German Township High School - Laureola Yearbook (McClellandtown, PA)

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18. Boys received their football letters today. Some fine speeches —seems like old times of speechmaking. 19. Working on the Laureola. 20. Friday and no assembly. Gee! the days are dreary. 23. No assembly—that’s unusual for Monday. 24. Basketball tonite—Ray! 25. We beat Waynesburg College Freshmen. So did the girls. 26. Another day to celebrate. 27. Sounds like all celebration and no school—don’t fool yourself?? 29. Les Miserable today—a matinee for the High School. Game at Point Marion. 30. My Gosh! We won again. Speeches from Culleton, Smith and Semsey. Back to the old fashioned speechmaking. 31. No assembly on Tuesday. February 1. Assembly—with orations and some singing. 2. Latin Club Meeting tonite. 3. Assembly—orations. Game with Georges. 6. We defeated them. More orations. Laureola Staff meet. 7. Game tonight with Carmichaels here. 8. We won. Seems like a weekly occurrence. More speeches. Titus had the floor. Ample cheering. Orations. 9. An assembly—orations. 10. Friday and no orations. Interclass Basketball game in the afternoon. 13. Blue Monday—orations. 14. Valentine day. Teacher’s party tonite. 15. Assembly—orations—same old grind. 17. Interclass game this afternoon. Game with South Union tonight. Tomorrow is the big game with Redstone. 20. Girl’s Athletic Association Party. Big crowd. Good time. 21. Lots of snow today. 22. Washington’s Birthday. 23. Nothing today except hard work. 24. Game with Mapletown. We won. 27. Assembly. 28. If this wasn’t leap year it would be the last day of February. 29. Hurrah! it came at last. Latin Club Meeting at 8 bells. March 1. Daily grind on the first day of March. 2. Last day of the week and no one is sorry. Inter class games this afternoon. Game with Pt. Marion tonite. 5. We won over Pt. Marion—17-16. It was easy for the girls. Got Miscroscopes today. 6. No assembly. 7. My Gosh! More orations—poor Seniors. 8. Nothing but a dry day. 9. Alumni plays us tonite. We expect to win. 16

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21. Extre! Extre! Extre! Big Robbery! The teachers desks were ramsacked. Someone spent a dishonest week-end. 22. We play South Union today and we won. 51-0. Most all the subs played. 23. Last day of school this week. Thankskiving program today. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving day and we are going to play Uniontown—the last game of the season. Goodbye, until Monday. Now for the first vacation of the year. 28. Good news, mates, we cleaned up on Uniontown, 19-0. But there was one downfall—the bleachers fell with G. T. H. S. fans. Were you on it? 29. Nothing at all. 30. Boys have begun practice for basketball. Seniors are practicing play. December 1. Christmas is coming. 2. Have started to sell Christmas seals. Mr. Fessler has charge. 5. Redstone has the cup—we come very close to winning it. Lau-reola Staff meeting. 6. Nothing much except selling Christmas Seals. 7. Drew names today. What excitement. Now isn’t this strange? Dorothy got Peanuts’ name. 8. Assembly. The cast for “His Uncle’s Neice” was on the stage today. Miss Vail, the Coach, gave a short synopsis of the play. Boost the play. Bise was elected Captain for 1928. The annual Football Banquet was held last nite. 9. End of the week and very cold. 12. Assembly. The boys are sporting the Junior girls tarns. How-cute they look! 13. Report cards. Oh! oh! oh! too many flunked. 14. Assembly. But not much occured. 15. “His Uncle’s Neice” tonight. Everybody have their tickets? 16. Ditto. The play was wonderful! 19. Gave a matinee play today. The cast was well selected. 20. We’re all ready for our Xmas program and presenations of gifts. 21. Last day of school before Christmas. January 3. Back once more. Thinning ot Mid-years now . 4. Assembly and a very cold and dry day. 5. Exams are nearing. 6. Basketball W'ith North Unoin. We lost. 9. Monday with assembly to remind us of the Mid-years. 10. Everyboody studying. Game with Carmichaels. Boys w’on Girls lost. 11. More study. 12. EXAMINATIONS. 13. Same. Game at South Union. We won. 16. Monday—some are overjoyed and others sad at the outcome of the exams. 17. Game with Mapletowm. We won. 15

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12. And we did. Edith Hirsch represents us at Pt. Marion in the Reading contest tonight. 13. Big assembly today. Miss Hirsch brought back the cup as first honors. Hope we may keep it after next year. 14. Bunch of orations again. Game with Uniontown. 15. We won, 28-18. The girls team beat Carmichaels Alumni. Mary made 27 baskets. 16. This is a dry world but we’re glad it’s Friday. Seems funny not to have a game tonite. Tournament. 19. Seniors practice marching today. 20. No assembly either. 21. My Gosh! Nothing to do but study. 22. One little Assembly—but oh! so short. 23. Friday and quite glad it is Friday. The boys left last night for the Waynesburg Tournament. 26. Assembly today—the orations are finished as it seems so. 27. Seniors practice marching in the gym. 28. Lanierians play the Franklins this afternoon. We suppose the Franklins will win—almost the entire varsity is on the Franklin team. 29. Can you beat it? The Lanierians won 16-15. Peanuts sure did his stuff. Long live the Lanierians! 30. Seniors practicing for Commencement. April 2. Glad this is Monday and not the 1st. Too much foolishness on April Fool day. Microscopes today. Assembly. 3. Juniors began practice on their annual play. The title is “Deal ’em Over.” 4. Laureola Staff Meeting. Microscope Staff Meeting. Senior Class Meeting. Lot of meetings. 5. Last day of school this week. Tomorrow’s Good Friday. Happy Easter. 9. No assembly. 10. Juniors, that is some of them have to give orations. 11. They begin today. 12. Seniors talking of a Senior Ball. 13. Microscope Staff beginning practice on their play, “An Irish Stew.” 16. Monday. Assembly—Juniors—Orations. 17. French Club Meeting in the Gym. 18. Assembly and more Junior orations. 19. Latin Club Meeting. Good program. Exams are coming close at hand. 20. Senior Ball—the gvm is decorated beautifully. 23. This is a reminder of the Final Exams—study. 24. No assembly—Boys are practicing Track. 25. Cast of “Deal ’em Over” on the stage today. Good singing in assembly. 26. Junior Play—big crowd. 27. Ditto—assembly and Track Meet. 30. Oh! the last day of the month so soon— 17