St Joseph High School - Sachem Yearbook (St Joseph, IL)

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THE OLIVE AND GOLD ,Annual Qontest Qartky In january, the losers found time to entertain the winners to a Chile Din- ner which was served at six o'clock. The night was very chilling and the steaming, hot chile served exceedingly well for the eats. Everybody had six dishes then ran home and went to bed. HALLIE HARRIS. ' c57ie qair, 9Vovember 16' The Fair was the first of its kind in St. Joseph, and everyone hopes it will not be the last. Such a thrilling good time as everyone did have. In order to finance this fair the Home Ec. girls raced the Ag. boys to find out which could raise the most money. Members of each team went from home to home soliciting products or money. The boys succeeded in raising the most money. That night there were amusements for everyone. There were many booths. One for Men Only. All men had to visit this booth even for sake of curi- osity. Two Senior girls had a Beauty Parlor. This interested the boys especi- ally for they had to doll up for their date that night. They were painted, then came the kick and plenty of it. Yes, they all enjoyed the electric shock. Still more senior girls Qwith the aid of underclassmenj put on a Minstrel Show. This was the most paying proposition of this great event. The grade school and also country grade schools, with their teachers, partici- pated in this Fair by decorating booths and displaying their pupils' work. Many ladies received prizes-in money and ribbons for the best, fancy cakes, candy, silk pillows, canned fruit and quilted quilts. Ag. and glome :Economics Qbarty Since the boys beat the girls in the race for money to put on the Fair, it was left up to the girls to entertain the winners. The girls decided to feed the boys on fruit salad and wafers so they would not be so anxious to win the next time. Captains were chosen for the evening and they picked sides, which also held good for the evening's games. At the end of the evening the side winning the most points was awarded a box of candy. We had plenty of chaperoning again, for all of the practice teachers were guestsg then also Miss Green, Miss Hubbard and Mr. and Mrs. M. Henderson helped eat the refreshments. Hencef0rth let no man trouble me--God forbid. -Lois Dunn. Page Thirty-F1'1,'e

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THE OLIVE AND GOLD Qoreshman and Sophomore Qarty CGHE Freshman-Sophomore Party was held in October. The underclassmen had to get acquainted you know. They just played games all evening until Miss Wilson, Mr. Hamilton, and Mr. and Mrs. Henderson got so tired chaperoning they nearly fell asleep waiting for the children to grow tired. This party was held in form of a Halloween party so some of the children had to dress up in order to fulfill the occasion. So we the Seniors, have found out that Maybelle Poll makes an excellent baby and loves to ride in a baby car- riage. All kinds of good eats were served, then all the little girls and boys ran home to tell daddy and mamma about the party. HALLIE HARRIS ffwack to CG77ae qarmi' On Friday, December 18, the three act play- Back to the Farm was given. The characters were chosen from the Home Ee. and Agr. departments. The play was coached by three members of the faculty-they being Miss Hubbard, Miss Green and Mr. Henderson. The following is a synopsis of the play. Merton Merill, the son of a farmer wished to attend the University. His father denied him this privilege, saying he did not need a university education to farm. Merton was a big success and saved up enough money while in school to pay off a mortgage on the old farm . This caused his father to more than welcome him back home. As all stories end, Merton married 'fRose fa rural school teacherl and they lived happily ever afterwards. The cast was: Charles Merill, the father ........ Wallace Mills Merton, the son .................................... .......... E lmer POOTC Mrs. Merril, the mother ........................ ........... A lberta Moore Rose Meade, rural school teacher ....... .......... B eulah Dunn Gus Anderson, hired man ...,............ .......... . Duane Swearingen Reuben Allen, a neighbor ....... Justus Henderson Mr. Ashley, a lawyer ................... .......... K enneth SHHdC1'S Robert Powell, Senior in law ......... ........... E rnest GraveS Margerie Langdon, society girl .......... .......... I-Iulda, the maid ......... ................ Marie Lambdin Elsie Weaver HALLIE HARRIS Page Thi ty F

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THE OLIVE AND GOLD Cfhristmas Qarty Each year the school has a Christmas party. The Christmas party was held December 17. First every student was presented a large roll of confetti. Everybody liked the confetti, especially the boys for they had a cause to talk to the girls. Ernie Graves expressed it as the best time I ever had. Then the gifts were exchanged. Yes, even the faculty had a big time. Mr. Couts gazed at the clock and found it to be ten o'clock so he realized he'd better be well on his way to Indiana. Yes, and this broke up the party, but didn't stop the continuous howl for refreshments Taffy apples, candy and peanuts were served, then everybody went home and dreamed of Santa Claus all night. ' HALLIE HARRIS. czfihe Ghristmas ffgea The Foods-Class Girls gave a Christmas Tea in honor of their mothers. This brilliant idea was due to Miss Green alone. She helped the girls carefully plan a program as well as plan the appropriate refreshments. Mrs. C. F. Hamilton being a guest had the pleasure of pouring the tea. We cannot speak for the Mothers only from what we heard. They all ex- pressed themselves as having a nice time and very proud of their daughters and their exceedingly fine instructor. HALL11: FIARRIS. The Qaoultry Q-Show The Poultry Show was held in February. This was the second of its kind in St. joseph. This year there was a free entertainment which everyone enjoyed. After the program there was a talk given by Dr. Card of the Agr. Dep't. of the University. All School Qlay The All School Play entitled-- Polly saves the Beverlys from Ruin, was given Monday, March ll, 1929. .The plot of the play was to show the good qualities of Polly and the refor- None but himself can be his parallel-Henry Pcnrod. Page Tlzirty-Six