PJ Jacobs High School - Tattler Yearbook (Stevens Point, WI)

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MARCH By popular request, the W. P. A. band of Wausau entertained us at a musical assembly They played even better than last year! The Commercial club members presented a lively pep assembly preceding the Rhinelander game Sob!!! Sob!!! Our team was badly beaten by Kotz (and company) at this game. The score: 58-32 CNuff said!) The Oshkosh All Stars and the Sheboygan Redskins played at an exhibition game here Sunday afternoon Quite a crowd turned out to see these well-knowm professional teams in action Our boys journeyed to Eau Claire to play a non-conference game, and came back with a sweet victory, 33-24 Is everybody happy??? An interesting travel talk was given by Leonard Shanklin at an assembly during home room period Mr. Shanklin is an alumnus of C. S. T. C A bit of the Irish blarney was brought into a St. Patricks ' day program given this morning Various Irish students planned this assembly Ernest T. Smith, president of C. S. T. C, gave an informal lecture to the Seniors who are planning on attending college this fall This was the first in a series of vocation talks to be presented to Seniors Ah, the State Basketball Tournament is on!! Our boys left for Madison prepared for a bat- tle In their first game at the capital city, the team trimmed Antigo 39-25. (Not a bad start, eh?) However, our hopes for the state title were blasted to bits when Wausau beat our team 34-20. (Oh well, all good things must come to an end!) Aunt Jeminah, radio personality, entertained at a musical assembly The wirmers in the local forensic contests left for the tournament at Waupaca Now that the time is drawing near for the Prom, our future Fred Astaires and Ginger Rogers are beginning to flock to the corridor dances held after school Band assembly this Friday A touch of humor was provided upon the entrance of the famed Ferdinand the Bull into a China Shop. (What will they think of next???) APRIL April Fool ' s Day!! and no school. (No fooling, April 1 was on Saturday) Mrs. Hoffman of the State Employment Bureau gave a vocational guidance lecture to all of the senior students interested in obtaining a position after gradua- tion Ah! school is out for Easter vacation, but the weather is so chilly that the better sex are given no oppor- tunities to show off their Easter bonnets. Oh well, we guess the men will wait! The Lawrence College A Capella choir entertained at a spring concert at the Emerson School, a concert sponsored by the Glee club A matinee dance was held for the benefit of all the jitterbugs wishing to get in form before the Junior Prom One of the liviliest as- semblies of the year was presented by the CaroUers , a male octet from Carroll College. (Those fellows certainly can warble!) The State Safety Council held its annual convention at the Emerson school to-day. Our school ' s Junior Policemen did much in the way of making this meeting a big success The biggest social event of the school year is finally here. Yes, you ' ve guessed it The Junior Prom!! The theme of the promenade this year was The Gar- den of the Moon . (A lovely time was enjoyed by all, thank you!) Boxing matches are in full swing, with the team chalking up quite a few victories. (Of course there are a few shiners now, not gotten from bumping into doors.) Professor Mayer of Marquette university gave the Seniors an informative lecture on the subject What Kind of a Person Are You? The district forensic contest is being held in our high school this month The old home tovra is brimming over with musicians from various nearby schools participating in the District Music festival at the State Teachers col- lege. Our lucky band students get out of school all day. (Why didn ' t we take band???) PAGE 14

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JANUARY The first day of the New Year And piles and piles of good resolutions Judging from today these coming 365 days are certainly just a sweet little headache School starts again and we ' re all back on the job. (Per usual). Basketball game at Rapids. We started the New Year wrong and lost 44-43. (Tut! tut!) Friday, the 13th — but who cares! We ' re not superstitious (much! ). Anyway, we won the Marshfield game played in our gym with a score of 23-19. (With an overtime at that!) Musical assembly with the High School orchestra and Boys ' Glee club perform- ing — tra la la! Game at Nekoosa Woe for us! Semester exams are upon us. The all-school motto for the week is Grind, groan and gone. Game with Wausau here Gorsh! all the purty girls!!! Anyway, girls or no girls we lost by a few points Another game with Antigo Jeepers Creepers!! we lost again The debating squad has started arguing under the direction of Mr. Moreau. Seems to us there are more and more people out for this each year Intramural basketball is in full swing with more boys out for it than ever. And leave it up to the fellows to choose the snoozy names! Some of the flashiest team titles are Jitterbugs , Angels and T verps The twelfth annual gym exhibit is being held in the gym This year in addition to the boys ' and girls ' gym classes, and Girls ' Tumbling club, the seventh and eighth grade Emerson boys performed Whe v! are they limber The Sophomore class held their annual party in the Emerson gym on Saturday night. Dancing, games, and stunts were enjoyed, and at the close of the evening, hamburgers and punch were served to the weary dancers Many of the students are enjoying the thrill of the toboggan slide these nights, judging from the aching bones the morning after Oh, the thrill of it all! ! ! FEBRUARY The basketball squad battled Antigo and we came out victorious! (Hip, hip, — hooray!!) The Freshies enjoyed themselves at their first class party Saturday night. The small fry danced, played games and generally had a wonderful time until 11 o ' clock. (My, my, what ' s this world coming to?) A district debate tournament was held in our school all day Saturday. About 26 schools participated. Several of our high school students acted as hosts to the various delegates We played Rapids here and beat them too! If you don ' t believe that revenge is sweet, just ask some of the Point players how they felt after the final quarter ' Victory dance held after the game in the Emerson gym. (Wow! these Rapids fans certainly can trip the light fantastic ) The Student Police held their first annual Policeman ' s Ball in the Emerson gym on Saturday night. Oh, there ' s something about a uniform!! (Sigh!!! — Sigh!!! — ) Attorney James Van Wagenen was the guest speaker at a defense assembly this morning Yippee!! another basketball game tonight. Nekoosa this time! — We sent them back defeated, too! (Ahem, are we good!!) An all-school dance at the Emerson gym (Swing your partner!!) The annual Pep club dance held this Saturday night. The girls took their best dates , and music and laughter reigned supreme Washington ' s birthday, and an appropriate assembly held this afternoon under Student Council supervision P. M. Vincent was the guest speaker Free after the assembly (Woo! Woo!) We played at Wausau — and by golly, we won both preliminary games and the final one. (Rah, rah, rah!!) Bad snow storm to-day, so we had vacation this afternoon Oh — if it snows, who cares? (We don ' t) The flu epidemic seems to be making its way around town with many students out each day It ' s even striking the teachers. (Gosh, maybe they are human after all!) PAGE 13

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MAY Ah! the first day of May, and we are becoming increasingly aware that the school year is drawing to a close We are given talks on what to do when we are left alone in the big, cruel world , etc Our friendly neighbor. Central State Teachers college, was host to a colorful vocal festival. Many of our high school ' s music loving stu- dents attended this affair The State Forensic contest is being held at our capital city, Madison, for the state ' s high school speech stars An instructive lecture on insurance was given by Mr. Hull of the Hardware Mutual Insurance company to the members of the graduating class who are interested in commercial work. These vocational talks, given at regular intervals throughout the school year, are part of the school ' s plan for vocational guidance The dis- trict music tournament for bands, glee clubs, and solo artists is in full swing at the fair city of Wausau The Wis- consin State Employment Bureau, under the direction of Mrs. Hoffman, is giving speed tests in typing and shorthand to some Senior commercial students The Senior class is being host at an all-school dancing party to be held in our gym This is the first affair of this kind, and it is hoped that it will become an established custom in future years Memorial day! ! It seems that half the students are out at the lakes, and the other half are out of the city on some sort of pleasure trip. Only one little reporter is home, writing this doggone school calendar. JUNE Oh, what is so rare as a day in June? Ths bit of poetry fits in perfectly with the student ' s mood these warm, sunshiny days The seniors are nearing the last milestone of their high school career, and preparations are now being made for the closing school exercises The only cloud on the horizon is the fact that those dreaded final exams are being held in all classes. (Everyone is grinding away in an unnatural manner!) Baccalaureate exercises held tonight. (Oh! the end is drawing near!) Our ever popular yearbook, The Tattler , is being distributed to the students, with the result that everyone has become an autograph hound. (Makes one feel just like a celebrity) Commencement!!! As we seniors file slowly past our parents, teachers, and friends, an electric tension fills the air. Each one of us is conscious of a pang of sincere regret as we realize the fact that we will never come back to our alma mater as students, but rather as alumni. All of the enjoyable events of our school days — scholastic, social, and athletic — are recalled to us as v e solemnly take our places. Now the diplomas are being given out! Our certificates of achievements!!! A few speeches and presentations, religious benediction, and musical numbers herald the close of that period in our lives which we spent as high school students. Left to us are many happy memories and bright promises for the future. ' Bye now! PAGE 15