New Harmony High School - Jester Yearbook (New Harmony, IN)

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SH E' J E S T E R New Hafrmony, Iiczdicmo ' ' 'U' HIIlflvllllllllwlvllllll unIIIInnIninInnmnun-1InIinnmmmnmnm-nnE Jo es Mr. H.: What is the Washington conference for? Leslie: The conference ar- Mr. H.: Don't say 'are,' say 'is'. Leslie: All right then, the conference isbitrates questions of inter- national importance. LOST-A blank note book entitled All I know about English. Finder please return to Helen Endicott. Olivia Pfister says that when the tongue is making 12,000 revolutions a minute it's a safe bet the brain is in neutral. Miss Plummer Ctiercelyj : Rufus, what do you want to know 7 Rufus Songer: Nothing. Miss Plummer: Well, for goodness sake, listen to me. Senior: Freshie, did you ever take ether? Freshie: No, how many credits do you get? You must be very fond of coffee, said the waiter to the student, after giving him his seventh cup. Student: I am or I wouldn't be drinking so much water to get a little. Miss Plummer: Bonnell, translate 'Haec in Galliam importantur'. Bonnell Glump: Hike into Gaul, it is important. Freshie: Who made this fancy ink well? Soph: Search me, I didn't even know it was sick. Waiter: Yes, sir, we're very up to date here. We cook everything by electricity. Customer: Oh, do you? Then give this steak another shock. Charles Given: ls your girl fond of argument? Gerald Hurd: I'll say she is, she won't even eat anything that agrees with herf, Mi. H.: What does 'A' stand for, Helen? Helen S.: Just a minute, l've got it on the end of my tongue. Mr. H.: Well, spit it out. It's arsenic. The Freshmen doze The Sophomore blows The Junior grows But the Senior knows. E1Imn-mmm--U--m ,,.,,,,,,,,,E1 Pace l'ril'ty-two

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TH E J E S T E R N ew Ha.rm0ny, Ifncliamna E llllllllllll mlm lllxul nn nnnunnnulunnnn I .n1n,nlnl1...1...1 nullilulllI.vl.1pllIInl.Inullulnluununnnnxnnnnunnuunuxnuuuunnuu 1 n El Jan. 16-Fire drill. Charles Given stops to get a drink. Jan. Jan. Jan Jan. Jan Jan. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. 17-Gerald Hurd, our most honorable president, impresses upon school the significance of the Jester. 19-Campaign for the Jester begins. Results very gratifying. Four seniors are found in the school building before the first bell. . 20-N. H. H. S. vs. Poseyville. We played a fair game. 25-Lunch served to the country children. Ask Gerald why the boys wear their hair parted in the middle. . 27-N. H. H. S. vs. Mt. Vernon. We lost. Quite a display of senior class colors. 31-Literary Society meets. FEBRUARY 2-Great excitement. Irma drops a nickel on the floor. 6-B. B. boys refuse to discuss the Saturday night's game. 8-A few snapshots for the annual. 10-Mr. Hecketsweiler read Drinkwater's Abraham Lincoln. Jun- ior class play, Mix Bob, a success. 13-Seniors dismissed to look at the little birdfl 14-Mr. Hancock spoke to us. Leslie Steelman brings his valentines to school. 16-Senior class meeting. Feb. 23-24-Art exhibit. D. A. R. medal presented to Winifred Plister. Feb. 25-Basketball tournament at Poseyville. Quite a few follow the Mar. team. Gerald decides that the road to Poseyville is too rough. MARCH 3-4-Tournament at Evansville. A cartoon showing some happy school girls from a town near by, stopping at a leading hotel, was seen in Sunday's Evansville Courier. Mar. .10-Freshman and Sophomore class play. These young artists please Mar. 15 the public. -Jester goes to press. MARGARET ARMSTRONG, '22. Emunn 1nnInnununnnmmmulu E Pa ge Forty-one

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gh? E' J E S T E R New Harmony, Indiana ' ' 'l llllmlllmmnunnunnunnnnununnuunnnnnn El Father: Yes, professor, my son is destined to be a great scientist. I presume you have noticed his way of going to the bottom of things ? Professor: Yes, I've noticed it about his classes. A new song hit: There'll be no faculty there! There'll be no faculty there! In Heaven above, where all is love, There'll be no faculty there. Miss Phebus tto Junior boysjz What are you doing back there? Learning anything? One of the boys: No'm, just listening to you. Glenn B.: I say, Mr. Endicott, l'm in love with your daughter. Mr. Endicott: Do something big and clean, my boy, and then come around and talk to me. And Glenn went off and washed an elephant. Don't you feel the call of the irresistible? Sure, let's eat. Roy: Say, Grip, I'm in love. What would you do if you were in my shoes? Grip: Get 'em shined, Roy, get 'em shined. Who was the greatest contortionist ? Oliver Twist. Mr. H. tin History II classj : Doris, will you tell us what a cataract is? ' Doris Pool: A cataract is an animal whose front feet are longer than his hind feet. Frances H. fin Botanybz Miz Hecketsweiler, what is nitric acid used for? Mr. H.: It is sometimes used to get rid of long noses. Mr. H. Cin Commercial Arithmeticl : Robert, what would you ask for if you'd go to the store after groceries ? Robert Franklin: I'd ask them to send them down. History IV: Paul, what men were responsible for the settlement of Jamestown? Paul York: John Smith and Pocahontas. Miss Phebus: Gerald, how do you pronounce 'Djer Kiss? Gerald Hurd: Accent the kiss. Elunnu 1nunnnnmnnmnnmuumuum Page Forty-three