Mansfield High School - Crimson Spotlight Yearbook (Mansfield, IL)

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was a tin one. And the teachers! They have great big hearts, after all. They served ice cream and cookies. The boys won from Arrow- smith on the home floor. Here's wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! . JANUARY. 1--NVe come here this morning to start a new year. XVe do rather hate to come back on a holiday, and yet we are glad to get back, too. No wonder Dot Perry and Helen Swartz keep their fingernails polished. So could we with new manicure sets. See Gladys' new pencil, Helen's watch. Mary's pen and pencil, Dot's ear rings, and goodness only knows what! XVhere is everyone this afternoon? Seemingly we are starting the new year in the wrong way. 4-The Stunt Show was tonight. 5-Now that the Stunt Show is over, we are Hush with money-fifty dol- lars. The basketball team went to Saybrook, and lost to them. 8-The Vermont Players, who present the third number of the Lyceum Course, played here tonight. 9-Miss XVaite, representative of the Dennis Lyceum Bureau, came to see the Juniors about a Lyceum Course for next year. They signed the con- tract. . ll-Semesters today and tomorrow. 13-The basketball team won from Deland on the home floor. They were almost forced to play in the dark. 15- The Bartlettsn tried to create some excitement by having an accident this morning. 19-The basketball team went to Bellflower where they met defeat. Mr. Mclntosh. County Superintendent. visited us. Z3-Miss Halliday entertained the basketball boys and their guests. 25-The boys played Mahomet on the home Hoor, and-much to the dismay of Mahomet-won from them. 27-The County Basketball Tournament was held in Monticello. Mansfield played Monticello and lost to them. Phoebe, Georgia. Miss Halliday, Miss Robley, Clifford, Albert, and Charles Slater spend the evening in Decatur. Next time they had better take some one who knows better than to take women into the smoker. 30-Photographer came today. FEBRUARY. l- The Vilindmills of Holland was given tonight. NVe never knew be- fore that Mr. LeMarr was the funny man we have discovered him to be. 2-The basketball team lost to Downs at Downs. 9--NVhy all the commotion in Chemistry class? We lost to Fisher on the home floor. After the game, the last number of the Lyceum Course, consisting of Hawaiian music. was given in the Lyric Theater. 14-Miss Perrott invited all the teachers to a dinner party at her hqgme in Mahomet, and there announced her marriage to Hugh Rigney, which 1923

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I5-After two weeks absence, Eva is with us again. Something serious, very serious, must have happened-George sits at one end of the back row in Chemistry classg Lillian sits at the other. Mr. and Mrs. McGrew, who are assisting at the meetings at the M. E. church, played and sang for us this morning. 16-Pep meeting. NVe wonder when Melvin will learn that you can't drink everything in Chemistry just because it is a liquid. i7-Josephine, Elsie, Melvin, and Raymond took the teachers' examination. 20-Second number of Lyceum Course. 21-Clark must have been in an accident. 22-Evidently three boys must have had to go coatless this noon. Three girls were parading around, wearing coats intended for the opposite sex. 23-Miss Perrott might at least teach her music pupils to know the national hymn when they hear it. 24-Conference at U. of I. No school. XVe lost our first basketball game of the season to Saybrook, on the home floor. In the first quarter of the game Melvin received a sprained knee. 27-The first snow of the year fell this morning. Hey! look out! dodge there, brother, 'er you'll git hit with a snowball. 28-Mr. Motherway of the Jahn K Ollier Engraving Co., of Chicago was here today talking up an annual. Everybody is so enthusiastic. Here's hoping that the enthusiasm will last! 29-The girls have organized two basketball teams with Miss Halliday as coach and Elsie and Josephine as captains. They held their first prac- tice today. 30-Now say we have no cause for Thanksgiving, if you dare. VVe won from Bellflower by a score of 31-21. DECEMBER. 1-The basketball boys lost to Arrowsrnith on the Arrowsmith floor. 4-Rain! Rain! Rain! 8-The boys lost to Mahomet at Mahomet. ll-Don't get between George Bateman and Dorothy Evans, unless you de- sire to blockade the path of a sweet coquettish smile. l3-Mr. Allen, agent for The Country Gentleman, gave a lesson in salesman- ship this morning. This instruction was to help us in our sales cam- paign for this magazine. We retain 50 per cent of the sales. l5-The basketball team went to Fisher and won from them. Score 13-12. 18-Just one more week until Christmas and vacation. XVe wonder where Koke got the overalls and the nails- He must think this is a hard-time party. 20-Hardly anyone at school. Champaign seemed to have been calling. 21-The Freshmen gave their play, The Loveliest Thing. 22-XVC had the Christmas tree, but where was Santa Claus? You should ' have heard the jazz orchestra! You have heard of brass bands, well, this '19Z3

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had taken place just one year ago. NYe wonder where Babe got her - roses. A Valentine, eh? 16-XYe won from Hammond on the home Hoor. l9---After several weeks absence caused by illness, Florence is back in school again. , Zl- Irish is back in school again after trying his best to leave our happy assembly. Ruth Howe seems to have switched her affections from XYard to Bud. A 1 Z2- The XYindmills of Holland was given at the Bethel church. 23-NYe played Downs on the home Hoor and lost. 26-We lost to Monticello on their Hoor. 27-All members of the party which went to Monticello seem to be rather sleepy. Z8-XYhat's happened to Clark and Mary? MARCH. l-The basketball boys, Miss Robley, Miss Halliday, Eva, and Josephine, went to Decatur to the District Basketball Tournament. VVe played XYeldon in a fast game, and lost by a score of 14-15. My, but we are downhearted ! 2-No school, moving into new building. 8-The Commercial Geography class visited the Farmers' Elevator. We need not ask them how they liked the dirt and the 90-ft. ladder. l0+'l'he Girls' Economic Club entertained the basketball boys and guests. 12-Everybody is telling what the windstorm did to him last night. l3-Ah. ha, and what is this we see? A few Hakes of snow? Ah, yes. 17-The Seniors gave a party at the home of Dorotha Gordon. Zl-ln honor of Miss Pricer's birthday, the teachers and several of the stu- dents xvent to the C. C. Dickson home and spent the evening listening to radio concerts. Because a Ford refused to run, several were forced to make an all night party of it. 26-Open house. A short program was held at 2:00 p. m. APRIL. 13-Senior play Miss Lulu Bettf' 20-Baseball game with Bellflower at Bellflower. MAY. -I-Oratorical contests at Monticello. 14-Track and field meet at Monticello. H l9-State track and field meet atlUrbana. 23-Baseball game with Bellflower here. 27-Baccalaureate services. 51-Commencement exercises at Town Hall. Dr. David Felmley, President Illinois State Normal University, gives the address. JUNE. 1-Last day of school. 1923-