M1 s Potter who has been its only instructor during its lrfe time This department has been very worth while, having graduated seven teachers each year Thrs year the graduating class ha been increased to ten After com pletrng the course each graduate rs presented with a first class county certrfrcate A verv commendable fact is that during the three years that the Teacher Trarnrng Department has exrfsted in the Independence Hrgh School rt has never had a failure Some very rnterestrng trips for the purpose of observing other teachers and schools have been taken Among the most enJovable and helpful of these were a vusrt to the Oldham School on the Old Lee Summit Road where one of the 1920 girls rs teaching a trip to Karnes School rn Kansas Crty vshere the day was spent in visiting classes rn the school for defective chrldren and exceptionally interesting visited also many of the rooms rn the local grade schools Its members act as usubsltrtutes whenever a teacher rn the grade schools is ab sent and a regular substitute cannot be ontained Besides the Senior members there are eight Juniors who will carry on the rs ork next year This Depar ment has become one of the permanent departments rn the curriculum of the W C H S and each vear its place becomes more and more rm portant as the necessity for trained teacher rs greater than ever before E '21 '15 Q Efnglisly Department The English Department rs probably the most important department rn our high schools of todav The work done rn rt IS more evident rn our daily life and the good or bad results of the English course are very often taken as indications of the general scholastic accomplishments of a school What could be of more value to one taking up any lane of work out rn the wor ld than a ready command of our ovsn rich English language? Speech rs the golden harvest that followeth 'the flowering of thought and the ability to express ones self fluently rs often the secret of success In hflsrllram Chrrsman High School offers a four year course in English the first three years required and the fourth electrre It rs the arm of the course to give a well rounded knovlledge of the English language and to create an appreciation of our Own htel-atule It is planned with a view to furnrshrng a basis for higher study rn English yet rs also intended to grve a practical and varied line of Work that will be cgmplete 111 1131 elf and supply the elementary knowledge of English m0St useful 7 7 7 Y 7 L ' ' g , 7 I 1 if , J I y t , L r it 0 7 I Y . ,. b . . sl. ' Y i - a 1 ' K ' ll U ' 'Q . , 3 - . a 1 I ', . ' ' ' ' ,-1 ' Q W , . Q . . . . . .H ' I y 1 D ' - ' ' A ' r s ' I . - - - ' . . .W . . ,- ' .7 . . ' , .I . ' ' , ' . A ' s f ' : . . gk , . ' . 1 .I , I . . . . . . I I . . , . Y . -. 0- classes inthe main ,buildingg and the Kansas City Part Time School. The class has . . . ,Y ,. . ' , . Y ' I . ' 't ' ' y Q . . 3 . H h I X . I -D. . . I V ' I , .V - , 1 ' , K- X :1 ' V 4 '. ' H . . 1 X : rr ' I , , I I . '. - . -- - 4 ' + ' , '- . 1 ' .- ' 1 ' ' l 'I ' - 7 . W n ' ' . , . K , , ' I 1. L . . S 48 THE GLEAM to a high school graduate who does n-ot attend a highel' instiltutionvof learnmg' The,Englisl1Ywork is interesting and in after life will surely help the lndwlflual as much or more than any Ollhel' 'Subiwt Offered in his School training' If one mlght draw aside ithe curtain of the fulture and see the crying need there will be for the right thing to be said at the 1-ight time, some indifferent English Students' would be the most diligent of all the pupi-lls. The influence we may h3.VB UPOY1 the hves about us may be due chiefly to our choice of expression for Apt words have power to 'suage 'The rumors ,of a troubled mindg , 1 .And are as balmuto festered wounds. ,ii-il. music in W. C. TW. sg There's music in the sighing of a reed, There's music in the gushing of a rill, There's music in all things, if men had earsg There earth -is but an echo of the sphere. There is music in the William Chrisman High ,School and it is becoming a big factor in 'the school life. This work has many divisions 5 there are the regular classes in Harmony, Chorus,.and Orchestrationg also, lthe organizations of the Girls' Glee Club, the,Girls' Quartette, the Boys' Glee Club, and the Boys' Quartette. The Harmony Clalss is a one-year College preparatory course. This is a very interesting course for those who are interested in music. ' The Orchestra, we all know, for it has cheered us with itls music in assembly and at the various school activities. It consists chiefly of stringed instruments wholse players show remarkable ability and excellent training. A The Chorus, besides its regular class work, combines with the Glee Club in giv- ing entertainments. The Girls' Glee Club and the Girls' Quartette have shown their ability at variouls timesg at Christmas in a Cantata, in assembly, and at rthe Carni- val. 'The Boys' Glee Club and Boys' Quartette have been organized only since the beginning of the second semester, and therefore, have been unable to accomplish as much as the Girlts' organizations. At the time of 'the writing of this article the Glee Clubs are planning to co-operate in giving an Operetta, and the Quartettes are hoping to go to Warrensburg to take part in the musical Itournament, Miss Josephine Dixon,,the musical supervisor, is the guiding spirit of these or- ganizations and the school owes much to her for many of its delightful entertain- ments. -D. E. C. '21. S 1 v E l E E l qi l l E i l 1 l l 1 1 l z z l E l 5 s l 9 freshmen , We were the me-ekest of Freshies The meekest of Freshies were we We d sit by and si 'h ' And eat humble pi-e. Oh the meekest of Freshies vsere We! MEMORIAL EVENTS Sept. 15. Little timid girs and bashful boys were brought to school by their mam- mas. Little Green Things initiated into the Castle by the Pages the Squires and the Knights. Mrs. Barnett our 'little mother shooed us along like chick-a-dees Whenever We flew the Wrong way fwhich was quite oftenj. We lived in Vain hopes of morning into our new home-W. C. H. S. ' What did Mr. Street do with his teeth? Miss Mize- Boys don t do that. It isn t nice. Junior-Fre.hie party-electrical shock! Perhaps we Freshies were shocked in more ways than one. Them XMASAHOLIDAYS! Oh boy! Ain t it a gran an glorious feelin ? Oh those schemes hatched up by the Freshmen girls to ensnare the Senior vamps fDalc D. and Marguerite BJ Vaudeville. How superior Mop looked in the role of a but er and how very becom- ing!! Temple Childs-our beauty contestant. TO BE A GREEN YOUNG FRESHIE IS THE GPEATEST SPOPT OF ALL! Sopbomores The Sophs the Sophs oh who are they? With a peppy spirit and winning W'1y And their bright happy smiles ' Shedding radiance for miles. The clever class of 19 wed say! - MEMORIAL EVEN TS Our dre ms realized-the first Sopho-' THOSE W01'1d61nfU1 hikes mi1eS ' ' more class in W. C. H. S. long- 1 ' ' . Ol d 'I We Ther- are smiles-. How the assembly all ioigisfllslmeetlng 1 em hall shone with smiles. if 2 1 0 , as , Q 1 1 1 u Q n 7 I 7 I 2 , 9 1 u ' 1 1 r y 1 S 1. u v J 4 L , r rr N4 M , s C 1 1 J 7 73. S rx D 'V 1 , V 50 THE G Weenie roast at Compton's Lake. Rail- road tracks and waning moon. - Basket ball. William Chrisman 56- Liberty 14. Peach stones. Peach stones. My king- dom for a peach stone. ' Warrensburg campaign. W. C. H. S. re- turns with the long coveted trophy, the earnings of the overwhelming victory. LEAM Our bright and shining faces once more addressed by the Superintendent. February 27. Sophomore--Senior party. Arrival of Mother Goose. ' Sophomores invited to attend a moonlight party, in the morning, g1Ven by the Fresh' ies, at the Fair Grounds: At last! Exams are over. We are cer- tainly thankful that there are only two semesters in a year. 'Juniors Spiffy, snappy, Juniors Full of vim and pfep! Faithful to our standards, Careful of our rep! MEMORIAL EVENTS .Wliat's it all about? Enrollment, of course. Will we ever forget Miss Icie Johnson? No! No! Sh-e was the Juniors' staff and stay-an ideal sponsor. Poor George, at those class yelling as- semblies. We -wondered and still wonder how he managed to keep his vocal cords in good working ,order fMystery'!??J,. 'An' the Goblins fll Git You ef You Don't Watch Out. Junior-Sophomore party- Hallowe'en, October 24. Literary Societies become prominent. We Wonder-does Lymerick ever tire of calling Fairmount 150? Spizzerinktum Club. That memorial night at Anne's! V 1 Long live the W. C. H. S. Athletic Asso- ciation. We want dividends. Boom!-Boom! Khristmus. Ye Old-e Deestrick Skulef' Everything was there from the iron-bound bucket to the Rev. Solomon Grundy, fPretty Kerry with his mouth full of 'pro- digious words and his pockets full of play- ing cards. 'Miss Sehrt's diamond. O-la-la! When will she make the announcement? Rings and pins. Shout 'it to the house tops. Our Daniel Webster arrives in the per- sonage of Kenneth Flournoy. St. Patrick's Day. Sophomore-Junior party. The Blarney stone We'll never for- get. No, never. Inter-class basket ball games--JUNIORS CHAMPIONS Just for fun. Dear Jane McCarthy and her Irish brogue- Shoire, and Aye dinna kneow, Miss. Fantastic Fancies-crowning activity of the year. The thrill that comes once in the life time of every J unior-the Junior Reception. The fountain, the rainbow and even the pots of gold were there. How can we ever forget To1n's joke about the cow's tails? ABSOLUTELYHZ! - Seniors The class of twenty-one are we, Yes, we're the Seniors, don't you see. Our motto, live in deeds, not years. And this through life, our pathway steers, True to our standards, morals, goalsg Ready to meet up with all the world holds. 4 MEMORIAL EVENTS Drawing nearer, still nearer to' our goal Fo-ard march. Enter a new brigade of -Gl'ZldLl2l'LZlOI1. teachers- THE GLEAM 51 I Where has orr school al A A D CTIV.E 'Y gone? Shall we call for Ca1'son Ka Coin- pany? Let's start something. Go to it, Pep Girls. Why is it that candy sales are perpetually and eternally held in Miss Dixon's music rooms? flnformation wanted.j Only Kids Welcome. C. S. C. foot ball kid party. Kid dresses, socks, knickerbock- ers, curls, and Buster-Brown suits turned out in gala array. Our new coach is initiated into William Chrisman Athletics. . Senior-Sophomore Mixer. Harvey takes up a new lin-e of study- Art. . Frequent assemblies break the monotony and make life worthliving. Miss McDonald reigns supreme in Study Hall. Christmas program. Minty Malvinyf' I'll put an orange in the heel hole. No, sah, Mistah Santa Claus, I'se not'natu'aly white. No, sah. A VVho said Privileges? I, said the Hall, with my white washed wall. Mock trial of School Nuisancesf' Fred kept a beautiful cherubic expression throughout the trial??? . February 14. Valentine party. N. -L. S. entertains. The boys learn-ed the p's and q's of proposing-ain't it the truth, though? Shall we ride, walk or DANCE? Excitement! Extra! Extra! NLa Verite Nue! Latest edition out! e February 25-26. The Man From Home. Nuff sed. Mock Wedding -Pauline: Oh, gee! Which finger does this ring go on, any- way? Sophomore-Senior party. Spizzerinktum hike. Snakes by the whole- sale. Whoopee-e-e-el Carnival - superslobgopsusexhilarating magnoliousheliarpiefn! Grandest hit of the season. M-A-N-man! Grades, grades, grades. You are on your last home stretch to make good, now. Gleam. Greatest and hardest job of the year. Fine day for the race, Bud. Huh? The human race. Aw-April fool. S-enior girls' memory books-storehouses of precious treasures. Quizzes, quizzes, quizzes-s-s-s-s-s-s. I Commencement. Each Senior receives a small roll of White paper tied with a beauti- ful White ribbon. Farewell, d-ear old c. H. s. 1 Vlle shall never forget you. No, never. . X 1, no 1 r 52 THE GLEAM Glass will V We, the Class of 1921, in 65 individual and distinguished pa1'ts, being about to pass out of this sphere of education, in full possession of a crammed mind, well trained memory and almost super-human understanding, do publish this, OUT last will and testament, hereby revoking all former promises by us at 2-HY time made as the careless wish of an idle.hour. First, we do direct that our funeral services be conducted by our friends and well- wishers, our principal and our all-wis-e and ever competent faculty, who have been our guardians for four years or longer, as individual case may have required, only asking that these services be carried on with all the dignity and. ceremony that our worth, our merit, and our attainments must surely have deserved. Second. To the remaining students of William Chrisman High School we be- queath the affirmative side of the much talked of debate, Resolved, that students should be allowed to stand in halls. fNegative side taken.D Third. To our unworthy and frivolous successors, the Juniors, we give the sole right and privilege to stage Senior plays, carnivals or any other means to gain the essential element used to defray expenses of publishing the 'Gleami Fourth. To the Sophomores we grant in part the class pride in which they may find aqfirm foundation for the building of a successful class on condition that this material be judiciously used, and the plan modeled after that of the donor of this treas- ured gift. ' Fifth. To the Freshies, we have dismal prospects to-wit: Three more years, the faculty, forbidden drug store and necessity of seven fifty-minute periods. Sixth. To young and aspiring perfect lovers we have the startling, charming characteristics of Cedric Johnson 5 a long line of gab and taking ways. ' Seventh. To those who desire to fish in the sea of knowledge, we have as bait, the book worms. ' Eighth., To the more intelligent students who insist on a study period at the drug store, the class will install for their benefit one electric bell to be rung concur- rently with all recitation room bells. Ninth. All the rest and residue of our property, real, personal or mixed, not heretofore disposed of, we leave to Mr. Elliott to be placed in Trophy Case of lower hall as the relics of a passing race. ' As sole executor of this, our last will and testament, we hereby constitute and appoint Mr. A. G. Duncan in order that due regard may be given to each and every wish. We, the class of '21, on this sheet of parchment do set our hand and seal on this, the twenty ...... day of May, Anno Domino, one thousand nine hundred twenty-one, Witnesses: Margaret L. Phelps. Calm L- Henry- HARVEY B. BURRUS. THE GLEAM Dea1 Ed1to1 We have been asked to contubute somethmg fm the G,eam You Want to know about us, the F1eshman class of tne W1ll1am Chusman I-hgh School I am a H1919 atom of Uhe C1355 but Null t1y to tell you somethmg about the F16Sh16b 1n then' mad sc1a1nble fo1 knowledge The fust dav of school the Sophs pa1aded ou1 bovs a1ou11d the square wuth then Sh11't ta1ls out, the1r t1ouse11s 1ol'ed up 01 thell StOCklUgS 1011661 down, whlch ever Was the most 21DP10P11aWJ9 Even ou1 most stately F1eshmen boys were com pelled Ito go th1ough 'th1S We started out as most F16Sh1BS do 111 perfect awe of the uppe1 classmen, the SEHIOIS espec1allv, but we 110 longe1 have that fem fm them, O1 any of the lest for that ma1tte1 We soon became accustomed to ou1 su1round1ngs and were leadx fo1 work The maJo11ty of us started out Wllth the leglllal Fwshman cou1se Enghsh, A1 geb1a, HISJCOIXT and Laft1n, O1 poss1b1y B1ology 1nstead of Latm VVe are an o1gan1zed class w1th of1ce1s and sponso1s We are honored by havlng MISS Tulle1 and Mrs Parham as ou1 sponsols At the beg-111n1ng of 'the yea1 we we1e entertalned bw the Ju111o1s w1fth '1 Tacky Pa1 y They certamly out classed us 111 tack111ess fo1 both pl 1ZeS wele awa1ded to Jumons We d1d 0111 Shale 1n the Carnwal, but othel than that we have noft been very actue as a class But have pat1ence vuth us We a1e a good sort even 1f we do chew gum a11d shoot pape1 wads We c'1n only sav that you wlll be proud of fthe g1een 'lttle F1e1h1es some day YOUIS Xeldantly SYBIL BURRUS 24 SOPHOMORES On the Sth of Septe1nbe1, 1919 the class of 1923 entered W C H S Thex H616 gn en a hea1ty welcome bv the uppe1 classes who to show then op doubt of shoxung xxhat a f1ne lot of new nrateual had ente1ed the W C H 5 The welcome hon exer, d1d not enfl 11 16 fO1 ea1lV 111 the year the Seniors eu te1ta1ned the 1'ne1nbe11s of the class Wllh a m1xe1 1n tl1e form of a kld pa1ty hop mole at home The 1'16Sh1'!13.l1 yea1 passed pleasantly, the e11d of wh1ch found the httle g1een F16Sh19S of 23 1eady to en1e1 th d1gn1f1ed 1anks of Sopl1omo1es at the begllllllng' of Septembel, 1920 The Sen1o1s thls 3631, 1ecogn1z1ng tl e added d1gn1ty of S0Ph0m01e5: enteltamed the class vuth a Rook Pa1tV The class of 1923 showed 1tS hlgh school sp111t by takmg pa1t 1n the many ac t1V1t18S of the school It showed 1tS sp111t 01 h0Sp1tLl1tV by extendmg the same healty welcome to the F16Shl'll6I1 Class as had be n glven lt o the class of 21 bx ente1ta1n1ng lt Late1 1n tl1e yea1 lt pa1d due 16SpELuS t L mth a St Patucks pa1tV A11 1llt6I'6Stll'lg prog1am and HPPIOPUWS lefleshmems mg thus, to make us feel NX e1e featules of the evemng The glagg of 23 feels g1a1tefu1 to all 1ts fellow students and sponsor fo1 then IS to accom 11511 co ope1at1o11 and H0061 f61l0VKSh1P It hop Q 111 the ensumg Wea p son1eth1ng leallv NK01th Whlle 7 ' 'I A ' . 1. u 1 n N ' - , v - - 1. . - ' ' ' A ' 1 N -. . L , - ,N - X . . .' s , 1 W I N, - , 1 ' ' , ' 1 , - , . , . V ' . 1 I- ' ' ' ' '1 1 , ' ..-. 4 ' ' - -1 7 ' ' 1 . I . . . V 1 v 1 X . J X V. 1 . A 1 U ot H . ' - ' cz ' ry W, V -' W, ' - - ' ' 1 1 1 . ' ' 1 ' . c P V ' . 1' ' . S ' , . I , V ' ' u 7 -T ' I . 7 ' ' J . X , 4. L u N7 v - ' r ' A ' , . ' c, ' preciation of cthis class paraded the boys th1'oug1h :the lstreets, for the purpose, no . . . '- , 1 V Y ' e . . - ' '- ' ', .. , .. . I I .L - V I - - K6 ' 77 ,, - ' , , 1 L ' 1 1 . , 'W . ' - v -, , . V. - , 21 , - an 1 Q . ' t . e ' . '-. v . . ' ' 1 'V ' ' 1 ' ' 4. K r' ' ' I . Q l l D Y . A . .. , - i ' I 1 ' . , ' . . , ,1. 1. , 7 r ' ' ' ' v. ,' JI- . , ' ' - ' ' ' 'D 1. ' ' L u 1 . -U , .E - '1 ' - . - 1 . f ' e. ' ' I ' ' ' - l D . . - ' - ' s. o., '23 54 THE' GLEAM JUNIORS. The present Junior Class was one of the most favored classes that ever en- tered high school. We were the first freshmen to enter the New High School building and the classes could not point at us and call ws green because we were unable to find our class rooms, for they were as unfamiliar with the build- ing as we were. ' Were we happy Freshmen? Yes, indeed. We were S0 f0Fl711I131t9 HS '50 T13-V9 Mfiss Edith Maltby as our sponsor. Miss Mattie McCoy, who taught some Fresh- men English classes, also took an interest in our clasws and under her ,direction we dramatized two scenes from Treasure Islandjf one of the best, if not the best program la Freshman Class has ever presented. V The Juniors entertained us at our first party in high school, which we en- joyed immensely. We did not -organize our class until fthe middle of the year, when Marjorie Simpson was elected president. ' ' In our Sophomore year we elected Mary Winget, our most popular girl, as president. A St. P-atrick's Day party, given for the Juniors, was the big event 'of the year. We carried out a green and white., color scheme, even to the refreshments and-Oh boy! We could even taste the green in the ice cream. As Juniors we have more responsibilities. Our first Presidenit was Morris Filson and our second Will-iam Johnson. 'During the first part of the year we descended from our dignfified'istool's and gave the Freshmen a tacky party. I If no either praise can be given us we at least deserve mention for our ability 'to be tacky. ' - . ' The inter-class Basket Ball games were interesting and inspiring to us. We have .somefsplendid 'players' and expecft to win the school championship next year. Wepictured the first Thanksgiving in Assembly-under the direction of our sponsors, -Miss' 'Armstrong and Miss McDonald. Of 'coursefthe biggest event of the whole year was the Junior Reception. Each year the'Junfiors thinkytheir reception the very best and we are not an exception. In fact, we know ours was the very best ever given. And so the year closed with a Hhurrah for the Juniors. x ' M. S., '22. A SENIORITEU ' Gaily Bedightn A Seniorite ' Without the school and in. P n ' Journeyed along - Playing ping pong, Thinking four points to win. The taffy he told 7 At length grew old ' And thoughts seeped through his mind. A He saw his fate A bit too late, Result: He was left behind. The moral is this, . , I And please do not miss ' The fact you must be more serious. All work and no play Is said every day, But please do not be so hilarious. M. S., '21. M HFUL ff? Il GEORGE 5.BRYAHT LITERAR soclfr 'R.A.w-A mu-V .I ' KENNETH FLOURNOY REGINALD SMITH ..... MAURICE STREET .... DALE DRYDEN .,.. THOMAS BEETS ....... V. 'Ghz Officers LYMERICK CAMPBELL .... , .... RICHARD RARKER. 1 . . MISS PHELPS ..... :MOTTO : COLORS : President . . I. . . . Vice-President . . T7'6CLS7lf'7'67' . . . Secretary . ., A fi.07 l7,61l-GB7Z6'VClQZ . Yell Leader . . . .. . Sergecmt-At-AI'ov1.s Critic . . ..... .. HE'Zl7C6lSiO7'.u Green and White. .. . . . . .THOMAS BEETS . .MARSHALL MILLER . ...... JACK HEFTER .. . . . .FAY GRIFFICE WILLIAM VARDEMAN ...RUSSELL GABRIEL ...REGINALD SMITH .....MISS PHELPS X II 'lr WYE? , -wg,-w ss T H E G L E A M 6. S. 55. 'literary Society The George S. Bryant Literary Socievty, a boy's society in the William Chriss- man High School, has for its purpose mutual improvement in literary lines, Paftic' ularly in debating and public speaking. Besides this literary purpose, the lsociety promotes social activities and develops that school spirit which 'tends 'to advance the beast interests of the school. ' The George S. Bryant Society has given Hlally i11l301'GStiH8.' and Ullique PPO' grams during the year, one of which was -a mock tniial in which Fred Buftler was charged with flirting. In this trial the part of Judge was taken by Richard Keowng thast'of,Marshal by Tom Beetsg Harvey Burrus was the lawyer for the defense and Kenneth Flournoy the Prosecuting Attorney. Mr. Flournoy was successful in convincing the Jury that the accused, Mr. Butler, was guilty. The trial was pre- pared by ithe society als part of the regular work and later given in an assembly: Another initeresting and profitable program was given later wh-ich consisted of two parts, :the first being an address by Dr. James E. Wolfe, who left an im- presfsion that boys should study fto become politic-al engineers. The 'second part was campaign speeches by Mr. Harding and Mr. Cox on the Viictrola. Mr. Barden, Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, talked to the society on the necessity for preparaztion for the future. He said, The boys of today are the men of tomorrow. ' A very beneficial program was given on the life of I Daniel Webster in which the following subjects were discussed: 'Webster's Boyhood Daysg Webster, the Great Statesmang and Webster's Eloquence. The program closed with selections and quotations from Webster'1s famou-s speeches. A A very interesting hour was spent at one of fthe meetings listening to talks on Alaska, its industries, people and history. I The best debates of the year were made on the following subject's:- Resolved: That a high protective tariff is to the best interest of the United States. Resolved: That Germany should pay its indemnity to the Allies, and last, but not least, was a debate between the George S. Bryant Society and the Athenian in an open meeting .of the societies. The subject was: Resolved: Thait the Philippines should now be given their independence. The society presented some of the most important concessions at the High School Carnival, the best one being the Mikado which was enjoyed immensely by all who saw it. ' ' f , . The P1'0g1'9f?Y1S of the G- S- B. S. were not always seriousg for the boys are de- Cldedbf human and enjoy humorous programs. One of the best was a very humor- ous m1n'S't1'e1 Show 8-'1V9Il by one of the squads in the Auditorium in which Cedric Johnson and Joe Fitzmorriis distin 'h l art. . guis ec themselves as adepts at the black-face About the first of the year the society was entertained with an autumn part . . - , . Y Six-25-ed by 21 C0m1'H1f3f7e9, aPPF0P1'1ai3e games were played and refreshments were The members of the society feel th t b 'd U l at esi es the ' l b f' ' the association, they have accomplished much for themsejfxifafis eiliiecdlilriorilshyed f th ' h ' - - . ' ghelpiir success as been due to the efficiency of then. sponsor, M1 SS Margaret -M. M. '21. N S ,gf 5 cl 'H I f-C 9 . 5 -D P KI 00 lx , 9 X95 S 'C Q . 5 1 f Q E, 1 ? . X af ' J L ' X is 4 .5 il Nautilus 'literary Society VIRGINIA McELROY .... ...... P 'resident . . Q .......... PAUULINE NICHOLLS HELEN BURRUS ...... 1 .... Vice-Pi-esteem: . . .... DOROTHY COURTWAY PAULINE NICHOLLS. .. ..... Sem-amy . . .. ......... HESTER SWAN VIVILEE PROFFITT .... ..... T Q-ensure,-'. . ......... SYBIL BURRUS Art Editor ..... .... E ILEEN SHIMFESSEL Literary Editor ...... HENRIETTA WOLFORD Critic . . ..... ............. M ISS BARR 1' MOTTO: Build thee more stately mansions, 0 my soul, 'As the swift seasons roll. Leave thy low vaultecl past, Let each new temple, nobler than the last, Shut thee from heaven with a dome more vast, Till thou at length art free, Leaving thine out-gvouvn shell by life's unresting sea. COLORS: Yellow and White. L FLOWERS Water Lily. .,w.4r, THE GLEAM 61 Nautilus 'literary Society The Nautilus Societb' began its Work this year, taking it up just where it had been left off at the close of th-e 1920 school year. The old members, who consisted of thir- teen Senior girls, invited certain other pupils of the school, whose standing came up to the desired requirements, to become in-embers of the society. It then took a big stride forward when Miss Helen L. Barr consented to be the critic, and under her able leadership the program for the year's work was decided upon and outlined, The members of the society were divided into two groups, under the leadership of a cap- tain, each group giving a program every two weeks. Some very -excellent programs there were, too, consisting of debates, musical numbers, recitations, talks and ora- tions. Oftimes after the business of the society was over, delightful social hours were held, dainty refreshments being provided for the occasion. These were the times when each girl became more intimately acquainted with her fellow sisters in the society, and as a result many true and lasting friendships have been made. 4 The lives of famous women was one of the branches to be studied during the year, and one very pl-easing program consisted of the discussion of the lives of famous opera stars and the reproduction of their voices on the victrola. , p ' The society gave its first public performance of the year in the latter .part of November. This consisted of parts of Longfellow's 'fCourtship of Miles Standish, in pantomime, and interesting talks on the paintings of Millet, The Angelus and The Gleanersf' A second performance was given later in the year called A Romance in Song. A pair of old fashioned lovers werelintroduced, Annie Laurie and 'Robin Adair, they having niet in Ole Virginyf' He, tcld her Tl:-e. Sweetest Story Ever Told. She sweetly replied, I Love You Truly and they both declared it was A Perfect Day. Soon the 'SLohengren wedding march was heard, and at this juncture a mock wedding ceremony took place causing much amusement among the audience. The Nautilus also did its share of entertaining, for during the foot ball season the society entertained the foot ball team with a Kid Party. Juvenile games were played throughout the evening ffor all were very young, some merely infantsj, and pink ice-cream cones, lolypops and chewing gum were refreshments that -entirely suited the occasion. On March 14, the Nautilus, according to its custom, entertained the G. S. B. boys with a Valentine Party, and it was here that the boys got lots of good practice, in the art of proposing. On the whole it has been a most profitable year for we have combined both work and pleasure, learning many we wanted to enjoy. It has b friendship, and what it may the society has tried to leave and it has been through the of this has been accomplished. ' things we Wanted to know and enjoying many things een also a year where we have learned the value of true mean to us in years to come. Truly every member in the low vaulted past and build more stately mansions, close fellowship with sister society irembers that part M rw 71 1 4 :ly 4 1,4 ' R- .C -L C415 , ., f sell ,. vx eyeg x c- L- -:- ,, C ---f 'R f :L Q Q'-v- ' xf i , f ,. -' 2- f- , u Q- :m m 5' 'N '17 ' W M' ,Q 1iwa A'W' 'K ' w t x X ' X - XNQKJ T5 f 'czll-1' V' 5 C ' 5 A ,gf - . f- -Y ---a Y , , .' - 'iff-fx f g,,Q H iv M f 5 5 in ---Igggn nurK!l?17- ' W - ,NJN . . my 55. li: fm A A Iril ' . A A A , , Soczety Officers I , CHESTER FRISBEY ..... ..... P 1'eSicle1'z.t ......... CLARENCE W. ERICKSON ROGER I SLAUGHTER ..... . . J . .Vice-President . ............ EMMETT STARR CLARENCE ERICKVSON .... .... T 1'eclSzl,'re0' . . ......... LAWRENCE JOHNSON 15 LAWRENCE JOHNSON ........... .Sw-Clem-y . . ................. WAYNE LUFF CLARK DUDLEY WOODFORD. L..Se1'germt-At-Awns . . . ...... WAYNE SMITH ig: HAROLD MORGAN ............... Aft07'7l?flj-GBYLCTCLFZ . . ..... HAROLD MORGAN xx V . l I MR. ELLIOTT. . Q . . . .... Critic in L , li - FLOWER: Begonia. ll COLORS: Bluefcmnl Green. Ii. ' MASCOT: Intellectual Php. , MOTTO: We cam because we know we cfm. 1 1 I s ' 1 W. PM, Sl la i, 'F I EJ fl I-1 I :II 'QSF' 411' ima? vw af nik rhf-0: Amisw hmmm M 'fairs 1.- 64 THE GLEAM I ltbenian 'literary Society The Athenian Literary Society was founded by Professor Elliott in October, 1920, when he instilled in a group of boys of the various classes the society spirit. Im- mediately we organized and began securing more members. We soon gave a pro- gram in assembly, which so enthused the teachers that we had no difficulty in secur- ing a sponsor. Mrs. Jones very kindlybaccepted the position of critic and it was really at that .we started to be a school activity. Previously debates had been our form of literary work, but at Mrs. Jones' suggestion musical numbers, speeches and orations were introduced. Finally we came back to debates. There is not a member in our society who is not in one or more of these lines of giving entertainments. Through our constant effort we have attained the standing of the other literary societies in the high school, which were formed last year. Also there is another in- te.resting fact to note-there is not a Senior in our society. It is composed entirely of under-classmen, most of whom are Freshmen. Yet we have been in a position to challenge the older societies to debates, and still more we have been challenged to de- bate by one of these societies. We are recognized and admitted to be on equal grounds with them. On St. Valentine's eve we were entertained in the gymnasium by th-e Aristonians and' it was some entertainment. Members of both societies declared this to be the best party they had witness-ed in their school career. When the Seniors appealed to the classes and societies asking their aid in the Qarnival, we immediately began preparing for our activity. We decided to imitate that great gambling resort, Monte Carlo, not because we thought we could easily imi- tate such an affair, but because we knew it would be a money maker. Speaking about money making, we were right there. Outside of some stunts in the auditorium, ours was one of the best money makers in the whole Carnival. With all these successes in our first year and when. you consider that there are no Seniors in our society, and that thus we can't lose a single member this year, what can we not do next year with our pen and wonderful resources? We'1l h to say next year. 3.V6 ITIOTS It might be of interest to know why we have selected certain of our emblems. Our flower, the begonia, is always in bloom and has wonderful foliage. This represents our never ceasing activity. Our colors, blue and green. In this the first year of our organization we represent the majority of our members, Juniors and Freshmen. The meaning of our mascot, the intellectual pup, is self explanatory. Our motto is, We can because we know we can. ' fPlease don't think these little folk egotisticalg they will- get over it.l LA 3? ga Q0 R A J ihrhlf Q , 0 H gi vid X MARY WINGET ....... Officers .President . . .... JOSEPHINE RAGLAND .... ..... V ice-President . . HELEN AGEE ......... MASON WARE BERRY BERNICE HELFF ...... .... ELSIE PROCTOR. . .. ..... Secretary . . .. . Toieasufrefr . . . .Sergecmt-A t-Arms .Parliamentccrian . Reporter . . . L . .. Literary Editor. . Art Editors .... Critics ' u i AGEE .ELIZABETH WHALEY .JOSEPHINE RAGLAND .........MARY WINGET ROSEMARY ELOURNOY .......BERNiCE HELFF UFRANCES HAMILTON .......ELS1E PROOTOR .MASON WARE BERRY AGEE ....M1SS ARMSTRONG - lFf'-My-, . H, wr bd iw? , THE GLEAM 67 TAS you 'like Ut Tlfistoiry Take it or leave it As you mayg We hope it's As You Like It. Early in the school year of 1919-1920, a group of gil-15 gathered together in order fo form 9- lite?-'31'Y S0Ciety. The society slipped along through the year, studying some interesting classics, and presenting some very creditable entertainments. In this Way the Society came to the beginning of the year 1920-1921. As none of the members were Seniors the membership remained much the same until quite a number,of new members found a welcome into the Society. But As You Like It had lost one of its best and dearest friends for its sponsor, Miss Ruth Engle, who had gone back to Colorado. Then the girls were made very happy when Miss lVallace Armstrong accepted the invitation to become their sponsor. As a sort of get acquainted day for the new members a picnic and weenie-roast was given at McCoy's Lake, where everyone frolicked and frolicked, and slipped, and slid, and had a good time. - A ,- The first work of the year was on the life of Shakespeare fand worksj. Then it was concentrated on the Play As You Like It. This was studied in detail and When the study was completed seyeral of the most beautiful scenes were dramatized by teams of the girls. i While this work was in progress the play was presented at the Grand Theatre with Robert Mantell. The old members took advantage of this opportunity to give a line party for the new girls. This was a great help in the study as well as being a most enjoyable afternoon. ' In 'connection with this work the girls entertained their Mothers with a tea at the home of Rosemary Flournoy. Miss Matilda Brown lectured on the drama, and especially on the Plays of Shakespeare. During the school year the As You Like Its have entertained the student body of the high school several times, using many novel -effects. In the first program the curtain rose on an evening with an Oriental scene, with a fortune teller consulting the crystal glass before an incense burner. After an Egyptian dance various members passed across the stage as the fulfillment of the prophecy of their lives. The enter- tainment ended with music. Now the happy year is ended and the girls, looking back on its happiness and success, determine to make the year to come just as fine-and who knows?-maybe finer' qsig-nedy E. A. P. l L, 1 F 1 .AKA W ISTQNIA P'5 H -ff A H : , IH!! 5 I as .:, A -. TI 'E' O icers T52 I I 7 VIRGINIA BLACKBURN... President . AQ .... 5, cARoLVg1g.LEN .......... .... EDITH SHAKESPEAPE ...- . Secy.-Treas. . . . . ' 'RUTH BRYANT .... ' . . Q . .... Sergeant-At-Afmns I ' A A1-wdmw. I iterary Editor. . fa Sponsor . . IV' K' ' EM . lv MOTTO: Let us be eminent in al ,Q h Y 4 I ' .Vice-President ....... , 3.1-.M na-,ua 1 I VIRGINIA BLACKBURN ANNA JULIA DANIELS .EDITH SHAKESPEARE . . . ........ AGNES ADAMS ....DAGMAR HAGAN . .... CAROL ,GILLEN . . . . .MISS WALKER Z thingsff COLORS: Rose and Grey. 141- ' 'I :A FLOWER: Rose. 1. I I 11 'l W 4 1 . I 11 Ni! 4 :Qi N. i' , w 1 ry , 2 Yi, , Q1 Ile if' II 1, A vl 'JK 1,3 EN ,W 1.4 I J , r ' f lx Q5 V gms J Lx x i . ,QQ --,,,,g1.3ag z y 1 70 THE GLEAM fAristonian 'iiterary Society When school opened the old members of the Aristonian Society met to make plans for the school year. One of the first things done was to promote an interest in the society among the girls in the school, by giving a program in assembly. After the program those who were interested were asked to present their names to the president of the society. In this way the society increased in numbers. After the constitution was formed the members decided to pursue a definite course of study, so a study of short stories and their authors was started- under the competent direction of Miss Walker. We discussed short stories by Irving, Hawthorne, Poe and others. ' These were given as reports and were discussed by the members. This society, however, does not work all the time. We have all sorts of fun, for instance, our marshmallow roast just before Christmas. Miss Walker's room was the woods, and the bonfire four small oil stoves. We roasted, or more properly speak- ing, burned marshmallows by the dozens. After the roast we sang our society songs, and tried to 'get rid of the smoke in the room. I The 'big event of the year was the Valentine Party, when we entertained the boys of the Athenian Society. The party was held in the gymnasium, which was appro- priately decorated by innumerable hearts. Many games were played 5 probably the most amusing was conversation, in which everyone talked freely about teachers, my firsti-beau, anduothers. After the games, ice cream, candy, and cakes were serv-ed. Then followed a grand marchg everyone was to march around a huge Valentine box and take a Valentine on which was written the name of one person present. The party ended in general merriment, and from the remarks heard at the close, it was not hard to tell whether or not it was a success. , On March 7 We met in friendly competition with the Athenians in the form of a debate, the question being, Resolved: That the Indians' have been, and are, treated as well as any other race of people in the United States. The Ath-enians took the affirmative, we the negative. Our debaters were Agnes Adams, Ruth Bryant and Anna Julia Daniels. The decision was unanimously in favor of the negative. We feel that we have made great progress, and through the careful guidance of Miss Walker, hope to make even greater strides, and strive to come nearer to our goal-our motto. i ' C. G., ,22. THE GLEAM ' '- G. 5. C. Cbrismcm Spizerrinctumiilub YELL Hip, Hep, Pip, Pep Sis Boom Bah! C. S. C. Girls Rah! Rah! Rah Do our teams win? Yes, you bet. C. S. C. Girls. Give them PEP! Preszdent . . . . . .VIRGINIA MCELROY Vzce-President . . ..... MARJORIE MCHUGH SeC eff 'U-T ff'Sffff2' - - ...... SARAH ABBOTT Yell Leader . . ..... '..-..' L UCILLE RESCH Song Leader . .......................,......... DOROTHY COURTWAY Sponsors .... .... D HSS REGNA G.-INN, MISS FANNYE ADELE HANLGN COLORS: Blue and Old Gold. FLOXVERZ Iris. Pep clubs have been prominent in the school for sometime, but this club was the first of its kind to include the majority of the girls of the Senior class. Every Senior girl had a place in the C. S. C. this year. The Chrisman Spizerrinctum Club of 1920 was organized in November for the purpose of creating PEP-YIM--ENTHUSIASM-not only among the Senior girls, but throughout the entire school. The members have worked admirably together, as has been shown by their unlimited interests and co-operation in all school activities. Each club member will remember one night of all nights-when the C. S. C. en- tertained the Foot Ball ull. Everyone left his or her best bib and tucker at home and came to the gym prepared for a rousing, jolly good time. As the boys entered the gym they were greeted with wild cheering and peppy yells issued entirely from feminine throats. The evening was filled with all kinds of merriment and snappy games, after which a splendid lunch was served and- all's well that ends well. With the approach of spring, hikes, Weenie roasts, picnics, and kodaking parties took the place of indoor winter sports. Not one can say that she begrudges the time spent in working in the C. S. C., for as long as the girls' bright, happy spirits pervade the halls of W. C. H. S. there is created an atmosphere of good fellowship and comracleship. C. Mc. fl 72 - THE GLEAM Ebe, Carnival The old town was agreeably surprised and startled on Wednesday, March Zdrd, when a train of noisy and gorgeously decorated motor cars ca1'1'YiI1g loads Of Yaflous forms which were once human, paraded the streets including the square. This WHS the advancelof the Carnival' which began in the afternoon of the following day at the William Chrisman High School. There was nothing amiss at this carnival. Absolutely nothing. EY61'YUhi1'18' that could be 'brought together was present. There were boys, managers, flirts, ticket sellers, fakers, gamblers, noises of all kinds-human and artificial 5 incense and con- fetti filling the air, and of course the superabundance off applied paint must not be overlooked, both on the signs for the various concessions and on the cheeks of the fair young ladies. There were also people there who came to see all these things, and there were lots of them, both people and things. All parts of the earth and universe could be visited at this famous pastime of frivolity. A smart Japanese Tea Shop offered to one with a little imagination a visit to one of the ordinary hangouts of the J aps. A step or two farther west around the globe brought Monte Carlo into view. Here the town sports and others who tried to emulate them risked their money. Some lost, some won, and all was well, for the carnival. After tiring of these riotous resorts there were shows to attract the atten- tion of the carnivalier. Shows, these were, real shows. The best that were ever used for this peculiar kind of public-entertainment. And the way they were produced was keen. They were produced sowell that many a famous promoter of such events might well have wished' he were present to sign up the performers for a good long run. After the ,shows there were other famous and novel side shows, concessions, that were conceiveduand wrought from the human minds of the students. A visit to Mars, that wonderful planet, about which we hear so much and know so littleg some of the Monstrosities of the Human Race, and numerous other things that would generate amusement, cheer, delight, diversion, merriment, happiness, fun and sporting frolics, and drive away all weariness, lassitude and thought of work. , . While traveling from one attraction to another one stopped to vote for the Queen. There were four candidates, on-e from each class. Julia Scarritt represented the Freshmen, Elizabeth Whaley the Sophomores, Mary Winget the Juniors, and Anna Pendleton the Seniors. Of course everyone votedg some once, some many times, but all sometime. The bulletins showing the standing of the candidates were eagerly by the aspirants for the queenship. First one held -the then another, until they all had a turn at the first place., in one general direction. All numbers began to read in scanned by the voters and lead for a few minutes and Then votes began to swing thousands. Shou-ts for the different candidates 'filled the building, and the ballot checkers were kept extremely busy. Ten-fifteen came. The voting stopped., Ever , Y' one assembled in fthe auditorium to see the crowning of the Carnival Queen. To a hushed crowd of listeners it was announced that Anna Pendleton should wear the crown. Soft music began and six girls in butterfly costumes dan d b fl ce e ore the purple and white canopy.. This was followed by fi graceful dance of the fairies. The Queen then entered the east door of the auditorium and preceded by the flower girls and crown bearer, passed slowly down the aisl-e to the stage She knelt on 9, velvet cushion in the center of the stage and Jack Hefter as Prin .Ch ' , ce arming, placed the Jeweled crown on her head. She ascended the throne, the curtain slowly de- scended, and with this ceremony the Carnival closed. st-.... -..,,- A Y Vw V THE GLEAM 73 MISS ANNE PEND LETON N ALL HAIL TO OUR QUEEN. Into our democratic school there entered the popular demand for a Queen. Out of all the fair maidens, which should be crowned the fairest? Each class con- fidenftly elected its own Queen, and waited breathlessly for the night of the Great Carnival Ito see which, by the vote of the school, should be given the crown. The Freshmen knew they would crown fair Julia Scarritt, but 'the Sopho- mlores were just as sure that the equally attractive Elizabeth Whaley would re- ceive the coveted prize. All Juniors were convinced that an impartial minded public could do no less than to honor beautiful Mary Winget. And the Seniors, well, they didn't worry a minuteg but rested securely in the certain knowledge that their own Anne would be Queen. l Unclue confidence sometimes brings defeat but not in this case was it so. The contest was nevertheless' exciting because there still remained a possibility of our Senior Queen not winning for there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip and we were glad at -last when the contest closed. Did Anne win? .Well, I rather guess she did! We don't want 'to boast, because proud as we are, we 74 THE GILEAM have due respect for the defeated. The three--other Queens we know will g1'0W even more beautiful and popular, and we hope in their Senior years to'-See them car' rying off beaulty prizes, but they should nort bcg'1'1lCl'ge the hfmol' to a Senior of this year and We know they don't, for they realize they won't have to put H10 with US Seniors much longer. V' . l Anne is one of our best beloved classmates and has -a host of loyal friends in all classes. Her happy disposition, good fel'low1ship, and loyalty to all school ac- tivities has won her a promicnent place in the hearts of the pupils and the f2'C111'CY, and although she has been especially favored this year, having been heroine ,of the Senior Play also, she bears the honors showered upon her so gracefully and .so sweetly that we were happy to give her this final token of our love. All together now! 5 ' HALL HAIL TO OUR CARNIVAL QUEEN! , R HAVE YOU EVER BEEN A TREASURER? Have you ever been a Treasurer and been troubled with the blues Just before the time approaches for collecting monthly dues? Has your heart e'er quailed within you? Have you trembled thru and thru, When you very sweetly ventured, Your monxthly money's due ? ' Has the member ever viewed you 'with a look both mild and meek, Saying, I forgot to bring it, but I'l1 surely pay next week. And when next Week came 'round, you were once more put to routg You'v-o strolled thru halls and climbed up stairs-asking for lthe amount! Have you ever had a member, before the sum was due, Not wait for you to come around, but pay her dues to you? There's excitement and a hubbub, for you're always in suspense,' But when at -last the.money comes-ah, there's the recompense, If you think the cause is worthy, your duty you'll not shirk, But to get the money promised, you'll work and work and work! And now, class member, here's the word th at's meant for you: - Please :try :to pay your money when'er your dues are due. And to you, hard-working Treasurerg be not discouraged' quite, Keeping on forever at it, brings everything out right. And faithful, toiling Treasurer, when your spirits plunge' way down, Remember, for your efforts, -there'll be stars within your crown! +A Class Treasurer. f21. THE GLEAM 75 THE MAN FROM HOME. 1 The-Senior Class of 1921 chose t M-nn From Home ia f . ,. O present as .their play for the year' The In the first act time Zu? 3-fr Plab' by Booth Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilson. It 1. H 1 C111 am 1ose.on a beautiful garden lscene on a terrace of an alan ote. The uicker fuiniture, rose-covered arbor, and palms gave a very realisic touch to 'the scene. In the second act a sure-enough automobile had been blaffbllfllted to tile- 552136, Where lt Served as a haven of refuge for a Russian fuglt-V91 Who, d1Sgl11S6Cl as a chauffeur, had hidden under the car. The drawing room of the hotelf 'the Setting fOr the third act, served as a fitting background for the QXPOSB Of the E11g1iSh Lord and his family, The fourth act had the 'same set- ting as the first, a garden scene. The plot of the play centers around f family, -representative gf the broken- down, UIOUEY-Seeking aristocracy of Europe and the wealthy, title-seeking Ameri- cans. A young American girl becomes engaged to the son of an English Lord, but her guardian, The Man From Home, secretly in love with her himself, refuses .0 consent to the marriage and necessary settlement. He suspects the Lord of having a past and the story of the Russian fugitive confirms this suspicion. He-then expolses the Lord and the whole postucky of them, the engagement is broken off and everything ends happily. The difficult part of Ethel Granger-Simpson, the American girl, who at first was a perfect representation of the snobbery of the newly rich, but later, when she found herself, proved to be a charming, wholesome girl, was successfully played by Anne Pendleton. Harvey Burrus was most admirable in the part of Daniel 'Voorhees Pike, The Man From Home, giving an excellent interpretation of a true American man. Russell Gabriel as Horace Granger-Simpson, brofther of Ethel and lover of the French Countess, acted his part to perfection. Maurice Street as Lord Hawcastle was all that could be desired in the part of the money-seeking old English Lord. His son, the Honorable-Almeric St. Aubyn, excellently played by Lymerick Campbell, brings out in strong contrast the effete aristocracy of Europe and the staunch true type of Americanism represented by Pike. .The part of the French Countess, the vamp of fthe play, who had designs on Horace for the sake of his money, was Well portrayed by Vivilee Proffitt. Dorothy Courtway, in the part of Lady Creech, the English chaperon of Ethel, was exceedingly clever, keeping the audience amused with her Don't mum- ble your words. The Russian fugitive, Ivanoff, Whose-timely arrival prevented the marriage of Ethel and Almeric, was excellently portrayed by Kenneth Flournoy. The part of the Grand Duke Vasili Vasilivitch, who saves the life of Ivanoff, was admirably taken by Thomas Montgomery. Minor parts were played by: Howard Kerr as Mariano, the Maitre d'hotelg William Vardeman as Ribiers, lthe Grand Duke's secretary, John Brady, as Michele a waiter, the soldiers, Edward Showengerrlt and Fay Griffice and the musicians, Richard Keown and Francis Faunce. All these parts were exceedingly well por- t1'ayed. Inlthe first act, the Italian Street Song, sung by Mary Westwood. and the minuet danced by eight girls, under the direction of Fern Peterson, added much to the success of the performance. These girls took part in the minuet: Marjorie McHugh, Hester Swan, Virginia McElroy, Henrietta Wolford, Pauline Nicholls, Edythe Gibson, and Florence Rogers. ' Much credit for the success of the play is due to Miss Bess Whalen, who 50 excellently trained the cast. S.!M, A., '21. aa' :J FLOURNOY . I , KERR 4BRADY ' . 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As this holiday is of such im- P01'l3HHCe, any class feels it an honor to give the Thanksgiving program. This has HSHHIIY been the P1'lVlleg9 of the Senior Class, but this year the Junior Class had the pleasure of presenting the annual Thanksgiving program. . , , Y The P1'0g1'aU1, wmmemorating, as itldid, the Puritons' first ThanksgivingiDay consisted of four parts. First, the President's Thanksgiving Proclamation, was given by Adelbefli With-ee: an appropriate talk by Bernice Helff, and a reading by Rose- mary Flournoy. The second part was musical and consistedof several songs by Junior girls. For the third part, a playlet of Puritan life was presented, John Horn taking the part of the typical Puritan, glimpsed the future greatness of America-Fern' Peterson personifying America. The fourth and closing feature of this program was a most realistic scene showing the first Thanksgiving Day when the Puritans gave of their crops to the Indians. During this act Emma'Snead played music appropriate to the occasion on the violin. ' , In accordance with this Puritan custom the pupils of the High School responded generously to the request that they bring of their crops to help the less' fortunate. Q I R. F, fzz. A On March 21, Dr. Hawkins, Field Secretary for the Washington, University, visited the William'Chrisman High School. In the morning assembly he made one of the best addresses given before the student body this year. Dr. Hawkins has visited this school many times in previous years, and he has always brought so-mething that is an inspiration to us in our work. , His subject this year was Personality, He made some very splendid points which are w-ell worth preserving. Among the various things he said, the following were selected as the best: Personality is the keynote to success. Talerits, wealth., education without personality will not bring success. Four,of our great men-Taft, Bryan, Roosevelt, and Wilson, have won at least respect and admiration by their won- derful power of personality. Only four things are needed for success-personality, grit, gumption, and common sense. , THE JUNIOR RECEPTION 'tThere was a sound of revelry by night, A thousand hearts beat happily 5 and when Music arose with its ,Voluptuous swell, Soft eyes looked-love to eyes which spake again, And all Went merry as a marriage bell. The lovely Junior Reception, as a farewell to 'the departing Seniors of '2I, was alone, enough to make the twentieth of May, Nineteen TWGIYCY-0I1e,' feel that It Was ' t t d ' th school year. I the 1X0i'E11SYll30I.l'Y?Zll0WaxllgfHt played over a luxurious repeption hall from hundreds of Y , ' ' ' k' ' 1 f- k' ' candles twinkling like so many stars m a heaven blfnfllblwlvgerglaliiclllirnmslscIllieteiililn Tie evening oriental lamps bedimmed the candle light ' '- Q ' f . it l d . . W1th'Ill1iZusxlfleZl:, gbriicrido ogullilcil tvgilttgrs, the flitting butterflies, and now and then za strain of music from a hidden orchestra almost fulfilled our dreams of fairyland. . - ' h surroundings. N0 vggledelrggeifglnoef lltlli iggullgysghd the members. of the board, among the guests, helped to llend a desirable tone of dignity to the scene of revelry. For a time Queen C0nVRfbIillegl1nme?1liniaSe1'e served attiny, flower-bedecked, qraartelite tableiil to 'whicli . ' ' tl h d ainted place car s. BNHS ' e SeVe1'a 2231.525 pliiiitggkildsgsgtgdxvlele lilnlzleisdl, Vgilliam Johnson, the Junior class president, J acting as toastmasterg M f eveml numbers Completed the evenings bubble of An exceptwal Ploglam 0, S. . . . . Y f ll . , JOY, Which burst in a shower ot ribbon confettl, lauglltel and he-PPE-I' 2X'glE'E,S,22. Rx x fff 'I f f XXX X X X X xx X LX S X X . X X X be XX, R N . x X X , N k , X X-Xxx- . N xx E Q, 2? J f f X X-S., H X XX X SKY k x , lex if? 61' I D l ' ' 1-23:Q33f','-.'1:jf.g'-.-T':..,. ' l . 0 'l'lJll!'l!l -,-Z2f3gg'.,E:: ll' :ls A I ' I fif52f.4f :5'lfFi-.f., S' -. l fl W ffm ' Y J ' 'i EA i f r f f l r . '-5 lazy I ,Q-5 'J-5.25153 . 1 'iff I l ll y - .W .. lll 1-El f FQ ,-jf ' :..5-.:,'g::' ,:Qt.ZQ.,,' ' -Q, - 1 ' r ml ' f3 f'Q'2.E:Z1i:- 3 41 -1 .. .. . .. Q , , , - H- I ollard A- The football season closed with a very remarkable record for William Chl-isman High School. At the beginning of the year, with the aid of some of the older football' boys of the town, and Padley of Schmelzers, football was begun. Harold Borthwick, the esteemed captain of the team, ruled the realm with 21 stern hand. Boys were out from all classes fighting to make the squad, but m-any were called and few chosen. I After several weeks of practice the following squad was chosen, the back- field composed of Capt. Borthwick, Street, Warman, Johnson, Dryden, the line being composed of Cudworth, Smith, Curtis, Montgomery, Pruyn, Vardeman, Foster, Broilliar, and Barker. The first game of the season was with Lee's Summit, at Lee's Summit, and without the aid of a coach on the side lines, and without enough of the old fight we lost by a 'score of 6-0. I ' The second game with Northeast, on their field, was a defeat for our squad by one touchdown, made in the last minute of play. . . Notwithstanding this defeat, the spirit of the team was in no way weakened, and we wenlt to Marshall with the determination to win or never show our faces at home again. But alas, we were defeated and forced to return with heads bowed in sorrow. E The school and school board soon realized that without the help of a coach we were not to have a successful season, so one morning we were greeted with the good news that we were to have ia coach. It was soon proven that Coach Hutchinson was the right man in-the right place, for he immediately led the battling Chrismans ito victory. The very next Friday we went to Harrisonville to romp them off the map and sur-e enough we did it, for we won by a score of 6-0. This game started us on the pathway strewn with flowers, or otherwise with football victories. A game with Higginsville soon followed where Dick Barker and Frank Curtis made several feminine acquaintances, but even against all these odds the W.C.H.S. again won by a score of 13-0. Here we were met at the .station by the entire high school including :their brass band, and were treated with the best of school spirit and courtesy. The next game scheduled was played on the home field with Orrick, who claimed the northern championship. This was one of the biggest games of the THE GLEAM ....,.g.-1-1 4--M A .. . ., . -.....-..L-,r..-:..-I-.::..........4, x:.1.:. -se' --f THE GLEAM 83 ffgsigfj-3iic1Sh31V'GCl ihe Strength of our team and the leadership of our coach when -E tb 1 ein Y 7-it The largest crowd that ever attended a high school 00 al game Wltnessed thls gl01'10u.s victory. After this, we felt we had quiste a feather in our cap, and felt equal to meet any team in the United States in- cluding her possessions, y Leeis Summit, '0U.1' arch enemy, who had defeated us at the beginning of the S93fS0T1, Came the following Friday to test its strength and prowess in a return galme, but went home in deepest agony, loudly bewaifling their defeat by getting the little end of a 13-0 score, K Harold Borthwick, the captain of the regiment, got his leg broken just before the game- at Harri-sonville, which kepit him out of football for the rest of the year. Reginald Smith was elected in his place and continued to hold up the flag of victory. After these glorious victories the William Chrisman High claimed the district championship and none there were who dared dispute it. The football season of 1920 is gone-with an unusually successful season for the VVilliam Chrisman High School-and promises for another successful season next Year are Pfopitious- .PERSONNEL or TEAM. ' REGINALD SMITH, L. T--Babe, the captain, is just a natural born football player who always got the runner, and generally the -interference with him, and was continually putting spirit into the team. ' 1 . I CARMEN JOHNSON, Q. B.-Everybody knows Johnson, an ,excellent punter, and the fasltest Quarterback Independence ever had, DALE DRYDEN, H, B.-A hard hitter, a fast runner, a fine tackler and spiker made Dale of utmost importance to the team. MORRIS STREET, H. B.--Mop did his share to .make 'the W'.C.H.S. a winning team by his hard line plunges and excellent playing. ' - ROLAN WARMAN, H. B.-Rolan made 'the first touchdown of the season. The fellow that looks for a hole is generally always good for a gain. THOMAS MONTGOMERY, C.-Tommy held down center 'in kingly style. He could always be relied upon to break up all center plays. FRANK CURTIS, R. T.-Greek had adouble purpose to'serve on the team. Be- sides being a never-miss tackler, he was the star of the Chrismans by his, long passes. , RICHARD BARKER, Lf G.-Dick kept the other fellow scared all the time and the larger the opposing guard, the bet-ter he liked it. , . MILLARD BROLLIAR, R. G.-Brolliar was one of the fightenist boys on the team and like a stone wall lto get through. . HAROLD CUDWORTH, R.'E.-Red played an -excellent game at end and could always break up passes and stop end runs. JESSE FOSTER, R, E.-4Jesse was one of the best defensive men on the team, a good player this year, and no doubt an excellent one for next season, MINOTT PRUYN, C.-Minott's playing would do credit to 'any high s-chool. He was always jolly and full of fun even if they did call him lumber wagon. WILLIAM VARDEMAN, L. E.-Bill made five touchdowns for the school and was considered the best end in the district. ' 4 , I.. . il I L I I fi, 'll' Ui SCHEDULE. William Chrisman 0-Lee's Summit at Lee's Summit ........ William Chrisman 0-Northeast at Northeast ........ o William Chrisman Marshall at Marshall. .I .... William Chrisman 6-Harrisonville at Harrisonvil-le. William Chrisman Orrick at Independence.. ...... William Chrisman Higginsville at Higginsvllle .-.- William Chrisman Lee's Sumfmit at Independence William Chrisman Central at Independence ........ ,. Z i, x -. i w fs. H. ,. ti .El .II il l. 1 l',. Isl l .-1 'il li ll is l ll H lg la ll l ll l ir I iii Iflii lil 5:1 'I 1324 ,Ill 'ill 'f 'x W! lg ii iii 1 'E ..l 7 I THE GLEAM ,.,....,s---' m-.fn -X- mm., - - , . ,,,. Mn, -H l Y r vfx'vkf' .x - A l e I Q S fr' 5? 77 M4 if 'X - haw p 7' X X ,K 'qi' 1 T, , A 9 Q -- W ..f f j , gy 1 J - 1? 5 3 9 S f .. X a 4 , 0 n- S-- G flQ,.f,,..,-,,, LI Yes, it seems to be William Chrisman's year to shine in Athletics 5 for, follow- ing a successful .football season came an equally successful season of 'basket- ball. With the beginning of the year, we had four letter imen, so three were to be chosen to make up the squad. A ,second team was organized, forias the coach put it, a first iteam will never Win without a. second to back it. 2. The first game of the ,season was with Harrisonville. Her-e, in X a very ,hotly contested game from start to finish, We lost by one point. .Many were the hearts that were heavy that night, but after this defeat we won five straight vic- tories, defeating Lee's Summit, Windsor, Knobnoster, Oak Grove, and Warrensburg High School. ' 'After these victories, We suffered defeat at the hands of Warrensburg Training School, but the Warrensburg boys deserved their victory and we had no com- plaints to make. ' Nearly all the games for our High 'School which were of any particular im- portance have been played away from home and these may be divided into three trips: first, to Warrensburg and Knobnoster, to VVarrensburg to play in the tournament, and to Columbia to play in the tournament there. On the first of these trips, to Warrensburg and Knobnoster, the team was gone four days and played four games. We had just had a game with Country Day School and defeated them, and -thien playing these four games the same week made it very hard on the team. As a result we lost the two games at Warrens- burg, with VVa1-rensburg High and Warrensburg Training School, but won the two with Knobnoster and came home all in. The second trip, theitourna-ment! Ah, me! that makes me hurt to think of it! VVe sure did all try hard to win. The first team we drew, we defeated by a very large score. The second game was with Belton in which we lost. We stayed that night and saw the Haskell Indians and the Normals in a game. We came home a down-hearted, tired and discouraged group of boys, every- 1 l 86 THE GLEAM body playing the game. over again, and feeling very much disappointed over our defeats. Never before had the Independence High School sent a team to Columbia and the basketball boys certainly did appieciate the honor 01.11 fnst game was With Noitheast High School, in which ou1 whole team fought the hardest, but We lost bv a laige score Theie was not the least haid feelmg between the teams the Chiisman boys consideiing it an honor to be beaten by the Champion High School Team of the State We stayed in a Fratelnity House and were lntroduced to some of the football and tiack men of MISSOUII University We saw the campus and the dlffelent bulldllngs and were told what they were, saw a St Patricks Dav progiam and an Election day at the University Altogether vue had an, absolutely good time Let us hope that if the team goes next year, as we axe planning, that we shall come out victorious and we are suie they will if the school shows the same spirit that it has backed the team with this yeal SECOND BASKET BALL TEAM Not only has Wllllaln Chrisman to ooast of a successful f11st team in basket ball, but also a successful second team Out of the thirteen games they played elven were won and two lost, wh1ch are followmg 111 the footsteps of the higher classmen, and will no doubt have one of the strongest teams in the state next year Letters were awarded by the school to all second team men with the same honor and pomp bestowed upon those of the flrst Although the second teanm did not go on the long t11pS as a team, most of them were the1e 1nd1v1dually, rooting fo1 the school The following 16CB1Ved second tealm letters J Ireland, fCaptJ Crossley, Murphy F Leeka J Heftel, C Cottingham and T Montgomeiy Jf R0 Q Q..- I 1 1 . . . , - 11' 1 I , 4 ' .' ' , V H L 1 ' ' 1 l - ' . V ' . I ' . W .. . . L 4 ' - V 1 ' , . . , . I Y . . ,A I 1 ' ' - , ' - . , , :av Y . 17 I '4 I h ' .I ' . -1 . . . A - - , u , . . :S - , I I 1 . V . I ' U I I , VS . . . ' ' , is an ex-braordinary fine record for the school. ' As any one might easilysee they , . ' Y a - , ' ' ' I' : . . , v 1 ' 1 - I - ' , . ' . g . Q . ,1- ,! - ,NE gr, . f V r I i 3 x .. , , , . 'I -X 4 x ' I' gre! v, Vw H ,Q ,Q A SCHEDULE. . .35-Hanisonuie at Independence. . . . . .36 . .64-Windsor at Independence ...... , , ,20 . .64-Grain Valley an Independence, . , . . .10 . .BEF-Wincisor at Vfindsor ..........,....,.. 27 . .25-Wan-ensbzlrg at Independence .... 12 . .26--IYV2l'IE'Z1:b nll'g' Training at Independence 41 H65-Kuobnoster at Independence .,.......,.. 15 . .39-Country Day at Country Day.. .. .21 ..3S-Iinobrio-stef at Knobnoster ....,.....,.. 16 . .gi-VfE.7'1'EF-SbUl'g at Werrensburg .... 30 ..3.S-Knohuoster at Knobnoster .............. LS . .21-Wanensblrrg Training at Vv'a1'1'eusburg 30 . .T2-Osteopethjr College at Independence .... 15 . .31-Lee's Summit an Lee's Summit ..... . .20 . .QT-Pleasant Hill at Dldependerzce. . . . , 15 . . . .52-I.ee's Summit at Independence. . . . . . . 15 . .58-Oete-eps-.tily C Cfllege at Independence. . . 10 ...... . . . . , . . . . . . .35-I-Iarlisonwilie at Herrisewiile. . . . . .. U41 Infleceudence: T37 ODFOFLENZSI 191 Tournaments: Vferfensburg, Columbia. GIRLS' BASKET BALL. The boys of W. C. H. S. have not had a monopoly of the ath- letics, for the fair maidens of the high .school so felt the need of a reviving of school -spirit that they dedicated their strength and beau- ty to the organization of a basket ball team. This team was one of 'the most democratic organizations in the school, as each class was represented on the team by one or more of its number. Under the leadership of' Coach Hutchinson, -the girls played some of the strongest high school teams in -the state. While 'they failed to win many games, they played ex- ceedingly well considering the fact that none of them had played bas- ket ball until this season, there being no girls' team in the school for several Years. A Each girl on fthe team played well and the athletic department has no cri-ticisms to make, but only congratulations for what .they did accomplish. The prospects for having a win- ning girls' team next year are very propitious as a number of the girls who were on the team this year, and did such good work, will be back next fall to take part in school athletics. BQLC .X p O A 5 gr 4 xg! . ' ......,.-.-. William Chrisman High School, by some trick of fate, is just overflowing with athletics. Many boys came out for base ball the first clay bringing bats, gloves and other paraphernalia, also a grim determination to- win a place of honor on the team. Vlfindow glasses were broken, hands became sore, and muscles tired in their mighty endeavor to win. The first week was given to practice and a first and second team was organized. Everyone did his best to knock home runs and put himself in the very lead of fame., When all the players felt they knew all there was to lcnow about Base Ball, the following 'team was chosen to represent the high school: T. Montgomery, C., F. Curtis, P., Raymond .Colbyf lst 'B.g B. Crossly, 2nd B.g C. Johnson, S. S., C. Cottingham, 3rd B., W. Johnson, L, F., Leeka, C. F., D. Slusher, R. F., Subs: C. Beets, Quigley, Vardeman and Morgan. The kolwibwing Friday a game was scheduled with Westport High and the Chrismans lost, much to their sorrow, but as :the old saying that a bad start means a -good end- ing has priiyenuto be true in all of this season's athletics, we expect the team to make a successful showing for the district championship, which it will. x'x' SCHEDULE. C. H. S.-Westport. -C, H. S.-Junior College. C. H. S.-Rlockhurst College. C. H, S,-Country Day at Country Day. C. H. S.-Country Day at Independence C, H. S.-Rockhurst at Independence. C. H. S.-Marshall afl: Marshall. C, H, S.-Junior College at Independence. . .. ,..?.,,.--W ... ......-V -Y. . ' I Q uit, ,... --.- - - ,., A Ml OALQT '21 f.F.! .7 f 55: si of Another form of William Chrisman's Athletics is Track. The team of 1921 has been doing some very fine practice work and has a yery promising 'outlook for a successful season. There are a number of boys on the team thisA'year Who' were capable men last year and they, together with the excellent material taken in this spring, give promise of a verylsuccessfwl year's work. - K - Since the close of the basketball season, and in some cases since Zil Christmas, track men have been out pradticing the mile, half mile, 440, 220, 100' 'yard dash, relay, high jump, broad jump, shot put, disk throw, and everything that goes: toi make up the work of a track team. ' K ' , ,- The efficient Captain of the Iteam, Rolan Warman, makes the boys runmorning, noon, and night. Stop watch-es are put to use and each one is exerting himself to the limit of his power to be-at vthe Worldfs record in his own particular line. Surely with all this release of energy something must happen, and it is to be hoped that the coming 'track meets will place W. C. H. S. in the front ranks of this form of Athletics. ' my y tv f5rack f5eant'2l T I THE COACH. ' ' Coach Hutchinson has brought the William Chrismnan High ,School athletics to the highest possible standard for this year. Coming as he did, when 'things looked blue for the-' football team, he took control and fmade a Winning squad out of them. Through his leadership, ,the boys took the district - championship in football, and closed :fthe basket ball season winning seventeen out of twenty-four games. The Coach is for all athletics regardlessvof the amount of work it makes for him, as shown by his organization of a girls' basket ball team, a boys' second team, and a school base ball team. The track of this year has been most successful under everal boys Won letters. He has done so well with thi-s year's teams that the boys all hope he will be back next year always keeping 'them full of life, and yet discouraging overconfidence. the leadershipof the coach as shown by the fact that s I v 4 ,sLf' , 7 - ri-if . iv, I 11:2 '11', i ' f -it 1' L 1 . ' 5 ' ff! K. 4 , 'K - '-gataail: N' ? .,-,l 1 J A - -fgg. ,. 1 , 4 , v.. ,7. VY L if Sf A ifii 4 . gi aw. -2 ' 4. ,K 1 . 4. Mig N ,I K.. 1 , 1 - n 4 A.. -Q .lifxw-435 77411: is cf- Q I I Igg' ,QI It , I II I IQII- I QII1' b , , I If . 4 MEI? ' III, I'qI I Ir I II II QI I 4 I I 'Im ' , I I I III I' .I '., f . M25 II I I II I: III' II , Il I I II , I II ' ,I I ' I III III . I II ,Ii . 1 I .H , Ig ' II, I 'Q' , ,,!:1.,i,,, , WI , 3? 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Neither was If ' Fred B: Hello, where've you been? Fay Tarwater: To see my folks. Fred: And how did you find them? Flay: Easy, I knew where they lived. Tufie had on his glad rags. He stood at the crossroads. He gazed up at a sign post. Dt read- - To nowihere in particular. To somewhere else. - He then realized that- he was all dressed up and no place to go. V. ' i Tom Beets: I phoned you last nighlt, but got no answer. Were you all out? . Virginia Mc: No, all in. I V Miss Phelps: Reginald, what are Newfoundland and Labrador good for? Babe Smith: Why-awler--fish. Miss Weldon: Whaat did the heathens do with the Christians if they did not believe ,in their religion? ' Tlheodore E.: They put them in the Museum. Mrs. Parham: flu Algebraj Now class, you shall take forty minutes of the period to tell me what you know on the subject, and I will take the remaining ten minultes to tell you what I know. ,i,....L.-- Dear Chaperon: Will you kindly give me your opinion on bobbed hair. Helen Agee: Bobbed hair, my dear, must be worn by all means, but be sure it matches your own hair and is fluffy. It is proper :to car1'Y 3 Small lookmfs glass to consult in case of accident. iii ll! li ll 96 Miss Mi ss Miss You Jake: The sun never sets lon England. I fMeaning lterritoryj Gene: Why, it never -sits on anybody. 4 Clarence: fserioufslyj Miss Gann, do you know why 'the' death of Joan of Arc is preferable to that of Charles I? Miss Gann: No, Clarence, why? A Clare V Miss devel-opment? V I ' ' I ' Katie Miss Fred Miss'Bvarr:. Where is Eileen today? - X Anna, Miss-Potter: fTeaching Physiology Classj What is the first set of teeth called ? Ella Lea J.: Teefies. I Miss Hanlfon: fAbout Shorthand Playj Helen, can you take this part? Helen P.: I guess so. - Dorothy C.: I She can if there is much talking to it. Remark overheard in 'the hall. Jim S.: 'That nearly knocked me out of my cradle, Bystander: What else could it knock you ouit of? I wonder why they all laughed. A Rlolland War-man: fJust arriving at Basket Ball Gamej What's the score? . Jack H.: Nothing to nothing.- Roland: Good game? ,- Q ' Jack H.: Don't know, hasn't started yet. Miss Dixon: fAt foolt ball play practiceh All stand in a straight linef Blick C.: We can't, Babe's nose is crooked. ' ' . Miss Gann: Do you knowvthe population ofindependence? I B1-ight Why do Lymrick andlMr. Elliott argue. so imuch? ' Because Mr. Elliott won t give in, and Lymrick never THE GLEAM .. - V 91 Gann: I haven't been to the sh ow for days. ' 'Walkerz How's that? To-o many lessons? Gannk I go at niglftls. Q A ' ' I can always tell 'a Freshman, but you can't tell him much. l nce: Why, a hot steak is preferable to a cold chop. Phelps: Why is the name, pastoral, applied to fthe next age of man's H.: Because it is just past the Hunting and Fishing Age. 1 , Phelps: Whaft were the colonists afraid of besides Indians? B.: Snakes. ' , , A P.: She went with .her Physical Biology' Class 'to Cement City. , v . . 01195 N0t .9-11 Of them, W6'Ve lived here just 'two years. l I know that Russell's' love is true, Said Mercedes with a smile, I For every time he comes to call, ' ' - He has 'to walk a mile. gives out. 5.11 3fl1'?7,i'f7f 41,73 ' M-H - A .v,',X Hg, , 98 y THE GLEAM John Brady: You look sweet enough to eat. Mercedesq Oh, thank you! I am hungry-where shall we 307 Doris N.: Can I sell you a ticket to the SenlorxPlay'?. l Sophieg I'm sorry, I can't- come, but I'll be there Jin SP1-lflt. I Doris: Thatts all rightg' where do you want your sp1r1t to Slt? T1Ck6tS are 500. Cedric: As Igggaze into your eyes, the blue of the sky' fades. - Anne: As I lofok at you, the grass turns White. . Teacher: Why was the' battle named Hastings? ' l Freshman: Because the English didn't know that the Normans were comlng, and 'they had to make. haste. ' Lvmrrck fln Bostlan sl Brmg me fm Honey Nut Snec1al LI1: IS brought and lmlnechately sar edj L3m11ck Its pretty good but wheres 'the honey? Wauter Youre supposed to brmg your Honey wuth you M1ss Phelps Why ale you tardy'7 Russell G Class began before I got here Marshall Miller Oh you ll get used to me Henrletta W Imposslblel M1ss Tullel CTry1ng 1n vam to teach Tony h1s lesson She reads a l1ne or two an Tony repeats lt after herj M1ss Tuller Caeser knew that the Tony Oaesel knew that the M1ss Tuller Roman Sold1ers Tony Roman Solchers M1ss Tuller Anthony wake up' Tony KSIGSPIIXJ Anthony wake up Paul Allen What are we gomg to wute on for those themes? Mass Chesney By all means wr1te on paper, Paul M1ss Armstwng What rs the flrst chaptel of S1135 Marner' about? Kenneth He llved ln Raveloe and Was a splnster I-Iennetta W QD1 cussmg the Carmvalj Le'ts have p1nk bread for the Japanese Tea Garden'7 MISS Gann Why yes we could dlp 11: 1n R1t MISS Phelps Fred when chd Columbus Cl1SCOV61 Ame11ca'7 Fred B I dont know M1ss Phelps D1dnrt you :study your lesson ' Fred B es MISS 13119195 Dldflt You see Where It sald that Columbus CIIQCOVBIGCI Amenca 14929 Fled B Yes but I thoughft lt was h1s telephone numbel Guls When a boy srmles at you dont thmk he 15 fllntlng Maybe he th1nks you1 face IS funny v 4 I l Y ,.,, ,---, ., .,.---D ...-f -i,T.Y1.T- x.,.....1- vi, --..-f 1 ATR?- ..,w. .3 , A - 553' Ll Els.-Z fig, M v ,Hr 1? , . ,G ..a, cz-1 r. 3' f, 4 'fr' 517 A 4325 . 7 I is ' i .. gl ...,,...,.. -. ,gs , 4 K2 ,sw , .x 1 . ,365 .X Q 'KJ -VV ' Q , - ,.. ....,.,...-., ,., 100 THE GLEAM Miss Armstrong: Wh-at is the difference between 'an Index and a Table of Contents? Sophomore: One tells us what is' in the book and the other tells where to find it. Miss Phelps: Where was the Declaration of Independence signed? Kathryn W.: At the bottom. ' I 'Miss,McDonald: n Minott, why didn't you prepare your lesson? Minott P.: I didn t. have time. , Miss McDonald: What .were you doing last night? L X Minott: Well, you see, I have to go to bed at nine o'clock. In the Spring, ayoung man's fancy turns lightly to love. X Harvey: We are having an early Spring. Miss Sehrt: fAfter an accident in Physics Olassl. Boys, did the -bottle break? Lyfmerick C.: Er-the cork didn't break. ' ' ' ' W L , . Maybe you can't 'teach an old dog new tricks, but at least he will not forget the cld ones, A Helen B.: Got a minute to spare? Sarah A.: Yes. . N Helen B.: Tell me all you know. A - 'UI 'don't like your heart action, said the doctor, applying the stethoscope, you have had some trouble with Angina Pectoris, haven t you ? You're.par1tly right, Doc. answered Roland sheepishly, 'fonly that ain't her name.f . 1 Miss Phelps: - What was W'ashington's Neutrality Proclamation? . ' I' 'Elizabeth E.: I don't know its exact words, but it was something about -peace. Did ydu folks know that there are two science teachers in school? Plerasegob- SGFVC, 'bil ' . D , A I 'Miss Sehrtzg What happens when a light falls, into the water at, an angle of fortyefive degrees? A ' . ' - Rosemary F.: It goes out. ' A Jones: Why do most electrical wires have insulation on them? 4. 'Tom B.: CAfter deep meditationj. I can't see any reason,.unless- Ito keep the birds from eating the currents. b Mr. D. C.' E.:' George, why were you late 'this morning? George.:' I was waiting for a funeral proces-sion to go by. '- i Dale 'Lstanding by the Victrolalz Let's play Kisses.,' Virginia Mc.: Oh, are-er-is it good? Blushes! Mop S.: fReading Shorthandj. Isn t this sentence two sentences ? Anne had just finished a ,talk on DeWitt Clinton, I - Miss Phelps.: Who'was she talking about? Elizabeth E.: Andrew Jackson-Oh, n o, Roger DeWitt, ,,,--..-i.... , ,.z ' K:',,,4fA :QI A A . ' . 1 y' arm f , ,f fi fq I 5 , 5 , Q 3. ' IX W, z'fQ.'7':f52?:Z'QL1:5 hp? , ,,. ., ,, Q , ' fag 4 ,, Q I ,' ii, V, X , ,E at I ,Q If ,..,.,,i..,.. l law mga K f 'W i Q A. f-'A 1-MRA 1 4 . ' -1:?Tzae:af-J- '1- This department is devoted to thingis of 'interest 'concerning the past graduates of W. C. I-I. S. This high school is represented in various parts of the world and in many lines of business. But no matter where they are, each is doing his life's work. Some have achieved success, others, well, let us profit by their mistakes. , We students of the present day are kept in touch with these students of the past in various ways, through the newspapers in a general way, but of more interest to us are the personal letters written by themselves and telling of the interesting things that are happening to them. .3 ' - We are happy, indeed, to be alile to publish in the Gleam, letters from a num- ber of these old friends and students of W. C. H. S. ' Dear Alumni: , I ' Thefirst important item that crowds itself into my busy brain is to wish the Senior class of l921,,all lthe success in the world. You were our Juniors so we naturally feel a keen interestin you. I know what it means to be in Senior Land and to struggle along, and have fun, too, trying to make your Gl-eam, Play, and other activities reach far beyond the expectations of your friends. - Losts of things have happened and ift seems a long time since my graduation from W. C. H. S., although it was only last Spring. I remember how We looked for- ward to those. days and how happy 'they seemed until the last few moments, per- haps, when we realized that -our H, S. career had ended and that friends would soon part, mayvbe never to meet again. Some have gone North, some South, East or West to school. ' A ,, Virginia is a fine old state and Roanoke claims the title of Magic City of the South. It is situated in a valley at the foot of Mill Mountains, south of which is the college, on a gradual slope of another mountain, far away from the noises of a busy city. We enjoy life here as we would in any quiet, secluded country home fplus the pep of nearly two hundred girlsj. The grandeur and beauty of the lofty Allegheny and Blue Ridge Mountains excite the admiration of the beholder, especil ally when the peaks are snow-clad and glisten in the light of the dying day, or at sunrise, which we always witness. ,Many a morning, after breakfast, prayer service and first hour class, we see the sun just peeping over the mountain top. . College life is -wonderful! No one can really tell you all about it, you must experience it, to know. It is the place Where lasting friendships are made. My hope is that everyone in your class who has the desire to attend an College or University, may have his wish fulfilled. , 'I enjoyed my high school days and am happy in my college life, You, the Senior Class of '21, have been successful in your high school work and may you have the richest of life's blessings showered upon you as onward and upward you go. ' Sincerely, ' . -GERTRUDE SHIELDS, '20. .---L?,,.,.,-1 ,+A 'Y Gig g- if it -U THE GLEAM 103 Dear Alumni: ' I am asked to write of that wonderful, old historic town, of Boston to help to make. the Alumni Department of The Gleam more interesting I hesitate, I question my qualification. Although I first came from Missouri to Boston more than f1V8 years ago, and although I lived there-or to be more exact, in Cambridge -for more than three years, I must confess that I have never been fto'Bunker Hill! I have seen the Monument many times from short distances, but I have never actu- ally-set foot on the Hill. I remember-that shontly before my coming' East, Miss Phelps made a visit to Boston. I should have her to dictate 'to me what I should write. 1 . , Why has Boston its indisputable reputation as that wonderful, old, historic town ? Has more really happened there than in Philadelphia? Than in New York? Than in Charleston? If that is :true, it is not because of it that Boston has so dis- :tant a place in the thoughts of people. It is because of it that 'England folk appife-' ciate their history more than others do theirs. They are proud of their past and of the deeds and works of their great men. They don't allow ftheir visitors Eto overlook it. Somewhere on a lonely road, a distance from Boston, in ,the general direction of Lexington and Concord, there is a marker in front of an old house with an inscrip- tion on it in somewhat fthe following language: Paul Revere would have passed this house had he come 'this way. The spirit that shows, it seems to me, answers my question. Therefore you will understand that historic relics and premises have been pre- served in Boston, and they have been well marked. Few have been lost -to poster- ity, and posterity may easily find them if posterity will only walk about ia bit. There is Fanueil Hall. Its ground floor is a public market. It was the Cradle of Lib- e11ty of Revolutionary times, being originally constructed in 1742 Qthough much larger now than as first builtl. I believe it is true that every great fman the United States has had, possibly until recent years, has spoken in Fanueil Hall, The floor above the public hall is occupied by the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Com- pany, which organization has a proud history extending back to the middle of the Seventeenth century. The Old State House, the walls of which were first built in 1712-1713, now covers the entrance to a subway station. It has served as Town House, Court House, Province Court House, State House, and City Hall. On Tremont Streetfa principal thoroughfare near the center of things, one finds King's Cha- pel, the second church on the site and-my little book tells me-builit in 1754. After the Battle of Bunker Hill the funeral of General Joseph Warren was held in this beautiful little church. I could not go on without mentioning Old South Meet- ing House, which, I believe, is the oldest church in Bostong and there is Trinity Church out at Copley Square, opposite the great Public Library. It is the work of' the architect Richardson and was Phillips Brooks' Church for many years. Exemplary of the Boslton spirit of reverence for the past are the two very old burying grounds on Tremont Street in almost the very center of the business com- munity. One is 'the King's Chapel burying ground where are -the graves of the remarkable Winthrop family, beginning with the older John Winthrop, who was bur- ied in 1649. The other is the Granary Burying Ground, almost across fthe street, where were buried John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Peter Fanueil, Paul Revere, the parents of Benjamin Franklin, James Otis, the victim 'of the Boston Massacre, and others whose names you know, But merely reading about these things, what I say here or what others have said that you have read, cannot give you the impression-cannot give you the feel- ing-one has upon seeing them and upon being with 'them for a time. And you have heard of taking the ride that Paul Revere made, which brings you :to Lexington and Concopd, past the house where Louisa M, Alcott lived with her Little Women, and the home of Thoreau, when he was not trespassing at Walden Pond fwhich one also passes on this ridej, and Emerson's house. And you have seen piCf3UT6S Of Lowell S 10.1 THE GLEAM hguse, and of Longfellovws, a beautiful example of 'the symmetrical Colonial dwelling, and of the old elm under which General Washington took command of the Continental Army, you will appreciate the New England feeling when you have lived to see these sacred monuments every day and have learned to have a thought about Them 621011 time you pass. After all, people as well as relics, are interestingg and New England people are interesting. It is the convidtion of the Middle West that New Englanders are stiff and cold and forbidding. Do not believe that. I went to Cambridge With forebodf ings. I was told 'that I would never even make an acquaintance. I did not suspect that before I came away I should have married one of thoseunfriendly people-and one who actually descended through two lines from passengers on 'the Mayflower! New England people are hospitable and delightfulg they have come by their reputa- tion in the West falsely, We of the Middle West have -a serious lesson to learn from Bostoni-ans. They educate their children as .the people of the West do. They are Ftrained as we are not. They love art and music and literature-their community is a center of culture. Their Museum of Fine Arts is matchlessg their Symphony Orchestra is a joy, their Public Library is-Bostonian. But I am practicing law in New York now and perhaps should not be writing of Boston at all. Persons generally think of New York as a place for having a gay time, f'or as a terribly large, mad, rushing cityg or as a place of much money. And it is all thast. But in New York, if one only will, one can get all that can be goztin Boston. One can live along the Spuden Duyvil near its opening from Henry Hud- son's River, within a short walk to the site of Old Fort Independence and 'the forti- fications which prottected King's Bridge and the open communication between Man- hattan Isliand and the mainland when the British infested that region. Walking in another direction one can visit fthe poor little cottage where' Edgar Allen Poe spent several of the unhappy years of his life-in what was then old Fordham. One may spend his working hours within two doors of the Assay Office which is the site of a branch of the early Bank of the United States. 'One need not recollect that the present building was well nigh ruined last summer by an explosion set off by twentieth century Bolshevikig and it is not necessary to think of the 'thirteen-mile subway ride one takes to .preach this spot. In this very same Wall Street and adjoining the Assay Office is an old Government building, successor to the other which a few months ago was the Sub-Treasury. At this place Washington, in 1789, took the oath of office as the first President of the United- States. You will remember that New York was the first Capital City. And we have little churches and burying grounds in the busy sections of New York, too. One which is very old is at the head of Wall Street, at its junction with Broadway, and across th-e street from the largest, most marvelous office building in the world. And just stop to think whence came the name of Wall Street. Very early settlers built a wall across the Island from East to West a short distance from its southern extreme, to protect themselves from the Indians. That wall was on what is now Wall Street, and it gave the street its name. This is only the beginning of the story of historical places one may see in New York, but I was asked 'to write about Boston and not about New York. I hope you will tell the circulation manager that I would like to have a copy of your 'iGleam. I have not seen the Annual since 1911. If it is not a red book with a scarab in black on the cover, I shall be disappointed. Will' you please have my name put 'on the subscription list? ' Let me wish the Class of 1921 great success, and the very highest achievements in the pursuit of happiness. Truly youlqs, D I ' -PAUL I-I. ARTHUR. 'l1. THL GI EAM 5 I IlllllllIIIIllIIIlllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllI ,A terworb To you who follow us, unzors, Sophomores, Freshmen and classes to come we, the class of 1921 extend a pledge of our azd, zndzvzdually and collectrvely We who have attarned, know the trzals and tribulations the joys and sorrows the ups and downs, wzth which you will meet Yhat you may have more joy and less sorrow we pledge you, unreservedly our help in any venture you may undertake You have only to ash IIIIIIIIllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllll IllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllll' .T--,Nw YY Yin- Wtx ' WV i Y V an i V Y 7 J 1 10 alllIIllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIlllllllllllllllllllll nu nn nn ummm mul lllllli 5 , E E 9 l 7 5 E . A 7 E 106 T1-IEGLEAM MISS HELEN BURRUS TA Very 'fast word When all is said and done,- and you, and you, and you have your copy of The Gleam in your hands, to Whom, do you think that the success of this issue is large- ly due. ' ' . ' . Do youvknow? No, We are sure you do not. lit is due to Miss Helen Burrus, the Editor-in-Chief. It has been through her untiring efforts that 'The G1eam is . , - filled with interesting reading matter, good clean jokes, and clever pictures. A No, she did 'not Write all the articles, nor 'the jokes, nor did she take all the pictures, but she was they skillful leader who knew how to get others fto do these necessary things. It was also du-e largely to her energy that The Gleam is in the hands of the public two Weeks before the close of school. A By her kindliness of heart, her tactfulness and discrimination all material which contained a sting or barb that might hurt has been omitted from this issue of The Gleamf' K , 1 Yes, she has had able assistants, and they have done their Work well, but it was on her -that fell the hard task of final decision as to what should, and what should not appear- in these pages. A We, the co-Workers, who have been behindthe scenes, Watching her shoulder- ing heavy burdens, smoothing every discord, bringing order' out of chaos, ever standing for right, wish to insert this little article, of which she knows nothing, as a tribute of our appreciation of her untiring efforts. MISS BARR MISS CHILES MRS. JONES N N Q xlgf If .,D i of L Q wx 6 Ny ,!Hf,1 J' fl! wfxx- - l .J H X-I liz ff DIAM of the fhaest quality, also a iiozfahle Stools ofthe choic- est Pearls, Jewelry, Stationery, Silver aha' Fine Art Wares. You are cordially invited to visit our store .JAGUAR D JEWELRY CO. 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