Manlius High School - Mirror Devil Yearbook (Manlius, IL)

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T HE ALAR M 1923 25 Unusual News ENTERED the school house at a quarter to nine. On my way upstairs I saw, to my great surprise, Mr. Larson and Mr. Perry kicking the football from one end of the hall to the other. From there, I went into room six, where Miss Perry and Mrs. Glassburn were sitting upon the desk playing checkers. One thing especially interested me, that they were both chewing gum like their lives depended upon it. Next I went into the assembly hall, where I noticed John S., Lester, and Mervin, sitting in their seats engaged in study—I thought, but, upon inquiring, they told me that they were reading some of Shakespeare’s works, which proved to be very interesting. They said that they scarcely had time to either eat or sleep, because they were so interested in his wonderful works. I went up to the front of the room and picked up the conduct record and read— “Bessie H., tripping in the hall. Carrie and Arthur, boxing in the assembly. Foster and Doris, on gym. floor with shoes on. Helen throwing paperwads at Roy Hewitt. Arminnie Sons cut Caesar class.” When I came to the Juniors’ record, I saw that, with the exception of two marks made bv Blanche Hansen, the record was clear. I noticed a note at the bottom of the page stating that Lester, John, and Ernest, by exceptionally good conduct had caused the marks to be taken off. The Seniors had two marks made by Alfaretta sitting on Howard Hansen’s lap. The first period in the morning I was in the assembly hall, as usual, but Mr. Larson, who was in charge of it, had no time for us, since he and Lucille G. were engaged in a game of ‘Old Cat,’ which was played upon the front blackboard. The second period I went to French class, into which Mr. Perry soon came, singing, “Oui, Oui, Marie!” He next spoke these words in a very gentle voice. “Well, I hope you have all prepared your lessons, and I am quite confident that you have. We will now proceed to read from the ‘Breezy Stories.’ Hazylle, will you start the reading?” Ruth was eating candy in class, and Mr. Perry said, “Ruth, I wish you would give me some of that candy, don’t be so stingy!” Ruth spoke up very sharply and said, “Lewis Ebenezer, you have more money to buy candy with than I have, and I don’t intend to give vou any.” Mr. Perry responded very mildly that he was, perhaps, a wee bit hasty and that he was very sorry if he had annoyed her. The next period I went to Sociology class, where all was a disturbance. Presently Mr. Perry came running into the room and started asking questions on the lesson. One answer that he received was especially interesting. He asked Le Roy what was meant by the term ‘Evolution.’ Le Roy said, “Oh! Teacher, Teacher, Dear! I’m so sorry I don’t know. Won’t you give me until to-morrow to tell you?” Mr. Perry said, “Why, certainly, I realize that you have been overworked.” When we had finished the lesson, Mr. Perry said that, since this was a Sociology class, we should have a social time. He asked someone in the class to volunteer to sing. Instantly Mervin G. and Lucille G. went to the front of the room, where they sang in unison, “I’ll Be Doggone Happy When the Preacher Makes You Mine.” A half page was then assigned for the next day’s lesson, and the class was excused. As I left school that noon, I thought, “My! What a very unusual day.” L. W. ’24.

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24 THE ALARM 1923 At that moment, on the radio, came an announcement that Mr. Harold Anderson had iust successfully tried his new invention at a night school in Atlanta, Georgia. It was a small device which was attached to the left ear to prevent mental stagnation. Due to the hookworm, the malady was frequent, so Harold was hailed as the “Savior of the South.” Lucille told me that I must be at the depot when the flyer pulled in, as Blanche Hansen would be going through on her way to Paris, where she would show American Fashions. She had been hired, for an enormous sum by Sears, Roebuck So Co., to show these styles. The next morning I was out to see how Manlius had changed. A fellow backed out of Lyons Store as I came down the street, and I heard “Sam Hill! Thunderation.” Hap Dabler, as 1 live, I thought, and sure enough it was he. Hap said, “Gosh darn, I wish Ruth would hurry back.” I inquired about Ruth, and Hap said, “She took the prize at the Farmers’ Institute here a couple of years ago for having the best sauerkraut. That put the idea into her head that she could make sauerkraut, and I guess she can, for the Dutch are authorities on that subject, and they have her over there now illustrating the science. Sam Hill, she promised to make sauerkraut for me, but, thunderation, I haven’t heard from her for a week.” When he got cooled off a little, I asked about Gladys. “Gosh darn,” said Hap, “you couldn’t touch her with a ten-foot pole, she is up in the air so,” so I thought she must be very elated and that was Hap’s way of telling it, but she was also camping in the mountains at the time—that was another reason you couldn’t touch her. “She worked with a Lyceum Bureau until recently,” Hap told me, “but one day, while going to some town in Nebraska, her car broke down, and a fellow came along and helped her reach her destination. Well, they got pretty chummy after that and this fall, when she came home, he came too. Now Gladys is having the time of her life roughing it in the mountains for the honeymoon.” One day 1 was in Princeton and saw a sign “VICKREY’S MEAT MARKET,” that looked interesting, so I walked in. Sure enough it was Vick. We had chatted a few minutes, when the phone rang. Vick glanced at the clock and grinned. “That’s Lucille, she usually calls about this time to tell me what kind of meat to bring home for dinner,”—at last I had found out what I was dying to know. Before going North again I decided to go to St. Louis to visit a friend. I was surprised one day to learn that her younger sister was attending a “Girls’ Finishing School,” run by a Mr. Ernest Lebahn. I decided to see for myself, so I visited the school. Sure enough, it was the same suave, gentle-voiced Ernest of M. H. S. He said he thoroughly enjoyed his work, though sometimes the girls were quite trying. Leo: “Waiter, commere, there’s an earth worm in this soup.” Waiter: “Well, wotcha want fer ten cents,—silk worms?” Lucille: “Why are you limping?” Blanche: “ ’Cause Father came in the parlor last night and John dropped me in his haste to leave!”

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26 T HE A L A R M 19 2 3 [A manuscript of the Sporting Section of an ancient newspaper, published in Sparta.] Sparta Spanks Athens 20 3 Test of Rivalry Between Strong Teams Shows Sparta Superior. Sparta. Oct. 14 (Special).—On Saturday, October 12, the Spartan and Athenian teams walked onto the field, at the stadium in Corinth, to play the most notable football game in the history of the sport. First Quarter: Athens won the toss and chose to receive. The Spartan full, Lycurgus, booted the hall over the Athenian goal, and play was resumed on the 20 yd. line. Athens started with a heavy line attack, with Pericles plunging the line of the stalwart Spartans and making good gains. Then with a series of end runs they landed the ball in mid-field, where they were held for downs. Sparta received the ball and carried it back again, by the heady work of Agesilous, the Spartan quarter, to Athens’ 10 vd. line. There the attack was seemingly stopped, and Lysander could make but scant gains around the right flank of the Athenians. In the next play, by a pass from Lycurgus, Nobis, left end, scored Sparta’s first touchdown. Lysander failed to kick goal. Second Quarter: In the second period, the Athenians again got the ball and brought it within threatening distance of the Spartan goal. They were finally held on the 15 yd. line, where, Solon, quarterback, dropkicked successfully, scoring for Athens her only points throughout the game. Sparta then chose to receive and, by a criss-cross from the kickoff, Lysander made a brilliant 90 yd. run to the Athenian goal. Lysander kicked goal successfully, and the half ended 13—3 in favor of Sparta. Third Quarter: In the beginning of this half the Athenians came back strong and worked hard against the Spartans, resorting to fake runs and passes. Although • they made fairly good gains, they did not get within threatening distance of the Spartan goal. Sparta held and got the ball on her 10 yd. line. Here Lycurgus punted to' Athens’ 20 yd. line, where Athens was held for downs. Sparta again got the ball and, by a criss-cross from Lycurgus to Lysander, Sparta scored again. Lysander made his point from goal kick, and the period ended with the score 20—3 for Sparta. Fourth Quarter: Athens received the kickoff and worked the ball to mid-field, where the line see-sawed back and forth and both teams did some classy playing. Lysander displayed some versatile end running for Sparta, while both Hippias and Hyparchus starred in the Athenian backfield. In this last period neither team scored, and the game ended 20—3 in favor of Sparta. The line-up: ATHENS SPARTA Aristotle . . R. E.. Xenephon.. . . . . ,R. T. . . . . . Cleonienes Clvsthenes... . ..R. G.. .. Epominandes Pisistratus.. . C. .. Alcibiades.. . . ...L. G.. Agis Nicias ...L. T.. Socrates .. .L. E.. Solon ...Q. B.. Agesilaus Hippias . . . R. H.. Gvlippus Hyparchus. .. .. . L. H . . Lysander Pericles ...F. B.. Substitutions for Athens: Thucydides for Socrates at left end, Draco for Solon, quarter. Substitutions for Sparta: Leon for Agesilaus, Agasides for Pelopidas, Aris-ton for Lycurgus. Referee: Kufu (Egypt). Umpire: Darius (Persia). Head Linesman: Thales (Greece). L. I. ’24.