Joplin High School - Joplimo Yearbook (Joplin, MO)

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Maxwell IS wlser than you thmk sald Marsh I certalnly would hate to Hunk llke you d1d 1n Chemlstry last semester by tryxng to stall through he contmued The two boys were walklng rapldly toward the Wallace Prep School where they attended Just across the street was Prof West prmclpal of the school and the reason for Bob s fr1endl1ness was that he would be seen IH good company by Prof West who was very lntlmate Wlth hls father The frlendshxp of the two boys had been stralned SIHCG the precedmg term when Bob had purposely Splked Marsh IH order to keep hxm from w1nn1ng hls regular posxtlon on the school baseball team Marsh dld not rehsh Bob s unusual cord1al1ty and thelr conversatlon cfilragged unt1l Bob mentloned the Valedlctorlanshlp whlch both boys hoped or I wonder when the valedlctorlan w1ll be announced lnqulred Marsh eagerly Oh I suppose the next tlme vue have chapel West could tell us now 1f he would for all the grades have been averaged replled Bob attemptmg to appear unmterested The governor has promised me fiftv seeds lf I am the wlse guy Only for that Hunk 1n Chem1strv I thlnk I would have lt clnched but I am golng to have the governor see Weeks and find out lf there was not a mlstake somewhere Nelther spoke for some txme each probably consldermg h1s chances for the valedxctorlanshlp Marsh had vsorked lndustrlously and deserved It as well as any one whlle Bob usually lecelved credltable grades he was unscrupulous ln h1s methods of earnmg them The conversatlon now turned to the dance whlch the gladuatmg class had decided to glve about two weeks before the close of school If I don t nnprove my danclng the dance wlll have no fascmatlon for me Marshall sald decldedly I couldn t dance a step I would go 1ust to get to take Mar1or1e Walsh She IQ the keenest sk1rt IH school belleve me To thlQ Marsh sllently agreed but Bob had not the least conceptlon of what was on Marshall s mlnd Bob s admlratlon of her was news to hlm He had long before declded to take her or none to the dance but now Bob s confident statement caused hlm to breathe a slgh of uncertalnty At any rate Cthought Marshj I w1ll grasp every opportunlty to raxse myself 1n her estlmatlon He had never trled to be popular Wlth hls classmates and now regretted lt to a certam extent By the tlme the two boys had arrlved ln VIGW of the school three glrls also had come 1nto VIQW Had one been closer the followmg conversatlon mlght have been heard Oh look g1rls' There comes Bob Monroe 1snt he 1ust perfectly handsome? I wonder how he 13 gettlng here on tlme sa1d Seraphlna Mur phy 1n one breath Thls was a freckle faced g1rl wearlng large sllver rlmmed spectacles and whose future spelled old mald Yes but look who IQ wxth hlml sald Ceclle McBr1de a chum of Mar1or1e Walsh I thmk he 19 as good looklng as Bob and he IQ lots br1ghter too I know Marxorle thmks that way she contmued teasmgly Well sald Mar1or1e I thlnk he IS much smarter than Bob but I don t know much about hlm he never glves much attentlon to glrls you know CK ' ' ' YY ' 64 ' , . . Y! ' , . ' 7 . . . . , , . . , . . . , . . , L . . . . , . . . . . . . . , ' 9 ,, v . . . ,, . . Y ' Y ,, . Y V . , . . . H ' ' 9 ' 9 Y . ,, . . , . . U . . . . l . , , , . ' !9 . , . . . L I L K . . , I . , K L L L' u p 1' L L 7 Y L L L u ca 1 ' ' ' , ' ' 7' ' . , , . . , . K6 7 ' ' , 97 ' Cl ' Oh ou ll learn all rl ht lf ou have a ood teacher sald Bob but 1f 1 7 1 7 , ' V 4 ' L ' . . . . ,, , . . , . . , . , . , . . . ' 7 7 Y 9 . . . ,, 7 1 ' A . . ,, . . . , . , . , , . . . . , cc ' ' 7 ' ! 7 ' ' ' L . . . . ,, . . L . L , L ' . , n L Y L' - 5 , 5 ' L I n Y L L ' n ,, . . . ,, . . . . . ,, . . . . L . L L ' L , L L . . . . ,, . . 9 - . K . v - . - ll 37 ' ' ' Cl ' ' , . , , . H . , . l . . . ! ' ' ! 7! .

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The matter of money had entlrely escaped h1s mlnd It 19 well that lt dld so for the reallzatlon of the wealth requlred by old Marsannes for one ln order to be the fiance of Berthe would lmmedlately have brought hlm back to earth He would never tell her of h1s love unt1l he could do so on a level plane Thus It was that he d1d not even try to obtaln glght of her agaln before h1s departure But the llttle square handkerchlf lay next h1s heart and 1ts presence comforted h1m For three years Jean dlllgently devoted hlmself to h1s studles H then recelved h1s A B degree Indescrlbable was the pleasure that filled h1s heart as dlploma ln hand he walked up the path to h1s father s house The old man welcomed hlm wlth 1oy and together they sat down to talk over the thlngs that had happened slnce Jem s departure Wlthout seemlng to be ox er anxlous Jem led up to the CIUQQUOH as to the health of M Jacques Marsannes and h1s daughter Why haven t you heard h1s father sand of the death of old Mar sannes I suppose not as vou have been away for so long Ignorlng h1s questlon Jean anxlously lnqulred and as to the welfare of h1s daughter she who was noted for her Wond rous beauty the coun try over Oh as to her the old man repl1ed she marrled a rlch farmer bv the name of Mlchon just after her fathers death over two years ago Everyone says tis a good match WlthOUt a word Jean s hand strayed to h1s pocket and extracted a blt of whlte cambrlc fastened to a small velvet rlbbon Castlng these to the earth he ground them 1nto the loose mold wlth h1s heel Agaln he took up the dlscusslon wlth h1s father The next mornxng saw Jem wlth h1s hoe :cross h1s shoulder plod dlng to work The reahzatlon of h1s whole llfe had been destroved h1s hopes and ambltxons shattered and 1n hard work would he drown h1s bltter reflectlons And thus was the hard vsorklng lme of the Malcolm descend ants preserved Thr lllalehrrtutran 44 ELLO Marsh' Awful early ln the mornlng 1sn t 1t The governor klcked me out at 7 30 thls a m and told me to get to work on my German Pot yours yet? The speaker was Bob Munroe a vouth dressed IH a sult that talked and hlS other attlre corresponded He was also very good look1ng H1s companlon Marshall Wells presented a xery modest appearance and carrled two well worn books under h1s arm He was especlallv lnterested IH h1s violgik at school and spent most of h1s lelsure tlme ln the pursult of h1s s u IBS I have translated all but the last five lmes md I can easlly get that before class replled Marsh So vou stlll studv as hard as ever do you gay whv don t vou stall through thlg easv stuff llke the rest of us? Old Maxwell newer knows the dlfference s'ud Pob derlslvely . . . . . 1 , . . , , . . . . . X . . . Y . . I . . t . . . . , . 221 Pk is :If ' C ' ' . .' ' ' . l . . Q . . . l I . . . . . . c . . . . ' . ,X v I , , . c . . . , . , . c . N Q I , . . 4 . c . . I -' ., 2 . . , . . s . . . T . . u 1 n - 1 - u , - , c , L . , c f as . . . , . . . . . . . . H . , . . ' N , I bs in p L, '- n as nr I - cc, ' ' , 1 y y K . . . , , . , , . . - a - sv , K . . , .W . , . . . . . , l . . . . . ' v 1 ' ' 1 4 1 ' s - K c , . c . . . , . . . . , . . . V . . . . . . , 4 . n . A' v A ' V n ' 1 . s . -K. T. O O N . . . , . . K . , . as . I . . , , . . . , u x, A ' . A' 1 , 9 ' 7 - x p L x I L s , . . . . . . H 7 - , ' - . c . . 1 c . c n - . , . . 'I . w 1 v , V , . l , . 4 . , . K 1 , , K . . . I . ,' . . 1 ' '. . ,, . . . , . 1 1 , . .

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If Marjorie felt any preference to Marsh over Bob she was somewhat reluctant to admit it Why Cecile said Seraphina how could you ever stand such an un interesting person as Marsh You should have heard me refuse him the last time he wanted to take me home from church This remark caused a smile to lighten the countenance of Marjorie and actually provoked a snicker from Cecile By this time the boys had arrix ed at the schoolyard Bob saw the girls first and yoklngly remarked Don t you thlnk Mariorie and Seraphina would run a close race for the keenest girl in school 7 Seraph evidently holds you high in her estimation replied Marsh Bob turned red but remained silent Here they met the girls and a friendly greeting ensued Seraphina 1n attempting to execute one of her most graceful poses one that she had long tried to perfect accidentally knocked one of Mariorie s books from her arm Immediately Bob seized this opportunity and politely restored her book and walked on a little in ad Vance with her Upon seeing the result of the accident Seraphina let her books clatter to the pavement at Marshall s feet He could only replace the scattered books which he did slowly Oh how nice of you said Seraph exultant at the success of her stall My' I feel so nervous this morning won t you please carry them to mv room for me? Now don t say no for I know you have time you are al ways so early You know I heard Aunt Almire and Mrs Jenkins talking that you Poor Marsh' Seraphlna had evidently forgotten her recent remark about him Monroe was seized with a violent attack of coughing when he perceived Marshall s ridiculous predicament and Mar1or1e turned 1ust in time to see Marsh and Seraph ascending the steps with a look of half amusement and half astonishment Upon reachlng the hall Marsh stopped not wishing to be seen by pu pils loitering there However several curious groups made him the center of attraction and to cap the climax Prof West entered the hall and upon seeing so many pupils doing nothing made Marsh and Seraph an example by reprimanding them for loitering in the hall After this unfortunate episode Marsh saw his chances with Mar1or1e fading away To be called down for talking in the hall with Seraphina Murphy 'and what a complimentary greeting I will receive in the school paper SOl1lOqLl1ZGd Marsh while slowly walking to his room Bob cer tainlv walked over me today he thought Nevertheless I will not give up all hope Next morning at chapel Prof West announced that the Senior grades were being completed and the valedictorian would be announced at the nevct chapel He also announced that the annual debate between the Wal lace and Lowell Schools would be held soon and the pupils wishing to represent the school would be tried out nest week This gaxe Marsh a chance to distinguish himself because for several weeks he had been work ing up notes for a substantial argument and would have them in presenta ble form This last announcement set Bob to thinking fast If Marsh won this distinction and possibly the valedlctorianship he might gain confidence Q 7 K 61 ' 77 . ' ' 66 U . 9 7 J I ' ' I 77 C L . . - . . l ' ll . .lc . .' . . n ,K , . . . . 1 . Y . . Y 4 ,y . U . . K . I Y . . . ,, . 1 1 , . L w I 1 L . , I - f . , - . - . , - 7 7 , . . . 6K ' 77 ' , , . , . . . LK ' ' i 7 . , A , 1 We nc - about you at the Ladies' Aid Society. Mrs. Jenkins said that she had heard 77 7 1 1 A 7 ' 7 a s 1 ' , A . , l - u - . . , . Y I I - , . . C. , ' A , K . . , C . , . . . , 1 I , 1 f . v . ,3 . . . . . H ' 9 a L ' ' ' 77 KC ' ' . 7 ' 7 I7 1 ' ' .e , . , - , - lx 1 n ' . A . A .Aw 7