Monroe High School - Doctrine Yearbook (Monroe, NE)

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if 55555555h'i1EFtBE5iW5lEE!E'5EEEEEEH53hEEiEEQEEE5EBE 5,3 Class History E EfihizgiihihiggdhdgdgdhigdhdEHEHEEQEEEEEEESEEEBEQEEEQ Chapter 1. ' I A Now the histo.ry of the Class of Four-and-Twenty, of the High school of the city- of Monroe, County of Platte, State of Nebraska, is in this wise: . . e In the beginning, in the Twentieth year of our Lord, in the ninth month and on the ,fifth day of the month, there entered into this land of Learn- ing, eleven seekers of knowledge. Some came up from the Eighth grade, where they had for many months been busily engaged in storing their minds with the honey of wisdom: someuwere green and fresh from a far CO'l1lll2l'y! some came from farms, where they had been tillers of the soil: and some were from the other halls of instruc- tion. ' ' And itcame to pass, as theydid en- terthis land, that they were received with wild welcofmings and rejoicirgs by those who it was decreed should henceforth lead them up the slippery by-ways of knowledge. 5 , Likewise iit. came to pass that they were receive-d with malicious glee by a certain ,band of wild beings who were called Sophomores, and who because ofthe-ir -fierce taste for Freshman blood, did pounce upon them daily andnightly, and did cause them to suffer great things, and to sayin their hearts: A Behold, blessed be the name of Education, for because of it have we endured great torments, both of the body and of the mind. Ve.rily have we been martyrs to its great and noble cause. - . u And as they dwelt long in the land, they fell in with the customs of the inhabitants thereof, and their strangeness Wo e away, and they each became as one among the .res-t. I -i Now it came to pass, scon after they entered the land, that' they were one and all seized with a strarge 'in- firmity, which, did cause them to act with much fierceness and strangeness of manner, and to grapple andwrestle with their fellows in much rage and seeming ferocity. Wise mentwere call- ed to look upon them, who did. ex- amine them with much care and pains, and did finally pronounce' that the infirmity in thexmale as base- ball and in the female basket-ball and did assure the frightened leaders the malady while it.needs must be contagious and likewise' fatal, was 'yet a necessary evil, and-one 'that ev- en the wise men knew not the way to cure. So, with many anxious fears, 9 and dire foreboding, did the instruc- tors allow the disease to .run itsenat- ural course, and lo, nonne was killed, and ,few.were-.seriously injured, where- at there was great rejoicing through- out the land. - A. pass, after, some eyes were turned And it came to months, that their toward graduation, but many, with one consent, beganeto make- excuses: am poo,r in health. The first said, I Therefore I cannot graduate. K Another said, I am dull and cannot learn. I pray thee have me excused. A third said, I must needs toil at home. Therefore- I cannot graduate. So thus did this class decrease in numbers until the whole number at the end of the first year was eight. U ' Chapter II. s I Now it came to pass at the begin- ning of the second year that a new band of youths came up from the ad- joining territory, and the Class of Twenty, in the new dignity of their promotion, remembered the' days of their own greenness,-andfas the-'Sopho-I. mores of their day had done unto them, even so did they do unto these new Freshmen, and did show no- me.rcy unto their suderings, and no heed un- to' their lame-ntations, until allwere bruised and full of much sorrow..- . 1 Now it so -happened that this land to which they had come was .ruled ov- er by one known as Verda Thorpe a teacher of much wisdom: and at the beginning of the . second year, she spake unto them, saying: Go, gather ye in a body, and organize yourselves into a class, that ye may gain in strength, and that your courage may wax hot. A And as she spake unto them, so was it done, and -they chose their wisest ones to be their leaders and called themselves, with much. pride, The Class of Four-and-Twenty. Q And it came to pass, that again their ranks were thinned, some say- ing they must needs go unto broader fields of knowledge and others moving into a different territory., And the whole number at the end of the sec- ond year was six. , And it came to pass, at the end of these two years, that Verda Thorpe the teacher who had thus far traveled in their lead, did go from this coun- try to far distant places, and there was much grief and sorrow in the land. For verily, had she made her- self d.early beloved by the Class of Four-and-Twenty, - Chapter III. Now it so happened that there dwelt in an adjoining territory, Helen Glasgow, a woman of much learning who hearing of the departure from her post of Verda Thorpe, re-moved fro-m her. field of labor, and 'dwelt for a time in th1e'Land of Learning, that the travels of the Class of Fo-ur-and-, Twenty ,might tontinue for many days. Q. But- a Great cry 'went up, from the throats of the greedy class: Lo 'if it dothuhappen that we are to graduate after many days, 'it ap- peareth thatthere is much need of many ,dollars wherewith to provice the fun. f Andlso, thinking these things, the Class -made a feast, and the public was bidded thatmoney might be brought into the treasury, and the coffers fill- ed. . And behold, as the Class went on its way in great rejoicing through the land of plenty and of promise, ,they did overtakefthree damsels who were wandering alone, and of who one cried unto us with a loud voice, say- ing Take me into your class, I pray you, for my Companies have gone far on without me, and I cannot reach them, .though I follow fast and far. Another: cried Take me oh too into your class, I -pray you, for a have journeyed far away from my com- panies ,and desire not to wait until their coming upf' The third said, Take me oh too as I have los companies and as they spake t my 'unto them, even so did the Class of Four- and-Twenty listen and have compas- sion into them, and it washdone unto them even as they had asked. And lo, -the whole number at-'the end of this third year was only four,- for the last of the th.ree damsels mov- ed on to newerterritory, and the field work called the thr-ee boys. So it came to pass that onl-y damsels re- mained in the famous Class of Four- and-Twenty, . , Chapter IV. Now this, the fourth year in the history of this great and wonderful Class of Four-and-Twenty' has been one of much hard labor, and but lit- tle resting by the wayside: for pre- parations have been makingready for them to take their final departure from the land. ' Now it came to pass, as their pride grew to a great bigness within them, that the Class began to wish for em- blems befitting their stationzfe and many messages were sent to the big cities and all the towns roundabout for samples of their fine jewelry: and at last, after considering and recon- sidering, the iClass professed itself to be satisfied with its choice, and rings were purchased with which they rest- ed well content. - 1 And it also 'came to pass that the class, finding themselves rich in

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. I Q 1 . r The Juniors To the Class of '25, whowill receive their training in the same school as we, we dedicate both this Senior ,Year Book and the loyal support of Vi ' 7 The J Class of. '24 p Senior Calendar September 3-School opens. p . September 4- September 5-They renew acquaintance with us. September 8-No school 1SaturdayJ. September 11-We take. our place as seniors. . September 18-First day of exams. Sept.ember 19-We settle down to work. September 20 -First class meeting. Mr. Reeves October 4 and 5-Teachers' Institute-No school. October 30-Hallowefen. ' F- H January 11-Senior sneak day. ' . January 16, 17 and 18-End of first semestegli. Renew acquaintance with teachers. chosen as sponsor. March 3-Basket ball team met Town Cagers -Score 27-0 in favor of High school team. -March 4-Visitation of State School Inspector. April 25-Duncan High and Monroe High met. May 3-Junior-Senior banquet. May 9-The lower grades Operetta. . May 17fSenior High. school play. A May 18-Baccalaureate. May 22-Monroe High school team met Humphrey. A May 23--Commencement. 1 p Senior Class,Play If Saturday s night, May 17th, ' after several weeks of study and practice the Seniors gave their class play. They were assisted by a few of the other H. S. students as theirinumber was too few to put one on alone.. The night was exceptionally nice so a large crowd was present. The play was well put on and was enjoyed by all. X Their success was due, both to their diligent efforts and to their director, Mrs. R. H. Reeves. I The play was entitled TheiLittle Clodhopperj' Cast of characters: A - 1 Septimus Green---1 ...... AiYoung s Book Agent Full of Pep ......... ------------g.-..-- Stephen Lightner Qcey Gump ....... A Fresh Country Product, by Heck .... Harold'Potter George Chiggerson .... An Innocent Little Lamb fromthe city---g--- S .................... Kenneth Kelley Mrs. Chiggerson-Boggs .... His Dot4 ing Mamma, with a' smooth W Scheme ---Q .......... Esther Egan Miss Julietta Bean .... A Splinter- ville Boarding-house keeper-..gg- F 4 ......1.......... 1-1-lelen Strother Charmian Carter ...S g--Who thinks She s a Vampire ..... Arabella Egan Judy .... A Little Clodhopper from the Poor House ....... 1 -Edna Terry Country Folks. 4 '

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W.. ..-- .JQWL ,. knowledge, chose to be one of ,theirf colors, the .rich hue of Gold thathas reached its best estate through the blackness of the purifying heat, and for the other -the ,blue of the sky, which was to be unto the-rn a symbol of truth. 'And they did blend togeth- er 'the blue and the gold, to proclaim unto the world that their knowledge andtruth. r 1 - Now the whole number at the end of this .fourth year is four, wh.ich are theseg Henrietta, of the House of Kelly. Helen Adeline, only daughter of Robert of the House of Strothler. Esther Helen, second daughter of Pat, of the House of Egan. Edna May only daughter of Charles First son of Samuel, of the House of Terry. So it has come to pass that of the one and ten that ente.red this land in Twenty, only four will depart, for verily, verily, I say unto you, that broad is the gate, and wide is the way that leadeth to the High School, and many there be tha.t 'go in thereat: but straight is the gate, and narrow is the way that leadeth to graduation, and few there be that find it. Four years hath the Class of Four- and-Twenty sojourned in the land, and gathered in large portions the fruits from the Tree of Knowledge: But it is written, In the day when ye shall have eaten of all these fruits, ye shall surely be driven forth. from the landf' Now, I say unto you, they must de- part thence, to go each a separate way, to lands they know not of, to do, they know not what. But let us not be weary in well do- ing, for in due season we shall reap if we faint not. And now may the blessings that ev- er attend the noble and good and true, follow and abide with us, each and all, now. and forevermore. Amen. n-0 . ' High School Orchestra . A high school orchestra was organ- ized aboutthe first of February. The players are: Harold Potter, lst cornetg Dwight Kelly, 2nd cornetg Kenneth Kelly, saxaphone-, Edward Jenkinson, 2nd violing Ken Smith and Paul Rupp 1st violinsg and Hazel Smith. piano. -A new member joined the orchestra on the night of May 9th, Elvin Hill, 1st clarinet. ' , . d A regular orchestra practice is held every Tuesday evening after school. o Thebenefit of an orchestra cannot be over estimated. A musical .educa- tion even if it doesn't enable ia per- son toearn his living, is beneficial in giving pleasure to the players as well et. H1 , .4 as to thehearers. a ' A 1 . A- - A The orchestra will make its first public-.appearance on the night of May 23rd. , I y V Piano Fund' is The Piano Fund is Aa .fund that was raised by the Mon.roe High School for the purpose of buying a piano for the school. , About fifteen dollars were left over. in the treasury from the year before. In order to increase this amount 'a play was staged b-y the Junior and Senior classes of the High S. hool. This increased the fund to sixty-five dol- larsg an addition-al twenty-five dollars was taken out of the treasury of the Monroe School Doctrine. At the pres- ent time a hundred dollars have been paid on the piano which is in the Sen- ior assembly of the high school. Next year the balance will be paid by the school. . is The piano is a beautiful instrument in a dark oa.k finished case., It is used three mornings every week for sing- ingg and it comes in very handy in entertainments and for the school or- chestra during practice. The play that was staged for the purpose of' enlarging the fund was: Aaron Slick from Punkin C.rick. The play was staged in other towns as -well as Monroe. The three acts were very interesting, and-the large attendances showed their ' appreciation by their 'loud applause. If I Knew- If I know the box where the smiles were kept, No matter how large the box or stzong the keyg I'd-try! so hard, I know it would open for me. ' Then broadcast, I'd scatter those ' smiles to play.. E , So careworn people might hold them fast- ' . For many and many a day. If Iiknow a box that was large ,eroughg For all the frowns th-at I meet I would hold them, fold them, pack them in . ' And turn the -monster ke-y. I I'd hire a giant to drop the box, To the depths of the deep blue sea. I -M. H. S:Bulletin. il - Sophomore Valentine Party On the night of Sai-nt Valentine's Day, the Sophomores and faculty met at the school house. 'The chairs and seats in the Senior Assembly were pushed out of the way andieverything was put in readiness 'for playing games. Various .games were played which all-enjoyed. - a An interesting feature ofthe. party was a Valentine Box which contained messages for everyone. Dainty lunch was served which con- sisted ofi brick ice cream, tea, cakes and punch. After lunch every-one de- parted forfhome, 'each expressing that they had spent a very enjoyable even- ing. e , Q ' Exchanges We are listing a review of all the exchangs we have received during, the past year. And hope we will find them on our reading table, the following year. To us, from .Red Willow, Nebr. comes the Willow Messenger, which carries many interesting messages. The Budfrom Parkrose, Oregon, is an inteesting -paper, which is publish- ed every two weeks by the students of Parkrose High. school. i Don't Flinch, Don't Fowl, Hit the Line Hard is 'the motto of the Spot Light from De-nver, Colo. . We think it is a one., Don't you? The Antelope, from Kearney comes to us weekly. We find it an interest- ing paper. - 5 V A very newsy paper is the Doane Owl from Crete., Nebr. ' A From Lebanon, Kansas comes the Lebanonian. It certainly is a peppy pape-r. i ' y Litchfield High school edits and publishes the Bugle which is ,just full of zip. Especially the Freshman num- ber. I The Top O, The Hills from Lorin, Mo., motto is We Climb and as we read over their issues we have not the least doubt that they are not climb- in . ' , gPep is the name of the Cedar Rapids High school paper. We' are here to say that they havethe pe-p. We find the Imp from Cambridge, Nebr., a very interesting paper. 9 I ' - 'il v Statistics ShowlThat- I 3 of 5,000,000 illite-rals, 31 were silo,- cessful. A of 35,000,000 withfan elementary education808 were successful and prominent . , ' of 2,000,000lhigh school graduates 12,46 won national' renown. of 1,000,000 college graduates, over 50 percent were internatioiially known. ' ' ' Education pays. A ' '