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THE STAFF FOR 1925 ••••»••? .Richard Stenger Assistant editor ..i..Alvin Anderson Athletics .....William Green Science .. *. .Violet Vycital • Harold Bacon • .v • • .Catherine Walsh Sophomore j*% ... .Bernard Kinsala Freshman Joseph Draper, Commercial ... 7|i£w5£. .Paul Patzke Sewing ........1..Marie Baev Girls' athletes , Office boy Senior Junior Literary Cooking . Music ... Personals *s: •;. Frances May ......William Beth . . .Marjorie Whiting ... .Elizabeth Vogt • »•>»...... Ernest Bar'ttian ....iii..;Berteel Spencer It looks good doesn't it? Well, it's 5 going to be good and they will have no • trouble in keeping up the good work * of the old staff. The next issue will r show what they can do. The school 4 gives the new staff a hearty welcome and wah them good luck with their wofit. V --i---- A MOTTO FOR THE DISS- > Who only hopes is hopeless. , EZ SEZ My old friend Ezra says:- You cant ever tell whose bright and who ain't. Some is all shined up on the outside like a search light on a flivver an' others is got a good battry but no 'wire in the bulb and consequently no . lumination. • _ _ _ _ _ _ _ :J.. ;; V FAREWELL • Well, folks, this is our titst" appearv'ance as Em Se Ach Ess staff members. If you have got as much out of reading the paper as we have out of writing it, the news sheet has had ,..; some real valu4. We can't very well • put flowers on our own grave. Hence we gladly pass this floral decoration of roses and poison ivy on to our successors. We wish them a world MMcess. The Beht Staff. And when they reach a slippery spot their tactics they command, And to get a grip upon the rail they sprinkle it with sand. It's about the way with travel along life's slippery track. If your load is rather heavy you're always slipping back; So, if a common locomotive you completely understand, YouH provide yourself in starting with a good supply of smiJ If your track is steep and hilly and you have a heavy grade If those who've gone before you the rails quite slippery made, If you ever reach the summit of the upper tableland, You'll find youH have to do it with a liberal use of sand; If you strike some frigid weather and discover, to your cost, ...,v That you're liable to slip' ^ «n a heavy coat of frost, r / Then some prompt, decided action will be called into demand, .And you'll slip 'way to the bottom if you havent any sand. You can get to any station that is on life's schedule seen If there's fire beneath the boiler of ambition's strong machine, And you'll reach A place called Flushtown at a rate of speed that's grand, If for all the slippery places ypu've a good supply of sand. self control, self control with steadfastness, steadfastness «with piety, piety with brotherliness and brotherliness with Christian love." Layer by layer, day after day, hardening one layer before another is added--but able to bear great strain and much heat--this man gave the secret for making a noble melting pot for att times--a real, helpful man. The man wjjo sidesteps hJg duty isn*t going to leave any footprints on the sands of time. Some sing by note and some by hearsay. > CHANGE IN STAFF V R At the beginning of the second sem ester a change will take place in the v Em Se Ach Ess family. Our staff, . which has made and kept our paper Up to what it is, has done its share of I ihe year's work. There are many* students in the M. " Jp' H- S. who mig&t be chosen to take • |»"heir pl&ces.*" It is our hope that those '• (elected will make the paper even |>etter than it has been. This issue Contains the last work of our old staff. |Ve are certainly pleased with the way " In which they have written their notes, i^jn their promptness and in the way jtyiey hfive desired and helped to mainfain a full page of school material. A MOTFCTMFTM TOMORROW Who is my true brother? It is he who shall see each day the good that is in me. , Would I have mankind, love me? The® let each day be filled with kindness, Heard at the Basket Ball Game He: "Our team seems to have lost all of their pep." She: "Well if those boys would take the gum out of their mouths I believe they, would play better." That's mean! I do like Wrigley. COMMERCIAL CLASS SELLS A man representing the Curtis Publishing company visited the high school last week, making an offer for any group of students to sell subscripti6ns to the Country Gentleman whereby they could raise money and buy any thing they wanted« or needed. The offer was accepted by the commercial 11 of this material has been interest-1 department of the school. The money McHENRY LOSES FAST GAME TO HEBRON McHenry lost to the fast Hebron team on Friday of last week. The score was 28-21 at the end of the game. Hebron put up a very speedy Attack the first quarter and obtained a few points' lead over McHenry. The second quarter McHenry almost tied them. The score at the half was 13- 10. The third quarter McHenry brought the score up within one point of tying them. The last quarter Hebron made three or four long shots, which gave them a seven point lead and also the game. Freund at center dropped in a pretty long shot and also a short one. J. Whiting dribbled thru the visitors and made six points. S. Whiting played a very good game at forward and guard. Captaiji Overton made four points for his team and also played a good game. Bacon at guard made two baskets. S. Whiting made a pretty long shot and one free throw. McHenry Seconds Again Victorious McHenry lights defeated Hebron lights by a score of 24-8. McHenry took the lead the first quarter and held it during the entire game. The score at the half was 9-5 in McHenry's favor. The next half McHenry made fifteen points to their opponents' three. This shows that McHenry was far superior over the Hebron team. Conway played a good game at center, Page and Barbian at forward, Newman and Thomas at guards played an excellent game. Torchy Krause made his first appearance and we all admit that he played a wonderful game. the pupils in our grade school are fully protected from fire. The building is equipped with three hundred feet of two inch fire hose and with chemical fire extinguishers. All regular exit doors open outward and are equipped with panic bars. The pupils are also trained to get out of the building in case of fire. At a drill last week just forty-three seconds were used from the time the fire gong rang, until every pupil was out*of the building. .. THE COUNTY TOURNAMENT McHenry plays Harvard in the county tournament. The drawings are as follows: Hebron ) 1 Thurs. 3 p. OL winner 1) Woodstock) ) >5 Richmond) 2 Thurs. 4 p. m. winner 2) Ing, not only to the schbol students, fut also to the public. Many of the *4}lder folks have laughed and learned : |rom the contents of our page and we |ave had many compliments from Jjhem. Our staff, however, will not 4|fuit the old paper entirely, for they ave promised to help the new rerfcars AkP to supply us with any eeded material. The students take is me^ns of thanking them for their §ood work and bidding them a grateflil . TIS SAID -;1 The Libertyville Township High JHchool Rattle says that the seniors 'J|re going to give the play "Come Out '•'& the Kitchen" sometime during the ttter part of March. We have given at play with great success and have ifeen it given at Richmond with equal success. At Richmond, however, an Interesting situation took place. The Hading character was taken ill just before the play began and was forced to retire. His place was splendidly tfcken by an English teacher. We %ere indeed pleased to see a woman mi the leading male role so masterly, i We must compliment the St. Paul flentral high school on their paper, ^Srhe World." They have a beautiful Hiid appropriate cover design with each few issue and their stories and articles ire illustrated either with actual photographs or cartoons. The that this group earns will be used for the purchase of a victrola to be used in this department. As an incentive to work and as a method of creating competition three prizes were offered. The prize for the individual selling ten subscriptions was a fountain pen. The second and third prize was an automatic opening jack knife and a pencil to the one selling six or three subscriptions respectively. The commercial department is to receive one-half of the money obtained as payment. • Crystal Lake Huntley )3 Than. 7^0, Marengo) Harvard) 4 Thurs. 6:80, McHenry) ) "winner 8) ) >« winner 4) ) CHEMISTRY IS A SCIENCE So is life. The science of chemistry is as deep as learning, but the science of living is as deep as learning and as broad as devotion. While the two are closely related, the latter is by far the HIGH SCHOOL WORK IMPROVES The work of the high school has improved very noticeably if students' grades are any indication. The new building, the co-operation which parents are giving the school and the serious effort which students are putting forth in their work are all important factors. The following are doing exceptionally good work. Their grades are above 90 in the subjects mentioned. At the time of going to press these are the names which will appear on the exemption list of students who will not have to take examinations. A few changes may be made before the final list is set. We hope more names will be added and none removed. Stenography I--Marie Baer, Mary Brefeld, Vera Draper, Grace Granger, THEY SHALL NOT PASS The following answers to recent questions explain that tired, weary look worn by so many school teachers: Climate is caused by the emotion of the earth around the sun. Four animals belonging to the cat family are the father cat, the mother cat and the two kitlens. Geometry teaches us how to Jtiseot an&els. The purpose of the skeleton, something to hitch meat to. The skeleton is what is left after the insides have been taken out and the outsides have been taken off. A vacuum is a large empty place where the pope lives. The alimentary canal is located in the northern part of Indiana. -A mountain pass is a pass given by the railroad to its employes kp they can spend their vacation in thevnountains. • » The qualifications of a voter at a school meeting are that he must be the father of a child for eight weeks. Gender shows whether man is feminine, masculine or neuter. The functions of the stomach is to hold up the petticoats. The stomach forms park of the Adams apple. When the British got up in the morning and saw the Americans on the opposite side, they threw up their breakfast (breastworks). H. W. Longfellow was boit^in Portland, Me., while his parents were traveling in Europe. After a bill is passed by the legislature, a copy is printed on the seat of every member. chased a new volley ball outfit. This is to be used mostly for the older persons who p'ay after supper. A number have already turned out for this sport and have elected Mr. Vogt manager and Mr. Conrad treasurer. PITY US I PITY US! While you are enjoying this little literary contribution, we are taking Oh, howtheyhurt us! *' MUSIC. ; *fhe orchestra has three new pieces, Hearts and Flowers, Barcarolle and Magic Wand overture. . Mr. Sears is going to bring with him on Thursday a cello for Violet Vycital. She has promised to stop washing dishes and studyirtg to prac tice, . greater and the first can be used to explain the last. We reprint the fol- j Pauline' KennebecT ^'ary"McAndreJi! lowing splendid editorial from the Calla Vasey, Albin Anderson, Frances Triune Temple of February, 1924: May, Ida Reynolds, Elizabeth Vogt. material is effectively arranged and is very interesting. We envy them, but the size of our school prohibits our imitating their splendid paper. The-after-Christmas-spirit effected :|W and we neglected to send out exchanges. And from the shortness of the Libertyville Township High School Rattle we infer that they had the same spirit. e note that the Orange and Black (Crystal Lake community high school's paper) has a large number of school papers on its list of exchanges. This (Jan. 15) issue is without question the supreme issue of the Orange and Black. The articles hold one's interest from beginning to end and sideways. The Crucible In Its Making In the manufacture of glass, great earthen crucibles hold the molten elements. These crucibles must stand intense heat for a long period. Therefore they are carefully made--and gradually. After many experiments there seems to be but one successful mode of manufacture* The carefully selected clay is molded by hand. First a large circular layer of clay is formed reading j on the molding floor. Next day a ring Stenography II--Mayme Keg, Olive Vasey. Bookkeeping--Vera Draper, Harold Jepson, Calla Vasey, Marie Baer, Pauline Kennebeck, Ida Reynolds. Typing II--Mayme Keg, Florence Kinsala. Typing I--Albin Anderson, Lillian Baur, Mary Brefeld, Berteel Spencer, Pauline Kennebeck, Marie Baer. Zoology--Lorena Jepson Ifrn+r Zuelsdorf. Harold Jepson, Mary Edward Wolf, PERSONALS Rubber: I'm working very hard to get ahead. Torchy t You need one." Mr. Tallmadge: "What does hydrogen oxide become when placed in water?" ' - ( Dick 0.: "Wet." / - Most all of the seniors Wijpyed 1ft# speech given by Jesse in the American history class last Friday. The Secret of Success "What is the secret of success T" aslfed the Sphinx. , "Push," said the button. "Take pains," said the window. "Always keep cool," said the ice. "Be up to date," said the calendar. "Never lose your head," said the fire. "Do a driving business*" said the hammer. "Aspire to greater things," said the nutmeg. % "Find a good thing and stick to IV said the glue. Murray. Dorothy Marshall was absent from school Thursday morning. What would happen if we saw Ruth without Bud. Jesse without his smile. Any of the faculty without their red ink. Charles Ferwerda without his grin. Martha Miller not writing letters. Adeline going slow thru the hall. Her eyes say, "Dear, 1 love you," Arid I'd marry her I would, JlmiOR CLASS NOTES Everyone seemed to have lost their vo;ces Monday morning. Too much yelling Friday night. We always wondered if Paul would ever amount to anything. Now we know he'd make an ideal referee. Doesn't he look well on the floor? We wonder if Dick Overton's advanced Spanish book arrived. He is waiting for it and is rather idle in the meantime, except for correcting test papers. " We wondered why Charles was taken out of English II class Friday, but after seeing his very spectacular playing we knew. He served as a very ornamental and helpful derrick for the "little center." Where did Jepson get the new tie? It looks like a crossword puzzle, but we can't figure it out. And is he vain ? One person suggests High School Dairy for the name of our paper. We wonder how they get that way. Mr. Tallmadge seems to have conawn the sun shines warm, and a vyondrous apathy steals into studious hearts, the stone-step season is open- •ng.* "With spring.the fiappe. s fancy srows even fancier still, you know.' How they pretfn themselves on "those warm spring days, for they know how ^ell suited they are for chance (?> meetings. Our herjj, saunters back from the de\ eyes carefully fixed on the ground; at the top of the steps sits our heroine, looking the other way. Then comes the meeting. Such elaborate surprise--Valentino and Talmadge couldn't improve on it. For a minute he gazes dumbly at the space .at her side. Then, desperately, "I-I guess I might's well sit down. S'too 'ate to get that geometry now, anyhow." "Of course it is.. Don't you iust loath geometry." They're off! tturrah for the Stone-steps season! 4 --The Lunchroom Philosopher. From The H--St Paul, Minn. ASSEMBLIES AT ST. PAUL CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL A Manual on the Central Assembly ' Designed especially for freshman use but invaluable to others who need 'blushing up" on assembly etiquette. DEFINITION: The gathering together in one room of the entire population of Central is called an assemblv. OBJECT: The object of assemblies is to give Mr. Marshall a chance to tell us to stay on the north side of thb building during lunch period, or south side, as the case may be; also to givt others a chance to entertain us if they can. FREQUENCY: Assemblies seldom occur according to everyone but those who produce them. The majority is l ight in this instance. The aforemen^ t'oned "they" who plan and produce them realize that nothing is so good as not to require an occasional going PAPER NUMBER 14 Most of the poor creatures stand waiting for a few moments wearing very wry Visages anJ then, in desperation, burst into eioqaence. A merry time we have of it, with the whole company •rating simultaneously. HISTORY: They've always had them. Central got the idea from the Pilgrims, who heard about assemblies hru the Africans from the Romans. The Remans immigrated to Italy and Ae Italians ased "to associate with Adam and Eve who -originated the cea. (YouH learn all about that hen you study Mediaeval history). MANAGEMENT: Nobody knows .vho is responsible for the existence of issemb ies at Central, but somebody ia'd that the names are listed in The century Cyclopedia of Names. You might look there. RT LE FOR BEHAVIOR: When you find your seat, remain in it or near it until you are dismissed by a sweeping motion of Mr. Marshall's hand. you can t think of anything to say and have forgotten to bring your ratle or ot.ier plaything, either laugh op • clap, but whatever you do, Don't listem Yes, we have them in McHenry,- too, but we like 'em. Music, plays, speeches 'n everything. Your news items always appreciated. Phone 98-W. If you reside in McHenry township your legals belong in The Plainrlealer., Dont' let anyone tell you any different.. Our prices for legals are the samo as any other paper publlshod In Kc- Henry county. verted his chemistry class into a dram-J without in order to be appreciated, atic club. Everyone certainly enjoyed; They provide suitable intervals for the parts of the play "Richelieu" that he dramatized for us. We must say it was a very pleasant variation from the old time honored study of "things." ^ COOKING A complete study of gelatine was made in the last two weeks. Many desserts were made using gelatine as a basis of them all. Plain lemon gelatine was made and also plain gelatine with fruit and nuts added. Spanish cream, made with eggs and milk, was very good with a marshmallow sauce, also made with gela- l tine. Pineapple Bavarian cream was i prepared, using pineapple and whipped j cream as the main ingrediants besides gelatine. These frozen desserts were made at this time because the tempature was desirable for molding and setting the liquids. On one day supplies were brought from home and enough dessert was made for a meal at home. Bavarian cream, Charlottes, snow pudoing and sponges were made. Many rules were leaint concering gelatine. Among them, always soak gelatine in cold water for five minutes so as to cause it to Mwe'.l. Add boiling water to gelatine to dissolve it. The study of meat is now being taken up. ' So far, experimenting on the -diffjrent ways to cook meat is all that has been done. going without. It is proper for us to trrumble perpetually about the assemblies themselves as well as about the lack of them. PROCEDURE IN GENERAL: In the audience everybody talks and is talked to; the talkers talk solely for their own edification and felicity while the talked-to are also talkers at the same time; they are all happy. But th^ speakers on the stage are in a very different position; they want to talk but have no one to talk to for the audience is busy being a "speakience." Insure - b Sure -- Insurance WITH W m. G. Schreiner Phone 162 The Best Service Always BERNHARD POPP ' II Expert Shoemaker ^ Telephone No. 108-R. SIMON STOPFEL . Insurance agent for all classes property in the best companies. West McHenry, :: nnw>^ WEST McHENRY, :: ILLINOIS FhiH nd Rit Ran m4« to ot4«t "i«IRu>S . Bv. IPVOPIIP WESPTH OMNcEH EltNt RY Auctioneering OFFICE AT REC|I>ENCtb Phone fS-R McHENRY, I! I GRADE LIBRARY NOTES ' Hie teachers in our grade school are just completing the reclassifying and indexing of our grade library. The total number of books in the libraiy, including the supplementary readers, is a little less than 2,000. The board of education is building the library larger every year and it prom ses to be the best grade library Chemistrv- Pufahl, Violet Vycital, Augustine of clay is put around the edge of it and left to dry. Each day the wall of the1 McAndrews, crucible is built up by another layer--j Page, Adele only ® few inches thick--and left to Frances May. dry. At the end of fifteen days the! Physics--Harold crucible is completed. Because the' Freund, William Nye clay is soft, if built all in one day, by j English II--Lorena Jepson, MarVrn its own weight it would sink into! Wegener. shapelessness. It must be made a: English III--Albin Anderson, Marie little at a time. Each new layer mustj Powers, Catherine Walsh. harden before it can bear the added: English IV--Angela Petcsch, Elizalayer. > * beth Vogt, Florence Kinsala. The greatest, But her lips they say "I seen you," j in the county. done," and "used to could." I A recent survey indicates that our I Charles Ferwerda said he was sh-sh- J library is being used heavily by the j shell shocked in the Salvation Army.; pupils. A total of 1560 volumes have j Ve were wondering what the trouble been read a'ready this year, this county was. , j is exclusive (of the supplementary J ' ; readers, an average of over twelve ! SOPHOMORE CLASS NOTBB j jK)oks per pUpil. The largest number j George Stenger has a new clarinet. Qf books read by any one pupil wais We hope he learns to play it--at home, thirty-three.' We are sure of keeping .warm for. -- Frank I the rest of the year now that we have, SEWING Do You Live to Eat It doesn't ma titer. The point is, no matter why you eat you want the best. We sell the best teas and coffees, purest of lards, highest patent fkur, best cs nned goods, fruits, vegetab es in season and the besi reral line of groceries to be found in this town. M. M. Niesen McHenry Phone W DRS. M'CHESMEY & BROWN tINCOIteOBATB) DENTISTS Dr. J. W. Brown, Dr. R. M. Walker Established over 45 yean and Milt doing Buaineu at old stand Pioneers in First-Class Dentistry at Moderate Prices Ask Your Neighbors »«MI Friends About Us S. E. Cor. Clark & Randolph 145 N. Clark St.. Chicagi VHONK CENTRA!, 2047 i -i v to .">; Sund;<\s 9 to 11 Watch Plumbing Uncle Sam Cautions! Hoover Issues Standard Code Washington, D.C.--The Department of Commercehaveapproved a 'people's plumbing code" with the hope that It may be adopted by states and munici> palities, it was announced. The bill is for the protection of the public "from insanitary plumbing, the use of defec* tive and cheap material and improper installation. The code was prepared Dy a special committee appointed by • Hoover and headed by Witt. iam C. Groeniger of Cleveland ' largest ervdblB isi General science--James POETS* CORNEK Sand Will Do It I#bserved a locomotive in the yards one day, f:ft was waiting in the roundhouse < where the locomotives stay; was panting for the journey, it was coaled and fully manned, - Afid it had a box the fireman was fill- .tf; ing full of sand. 1 appears that locomotives cannot t ? always get a grip ' ..0* their slender iron pavement, 'cause . I'i the wheels are apt to slip; I -- Frisby, man; man, the individual, melting pot i Carlton Fay, Verona Amann, Edwin of ideas, aims, habits out of which Miehels. comes the character of man; man the Physiology--Marion Wegener. community; man, the nation; man, thej Geometry--Raymond Baer, Elizahuman family, in smaller sizes or in | Beth McCabe, Carl Thorsell. universal fact; the great receiver of j Latin I--R. Baer, L. Conway, H. diverse things, the great digester of J Steffes. infinitely various thoughts--and the1 Spanish I--A. Anderson, M. Baer, great producer out of the heat of his| M. Brefeld, G. Grander, F. Page, I. being of new life, new customs, new | Reynolds, A. Thomas, V. Vycital, C. character. Bu£ how is the crucible! Walsh, M. Whiting. made? Day by day, with a small new| Algebra II--H. Bacon, V. Draper, two more carloads of coal in. ] Last week we ail had to bring stoek It was reported that Dick Overton lings to mend. Laura Miehels proved had taken some books home to study, to be the best member. All her Thi3 was a mistake, however, they, stitches were very even and n?at. were fiction books. * J We are now on a new prob'em. Louise Chamberlin and Jesse Whit-. Bathrobes and kimcnas. So far tilting v ere absent one day last week.: girls a-e getting along very n cely. Of course we are not hinting at ariy-j Lsst ihuisuay we had to bring in thing, but it does look suspicious. j our home problems. We had to make Leo Herbes looking at Elmer i ^jifcasc;; at hjme with butterfly sleeves. Preund's theme: "My, what terrible layer of added living, better thinking, more generous judging, less selfishness and more brotherliness, One of the greatest of all human melting pots and molds once wrote the specifications of a flawless, heatbearing and serviceable crucible: "To your faith add resolution, resolution with intelligence, iatfHigsprft Wtifc W. Nye, F,. Page, C. Vasey, J. Whiting. ' , English t--V. Amann, R. Nys, C. Vycital. Latin II**A. 'Andersea, fc. Jepson, C. ThorselL / - ' GRADE FIRE DRILL H is at intomk to the #ulittc. tMwriting.' Elmer: "I chould wofry, I dont have to read it," * We hope Winnie Bylsma will be The; dresses were all of different styles and iojkeu very neat. x Mi nday v.e had to bring some garment that we could make over into a dress. We al' gathered around one back soon. Paul is near frantic at J table, showed the'garment and told her absence and so worried that we j how" we were going to remodel them fear he will go insane if Winnie doesljf any suggestions could be given j either the -girls or Miss Stockebranti Art gave them. v not come back soon. Will wonders never Krause has received, two white cards. Almost at the same time, however, Tillie received two red ones, therefore Tillie now claims the nonor of red card champion.. When Dick Overton found out that the grades had a new rest couch he immediately became indignant and insisted that it be put in the high school. Never mind, Dick, you can go over to the grades and look at it. ( A NEW SEMESTER OPENS The worfd at large divides the year into four seasons; our school year we divide into three--the football season, the winter Season and^ greatest of all, the stone-steps season. 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