Nelsonville High School - Saga Yearbook (Nelsonville, OH)

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I he Scarlet and Gray 17 A ’tremblin’, asked if he could git A book he had fergot, Long cast on him a Long, Long look, His eyes blazed like two rockets, . lie roars: “You kin if you will take Yer hands out of yer pockets!” You ought t’seen them hands come out! They jmuped like somethin’ bit 'em, That kid starts back along the aisle As if a cyclone hit ’im, “Dont walk so loud, y’annoy the class!” Long gives a mighty bawl, “Twas but the grace of your good looks What got you in at all.” The next class was in English’ The teacher was Miss Lowden, She wasn’t like the other ones, And didn’t b’lieve in crowdin’ She’s kind o' calm and quiet like, And dont try much to make fear. But sure is she a devotee Of that their guy called Shakespeare' She’s better lookin’ than our bunch; She’s neither fat nor lean, She must ‘a’ been a purty girl When she was bout sixteen! She makes 'em git their lesson, tho’. She won’t allow no foolin’, She’ll often say how’s they can't play If they come there for schoolin’. A little fat guy then come in Agrinnin’ at us all,. And tinkered with a little thing A sticking on the wall. And then he turned himself around And walked right out again: The kid ahead turned round and said; “See, boy! that’s Charlemagne!” Then school let out for noon recess, ’Nd we went home for dinner, I says ’I’ll go this afternoon As sure as I’m a sinner!’ So I goes back to school again With Harry (my relation) But I was mad to find they had Just one more recitation. That there was German-Dutch, y’know, The teacher was a fine un; He looked as if he knowed a lot And had a book-leaf linin. ’ You, ought t’heard ’em talk that Dutch! It sounded to me, bo, Like what dad said when he dropped The flat-iron on his toe. Well, that was all that afternoon What happened worth repeatin’ And I come home this mornin’ just In time to ketch this meetin’ I got a cold, I’ve talked so long My voice is gittin’ wheezy; But work, I guess, at N. H. S., Ain’t so all-fired easy. Roy T4. X-CH ANGES Our exchange list this month is the smallest of the year, many of our old exchanges not being heard from. This is partly accounted for by the fact that during the flood the mail piled up so heavily in Columbus that it is yet im- possible to get it sorted. When this mail is worked up we will undoubtedly receive many papers. Our old exchanges which returned are:' The .Maroon and White, Danville, 111. The Dart, Ashtabula, Ohio. The Aerial, Logan, Ohio. The Forum, Mt. Vernon, Ohio. The Search-Light, Westerville, Ohio. The Kankakeean, Kankakee, 111. The Aegis, South Salem, Ohio. The Kodak, Mt. Gilead, Ohio. The following exchanges have been added to our list since last month: The Quill, Parkersburg, W. Va. The Spectrum, Portland, Oregon. The Reveille, Newark. Ohio. The Review, Lowell, Mass. The Aerial: We beg to inform you that you did not defeat Nelsonville High in basketball. You played a team of pick-ups. Our High School team hasn’t played since returning from Delaware.. We don’t like to cry over our defeats, but we do not like to have credit for a defeat when we were not defeated.

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16 'Che Scarlet and Fray BASEBALL The baseball outlook at present is very bad as the ball diamond is entire- ly covered with water. Several games have been arraigned which will have to be canceled unless something is done immediately. There is plenty of mater- ial in the High School and all that is That There I live in Murry City, Out on the Brancd y’know, And more’n six or seven mile From home I rarely go. But t’otner day my cousin (From Nelsonville), he says’ “Come home with me and you can see A real school—N. H. S.!” That’s what they call his high-school. He goes ’bout every day, He says they bluff the teachers’ They cram their brains away, ‘Course that ain’t like our high-scool, We have to work y’know, Thinks I; To see how this might be To school with him I’ll go. I went through all his classes; I seen his teachers’ looks; Gee! They was awful pretty, —Like them in picture-books! But I can't tell it all at oncet, You,d think I was a fool. Wait, and I’ll tell you just what befell In that there city school. Well, we goes in the building Aud up a big wide stairs, Past a lot of little shavers A ’running here and there. Next I seen a row of boxes Astandir.g’ ‘gin the wall. We hung our lids with other kids’ In one, -—out in the ball! He said’t was sate to do that, Cause they don’t cabbage there, But gee! my cap cost forty cents! It seemed an awful dare! We drunk at a funny jim-jam What sticks up from the floor, And squirts the water in your face So you won’t drink no more. Then we goes into a schoolroom And sets and waits awhile, needed is a place to practice and play. TRACK All who intend to try for a place on the tra k team should begin steady practice immediately, as the 0. U. meet takes place about the middle of May and any other contests arranged by the track manager will take place shortly. City School .. — — » And when the fellers seen me They all begun to smile. I pullt my necktie straighter, I set up in my chair, And then I knew, (sure ’nough, ‘twas true) I’d fergot to flx my hair. Gee, that first recitation! It’s Chemistry, y’know, They spieled off some of the biggest words I ever heard—that’s so! The teacher made 'em toe the mark; They didn’t dare to wait, He was the kind you got to mind, . You bet I set up straight! You ought t.seen that teacher. He wasn’t very big, But if they didn’t answer up he made ’em dance a jig! I think his name’s McFarland, But them there city guys, They call him “Mac’’ behind his back, But not before his eyes. The next was mathematics, Geometry, y.know, We goes into another room And sets in that back row, Last teacher was a little man, But this’n made up the lack, He was so tall agin the wall He could ‘a’ stepped on ‘Mac’. From that great height, upon us He looked with visage grim. There wasn't no kid in that there class That wasn’t good to him! Ah boys! he made ‘em do jufjt so, And gee! if it was wrong! They have to do the thing clear through, No bluffing Mr. Long! A little Fresh came in the‘room, (Afraid o’ Long, a lot)

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18 7 he Scarlet and Gray The Review: We were glad to re- ceive such an interesting paper. You have a neat paper with nice cuts. Your literary department is excellent. ‘‘The Race’-was quite novel. Glad to see your success in athletics. The Reveille: Were glad to add you to our list. You have a very good pa- per, but believe your literary depart- ment could be worked up more. The Spectrum: Another one of our new exchanges and one worthy of praise. Your cover was very good. It is interesting to us to hear of the ath- letics of the far Northwest. The Quill: You have a very neat pa- per. Could you not work up a better literary department? On Monday April 7, we were favored by another interesting talk. Rev. Dun- lap the evangelist who is holding meet- ings in the Presbyterian Church was the speaaer on this occasion. Rev. Dunlap is a man of widespsead experi- ence, he being a policeman, Railroad Detective and Y. M. C. A. Sec. before he became an evangelist. He talked to us on The Body, Soul and Spirit. This beautiful message which he delivered will not soon be forgotton. Our faculty has been quite unfortu- hate lately Miss Johnson was taken sick with dyphtheria immediately fol- lowing the flood and was not able to assume her duties until Wednesday of last week. Miss Hutchins substituted for Miss Johnson the first four days of her illness while Miss Hickman taught the remainder. The Seniors twice remembered their kind teacher bv a bouquet of roses. A week ago Monday eveing Mr. Long visited his wife in Athens, who had been severly burned, while there he was stricken down with dyphtheria. Mr. Longis surely having more than his share of bad luck. It looks as though hodoo was following our faculty. Miss Trout and Miss Hickman have substitut- ed for Mr. Long. Although unfortunate in one respect we are fortunate in securing able and willing substitutes. Irving Koch T3, Fred Edington ‘15, Will Tedrow, May Runion and Johr Lowden ’13 (the latter as referee) accompained the Girls Basket Ball Team on their victorious trip to Logan- Miss Meisse chaperoned the Girls Team on their trip to Logan. Miss Ethel Dunkle entertained a numbe.i of her friends with a “Stag” party at her home in Floodwood. Those enjoying the affair were: Misses Gay- nell James Harriet Pensyl, May Runion Helen Hall, Ethel Bagley.jFreda Smith, Ethel Badnell, Frieda Fritzer, Garnet Dunkle and Nona Rouch. Miss Helen Hall and Ethel Bagley spent Sunday in East Cay ton. Miss Ethel Badnell spent the week end in Glen Fbon the guest of fiiends. Miss Ethel Dunkle and Freda Smith spant Sunday in Athens Mr. Everett Power was a business visitor in Athens Saturday.