Cleveland High School - Beacon Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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Feb. 7: Feb. 9: Feb. 13: Feb. 14: Feb. 18: Feb. 19: Feb. 20: speeches by members of the faculty. Congratulations, Term Cner's, you really proved you are made of society stuff-how about showing the fact in the lunchroom? Cleveland was honored to have, for the first time, the district Hnals for the American Legion Oratorical Contest held in the auditorium. Although our candidate did not win CMcKinley carried off the honorj we do think he did a mighty Hne job. johnny get your gun, on the run, join the fun! Cur expert Marksmen defeated Country Day this evening 719 to 677, demonstrating some mighty ine shooting. Ilm going to do my best to stay on the good side of that team-it's dangerous not to! Are you taking any of the new courses offered at C. H. S.? That Driver Education and Training will prove popular. I know- and I've several students I'd like to especially recommend for the course! I'd be willing to give them a full credit myself if they'll only learn how much fun it is missing pedestrians instead of playing Touch Tackle with their bumpers! Transcription and Salesmanship are two others that have been eagerly chosen. Our commercial students will really be ready to take over the business world upon graduation. Our gym was the scene of a Senior PostfGraduate party this evening. Dancing, entertainment, and refreshments were the main events and they certainly were all thoroughly enjoyed. 1t's not often such a large group of graduates come back to visit their alma mater together, and we were proud of them. Lacy hearts and winsome cupids were the order of the day 'cauz we celebrated St. Valentine's Day today. Those little love letters have changed since grandma was a girl fwhat hasn't?j- fellows no longer ring the bell and run, they stick around to get credit for their masterpiece! Certain Seniors and graduates gathered in the library early this morning to take Scholarship Tests, and I understand they really worked hard. One girl said, in describing it, We had to pair words I've never heard of with words I can't even pronounce! The Spring Show is just around the corner! What is my secret source of info? Why, tryouts were held in the aud this after' noon, and if they are any indication of the showftofbe, it's going to be a super super success! The School Tax and Bond Campaign was the subject for five fine talks in the aud today. Mel Doering was chosen by the judges Cboth faculty and students were represented in this group, an indication of wonderful things to come, I thinkj as Cleve' land's candidate for the high school radio contest. Are you planning on attending college? If you graduate, that is? Did you listen to Mr. Kelsey in room 300 this afternoon, 26

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Jan. 22: Jan. 24 Jan. 26 Jan. 30 lan. 30 jan. 51' Feb. 4: at our school today. She expects to teach English upon return' ing to her native country - and several of the fellows said that after seeing her, they were considering such a career in Ecuador, too! Class day. All the Seniors sat on the stage and they looked so dignihed we hardly recognized them! Seriously though, a fine group of people are graduating tomorrow night and we're going to miss them. The last day of the term came at last fLike it should, I suppose, it would seem funny having it come first, no?Q By the way, has anyone informed Mr. Truman that Atomic Bombs can be made just as effectively and much cheaper by manufacturing them in the shape of long, flat, white cardboards, with a few grades printed in the middle? The big night, the event of events for the january 1947 grad' uates. Congratulations, Alumni Ccauz that's what they are nowlj. Oh, what a game! The Cleveland Cagers won a super duper game from Roosevelt this evening, 5243. That exciting second period! By the way, the Basketball team also whipped McBride, and the Soldan Tig-ers, while dropping one to Beaumont. Three to l is purdy good, fellows, so dry your tears! Brfrfr! January is showing us what it's made of and really turning on the winter. Walking north' on those lfofnfg, lfofnfg blocks makes me a nominee for the title of Miss Ice Berg or something. fWhat did you say? Miss frozen turnip of 1947? For sharne!j I wonder . . . dad, about my allowanceg how about paying portal to portal pay? Eleven Cleveland girls modeled new high school fashions at the Coronado Hotel today. You know, most of the girls at school would lfofvfe to be Teen Models, but we know they can't all be. As a consolation prize, how about the rest of them trying to be Model Teens? fOuch!j . Two thousand members of the Cleveland Alumni Association attended the reunion this evening, making it one of the best meetings they've ever had. It was decided that the John Maddox Memorial Crgan be purchased and installed in time for the Christmas program eleven months hence. We certainly appref ciate this Hne gift and the feeling behind it. The Swimming Team kept its record intact today by beating the McKinley Goldbugs, 4Of26. It seems that the Goldbugs just aren't water bugs. About seventyffive Nu jay mothers were present at a tea this afternoon given by the students in their honor. Afterwards, they were entertained royally by the Freshmen and heard 2 S !

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Feb. 21: Feb. 22: Beb. 24 Feb. 26: Feb. 28: Mar. 3: when he talked about applications and those blessings from heaven, scholarships? His information helped that chronic look of bewilderment under so many bangs, 'cauz getting into a college is really something these days. Whoever thought during the period of all girls' schools during the war that it would be quite so bad during the following peace, and that having all those returning men might be just a wee bit troublesome? Who am I kidding? Strike up the band! And I always thought that bands were just parade decorations! Uur band really showed its stuff at a band concert in the aud today, playing wonderful selections. In one of them, The Universal judgment, three trumpeters representf ing a heavenly choir, answered the band from the balcony. Now who would think those boys were such little angels? Cleveland Cagers clinched second position in the Public High School League this evening by defeating the Goldbugs, 'i8f27. flf anyone is interested, the Beaumont Bluejackets caught the first honorsj However, we're looking forward to the regional games conndently. I heard one McKinley boy say When those Dutchmen are on the court, making a basket is harder than threading a camel through a needle's eye. Did you all listen to Mel Doering on the radio? fDon't swoon, gals!j His speech did sound rather wonderful, no? Frankie, the second! But where's his bow tie? Off we go into the Gravois bus, riding downtown to see General Ike! Yes, someone got softhearted fOrchids to him, whoever he islj and we actually were allowed to go to his parade. There were so few students left at school that they wouldn't have filled a onefroom country grade school-one naive murmured, L'But I didn't see so many downtown! We won the ball game! Yes, we were successful at the Sub' Regional opener. We defeated john Burroughs 5965, a very nice margin. Have you seen the tubular jersey dresses that are all the rage at present? Even I could make one of those and that's saying a lot. February is a short month, we'll admit, but we love it. Not only because it contains St. Val's Day, either. So there. This last week, we were off Monday afternoon, almost unanimously, and again today, we had a whole day holiday. Cur teachers had an all day conference on Radio in Education. But even with all its advantages, I'm disappointed with this year's Februf ary. Why? Because there is no 29th, making it Leap Year. Have you seen the buttons, those little round buttons that all the Seniors are sporting? I'm sure that the character featured on 27