Elgin High School - Husky Tracks Yearbook (Elgin, OR)

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Dr. Kirby: Hello John! Well, Bee and I have had a quarrel al- ready. Beatrice: No we haven’t. 1 have only been trying to get an esti- mate of what money we can expect from the Board for our commence- ment expenses. Dr. Kirby: Well, I’ve already told her we will supply the place, the speaker, and the diplomas. Beatrice: Mow about the programs? Will you supply them? Dr. Kirby: We will, if we see fit. That’s OUR business and you need not worry your head over other affairs not your own. How abnui it. Shoemaker? Shoemaker: That’s right. Doc. Dr. Kirby: You see this commencement exercise is an affair given by the Board. WE simply invite YOU to attend and be on time. While you are the chief actors of the occasion, nevertheless it is OUR affair. So, when the time is set, please be there, for when the SCHOOL BOARD gives anything we commence promptly, not a minute before or after. (Enters Agnes). Dr. Kirby and Shoemaker: Hello there! And what have you to say? Agnes, (laughing and taking a chair): Oh! we want some money. You see we’ve got a number of announcements to get and we wondered if you would help us pay for them. Dr. Kirby: We will not! The School Board intends to invite the public, one and all, rich and poor, great and small, thru' t ie Elgin Recorder. How about it. Shoemaker? Shoemaker: That’s right. Doc. Dr. Kirby: If you wish to announce the exercises to your friends that is your business and you will stand your own expenses. Agnes, (handing Dr. Kirby the announcement the class had chosen): This is what we picked out. Shoemaker: I don’t believe in invitations. They arc only sent to those from whom you expect to get a big present. Beatrice: But those are announcements, not invitations. Dr. Kirby: Well, I don’t think those are any more appropriate than something like this, (handing Agnes a soiled old hospital announce- ment). Of course, it hasn't that pretty little picture up in the corner, but it’s just as good and serves the purpose just the same. Beatrice: Well, but we’ve already picked on that and, as far as the Board paying for them, I assure you we were willing to pay for them ourselves. That isn’t what we come to talk about. IT’S HOW Ml (.11 you are going to give us for our other expenses at eommcnce- 24

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A SKXK )K TMA(»K1)Y (By tiii: Little Moese in the Corner). Cast of Characters: Mr. Shoemaker...... I)r. Kirby......... Beatrice Littlefield Agnes Milne........ Ben Bush ---------- Hubert Brack .... Fulton Meade....... ..Chairman of the School Board ..Member of the School Board A Senior Committee Sent to Interview the School Board Scene—Dr. Kirby’s office. Period—March 20, 1012. Time of Representation—Thirty minutes. (The curtain discloses the doctor’s office with a large desk and chair in one corner, four chairs and two stools scattered about the I UVHII ) . l)r. Kirby, (leaning back in his chair and looking at watch): I do wish they would hurry! It’s the same old story ever year; but it won’t take long for ME to tell them what we'll do. (Enter Beatrice Littlefield). I)r. Kirbi : Come right in. I’ve been waiting for you. The rest of the School Board will be here by four. I suppose you have come to see how much money we are going to spend on this Senior class? Beatrice: Yes, sir; you know at commencement time there’s quite a little expense and we want to know just what you 11 do for us. Dr. Kirbi): Well, 1 can tell you very soon. First (counting.on his fingers), we will provide a place; second, a speaker; third, the diplomas. You must remember the diplomas are quite an expense, besides it costs TWENTY-FIVE CENTS extra for getting your names printed on them and then we furnish the ribbons to tie them with. Beatrice: But you gave the first graduating class quite a liberal amount? , Dr. Kirbi): Yes. we'll admit that, but we made fools of ourselves then. Beatrice: You gave the Bill class fifty dollars. Dr. Kirby: We did not. Beatrice: I don’t care, they said you did. (Enter Mr. Shoemaker). —23—

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inent time. I)r. Kirby: Well, vve don't pay for any invitations, that’s sure! Ague»: These are not invitations, they are announcements. (Knter the three boys). Shoemaker: This is what looks good to me; you can talk to girls any old time. We have talked with them every other year until now. Well now, boys, what have you got to say? (Hen and Fulton gracefully take the stools, Robert a chair). Robert: We’re here to see bow much the School Board is going to help us out. Dr. Kirby: Well, I’ve said it before. I’ll say it once more. We furnish the place, the speaker, and the diplomas. lieatriee, (sarcastically): And programs if you see fit? Dr. Kirby: That’s our business. Robert: How about our flowers? Shoemaker: We’ll have to do a little lor you. Agues: Well then, do you think you can get us the flowers to decorate with? Dr. Kirby, (for the thirteenth time): We get the place, speaker and diplomas, I said, and nothing more. If you want flowers then get a few house plants and put a row along the edge of the stage. Ren : But we have our class flower, with which we want to decorate. lieatriee: We girls will each have to have our boquets to carry. Agnes: And we have got to have something more than house plants to decorate that stage with. Dr. Kirby: That is for you to tend to. Robert : Maybe we can work Mr. Shoemaker to help us out here. Shoemaker: I don’t know, I’m pretty stubborn. lieatriee: Well, I’m going to go! (Rets up and gathers up books and turns to the door). Dr. Kirby : Well, you don’t need to go away mad. lieatriee, (returning to her seat): I’m not mad, I simply ha o found out what you are going to do. or rather not going to do, and that is all I came for. Agnes: I just don’t see where we will get the money for every thing. lieatriee: Oh, we’ll give some more entertainments. Dr. Kirby: Yes. you’ll work us one way, if not another. Robert: Sure. Dr. Kirby: They are always contriving some scheme. How about it, John? Shoemaker: They sure are. Doc. —25-