Norfolk High School - Milestone Yearbook (Norfolk, NE)

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High School Calendar September, 1899. 4 —School begins with a vacation—Labor day. 5—Enrollment of 102, Eighth grade in High School room. Athletic association meets and adjourns in the same old way. 11 Peace restored Eighth grade gone. Seniors decide to have a Milestone. 12- Physical culture introduced. Glad to meet it (?). 18 Elocutionist comes around. 20 Book case from class of ’99. 22 Seniors decide to have a lecture course. 25 Hamill entertainment in High School. 26— Gym nasi um started. 27— Give up lecture course. October, 1899. 3 Get Turnverein apparatus in gymnasium. 11 Arabs come up to show us how it is done. Mat too small, pole too rusty, bars too shaky, rings too big, platform wrong make. 12 Farewell party for Etta Hodgetts at home of Clyde Hayes. Sophomore party, farewell for Lydia Siegler at home of Clara Rudat. 15—Girls given one day in gymnasium. 17 Etta Hodgetts leaves. Class goes to train. 18 Mr. Barnes sits down on some nitric acid. (9)

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raent. And the School Board is broke. The library if a beautiful hook case and a handful of books can he called a library—needs works of reference and standard writings in the worst way. If graduating classes desire to leave their Alma Mater gifts, good books would he appreciated. The text hooks also are worn. But there are no sheckles in the treasury and next year students will buy their own supplies and possibly text hooks. The labratory is in wretched condition. The empty bottles show that what chemicals have, in the days past, been bought, are gone and the report of the treasurer of the School Board shows that there will he no more. But the place might at least he kept neat. To he in want is not disgraceful and “Cleanliness is next to Godliness.” In the declamatory contest the High School—the class of 1900 has, as usual, carried off the honors. These contests encourage good work in elocution. But the local interest has become slack. Perhaps as long as the class of 1900 was on deck, others of the school realized that it would he useless to compete. Next year we will be gone. Let each class put forth its best material and make a spirited local contest; let the winner take first at the district and also at the state contests—as we have done. (8)

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23— Dr. P. H. Salter lectures on “Blood.” Fred Jen- kins and Miss Bridge faint Walker has his shirt stolen in gymnasium. Almost goes home shirtless. But he found it. 24— “1 can’t see your ribs move.” 27 -Rhetorical exercises. 30— Foot ball team organized. 31— Hallowe’en. Seniors out for a time. Alexander breaks her foot and Tanuehill her watch. November, 1899. I Six Seniors absent. Miss Luikart falls from trapeze. 11—Foot ball team defeats Grammar School. 16 0. 13 Sophomore debate. One side or the other wins. 20- Examinations begin and the next day it rained. Seniors discard botany and take up English literature. 27— Lecture on tardiness hy Barnes. 28— Only nine tardy. 29— Thanksgiving program. Various subjects cussed and discussed. December, 1899. 6—High School library increased. 7 A Freshman girl elopes with a sojer boy. 9—Foot ball game at Pierce. We don’t remember the score. II School schedule changed. 14 Miss Tannehill steps to other room. Barnes takes snap of foot ball team. 15—Chemistry class make sulphuretted hydrogen ! ! Hold your nose !! Alcohol lamp explodes in laboratory. Guy Alexander badly burned. do)