Burnham High School - Burgoblac Yearbook (Burnham, PA)

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DIARY SEPTEMBER 1 Z 5-Labor Day. Our labors begin. Half holiday for the students. Ethel visits Maitland in the p. m. We wonder why? 6-Real work started today. We were given our books and assignments. 7-Freshies are beginning to act civil- ized. 8-First orchestra practice of the year. They have a contract to play in the Burn- ham Follies, September 15 and 16, at the Y. M. C. A. under the direction of Miss Dunkel. 9-Senior Faculty Adviser commands Harry to put his chewing gum in the refuse can. Paul Purcel sports a new sweater. 12-First music period of the year. Miss Smith gives a very interesting talk about our music activities of the year, 13wMr. Kennedy gives the Junior and Senior Classes a talk on the harm of chew- ing gum. 14-Everyone down to work at last. Freshies are getting acquainted. 15-Chapel in the a, m. 16-Grace Sipe swallows her chewing gum. 17-Mr. Sipe gives a talk in Chapel. Freshies have music on Thursday and the Eophomores, Juniors and Seniors on Mon- ay. 20-Mid Walters takes a tumble. 21-Helen and Mary have a friendly argument. 22-Senior Class meeting. I 23- Jo Fagan and Margaret Parks have a hair pulling contest. 26-Sophs and Juniors have music. Freshies get weighed. 27-Mr. Kennedy gives a talk to the girls in Chemistry Class, and invites all to play. Boys start Basketball practice. 28-Freshmen shooting tin-foil around like children. 29-Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors get weighed. 30-A dignified Senior CDotJ falls in the hall. FORTY-EIGHT OCTOBER w .L Q Q CTN gait e 9 e so 3-Jim Pully looks downcast, Rhoda went to Baltimore. Miss Smith talks to school about organizing a Glee Club to sing at P. T. A. on Tuesday. 4-Jim gets a letter. Teachers have a meeting after school to discuss improve- ments of the High School. 5-A caterpillar escapes in English Lit. Class, it nearly defeats Mr. Harris. Questionaires given out. 6--Game at Port Royal. B. H. S. wins. Amos Briner has a mishap. Dignified Seniors get a ride in an old Ford. 7-Dot makes a date with Locky. 10-Juniors get their rings. Juniors have a farewell party for Stuckey. George gets a letter. 11-Girls Glee Club sings at P. T. A. Dot and Lucky go to see the Big Parade. 12-The next day it rained. Slicker parade. Very heated discussion in Chem- istry class. 13--Senior class meeting. Lena com- poses poetry in History class. 14-Four Seniors get a bawling out in History class. Lena turns Annie Laurie . Plans for a party at Dot Walker's. 17-No school for a week. Teachers Institute. Party a great success. 24-Celia thinks she has the mumps. Dot, Lena, and Celia organize a sewing circle for their Hopeless Chest. 25--Chemistry makes chlorine gas. Dot Musser nearly passes out. Beryl goes to a party with Sam. 26-Rhoda wears a crape. Jim goes away. Dot Musser informs the History class that there is one Sunday in each week. Miss Howe and her man go to the movies. 27-Boyd H. informs the History class that Rhode Island Reds grow in Rhode Island. 28-Lena has a date tonite-It's Fri- day. Masquerade parade on the campus, by the children, including Celia. 31-Emma gets her hair cut. Lena wears Percy's sweater. Miss Howe shakes the Freshies like kindergarden pupils.

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1 v 1 4 r ' ' -r' - A f-5A 115 3 A in V 2 I . C56 mxndef ,CE GERCLE QRANCAIS OFFICERS President ,,,,,,,,. , ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.....,..,,,,,,,,,...,,,,, ,,,,,,,, L arry Fagan Vice President ,,,,,, ..,,,,,,,, R uth Bay Secretary ,,,,,,,. ,,,,,,..,,, L ydia Briner Treasurer ,,,,,,,, Alice Romig Le Cercle Francais is the name of a club that was organized in October by the pupils who were studying French. There were fifty-four members in the club. This was the Hrst year for an organization of this kind. Several times during the year the club showed lantern slides of France and Joan of Arc. The social event of the year was a party held in the school building. The evening was spent in playing games in French. FORTY-S EVEN

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NOVEMBER DECEMBER CID E C05 Gi 'Y in fs fi ll -X .4 Q . in Q A ua Qs 1-Miss Howe wears a new dress. Dot E goes hunting. Rhoda leaves school. 2-An earthquake in English Litera- ture Class-a chair breaks under the weight of Esther Yeater. Harry gets a new sweater. 3-Four Senior Commercials and Mr. Sipe print a News Letter. We hope to make the News Letter permanent. Mr. Sechrist gives a chalk talk. Helen gets a ride in a Cleveland. 7-Lena gives Dutch a hard upper cut on the right jaw and pushes him on the floor. 8-Art Wears a new blue sweater. Exams tomorrow. Freshmen are begin- ning to study. Advice to Freshmen- Don't cramm! 9-Everybody looking rather blue around the mouth-first day of exams. 10-Mr. Kennedy doesn't get time to curl his hair. More exams. ll--Juniors publish Blue and White. Half holiday celebrating Armistice Day. 14-Larry and Miss Smith had a dis- pute in Chapel. Boys receive their basket- ball togs 15-Miss Peters wears a new dress to school. Seniors hold a party at the home of Mary Beale. ' 16-Literary Society organized. Mag- azine campaign started for the benefit of the Athletic Association. 17-Seniors 'hold a class meeting. gVindow mysteriously broken in the Lab. oor. 18-Mr. Sipe and Mr. Kennedy give a dialogue in chapel illustrating good and bad salesmanship. Mr. Sipe urges everyone to sell magazines for A. A. 21-Another of those 'tblue Mondays. Ethel and Beryl have a birthday. 22-Magazine campaign progresses. Dot has a date with Sam tonight. 23-Athenaeum Literary Society gives a Thanksgiving program. Seniors distrib- ute The Bee, a special number. 28-Back to work after two days va- cation. Senior class misses fMrs.J one of it members fCeliaJ, they also become lucky 13 . 29-Mr. Kennedy loses the Chemistry papers. We wonder where his mind is- surely not on chemistry. 30-Last day of month. A. A. distrib- ute pencils to the pupils to sell that they might Root for Burnham High School. l-Mr. Kennedy turns housewife. He tried his hand at making gelatin. Boyd goes hunting for dear, 2-First snowfall of the year. Some- one prooosed a sled load., Three cheers for B. H. S. Team won another game from Milroy last night. 3--Dot becomes Dr. Weaver's private secretary. Everybody washes their neck and cars. for the Doctor is coming to ex- amine them. 6-The Academic students think that they will turn commercial as the commer- cial students have been excused from class- CS to do work in the office. 7-Arthur gets his hair cut. Harry loses his Ulishing bait in Geometry Class. Mid l'ses control of her chewing gum. 8-Some of the students have their 'tsnapshootsn taken of them after school. Emma cleans up the Lab after the experi- ment. 9--Harrv P. sports his sister's sweater to school. High School goes to the Em- bassy to see tRomance of Rayon, spon- sored by the Viscose Company. Emma teaches Freshman English. Senior Acad- emics publish the BF Bob Harpster goes to Philadelphia. 10-Dora Cramer breaks her pearl necklace. Dot goes to Lancabter. Boyd wonders if Miss Howe believes in Santa Claus. 13-Parent-Teacher meeting at 2:30 p. m. Doc Weaver examines the Sophs. He asked Mid if she had a heart or if some one else had it. 14-English Lit. Class turns to a dra- matic class. Seniors are examined by Dr. Weaver. Mr. Harris takes his girl friend to the movies. 15-Emma gets a good Hwhiskeringy' by some of the boys. Today's the last of the hunting season-Boyd's last chance. 16-Everybody in bad humor-it must be contagious. Mr. Sipe gives a short talk in Chapel, concerning tardiness. Christmas frolic planned. 19--Miss Smith tells the Freshman that there is a Santa Claus. Miss HoWe's Ford run out of gas. Senior Geometry class makes ornaments for the Christmas tree. Will wonders never cease? Bob VORTY-NINE