Akron High School - Torpedo Yearbook (Akron, IA)

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int lT'AIfS'll---- Mir JD! 1 CARNIVAL On a bright. evening, November 9, 1922, a carnival was given by the junior class of the Akron High School, funds for which were to go toward the annual junior- senior banquet. Many different side shows were erected some of which were, Swimming match between two girls , A Trip Around the Moon, The Only Ground Hog in Captivityf' The Missing Link,f' Fortune Tellingj, The Smallest Skelton in the World. Large quantities of pop corn balls, hot dogs, and hamburger sandwiches were sold. Mr. Reaney acted as, 'fChief Cook, with the support of members from the junior class. Meanwhile the cops were busy fining, pinching, and arresting everyone at the least move of Misconduct. The faculty, with few exceptions, were very entertaining. Miss McKellar, acting as the gray headed, old-fashioned, mother was seen taking her mischievious children out for a whirl in the world. Miss Hays, fthe H. S. English teacher J naturally acted as the squalling kid, and was pulled around in a little red wagon. The other members were dressed as older children but. nevertheless were as anxious as Dorothy herself to see all the sights. 'Could you feature Miss Edith Gillet with her hair in curls, her skirts at least to her knees, and an all day sucker in her mouth, yet it is all as it really Was. The whole evening was very well spent and light refreshments were served in the tea room by the Chinese maidens from the junior class. THE FLAPPER Blessings on thee little dame, Bare backed girl with knees the same, With thy turned up silken hose And thy thin, transparent clothes, With thy red lips, reddened more. Smeared with lip stick from the store, With that make up on thy face, And thy bobbed hair jaunty graceg From my heart I give thee joy, Glad that I was born a boy. WATER Water is a wonderous blessing, Good for washing face and ears, Just the thing for making rivers And surrounding ships and piers, Nice for parking under bridges, Swell for making rain and ink- Water is a wondorous blessing, But it makes one darn poor drink. QEZ l...LIlCf'1If l E l l r I E . l 1 l b U i D +1 Qi l

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s -' f -1x 'f-:M-'x':f ' .afar l TGLEJYTIIT ll-- l itll' Jljl T- x ug F' A SURPRISE BANQUET High School students are not supposed to gamble but the Senior boys and girls did the next. thing to it. lt was at the time of the inter-class basketball tournament when when basketball was coming into season. The senior girls made a vow that if the senior boys should beat the junior team they would give them a banquet, and bhe Loys agreed to do the same, but as you see the girls gave the banquet. This was given at the Allison home on a Friday evening. The dinner was called for 8 o'clock but, lgeing a class affair, it was decided not to be made too formal so only two courses were served. The first course consisted of breaded-pork-chops, creamed peas, mashed potatoes, bread and butter, and hot chocolate, last but 11ot least came the class colors, yellow and white, served as a desert. A dish of whipped cream with a slice of pineapple in it and half a banana placed in this brought out the colors very cleverly. A bright red cherry acted as the blaze of the candle. Fluffy cakes were also served. One article was almost forgotten and that was the pickles. Brother Kyl and Mr. ll. l.. March, seemed to be terribly bothered to see which was to get t.he last pickle. The party began to get somewhat noisy so in order to divide the pickles evenly, either plate was divided by a gold and white streamer, which was drawn up and tied directly over the table. Yet in spite of this precaution, a few of the conspicious Senior boys had to rearrange the streamers to suit themselves. After each one had politely excused himself, the merry group took to playing games and singing. The girls were very happily surprised at the excellent musical ability of their class-mates. Around mid-night the party adjournedg each one going his and her way. Nothing serious was heard from the boys the next day. Consequently their dinner must have gone well with them. lzetta Kelly U :J rd::3nfflA1t:i1.pf Il. F3E'1C1gFl

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Y'- llTIllT'ffJT lF 'l- I JHIIJ ,f During the month of February, Bartley Ogden, of the junior class and his sis- ter, O'ma., of the Sophomore class entertained their friends with a panty given at their country home. The happy group found their way to the Ogden home in packed Lizzies and after :1 rattling good ride, the party arrived already for action. Entertainment con- sisted of various games, dancing, and music. The orchestra was composed of talent found among those present. Asthetic and square dancing were among the prominent features of the evening. At eleven thirty a dainty two course luncheon was served, after which a short time was spent in playing more games and the orchestra burst forth with more lively tunes. Shortly after this they all expressed themselves as having spent a most enjoyable evening and stepping into the waiting cars they slept the weary miles away. BACK TO THE DAYS OF OLD Roller skating seems to be popular again especially with some of the Akron Tom Boysi This fact was proven at a stag party given by Marie Rootg when -the lar- ger portion of the prospective young women of Akron assembled at her home dressed in Knickers and were soon off for a real skate. Main Street furnished the greatest attraction as they formed an unbreakable line across the pavement, causing com- motion enough to waken the Gods. Later on they returned to the Root home where dancing and singing furnished entertainment for the remainder of the evening. It is rumored that a few of the basket hall players found their way to the scene of merriment and stole several, good luck, kisses which we feel sure turned the tables on them the following day at the Sioux City Tournament. A real feed was enjoyed, and Spike Brown made the evening complete by furnishing free taxi service. Another slumber party that means they generally turn out a crowing success, our reason for having so many. This one certainly did, though the Hostess, Margaret Burk, was somewhat disappointed at the failure of some of the basket ball girls to appear, owing to their Hinton tournament trip. Diving for apples and other like pranks were played as well as music, dancing, and telling of ghost stories' mid the twilight shadows. Before the bedroom was converted into a hair dressing parlor that would put the metropolitains out of business. A most delightful dinner was served at some time between sunset and sunrise and it is believed that the sandman forgot to visit the Patterson home that night. Jun- ior-Senior Banquet, Baccalaurea, class play, and commencement are the beacon lights to which the Senior Class are now centering their gaze, each bringing it's singular appeal. ---.-....-.----------- l Eli i