Prophetstown High School - Prophet Yearbook (Prophetstown, IL)

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Those who recently played hookey were called on the carpet today. Bud has kisses, a whole bag of them. Nathalie teaches Geometry, she is thinking of applying. Oh why will boys insist on going skunk hunting? The tricky salesman is outwitted. Football! P. H. S. downed 60-14 by Sterling. Nathalie and Darlene take up the pedagogic pro- fession for a week. NOVEMBER For a wonder no cows were found in the school house. John will surely go to heaven-he studies his Sun- day School lesson in history class. Rattlers are proposed for the babies in Latin. Squeaky shoes seem to embarass Laura. Had your iron today? Eat more raisins. Coasting is discussed due to light snowfall. Ham loses his hearts, Vera upsets all of them. Big crash in assembly: Peter walked from the assembly to the hall in his mind, but the door stopped him. Another holiday enjoyed-Armistice Day, Another defeat from Rock Falls 50 - 0. Genevive is moved to the front row of seats. Rubberdbands are much in use and paper wads fly wil . ' Quite a disturbance in the office among the teachers and pupilsg two mice appear. Greatest ambition: selling foot ball tickets. Algebra II had affected quadrants: they realized it. Bud is absent for the first time this year. Pep meeting and plans for the memorial Lyndon game. DECEMBER Rubber Band Day --Hide your heads. Talk from a Professor of Knox. The B. B. Boys had not all recovered from their strenuous trip to Atkinson. George Rigler expresses his opinion of English. O. Ritz is the opposing party. Wonders! A fire drill. Miss Olive Ritz displays her diamond. The car ran off the track in Physics. Ham takes an ink bath occasionally. JANUARY Another exciting fire drill. It does away with the monotony. Irene, while fishing, caught Verne's foot and thought it was a whale. Lucille says that after today she wont be 'young any more. Cracker feast! Our professor joins us unaware, and helps disperse of them.

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CALENDAR SEPTEMBER The first day of school opens with an enrollment of 101. Usual bunch of freshies, 36. Senior or- ganize. Work begins. Sophomores and Juniors organize. Freshies organize. Florence Forward indulges in the latest of fad- bobbed hair. Organization of P. H. S. Athletic Association. Everyone anticipating the arrival of the new teacher Miss gegiaris arrives. A change in program is de- C1 e . Result of football practice: Conrad has a broken col- lar bone. Bates is bombarded by pleas for excuses to go to the ball game. Editorial staff of Annual is appointed. Verne feels pretty hootchey from the night before- In English written lesson: Evangeline 'asks Just what do you want in that first question? Fruit basket upset in Assembly. Nathalie is it, she didn't move. Curbing street north of school house. Eleanor O. fell out of her seat. Freshmen Recep- tion. OCTOBER First football game of the season. Walnut vs Prophetstown. 20 - 0 favor of Walnut. Tickets! Tickets! Tickets! Sophs have a show Tuesday night. Howard is still laid up from foot ball. Bud sports a new sweater. , - Erasers are noticed flitting about the room. Andy points out Physics experiment in vacant space, diagram having been erased. Valfred sorta stepped out. Oscar is ushered into assembly. Try-outs for Glee Club. Oh nothing unusual! Irene giggles. Lavera tries to paint herself in the assembly with ink. Sophomore Reception. Arnold and John are excused from class. Lost!!! A foot ball game to Rock Falls, 52-13. Fressiiels clamor for mamas when Assembly grows ar . A new topic in history: Wild Pigs. Florence Forward obtained some very good gum somewhere. Cora warms Vernne's hands! What would Harry say? Why can't the Freshies behave? Genevive and Donald are sent from class. Holiday-Teachers' Institute at Moline. . Everyone is quite industrious after vacation.

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12. The school room jars! Why? Alas, Ham unfortu- nately leaned back on a stool which had no back. The only cost however was a broken rack. 13. Friday the thirteenth. Everyone very careful. Darlene kneels gracefully on her knees to George accidently. 16. The bobbed heads nearly broke Marie's camera today. 17. Oh Sophs, do get to school on time! 19. Getting rather personal when Cecil tells Cora she is pretty cute. 23. A regular occurance-Biz is sent from Latin class. 24. Some new songs in music. 25. Elnora says Henry IV went to the Pope in rags and tears. 26 and 27. Semester exams. N uf said. 27. Girls won from Tampico. 30. Most of- us came out alive but not at the top in ex- ams. 31. Miss Larson gives us a speech on Turkey. We've decided that Turkey is indeed dry. FEBRUARY 1. Another new bob today-Gertrude Lyons. 2. Bud sits waiting patiently to sneeze! 3. Ground hog saw his shadow. 20. Mayme Johnson is the next victim of the bobs. 21. New song books in music. The change is pleasing. 22. Miss Ritz will need ua new tablet if students do not arrive on time. 23. Everything extremely dead! 24. Sophs and Juniors receive 15 holiday for good at- tendance. 27. It is made known to the students that everyone must have permission to speak. 28. The Seniors took the 6:15 passenger to Tampico to have their pictures taken. MARCH 1. Juniors get good results from their picture show. 2. No school-no power-Thanks to the river. 3. Many absent. Tho't the power was still off. 6. Robert Franks late-as usual. 7. Basket Ball girls prepare to have their pictures tak- en, but much to their disappointment the pho- tographer did not arrive. They meekly went to classes. 8. A new law enforecd-Order in the halls. 9. Juniors had a Candy Sale. 10. Day for Current Topics. Half of the class was ab- sent. 13. Another fire drill with the odor of burnt matches to add to the excitement. V 14. The Prof. tells an exciting story. When climax is reached he is called out by the D. S. teacher to meet the fate of the hero. 15. Oh! Those Wednesday night dates. There are several rumors to that effect. 17. St. Patrick's Day is observed by green hair ribbons.