Provo High School - Provost Yearbook (Provo, UT)

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but then I never had a chance to study nature an’ such.” “Never mind Gidyanthean. As 1 wuz tellin’ you. that night we had a grave-yard dance and Elaine Pax-tnan did fine with the decorations. “The next Thursday they had the school play, it was called, “The Goose Hangs High.” Say, that wuz a fine play. Fact is, it wuz simply excrumptious!” “What!” “Oh, I beg your pardon—that’s just some more of my education a poppin’ out. Wal, anyway, the next day wuz Friday and they had assembly. II. A. Dixon gave a speech and that afternoon everybody came to school all dressed up in little green caps, and the boys all had new, white pants. They only had two half-hour classes ’n then they had a pep rally. After that wuz over, the students all snake-danced to the cars.” “Say, Grandpap, did they teach snake-dancin’ too? That shure must of been some school, alright.” “Wal Gidy, it warn’t just like it sounds. Here’s some pictures of it here. Ya know, we lost the game and it shure wuz too bad, ’cause I veiled ’till I was hoarse. “The next Wednesday, November 10, they had the final league game with Spanish Fork. We won 51-0. The next day was Armistice Day. They had a special Armistice program, and Judge George Ballif spoke. Esse TWKXTY.KIV :

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“Well, almost, but then calmed down and studied ’till nesday, and then they gave body, includin’ the students, day! The teachers all went institute and the students all home and studied—what’s oh, yes, we studied nature, al they Wed-every-a hoii-up to stayed that— right. “The next Thursday, October 20, wuz National Navy Day, and we were so honored as to have Admiral Henry J. Zeigmer of the Pacific Battleship Fleet, here to speak to us. He sure did give a fine speech. That night the Dramatic Art Club held another meetin' but I couldn’t go ’cause I had to stay home and get my suit pressed for the Hallowe’en Carnival that wuz goin’ to be the next night. “Yep, Gidyanthean, if you don’t believe that that wuz a large day you should have been there. It wuz simply wonderful! In the mornin’ we had an assembly and they had all sorts of stunts and things, ’n then after assembly everybody went out in the hall and nearly got mobbed. Yes sir— there wuz booths on the right of me, booths on the left of me, booths in front of me, and booths behind me. “That afternoon there was a football game with Lehi. Of course we won 56-0. Ya know, Gidyanthean, that night we had a dance and it was almost worsen purgatory.” “Worse than which, Grandpap?” “My lands, Gidyanthean, don’t you know where that is, why that’s where you change trains. Say, but you’re dumb.” “Wal, Grandpap, I may be dumb I wk »y.povB

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“Friday wuz certainly a big day. In assembly that morain’ they had nominations for the popularity contest. Josinette Cook, Beth Man-gum, Margaret Whittemore, and Elaine Paxman were nominated. After the nominations they had separate meetin’s for the hoys and the girls. That night they had a band dance to raise money to pay for the band uniforms. “The next Monday the Forensic club held another meetin’. I couldn’t go though, ’cause 1 wuz too excited over the popularity contest. Alta Simmons wuz entered as the dark horse and she wuz a heavy favorite too. The contest waged strong for a week, and everybody made a dash to buy a year hook so they could vote. It finally ended and Alta Simmons wuz elected the most popular girl in school. Yep, that’s her right there. That mornin’ the famous Dr. Lincoln Wert spoke in assembly. “Wednesday, the 24th of November, school let out for Thanksgiving holidays. The Home Economics Club and the Agricultural Club had charge of the assembly and that night they had their annual ball. “On turkey day the school play went to Eureka. The week after Thanksgivin’ everybody shure did make up for their holidays. My, but we did have a week of terrible exams, and believe me—I certainly had a hard time gettin’ my brains limbered up after so much inactivity. Y’ know, Gidy, there wuz some thin’ funny about them there teachers down there. Whenever they gave us a holiday they made up for TWHXTY-SIX