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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-04-13
Geysers of a National Park

In an interview given by Mr.. Allen
Shultis on March rs, | learned that he
visited Yellowstone National Park and
saw many scenes of interest. l gained
material on the topic of geysers from
him. On entering the park he found
that the geyser territory was divided
into the upper and lower geyser basin.
In these basins he found many thoGs-
and geysers, those of most Importance
being the Giant, Beehive, Granite,
Grotte and Old Faithful. He spoke
of the Giant as being the largest but
Old Faithful as being the more pic
turesoue. The geysers in this vicin-
itv shoot up one hundred and fifty feet
high and sometimes more, all water
being shot straight up into the air
when they are in action. Many very
beautiful colors may be seen, the wa
fer VARYING in hues. The lime and
salt that is erupted forms different
mounds. castles, temples and caves OF
the sides OF the geysers, producing a
substance much on the order OF pias-
ter. All geysers erupt regularly
The Giant erupts continuously for two
and a half hours, the weather having
little effect on the times between the
eruptions. Mr.. Shultis spoke OF very
few accidents occurring in the vicinity
of the geysers chiefly on account Of
their being marked by indicators
which are miniature geysers. III
smoke of about IS percent of the water
lerupted as going back into the geyseri
and the remainder flowing into lakes
This gentleman spoke of a five-dal
trim which would take in the principa
narts of interest as costing fifty dol
lars. 1t therefore seems very Dene
fetal for persons able to, to visit TN
tgeysers of this region. fifty dollars be
ing relatively cheap for a tour OF thi
kind. o..,,,, .oe
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-04-13

The basket ball season ended in the
high school gymnasium with a game
played between the Freshmen and
Sophomore girls. The score was five
to six in favor of the Freshmen.
The first half ended with the Sophie
mores in the lead.
The close score will account for the
game being fast and interesting from
start TO finish.
There were no special girls who
starred. On the Freshmen team Els
Their Biggar was responsible for e
eral scores. On the Sophomore team
Gertrude Jacoby and Irene Nicholson
were the main seore-makeIs. Heller
Hostility showed fine ability at playing
guard.
The game was attended by a large
number of the high school and Tho
grade school students.
Ambrose Boiieau, %
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-04-13
editorial
CONGRATULATIONS
normltory WIN Improve School

dormitory in or near the Bonners
high school would prove to be
aroot advantage to the many stud
oa,s who live in the country, also to
e enna Of those who live in town, but
sOo far from school to attend regular
w There could be either two separ-
~ bindings or a double building con-
a,Sting Of two dormitories, II of
Srbich would be for boys, the other for
Wis II would be necessary to have
natron for the girls and a superin-
tendent for the boys, to see that they
wore properly taken care of and that
Nov were not out late during the week
nigbts. Study hours would be set and
narofullv observed. Each dormitory
oonld he furnished with rows of single
mods. each one being c~urtained off in
~ . small room. Later, partitions
eould be added. There might also be
: ANAL kitchen where meals could be
prepared by the girls.
A building of this sort would in
crease the student body to a great ex-
tent as there are many students who
cannot attend high school because
their parents cannot afford to pay
their board during these times when
The cost of living is so high. Farm
PRODUCTS could be used in part pay
ment of board at the dormitories.
7 think this would be a great i'm
movement to our high school and that
h would be satisfactory to everyone.
Mary e. Mccormick, %.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-04-13
HIGH SCHOOL MEETS TO
ORGANIZE TRACK TEAM

A meeting of all the boys interested
In athletics was called on March 81
and the following matters were dis
cussed: Whether or not II would be ad-
yisable to organize a baseball nine or
whether we should have a track team.
In the discussion of the baseball prob
lem. a number of questions were asked
about whom we would play and where
would secure funds enough TO
make these trips. All decided that
it would not pay to organize a base
ball team, therefore the matter was
dropped. Everyone. however, was in
terested in a track team to be organ
lied as soon as the weather permits.
A letter has been received from
Standpoint stating that they wished to
have a track meet with us some time
in the near future. There Is a chance
of our being entered at the county
track meet which will be held at Occur
d Alene. Idaho.
There is considerable amount of ma
terial in high school which 1t Is hoped
will develop into a fairly good track
team.
Ambrose Boileau, '22.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-04-13
SOPHOMORE
JUMBLES

Merritt Macarthur, a handsome boy,
Is indeed the Sophomore's Joy.
But Lena will his heart enthrall
While Helen and Rene play basketball.
Teddy. the star of his class.
Has lost his heart on a Senior lass.
Homer, the conceited one,
Knows why and how all things are
done.
Ichabod, with fashionable air,
Wastes all his time combing his hair.
Irene A. is always busy,
She works so fast she makes us dizzy.
Tinsy and Jimmy b., in a sense of
humor,
Will soon be welded, according to
rumor.
Gertrude j., clever and gay,
Likes a teacher, so they say.
For Lester, our old schoolmate,
Says, IL know it's a fact, they sit up
late.
But l don't care. Let them go,
I'll keep my eye on Odette."
Red and Grunt, such funny boys,
Everlastingly making a noise.
First one foot across the floor,
Then a book TO make some more.
All Emma does now is blush;
But can't tell why, so hush!
Ethel D., our heavyweight,
Tho near to school she's always late.
Mary Mccormack, our Sophomore
friend,
Spends most of her time using her
pen.
Allen Shultis, q wild west man,
Has his horse always at hand.
Am, the pride of our class,
Spending his time on a Freshman lass
Our little General Robert f. Lee
Is always having a Jubilee.
Kelly, the baby Of our class,
Is always beating the time of some
poor lass.
While Spud, the dear little lad,
Is having 4 splendid time In Botany
class.
Ike, our left hand man,
Gets his Latin from a right hand man
Edwin, our class advisors trouble
son lad,
Is, indeed, very bad.
Marguerite, the silent one,
Exemption grades has she none (D.
Doc, the wise, is very fast;
He sticks to us until the last.
Our little poems we must end
And as to the Author-no n knows
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-04-13
SOPHOMORE
PROPHECIES

AS | vas visiting New York one
summer | decided to look up some
of the former members of the Sophie
more Glass. / decided first to go out
to the Columbia University where /
met Ambrose Boileau, who was ath-
letic director at that institution, busily
coaching a baseball squad. Ambrose
seemed quite happy in his position.
To my surprise l found that Vernoy
East and Robert Lee were ministers
and had become the pride Of their
congregations. AS l drove back |
stopped at the Metropolitan Opera
House and whom did | encounter but
lie Grande Bush, who had entered the
field of music and was conducting the
orchestra. He was quite enthused be-
cause OF his newly discovered genius.
| crossed the river into Brooklyn
and while there ! met Joe WEIGH, who
informed me that he was making
quite a success at horse ~doctoring.
He informed me that Merritt Near
thur was managing a large undertake
ing establishment. He also told me
that Fred Plato al married and run
ming a seed potato farm in Iowa.
Later | went to Philadelphia where
| met Edwin Westerland, who posed
for a magazine cover artist. Edwin
was married to a Swedish opera sing
err. | saw Carol Aldridge and Helen
Hostility, who were reporters for the
philadelphia Public Ledger.
Mary Mccormick, Emma Gines and
Lima Ripatti were running a large de-
partment store. | heard that Allen
Shultis and Margaret Bissel were mar
ried and living in Oshkosh, Wisconsin
where Allen was running a large turn
iture factory.
While going through a museum o.
natural history l saw several specimen
cases bearing the name OF Homer
WEIGH, telling that he was a scientist
and giving his address at Hong-kong
China.
learned that Albert Davis had beer
lured by the sea and was the captain
of an ocean liner, married to a Spanish
girl. and living in Lisbon. Portugal.
Ted Kent, who was always a phil
osopher, was a college professor AM
was urging many new reforms, tn
latest of which was the abolishmen
OF talcum powder.
Mary Charles, who always had exec
utive ability, is now employed by
Irene Andrews and Irene Nicholso
became partners in running a semln
ary for girls. Lester Ashby Kept o.
with farming and is running a poultr
ranch. Ethel Danquist decided tina
she would keep on with school ana l
teaching in Calgary. LILY.
Gertrude Jacoby was always gun
a farmerette and she is noted Tor bein
an expert with the lariat' she mo
, ample time to practice this art on ne
cattle ranch in Texas.
; Tiny Eskridge is happily Marie
, and living at Duluth, Minnesota.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-04-13
JOKE COLUMN

Isn't it queer hat all Elnis wilt
when they are injured.
Curtis Wallace, being shy of money.
spent his vacation working at the mill.
The Spokane climate surely had i'll
effects on some of the teachers, be-
cause several of them are very cross
since they returned.
Freshman-A little green thing, al
ways in mischief and causing
much confusion in school,.
Sophomores-Very jolly and ambi-
tious.
Juniors-A very independent class,
who are always making love.
Seniors-A very stuck-up class, who
try to rule the school.
The Botany class was Mortified when
Miss Pffifner announced that the new
note books would cost a dollar.
Mr.. Campbell and Miss Middaugh
have a very fine farm in the Mathemat-
les room. They are planning on hir-
ing the Agriculture class to harvest
the crop. Merton C~ountryman, an
Iup-to-date Kansas farmer, will oversee
the job and will find a market for the
products.
Teacher-"What is density"
Pupil can't define it but l can
give an illustration"
Teacher-"The illustration Is good.
sit down"
Professor-"Didn't l tell you that
good boys never nght?"
Little Boy-"Yes, but / thought he
was a good boy before l hit him"
Freshman=A little green thing
found around any high school, about
the first of September.
Sophomore-An ambitious person.
Junior-A dreamer.
Senior-The makings of a man.
Credit-Something for nothing.
Prohibitionist-A person with whis-
key in his cellar and water on his
brain.
Whiskey-Trouble in liquid form.
Dead-Not living (see Sandpoint).
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-04-13
THE BOLSHEyIKE.

Inc Bolsheyike are a class of treach-
erOus, cowardly, uneducated people
VINO nave no government or thought
outside Of might is right"
Iney have many leaders and fol-
MYERS in nearly every country who
cause as much trouble as they can
Dy destroying property and injuring
persons. These people first started in
russia many years ago, but they rose
10 power n succeeded in getting con-
Ioi Of the government of Russia
shortly after the downfall OF the car
and his family
when the czar fell the real Russia
len; II has been in tumult and disas-
Ter ever since.
Inc Bolshevikes came to America
~ great numbers after the armistice
was signed, and with the help of the
l. W. WIS and other organizations
caused much trouble and bloodshed,
cut the government of the United
states repealed part of them and de-
porIed them to Russia and other parts
Of Europe.
Lenine and Trotsky were really the
nien VINO were the foremost leaders
~ Russia. These men were said tC
ue paid by the Imperial Government
VI Germany, but when the armisticG
was signed and the kaiser was abol'
.sned, they went into Germany ant
eals country is in the same circum
stances as Russia.
me Allies have stationed soldiers
slong all the Russian frontiers an'
Ley are slowly closing in oil the muir
uerers and ruffians in Russia.
Allen Shultis, %.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-04-13
WHY MEN THINK 1T is A PLEAS.
URE TO TRAVEL AND WHY MOST
WOMEN DO NOT

This is the reason that the average
nan thinks a journey on the train a
vacation and that the average woman.
regards it with horror and dread.
The man comes home from his work
in the evening and says to his wife,
I'm going to New York to see Cousin
Lawrence for a few days. I'll take
No. l In the morning. Want to Gomez
Wife simply gasps and says, Good
Land, George. dts seven hundred
miles and l haven't a thing to wear
and the children are in rags. No, l
guess I'll not go this time"
In the morning George puts on his
good clothes, finds a suitcase, half
fills it with miscellaneous articles,
kisses his wife and the children good
by and says BE back in a week. Dear.
Don't worry" Then he takes his
coat from its peg. walks to the sta
ton and is gone, on what. he considers
a vacation.
Now, when his wife decides to go
somewhere, perhaps to visit her moth
err, she says, Il think I should go to
see Mother. don't you? OF course,
I've got to have some new clothes for
myself and the children. / think |
can get ready in two weeks il ! hurry.
Then for two weeks the peace of
the house is broken up by strange
dressmakers that haunt the rooms,
and the whir of the sewing machines.
The floors are Uttered with bits of
silk and muslin and the meals are new
er on time.
At last everything is ready, the
lunch is up, the trunk packed, the
tickets bought, the last words of adj
vice to George are said and the family
is on it's way. Even on the train she
cannot enjoy herself. She must get
a drink for Margaret. a piece of bread
for Tommy and keep Robert from fall
ing out Of the window. When the
trip is over and she gets home again
she is worn out and no wonder. Now
does anyone think it is remarkable
that George thinks nothing OF ridins
seven hundred miles and his wife
thinks 1t is the worst task OF the sea
son?
Mary Spain, '23
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-04-13
The Trials of n Sophomore

TheSophomore is the most down.
trodden person In the whole school.
The teachers pick on him. the upper
classmen Cypress him, and his stud-
les are the most difficult in school.
His one ray Of hope is that il he works
hard, some day he will be a senior.
The Sophomore's existence is lust
one long streak of sorrow. When the
teachers are out of sorts they pick on
the Sophomore. Nevertheless. the
worm will turn, for 1t is a long road
that has no turns.
The Sophomore will have his innings
some day. This hope is what keeps
him alive from day to day.
Perhaps the Sophomore will be a
grave digger some day. When his
tormentors die. he will bury them so
deep that they will never come back
to haunt him In dreams.
Joe Welch. 90.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-04-13
Sophomore History

Teddy Kent IAN early citizen of this
town, has spent nearly all of his
school years here and will probably
finish high school in two years.
Ed Westerland, an inhabitant of the
Island, has taken two years of high
school at the Bonners Ferry school.
making a speciality of cabinet making
and drawing.
Helen Hostility and Tinsy Eskridge
are newcomers to the town and are
ambitious sophomores.
Robert Lee, a wellknown farmer of
Paradise Valley, has obtained all his
grade school education at the Para
disc school but now is a learned soph-
omore.
Joe Welch, a citizen of the Copeland
district. is here working his way thru
high school. He will very likely be
an American comedian.
Russell Moore lived in Paradise VAL
ley for many years and graduated from
the eighth of the Paradise school. He
is now a city boy, going to the high
school of Bonners Ferry.
Albert Davis and Fred Plato are
both graduates of the Northside school
who are now struggling up the knowl-
edge stairs and are on the sophomore
LeGrande Bush and Allen Shultis
are both racing for the Junior Post
~LeGrande's main excuse for being a
Sophomore is that he went to night
school and can't think in daytime.
Am Boileau and Lester Ashby both
represent the Southside grade school
of our Sophomore class.
Mary Mccormack is from the town
of Leonia and is always pushing the
pen for the Sophomore ROY
Gertrude Jacoby and Emma Gines
are lady students from the grade
school of the Southside.
Lima Ripatti and Irene Andrews are
natives of Copeland and are the mum
Der one and two pupils of the Sopho
more class.
Margaret Bissel. a Meadow Creel
student, is striving midway up for
high school education.
Mary Charles. a country girl unit
recently, is a popular member of on
class.
Carol Aldridge, the only stub of tn
class, is a student from the Northsid
school, who is always worrying owe
plain geometry.
Homer Welch, '2s
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-04-13
RECEIVES A LETTER FROM
SCHOOL GIRL in FRANCE

The following was received by Eva
Reding in answer to the correspond
ence the Junior Red Cross is starting
between American and French girls:
FS Ave.du President Wilson.
Blois
The 18th of March, 1920.
My dear Friend:
| was very happy when my English
teacher gave me your nice letter. /
am so happy to correspond with an
American girl.
l shall be eighteen years old in the
month of April. / am a day-girl in
a High Primary School and am in the
3rd division. 1t is my last year of
school. | learn English at school
since three years. | like the English
language very much. Do you want
to correct my mistakes? And | shall
correct yours if you like. 1t will be
a good exercise. So success to both
of us in our foreign language. /
think. AT school | learn also: French
arithmetic, chemistry, physics, natur-
al history. geography, history, sewing,
drawing. shorthand, typewriting. Do
you learn many matters in your
school?
l live in the suburbs of Blois, but
not far from the town. Blois is a very
picturesque town which contains some
historic and interesting buildings. The
castle Hotel d'Alluyfe, Saint Nicho-
las Church, The Cathedral" there are
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-04-13
SOPHOMORE CLASS HOBBIES

Am. Boileau is trying to get his
algebra and rush the Freshman at the
anne time. He's making slow work
of both. He needs pep"
doc Davis studies Latin by the
hour. Poor thing, we all feel for
him.
Irene Nicholson is kept busy learn
ing poems and making her typewriter
work automatically.
Allen Shultis has been asked to pad
his boots-No. elevens-which belong
to his hard time outfit.
Homer WEIGH just can't keep his
feet still. They must run by cleo
tricity.
The students and faculty are kept
busy furnishing paper to our cartoon
lists, ED Westerland, LeGrande Bush
and Joe WEIGH.
Marcus needs a self starter to wind
himself up so that he will talk, but
oh Boy! when he gets himself started
YOU'D think he was a woman
Emma Gines and Irene Andrews,
the Siamese twins, are giving sisterly
looks to those Juniors.
Gertrude Jacoby gets her lessons
whistling, "Oh, take me to that land of
jazz"
The freshmen girls keep Teddy Kent
blushing because of his deep interest
in them of late.
Lester Ashby and Robert Lee say
Beware, for we are Sir Oracle, and
when we ope u lips let no man
bark"
Helen Hostility always said THE
way to a mans heart is thru his stom-
ach." We all believe her now.
Lima Rippati spends her time won
dering whether her wild Bill is in
town.
Mary Charles is making eyes at
those naughty boys on Main street.
Mary Mccormick believes in maxi
ing hay while the sun shines.
Carol Aidridge says
You can live withoL art,
You can live without books.
But a civilized man cannot live with
out cooks"
Vernoy East says
There Is q time in the. affairs of
men which taken at the food leads on
to fortune" He made a bird house.
Tinsy Eskridge believes that "a man
who bushes isn't such a brute after
all
Marguerite Bissel and Ethel Dan
quist think that the only way to get on
in this world is to study hard-thats
what they all say.
Russell Moore, the Sophomore Shake
spear, is putting out a new translation
. of Caesar.
Fred Plato is kept very busy kid
L ding a Senior and singing, M : M =
Mary - Gertrude Jacoby.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-04-13
HERBERT HOOVER AS A PRESI'
DENT.

Herbert Clark Hoover is u most be-
slrable candidate for the presidency Of
the United States. Ii some of the
readers are a bit skeptical as to his
fitness for such al important office,
let us retrace his career.
Hoover was born in an Iowa town
Of no great size in 1874. In 1895 he
graduated from the Leland Stanford
Junior University in the Sierra Ne
yada mountains. Later he was en-
gagged as a mining engineer in Cali
fornia, Australia and China. While
in China he took part in the defense
Of Tientsin during the Boxer uprising.
In 1902 he became a member in a
British mining concern, with head
quarters in London. With the out
break of the European war, he was
called upon to undertake relief work
In Belgium. Acting as organizer and
chairman of the American Commission
for Relief in Belgium, he successfully
superintendent the transportation of
food for seven and one-half million
people in Belgium and two and one
half million people in northern France.
In 1917, Hoover was made chairman
OF the food board of the United States
National Defense Council. In August,
1917, President Wilson appointed him
National Food Administrator, with
power over the production, distribu-
ton and expectation of enormous
quantities of food. He was also made
a member of the Exports Council in
1917.
Besides all these achievements. he
is the author of books on the princi-
pies o I mining and was translator OF
DE Re Metallica of Agricola" with
l.. II. Hoover in 1912.
Anyone who has any fault to find
with Hoover had better consider the
above summary of his many success
lul enterprises before he casts his vote
In favor of some less eligible candidate
for the presidency of I he United
States.
Edwin Westerland.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-04-13

also other buildings. but they are not
very interesting. The river divides 1t
into two parts. The town and the
suburbs surround Blois. There are a
vast forest very fine in spring and
in summer. There is also the vale
de la Loire" very picturesque of which
the hills are planted with many vine
yards and fruit trees.
Do you practice any sports? |
am very fond of sports and l should
like to know about the American
sports. When it is dry l play tennis
with my friends. l can also bicycle
in summer. And at school We shall
learn basketball Don
Just now we have bad weather here,
IT rains, the town is very dirty, it is
very disagreeable. Generally we have
not much snow in Il country. Sum
mer is pretty hot in this part OF
France.
I am sending you a little picture.
You can see | am with a friend OF
mine. | should like a picture of your
self. Do you like those little pictures
Later 7 shall send you a greater m
You ask if ! have brothers and sis
ters. dust as YOU. / have two brothers
and one sister. | am the younger
child in my family.
I hope to hear from you soon,
Your French friend,
Madeline Rue
Ecole trunaire Leipeucuit
-Blois