Morrison High School - Morrisonian Yearbook (Morrison, IL)

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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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Heard in English III. Bright Junior. England defeated the invisible Armada. Mr. Weaver, in ofiice, to Senior very much depressed: What's the matt er? Senior: I don't know. I got my own breakfast and I guess I must have poisoned myself. Martha B., paying for Senior cap. I want to pay for my cap. Clerk. Got the money? Martha B. Now, what do you think I'd pay you with? Miss Utley. George, take your seat. George. Sorry, Miss, but Mr. Mouck screwed it to the iioor. Teacher. Can anyone tell me why they made the hand of that Statue 11M inches long? Bright Soph. If they'd made it 12 inches it would have been a foot. Gladys R. All the Democrats in favor of installing this plank in our platform for 1916, please signify by saying Nay. Poor Freshie. Can't you see, teacher, I am trying to get ahead. Teacher. I hope you succeed, you need one bad enough. Miss Aitken. I can hardly remember the time when the popu- lation of the U. S. was only 50,000,000--25 years ago. Andrew S., in a stage whisper. How could she. She was only about ten years old then. Miss Barnes. Emerson, how do you make a maltese cross. Pete. Step on its tail. Junior. I heard you got a letter from your folks this a. m. Soph. Yes, I did. Junior. Any good news. K Soph. I don't know. It said return the letter in five days, and three days were almost up, so I didn't stop to read it. Miss Fredeen. How do microbes multiply. Fresh. Very rapidly. Miss Irwin, in Eng. Gram. Give the comparison of little, Clyde.

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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.