Jefferson High School - J Yearbook (Jefferson, WI)

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A. History Reform I know some people, one in particular, that would much sooner read dime airplane stories than read a dollar and a half history book. I think there are many of us who would a lot sooner sit down and read something interesting and exciting than find out why George Washington wore a powdered wig and false teeth. I will say one thing for history; it had a lot of nice wars. But take these wars away and there is nothing left besides a lot of paper and a green cover with Muzzey” stamped on it. Seeing that history takes up so much time and one gets so little out of it, I think that it ought to be abolished. Now I’m not a radical abolitionist; I would want to get rid of it gradually. My plan is slow and this is how it works: Divide all the history books into twenty-four groups. Every hour one group is to be demolished; then, at the end of twenty-four hours there will be no more history. There is one thing that has got me stuck. I don’t know what to do with the teachers. If anyone that has any ideas about this would please tell me. I would appreciate it very much. —Henry Kroening. i able Manners Through the facilities of Idiotville University, Professor Juno Z. Imbecile has compiled the following table manners, which will serve in every country on the globe. It will be well to follow them anywhere. 1. Eat peas with fork on Monday and Tuesday, with knife on Wednesday and Thursday, and with spoon on Friday and Saturday. On Sunday don’t have peas to eat. 2. Whistle during meals on first four days in week. Sing on next three —not too loudly. 3. Do not put elbows in neighbor’s dessert unless you have personal grudge against him. 4. Eat soup with spoon when people are watching you, with fingers when they are not. 5. When undecided which implement to use, remember: Fingers were made before knives, forks, or spoons. - Homer Shaffer. pack rwivn mm:

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George Raithel —Giving movies. Adrian Rauber The Junior girls. Lorraine Sayre----Walking to school. Mildred Scheppert-----Behaving. Elmer Schiesl-----Gym class. Stuart Schilling Noon hour trips around town. Frieda Schroedl -Chevrolets. Willard Sell------Playing an alto. Homer Shaffer-----Shaving. Hazel Smillie-----Fooling. Dolly Stroebel Keeping up her hair. Ruth Tensfeldt----Class plays. Margaret Trandel Is my face powdered? Russell Turner----Love scenes. Ruth Turner Taking care of her brother. Merlin Westphal His temper. Verona Wilcox-----Singing. Alma Zahn Laughing. The Juniors are a mighty class; All the rest they do surpass. The Junior girls are the best in the school. And the person who doesn’t like them is just a fool. They are pretty, pleasant, and smart. And their smile warms everyone’s heart. The Junior boys lead the rest of the lot. And on their record there’s not a blot. They are even better than the Senior boys, Who are little tots and play with toys. The Juniors are the best in school, So why not let them rule ? —Ray Hamann. PAGE TWENTY-EIGIIT

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Wliy Have Ih nglisL Classes? If I ever become the President, I shall issue a decree, That all English teachers and books Be cast into the deepest sea. What good do English teachers do?” That is the question asked by many people. I think we could get along very well without them. Let us imagine ourselves back during the Early Stone Age. We would have to disregard all the luxuries of civilized man and take up our abode in a cave. Would a knowledge of English lure animals to our rude traps that we might have food or clothing? That question would answer itself positively in the negative. How would it be to venture from the cave and fight uncivilized neighbors with an English textbook? Now let us go to colonial days when our brave forefathers endured many hardships to make our country fit to live in. How would a knowledge of when to use shall and will, or any of the innumerable rules, aid us in getting our food? Could we approach a stoic Indian and tell him that he used can instead of may or something of the sort? It is very likely that that old Indian would shrug and reply, White man heap crazy. Indian not know English and Indian great man. No get to happy hunting ground with English book. —Norbert Griffin Junior 0 Adrian Itauber taking girls to a game. Ruth Tensfeldt receiving a rote from unknown (?) sources. Bob Morgan sticking out his tongue. Dolly Stroebel going home with chicken pox. Lover and Ray arguing. Hank Kroening playing Tiger Rag” on his cornet. Copie making a business trip to Fort Bud Haubenschild giggling. Fay Muck falling in basketball. Homer Shaffer forgetting something. Dick Dickhoflf making Dixie Cups.” —Joyce Hildebrandt. lass Side G1 ances PAGE THIRTY