Provo High School - Provost Yearbook (Provo, UT)

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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

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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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 mM I fl I jipnC m J s - TT- 3 in’ the new City and County Build-in’. My, Gidy, hut that wuz a fine buildin’. “On Thursday, December 16, the Dramatic Art club had their Christmas party. On December 22, our boys played the L. D. S. My, but that sliure was an excitin’ game. Of course we won. That same day we had an assembly and a dance. Every one sliure wuz happy at that dance. Just think. Gidy how wonderful it would be to have a whole week and a half’s vacation!” “Oh, but we did have a wonderful time until December 31, and then somethin’ felt kind of queer. It seemed like somethin’ wuz slippin’ from us. and sliure enough, the next day we had a brand new year. Yes, and I really did make just about as many fine resolutions as anybody ever could break. “We started back to school again on January 3. It wuz lots of fun during the holidays, but it shure seemed good to get back. What’s that?” “Oh, I wuz just wonderin’ who this brave lookin’ fellow with the typewriter is?” “My lands Gidy, is that what you call brave? Well, 1 guess it wuz alright. What’s that? Oh, you want to know who that man is- He wuz one of the Royal Mounted Policemen. He came and spoke to us on January 13. “Friday, January 14, wuz Alumni day. They had a peppy assembly in the afternoon and each class put TWEXTV-KIOHT