Moundsville High School - Orospolitan Yearbook (Moundsville, WV)

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This we did and were rewarded for it. Saturday, 26-Bellaire O5 Wheeling O. Stake holders are kept busy giving back the bets they have been hold- ing, I wonder if some didn 't charge a storage fee? Monday, 28-Mr. Yerger is back after a short illness. VVe are mighty glad to see your smiling face again, Mr. Yerger, for we surely missed your jokes. Girls Basket Ball team starts practice. Only 50 go out for the team. Tuesday, 29-Boys have Basket Ball Meeting. DECEMBER : Thursday, 1-First night of Elk's Min- strel. We have quite a bit of tal- ent in High School, We can see a bright future for Miss Lafferty. Friday, 2--Holiday! Round Tabl-e. Glee Club and Orchestra furnish en- tertainment for those 'tAround the Tablew during the evening session. The Minstrel is over. I'll bet Mr. Haught is glad to have his students settle down to work once again. Sunday, 4--First Real snow. Every- one seen with their sled going to- ward Lindsey's. Monday, 5-Beginning of a new school week. Report cards given out. Horrors for some. Joy for others. That is just natural in a life time however. Basket Ball practice schedule is changed. Tuesday, 6-Girls have Basket Ball meeting. Olga Lewis is elected Cap- tain and we know she will make a good one. Orospolitan staff meets. Wednesday, 7-Another Rotary day with all the good smells coming from the kitchen. Mrs. Lutes is the guest, She is a new member of our board and we sincerely hope that she believes in holidays. Thursday, 8--Mothers of the boys who played Football prepare a wonder- ful banquet for them. Everything was iine. Even Beany's speech- although it was out of order. Fleet Smith acts as Toast-master. Friday, 9-School dismissed at 3:00. Educational meeting at Strand. Very successful. We wish they would come often. Thursday, 15-Basket Ball season starts with M, H. S. 24, Farmington 12. We like that kind of a start for the season, boys. Friday, 16-Teachers Banquet. Great success. Fine program. Mr. Het- zer is Toastmaster. Sunday, 18-Only one week until Santa comes. Ain't life grand? Monday, 19-Coach Patterson gives the girls some very stiff Basket Ball rules. No candy-very little cake and pie-to bed at ten bells, Gee, this sounds nearly impossible, but we 'll try it. Tuesday, 20-M. H. S. fellows lose to Alumni while the girls win. Thursday, 22-Mr. Wiant leaves for his Xmas. vacation. Mrs. Timby subs the remainder of the week, Friday, 23-School out at 3 :30 for the Xmas Vacation. Follansbee meets Moundsville and loses 53-15. Hur- rah! ' JANUARY: January 9-School starts again after two glorious weeks. What all did you get for Xmas? January 10-Orospolitan Staff meets. 4 We'll have to get to work now' says Scotchie. Allriglit says we. January 11-Junior Class meeting. Sr. Classmeeting, Football meeting.

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in Glendale. It sure was One Grand Party. Friday, 28-Pep meeting in gym. As many as possible are urged to go to VVheeling. Saturday, 29-Linsly 54, M. H. S. 0. There is a great turn out at Wheel- ing of our students. We at least got the compliment that we were the best yelling squad that had ever been on the Wheeling field. I'll bet Wheeling didn 't say it though. NOVEMBER: Friday, 4-Pep Meeting. Saturday, 5-We were so sure of bring- ing home the bacon today, but in- stead it was something like Triadel- phia 6, M. H. S. 0. I wonder where all the pep has leaked too. Monday, 7-Boys have Football meet- ing. Mr. Tilock gives them a very plain talk. lt is decided to re-or- ganize the team for the remaining games. Hillie is re-elected captain. Can't we get a little help from the student body in this slump of pep? Tuesday, 8-Jr., Sr., Soph., and Fresh., have class meetings to try and get a httle school spirit towards football. Flass cheer-leaders are elected to get up some rivalry between the classes. Posters are being made and displayed all over town. We have great hopes of more backing now. Thursday, 10-Big turnout i11 gym. Have big pep meeting there and then start up street. Never was there so much pep before. We see now that there is still some Get Up in old M. ll. S. Mr. Auld also has charge of this parade, He cer- tainly is a helping hand to the needy. Friday, ll-Armistice Day-Half Holi- day. We truly believe the old say- ing, When it rains it always pours. Spencer arrives. They beat us by one touch down. Oh what luck. It sure was a fine game though. Mr. Bryson had the boys parade before the game in the pour- ing down rain. Three cheers for him and the fellows in the band. Spencer 6, M. H. S. 0. Friday, 18-Everyone on team gives a short talk in the gym after school. If what they say is true-we'll Win the rest or burst. Saturday, 19-Three cheers! M. H. S' 24, Warwood 0, Tilock has a hard time since he considers both teams his. He coached at Warvvood last year, you know. He didn't frown any 'cause we won though. Monday, 21-Nothing much going on any more except school. Vlfednesday, 23-Ano-ther night parade. Our school is altogether different now. They have Some pep. Of course they were always fine, but now they are finer. Thursday, 24-Thanksgiving-Holiday We did it this time. Cameron bows to Moundsville in a 20-0 mud bat- tle. A large crowd go from here, even if it was nothing but rain and mud. Who cares, when we win- how we look-or what we do 0? We paraded the streets of Moundsville when we came home. In other wo-rds we painted the town Red. Friday, 25-We all come to school but no one is anxious to go in. We de- cide to have a parade and show a little of our cheering ability. The whole school goes down to the ball park and yell as they never did be- fore. The board finally decide to give us a holiday if we will come to school for -L5 minutes after dinner.

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Girls Basket Ball uniforms are or- dered. January 12-Senior committee picksin- vitations. Junior committee picks rings. January 13-No wonder the girls lost to Littleton. Look what day it is. lJon't worry though, we'll have bet- ter luck next week. Girls: M. H. S. 7, Littleton 16, Boys: M. H. S. 24, Littleton 18. Juniors sell can- dy. January 1-1-Saturday. Boys play Smithfield. We win 3-1-22. Best game this year. Juniors sell candy again. Monday, Jan. 16-Beginning of exam week, Everyone shaking in their boots-O, I beg your pardo11-Go- loshes-which are more in style. January 17-VVhy are they so cruel to us? Exams are going on at their worst. January 18-Nothing happens but ex- ams-we don't have time for any- thing else. Friday, January 20-Girls and boys win to Martins Ferry. Boys 49-12. Girls 22-8. Monday, 233-We all register for second semester. Most everyone passed Tuesday, 2-1-School proper again. Mrs. Timby is added to our faculty, NVQ-dnesday, 25-High School night at Methodist Revival. Large crowd go in a body. Thursday, 26-Nothing happens. Ev- eryone seems to have gotten religion. Friday, 27-Boys go to Middlebourne. Win 28-23. Ilad wonderful time. -Iunior-Freshman chapel. Saturday, 28-Girls go to Sistersville. Boys meet them at train. Both teams play in the evening. Girls win 18-ti. Boys lose 28-2-1. Sunday, 29-Bunch meets the teams at train on the return trip from Sisters- ville. Monday, 30-All those playing athlet- ics don tt have to take Physical Training. Three cheers! Tuesday, 31-t'Please open my lock- er.', Mr. Haught. locks all girls lockers and there is sure some mix- up. Report cards are again given out, FEBRUARY : Wediiesday, 1-Girls jerseys come. Maybe We won't sport now. Meet- ing in gym right after school. Leah Conner is elected cheer leader to take Stultzieis place. M. H. S. boys and girls have a benefit game. Both first teams play both second teams. First teams Win in both games, Thursday, 2-Boys get Basket Ball blankets from the returns of the be- nefit game. Friday, 3-Boys go to Parkersburg. Lose 48-17. Hard luck. The Big Red seemed to have them bluffed. Senior-Sophomore chapel. Saturday, 4-Girls and boys both win from St. Mary 's. Boys score 42-16. Girls 14-9, Monday, 6-Freshie and Sophomore class meetings are to elect represen- tatives to the Athletic Council. Duck and Gus are the lucky ones. Tuesday, 7-Senior and Junior Class meetings are to elect the Athletic re- presentatives. Bill and Dutch are chosen. Announcement of the Senior play to be given in the near future. The Hoodoo. Vifednesday, 8-Girls and Boys Bas- ket Ball pictures taken. Lend me your powder puff. This from a girl. No hard feelings boys. Some