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EM SE ACH ESS PUBUSHBD IN THE INTEREST OF THE McHENRY COMMUNITY HICH SCHOOL Vol. 2 McHenry, Illinois, October lft, 1924 •U No. 4 EDITORIAL STAFF Editor in Chief Frank Page Assistant .Editor... ^Richard Stenger Sewing • is Athletics .».<•., Science ....... Commercial Senior . . s . , . . , Junior . . . . . . Sophomore^*,. Freshman .. V., Girls' Athletics Humor . . . . . , Literary Cooking »* Elizabeth Boger .Adrian Thomas ... .Adele "Pufahl .•». ^... Ida Reynolds V.".William Nye . . .Catherine Walsh John Fay i;>•. George Stenger .. .Lillian Buss . .Albin Anderson .YMfirjorie Whiting He also thinks a wet berry ought to be "watermelon." All in one bite, too SOPHOMORE CLASS NOTES We are sorry that Bud Vogt got hurt in a football scrimmage. Louis Bonslett says he ,js not coining to our party. Shame on you, Louis. We wonder why Ethel Whiting won't tell us what happened to her eye. We hope everyone is going to Crystal Lake Saturday and help our team win. Who said we didn't have a football .Elizabeth Vogtj team? If you don't think so just ask Mary MeAndre^wa Woodstock v . Once more we were sold out at our : :V ATHLETICS ; V- qandy sale., This assures our Hallow- Hurray, hurray, we sure put it over i party success. on . Woodstock Saturday. I guess we're all right at that. ' 'The McHenry high gave the Woodstock team a bad trimming Saturday and evened up the score a little bit from Oct. 4, when they beat us 51 to 0. We Just topped -them and beat them 52 to 0 and started our team a going. Saturday was the first time that the M. C. H. S. has made a touch down this season and we sure made quite a few of them. , Th£ line-up for M. C. H. S. was as follows: R. Overton, A. Krause, at end; Bonslett, Stilling, guards; L. Conway, C. Carr, E. Zuelsdorf, tackles; Earl Conway, center, while our faithful Page took quarter back assisted by Patzke and Newman at full and Whiting, Thomas and Newman at half. The first touch down was scored by our hero, Frank Page, while Patzke followed with two, Thomas, with one and Whiting with one. Newman, sub for Capt. Patzke, made three touch- Will the sophomores please hand in some notes so that we may have some new and different ideas? Miss Oates Is contracting the habit of saying, "You may stay two hours after school and write a one-thousand word theme." Now that Mr. Tallmadge has joined our forces we are certain that the "freshies" will have a delightful time at the party. Louis Bonslett is strutting proudly length of his speech on Declaration day. But this is no longer our conception of a leading citizen. Today, in the minds of the people, that man ranks highest as a citizen who does the most to promote the happiness and well-being of his fellow men. You students, as future citizens, will be in no position to judge as to how* best to promote this happiness and well-being until you are acquainted with the economic and social conditions which surround the people of your community, state and nation, and know something of those forces and conditions which are denying them the health and contentment which they, as citizens of this country and children of your God, are as much entitled as yourself. Dou you know what these conditions • are ? Do you know what agencies are at work creating these conditions? Are you making any effort to investigate and find out? ^Or do you calmly read the sporting section, the funny sheet and scan the editorial of your favorite newspaper, securing one man's point of view, holding his ideas as an authority equal unto the bible, and permitting his opinion to soak into your brain like ink into a blotting paper, uritil your mind is so clogged with fhis one viewpoint that you must close its doors to all others?" ' \ - Do you ever read any books, magazines or newspapers that give you some idea of the appalling working conditions and poverty in this United States of ours? If ybu do not, you had better read some; it might give .ro«nd the hall with . badge constitution . sever, shock, bat on his breast and not only that, but he] H is reported to be in-love. Clarence, reciting in geometry: "A B is equal to B C." Mr. Duker: "Why?" Clarence: "Well, it looks like it. At the present time the two'greatest questions in school are, "Did Miss Oates keep you after school" and "Has Mr. Tallmadge assigned another quiz ? " The freshmen will be expected to downs. Everyone played a wonderful' get up on the stage at our Halloween game and Torchy Krause was back j party and do some trick or sing a with the same real sensational playing again Saturday. We are very sorry that our teammate, Bud Vogt, cracked his hip last week during practice, but he sure will get better if he has the same nurse every day that he had Saturday and Sunday evenings. Come out and boost your team next Saturday at Crystal Lake. Newman did some nice intercepting, • Setting the ball from Woodstock's - boys four times and carrying it to a touch down three times. The team showed presence of mind and good spirit thru the whole game. twould be good for your citizenship. Have you, for example, ever spent an hour in your life contemplating the great discrepancy in the distribution of our national wealth--the fact that 20 per cent of the wealth of this country is in the hands of three onfehundredths per cent (not three onehundredths, but three one-hundredths per cent) of the people; that 71 per cent of the wealth is owned by nine per cent; and that 29 per cent of the nation's wealth is all thflt falls to the lot of ninety-one per cent of the free and equal people of this land of "equal" opportunity? Did you ever C/~U>rU»rInirlirMilrr' i think of this: If 2,000 years before 4 , ... . . A two oven stove has been totalled; Cta..t a man started putting into . • i * „ bank each year, without interest, in e c£° in ,° , I $1 000, he would not yet in this year The caps and aprons have come, so "» * _ _ . ftr om now on itht,e, cil ass w*ilnl il_o oik_ il:iTk.ep 1924 have $4• ,00,0 ,000; John D. Rockea reali djo mes^tic sci•e nce„ class. -ii feller in a sin*gl e lifetime has «aoc counmn - Beets were made in three different!^ » es*'nu'te4 at ways. Sugared beets. Harvard beets '• twenty hundred millon ? - And that over 10 per cent--it has been song. We are hoping for something very entertaining from the freshies. Ji S" SENIOR CLASS NO' We were all glad to see Mr. Wells, who visited our American history and physics classes last Friday. What happened to the pop corn advertised by the sophomores for Saturday's game? Members of the M. C.' H. S. alumni, Harriett Bobb and Doris Bacon, visited our American history class Monday. It has been rumored by nine young lien of the senior class that physics is Hot easy. (The class is made up of nine students). After all the boosting and reminding we finally got out and (fid some cheering last Saturday at the game. Let's do the same thing next Saturday at Crystal Lake and help win the . game. ^ # r FOUND: One hornet's nest in the senior session hall, room 205. If not claimed in twenty-four hours, same will be disposed of to the highest bidder. Contents are between 25 and 50 hornets. While some" one was working the suction pump Gus happened to put his finger over the intake. The exclamation that came from the startled Gus was: "Gee whiz, I thought my finger was coming out the other end," and he really meant it. • and beet in sour sauce were prepared. The home projects were given out this week. Three beverages and two sauces are to be prepared at home this week and reported on. Last week the cooking class made a variety of fruit sauces and stewed fruits. The fruits were mixed in order to obtain different results. When completed the sauces were sampled. Grape jelly was made on Thursday and on Friday the jelly was tested for clearness, color and taste. Score cards were made and a certain number of points were given for each quality of the jelly. Marjory Phalin and Ella Harrison had 100 per cent jelly, while several otherT ranked nearly as high. COMMERCIAL NOTES Typewriting is getting very exciting to some of our students. Monday we are planning to start work in our ledgers in bookkeeping class. Sibre Whiting is not very willing to work his bookkeeping over if he has an error. We sure must give Mr. Stringer credit for cracking such wise jokes at the reception th£ other night. The typing students have become so ambitious they are typing nights and even wish to violate the Sabbath. Say gang! Why don't you back the high school paper? It is as much yours as ours. Please contribute some notes. The students who flunked in the last shorthand test are still taking it over to see if they cannot get a grade of ninety. v Did you notice. that when Miss Oates said in bookkeeping that we must each ask one intelligent question a week, she waited until Torchy and Tillie were out of the room. ' Last week we blamed the typewriters. They were repaired Friday. The typewriting department will, no doubt, offer a reward to anyone who, can discover a new alibi. The commercial department, has an English course on the side. Everybody who fails to report atfer school when he is told to do so has a long theme to write. Perhaps you have learned of Bernard's versatility on the subject of La Follette. And Lisle Bassefct is learning all about Pittsburgh plus. had fallen into the water while flsh-j Sunday afternoon callers in the Ho- 'dress The Plaindealer, ing: "How did you come to fall in?" O'Malley: "I didn't come to fall in the water, I came to fish." Policeman (after arresting Isaac Cohen for speeding): "What's your full name?" Isaac: "Patrick Isaac Cohen." Policeman: "What's that Patrick for?" ^ - IsaaCS"*" *F6r protection,*" AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING RATES FOR CONNECTIONS TO SEWER FROM OUTLYING PROPERTY. Be it ordained by the City .Council of the City of McHenry, County of McHenry and State of Illinois, That: Section 1. Any person, persons or corporation owning property in the City of McHenry which does not lay within sewer district in said City of McHenry, before connecting with said system pf sewage shall apply to the City Clerk to so connect. Section 2. That jio permit shall be issued allowing any person, persons or corporation owning any property which does not lay within sewer district in said City of McHenry to connect any such land or property with the system of sewage excepting that said person, persons or corporation shall pay to the City Clerk at the time application for permit is filed the sum of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) and that upon application being approved permit be issued to such person, persons or corporation allowing them to so connect. Section 3. That such person, persons ©r corporation so connecting to said COLLEGE COMES fcystem of sewerage' shall use the AFTER HIGH SCHOOL Reports from the colleges and universities of the United States show an increased enrollment. At Yale the registration for the year shows approximately 4,000. Of this number trh. ere are 8o5cn0 f,r esh, men, and that, that said connection under such pre rmit there were three times as many who!""* •» "ttenamg the same sought admission. -Wisconsin nniver-j stlal1 >» I»"d b* the Per»°^ sity figures will reach or p,,, l,,,, t P^ns or corporation receiv.ng per, year's total of 7.800. At An Harbor ml! to.make !he greatest amount of care in making such excavation so that no danger be caused to the traveling public, and tfiat in the event of any accident 01 damage said person, persons or corporation shall be liable for the same; bart home. Mrs. Loren Martin has been enjoying a visit from her father, Rev. William Searles. Chris and Frank Kaiser at Woodstock were < Sunday callers in the McHenry, 15-6t* FOR SAbE--Choice building lot in to^n in best location. Will be sold cheap to close estate. Kent & Green, McHenry. Phones 34 or 147-M. 9-tf home of their uncle,1 Frank Kaiser, MONEY--To loan on good farms; here. first mortgages only. Write or tele- Don Hall, who has lived on the lit- phone A. A. Crissey, jpom 203 Comtie farm- owned by the Wallis estate, munity Bldg., Marengo, 111. Phones but formerly the George Thomas 23-M and 993. 9-tf far eighty, will sell all his belongings at auction Monday, Oct. 20. Miss Ammie Francisco visited the dentist's office Monday last and had all her lower teeth extracted. Fh<> stood the ordeal nicely and will h?>v< the upper teeth taken out in a f< w days. j , Some of th* neighbors were »urorised last week Tuesday morning Oct. 7, to learn of the death of >1> Herman Hoppe, altho it had been peared by all that the end was near. Mr. Hoppe has been a sufferer for a vhole year. Last year he went to a Chicago hospital in full hopes of soon retunvng and would regain his isual health, but he has gradually fai'ed. Mr. Hoppe was born in Ger many forty-six years ago arid car-,. to this country with his parents wh< n Miree years of age. His moth. > passed away since he moved to this farm, but his father is still living. Williams furnaces, made right, installed right. 3. J. Vycital. CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT o/r/s/ Opfivmn 3467 N . PAULINA ST. COP. ftOSCCE AND LINCOLN AVE". FOR RENT--A one car private garage. Call at this office. FOR SALE--Hot B'ast stove in good condition. _ Price $18.00. Mrs. H.* J. Schaffer, West* McHenry. Phone 83- W. - 19-lt* FOR SALE--Membership in McHenry Country club. For particulars ad- My spectacles and eye glares are tnown all over America. Thirty years 19 experience testing eyes and grinding glasses to order only. We make all repairs. Absolutely guaranteed. Djr. C. KELLER, Optometrist and Optician Chicago Address McHenry, 111. 8407 N. Paulina St. Phone 157 Phone GracelanH 9540. the figures show the same as last year, 13,000. Providence" R. I., the enrollment is liiiiited to 1,200. Of this number about 400 are freshmen selected by prescribed tests from a much larger scale. Thee are prescribed quotas which have to be met by the students, but if a student is determined to go to col- Section 4. That if any of the above sections of this ordinance be violated it shall subject the offender to a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). Section 5. That this ordinance BhaO be in full force and effect from and after ten (10) days after its passage, lege he can or at least try to earn his approval and publication according to law. SCIENCE Say, students, this paper is as much yours as the reporters. Why don't you get busy and contribute some school notes? estimated at nearly 25 per cent m cities--of your fellow beings do not eyen have sufficient money to buy the food and clothing necessary for health ? Do you read, day in and day out, a newspaper without ever inquiring as to what forces are behind it, who owns it, why it is the champion of certain pieces of legislation, why it daily attacks this or that political candidate? Do you read of the great problems confronting us from just one newspaper or one class of publications or do you occasionally cast the prejudice out of your heart and learn what the other side has to say? Do you concern yourself with the great public issues at all? It is to build up a citizenry of this kind, broad in its views, which will concern itself with such questions as these that this high school has been Mr. Tallmadge says that the chem built, that thousands of dollars have istry class from now on will begin to j been spent for books, magazines and study real chemistry. We'd like to equipment. Are you, as a student, living while striving for his education. There is no reason why a person can'f go to college and make a success if he but tries. If the large entries into college ar« not kept up the future witt be lost. M. Whiting. "A ------• . GET A TRANSFER If you are on the ptormy liiw, Get a transfer; If you're inclined to fret and pine, Get a transfer. Get off the track of doubt and gloom, Get on the sunshine trail, there's room Get a transfer. .. If you are on the wrong trttfti, Get a transfer; You must not stay there and complain, ' Get a transfer. The cheerful cars are passing thru, ^ And there's lots of room fof you--• Get a transfer. If you are on the grouty track, Get a transfer; Just take a happy special back-- Get a transfer. Jump on the train and pull the rope, That lands you at the station, Hope- Get <a transfer. Approved: ,D. G. Wells, Mayor. Attest: R. F. Conway, City Clerk. Passed: Oct. 13, 1924. # ; Approved: Oct. 13, 1924. " Published: Oct. 16, 1924. OSTEND y Loren Martin still wears a bandage on his finger cut in q silo filler. The very best quality groceries at rock bottom prices at Ericks6n's. All sizes of hard and soft coal heat* ers to be found at J. J. Vycital's. Joe Harrer, wife and children vis* ited with relatives in Woodstock Sunday. Mrs. Maud Clark and children were ST. PATRICK'S HALL * Tuesday Evening, Oct. 21 * ABORN OPERA COMPANY IN MARTHA" L JUNIOR CLASS NOTES Richard Stenger was absent from ' school Monday. Some of our "student-teachers" are wondering if they really do have any authority. Why is it that everyone in Eng. Ill class tries to act dumb when they really aren't ? According to Miss O'Sullivan we have no right to voice our opinion of Shakespearian drama. The know what could be more real than the past. Mr. Talmadge is a very* accomplished artist. He drew a wonderful picture of a goat for the physics class Monday. The boys thought it was a wheelbarrow. The zoology class are studying amoeba and paramoeciums. They find that water contains millions of them and now if you notice some of! the students shun the water fountain. Gus has a bright future. He can figure out how much pressure will be needed to keep a hole in the sky closed. We misunderstood the question. It really pertained to a ship instead of the sky. The chemistry class of the past has been entirely theory and we are now to start on some practical work. The Chicago Public Utilities company, who apparently believes in the value ofl making use of these opportunities, are you developing into this kind of a citizen, or are you going to remain one of the stupid flag waving variety, for which the old building could amply provide? C. L. Oates. EXCHANGE COLUMN The Woodstock high school orchestra has an enrollment of about twenty members under the leadership of Miss Huson. There are seven violins, three clarinets, four saxophones, three cornets, one flute and one drum. Girls' athletics are progressing. The white £irls are in the lead by one game. The very strict rules for the freshmen are also included in this number. Evidently their freshies are just existing and not living. e science class has visited Yerkes >| fibserr vatory at Lake Geneva. We they will be able to do interior decor ating after they finish that course. We certainly know how the Spaniards decorate their homes. We juniors are all upset. Miss O'Sullivan says some people have the spark, but no genius (an unlimited capacity for hard work).; Ernie knows he has the genius, but how about the spark ? >Iiss O'Sullivan to Berteel: "What are you laughing at?" Berteel, pointing to Dick O.: "Him." Miss O'Sullivan: "Well, it foesn't take much to make you laugh,t does it?" Can you imagine: "Rubber" Stilling doing the dunce of the nymphs? Adele Pufahl playing football? Ida Reynolds talking? ? ? ' Fat Carr an acrobat? William Martin not stutterfa&gf Rosalind Nye studying more t>H»w five minutes at a time ? At a dinner given recently for the teachers they played a game in which they were to substitute names of berries for those implied. When asked what a soldier-berry would be, instead of answering Loganberry, Mr. Stringer aaidj» *fbeans." He must know. commercial education in high schools Teenie j has agreed to make possible a number j hope to make similar visits very soon, of trips thru large industrial plants, | We believe such trips are well worth while. Weenies are about our limit. The Spanish I class has decided that! These trips are open to science students of junior and senior years and are for the purpose of interesting students who have sufficient training to understand them in the factories of Chicago and vicinity. The trips offered are: 1. Inspection of industrial plants of Chicago, Gary, Hammond, Indiana Harbor, Kenosha, Racine. 2. Inspection of sewage dispoeal plants at Chicago. 3. Inspection of Field museum and art institute. 4. Inspection of loop buildings in Chicago. * 5. Inspection of favorable hotels and theatres. to take THE NEW CITIZENRY The tax payers of this community recently expended a large sum of money for a new high school, not only that their children might thereby have a better opportunity to increase their earning capacity, byt to give these children facilities which will enable! them to better develop inlo broad and useful citizens. * There was a time when a man's citizenship was judged by the size 6i his house on "Main street," the frequency with which the American flag fluttered from his front porch pillar and the r*' ' MUSIC Ida Reynolds has started violin lessons from Mr. Sears with the hope of soon being in the orchestra. The Girls' Glee club is learning some new songs. It is going to meet Monday in convocation and Wednesday after school regularly. The Boys' Glee club is getting along very well. Mr. Duker was so pleased that he invited the president of the board to listen to the last rehearsal. The Glee club boys have be^n definitely selected. They are as follows: John Wilson, Earl Conway, Paul Patzke, George Stenger, Richard Stenger, Ernest Barbian, Bernard Newman, Frank Page, Wm. Green, Albert Stilling, Louis Ehle and Wm. Beth. Altho these twelve boys have been definitely chosen as club members, it is expected and hoped that all other boys who have sung will continue to POETS* CORNER TTiis week we have some real homemade poetry. Here is a paraphrase written for "Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise," in Eng. Ill class: Dear little baby as close of day Is ever reluctant to leave his play; When evening shadows begin to fall And he hears his mother gently Cjgll, He very quickly slips away, , * » And this is what I hear him say: "Why have to sleep instead of play; Why have the night follow the day?" When this active child slips out of sight, He stays with his pete till late at night. His mother pleads but pleads in vain And each night goes thru the same routine; It's early hours you should keep my boy, Why be reluctant to leave peta and toys; For "it's early to bed and early to rise, That makes men healthy, wealthy and •Wise?"' '"v Adele Pufahl. HUMOR "Upon my word," said the dictionary as the ink dripped thru the leavesr After dinner speaker: "The gentleman who just preceded me expressed my sentiments exactly. He took the words right out of my mouth, which, you will agree is a dirty trick." One co-ed (writing home): "Is 'goodnight' one word or two?" Another co-ed (who has never beei|; kissed): "Oh, is it a word?" Co^ed medic: "How long could live without brains?" Cruel Prof.: "Time will teH." Famous falls: Niagara, ttfime, Babylon, Price of Wales and Albert B. No matter what his line is, a strap* hanger is a citizen of good standing* Freshman: "I smell cabbage burning." Senior: "Then take yctf sing with us during one rehearsal each! away from the radiator." week, that being scheduled during j ' Yep. we are like cars. S'funny how convocation period on Monday. The many flivvers have big horns. Jf twelve already named will rehearse on Wednesday evening regularly. New music is coming and we'll make good use of it. Keep thoee voices is good condition, boys. But father, clothes don't make the man." "If they did I'd name you Hart, S<!haffner and "Marx." Smith, after rescuing O'Malley, Whe a Enjoy Better Home Lighting i UJ1J I I Wire Your Home for Complete Convenience | Wall swttch juat lnatde the door, controls ceiling light. (All bathroom fixtures are white enamel and white glazed glassware.) 2 Bracket light at right of mirror; * contains large 75-watt lamp, for •having, etc. Extra outlet in base of fixture for attaching electrical appliances. The Bathroom night light. Fixture also providea extra outlet for attaching appliances. 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