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EM SE ACH ESS ftlBLI&fED IN fHB INTEREST OP THE McHBNRY COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL VOL I I McHenry, Illinois, April 3, 1924 •-- No. 18 STAFF K4Jtor in chief Angela Pet--ch Assistant editor...*^- •. William Nye | Sewing Elizabeth Vogt Athletics ,. ........... .William Green Science ...............William Beth Commercial..Augustine Preund Alomni .w. parold Bacon Senior . f?.......Helen Powers Junior . . ... .Mildred Zuelsdorf Sophomor%*... Adele Pufahl Freshman Music ..........Floribel Bassett Girls' Athletics. .. -Lillian Buss Humor -Ella Harrison Literary ......Jewie Whiting t>ONT FCfftGET "THE CHARM SCHOOL," A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS, WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE JUNIOR CLASS OF TH$ McHENRY COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL ON J4QNDAY EVENING, APRIL 28, 1924%; , > SENIOR SCHOOL NOTES .^.Wanted--A grade of at least 82% next quarter. The Seniors. . Leo was struck with a nervous spin Monday afternoon. Poor Leo. The Spanish class just finished their text books. Bring on the next course. The Rietesel twins* (?) must be either lost in Chi or stranded in mud between here and there. Miss Ashburner forgot to assign a lgsson for Monday to the English IV people. Bless her heart. Four more of the seniors breathed sighs of relief last Friday afternoon after giving their debates. It seems most of the physics class must be left ha'nded when it comes to applying the right hand rule. Two more appeared with shorn lodks Monday morning. Only' three frith long fhair. Mercy, seniors at {hat. Helen Powers, one of the latest victims afflicted with a facial enlargement, is the first senior to possess the same^ Miss Ashburner is trying very hard make spring come. She must think Glee club singing spring songs will help it along a bit. Must be that the supply of questions and answers were exhausted ----- after exams. Therefore no Inquirl »p Reporter last week. -- It rains and shines and snows - most times; And sometimes all together; It makes the mud upon the streets Worse than tar and feather. Those students sitting near the windows in the annex seem to do a lot of window gazing. We think Miss Ashburner will have to move Bernie. Reason--He sits too near his friends. As usual the seniors are behind the times. Three girls, seniors at that, are all the girls with long hair in high chool. INQUIRING REPORTER &>-you think girls of this school hould be allowed to compete with utside athletic teams? Answer--Ruth E. Stockebrand: My greatest objection to the girls of McHenry high school playing other athletic teams is because of the regulation of the Illinois Athletic association forbidding girls' competitions. Having such contests would neces-1 rjngton. But alas! When , the exams are o'er To his old time ways he turns once more. Pamela Rietesel. Anotl^r^let' ' t i t 'tests has come, the third ones of the year, Of civics hard and physics, too, and English four so dear. Down in the seventies I stood and scratched my troubled head, Wondering, when the finish came, if I'd be alive or dead. The first and second tests are gone, and now the third one, too,, And soon the fourth will come along, Oh whatH I ever do? Ralph Clemens. GRADE HONOR ROLL tSrade I--Evelyn Karls, Chester Howard, Raymond Hughes. Grade II--Virginia Gruno, Fanny Levinson, Beatrice Weber, Guy Duker. Grade III--Harriet Boger, Frederick Conrad, Marie Freund, Marguerite Johnson, Florence Trent, Glady^Warrington, Raymond Howard. Grade IV--Arleen Bacon, Floyd Covalt, Juanita Keg, Marie Kinsala, sit&te scheduled games with other teams outside the state, which would be impracticable. Playing inter-school games with some teams would entail using boys' rules, which, in my opinion, are far too strenuous for girls. Girls" games between schools would stimulate more interest and better playing. If it were not for the restriction of the H. S.'s in Illinois I would consider the competition beneficial. Answer--Ellen Frisby: Girls certainly should be allowed to compete with outside teams. They would derive as many benefits from this activity as boys and should be given an equal chance. It would not only increase the girls' interest in the games, but also arouse better spirit and better work would be done. , Answer--Milly Zuelsdorf: inter-school | Peterson, Jack Purvey, Eugene Sayler, S^pley Schaffer, Doris War Grade V--Elvera Antholz, Dorothy Fisher, Lowell Nye, -Margaret Trent, Frances Lucek, Harold Vycital. Grade VI--Leone Conway, Gwendolyn Overton, Bernice Ferwerda, Marguerite Kinsala, Fredrick Mueller, Margaret Dittrich, Adelene Vogt. Grade VII--Donald Powers, Barbara Dittrich, Helen Pries, Eleanor Kreutzer, Eleanor Hoffmann, Stanley Geier, Lillian Stoffel, . Catherine Ehle. Grade VIII--Louis Bonslctt, Earl Dowell, George Stenger, Charles Vycital, Grace Martin. ' r' i - JUNIOR CLASS NOTES ; "'Monday Gus Freund from school absent." * *The chemistry claSfrtenjoyed a wonderful quiz Monday. Wonder who the smart students are. Tuesday the girl athletes took up baseball. They all admit they tried to knock the walls down. Our press agent, Carl Weber, has handed in his resignation to the junior class. We all miss his happy smile. The juniors are practicing regularly now for their play, "The Charm 8chool." Everybody is working hard to make it a big success and we will do it, too. We will expect everybody to come. Of course girls ought to be to play other basket ball teams. Why not? The rules are very strict and no harm can possibly be done. Some people think the game is too strenv ous for girls. But think how much, more healthy they are since they take ] part in out door athletics. Another thing, very little interest can be aroused in an inter-class game. I see no reason - why we should not take part in inter-scholastic athletics. Answer--rBerteel Spencer: Girls of this school should be allowed to compete with outside athletic teams. As it is now thqjre is nothing to keep the girls interested in school, but if they were allowed to compete with other athletic teams there would be something to work for. The girls would work for their grades in order to be on a team and would show more interest in bther work of the school. Answer--Eva Whiting: Girls should be allowed to compete with outside athletic teams as well as the boys. If the girls were allowed to compete in games they would become much more interested n the games. The girls in our school have exceptionally good team spirit and are good athletes. If they could compete with outside teams they would work Hard and become a credit to the McHenry community high. DISAPPOINTED FISHING PARTY One bright, shiny day in spring time Mr. Jones, Mr. Smith and myself had nothing to do so we went fishing. We went out seining and got the nicest bucket full of minnows and chubs that we ever possessed. We then loaded the tackle into the car and set out fot our destination, a lake ,j^)out three miles distant. Awe arrived without mishap h» the [•' Y MOTHER OF TWELVE IS CALLED mm. JOHN A. ANDERSON DIED \ IN CHICAGO It was with a feeling of sincere regret that the people of this community received the sad news last Thursday morning announcing the death of Mrs. John A. Anderson, which had occurred at the West Side hospital, Chicago, the previous evening. Mrs. Anderson always enjoyed the best of health, the prospects for a long life having been^f the brightest, until about two yean ago, When her health began to decline. However, she continued her household duties until two weeks preceding her passing away. From that time on her decline was very rapid. A few days before she died the family physician called in another doctor and between the two it was decided that the only ray of hope lay in placing her in a hospital. She was then taken tp.the West Side hospital in Chicago, where, surrounded by several of the best doctors and nurses, it was found that the patient's condition was very serious, altho it was impossible for them to determine the cause. The end approached rapidly, the devoted wife and mother passing to her reward at 7:15 o'clock on the evening as above mentioned. She was aged 46 years, 4 months and 3 days. Anna C. Bolin, the daughter of Orin and Christina Bolin, was born in Sweden on Nov. 23, 1877, and came to this country twenty-eight years ago. On August 2, 1902, at Chicago, she was united in marriage to John A. Anderson. To this union were born twelve children. Mrs. Anderson was a most devoted wife and mother. She was brought up in the Swedish Lutheran faith and was very much concerned in the religious instruction and training of her large family, keeping them ih-^church and Sunday school as much as possible. A neighbor in trouble or need always found her a real friend and helper. _ % She was preceded in death by her father and one twin child, which died in infancy. Surviving her are her faithful and grief stricken husband and eleven children as follows: Carl, Walter, Anna, Albin, Arnold, Theo- I *' SOPHOMORE NOTES ' '•»- Bffcis Richmond's English II class ate studying debate. Mildred Ahrens is back to school after having the mumps. '"H* Greeta Chamberlin visited high School Monday afternoon. ^ Dick Overton is noted for his bright jttmarks in commercial geography. .Where does he get them? Miss Richmond's idea of a weekly " • test wasn't much of a success. Re- Wits--most everyone failed. When Mr. Stringer was told that he ' v ^ aught to be able to do Geom., life said ' K , ^Bay, I'm not an angle worm." The botany class are to study powers this quarter. Keep your ears «• «pen and hear the "larks-pur." |: Paul was referred to as a kitty 4nce gearing his new sweater. 4'/-:--;|jiright remark was passed that "he itasn't that kind of a kitty." )L .. All of the girls of the high school |f f tiave their hair bobbed now except -~™~r~ps certain few in . the senior class. Wonder when they, too, will bob. Wonder who the guilty person in modern history was that threw the 1 ' - chalk. Miss Ashburner has an ap pointment with the class for Tuesday night. . ' » er's yard nearest the lake, rented & boat from him, took the oars and ,jore( Evelyn, Marion, Glenn, Clarence tackle and set out for the lake. We had to climb several hills and then go thru a* swamp before we reached the boat. We found it on the bank of a little creek that was surrounded by reeds and bushes. It had been painted the day before and was still sticky. We launched the boat in the! creek, loaded our tackle in it and set out for the far shore of the lake. When we arrived there we baited our hooks and left it to the wind to blow us back to the other shore. On this first trip we caught one bass and the next trip yielded the same results. Suddenly my cork seemed to skim over the top of the water. I let it go for about forty or fifty feet and then jerked. Keeping a tight line I hauled in, not a five pound black bass, but a fairly good' sized gar ^ish, a fish that is absolutely worthless to a fisherman, i Mr. Jones picked up an oar and hit it over the head and the last we saw of it was when it swam out of our and Harry. There are also left to mourn her mother and three brothers in Sweden, one brother, Alex Bolin of Russell, 111., and one sister, Mrs. Alex Oslund of LaFox 111. The funeral took place from the M. E. church in Crystal Lake last Saturday, interment having been made in the Crystal Lake cemetery. The sympathy of the people of this entire community is extended to the father and children in their sa$ hours of bereavement. There is a world above Where parting is unknown J ' A whole eternity of love Formed for the good alone; And faith beholds the dying here Translated to that happier sphere. ~ ' --Montgomery. STATE TAKES OVER ROADS HOME ECONOMICS Last quarter the sewing classes completed tailored skirts and blouses and taffeta hats. Last Thursday all the girls wore their skirts and blouses to class, where each was criticized as to the good and bad points. On Monday the girls brought their hats to class. Each girl tried on different hats and the rest of the class decided whether it was right size, shape and color. Don't we look beautiful in each other's hats. Our home projects are due the last day of April. Twenty-five hours is the required time to be spent on the project this semester. At the present time the sewing classes are making children's dresses. The aaxt problem is to be a sport dress. . WILL MEAN A GREAT DEAL TO McHENRY COUNTY Woodstock Monday to make plans for the detours, which will be announced in the newspapers as soon as they have been decided on. It also means that the county highway department will be relieved of maintenance work on several roads, such as route 23 from Harvard to Marengo and Genoa. It is reported that the contract for building route 23 soirth from Marengo to Sycawiorp will be let early in April. -v Work to Begin Seofc •"" ^ The contractors on routes" 19, Milburn Bros, of Rockford, and on route 20 from Woodstock tb McHenry, Giertz & Son of Elgin, the weather closely, ready to go towork as soon as conditions will per- Ml ' On route 20 the two the McHenry city limits have to Giertz A Son, which c! from Woodstock to McHenry "'J?-#' ' ' sight with its long, ugly head out of the water. Just my luck! F,fteen 8Pecial P»tro.men with It was about this time that we no- teams to w<*k on the rocds wiU be ticed a dark cloud coming into sight employed by the Illinois state highover the western horizon. We let the wind blow us in toward the shore, FRESHMAN NOTES >. Some class to Dorothy Peet's jacket. Wait until you see the freshmen bulletin board. Ruth Whiting came back after week's absence. Harold Bell thinks 6:30 p. m. Is poor time to eat dinner. " •id you notice all the girls with --hhmgled hair in our class? Congratulations, Whiting. Our freshman class isn't behind any more. Poor John Fay has the mumps. I guess James will -have to get them, ^ ^ / too. *^e Eh&U**1 I classes are going to have four oral program? during this quarter. Mr. Tallmadge's general pcience class is now taking up the course of pressing fowls. \ . : It was reported that Gladys Larson liad the mumps, but we' see she is x jiti: 1 at schooL HIGH SCHOOL HONOR ROLL This is a list of the fifteen pupils having the highest averages in the high school: Lorena Jepson, Alvin Anderson, Kathleen Powers, Marion Wegener, Helen Powers, Gladys Rietesel, Pamela Rietesel, Helen Vycital, Pauline Pufahl, Elizabeth Vogt, Leone Givens, Ella Harrison, Carolyn Steffes, Angela Petesch, Herman Steffes. The following students deserve honorable mention for high scholastic standing: Bernard Kinsala, William Nye, Rosalie Stilling, Emily Stoffel, Norma Whiting, Jacob TJylsma, Elmer Freund, "Gladys Larson, William Martin, Florence Kinsala, Vasey, Agnes Weingarti, * where we got the boat, and it was here that we had our best luck. Altogether we caught ten black bass with a total of about seventeen or eighteen pounds. -But it wa$~here that the air grew dark, the wind roared and the storm broke. We tried our best to locate the creek, but we could not. We ran the boat up' on the shore, collected our tackle and poles and ran. First we crossed a swamp, then the hills and finally caught sight of our car in the farmer's yard. , We deposited our poles in the car, caught our breath and someone asked who had brought the fish. But no one had. We returned home a disappointed fishing party. By Harold Bacon. HOUSEHOLD GOODS AT Auction Sale! Win. G. Schreiner, Auctioneer THE MODEL SCHOLAR (Parody of the Village Blacksmith) In one of the many assembly seats The model scholar sits. " r A scholar, a noble scholar, is jte ^ For there's nary a lesson he gits. And the ? wrinkles in this scholar's brain, You could search for, but in vain. Week m week out from morn till night You can see this fellow play. You jvonder what he thinks of time To waste it in this way. For nothing's attempted, nothing's done, All he thinks of is having fun. When the quarterly exams come round His joy begins to fade. He remembers many, many times He might have- studied 'stead of played. The undersigned will sell at public auction at the place formerly known as Math. Schafer's barber shop, at Johnsburg, 111., on SATURDAY, APRIL 5 commencing at 1:00 o'clock, sharp, the following described property to-wit: Hot Blast heater, 3 kerosene stoves, one two burner and two three burner; eight foot table, kitchei) table, ice box, 12 chairs, rocking chairs, double bed, Olive single bed, baby's bed, cradle, 2 big dressers, small dresser, lawn swing, electric wash machine, barber chair, a number of fruit jars, rugs, inlaid linoleum, 2 clocks, seven foot mirror, and many otljer articles too numerous td'mention. ( TERMS, CASH . MATH. SCHAEFER," Owner. way department as soon as they can be secured after April 1. On that date the state will take over all repair aritt maintenance work on the various bond issue roads thruout the state. This will include the roads not yet built and the detours on all roads which are in course of Construction. We are informed that fifteen teams with drivers will be required to take care of this work this year on route 19 from Harvard to Barrington, on route 22 from Algonquin to Crystal Lake and from Dtindee t$ Evanston, on route 20 from Woodstock to McHenry and on"" route 23 from Big Foote to DeKalb. Applications for jobs by competent men who can furnish their own teams should be addressed to Hon. Leslie Small at Springfield. Albin Kuppe, supervisor of maintenance patrol, of Woodstock will have charge of the work on these four routes. WiU Relieve Counties The new plan will guarantee that the detours on the routes now under construction, such as route 19, will be kept in good shape for travel while the road is being btiilt this spring. Engineers from Elgin were in SOME FACTS ABOUT THE STATE'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE? It Is generally understood that no public officer has as much tb do with establishing the moral tone of a community as the State's Attorney. Under present conditions the illegal saloon has gradually crept back into McHenry County until 24 or more public, open saloons were operating in various parts of the County. These illegal saloons, running in utter defiance of the law, selling booze of various kinds, causing drunkenness and disorder, some o! them using gambling devices known as slot machines to swell their illegal gains, have been tolerated without interference from the present State's Attorney's office until many parts of McHenry County have gained unenviable reputation for lawlessness a«d drunkenness. The owners of these illegal saloons are strongly opposing Alford H, Fouse for State's Attorney, but instead, want the conditions continued which are tolerated by the present State's Attorney and his assistant, Mr. Carroll, who is his candidate for that office. Mr. Carroll is now runjifftg on the record of that office. In contrast, ALFORD H/POUSE, IF ELECTED STATE'S ATTORNEY, PROMISES TO FAIRLY, HONESTLY AND EFFICIENTLY ENFORCE THE LAW. * The issue is clearly drawn. Shall the illegal saloons be allowed ^ continue in McHenry County in open defiance of the law? % Is there to be law and respect for. law in sofhe parts of McHenry County but no law and only lawlessness in others? 1 • . > The illegal saloon poisons the mind and morals ^our citizens and only breeds lawlessness and disrespect for law among our ^ung people. ' It is for the voters to decide and upon their decision at the primaries on TUESDAY, APRIL 8th, depends the future of McHenry County as a law abiding cojnmunity. v v, - . H 'frt The candidacy of ALFORD H. ATTORNEY is indorsed by the following lawyers of the McHenry County bar: * - Edward D. Shurtleff Circuit Judge David R. Joslyn Former State's Attorney Charles H. Frances State Representative James J. McCauley M. A. Carmack David T. Smiley ' Former County Judge James F. Casey Master in Chancery Floyd E.5 Eckert Fred B. Bennett David R. Joslyn, Jr -VOTE FOR H STATE'S ATTORNEY AND HONEST AND EFFICIENT ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW CARD OF THANKS We take this public manner of expressing our sincere thanks to the kind neighbors and friends, the Boy Scouts, the pupils of the grade and liigh schools for assistance and kind words of sympathy extended us during our recent sad bereavement. We also wish to thank those who so kindly donated cars and flowers. Frank Zuelsdorf and Children. ^ EVERYBODY VOTE TUESDAY. Easter cards and cents, at Petesch's. booklets, 5 to 25 with Two Trousers e "V ' " In Spring Suits WE WILL SURPRISE YOU IN QUALITY AND LOW PRICE ^ JOS. W. FREUND West McHenry, 111. /" v ' i.