Lockridge High School - Golden L Yearbook (Lockridge, IA)

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vsnsusns-axnsnx-is-ng--x--snvs-us-as-ns-n NOVEMBER 1 German Band goes to Wooster school- house to play for a pie social. 4 Virginia Cavenee returns to school. Basketball practice starts in the Gymnas- ium with twenty men reporting. ' 5 Keith White tells Literature Class that there are three kinds of moods, good, medium, and bad. 6 Margaret Geiger give a specialty in front of the assembly. 7 German Band went to Clay Hill school house to play for a pie social. 11 Armistice Day, school dismissed at noon. Some of the high school students attended the Mt. Pleasant-Fairfield football game. 13 Merle Johnson has been visiting skunk traps. 14 The Junior Class gave it play, Spooky Tavern, taking in S37.15. 15 Wayne Lenz leads a horse from Fairfield to Rome in record time, five and one-half hours. He wouldn't take chances and ride her. High school basketball team skirmished alumni team and wins easily. 18 George Vorhies asked to sit in the front of the room. I wonder why? Bas- ketball boys put on a basketball demonstra- tion this evening. 19 Some of the Senior boys developed a new fad of wearing lipstick. 21 Six weeks tests begin today. Oh! 22 Amatuer contest tonight and the high school German Band packed off the honors, winning first place. 25 Mr. Weston and family were in- jured in an automobile accident last Fri- day night and the entire student body misses his cheery hello, and happy smile, this morning. Mrs. Russell Rauscher teaches school. 26 Lockridge splits a double header with Brighton. First team losing by the score of 34 to 29. Second team winning by score of 34 to 23. 28-29 Grand Thanksgiving Vacationlv DECEMBER 2 Some high school boys go to see Santa Claus in Fairfield. Senior boys were wear- ing bright red lipstick today. 3 Pontiac show Silver Streak was shown the last period today. 4 High school basketball team goes to Salem. Piney Woods Quartet sings some snappy songs before the assembly today and was met with thunderous applause. 5 First team defeated Salem 38 to 19, second team's score 40 to 50. German Band plays in County Amatuer Contest tonight. . - German Band did not place in the County Amatuer Contest last night. xUs-asus-nxnsnxnx-nxnxnsnxnxusnxnxnx-nxns-ax--suns--sux--sa-Q. sf'snusansus--xnsnrgnsnnsnns-nsnx 9 Lockridge wallops Packwood twice in one night, the first team won 29 to 17 and the seconds won 28 to 8. 10 Band and orchestra practice to- gether for the first time. 11 Clifford Leu and Virginia Cavenee elected high school cheer leaders. 12 No school today because the electric transformer south of town is being moved. 13 Fine pep meeting held for the Lock- ridge-Libertyville game. 16 Are we happy, we won two more basketball games Saturday night. 17 June Chidester, County Superintend- ent visited school today. 19 Lost to Pleasant Plain 24 to 19, and the second team won 24 to 22. 20 One of the freshman boys was nearly overcome with carbon monoxide gas while he was trying to catch some from the exhaust of a car for Mr. Leu to use in General Science class. Frances Duke visited school today. The freshmen and sophomores make a trip to the Parsons College Observatory to study the stars and constellations through the large telescope. 23 Eve'yn German of Kewanee, Ill., and Eldra Hopkirk visit school. 25 Christmas vacation! JANUARY 3 Edna Rauscher, Harold Gustafson, and Helen Manley visit school. 6 Defeated the Fairfield Freshmen in basketball. Harold Gustafson visit school. 7 Ilene Bogner rejoices because Les- ter Vorhies visited school today. 8 Sorrowful faces are seen today and the forecast is Semester Tests. 13 High school basketball team beats Batavia 50 to 8. The high school orchestra attend a party at the home of Margaret Geiger. 14 What's this I hear about some high school boys being in the jail in Mt. Pleas- ant? The German Band played at a Ladies' Aid program in Four Corners. 15 Local preliminary declamatory con- test. 17 Basketball game with Packwood is postponed until Tuesday night. 22 Both Lockridge teams defeat Pack- wood's firsts and seconds. 23 There seems to be a malady of torn trousers. Miss Clark lends a needle. 27 Once again: Lockridge defeats Libertyville. 28 Mrs. Harold Vorhies of Fairfield visits high school. 29 High school basketball team prac- tice in the Fairfield high school gym today. 31 Journey to Pleasant Plain for a tough game. Q nsnns-osnsusns -Q--sn sn x ss- nxn xnx-

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