Cerro Gordo High School - Gordian Yearbook (Cerro Gordo, IL)

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NOVEMBER I6-Our school was hosf +o +he coaches and prin- cipals of neighboring schools a+ a banquel in our gym. Don'+ fell, buf we heard fha? our praclical joker feachers gave a box of sliced Bermuda onions as a prize. I7-Home Ec Club sponsored a s+yle show This evening. Wha+ slylesl Whal chic! No wonder some of our lads venlured in +o look 'em over. I8- Shi Sh! Go noi near. A bil of snow has fallen, 'Tis The firsl This year. I9--Afler weeks of praclice +he fall concerl is over and wi+hou'r a single misfakez Congrcdulalions, band! 22-Groans! Six weeks exams! - NOVEMBER 23--A crowd of nearly iwo hundred foofball fans and players assembled in our orange and blue be- decked gym fo feasf a'r The annual foolball ban- quet Twenfy-nine boys received leffers and nu- merals. 24-Assembly +his morning. Edward Edmund. Slale Traffic Officer. impressed upon us The necessify of careful driving. 29-Have lhe girls s'rar'red a new fad? Wearing boys' shirlrs and frousers? No-jusf +he band being snapped once more. 30-Today Melvin Wagoner was crowned Prince of fhe Corn World. Cerro Gordo does produce cham- pions once in a while. I ln This Cres+ An lnferesling Display I Of Pholographs I BY I BOWEN STUDIO Cerro Gordo, Illinois 4l J 'll FERC5USON'S ' DRUG STORE l School Books and School Supplies I Sfarionery ' General Drug Sfore I I I Merchandise

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NOVEMBER I-The modern generalion has one asse+-very li++le Hallowe'ening done +his year. 3-Someone leff cabbage on Mr. Edwards' from! hibernafion. Bul no'r for long-+he nex'r day +he school was faced wifh The same old sloppy collars and shir+ sleeves. 3-Someone leff cabbage on Mr. Edwards' fronf porch. The nexl day he was lamenfing because spareribs weren'+ fhrown wilh +he sauerlcraul. 4-Arcola and lheir Olcaw Valley-known Popeye pushed lhe foofball +eam +o a 26-0 loss, 5-Cresf ballyhoo begun by an oplimislic slafl. 8-Our fufure loolball malerial, 'ream B, beal Be- men+'s seconds. NOVEMBER 9-Members of +he news s+aff lefl 'rheir usual rou- 'rine of news hunling +o enjoy a scavenger hun+. IO-Wafch 'rhe birdie! Organiza+ion and class piclures were +aken 'roday for 'rhe Cresi. II-Armislice Day! No school! An exci+ing fool-- ball game, on our own gridiron, wilh Afwood. Our loss 8-6. The Band marched in full coslume for +heir Ias'r appearance. I2- Righ+ 'rhis way! Every one a winner! Try your luck, and ge'r a nice prize, lady! P. T. A. car- nival was a greal success. I5- Won'+ be home 'lil la're 'Tonight Mom. Band prac+ice. The band is working hard for The fall concert I Complimen+s of s. s. DoBsoN , Furnirure and Funeral Direcror Cerro Gordo, Illinois I Phone 7I TROXEL'S CAFE SMOOTH FREEZE Meadow Gold I lce Cream 40

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339 9 -.ff :X if Ks, DECEMBER ,?nfx 5 J i 5 T 2-We sfarfed fhe baskefball season wifh a big pep meefing 3? and fhen a hard foughf game :fix KAR wifh Argenfa. Our defeats A L E N D A R Q 5 X Score, 27-23. 6--No school! Teachers mo- fored over fo lvlonficello fo Teachers' Counfy lnsfifufe. 7-Our old gym rang wifh mer- rimenf fonighf as fhe hardwood gleamed and fhe raffers rang and young afhlefes gave us a vicfory in fhe firsf home game of The season wifh Weldon. 8-Emily Grove's advice fo all would-be gamblers when punch- ing fhe punchbocrd is Before punching counf rapidly fo fiffy, while iumping up and down on your escorf's foes. If you don'f gef punched firsf, your punch will be a winner. 9-F. F.A. sfudenfs have gone in for debafing. We feel fhaf Mr. Nelson is frying 'ro Teach fhem fhe arf of arguing wifh fhe fufure Mrs. Farmers. IO-Cerro Gordo swamps De- land, 33-6. I4-The grade school sfudenfs presenfed a porfion of fhe op- ereffc in assembly. 1937-38 Sw me DECEMBER I5-Cerro Gordo Took advan- fage of Cisco when we de- feafed fhem by approximafely 30 poinfs. I6-Corporal lnglesfon gave us a word picfure of 'rhe ferrors of war. Alfhough he 'ralked a half hour over fime, no one yelled dinner. I7-No chemisfry! 20-Grade school gave a P. T. A. program. Nice going, kids! 2I-ln geffing revenge againsf Argenfa we were vicforious wifh a score of 28-IS. 22-Vacafion sfarfs +omorrow! Big general assembly before dis- missal. German band gave a rag fime version of Jingle Bells and Jimmy Tyler and Norma Seafon gave confribu- fions. 25-There really aren'+ many mischievous people, I guess. Even so, Sainf Nick was looking fhe ofher direcfion and missed ii. 3I-Remember! There is al- ways a day offer! Lafe hours and The nexf day's work clon'f agree. Affer December 3l a new year fakes ifs course. lf's fime you're affaining your goals, Seniors! iii -- is