The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-10

twenty who had entered the high
school the Christmas before.
| One Of the things that stands out
most conspicuous about the class is
the Athletics. From the first morn
ing they entered school until they left
lit some Of it's members were in Ath
Ietics. On that first morning the
boys made twenty yard dash for the
front door, helped and urged on by
the toes and shouts of the other boys
of the school.
Several OF the members were on the
different athletic teams, but none won
ks" the first year. The girls had q
basket ball team but it was near the
bottom of the list in games won.
In February, 1912, a class indoor
meet was held and won by the class OF
1914 then Sophomers. This was a
great honor for second year class.
Quite lumber of the class during
the four years have won the right to
wear a "K," some In one sport and
some In another. jenkins won three,
Huiskamp and Vaughn each two, and
Agnew, Parsons, Elder and Holdings
worth each one TX" in football. In
basket ball Jenkins, Vaughn and Hubs
kamp each won three and Parsons,
Elder. and Newcomb each one. Jen-
kins is the only man in the class who
has won a track "K.' During the
four years baseball has not flourished
very much but the best men on the
team were of the class of 1914.
When Junior Huiskamp captured
the pie given to the best tackler on
the team. In the football season of
1913 jenkins seemed to be every place
at the same time; he surely was fast.
On the basket ball team Of 1914 four
of the regular men and several of the
substitutes were seniors. Only two
games were lost during the season
and the team was sent to Evanston to
the Middle State Basket Ball Tourn-
ament," distinction which no other
team had merited. The team had
hard luck and was defeated in the sec
ond game played Vaughn thought
that he could see across Lake Michi-
gan and it was hard to convince him
that he could not.
The class as a whole has been quite
athletic as shown by its scraps with
other classes. When Sophomores
there was brush with the Juniors
and the class was able to defend itself.
AS Juniors there was battle with the
Seniors in which it was hard to tell
who was the victor, several members
of both classes needing barrels to get
home in. The greatest contest of the
four years was the scrap OF December,
1918, when the Juniors were defeated
by the Seniors in bag getting contest
at the ball park. To snow how fierce
was the onslaught Of the Seniors 1t is
only needed to mention that Mr.. Aid
rich was knocked completely off his
feet by senior.
The class was not lacking In social
owe'en party was held a. Wilfred
Cresswell's home near Sandusky. The
main feature of the party was Howard
Montague's representation OF the
"Skip to Malloo." Most OF the class
was gathered around large bonfire
when Howard said, that he would
dance the Skip to Malloo,' which no
one present had seen. He had about
half way completed the dance when he
suddenly vanished from sight. Upon
investigation it was discovered that he
had fallen into ditch. He said, that
he thought he was dead, but he was
only Jared up bit. I am sure that
this dance was a forerunner of the
tango.
In the spring of 1911 many members
Of the class enjoyed field trips with
were up the river road and some to
Cedar Glen, and Wild Cat Springs.
On Halloween Of the Sophomore
year another party was very much en-
joyed at the Cresswell's. An old
swing in the front yard was much
used by certain members of the class.
At this party the regular games of the
class were played, by name CLAP in
and Clap out" and "Winkum."
This class has the distinction of
being the first class to have a "Wienie
Roast" The first was held November
I, 1912, at Hambleton's Point on the
Illinois side of the river. In starting
there was some trouble with the Sem
Tors, but after slight clash everything
worked alright. Some of the seniors
and other fellows followed the hayrack
like ''Mary's Little Lamb" but did
nothing harmful.
The second "Wienie Roast" was held
at about the same place year later.
A few of the class were indiscreet, so
Miss Wunderly was heard to remark.
In the junior year the class had it's
first sleighing party. 1t was then that
We came to realize how nearly Harry
Pagett had attained perpetual motion.
The sleigh was packed; whenever
Harry tried to sit down, he oozed out OF
place and to keep from flattening out
toes he literally bounced from one end
of the sleigh to the other He was
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