Ottumwa High School - Argus Yearbook (Ottumwa, IA)

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 president; E. Sinclair. Secretary and H. Wing- er. Treasurer. ib—Ottumwa and Mt. Pleasant battle to a scoreless tie. 20— Chapel. 21— Pep Chapel. 22— Preliminary Oratorical tryouts. 23— Lyceum tickets go on sale. 25—Seniors dress up for their pictures. Ottumwa loses to Burlington q—b. 30—Ottumwa defeats Chariton 14—o. NOVEMBER 3—Hurray! Teachers’ Convention at Des Moines. 6— Such weather! 10— Pep Chapel for Armistice Day game. 11— Armistice Day. Fairfield defeats Ottumwa 13—o. 12— Open House night. Iowa Nine Declamatory con- test at Oskaloosa, Ed. Canny represents Ot- tumwa. 1 5—First Number on Lyceum Course. Almo Quintet. 17— Dramatic Club presents, Not Such a Goose, in Chapel. 18— The “gum law goes into effect, iq—Galoshes are back again. 22— Mr. Anway resigns. Mr. Sogard takes his place. 23— Pep Chapel for Osky game. 24— Pep meeting at Shaefer’s Field. 25— Osky wallops Bulldogs for Turkey-Day dessert. 13—b. 2b—A day off—Hurray! 2q—Back again, no more vacations till Christmas. 30—Basket Ball practice begins. DECEMBER 1—Six weeks tests—the curse of an education. 3—News and Annual send delegates to Grinnell Press Convention. Bob Powell elected Vice- president of Iowa High School Press Associa- tion. b—Health Week. Dr. Kallendery talks in Chapel. 7— Day of woe (report cards out). 8— Ice! Sleet! I should say so. 10—First Basket Ball game—Ottumwa 2b, Keokuk 12. 13— Sub-zero weather—many red noses. Juniors get their rings and pins, watch for them. 15 Pep Chapel for A Pair of Sixes. ib—Second number of Lyceum Course, A Pair of Sixes. 17— First Little Six game. Ottumwa 13, Mt. Pleas- ant 8. 18— Chariton defeats Ottumwa 21—11. 21— Our old friends, the alumni, are among us again. 22— Luck’s our way—Ottumwa defeats Osky 2q—21. What do you think of that ? CUM t M OMiT II THAT YOU mRCAQET-? JOHN SfEMUlfG-p1 001 OWE. HE YOUR ) 1 NOnWR — I 1 VJANT TOG010 THE DANCE-?] COOD .-VnHCKl(OTol Ky cr in MVI-M H UP» miH HNtf Hytueuay i n po you wot mu cars: n ' 1 WHAZ Z AT t P Rating 5TR CT WwAntKT ANO W S G AtfcONtTTS . o.

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 Calendar SEPTEMBER 7— School opens with 1,237 pupils enrolled. 8— We welcome our nine new teachers. q—Many people add confusion to our halls. 10—Will we ever get settled? 13— Lost -one dog. Found in 205 amid much barking. 14— Jim Smith starts to attend classes regularly. 15— Student Council is ready for work. B. Webber elected Pres.; S. Mahon, Vice-pres.; V. Law, Secy. 16— The 1Q27 Argus Annual Staff selected. 17— Argus News starts subscription campaign. 20—Seniors already looking forward to commencement. 22 Seniors start to take on their traditional dignity. 24—We extend our sympathy to Rex McMinn, who lost three fingers in the Manual Training Room. First Foot Ball game. Cedar Rapids defeats Ot- tumwa 33—o. 27—Band and Orchestra are organized, now we may have some music in Chapel. 2Q—First publication of Argus News. OCTOBER 2—Ottumwa defeats Washington 6—2 in a hard fought game. 4— The ’pink slip” system goes into effect. Ed. B. Canny elected President of Junior Class. 5— Miss Floff takes Miss Appel’s place in the Com- mercial Department. 8—Pep meeting at Shaefer's Field in order to bring a crowd out to the Albia game. q—Ottumwa defeats Albia b—o. 13— Dramatic Club banquet at Fiotel Ottumwa. 14— Argus News out. Seniors elect B. Webber. President; V. Law, Vice- nS ' 20

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OP 45£ MlNa WMlHAttAASS GUS A OR OW XT's Twt U»l V«L A»t a»-L MO gttoNG Vlft 23— Chapel. Art Club presents a Christmas play. Christmas vacation begins. 31 Burlington defeats Ottumwa in the fastest game played on their floor in many a moon. 2b—24. JANUARY 3—School again! Santa Clause must have been pretty good to some, by the looks of their clothes. 5— Honor roll Chapel. Mr. Beck gives talk on barm Relief. 6— Pep .Chapel for Cedar Rapids and Fairfield games. 7— The Bulldogs took Kelly’s Tigers for a 16—14 trimming. 8— Bulldogs defeat Fairfield 32—13. 11— Seniors make plans for a mid-year “hard time” party. 12— Letter Chapel—Yea. Teams! 13— Bulldogs defeat Washington 41 15. 14— Third number of Lyceum Course. 17— Last b weeks tests. Hurray! 18— Bulldogs get revenge by defeating Chariton 44—7. 20—Semester closes. At last a little more vacation. 21 Muscatine upsets Bulldog's hope for winning the Little Six. Ottumwa 13. Muscatine 17. 24— Yea Preps! Mid-year Seniors defeat Creston Jr. College 27—b. 25— Classes get off at a flying start. 2b—Chapel. Preps occupy incline steps. 2Q—Mt. Pleasant defeats Ottumwa 28—2b. Ft. Madison defeats our wrestlers 23—17. 30—Why were Preps invented ? FEBRUARY 1— Our friend, Bill Clark, is leaving us to go to Seattle, Wash. Good luck Bill. 2— Oh! The ground hog saw his shadow. Bill Lowery whistles in Chapel. 3 -Pep Chapel for Burlington game. 4 Burlington defeats Ottumwa in hard fought game, 24—22. 7—Home declamatory tryouts. q—Lawyer Hunt talks in Chapel. 10— Fourth number on Lyceum Course, Jean Gros and his French Marionettes. 11— Verna Law represents Ottumwa in Big Nine De- clam Contest at Clinton. Jean Gros talks to Art and Dramatic Clubs. 12 “O” Club party. Cedar Rapids defeats Ottumwa, 15—13. 14 Snow—Well I II say—Here starts the bad weather. 15— Ottumwa seconds defeat Bloomfield 23—13. ib—Chapel. Mr. Daggett gives some interesting numbers on the Harmonica. 22