Burt Community School - Bears / Roundup Yearbook (Burt, IA)

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 THE PIONEER !»xS $ $ SxS “GONNA GO T’ TH’ PARTY?” That sentence was on the lips of everyone in High School for a few days preceding the party. It was an all-High School affair with the Seniors as hosts and hostesses. As it was the first party of the year, the Freshmen were the guests of honor. By eight o’clock, the faculty and most of the students were there. The good time began with a grand march followed by High School games. Mr. Huffman and Donald Stow chose up sides and had each side represent a college; Harvard and Yale. They had races, hurdles, nd other athletic events- The winners won points and after the contest was over and the points counted up, it was found that Harvard was the winner. Then came the feed, which was greatly appreciated by the faculty —and pupils. Everybody went home tired, but happy. PHYSICS CHARM L. C. Gardner is my teacher, I shall not pass. He maketh me to answer in a heating effect. He leadeth me into the dry cell. He calleth me his electromagnet; He leadeth me into the paths of least resistance, Yea, though I walk with Newton and Pascal, I cannot recite for they will not help me; their dignity and their laws, they crush me. He prepareth me for electric shocks in the presence of my classmates- He raineth on my head his questions. He showeth me up. Verily, Physics does haunt me every hour of my life. Until I shall dwell in High School forever. Georgia (In the Grammar room). “May I git a drink?” Mr. Huffman—“What ? ?” Georgia—“May I git a drink?” Mr. Huffman, (trying to get her to correct herself)—“What? ? ?” Georgia—“Well, then, may I go out and swallow some water?” Those who never do more than they are paid for never are paid for more than they do.

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 ■4 $xS xS Sx$ '$x5 Sx$ S 5xS xS «x$ 4x$ « $ '- $k» $ » $ S t 5 J « Sx$ 3x»«x$ $ 3 3 -S $ The history of the class of nineteen hundred and twenty three started in nineteen hundred and eleven, when, on the fifth day of September, fifteen children entered the first grade, among whom were Opal, Marion, Pauline, Clara and Aleeda. These five were the only ones out of the present class of twenty-two to go straight through and graduate together. They were joined later in various grades by the other members of the present class. Warren joined them in the second grade, Edna in the third, Paul and Lauretta in the sixth, Owen and Donald in the seventh and Leila in the eighth. When we entered the ninth grade we were hailed with joy by the rest of the high school, who made it a point to bother us as much as possible. We were joined here by Orville, Ida, Frances, Bernice and Gertrude. In the tenth grade we were re-enforced by the addition of Guy and Floyd, who had decided to quit a year and wait for us. In the eleventh grade we were further fortified by having Lynn, Martin and Hazel join us. While in this grade, we gave the Junior Class play, the name of which was “The College Town , given the twenty-fifth and the twenty-sixth of May in the local Opera House. The Junior-Senior Banquet was given the fourteenth of May in the assembly room of the High School- Our Senior class was well represented in the declamatory contest this year, Paul and Hazel being in the County Contest, while Pauline, Orville and Donald were the entrants in the State Contest. We were also well represented in Athletics as three of the twelve members of the baseball team were Seniors, while four out of six basketball play- ers were Seniors. We were well represented in music in both the Junior and Senior year on both the girls’ and boys’ Glee Clubs. On the seventeenth of January, while in our Senior year, we preseted two short plays entitled “Spirits and Spooks” and “The Mischievous Nig- ger” and at the time of this writing are working on a third play to be presented soon. THE PIONEER CLASS HISTORY THE SENIORS —WARREN RINGSDORF 19 2 3 22

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THE PIONEER BEATITUDES OF THE FACULTY And seeing the multitudes, Prof, went into the class room, and when he was set the students came unto him. And he opened his mouth and commanded them saying: Blessed are they who behave, for they shall inherit the teacher’s good will- Blessed are they who study nights, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall be called the teachers’ pets. Blessed are they who do not hunger after candy and chewing gum, for they will not incur Miss Grover’s wrath. Blessed are the Seniors, for they are to be envied their last year of misery. Blessed are the studious, for they shall posess a diploma. Blessed are they who do not shirk Current Events or do not wear boots to school, for these sins are never forgiven. Blessed are they who are persecuted for wrong doings, for they shall know better next time. Blessed are ye not when the teachers revile you and persecute you and say all manner of evil against you for ye shall never receive a credit. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for so persecuted they those who went before you. Prof.—In Physics Review was giving us a problem in the pressure on a dam. Nobody seemed to have it and he said, “Have you all for- gotten how to work the DAM problems?” 19 2 3 a