Monroe High School - Senior Issue Yearbook (Monroe, MI)

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Dan Sparling falumnil visited school today. Everyone was in hopes -that he would make a speech, but-hopes shattered. American Lit. class on entering the door was met with the pleasing announcement of a test next week. Everyone appeared very much pleased. Some of the infants fFreshl were scolded for shooting crap in school. The very ideal ! l l ! Mir. Spencer talked about Cheating on Exams. Mass meeting per usual. Failure slips read again. Very interesting ffor those who didn't faill. DePue says assembly room is very noisy and asks all who will be quiet to raise their hands. By the number of hands raised it would appear as though some weren't sure of themselves. Only fifty-six girls want to make the team this year. Some teaml ! ! First basketball practice of the season. Vey snappy. Mass meeting which was short, but peppy. Monroe lost last Saturday. Better luck next time. If it don't stop raining soon the school will have bo furnish boats or bathing suits so we can arrive looking half way respectable. And still it rains. If it keeps up we will have a flood sure 'nough. lVlany articles of interest lost. Only three teachers took pity on us and left for the convention. just our luck. No mass meeting today on account of lack of pupils. Losa pep. NOVEMBER Another victory for Monroe-Ypsi lost, much to their chagrin. We have an election of our own. Harding wins. Report cards today. Freshmen class takes a slump Seniors pass IOOM. mark. They ought to though, they are more experienced. We are put on honor system in the assembly room. Novel idea. Our first football game on Friday. It was merely a practice game for Monroe. Score 49-0, our favor. You can't beat M. H. S. Tickets on sale for Adrian train. Everyone wants a train, but no one wants to part with the chink. Such tight wadsl l ! l Great excitement! lVl. H. S. pennants and caps on sale. Armistice Day-Hurrah! No school in the afternoon. Adrian game postponed. We play Toledo Central instead. Miniature battle on football field Saturday. Monroe is victorious. Clocks set back one hour. Rumored that we play Adrian November 27, if it don't snow. We refuse to be snow plows.

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CALENDAR FOR 192021 SEPTEMBER School again for another year. This has been going on too darn often. Soph girls challenge Fresh girls to initiation. Lots of black eyes fmostly Sophsl. Coach Parker calls for fifty volunteers in football as material for first team to knock out. Some team! ! I ! ! We are all very well launched on the sea of grind-thank you. Numerous visitors already Qmostly clogsl. Our slogan: When do we get our seats? Miss Greenhill asks for orchestra volunteers. Three enlist-it might be worse. Mr. Spencer gives speech on Mult. of Thoughts. Much brain power shown by some. Miss Covell gave an English exam. She evidently believes in starting in early. C-loomy atmosphere inside as well as out. First Physics lab. All about vernier caliper. Very interesting f?D Athletic Association tickets on sale-many eager salesmen. At last! We have our permanent seats after much delay and mad scramble. Several boys skipped school. Naughty! Naughty! Athletic Assocation meeting today for election of officers. Failure list read and also some remarks made by DePue. Salesman here with Junior rings. Miss Covell absent, consequently no English classes. Big bargain today-football tickets on sale at very low price. General assembly third hour to discover what class you belong to. Junior class meeting to elect officers. Something phoney-more votes than voters. OCTOBER Mass meeting this afternoon. We need a magnifying glass to see our yell masters. First game of season last Saturday. We win over Wayne. Score 55-0. Outdoor basketball today. Very amusing to those who did not play. First report cards. Many heart failures experienced by some. l..ost,strayed or stolen-Mr. Cantrick's temper. English Lit. class delighted with announcement of exam next Wednesday. Highland Park-Hi has a good football team. We beat 'em by 6-0 score.

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Junior class meeting. Undecided about J Hop. junior class meeting. Decided to give J Hop. General assembly. Spencer gives talk on Riches 'Mass meeting. 'Rah for U. of D. We beat 'em l5-0. Junior class meeting. More Hops. Vacation tomorrow. Thanksgiving. Oh! Oh! General assembly. Junior class meeting fthey must have the habitl. Special urban train to Adrian. At last the Juniors decided not to give J Hop. We are sorry, but terribly relieved to know that their minds aren't unbalanced Qyetl. Ed. LaBeau announces in French class that his name is Henriette and that he is noi a mere porter. DECEMBER To start the month right DePue gives a physics exam. Miss Covell again absent from scene of activities. Debate Friday night between Monroe and Trenton. Give 'em the axe! Fresh-Sophs meet Junior-Senior team for championship. Junior-Senior team victorious. There is nothing the matter with us. Lola Rauch and orrest Weisel enjoy a penny match in English class. Skinny lost all he had- two cents. MT. Spencer tells us how we all acted in Adrian. Junior class meeting. Soph girls meet to try and reform Soph boys. Nobody envies them their job. Mr. Spencer gives lecture to chemistry and physics classes in DePue's absence. H. Hendrich tells eagerly listening OJ history class that Lincoln was shot in the theatre. juniors appear on scene all swelled up. There's a reason. More excitementl nothing happened. Mr. DePue tells us what he thinks of M. H. S. social pairs. Quite interesting to some. Monroe lost a perfectly good debate to Ecorse. Oh, the dickensl ! l Only four days school this week. Classes busy for Smile Club. Mr. Cantrick reminds us of landing of the Pilgrims. Everybody skips History class first hour-with Cantrick's permission. Penny March for Smile Club. SlO4.23 taken in in twenty minutes. Boy, call a guard. Seniors entertain students in afternoon with a play and old Santa fBliss Kemmerlingl. Vacation begins.