Joplin High School - Joplimo Yearbook (Joplin, MO)

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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

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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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enough to attempt to ask Mar1or1e s company to the dance whlch It was obvlous he vushed to do What 1f Mar1or1e would glve her consent? Bob s thought formulated rapldly now Why let Marsh have th1s added d1st1nc t10Il7 Had he not seen Marsh put h1s notes 1n hls desk th1s very morn1ng'7 Wlthout hls notes he would be helpless No' He would not glve Marsh th1s opportumty So felgnmg lllness Bob left the aud1tor1um and went stralghtway to Marshall s desk 1n the ad1o1n1ng room Wlthout tak1ng tlme to glance 1nto the small hbrary that was partly partltloned off he hast1ly found the valuable notes and transferred them to h1s own pocket Upon lookmg up he gazed dlrectly 1nto the dark and plerc 1ng eyes of P1of Weeks who was 1n the hbrary Immedlately Bob s face turned a deathlv pallor but as Weeks had not ascertalned hls real purpose he lnqulred Are you 1ll Bob? Yes slr I am excused he replled and trembhng he left the room Marsh xx as forced to be absent from school the next three days so It was not untll hls return that hls loss was dlscovered No trace could be found of the products of h1s hard labor by lnqulry or search so he lnformed Prof West The Prmclpal was enraged at th1s report for he had read part of the notes and consldered them excellent He concluded the mtervlew wlth Marsh bv saymg If they hax e been mahclouslv taken I w1ll use every means posslble to recover them and show no lemency to the gullty person At th1s Marsh felt more confident that they would be found but stlll It was dlfhcult to reconclle hlmself to thelr loss However next mormng was the dav for chapel and the valedlctouan would be announced Thls was uppermost 1n h1s mmd When the school had assembled 1n the audxtorlum Marsh found hlmself 1n full VIEW of Mar1or1e also Bob who was seated b9S1d6 her Bob lmme dlately attempted to say somethmg to Mar1or1e but was sllenced by Prof Weeks A long program followed an lnstructne and approprlate speech was dellvered by Dr Moran Dr Moran was a forceful speaker wlth an ex c llent vo1ce and never fa1led to 1nst1ll somethlng worth knowxng lnto the mlnds of hlS llsteners H1s sub1ect was partlcularlv adapted to hls audlence and the ma1n thought was to be on the square wlth your fellow man He made several Sl'I'1k1Hg 1llustrat1ons to brlng out th1s pomt under whlch Bob wmced notlceably After th1s speech Prof West slowly arose and made lt known that the valedlctorlan had been chosen After what seemed endless remarks he slowlv drew from h1s vest pocket a paper He ad1usted hls glasses and scru l1H1Z9d the paper closely After clearmg hls throat he began The Facultv have declded upon the follovs mg puplls havmg the four hlghest averages One could have heard a pm drop Marshall s heart leaped vlolently and Seraphlna had struck a natural pose for once although qulte uncon SC1OuSly Her glasses hung on one ear her mouth was open and her hands clutched the slde of the desk nervously Prof West contxnued The valedlctorlan IS Marshall Wells Applause resounded through the aud1tor1um Marsh breathed a slgh of rel1ef as he reallzed that h1s hard study and ambltlon were rewarded He now cast a glance 1n Mar1or1e s dlrectlon and was rewarded wlth a smlle from her as she half turned m her seat A scowl on Bob s face was also perceptlble as h1s name was read the last one Marshall s confidence was ' ' 7 . . a . ' l . ' 7 y . ,1 u . . , , . . . . . ' ' ' v , . . . . r . K I . . . , l u ' , '- A . . . , . , , I ., y f Q ' . H ' va ca ' , l H ' l ' ' . v - A y - a v y M L K , .. . 7 . . , , . . . . , . I H V . . . . . . , , . . . ,, . . . . . v - a H n . , . . . A , ' 7 . L - . . . . . . . x 1 ' . 1 ' L . , 7 v- , . . . ' D . . . . . - - U v K . l . . , ., l , . , . . r ' 7 . , . H . Y. . . , . ' rs . , . ' 7 . , . . . K . . . H . . . ,, . r . . . ' . I . . . Y b ' W s 1 , ' . - 9 . . . . . , , . . r . . . . . .