Mechanic Arts High School - M Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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T11 E M SENIOR HIGH-LIGHTS September lOfConductors' worst nine months begin. The prodigals return. September l l-Information desks besieged by Freshmen. No, room 47 is not on the fourth floor. September l2ffNavigation in halls impossible fespecially east end Znd floorj. September l7f-Navigation improving. September l8 Druggists put in new supply of gauze and tape. Football practice begins. September Zlffllolly Johnson and his boys strut their stuff and win their first scrimmage from lVlarshall High, Nlinneapolis, September 24-Ye Studente Councylle nominations held. September 28ffWe're found frantically borrowing nickels-Cogwheel out today. September 29f'l'he arm of the law reaches Mechanics. Students are tagged for parking on the wrong side of the street. September ?rI'ied score with Cretin at football. October lAOur high-and-mighty Seniors choose their representatives. October 2fDr. Benepe speaks about our annual homecoming at a general assembly. October 'ifikssembly committee chosen. October 53-We exercise our voices at Mechanics-Johnson game. We win! 'Ray for us! October lOeWAssembly hall resembles mob scene in Ben Hur. Campaign managers Soap-box for Carl, Holly and Johnny for student council prexy. October 15-Carl Nelson gets the vote for council president. October l7-Cliff Johnson pulls down another ofhce as president of the Senior class. Prof. O. E. Keefauver speaks on choosing a vocation. October 25iTrainers bring in another victory from Humboldt. October 26-Grand Ave. street car crowded to capacity with the gang going to the homecoming at the Oxford. October 3lvMr. Shepard, noted journalist, speaks. November l-fBig Pep Fest! Holly, Bob and Harold get us all hot-and-both- ered about the Central game. ,Rolly Johnson makes his first public ap- pearance. November 2'-Ta-da-de-da. Otie CiriHfendorfer also gets all H. and B. Csee above! and organizes a band to make whoopee at game. November 3-Central defeats us. Beginner's luck? November 5-A lot of coughs in a schoolful. Wrong cigs? No, see above. November 6-Holly and Bob K. let their beards grow to pay off election bets. Maybe the boys are trying to look like the Smith Bros. November l4vl-. R. S. Ferguson speaks at an Armistice Day assembly. November 15-Rembrandts win the Senior picture contract, Page Tiuenttf-nfm

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h THE M ENGLISH CONTRACTS By EVELYN NEVENs, '29 Tuesday-Well, finally that contract is ready to be handed in. I heave a sigh of relief as Miss Deem calls for our contracts. HAn A? she asks, as if expecting to be answered in the affirmative. She isn't. That day I feel light- hearted. There are no English contracts to worry about Qnotice I don't say to doj. Wednesday-Alasl my joy is short-lived. As surely as the sun rises, Miss Deem is bound to say, Copy your contracts. They will be due one week from today. As I read over the new contract, I say to myself, Why, strange as it may seem, that doesn't look so hard. I'll finish D tonight. f'Whatl You're going to do your English this afternoon and the con- tract isn't due for a week? Don't you feel well? one of my learned Senior friends asks solicitously. A'Come on down town with us to take our pictures. Show your school spirit. For fear of being accused of going against M. A. H. S. principles by doing my homework instead of trying to help beautify and decorate our by helping them take flattering pictures, I reluctantly UD consent to do as they say. Thursday- Law test tomorrowln announces Miss Williams. Be sure to study those fifty questions. It won't hurt you to use your brains once in a while. I studied law. Friday- Evelyn, must you do that homework, now? You have until Monday, you know. l'Wel1, I'm all mixed up anyway, so maybe if I wait- Saturday-Aunt Ellen brought her darling twins over. Oh, and what those kids can do to a house! I had to straighten it up. Easy? No! Sunday-By this time I'm having an awful struggle trying to get started on that contract. I don't see why Miss Deem gives us so short a time. Con- sider-I had been working so hard on that contract every night Cwell-nearlyj since Wednesday, and I hadn't finished D. I finished up a few items. My work consisted mostly in arranging papers, ink, etc. Monday-I firmly resolve to finish that contract tonight. It has now assumed the shape of a horrible monster named Duty, which reproaches me for my negligence and taunts me for my inability to tackle and get started on it, though it well knows I would get ahead if I once started. It has many allies to prevent me from getting at it. They are Other duties, Friends and acquaint- ances, Pleasure, Books and Cwhisper thisj sometimes pure laziness. I finish another outline. Tuesday-To my horror, I discover our contracts are due tomorrow. What can I do? That younger ,sister of mine never will learn, I guess, that she should bring theme paper home the night before my contracts are due. Why are people so stupid? CDO I hear a remark, sotto voce, about traits run- ning in families?j Evelyn, come and eat. 'Just a minute, Mother. After a half hour, I come down to eat and listen to perfectly foolish and unimportant talk about local happenings. Why don't they discuss Milton? After a few at.- tempts at uplifting them by describing Milton's conception of Hell, they tell me to keep it to myself. I resolve to let them be lowbrow. I retire at twelve. Let me observe that ink isn't my favorite cream as a skin beautifier. Wednesday- An A, Evelyn? No, just a B. P. S.-Supervised study wouldn't be so bad, would it? Page Twenty-eight

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THE M November l6-No more One-eyed Conolly acts necessary. Cogwheel re- porter buttons give oflicial entree. Cogwheel installs questionnaires as a method of gleaning school news. November 20-First basketball practice brings a change of heroes. November 27-Holly and Bob shave. OH! Is THAT what they look like! November 28-Seventh hour chorus class vocalizes on The Harvest to the evident enjoyment of the assemblies. November 29-Heaven help the turkey on a day like this! November 30-We sleep. . December 3-Our miniature Geo. Arlisses and Sarah Bernhardts wax eloquent at the Senior play assembly. December 4-Black cats bad luck? The play cast is willing to take the risk and adopt Felix as a mascot. December 6-Class meet of tankmen at All doubts concerning dusky felines dispelled when Senior play has first-night success. December 7-Play cast gains another triumph, with special praise for Wally Sime CLoud bark off-stagej. M. A. chalks up first basketball victory against De La Salle. December lO--Monday may not be fish day, nevertheless, Trainer tankmen show splendid form fsj in a practice meet with Hamline. December 13-Winning swimming teams meet at the Those with talent try out for and Cogwheel staff with the rest of us. December l4-Still trying. December 21-Here beginneth one week of blessed freedom. December 24'-S-h-h-h! 'Twas the night before Christmas- December 25-Merry Xmas? January l+ClVlidnightj--We forfeit our beauty sleep to hear the bells. January 2-Oh dear, back to the old humdrum again. January IIHM. A. vs. Humboldt hockey. Victory! January 18--Tables are turned. Central beats us at hockey. All roads lead to Oxford, where we make whoopee at the first annual get-together party held by graduate M club. January 1-Basketball with Cretin. January 28-An unusual event. We lose a basketball game to So. St. Paul. February l-This is a hoodoo day for Humboldt--we beat them in basket- ball and hockey. February 2-You might have known the groundhog would see his shadow. February ll-We again try our luck with Central at hockey. January 17-Exams! Need we say more? February l4QGeorgie Marx dresses up like someone's valentine to speak in the assembly on basketball. and besides that, Coach Sundberg Ckeen lookingID presents himself. February 16-Another basketball victory for the blue and white, when we defeat Johnson. February l8-As Ripley would say, believe it or not, the Senior rings have arrived at last. Election of Student Council members. February 20-We lay Milton aside to nominate Senior representatives. February Zl-Senior play cast compensated with pins for their work las' fall. Mr. Golden speaks on Don't Be a Quitterf' February 22--lt certainly was thoughtful of Washington to be born today -it gives us a vacation. February 27+The Play's the Thing-we appreciate Shakespeare for getting us out of class early to see lVlacbeth. Page Thirty