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

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■H S!! ■ ■ 111 iUi ■■■ NOVEMBER November 1, 2, 3 — Dear Diary — No school for three days — a momentous incident — the teachers ' convention at Milwaukee. November 10, 11 — The Student Council has been working diligently and effectively. The Council sent four delegates to the State Convention of Stu- dent Council Representatives at Madison. They came back with many new and different ideas. November 15 — Tonight Ted Shawn and his famed men dancers performed at the high school before a large and attentive audience. Whew — they ' re limber! November 16, 17 — The band sponsored the annual Turkey Trot both of these nights. The concerts were good and so were the prizes — hope you got one. ' November 21 — At a non-conference basketball game tonight v re beat Kaukauna 28 to 26. There was a lot of enthusiasm — we couldn ' t help but win. November 23 — Today is Thanksgiving day. more universally known as Franksgiving day. President Roosevelt set Thanksgiving one week ahead — as a result we got that day off! November 28 — There was a band concert tonight. It was very good. The band is busy working on their tournament numbers now. So far, so good! November 29 — The Pep club dance gathered a big crowd — everyone was at ease and had lots of fun in spite of six weeks ' tests the same day. As for myself, the movies v ere more interesting. He is as nice on a date as he is in school. Hope I see more of him! November 30 — As this was the real Thanksgiving day, we had a vaca- tion. I think most everyone had turkey today. Hov about it? I, per usual, ate too much — but temptation is the cause for deviation from any rule. DECEMBER December 1 — Dear Diary — Thanksgiving vacation is carried over into December. It wasn ' t a nice day either — rainy and dark and damp — it would be that way for vacation. December 7 — 1 got my quota of plays today, enough for two months. After school, I think you know when — 3:45 — I attended Dramatic club meet- ing. Those new members positively scintillate. Tonight my new boy friend took me to the Junior class play which was excellently portrayed. It was a delightful comedy by the name of Growing Pains — well adapted to high school students, don ' t you think? December 8 — We do have some of the most famous personages visit our school! The Girls ' Athletic Association sponsored the assembly this morn- ing and as the main speaker they had Chuck Fenske, the famous mile- runner. Not only did he speak at the assembly but he addressed various history classes. Moving pictures were taken of the assembly, faculty, students, and the band, today — funny, even the most composed people v ere self-conscious! We played Rhinelander tonight in basketball and came out on top, victor of our first conference game 35 to 28. It is such a good feeling to win a game — football season kind of let us down. December 11 — We had an inspiring assembly this afternoon — no morning sleep in our eyes. United States Senator Wiley of Chippewa Falls, Wis- consin was the speaker and he carried on an informal assembly. When the text of his talk was given, questions were asked him by politically minded students and the Senator most graciously answered them — even though the answers i vere rather guarded. December 12 — Merrill ' s basketball team came down tonight, ready for victory. Gosh, we hated to disappoint them, but the score was 31 to 20. In our favor of course! December 15 — The assembly this morning was put on by the German Club — it was interesting! The team, undefeated as yet, went to Antigo tonight and came back vic- torious— 24 to 22. December 16 — Members of the Pep Club came to school on Saturday for the sixth day — they decorated the school with mistletoe and laden Xmas trees. The finished products made a pretty picture — it all aids in the pre- vailing spirit of oncoming Christmas. December 18 — Gee, talk about confusion. Last night someone broke into the high school. They damaged property and left the gas jets open. An explosion was avoided by quick thinking on the part of Mr. Semrow, the engineer. Whoops, I bumped into a Journal reporter and are those police- men ever busy! December 22 — This morning we had an inspiring Christmas assembly. From 3:45 p. m. on is Christmas vacation. Boy — what a relief! Hope Santa is more than good to all of you. I only hope we get some snow. There ' s nothing nicer than a white Christmas — see you next year! PAGE II

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SEPTEMBER September 7 — Dear Diary — Theoretically this is the first day of school — taking it literally it is, but I can stiil picture myself (and many others, more optimistic and persevering than I), standing in line a couple of days before school officially opened buying books, the tools of education. September 15 — A very warm day for September! In spite of the heat, our high school band appeared at a pep assembly this morning in their red and black regalia, all ready to toot their ov?n horns. The cause for the assembly v as a football game with Merrill at Goerke Park. In spite of bubbling enthusiasm, we lost 12 to 0. September 22 — Clubs are busy meeting and the issue that is at stake is the problem of choosing prospective members — my, such conflicts! The nev est addition to the list of clubs is the Monitors ' Club. Although it is an infant among the clubs it is wholly composed of the super-intelligentsia — Seniors. The pep assembly this morning was a timely preliminary for the Marshfield game in which our ball-carrying heroes held their own, with the finishing score, to 0. September 28 — I never saw such dramatic talent until the Dramatic club tryouts were held. September 30 — The football teem played at Vv ausau tonight. Wausau v as the victor by a tremendous margin, 42 to 6. We consoled ourselves with the fact that Wausau has massacred every team so far. OCTOBER October 3 — Dear Diary — In spite of the attempt to cut down the cost of running the high school, there will be an increase in the light bill. Each monitor, studious or otherwise, was presented a lamp v rith the compliments of Mr. Kraus and the school board. (Talk about luxury, the lamps are so constructed that the light is concentrated on the subject and not on the stu- dent. Next they ' ll be sitting in Morris chairs — Oh be a monitor). Gosh — today I got a glimpse of a handsome boy. After a ievr subtle in- quiries, I gathered the following information; Senior, smart, not going steady — in fact he just broke up a month ago. Maybe I have a chance. — Anyway life has taken on a purpose. Heretofore it had been rather dull. October 5 — I have made a few guarded attempts to pave the v ray for the basis of a v ronderful friendship. In view of the outcome, they must have been loo well guarded. I received nothing but a few smiles for my hard work (not a bad reward — he has such nice teeth!). There was a dance in the gym tonight — Frances Mae and her Coeds played. It should have been peppy, but it wasn ' t. None of the football players were there — and he is on the football team. October 6 — Our ball-carrying heroes v ent to Nekoosa tonight. Oh, hap- piness — we won 6 to 0. No school today because of the teachers ' conven- tion at Wausau. October 12 — For the past few days it has been raining and bitter cold. This morning it turned even colder. In spile of the arctic weather the band marched valiantly to the banks of the Wisconsin River and there played several stirring marches. The cause for the ceremonial rites was the Stevens Point Centennial. October 13 — There has been an unusual amount of subdued excitement and activity for the past week, which culminated today in a homecoming celebration. It can ' t be said that the P. J. Jacobs High school students don ' t do things up to a t . First of all there was a peppy assembly. The enthusiasm was dampened a little by the rain and snow, but it eventually cleared off and the sun shone and with it the winds came. In the after- noon each club and home room outdid one another in a parade — every kind of a float was in evidence. Financially it was a success — the ribbon sale went over with a bang! We played Rhinelander with a vengeance and beat them 7 to 0. To let off the excess steam and energy of the foot- ball fans, there was a dance after the game. October 17 — T. B. tests were given today. Even after three years of arm-punching it hurt. For shame — and a Senior too. October 20 — A pep assembly was held this morning by the Red and Black club. I guess it wasn ' t the right send-off, because the team lost to Antigo 13 to 0. October 23 — Report cards today, and for most everyone there was a good crop of C ' s — the explanation being — you ' ll have better grades v hen -we get to know you better — oh yeah! Ocober 27 — The team and band went to Wisconsin Rapids tonight. The team lost 6 to 0. The band did itself proud. October 31 — There was an assembly this morning as a preliminary to the Fair. To be different from other years the Fair consisted of an Amateur hour. To polish things off, Irv Lutz played for the dance. In the course of the evening there was a jitterbug contest.

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JANUARY January 8 — Dear Diary — We all came back 1o school this morning. I saw him today. In fact he came to my locker before home room — but this isn ' t the first I ' ve seen of him since the last day of school. Heavens, no! I had several dates with him during the vacation, including New Years Eve. By the way, how did you do New Years Eve? All right, I won ' t embarrass you. I had a nice wholesome time — Hope you can say the same for yourself!? We had an assembly sponsored by the D. O. P. E. club sixth period. I ' m certain that the pep which issued forth was the factor which brought about our victory. We played Wisconsin Rapids tonight and we trimmed them 34 to 20 — v hat a satisfaction it is to gloat over our long-standing rival ' s defeat. January 12 — Deflated is the ego of our heretofore unconquered basketball team. Marshfield defeated them tonight, 20 to 17 — Oh what a crushing blow. All unconscious of the fact that we lost were the Sophomores, an un- usually peppy bunch this year, who were merrily tripping the light fan- tastic at the Sophomore party. He and I went out to the gym and look- ed in on these lighthearted boys and girls — It was a joyful sight to see them having fun with such abandonment. January 15 — Sixth period today we attended a very interesting assembly. A missionary from Persia was the speaker, and the clothing he wore was indicative of what the native wears in Persia. He also displayed fas- cinating articles, such as bells which the shepherds use and rugs that are woven in that country. One of the most arresting things he told us was the way in which the Persian worships, it was very complete with ges- tures, utterances, and further demonstrations. January 18 — Nekoosa ' s basketball team played here tonight and were sadly defeated. The score was 33 to 22 in our favor. January 19 — The Commercial club put on an assembly this morning. Tony Klein and his artists v ere the performers. January 24 — The gym exhibit, an annual event, drew a large crowd to- night. The girls were in perfect form — . January 26 — The D. O. P. E. club held its annual dance tonight. It was a special event. I ' ve had a date for it weeks in advance. That ' s right you ' ve guessed it — I went with him . I ' m still swept off my feet a little. Tonight was the first lime he kissed me — and I ' ll admit, it was very nice. January 27 — The basketball team went to Wausau tonight, and Wausau beat Ihem 40 to 34. The second de feat of the season — everyone is bev ail- ing that fact. We started out with such a good record. Oh well you can ' t alv ays be the winner. January 29 — Report card day today. I ' m satisfied with my grades. My hard work wasn ' t in vain. Was yours? Oh I see, you don ' t work hard! January 30 — Today is the beginning of the second semester. Here is a chance to make a fresh start — course the teachers are wise to our past history. FEBRUARY February 2 — Dear Diary — The debate tournaments were held here today. After a meeting of the debating teams and judges in the music room they dispersed and went to meet their adversaries. The Point didn ' t do so badly. To finish off a busy day, Marshfield played here tonight and we l eat them 24 to 21 — A pretty close call! February 3 — He and I went to the Red and Black club dance. It was beautifully decorated, carrying out the valentine motif. It v as a well con- ducted dance, and everyone seemed to be having a good time. February 9 — The Monitor ' s club put on the assembly today, and it was an excellent one. Almost every monitor participated in the program, and it filled the student body with pep and enthusiasm. The talk which was given carried us back to the days of 1920 and the game at the Rapids. The team bowed to the Rapids in an overtime score of 24 to 22. It was extremely exciting. Fe ' oruary 16 — The band put on a fine musical assembly this morning. Wish I had been in the audience so I could hear it too — I had to play though. Nekoosa played basketball here tonight. Joy o! joys — we beat them 28 to 12 February 22 — The team went to Wausau tonight. We lost 28 to 26. Can ' t we ever be consistent? February 26 — The Dramatic club had its usual rowdy-dow at its an- nual sleigh-ride party tonight. February 27 — Eau Claire beat us tonight 27 to 26 in a non-conference game. February 29 — Today is Leap Year ' s day — Did you make the most of it, qirls PAGE 12