Joplin High School - Joplimo Yearbook (Joplin, MO)

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now restored and he walked through the hall with Marjorie after chapel not caring if Prof West did see them At noon Dr Moran dined with Bob s father He certalnly must haxe used his morning sub1ect for an after dinner speech for Bob returned to school in a downcast mood Upon learning of the lost notes Prof Weeks related the mcldent he had witnessed ww hen he saw Bob m Marshall s room Thls threw a light of susplclon on Bob As a consequence Prof West at the height of his se Verity put Bob through a Flgld cross examination upon his return at noon The weight of the speech by Dr Moran reinforced by the confusing ques tions caused Bob to confess his guilt Seraphlna was a sllent but attentive llstener to this confession and the entire school was soon in possession of the whole aH'a1r Upon the recovery of his notes Marsh won the preliminary debate in the contest and incidentally Mar1or1e was the victor over the other girls This meant that they would represent the school ID the annual debate The dance was but a few days away now and Bob declded to ask Mar 1or1e for her company ahead of all others He determlned to attend church the following Sunday night and ask her after the dismissal of services Marsh was the early bird and attended church Sunday morning While es corting Mar1or1e to her home after church Marsh was gratified by her con senting to his accompanying her to the dance He was further gratified by meeting Bob who was 1ust leaving his home After a careful ten mlnutes of consideration of his conduct of late Bob declded that smce Marsh had proven his superlorlty IH every respect hls chancess had diminished into 1nv1s1b1l1ty Pk sk Four nights later two happy couples wended their wav slowly home ward from the dance after an enjoyable evening The couples were Marsh and Mar1or1e and a short distance 1n the rear Seraphlna and Isaac A Cohen whom Seraph had successfully entrapped and fascnlated by her be W1tChlI1g charms WILLIAM CURRAH Qllem liemrnxscrnsres SPECIAL reunion of the B Clan had been called for some mysteri ous business the members knew not what They were seated tailor fashion before the open fire in the room of Margaret Thornton teacher of expression at Ward Hall entertaining themselves by local gosslp After the first hour of vocal rapld fire Margaret suggested that each one recall an lncldent of thelr former school days or tell of thelr life since they had graduated from Hlgh School Billy or Fern Nicholson was called on first and after her usual pre l1m1nar1es of blowing her hair out of her eyes changing a mckel s worth of gum from the left Jaw to the right she began Well girls you all know as well as I that I had always intended to teach demostic SCICHCG but alas' my dreams have been in vam I might as well be frank about It my lntentlons were to make practlcal use of my knowledge and not to teach You all know my motto was The way to a y . . . c , . . . . , 1 V , . . . I L . ' , ., . . V . , . - L I ' . 1 1 . x ' , : .L Y I I .L my ' , . Ln' . x . I C . c , ' s l S' n , A . . Aix' . a L u , f Y , . l .. Unexpectedly, Bob's path was not to be strewn with roses, because . 9 K ' n 4 . in . u 1 .La , Q , u . . n . I 4 c n L , A . PF Pls FF 1 . , . l n I . u A K . 3 ! . ' 1 K ' 4 O l . , . 3 , . . ' v 0 1 as - 92 ' . , Q l i 1 1 y 1 ' . . . . , 1 u , , : 66 ' ' 7 . 7 ' Y - , 0 . -1 K J ' y

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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 . . . . . .

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man s heart IS v1a h1s stomach But g1rls that s not true I ve been Walt lng for ages Oh you have? 1nqu1red Bertle Yes be st1ll contmued Bllly and the best that I can do IS to keep a parrot that swears a lamp that smokes a dog that growls and a cat that stays out nlghts Here she was mterrupted by a klnd consolatlon accom panled by a frlendly thump on the shoulder Oh cheer up old chapplel We ll all be dead soon' After much argument Bertle and B1lly agreed to drop the sub1ect and Bllly contlnued Well you know I always played the part of a spmster 1n any theatrlcal performances and I guess that s why I am dubbed an old mald today Well you are none the worse off lnterrupted Bess Lynch who had marrled soon after graduatmg from Hlgh School I always 1mag1ned that lt would be perfectly glorlous to have a man well I stlll say that lt s nlce but well they can g1V9 you lots of worry Jack was always so klnd and attentlve durlng our courtshlp you knovs we went together three years but now he says huh ? when I ask for a new sult and SltS behlnd the news paper at breakfast and never calls me dearle unless others are present Well why dldn t you walt awh1le before embarking? mqulred mlsche yous Bert1e who llked to appear lmportant Wlll you be stlll ? Bess sarcastlcally mqulred I guess I m as happy as you are' Jack s a perfect old dear and I won t hear one word agamst hlm Just thlnk' He s takmg care of the chlldren wh1le I am fooling awav my tlme wlth you' And here Bess broke off and consoled herself by V1 clously punchlng the glowmg embers Betty Moss poured o1l on the troubled waters as had been customary 1n days gone by Bess don t show your temper we know you have It Calm yourself and for goodness sake don t put the fire out' Here Bllly suggested that Betty tell of her experlences wlth the heathen for Betty was a settlement worker There s not much to say answered calm and patlent Betty the loved one of the Clan Claude and I were marrled s1x years ago and we have been very happy he IS good and I know there IS no better man llvlng I say l1v1ng because well Sandy was kllled soon after our engagement was announced Now don t thlnk that I don t love Claude The heathen are nearly all ClVll1Z6d and oh glrls' I wlsh that you would learn to llke them as I do I m sure that you would not 1est so much 1f you could reallze thelr clrcumstances as I do Won t all of you come to the MISSIOH some Sunday afternoon ? I dldn t ask you about that commented Bllly I Sald about your self and the heathen meanlng your husband and chlldren here she stopped to dodge the plckle whlch Betty had been n1bbl1ng Margaret then suggested that Bertle or Helen Garnett tell them of her ups and downs mostly downs slnce Helen always S61Z8d an opportu n1ty to make a down or tackle a well most anythlng Aw now old Chapple you dont mean lt do you? glggled happy care free 'Bertle Well here goes my ups and downs would fill a thlr teen volume set of books but maybe a few of my experlences would prove mterestlng ready? No 1 I went to umverslty and there I met Mr Jumus Fleld I thought he was perfectly grand from the tlme I saw hlm make the first touch down of the season Later I was lntroduced to hlm at the Freshman Prom Of course I had sense enough to humor him a l1ttle , . . . , . , , . - 1 1 1 79 u 11 ' ' ' , . . u ' 77 - as - 11 ss ' 9 Y 7 A 1 1 1 . ,, . . . n L - ' 1 sc ' . - 1 1 ' 1 11 - u - 11 ' V 1 as ' 17 - , as - 1 . . . , AL - 77 cc 99 - 1 1 1 . . . U . . . . . . , . . 1' , - T , . ' Y .1 1 1 , , . . . . I L , K ' c ' 1 17 . , . U . , . . . ,, . . . 1 . ' ' v . . . r , . u - - 11 ' ' - u 1 I . . . . . . . . , 1 1 ' . . , . . . , . . . . . . ,, . I I 1 . ' sc 1 , ' . . , . 1 1 11 , . . , . u - 11 - - , I ac 1 79 ' 7 ! az 73 ax ' - . . , 1 ' 1 . . , , , . x 1 , n. 1 - 1 . 7 7 ' ' . . . . T ' v . , ' . . 11 ' sc - 1 ' 37 u - 39 ll ' . 1 1 ' - - 11 ac ' 11 1 1 1 1 ' . , . ' , . as - 1 - I7 - 1 1 1 - 1 4 - 11 cc - - n , 'T L A ' - A LL ' L - - 1 1