York Township High School - Talisman Yearbook (Van Wert, OH)

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CIALISMAN Urdzeytra The orchestra was started rather late in the term to accomplish much this year, but the work will be a good start for accomplishing much next year. The music for the orchestra was received March 11, then the work began. The first practice together was March 19. The following officers were elected: Paul jones, business managerg Flo Faurot, secretaryg Bernice Evans, librarian, Wallace Davis, treasurerg Mr. Adams, assist'- ant director. Mr. Danner from Willshire, was the director. The efforts he put forth were appreciated. Mr. Adams showed a great interest in the orchestra, which the members appreci- ated. They were very fortunate in having his assistance. The members of the orchestra and instruments played are as follows: Floe Faurot ,c,c .7 7 Bernice Evans 77 Glen Uhl 7 Junior Boroff7 .,,c 7 John jones ,c,cc Paul Jones ,r,c ,c,,c Persis Alspaugh . Pauline Richards 7 Rowland Evans 77 XVallace Davis .7 Wentz Alspaugh .tc. Lewis Stealey . E... .,., 7 ,,,,, piano 7 Cornet cornet 7 7. Cornet 7 7 7 Cornet trombone 7 . drums 7 ..., saxophone 77 7 clarinet 7 clarinet baritone horn 7 77 7 tenor horn Monford Richards 77 77777 ,7777 7777 , 7 .7 violin Myrtle Evans 7 7c77. . 7777 7 7.7. violin MYRTLE EVANS. Omtoricczl Contest The Oratorical Contest was held at Van Wert High School Auditorium, February 23, 1926. It consisted of orations, readings, and short stories. There were eight Schools competing-Union, Ridge, Convoy, Wren, Middlepoint, Willshire, and York. Pearl Galloway represented York in the oration, Wallace Davis in the short story, and Pauline Davis in the reading. Convoy won first place in the oration, Ohio City in the reading and Wren in the short story. Union scored most of the points in the contest, thereby winning first cup. York scored second highest number of points. and brought home the second cup. ' 25

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CZ'.ALISMAN Failed T was late in the afternoon. The sun had dropped behind the tall building of an American city. People were walking up 'and down and to and fro in Apart from the rest a man was to be seen plodding down the street but not homew ard nor was he looking for a bargain. Homes were nothing in his - life. He had not had a home since childhood. He had grown up without an education, then sickness had come and left him a terrible cough and poverty. He was torn between two great desires: first, that cought, that awful cough, that left him a poor, forlorn wreck every time- he was attackedg second, he was hungry- very hungry--extremely hungry-and to cap the climax, he had but a quarter of a dollar in his possession, If he spent the quarter for medicine he would starve to death. No- he couldn't stand that-again, if he ate he would have to go on cough- ing-but neither could he stand that. In addition with his misfortune this man had a peculiar hobby, hobnails. He always wore a number of hobnails in the soles of his shoes. As he was now walking along he noticed a small, white card lying on the sidewalk. He picked it up and much to his astonishment and delight he recognized it as al meal ticket with two whole punches left on it. His spirits rose. He started out to hunt the restaurant. It took him the greater part of the afternoon to find the restaurant, but when he did he hastened to go inside to satisfy his hunger. As he was opening the door to go in, he stepped on a banana peel which some careless person had dropped. He lost his balance and also the meal ticket which he had in his hand. After he had found it, a peculiar change came over him. His countenance was that of a person who had lost all that was dear to him in this world, for when he had lost his balance and dropped the ticket, he had stepped on it and the hobnails-those infernal hobnails-had punched out the two remaining punches of the ticket. Oh cruel !' cruel! Fate had always tricked him. Life to him was misery. While thus brooding over his loss he suddenly rememberd the quarter in his pocket. He would get a one-arm lunch out of it yet. just then the cough came, that awful racking cough! He started for a drug store where he could find a cure for it. But at that moment he was passing a baker's shop, the tempetation was too great, he started to go in. As he was opening the door he was seized by the cough-much worse this time. Without stopping he rushed madly across the street and burst into a drug store, where he spent his last cent for medicine. Placing his purchase in his pocket, he sought a place to take it undisturbed. Finding a suitable place, he drew his purchase from his pocket. As he was trying to remove the cork from the bottle something on the label caught' his attentionf z His brow knitted in a frown. He turned white. He looked more closely at the bottle. Then the world went black before his eyes. His head swam. He dropped the bottle, spilling its contents, gave a leap into the air with a groan, hit the ground with a thud, fell forward and passed out into the great unknown-for on the bottle were these words, To be taken after meals only. GE 459 . fr- A. 4 Q, quest of bargains. I' it ff. .-T' , lbQ'..U , ' WALLACE DAVIS. 24

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TALISMAN Lecture ourse The Lecture Course which was given under the auspices of the teachers of the school was not as successful financially as it might have been. However, those who came received benefit. The first number, The Foote Trio, was a company con- sisting of two gentlemen. and a lady. They gave us a pleasing variety of dramatic and musical numbers. The second number was The Griswald Duo, who gave a full evening's entertainment of readings and piano monologues. The third number, a Welsh male quartet, gave the one classical number of the program. These four men gave the audience some very worthwhile selections. The fourth number was a highly instructive one. Dr. Minachoki, a very Well educated japanese, gave the audience a true idea of the japanese question. The fifth and last number of the course was f'Manlove, the man of many faces. He gave a pleasing program which was greatly enjoyed. We wish to thank the teachers for their efforts and we hope the township will show as much interest in the literary field next year as has been displayed in the line of athletics. ounty Spelling Conteyt The Annual County Spelling Contest took place in Yan Wert on Saturday, April tenth. The three contestants from York were Pearl Galloway, Hazel Lloyd, and Lester Hughes. After the contest had been on for an hour and a half, the Judge gave a short intermission and at this time the three contestants from York were still undefeated. Hazel was eliminated after the intermission by confusing the letters in the word conceive, After this Pearl met her Waterloo in the word lacquered Lester continued until the judge pronounced the Ridge contestant eliminated. A protest was made and it was decided to call the contest a tie, to be decided at a later date. Lester proved himself a true sportsman. The Times tells of this as follows: f'Lester Hughes, of York, displayed sportsmanship worthy of much compliment when he announced to the officials that in his opinion the girl should not be eliminated, and that he was willing to finish the contest in competition with herfl The contest was decided at York, April fourteenth and in a short time Lester was pronounced the winner. Temzy Fair One of our annual events of the year was the Penny Fair. It was held October 27. The chief attractions were Negro Mammies minstrel, a baby show, electric shock, and Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe. The stands were the main feature of the event, including the fish pond, cider joint, also the hot dog and ice cream stands. The crowd seemed to enjoy themselves and they visited all the places of interest. Finan- cially the undertaking was successful, the proceeds going for a stage setting and the remainder divided between the classes. VVe hope the future Penny Fairs of the school will be as succesful as this one. 26