Theresa Public School - Milestone Yearbook (Theresa, WI)

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certainly can't work with a sore finder 2:10-2:30 Can't do any biology drawings so reads Popular Mechanics 2:30-2:35 Stands in front of nirror in cloak root: trying to nake • himself look like Robert Taylor. Is quito successful (?) 2:35-3:30 Roads textbook in history, then goes to bookcase, takes three reference books to his «seat, tries to find answers to workbook questions. Why Coes the author of the work- ’ ' book ask such hard questions? 3:30 Goes in other roon for mnual training Finds brush he used in varnishing is quite hard' and unwieldy. Spends rest of period trying to got his brush in varnishing conc.ition. By the tine ho has accomplished this it is four o'clock. 4:00 Decides to go hone. Takes history reference book, Hayes and Moon, and workbook hono. Stops in at Charley's and digests an ice-croon cone. 4;30 Arrives hone and complains because they kept hin in school so long. 5:00 Eats supper. Tells mother he has a headache, so littlo Brother empties ashes and shovels siddwalks. 6:15 Suddenly headache is miraculously gone, as he remembers to tune in I Love a Mystery”. Feels hair on back of neck rise as vampire sucks blood from hero. 7:00 Bill calls up and asks him to go to show at Mayvillo. 7:01-7:10 Explains to Dad just why he should have his next weok's allowance in advance. Finally manages to borrow a quarter from Mother. 7:30 Enters theatre. Finds several thumb tacks in his pocket. Plants several on row of seats in back of him. 7:40 Has satisfaction of soeing two of his friendly rivals sit on the thumb tacks. Can now enjoy show. 9:15 Exits from theatre. He and Bill go to Busy Boo. ‘Finding no one of interest thero, they start for hone. 9:55 Remembers that he‘has directions for a now jitterbug step. Decides that now is the time to .practico. 10:30-10:35 Studies Hayes and Moon. Dad has just complained of, the noiso. Decides that he can't understand the history anyway feo gets out the latest issue of ”Tho Shadow, 11:00 Feels hungry. Finds a bag of chocolate cookies on top shelf of pantry. 11:10-12:00 Reads and oats. 12:00 Finishes nagazino (and cookies). Wonders why he foels so. sick as he puts ompty cookie bag in waste baskot. 12:02 Slides under covers with the hopes that something will happen so that there srcn't be any school next day. ’12:02 Snore!.

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? THE DIARY OF A SOPHOMORE Date—Every Day (; ny resemblance to the activities of any one person is purely coincidental). 7:30 A. M. Is aroused fror. slumber by gentle voice of clam clock. Wishes classes bogan at 3P.M. 8:05 Rises and dresses hurriedly as room is cold. 8:14 Surrounds a mn-sizod breakfast, 8:30 Decides he has to have Dentine gun so he walks down to Charlie’s 8:55 Enters assembly room. 9:05 Exercises vocal chords to misery of Miss Scovillo and other students. 9:20-10:30 Miss Scovillo gives English assignment. Doesn’t hurry about getting started. Y ondors why teacher makes hin write so much; his arm’s getting tired. Let’s his mind wander for the last fifteen minutes. 10:30 Is glad when Miss Seville plays victrola signifying recess. 10:30-10:45 Spends fifteen minutes trying to figure out Algebra answers in his assignment. Tries to compare v ith his neighbor 10:45-11:20 Reeds - ’’Square of a binomial which is sum or difference of the two toms, It doesn’t make sense to him. Who do those Arabs think they were anyhow? Gives up in disgust and ponders the question of what movie is on in Mayville. 11:20-12:00 Passes his Algebra paper to his neighbor for correction with a ”takc-it-easy” expression on his face. Mr. Dexter reads answers. The paper ho corrects is all right. Notices scarlet appearance on his own paper. It isn’t as scarlet as his faco when he has to give his percentage grade orally. With Mr. Dexter’s help corrects 1 3 of his errors in the tine that is left. 12:05 Is late in getting started from school. 12:15 Arrivos hone and complains about the hard naming he put in. 1:00 Arrivos at school and helps congest the cloak room plus talking a lot, Mr. Dexter tells hin ho better cono and varnish the end table he is making. ’’And don’t forget to clean out the brush,” says Mr. Dexter. 1:10 Bell rings and he forgets Mr. Dexter’s instructions as he rushes into tho assembly room. 1:11-2:10 Is glad that he isn’t tho unlucky individual who is called upon to name the parts of a frog in biology class. When it cores tine for dissection he etherizes his frog (an hinself, almost). Cuts frog apart feeling liko a butcher all the while. Probes around in the mutilated frog trying to find its heart, lungs, etc. Is very unsuccessful, but succeeds in slashing his own finger. Mr. Dexter rushes for the first aid kit and everyone’s work is thus disturbed. After first aid has been administered he settles back in his seat for a rest because he

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