TATLER 1912

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ANNUAL STAFF BUNA RUGGLES ________________ ________________________________________ Editor-in-Chief HAZEL LECKIE _________________ _____________________________________ Assistant Editor ISLA JAMES -____ ____________________ __ __ __ ________ __ _____________________ Literary Editor VERA BOYNTON ----- ____ ______ ___ ________________________________ _Assistant Editor J AE HOOVER ___ ___________________ ________________ ---- _________________ Athletic Editor AGNES MARTIN ______________________________________________________________________ Artist LEE PITTS __________________ __ ________________ ____ ____________________ _______ __ _____ Ad_ Editor PAT PERRY __ ________ __ __________ ____________________________________ Business Manager P. C. CALLAWAY ---------- -------------- _______ _____________________ Faculty Advisor

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SUPT. H. E. BLAINE Mr. Blaine came to Monett as superintendent of the schools in the year 1904. And since then he has willingly given his time and attention to its advancement. His interest is not in High School alone. He has charge of the following schools: Central, Marshall-hill, Plymouth, Forest Park. His work in High School runs in different channels. He teaches Senior Mathematics and Virgil, and also leads the chorus and the orchestra. His interest in Athletics is shown by the fact that he was elected coach of the football team and track team.

PRIN. P. C. CALLAWAY Mr. Callaway was elected principal of the High School in 1907, this being his fifth year among us. Mr. Callaway is a graduate of the Springfield Normal. He is a student by nature, and is still adding to his store of knowledge. He teaches Science, Geometry, second year Algebra and American History. While he has been principal here, he has helped to promote the interest of the school to his best ability. Mr. Callaway encourages Athletics in the school in every form.

LILIAS PEARL DYE Miss Dye has been a teacher in the Monett High School for two years, coming here as a graduate from Drury College. She is a teacher of languages, teaching German, first, second, third year Latin. Her lovable disposition has won the esteem of all the students.

CLARA LOUISE SCHWIEDER Miss Schwieder began her career as teacher in the Monett High School in the year 1911. She is a graduate of the Missouri University and had some experience as a teacher in the Springfield High School. She teaches Medireval-Modern History, first-year Algebra, Physical Geography, English History. Although she has been here only one year, she has won the respect of the scholars.

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MISS NELLIE MILLS Miss Nellie Mills has been teaching in the Monett schools for fifteen years. She taught in the grades until three years ago, when she began her career as a teacher in High School. She has charge of the Business Department and teaches Ancient History. The Business Department consists of: Commercial Arithmetic, Bookkeeping, Shorthand and Typewriting. Miss Mills is probably the best-known teacher in High School. She tahs a lively interest in Athletics.

SCHOOL BOARD H. I. BRADFORD __________________________________________________________________ President E. A. O'DWYER __________________ __ __________________________ ___ ___________ Vice-President JOHN SALZER GEORGE J. C. WILHELM

C. T. DUSENBURY JOHN BURGESS

D. S. BREESE ______ ____________________________ _____ _________________________________ Secretary PAT MARTIN _____________________________ _________________________________________ Treasurer

HERRON WESTBAY, President MARY FARROW, Secretary-Treasurer Class Colors Cardinal and Gray Flower American Beauty Rose Motto Rowing, not drifting

JOSIE CASSITY A friendly heart with many friends. Chorus.

JOHN BOEHM "I'm married now and can't go out with the boys." Chorus, Tennis.

FLOYD CALLAWAY "Slats". Nevel' can get a suit of clothes to fit him. Basketball.

LELIA BAKER Herself her own best company.

MARO LOVELAND "Such eyes". selves.

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HERRON WESTBAY What a fine man hath your tailor made you? Class President '12, Chorus, H. S. Orchestra.

ERMA DUSENBURY About to get "Gray". Staff '11.

CARRIE WATSON (School) life is a mere joke. Staff '11, Chorus.

LLOYD RUGGLES A little learning is a dangerous thing. Football, Staff '11, President Debating Club, Chorus, Basketball, Tennis.

IRENE STOWE A maiden with the long and beautiful nut-brown hair.

MAUDE GIBBONS An ideal gift for any man.

JOEL BOUNOUS His perseverance will lead him on to success. Football, Basketball, Chorus, Debating Club .

BEULAH WATSON Ready in heart and in hand. Manager Basketball team, Staff '11, Chorus.

FLOYD FAWVER A man of varied interests who yet hath time for love. Orchestra.

OSCAR BUILTEMAN Just to look at me you would never think I was a Senior. Debating Club.

VERA FEIST A quite charming young lady with dignified manners. Chorus, Staff '11.

DORRIS BENNIT His dignified mien belies the inner merriment of the man. Debating Club, Chorus.

THERESA DE BROSSE A mild, meek maiden with deep and soulful eyes.

RUTH BRADFORD Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast. ·School pianist, Chorus, Tennis, H. S. Orchestra.

FRED BURGESS T don't need to study - my father is President of the School Board. Debating Club.

OLLIE JACKSON Little but loud. Chorus.

FERN LOUTZENHEIZER No noise but the wind.

MARY FARROW Tall, fair and decidedly lively. Class Secretary, Staff '11..

TOM LUBY 'Tis said he studies-sometimes. Debating Club.

PEARL WINTON I don't think that talk is the sign of any great wisdom. Chorus.

LUCY GIBBONS A mind that is rich in all that is good.

JESSE MOSES Believes in the maxim-"Silence is golden"- in recitation. Basketball, Captain Football.

MARGARET JACQUES She is a simple, ordinary, every-day, commonplace Senior girl.

FRED WOODRUFF All the brainy men are dead and I'm feeling sick. Basketball, Football, Chorus.

FLORENCE WAGNER A favorite with everyone. Basketball, Tennis.

JESSE ALDERSON Just give me time. Debating Club, Football.

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OFFICERS PAT PERRY _________________ _________________________________________ President J AE HOOVER ___________________________________ ___________ Vice-President BUNA RUGGLES ________ ___________ ____________ .__________________ Secretary PEARL HEYBURN ______________________________________________ Treasurer Class Colors Red and Green Flower The red, red, rose

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EMMA BROWN A beautiful girl, alert, serene, with dreamy, wistful, passionate eyes .

RALSTON CAMPBELL An unsophisticated little runt.

ALLEN CALLACOTT Still doing nothing. Orchestra, Chorus, Debating Club.

VERA BOYNTON Never needs a light on the darkest, darkest night. School Pianist, Chorus, Staff '12.

RONALD CAMPBELL "How firm a foundation". Football, Chorus, Debating Club.

LENA COl,VIBS An open-hearted maiden, true and pure.

LORETTA CALLAN For she is just th e quiet kind whose nature never varies.

JEWEL WILSON Entered High School in March. She is winning a place in the hearts of all the students.

CLINTON BROWN Nothing bothers him except his feet. Has never been society struck. Debating Club.

OSBORN BROWN Slow but sure.

EUNICE DUMMIT She is pretty to walk with and witty to talk with. Chorus.

PEARL DAVIS She talks so fast that only those intimately acquainted with her can understand her.

FAY GEISTER Whatever he did was done with ease.

JAE HOOVER He swore he longed at school and only longed-all else was well-for her society. Football,. Basketball, Chorus, Staff '12.

CYRUS HANKE Always wants to know the reason why.

ISLA JAMES Noted for her good grades and ha s friends galore. Staff '12.

HAZEL LECKIE Did not like the quotation we gave her, so hasn't any. Staff '12.

OLIVER PLANCHEON Never shirks, always does his part in any enterprise.

AMELIA KEHRIS "Ich bin Deutsch."

PATRICK PERRY I may not be handsome, but I 'm darn good looking. President of class, Staff '12.

BUNNA RUGGLES "She bosses the Annual Staff." Captain Basketball, Tennis Club, Chorus, Class Secretary, Staff '12.

EULAH MAJORS She likes to make faces in Geometryit helps her.

MILDRED SCHOFIELD The mildest manners, the gentlest heart.

ARTHUR SCHAFFNITT When he puts his foot down the earth trembles. Football.

FAY MOORE She sits and dreams, and dreams ane! dreams of--L--. Chorus, Tennis Club.

ANNA CONREY A maid with hair as black as midnight and eyes that charm the beholder.

VONA BOTTS She tells you flatly what her mind is.

PAUL BOYER "Sentenced for life."

CHARLES GEISTER A little boy filled with big questiuns. Talks like an alligator walks.

NEVA HAMILTON Timid and modest and quiet too.

NAOMA LEAKE Decidedly lively, full of wit, recites in Geometry- nit.

GRACE LEWIS The "Staff" thinks she is sweet. Sometimes talks with sense. Gold Watch, Medal and Chaplin Medal winner. Basketball.

CELIA TR1TTON "Fair as a lily, joyous and free." Basketball.

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SOPHOMORE OFFICERS PAUL RUSSELL __________________ __ _____________________ _________ President MABEL McINTOSH ______ ____________________ Secretary-Treasurer Colors Cardinal and Black

ROLL FLOYD ARMSTRONG ALFRED BALMAS DAN BARNESLEY JAMES BASHAM FRANK BEAR BLANCHE BLAKESLEE WESLEY BRADFORD REUBEN BOUNOUS KATIE CALLAN BILL CALLAN CARL CZARLINSKI FRANKLIN COMBS ROY COUNTS CARRIE FINK LUCILE HAYNES BESSIE HALL ELIZABETH HARRISON OLGA HESS PRESS HOPKINS RUBY HOOVER ELLA JACKSON EDITH KEHRES JAMES LONG CHARLES COPELAND KATIE MOONEY MABEL McINTOSH HAZEL PARSONS JOHN PATTON BREESE PETTIFER ALICE PENNELL THELMA PRIGMORE MARIE PRICE URAL RIGGS ELSIE ROBINS PAUL RUSSELL EUNITA SULZER GEORGE SHEEHAN CLIFFORD STRAIN OLLIE TERRY ROY WATSON ROY WEAVER ESTER WHITE EDNA BALLINGER FLORA HENDERSON EARL LAUDERDALE ROSCOE CARLIN

OFFICERS HERBERT SUCH __________________________________________________ President WALFRED ANDERSON ____________________________ Vice-President MARY KENNEY ______________________________ Secretary-Treasurer Colors Green and White Class Flowers White tea-roses and fern Motto We are ever striving for

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ROLL WILMA ARMSTRONG STEPHENS ARNAUD JESMINE ANDREWS WALFORD ANDERSON MYRTLE BASHAM RICHARD BROWN LOIS BLANKENSHIP BOYD BROWNING . JESSIE BURGESS DOLLIE BROWNFIELD JOHNNY COMBS JAMES COPELAND MEDA CAMPBELL BERNARD CZARLINSKY ARTHUR CHATMAN CLARA DURNIL ELVIN DUMMIT OLTIE DAVIS VERNON DENNO MINNIE ETHRIDGE KATIE FRYE EDITH GULICK LEONARD GABRIEL RUTH HALL ELIZABET HARMON HELEN HANES BESSIE HOOVER ROSCOE JACKSON FRANK JOHNSON ROBERT JOHNSTON ETHEL JACQUES LAHIA JEFFRIES MARY KENNEY BESSIE KIRBY LA WERENCE LEWIS NEVA LONG EDDIE MAHER EARLY McCORMICK MILDRED MORROW OTTIE MYER EMMIT O'DWYER GENIE O'BRIEN CHRISTINE OTTERMAN BLANCHE RUDD RUTH RODERICK JOHN SHANNAHAN JOHN SULLIVAN HERBERT SUCH LEONA SMITHMIER LULA SCHAFNITT FARLEY VERMILLION CLARA VAUGHAN JOHN T. WESTBAY ERNEST WITTE

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IN MEMORIAM LOUIS ARNAUD Born ........................... . Died October 12, 1911

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IN MEMORIAM ROLLIN BINGHAM Born September 24, 1894 Died July 28, 1911

DEBATING Boys organized debating club January 8 and elected the following officers: LLOYD RUGGLES .............................................. President PROF. CALLAWAY .................................... Vice-President LEE PITTS .......................................... Secretary-Treasurer P. C. CALLAWAY .................................... Faculty Advisor The following debates were given: "Resolved that country life offers more advantages to a young man than city life." N egative .................................. Lee Pitts and Allen Collacott Affirmative ............................W. Anderson and C. Copeland Affirmative side the winner. "Resolved that universal suffrage should not be allowed." Negative ................................ Lloyd Ruggles and Tom Luby Affirmative ................ Dorris Bennett and Oscar Builteman Negative side won. "Resolved that a man's will power is greater than his environments." Negative ...................... Clinton Brown and Richard Brown Affirmative ................ :.Ronald Campbell and Joel Bounous The affirmative won. "Resolved that Washington was a greater general than Napoleon." N egative ........................ J esse Alderson and Fred Burgess Affirmative ................ Roscoe Jackson and Breese Pettefer Won by the affirmative. "Resolved that trusts are more benefit to the American people than a detriment." Negative .............................. Tom Luby and Dorris Bennett Affirmative .... ~ ...........................W. Anderson and Lee Pitts The affirmative the winner.

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Mr. Blaine ... ___ .... __ ..... _... __ ......... _...... _._ .... ___ .. _.... __........ Director Ruth Bradford ... _.......... _...... _.__.__ ... _. ___ .. __ .... _._ .. _.... __ .. _Pianist First Violin Wesley Bradford , .. "U '.

Allen Collacott

Herron Westbay

Second Violin Breese Pettefer First Cornet Richard Brown

Lee Pitts Second Cornet Floyd Fawver

CHORUS Mr. Blaine ___ ... _.. ___ ......... __ ........ ___ .. _....... _............_........ Leader Miss Dye ______ .. ____ . _____ .. ______ ...... __ . ___ ...... _.... _....... ______ .... ___ Pianist TENOR Dorris Bennet

Joel Bounous SOPRANO

Alice Pinnel Buna Ruggles Carrie Watson Ella Jackson Ester White Eunita Salzer Lucy Gibbons Ollie Jackson

Vera Boynton Bessie Russey Edith Gulick Fay Moore Josie Cassity Anna Conrey Eunice Dummit Agnes Martin Thelma Prigmore ALTO

Maud Gibbons

Ruth Bradford Bessie Hoover BASS

Herron Westbay John Boehm Fred Woodruff Jesse Moses Lloyd Ruggles

Jae Hoover La werence Lewis Floyd Fawver Vernon Denno Lee Pitts

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The Athletic Association met September 12, 1911, and elected the following officers for the ensuing year: President ______ ______________________ ____________________________ ___ _Jesse Moses Vice-President _______________ ________________ ______ __________ _Lloyd Ruggles Secretary-Treasurer ____________________________________ Fred Woodruff Manager F ootball Team ______________________ Professor Callaway Captain Football Team ______________________ ______________ Paul Boyer Coach Football Team ________________________________________ H. E. Blaine Manager Basketball Team __________________________________ Jae Hoover Captain Baskeball Team ____________________________________ Jesse Moses The officers for the baseball team and the track team were not elected at this meeting. Within a few days after the election of officers Captain Boyer had all the boys who wished to tryout for the football team to meet on the campus the following Monday evening. On Monday evening there were about twenty-five good-size boys who showed up for the tryout. There were only a few of the old players of the last season, therefore it took much practice to get a team in shape for playing. After practicing for two weeks Captain Boyer thought his team capable of playing a good game. So he matched a game with the Neosho High School team on the latter's grounds and Boyer's team met with a defeat by a score of 16 to 3. This defeat did not discourage Boyer because he had so m/my new men on the team, so on the following Saturday he let them tie into the Springfield High School team on Drury's campus and the M. H. S. boys were victorious by a score of 11 to O. This was quite encouraging to the home boys. After winning from such a fast team as Springfield they thought they couldn't be beaten by any team . They next locked horns with Peirce City on the home grounds and they defeated Peirce City by a score of 14 to O. This made two straight games won, so they began to thing they were really football players and they decided to try the Neosho team again at home. There was a good attendance at the game and everyone present was in sympathy with the home team and at the appointed time they began the game and the crowd began to cheer for the home team. The Monett boys kicked off first and they all began playing like they meant business. The game was much more interesting than the game at Neosho, ending with a score of 3 to 0 in favor of the home team. This was three games won in succession and making a good record for the boys. The next game scheduled was with Mt. Vernon on the home grounds and the boys won again by a score of 11 to O. The boys were getting anxious to play away from home, so Boyer took them to Mt. Vernon to see what they could do away from home as they hadn't been out of town for quite awhile. The weather had been bad and it was awfully muddy. They had to drive overland to get to Mt. Vernon. They left Monett about 8 :30 a. m . and by the time they drove 18 miles they were all worn out, but after resting for an hour and a half they were able to play a good game. The grounds on which they had to play had been

LINE-UP Center ............................................................ William CaHin Left Guard .............................................. Walford Anderson Right Guard ..................... ....................... Arthur Schafnitt Left Tackle ...................................................... Joel Bounous Right Tackle ................................................ Fred Woodruff Left End .............................................................. Paul Boyer Right End .......................................................... Jae Hoover Quarterback .................. ............................ Houston Temple Left Halfback .................................................. Jesse Moses Right Halfback .......................................... Ovid Vermillion Fullback ........................................................ Press Hopkins Substitutes ................ J. Alderson, R. Hoover, L. Ruggles

GAMES AT HOME M. H. S. .......................... 3 M. H. S . .......................... 16 M. H. S . .......................... 11

Neosho ............................ 0 Peirce City H. S ........... 0 Mt. Vernon H. S............. 0

GAMES AWAY FROM HOME M. H. M. H. M. H. M.H.

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Springfield H. S . ............ 0 Neosho H. S................... 0 Mt. Vernon H. S ............. 0 Aurora H. S................... 11

LINE-UP Forwards _______ __ ___ _____ __ ______ ________________________ Temple, Callaway Center __________________________________________________________________ Vermillion Guards ___ _____________________ ____________________________________ Patton, Moses Substitutes ____________________________________________ Woodruff, Ruggles Captain ________________________________________________________ ______ Jesse Moses Manager ____________________________________________ __________________ J ae Hoover GAMES AT HOME M. H. S. __________________________ 23 M. H. S. __________________________ 22 M. H. S. _______________ .__________ 20

Purdy ______ ______________________ 14 Peirce City H. S. __________ 18 Aurora H. S. _______ ______ _____ 24

GAMES AWAY FROM HOME M. H. S. ____________________ ______ 18 M. H. S. __________________________ 19 M. H. S. ____ ________________ ._____ 18

Peirce City H. S.____________ 15 Aurora H. S. __ ________________ 59 Marionville H. S. ______ ______ 23

The best game of the season was played, April 31st, between M. H. S. and Po dunks ville. This was the most interesting game of the season. The details of the game are as follows: The game opened, Molasses at the stick. Smallpox was catching. Cigar was in the box and had plenty of smoke. Horn was playing first base and Fiddle was playing second base. Corn was in the field and Apple was umpire. When Ax came to bat he chopped and Cigar let Brick walk, and Sawdust filled the bases; Song made a hit and Twenty made a score. Every foot of ground kicked and said Apple was rotten. Balloon started to pitch and went straight up. Then Cherry tried it, but was a wild one. When Spider caught the Fly the crowd cheered. Old Ice kept cool as the game went on until he was hit by a pitched ball and you ought to have heard Ice scream. Cabbage had a good head and kept quiet. Old Grass covered lots of ground in the field. Organ refused to play so Bread loafed and put him out. In the fifth inning Wind began to blow about what he could do, and Hammer began to knock, then trees began to leave. Knife was put out for cutting first base. There was lots of betting on the game, but when Glass fell they went broke, but Soap cleaned up. They all kicked when Light was put out. The way they roasted Peanut was a fright. Baloon went up in the air when Pigs began to root. The score was 1 to 0 when Apple told Fiddle to take his base. Oats was shocked. Song made another hit, and Trombone made a slide, but was put out. Meat was out at the plate.

OFFICERS P. C. Callaway ------- _____ ____________________________________________ President Miss Pearl Dye ---------------------------- _______ Secretary-Treasurer MEMBERS Myrtle Basham Ruth Bradford Pearl Heyburn Fay Moore Mildred Morrow Buna Ruggles Florence Wagn.e r Beulah Watson Carrie Watson John Boehm'

Wesley Bradford Allen Callacott Roy Counts Charlie Geister Lee Pitts Lloyd Ruggles Ural Riggs Herbert Such Houston Temple

MEMBERS OF GIRLS' TEAM Buna Ruggles Grace Lewis Eunita Salzer Jasmine Andrews Ruth Rodrick

Celia Tritton Genie O'Brien Edith Kehres Florence Wagner Pearl Heyburn

Manager ________________________________ ____________________ Beulah Watson Captain ______________ ________________________ ____________________ Buna Ruggles

GAMES OUT OF TOWN M. M. M. M.

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Crescent College ___________ .42 Aurora H. S. __________________ 13 Peirce City ____________________ 2 Marionville H. S. __________ 13

GAMES AT HOME M. H . S. ________ _____ _____________ 14 M. H. S. ____ ______ ______ ________ __ 16

Peirce City ___________________ _ 5 Aurora H. S. ________________ __ 8

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Alas, my fellow students, I have come unto you with these sayings; attend ye unto these words and thou shalt profit thereby. Verily, verily, I say unto thee, never hold the last words of a song too long, for behold, the opening exercises shall be discontinued. Yea, I warn thee against being late to class for thou art a tardy one in the sight of the teacher. Take heed lest thou art not found idling away thy time in the library for those shalt be scattered, even as the chaff is scattered by the wind. Beware of going through Vergil on a pony, lest that pony be stolen and thou art left helpless by the wayside. Woe be unto that student who taketh not pleasure in school entertainments for he shall surely become an outcast in the school. Verily, I say unto thee, it is not well for him who scattereth small bits of paper upon the floor. Be patient and enduring in all things and never laugh at the young debater who, when seeing the multitude, is stricken dumb. Always strive to know thy lessons perfectly, for thou shalt then have joy and gladness and behold, it will come to pass that thou shalt be great in the sight of the teacher. And besides all this, I solemnly warn thee against ever running away from school for surely the punishment shalt be dealt out to thee I:\,ccordingly. Then if thou regardest all these things, men shall utter thy name abundantly and the earth shall be full of thy knowledge. Selah. M. F. '12.

Freshman-translation of the following: HForty ducks in a row".

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****** Senior, to Freshman-HHow long do you think you can live and be so green?" Freshman-HOh, I don't know. How old are you?"

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Chas. G.-HMrs. Inman, who wrote Tennyson's 'The Princess'?"

****** Mr. Callaway-HTom, you shouldn't teach those' Freshmen to use such bad language." Tom-HI'm not, Mr. Callaway; I'm just teaching them what they shouldn't say."

****** HHow did the saying 'Money talks' originate?" HThe dollar has a woman's face on it." The Student O. H. S.

****** HIGH SCHOOLS RECORDS First year-"A Comedy of Errors." Second year-HMuch Ado About Nothing." Third Year-HAs You Like It." Fourth year-"All's Well That Ends Well."

****** Hazel-HWhy is the interior of a theater a sorry sight?" Anna-"Because the boxes are always in tiers."

****** In the parlor there sat threeThe girl, the lamp, and he. Two is company: no doubt That is why the lamp went out.

-Anon.

****** Vera F.-HThese flowers are lovely; there's still a little dew on them, isn't there?" Herron (absent mindedly)-"Yes, but I'm going to pay the balance tomorrow."

****** Thelma-"How dare you swear before me?" Houston-"How did I know you wanted to swear first?"

STATISTICS Name Disposi tion Complexion Eyes Ambitio.n Destiny MARY FARROW .............. timid ........................... lik e unto a ros e ................ yellowish green .................. to go to Nevada ............... chorus girl TOM LUBY ........................ backward (?) ................. ..... hasn ' t any .......................... glass .................................... marry a suffragette .......... Salvation Army captain OLLIE JACKSON ............ cool . . .......................... e mov a ble .......................... blurred ................................ to talk loud ........................ preac her's wife FRED WOODRUFF ........ bashful ............................... squash ................................ heavenly ............................ to be a batchelder ............ (dear) tamer RUTH BRADFORD ........ ask paL ............. .................. rainbow .............................. brown ........ .......................... to c h ange name ................. old maid LLOYD RUGGLES .......... cunning ................................ onions :................................. sky-blu e pink .................... to learn to b l ush ................ join the mosquito parade ERMA DUSENBURY ...... sunny. . ....................... angelic (?) .......................... doll baby ............................ to leave her h appy home .. society HERRON 'VESTBAY ...... hal' mless ........ ..................... purple green ...................... simply great .................... to be a porter. ..................... cobbl er LUCY GIBBO)
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In the New York divorce court, Mr. Van Dyke, a wealthy resident of New York, is endeavoring to obtain a divorce from his wife. The case has been in court two days when Mr. Van Dyke obtains his divorce and the custody of his son, Walter, junior, age five. The mother is granted the custody of the girl, Nadine, age seven. She pleads with the judge to ' give her the boy and not separate brother and sister; but she pleads in vain. Mrs. Van Dyke and Nadine have packed a few belongings and are preparing to leave their Fifth avenUe home. Walter and Nadine do not fully realize what is about to take place. When their playthings are divided, Nadine is about to leave, when her eyes catch sight of a large gilt cage which sits on a table in the room. In the cage are two beautiful carrier pigeons. Walter takes one from the cage and hands it to his sister; then she goes. Walter and his father find it very lonesome in such a large house, but Mr. Van Dyke is a very self-willed man and, though he would take his wife back again, he is too proud to seek her forgiveness. Meanwhile Nadine and her mother do not fare so well. Although Mrs. Van Dyke has been sewing since the separation, she finds her funds are running low. She is stricken with the slow fever, not being used to such incessant labor. There was no one to care for her but Nadine, who feels badly over her mother's illness and is homesick. She has been separated from her father and brother for three months. The doctor came one morning and Mrs. Van Dyke was not as well as usual. The doctor left several prescriptions to be taken to the drug store, and departed. Mrs. Van Dyke fell into a light sleep shortly after the doctor had left. When Nadine was sure that her mother was asleep, she laid her head on the table and wept, for she was homesick and had no money with which to procure the medicine for her mother. While she was sitting in this position, the pigeon perched itself on her shoulder. Nadine talked to the bird, telling him all her troubles, after which she felt better. While she sat pondering, a plan was slowly formed in her mind. Taking a small piece of note paper, she wrote the following short message: Dear Papa: It has been so long since I saw you and brother. Mother is so sick that I want you to come to us. Nadine. This note she tied around the pigeon's neck, opened the window, and, after saying a few words to it, allowed it to flyaway. The bird soared uncertainly for awhile, but, as it became accustomed to it and felt the joy of being at liberty, it flew with great speed. Mr. Van Dyke and Walter had just descended to the library and Walter was asking his father how long it would be before his mother

would return, when he saw the pigeon fly in the window and light on a bust of Lincoln. He called his father's attention to it. Mr. Van Dyke took it from the bust and was about to hand it to Walter, when he noticed the tiny note. It was but the work of a moment to clip the string and read the note. The feelings of Mr. Van Dyke as he read Nadine's message cannot be described, but by noon Mr. Van Dyke, Walter, and Mrs. Van Dyke's maid, with clothing and different articles, were on their way to Nadine and her mother. Thus the family was happily united through the efforts of Nadine and her little pet, the carrier pigeon. M.K.

The scene was beautiful on that summer day, The fields were covered with new-mown hay. Out of the brush that along the river grew The deer came to water, two by two. The fox had crept to his lonely den To leave for an hour the farmer's hen. The birds were among the branches gay, Singing their sweetest songs that day. The squirrels among the' branches played, For this was their home and here they stayed. The 'possum had long since gone to bed And on some leaves layed his weary head. The quail was roused from his evening's bed And to his mate he proudly said: "We'll fly o'er the meadow, we'll fly all day long And sing to the world our happy song." But why were all these things so glad 7 There wasn't one of them feeling sad. Ah, let me tell you, if 1 may, Why they were so happy this summer's day. Cupid had whispered into their ear: "Now all be happy and all of good cheer, For over yon mountain today will come Two lovers with hearts that are full of fun." "What are their names 7" the robin cried. The wind asked the same as it loudly sighed. Cupid made answer, "Why, that dear girl 7 She is known as beautiful Pearl." ',' The other 7" shouted the owl from overhead. "His name," said Cupid, "is 'Lonestar Fred'." "Here they come!" shouted the owl, And in his ' deep eyes there showed a scowl. "I overheard a word or .two And these few words I'll tell to you: " 'Say, Pearl, did you ever stop To think of these flowers and beautiful crops 7 And in the orchard the apples red Are the best that are made,' he proudly said.

'Look from here at the landscape wide; Look at the mountains from side to side. All these,' he said, 'I'll gladly give If with me you will come to live.' He stretched out his arms and to him she came; And,-well, of course, he changed her narr.e. For quite a while not a word was said And during this silence all of us fled." Later life: A year later I met them both, Happy as clams I'm glad to boast. They live on this farm and here they stay Working the fields from day to day. They gather the crops as the fall draws near, But the wind that moans in the leafless trees. And,-well, now I will leave them, if you please.

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"Look, boys, isn't that an auto coming around the bend yonaer?" The speaker, Glendon Allen, was one of a crowd of college students who were out on a camping trip. Their carnp was on Elk river in California. It was in a valley and in the fork of two roads. The main road ran to within a mile of their camp then branched into two roads. It was in this fork and on the banks of the Elk, which crossed both roads, that they had pitched their camp. They had just straightened their camp that day and had been lounging around the fire, smoking and telling stories. It was real dark and Glendon, who had been lying so that he faced the road, had suddenly seen two huge lights which had caused him to utter the above expression. "It certainly looks like it, and-yes, it is," said Frank Harrington. "What shall we do?" Now the approach of an auto is no unusual thing, but the fact that it would be compelled to cross a bridge that was partially burned away was quite another view and the boys understood that they would have to do something, and immediately, if they saved the occupants of the car. "Well, we must do something and not sit here and watch them ride to certain death, for that car can cover a mile in a very short time, and see, it is coming at a high speed." So saying, Glen jumped up, grabbed his hat, and ran to the bridge. It had burned away by now, but the trellis was left, although it was still burning. Glen put one foot on the fast-burning trellis, then another, and thus, step by step, began to cautiously cross the bridge, not heeding the alarmed cries of his companions. But it was a dangerous risk and Glendon felt the importance of each step,-fully realized that if his foot should slip he would be swallowed up by the gushing torrent below. But then, there were the occupants of that car. There was no telling who was in it. Perhaps a wife and children going to see her husband and father; perhaps an aged mother going to the bedside of a dying son. Then again it might be a crowd of men only out on a good time. At this last thought he hesitated. He was half way across now and he looked down upon the seething waters below. What if it were a crowd of good-for-nothing men, no doubt they had wives, and if not, they had mothers and sisters. Yes, he must rescue them, even at the great peril. All these thoughts passed through his mind as he was walking the trellis and he had covered the greater part of the distance. He could hear the fire crackling beneath his feet and, thinking of-his comrades, he involuntarily glanced back. As he did this his foot slipped and it was only with the greatest efforts that he again got a steady footing. The car was fast approaching so he pushed on, trying to quicken his pace. He had just a few steps to make:- Oh, would he never reach the other side! The car was coming on, but seemed to have slackened its speed. One more step,at last he had reached the other side.

Uttering a fervent "Thank God" he drew one deep breath then started to run right into the face of the approaching car, with the headlight streaming upon him. He had no way of signaling them except by running towards the car and right before it, waving his hands like a madman, and this he did. The occupants evidently saw him, for they gradually slowed up and came to a dead stop. A middle-aged man jumped out of the auto and went to Glen and asked what was the matter. Glen told him of the danger and then, overcome by the excitement and exhausted from running, he fell in a swoon. When he came to, and opened his eyes, he heard a soft voice say, "Are you better?" He glanced at the speaker and saw that it was a young girl, apparently sixteen or seventeen years of age, but he could not see her face for it was covered by a thick veil. After expressing their deep thanks and offering him different rewards, all of which he refused, they told him that they were going to see an aunt who was dying and that was the reason they were traveling at night. He told Glen his name was Grant and asked his in return. Glen gave him his name and they turned to get in the car. However, just as Mr. Grant was about to enter the car, he turned around, grasped Glen by the hand, and said: "Young man, if there is ever anything you want, at any time, come to me and I will grant it if it is in my power." He then jumped into thE" car and, turning, was soon lost to sight. Glen returned to the bridge, and looking down upon the waters, said: "Turbulent waters, I have saved two lives from a grave in thy bed." He then began to cross the trellis and was soon with his rejoicing comrades, who had watched the above scene with throbbing hearts. Glen told them all about it, then they retired for the night. They camped thus for four weeks, at the end of which time they went back to their school; and Glen, who was studying to be an M. D., studied so diligently that he soon forgot the incident. Two years had passed by. Glen was still in school. Two years had made him more a man, and as he sits in his room poring over his books, he presents a striking picture of matured manhood. Glendon Allen is now a tall young man of scarce twenty-three years. He is straight as an ~rrow, broad-shouldered, and deep-chesed. His hair is as black as the wing of a crow and falls back from his broad, fair forehead in glossy waves. He has deep brown eyes which seem to read your inmost thoughts, while his teeth are even and beautiful and of pearly whiteness. As he sits thus, studying, there is a rap on the door. This is repeated. Then Glen looks up, frowns (as though he did not like to be interrupted) and calls "Come in." At this summons the door opens and Mr. Henderson, superintendent of the school, comes in. "Well, Allen, still studying? Why don't you take an old man's advice and rest? You must care for yourself physically as well as mentally, and at this rate you'll be down with the fever, and that soon, too. Why, only yesterday you promised me that you would spend this day resting, and

here I find you poring over your books even at this early hour." "Mr. Henderson, I fully ' appreciate your fatherly care and I know your advice was well founded, b{.lt I wanted to look up that reference you spoke of yesterday." "To the infernals with that reference. If I had known you were going to undertake that today, I would never have mentioned it. Why, my boy, that reference will call for another and so on. It is a difficult task and can stand to wait awhile, at least. Here, get out of here, and don't let me see you back for five hours." So saying, he placed Glen's hat on his head and pushed him out of the door. Glen walked out of the building and across the campus, then stopped and looked back. The school building was made of stone that was gray with time. Ther~ were many windows in it and ivy climed over it. The velvety campus Was dotted with trees and shrubs. Under the trees were benches, and students could be seen lounging on them. Glen turned from the view at last and walked down the street. He visited many interesting places and finally came to an art museum. He had always been fond of painting and next to his own profession liked that art the best. He entered the building. It was a large hall dimly lighted and with beautiful paintings hanging all around the walls. Glen began at the first and studied each closely. Then he came to a picture that so drew his attention that he stood and looked at it for about twenty m,inutes. Then he moved on, but he couldn't get his mind on any of the others, so he went back to it. It was a large picture and represented a cave of ice. Everything looked hard and cold. On a couch of ice lay a young man. There was a wreath of laurel on his brow, but it, too, looked cold. He clutched a diploma of ice in his hand. A beauiful girl, dressed in pale blue, stood beside him as if urging him to get up and follow her. She pointed to a grotto in the cave, outside of which was a beautiful blooming orchard. Flowers were growing in the long grass. Under the trees stood the same couple; but now they both had a look of happiness on their faces. All the coldness was gone. ' x~"1 Glen looked at the picture long and earnestly; then, as it was growing late, he left, but determined to come back the next day. That evening as he and his roommate, Harold Grant, were sitting in their room smoking, he told him about the picture and ended, saying, "Harold, I admire that picture so much that I should like to meet the man or woman who painted it. I should like to know more about them." He then promised to take Harold with him the next day, and retired. The next day, as soon as his recitations had been finished, he visited the museum again, but this time he was accompanied by his chum. They entered the building and Glen led Harold straight to the picture which had held such a place in his thoughts. Harold looked at it for a few minutes, then at Glen, who seemed rapt in thought, and burst out in uncontrollable laughter. After thi~ outburst

'* of mirth, he seized Glen's hand, and shaking it violently, said: "Have your wish, Doc; my sister painted that picture and you can certainly m,eet her." He then told Glen all about his sister's career as an artist, and before he left the building, Harold had gained Glen's consent to spend vacation at the Grants' summer home, where he could meet his sister. Vacation at last, and Harold and Glen start on their trip. They reached Manchester, Virginia, about 4 o'clock. As they stepped on the platform, a young lady ran up to Harold and gave him a hearty kiss, ask- " ing how he was and if he wouldn't spend a longer vacation this "time than he did before. He promised he would, then turned to Glen, who stood near, and said: "Mr. Allen, meet my sister, Miss Grant; I'm sure you remember having heard me speak of Mr. Allen, Eura." "Oh, yes, indeed; to tell the truth, Mr. Allen, I was quite jealous of you for a time; Harold spoke of you so much." ''-Well, I can be equally jealous of you, Miss Grant, for his sister seems to be a pleasant theme of his." "Come now," said Harold; "if you were half as jealous as I am hungry, you wouldn't stand there bantering." So laughing, they climbed into the auto standing near and were soon on their way. Glen had more time to look at Harold's sister and he thought he had never seen anyone quite so pretty. Eura Grant was a typical Virginia girl. She was not too tall, and perfectly well made. Her hair was a chestnut brown; her eyes were deep blue and fringed by long, dark lashes which made them look blue-black at times and her broad, fair brow almost overhung the eyes. Her nose was perfect and her mouth, though firm, was beautiful. When she smiled even teeth of pearly whiteness could be seen. Her countenance was frank and open and she looked like an intelligent young lady. At last they stopped before a beautiful southern mansion. A gravel walk wound between two rows of stately elms to the broad veranda. The lawn was covered with a variety of flowers and on one side a fountain rippled away the hours. They went into the house, where Glen met Mrs. Grant, but Mr. Grant was away on business. Eura Grant led Glen to his room, threw open the door, and told him to make himself at home. He assured her he would. It was a large, airy room with high walls. The windows were draped with pure white curtains which fluttered in the cool breeze. There was a Brussels carpet on the floor, the background of which was tan with a pattern of pink roses and green foliage on it. A large brass bed stood on the right side of the room all draped in whit~ dotted swiss over a delicate pink. A dresser stood on the left side of the room and near the center. In addition to these were a chiffonier, washstand, and two bedroom rockers, all artistically arranged in the room. He walked to the window which faced the west and there looked down upon a scene that would please any artist. At the end of a sloping lawn,

on this side of the house, ran a beautiful stream of water. A weeping willow bent its drooping branches out over the water. Beyond could be seen large fields of waving grain. At a far distance the standpipe of a neighboring village could be seen. It Was about ten minutes after sunset,just the time when those most beauteous hues of every variety can be seen tinting the sky. By now, Glen had only a short time in which to refresh himself, so making a hasty toilet, he went downstairs. Supper was then served, after which Eura sang and played several pieces and then the family retired. The next day Harold, Glen, and Eura rode over to the neighboring village. While on the way, they discussed the picture in which Glen had been so interested, and Eura promised to show him some of her other sketches the following day. Early the next day Glen and Eura went for a walk. They came to a beautiful stream so they sat down. Eura undid her portfolio and began showing Glen the different sketches, as she had promised. Then she showed him a picture which caused him to smile. It was a picture of a dark night. An automobile was standing in the road. On the side of the road stood a young man and a middle-aged man. To one side stood a slight girl. "What is the matter?" she asked, but for a reply Glen only asked, "And you were the girl in that auto?" "Yes," she answered, "and-yes," looking closely at him, "I am not mistaken, you are the one who rescued us?" "1 am the one who warned you, but that was all." "Oh," she said, "I am so glad. I have often thought of you and wished to see you again, and papa will be so glad." Days passed on. The friendship existing between Glen and Eura ripened into love and when the vacation was at an end she had consented to become his wife. Mr. Grant had now returned, so Glen decided to ask for his consent, as he had already gained Mrs. Grant's. He knocked at the library door and at Mr. Grant's gruff "Come in," entered. They talked on various subjects, but finally Glen said: "Mr. Grant, one dark night down on Elk river, in California, you told me if ever there was anything I wanted at any time to ask you for it, and if it was in your power you would grant it. I have come to ask you for that reward, Mr. Grant. I love Eura and I want her to be my wife." At first Mr. Grant couldn't answer, he was so completely taken aback; but finally he said: "Glen, it is a great request, but as you say, it is in my power, and I don't know anyone to whom I would be more willing to entrust Eura, so take her, my son, and my blessing go with her." Glen and Harold went back to school. That year Glen graduated and was soon installed in his new office. Then he went back to Virginia to claim his reward. He and Eura were quietly married and Glen said he had won an ample reward for the risk he incurred on that dark night. 1. J. '13.

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Our next-door neighbor, Mr. Peters, had a billygoat called Perkins. Now Perkins was one of the most deceitful creatures I ever saw. Why, he could be grazing along as peacefully as a lamb, then in the next minute be out in the yard chewing contentedly on the week's washing. You never could tell what he was going to do next. Before he had been at Mr. Peters' a week, he had chased every cat off the place, taught the chickens to stay on the barn roof, while the dog hadn't even dared to peep out from under the porch. For the first two weeks, he didn't bother any of the family, but contented himself with glaring wickedly at them when they came near. One morning when Mr. Peters was bending over, feeding his pet chickens, Perkins espied him. The temptation was too great and with a roar he charged. In less time than it takes to tell it, Mr. Peters found himself on his back in the mud, where the pigs were accustomed to wallow. It would have been hard to find a more exasperated man than Mr. Peters. Grabbing a board, he started after Perkins, who was innocently eating the leaves of Mrs. Peters' choice sweet peas. As Mr. Peters came up, Perkins turned around and looked at him contemptuously and made for him. This was too much for Mr. Peters; he dropped his board and started for the house with Perkins right after him. I suppose Perkins must have thought that Mr. Peters couldn't get into the house without assistance; anyway, just as he reached the bottom of the. steps, Perkins lifted him clear ·through the screen door, landing him in the kitchen floor with a thud that shook the whole building. Now, Perkins' reign had begun in earnest. Although it didn't last long, it was filled with as much terror as that of Oliver Cromwell. He considered it his duty to help anyone who came near him; if everyone wquld do his duty as well as Perkins did his, this' would be a better world. Mr. Peters had bought the goat for Mrs. Peters; who thought Perkins was the only goat in the world. After the exploits of the morning Mr. Peters firmly decided to get rid of him in some manner. But Mrs . . Peters would not hear of it. "John, you know that Perkins is all right; you must have provoked him in some way." "Provoked him!" roared Mr. Peters. "Well, if I can't even feed the chickens without provoking some old goat, I'll shoot him." That evening Mrs. Peters went out to gather the eggs. When she came out of the hen-house, with her basket of eggs, Perkins was standing in the yard. "Come here, Perkins," Mrs. Peters called. "Ba-a-a-a-a-a-a-," answered Perkins. I suppose that meant "I am coming." At any rate he came and with such force that Mrs. Peters was sent flying about ten feet, alighting in

that basket containing about five dozen eggs. ShE: arose hastily and started for the house, followed by Perkins. "Help, help!" she 1)creamed; but no help was near. Mr. Peters had gone to town. Perkins assisted her up the porch steps and departed, and was next seen frisking about in the onion bed. Mrs. Peters picked herself up and went into the house, shutting and locking the door behind her. In about an hour there came a knock at the door. Mrs. Peters had been too badly shaken up to go to the door, so she said, "Who is that?" The voice of Mrs. Smith, her next-door neighbor, came back in response: "It's me; what's the matter, Marthy?" "I'm kind'er used up," said Mrs. Peters. "Don't know how you'll get in; I can't get to the door to unlock it to save my life." Mrs. Smith went over to the window where Mrs. Peters sat, covered with eggs from head to foot. "Why, Marthy, what in ihe world has happened?" Oh, it's that pesky goat," said Mrs. Peters. "Perkins?" criEd Mrs. Smith. "I thought--", but she never said what she thought, for just then Perkins came around the corner. "O-O-O-O-O!" she screamed and fled squealing down the path, with Perkins close behind. Out the gate and down the road they \\\cnt at break-neck speed. Every time Mrs. Smith showed signs of stopping, he would give her a push-just to remind hu that- he was still in the race. When she reached her own gate, he pushed a litHe harder than usual and sent her over the fence. Then he tried to push the fEnce down so he could help her into the house; but it withstood all his efforts, and he was forced to return home by Mr. Peters, who happened along at that moment. He stood up in a wagon and flung a rope around Perkins' horns. Then he tied the rope to the end of the wagon. When he reached home, he did not dare to get close enough to untie him, so he left him tied all night-that is, part of the night, for Perkins resented being tied all night and gnawed the rope in two. Next morning Mr. Peters received a letter from Mrs. Smith. It ran as follows: Mr. Peters: Sir-I wish to inform you that if you do not sell that murderous animal at once, I shall bring suit against you for damages. I would call in person, but knowing from sad experience what would happen to my person if I did so, I refrain. Amanda Smith. To say that Mr. Peters was angry would be putting it mildly. He had only been out once that morning and that was to go to the mail box, when he saw that Perkins was down in the garden busily eating cabbages and pulling up tomatoes. Perkins had espied him before he had got to the house and it had been a close race. But Mr. Peters won. Since then he has not dared io open the door, for Perkins had not left

the yard. And now to have that letter flung at him was too much. He tiptoed carefully into the kitchen so as not to arouse Mrs. Peters, and got his double-barreled shotgun. Then he went upstairs, and taking careful aim at Perkins, who was unsuspectingly chewing his cud, he let drive with both barrels. Of course that ended the reign of Perkins. But while he was dying, he managed to kick up about five feet square of grass in the front yard. They attempted to eat him, but Mr. Peters declared that he was so tough that he couldn't even stick his fork in the gravy. He has registered a solemn vow never to buy another goat. O. N. T. -:j::j:-

AN AMUSING ENTERTAINMENT. Mr. lcyda, the Japanese lecturer, and his son, Dixie, visited the High School; Thursday, Feb. 15, and entertained the school with a most interesting talk. His son, aged six years and four months, amused the school by showing the students some of his accomplishments. In the course of this entertainment, Mr. Icyda requested Dixie to tell a story, He told the following, in his peculiar yet attractive way: "A minister said to his daughter one Sunday evening, 'Daughter, are you going to come to church? I begin in fifteen minutes.' "The daughter said, 'I have company in the parlor.' "Then the minister said, 'Well, young man, are you coming to church this evening?' "The daughter asked, 'Papa, what is your text tonight?' "The father answered, 'Love one another.' "'Well,' said the daughter, 'you go preach it and we'll stay at home and practice it.' "

~pring Out on the prairie, sweet that morn, Stood a maiden all tattered and torn; Out of the flowers that 'round her stood, She made for herself a beautiful hood. This maiden was Spring, who had come to life, To drive away Winter and bring the warm sun. The rivulet sang as o'er the pebbles it flowed And made the seeds rejoice that Spring had sowed. She smiled on the trees and the buds open wide, And all nature heard them as loudly they sighed. The violets, buttercups, and daisies did spring, And clap loudly their hands at the flight of the king. "The princess is here!" They aU joined in the song, And with them the new world started rolling along. She smiled on the grass, and the weeds on the hill, And restored to life the things that Winter did kill. She spread o'er mountain, o'er hill, and o'er tree The prettiest green mantle you ever did see. She sang to the woods, to the flowers on the plain; And forth from the South all the happy birds came. They sang in the trees, they sang on the fence, For well they knew that Spring had commenced. Young Cupid was busy, for he surely was there, Getting these birdies all marked off in pairs. The farmer got busy from morning till night; He worked from daybreak till the end of the light, Putting in corn, oats, barley, and rye, And when his work was finished he breathed one heavy sigh. Out in the orchard you hear the dull hum Of the bees who say their work is never done. The birds build their nests in bushes and trees, And there the soft winds the young birdies tease. But finally there comes the next time of the yearGood Summer comes on with its gladness and cheer. But Nature was left with its beauty of green, For Spring was the prettiest maiden we've seen. R. C.

SEPTEMBER 4-School opens; much interest shown. 6-Rain, rain, rain. 7-Chief of Police Haglar breaks up the Senior-Junior class fight with two pistol shots. 8-Mr. Burgess gives the school a talk forbidding class fights. ll-Organization of the Senior class. 12-P. C. C. explains program to the "freshies". 13-Nothing doing. 14-Junior class organization. 15-Circus day; big time; school dismisses at 9 :45 A. M. 18-Impersonator Vaughn gives entertainment at H. S. 22-Strangers visit the campus and show much interest in the girls' tennis playing. 25-Rev. Mr. Knotter gives a talk. 28-State inspector visits school; was P. C. C. proud of his Geometry class? Junior class meeting. 29-P. C. C. announces change in program. Quarter-day holiday. OCTOBER 3-Fred gives the Senior girls an apple feast in study hall, second period. Where did he get them? 4-Junior class meeting. 5-P. C. C. reports change of program. 7-Football team plays Neosho at that place. Did you ask "What was the score?" 8-Seniors select their class pins. 9-Junior girls wear striking class hats. Seniors go on a moonlight hayride to Peirce City. IO-Several Seniors go to sleep in class-too much moonlight on the night before. P. C. C. drinks black coffee for breakfast. For further information see the S , - - - - - 12-Death of one of our Freshmen-Louis Arnaud. 14-Mrs. Inman gives a speech to the Freshmen and the Seniors show their appreciat·!jn with applause. Soph. class meeting. Quarter-day holiday. Many students and the teachers go to the funeral of Louis Arnaud. 14-Football boys go to Springfield, and come home with the victory. 18-Rev. Senneff gives an instructive talk. Fred Woodruff pronounCeS "apparent". 19-20-21-22-23-Quiet. 24-First meeting of the Annual Board. 25-Meeting of first basketball team. 27-Football game with Neosho.

28-Experiment covering the linear co-efficient of expansion successfully performed for the first time in four years. All this is done by the Seniors. 3I-Supt. Blaine sweeps the study 4all. NOVEMBER 2-3-First examination. 4-Football game with Peirce City. 7-Meeting of the Annual B0ard. 8-P. C. C. refreshes the minds of the students on various things,-talking among certain "groups" during opening exercises and study periods and that the study hall was "to study" in. A Sophomore mistakes the study hall for a hair-dressing department during the first period in the afternoon. During the same period a "group" of Juniors play "rook" in the west dressing room. Did Prof. Callaway know it? 9-New song books arrive. 10-Miss Dye, in explaining the historical present tense, gives this example, "I comes up and--", that was as far as she got. 11-Football game with Mt. Vernon at Monett. We win. I3-The announcement of a Junior's wedding. I3-I4-Grace De Brosse, an ex-Senior, teaches Virgil and Geometry in the H. S. I5-Teachers' convention at Purdy. School is dismissed until Monday. 20-Students are informed that a grade of application will be given. 21-Change of program; teachers as well as students get lost. New fountain is put into the H. S. 22-New rule concerning absentees is announced by P. C. C. 23-lt is announced that Grace Lewis will represent M. H. S. at the Teachers' Association. 24-Quarter holiday. Report cards given out. 25-Football game with Mt. Vernon, at that place. 27-Report of the M. H. S. football team's victory; the score is 11 to O. 28-Snowing. Prof. Russum visits the school again. He talks a great deal . to one of the teachers, but refuses to give a talk to the school. 29-School sings until 9 :30. Howard Dummit visits the school. Junior class runion is held in the west dressing room during the. first period, P. M. School is given the Thanksgiving holidays. 30-Grace Lewis wins the "'watch and gold medal" at the Teachers' Association held at Aurora. Our B. B. girls play Eureka at that place. Football team plays Aurora at that place. DECEMBER 4-Score of the B. B. game reported 42 to 7 in favor of-Eureka. They had a star forward. Score of the football game reported-11 to 0 in favor of Aurora. YE GODS! ?? ? ? ? ? 5-Mrs. Scott, an ex-teacher, visits M. H. S. 7-Meeting of Juniors to transact important business (?). 10-Big times in M. H. S. Two "Freshies" and a "Soph" are slapped.

Mr. Russum, former Prexy of M. H. S., visits school. 11-It is rumored that one of the M. H. S. teachers is to be married. 14-James puts a new ribbon on the typewriter. Where did he get it? Snow, Snow? Snow! 15-A Senior is called from the west dressing room. Was he angry? 18-Etta Stevens, formerly a student of M. H. S., visits school. 19-01in England, Senior of '11, visits school. 20-State inspector pays M. H. S. another visit. 21-Margaret Harrison, Senior of '11, is here from Drury and visits us. 22-"Ruby" Hoover is "scared to death" during the first period. Tom Luby is the only owner of a Christmas tree in M. H. S. Howard Dummit favors the school with another visit. JANUARY 2-School opens after the holidays. Several sleepy students in High. Who knows the reason? 3-Meeting called for the football team and Senior class. 4-The weather is not warm; everyone tries to get a seat near a radiator. 5-Senior girls are Dee-lighted. Drury Glee Club are at High School. 8-Students report a fine concert given by the Glee Club. A teacher causes quite a disturbance among the pupils. She is wearing a diamond solitaire. 9-Meeting of the Debating Club. Charles entertains the girls of the Cicero class against the wishes of Miss Dye. 10-School sings until 9 :30. 11-12-Quarterly examinations. 15-Mrs. Inman grades her English papers and gives out the gr,a des. 16-Basketball meeting. Practice begins. 17-Two Junior girls are anxious to know their grades in Geometry. What did they do? 18-Rev. Knotter visits school and gives a very interesting talk. Meeting of the Senior class. Fragrant odors emanate from the library. Five ? Senior boys are given hot lunch by 19-"A Case of Suspension," a forty-minute farce acted by the Faculty Friday morning. 20-21-22-Tranquility. 23-Miss Dye leads the singing in the opening 'eX'ercises. 24-25-N othing happened. 26-Faculty makes new rules; grade cards distributed; a double-header basketball game at Peirce City. We win both. 27-Br-r-r-r-r-r-r-r. Too cold to assemble in study hall. 30-A Junior pupil goes to sleep the third period, P. M. 31-A Junior cuts a wisdom tooth. FEBRUARY 1-Announcement of an illustrated lecture to be given Friday evening, Feb. 2.

2-Juniors render an excellent program. M. H. S. basketball teams go to Aurora tonight. 3-Girls' basketball team wins by a score of 20 to 13. Boys' team loses, 61 to 18. Prof. Callaway talks about pupils respecting their rights. 6-Purdy H. S. comes to play our boys' basketball team. We win, 23 to 14. 7-Miss Schwieder wears a pompadour. 8-The annual Staff has decided that they must have a chaperon. 9-Four members of the School Board visit school during opening exercises. A Junior girl, being asked to compare "little", said, "Little, littler, littlest". 12-13-Uneventful days. 14-Valentine day. Tra, la, la; la-Ia, la, lao 15-Mr. Icyda and his son, Dixie, visit the school. 16-The Sophs render the best program of the year. 19-5pring fever day. Supt. Blaine conducts the singing. He announces that the chorus will have its first rehearsal Wednesday afternoon. He also announces that the Central School will give an entertainment at the Opera House Thursday evening. Mr. Callaway was sick, but in spite of that he taught. 20-Lightning, thundering, snowing; about one-third of students present. 21-Teachers and students are snowbound; no school in the morning. 22-Washington's birthday. No school. 23-Pupils try to assemble. Rev. Knotter gave a short talk on "The Art of Home Making." Aurora to playa double-header here the 24th. 26-R€:: Jrts of games: Monett girls won, 16 to 8; Monett boys defeated, 24 to 20. Mr. Callaway praises the High School orchestra. Snowing again. 27-Card game in the office. Superintendent Blaine attends the Superintendents' national convention. 28-It is announced that Mr. Icyda will lecture Friday. Miss Mills has charge of the study hall third period. Senior try to act cute and several have a fit of coughing and sneezing. 29-Mr. Callaway talks about the conduct of the students. Someone said, "He ought to have been a preacher." MARCH I-Mr. G. A. Schoof of the Canadian Naval Department visits school in the morning and gives an interesting talk. At 4 he gave a highly entertaining lecture on 'Campaigning in Mrica." Freshies render a high-class program. 4-Report of B. B. games. Both of our teams won. Boys' score was 22 to 18, and girls' 14 to 5. The debate that was postponed Friday was given this morning. The pupils who bring their lunches had better "look out". 5-Staff meeting. In Junior English class, when they had a parsing lesson, they were informed that the word "men" is a proper noun. - Afterwards Mrs. Inman said to the Soph. class that a Junior boy who was not an idiot tried to parse "men" as a proper noun.

6-In Cicero class, Miss Dye said that all Charles had to do, when reading in advance, was to look at his book real close and he would find the translation. 7-0ne of those windy, misty, dreary days. James C., a Freshie, has donned long trousers in preference to short ones. 8-Extreme lassitude (spring is so near). Our basketball teams at Marionville. ll-It is announced that we will have our quartely exams this week. Report of the basketball games: Marionville wins both gamesboys 23 to 18, girls 13 to 8. 12-Mr. Callaway spent some time, both yesterday and today, in cleaning up the laboratory. You can tell the difference. But he says he isn't going to stop yet. Mr. C. deserves a great deal of credit for this work, as neither the janitor nor any of the students seemed brave enough to encounter all the hardships and difficulties connected with cleaning up this room. 12-The Physics class were given a little extra entertainment in class this morning. Floyd Fawver had his electric motor at recitation. He gave a demonstration with it. 13-14-15-Examinations full fledge. 15-Senior program day. Miss Schwieder visits the Missouri University at Columbia Friday. 18-Mrs. Westbay entertains the Senior class in honor of Herron's birthday. Pupils find out their exam. grades. 19-Mr. Callaway is getting the students interested in the Scout movement. 20-0ne of the Junior boys can blow his nose like the whistle of an auto. Honk-honk! Mr. and Mrs. Blaine entertain the Seniors. 21-Mrs. Inman finds her room decorated with chalk. Mrs. Inman informs the Junior class, while reporting at noon, that a member of their class is lacking in dignity. 22-Cicero pupils go on a strike. Miss Dye has to round them up. We have our quarter-day holiday. Mr. .Callaway reads the laws and oaths of the "Boy Scouts" to the school. . 25-The Staff has its "pictur took". 26-A beautiful spring day. 27-Mr. Blaine gives a talk to the students who are inclined to be loafer~. 28-All is bright and clear. 29-J uniors give a program (?); nit. APRIL 1-We will receive our report cards today. 2-April fool! We get them today. P. C. C. announces who has won the honors. Erma wins over Floyd by the close margin of 8-27 of one point. 3-Mr. Callaway tells us some facts about science. 4-Mr. Callaway is called to Springfield. Chorus reorganizes again with a good attendance. Rev. Knotter visits school, also Gerardine, his daughter, and Margaret Harrison. 5-Juniors render a good program. Dr. B. F. Finkel visits school and

Cornelius Chicester Brown, young, clean-shaven, industrious, about thirty-four years, was a struggling merchant in Centre City. For eight years his married life had existed without a misunderstanding or deception by either side of the house. Although for eight years a fair income ca~e from the business, it was not enough to .warrant Brown maintaining the appearance he would have liked to make. One evening Cornelius had been detained at the office by a very talkative drummer. Annoyed at missing his early dinner (for it was now 7 o'clock), he attempted to relieve his pent-up feelings by ruefully kicking every loose object he found on the sidewalk. His surprise can be imagined when at the cqrner of a dark alley, his foot swinging at a dark parcel upon the pavement, the package flew into the light, disclosing a fat, well-worn pocketbook. :., "Probably stuffed with paper," thought Brown, as the remembrance of boyhood tricks flashed into his mind. Nevertheless, he picked it up. The buckle on the pocketbook was quickly unfastened and the contents brought to light. Goldbacks, yellowbacks, in profusion. Furtively he looked up and down the street. No one was in sight. Hastily putting the wallet into his pocket, the lucky finder hastened onward, thinking hard. "I guess I'd be~ter not tell my wife anything about this, 'cause there is sure to be someone advertise for it and if I say anything about it, she'll get to feeling bad over our not having any too much of a great amount ourselves." With this resolve he turned into the house. He opened the door quietly, but closed it with .a bang to let Mrs. B. know that he had arrived at last. Hastily removing his hat and gloves and putting on his house slippers, he entered the dining room. "Dear, .1 was detained at the office by the new, drummer of Dash and Blank's. I couldn't get rid of him until I had given him an order." He ate his dinner in almost total silence, answering only in IPonosyllables; the money lay heavily on his mind, and he was anxious to know the amount contained in the pocketbook. As soon as he could, Brown excused himself and retired to his room. Mrs. B. resolved to find out the cause of her husband's silence if possible. And besides, she wanted some pin money and she feared that if she asked for more he would be angry . . I have said that for eight years no misunderstandings or deceptions had occurred, but on this very day a double deception was practiced. Brown closed the door carefully; Mrs. Brown had followed him silently, for she was curious about the unUflqal silence of her husband and she needed that cash so badly. She was almost ready to use any means to get it. She knew better than to open that door, but she had a keen eye-and there was the keyhole. She stooped to the lock and peeping through the aperture saw-her dear hubby, sitting at his library table counting bills: "1,000-1,5002,500", and so on, "4,500-5,000". Five thousand dollars! An almost un-

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dreamed of amount. Where did he get it, how, and what will he do with it? Brown had finished counting the notes. He looked all around the room for a suitable hiding place, for he was apprehensive of danger with so much money, although he was the only one who knew anything about it. A bright idea flashed through his head. "I'll hide it in the lining of my hat." Folding the bills carefully, he let down the sweatband of his hat and placed the bills there, between the band and the felt. N ow, Mrs. Brown was still looking through the keyhole, so she saw all. "To think, he said nothing to me about that money. I'll get hold of it in some way or other. It's too dangerous for him to carry around. I can hide it safer than that. I ought to go in there and confront him and tell him about this. I need the pin money so badly, too. He said I could have some out of the next deal he made and here he is with a pocketbook full of bills. He has lied to me! Oh, I don't know what to do. This is the first time he has done anything like this, but probably not the last. However, that money shall come into my possession in some way." The Browns were only ordinary people, so their bedtime came about 9 :30 P . M. Brown was preparing to deceive his wife again, but this time in another way. A fishing party had been arranged among a few of his friends, among them a real estate agent, a kodak fiend, and a banker, to start early the next morning. Our Mr. Brown, as he was intending to rise at 4 :30 A. M. and leave the house quietly so as not to disturb the slumbers of his better half, herefore lost no time in getting to sleep. Mrs. Brown had been waiting for her husband to drift away into pleasant dreams before carrying out the plan she had formulated earlier in the evening. With great caution she edged out of bed and turning out the hall light downstairs, stealthily crept down the steps. Every step she took seemed to her highly-strung nerves to reverberate throughout the house (for this was also the first time she had ever done anything contrary to her husband's wishes). There hung the valuable hat upon the hall tree as innocent-looking as any other common headgear. Mrs. Brown eagerly seized the hat and without making any more noise than the pitter-patter of her house slippers, quickly hastened to her sewing room. Having closed the door, she put the hat on her sewing table until she found an old newspaper. She then set to wor k. It was but the work of a few seconds for Mrs. B. to have the hat hanging in its accustomed original position on the hallrack. With satisfaction she noiselessly crept back upstairs and went to bed to dream of new bonnets, spring gowns, etc. "Ding, ding, br-r-r-r-r-r-r-r" sounded the alarm. Brown opened one eye and looked sleepily at the clock which had so rudely broken into his slumber. It was 4 :30 A. M. "Well, here goes for the first deception I ever practiced on my wife," he said as he sprang from bed. He dressed rapidly and in a few minutes had gathered a cold lunch, his fishing paraphernalia, and having put on his

valuable though by no means odd looking hat, he left the house for the place of meeting previously arranged. That very afternoon, Mrs. Brown (as Mr. Brown did not come to luncheon), thinking he had been too busy to come home, decided to go to town in order to go shopping and also-for she had had misgivings about the money and it had preyed upon her mind so that she decided to tell her husband of the trick she had played-to return him the bills. "Is Mr. Brown in?" she asked the office boy. "No, ma'am," was the reply. " When dId he go out?" "He hasn't been here." "What! t ell me he hasn't been here, when he left the house early this morning?" "I only know he hasn't been here all day." Hastily leaving the office, Mrs. Brown finished her shopping. It was rather late in the evening and she started home with a sinking heart. Let us go back and see what happened to Brown during the day. When early that ill-fated morning he had left the house no knowledge of the impending dIsaster faced hIm, else this had been a differen story. H e had just started to board a swif tly-moving "owl" car when the wind, deftly picking his hat from his head, neatly whirled it in front of the street car. With a cry of desperation, he realized the value of that ordinary-looking derby. Then he dashed, at the risk of his life, after that hat. It was rolling down the track; but not realizing the extreme dange!' or heeding the loud jangling of the gong, Brown began to run aftr the "sky-piece". He was only a few feet in advance of the car, but it was gaining on him at every instant. He slipped; but he, in his fall, managed to grasp his hat. The wheels of the car seemed to shriek their fiendish glee in their victim's ear. The whole history of Brown's life flashed across his mind in that incredible short space of time. He seemed to review every incident of his whole career. But he didn't get run over, for at that moment he rolled from the track. The car passed on. Slowly he got to his feet, uninjured, and dusted off his disarranged clothing. Two hours later, he, in company with four other business men, was seated on the cushions of a chair car, bound for Centreville, a small village about thirty miles south of Centre City, close to a rather large river abounding in game fish. "About fi ve miles from Centreville I have recently bought a farm," said one of the parly. "It can be seen from the train. The house is located on the side of a hill just around a curve in the road. The place is very pretty and I'd like for you fellows to take a look at it when we go by." Brown was engaged in the perusal of a morning paper article when they passed the house in question, but as he wanted to see it anyhow, he

leaned far out of the window, as the train rounded the curve, to get a g-limpse of the place. Alas! Once more the merry, playful wind lifted the hat from his head and dashed it again to the earth. Not upon the track did it fall, this time, but beside it on the right-of-way. Now the train was only traveling at the rate of about thirty-five miles an hour. Brown sprang up and rushed through the car like a madman. At the rear end of the train he jumped off. To alight from a train running at the rate of thirty-five miles per hour is no easy proposition. Brown, on striking the earth, rolled. The seams of his coat gave way. His trousers burst at the knees; his wrist was sprained. In general, he w,'a s "all bunged up". But he got his haL He could tell by the big roll of bills within that the money was still intact. With a sigh and a rather heavy heart he set out to walk the five miles to Centreville, but we ought to draw the curtain on that long trudge to town, on Brown's subsequent actions, on the jokes and jibes of his companions (to which Mr. Brown was very, very silent), until afternoon. They were in a rowboat fishing. "Let's go down to the mill dam," remarked the one who was a camera fiend. "We can get just as good trout there as here and the scenery is much prettier. The mill will shut down soon and the water flowing over the dam will make a good picture. To see the moving silvery liquid mass quickly rise and flow over the obstruction is one of the most beautiful and artistic views." So saying, he picked up the oars and began to pull down stream towards the mill. "Aha, I've hooked a beauty," came a cry from the banker. He played with the fish until the opportunity came for drawing it into the boat. But as the trout was being taken off the hook, it flopped over in its struggles, knocked the derby of Brown's into the placidly running stream. Now Brown couldn't swim very well. He saw his hat quickly float to the edge of the dam and dive over. However, he had twice rescued the hat that day, so he sprang into the water and went over the dam after it. He went under so far when he hit the bottom of the 15-foot fall that he thought he never would come to the surface again. He had t'O swim about thirty yards to overtake it. Once again he had had a struggle with a perverse fate and come out victorious. For the hat was still in his ownership. "Three times in the same place is enough for any man," quoted Brown savagely as he jammed it on his head and returned to his companions, who were hurling all kinds of laughable remarks at him. In a couple of hours he said, "Well, anyway, it's time to go home. It's 'now 7 :30 and we can't get home before 9 on that 'plug' train." By 9 o'clock the party had returned to the city via the "plug". Bidding goodnight to his companions who were to separate in diverse directions, Brown boarded a car, his hat fixed firmly oh his head. In a few minutes a party of jovial, tipsy fellows got on at a downtown corner and were seated somewhat close to Brown. They were at just the stage of intoxication to become furiously aroused at any little act or become hilarious at any poor joke.

As the car stopped at a corner, Brown noticed a lively street fight taking place in one of the side streets. The "clang-clang" of a patrol wagon was heard and the crowd swayed towards the car. A brickbat came hurtling through the window, striking Brown on the head, knocking him unconscious, while the precious hat fell to the floor and was never seen by him again. Instantly the car was in an uproar. . But Cornelius knew nothing about this, for he was borne quickly to an ambulance and hurried to a hospital, where doctors, fearing concussion of the brain, worked with him all night. Let us return to Mrs. Brown. As evening came on she began to become apprehensive of her husband. "Where can he be?" she thought. "He has never stayed away like this before. He would have called me up by the 'phone if anything unusual had happened. He left the house early, hasn't been at the office today, surely something has happened to him. I fear he has been injured in some way and can't get word to me." She decided to sit up and wait for Brown's return. Eleven o'clock, 12 o'clock, 1 o'clock; still no Cornelius. Two o'clock, 3, until the gray of morning crept into the east. But worn out by her night's unfruitful vigil, Mrs. Brown went to bed with an aching heart and a chill of fear gripping her throat. The suspense was awful. She lay there, listening for the door to open and expecting the familiar footfall, but none greeted her ear. Her head seemed bursting with thoughts of danger that could have befallen Cornelius. Her heart seemed to almost stop beating at times when she imagined him dead. At 6 o'clock he had not arrived. "Extra! Extra! Extra !-all about the big riot last night-full particulars. Extra! Extra! Extra!" The shrill cry grated on Mrs. Brown's tired ears and made her shudder. But a sudden thought came to her. "Here is where I will perhaps find out about Cornelius," she said to herself. She called the newsboy to the porch and bought a paper. Quickly reading the headlines she saw: Big Street Riot-Several Injured. Last night about 10 o'clock a street riot occurred on Walker and Olive streets caused by two men in an altercation over a lead pencil. Friends interposed but were drawn into the mix-up and a riot quickly resulted. Bricks, stones, sticks and clubs were thrown around quite dangerously to onlookers. The fight was soon stopped by the arrival of a squad of patrolmen and the "hoodlum wagon". The list of injured are: Jas. K. Wilson, spectator, Chas. G. Jenkins, R. K. Holmes, and one of our citizen merchants, C. C. Brown, was knocked unconscious by a brick thrown through a window of the street car in which he was sitting. It is feared that concussion of the brain will result. He is at St. John's hospital receiving treatment.

A gasp of dismay came from Mrs. Brown. Her worst fears were being realized. Her husband was lying at the point of death! She knew that she couldn't get into the hospital before 9 o'clock, but she could telephone. And no sooner thought of than put into effect. "St. John's hospital, please, central." "Rello, is this St. John's? Is C. C. Brown's condition so that he can be moved? Yes, I'm Mrs. Brown and I knew nothing of the accident till just a few minutes ago. You say he can be moved in a couple of hours? Well, as soon as possible, send him to his home-yes, 934 Maple avenue. Yes, that 's all; good-bye." Three hours later Mrs. Brown, sitting by the bedside of her husband, was startled to hear him sorrowfully exclaim: "Helen, yesterday for the first and last time, I deceived your trust in me. I was not, as you might have thought, at the office all day, but went fishing. You see the result. "I have a confession to make. Night before last I found a pocketbook containing some $5,000. Not saying anything to you about it, I hid the money in my derby. Now the derby and the money are both gone." "Cornelius, I, too, have a confession to make. Yesterday I went to the office and found you had not been there at all. As for the money-" she walked over to the chiffonier and in a minute had returned-"I think it is all here yet. You see, I replaced the bills with a newspaper roll. How I found this matter out, you needn' know. But now that everything has been cleared up, let's start all over again."

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CAST OF CHARACTERS Robert Preston, ................................ La wyer .............................. Herron Westbay Douglas Brown ...................... A football player ............................ Lloyd Ruggles Dick Preston .................................. The groom .............................. Fred Woodruff Stanley Palmec ................ "Hawkins, the butler" ........................ Fred Burgess Ted Whitney .................. Capt. of the 'Varsity team ______________________ Tom Luby __ __ Jack Austin ____ __ ______________________ Preston's secretary __________ . __ . ______ .____ .J oel Bounous Marian Dayton ________________________ A ward of Preston __________________________ Ollie Jackson Nellie Preston __________________________________ A bride ____________________________________ Josie Cassity Louise Ross ____________________ Known as Miss Grayson ____________________ Beulah Watson Phillis Lane ____________________________ Football enthuias t.. ______________________ Carrie Watson Kathleen Knox __________ Chairman of rushing committee ____________________ Vera Feist The Imp __________ .__ .. __ . ________ . __ . ________ .. A Freshman. ______ .__ .__ ... __ .________ .R u th Bradford Emily Elliott.. ______________________ W ith a conscience ____________________________ L ucy Gibbons Jane ____________________________ A maid with a taste for literature ____________ Pearl Winton Mrs. Brown ________________________ Stepmother of Douglas ______________________ __ __ Lela Baker Polly Price ________________________________________ ____ ________________________________________ Maro Loveland Elsa Ernst ____ . __ ..__ . ____ . ______ . ____ .__ ____ . ____ . __ __ . ____ . ____ __ . ______________________ .. __ .. Maud Gibbons Marj orie Arnold ____________ __ ____ __ ____ ______ __ ____ __ ____ __ ____ ______ ______ __________ __ ____ __ __ Irene Stow Marie Swift __ ________________ __ ____ __ ____ __ ____ __ ____ ____ __ ____ ____ ______ ______ ________ Margaret Jacques Molly Bruce ____ .. __________ . ______ .. ______ .______________ . __ .. ______ .. __ .. ______________ . Erma Dusenbury Of the Theta Phi Scene-A college town. Time-Present day. Time of Playing-About two hours and fifteen minutes. ACT I-"Den" in Theta Phi House. Early in college year. ACT II-Library in the Preston home. Marian's mask ball-two weeks later. ACT III-Interior of Athletic Clubhouse. Afternoon and evening of day of he game.

THE RAINBOW KIMON A

CAST OF CHARACTERS Nellie Van TasseL.President of Rainbow Kimona Society ...... Clara Vaughn Ruth Ashton .......................... The vice-president.......................... Bessie Hoover Alice Marion ................................ Treasurer .......................................... Ruth Hall Isabel Sutro ....................................Secretary .................................. Edith Gulick Beatrice Courney .......... ;............. Class poeL .......................... Lois Blankenship Olive Mercer ................ President of basketball team .......... Christine Otter man Winifred Turner .............................. Student.................................. Jessie Burgess Edith Jones .............................. New Freshman ................................ Bessie Kirby Rose Jackson ....~. Miss Penelope's impish little colored maid ... . Wilma Armstrong Time-Present. Time of representation-One hour, thirty minutes. Locality-Miss Penelope Wright's Collegiate School for Young Ladies, Clairmont on the Hudson. SYNOPSIS ACT

I-The meeting of Rainbow Kimona Society. Opening of the birthday box. Discussing the new Freshman. The vote unfavorable. Circumstantial evidence. The discovery of Rose. The finding of Julia Armstrong's pin. The court-martial. The ghost. The unexpected appearance of Edith. The class yell.

ACT II-One week later. Preparing stage properties. Wanted-an Othello. The decision. The retirement of Olive. The play from Shakespeare. Hamlet's advice to Romeo. Henry VIII's understudy. The ghost appears. The recognition. The apology. The class yell.

****** PEACE Outside, the moon's light was sleeing on the snow that lay in great white heaps upon the earth. But not a breath stirred the perfect stillness. In the sitting room, the fire in the old-fashioned fireplace had burned down until it lay in a heap of glowing embers that shed their light upon the hearth rug at their feet, a beautiful Scotch collie and a large white cat slumbered together. As the little clock on the mantle ticked away the minutes, her hand dropped to his shoulder; tenderly he took her hand while his own head drooped lower and lower until it rested on his breast; then even the little clock stopped; -everything was at rest. O. T., Soph.

"OR YOU BASKETBALL STARS" Oh you basketball players, You Monett basketball stars; There's the forwards and the centers There's the guards and we are winners; Oh you basketball players You Monett basketball stars, If we play you and if we beat

We'll show you how we did it, And we never cheat, M-O-N-E-T-TMonett basketball stars. Composed by Eunita Salzer and Bulah Watson. Tune, "Oh You Great Big Beautiful Doll."

Lee-"What's a kiss?" Vera-"It's a noun, boh common and proer." Lee-"Can it be declined?" Vera-"I don't know: I never declined one."

****** How many steps is it from Lincoln avenue to Fourth street? Just ask Jae Hoover. He knows.

****** It's queer, that often When a boy is studying, right in the center of the page appears a picture of a girl. Can this be the explanation of Roy's lessons? It's just the same way with a girl, only there's a picture on both pages of her book. Can this be the explanation of Mildred's "lack" of lesson?

****** Lloyd-"I'm so blue; nobody loves me, and my hands are cold." Erma-"Never mind. God loves you, and you can sit on your hands."

****** The Freshmen are about to acknowledge that this is a fitting ode to Latin: "All are dead who wrote it, All are dead who spoke it, All will die Who learn itBless them-they deserve it."

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The cows are in the pasture, The sheep are in the grass; But all the little geese Are in the Freshmen class.

****** dear?" "About to freeze." "Want my coat?" "Just the sleeves."

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You are leaving us now, our friends of learning; May you keep your knowledge lamps always burning. You have paved the way which we must follow, Either today or tomorrow. Oh, that the paths that you have trod May never in history be covered with sod, But will always be kept worn smooth and long, That those who follow may find nothing wrong. In your school work, dear Seniors, you have done your best. But with High School knowl.edge pray do not rest, But go on through college and battle with strife, For it will profit you all the rest of your life. Farewell, dear Seniors; may no wrong befall you, For opportunities are ready to call you. You have been with us long, four years or more, And in our estimation very high you soar. Aim high and if you fall short of your aim There will still be enough left, your honor to gain; For knowledge is something you cannot buy, It makes no difference how hard you may try.

Farewell, dear Seniors, we have loved you long. Mayall of your lives be ever a song. We wish you all happiness wherever you go; May God grant it that this may be so.

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A. H Perry &Co. If you want Farm Lands, 1(anches, City Property, Loans or any kinds of Insurance Phone 198

w. H. FLORETH'S For Genuine Round Oak Chief Ranges Not How Cheap, but How Good

Perfect Baker and Fuel Saver

Agent for SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO. P AINT

If you want SANITARY PLUMBING AND HE ATING go to

w. H.

Floreth's Hardware Store MONETT, MO.

LOGAN D. McKEE The Kodak Expert Wants Your Business. KODAK LESSONS FREE FREE DARK ROOM

JACCARD'S In St. Louis

-Design and Engrave Commencement Invitations. Class Stationery, Diplomas, Cer:tificates, Programs and Enclosing Cards. -Design and make in our own shops Fraternity Jewelry, Class Pins and Rings, Medals, Cups, Trophies and Souvenir Spoons. -Manufacture and sell at the closest prices Diamond and Gold Jewelry; Watches and Clocks, Silver, China and Cut Glass. Gifts for Commencements, Weddings, Birthdays and Anniversaries.

-Write for Jaccard's CATALOG, containing over 5000 illustrations, descriptions and prices of fine goods, arranged to enable those at a distance to make selections, and be assured of satisfaction.

Mermod, Jaccard & King JEWELRY CO.

St. Louis, Missouri

Shaffer Bros. Sanitary Fourth Street Groce! y IF IN THE GROCERY LINE, WE HAVE IT OR WILL GET IT F OR YOU

PHONE 94

OPPOSITE POST OFFICE

Monett

AFTER YOU HAVE FINISHED YOUR EDUCATION

Start Out Right BY BUYING A

Majestic Range, Kitchen Utensils, etc. from

Davis & Chapell Hardware Co. LARGE STOCK, LOW PRICES AND COURTEOUS TREATMENT

Anderson & Johnson Merchant Tailors

If

PHONE 453

French Dry Cleaning and Pressing First National Bank Building

MONETT, MISSOURI

For Quality, Quantity', Style and Variety in

Furniture, Carpets and Rugs BOB CALLAWAY MONETT, MISSOURI

J. H. Otterman & Son General Contractors DEALERS IN ROOFING AND BUILDING PAPERS, PAINTS AND PAINTERS' SUPPLIES, GLASS AND PUTTY, ART GOODS AND ARTISTS' SUPPLIES, W ALL PAPER AND NOTIONS MONETT, MISSOURI

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pEN an account with the Monett

State Bank. We employ only such methods in business as make banking institutions of positive value. The management of this institution believes that above everything else stability and faithfulness are demanded on the part of a well managed bank and upon this basis we invite your patronage. We pay 4 per cent interest on time deposits

Monett State Bank Dr. A. S. HAWKINS .................................... President PATRICK MARTIN ............................ Vice-President JNO. M. McGRATH ....................................... Cashier . MAKE OUR BANK YOUR BANK

J. P. Woods· DENTIST For your Dental work see Dr. J. P. WOODS in Monett State Bank Building, Rooms No.5 and 6. Office Hours, 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. Phones-Office 122, Residence 178

Build You a Home Specify Our

LUMBER and you will get the best "There's No Place Like Home"

Salzer Bros. SIG SOLOMON Real Estate, Insurance and Loans NOTAR Y PUBLIC Rooms 1 and 2, Davis & Chapell Building MONETT, MISSOURI

Small Checking Accounts 1f No one is denied the conveniences of a checking account with THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK, because his transactions are small. 1f It is the policy of this bank to encourage the small depositor, because it sees in each one the possibility of the large account of the future. 1f The officers of this bank are accessible to those who call for the transaction of business, and are glad to extend a welcome to new depositors.

Th e First National Bank

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CLASS

MOVING PICTURES S pe cia l P ri ces t o Class A tt end ance

"High A rt" and "Class A" Clothes fo r High School Students SHOES FOR EVERYBODY

Strictly One Price

GULICK'S

Strictly One Price

"Collegian" Clothes for Men and Boys SHOES for EVERYBODY

Tutt & Osborn 420 Broadway, Monett, Mo.

Patronize "Tatler" Advertisers

WE PLEASE YOUR FRIENDS-LET US PLEASE YOU. OUR PORTRAITS COMBINE THE MOST PLEASING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SUBJECT WITH OUR HIGH STANDARD OF QUALITY AND WORKMANSHIP

The Jenks Studio

J. L. JEFFRIES DEALER IN KANSAS, ARKANSAS, McALESTER~ QUITA, PIEDMONT, SMITHING AND PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE

COAL Phone-Office 198, .lard 9

Monett, Mo.

THE MARTIN HOTEL RESTAURANT AND LADIES' CAFE IN CONNECTION E. BOSS and L. GABRIEL, Proprietors. Everything New and Modern

RooJl1s with Private Bath

Steam Heat in Every Room Fourth Street, Opposite Depot

We Thank You for Your Patronage

FOLGER'S MEAT MARKET "THE QUALITY BUTCHER" Opposite Post Office

Phone 86 MONETT, MO.

Have you noticed the elegant Engravings in this issue of the Monett High School Tatler?' They were made at the plant of the

Joplin . Engraving Co.

DESIGNERS ENGRAVERS

Commercial Drawings for Advertisers : Copper .Halftones and Zinc Etchings 214 WEST FOURTH STREET, JOPLIN, MO. Wie specialize on large Cat alog ue Jobs requiring fin e Halftones. Drop us a card; our Manager will call and figure with you on either small or large cuts. If you lose our Address, just think of JOPLIN and add ENGRAVING CO.-easy to r e m emb e r The most prominent schools which a r e using our Eng l'avings in their Annual Catalogues this yeal' are PITTSBURG HIGH SCHOOL JOPLIN HIGH SCHOOL CAR'l'HAGE HIGH SCHOOL MONE'l'T HIGH SCHOOL COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL AND OTHER SCHOOLS OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT

1912 THE JOPLIN PRINTING COMPANY JOPLIN . MISSOURI