Norfolk High School - Milestone Yearbook (Norfolk, NE)

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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)

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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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16 Freshman class accused of writingon walls in rec- itation room. They are not guilty they can’t write. 20 J. B. Barnes elaborately dines the foot ball team. 22 Christmas program. School out for holiday vacation. January, 1900. 8— Back again. 9— Seniors take up Hamlet, to he ready for Auditorium opening. 12—High School picture taken. 15 Auditorium opens Walker Whitesides in Hamlet. “I don’t know whether to wear a light dress tonight or not. I would if I had an opera cape.” Senior girl, more properly speaking. Miss Owen. 16—Mr. Walker doesn’t feel like doing physical culture. Miss Bridge sees him later. 17 -Seniors have examination in U. S. history. IS “Under no consideration will students be allowed to study in recitation rooms. Is that understood?” Seniors decide to have play instead of Milestone. 22 Superintendent won’t allow play. Too much time. Desires a Milestone. They decide on this. 28 Juniors will have a play. 24 Juniors will not have a play. Seniors get class pins. 29 Seniors will not have a play. 30 -Orations or Milestone? Milestone taken. All anxious to work on it. February, 1900. 1—Mr. Barnes reports several deficiencies in High School. (id