Klondike High School - Prospector Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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NOVEMBER lZ Brookston swept us off our feet, 49 to 34 16 4-H Achievement Banquet in school gym l7 Seniors journeyed to Attica to have their pictures taken .... Only one flat tire! I9 Shorthand class celebrated Mrs. Smith's birthday with cake and ice cream. Noisy pep session. The Nuggets fell before Battleground 52 to Z5 Z3 A wild scramble to meet the Nugget deadline Z4 Speaker for convocation. Seniors got proofs. Everyone got report cards. We played Shadeland and came out on the short end of the score 49 to 35 Z5 Thanksgiving vacation .... Pass the turkey, please Z9 Everyone shivering and hugging the radiators DECEMBER 3 Everyone gone--to typing exhibit at Fowler Hotel or to the Legislative Assembly at Purdue. West Point 37, Klondike 35-- just one long shot, but it was too good 8 Juniors and Seniors got weighed in Health Class. Lots of groans! 9 Big game at noon--lst grade vs. lst grade! 10 First ice-skating of the season. The Wea Indians scalped Klondike 47 to 35 13 Pictures finally arrived from National Studio .... More groans and laughs. The Juniors sported shiny new class rings 16 Convo speaker told us all the dangers of alcohol 17 Seniors received their pictures at last. Jackson fell all over Klondike, 50 to Z5 18 First nice snow. Senior class party Z0 Everyone started cramming 21 Teachers gaily decorated their rooms while we slaved on exams Z3 We spent the morning celebrating Christmas. Raised the roof at pep session. The Nuggets bowed to Stockwell 34 to 44 23 Turn off that alarm clock! , Z5 Ate big Christmas dinner 26 Took bicarbonate of soda Z8 Rain, rain, go away 31 The ice is safe again--well, almost! JANUARY 1 Resolutions made. Otterbein won the New Year's Tourney Z Resolutions broken 3 School resumed. Mr. Mertz brought goldfish for his room. Mrs. Ray gave the Senior boys a dancing lesson. Ow, my cornsf 4 Several girls were still vacationing in California 5 Report cards passed out to pupils. Several pupils passed out 7 Shadeland fetched us again, 40 to 34 8 Temperature was 600 F. Warm for January 19 County Tourney began 20 We almost beat Dayton ZZ Dayton carried home the trophy Z4 Pictures taken for the yearbook. Z5 Freshman party Z8 Juniors turned out the Nugget. We beat Wea by two points scored in the last minute of a very exciting game--47 to 45. . 36

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Seniors heaved a big sigh of relief I-lo Humf. This time it was Morenci Seniors donned aprons for their chili supper and square dance Valentine's Day .... Several girls were munching chocolates Klondike played Buck Creek in the last scheduled game of the season. The Juniors and Seniors went to Indianapolis to see the Legislature and Sectional Tourney began. Some of the girls went with different boys than Seniors managed to produce the Nugget just in time Well, maybe we'll win the sectional next year! We're taking this space to say that many of these last dates were only tentatively set when the annual was sent to press. We, the Seniors of '49, hope that we can participate in all the remaining activities of the year and that we will long remember the thoughts of the last few weeks at March Nuggets hot off the mimeograph machine Report cards issued. Hope no one had a heart attack Second performance of Who's Batty Now? Boys' suits dug out of the moth balls. Last stitches taken in girls' formals Everyone stepped out in best bib and tucker to flutter and flirt at the Junior-Senior Reception in the Union Building Most of the Juniors and Seniors spent the day yawning Seniors recovered from the play and prom to publish the last Nugget Seniors donned their caps and gown for Baccalaureate Exams. . . Oh why was I ever born FEBRUARY 1 Prospector deadline Z 4 The Nuggets battled Romney 11 12 14 16 Report cards again--Oh, no! 17 all the sights 24 we expected. And vice versa Z5 26 MARCH 5 Klondike 17 Another day, another zero Z5 30 APRIL 8 Seniors went dramatic again 9 ZZ Z3 Z4 Z9 MAY 1 3 We crammed for tests again 4 5 Commencement at Fowler Hall .... So long, Seniors .... The End, finis, on parole, etc. fSchool's outfl 37 'wg