PROPOSED CLASSES VAN SANT School of Business . \I i( '/ j OMAHA PAT RO N J Z E 0 U RAp VERT J SERS 220 OMAHA NAT'L BANK BLDG. MECHANICAL DRAWING-Afternoons Only To fit women for draughting work with railroads, con- tractors, etc. POSTAL C4RlUER Only FOOD VALUES' AND COOKERY - Saturday Mornings Only Classes in the three foregoing will begin February 1st if is a sufficient number of advance registrations. Munson Shorthand Office Methods Gregg Shorthand Commercial Law Typewriting Letter-Writing Bookkeeping Vocabulary Building Training for Government Examinations in Stenographic, Typing and Clerical Branches ' ' For detailed information telephone Douglas 5890 or call at school office. DA Y SCHOOL FOR WOMEN EVENING SCHOOL FOR MEN AND WOMEN lONE C. DUFFY, Owner TELEGRAPHY-Day Classes Only Lectures by a member of the faculty of the University of Nebraska School of Commerce. Friday afternoons only. 1 :40-2:20-INVESTMENTS 2 :20-3 ENTERPRISE 3:30-4:30-BUSINESS COURSE· Especially for Home Women. 5 :30-615-BUSJNESS . ENTERPRISE Espeeially for Employed Women. Above courses open to all women even though not registered in other classes,: at $2.50 for a series of ten lectures.
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PROPOSED CLASSES
VAN SANTSchool of Business .
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PAT RO N J Z E 0 U RAp V E R T J S E R S
220 OMAHA NAT'L BANK BLDG.
MECHANICAL DRAWING-Afternoons OnlyTo fit women for draughting work with railroads, contractors, etc.
POSTAL C4RlUER SERVICE~EveningsOnlyFOOD VALUES' AND WAR~TiME COOKERY - Saturday
Mornings Only
Classes in the three foregoing will begin February 1st ifth~re is a sufficient number of advance registrations.
Munson Shorthand Office MethodsGregg Shorthand Commercial Law
Typewriting Letter-WritingBookkeeping Vocabulary Building
Training for Government Examinations in Stenographic, Typingand Clerical Branches ' '
For detailed information telephone Douglas 5890 or call atschool office.
DAY SCHOOL FOR WOMENEVENING SCHOOL FOR MEN AND WOMEN
lONE C. DUFFY, Owner
TELEGRAPHY-Day Classes OnlyLectures by a member of the faculty of the University ofNebraska School of Commerce. Friday afternoons only.
A filling companion for Hercules-you canalways hear him comi ng.
ANDERSON, DOROTHY M.
Pleides (1-2-3), Lam Ron (3-4).
She just hates to admit she is going to be ateacher.
BERKA, ALOYS
Gym. club (3-4), Hawthorne (3-4), President(4), Basket Ball (3-4).
Active in sports and unexcelled in schoolwork·
BREWER, CHARLES
~lee Club (2-3), Orchestra (4).
L_ Altho his hands fit into his pockets, yet heis truly the musician of the class.
CARPENTER, IRIS LUCILE
Gym. club (2), P. A. S. (2-3).
A friend of manyScorned by none.When she does something'Tis surely well done.
CASSIDY, MORLEY FRANKLIN
D. D. S. (1-2-3-4).
Soft was his voice and sweet.
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HANSEN, JANE HARCOURT
M. F. S. (3-4), Class Sergeant-at-Arms (4),Senior Register Committee.
How good is thy life the mere liVing!How fit to employ all thy heart and thysoul and thy senses forever in joy!
JENSEN, THERON R.
Class Sergeant-a t-Arms (4).
Theron would certainly make an ideal (andquiet) Uncle Sam, wouldn't he?
KALTEIER, I RENE
L. T. C. (1-2).
Her smile has captured many a friend overhere as well as "Over There."
KNEE, HAROLD KENNITH
A quiet youth with searching eyes and an ambition.
KONECKY, EUGENE M.
Debating team (4), Register ~taff (4), D. D.S. (3-4), President (4), Winner School Oratorical Contest (4), Second Place EasternDistrict Oratorical Contest (4), ShakesperianDramatics (4).
Eugene is a short fellow with a long headand is both a poet and orator, with argumentative tendencies.
MARCLEY,FLORENCE
With little to say but with much in mind.
MONTMORENCY, FREDE:,RICK " .. "Shorty, Monty.
First Lieutenant Company A, Sergeant-atArms C. O. c., A. D. S. (2-3-4), Secretary(2-4,) Class Treasurer (4), Senior RegisterCommittee.
Fred is a head and shoulders ahead of usall, and We predict that he will become thefuture Secretary of Agriculture.
OAKLEY, ISABEL BLANCHE
M. F. S. (3-4), Class Vice-President (4)'Senior Register Committee.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever,Its loveliness increases; it will never passinto nothingness,-those eyes and thatsmile.
OHMAN, HOWARD E.
Senior Register Committee.
Is he a champion? Chess!
PARSONS, MARJORIE I.
Marjorie hasn't been with us very long, but sheWon all the honors worth getting while at theUni. of Omaha preparatory school.
PFEIFFER, LOUISE C.
Basket Ball (2-3), Girls' Glee Club (3-4).
Ready for workBut chuck full of fun,With a laugh and a smileFor everyone.
RENSCH, WILHELMINA ALICE
Lam Ron (3-4).
One of the sweetest and most unassuminggirls in the school, and a friend to all.
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ROBERTS, MARY LILITH
P. A. S. (3-4), Reporter (3), Secretary (4),Class Secretary (4), Senior Register Committee.
Charms win the eye, and merit wins thesoul-a prize already won.
SCpTT, LEE V. "Scotty."
Football team (4).
..Diminutive" Scotty is one of the finestfellows we know,-clean cut and square.
SEELEY, WILLMANA L.
Not very tallNot very small
But fair and sweetAnd liked by all.
SIMONSON, HELEN MARGARET
Soft voice and shy with lots of maidenly modesty.
SWAN,· CLARENCE B.
Class President (4), Senior Register Committee.
The girls would fain converse with thee,thou man of bounteous words!
VAN EPPS, LILLIAN
If her laugh is not in the halls, -the Bookkeepingroom contains it, for Lillian is a business lady.
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WIEDING, GRACE
Girls' Glee Club (4), Art Society (4), Hawthorne.
Quiet but jollyBrilliant and diligent tooBut when she says she is doneShe is honestly through.
WILSON, FRANCES
L. T. C. (1), Girls' Glee Club (2), RacquetClub (2-3), M. F. S. (2-3-4), Class Reporter(4).
As fair art thou, my bonny lass,So say I with a sigh-And I will love thee still, my dear'Till all the seas go dry.
A Base(il's) Voice.
WILCOX, PAUL
A good-looking fellow heartily in favor of thefair sex.
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GRADUATIONGraduation is once more foremost in the minds of O. H. S. students, and
twenty-seven of our school companions will pass through one of the most'important events of their lives at the February commencement exercises.These students, however eagerly they are looking forward to "the day,"must feel some regret at leaving O. H. S. for good. I am sure that we who areleft are sorry to have them go, but we are anxious to wish them all the successto be had. The commencement exercises will take place January twentyfourth at the city auditorium. Dr. J. H. Francis, superintendent of publicschools at Columbus, Ohio, will be the speaker of the evening.
After graduation, the next thing tho'ught of is where the graduates aregoing. Nebraska University claims Clarke Anderson, Theron Jensen, EugeneKonecky, Lee Scott, Stanley Wallin, Isabel Oakley and Mary Roberts. MorleyCassidy and Marjorie Parsons have decided to finish their education at OmahaUniversity. Howard Ohman will study law at Creighton Law School. AloysBerka will go to Chicago to the Chicago Physical Training School. IrisCarpenter and Florence Marcley will remain in Omaha and attend Van Sant's.Gr.ace Wieding has chosen Ames. But wherever they go or whatever they do,O. H. S. wishes them all success and good fortune. To the remainder of theclass, whether they attend another school, enter the business world, or stay athome, we extend the same good wishes. L. H., '18.
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE MID-YEAR CLASS OF 1918We the Mid-Year Class of 1918, Central High School of Omaha do make,
publish, and declare this our last will and testament.We give, devise, and bequeath the following:-to Lee Potter, Clark
Anderson's capacity for hating himself; to Clyde Smith, Theron Jensen'squietness; to Max Fleischman, Paul Wilcox's good looks; to OrcuttBeaton, Max Konecky's stature; to James Holmquist, Howard Ohman'spompadour; to Abe Swet, Morely Franklin Cassidy's long name; toBen Lake, Clarence Swan's executive ability; to Art Logan, Lee Scott'sfootball prowess; to Donald Pillsbury, a pair of Fred Montmorency's shoes;to Carolyn Miller, Dorothy Anderson's love of teaching; to Albina Holbeck;Florence Marcley's love of American History; to Celia Ross, Marjorie Parson's red sweater; to Angeline Rush, Wilhelmina Rensch's democracy; toDorothy Edwards, Lilith Robert's dancing eyes; to Dorothy Arter, WilmanaSeeley's love of study; to Kathleen 'Parsons, Grace Wieding's demureness;to Delma Meck, Frances Wilson's romantic nature.
This we swear is our last will and testament, signed this the twenty-firstday of January in the year of our school life, one thousand nine hundred and,eighteen. ' F. M., '18
Ode to Youth and Old Ageo youth, my only joy, Old age, my great despair,Who in thy dear grace Whom man alone doth hate,I hold my every hope But I with grace shall wear,And life, my pattern trace. And say, "It is my fate."
My hope and ambitions Yes, fate is what thou art,Are in thy dear hands Yet not all to Thee,Do not forget intentions For happiness is bliss,And that truth alone commands. And death is that to me.
Isabel Oakley.
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THE CRYSTAL GLASS. A. D. 1927Dear Fellow Students:
One day I was traveling thru India, collecting s,trange seashells and curious.old idols, when suddenly I remembered that Jane Hansen lived in Delhi.Being only a few miles from there, I instructed the driver of my sturdy elephant to proceed to the place of Jane's' residence. After a tedious hunt forher address and some other minor difficulties, I arrived safely. I acceptedher servant's invitation to wait for madame's return, and was ushered into a.beautiful room, with oriental hangings and thick soft carpets. In one cornerstood a large ebony pedestal supporting a ball of clearest crystal. .I hadhardly taken off my wraps when I heard the door open and there was J ane~After the first greetings, we settled down to talk-both of us anxious to knowwhat the other was doing and how she was getting along in the world. I foundthat Jane was head nurse and official inspector in a large sanitarium for recuperating malaria patients. She explained to me about the ferociousness. ofthe tiny mosquito and its fatal 'bite. I informed her that I was travelIngthru distant lands giving lectures on the "Superfluity of the Modern Man,'"being financially supported by our old classmate, Dorothy Anderson. She'was our next subject of conversation and I stated that she was doing wonderful work as President of the International Association of Elevating Lectures~
We were just wondering what had happened to the rest of our class whensuddenly Jane thought of the mystic globe which I had noticed before. Sheclapped her hands three times and the servant placed it before us. We gazedat it intently for some minutes when slowly a figure began to appear, and therestood Dr. Brewer bending over an operating table, about to operate on ourold friend, Fred Montmorency, who had lost an arm while rescuing MaxKonecky from a battlefield somewhere in France a year ago.
Slowly these figures faded away and lo! a new shape came before us. Itwas none other than Howard Ohman renowned afar for his chess prowess.and his fame as a U. S. Senator. We gazed at him in awe and wonder evenas other people had gazed upon Henry.Clay or Daniel Webster. A strange·figure began to appear at Howard's right and after a careful scrutiny we recognized Paul Wilcox who was being paged at the moment by Clarke Anderson.Paul seemed to be an awful fit of temper of which Howard was the cause.We conjured the mystic globe to tell us more, and slowly the words "Resolvedthat the Senate Halls shall be opened for municipal dances," came before oureyes. This explained the matter plainly and we know that the wild gesticu-·lations of Howard and his woebegone expression were all in protest againstthis resolution, while Paul was decidedly in the favor of the measure.
Next appeared our old president, Clarence Swan. He seemed to be appointing committees for the benefit of the employees of his pottery factory,at Vancouver, (this must have been inspired by his election as cup maker forthe Coffee House back in O. H. S.)
As this picture faded, palm trees and bamboo houses began to take its.place there and in the middle of an admiring group of dusky maidens, stood
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We had scarcely taken this in when Lansing Brisbin appeared before ourastonished eyes. There he stood, true as life, teaching a class in Latin. Andwho should we see in the class but Lillian Van Epps!
This scene quickly shifted and another one of great interest took its place.We saw Morely Cassidy walking frantically to and fro, his hair, which we hadnever seen askew, all rumpled up, his collar unbuttoned and sleeves rolled up."After nine hours of meditation" he was expounding his views before a gathering of 1. W. W.'s.
Next appeared Isabel Oakley, sitting in her cozy home. in Virginia withNels beside her reading "Dante's Divine Comedy."
This beautiful portrayal of home life changed to one of frivolity, sad inthis case for there was our dignified Aloys Berka bathing in Salt Lake. We, .
did not fear for her safety, however, as we knew she had taken physical train-ing at Chicago.
After this in quick succession came Louise Pfieffer, our fair-haired classmate. She was a missionary in dark Africa where her smile had convertedscores of natives.
Then came Lee Scott, and you will be surprised to hear what he was doing.Evidently his football training had helped him a great deal, for he was holdingdown the position of "strong man" with Ringling Brothers.
Frances Wilson? Where was she? We looked and there she stood in abeautiful garden in Australia. Near her was a marble sun dial and she wascounting the hours till she should return to her beloved America. She hadbeen exiled because of her radical views on the subject of Woman Suffrage.
This green garden took the shape of a desert in which palm trees swayedgently to and fro in the breeze. We noticed a Sphynx and; then some pyramidsand we knew we were looking in Egypt for some one. Grace Weiding wasnearby in a beautiful tent. She seemed queen of something. She had organized a party called the Amalgamated Order of Free Thinkers and had established a colony in Egypt. Wihlhelmina Rensch was her chief adviser and LucileCarpenter her business manager.
Lastly Theron Jensen came into view. He was exercising his ability inextricating himself from a quarrel with Wilmana Seeley, caused by his superfluous appetite for grape juice and cherry pop.
Slowly these figures faded away and Jane and I looked at each other anddrew a long breath. "Well," said Jane; "tp.at is interesting." I had to takea quick departure, as I had an engagement in a town nearby. And so I willclose my lengthy epistle, hoping that I have showed you clearly just whatthe Crystal Glass showed me.
Very truly yours,Lilith Roberts (I B. O. & J. H. H.)
The bright sword thou hast given we shall wieldTo win the golden guerdon of success.
With Truth and Love each noble deed to bless,We'll fight Life's ceaseless war and never yield.The laurels that may fall to us we'll give
To Thee, dear school, that taught us first to live.
Eugene M. Konecky.
With falt'ring step we pause before thy doorWhich leads into the outer world of things.
To us a vague, uncertain sadness clings,The knowledge that we leave thee evermore.
Thy daily chastisements we bravely bore,And girded ourselves like budding kingsEach day to meet To-morrow's reckonings,
When we should plunge into the world's vast war.
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boxes more than one-hundred dollarsfor the war fund. It is planned tha tfrom now on, the mite boxes shallbe set out only one day a week. Aconcert by Mr. Garwood and MissArnold netted fifty dollars; and thesale of Christmas cards by the artdepartment, eight dollars. Miss Stebbins has turned into the fund thecheck which she received for substitute teaching during the last mr:>nth.Teachers are paid at the rate of onedollar an hour for taking charge ofabsent teachers' classes during theirrest hours.
Three hundred skeins of yarn delivered to the high school by the RedCross show that the knitting regimentis keeping busy. Miss Williams saysthat the pupils who signed up aswishing a demonstration along someline of clothing conservation have notbeen forgotten. Demonstrations alongmany lines will be shown in the domstic science rooms soon after thenew semester commences.
MASS MEETINGThe distractions of the last busy
days before the holidays, and thoughtsof Christmas and coming festivitiesin no way seemed to affect the enthusiasm with which the High Schoolstudents have entered the war-work.On December 18th, the very lastday of school, a big mass-meeting washeld to give the knitting drive afinal boost. About twelve or thirteengirls gave a clever little stunt frombehind a long sheet, as a starter.After that, Herluf Olsen made anaddress, telling the boys they would
. have to think pretty hard duringvacation if they expected to keep upwith the girls. Our worthy lieutenant-colonel, that is, one of them, forwe have two now, made another address. He imitated the feminine
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FOOD CONSERVATIONThe committee on food conserva
tion has staged a very active campaign under the leadership of MissGross. In each first hour class aperson was appointed to specialize onthis subject and to present to theclass during the first hour on January9th ways and means of conservingfood. At this time food pledges werepassed, modeled after those used inthe nation-wide conservation drive.Posters and blackboard signs havebeen put up in many of the rooms tokeep the idea constantly in the mindsof the' pupils.' At the door of thelunch room is a sign which urgeswheatless and meatless meals, at thesame time suggesting that all mealsshould be wasteless. On January 8th,pupils who ate in the cafeteria werehanded a paper on food conservation;perforated so that it could be slippedinto the notebook.
WAR WORKWar work has been going along at
a fast rate in the High School duringthe last month. Indeed~ the enthusiasm displayed by the pupils hasbeen rather more marked than wascounted on, to the possible detrimentof the studies of some of the leaderswho may have forgotten that ourinstitution is primarily a school. Thechief aim of the faculty committeenow is to get the work already undertaken well organized, and to instilin the -pupils the habits of generosityand thrift so that they' will be prepared to serve our country in thisway, even should the war continueover a period of years, which nowseems very possible.
All activities that have been begunhave met with unhoped-for success.There has been collected in the mite
Report cards will be given outFriday, January 25th.
ALUMNIAbout fifty alumni, principally from
eastern colleges, returned to O. H. S.to visit during past few the weeks andcompared notes upon the improvedmethods.
Dartmouth, Cornell and Nebraskastudents were in the majority.
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THE KAISERA Sonnet, Idea VXIII.
When I have seen his might o'er landand sea,
Extend for power to make him heado'er man·
When I have se~n the meaning of hisplea, .
To spread his "Kultur" to nations ofthe land;
When I have seen the works of yearsof toil
Down razed for him who seeks forhis own gain,
And proud cathedral leveled to thesoil
Till we begin to ask if he is sane. . . .The "Man" can have the earth which
is his due,And use his might for all the best it
holds,But he ~ho conquers so that he can
VIewThe wealth, the earth, the people his
own to mould.-Let men uprise, and- conquer, burn
and slay.Till all the might of kings is taken
away.
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"'right-wheel" very creditably, considering that he was a mere man.Something must have happened tothe next stunts, "Somewhere inFrance," and "Somewhere in America." At any rate, they failed to putin an appearance. In their stead,Arthur Burnham was sent out beforethe' foot-lights. We'll have to admitthat he saved the situation mightywell. Then, as the last number, ourreal lieutenant-colonel, Ilda Langdon,was announced. She explained howher three battalions of knitters werebeing organized, how the recruitswould be notified of their assignments,and several other points that had notbeen made clear before. On thawhole, it was a peppy mass-meetingwhich gave fair evidence of the spiritof determination and enthusiasm,which is prompting the students ofO. H. S. to make all manner of sacrifices, and do all kinds of work for ourcommon cause, the winning of thiswar.
JUNIOR PATRIOTIC LEAGUEThe work and enrollment of the
Junior Patriotic League is increasing.Every girl is invited to join thisLeague. The pledge which one mustsign is as follows: I pledge to expressmy patriotism by doing better thanever before whatever work I have todo; by rendering whatever specialservice I can to my community andcountry; by living up to the higheststandards of character and honor andhelping others to do the same.
Girls throughout the United Statesare helping enlist all girls in theLeague.
E~CHANGE
"Pebbles," Marshal ton, Iowa.This paper has asked our opinion ona suggestion made by the CedarRapids "Pulse". The "Pulse" has'suggested that a convention be heldfor the editors and business managersof the high school papers, this convention being similar to those heldby college newspaper men. We be-
lieve this to be a good suggestion asan exchange of ideas is always ahelp to the editors; but, it would incur an unnecessary expenditure ofmoney which is not advisable at thistime.
"Old Hughes," Cincinnati, OhioA fine paper. The department entitled "Hughes Patriotism," is especially interesting. We are glad tolearn of the splendid showing madeby this school in the Y. M. C. A.war fund drive.
"North'easter," Kansas City, Mo.-An exceedingly interesting articleon "The War Duty of Boys" was printed in the December issue of thispaper. It advised the boys of highschool age to finish school so thatwhen they become of age they will bebetter trained and better able toserve their country if called upon todo so.
"The Lewis and Clark Journal,"Spokane, Washington-The freshmennumber of this paper is very good.The language departments are veryclever. There is a special departmentfor Latin, German, and Spanish,each department being written in itsrespective language.
"The Red and Black," WendellPhillips High School, Chicago, Ill.This school raised $1,257.95 for itswar fund by what was known as a"Liberty Bazaar," which was held inthe school. The bazaar was veryclever and furnished a pleasant evening for the students. The school isto be congratulated on its success.
Other exchanges which we wish toacknowledge are: "The Steel Head,"The Dalles, Oregon; "The Echo,"Orlando, Florida; "The Grinnell Magazine," Grinnell, Iowa; "The Prospect," Brooklyn, N. Y.; "The SiouxFalls High School Magazine;'; "TheRed and White," Lake View HighSchool, Chicago, Illinois.
Miss Rough, (in oratory): "0,Ralph, can't you speak louder thanthat? Put some life into your delivery. Open your mouth and throwyourself into it."
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GLEE CLUB CONCERTA concert for the benefit of the
Red Cross was given by the Girls'and Boys' Glee Clubs and the HighSchool Orchestra on December 14,1917. The affair was well attendedand was considered a great successmusically, while the financial resultswere most encouraging.
This was the first time that ourHigh School Orchestra under thedirection of Eugene Pakes, had appeared in concert, and its numbers atthe opening of the program were received with hearty appreciation bythe audience.
Charlotte Skidmore, dramatic soprano, and Carl Sibbert, dramatictenor, did excellent work throughoutthe evening. but their singing wasespecially noteworthy in the "Miserere." They were .well supported bythe Boys' Glee Club. "The Angel'sSerenade," a trio with violin obligato,was especially pleasing to the audience. Kathleen German brought outsome very beautiful effects in hersolos, as did Harriet Clarke in the"Spanish Waltz Song," that shesang with the Girls' Glee Club. Boththe Glee Clubs were enthusiasticallyreceived. .
. FRENCH PROGRAMPupils of Miss Landis' French III
classes gave an interesting programon December 18th, consisting of twoone-act plays and two musical numbers. The first play, Stella, was a taleof a French boarding school. It wasa clever and interesting little comedy,well-played by the six girls who tookpart. Josephine Marple took theleading role, supported by Maidie
Koenig, Winifred Travis, Mary Winget, Jean Kennedy and GertrudePeycke. The second play given wasAvant le Bal, Dorothy Gray andAngeline Rush taking the parts ofViolet and Valentine, respectively.The play takes place just before aball, to 'which both are going. Theplot is based upon the contrastingnatures and aims of the two girls involved. Undoubtedly, the plays werea great success.
An admission of ten cents wascharged, the proceeds going to a fundwith which to buy a much-neededVictrola for the French department.
THE HIGH SCHOOL CLUBAfter three weeks of rest, or at
least vacation, the faithful membersof the High School Club met Friday,January 4, for the opening meetingin the New Year. Since several ofits members from last year, now atcollege, were home for vacation andhad found their way to the meetingthat evening, one of their number,Paul Nicholson, Ex-Lieutenant-Colonel of the H. S. Regiment, wascalled upon. He very ably presenteda most interesting speech on the life,activities, and sights at Dartmouth.Having experienced a deal of "hazing"with his fellow freshmen and havingtried skiing, gas bomb attacks, andso forth, he was duly qualified toadvise future Dartmouth freshmen.The last twenty minutes were givento the regular Bible Classes. Nowthat basket-ball is on hand, the clubexpects to do its share in boosting theteam for a clean as victory as that offoot-ball.
ROAD SHOW. The attack on advertising for the
Road Show is now under way. Thecommittees will be appointed andwork will begin at once. Rememberthat the advertising is the essentialfinancial feature of this undertaking.Since the profit of the Road Show isto be spen~ on our Regiment ~we expect solid support from the school.
LATIN COMPETOn December 10, 1916, all Latin
III classes in this school had a contest on constructions and principalparts of verbs. Miss Paxson gave thequestions and corrected all papersthat the grading might be uniform.Miss Bridge's second hour class received the highest class average, 88per ce:p.t. Twenty-nine pupils in thevarious classes got over 90 per cent.On the same day that Latin III classeswere being tested, spelldowns on vocabulary were arranged for all Latin Iclasses. The winners in each classwill meet soon to determine the classchampion.
On January 2, 1917, a few of theboys from Junior and Senior Latinclasses made brief talks to all Freshmen Latin classes on the value ofLatin study. Those who spoke wereClarence Bantin, Robert Buckingham, Verne Vance, and Barton Kuhns.
Seventy-five of our students wereasked by the Union Pacific railroadto aid in taking inventory. The callwas answered by our stalwart youths,and both they, and the railroad, havedeclared themselves satisfied.
DEBATINGOur debating team won its first
debate of the year against CouncilBluffs on the evening of January 9th,held in the school auditorium. Thedecision was 2 to 1 in our favor.
The three debatersrepresentingCentral High were Ralph Cohn, captain;Ralph Kharas, and Barton Kuhns.The Council Bluffs team was com-
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posed of Ruby Walker, Edmund Wilson and Elizabeth Pace, captain.the alternates were Harold Boggs andRaymond Peterson.
The affirmative of the question"Resolved, That the United StatesShould Adopt Federal Laws Providing for the Compulsory Arbitrationof Labor Disputes," was upheld byOmaha.
The dual debates with Sioux Cityand St. Joseph will be held on February 2 and 15, respectively. Thelatter date is the same on which ourbasketball team plays St. Joseph atSt. Joseph.
The tryout for the state team willbe held Tuesday, January 29th.
Prospects are bright. Our entireteam and alternates from last yearare still in school besides severalothers who show signs of being goodat the forensic art. The state-teamto-be expects to retain our districtchampionship and to win the Amherst Cup debate with Lincoln, wh~chwill entitle us to permanent possessIOnof the trophy.
There is another big reason for ourhigh hopes-Miss Rough, our coach.If the team doesn't finish the seasonwith a clean record it won't be MissRough's fault.
ORGANIZATIONSThe P. A. S., with the vigorous
cooperation of its officers and me~bers, has increased its membershIpthis year from nine to thirty-eight.A membership contest has been heldand the hearty interest in this is thecause of the greatly improved attendance. The girls are knitting industriously under the direction of ~heNational League for Women's ServIce.
The Lininger Travel Club is now anauxiliary of the local Red CrossChapter, and meets every Friday atthe Baird Building. More than fivehundred compresses have been madebesides many other surgical dressings.The girls are under the direction ofMrs. Voss.
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Somewhere in France, December 16, 1917.
Sergeant Major W m. A. Lytle88th Aero Squadron.
Road Show-April 1211II:Iii
"NUF SED" II1
In answer to the question asked by
Captain Whiting ambled down thesteps the other day and dropped into call on Rex Elwood at the Quartermaster Department's room. Elwoodhas the bad habit of doing anythingbut drill during drill hour, so he andhis staff, Will Hamilton, were readingsome of the latest magazines. TheCommandant frowned and Elwoodarose from his trance sheepishly. Weleft, our tender heart unable to standthe tragedy that was about to occur.We feel terrible and ashamed atleaving the Commandant to his fatein Elwood's room, but we do hope thatElwood didn't sell him anything.
DRILL NOTESThe Non.;.Comms did themselves.
proud in the recent test with one exception. One ambitious young mansuggested this, "I think that it wouldimprove the drill system at least onehundred per cent. to have the noncoms wear white ducks to the Military Hop."
P. S. I also must thank the Omaha High School for the military scienceI learned while there.
P. P. S. Permit me, as a comrade of Sergeant Putt, to extend my heartfelt thanks and appreciation for the volume which was sent him. I am readingit with great pleasure and interest and it goes a great way to cheer the lonesome hours. Just to look at the book and to think of the loving thoughtswhich prompted its sending goes a great way in strengthening one to go onto the fulfilment of the duty we are doing for our brothers over here. Andwith the knowledge of the faith and confidence those at Home have in us andwith His aid we know we will win.
WHO'S WHO AND WHY IN THECADETS
Speaking of hard workers, we areforced to say something of CaptainRex Elwood of the good brig 12B,better known as the Quartermaster'sdepartment. Elwood is one man whoappreciates drill and gets somethingworth while from it. How much it is,we don't 'know, but we owe him arather large bill· ourselves. He haseverything in his shop that you don'twant and nothing that you do. Oneof his gifts is imagination as shown bysome of the rare fits of the suits thathe sells the Freshmen.
Elwood has not been in the secondhand trade all of his life as he was aprivate and corporal in Co. A. and .Sergeant Major of the Second Battalion. He is now Captain and Q. M.
Besides being a genius in businessElwood is a diplomat. He got excused from drill the other day withoutany demerits and then calmly took agirl to the Strand. How he did it theIntelligence department is still tryingto find out.John L. Putt,
First Sergeant, 88th Aero Squadron, A. E. F.
My dear Miss Dudley:
The gift from myoId school reached here December 12th, and I was~ore thar: pleased to know that I hadn't been forgotten. . I can't explainJust how It made me feel when I opened the package and noticed the pictureof the place where I spent so many pleasant hours. (I didn't think theywere so 'pleasant when I was there, but I realize they were the happiest daysof my hfe now.) It made me happy and yet it made me sad, just like theletters from home make me feel. It reminded me of the dear ones at homewho really suffer the most in this great war, a fact that I try to forget in orderto make it easier for me to do my part. I don't mind the sacrifice that I haveto make or the work that is placed on my shoulders, but it grieves me when,ever I think of the cares and worry it brings to those I have left over there.It is all for the best, however, and we must all do our part.
We are well taken care of in every way over here. We have good quarters,good food, and good clothing. As in every other place, the Y. M. C. A., doesjts wonderful work here by affording entertainment, a place to gather roundthe fire, a canteen, etc. We can't complain.
We are working hard all the time with one end in view-to whip the Boche.We have heard just enough of the roaring of the big guns, the whirring of theBoche aeroplane motors, and smelt enough of their powder to urge us on.Sergeant (Walter) Thrane and I are working together and there are two otherOmaha boys in the squadron, all of which helps a great deal.
We haven't had very bad weather here but it is a damp cold all the timeand rather hard to become accustomed to. I've always heard of "SunnyFrance," but have seen very little of old Sol here.
The censor will have too much to read if I write more, so I will thank youand the ones who are responsible for remembering me at this time and wishyou all a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year~
Sincerely,
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HAVE YOU STARTED YOUR GARDEN?The average person takes it for granted that the time to start a garden
is in the spring. Many people just begin to get interested and decide to makea garden when their neighbors are pulling their first crop of radishes. Anyperson who has had much experience in gardening work will tell you that thenew garden should be begun immediately after the old one is off the ground.Rubbish should be cleared away, and the soil manured and spaded before theground freezes. The early winter may bave· prevented you from doing this.If so, a good top dressing of barn manure may be applied at any time duringthe winter months, but the sooner it is done, the better for'the garden.
Just because the ground has given a fairly good crop this year is no signthat it will produce as good a crop the coming year. The chances are that itwill not, unless it is fertilized. Omaha soil in general is poor until fertilized,but even the pborest clay soil may be made into a good garden if sufficientmanure is added in time. There is no danger of injuring the best garden byadding the manure, and 99% of the gardens of this city witl give a greatlyincreased yield as a result of such treatment.
After the ground is prepared in the winter, the second step is to plan thegarden.
Obtain some reliable seed catalogs, decide on the kinds and varieties ofvegetables to be planted. Prepare a planting table including the approximate date of planting, the names and varieties of the vegetables, and the quantity of seed to be planted. Allow for successive planting and double crops.A scale drawing should be made on a large sheet of paper to show exactlyhow the garden will be arranged when planted, the space allowed for eachkind of vegetable, and the distance between rows.
Plan it now, and reap the benefits of your forethought later.M. H. P., '19
BeatCouncil Bluffs
at the Y. M. C. A.
1921 we will say that we do have anIntelligence Department. In answerto his second question we are free tostate that Will Nicholson or RichardSmith are not members of the aforesaid Intelligence Department.
McCoun: "Your name?"Rear Rank Fresh: "Jones, Sir."Mac: "Your Grade?"R. R. Fresh: "Nine A, Sir."Mac: "Your Rank."R. R. F.: "I know I am Sir, but
I am just beginning."
ORGANIZATIONS<Continued from Page 17)
The Browning Society girls havebegun making squares for afghans andhave already completed one very attractive piece of work. All girls areurged to come and knit on sweaters,wristlets, helmets, afghan squares, oranything just so they knit.
The Pleiades has more than fortymembers now and there is a large
attendance at each meeting. Twelvesweaters and six pairs of wristlets forthe army have been already finishedand twenty-five more sweaters andseveral pairs of wristlets are almostcompleted. The society is workingunder the National League for Women's Service, which is furnishing theiryarn.
The Student Club is accomplishing much real good this year as isshown by their excellent record ofcharitable and patriotic work. Thegirls joined the Juniors PatrioticLeague in a body and plan to do someService League work this winter.They entertained the old people atthe House of Hope on November 30,and sang Christmas carols there onChristmas evening. It is rumoredthat the Club will give a faculty teain the near future. They also gave onepoor family a Christmas dinner whichshows that home charities were notforgotten in the enthusiasm of warwork.
In looking forward to basketball,we may well feel confident. We haveall of the old men back from last year.Believe me-you are going to hearfrom this team that we are gettingready for all of the schools in theVa.lley.
Now we are going to have the samekind of team that we had in football.Are we going to have the same old"PE~" from the stands? Are youall going to get your interest going,and get out there and root for the oldteam all of the time? If you will doyour small part in this prize puzzle,I know that old man Mulligan willguess the right answer. He will take.the bunch out aria make them playthe kind of basketball that odyMully's teams play. You know whatI mean.
Captain Maxwell says that there isa lot of good material out for a strongsecond team. This means the building of next year's team. Max is onthe job, anti although he says little,you can see that he is thinking awhole lot. Paynter, Konecky, Logan
.and Carson are also going to be onthe job.
All we say is that if Lincoln beatsus this year-oh well, I suppose thatsounds like old stuff, but wait and seefor yourself.
MANAGEMENTIt has been announced that the
same staff that managed the footballteam will continue to manage thebasketball and track teams.
CLASS TEAMSThe classes met and elected their
captains and managers. The election
results were: Freshman-Swoboda;Sophomores-Logan; Juniors-Burnham; Seniors-Woodward. The classteachers were Spinning, Garwood,Wedeking, Bexton.
TENNISAlthough it may seem a little early,
many of the boys are beginning totalk tennis. Although our old star,Hannighen, has graduated; nevertheless we have lots of spirit. In suchplayers as Nicholson, Jefferis, Adams,Green and others we may hope forgreat results in tennis this year. Thereis some talk of securing games witwSouth High and Lincoln this spring,if it can be arranged.
GIRL'S ATHLETICSFreshmen gym girls have organized
four teams for volley-ball. The captains will be elected this week. Thegirls are practicing for the tournamentwhich will take place in February.
The Junior basketball team seemsto be playing up stronger than theSenior, and the tournament promisesto be very interesting.
Regular tennis will not be pickeduntil just before the tournament, whenthe best players will be chosen...]tn-nn-nU-IlM-lln-nll-:tIl-nll-nU-UII-nll-lIn-n..- ••-eft1iiiiiI Saturday, Jan. 19I"'_I"_nll_.._."_.._.n_.._ .._ .._ .._ .. .I__+
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He: '''Will you bet."She: "I'll bet a kiss."His True Friend: "And I'll hold
the stakes."
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Phones Douglas 3000Res. Douglas 7088
Yep-seven big acts, too.
1804 Farnam St.
. T~e Road Show is on the way. ItIS gomg to be bigger and better thanever.
Howard Ohman will also graduate.Well, we are about to lose the oldChess Champ..Say,. Spinning, that'sanother champIOnshIp we won thisyear.
Everyone wants to get ready forthe new carload of Freshmen that willbe here shortly. Yea Bo.
~ell, Scotty, I see that you aregOln¥ to get your sheepskin at last.Don t get ~ervous when they present you wIth your diploma. We'llall be there to see the affair.
"The Truth Will Out"
Burnham has a new one besure and hear it.
If anyone knows who it was that hitM 'hr. . WIt a snowball in~he east hall, he might as well confess,c~use Mr: says that he
WIll find hIm, If It takes himyears. . .
~hen is the next BIG DRIVEcomIng out? Is this one to betOH, I forgot I mustn't tell y~~' ~word about it. It is going to be asecret.
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Were you at the last basketballgame? Why not? Well you better.
~ay what's become of the knittingregIment? I haven't heard a thingof it for the last week.
. Have you heard about the. C. O.c. ? ? ?? Do you know where theyare a gonna be on the 5th of April?
Central Typewriter ExchangeInc.
1905 Farnam Street
heated. The boilers all worked. MissFullaway had chicken-salad sandwiches again- I mean with real chicken. Sam's white coat was dirtyA}marine Campbell stayed home everynIght for a week. Winifred Brandtforgot how to dance. CatherineGoss spoke cross to a teacher. MissPaxson said Barton Kuhns wa's flunking. But of course, this thing wasonly a dream. Anyhow it all takesup space, and that is all we have todo.
~' " BJCK •B~~ED ,,1E3~ElG5I' 'Eli " lEi
Well, here we all are back in the oldbuilding, working again. I s'posethat you all have got some great NewYear's resolutions eh?
SP.eaking of resolutions, I had thefunmest dream the other night. Doyou know that I thought that I had.come back to school and all the·famous people in the school hadchanged.
Longwell had made up his mind~ever to have any more of those greatIdeas. Olsen said he would nevermake another speech in his younglife. McCoun resigned from the C.O. C. Bantin flunked. Smith saidthat he would never disturb Miss.Towne again. Nicholson gained about100 pounds. Clyde Smith gave up allathletics. Harper passed and gotthree A's.. Max~ell quit crabbing~Payn~er qUIt lookIng at the beeootiful gIrls. Noble broke his leg andsaid he couldn't play football nextye~r. Carson got sore at somebody.MISS Towne quit eating Hershey's.Miss Landis said French was bad forthe complection. "Pa" Woolery letthe boys run to the lunch room. Miss.!aylor didn't censor any of the RegIster. Mr. Masters let all of the·study halls out seventh hour. MrM.cMillan .made an enemy. MUllySaId we mIght as well quit because·Lincoln would beat us su're. Mr.C.airns ~rew a!J-otper mustacheo. Spin-·nIng saId he dIdn t have any idea whatthe next score would be with Lincoln."Doc" Senter fixed all the bells with-·out breaking a single ladder. The·Commandant said that we had a finedrill. The janitors had all the rooms.
-Ex.
"Experience".
Little rocks and boulders, little chunksof slate,
Make the coal man's fortune something fierce and great.
Little ads well written, printed niceand neat,
Give the joyful merchants homes onEasy Street.
LITTLE THINGSLittle drops of water, poured into the
milk,Give: the milkman's daughter love
ly gowns of silk.
Little grains of sugar, mingled withthe sand,
Make the grocer's assets swell tobeat the band.
Little bowls of custard, humble thoughthey seem,
Help. enrich the fellow selling pureICe cream.
But-Little case of measles, or a state of
mumpsSpoileth our vacation, and our
exam dumps.
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ARTISTICShe: "Awfully sorry to have kept
you waiting so long, but I was composing."
He: "I had a suspicion that youwere making up."
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Swan IS another of the gay oldbirds that we will lose. Give mybest to Miss Hilliard.
Miss Dudley: "Cullen, have youdone your outside reading."
Root: "No, it has been too cold."
1917Our T rade-Mark.Means Quality
PRESENTING
The Best in MotionPictures
Strand Theatre
The H onle of High SchoolBoys and Girls
Phone Douglas 132 1523 Douglas St.After 6 p. m .• Webster 1031
1879
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REGULAR PRICES
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS'HEADQUARTERS
ABSOLUTELY SANITARY
Basement of W. O. W. Building
w.o. W. Barber Shop
Tel. Douglas 8249
Count that day lost whose lowdescending sun
Views thee leave the library without one calling down.
Paynter: "How many studies areyou carrying."
Lee Scott: "I'm carrying one anddragging four."
REVISED PROVERBSGo to the aunt, thou sluggard,
eat of her pastry and be wise.Grave matters should be talked
over in the cemetery.When some people finally get a
thing in their heads, they have thewhole thing in a nut shell.
A Freshie came running down thehall as though a Seniorwere after him.
Teacher: "What are you runningfor?"
Freshie: "I ain't a.:.running for, I'ma--mnnin' from!"BUCK.
Hope y'all pass,
HER REBELLIONI've beamed when you hollered, "Oh,
Girlie!"I've hopped when you hollered, "Oh,
say!"I've fallen for "Dearie" and "Missus."And everything else 'till to-day.But there's one thing that's got to be
different,From now 'till the great war is doneUnless you're prepared for a riot,You've got to quit calling me 'Hun!'
-Ex.
D. V. SHOLES CO.
INSURANCEALL KINDS
Phone Douglas 46
L. C. SHOLES, President
REAL ESTATERENTALS
915 City Nat'l Bank Bldg.
ARTHUR B. DUNBAR. Mgr. Ins. Dept.
Ann Axtell, it is said, entered acrowded car with a pair of ice skatesslung over her arm. An elderly gentleman arose to give her his seat."Thank you very much sir" shesaid, "but I've been skati~g ali afternoon and I'm tired of sitting down."
Given: A rotten potato and a beehive.
To prove: The potato is the beehive.
Proof: A rotten potato is a specked"tater."
A spectator is a beholder-Webster.A bee holder is a bee hive-Adam on
bee farming, page 66.A rotten potato is a beehive.
Q.E.D.
KICKING ABOUT HIGH COST OF LIVING tWhy should you, when you are paying more than is necessary?
Buy Metzger's wrapped Bread, save the coupons and make 5 per cent on your money
If You WON'T Save, DON'T Kick!
FreshFlowers ~oyers
Our Bread, Pies and Cakes Are Always the Best-Demand Them
A. METZGER BAKING COMPANYFLORIST
319 South 16th St.OMAHA, NEB.
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KEEP DANCING ACADEMYInstructions for Adults, 8:00 to 9:00 p. m.Reception, 9:00 to 11 :00 p. m.
Every Monday and Thursday.
Private Instruction by Appointment. Ballroom Available for Private Parties.
"YOURS FOR BETTER DANCING"
We are noW photographing the Mid- TermGraduates
Very Special Rales $3.50 to $5.00 Per Dozen
THE HEYN STUDIORoller Skating Rink Now Open. W. L. KEEP, Proprietor. Sixteenth and Howard Streets
PUZZLEIt was the schoo~er HesperusThat sailed the wintry sea;If you had been the HesperusYou would have felt like me.In Cicero and AlgebraMy teachers say I'll flunk,And in all the other classroomsThe teachers say I'm punk.
Puzzle: Do you feel sorry for me;or are you in the same condition?
Don't Forget: After School
THERE'S A PLACEFOR "U" IN THE
SUNC LAS SY PHOTOPLAYSfOR ALL .. CLASSES"
Mr. Wedeking: "Decline 'the goodkind man'. "
Portia: "I won't decline any man.'"
George: "Clyde, is it hard to floatalone?"
Clyde: "To float a loan? Almostimpossible these days."
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THE O'BRIEN CO.Candy Makers :: OMAHA
Fresh: "What part of the body isscrimmage."
Soph: "The w-h-a-t-?" .Fresh: "Why, I read in an account
of the football game that someonewas hurt in the scrimmage!"
Miss Paxson: "Robert, give methe principal parts of 'possum.' "
Buck: "Head, legs, and tail."
Frances: "Why, it is only sixo'clock. I told you to come after.supper."
Basil: "That's what I came after."
Bruce: "Sister swallowed a penny."John: "Were you scared?"Bruce: "Yes, at first; I thought it
was a five dollar gold piece."
J KEEP'S Hu January 25· 0N $1.50 PI No War Tax
0 ADAMS &
IR ELWOOD
EAT A PLATE OF ICE CREAM EVEI:tY DAYl
Qlltbglttoob 1)uttfr
We teach Stenography in Five MonthsUsing the MOSHER SYSTEM 0/ Shorthand
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HARDING CREAM COMPANY
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OMAHAvs.
Council BluffsSaturday, Jan. 19
Y. M. C. A.
Calista Lyman KerrPiano and Voice
Studio: 518 McCague Bldg.
Residence 4912 DavenportPhone Walnut 3270-Mondays
Monarch, Club House and 1dvo Brands of Canned Goods
N icelle Olive Oil, Couteaux Sardines and Mushrooms
109.11 North 1811a si.Phone Do."',,. 6H
You All Know
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308 South 15th St., Omaha, Neb.
Telephone Douglas 2938
HOOVERIZINGTo save hen's eggs-use duck's
eggs.
Bob: ttyou know, Walle, I sawin the paper the other day that ascientist had found a masquito weeping."
Craig: "That's nothing. Haven'tyou ever seen a moth ball."
Johnson had a little cat,They say it sang like Caruso
But Wilcox hit it with a rockAnd now it doesn't do so.
Dorothy, describing her trip: "Thefirst day out was perfectly lovely.The water was smooth as glass, and itwas simply gorgeous. But the secondday was rough and -er- decidedly disgorgeous.' ,
