Jackson Township High School - Mirror Yearbook (Greentown, IN)

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SALE NDAR AUGUST School starts. Organization of classes. First Baseball practice. Election of class officers and choosing of sponsors. SEPTEMBER First baseball game. Jackson won ll-10. Education Day at State Fair ---- Several absent. Gerald Powell--Sophmore rings. Senior Invitations. Baseball game with Union. Union won 15 to 10. lr. Adams came out to discuss getting pictures taken with Seniors. lr. King from lalsworth Co. came to give Seniors more details on me Received Senior Play books. lr. and Irs. Adams, lr. and Irs. Garner were here to sell advertlmlment for Annual. Got more Senior supplies. Play was cast. Home Ec. women canned tomatoes and tomato juice for catterla Baseball game with Iestern. Date for play decided. lan from Dockers cams to show Jrs. Class Sweaters. Jackson Home Rc. women canned tomatoes and tomato juice at School House and at Irs. Paul Ba1nlen's. Band made first appearance at Harvest Fbstlval at Kokomo. First PeTeAe loatmge Baseball game with Greentown. 8 to 6 Greentown. Jun1or's ordered class sweaters. Teachers party at School House. Band made 2nd appearance at Centennial at Greentown. Richmond studio took individual pictures. Seniors had a welner roast at Sue Hull1nger's. Rafrigeration Unit for ice cream was set in. OCTOBER Baseball game with Northwestern. Northwestern won 10 to 5. Free Skating Party at Idyl lyld. Baseball game with Converse. Converse won 16 to 12. Band starts to sell magazines. Sen1or's get Class Pictures taken at Adams Studio. Election ot cheer leaders. Ruth loss, Dick Summers, and Sue H llinger. 42

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PROFESSOR: How old would a person be if he was born in 1894? STUDENT: lan or woman? TEACHER: What are the properties of heat and cold? STUDENT: Heat expands and the cold contracts. TEACHER: Correct. Give an example. STUDENT: In summer when 1t's hot the days are long, and in w'n ter when it's cold the days are short. THE SCHOOL'S ALPHABET A is for Academy, the finest of places, E is for Boys, the school's handsome faces, U is for Congress, a rose in the wing, 5 is a red mark, a terrible thing, E is for Excellent CI wish it were sol F is for Freshmen, greener than 'dough', 5 is for Girl, the pride of the times, R is for room CI can't make it rhymel, T is myself, a very fine C?J writer, U is for Juniors, and no class that's brighter I is for Krafty Cwe all have to bel I is for Literature adapted to meC?5, Y is for Music, the Glee Club it offers, N is for Numbskull, they all have to suffer, 5 is for Orchestra, real harmonies carry, F is for Post-Grade after five years we bury, is for Queerness, some of us have lt, is for Regents, make us scared as a rabbit, 3 is for Senior and Sophomore folks, T is for Teachers, we laugh at their jokes, U is for United, a part of our National motto, V is Vacation, to have more we ought to, I is for work, we do till we're weak, X is for Xenophon, you take him in Greek, Y is for Youth, s me Freshier need a string, Z is the last letter and doesn't mean a thing. PURDUE STUDENT A Purdue student had been in the habit of writing home fre- quently for financial aid. His father invariably 'came acressu, But in answer to one of his son's letters he wrote: 'My son, your studies are costin? me a great deal.' The boy replied: 'I know it, Dad, and I don t study very hard e1ther.' 41

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OCTOBER A Halloween prank was played on the schoolhouse by putting a wagon in the boiler room stairs. School let out for a half day to see President Truman. Senior Class Play a great success. Last nite of play. Wonder why all the Seniors were d1sm1ssed in afternoon except three boys. Holiday for Teachers Association. Dick S., Marilyn S., leda F., Ramon D., Tom Pyke, sang in chorus at Indianapolis for Teachers Association. Sen1or's sponsored a Halloween Carnival. Band played at the Greentown Halloween Carnival. Band members attended Purdue and Marquette foot-ball game, at Lafayette. Everyone injoyed the bands! NOVEMBER First basketball game with Windfall at Converse. Jackson 46 Windfall 39. 2nd team won their game also. History class visited the 2nd precinct on election day. Irs. Gene Pickett explained how the people were taken care of Rev. Watkins from Sycamore Friends Church gave a sermon on, 'Fa1th'. In the afternoon, school was dismissed. The Band marched at the Centennial at Converse. Junior Class Sweaters arrived. Buff with cardinal red letters. Armistice Day Program PPOBBDDGG to the school by the Green- town Legion Post. lr. Dermond gave an interesting talk. Band marched in the Armistice Day Parade in Kokomo at 7:00 P. I. Jackson plays Converse. Jackson 43 Converse 32. Sue, Dick and Ruth attended cheerleaders conference at I. U. P.T.A. meeting. Discussed of having a Booster Club putting Earl liddlesworth and Hrs. George Harper as the leaders. Basketball game with Northwestern. Lost 40-51. Basketball game with Clay. Clay won 42 to 57. Rev. Young from union Street Friends church in Kokomo gave a talk on being thankful. Basketball game with Sweetser. Sweetser won 40 to 45. gunior sponsored a swimming party at the Bunker H111 Swimming ool. DECEMBER Looks as if we Seniors are growing old. Carol Baker and Tom Harper especially. Jackson played Union and won 40 to 36. Annual sale started. Dr. Charles Wolf and Chief Sunny Sky. Ballgame with Somerset. Jackson 55, Somerset 17. After arriving at school this morning there was a surprise! Christmas decorations were up. 43