Georgetown High School - Buffalo Yearbook (Georgetown, IL)

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1929-1930 Thk Gkorgktown I Ii-Times “MT LIFE THUS FAR” By Minnie, the Mouse, as Told to Onabelle Moody “Yes, Mam, I’ve seen many sights since I’ve taken up my home in G. 11. S. I have been making my home under the book cases in Miss Mack’s room, and in Miss Allen’s desk. Oh! I eat mostly books, and lunches that are out in the cloak room. Yes! I guess I can tell you about some of the things that have happened. School started Sept. 7. It sounded like a thunder storm to me. There were a lot of new freshmen running around trying to find out from which side they were to get into their seats. I thought Sept. 11, 1 would get some peace by staying in Miss Mack’s room, away from the “freshies,” but no! at 3:05 in rushed a mob of hilarious seniors and juniors to elect officers for the Literary club. Mary Powell was chosen as the President. I was certainly glad when they left ’cause Lucile Hinton just about stepped on me. I rushed out into the assembly and there were the juniors talking about their election. 1 heard someone say, “We’ve got a real talker for our class, “Ham” Haney. Sept. 13. I guess the other classes had election of officers, ’cause I heard Lois Almy and Annalee Mitchell say Rill Moore heads the senior class, Wayne Emory, the sophomore and John Haworth the freshmen. I tell you that freshmen class is an awfully lively bunch. Sept. 18. all the girls got together in the assembly. I thought 1 might as well listen in, because I feel as if I’m one of them. These girls were there to select officers for the Girls’ Club. They selected as their president let’s see. Oh! I know it was you—You sure do talk a lot. don’t you? Sept. 20, was the noisiest day I believe 1 ever spent in that assembly—You see, Georgetown was going to Sidell the following day. The student body thought they should have a little spirit among them and elect cheer leaders. Well, they elected Onabelle and “Tubby.” They led the assembly in some yells. I joined in with them with a few Squeeks.” On Oct. 3. 1 happened to be in the drawer of Miss Allen’s desk. I heard her say, “The Literary club has asked us to give our production of “Gareth and Lyn-ette” before them, shall we?” I never heard such clapping and shouting in all my life. 1 started to run away and just then Miss Allen spied me. She let out a terrible shriek. Silly of her wasn't it? Afraid of little Minnie? Oct. 8, Mr. Rlack said, “Cards are ready for you students.” I saw nothing but tears and heard nothing but groans the rest of the day. Why, because they failed to study and get good grades. Oct. 9, the Ag. boys presented, “Beating the Sheriff to Farmer Brown,” before the assembly. I liked it fine, I got up on the stage, too. No one saw me but Peg” Burd. She likes me so she didn’t say a thing. Oct. 11. the teachers went to L'rbana to attend a teacher’s meeting. I sort of felt responsible for the student body so I stayed to watch them. I enjoyed myself very much, for Lois E., Alma S.. Virginia E., and Katherine W., put on a little show. I can’t tell you about it, so you’d better ask them. Oct. 23, I heard Mr. Black say, Miss Allen, will you take charge of the assembly program this morning?” I knew right then I’d hear some singing. Sure enough I heard the students try to sing. Then Mr. Black bawled Larry. Wayne, and Leo S. out for shouting. They deserved it all right. I tell you I was glad when that assembly period was over, I hate to hear women sing, and you see I was nearest them. Oct. 30. Let’s see that was Hallowe’en night, wasn’t it? Oh! I was trying to catch up on my sleep that night when all at once 1 heard a lot of laughing and talking. I peered out, I saw the strangest looking people. Then it dawned on me that the high school was giving a party. Grubbie looked awfully funny in his sister’s clothes. Nov. 4, I happened to be in Miss Mack’s room getting ready for a date with “Timmy” that lives in the l oiler room. It was nice and quiet until Kenneth Crum and Dick Morris came in. I guess they were going to try out for the junior play, Captain Applejack.” Just for interrupting me I hope they don’t gel in the play. Nov. 13. Elmer Learnard and Dwight Lambert held their heads so high that I thought they must have fallen heir to several millions. I asked Timmy” the cause and he sez. “Oh! Minnie they broadcasted over the radio last night from WLS.” I thought to myself Mr. Murphy and Miss Mack must be awfully good dramatic coaches. Nov. 25. I didn’t sleep so well last night, so I thought maybe I could hear something exciting that had happened over the week-end. Well, while I was deciding this the opportunity came. Jean A., Winifred B., Mary P., and Mildred A., were talking about the Press convention they attended. Nov. 21. 22 and 23 over at Urbana. I guess they must have had a nice time. I just thought to myself, now I wish “Timmy” could be as romantic as those Joliet boys the girls were talking about. Nov. 27. “Timmy” told me Mr. R. Jewell of Danville was going to speak before the assembly. I sez, “This is one time I’m going to stay and listen, ’cause Timmy knows a good speaker when he sees one I tell you.” Mr. Jewell sure is funny. Even Mr. Black laughed. Timmy and I had the nicest little laugh right along with the student body. (Continued on page 35) Page Thirty-one

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'I' H I- (i!•: )RGKTOW N 111 -'1' I M KS 1929-1930 CAN YOU WORK THIS ONE? VERTICAL (Up and Down) 1. Teacher of Commercial work in G. H. S. 2. Kind of parties the seniors like to have. 3. What the sophomore girls look like when they play B. B. 4. The kind of F. L. H. dub meetings Mr. Burch calls. 5. What Wcstvillc means to G. I I. S. 6. 1930 F. B. captain. 8. How every one feels when he gets his card. 9. President of Washington -Jcf-ferson college after the Civil War. What some people look like. 10. 11. 12. 16. The kind of insurance that the Vocational Civics class are 34. going to take out. 3g. Our secretary, that docs everything for us. 37 Our last exam. 18. Abbreviation of the class Miss Garver teaches 8th hour. 10. A West India plant learned about in Mr. Murphy’s Commercial Geography class. 20. Name of the book written by Col. Chas. Lindbergh. 21. French for summer. 22. Craziest boy in G. H. S. 24. An article. 27. A b b r e v iation for road. 28. A man’s name. 30. The girl with long blond curls in G. H. S. 33. The sound a rusty hinge makes. A preposition learned in Miss Allen’s English class. What the football boys are not allowed to drink. What the seniors call their father, now that they’ve grown up. o ft 77 pu X7 V ■ S3- 1 1 23. What “Bam” used to call his father. 23. The first word the seniors ever uttered. 26. The starting place in Sweeley’s favorite game. 29. Mussoulini III. 31. The kind of steak “Hamhone ordered down at Terre Haute, the day G’town played Bieknell. 32. Our Music director. 15. A weh-footed waterfowl, like a common duck, hut smaller. 36. Everybody in G. H. S. 41. How the seniors are beginning to feel. 44. Not at any time. 45. To make fit or suitable. 46. One of our cleverest teachers, a natural born leader. 48. Likeness. 49. Imperative form of the Latin verb voco. 51. Abbreviation for after dark. 52. The last event in our track meets. 38. What the boys will have if they don’t leave “hard liquor” alone. 39. Something necessary in the Sport called the love game. 40. To turn in a circle. 42. A preposition that Miss Surratt teaches about in her English class. 43. Famous last words of Miss Rees, “I don’t give an—” 44. Best Eats Chairman, of the Girls’ Club for the Mother’s Tea, we’ve ever had. 45. The nickname of the man, who lost by one vote, the straw vote of the Presidential election of 1929, that took place in G. H. S. 46. The name given to the students that sit on the east side of the assembly. 47. A loyal supporter of the G. H. S. football team. 50. Lowest point. 53. What the F. L. H. lacks this year. 60. Each of us. HORIZONTAL (Back and Forth) 1. Editor of Purple and White. 7. Captain of senior boys’ B. B. team. 13. President of Girls’ Club. 14. Crowd of freshmen. 15. Preposition learned in Miss Mack’s English class. 16. Author of the “Raven.” 17. What all teachers have. (ln line 2 one number is missing. There should be a number 16 vertical in the space to the right of 15.) 54. What the freshmen fail to do some times when Miss Henderson tells them to go to the office. 55. What all the senior girls would like to do. 56. Another word for knock. 57. State of being adjacent. 58. W’hat most everyone has. 59. The recent B. B. captain of G. H. S. 61. What you wear. 62. A hotel in Danville. 63. A boy very popular in the agricultural section in G. H. S. 64. A hard working teacher, always willing to help in anything she can. Pajc Thirty

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1929-1930 Thk Gkorgktown IIi-Timks SILVER P y BLANCHE JONES Silver was a fuzzy, Huffy, smoky-colored Persian kitten. From the tip of her wee pink nose to the end of her big Huffy tail, she was the personification of daintiness. Silver would not let any one feed her but me. and none but the choicest food which pleases kitten palates, could be fed to her. In the evenings we would watch Silver play. She was one of the most playful kittens that I have ever seen. A kitten that is not playful lives a very dull and unpleasant life. Silver ran. jumped, pranced, frolicked, and rolled all about the house. One of her favorite games was to leap to the middle of the lace curtains and swing to and fro. Many of the neighbors thought it was awful the way the kitten ran and played in the house. They said that if it belonged to them they would either kill it or give it away. But why be so cruel to dumb animals, just because they are having a little fun. Remember this—that there is a proper dignity and proportion to be observed in the performance of every act of life” (Marcus Aurelius). When Silver was reprimanded she would turn her frightened, saucer shaped, copper eyes upon the cruel person and then scamper down across the floor to safety. Her fear was short-lived for in less time than it takes to tell it, she would be back at her pranks again. Silver’s innocent gaze and soft rumbling purr endeared her even to her enemies. One day Silver stepped down from her favored pranks of aristocracy and caught a mouse. The mouse was very frightened but to Silver it was the prize of her hunt. The soft innocence of Silver’s eyes turned to relentless murder as she gobbled it down before it had a chance to squeak. “The youth of Silver was a blunder, the maturity a struggle and her old age a regret.” Silver died when she was five years old. I mourned for her as if she were a sister, but on recollecting some past thoughts i came to the conclusion that Longfellow was right: “Trust no future howe’er pleasing! Let the dead Fast bury its dead! Act, act in the living present! Heart within and God o’erhead! Every Road’s a Long Lane Prize Winning Poem By MARY POWELL F.vcry road's a long lane. A silvery lane to roam; Hut every road that winds the plain Leads at last to home. This long road that I shall go (Hark to a hidden rill!) Why lead it high or lead it low There’s beauty—beauty still. O! all the world's a gay green dell With here a palace fine, lint in the world (I know this well) There’s no home like to mine. And though your way lead high and high Though it be brave, my brother. And at it’s end you find free sky— Why I—I’ll find my Mother! Page Thirty-two GLIMPSES OF 1929-30 AT G. H. S.