Salem High School - Wolverine Yearbook (Salem, VA)

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T H E O R A C L E Nov. ZI Rough house raised in Glee Club practice. Nov. 22 Rev. David Lewis speaks to us in Assembly. Nov. 23 Civic pupil: Who was elected to the Senate from Georgia, the man or the woman? Miss Duncan: The man was elected, but the woman was seated for 22 hours. Nov. 24. We realize more and more that Physics' tests will cause our down- fall. I Nov. 27 Second reports given out. My! but they are good? ? I I Nov. 28 A world amateur champion typist gives us some demonstrations this morning. Nov. 29 Second meeting of the Literary Society. Out for Thanksgiving! Dec. 4. Back to school and hard at it again. Dec. 5. We elect some to the Who's Who in Senior Class. Dec. 6. lVlr. Richardson speaks to us in Assembly. Dec. 7. Joe actually threw a piece of ice across the room. Will wonders ever cease? Dec. 8. Some of our fellow classmates are very sad and depressed looking. We learn that a few of the college boys are on props, Reckon there is any connection? Very suspicious. Dec. I I. I-Iarmon's condition seems much improved after taking his medicine so regularly last week. Dec. IZ. Glee Club practicing for an entertainment. Dec. I3. Day of horrors! Every one mad. Dec. I4. Teachers are exceedingly stingy with demerits. One of them gives only 23 to-day. Dec. I5. Operetta quite a success. Dec. I8. Everything as dull as ever. Dec. I9. Civics Exam. Dec. 20. Pictures taken for Annual. Dec. ZI. Out for Christmas. alan. 3. Back again. ls it worse to have holidays which must come to an end or not have any at aIl? ' Elan. 4. Regular work again and a large piece of it, too, believe me. vlan. 5 Physics Class makes another one of those Grand Records. Everybody absolutely dense. nlan. 8. Speeches this morning in Assembly on Paying Debts. vlan. 9. Nullo facio. vlan. IO. We elect more members to the Who's Who in Senior Class. Also choose the one to whom we shall dedicate our Annual. vlan. I I. Some one gets a hunch of the Junior-Senior reception. A Ilan. IZ. Girls' Club has a Lemon Party. ISSJ

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T H E O R A C L E Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov. Sign contract for Commencement invitations. First test on Solid Geometry. New resolution. We decide to be good. Physics and English tests to-day. We are favored with a duet in Assembly this morning. Wilma and Hilda think two verses of Li'l Liza Jane is not enough so take it upon themselves to sing the third. Every one Hunks on a French test. Rats from R. C. Scrub our steps in front of the school. First reports are given out. HN. D. in Seniordom. Teacher: You don't mean you have forgotten that? Sukie: No, I haven't forgotten it, I just can't think of it. Girls' Club is selling yell books and megaphones for Roanoke game. Tests galore. We showed Roanoke High she would have to be eight times as good as she is now before she could beat us fifty points in foot- ball. A few girls go to Roanoke to get ads for the Oracle. Another one of those numerous changes in schedules. Class rings come. Football boys have to play Danville. Coach Kibler gives report of game. Although we were defeated 7 to 6, our Team played a good game. Miss Ewart Cin English Classj : Which is the most striking scene? Mary Lewis: I think the most striking scene was the fight. About ten Seniors have to stay in until nearly six o'clock. Miss Ewart fat beginning of Classl: I don't want any such behavior to-day as we had in here to-morrow. First meeting of Lyceum was scheduled for 3 230 o'clock this after- noon, but no one appeared. Everything moves on as usual. Neighbor's roosters seem to have a crowing fit during French Class. Mrs. Coon is making the Latin pupils promise not to use Hponeysf' Poor Chickens! Exam. on Solid Geometry. S. H. S. wins over Christiansburg High School in football. First Lyceum meeting. A union called The International Association of Oppressed School Boys is organized. C372

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T H E O R A C L E jan. vlan. ul an. alan. Klan. blan. alan. Jan. -lan. alan. al an. mlan. B an. Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb All the boys get a hair cut to-day and go to Roanoke to have their pictures made. Buzz Hall breaks the camera. More pictures made. New Lyceum officers elected. Finish up Physics' experiments. Boys leave to play R. M. A. and Danville in Basket-ball. Every one excited over Senior pictures. Vesta Deaton Creading an outlinel : l have for No. 6, The stageg and under that, Jonson and Shakespeare. We play Roanoke High. Score I6 to I9 in Roanoke's favor. First Exams. to-day. When hard questions come, they come not single spies, but in bat- talions. The more they come, the worse they get. And to-day our Waterloo, French. After effects worse than the Exams. The grades are wonderful? ! A number of changes in schedules, courses, etc. Quite a noise in the hall the sixth period. lVliss Annie goes to find out the cause in order to satisfy OUR curiosity. We win over Bedford in Basket-ball. Score 25 to 8. Big snow on ground. Snow-balling is grand, n' est-ce pas? A committee is appointed to meet with Mr. Eley and write a Class song. Bum day. Bummer day. A line Lyceum program this afternoon. Pupil: lVlr. Cool, I don't understand that explanation yet. Mr. Cool: Well, you can't expect to catch water by pouring it through a funnel. Evidently a soothing French logon aujourd' hui as Harmon sleeps through it all. English test. We sign up for commencement invites An additional member to our Classg Mary Keister from Radford. Girls' Club selling candy. Hampton Quartet gives concert in Auditorium. We learn that we are to have holiday to-morrow. We have been pinching ourselves all day to see if we are dreaming or if this is really true. Girls' Club delegates leave this afternoon to attend the conference at Lynchburg. Annual goes to press. C591