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

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4 THE ALARM Freshman Class. Upper Row: Wilbur Van Ormer, Werner Nelson, Clare Swanson, Leonard Hansen, William Neahring, Lester Hansen, Vernon Anderson, Cecil Krager, Delmar Johnson. Second Row: Miss Schneider, Hazel Wallace, Ethel Johnston, Evehoi Dronanberg, Gilbert Draper, Marvin Black, Robert Daebelliehn, Erville Larson, Ruby Edlefson, Luella Schuneman, Caroline Nicholas. Third Row: Verda Hewitt, Helen Hotaling, Marjorie Czech, Irene Heward, Mabal Bollman, Leona Swan, Edna Dronenberg, Beulah Souser, Eulah Souser. Lower Row: Lester Smith, Howard Anderson, Arthur Johnson. Freshman Officers President—Marjorie Czech. Vice-President—Howard Anderson. Secretary-Treasurer—Mabel Bollman. SCHEDULE OF COMING EVENTS April 5—All School Carnival. 17—Junior-Senior Banquet. 26—Senior Play. May 1—Senior Theses due. 4-14—Zone Contest will be held at Wyanet between these dates. 10-12—Winning class takes trip. 24—County Literary and Athletic Contest. —i 26—Baccalaureate Services. 27-28—Semester Exams. 31—Commencement-

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MANLIUS HIGH SCHOOL 3 V vV VD Y Mouth H Of- p y Freshman-Sophomore Party On October 26th the Freshmen had the honor of being the guests of the Sophomore class. The gymnasium was decorated with corn shocks, pumpkins, ribbons and leaves. To find their way into the gym the guests were forced to go through Spook alley. At the east door they were met by two fierce looking ghosts who slowly took them upstairs where two other ghosts were awaiting them. These directed the guests to the alley where all was dark except for the very dim flickering of lanterns. Pumpkins, footballs and other objects struck their faces- The mirror and lighted pumpkin frightened them. The old witch knocked on the door with her ...... , jnd the knees of the Freshies— especially the girls—began to shake. They were then led downstairs where their shoes were pronounced unfit and were removed. The shoes were tied up in a blanket to be returned later in the evening. Meanwhile the stocking - footed guests walked over navy beans, through a chair alley, and over a teeter-board. Give Mildred and Irene first prize for screaming. After all had assembled downstairs the Grand March was held, after which those present were divided into groups according to the animal crackers they received and various contests were entered into by representatives of each group. The following lunch was served: Sliced White Fire Lizard’s Tongue Sandwiches Luscious Spheres Sweet Tooth Tidbits Golden Ambrosia Pastry Enchanted Nectar After this the “kids” calmed down and, finding that Mr. Sandman had already come to some, they all started for home.

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MANLIUS HIGH SCHOOL 5 Freshmen Class Prophecy On July tenth, nineteen hundred thirty-nine, we came from Eastern Pennsylvania to attend a circus—the Hansen Brothers —at Langley. As we were walking around the grounds we saw a man who seemed to be with the monkeys most of the time. It was a pleasant surprise for us when he told us that his name was Howard Anderson, and that he had joined the circus soon after we had gone east. We remembered his teacher, Mr. French, telling him he “monkeyed around too much.” Howard led us to a ticket seller who chanced to be Arthur Johnson- Through the kindness of these former classmates we were permitted to enter free. A clown seemed to recognized us, and led us to two reserved seats. We were seated and then were greatly surprised to have Mr. and Mrs. Lester Smith, (Mrs. Smith was the former Helen Hotaling) offer us each a bottle of “Orange Suueeze” which they were selling. We were happy to meet them again and we recalled that they had left school in their Junior year to join the circus. They went on selling pop, and presently the show began. The first act was a parade of dwarfs. Among them we recognized Bill Neahring, Evelyn Dronenberg, Mabel Bollman—all old schoolmates. Next came a ring of performing horses with Cecil Krager and his wife, whom we had known as Irene Heward, riding them. They were beautifully arrayed in silks and beads. We then learned from those people who sat near us that the circus had been organized by the twins of our class, Eulah and Beulah Souser, and Leonard and Lester Hansen. The girls were trapeze performers, while the boys were managers. A group of laughing clowns went by us. As they passed we noticed that among them was Robert Daebelliehn. We then knew that he was the one who had taken us to our seats. Delmar Johnson, Vernon Anderson, Gilbert Draper and Erville Larson had all taken up the circus work after finishing: High School and we were able to distinguish them among the actors. We looked across the tent and there we saw Edna Dronenberg and her friends Werner and Verda Hewitt Nelson. The next act was a Dutch tableau, pre-Wilbur and Hazel Wallace Van Ormer, and Vernon and Luella Schuneman Van Mier- They had all changed somewhat in appearance for the boys had grown exceedingly fat and Mrs. Van Ormer had become a peroxide blonde. When the circus was over we were asked to have dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Clare Swanson. Mrs. Swanson had been Leona Swan when we were in school. We accepted the invitation to their Langley home but asked them to first show us more of our classmates who might be on the grounds. They directed us to a stand. The proprietors were Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Black. You will remember Mrs. Black as Caroline Nicholas. We then went to dinner. What a novel and interesting way to meet our former classmates. MARJORIE CZECH and RUBY EDLEFSON. Freshman Assembly Programs On Wednesday of each week the school has its Assembly Programs, and the Freshmen have given five of these so far this year. Our first program, on October 17th, was original, consisting of a broadcasting program over which was heard a reading, a violin solo, a girls’ duet, and a boys’ duet. We also gave a pantomime showing life in Eskimoland. The second program, on November 21st, was a mixed program by members of the class. It was composed of several musical numbers, a violin duet and a piano solo, a “goop” quartet, a book review, and a news paper reading. On December 21st the Freshmen contributed two numbers to the Christmas program which was put on by both the Grade School and the High School. Besides these two numbers, a reading and a Christmas play entitled “Christmas Eve”, we have the honor of having provided the Santa Claus who delighted the younger children and gave out gifts to everyone present. A play, “Sauce for the Goslings”, was given at our fourth program. We repeated this later at the February meeting of the P. T. A. It was a “Good English” play, in which a boy and girl learned to speak correctly. On February 27th, in honor of our first president, a Washington program was given. It was made up of a short play, several recitations and papers, and a vocal sextette. Mr. Traughber helped make the program more interesting by describing the home of Washington at Mt. Vernon, and Washington, D. C. Every one of our thirty-two Freshmen have at some time or other taken part in our programs. Our class advisor has helped us very much. IRENE HEWARD.