Alexis High School - Memoirs Yearbook (Alexis, IL)

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H CALENDAR Thursday, 14th — Ed feeling nervous — asked to give toast at Junior-Senior banquet. Friday, 15th — Grade cards given out. Preliminary contest this p. m. Monday, 18th- — Miss Parrish to Piick: For why are you leaning across the ai le? Silence followed until some wild animal on the west side of the room escaped and then Plick went on talking. Tuesday, 19th — The sewing club girls can not study for laughing today. So many cur- ious things happened last night. Received invitations to Junior-Senior banquet Wednesday, 20th — Preliminary contest last night. William Farrell placed first in oration, Ina Cooper in Essay and Elizabeth Ballinger in declamation. Thursday, 21st- — Juniors ' resurrection day — they were not dead but sleeping and arose to advertise their benefit show. Did you say the Seniors haven ' t any so-called spunk ? You should visit one of their meetings. Friday, 22nd — Peace — after a week of continuous war. Monday, 25th — Allie and Miss Emery believe in mud baths — at least it looked that w,iy, when they went to dinner today. Tuesday, 26th — Lots of excitement over a Freshman boy ' s lost note, Ha. Ha. Thuisday, 28th — No scho-ol p. m. Junioi ' -Senior banquet tonight. Friday, 29th — Seniors can ' t praise the Juniors too highly today. They say there never was a finer recept:c,n given to any graduation class. May Monday 2nd — Practicing hard for the play. Tuesday, 3rd — Everybody going! Where? To Senior Class play. Sure. Wednesday, 4th — A Southern Romance to be given again tonght. Thursday, 5th — The Juniors! Are they dead or only sleeping? Friday, 6th — Big meet at Knoxville. Alexis won second place. Won three medals and broke the javelin record. Monday, 9th — Reba on the war path. Everybody looking forward to a day of peace. Taesaay, 10th — New Pet — a little turtle. Pheiix: Is it a turtle dove? Miss Parrish: Well its a dove of a turtle, ' all right ' . Wednesday, 11th — Avis seems so blue today. Thursday, 12th — Everybody getting straight in Book Reports. Friday, 13th — Oh such surprises the record book reveals in the way of credits. Exhibit Day. Monday, IBth — Review! Review! Prospect of Exams. Tuesday, 17th — Extracts from diary cf a Junior — woke up at 8 o ' clock, si pp:d on a cake of soap and went to breakfast. ' Wednesday, 18th — One of those Just Days. Thursday, 19th — Terrible odor in chemistry lab. Purlee got sick and threw up a win- dow. Friday, 20th — Everybody at Kirkwood helping Alexis to w ' n the meet. Monday, 23rd — Wonder where Harry got his cackle . There ' s no 5 and 10c store here. Tuesday, 24th — Songsters practicing Three Blind Mice in assembly regardless of study hours. Wednesday, 25th — Sam: My stock in trade is brains. Bob: You ' ve got a funny look ' ng sample case. Thursday, 26th — New perfume — moth ball. Friday, 27th— S-chool Picnic. Monday, 30th — Class day exercises. Tuesday, 31st — Wish us luck along with your best wishes for tonite we take w ' ngs and fly far, far away. Doctor: Did you pay for this electric battery? Pheiix: No Sir. You told me to have it charged. Marm: I think Roy is simply wonderful. Feme: Yes, but that is the trouble, so does he.

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A CALENDAR February Monday 21st — The Misses Kathryn Fox, Leota Cooper and Kathryn Gresnwell visited school this n. m. MiSh Jiimery tc;ri some of the students that all the enter- tainment was no t necessary. Ask K. G. who was ent3rtain ' ng. Tuesday, 22nd — Reba ;n Englsh, ouoting from Rev . Crombie, Memorizing Hamlet wont get us to Heaven. Wednesday, 23rd — Prof, gone to Monmouth. Mr. Doyle and Coach Gates late for school. Thursday, 24tih — Mr. Lung visits Civic class; Seniors appreciated his talk. — Saved. Friday, 25th — Tests! Tests! Tests! but then teachers are so inconsiderate. March Tuesday, 1st — March walked in like a lamb. H. S. Girls ' Sewing Club met last night. Wednesday, 2nd — Preparing for Kid Party. Seniors have nabiscoes served right from box last period of day. Thursday, Srd — Esther completes her lessons in Ford driving — now gliding through Main street in the coupe. Fiday, 4th — Miss Treadwe ' l warns singing class: Girls do not hold flag — nor boys for mors than one beat. Monday, 7th— Got HaU Columbia today (day of rain, wind and hail) Miss Parrish sick. Tuesday, 8th — Mr. Gates and basket ball boys at Kirkwood. Wednesday, 9th — Plick has started shoe shining parlor in assembly room — Fern was first. Thursday, 10th — Prcf., Miss Parrish and Mr. Doyle have been out wading with high topped boots. (Refreshment committee for Kid Party , wonder if they had any angle food cake along). Friday, 11th — Oodles of fun today. Prof, and Coach Gates in Galesburg with B B boys Monday, 14th — Hekne back after two week ' s illness. Lunch at 3.20 p. m. — just candy. Tuesday, 15th — Punk day. Chorus practice. Boys in track togs today. Wednesday, 16tih — Where was everybody last night? All spend certain periods catch- ing up lost sleep. Even the instructors seem drowsy. Thursday, 17 ' th — Prof, brought down dignity of Seniors by calling them youngstes. Friday, 18th — Marcella, Magaret and Doris in Monmouth taking teacher ' s exams. Monday, 21st — Wonder when spring vacation is due? Successful orchestra practice. Tuesday, 22nd — A telegraph line and two stations established in Physics Lab. The shot and shell are falling. Wednesday, 23rd — Thirty-six girls hike to the country for breakfast. Search warrants Arrests — Cross Examinations — Where does the shot come from ? Thursday, 24th — Wanted — a match by Ed, to set fire to Hamlet. Toots received a picture from Seaton. Yes we all saw it. Friday, 25th — The end of a perfect (?) week. Monday, 28 — Ed is displaying a Kewpie curl — and displaying his red socks to a fare- you-well. Tuesday, 29th — Anxious glances — a few of the flock missing. Wednesday, 30th — The boys who were among the missing yesterday are those present in the office today. Thursday, 31st — Evelyn staged one act comedy in last period. April Friday, 1st — Busy — doing everything but studying. Monday, 4th — Local Bombardment again. No end of shot. Tuesday, 5th — Nice quiet day — most everywhere with a few exceptions. Wednesday, 6th — Having a few words over Class play. Select new one. Thursday, 7th — Began practicing new play. Boys out for track in full force. Friday, 8th —Fish stories start the day. Seniors exempt from classes in p. m. to prac- tice play. Monday, llth — Physics class went down railroad track to try out a few experiments on sound. Tuesday, VJ-ih — More sound experiments — victrola music instead of recreation. Wednesday 13th — Class meeting called, but for some domestic troubles of the president he could not meet the class.

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