Three Rivers High School - Reflector Yearbook (Three Rivers, MI)

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A Modern Fable DAMAGED war tank and a broken machine gun were talking about their life at the front. The machine gun said, I have driven many Germans back when they were just about to come through our lines. One day, as they came across No Man's Land, the French set me loose, and I shot them down like ninepins. I saved the day for France then, but a few hours later I was broken by a shell that came whistling over the lines. And now, I have lain here and have thought how much I could be doing at the front if I were only new again. The tank said, You and I are in the same condition, broken and out of use, and we cannot help the country as we once did. The first time I was in battle, we drove the Germans back like sheep and captured two large field guns, but later I was struck and have lain here ever since, wishing I were at the front fighting again. As the tank stopped speaking there was suddenly a loud noise and ten French ofiicers came into view on horse back. They came up in front of the tank and nine dismounted and sent the other one on with the horses. The nine went into the tank and closed the door. In about ten minutes a squad of German officers could be seen com- ing. The French ofiicers got ready and when the Germans came dashing up, they jumped out and took them by surprise, and captured them without any fighting and took them to the French lines. Well, said the tank, I have done a little more for France. fGerc1Id Herndon. I99l

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Pierce, Alice 4Mrs. Clarence Hayl, Three Rivers. Pollock, Ruth, Kellogg's. Ruggles, Robert, Camp Custer. Slack, Elgy, Three Rivers. Weaver, Paul, Heidelburg College, Tiffin, Ohio. Wood, Charlotte lMrs. Ray Raifsnyderj, White Pigeon. 96 Miss McCain, in English, speaking of the Indians said: HNOW white people never kill folks after they're dead, but the Indians did. Miss Mensch, in Algebra: Duane, would you rather have 2 1 as 1 2 pies? Duane Abbott: I couldn't eat two pies, so I'd just as soon have I 2 pie. Miss McCain: Children, you will have to be very quiet today, as I have such a cold I can't talk. One of the children: Any time you can't talk ought to be cel- ebratedf' Mr. Hobbs: A grass snake five feet long is worth live dollars every year he lives. Susan Healy: Not if he scares you out of five years' growth. In Ancient History, Bipps Everhart: Where did they get all the ice to isolate the people in olden times? I Mr. Lyttle: I hadn't thought about that. Mrs. Cauffman explaining the University of Wisconsin: It is built after the Greek ideas, and when I saw it, I thought it was the nearest I have ever been to being in Greece. Miss Buck, after drawing a picture to represent Plymouth Rock on the board, put a date in it and asked: What does this make you think of? Fay Bent: A tomato can. Maxine Woodman, reading a story: Listen here, Amy, it says 'She hung on his every word.' Some acrobat! Amy D.: Must have been pretty strong words like onions, or garlic. Maxine W., reading aloud: 'She swept through the room.' Now I wonder who did the dusting. I93l

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Chronology SEPTEMBER 4. The Gates of Knowledge are openegrab your books and rush in. 5. Disorder reigneth within the Gates 6. Our accomplished instructors are obliged to partake of Pal- mer's PEN-MAN-SHIP fHurrahl 7. Mabelle C. I got the gout. Mariam A. What's that? Mabelle C. Oh! that's a disease of the heart. 10. Trembling fear seizes the mob when the Lyttle Principal states: t'Forward as -Work. 11. The boys have begun to clean the track rhands and feetm. 12. lVIary had a cud of gum, Its skin was white as snow, And everywhere that Mary went f That gum was sure to go. She took it to school one day. Which was against the rule, The teacher took it all away, And chewed it after school. BEWARE KIDS. 13. Don't your straight-jackets fit too tight? '? ? 14. Chub Knapp questions HAre you from Dixie? f answered by, f Oh Johnny, how you can love! 17. Afternoon session closed for celebration in honor of the boys who have been called to the colors. 18. There having been but two laboratory classes, only two serious burns and one bad explosion resulted. 19. The Rhinies are beginning to feel at home nowg not more than a dozen have been reported absent for getting lost during the last day and a half. 20. It's a hard pull for some illustrious ones. QTESTSJ 21. Rev. Doyle gave a splendid talk on Getting Our Bearings. lUnaccustomed behaviorg not more than a half dozen tones rising above the speaker's.l 24. Caution. Don't steal grapes back of the school house. 25. The NOBLE SENIORS' ability was tried at the library todayg it wore on their nerves. 26. Say -can you guess what happened today? Why nothing unusual. . L wo 1