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

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The Girls' Basket Ball Team went to Battle Creek where 16 they were beaten 30 to 8. That is not saying that our girls cannot play B. B. 19 Prepare for the worst. Wednesday is First Semester Exams. v 20 Some pep at the Mass Meeting today for our Debating team which goes to Constantine tonight. 21 22 Exams! Exams! I Nothing but Exams! Paul Houldsworth to Miss Rutan in U. S. History: Will you explain the tenth question? Miss Rutan: What don't you un- derstand about it, Mr. Houldsworth? Paul: I know but I can't tell you . 23 Last day of exams. Relieved. 26 Ain't it a grand and glorious feeling when all the Exams. are over. 27 A few cases of Flu are reported in school today. 28 More Flu . K 29 Mr. Horst called Assembly announcing there wouldn't be any more school until further notice. FEBRUARY 18 Back o-n the job again at the same old grind. 19 We must study, We will not shirk, To make up our daily work . fThis probably won't be a lie eitherb. 20 Mr. Horst read A Perfect Tribute in Chapel this morning. 23 Miss Hutton to Charlene Sandberg: Charlene, what is a rectangular shape? Charlene: I don't know. I don't take geom- etrv . 24 House cleaning day in Mr. Hewitt's Agricultural room. All unnecessary rubbish was removed. 25 Harry Baker was to school on time this morning. Why what's going to happen, Harry? 26 Oh just look at Malcolm Rahn's new shirt. 27 What is this school coming to? Another pair in school- Paul Houldsworth and Pauline Goodbrake. George Smith begins to think there is no chance for him any more. MARCH 1 Mrs. Lamb to Helen Bauserman in English: What are the two rules for committing a poem? ' Helen B.: Commit it to memory . 2 Fire alarm! It's a good thing we don't have a fire or everybody would burn up. 3 Ticket sellers are busy selling tickets for the big Basket Ball game Friday between Sturgis and Three Rivers. 4 The High School Exhibit was a great success. 5 Did we beat Sturgis? Well I guess 442 to 163. 8 Capt. Katherine of Chicago addressed the boys concerning Camp Roosevelt at Muskegon. 9 Mrs. Lamb absent to-day. Her classes were dismissed which was not unappreciated. 51061

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DECEMBER 1 Another new case in school. John Breyfogle and Mabel Rodeheaver. 2 Rhetoricals. Robert Shumaker's voice is changing. 3 Nothing doing today. Everybody seems to be busy study- ing. 5 A debate was held in Chapel today on Whether Military Training should be compulsory? The ailirmative won by 25 to 18. 8 Gerald Roys: Why my forefathers came over on the Mayflower . M. Rahn, Good thing they did, the immigrating laws are more strict now-a-days. 9 Chapel was held by singing and Rosanne Predmore played a piano solo. 10 Just think! Only eight more days until Xmas vacation. HURRAH! 11 One year ago we went to the same schoolhouse but one year from now?????? 12 Oh you book reports. 15 Here it is December 14 and no place to play Basket Ball. 16 Walter Fenstermacher: They're Hooding the Athletic Field . Don Schall: 'tYeah, we'll have to form a Hocky Club . Wallace Wolf: I got one now Hurrah! No school tomorrow and Thursday. The Teachers' County Institute will be held at the High. 19 Senior Play, Down in Dixie . at the Rex theater. Good attendance. School closes today for Xmas vacation. JANUARY 5 First day of school after Xmas vacation. OH GEE! First Semester's exams. soon. 6 Mrs. Lamb to Edna Childs: t'Miss Childs, please name sc-me more facts about John Dryden's life. Edna Childs: Dryden died in 1700 and was buried in Westminster Abbey, and then he wrote a po-em for the King . 7 Too many dances over Xmas vacation is heard from many. 8 Mrs. Lamb in English Literature class: What did Addi- son die of, anyone? Paul Kerr: 47 . 9 T. R. B. B. beaten at Coldwater. rSlippery floor, lack of practice and sick menb. 12 Mrs. Lamb to Mary Prang in English Literature: What did Thomas Gray write? Mary Prang: The Elegy Written in the country church yard. f The Elegy written in the Country Church Yard ,J. 13 Ruth Judd in English HB: The bird having only one paw could not get upon the perch . 4Some bird, Ruthl. 14 Mrs. Lamb: My husband and Mr. Horst were taking a German revolver apart and it was only through an accident and not intelligence that it came apart . 15 We heard that a freeze out sleigh ride party was held last evening. lAsk Ray Warel. H1051

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10 Boys' Basket Ball beat Cassopolis at Cassopolis 152 to 243. Who said T. R. cou1dn't play B. BI? 11 Prof. Smith Burnham of Kalamazoo Normal spoke on Cit- izenship in Chapel this morning. 12 Mr. Horst conducted Mrs. Lamb's spelling class in the As- sembly Room this A. M. He asked the class to use radiant in a sentence and when none could use it satisfactorily he called on Warren Hoshel who happened to be in the A. R. Warren H.: Yah, your face is radiant , amid an uproar of laughter in the A. R. 15 Crystal Avery walked home all alone from school tonight. Wonder where Paul H. could have been? 16 Mr. Horst called Assembly at 3:30 P. M. announcing that he wished to see all the boys. 17 First book reports of second semester. 18 Another new case reported today-Walter Fenstermacher and Eleanor Starr. 19 Chapel was held this morning by Popular Election. Sup- pose there are many who are wondering Who's Who and Why ? 22 Thelma Fenstermacher looks kind of pale today. One of the girls was wondering if she happened to forget her box of rouge? 23 Malcolm Rahn fell in the river coming to school this after- noon. Dcn't you think it is too early to go in swimming yet, Malcolm? 24 Mr. Horst gave us a talk on gum chewing. 25 Warren Wescott wrote a 500 word theme on Reasoning and Memory . We wonder what he wrote. 26 Adelaide Frary to Mr. Horst: May I have the key to the Victrola ? Mr. Horst: Yes, you will find it under my desk . Adelaide F.: What, on the floor? 29 Percy Biedlcr and Frank Krull made a short visit to school today. Come again when you can stay longer. 30 Miss Rutan to Herman Preston in Spelling class: Her- man, spell Sales-book . Herman: s-a-i-l-s-b-o-o-k . Miss Rutan: Do you think you are sailing on the sea? 31 Everybody is preparing for April Fool tomorrow. APRIL 1 The Orations and Declamations were spoken in Chapel this morning. Hurrah for spring vacation! 12 Spring vacation was spent mostly by wading snow drifts. 13 Mrs. Lamb in English Literature describing how Priam stood on the wall entreating Hector to come within the walls: Can't you see a picture of him, can't you see a picture of that 'old maid' standing on the wall? iSome womanj. 14 Mrs. Horst to Emerson Lull in Chemistry: Emerson, what is 'annealing of glass'? Emerson: Oh, that's Hxing glass so you can scratch it . 15 Another fire drill. Watch your step, Rhinies. f107fI