Madison Central High School - Tychoberahn Yearbook (Madison, WI)

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. K VL,N iq A ,,.M L ,Q all X4 . Fllghts In Fantasia i gp es.. gf .1 I I A -if -' 1 t by Ii W. i , .. V , CIIIUIIIIC' I'I '0!dl'l1bC'I'g , I ,, A if As I entered 208 for the lirst time this year, i I V if I found myself at a banquet in the king's - is r court. Everyone was making merry, when suddenly the old timekeeper struck the gong w.--- . twelve times. Then a monster appeared and ' 3 devoured many of the warriors. By now, every- g, 'ov one was scurrying, yelling, and screaming tor ' . X It ff , help. I pulled out my sword and started to strike at Grendel when he gave me a hit on the head and everything went black. Upon awakening I found myself in King Arthur's court and I was in the middle of great fanfare. A boon, kind king, A boon. The fair lady wanted someone to rescue her sister from four terrible knights. My first encounter was with Galahad. I challenged him to a duel and to my distress found that I was not, as yet, - ready for Sir Galahad. He struck me so hard that, like Sleeping Beauty, I must have slept one hundred years, for I awoke to Find myself among Chau- ceris pilgrims, moving to Canterbury. My, but it is warm in the sun. I feel as though I were going to topple from the terrific heat. Here comes the squire, he must have seen how pale I went, oh I'm afraid he is going to be too lat-t-t-t- Oh, excuse me, I'm sorry, really I am. I humped right into Romeo and luliet in the middle of a love scene. Thank goodness, I got out of their sight in a hurry. They must think I'm crazy or something of the sort. Say, look over there, isn't that Puck on the toad stool and Shylock and Iessica talking on the side? I guess I better get going before they see me and find out I know about Iessica's plans. See that man and boy? His father seems too old to be carrying the boy on his shoulder. Oh, now I know, that's Tiny Tim and his Father, and there's David Copperfield and his dog. That dog seems to be angry at something. I wonder what? Oh-Oh, I bet I know. Here comes Oliver Twist and his master and I bet that dog is growling at the master. He sure looks mean. I, myself, would hate to have him for a master, he looks so mean. Did I hear a growl? A tiger, well how did I ever get in here? Look out behind, there comes a lion. This reminds me of the Kip- ling Stories-heads u-u-u-p-p-p-Oh, here I am back right where I started from, and I think I had better get down to studying before that exam or I'll be sent down. I am sure all of you have had similar experi- ences with the mural in 208. This mural was completed last semester and was designed and drawn by Miss Ruth Alcott's advanced Art classes. Maybe you have had an entirely dill'- erent experience in the Choir room, for here is a mural pertaining to music. This composite is an interesting one to all students and does '1- much to brighten the room. Miss Goodwyll Post's Art classes painted this after the mural had been designed by Hob Lauck, a senior. The illustrations show art pupils at work on both panels. . 1 , 6. ,i. .gr ,I . X I i ling 1' .C!'l'!'H

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Dear, Darling Sister Snooks . . . page :ix by MERK HKJBSON Technically speaking, a regular polyhedron is a closed solid bounded by portions of planes which are all congruent regular polygons. Speak- ing strictly off the record, it is a mess. This is due to the fact that every solid geometry student is required to make a complete set of them. I shall not bore you with their names, such as do- decahedron or icosahedron, but I shall dwell on the fact that there are five such figures. From practical experience I have learned how great the number five is by losing a five dollar bill, and by making a complete set of these figures. To explain why there can only be five would cause brain fever,', so let it suffice to say that these off the record messes have 4, 6, 8, 12, and 20 sides. Their construction is also a mess. The mate- rial used is cardboard, not plain, ordinary, thin cardboard. Oh! no! only fancy black or yellow stuff should be used. Nothing easier to work with is allowed. Our tools are ruler, compass, jack-knife or razor blade, and if you do not wish to die of blood poisoning, a bottle of iodine to take care of the resulting razor gouges. During the course of the work, the razor must sometimes be locked up to prevent any suicidal attempts during mo- ments of mental torment. In the construction, annoyances are the great- est obstacles to contend with. At one time or another you have all heard of the slow burn. These may be classified into the first, second, and third degree slow burn. Let us take, for example, the case of Merk Hobson who became a master of the Uslow burni' overnight while wrestling with these polyhedrons. Imagine a fine overstuffed lounging chair by a small table holding a radio and a table effect to fit over the arms of the chair, allowing the figure maker a maximum of comfort. Merk is all set to proceed. Then the petty annoyances begin-the first degree burn. Plunkl The com- pass goes under the table. Painfully, tediously, the whole paraphernalia is removed and the compass is fished from under the table. All set to proceed now. Crack! goes the pencil. Resent- fully the table is again removed to allow him to arise and sharpen the pencil. uBud, what are you doing? Dear, dear, in marches Little Sister. 'Tm making some stuff for solid geometry. Why? Oh, why do you think? Say, will you clear out of here so I can get some work done? I want you to play cards with me. Can't you see I'm busy. Now clear out! Without further ado Young Sister removes herself and sets the stage for the second degree burn. Everything is progressing nicely until sweetly, ever so sweetly, from down stairs comes the call: Merk, won't you please go down to the drug- store and get me some headache tablets? Yes, Mother. Now if Merk had any sense at all he would take the whole box of pills himself because something is bound to happen in his absence. The jack-knife is now lost, the figure just completed came apart and Sister conveniently borrowed his pencil. The evening is beginning to tell upon his dis- position. Every stroke of the razor is a vicious slash that makes onefs blood run cold. The stage is now set for the third degree burn. He is cutting the last bit of cardboard for the most difficult figure. An extremely funny joke comes from the comedian on the radio. Heav- en forbidl He laughed so much the knife slips, completely ruining the figure. Finally the set is completed. It rests on the fioor beside the creator who at the moment is engrossed in happy, happy thought over his ex- traordinary accomplishment. Without warning, with the speed of a tropical storm, Little Sister fdear little sisterj bursts into the room. Look what I foundlf' Squash, a sickening, tearing sound heralds the utter destruction. Oh, Bud, I didn't mean to do it, honest I didn't. My dear, darling sister, I know you didn't mean to, but if you don't get out of here right now, I'll knock your block off With these ungentlemanly words, Merk rises from the chair, spilling the glue all over the floor. This is the last straw. It takes more than one block of walking to cool his feverish brow and to relieve any pent up profanity fusually the least of his vicesj. I can see no practical value for all this nerve- wracking labor other than a teacher's obvious desire to keep her uchargesu out of mischief . . . and polyhedrons do make a delightful sound when stepped on. D0 You Want To Be A Magician? Have you ever seen a magician pull hand- kerchief after handkerchief out of a hat? Didn't you wonder how he did it? Didn't you think he was marvelous and fast in his tricks? You, too, can play with magic. You can have the pleasure of seeing a different new world-a world that is too small to be seen with the naked eye. It wonft cost you anything in the way of money, but it may take a little patience. The main essential tool in this new adven- ture is the microscope. By looking through one of the magic eyes, you can see plants and ani- mals that you thought could never exist. The unit of life, the cells, can be seen along with bacteria, microbes, and other plants and animals. With the microscope fconzinued on page 410

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irl's Club has built itself into a far-reaching organization. Most of its activities center about ac- cumulating each year a scholarship fund which is available to both boys and girls who qualify in schol- arship, character, leadership, service, and need. The club prides itself upon the many opportunities it ofliers its active members in development of leadership. Candy counter committee under the leadership of Virginia Iohnson has helped the scholarship fund. Magazine sales, rummage sales, and theatre beneHts proved very successful ventures of the ways and means committee. G. C. Clinic's aim for this year was to create among pupils good taste in dress. For this rea- son the department sponsored several skirt and sweat- er days among the girls and a shirt and tie day for the boys. The G. C. Clinic, in combination with the program, gave style shows for the girls and for the boys. The program committee presented Margaret Rupp Cooper, harpist, in an all-school auditorium.