Newport High School - Blunita Yearbook (Newport, PA)

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14 THE BLUE AND WHITE u9m • The Junior Literary Society was held on Friday evening. Novembe! 24. The following program was rendered: Opening march. High School Orchestra; selection, Moonlight and Love,” orchestra; vocal solo, “Just-A-Wearying-for-You,” Julia Zeiders; declamation, The Indian As He Is and Was,” Romaine Hibbs; selection, Twilight Reverie.’’ Girls’ Chorus; debate: “Resolved. That the Water System of Any Town or City Should Be Publicly Owned;” piano solo. Starry Night,” Ixmise Fickes; declamation, “Selections from Hiawatha. Jeanette Ooodling; declamation. Tell Me a Tale of the Airly Days,” Charles Albright; essay, The Pilgrims and the First Thanksgiving,” Anna Loy; decision of the judges by the Rev. W. K. Shultz; selection. “Heah dem Darkies Sing,” Boys’ Octette, closing march. Orchestra. Reginald Smith and Ralph Smith upheld thi affirmative side of the debate and Julia Zeiders and Carolyn Matiack upheld the negative side. The judges who were Rev. W. K. Shultz, Mr. Fry and Mr. Wolf, decided in favor of the negative. We received two days’ vacation at Thanksgiving and as the next week was Institute everyone had plenty of time to recover from the effects of too much turkey and p:e. After the vacation all came back prepared to work hard until Christmas. The members of the Senior class, at the suggestion of Professor Price, canvassed the town for subscriptions to help the Public Library. They

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THE BLUE AND WHITE 13 1 sent, for the child as soon as possible, and she came. I put the letter into her hands, and told her to read it. With eager, trembling haste, she broke the envelope. A look of disappointment shadowed her face as she raid, I can’t read writing, sir; please, read it to me.’’ The letter was brief and courteous. The gentleman’s heart had been touched by the childish appeal, and he promised to do all in his power to aid Mary’s search. The letter closed: “Good-bye, my little girl, and may God bless you! If John Parkman can |o anything to make you happy, he will gladly do it.” Several weeks passed, during which time through qold and snow Mary failed not to come every morning with her basket of while treasures. One morning my door opened as usual, and, thinking it Mary on her daily round, I did not raise my eyes from my work, until a gl'ad little voice said in a triumphant tone, “He has come, sir! He has come!” I then glanced up. A man of middle age stood before me, with drooping head, downcast eyes, and a look of shame in his whole bearing. But, suddenly, a thought seemed to arouse him, and walking toward me, he said: “Sir, I thank you for bringing me back to this child; and as surely as I stand here, I promise to be the man, that I have never been before.” All this happened a year ago; and now, on Penn street, there stands a little candy shop which is doing a thriving business. Mary’s small head barely reaches above the counter, but her feet are just as active and willing, as when I first made her acquaintance. The happiness thai now exists in that humble home is all due to the chMdish perseverence, and loving trustfulness of Little Miss Pop-Corn. MAUDE JACOBS. ’24. I rose and gave her my seat, I could not let her stand She made me think of mother. With that strap in her hand. A man walking along a boardwalk noticed another man stuffing a dollar b'll down a crack. “What’s the idea?’' he asked. The other man replied, 1 just dropped a dime through this crack, and 1 want to make it w-orth while to tear up the board.” Bill “Say, Mike, do you know it’s awful hot down in Mexico where I live. It’s so hot you can fry an egg on the capitol steps.” Mike—“Oh, gee! Do you call that hot? Why it’s so hot where I live that we have to feed our chickens cracked ice to keep them from laying hard boiled eggs.” Query—“Why does a blush creep up a maiden’s cheek?” Answ'er -“Because if it ran it would kick up too much dust.”—Ex.

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THE BLUE AND WHITE 15 were very successful and received a total of one hundred dollars. Also the girls of the entile High school sold Red Cross Stamps to the amount of more than fifty dollars. The week before Christmas we had just enough snow to make fine ooasting and all the children were delighted, especially the Seniors, who, apparently, were in their second childhood. All of ’em went slidin’ mos' every niKht. Fun! They had pecks of it. On the Friday before Christmas we had the following appropriate exercises: Selection, Joy to the World, Orchestra; recitation, Ring Out Wild Hells,” Price Hibbs; vocal duet, It Came upon a Midnight Clear,” Helen Mogel and Kathryn Ickes; Christmas story, A Russian Legend, Maude Jacobs; selection Silent Night,” boys' octette; recita tion, Abou Hen Adem,” Vera Murphy; presentation of Christmas gift to Public Library, Walter Kepner; acceptance of gift. Mrs. J. S. Eby; solo, “Cantique de Noel,” Miss Kennedy; song, There’s a Hood Time Coming,’’ High school. Regular sessions of school were held on New' Year’s Day but nobody learned much because the Freshmen and Sophomores were still dreaming about Santa Claus.” and the Juniors and Seniors were busy making New Year’s resolutions. There was an epidemic of measles in town and it was reported several times that the schools would close—but they didn’t. A few of the High school pupils got ’em” but. every one is well now. All’s w’ell that ends well. Nevertheless a few of us were sorry the schools didn’t close, since the measles were here anyhow, and they made a fine excuse. Many of the Alumni who were home for the Christmas vacation came to visit the High school. It seemed like oid times to have them with us again. One morning the week after Christmas we were pleased to have with us our former principal, Miss Dorwart. She gave us an interesting talk and visited a few of the classes. I guess the teachers wish Miss Dorwart would come often because everyone knew his lessons that day. Now it’s harder than ever to receive a respectable deportment mark because every time any one “gets noisy” he has five taken off his deportment and if he forgets about that five, they take off another five, so he Isn’t likely to forget about both of ’em. Everyone has suddenly become very studious owing to a sort of disease that breaks out twice a year, before mid year’s and before finals. However, this is nothing to worry about as the disease is never fatal and usually disappears in a short time. The Sophomores have received their pennants and they all seem pleased with them. At least they aren’t a bit bashful about displaying them.