Morrison High School - Morrisonian Yearbook (Morrison, IL)

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A SENIOR'S DIARY Note-We regret very much that due to the lack of time allowed for printingg about half of the Diary must be left out in order to get the Morrisonian out in time. SEPTEMBER, 1915 School begins. Many without seats. Program started. 49 coniiicts. 159 change subjects to be studied. Alfred H. was seen talking to two girls Oh, my! Gladys sits on books in order to see Glen. M. H. S. 305 Prophetstown 0. Miss Brown teaches English IV. OCTOBER M. H. S. 28: Sterling 0. Seniors take lessons in public speaking. qGettysburg speech.j Stickie reads note and goes to wrong reci- tation room. Freshies get a free lecture. M. H. S. 72: Clinton 0. Girls give both teams a feed at school house. Birney appears with arm in sling. M. H. S. 14: Dixon 6. Boys carry pennants and girls wear rings. CDixonl Miss Barnes borrows Charles Burr's Dixon pencil. Rick takes his regular nap during 3rd period. Periods change. Miss Powers forgets to teach Germ. I class. Senior search party. Boys win? Girls win? Heated arguments over search party. John has trouble in pronouncing uabiturien- teneramenf' Germ. I class have Kaffee Klatsch. M. H. S. 133 Clinton 6. Three cheers. NOVEMBER Miss Barnes says there are three kinds of dates. Hiddleson informs her that he knows all about all of them. Exams. begin. Seniors wear new rings. M. H. S. 28: Sterling 0. Nuff said. Seniors wear new sweaters. New German teacher. High- School Sentinel started. First High School dance. M. H. S. 613 Savanna 0. Alfred Collins looses his curly locks. High School boys sit in window and fiirt with grade girls. M. H. S. 133 Dixon 0. Reception for Misses Powers and Fredeen. M. H. S. 109: Savanna 0. Football boys give dance. One of Senior boys hunting for Sparks. DECEMBER Some of the pupils have a lunch. Lucy Robertson has the honor of sitting beside Miss Fredeen on the platform. Boys' Athletic Association hs charge of Lyric. 320.00. Freewill offering for football boys. G. A. A. have first gym work. Collins seen hugging girl on Main street. New lights in assembly. Reception for Football team by G. A. A. Collins wears pink and pea green bed blanket for a necktie. School closes for Xmas vacation. Musical entertainment.

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Sis. I have a new waist at home. Senior. Why don't you wear it. Sis. Iordered a skirt with it, and it hasn't come yet. I don't want to wear one without the other. Senior. Yes, Sears, Roebuck St Co. are rather slow in answering at times. Harold S., translating: I threw my arms around her neck, er-, and, er-, that's as far as I got. Miss Fredeen: L'That's far enough. Smith, learning trade. How many shirts can you get out of a yard. Boss. All depends on whose yard you get into. Physiography Teacher. Tell me the products of a volcano. Soph. A volcano gives up saliva. Discussion by the faculty as to the leading states in production: Torrence. Iowa is first in hog production. Barker. Didn't you just say you were from Iowa. Physiography Teacher. Describe a stream. Junior. A stream is a running body of water. PARODY Lives of students oft remind us, That we should pay no heed to books, But in passing leave behind us Interlinings in our books. Interlinings which another, Toiling hard midst grief and paing Some forlorn and iiunking brother, Reading, neler shall Hunk again. Note-It is with much regret we announce that due to lack of time, part of our jokes had to be omitted, in order to have the Mor- risonian in your hands before the close of school.

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NICDLAOO n-n D9 4 18 21 6 27 2 4 5 11 4 17 18 21 22 24 25 29 1 2 7 JANUARY 1916 School opens. Only six absent. Girls play Volley ball. M. H. S. beats Militia in Basket ball. Football team has photo taken. Austin elected Captain for 1916. 22 below zero and Mr. Mouck wears a straw hat. Freshies game of marbles breaks up when some nut drops a mar- ble on the floor. M. H. S. 23: Prophetstown 22. Senior and Soph. girls win-Volley ball game. M. H. S. 31: Amboy 14. Dance afterwards. Exams. begin. Independents 21: M. H. S. 11. FEBRUARY Junior benefit picture show. M. H. S. 35: Clinton 4. Fights between players: also spectator. Leap year dance afterwards. Senior Carnival of Mutt and Jeff, Wild Man, Murphy Family, etc, Enid King CSophD married. Basket ball team has picture taken. Bayard seen with two girls. Amboy 22: M. H. S. 10. John Boyd fishes for gold fish during reci- tation. Had half hour of victrola music. Wreck of the Hesperusf' 4 Basket ball team breaks up. Seniors notified by Bus. Mgr. to have pic- tures taken. MARCH Bayard narrowly escaped death today. He nearly fell while walking down the aisle. Victrola music. One of Senior girls falls down back stairs. Top heavy. Stairs slightly damaged. Orchestra and Board of Editors have pic- tures taken. Martha changes her name to Knox. Bump Crump gets a hair cut. Mr. and Mrs. Knox fWalter and Marthaj come in school about 10 o'clock. Why does Birney like civics better than before. Senior boy after Bates. Alfred H. gets an idea. As a result Mr. Weaver enters assembly room and or- ders about six Senior boys from his desk as the photographer exits op- posite door. Senior candy sale. Bayard quits Physics. Kids are bereaved. Bayard is grieved. Torrence is relieved. Senior boys have not yet given girls their party. Alfred Collins sent for note, but alasl the teacher sees it too. John Flikk made blind on account of bright colored hosiery worn by Theo. Everyone has Spring fever. APRIL The Junior girls start to boys' track team meeting. In Civics, Bayard cannot answer a ques- tion, upon which Miss Barnes remarks: There's another nut to crack. Seniors trying to decide upon Class Play. Seniors have Republican and Democratic Conventions. Boys plan to go to Cornell to Interscholastic Track Meet May 6. Lecture by Dr. Bancroft on Assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Alice Rowland seen admiring kitchen cabi- nets in Leggate's window. fHow sud- den.J Miss Brown: Now I don't expect to see you here again, Walter. Walter K.: Not see me here again, Miss Brown? Why, yo' all aint a goin' to resign yo' job, is yo', Miss Brown?