Middletown High School - Optimist Yearbook (Middletown, OH)

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Student Senate A Farce Place: In 113. Time: 3:05. Seene: Senators are drifting in slowly. A few of them anxiously consult their watches, but not. until 3:15 are all settled. Bill Storer consults each concerning what home room he represents, the door is closed, and, after each senator has stopped his Wriggling, Mr. Winkelman takes his usual stand at the back of the room near the windows. Bob Herman fhe's president! rises and bangs lustily on the desk. BOB: The meeting will please come to order. Joseph Copp, your gum will please be removed. The secretary will read the report of the last meeting. Pl-IYLLYS: irising from her desk near the windows. She searches frantically through a large notebook, and after some time, extracts a paper from which she reads in a singsong voice: My darling Phyllys, I can't live without you. Your eyes haunt me night and day. They are so- fshe stops in embarrassment. as every one roars with laughterb. Oh, I got the wrong one! Here it is. The student senate of Middletown High School met Saturday, February 31, 1909, in room 113 for their usual business meeting. After the reading of t.he minutes and the usual procedure, Herb Spade asked the question, 'Why is the ice cream so cold?' This was answered by Mr. Winkelman in a fifteen minute address on 'The Life of a Book Worm! Briefiy the answer is thus: Because the soup's so hot. No other questions were brought up, and we adjourned at four o'clock. fShe sits clownj. BOB: You have heard the minutes read. Are there any corrections? MR. VV.: Yes. I talked not on The Life of a Book Worm , but Why Bob Day Is So Collegiate . BOB: Thank you. Any other correctons or additions? If not, the minutes stand ap- proved read. Any old business? IVIORRIS RENICK: Yes: where is the money from the last Variety Show? BoB: VVell, I don't know. Mr. Vlfinkelman, can you explain? MR VV. fpulling at his coat lapelsj: I'm not a senator and I shouldn't talk. But this is brought up every year-etc, etc, etc. BoB: Does that explain your question?--fa pausel, Any new business? FRANKLIN IWIEYERSZ Yes: why are the halls so noisy? I can't even hear myself speak when I yell at the top of my voice. BOB: VVell, now. ah-I don't know. Mr. Winkelman, can you explain? MR. VV.: Now, I'm not a senator and I shouldn't talk. But-didn't you say you yelled? FRANKLIN NIEYERSZ No, sir! MR. VV.: But I lzenrd you! FRANKLIN MEYIRS: No, sir, I just :aid that I couldn't hear myself when I yelled at the top of my voice. MR. VV.: --Welli!! FRANKLIN BIEYERSI Well--! Bois fhastilyyz Are there any other questions? RUTH MCYAY: Mr. President. Boa: Ruth. RUTH MCVAY: VVhy can't we have next Friday off from school? BOB: An excellent idea! RUTH BICVAY: We could really do with Thursday off. BOB: Fine! RUTH GILBERT: Why not all next week? BOB: 'Wonderfull MR. VV.: VVell. I'm not a senator and I shouldn't- BOB Cinterrupting' with gleel: VVill some one please make a motion- STAN: I move that we leave School right now. MB. W.: I'm not a senator, but- BOB: Second it? RUDELL CoI.I5: I second it. BOB: All in favor of this motion please signify by raising the right hand. MR. VV. fdesperatelylz Well, now- All senators wave theii hands, and dash from the room. Mr. Winkelman feebly follows. MR. VV.: Now, I'm not a senatc r, and I shouldn't talk, but- CURTAIN H161