Palmer High School - Palmerite Yearbook (Palmer, NE)

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enior Record FEBRUARY 12, 1942 This week part of the English class memorized Abou Ben Adhem by Leigh Hunt and the rest memorized To Thomas Moore by Lord Byron. Through-out this period 'the poets have a tendency to write about na- ture, animals, and flowers. They were able to take something simple, and ordinary, and by applying char- acteristic poetical tmethod, were able to throw around it an atmosphere of mystery and romance. In Problems of .American Democ- racy we are taking up the character Making Environment Favorable For Right Living. We are rather skip- ping around the book in this course, as the class is choosing the chapter they want to study. We know that by making environment attractive, we can encourage people to main- tain high standards of thought and conduct and remove temptations to v.r:v g-doing. Typing scores for our latest speed test this week were: Robert Taylor 48 words per minute: Virginia Gee 44 words per minute: and Virginia. Hodge 40 words per minute. Doesn't look very good does it? We have had higher scores this week, but since it is impossible to put all the- scores in I choose the ones from the last test. Beulah: Guess I'll be going now. Don't trouble to see me to the door. John: It's no trouble, it's a plea- sure. FEBRUARY 19, 1942 Friday the Democracy class took a test over the chapter, Making En- vironment Favorable for Right Liv- ing. Mr. Carlson decided that it was no use learning what we should do, unless we did it. So, we evaluated ourselves as to our health and re- creational habits. In English we were greatly amused with Charles Lamb's essay on A Disj sertation upon Roast Pig. He goes far back into Chinese history, 'and has such a siznple, gentle, and deli- cate sense of humor that the reader becomes deeply interested. Perhaps the most important narrative poem we read was Cotter's Saturday Night by Robert Burns. This poem is his- toric as well as literary. We finished the Romantic Period and have start- ed. to review for the six weeks test. This week we have been taking some five minute timed writings. The highest scores for the whole week were: John 59 words per minute: Beulah 58 words per minute, Bob Taylor 5-5 words per minute: and Virginia Gee, 51 words per minute. Bob. T: Why did the editor turn down your manuscript? Milton: I have no idea. Bob T: Ah! No Wonder! FEBRUARY 26, 1942 For typing test this six weeks, we had something different. We typed from a pamphlet the entire length of the period. We are to be graded on the amount we typed, and on ac- curacy. No speed tests were taken this week. In English Literature we are study- ing the Victorian Period. which ke- gan in 1832 and ended in 1892. It is called Victorian to indicate that Queen Victoria, who ca.me to the throne in 1837 and died in 1901, was the ruler of England during most of its extent. It is during this period of time that England changed from a agricultural nation to a manufac- turing nation, and thus the problem of capitalism and labor arose. The short story made its first appearance during this time. The class is now reading The Essay on Burns by Carlyle, who was a devoted friend of Burns. The two men had much in common, thus Carlyle was able to present Robert Burns in a new light, as he understood and knew him. The Democracy class had a very interesting discussion last week on whether the water should be dammed up for irrigation or whether it should- n't. There were some very good statements -both for and against. We have finished the chapter Using Wisely the Gifts of Nature. From reading this chapter we realize that conservation is a vital necessity since our natural resources have been wasted in the past. MARCH 5, 1942 Managing Public Finances Wisely PALM RIT-E is the chapter we have just finished in Democracy. We learned the differ- ent ways the government has of raising money and what forms of tax- es are most desirable. It was in 1921 that the Federal government adopted the budget system which still is in use today. We know that the spend- ing of citizens' money is a big pro- position which should be handled or a strictly 'business basis The English class enjoyed reading Life of Samuel Johnson which was written by Thomes Macauley. Several things' characterize this piece of prose. The most outstanding things are: 1. luxuriant dictiong 2. the balanced sentences: 3. and his in- exhaustible flow of illustration. Af- ter reading this biography we can better ugndcrstand the writings of Johnson. We are now reading Ath- ens and Her University written by .Iohn Newman who is noted for his cultivated tone and clear style. Typing scores for this week were: Beulah 53 words per minute: Robert Taylor 52 words per minute, and John Golden 52 words per minute. Marion: If I should attempt to kiss you what would you do? Vivian: I never meet an emer- gency until it arises, Marion: But if it should arise. Vivian: I'd meet it face to face. Bob. T.: You hammer nails like lightning. Clyde: I'm fast, you mean? Bob: No, you never strike twice in the same place. , MARCH 12, 1942 In Democracy we are reading the chapter, Making our Democratic Government Efficient. We know that to make America intelligent, moral, and -prosperous, every good citizen must strive through his own conduct as an individual and through co-operation with other good citizens. This country is irrevocably commit- ted to a federal form of government, an indestructible union composed of indestructible states. Its Consti- tution is the result of the sound judgement of its makers and the long political experience of free peoples.

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Senior Record JANUARY 8. 1942 This week the seniors took no timed writing, as vacation had all of us out of practice. However we did have a machine dictation. It was about Mark Twain, who wrote the first typewritten manuscript. We did quite well on this. In Englisn we have finished the Puritan period. It was during this period that we read Milton's famous religious epic Paradise Lost. We also took a test to see if our taste at choosing colors and designs was good. We disagreed with the experts and of course we thought we were right. The name of the test was, How Good Is Your Taste? Ac- cording to them, it was terrible! The Directed Speech class has been so busy studying on their semester little else. We have to write and learn a ten minute speech as a final test. Everett: Who's the girl with the French heels. John: She's my sister, and those guys aren't French. JANUARY 15, 1942 The eniors spent most of their time reviewing this week. Everyone had his English book and was study- ing. l think the diligence with which they looked over the pages even sur- prised Mrs. Gifford. The Directed Speech class had their last meeting Friday, when the last 10 minute speeches were given. Everyone has doubt as to his ability to recite something he has written. Several members of the class hope to participate in a speech day at St. Edward on January 29. Typing scored for thin week were as follows: Robert Taylor, 50 words per minuteg Beulah Clarke, 50 words per minuteg and Carl Davison, 43 words per minute. Lorene W: ls a chicken big enough to eat when it's two weeks old Onilee': Of course not! Lorene W: Then how does it manage to live JANUARY 22. 1942 Monday morning was spent making out the schedule for the new semes- ter. It seemed that everybody want- ed a different subject. By noon it was all settled. Problems of American Democracy is being taught in place of Directed Speech. The first problem we are taking up is How can we promote right relations am-ong men? Tfhid topic should have been studied more, long ago. We plan to follow a new idea in studying this course. We have discussed dividing the class into groups and letting each group work on a different question. There are many excellent questions in our book which are very interesting to discuss. The English class is preparing for a test over the beginning of the Clasf sical Period. It is during this period that we have the beginning of the novel and the familiar essay. During this particular time of Eng- lish literature there were many cri- tics, such as Samuel Johnson who criticized Milton's Lycidas and Alexander Pope who wrote An Essay on Criticism. We memorized ten epigrams from this essay. One of the most important ones is, Be sil- ent always when you doubt your sense. A special course ln music is being taught this semester under the dir- ection of Mr. Carlson. The first day the class was to meet, the teacher was conveniently detained. The class is learning to detezt the various in- struments on the records played on the phonograph. The value of music has also been discussed in class 1'e- citation, A certain senior girl let it slip her tongue the other day, that after school she would no doubt live on the farm-and she woudn't be visit- ing either. From the sound of things wonder who it could be. JANUARY 29, 1942 In English we are studying the Transition period. The writings dur- this period are much more interest- ing because most of the writings con- tain human feelings and emotions. The writers during this period were dissatisfied with the cold logical feel- ings which the writers of the Classi- cal age expressed in their poetry. In short during the transition w e find PAL RIT! the beginnings of another Renais- sance-another great emancipation of art and life from the fetters of tradition. We- also wrote essays this week. In Problems of American Demo- cracy we are working in groups. Each group is Working on a different topic or problem. Then, each member of the group is working on a subject to- pic. This is newI.to us and it took us quite a while to catch on. But we all think we know how it's done now. Each committee has to give a report before the whole class. This week we took three speed tests tTimed writingsl. Bob had the high- est score in the five minute speed test, typing 49 words per minute. In the ten minute speed test John typed 55 words per minute. In the 15 min- ute speed test Bob and Beulah tied, both getting 49 words per minute. Marion: My uncle's a politician. Rob. What is he running for? Marion: They just looked up his record, and he's running for a train. FEBRUARY 5, 1942 In Problems of American Demo- cracy, the different groups are still giving their reports. There arefive in a committee. As much time is given to each group report as nec- cessary We find this method of study quite interesting. However, when we have finished with the re- fports, we plan to go back to the us- ual method of study. The English class is now studying the Romantic Period in History. However, romantic as used here has a different meaning than what mod- ern Americans usually use it for. At that time it was used to describe a large and complicated body of ideas amd tendencies that characterized English thought and English literary works. Poets adopted a new at- titude toward man and nature, which changed the type and spirit of the poetry, novel and essay. This liter- ature ls much more interesting than that of the Classical period because it contains more emotion and feeling. The scores from our latest speed test were: Beulah 53 words per minuteg John 51 words per minute: and Robert T. and Virginia G, 47 words per minute. Lorene: Do you think you will ever find a perfect girl? Carl: I don't know, but it's been a lot of fun hunting.

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enior' Record A good citizen will respect lt thoroughly, and when he 'believes it needs amendment will seek to bring about changes only -by the reasonable method prescribed in the document itself. The Twelfth English class welcom- ed their new teacher, Miss Carlson, last week. Until recently we have not been studying the lives of the authors, but we find that by doing this we more fully understand the writings and poems. The Philosophy of Umbrellas by Stevenson almost sold us an umbrella. He has ability to take something common and play with it so delightfully that we are forced to laugh. We have also stud- ied Tennyson's poetry and learned one of his selections, Crossing The Bar. Typing scores for this week were: ltwenty minute speed testj Beulah 49 words per minute: Virginia, 44 words per minute, and Onilee W., 43 words per minute. In the 10 minute speed test the scores were: John G., 54 words per minute: Bob T., 52 words per minute. Some of the class also took five minute speed tests this week of which the scores were quite high. The highest were: Beu- lah, 64 words per minute and John G., 61 words per minute. Traffic Cop: Say you! Didn't you see me wave at you? Vivian N: Yes you fresh thing, and if father were here, he'd paste you one for getting so fresh. MARCH 19, 1942 In English we have been studying ly1'ic poetry written during the Vic- torian Period. Browning is the most famous poet during this time. His poem One Word More written to his wife is perhaps one of his best masterpieces. However, his poem, The Lost Leader also excells. It is a spirited defense of democracy and a fierce attack upon someone who has abandoned the liberal poli- tical principles of his youth and sold out to the conservative aristocratic party. He uses such a clear style that lt appeals to the reader. We have noticed the later part of this period showed a tendency to degenerate in- to mere prettiness. Especially the last poem we read this week, We are the Music Makers by Arthur O'Shaugl1- nessy. We took a test over last weeks chapter and have finished reading the chapter entitled. Obtaining Good Legislation. We konw that ln a popular government law-making is fundamental. In this chapter we learn why we have laws. how many laws We should have, what they should deal with and also about our National and State governments. This week we did not have any speed test. I guess our mournful looks appealed to Miss Kutcher and she had compassion on us. We have learned how to crowd and spread let- ters. Chips: Isn't it dangerous to drive a car with one hand? A. S.: Yeah, many a guy has run into a church that way. MARCH 26, 1942 This week the poems in English Literature have proved especially in- teresting. The Lady of Shalott by Tennyson, which deals with medieval romances, is written in such a sweet and dreamy melancholy mood that it makes the reader feel the same. Then Sohrab and Rustum by Mat- thew Arnold. based on Persian ris- tory, is told in a sustained grandeur of style, an extreme simplicity of language, a wealth of descriptive de- tail. and is such a poignantly tragic story of a great national hero tzrat lt holds you-r interest from the start to finish. We have been assigned to learn two stanzas from The Blessed Damozel by Rossettl. This week we are assigned in De- mocracy to learn the present mem- bers of the President's cabinet. We have been studying law making and law enforcement, the powers of Con- gress, the President, Vice President and Cabinet, and state government in general. To have effective adminis- tration we must have well-planned laws, officials chosen with regard to their fitness for the work which they have to do, and a strong public senti- PAL RIT! ment to sustain capable officials. The Typing class have been having some problems of an advanced na- ture, involving the use of figures and special characters. In this type of work accuracy is of supreme im- portance. The stingy farmer was scolding the hired man for carrying a lighted Ian- tern to call on his best girl. Farmer: The idea! When I was courtin'. I never carried no lantern: I went in the dark. Louis: Yes, and look what you got. APRIL 2. 1942 In English we have completed the Victorian period and are beginning the unit entitled, Recent and Cpn- teinporary Literature. This period began in 1892 and continues to the present time. Since the year 1900 there has grown up both in England and in America a whole generation which maintains that questions of marriage, of morality, and of religion should be discussed openly and frank- ly instead of being hushed up ard glossed over. The ideas and behav- ior of many English false Americanj people of today would have shocked the people of the Victorian period beyond words. No outstand- ing poetry was written during this period until about 1900, and then it rose rapidly. The writers seemingly wished to get away from the forms and fashions of the past and to discover new and fresh subjects and new patterns of their own. The first poem we have read during this per- who is The Breathing of Nations, which is a war poem. The poet is in despair because of the condition of the world. He expresses his feelings so vividly that you actually think you are there. Protecting Rights Through the Courts is the cha-pter the Democracy class is now reading. Legislatures make laws and executives put them into operation, but something more is needed to protect the rights of citizens and restrain those who dis- regard the rights of others of their own obligations The courts are vital