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Minerva "0" Club
M-for Minerva the expression
club new The "O" C lub consists of a thletes
I - for t h eir ideals so loyal a nd Well versed in the use of spikes
true
and cleats
N-for the ir number 30 a ll to ld Some have made their mark in

E-for t h eir emblem, a small track
lamp of gold Whi le o thers h ave p layed qua rter-

R-stands for Rush their sponsor back
you know They have g iven their best for Old

V-for variety their posters do South Hig h
show W ith the old school spirit of "do

A -is for a ll the Minerva's as o n e. or die"
And in return each distinguished
Portia
P-is for poise man
0 -is for order Has received the coveted mono-
R-rapid in progress
T-tactful in manner gram.
I -instant in response
A - a lways ready for action. Trailers
T-tackler's of great hikes.
Boys' Glee- R-raiders of the wilderness
H a rk ! Old South High doth ring A - amongst the happiest
again I- idealistic American girls
With sweet refrains from en - L-loyal in their undertakings
raptured men. E- ever a lert
A glance in room 8 will bring to R- ram blers of the woods
s ig h t S - seekers of the b est.
That peppy Boys' G lee o f old
Red a nd White. S. T. L.-

Story Tellers League
As the name implies,
A lways tells stories a n d n eve r lies,
And if membership you are fein-

ing ,
You must en ter Normal Training.

Vellum- Girls' Glee-
P urpose of G lee is to sing fi n e
V-va liant in deeds songs
E-ever ready in response
L-loyal in frie n dsh ip And this they do with voices
L-loving in manner strong
U-uplifting in purpose
M-manuscript makers. For if you listen , dow n in room 8
You will h ear them sing ing till

very late.

E verybody thinks we're Greek S e na t e -
M a ny join to learn to speak
A rg ument is not ill bred Fame is won by words of mouth,
N e ver cease 'til all is said Though au thors often pen it,
0 n ly those we can't subme rse
A nd your name will be known in
N eed read our ti tle in reverse. North and South

If you only joined the Senate.

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FOOTBALL

Months before the football sea son began , Coach Patton's 1924 squad
was wrecked. ( ,raduations had taken heavy toll and only five men a nswered

the mentor's ccd for lettermen. A mong the m was Captain J oseph "Dode"
Reeves, one of che finest leade rs that ever pulled a South Hig h jersey over a
shoulder. Am,ther was Captr1in-elect Kalstrom, a lso Kurtz, Urban, a nd the
"Plunging Ki<'•" Olson. They seemed a ll to realize the tremendous work that

was on hand 1'\Ild a ll gave their a ll toward m a king the Packer eleven one of the
stron gest in 1·he s tate.

One facto... that lessened the burden of the coach a nd captain was the
wealth of ar_.,{ious rookies that turned out for the early scrimmages and tried
hard to learn a ll the tricks in a few sh o rt weeks of practice that preceeded the
firs t tilt of the season. Among those "rookies" were Newton "Re d" Becker,
who was later called upon to fill "sheik" Kurtz' s center position with his scant
one hundred a nd thirty-five pounds o f fi ght a nd energy, and Andrew Bertacini,

w ho won considerable publicity for his fleet footedness a nd ability to drag

down enemy runners. This talent w as also one of the Captain' s special dishes.
Reeves had been taken from his center position early in the season and made

one of the b est b ack-field men in the city.
South's first game was with Thomas J e fferson of Council B luffs. Expe r-

ie nce couple d with fine team work won from the Iowa ns. The fo llowing
Friday aft~rnoon saw a stron g Nebraska City eleven fall b e fore a reorganized
Packer stnng that w as out for a victory. Another game worthy of space here
w as the Creig hton Prep- South tilt that ended with th e P ack e rs winners but
by such a scant m a rg in that m a ny o f the side line critics a re still shuddering .
The snakedance that followed was one of the bes t ever h e ld on an Oma h a
Street. The Packers, ever known as fighte rs. lived up to their n a m e well o n

the next trip into Iowa territory. This time it was to play Abraham Lincoln
a nd w as one o f the mos t drama tic o-ames of the entire intersch olastic season.

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A pair of passes a nd a five yard pen a lity gave the Links first a nd ten on the

South ONE FOOT LINE! Four times the lowa n' s h a rd hitting backfield qua r-
te t smashed into the hard fi g hting, s ta unch -h earted red wall w ith only o n e
foot to g o a nd never made it! The gam e e nded in a O to O tie.

The season, while in many respects far from su ccessful, d id much to make
a wond er team for 1925. Next year Coach P atto n w ill have a n entire team
of reg ula rs to rally a round his Red and \Vhite b attle standa rd. The re will be
K a lstr<?n~, the mig hty kick e r, Olso n , " Dag o" Olson , w h o sm ash e d many lines,
B:rtacm1, Bernard-a mighty plucky little quarter-" A nkl es" Pankowski,
Gilbe rt, Kulawik, Sherman, Becker, "Gra n a e" Owen s, a n d m a n y sn appy
second stringers. All these above n a med lad; will know w h at "it's a ll a b out"
for n ext season and w ill b e able to step rio-ht out a t once a nd take positions

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that are familia r to them. To illus tra te the j o b Coach P a tton h a d last season ,
ta ke a look at "Ankles" Pankowski who n ever felt the thrill of carrying le a the r

until the kicko ff at the T. J., game' fo r he h ad n ever before been unde r fire in

a rea l scheduled footba ll game.

The sch ool w ill be watchino- these lads n ext seas on, confid ent that t h e
h opes it has for the m shall not be ~ halte red. But, n o m atter, victory or defeat,
~acker sch ool , P ack er team, with you to the e nd! T his page offers c ong ratula-
tions to Coach, and to p la yers both those g raduated , a nd those still h ere, for
a ?unch that can take a licking with a g rin a nd w in with that same g rin , the
g nn o f g ood sportsmanship .

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SECOND STRING FOOTBALL

The South High second string football squad, coached by Leo Lowry, had
considerably more luck than did the firs t team. Lowry ' s seconds were the
fightingst scrub g rid team in the city. These la ds went through a well filled
schedule, defeating such second teams as Central, Thomas Jefferson, North,
and Creighton Prep. Some of these teams were played twice to give the
vanquished a chance to '"get even". The only b lot on the season's record
was the Tech battle in which the Southmen emera ed on the short end of the
6 to O count. This fatality was largely due to ~he fact that the Southmen
found the T echsters so dead easy that they were prone to take it easy in the
cold and smother 'em. A worm will turn and so will a orid team, South was
beaten. Among the graduates frorn the seconds who m : d e their "O's" were
Becker, whose prowess was widely published. "Izzy" Bernstein, and "Hon"
Murray. With Becker in the middle a nd th e two fig htin g lzzies on the wings,
Lowry had a center wall that was sure the dickens for opposing forward
walls and backfields.

FRESHMAN FOOTBALL

Freshman football was organized in Packerdom last season and was under
the direction of "Ma" Cook, of California. Both in numbers and weight, it
was a scant string of youn gsters that clamoured for· "yearling" ducks. You've
heard it said that you cannot teach a n o ld dog n ew tricks. Just try to teach
a freshman lad to call such and s uch a signal a nd put him on the fie ld for
the first football game he ever saw and see what kind of luck you have.
Forty-three to one half he will blow up in a close play. We saw Coach
Cook's men do this very thing. However, in spite of having had a bad
season, the yearling squad showed promise in several p laces. After all, the
purpose of it w as to teach the freshmen the game. Having been so well
started last season it is quite like ly that freshman football w ill g row into an
important branch o f sports at South High. A new lad at the school, usually
weig hing less than the average jockey, would a w hole lot rather get his ~rst
experience in g rid game with those of his own calibre than to ris k the pu111sh-
ment that comes with trying to get onto the second string.

BASEBALL

Prospects a re very brig ht for a "large" season for 1925 in b aseb a ll w ith
so many regulars back in action. J oseph "Dode" Reeves and John Owens
are ready to t a ke the mound and are both able to twirl the h ardest hitters to
a b a ttinCY average of about .019. "Hank" Smith and Olson are out for berths
behind the platter. Smith is the veteran but O lson has h a d lo ts of experi-
ence. The infield looks strong with K a lstrom, Dunn, Bernstein and Joe
Owens. Hoden and Wakefield are making bids for positions from strik e-out
wizard to bat boy with equal support to the team. The outfield a lso looks
stron g with Kratky, Alexander, Anthony and Kulawik ready to chase after
the high Aies that Aoat out their way. Tech, w inner o f the city baseball title
last season, is the first squ ad on Coach Lowry's Packe r sch e dule . Tech h as
won so many things, beaten South in so many, that this spring the Packers are
expected to stand like the Greek peddlers b efore th e ch arge of the Persia n
income tax collectors at Marathon.

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BASKETBALL

For the first time in thirteen yea rs the toumamen t at L incoln was without a
Packer representative for h o nors in the a nnua l cage classic. South was
eliminated from that honor by Creig hton Prep in the first round of the district
tournament in a game that was a t a ll times thrilling . The young Preps how-
ever held a narrow marg ine d lea d until the whistl e blew that sent the South-
men home d efeated and the Bluejays to Lincoln.

As all city g ames were either played on the c ourts of T e-::h or Creighton,
you can see exactly why South was a t a g reater disadvantage than at a ny
time in her previous cage history. A mile runner cannot be trained on the
average city garden plot a nd Coach Patton was unable to get the best out
of his five on a large court after they had learned "how" in the P acker
''cheese box.''

After an early defea t by Creighton Prep, the P a ttonites took the bit in
their mouths a nd ran rampant over such fast quintets as represented Thomas
Jefferson, Abra ham Lincoln, both of Council B luuffs, Nebraska City, North,
and Omaha Central.

The South victory over the Central team was a dope upset second only to
the Central victory over T ech later in the season. South was training the
fast Kna pple crew for thr·ee quarters and loo ked like winners up until the
fourth quarter. No o ne knows just what happen ed, but the P acker five let
loose a hurricane of speed and b ask e tsh ooting. This threw the Purple men
into a frig ht that lasted until the referee called a h a lt to the terrifically paced
h o s tilities.

Omaha Tech, city, dis trict, and s tate champions, dea lt the South Omaha
five the hardest j o lt of the season before one of the largest crouds that
ever turne d out to b oost the fortunes of a Packer team. T h e Drummers
caught the Packers off b a lance in the first few minutes of play and swept
across for a 3 I to I 7 v ic tory that automaticall y placed them a s the mos t
d a n g erous riva ls of Creighton for the s tate title .

Coach P a tto n placed on e all-city m a n on the mythica l tea m s, C aptain
"Do d e" Reeves who proved to be the spirit o f the South Hig h defe n se a nd
a ttack. "Dode" R eeves whose manner of busting into a n enemy attack a nd
breaking it to splinters gave m a n y a cage fan cold c hills a nd h eart fa ilure.

" Bidy" Bernard , captain of 1925-26 Packers, rounded into a g ood little
forward a nd his running m ate "Hank" Smith was the other ha lf o f the fast
combina tio n that was one o f the bes t forwards due ts in the city.

R oy H o d en , kn own a lso as the Syncopating C e nter, did w e ll as P a tton's
pivo t m a n. H e used his streng th to good a dva nta ge.

C h ester "Tiny" Kalstrom, a ltho ugh the smallest auard in the city was of
g reat value to his team a nd a lways turned in a go;d acco unt of himself a t
the e nd of the game.

Next year, w ith a b rand n ew court of stan dard size should b e a banne r
season for the Red a nd White w ith such men as "Moon " Mullen, '"Lew"
Kratky, "Fish" A ntho n y, L o ga n Wrig ht, and captain Bernard to sta r t off
the work.

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SOUTH HIGH FOOTBAL

THE SPECIAL THAT W

T he above pic:ured band of d oughty Red a nd W hite foo tb
iron against O maha Tech a nd were counted the Drummers' only
sh ip. T he rnme special crew was a ll " h et" up to do the ir stuff
was behind them to give what stre ngth was necessary from the
~hrill whistle and the battle was on w ith the two lines sweepi ng
hosts. A m isplay on the par t o f som e unlucky T ech b ack a n d
wit h a p ack of tacklers behind. H e n ever q uite reached the g
to boot South into a th ree point lead . Two th ousand S outh Hig
in g loom. But joy was sho rt lived o n the P ack er s ta nds , Drum
men . T he Packers were b eaten but Tech fought for every to uch

LL TEAM OF 1924

WAS WRECKED

ball cla nsm e n , led by Captain " D ode" Reeves took the grid-
stumbling b lock to a city and possibly a state champion-
a n d turn over t he Maroon wh a leweigh ts, th e e n tire sch ooi
sid elines. The w histle b lew, the two elevens lined up, a
d own upon each other with the speed of two opposin g
K ulawik , b etween O lso n and Bernard, was down the field
oal line but cam e close eno ugh to ena b le C hester K alstro m

gh people went wild w ith joy, three thousand T echsters sat
mond' s squa d of season e d veteran s w ere too m uch fo r g reen
hdown, every inch o f groupd !

TRACK

"All right now fellows, get into it-show some life---work !" This is a
sample of the line that Coach M. A. Cook hands his cinder men down in the
old Athletic hole while h e gets them in shape to cop meets. Probably while
Mr. Cook was busy handing out these few choice tid bits of "we've heard him
add much to it," track player, Coach Patton would be in another part of the
field making his weight men heave and sweat under his tyrannical eye as they
labored to crack a ll existing records for the sh ot put or discus. And it does
look as though South was going to make a strong bid toward raising their
victory flag over the field after the city meet. Several veterans of the cinder
path are back for the 1925 season. Byron Reed, dash man, Fred Wakefield
and Joe Reeves, hurdles a nd middle distances. Freddy is a lso a --ole vaulter
of no mean ability. Chedister, Hupp, and "Red" Becker are al.., men who
can show a mean pair of "hoofs" w h en hard pressed. South's weig ht crew,
with the graduation of Wedberg a nd Kurtz, is wrecked, but Gilbert, Hoden.
Kalstrom and others are huskies that can make their marks. The track world
w ill see the final chapter of the Reed-Jones running feud this season. Jones,
speedy Central boy, h as been making things tough for our lad in past seasons
and now Reed is bent on taking him into camp.

RUDOLPH KRAGH
T e nnis C hamp ion. 192 4

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WITH THE RACQUETEERS

Tennis during the year, 1924, was rather more successful than in the
past. A tourna ment was run throug h late in May to decide the b oys' singles
champion, but owing to the lateness of the season nothing was accomplished
in the doubles, or with the girls' tournament. In the upper bracket Townsend,
having defeate d Conner 6-0, 6-2 met Kragh in the second round, he h aving
disposed of Wiig . This was one of the feature matches of the t o urname nt,
and Krag h won only after some brilliant p layin g . Hoye ·easily defea ted Mc-
Coy, dre w a bye in the second round , and playe d Kragh to a stand s till in the
semi-finals. Krag h fina lly won 5-7, 6-3, 6-0. In the lower bracket King de-
feated Mullens 6-0, 6- I ; Reeves was dispose d of by Eads to a tune o f 6-1,
6- 1 ; and Fleming drew a bye. The second round spelled d e fea t for Fleming
by Eads, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 , while King drew a bye. This brought King a nd Eads
together in the semi-final, a nd Eads won 7-5, 6-4. In the championship
match Kragh had Eads at his m ercy a nd defeated him easily 6-1, 6- 1, 6-4. A
silve r loving c up, appropriately engraved was awarde d to the w inne r, a nd be-
comes his perma nent prope rty through w inning it the once.

The present year has broug ht an in crease in interest in tennis and com -
petition is kee n for p laces o n the team which will represent South Hig h in
meets with o ther sch ools. A Round Robin is being played by the boys, a nd
wi ll give them some good practice as well as competition. The b est men in
each g roup will m eet in a n e limination contest and then the fina ls will be played
o n May 28 a t the All Hig h School Picnic in Riverview Parle The boys a re
hiking two miles to Riverview each eveniing in orde r to p lay, and should be
commended for their interes t shown. Fourteen men h ave entered the tourna -

ment all their own at Hig hla nd Park. If time permits, and interest continues,

a series of doubles will b e played la ter for the champio n ship o f South High.
Those who participate in inter-scho lastic gam es will be awarded a n "O" for
good a nd faithful service.

GOLF

The fourth season of golf at South Hig h is well under way a nd there
seem s to be every reason why this year will prove to b e the most successful.
South will again make a s tro n g bid for the c ity h onors, fo r there is g ood ma-
te rial from which to pick a strong a nd p ossibly record -breaking four-man team.

The first meeting of the Golf Association resulted in the election of new
officers. George Kreeger, as president, assisted b y C laren ce Busher a nd By-
ron Francis, acting in the capacity of Too ter reporter and S ecretary-Treasurer
respective ly a re expected to do much towards the su ccess of the associa ti o n
this year. The second meeting with over thirty present seemed to prove that.

The a nnual South High tournament was played over th e Lakoma C lub
fairways, thanks to the courtesy of the directors o f this sporty course. The
players were divid e d into three flig h ts, about ten to each flig ht. Co ntes ta nts
were placed according to qualifyin g round scores. The results of each flig ht
fo llow: The semi-fina lists in the first flig h t are Frank S iedlik, Edwin R adzu-
weit, . Frank Ohn esorg a nd D o ug las Seymour. These four w ill mak e up the
go lf team. Byron Francis won the second flig h t , and Ray G irth offer the third
flight.

Watch South High go-fore !

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PEOPLE YOU KNOW

l. L atin for h a rd. 25. A box car.
2. A safe cracker. 26. A bonnie lassie.

3. A biblical character. 27. Add tosh and you have a coat.
28. Punishment of college fresh-
4. A large b ay.
men.
5. T he favorites.
6. Weapons. 30. A number one.
7. Country fo lks. 3 1: A te n der of Aocks often ac-

8. A still pond made by a dam comp~ned by a crook.

ma river. 32. An inhabitant.
9. Looking forward a nxiously. 33. Hung out when the boss goes
I 0. A fou ntain pen .
11. A seamstress. to lunch.

12. Two boys' names. 34. Goes over Niagara.
13. An E n glish sport. 35. Bad for the ride r.
14. A g reat Astro no m er. 36. A milita ry post.
15. A p lanet. 37. German for short.
16. A cavalier. 38. A famous E n glish poet.
I 7. A forger. 39. Wrote the first dictio n a ry.
18. An English Dance. 40. Latin for little.
19. A carriage. 41. Mound of earth.
2 0. A great explorer.
2 1. His name denotes it. 42. K ip ling hung him.

22. A sale of wood. 43. Suburb o f Omaha.
23. A lways in a hurry. 44. A pedestrian.
24. What we a ll try not to do. 45. A small fruit.

By William Spencer.

A JOB FOR ALL J ohn Swiniarski to Louise Mac-
Donald : " H ow come Mary with that
A wealthy office m a n was in the little bronze bask e tba ll she's wear-
habit o f paying his employees ac- ing?"
cording to their age. A person
twenty-five years o ld received $25 , Louise : "Oh. she won it in the
e tc. One day he fired his steno- C hurch L eague."
grapher who had been with him for
five years. She cried when informed J o hn: "Wh a t position?"
of this and said : Louise : "Center of attraction."

"But sir. I h ave a fa mily to sup- "They say J ohn Miller got those
port. A litt le boy o nly three years long p a nts to wear to Tech. ··
old."
"You know, I thought he was go-
" Oh. w ell, if t hat' s the case send ing into the n a vy. but South Hig h
him up and I'll give him a job," re- 'suits' h im very w e ll. "
p lied the b oss.
A sympa thetic frie n d: "Did th e
"What?" doctor remove your a ppendix?'·

' 'I' ll pay him $3 a week." Calvin Wiig : "Feels to m e like h e
"Why sir. W h a t can a three-year- removed m y whole table o f con-
old do?" te nts.
"Well," replied the boss, "All h e
h as to do is go around w ith his "What could b e m ore sad," said
tongue sticking out so I can lic k post- the teache r , "than a m a n w ithout a
age stamps on it. country.

"A country without a man, re-
p lied Viola Smith .

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Merle Bell : ..It's very good of ALL QUESTIONS ANSWERED
you to ask me to d ance.· ·
"ls this a speedometer ?" she
Ladies' C hoice: "Don't mentio n ask ed as she tapped on the g lass
it, it's a ch a rity ball." w hic h covered th at instrument.

Ethel White: "You certainly eat "Yes, dear." I replie d in a sweet
well. " gen tle voice.

'"Bidy" Bernard: "I ought to. "Don't th ey ca ll this a dash
light?" she querrie d , fingerin g the
!'ve practiced a ll my Ii fe... litle n ickle -plated illuminator.

Dumb: " Oh, look at tha t lovely "Yes, honey," my words floated
C hrysanth emum... out softly as before.

Bell: "A what? Spell it. " ..And is this the cut-out?·· she in-
Dumb: "Oh, it's my error. Tha t quired.
was a Pansy."
"Yes, Toodles," as I took my foot
Moon ( trying to fix the Ford) : off the acce lerator.
" D o you know a n ything a bout this
kind of a car?" Not more than t}'Vo h undred feet
'.!way our course was blocked by a
Shine: ''Yes, a coup le o f funny fast moving train.
stories.
"But w hat on earth is this fu n ny
From ''Seventeen''_ looking peda l? ·· she said in a cur-
Johnie: "~e has two cars; o ne of ious tone as she gave the accelerator
ems a racer. a v igorous push w ith her d ainty foot.
"It's a Chevrolet."
''This, swee theart, is h eaven ,·' I
C lifford Kinsley, a little rattled in said in a soft celestial voice as I
the pre m ier performa nce o f "Seven- picked up a golden harp and Rew
teen''-..What'll we sin g, Johnnie? :1way.-Watch man-Examiner.
O h , I know, 'All Alone!' ..
THEY A LL DIG AT TIMES
Hank Smith as J o hnnie, sotto
voce: ..Ye gods, my cue is 'Oh , What possessed Bydie Bernard to
A nna bel.· " bring th at shove l into the library on
ground breaking day?" "Oh, he
And now the front rows under- wanted to show what a student h~
stand why "Some vo ices should b e
h arvested, n ot cultivated ... IS.

..C liff" K insley h as gotten so used Luree Combs (to a certain "Don··
to hearing every one call him ..Wil- as a n eng ine toots at the grade cross-
lie.. that whenever a n yon e calls ing) : "Don you go rig ht a h ead and
..Willie" he a lways says ..Ye Gods... don't let that b ig brute bully you."

Mary Smith : " H ank, you shou ld The man w ith the tragic mien ap-
think of the future." proached the movie director.

..H ank.. Smith : " ] can't. It's my " j'd like to work in this p icture,"
girl's birthday, and I have to think he announced, .. I am a g ifted actor. ..
of the present."
"Prove it," ordered the skeptical
director.

"For three years I worked for two
cross-eyed brothe rs in a pie factory
and never cracked a smile .· ·

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f£.'IJE.R AND 5PR1NG- FEVER ~ GUE 0.ut:i.

Pa ~e N inety-nine

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SCHOOL CALENDAR

Sept. 4-Call for G rid cand id ates;
Sept. I 0-Sen ate ice cream sale;
Sept. 1 I -Prairie Trail, with a Larry Semon com-

edy.
Sept. 12- Pupils a nd teachers take part in defense

day parade;

Sept. 15---Portia C lub's first meeting;
Sept. 16- Portia's ice cream sale;

Sept. 1 7-S. T. L. first meeting;

Sept. 18-1 0-B h ike;
Sept. 19- 1 0-A meetin g;

Sept. 22-Vellum C lub's first meeting;
Sept. 23-Boy's G lee C lub try outs;
Sept. 24- G irl's Glee C lub try outs;
Sept. ZS-Science C lub's first meeting;
Sept. 2 6- 10-A hot dog sale;

Sept. 30- 11 -A hike;
Oct. 3-Foot-Ball tickets given out ;
Oct. 10-Nebr. C ity vs. South H igh ;
Oct. 1 7-Tech vs. South H igh;
Oct. 2 I-First Dramatic Art-plays;

Pa ge One hund re d

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Oct. 24-First Fire Drill;
Oct. 30-Bonfire before Tech game;
Nov. 3-Commercial Club pop-corn sale ;
Nov. 10-Ema n on Debating special meeting;
Nov. 1 2-Hi-Y-meeting;

N o v. 14-Senior Play try outs;
Nov. 17-9-B party;
Nov. 18- Dramatic Art play ;
Nov. 20-"O" Club m eeting;
Nov. ZS-Thanksgiving Vacation;

D ec. 5-South High Debaters vs. T. J .;

D ec. 10-9-A Christmas party;
Dec. 12- Passing sh ow ;
Jan. 5-Firs t day of 'new semester ;
J an. 15-Tech vs. South d ebating tea ms;

J an. 16-Mi_n e rva candy sale;
J an. 19-Senate e lect officers ;
J an. 19-Minervas elect officers;
J a n. 19-Portias elect officers ;
Jan. 20-Those lovely examina tions;

Ja n. 20-Senior P lay;

J an. 2 1- Those lovely exams continue d;

J an. 2 I - Se nior P lay;

J an. 22-Holiday to prepare for shock o f your

coming grades;

J a n. 23-Passing cards;

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J an . 26-New sem este r s ta rts, freshman A's lost ;
J a n . 27-Seni o rs receive lock e rs ;
J a n . 28-Juniors receive lock e rs;
J a n. 29-Sophmores assig ned to lo c ke rs;
J an. 30-Freshm e n assig n e d to lockers;

J a n. 3 I-South v s. Nebrask a C ity b aske tball ;
Fe b. 5-Commercia l C lub P arty;
F eb. 9-Vell um s ta rts pic ture ta king season ;
Feb . I 0- Com merc ia l C lub Va le ntin e P a rty M eet-

1n g ;

Fe b . I I-Vellum Candy sale;
F e b. I 2-Mass M eeting in h o no r o f Lincoln ;
F eb . I 2 -M o vie fo r b e nefit o f n oo n sh ows;
Feb. 12 -J o int Hi-Y m ee ting . Capta in Ed W e ir

a nd M r. O b e rlies speak ers;

Feb. I 2-Class m eeting fo r e lectio n o f H o no r So-
c ie ty M e mbe rs;

F eb. I 3-Friday the thi r teenth ( I 3 ) watch yo ur
step ;

F e b . 13-South Hig h-North Hi g h Basketba ll

ga m e;

F e b . I 3-Movie fo r n o o n sh ow b e n e fit;
F e b . 14-Sout h- Tho m as J efferson basketball-

last h o m e ga m e;

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F eh. l 7-Trailer's Can dy sale;
F eh. l 8- T rackmen meeting;

Feb. J 9-S. T. L. Party;

F eh. 2 0 - Dual swimming meet with Tech;
Feb. 20-School dismissed end of 5th period in

honor of Washington's Birthday;

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F eh. 2 3-Minervas g ive patriotic m ass meeting ;
F eh. 2 4-Science C lub Candy Sale ;
Feb. 24-Tech-South Basketball game for city

championship;
F eh. 2 6-Girl's M ass Meetin g;
F eb. 2 6-Science C lub goes on excursion;

~30 Mar. 3-Grade C lubs inaug urate noonday lunch-
eons;
M ar. 3- First tryouts for state typewriting con-
test;
M ar. 4-Dua l sw imming meet w ith Creig hto n ;
Mar. 5-Tryouts for D e cla matory contests ;
Ma r. 5-Mass meeting :
Mar. 10-Dramatic Art P lays;
Mar. l 0-Baske tba ll team s picture taken:

\,-/),en fl.e J l,n le ~ ,..,,'?- fc //.

M ar. 10-Dual swimming meet with Central ;
M a r. 1 I -Senate ice-cream sale;
Mar. 12-9-A get acquainted "mixer ;"
M ay. 12-Miss H a rvey tells Science Club about the

great cave in Kentucky;
M a r. 12 -"GROUND BREAKING" ceremo111es

by Mr. Beveridge, Mr. Ma rrs, and class
Presidents, and work for new building
to be begun at last;

Pa g e O n e Hundre d Three

M a r. 16 -Firs t tr youts for S tate S[)e!ling Contests;

~:;: I 6 - C lass mee tings for e lec tion of o fficers;
1? -C o m m e rcia l Club candy sale ;

M a r. 1? -Students hear McMilla n a t Technical

High;

· Mar. I ?-Ope ning of Neb raska Debating League ;
~ M a r. 18-Freshman P a rty in Gym ;

M a r. 18-Junio r P a rty at H a n scom P a rk;

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Mar . I 9 -Sopho m o re P a rty ;
M a r. 19-Los;al D eclam a to ry C ontest;

M a r. 20-W e sleyan Glee C lub e nte rta ins;

Mar. 2 3- Commercia l M asquerade ;
M a r. 2 3-South d e feats P lattsm o uth d e b a ting

team;
Mar. 2 4 -Por tia H ot D ogs sale;
Mar. 2 5- South d e b a tes Tech ;
M a r. 2 5-Miss R yan addresses g irls a t Wheele r

M em o ria l ;
Mar. 25-Docto r W . S. H a ll a dd resses b oys in

auditorium ;
Mar. 2 6-l s t a nd 2 nd perio d s can celled;
M a r. 27-Last day be fore spring vacatio n ;
Mar. 30- Sc ie n ce C lub v 1s1ts Go rdon- R a ina lte r

Candy Com pan y ;
A pr. 1 -A ll F ools D ay, n o school;

A pr. 6-Tennis m eeting. G o lf mee tin g ;
A pr. ?- South d e feats Bla ir debate rs ;

Apr. 15-Sophmore B Kid P a rty ;

A p r . 16- Dram atic A rt plays b e n efit o f 5c h ool
p icnic ;

Ap r. I ?- District D e cla m a tory Contest;
Apr. 2 0 -Dua l t rack. m eet w it h Creig h to n ;

A pr. 2 I- Sou th v s. North Baseball gam e;
Ap r . 22-T e n nis Assoc iatio n sells ice cream ;
Apr. 2 3- Freshma n A hi ke;
Apr. 2 8-Sou t h vs. C e ntral b ase b a ll g a m e ;
Apr. 2 9-Dua l track m e e t w ith T h omas J e ffe rson ;
Apr. 2 9-Mine rvas d efeat th e Portias in d eb ate ;

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May I-Doctor Cady is guest of Science Club;
May I -"Bells of Beauj olais;..
May 4-Trailers have hare and hound •chase;
May 5- Vesta moth er's day ~ntertainmc nt;
May 6-Sen ior B truck party;

May 6-S. T. L. candy sale;

May 7-South vs. Creighton baseball ;
May 7- All school mass meeting;
May 7-Science C lub h ike:
May 9-Boy' s G lee w ins State G lee T it le;
May 12-Vesta Club hike:
May 12-Junior B truck hike;
May 12-Freshman B hike;

May 13-Seniors nominate May Queen candidates;
May 14-Girl Reserve hike;

May I 4 - S. T. L. hike :

May 15-Commercial C lub Follies ;
May 18- Helen J a::obsen e lected May Queen:
May 19-South vs. Central baseball;
May 2 I- Portia Candy sale;
May 2 1 -Noon movie b e nefit show;
May 2 1 -Drama tic C lu b hike;
May 2 3-All Omaha Hig h School T rack Meet;

May 2 5- Emanon ice cream sale;

May 2 6-Minerva Banquet:

.May 2 6-Dramatic Art p lays;

May 28-Sch ool Picnic;

June 4-S. T. L. banquet;

June 5- Science C lub supper party;

June 6-Portia Breakfast;

June 7-Baccalaureate exercises;

June 9 & I 0-Examin ations- "Rejuvenation of
Aunt Mary" in the evening;

June I I- South graduates class of 15 0;

J une 12-Grades given out; also Toote r Annuals;

June 13-Alumni banquet;

June 15- Summer school opens.

P flgc One Hund re d F ive

She: " They tell m e you love The following a nswers to ques-
mus ic. tions appeared o n some exa mination
papers, not South Hig h Sch ool.
H e : "' Yes, but neve r mind; keep
o n playing." " The North agreed that the South
sh o uld h ave Misso uri as a s la ve. '·
If a fre ig ht train a t a crossin g
"'The President has a cabinet in
Hits a P a uto fair and squa re, ord e r to keep his c hina in it."
There's the freig ht train-Wh ere's
"Ohio was o mitted into th e U nio n
the auto? in 1925 ."
E ch o a nswers, "'Wh ere ?··
"A senator has to be 14 years
-Boston Tra nsc ript. o ld."

" The wh o le to wn's gone to the "Zion C ity h as d ecree d that th e
b la zes.·· world is Aa t. They mu s t m ean
F ra nee a nd Germ a n y."
"How come ? ..
"'Fire down the street." - The H arv a rd L a mpoo n.

THE JAPANESE SCHOOLBOY Professor ( to Freshman entering
ANSWERS THE EXAMINATION. class la te ) : " W he n were you born?··

Q. What' s th e last le tte r of the Freshma n: "On the second o f
En g lis h a lphabe t ? Aprii."

A. Yours Truly. Professor : "La te again."
Q. Why do we use m osquito n e ts?
A. ( I ) T o catch a bird. ( 2 ) It is IF NOT, WHY NOT ?

used to protect the mosquito. There once was a m a n w h o for hic-
Q. Wha t is a n a la rm cl ock? cough

A. ( I ) A n a rm clock is tied by Trie d a ll of th e cures h e co u Id pic-
the arm. ( 2 ) If you put it at co u g h ,

6: 5 0 to b erst, it wi ll be be rs t. A nd the best wthout a doubt,
As at last h e found o ut,
Q. What m e te r is T e n nyson's Was warm water a nd salt in a tic-

"Ulysses" wri tte n in ? cough.
-American Legion W eek ly.
A. ( I ) In dia m e ter. ( 2 ) The r•
J oe R eeves : "Mr. Marrs o ug ht to
m o m e ter. ( 3 ) It is writte n in see to it that a ll the g radua tes get at
m e terph o r. least one good swim in t h e n ew poo l.
don·t you think ?"
" C laren ce·· s h e calle d. H e s topt
the car a nd looked around. M erle Bell: "If I don't brush up in
my h istory, I'll h ave p lenty of ch a nce
" I am not u sed to calling my to swim ."
cha uffeu rs b y the ir first n a m e, C la r-
ence. W h at is you r surna m e?·· HOW TO TAKE ON WEIGHT

" D a rling, m a'am." Drama tics wo rk stran ge contrasts.
"Drive o n , C la re n ce." E rnie Rave n a nd A lice Nyst rom m
'·Seventeen .··
Bill C leary: ..I hea rd you were
out riding w ith your girl in your car Coach Patton: · 'TelI m e , Y is
a nd h a d quite an accident." the Hi-Y? L ast nig h t I asked Joe
Ree v es to referee an interclass gam e.
Parks : " O h . it was n't se ri o u s." H e had to go to the Y a nd a n hour
Bill: .·Anything damaged? .. later I saw h im "Hi-Y" ing up s treet
Parks : ·· No, jus t a litt le p a in t w ith a girl o n either arm.
scratch ed off both.··

Page One Hundred Six

Scene from "Awg'wan" a Meller- V illainess-"How do you know
Mr. Ford is in the audience.··
drammer.
Cast Hero-"I saw his auto outside."

Byron Reed ........ Dashing H ero Circus Man (To "Babe" Norris):

Jo Enright ...... Brilliant V illainess "The leopard has escaped-sh oot
Play
him on the spot !' · •
Enter Hero (applause). Ente~
"Babe": "Pardon me, but on
Villianess (hisses).
Hero-"Cur I Where are those which s poOtw?"en-: --·'-Were you hurt
]ohn
papers?"'
Villainess- "They are at the while on the eleven?·'

blacksmith·s. '· Brother Joe: "No, while the e le-
Hero-"Ah ha! You a re having
ven were o nRam-vee.-n s-ay-s: "A parking
them forged?·· "Ernie"

(Applause. ) place is where you leave your car
Villainess-"No, I am h aving
to h ave the tail ligh t knocked off...
them filed."
Dick Parks: "Why is it you are
Curtain.
-Curtain Call- always looking for a job but never
Hero-"Will Henry R. Ford
please step onto the stage." finding one?"

Joe Bernstein : "That's skill, Dick,

s ki! I. ..

FAREWELL

The morn of school is past,
And evening comes at last
With a glorious golden hue,
For a ll our Seniors true.
And the glorious fame they won,
Described by the setting sun
In the wonderful things they wrought,
Is lined with silver tinseled thought.
Thoughts of the happy days gone by
When little boys were prone to vie
For each little girl with a smiling face
That happened to stroll about the place.
And the studies were hard , but they s truggled through,
The storm cleared away, and the sky was blue.
The parties the dances, athletics, debates,
Dramatics, Operetta<,, A g n es, Susie, and K a tes,
A ll h ad their share in taking up time.
And led to the place where I end my rhy me.

As the shadows sprea d through the halls of our school
We all feel a lon g ing for "that o ld golden rule."
But,-as the morn always follows
The b lackes t o f nig hts,
We a ll know the morrow w ill turn out all right.
F orwith w e Seniors le ave to ::, ou,
Our classmates and a ll our fri i,nds s o true ,
Our best g ood w ill, a nd g realest ch eers
For unrivaled happiness thro u~'.hout the years .

-Steve Osborn

P a Rc O n e H u n dred ~even

1. Miss Duras. 23. Miss Rush.
2. Miss Graham. 24. Mr. H aig ht.
3. Miss Abraham.
4. Mrs. Hudson. 25. Mr. Lowry.
26. Miss McLain.
5. C. E. a nd M. A Cook. 27. Miss Mackin.
6. Miss Spears. 28. Mrs. Hays.
7. Mrs. Hic k s.
8. Miss Wehrs . 29. Miss L a nda le.
9. Miss Craven. 30. Mr. Premer.

10. Miss Schaeffer. 31. M iss Shipherd.
11. Miss Taylor.
32. Miss Dennison.
12. Miss Elmer and H a rvey. 33. Miss Naughtin.
13. Miss Chase. 34. Miss Waters.
14. Miss Copeland. 35. Miss Hors fall.
36. M iss Garrison.
15. Mr. M a rrs. 37 . Mr. Kurtz.
38. Mr. Shelley.
16. Mr. Gunderman. 39. Mr. J ohnson .
40. Mr. Paulus.
17. Mr. Smith. 4 I. Mr. Hill.
4 2.. Mr. Deaver.
18. Miss Morris. 43. Miss Benson.
19. Miss Dennett. 44. Miss Walker.
45. Mrs. Berry.
20. Mr. Clark.

2 1. Mr. Weis becker.
22. Mr. Patton.

Byron Reed (pointing to ruins of A good o n e is to ld of Irv in Cobb.
Babylon) : ""Just think those ruins It is like this :
are 2000 years old.""
"Do you ever ta lk in your sleep?"
C la re nce Buscher: "'Aw" go o n! inquire d the c urious m othe rly o ld
it's only 1925 now. " lady.

"'Safety First," remarked the de- "No, but I often talk in other
tective"s young son as he donned people's," h e said, 'Tm a C h a utau-
rubber gloves to raid the jam closet. qua lecturer.··

-Am erican Legio n Weekly. For the b enefit of those in d o ubt
the Operetta 1s pro n o un ced like
T eacher-'"J ames give m e a sent- this -
ence using the word "'satiate.··
The Bells o f Bozh o lays.
J ames Devaney-"! took a girl
o ut to a picnic last summer a nd I'll One mustn"t tell H e rbe rt_ H ester,
satiate quite a lo t. " but most of the great men have for-
gotten a ll they ever knew about al-
The re is talk of hig her bread gebra.
prices. It appea rs the b a ke rs a lways
knead the d ough . J ohn Miller (e ntertaining before a

-St. Paul Dispa tch . crowd ): ""If anyone present w ill call

Frank Humpert: ""Times h ave out the n a m e o f som e fe m a le char-
cha nged. " acte r in S hakespeare I will try to
portray that c h aracte r."
Bud Lyma n: ''I' ll say. It used to
be when a man was run down he A voice: "Floren ce Nig htin ga le.··
took a tonic. Now he takes a n a m - J oh n: "I said S h a kespeare, ,sir.
bula nce." Not Dickens."

P a ge One Hund red E ight

PROGRESS

Blue prints, cement, sand, st one. brick and lumber are m elt ing
into an inspi rai,iona l new building for Sout h High . It will
grace our cam pu s to t he delig h t of Oma ha a nd the envy of
neighboring cit ies. It will h ouse clis tin r-t activit ies which
is just a nother big r eason wh ,r Omaha is "a good place in
which to live."

The fri ends of South H i -:', 0ngratula te us, A r chitects, Con-
tractor s, Merch ants, Neighbors and F riends have g rou ped to-
gether in the a dverfr;ing pages of this 1925 Ann ua l a nd h ave
voiced t h eir best ,vish es.

Like a bronze tablet, in later year s, t h eir adver t isement s'
will be r eferred to ma ny times a nd t h eir appreciation will r e-
m ind a ll of the super b way in whi ch they per for med t heir pa r t
in the buildin g of a gr eater South High.

It is no m ore tha n honorable that we wish them well by deal-
ing wit h t h em whene,·er in need nf the proctucts they can y .

Van Sant

School

of Business

In it s t hirty-fifth year

Those who have had some previous training
in our s ub,iecb:; may e nter any Monday of any
m onth.

For t hose who have h ad no p revious commer-
cial training, new classes w ill be formed on
June 1st, .July 6th and September 7th.

For information as to courses a nd opportun-
ities in bus iness, call at the school or ph one
JA 5890.

205 South Nineteenth Street

Omaha

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R educed prices to students and teachers
on negatives in stock.

Skoglund Studio

16th & Douglas Phone Ja. 1375
Omaha

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)east resistance is what
makes men and r:vers
c.ooked .''

The h:udesl job of bo.ssing you will ever

tackle is to learn to boss one man--that's "you" .

When you win that fight you can be the bo5s of

a thousand men. ·

G et the vision of one constructive plan and
then put a wallop into it by doing it making it, a fact
a nd not a dream.

I can help you make this start.--1 was a boy
myself once.

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H ere's wishing good luck to the
graduates and those to follow at
S~uth High.

Hoping you will never forget
Flynns when in need of wearing
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