Lafayette High School - Oak Yearbook (St Joseph, MO)

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... L, ,AL ...un ' 0 No, don't get excited, these girls weren't sitting in mid-air! IQ They were merely straining at the feat of tug-o-war. QFor your information, the rope didn't break.j I., 0 To the main event all spectators clamored for a front-row stand ay before the maddening rush of warriors on the pole on which perched the derby. 0 Pell mell into the fray excited junior and seniors scrambled to gain access to the pole, derby, and glory. Mud-soaked boys and rain-soaked spectators milled around the north end of the field. Finally when all hopes were at ebb-tide, the juniors got Roy Miller started up the pole. 0 Alas, for the seniors and hooray for the juniors! The thrill- ing climax came when Roy climbed the pole to grab the coveted prize of victory. MAY 21, 1937 Pzxut- 'Pwr-nly

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1- Nino-I.-Q-n Textbook in The Morningg liek io the Afternoon Q Frmn Wt-lost:-r's to l,:tt'nyotte's litt-vary at-liievt-nmnt in in tiny! NVh:xt at spun! A gliinpsv ot' thv liln'au'y in the morning shows twu studious sophs t-xploring thu- :lit-tiunnry while tht- hnok-tentlers wuit on otht-r rustomers. I But into-r in tht- day thnst- stnntiing in line nt the vnfete-l'i:t waiting to ln- served tht- M137 Unk, hut off the press, while :away the-ir time with the Light. For the Journztlisni 1-lztss tHugh ltolrertson. tu he spuvificj had con- t-4-ivvd the idea of tlvlelying' the final issue that it might. coma- as at svnior volition on the sztnw they the Unks were tlistrilvutvd. Q iolvcl-yulle knows the- nrnlvr ot' tlw tiny when tht- Kinks vunw out, Some lllllt' during tht- niurning' n truck drives up. In-live-ry nwn :nuke I1-peutm-rl trips to the- vivv-print-ip:tl's ot't'it-e wlivrv thvy statvk pzu'kng't- upon puvk- ugv. The hooks nrt- g'1i:ti'mlt-tl :tgninsl the inquisitive throng.: until tht- fifth pt-riod, wht-n Mr. Murphy, prt-siding' in the t'uI't-tt-l'i:n, se-nds lllt'S8i'lll.fl'l'S froln rnuni tu room. 'l'lne rvnxnintlvr of the tltty is un Lll1l0K'l'ktlJll orgy. Q The lights still lvurneml in the lower hull after 5 o't'lot-k ns stumltents lingered lo pass zirountl hooks :intl fountain pens. Hut this wus the IIIQVU beginning of 21 fad that invzulvtl vlnssruoms, where tent-liers and students alike took time out to write in annuals. MAY 20, 1937.

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0 Style had no place during the afternoon of the fourth annual Field Day. Students appeared at school apparelled in their oldest clothes. There was a short session of classes, then student spectators and participants gathered on the school's athletic field after lunch. Suddenly heavy clouds appeared and were eyed anxiously. Miss Weller and Miss Todd were so sure of the impending storm that they ran back the block to the school for their raincoats. Events were cut short and the crowd moved en masse to the north side of the field, where the derby of junior-senior contention squatted on a greased telephone post. The contest began shortly before the storm broke, and at 5 o'clock, after an hour and a half, the juniors won when Roy Miller topped the pole and waved the derby victoriously. The afternoon program ended, spectators waded across a muddy field to go home and change afternoon rags for evening formals. The gym was gaily decorated with streamers of crepe paper and bright-colored lights. The white picket fence built around the dance floor added much to the atmosphere of spring. Outside were in- dividual tables, each with a bouquet of iris and spirea. Light, airy gowns gave their splash of color as teachers and stu- dents enjoyed the swing music of Dale Kern's Orchestra. l':u.:'a- 'I'wvnlyeonv Rag For Afternoon Formal For ight