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Mr. H. H. Helter, th e ne w supe rin te nde nt of t he Man sfield Publ ic Sch ools, was reared on a farm near G nadenhutt en , O hio. He received his ea rly t rainin g in th e rural s chools and la te r atte nded the Pu blic Sch ools of G nad enhutten . He t a ught in t he ru ral sc hoo ls for four y ears, a nd in 188 5, e nt e red th e Pr epa rato ry Departm ent of Ohio W esleyan Univ ersity, gradua t ing f rom th e inst it ut ion w it h the degree of A. B. in 1891. Th e sa me y ear, he e nte red up on his du ties as s upe rinte nde nt of th e G nade nhutten Public Sch ools, which positi on he held until 1893 wh en he be ca me pr incipa l of t he Troy High Sc hool. In 1899 , he was made sup er inte nde nt of t he W ap akon eta Publ ic Sch ools, and af ter eight years of v er y effi cient s er vice, was elected to th e pos ition of superi nt en dent of th e Mansfield Public Sch ools. Mr. Helt er is w ell kn ow n th rough out th e state as a sc hoo l man of enthus iasm and ability, wh ich is a ttes te d by th e positi ons of p romine nce he has held. He has served as Se cre tary of th e O hio Teache rs' Asso ciation , a nd was county examin er of Augla ise C ounty for six year s . At pr es ent, he is a member of th e State Board of School Examin er s an d also of t he Legislative committee of th e Oh1O Teach ers ' Ass ociati on. Man sfie ld High School ex tends him a wel com e hand and most ea rne st ly w ishes him a contin uation of h is past s uccess.
Through a loyal and unswervmg devotion to the standards and ideals of the Mansfield High School, we shall attain that knowledge, discipline, culture, refinement and breadth of view which will enable us to render our greatest service to humanity. W e believe in the Mansfield High School; in its class and school spirit, its high standards, its lofty ideals, its professional and inspiring teachers. A price is set on success in school,
It is indeed a simple rule; No royal road for high or low, You must labor and suffer if you would forward- go. H. H. HELTER, Supt.
We' re going t o print a pap er! 'Twil l be a gra nd one too! We'll sh ow th e rest of the classes What "nin et een -eight" can do. For w e're th e staff appointed By the Mansfield High School crew. W e 'll us e no copied sketches, O ur stories will be of the best; Th e poe ms must be orig ina l; For pa rodies we det est. O ur joke s will all be fun ny. Now, really , we don 't jest. For we ' ll come out victo rious And at t he close of t his y ear We' ll have fou nd t he wo rk to be but fu n, And so we've naught to fear.
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Editorials . . . . . . . . . . Among th e Beautiful Pi ct ur es Faculty . . . . . . Sp ring Fever . . . . Se nior Cl ass P ictur e Sen ior Roll . . . . . Histor y of th e Cl ass of 'o S Sen ior Poem . . . Sa ints a nd Sinn e rs . Seni or Pr ophecy . . Jun ior Cl ass Pi ctu re Th e Jun iors' Receive A J unior P oem . . . Soph om ore C lass Picture A Sophom ore Poem. . . A G roup of F resh men Pi cture . An ot he r G roup of Fre s hm e n P icture A Fr eshman Essay . . A Fr es hm an Poem T h e Alumn i . Our Mar y }' Mr. Leppo George M. H. S. O rchestra P ictur e Male Q ua rte tte P ict ur e G lee Club Picture . . . . Th e Literary So cieti es Boy s' Basket Ball T eamPicture Athl eti cs . . Gi rls' At hleti cs ' Base Ball Boys' Pic ture . Bas e Ba ll Sch edul e . . . A Group of Int e rior Views of M. H. S . T he Inevitable Aunt Maria D ies Sch olae . . . . . . . . Th e Indian Maiden's Death Song A Fr eshma n' s Exp e rien ce . . . . A G host Story . . . . . . . . . Anot her Group of Int erior Views of M. H. S . The P estilence Knocks Board of Educ ation After . . . . . .
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It was w ith deep regret tha t we hea rd las t sp ring of Mr. C . L. Van Cleve's resi gna tio n as Superintend ent of th e Mansfi eld Public Sch ools a nd his ac cep ta nce of a s imila r positi on at T oledo, O h io. He wa s honored a nd estee med by ev e ry one a nd we a ll a re confiden t t hat he w ill be of g rea t se rvic e in thi s wi de r field of work . To Mr. H. H. Helte r we exte nd a w elcoming han d. He has in a ll ways pr ov ed h ims elf a ma n of th e h igh est morals a nd s ound judgm e nt. He is doing a ll poss ible for th e adva nc eme nt of th e Sch ool in eve ry line of work a nd by so doing is w inning t he ad miration of a ll.
Consid erab le change was mad e last fall in t he corp s of tea chers . Mr. C . D . C a rpe nte r is now t each ing phys ics and ch em ist ry in t he High School at New ark , Ohi o, H e has been in Man sfield sev e ra l tim es th is yea r and has bee n mos t hea rt ily we lcomed. Mr. Agl er has ac cepte d Mr. Carpent e r's position her e . Mr. A. K. Allen is e njoy ing life in Seat tle, Wa shington , a nd at th e same tim e is k eep ing up his reco rd as a n excellent tea che r. Mr. Miller has tak en his place in t he dep ar tm ent of ma t he ma tics . Miss Bessi e C uste r is a lso e njoy ing weste rn life-but in San Luis , C olorado . Miss Custe r wa s marri ed to Mr. Paul B. Albr igh t on Mar. I I, 1908, at t he F irst M. E . C hurc h . T he Sophom ore a nd Juni or class es we re delighted to receive inv itati ons to he r w eddi ng . Mr. Blanke nho rn has taken her pos ition . Miss Ma ry Soy ez is te ac hing Lati n a nd Gre ek, in Eva nston, III. Sh e t ells us t hat he r w ork th ere is ve ry pleasa nt a nd t hat t he s ta nda rds of th e sc hoo l are exce edin gly h igh . Miss Ann a E . Miller of t his cit y was chosen as t each er of Lat in an d G reek in her place . Because of t h e inc reased numb er of Fresh men it was necessar y t o have a nother teac her in Alge bra. Miss Ma be l M. C a rson fr om Glenwood, Min nesota, was ch os en for t his work .
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Editor ials . . . . . . . . . . Among t he Bea ut iful Pi ct ures Faculty , , . , , . Spring Fe ver . . . . Sen ior Class Picture Seni or Roll . . . . . Histor y of th e Class of 'oS Seni or Poem . . . Sai nts a nd Sinne rs . Sen ior Pr ophecy , . Junior Cl ass P ict ur e Th e Juni ors ' Receiv e A Jun ior P oem, . . Soph om ore Class Pi ctu re A Sopho more Poem , . . A G roup of F res hme n Picture . Anot he r G roup of F re s hmen P icture A Fr eshma n Essa y . . A Fr es h ma n P oem Th e Alumn i . O ur Ma ry }路 Mr. Leppo G eorge M. H. S . Orche stra P icture Mal e Q uar tette P ict ur e G lee C lub P icture . . . . Th e Literary So cieti es Boy s ' Bask et Ball T eam Pi ctur e At h letics . . . . . . . . G irls' At hletics ' , . . . . Base Ball Boys' P ictu re . Base Ball Schedule , . . A Gro up of Inte rior View s of M. H. S ' The Inevitable Aunt Mar ia D ies Scho la e . . . . . . . . The India n Maiden's Death Song A Fresh ma n 's Expe rien ce . . . . A G host Story . . . . . . . . . Anoth e r G roup of Int e rior View s of M. H. S . The P estilence Knocks Board of Edu cati on After . . , . . .
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The pup ils of the High School ga ve a n oratorio, "The Prodigal Son," on Apr il 15, 1908, at the C ongr egati onal Church. Und er the able direction of Pro fess or Bellingham, with so me local a id, this proved t o be a gra nd success.
As w ill be noticed, th e Fresh men a nd Sophomore classes have not organized thi s yea r. This course was tho ught to be advisable as very little is ever acc omplished by th ese orga nizations . Oth er class es ha ve boasted of th eir numbers a nd thei r class sp irit. We, t he th e clas s of '08, ha ve something more th an thi s of whi ch to boast. We do not have as man y memb ers as some classes befor e us , but we have abi lity and pluck as is most clearl y sho wn by our work. We hope t hat afte r w e have left the High Sch ool it cannot be said of one me mbe r of '08 that he has received his diploma un deservedly . C ommencem ent th is year will be held on J un e 5. Th e twel ve of the class chosen as sp eak e rs a re; Char les S her iff, J ack J enn er, Will Finney , Roy Spetka, Frank Fox, Mari e Bowers, Mar guerite Ban ge, Margaret Linds ey, Maude Walker, Mar ie Marw ick, Hazel Plumm er and Ma rth a Pa y ne. In thi s, th e first ap peara nce of t he Annua l, we have end ea vo red to give all our readers a better kno wled ge of our schoo l a nd the work acoomplished by it, and t o a rouse ent husias m in the hearts of all for a highe r a nd broade r ed ucation. W e ha ve given a n idea of t he artistic ab ility by ma ny cuts. In t he stor ies a nd poems we are confide nt you will find ce rta in evidence of litera ry talent. Neither ha ve athletics been t otally negle ct ed. W e have exce llent basket ball and bas e bal l teams , showing th at there is st ill much spirit in th e school. It is also a cr edit to M. H. S. to real ize th e g reat num ber of its members w ho are musicians .
The C omm ercial Departm ent, we thi nk, dese rves sp ecia l attent ion and pr aise. Had it not bee n for t he he lp of th ree of its students who so w illingly have typew ritten a ll our ma nuscripts, we assure y ou t his paper wo uld not ha ve been publi sh ed s o q uickly. Now we , t he staff of '08, w ish to express our hearty app re ciat ion a nd tha nks t o a ll th e tea ch ers , pupi ls and advertis er s who have help ed to make this An n ua l a succ ess . If we hav e not attained th e sta nda rd for which you had hoped, do not censure us t oo se ver ely ; rem emb er th at we ar e o nly hu man. W e do not pr ofess to be skilled writers but we ha ve do ne our bes t . If, how ev er, w e have accomplished our a im and yo u are pleased w ith t his Ann ual, do not fa il to give us our due credit .
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AMONG THE BEAUT IFUL PICTURES.
Among the beautiful pict ures T ha t han g on mem ory 's wa ll, Is one of th e dea r old boardroom T hat seemet h th e best of all. Not for its ai r of comfort, W hich invited t he staff to meet , Not for t he la rge front wi ndow, W hich gave us a v iew of th e st ree t. The st udy room may be better, T he lib ra ry ' ll do for so me; But give me the dea r old board room, T he re's whe re you ha ve t he fun . Not for its ingrain carpets Nor its fancy cushioned cha irs, ( ?) Not becau se its t he place to go To be rid of high sc hoo l cares. But 'twas t he re we worked on th e paper Whi ch we now present to yo u, Hop ing you ' ll receive it kind ly, And read its contents too. And now of a ll the pict u res T ha t hang on me mory's wa ll W hat wo nde r t he dea r old boardroom Seem eth the bes t of al l.
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PROF. H. E. HA LL.
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PROF. H. E. HALL.
How sha ll we attempt to describe him w ho is, one might say, "A n ax iom ; a self-evid ent trut h, "who is no my th ologica l hero of ancie nt t ime w ho is to be endowed with bravery a nd a ll good g races for t he benefit of wo rsh iping students, but an everyday so lid fact . Her e is no opportunity for flowery description, nor a ny t hing but t he truth, because, "after th e deluge," and no matter on wh ich sid e we might end- w het he r of too fuls ome praise or too real a chronicle of facts - we sh ould surely be "called on th e ca rpet " the next day , and rece ive our bless ing or the oppos ite . The s ubjec t of our sketch, being by reason of his position, a n exa mple for th e futur e citiz en s of our comm onwealth, must be above repr oach, a t iresome att itude for mer e man -made endura ble by th e fact th at it must be maintain ed for only th ree four t hs of th e year. D uring the blessed summe r months he may re lax , go fis hing, say a bad word if th e fish don't bite, and his pleasur e is ove rsh adowed only by th e th ough t of th e approach of September . Tal k about the Ides of Ma rch! It was nothing compar ed with th e first of Septemb er in the mind of him wh o must aga in become a n example. . In school we see him thus: He has a round jovia l face, with his eyes hidden behind great specta cles . When thos e spectacled ey es turn on y ou, t he y somet imes bring a laugh and oth er times a chill, but as Mr. Hall's weakness is lau ghing the chills don't come very ofte n. His man ner is t hat of one who is inter est ed in every body . He ca n list en to a joke, a nd en joy it gr eat ly, an d th e next minute list en attent ive ly to a str ing of woes dry enough to put him t o slee p. By experience pup ils hav e found out that t hey shou ld never tell Mr. Hal l t heir woes until they ha ve first "privately s een the teac her." Mr. Hall's cordial gr eeti ng whenever and wherever y ou se e him makes you feel good. What wou ld we do in the morning if w e didn't se e him walking about th e halls sp eaking to everyb ody , and in th e meanwhil e adjust ing his spectacles and th en th oughtfully rubbing the side of his head as if it ached.
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Miss Helen T . Simpso n-English Literature a nd two yea rs of French .
Miss Kate S. Moore is teac her of F reshmen and Sophomore Algeb ra a nd Sophomor e G eome t ry.
Miss Lucy Stine ins t ru cts t he Sophom ores in Medieva l and Modern History , t he J uni ors in English a nd Unit ed Stat es History , a nd Englis h Liter atu re, and both J uni ors a nd Sen iors in Ci vics .
Miss Anna E. Miller has cha rge of t he Ju nior a nd Senior class es in Lat in and G reek, and conducts a Sen ior class in Ast ronomy and a Sophomore class in Roman History .
Miss Emily M. Abbo tt teaches F reshman Rh et oric a nd Cl assics and also ha s cha rge of th e Fr eshman Rh et oricals.
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Mr. C ha rles M. Agler is instruct or in the Departme nt of P hy sics a nd C hemistry. W e ll selecte d Lab ora tory experimen ts s uppl em en t t he text .
Mr. J . M. Holmes is p rincipal of the Comm e rcial Depa rtm en t . He t ea ches Arithm et ic, C om me rcia l Geography , C omm er cial Law, Shorth a nd, T ypew riti ng a nd Bookkeepi ng.
Mr. Miller is inst ru ctor in second yea r Algeb ra , P lan e a nd Solid Geomet ry, Advan ced Algebra a nd T rigonometr y .
Mr. Blank enh orn is t eacher of A, B a nd C C ommercial English, D Rhetoric a nd C lass ics, a nd C G en eral History a nd Cl ass ics .
Mr. Albe rt Bell ingham is mus ical dire ctor .
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Miss Mar garet Feldne r and Miss Bertha Rues s ha ve charge of t he German De pa rtm ent. There a re two cours es offered , a t hree ye ars' cours e an d a four years' course:
Miss Matilda Snyder has charge of Study Room No.1 and the Library.
Mrs. J en nie C. Downend is instructor in Draw ing.
Miss J ess ie McIlvaine is Supt. Helte r' s assista nt in his office.
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Miss Mabel M. C ar son teaches so me Freshma n a nd Soph omore classes in Algeb ra, a nd so me Sophomor es in beginn ing G eome t ry .
Miss Ilen a M. Swain has char ge of th e A, B, and C Lite rar y Societi es , and all G ener al Rh et orica ls.
Miss Helen T. Brown t each es beginning Latin a nd a lso Ca esar class es .
Miss Doroth y W au gh is both a study-room te acher a nd P rot. Ha lls ' assist ant.
Miss Ma ry Aber le is teacher of Elemen tar y Science a nd Ancient History.
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SPRING FEVER. R. McD.
A Sp ring Fever Microbe we nt by one day And flew in th e school-hous e .ijus t ov er th e way; Study-roo m O ne was first in t he row, For th e study-room 's w indo ws were ope n, y ou know . J
Th e bold little germ nearly fell in his track; At th e num be r of pupils , he was ta ke n abackAnd quick thro ugh th e window, he made his retreat, To his waiting fa mily, out in the street . The w hole microbe fa mily quickly we nt in, And looked wi th glee at what could be se en. " I' ll fix No . I," t he old microbe sai d, "A nd yo u do w hat yo u can to the roo ms overhead ." And t hat aftern oon t h ings see m far from right , Though the SU.1 sho ne in thr ough th e w indows , brigh t ; Th e schola rs yaw ned a nd one or t wo sleptF or into thi s school, Spring Fe v er had crept. T he teache rs at first didn't seem to care ; But aft e r aw h ile, th ey began to desp a ir. Fo r how cou ld th ey hope th e best orde r to keep, When right in the ir midst, th e pupils wou ld s lee p. And th en Mr. Hall t ook t he matter in ha nd , And cam e into t he rooms with a ma nner not b land: He pounded and scolded ar ound one whole day, And did his disgust a nd a nnoyance display . The pupils awok e from their sleep w ith a jerk ; The bold little germs look ed indigna nt and hurt. So th ey all assembled wi th out del ay , And out of t he bu ilding went sadly away .
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JA CK JENNER
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C LARE McELHINNEY
VICE P RESIDENT SE C RETARY
DELTA MITCHELL
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VANCE JUDSON HARRY LYNCH
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Geo rge Balliet-A yo uth jolly and witty . Marguer ite Ban ge Th e fairest ga rden in her looks - And in he r mind th e wisest books . Lloyd Bar r-F ull of st range ideas . Kather ine Baxt er-And she was t ired of books . Lee Baxter-A learned fellow . Nina Bell-She was never known t o fr own . Marie Bowers- O pinions had she, none could change. C arson Branch-A great mechani c, he. Earl Bushnell -His music hath charms t o move th e savage br east. Mary Bushnell - A ge nt le prese nce. Leona Cal vert-Patience is her chief virt ue . Beatrice Charl es-What smiles! Mildred Cl a rk- Wh ose voice all ears took capti ve . Forest Cleland-He seemet h bus ier t han he is.
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Una Crum- Th is wa s one that lived to labor and stu dy and pla n. Lenor e C unningham-Her ready blush is cha rming t o behold . Mari e Endly-She the swe et est of all singe rs . Ruth Finfrock-Dignified in mann er, fa ir in face. Will Finney -A jolly good fellow. Frank Fox-He would make exc uses plausible . Ear l F rankeberge r- A powe rful voice hath he. Ruth Harri s-An open face with heart as true . C arrie Herrin g-She hath a pleasa nt smile for ev eryone . Willa rd Hess- Please go away and let me sleep. Jack J enner-To be learned is to be wise . Martin J elliff-An Athlete bold. L
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Vance J udson - How he could lead th e rooters! Jos ep hine Kalmerten-Kind liness is he r chief virtue . Vernon Kern-Here to-day-gone to-morrow . Fred Lan gdon-He hath man y friends among th e girls. Leet a Law rence-A business lady . Eth el Lehman- Her eyes ar e rav en black . J oseph ine Lemon-A merry hea rt t hat laughs at care .
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Howa rd Le ppo-H is calling wa s t o t oss th e ball. Mar ga ret Linds ey-i-Sh e hath a t winkle in her eye. Wilbur Linds ey-Busines s makes th e man . Cla ra Long-s-With curls so gay . Edna Maglott-T he glass of fas hion. Ma rie Mar wick-She is fu ll of fact and eloq uence . Irene Massa-She never said a foolish word. Mable McC urdy -In all thin gs wise. Cl ar e McElH inne y-Tall a nd da rk a nd good to look upon . Jen nie McFarland-Well could sh e w rite a grind . Edith Meily-Sl enderly fash ioned . Kath leen Mendenha ll-A lways ta lking, ta lkin g, talkin g.
k al~ jw ith Delta Mitche ll - SAhed'S pretty to IW n witty to ta WIt 1. Kat herine Murphy-- How She would giggle ! Mar y Murphy -From her g rea t height she looked dow n up on us. Milo Patterson-S eldom is su ch qu ietness foun d. Ma rth a Pa y ne-Se rap hic intellect a nd force . Hazel Pl ummer- No one did writ e sh e knew not of. Ma rie P icker ing-Full we ll she sa ng .
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Pea rl Remy-She is a winsome, wee th ing: Dorothy Reichart-S ie kann Deutch spreche n. Nellie Rupert- She has a still small voice. Ch arles Sheriff-A little lad, but wonderous wise. Bertha Schill-s-Small of stature. Dorothy Shonfield-She is both gay and witty . Florence Shir es-S he hath a good wo rd for eve ry body . Irene Smith-There was a sound as of singing. Roy Spetk a-Rich in saving common sense. Virginia Star k-G entle in manner, resolute in deed. Edwin Stevens-Of delicate mood and temper, he. Margaret Sturges-A sprin gy motion in her gait. Ear l Terman-A gene rous chap. Hazel Umba rger-Well could sh e dra w, with pen cil and pen. Anna Voegele-She is a pleasant maid. Russell Vose-He was a " Mary" yo uth. Gle nna Wickert-She liked to tease. Maude Wa lker-H er mind to her a kingdom is. Marie Warin g- A seeker after knowledge. Frieda Wolf-Quiet and Demure.
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HISTORY OF"THE CLASS OF 1908. It wa s with a hurried bea ting of our hea rts that we, as a class , first entered ' th e "train" wh ich was to carry us on our journey for the -next four ye ars. The damp , foggy morning is well remembe red, a nd we now know t hat is true that a poor beginnin g mak es a good en ding. Wh en , at a ta p of the bell, and w ith Pr of. Hall as engine er, th e tr ain st arted , we w ere, t o be sure, rath er frightened, but we were confide nt th at th e mot ion would soon be fa miliar . There was a gr ea t pr elim ina ry pulling an d runnin g to a nd fro before the differen t coac hes we re safe ly atta ched and we were we ll star ted. Th e t rain, of cour se was M. H. S . and the coaches t he different rooms . As our class was so very la rge, we filled sev era l, and needless to say were very proud of the fact . We were even pro ud t o be known as Freshmen, althoug h it did bri ng down upon our heads man y ta unts , an d much ridicu le, for it sh owed to a ll who w ished t o know, th at we had attained a posi tion of some importa nce in the wor ld. During the first y ear, life pas sed sm oothly ; our class was organized with Bennet C ooke as our first pres ident. Soon, howev er, came field-day a nd th e first long stop-vacati on . As Soph omores w e again pursu ed our journey , this time in coaches w hich sh owed ou r more advanced stati on in life. Although we steadily increased in w isdom, it was not until our Junior year th at w e w ere looked up on as bein g of so me acc ount. The recepti on give n in hon or of t he Senio rs mark ed this year ' in our memo ry a nd it need only to be said th at we uph eld t he honor of t he school. Last September we again resumed our places, having our speci al car with Miss Aberl e as our conductor, now well kn own a nd respected, for we are Sen iors. Although man y of our memb ers have been forced to leav e sc hool, ye t we a re still a large body of stud ents, and eac h day we a re becoming better acq uainted with each ot her . O ur class has been singula rly for tu nate, as we have had no vaca nt chai rs , ca use d by a visit of t he Reap e r. This, ou r yea r of ha rdest work, is also abo ut t he most pleasa nt of a ll, fo r we are more fully awake t o t he benefits which may be obtained f rom our sc hool. Man y are preparing for college, while ot he rs do not y et k now w ha t the futur e has in store for t hem. All too soon we mus t graduate and enter upon ne w duties and occupations. Truly , our pas t wor k an d play have been but th e pr eparation for th e part of our life whic h is so soon t o comm en ce. With grea t pleasure we w ill look back upon our schooldays as we remember th e joy s and even t he harder things which came to us in M. H. S. ; for our school day s a re some of the happiest of our lives. HAZEL UMBARGER.
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SENIOR POEM. Backwa rd, a Senior, turn back in thy flight, . Co me, be a Freshm an , now , just for to night; Senior, a look of shy modesty feign , Rest th y weak eye s and th y wo rk-wea ried brain , S mooth from t hy fore head th ose dignified airs ; Reme mber wh en Fr esh men y ou' ve fallen downsta irs; T o me give attention, nay, not for long, List t o my song, Sen ior, list to my son g. T o th e tenth of Sep te mber , 19 a nd 4, Let th y th oughts wa nder, dear Senior, once more, ' T was th en we first en tered the Mansfiield High School, We loved our dear te ach er s ; obeyed eve ry rule, C am e to school dai ly at t en afte r eight, If we we re tardy, ah, sad was our fate; _ For Seniors might tau nt us ; a nd t hat we did hate. " You' ll not be lat e, Fres hie, yo u' ll not be late." But burstin g forth from ou r verdure so gree n, We we re ranked as Soph ' mores, t he proudest e'er se en . W e held our heads high as we wa lked thro ' the ha ll, And mocked at t he Sen iors, so stat ely and tall. W e wer e tar dy eac h mornin g.Lut why s hould we c ue ? For Freshme n at us in wond e r wo uld sta re; At th e close at th e year w e had cause to bewa il, Why did yo u fai l, Soph' mor e, why did y ou fai l? Tired of th e hollow, th e base, th e untru e, We dete rmined as Jun iors to star t life anew, Full ma ny a tria l we ca lmly endured, Fo r to us now great fame was assured. So at our stud ies we labored long, Det ermin ed t o mak e a found ation strong. As we hea rd th ese wo rds, how our hea rts did swe ll, " You did very we ll, Juni ors, you did very we ll." Now we've grow n wear y of to il and tear s, Our hopes have all vanished, as we ll as our fear s ; W e tak e life so easy and strut thro' th e hall; W e' re Seniors, ' tis tru e, exa lted by all. And ' t is not uncommo n, qui te early each morn T o hear fr om a Senior, at first peep of daw n Thes e words, w ith a s igh so long and so de ep: "Please let me s leep, mother , pleas e let me sleep. " Seni or, dea r Senior, th ose y ears have soon passed, O ut on life's voyage we soon will be cas t; Som etimes, wit h yearning a nd sorrow unfei gn ed, We'll visit the scen es of our school life aga in; Look bac k in th e fut u re and then it shall seem T hes e four sho rt yea rs have be en only a dream, And a happ y one, too, th at will eve r en dur e, For "Possunt qu ia poss e v ive nt ur ."
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YE WISE AND YE OTHERWISE-L. A. 8., '08
A Naught-Eightrality or Modern Myrakle Playe.
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formance-Sept. 9. 1907 to June 12, 1908. Bye a Selekted Number of Ye Aforesaid.
DRAMATIS PERSONAE. Ye Ancient and Decre pit Father Ty me . . Mr. Branch Ye Reve rende and Vene rated St. Pe ter . . Mr. Sh er iff His Satann ic Maj esty , Ye De v yll e. . . . Mr. Balliet . . Mr. Jarr ett Ye Verdant a nd Bashful Fr eshm an . . . Ye Tu rgid and Boy ster ous Sophomore. . . . Mr. Silcott Ye Turbulent an d Refract ory Ju nior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. O berlin Mr. Judson Ye Noble and Hy gh-m ynded Seni or . . . . Managem ent of Messrs. Helter , Hall & C o.
YE PLOTTE. (N. B.-Ye Myr a kle Play e her ewit h described is y e Heav yn-dir ected inspirati on aroused bye ye st ran ge and incom pr ehensible letha rgic state of minde of man ye of y e M. H. S. st ude nts .) SENIORS AND CHILDREN:-Lette it bee kn owne unto th ee th at y e initiatory scen e in ye My rakle Play e, sha ll and doe s consist of ye int roduct ory sp eeche by Father T ym e ; ye said speech to ha ve as subject ye disclos ure of cer ta in of ye her et ofore unkn own fa kts concerning ye mysteri e of ye plotte. Wherefor e doth Father Tymme promulgat e ye followin g s election of uneks elled oratorie : " I pray thee, lords a nd ladies , ekshibit no disdeyn, I bow befour yo u hum bly, so me wo nde rs to expley n Four I am Father Tym e, renown edd e far and neare, So ga t her close arounde mee, th e better fou r to hear e, Why le I continu e t wo keepe pay ee With y e playe th at's tak ing place .
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" Along Lyfe's Stream the High Scho ol shippe I stee re, Watching y e shyfting crewe s fr omme yea re t o y ea re. Each fall e a hord e of Fr eshmenrie see I heare. Some fewe of these, as Soph omores, wise r wax e T hr ough y e se rried rank es of Juniors, shiftlesse an d laxe, Unt il ye Senior comes, y e worthy est climax e." " But never ha th ye standard beene so lowe; Ne' er seen I classes th at did vexe me soe, But nowe, th ey e must in turn e a ppeyre In pa ine , in tremblinge and in fey re . He re shall St. Pe ter judge t hem and desyde upon y e fayte. W ho swelles ye D evy lle' s harveste ; who enters Heaven ' s gay te ?" Hea re comm enceth y e Myr akle Play proper. (SCENE-Ye scene viv idly port ray eth ye ent ra nce to ye C elesti a l Kingdome on y e one syde and y e Inferno at y e othe r sy de . Ye rev erend an d ven e rated St. Pe ter, a ppa ry led in ye sp otlesse white robe abo ve which appear eth ye la rge expanse of y e sno w-white win gges; w it h y e great key e at ye gy rdle an d w ith ye Hea vynli e ledger unde r ye arme, app ea reth at ye Hea vynli e Portals in y e per form an ce of ye duties as portere . Fr ome behin d him issueth four th y e subl yme musik of ye *C . S . 0 ., chantyn g "Ye Wh ollie C itie." On ye oppos ite sy de his crim son-garbed Sattannic Majesty preside th ove r y e yawnyng ent ra nce of Hades, whence ar iseth gas eous vape urs ha vy ng an odor like unto sulphur .) Ye scene doth opy n in a pleasant confabulashun betweene St . Peter a nd y e Devylle. Nex t enteret h y e ve rdant Fr eshman in feyr e and tremblyng an d w hom St . Pe ter ap ostrofizeth as followes; "Behold y e, one and alle, th is thin g fashi oned in ye form of man ," in w hich he la ith emphassisse upon ye extreme yo uth a nd verdancie of y e Fres hmen, who the n proce ede th to enume rate wha t doings he hat h par t icipated in; and whic h he foolish ly but confidentlie thin ks may suffice to gain for him adm issio n to y e aforesa id and aboveme nt ioned C elesti al Porta ls . Fina lly St Pete r doth waxe soe a ngrie t hat his right eous wrath overcometh him, as portraid in the followyng Iy nes: "Full many a yeare for thee I'v e soughte, Only to fynd e that, by y e st a rs; Tho u hast a lengthie tr aine of thought; Mayde up, a las , of emptie cars. " Then rendereth St. Peter y e decision thusl ie: "To y e Land of Sha ydes get thee he nce, To await y e t ym e w hen Pluto rel ynts And fre eth thee f rom Cerberus ' fang. Whe re doth tym e so heavie hang." *C . S . a. - Cherub ic Sm y phon ie Orchestra.
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At t his poynte in ye pla y e, y e Devyll e seizeth y e now rep entant y outh a nd fling eth him C"it"- to be exact) into y e seething depths of Had es, from w he nce cometh y e fearsome noises as of h iss inge sterne . Soone ye Freshma n slowlie dr aweth ye bod ie up out of ye Infern al Abysse, followed by ye ex ec rations of ye dissapointed Devy lle an d ch an t yn g y e truthfull e and self-expla nato ry verse: "O h w oe is me if I sh oulde telle Of t h e w onde rfu l t hings in - - - - the re. You sente me down t here , a few things for t o learn : They se nte me back, sa yi ng 'Yo u're too g ree ne to burn.''' T he n a ppea re t h ye s lot hfu l, sacr ilegio us , sa nctimo nious Sop homore u pon ye sc en e a nd he faret h like upto ye e me ra ld F res hma n, exc epty ng th at he return et h notte, a lt hough t here ari s eth much s ou nd e as of seethin g and of hissyng as before. Neither can ye refr actory Jun ior a ppease y e risy ng wr ath of y e af ores aid St. Peter wh o is ar ous ed to extreme indi gn ation . wh erie ye Jun ior is forced to make ye damn yin gadm issione thate as y ete no pr ep arations ha v e beene made t o banquette . ye nobell Seni or. At th y s jun ctu re St. P et er handeth y e Jun ior ye lemon muche afte r th is fashi on : "Go t he prim rose way e to th e e v erlastyng bonfyre ." Lastlie appear eth ye nobell Sen ior, w hose comy ng maketh ye h earte of St. Peter to rejoice and who is welco med by this encom ium: "Hail t he e , th oue nob el! yo ut h, We ' ve wa ited t hy comyng, in sooth: I will e be pleased to len d the e mye ey re For n ews of th y triumphs. to h ey re." At y e earnest solicitash un of je Sai nte, ye Senior recounte t h ye rn anie occomplish me nte s, ye athleti c doyn gs, ye pow er e in stuntes, etc: " I have e nte red into every gay me In a fa ir a nd ho nest t rie fo r fay me. High e hopes t ha te burn e like stars s ublym e I che ris hed, in hope of t his joifu l!e tyme. " Whereupon y e ve ne rable Sainte interr upte th hym e in this wyse: "Pause not thou in ne indec issi one! Consummate thy y outhfull e vis ion ne! Welcome to thy joies Elys iann e! ," O h, nob el! yo ut h th ou ca ns t indeede aspyr e T o t his geelorious Heavy n of de syre Wh e re enter onlie t hose who m we ad myre .' Th en e h e ushereth ye Sen ior into y e Hail es of Pa radise a mids t gr eate rej oic yng a mongst y e attend ant an gels at ye va luab le access ione to th eire numbere and paeans of prayse for ye c1 asse of "08.
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It w as Saturda y n ight . As a n agent of th e firm of Dr. Jo hnso n & Son, I had exp erienced a particular ly st renu ous week, ca nvassing in th e v ici nity of Pittsb urg, a nd, th orou ghl y t ired out , I fac ed th e ente rtai ning pros pect of a n evening in a hote l and a still mor e ente rta ining Sunda y . As 1 nea red my hotel I heard th e sound of a ta mbo ur ine a nd t h e stra ins of "Come, Thou W ander er, " an d then I notic ed a little circle of Sal vationists , holding a meetin g on th e oppos ite corn er. On a pp roach ing t he gro up, I gazed idly ar ound th e circl e, a nd th en my attenti on becam e s udde n ly riv et ed up on th e fac e of th e sin ge r. Th ose features unde r th e poke bonn et were unm istakably th os e of my oid classmate, Virgin ia Stark . My first impulse was to s peak , but, cons idering t he plac e a nd th e on lookers, I kept si lent a nd though tfu lly entered my hotel. In t he evening, not w ishin g to stay a lone, I we nt to t he Y. M. C . A. where I was t old t he t hird nu mber on the lecture cou rse wa s to be give n . It turn ed out to be the famo us .Judson C once rt C o. headed by our old friend Van ce . His solos on t he flute were gr eatl y appreciated . W ith him as piani st, was C arrie Her rin g, a nd Martin Jelliff was basso-ca ntante. Su nday morn ing, I attended t h e Eme ry M. E. Church . T he choir was led by Ma rie Pick e ring. I was beco min g inured to th e unexpected, and so did not ev ince my s urp rise, but w he n th e minister rose a nd gave out th e reading, I cou ld not-I s imp ly could not pre vent a n exclama tion. It was th e Revere nd Fr ed er ick Lan gdon ! My neighbor look ed furtive ly at me w it h a gentl e re p roof in he r eyes. I immediately s ubs ide d, and list en ed t o a well-delivered se rmo n . At dinner in th e hotel , I noticed two M. H. S. '08s:---Floy C ampbell a nd Iren e Massa , conv ersin g over th eir menu ca rds a t a tab le on the far t he r side of the room. I left earl y Monday morning fo r W as hingt on, bus iness t he re ur gen tl y requiring my atte nt ion. Th is off my hands, I went to the House of Representativ es wi th a friend, wher e we heard an ad mira ble speech on the "Monopoly of Ae rial Lines ", delive red by C ongressm an Charles S her iff. This created qui te a commot ion a nd Spea ke r Jenne r had to tap sha rply w it h his gave l to enforce orde r. On my way t o the h eadqua rte rs of my firm I met Mar ie W ar ing. Mar ie conduct s a Select Sch ool for Youn g Ladies in Washington. Because of the rigid control it is bec om ing more s elect all the ti me. Flore nce Shires is one of the faculty of this sch ool, Mar ie t old me t hat t w o of our old cla ssmates we re in the Ar ct ic San itarium here, a nd aft er maki ng out a
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report of sales and receipts to ha nd in to the firm she a nd I we nt to see t hem. Kathlee n Mendenhall and Marie Marw ick were th er e. T he tr ained nurse in at ten da nce, C lare McElHinney, w ho has charge of E. Ward, sta ted th at it was excessive wal king in thei r yo unger days t hat had brought t hem to th is . My mind reverted t o th e tim e w hen we we re in our Senior year at M. H. S. and t hese sa me girls pr omen aded in th e halls (promenaded pronounced with a long "a " ) and th e ex plana t ion made all clea r. In t he ev e ning I boarded a t ra in for Bost on . Th e cond ucto r was Wilbur D. Linds ey. Ther e was a fa mily of Germa n immig ran ts in th e car, and so W ilbur had a chance t o air his proficiency in D utc h. Fr om t he t rain boy I pur chased McFarland 's J ok e Book , compil ed by our .old Gri nd Editor Jennie. It was t he only tra in joke -book I had ever seen t hat was th e least bit or igina l. My t ra in was six hour s lat e , (I t ravelled over t he Erie, w hich still ret ain ed its propens ity of neve r being on tim e) and so it was about 9 A. M. w he n I a r rive d . I went to th e bra nch offi ce of my firm, and found that Lee Baxt er, t he sa les ma n in th at district, was laid up with a bad sprain, caused by s lippi ng on the ice, and so I wa s ca lled upon to deliver his orde rs for D r. J oh nson' s rem edies a nd recipes . At t he last place w here I w ent my ring was an sw er ed by th e f rien d of my sc hooldays-Lenore Cu nningha m. T ruly , this bus iness world I lived in was not so prosaic, after al l. And w ho wou ld have though t that a ny thing roma nt ic could have possi bly been conn ect ed wit h " D r. J ohn son's R. & R.'s !" In our mutual recollect ions we forgot all abou t t he m a nd their health -giving prope rtie s . Lenore t old me that C ar son Bra nch lived in t he next block a nd had ga ined quite a re put ation as illustrator ora leading Boston journa l. Le nore a nd I wen t to a play at t he Met ropolitan in the evening whe re we saw Wi ll Finney in th e role of Macbe th and Katheri ne Baxter as Lad y Macbet h . T he night -walkin g scene was qu it e to uchin g. W hen in a book store th e next morn ing, a set of books on Mythology came t o my attent ion . T his proved to be t he joint wor k of Mildred C la rk a nd Maud W alker. T he afte rnoo n saw me in New York . Here, I ha te to confess it -I lost my bea rings , a nd had to ca ll the ass istance of a police man . T his blue-coated, goldbuttoned min ion of the law wa s Fr a nk Fox, int o whose han d I s lipped a ha lf-dollar w hich he didn 't ref use , and I was soo n mad e cognizant with my w her eab outs . In t he Social C olu mn of the New York He rald I read th at G lenna Hel en Wic ker t wou ld enterta in at a six o' clock dinn er. Gl enna's grace a nd charm of manner, as w ell as he r conve rsa tiona l abilities ha ve made he r a great favorite in New Yor k societ y. The last two weeks before my vacation, I wor ked har d at my canvassin g, and a nd w he n the last day finally drew out its uninteresting length , I gave a sigh of relief and my soul grew light in the anticipation of t hat trip abroad w hich my w ife a nd I had planned to take. My w ife, M. H. S .' er s wo uld k now bes t un de r he r maid en nam e- Ruth Finf rock. Th e last a rran gem ents were completed, t he Mauretan ia was ready to sta rt a nd, a mid the many fa rewe lls and fina l messages , we ascen ded th e gang plank,
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and soon w e wer e movin g out into the ba y, past the place wh er e the Sta t ue -of Liberty onc e stood , and fina lly emerged upon th e vast stretch es of cerul ean aqua . We soon discovered th at t wo of our old classmates we re on boar d, serv ing in th e capacity of sa ilors-George Ba lliet and Forr est C lelan d. T he journ ey ove r, w as , on t he w hole, qu ite delightful. At Liverpool we we re met by Haze l P lumme r, to w hom we had telegraph ed w hile on boa rd. Hazel is makin g a great su ccess at he r chosen voca tion of jou rna lism, a nd her a rtic les are a lways eage rly sn a pped up by the best magazines . She told us th at D r. Harry Ly nch, th e most emine nt ph ysician in th e dist rict of Scotland, resided here, a nd t ha t P rof. Lloy d Barr, t he br illiant expo ne nt of t hat note d phys icist, Agle r, had charge of th e departm en t of scie nce in th e C ollege of Edinb urg h. W hile t ravelin g so uth towa rd Londo n, th e story of a n inte nded rob be ry ca me to our ea rs. T his had been a rtfully plann ed by W illar d Hes s a nd Edwin Steve ns, but th rough th e a lert ness a nd sk ill of De tec tive Milo Patte rson had been ex posed before t he wo uld-be maraud ers made away w ith th e spoils. In Londo n we found so man y t hi ngs to interest us that by evening we we re "all in. " T his, however did not divert us fro m our plans fo r t he evening . We wen t to th e G lobe T hea t re, w here w e saw Marie End ly in Gra nd O pera . Her renditions were beautifu l and we felt a mp ly repaid fo r coming out. Our program s annou nced th e vio linis t , Ea rl Bus h ne ll for t he next nigh t. We wer e so rry w e wo uld not be ab le t o hea r him, but we were to lea ve t he next morn ing for Paris. Th e cha nne l was in an ang ry mood w he n we crossed, and for my wife's sa ke I was glad wh en we we re across . In passi ng dow n th e Rue Riche lieu we noticed a sign upon a la rge building, "Miles. Maglott et Smith; Hair D resse rs." Ed na a nd Iren e, they say, " do" th e yo ung Pa risienn es ' hai r in every conce iva ble sty le kn own to th e ar t, t heir favorite ways, howeve r, pattern ed afte r th eir ow n. A little outs ide th e limits of Par is is a w ell k now n convent , wh ich we v isite d. He re we found Joseph ine Le mon, a nun , Poor gi rl, w ho wo uld hav e s up posed t hat she wo uld renoun ce th e world and its pleasur es afte r her bri lliant conqu ests ! But in t ryi ng to re tai n so man y they had a ll s lipped th rough her fingers . It made me th ink of t hat passage in th e Aene id-"tantum aevi ionginqua va let mutare vetustas." We ll, f rom F ra nce we we nt t o Lisb on , Spa in, a nd he re we sa w Marga ret Lindsey, lady -in-w a it ing t o th e qu een . Marga ret, we heard, ha d marr ied one of Lisbo n's yo ung nobles, greatly to t he chag rin an d dissa ppointmen t of a cert ain yo ung man 'o n our side of t he pond. In Rome we fo und Mart ha Pay ne , A. B., M. S ., P h . D., engaged in the sc ient ific resea rch of th e ant iquities of t he Lat ins. We stayed in Italy t wo we eks a nd then went to At hens . At Sing Sing, C hina, we saw our old fr ien d, Hazel Umbarger, a dea coness in a Methodist mission . Her black bonnet with its w hite strings was quite beco ming, as my wife obs erved . Being a ma n, I did not noti ce s uch th ings .
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We have fri ends in-Aust ralia and decided we wo uld mak e th em a sho rt visit, befo re going across the Pac ific. Our boa t arrived at Perth in t ime t o catch the inla nd t rain a nd soon we w ere with our fr iend s . It was f rom th em that w e lea rned of the q uee r doings of an American w oman, Mari e Bowe rs. It appea red that sh e was a n a rdent adm irer of Da rw in, and to study th e laws of evo lut ion more scientifica lly had come t o Austra lia t o make per son al obs e rva t ions on th e differ ent stage s of developm ent. O r cours e, this was all interest ing news for us. W e regretfully too k our leav e after a week 's stay, sa iling on th e Oregon for San Fran cisco. The journey' was uneventfu l unless yo u wou ld ca ll t he beauty of it a ll a n ev ent. To stand t here upon th e ship wit h Ruth bes ide me , gazing out upo n t he placid waters an d the sky, br ight with its man y sta rs, with t he soft radiance of th e moon up on us ; like a ben ediction, seemed indeed th e pinnacl e of bliss, from wh ich th ought I sp eed ily fe ll, for wh at, think yo u, cam e to my mind a mid all this roma ntic bea uty ? I wonde red how D r. J ohn son' s Rem edies and Recipes were se lling! Think of it! W ell, we ente red G olden G at e sa fely, and arrived in th e City in t ime to see Russell Vose and his br ide, nee You Know, abou t t o sta rt on th eir honeym oon trip, or rather, hon eym a rs , fo r th ey wer e ta king th e ai rship , Santa Teresa , captained by Roy Spetka, for t hat plane t. My only wonder was th at t hey had wa ite d thi s long. Delt a Mitchell was on th e t rain we took for Salt Lak e C ity. D elta ow ns a large ran ch nea r Los Angel es. Sh e t old us th at Doroth y Sh onfield was pr esident of th e Matrimonial C lub, des igned for th e extirpati on of sp insterhood . Chi ef of attractions in this associat ion wa s Magn et, Pearl Rem y, w hose ripplin g giggle, taking in low G and high E, was soon br inging about capitulation . In De nver we heard Howard Leppo, Impersonator, whos e readings a re delight ing the West. W e learn ed t ha t Mr. a nd Mrs. York Dir lam, nee Marguerite Ban ge, resided here, a nd th at York was the s uccessor of J udge Lindsay of th e J uven ile Court. It is said that his influence lea ves a deep impression upon the lives w ith whic h he comes in conta ct . On our way to t he stati on we were passed by two pretty girls, Edith Meily and Fr ieda W olf riding in a pony ph eaton . Th ey seem ed to be boon cornpa nions, as of old . W e were b orn e along rapi dly by th e impati ent engine , past t he beautifully undul ating lan ds a nd w ell-tilled fa rms . As we we re fly ing past one place , we noticed two women standing nea r t he doorste p of their home, shad ing t heir eyes and waving blue-checked ap rons at the receding train , ( or was it at the brakeman?) This glance , mom entary as it was, revealed to us t he figures of our old classmates, Una Crum and Beatrice Charles. Our t rain pull ed int o Central Station, Chicago, in the aft ern oon . My wife's cousin was the re t o meet us and tak e us t o her home . Here we stay ed a number of days . Mabel McC urdy is an instructor in Ph ysics in Chicago University and Dorothy Seichart is head of the German department in the sa me college .
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Ruth's cous in told us that Be rt ha Sch ill and Grace Kenton hav e a dress making es tab lish me nt in th e city a nd th at th e yd o all of he r sew ing . My w ife to ld me secretly t hat she didn't adm ire their workm anship, if Cousin Minna 's gowns were a sampl e of it . Minna inv ited a party of fr ien ds in on the last e vening of our stay . Among th e compa ny was Eth el Lehman , w ho re ndered in h e r ow n inimita ble mann er th at old fav or ite and standby of he rs , "Curfew Sh all Not Rin g Tonight." I must sa y in her justificati on , that her ges tures w er e even more d ram ati c a nd movin g th an w hen I heard her last , in sch ool. W e left the follow ing morn ing . My vacation had now dwi nd led down to three days, I could not resist t he tem pt ati on to vis it my old home town bef or e I went back to w or k . The aspec t of things, in ge ne ra l, was great ly cha nge d . O ne thing, th ough, remain ed as of yo re , a nd th at w as th e old stati onhouse. It a ppea red t ha t th e popu lace could not abandon t his one a nc ient relic. On a new ly -erected platform in C e ntral Park w e saw Ruth Harris a nd C lara Lon g ea rn estly pleading in behalf of woman's right s ; plug hats an d th e privilege of carry ing a ca ne. T he ir e loq ue nce a nd mast erful addr ess pow e rfull y sway ed ' t he asse mblage; so much so, in fact , t hat one burl y fe llow standing n ear us topp led ov er against th e tel ephon e pole. W e afte rwa rds foun d out th at it was Ea rl Fr ankebe rger , Supt. of Schools . Margaret Sturges was e mploye d as Lib rar ian in t he Carnegie Library, w ith An na Voegele as assistant. From An na we learn ed th at Mary and C atherin e Murphy had gon e t o Irela nd t o live. W e stopp ed in at Shyrock 's, fo rmerly Luc as' D rug St cr e, for a mapl e t offee w hich was bro ught us by Leeta Lawre nce. Map le t offees a re fifte e n cents now . At th e O rphium w e saw Louise Jones, w ho is starring in va udev ille. Sh e was qu ite as pretty and charm ing as ever, a nd h e r che ek s w e re, if a ny t hing , red. de r, alt hough Ruth sai d that wasn't poss ible, ( t he ete rna l Ev e, aga in .) Under " City in B rief" in The News w e read that Josephine Kallmerto n had res igned her pos ition as s tenographe r to go into th e millinery busin ess w ith Nina Bell. The place s he mad e va ca nt was t o be filled by Nellie Rup e rt. The next morning we left for W as hin gt on . Wh ile on our way to th e st ati on we sa w a man sta nding on t he corner of Main and Fifth Streets, his faced w reathed in smi les. S u rely, I th ough t , t hat chessycat gri n could belong to no othe r t han Earl Turman! And th us itpr ove d . Turning to look at the ob ject of his mirth, we sa w Ve rno n Kern coming dow n the street a nd from his dilapidated old ha nd organ, he was grinding out t hose so ngs of by gon e days- Honey Boy , Sch ool Days, .a nd other favorites of th at ti me . We reached Washi ngt on a little after noon , an d now I am ba ck to busin ess . I had seen the w orld- all of it that I car ed ab out, a nd , I had se en my oId classmates. I had a fine w ife and a good job. And , I reflected, whi le on my way t o t he office and Dr . J ohn son 's R. & R .' s , why shouldn't I be happy ? W hy should n ' t I indeed!
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Our Juni or yea r has almost past, And we ca n see t)le way , For ente ring th e Senior class Some not-fa r-distant day . This past school-year, des pite th e fact, That tr oubles we ha ve kn own About th e kind of g rade s we lack ed W e' v e mu ch en joy ed, we own . About our ow n reception , too-Gr eat t rials we 've end ured, T o fire-d rills a nd sma llpox scar es , We have become inur ed . But of our class of nineteen nineW e a re s ince rely proud , For , such a lot of geniuses , Was ne' er in any crowd . And s uch as we, 'will surely shine, W ith in th e Halls of Fam e ; As Seniors of M. H. S ., W e'll dizzy heigh ts attain .
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I. You may lalk about yo ur colleges -i-t he ir steady growth a nd size , And boast a bout endow ments a nd legacies , likew ise, And societies , fratern ities and a ll s uch fooleryBut the little sch ool of M. H. S. is big enough for me.
I I. You may tal k about th ose bu ildings, ' w ith th eir steeples in t he clouds, And bra g about recepti ons and aristocrat ic crowds ; You may t alk a bout comm en cem ent shows, and a ll th e re is to seeBut t he little school of M. H. S. is show enough for me.
I I I. Th er e' s not much sty le in our sc hool- it's simple, q uite, a nd sma ll-sAnd th er e's no cha pel eithe r- t he auditori um's all; T he s eats' and des ks are all scratched up-but they a re always f ree, And th e littl e sch ool of M. H. S. is grand enough for me.
IV. Some find it qu ite unha ndy , I a m w illing y ou should k now, To ha v e, one room much colde r th an a not her dow n below ; T ha t th e st ai rsw ays long-and w inding-so ver y da rk should be , But th e little school of M. H. S. is hand y 'n ough for me.
V. You ma y sm ile a nd turn y our nose up, a nd lau gh a nd have y our fun , About our fine ath letic s ports, and pleasur es , eve ry oneYou ma y boast about yo ur lea rned Profs ., with tit les L L. D ., But the t eache rs a ll of M. H. S. ar e good enough for me.
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Mar y Ossa was a ha ndsom e burn ette the belle of aristocratic Newport. She must have been a bout five feet nin e inches in he ight a nd was much ta lked of for her beautiful face and s ymetrical fo rm. No girl in the sta t e cou ld boast so fa ir a comp lexion or so rich a n az ur e ey e as could Mary Ossa. He r face was full and dimpled and ma ny was t he time her lik eness appea red in magazines in advertisements of Rocky Mounta in Tea or some face lotion . Mary believed as do most girls today that " fine fea t hers make fine bird s" and conseq uent ly dressed magnifi centl y in shadow emb roide ry w aists a nd fr ocks of rar est t exture . Innume rable were her tucks and fr ills. Buying hat s w as her ma nia and s he ow ne d and w ore all kind s large a nd s ma ll, black and white, si mple and complex . Ma ry w ould blus h at just th e right t ime, pr eserve a n a ir of dign ity on th e prope r occasi on and to su it circum stances w ould s mile, laugh or eve n (it was wh isp e red) wink . Her voice was a v ibra nt chord of most ha rmonious melody and s he could say "Skidoo " just too sw ee t fo r a ny use . Surro und ed by th e granduer of a sp lend id home 'a nd th e endearments of soc iety s he was not a little va in and a rrogant. Fopp ish beau x ca me fro m miles aro und to keep her compa ny, and grea t was t he exa lta t ion of s uc h s uitors as we re not reject ed. At college her tutors were more t ha n pleased with her int ellect a nd s he was first in a ll her studies-the gloss of her class was Mary O ssa. Her de licate imagination was man ifes ted in he r biological wo rk, wh er e sh e would not even look at a s ke leto n. It was her conv iction th at only th e prof an e wou ld meddle with th e osseo us . Every wh er e th at Mary went it was th e habit not only of th e femin ine but of th e masculine ey e to feast on her dazling be auty . In brief th is maid was ideal. But where is Mar y now? Sad it was th at her beautiful body in the brightness of youth sh ouldhave been low ered int o th e grav e . Yet so it wa s . Th e very day she was buried, in the night, when none but the owl and the moon w er e look ing, two ghouls re-t u rned the ea rt h stole her body and shipped it
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t o a medica l college . Ther e th e "knights of the kn ife" made what was once a mode l fo r art, a s ubject of a nato my . Late r a n order for a skeleton w as sent th at insti t ut ion by a n O hio superint enden t of schools. Now Mary O ssa's bone s han g in Miss Aberle' s ca hine t ! Who would s uspect it was she ? Mary t he one day pr ide of Newport. Sh e of th e coy smi le a nd the graceful ca rriage, now a gr inning ra ttling skeleton us ed to dem ons t rate t he wo rking of th e cra nks, s hafts , a n J togg le joint s of the hum an en gin e ! O nce sh e had a w hole wor ld of space for her utili t y . Now sh e mu st be content in t he so lit ude of a s ix by t h ree box . O nce how glad ly diJ fr iends t ouch her hand in g ree ti ng . It is no longer so fo r obs er v ers refe r to tho se nude bones w ith a yard stic k on ly . The re s he is , poor t h ing! people wh o do not look up on ber in a nt ipat hy or nausea indul ge in w itt icis ms ove r he r hum iliat ion . Sh e is suspend ed fro m th e t op of he r case by a ring scre wed in th e top of h er sh inin gpar ieta l. La rge opt ic sockets su ggest mons t rous ey es blacked in a figh t. She is devoid of a nose an d th e broad a pe rt ure rem aining prese nts th e resem blan ce of th e nasa l orga n of a bru te . Th e mouth is become a fearf ul fea t u re . St a nding out ran ged fr om ea r t o ear , thirty long ye llow t eeth s how t he mselves in wh at is har d t o des crim inate betw een a grin a nd a grit of a nge r or ag ony . Th e a rms an d legs appear t o be much longe r t han th ey re ally a re ow ing to t he ir diminut ive br ead t h w hile th e ca rpa ls a nd pha la nges of her hand s a re in deplora ble cont rast to their once ad mirab le s ha pe . On e sees clean th ro he r and be tween tw enty four ribs pe rcei ves two deltoid sc apulae a nd t he broad back of he r ha un ted scabbard. How dep ress ing the th ought th at in Newp ort a few y ears ago s he was so pr oud, s upercilious and gra nd . O nce whe n sh e move d th e rustl e of her si lks was music. Now w ith th e slightes t jar t he dry bon es of her ster ile fr ame sw ing to and fr o w it h a rattl e a nd a clatte r th at is soul-t hrilling . When peo ple look at Mary t he y se ldom rea lize that s he once had liv ed and moved and fe lt th e sam e emotions t hat t hey do . Th ey thi nk t hemselves t he zen it h of perfection , Mar y fel t th e sam e a bout it. On ce whe n this s ke leto n ap pea red, peo ple sa id: " Miss O ss a , how charming yo u look t on ight. How delightfu l y our gow n . " "Do co me sit in th e moonlight and ch at ." Now Miss Aberle say s of Miss O ssa : "Joh nn y , go up to the bones a nd show us how nature oils her joints ." " C om par e its backbone w ith th at of a mon k ey ." " P ull its tib a a nd e lucidat e a disloca tio n."
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FRESHMAN POEM. Failur es t o right of him, Failur es to left of him , Fa ilures in fr ont of him , Stuttered a nd blun dered ; All t ried t hen to recite , None ans we red what was righ t , Su rro und by fa ilur es q uite Was th e y oun g Fr eshm a n . Lift ing his hand in air , S napping his fingers th ere, Like one wh o s eem ed t o ca re , T hus, did th e Fr eshm an . "Read," ra ng th e teacher 's voice, Left, t her e was not a choi ce, For th e young F res hman . Right in t he lines he brok e, Right th rough th e lines he s pok e, Tr ans lation , C ons truction . "Good," wa s t he teache r's cry, Ne ' er as ked th e reason w hy . Down sa t th e boy so s hy, Not a yo ung fai lur e; When can his kn owledge fade! 0 , t he wi ld bluff he made ! All t he class w ondered, Honored t he bluff he made ! It was all luck, he said. Noble you ng f reshman.
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T he fact t hat th e mor e a person knows a nd lea rns t he more he realizes the va stn ess of th e sea of k nowl edge and real izes how littl e he kn ows in compa ris on w it h th e depths of w isdo m is a fa ct t hat is revea led mor e an d more by the conti nua l incr ea se in th e number of s t ude nts in th e colleges throughout th e count ry a nd in th e la rge pe rcent age of the gradua te s of t he High Schools that continu e th e ir st udies in h igh e r sc hools of learning. The perc entage of th e grad uate s who e nte r college from our own hom e sc hoo l is exceed ing ly lar ge a nd is grow ing la rge r y ear afte r year, thus manifesting both t he increased desi re a mong t h e s t ude nts to search dee pe r afte r th e pr ecious t rea su res th at lie concea led in boo ks of lea rning a nd to in vestigate farth er and study mor e ca ref ully th e subjects of gr eater co mplexity and compre he ns ive ness . Anoth er fact of equal c redit to ."-. H. S . is t hat all graduati ng u nd er th e college prep ar ator y cou rs e a re a ble to e nte r most colleges withou t taki ng entra nce exa mina tions a nd some of the sc hola rs ev en ha ve se ve ra l e xtra points to t heir cred it in college . The high reco rd t hat ou r st ude nts a re making in co llege a nd the high sta nda rd of work t hat t he y ar e doing is a grat ify ing a nd plea sin g, as we ll as a n ex pec te d, fa ct . They receive our hea rty co ng rat ulat ions. Bes ides tho se who ha v e e nt ered college man y of the alumni ha ve enter ed the busin ess rea lm and have obtain ed posit ions , Bookkeepers, Ste nograph e rs, etc. a nd ar e pleasing th eir e mploy e rs ve ry mu ch by t he ir carefu l and t horo ugh work an d a re mak ing rapid strides to ward pr omot ion. It is certa inly a ma tter of credit a nd ins piration to the High School that near ly all graduates of the Commercial Cours e a re a ble to se cu re s uc h good positions after lea vin g schoo l. Som e of th e girls have taken th e teachers' exa minations and ha ving successful ly passed them a re now cadeting in va rious grades in t he com mon sc hools t hroughout the city.
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OUR MARY.
To-da y, as ev e ry da y we see Mary's bright face . For y ea rs she has dust ed the seats, th e desks , t he book-eases-and striven t o make t he brightn ess of dull th ings appea r, no matter how deep in gloomy particles the y lay . The ha ppy sm ile on her dust cover ed face admon ishes us to notice th e br ight, varn ished maple desk s and t he clear window pan es. So look to Mary for the best of ph ilosoph y; find the bright side of ev ery t hing and show th at side only.
MR. LEPPO.
No man in th is wo rld to-day derserves mor e pra ise and hono r th a n t he janitor , an d a mong th e jan itors none des er ve more t han those w ho practice th eir profession in th e Public Schools . . Th e J ani tor Paramount, howev er, is Mr. Leppo of M. H. S. - W hy ? Firstly because he is ; and secondly, becaus e education would be one of th e impossibilities in thi s place w itho ut him. It is alright to kno w Algebra a nd Latin, but it is greate r to know that if there is no fire in the furnace the school bu ilding will not be warm- Mr. Leppo knows t his, a nd a great de al more . Monum ents have been erected and gr eat things said of the brilli ant scholar a nd th e lea rn ed teach er but t he janitor was forgotte n ; the man who made t heir learn ing a possibility wa s not even giv en a ribb on to we ar. Remember th e janitor as one of your friends a nd wh en th e t ime comes for y ou t o end your H. S. car eer, rend er unto yourself and t o your t eacher the pra ise du e y ou a nd y ou r teacher , but don 'tforget Mr. Leppo .
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T he se pa rate lite rar y so ciet ies, fo rmed last yea r of t he Sen ior, J uni or an d Sophomore classes have bee n reorgan ized as it has bee n found th at th e met hod worked very w ell f rom t he first. Last year t he meet ings we re held in th e study -roo m, th us ca using a great dea l of confusio n in find ing places for regular study -room pupi ls, so t his yea r t he place of t he meetin gs has bee n cha nged som ewhat. Th e t h ree upp er class es now have th eir program s s uccessive ly as before, but in th e aud itorium. Ev ery four th F riday ge ne ral rhetoricals are held, th e best ta lent be ing selected fr om a mong th e upper c1assm en . O n t he same day th e F res h men hold t hei r meet ing in t he st udy room, t he pr ogram being pr epar ed by Miss Abbot. In th is way t he F reshmen ha ve a better ch an ce t han ever before developed . T hey ca n no longer comp la in of not having as many pr ivileges in th e lit er a ry line as the ot he r class es . Und er t his syste m Miss Swa im has a much better chance th a n forme rly t o find th e talent of t he vari ous scholar s , w hich had hit herto bee n hidden because u nca lled for. Now th e abi lit y of all th e pu pils wh et her in music or in t he liter a ry line had been tested a nd by mean s of t he class rep ort er, wh o publishes in the da ily papers a s umma ry of th e p rog ra m, is brought befor e t he pub lic. At som e futu re tim e thi s pub lic recogniti on may be ve ry va luab le. T he usu al prog ra ms of music, rec itat ions , discussio ns a nd debates hav e been vari ed by s ter ioptic a n views , acco mpan ied by inte rest ing descripti ons of th e places pictured or of the poe m illust rat ed. T he pict ures a re p repa red by Mr. Hall w ho dese rves grea t credi t not only for securi ng th e view s a nd p repar ing th e slides but also for coloring t hem so be autifu lly , as it shows th at he has been ab le to ad d the reputation of a n ar tist to his othe r attain me nt s . Th e magic lantern is ope rated by Miss Swaim, w ho se ems to th orough ly un der stan d it. T he a nnua l Christ mas play was postponed until sever al wee ks aft er t he holidays on a ccount of t he fear of s preading th e epidemic of s mallpox . T he play, called the "Garotee rs " wa s we ll ac te d a nd w ell received . Sin ce nearl y eve ry pupil is on th e prog ram twice in a sch ool year, greate r oppor t uni ty is given for furt her adva nce me nt in t his line of w ork , for we always find th at in sc hoo l work as we ll as in everything els e th at pra ct ice mak es pe rfec t .
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. SENIOR LIT. OFFICERS.
JUNIOR LIT. OFFICERS.
Pres.-Charles Sheriff
Pres.-Howard McDaniel.
V. Pres. -C lara Long.
V. Pres .-Hazel Hipp.
Sec.-Marie EndIy.
Sec.-- Irene Krebbs.
Censor-s-Jennie McFarland.
Censor-Mary Dunham.
Reporter -Hazel Plummer .
Reporter-Chas . Stevenson .
.SOPHOMORE LIT. OFFICERS.
FRESHMEN LIT. OFFICERS.
Pres. -James Wendling.
Pres .-Lawrence Hughes.
V. Pres. -Rio Judson.
V. Pres.-Henry Endly.
Sec.-Rebekah McDaniel.
Sec.-Lucile Upson.
Censor-s-Judson Super.
Censor-Rhea Martin.
Reporter-Helen Brunk.
Reporter-Helen Eichelberger.
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Ath letics in Mansfield High School are gradually declining and it is with heroic effort t hat we str ive to mai nta in the position due the name of our beloved school. Ev ery st ude nt k nows that spirit is essentia lly necessary to uphold successful at hletics . It was because of the lack of spi rit t hat we could not under any circumstiriies mak e foot-ba ll a pay ing proposition. T he spirit of th is school is not dead and It must not die; but it needs t o be awakened . We are striv ing with our might to a rouse enthusias m over our bas ket ball ga mes and if we wish to obtain satisfactory results, we must comb ine the spirit of t he sepa rate classes, and let this one kind of School sp irit suppo rt athletics . O ur team th is year is one of th e best a nd no doub t could compete for stat e honors . W ith its direct a nd swift passes a nd sk illful gua rding we are undoubtedl y eq ua l to t he t eam s of forme r yea rs. T he outlook for base ba ll is ve ry enco uraging, we hope to t rain a tea m wh ich w ill be one of the best in t he history of the High Sc hool. W ith six men of last year's ex pe rience a nd plenty of good material we can support a winning tea m, provided the spi rit and inte rest of the sc hool are at heart. Base Ball has taken the place of ou r t rack meets, nevertheless we look back with pr ide on the records made by the students who practiced in field day. Th is year we have the material to support track eve nts, make it your duty to come out and help us win and by this act of your loyalty we are bound to make athletics a success . . The gir ls have orga nized a nd have succeeded in.turning out a first class basket ball team and have now finished their list of scheduled games.
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OBER LIN GAME. Ober lin High jou rneyed to Mans field a nd played our local' High Schoo l on th e floor of t he Y. M. C . A. Alt hough we acknowl edged defea t, we were cre dited w it h clean play a nd ca n say trea te d our oppone nts fairly a nd w it h ju st eq ua lity. Lin e up a nd su mma rry . M. H . S .-3I O . H. S .-47 Palme r, R. F .; D irla m, L. F .; J elliff, C .; Vase, Shirema n, R. G .; Leppo, L. G . T h e tea m we nt to New Phi ladelphia and played t he local high school on t he floor of t he s ka t ing rink . Both t eam s w e re bou nd to w in, a nd guardi ng became t he featu re of t he ga me . Mansfield put up a hard and fu rious ga me a nd w he n ti me was ca lled, had s ucceeded in tyi ng th e score of th eir opponents . Line up a nd s ummary. M. H. S .-13 N. P . H. S .-13 Pal mer, R . F.; D irla m, L. F .; Jelliff, c., Vas e, R . G. ; Leppo, L. G .
FOSTORIA GAME. T he repr esentative Bask et Ba ll Team of Fosto ria High Sc hool came to Mansfield determ ined to defeat us. T he teams met on t h e floor of t he Y. M. C . A. a nd a la rge crowd wit nessed t he ga me . Ou r speedy littl e for war ds t ime a nd aga in s ucce eded in caging the ba ll, w hile our guards a ided with prais eworthy work . W he n t ime was ca lled Mansfie ld High had ru n a tota l of 53 points w hile our oppon ents secured a tota l of 13 points. Line up a nd s um mary . M. H. S .- - 53 F. H. S. -13 Pa lmer, R. F.; Dir lam, L. F .; Je lliff, C.; Vase, Sh irema n, R. G. ; Leppo, L. G
NEWARK GAME. The team wen t to Newark where t hey bucked up aga inst a team coached by a for mer Mansfield teacher . T he gam e was pla y ed on th e t100r of the Armo ry a nd on acco unt of its le ngt h, t he Newark team started in t o dribb le, our guards qu ick ly broke t his up a nd a nu mber of fou ls w e re ca lled . W he n th e whistle blew fo r time Newark stood s light ly in the lead . Lin e up a.id su mmary. M. H. S. -2I N. H. S. -29 Palmer, R. F. ; Di rlam, L. F.; Jelliff, C .; Vase, Sh ire ma n, R . G .; Leppo, L. G. T ime keepers-Langdon , Brown . T he Bas ket Ba ll Tea m we nt to F ind lay a nd pla y ed t he local high sc hoo l on t he t100r of t he Y. M. C . A. Find lay High School sta rted the scori ng and Mansfie ld a close seco nd stood with 18 points to h e r c redi t at t he end of t he first half. In t h e seco nd half Mansfield played F indla y High almost to sta nd-sti ll, bu t could not over come th e lea d. Lin e up a nd s ummary. M. H. S. -I8 F. H. S .-33 Palme r,R. F . ; Di rlam , L. F .; Jell iff, C.; Vase, Sh ire ma n, R. G.; Leppo, L. G. T ime keepers-S mit h; Upton .
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NEW A RK GA ME. Th e Newar k five ca me t o Ma nsfield s chedul ed t o play at 8 P . M. on the floor of t he Y. M. C. A. On e of the la rgest crowds on record w itn ess ed th e progress of the ga me . It w as no doubt the best ga me of th e s eas on, both t eams being a bo ut eq ua lly mat ched. In the last f ew minutes of play , I\ e w a rk High sli gh t ly incr eas ed her lea d a nd wo n out by a sm a ll ma rgin. Line up a nd summa ry. M. H. S.- 17 N. H. S.- 24 Pa lmer , R. F . ; D irlam, L. F.; J elliff, C . ; Vese, S h ire ma n, R. G .; Le ppo, L. G .
FIN DLAY GA M E. Th e crac k Findlay five whic h s ucceeded in defeatin g Ma nsfi e ld High at t he beg inning of t he s eas on play ed th eir return ga me on the floor of t he Y. M. C. A. Feb . 27. Aft er a hard fought contest in w hich numerous fou ls were ca lled on bot h sid es, Mansfield High t ook a s purt a nd do ub ly in creased herlead. Line up a nd summ ary .
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Pa lme r, R. F .; Dirl am, L. F. ; J elliff , C .; Vas e, Shir em an , R. G . ; Lep po , L. G .
REPRESENT A TIVE GAME. Th e ga me w h ich th e High School put u p aga ins t th e Y. M. C. A. Representat ives w as one of th e be st of th e s eas on . In th e first half th e Reps . scored eleve n points, hold ing th e Man sfield five dow n t o tw o field bas ke t s . Our fo rwa rds in th e s eco nd ha lf managed t o cage the ba ll tim e an d agai n near ly tying in points with th e Reps . Th e ga me ended with th e Y. M. C . A. Repr es entat ives lead ing with a sc ore of 24 to 18. Line up a nd s umma ry. M. H. S . - 18
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Pa lme r, R. F ., D ill: D irla m, L. F ., Wi se : J el liff, C ., W illia ms: man, L. G., St ecker : Leppo, ,R. G ., Sattler.
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Ti me ke ep er s-Cox, Motter .
CANTON GAME. Man sfield we nt t o C an ton an d played one of th e fast est t eams in th e state . The C an ton fiv e did ex ce llent d ribb ling a nd th e ir fast t eam w ork w as a fe at ure . Man sfi eld High however br ok e up t heir d ribb ling and ou r forwards pla y ed the ir usual steady ga me . At th e close of t he second half, Canton had se cur ed a t otal of 52 po ints, w hile Mansfield s ecur ed a tot al of 16 points. Line up a nd summary.
M. H. S .-16 C. H. S. -52 Palmer, R. F .; D irlam, L. F .; Jelliff, C . ; Vase, Shireman , R. G.; Leppo, L. G . Time keepe rs -Vase, Shireman.
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GIRLS' BASKET BALL TEAM.---No. I. Edn a Endlv, Helen Enos. Helen Jennings. Hazel Um barger. Margar et T ann er. Marie Marwick. Kath leen Men denh all. Marie Bru nk. Ruth Ga dsby.
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Thi s y ea r we ha ve e n joyed our bas ke t ball pr a cti ce ve ry mu ch . Owi ng t o the k indn ess of Miss C u n ning ha m, one of om last y ea r g rad ua tes, we we re enab led t o have a coach. W e orga ni zed ea rly in th e fall w ith the assi stan ce of Miss Moor e a nd Miss Feld ner. T he re we re fo ur s t eam s orga nize d, the Jun ior s a nd Senior s be ing th e first two t eams a nd th e Sop homo res a nd F reshm en on the second t wo t eams. By th is divis ion it was th ought the go od pla yers w e re u neven ly d iv ide d, so t he best playe rs w ere a ppo inted by Miss Moore a nd Miss Fe ldn er on th e first t eams a nd th e rest of t he play ers on th e seco nd t ea m, T he p ra cti ce t hen was very ent h us ias t ic as it had been dec ided th at t he s ide having the largest sco res we re to be g iv en a ba nq uet by th eir opp on en ts . T here w as a vigorous pract ice until Ap ril vaca ti on, th e score for th e firstteam s being 71 to 48 in fa vor of the A' s . T wo publi c games w er e pla y ed on e week, by t he first and s ec ond teams . About fift y fri en ds atte nde d th e ga mes.
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GIRLS' BASKET BALL TEAM.---No. 2. H. Nail. H. Boles. H. Eichelberger, R. Miller. E. Baughman, H. Brunk , N. Long. M. Jones, V . Costa rd , A . H enry , Maud Jones.
M. Erwin .
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M. Mar wi ck , R. F . H. J e nnings, L. F . K. Me nden ha ll, C. R. Gadsby , R. G . H. Umbarge r, L. G
T he line up a nd s u mma ry for t he second t ea m. REDS-13 E. Ba ughma n, R. F . H. Brunk, L. F. N. Long, C. M. J ones , R . G . M. Irw in, L. G .
BL UES-I I V. C osta rd, R. F. Mar y J ones, L. F. H. Eich elb erger, C . A. Hen ry , R. G . H . Boles , L. G .
By next y ear we ho pe w e w ill ha ve some v ery good players a mo ng t he Soph omor es , w ho a re work ing h ard th is year as Fr eshme n. W e a lso hope to have mo re publi c ga mes t o uph old sch ool interest.
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LINE UP. McDan iels . Stecker . Vase. Pollock . C leland . Leppo. Schlegel Marshall . Snodgrass. Langsdorf .
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THE INEVITABLE AUNT MARIA. By Winifred Angl e.
Cl a ra Smith was a student at R-- Sem inary. At school she was very popular and the girls didn 't think it was strange when she was invited out frequ entl y . On e day .Clara was all excited, for an invitation had come to a da nce in a town not very far f rom the school. As this wa s the usual th ing, th e gir ls didn ' t se e w hy she was so excited over this par ticul ar dan ce. Clara spent a whole lot of time getting ready that night, and before she wa s downstairs the door-bell rang. The girls were all looking over t he banister. They knew boys weren 't allowed at the school and they were cur ious to kno w wh o would come for Clara. Th ey were a ll surpr ised to se e a rathe r elde rly wo man usher ed into the room. She had on a rus ty black silk dress , a short black coat, and a litt le black bonnet trimmed wit h purple pans ies. She looked to be about sixty-five, but fr om her walk , it would not seem th at she wa s that old. In a minute Clara came down , and th e w oma n, ev ide ntly her aunt, got up and sh ook han ds with her, t elling her in a high, cracke d a nd affected vo ice how long it was since she had seen her a nd how glad she wa s . To t he girls it see med st ra nge that Cl ar a didn' t kiss he r au nt aft er s uch a long separation, but it wo uld ha ve se emed stran ger st ill to th em t o ha ve seen th e aunt helping Cla ra dow n th e icy steps , instead of Cl ara h elpin g her aunt . Th e next afte rnoon after class , th e girls wer e a ll a nxio us to hea r about t he da nce . Clara told t hem she had had a good ti me, but wh en asked who had come for he r, she sa id, " Who else wo uld it be but my aun t Mar ia?" About tw o w eeks afte rward, Cl ar a wa s invited away agai n . Thi s t ime she resolved not to sho w her excit ement, a nd it was not until th e da y befor e the da nce that the girls found out sh e was going away at all. About eight o' clock th e next evening the door bell rang, and the matron he rself we nt to t he door. Th is time Aunt Mar ia was.dressed just like t he t ime be fore, with th e ex ception of a white fischu at he r th roat .
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T he matron t ook h er int o the parlor a mi tried by different wa y s to sta rt a conv e rsati on, bu t a ll her remarks see med lost on Aunt Mari a, for ' sh e was probably dea f. Clara ca me dow n sta irs a nd afte r greet ing he r a u nt , t hey started off. Soon th e jingle of s le igh be lls told th ey ha d started . Cla ra came home Sat u rday aft erno on , and in a few minutes t he girls k new a ll th e detai ls of th e dan ce . Clara tr ied so ha rd to conv ince th e gir ls that Aunt Maria was t he only one she had gone w it h , th at the gi rls tho ugh t it st ra nge. An in v itati on ca me a bout a month after thi s , t o a dan ce in the sa me place. This t ime s he was going in a bob with a big c row d, but th e inevitable Aunt Maria ca me int o th e hous e afte r her. O ne of th e g irls, bou nd to find out more ab out Aunt Ma ria, had t he w indow ope n and th e ligh t turn ed low an d then listened at the open wi nd ow .' W hen Cl ara and Aun t Mar ia, w ent out of t he ho use, and w hile they were getting into th e bob , s uc h excl a mat ions as t hes e ca me up to her . "Well, how did yo u eve r man age t o keep a st ra ight face? " " W e ll, wh o s uggeste d th at way of going af t er C lara? " " W as n 't it a wf ully hard t o t hin k of a mak eup ?" The dri ve r spoke t o his t ea m a nd th ey w ere off like a flas h, but the, last se n t en ce t he liste ning gi rl heard, was this : " It was rather tickl ish . Her esornebody tak e t his bonnet . Remember now .vdon"t sp oil the purple pansies, I' v e got to get C lara in t he house t oni ght . .c
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DIES SCHOLAE.
"St ude nt if yo u wo uld w in s uccess You must th e s ight of sloth s uppress . 'Tis w it h yo u the prefe re nce lies To cri nge in dep t hs or soar th e sk ies." T hese wo rds ret urn their tr ut h to cla im . Adv ice like th at ca me dow n like ra in. Alas! we never felt its worthO ur ai m in life was q uest of mir th . T here sta nds t hat building I reca ll T he lar gest schoo lhouse of th em a ll; Whe re some acq uire t hei r humb le lore And most so ught joy an d-nothing more. T he pr incipal was lar ger too T ha n any ot her man I knew ; And had an a rm of might y reac h T hat a ided well his way to teach. He was by a ll, held in estee m T here w he re he ever reign ed supreme. And loved by th ose w ith who m he dea lt, E'en t hose w ho had received his we lt . In fr iendsh ip he was tr ue as steel; In wrath he always made t hem feel , W hoeve r had his law transg ressed Or fa iled to pass t he si mple test. Th e tr ees fo r ma ny rods nea rby Had se nt th eir limbs to sc hool to dry And whe n a boy wa s doing bad His pe na lty was "seasoned gad ."
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Yet wh enthe girls did as they pleased As th o th ey had th e schoolh ouse leased, What t hen could the pr ofess or say? He must just let th em hav e th eir way .
But every t ime a boy went wro ng To the offi ce he mar ch ed to sing a song; T here led by the ma st er ' s heav y han d He atoned for sins of the fem inin e band.
Per haps w e did not get enough; Maybe that meth od was too rough . We wa gs and idlers ne ' er obeyed Altho we w ere sever ely flay ed.
But in th e High School where we' re come The men a nd means ar e a ltered some: A hundred differ ent wi les in vog ue Vanished t he misch ief of the rogue.
They'v e dropped the anc ient hickory ru le That striped the dermis of the fool; And new er ways they pra ct ice w ide T hat se em to pier ce beneat h t he hide. T he y us e th e red dem er it book T he ges tur e or th e mean ing look ; A wor d of aid or admon ition Must produce comp lete t ra nsi tion.
To him wh o does not work with v im The t eacher says, "Tonight, come in." , And long adv ice in C yn ic style He must endure without a smile . St ill that's not all the ill wind blows : The criti c goes t o a ll sh e kn ows At teachers' meetin g- Ov er townAnd talks his reputation down.
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T he n to t he office with his nam e S he tells his fa ults and wrecks his fame; There in discourse d raw n a nd long She magni fies h is every wrong . A note they se nd his pa by ma il; It is a long abus ive ta le; T he sad t irade that made its round Te rminates, in tear .d rops d rowned. We ca n judge w ha t fell h is lotThe sce ne w ill neve r be fo rgot; They say t hat w hat he got at home Was the ha rvest he had sow n . Last year I gazed with heart athrill At the Hig h Schoo l on t he hi ll, And bragged the day I'd enter t here To take life easy, free fro m care. Who can not see my sad mista ke ? I know it now, but suc h is fateHigh Sc hoo l rules are ha rd to fill T hat sc hoo l is bliss be low t he hill. GEORGE BIDDLE.
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His fury is terrible and the poor old father cal ls for vegeance on his ch ild. They start upon her trail and trace her to the river's marshy edge. The n fa r down the stream t hey spy Toolwa's canoe ." Wahuspa, with fire flash ing from his eyes, cr ies : " I have them now-I sw ear by the Great Manitou to spi ll the fox cub's blood this very night and br ing my sweet Ch ischille back agai n." Away they fly, pursuers a nd purs ued, see ming like monsters fro m t he sp irit world, so me das hing forwa rd like t he fierce storm wind, ot hers looming up lik e clouds . But Toolwa 's str engt h is be ing fast spe nt, and now his wea k pad dle s naps in t w o. Wi t h pale ch eek he w hispers: "All is lost , but, dear one, we s ha ll meet in the s pirit la nd, " th en sta bs him self a nd leaps into t he river. Ch ischille is taken back t o her fath er 's lodge to becom e Wa huspa's b ride on the nex t day. T he Indian ma id, ris ing at th e earliest dawn , plaits he r da rk ha ir a nd puts on her rich est robe, decked w ith bright flowers a nd shells. She passes t hrough a wo nde ring crowd of sq uaws who are up ear ly doing t he work whi le the warriors sleep, weary after last night ' s chase . She goes straight to a little cove by the river a nd springs quic kly int o the sma ll boat in which sh e rapidly sk ims across t he river to whe re yon cliff uprears its awful form . She has climbed its dizzy height and now stands boldly upright on its very edge, looking calmly down. But hark! she is singing a nd gent ly waving her hand: "Why should I in sorrow linger, Why repine in gloomy sadness? Let me go! Spirit of the land of shadows, Fr ee me from this horrid t hraldom . Deat h, I woo thee as my lover , For I hear Too lwa call me And I come to Wa hra nt unga, T o the lodge fire of Manito u, To the happy land of s pirits, In th at land of fruits and flowers , Fru its th at never leave us hun gry , Flowe rs t hat never fade and wit her, We wi ll take our rest t oget her, G ladly , sweetly, rest together. Sho rt sha ll be my passage to thee, Brief shall be my unseen jou rney, To thy happy home in cloud land To thy hu ntin g ground in south land; And when once again I meet thee, When again I gladly greet thee None shall sunder none shall sever, With thee I shall be forevr! Toolwa! I come!" This sa id, she sprang from her dizzy perch a nd found a liquid grave. And t he legen d goes that often as the Sioux pass along here they faintly hea r the ma iden' s dy ing so ng.
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When to ld I wou ld pas s on leav ing grade eight To High School I went in a fr own. I had some misgivings in w ha t I had hear d And had a cold chill-all t he way down. They sa id ' twas so har d an d t hey work yo u to death In Latin as tau ght by Miss Brow n, T ill my courage it fail ed a nd my fate I bewailed Had an other chill- all the way down . Others me nti oned the fact of the " Easy Red Book" That anyone can learn in.the town, My coura ge return ed but when truth was unfurled Had an awful chill-all the way down. C heer up said th e girls, be a Nero of Rome, Show courage a nd disp lay it a round, To yo u r room yo u can go but look out fo r ze ro. Had ano ther chill-all the wa y down . It was a ll very different t o what I'd been t old, As a Fr eshma n, I played th e clown. As I'm now at th e top whe re I 'll soo n be a " Soph." No more chills- all t he way down .
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Gay s houts of la ught er echoed th rough th e old house . Merry feet ra n up and down t he stair -wa ys. Doors slammed , chai rs we re mov ed about, a nd a ge nera l confusion reigned, for this was a merry hous e pa rty ga t he red a t th is picturesque, rambl ing, country hom e to spend th eir va cat ion . ' T he pr incipa l ones of th e g roup were a boy and a gi rl, Rob a nd Mari e, w ho we re rivals for t he leadersh ip . T hey we re always try ing to out-do eac h other in plan ning a musements a nd on thi s part icula r afternoo n, bot h w ere busi ly engaged in th inking up so me n ew di ver sion . At last Rob ros e, a victo rio us s mile on his face , as he left t he room . T he evening was stormy and th e young pe ople smi led in comfort as t he y heard th e w inds how ling a nd shrieki ng down the chimneys. Rob w as gone from the circl e, but fo r the once, none missed him. At last, someone st a rt ed a ghost story , then followed such ha ir-ra is ing an d imp robable stories that the girls, exc ep ti ng Marie and several others, were al most hyste rica l. At that mom ent Ro b came in . "Telling g host stories? That's a ll very we ll but , I th ink s eeing them is mu ch bette r. As I ca me t h rough t own las t week I he a rd of a hau nt ed house right in thi s nei ghborhood ." At thi s , a ll aske d , for the st o ry . "No," sa id Rob, "you must co me a nd se e it. " Some of th e more t imid stayed, a mo ng t hem was G len n W e ldon; t his was a s u rp rise to a ll as G le nn was cons idered a lmost as daring as Rob, but no, he sa id he was n't going out in the cold just to look at a ghost. So about ten of the yo ung folks left their cozy firesides t o hunt for the g host. Rob led th em out int o the dar k y ard an d into the still dark er road , ov e r d itches, through lane s, ove r fences, unti l only a fe w fe et in f ront of th em cou ld be dimly discerned t he black, mist y outl ine of a hous e. " Be hold the hau nt ed hous e," ex claimed Rob, dram atica lly, as he waved h is la nt ern and led on t o t he doo r . T he door was un locked a nd, af t e r t ak ing t he la ntern in first, he bid them a ll ente r. T he wi nd shrieked down the chim neys, causing t he doors t o rattle a nd th e w indows to shake un t il many were sorry th ey had left their comforta ble fireside for this ch eerl es s place, for th e room was entir ely bare of any t h ing exc ept a long bench.
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W ith a, "We will now wai t fo r his roya l ghos tship," Rob sa t down on one end of th e benc h wh ile th e others quic k ly followe d su it . T hey wa ited and wa ited and waited . St ill moaned th e wind; st ill rattled th e doors, still shoo k the windows, a nd still they wa ited . At last a ha ir-raising screach was hea rd fr om the sta ir, th e doo r slowly creaked on its hinges, a nd, wit h grea t clanging of iron cha ins , a tall majest ic figure stalked into th e room. After a sh ort pau se in w hich it seem ed t o be piercing th e th oughts , it began t o pace bac k a nd for th with s low meas ur ed footsteps, th e cha ins clanging at every ste p unti l many of the yo ung people could stand it no longe r and fled pr ecipitat ely from the ghostly pr esence . Mari e was the first to recover from the alar m and w ith a, "Lets see w hat the boys are doing," she ope ned t he door a wea littl e bit , whi le th e oth ers close ly surrounded he r eagerly trying to see into th e dimly lighted room. Th e ghost was still pacing up and down the q uiet room; all at once it began to s pea k in deep sep ulc h ral tones, " I was not ever thus ; in my yo ut h I was as merry as yo u : I lau ghed ; I sa ng; now I pass up an d down the earth a spirit. " Th e ghos t had utter ed the last words in s uch a curdling t one t hat man y of t he girls were frig hte ned a lmost int o hyster ics . Not so, Ma rie, for as th e ghost finis hed his cries, she starte d forward cry ing, "No, G lenn W eldon y ou were not eve r thus , in your y out h y ou wa lked on fee t, not on st ilts," an d q uick ly approac hing hi m, sh e pulled away the sh eats, revealing G lenn on a high pair of st ilts. A g reat shout went u p as they rea lized t hat Marie had outwi tted them all. Crestfall en, Rob led th e me rry party homewar d, w hile ever a nd an on, Mar ie, in a th eat rical voice wo uld ex cla im, " I was not ever thus , in my you th I was as merr y as yo u ." BLANCHE
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THE PESTILENCE. Now in t he days of th e reig n of Teddy t he Good, th e re was a te rr ible plague a broad in the region round a bout th e Tabe rnacle of Mansfield High School. And ma ny fam ilies th e re we re grevio us ly afflicted a nd s undry of th e inh abi tan ts thereof became sore afra id. T he n did th e w ise and learned doctors of t hat place asse mble toget he r and tak e counc il. And they did for bid so me of t he peop le to lea v e t he ir dwellings . _Yea! ve rily t he cons te rnation was great in t hat place . But t he pe ople did not do acco rd ing as th ey had been comma nded, but left thei r hom es secret ly and wa lked in t he market place. And often percha nc e it came to pass that some of the inh a bitan ts of that place passed by th ese peop le unw itt ingly. So the plag ue was spread abroad . And t he people ca me a nd went , but the lea rned doctors k new nothi ng th er eof. Then it hap pe ned that su ndry of t he inhabitants th ereof became so re-afflicted w ith the dise as e. Then agai n did t he w ise doctors assemb le together a nd a lso t he lea rn ed schoo l boa rd . And th ey made t his decree, " T hou sha lt be vaccinated." And it came to pass t hat on t he next day in th e Tabe rnacle of Mansfield High Sc hoo l, Ha ll, who was s urna med "The Jolly ," a rose and ca lled th e yo ung men and ma idens tog et her and spo k e unto th e m wit h a loud vo ice say ing, "fhe Board of Education hath decreed t hat none of y e sha ll enter t h is place of lea rn ing after th e t w ent y- first day of Nov emb er, in ,t he year of our Lord, n inete en hun dred a nd seven if y e be not vaccinat ed . And ver ily I say unto ye t hat upon him w ho dot h not so, sha ll a se nte nce come; a nd t he re s ha ll be wee ping a nd wa iling a nd gnashing of t eeth , and th e so rrow w ill be great in his house." And the re was g reat confus ion a mong t he pupils of Mansfi eld High Sc hoo l and there was muc h mur mu ring among t he m. "My fat her a nd my moth er hav e decr eed t hat I s ha ll not be vaccinated ." "My parents say that th ey w ill ta ke me from thi s Tabernacle of Lea mi ng ." And yet again whi le t hey were ta lk ing one with t he ot he r, came Ha ll, The J olly , unt o t hem and spoke to t hem in thi s wise ; "Rejoice a nd be ex ceeding glad! For t he wis e an d learned boar d hath sa id t hat th e y w ill accept exc uses from vaccination on accou nt of weakness. But to h im who had n eith e r a n excuse nor a vaccination ce rt ificate , let him go and take his journ ey to t he lan d of his fath er s a nd abide with t he m ." And the re a rose a great s ho ut a mong t he pe ople and t hey w ere glad in th eir hea rts beca use t he se thi ngs we re so . But ma ny th er e were who had ne ithe r an exc use nor a vaccinatio n cer tificate a nd th ey went and abode in t he lan d of the ir fathe rs . Many also ret urn ed t o th e Tabe rn acle of Learni ng and lab ored t here as was t heir wo nt and brot forth mu ch fr uit of t h ei r la bors .
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Miss Simps on-Describe the assassinati on of Caesar. P upil-Caes ar was stabbed in th e back, and in the confusion wh ich followed the assassin escaped . Little Jack Horner Sat in a corner Finding t he va lue of Pi T hough his work was a s ight, T he teache r sa id, "That is right ." And he t hought , "What a s mart boy a m I." Miss Aber le-Will the.abse nt scho lars please go to the office and get excuses. Mr. Agler-"What have I in my head when I say H20?" Student-"Water ." Mr. Agler-"Correct."
FOUND IN AN OLD PHYSICS BOOK. If there should be another flood, To y ou I then would fly ; For though the world would be submerged, I k now you'd still be dry. A litt le flunking now and then, .ls done by e'en t he best of me n. You hav e to pay some people to be good, but the Sen iors are "good for noth ing." The pup ils of t he N'.ansfield High Schoo l w ish to t hank all the kind frie nds who assisted in the obsequies of our old friend, "The Demeri t System." Now I lay me down to rest, To study hard I've done my best; If I should die before I wake I'll ha ve no more exa ms to take. Teacher-"What is space?" Freshman -"I cannot tell but I have it in my head ." Which shall it be, which shallit be? I looked at C a rl; W ill looked at me. -Irene K.
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Miss St ine-"Have you any correc tions to make on that recitatio n? " James C. -"It's too hot in he re ."
IN 路 MEMORIAM. Yes, she is dead! I know 'tis sad, To lose a frie nd so dear; But t each ers, a word of comfort, Fo r death she had no fear. I know not w here she was born and rea red, But she dwelt in Mansfield High, Was here two short years, I th ink, And t hen was compelled to die. Ah! pup ils, why do you not lament, As her funeral kne ll you ring ? . Why did th at Senior soft ly cry, "Oh Death, w he re is thy stin g? "
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Though scholars la ugh and sho ut in glee, ( Prof. Hall can sca rce ly bear it.) . And now I'll tell you the reason w hy , Her name was Miss De e Merit. Joseph ine Lemon -(I n Ge rman ) The slater fell off the roof. Bertha followed . Wm. Black-Shakespeare had three children . other one wasn 't.
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F reshman- The more I read about it, t he less I know. Prof.- You must have read considera ble. Wa y dow n upon t hat awful record , Zeros abound, There's where my thoughts are wandering eve r, There 's where my fate is found. Miss Ruess -Give Singular and Plural of "Tag." Virginia S.-Tagen , tagte, getagt. Lloyd B.- (te lling story of Romeo and Ju liet ) . daughter of her father. "
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Mr. B.- "A ho rse does not necessar ily have to be a n animal."
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On e night w hile studyi ng for th e coming ex ams, I became ve ry tired an d had a severe (Payne) in my head. Unconsc iously I fell as leep a nd as I slept I ' dr ea med a strange dream . A ship was mak ing ready to sta rt on a voyage. As I stood on the sh ore looki ng longingly at t he boat an old ( Sea ma n) approached me and to my joy and wond erment, ask ed me to a ccompa ny t he m on th e trip . Very quick ly I cons ent ed, for I had neith er friends nor home where I now was, and so on we were ( Sai l)ing fa r out on th e sea. Th e beginning of th e voyage was (Fai r) and I en joyed it to th e fu llest extent. Dur ing t he first day out I employed my t ime in lea rn ing from my friend t he art of (A ngle) ing; and I watched with inte rest th e (Nett ing) of t he ( Finney ) fish and (H erring). But toward evening th e -clouds began to gat he r and before midnight we wer e ha vin g in its worst form, one of th ose wel l known s ea (Showers) and farther on in th e nigh t we wer e being tos sed ab out in our ber ths by the ( Las h) ing of the wav es . T he a ir blew colde r, a nd covered th e decks with ( Hale) . ( Bange)! -we were a ll on t he a lert, and in ten minu t es th e deck s were s warming. It was ascertained that the noise was caused by th e break ing of a (Steele) ( Barr) that held the ( Sh eets). When all was quiet once (Mo ore ) it wa s discovered that we were nea ring land. Our compass showed us t he fa ct th at we had been drivel} two (M iles) fro m our course, but we, after so me ti me, decided t o put out for the opposi t e shore . On lan ding, I separated fr om th e rest of t he party and after refreshi ng myself with a few (Berry)s, started in search of adventur e . I found running along my path, footprints of a (Wolf), or ' (Fox), I knew not which, but determined to follow them and to my am use ment, t hey led stra ight t o a (Cave) , ove r-grow n by (Long) vi nes and moss. I ente red but was firs t struck by t he (A u) fu l (B lack) darkness; but after my eyes beca meaccus tom ed to th e ink y blackness, I made out the va rious form s abo ut me and to my am azem ent found that I wa s in th e den of some wild animal. The rem ains of his unfortun at e prey sti ll could be seen . A ( Hawk), and a (Martin) lay near me w hile a sho rt dist an ce away was t he body of a (Mink), stiff and ( Stark) in death . I drew my (Swo rd) for protectio n and quick ly ret raced my steps. As I aga in t ook up my tr amp, I heard in the dista nce the ringing of a ( Bell). As th is was th e Sabbath , I at once set out in that di rection, hoping to reach some ( Berger) t own , perhaps a city . Afte r climbin g a steep hill by th e help of (Branches) and (U nderwood), I was at last ab le to catc h a v iew of th e city which lay befo re me. On my ap proach, I met a queer looking fe llow, (War ing) th e ga rb of a (Sw itze r) ,' who greeted me with "Guten (Morgan) ." I inqu ired w hich' of the two (Rhoads ) t o pursue, bade him good day, and pursued my way . Ahead, I could discern t he beautiful stone ( G ates ) of var ious ( Hughes), which ope ned into the city parks. I entered and afte r stopping some time to rest , we nt qu ickly to the t ow n-an d-foun d out th at I was in th e city of Mansfie ld. I wa s ove rjoyed, for it was my fo rme r
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home. T he first t hing fam iliar was t he meeting of myoId ( Krohn)ie, Johnson, who (Wood) persist in taking me in h is auto, sightseeing ove r th e cit y . We passed a group of .queer looking ( Holmes) ' w hich, I was inform ed, w ere th e houses of our retired bachelor te achers . 'Fa rt he r on, in a pretty bou lev ar d were so me (Moorehouse)s wh ich wer e t he p roperty of Mr. Agler . After an hou r or so we rode back to th e h ot el of my host , the name of w hich was t he ( King) . Th e (Cook) in th is hotel was certainly a fine one for t he (Kooken) was of th e best, and I fo und out later that he used a (Baxt er) stove. After the repast we went into the library to discuss th e cur rent ev e nts . At a sho rt distan ce f rom us sat t wo men loudly discussi ng over their (Sti nes) of (Beer) t he ( Ly nc h ing) of a ma n wh o, it t urn ed out, wa s a ( Kuhn ) . Not w ishi ng to listen to the outcome of t his we too k a hasty departur e. We turned our ste ps t oward th e church just in time for midday services . The ( Bis hop) of th e (Pa rish) was none ot he r th an Leo McCollough . After t he services I wa s int roduced t o a v is iting (Abb ot), and many of t he ( Lehman ) . That eve ning w e heard a loud uproar in t he sq ua re which on investi gati on pr oved to be a fight of two ru ffian s ; but th e a rr iva l of t he dist rict (Marsha ll) a nd (Sh e riff) put an en d to this sc ene . Later, our appetites we re pr etty well sh arpened, w e had a light lunch of s ma ll ( Boa ls ) of sou p and dish of (Costard) , and a few minutes late r found us hurry ing t o a concert to be give n in t he pub lic ( Ha ll) . The first on t he progra m was a selectio n by Pa ul t he (F iedl er) e nt it led, "(Massa)s in t he C old , Co ld Ground, " wit h va riations . Fo llowing t his was a stunt by an em inent cak e (Walk er). Th e next was a selection, on a (V as e ) pia no, entitl ed ( Harts) Desire, by Mons ieur (Jack -son) of a local G erm an artist, who whe n questioned as to wh ere he rec eiv ed his edu cat ion, repl ied, (O! Berl in) of cours e. After a clos ing add ress by Prof. (Ware) the .conce rt was br ought to a close . As it was not yet late w e decid ed to visit t he old mill, as t he (M iller) was a n old fr ie nd of my fat her's. He wa s a n int er esting cre at ure , wh ose one by w ord was "great (Scott)." While returning home w e passed a field, whose (End-Iy) nea r the road and I could se e that th e rea per th e far mer had been us ing, was a (McCor mick). When w e reac h ed th e hote l once mor e w e w er e very fati gu ed a nd w ere glad to s it under t he cool trees a nd rest our weary bones . . W e . w e re join ed by a nother who was a v e ry good entertainer and for s om e t ime h eld our attenti on with the relating of a n unsu ccessful atte mpt of burg lary on t he pa rt of some (Porch) climbe rs, a fe w nights previ ous. Th e place of pilfry wa s th e ma n' s house but -happil y for him an d his val uab les, he was ab le to ov erpowe r t h e burg la r a nd t o ge t possess ion of a fire ( Arm, st rong) as flint and a few (R ust)y safe breakers w hich he sh owed us in great t riumph. An ( Apple ma n) pa ssing the place, so ld us a few ap ples. When w e offe red him less th an th e y were ( W ort h) he answered, ( Nix on) th at, and qu ickly handing us a ( Lemon) made his way dow n the st reet. After his departure our fr iend s uggested the idea of taki ng a trip on th e en( C line) t o t he a rt st ud io. T here w e saw man y of ( Ha rris) on (Fishe r)'s painti ngs; but on close exam ina t ion t hey just looked to me lik e a can vas fu ll of ( Dobbs ) . Fr om s omewher e in the distan ce I heard a w hirr ing s ound and was just on the ve rge of ask ing my fri end what it was, when I su ddenl y awoke a nd fou nd t hat t he sound was that of th e ala rm clock, st riki ng six thirty A. M. As that morning was Germa n exam, I feel th at t his dr eam acco un ts for my German g rade.
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HIGH SCHOOL W EAT H ER SIGNALS. Wh en Edwa rd Reichar ds st ud ies for five minutes in s uccession it w ill be a cold day . Wh en a revi ew of cur rent events is announced for opening exce rcises pr epar e for a dr y spe ll. . Wh en Miss Br own ca lls on Go rdon J . for a tr an slat ion there wi ll be a pe rfec t ca lm, follow ed by a storm. W he n Mr. Ha ll pres ides at a classmeet ing, look out for high w ind. When black paint is see n ove r th e so ut h en trance, expect thunde r. W he n Martha She riff say s , " I don 't kn ow ," th er e w ill be a cha nge. W he n Mr. Blankenhorn combs his hair t her e will be a n elect rica l displa y in th e up per regio ns . W he n yo u see a y oun g Fr eshi e w ith W eb ster ian b row and sedate counten an ce passing thr ough th e halls w it h "th e tr ead of a ca t, " it w ill be Ra iney. T he pe rso n who rides a pony T h rougho ut his High Sc hool course, W ill never have a kin gdom T o give up for a horse .
SCENE IN PH YSICS. Mr. Agler - (turn ing t he hand le of a machin e ) ; " T his machin e is t urned by a c rank." " A friend must be ar a friend' s infirmiti es ." will conti nue to list en to Iren e Smith's talking .
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All good boy s love th eir sisters , But I so good ha ve grow n, That I love other boys ' sisters As we ll as I love my own . -Chas . Stec ke r. It is repo rted th at Mr. Blankenhorn is w rit ing a novel. heroine will be .
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If " ignora nce is bliss" w hat wonder some of the Seni ors wear such broad smiles!
HEARD IN HISTORY. Moha mmed intr oduced C hr istianity int o England. The Ironsides was a vess el of Olive r Cromwe ll a nd was so called beca use of its iron sides . The rise of Russia was principally on land . Turkey rose out of a sw amp. Th e ag e of Pericl es was th e t ime th at Pericles lived a nd threw out his light. Mr. Agler- (in Physics ); "Along came th e wind." A fool can ask questions t hat a wis e ma n can't answer. reason t hat so man y of us flunk .
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Sing a so ng of Freddy L., Thoughts are all of girls; W ent to call on her that night, How he loved her curl s! When the door was open ed, . T he girl bega n to sing; F reddy turned a nd ran away, Silly , silly thing. Wm . Black- - (t ra nslat ing) ; " T he colonnades were mar ching along. Mr. Bellingllam-[in music]:
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" The battl efield was covered with
Boy- [ to Miss Stine, after she had to ld th e class to se lect days for pap ers: ] "May I mak e a date wit h yo u?" Miss St ine-[becoming alarmed ]: "Oh, mercy, no!" Miss Ruess - [inGe rman]: "If all the girls in High School could sp eak Ge rman fluentl y, what ex press ion would th ey be most likely to us e?" Albertine Lang-"Ich habe ein a -e r-, I don't know what the word for case is."
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Fresh man - (trans lating):
"My fa ithfu l dog looks exactly like me.
The greatest pa ir of s uspe nde rs in Mansfield - H. E. Ha ll, H. L. Creveling . Alice Barton's favori te river in hist ory - ( Reo) Grande. To some a nail mean s nothi ng, J ust so met hing th at t hey see; But a certain Nail I k now of Means more t han t hat to me . T hos. Scott . -t-t-
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Somethin g ha rd to find: A Sen ior with out dignity . A Juni or wit hout t oo much kn owledge. A Sophomore wit hout conceit. a nd, A Freshm a n wit hout gree nness . Mr. Blank en horn- " Ma rion, wh at a re th e th ree divisio ns of G reece ?" Marion R.- (n ot th inki .ig) " La rd, axle-grease a nd machine- oil." Mr. Holmes wishes all t he gir ls t o keep their eye s on him. " I fea r y ou ar e forgetting me, Sh e sa id in tones polit e, I am indee d for gett ing yo u, T hat' s why I cam e to night ." Charles Sh eriff-On class meeti ng):
"I'm so busy I can't run.
Teach ers ought to rem em ber w he n assi gni ng our lessons " Man wants but little here below, nor wants th at little, long." Virginia S . astonished th e Ph ysi cs class one day by declarin g that sh e had se en a kettle sing. I will leave large foot prints on the sands of ti me.- D. Brucker. Lotta Branch gives us t he astounding informat ion in French class th at in a Fr ench railroad tr ain they ha ve separate compartments where yo u can remain s ingle. Soph omore Cl ass -Unfurnished heads to let . Test Days - The sa ddes t days of aII the year . Facult y Meetings-Ci rcumstan ces over wh ich w e have no control. Library-A place for cultivating friendships.
No studying a llowed.
G rad es-A mysterious sy ste m of mathematic s kn own only t o th e t each er. Pr of. in Ph ys ics-Gi ve a n exampl e t o illustrate th e fact th at heat expan ds and cold contracts. Student- The days are longer in Summer than in Winter. Miss Simpson-Hazel, who was Caedmon ? Hazel P .-He was the guy wh o went out in the barn and had a vision.
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OUR FRIENDS, THE ADVERTISERS. PROFESSIONAL KNOCKERS-Any a nd eve ry body knocked with neatn ess a nd disp atch .
D ITWILER & AU-Matrim on ial s pe cia lists a nd match-makers. Offi ce hours I till w on .
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No cas e too Night work a s pecialty.
P osition desire d as a clow n with a re pu ta ble circ us . Na t urally adapte d for th e w ork. MARK BELL. W ANlED - P ositi on as messenger by J am es Leo na rd . Thoroughly acq ua int ed with the down-town dis t ricts . Beautiful compl ex ion on t a p. I have th e best th ing in t he s kin line on th e market . MILDRED C LARK. I wish t o state that I have cha nged my st ud y room fr om I t o 2. Margaret please t ake notice. VANCE JU DSON. I a m ma rLADIES, AlTENTION! riageab le, yo ung, inte llige nt beyond t he ave rag e. D es ire open correspond ence wi t h a se rious min ded you ng woman. LEE BAXTER.
LO ST-A gold lock et conta ining pic't ure of Rhea LaDow ; intrinsic valu e s light compa red wi t h its past associations . Find er please return a nd receive reward . EVE RElT RUNYAN. W ANTED-A cas e . FO X & T ERMAN, Attys. at La w . F O R S ALE- Ency clopedia contai ning t on s of k nowledg e and 32,000 words of not less t han t en sy llab les . I have no furt he r use for it . GEO RGE BIDDLE. AGENTS WANTED-l a m in possession of a syste m by wh ich I accu mulate large quant ities of learning practica lly w ithout la bor. LLOYD BARR. J UD COx- Fas hions , wa nt t o wea r.
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is for Feldner , full of humor a nd fun, Ha ppy she is w he n your lessons are done .
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is fo r Holmes , in Arit hm eti c wise, Filled with figure s clear up to his eyes . is for Ideas , a good ma ny , y' k now , Fly ing a bout like loose t1ak es of s now .
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Y and Z are unkn own, you see, Kindly wor k out and find w hat t he y may be .
Miss Ruess infor med us that on almost every exam ination paper inst ead of " der Adler" (eagle) she found "der Agler ." Mr. Bellingham-Are you a musicia n? W . .Har beso n-Well -er -er I lay some claim t o t he fact. Mr. B.-Well, I am glad t o hear it. Miss W heeler is about to play a nd I wo uld be very glad if yo u wo uld turn t he music for he r. DO YOU KNOW? W hy is Cla ra Long? W hy is Maude A. Walker? W hat gave Martha Payne? Whom did E lenor Robb? W hy is Bertha F rank? Wa rum ist Helen Klein? W hat is Marie Wari ng? What makes Helen Brown ? W hy isn' t C har les Sheri ff? W hat did Helen Stee le? W hether Edwi n Boals? Is Rut h Kooken? Who gave Cha rlotte Moore ? Is Mary O ld? Miss Abe rle and Miss Abbo t were out wa lking last fa ll and on seei ng a surveyo r's instru ment ac ross the st ree t, Miss Aber le sa id eager ly : " Hur ry up Emily! We don't want t o get into th at picture."
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study less . - David B.
to go abroad aga in. - He rbert D.
To get a girl who To laugh and grow will go with me.
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Not to expel any more pupils
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Th at I will be a bachelor.
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To tak e life eas y. - Frank Fox.
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will make my classes work
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Not to talk so much To be more quiet.
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To see k pleasure Nev er to leave any more letters in alone. my books .
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Clare nce Martin- [in History]: approaching on foot.
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Scho lar- W here ca n I find a good desc riptio n of a war ga lley ? Mr. Blanken ho rn-A wa r ga llery? Well, just look half way th rough the back of Be n Hur. If lessons a re recited bad W ha t helps a teache r's frow n ? Just persevere and ne ' er get mad , Wo rk on w ith smile like wise, Miss Brown .
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Roger Au is thin king of giving a lect ure on "How to Become Popular wit h t he G irls ." Wh at sh all I do or say to be forever kn own ?- He rbe rt D . Wa nted-I nfor mat ion in regard to t he easiest way t o dispose of Everett when Ralph comes back T he info rmer w ill be ge ne rously paid by Rhea LaD. Wanted -A girl w ithout a st ing.
Ed. Pa lmer, Roger Au and Wi lbur Lindsey.
Howa rd S. likes th e Algebra prime factor 23 th e best. O nce a sweet Fr eshie by th e nam e of Leona , Had a case on a modern yo ung Jona h. His first initia l is J , his seco nd C, Now could you guess who this Jo na h could be. Who could te ll for what great cause, thi s darli ng of the gods was born. - L. Cook.
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Miss Feldner-"What are the four seasons?" J ames W. -Sal t, pepper, mus~ard and vine gar. "Peaches" the favo rite fruit" of some of the Se nior class. Miss Sti ne-"Let us talk on curre nt events ." Voice fro m th e back of the room-Loudonville went d ry. Marie Marick- ( in Lati n ) : I love I love I love I love
"Aenea s spoke from the depths of his couch ." its giddy gurg le, its flue nt flow, to wind my mouth up, to hear it go . -Hazel Hammett.
Pr ofessor-Cto pupi l wh o had been coming in late). "Good morning Willie, I'l1) glad to see you early of late, you used to be behind before, but now yo u are first at last ." Boy Lost - Leo S honfield, lost on the way hom e from sleighing party Saturday morni ng. More information on th is matter can be received at News office. Reward 10 cents . Mary had a littl e lam b, It we nt to school a chewi ng; W hen it arr ived T he tea cher saw tha t so mething ne w was brewi n' , And w hen she saw ' twas chewin g gu m, She said, " I hat e to as k itBut t ak e t hat gum right out of yo ur mouth , And put it in the basket ." Paul Fiedl er t ells of a thrilling exp erie nce while out huntin g recently . On his way home a thund er storm cam e up a nd he sought shelte r under a tree. A s evere flash of lightn ing struck him on the cheek, glanced off a nd killed a cow three fourths of a mile away . Handle th em carefully, Wax them with care They're Jud's first burnsides And he can't spare a hair. Boy s :
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As sunshine fo llows shadows, So laughter follows tears . And Paul F's sweet face smiles again When dear littl e Mary appears . Fiddle Back was: A compan ion of Go ldsmith 's in the tavern where GolJsmith formed a club whic h met for story telling and singi ng of ballads. A name applied to himse lf in the army. Uncle Contariner's daughter . She and Oliver used to play together on their instruments w hen young. One of Go ldsmith 's associates . (Fidd le Back was Goldsmith's horse.) I'd lik e to be a Senior And with th e S eniors stand A fountain pen behind my ear And notebook in my hand. Oh , th en how much plea sure I'm sure that it wou ld brin g, To be a mighty Senio r, And nev er do a thing . In Ge rman:
Why do I stand here so slowly. If life is earnest, if life is real, If the grave is not its goal , Prof. Ha ll, you'l l be missing, When the angel ca lls the roll.
PERSONAL TALKS WITH OUR GIRLS. Louise J. -By no means! ruin y our complexion .
It wi ll make your cheeks rosy , but will, in time
Elizabeth P .-No it is not conside red an impr opr iety to speak to a young man . Mar gar et S .-If th e young man did not tip his hat, I certainly w ould not sp eak to him aga in: Josephine L. - No I wou ld not us e slang if I could find a good English word to express my thought. Mary B. -(I) . If you have been going with the young gentleman so long, and he has never kissed you , I wou ld consider the case hopeless. (2). Not at all! If you love the young man and can support him why not tell him so. Margaret T ..:....-Oo so without delay . If you really love him ask his parents' consent to pay your attentions to their son. It will be too late next yea r.
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Miss C arson-So fa r as we know he is a nice, well educat ed, handsome young man, even if he does wea r a moust ache . Pu pil-"A re you going t o wea r any thing in your hair tonight?" Mar y Dun ham- " A rat." . Ea rl Bushnell thinks that Hazel Hamm ett would mak e a good pianist because herhan ds.ar e th e rightsi zeto play wit h.
OUT OF THE MOUTH OF SHAKESPEARE. D. Willis- He isad rea me r, let us leave him. L. Barr--We hold ou r t ime too precious to be spent with suc h a babb ler. Mr. Miller you have a lean and hun gry look . Mr. Hall-I t is a good divin e th at follows his own inst ruct ions . . W . Lindsey-God made him, th erefore let him pass for a man . W . Hess-The love th at follows us is someti mes our t rouble. H. Lyn ch-Honorable ladies sought my love.
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Una Crum-(in English, speaking of Keats) : he only lived about two years."
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Mr. Mi ller-"Where is th e rest of the class ?" Wm . Black-(entering) : " Here !" She has a tin voice.
O ne t ime she sang with t ear s in her voice and it rust ed, - M. Waring.
Miss St ine-"Wher e were th e kings of England crow ned?" Pupi l- " On th eir heads ." Maxim of Seniors-If you don't kn ow, guess . ' T is a Sen ior 's for esight gives me mysti cal lore, ' Tis a coming event casts its "s parkle" before. - Sen ior spea king of Miss Stin e . A noted Knote w rote a note to a noted teacher of M, H. S. Wh at's th e use of lov in' if yo u can't love all th e tim e.- C ox & McC ormick. G rat it ude- Mr. Miller. Hot Tamales-M. Endly. In Monkeylan d-M. Patte rson. I'm afraid to go home in th e dark-Y o Dirlam. Wh ere is my wa ndering boy tonighU- - C. Sher iff. I like y ou r sty le- L. J ones . Brainst orm Rag-C . Bran ch . And th en we had another one- F. Langdon. Somebody lied- - H. Lepp o. I don 't know wh ere I'm going, but I'm on my wa y-M . J elliff. Let it alone- D . Brucker.
In case of dissappointed just call around on me-W . Lindsey . I'd like to lock yo u in my heart-M. Bowers . Say, kid be swe et to me--M. Pick ering.
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