Provo High School - Provost Yearbook (Provo, UT)

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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

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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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it and came back at us with a vengeance. “Thursday, December 2, Dramatic Art Club met and they had a special assembly, and Dr. Erwin Pryor spoke. Friday the combined glee clubs put on the assembly program and that night the French Club met. Y’ know Gidy, when we got our marks Monday they were a terrible shock to us, so by way of workin’ some of the surplus heat off our minds, we had a debate with Payson. “Tuesday, December 7, our basketball team played the first game of the season with Spanish Fork. Of course we won.” “Say, Grandpap, who’s this here feller. He shure is good lookin’ alright.” “Oh, that? That’s Clarence Vacher. He wuz chosen as all-state halfback for football. What’s that? My lands, how can I think of anything with you interruptin’ every minute ?” “Well, I just wanted to know who these funny lookin’ kids are with their clothes on backwards.” “Oh, they wuz the Freshies, couldn't you tell that by the dumb expressions on their faces. They had Freshie day on about Friday, too, even if they did have somethin’ to do with it. They had charge of the activities of the day, includin' the dance at night. “The next Wednesday they dismissed school in the mornin’ on account of as how they wuz dedicat- TWEXTT.SKVKX