Moundsville High School - Orospolitan Yearbook (Moundsville, WV)

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about the most comic was when a little lad from the Emerald Isles attempt- ed to get the better of a loyal son of Af- rica in a trade of a broken top and a pinching bug for a glass bottle and a part of a fish hook. As you know in the poorer districts of the South the negroes and the 'tPoor whites attend the same schools and often sit together. Such was the case in this particular instance, although the two made a rather striking contrast. Moses Abraham Nebicinezzer Simms was a typical representative of his choc- olate colored race. A funny little fel- low was he with his mahogany skin, his kinky hair and thick crimson lips al- ways spread from ear to ear, displaying pearly teeth, But above all his large, dark eyes which resembled twin stars twinkling from out a midnight sky. And yet tick, tock, tick, tock, tick- the little Mose was no truer type of his unique race than was Mickey Patrick whose red curls and blue eyes tey-es as blue as the sky that canopied the green of the shamrock bordered shore from whence he camej reflected much of the wit, humor and superstition of old Ire- land, the land of fairies and wondrous wishing Wells. The argument began in a subdued whisper and ended in a clashing climax. t'Tick, tock, tick, tock, quote the clock, it did not attract my attention for the first few minutes, but suddenly I heard Mickey say, Oh, gee, Mose, sure and ye know I wouldn't pull it over on ye for the world, but this top of mine sure can spin even if 'tis brokeg and that there bottle of yours ain't very good anyway 'n who wants an old bent fish hook, the likes o' that, I'd like to know. At this the little negro rolled his eyes solemnly and replied, Ah reckon as how mah Uncle Sam caught a fish most fo' feet long t'other day with this heah hook, and that there bottle, am suah enough the best bottle ah evah found. And here Mickey, in his eagerness, tried to guy Mose into the trade and consequently overstepped the bounds of propriety used in addressing any self respecting colored gentleman. 'tOh, come off there, Midnight Mose, sure and if that poor fish was as long as ye are black there sure am some storm brewin'.', Replied Mose, Youall ain't nothin' but po' white trash, an, a red headed, freckled faced one at that and Ah'd rathah be a niggah any day. Pouncel Biff! Bang! The temper of the Irish met that of the African and clashed in deadly combat, and I fthe old clock on the wallj was left so dizzy that I could see nothing but an occas- io-nal red curl or streak of black kinky hair. And I kept repeating this all the rest of the day, Tick, tock, tick, tock. It ain't so much what's said that hurts As what you think lies hid, lt ain't so n1ucI1 the doin' As the way the thing is did, V. H. '24 Mr. Auld: The colored school near- ly burned down yesterday. Joe Cox: Well, I kinda expected it. I saw smoke, so I sex to myself, HVVIIPVP theres smoke there's always tire. Jones: I want to do something big and clean before I die. Bones: VVash an elephant. When Fashion enters the door, bills Hy in at the window.

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commenced to enjoy the freedom of the HANGING PICTURES It is a warm June day and spring has reached its height. Everything has taken on that fresh spring green- ness that appears about this time of year. Even the schoolboy, who has just begun to realize that vacation has really started, is gr-een, in a way, to the arts of housecleaning. He has just great outdoors and fully realizes that he is no longer bound to school work, which he has endured for nine long months. Then along comes house- cleaning with mother saying this about the time you grab your ball-bat: Won't you please come and help me with these pictures? You know how hard it is for me to climb up and down that ladder, and I must have some help. You sadly lay the bat in one corner, put on an old pair of overalls, and sight. This is the last sure sign of spring. You grab the desired picture and climb the ladder with mother instruct- ing each step. She points out a spot for the picture, and you carefully mash your thumb with the hammer the first thing Then you almost forget your mother is near and stammer out some- thing that sounds like dog-gone. At last the nail is in, and now comes the hardest part. You pick the picture up and carefully hang it in the center of the na.il. At this point mother calls up and sarcastically states that grand- pa's picture would be more becoming with him right side out. You meekly take it off and turn it around, and in doing so, nearly drop it. Mother screams and you make a beautiful catch of the precious portrait, mean- while upsetting the ladder. Down you come, picture and all! The picture suffers no damages but the tioor seems uncommonly hard to the back of your head. Mother then asks if you fell and you reply that you just came down for ano-ther nail. At last the picture is hung and you come back down the ladder on the rungs as you should. Mother then discovers that it is crook- ed, so after several trips up and down the job is finished. Such are the trials of picture hanging at house- cleaning time. L, H. '24 WHAT THE CLOCK SAW Tick, tock, tick tock, droned the old schoolroom clock that held the most prominent position on the schoolroom wall, Htick, tock, tick, tock. And no one ever dreamed how many funny and pathetic sights that clock witnessed- in fact who ever heard of a clock hav- -ing eyes? I am sure it could tell many stories while tick-tocking away on the wall. So I am going to let it tell you of one instance that it saw and told me. Of course, it would say, l have seen many little girls copying arithme- tic problems, passing notes, or trading candy, and many little boys lighting ov- er pins, pencils and marbles. But,

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UI 1' 2 4 1 5 5 :ll 1? 'Z - N'I I 1 1 . : Q if 'V CALENDAR ,fix Z-a SEPTEMBER : Monday, 5-Labor Day. Everybody labors HD. Registration, Tuesday, 6-School starts proper. I Wonder why the pupils haven't. Wednesday, 7-Locker keys today.- Some jam. Thursday, 8-Some Freshies are hazed down at the ball park. O! Boys. Friday, 9-Mr. Jones arrives. O girls isn't he too cute? We hear he is interested about Bethany-at least he graduated there. Monday, 12-Schedule changed. Talk about contiicts-Oh My! Tuesday, 13-We're getting more ae- quainted with our teachers now- we love them all-as usual. Monday, 19-Orchestra organized. Meeting days on Monday and Wed- nesday at 8:15. Material is fine and we hope to get good results. Tuesday, 20-First meeting of Glee Club. We're to meet every Tues- day and Thursday at 8:15. HGet in line and have your voices tried. Miss Nesbitt will have quite a job with the Glee Club and orchestra both. , Saturday, 24-Boys journey to New Martinsville, This is the begin- ning of the Football season. At the end of the game the score stands -10-O in Magnolia 's favor. We feel they will brace up and win from now on. Friday, 24-Pep meeting in gym. i 'fl ' QW! m if 1? Spoon and Stultzie elected cheer- leaders. Great enthusiasm showed by the student body. Keep the good work up, fellow students. OCTOBER: Saturday, 1-M. H. S. 13, Wellsburg tl, We knew you could do it boys. We 're back of you now. Friday, 7-Big pep meeting in gym. Everybody full of GO. Learned some new songs and yells that will sure knock Sistersville stiff. Saturday, 8-Sistersville arrives but wants to get back soon after the game. M. H, S. 53, Sistersville O. Who said we didn't have a good team? Friday, 14-Left the school house at 7:30 and had a big parade. Red fire, drum corp and everything. Saturday, 15-Boys go to Follansbee. We ,lose-27-0. O well we can't win them all. Maybe we were a wee bit too sure of winning though. How about it boys? Friday, 21-Another big parade. This one even better than the first. High School band is out, Red tire helps light the way and tire crackers has- ten our steps. Mr. Auld takes charge of the parade and, thanks to him, it was a wonderful success. Saturday, 22-Parkersburg 53: M. H. S. 3. The Rig Red seems to be t'Nuf Fed. Monday, 24-Seniors have llallowecn party at the home ot' Mary Welsch