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

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January 28-The pet topic seems to be Mr. Foster's part in the Faculty play. He plays opposite for close toj Miss Green who We have been told is a very pretty ward school teacher. January 29-For a prosperous country there certainly are a lot of people who can't dig up enough money for the payment on an Annual which is due this week. January 30-The training for boxing matches has started: also, the basket- ball league is functioning. January 31-Popular election was held this morning as part' of the Pls- sembly program. There probably is one rival to Washington's unanimous election: that is, Dean Rockwell's election as the biggest eater. FEBRUARY February 3-Marie Pauli read a letter in French Class which she received from her French correspondent. The girl was thirteen years old and said she had read the book Cgwhen she was littlej which we were just attempting to read, February 4-The Chemistry Class went on its annual pilgrimage to the gas plant, and can you imagine Mr. Beggs' meanness? He spoilt their day's outing by giving them an exam. about it when they returned. February 5- Red Hack Cchristened Flash, by himselfl finally proved that he is as good as he says he is by making nineteen points against the church team last night. February 6-Miss Burwell has been redecorating her room with the aid of her classes. That's about as bad as forcing a prisoner to decorate the jail. February 7-The Hec. Club Chapel program was postponed today but no tears were perceived. Mr. Horst announced last Friday that no classes would need to be omitted. February 10-After the Niles game Saturday night the basketball squad went in a body to be vaccinated and there wasn't any vaccine in town. So sad. February ll-Mr. Beggs says he has a Chemistry test scheduled for the day after the Faculty play but he will not have it if enough pupils attend the play. He must be selling tickets. February l2-The semi-finals are being held nights after school in prepara- tion for the boxing tournament. February 13-Mr. Horst taught sixth hour physics Class today to find out how much they didn't know. However, I think l'll wait until after our class is over tomorrow before l laugh. February 14-The Chapel program today was put on by the Juniors and it was supposed to represent a night club program. l Wonder who was technical advisor. February 17-Some of the teachers were feeling the effects of the vaccina- tion today. That makes us feel a little better. February 18-Many hero worshippers were gratified Tuesday by seeing and hearing Benny Osterbann. Perk Boeschenstein with characteristic nerve and love of the limelight stopped him in the hall, after his speech, to ask him to write in his notebook. Page One Hundred Fourteen

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December 17-There certainly are some nice girls in school-the week be- fore Christmas. , December l8-The teachers started for Kalamazoo tonight for their teacher's party. The only one to get there didn't have the nerve to come home. Mr. Beggs with his antiquated Hudson had the extreme pleasure of bumping Mr. Foster's open Oakland sedan back to Three Rivers from Moorepark. December 19-Well, tomorrow we have to endure the Seniors' attempt to put on an Annual program all for a penny candy cane. Sometimes I wonder if it's worth it. December 20-Well! It wasn'tl l JANUARY, 19 3 0 January 6-Miss Comar has a rather discouraged look. lt is rumored that she didn't receive the yo-yo which had been promised her as a Christmas present. January 7-The season ticket sale is on. It all depends on this year's sale whether a season ticket sale will be put on in the future which will include all the sports. January 8-Mrs. DeVilbiss taught Solid Geometry today. lt's funny how the least intelligent are the smartest when there is a substitute. Maybe it's be- cause the substitute isn't up to their tricks. January 9-Anyone can get attention these days by tying a photograph folder on a long pole and waving it around. The reason for the long pole is so you won't be buried under the rush of Seniors. January 10-Three Rivers won a tough basketball game by beating Niles last night. January 13-The Varsity Club members got their iirst taste of initiation by being forced to wear hair ribbons as bow ties. Miss Hangsterfer remarked 'that some of the boys were dressed appropriatelyf Clacking only a rattle.j January l4-Mr. Horst stopped the Varsity Club initiation today. He was perfectly safe in doing so, however, because the initiates outnumbered the initiators. January 15-All Semester' the teachers have been begging and threatening about book reports, notebooks, etc. Now the last few days of school before the semester ends it's the other way around. The pupils are begging the teachers to accept their overdue work. January 16--The engineering part of the work on the new drawing room tables is well advanced. The tables which have been demanded for two years will probably be ready in two more years. January 17-The Blue Triangle Club put on a play in Chapel today. It certainly is a relief to see a good humorous program after all these witty ones. January 24-Today we found out whether we were in the class of students who took the exams. to ind out how much they knew or in the class of pupils who took the exams. to ind out how much they didn't know. January 27-Today, the first day of the new semester, is certainly peaceful. Everyone is either relieved or resigned. Page One Hundred Thirteen

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February 19-Stanley Buzzard returned to school today, looking fat and happy, after his attack of pneumonia. - February 20-The Varsity basketball team beat Armstrong's semi-pro- fessionals tonight. February 21-While I was sitting in the class room next to an open win- dow I heard some 'Akids skating, laughing and singing in the nice spring air. Suddenly one said, Gee, I'm glad I didn't get vaccinated, fmeaning she was glad she had to stay out l7 days.D How I envied them. February 24-Seniors held a class meeting tonight about programs for graduation. The easiest way to make the choice would be to hand each one a club and let the last person on his feet make the choice. February 25-The Activities Editors asked all the Seniors to hand in lists of their activities this week. February 26-The Faculty play was, as usual, a huge success. February 27--Modern History classes had interesting talks by W. E. Ward on India. February 28-It was announced in Chapel today that Barbara Andrews and Marjorie Smith who had a record of all A's would be Valedictorians this year, and Helen Abbott with one B would be Salutatorian. William Hicks had honorable mention. MARCH March 3-Mr. Foster gave his future track team one of his sarcastic speeches lasting for an hour and a half after school. March 4-The Chemistry classes have been seeing moving pictures. The pictures are the bright spots of Chemistry. Miss Comar was absent Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr. Horst took her place Tuesday and Mr. Ferguson of W. S. T. C., Wednesday. That's twice when it wasn't any relief to have a teacher absent. March 6-Three Rivers capped a highly unsuccessful basketball season by losing the semi-finals of the District Tournament to Sturgis. March 7-Noah Beilhartz, one of the best impersonators that has ever been in Three Rivers gave a sketch of the old-fashioned school house meetings, in assembly. I March 10-Track prospects don't look so bright this year, but since basket- ball season turned just the opposite of what was expected maybe we'll have a world-beater track team. Three Rivers will compete at Centreville this year under the handicap system and Coach Foster still wishes we were out of it en- tirely, as we have everything to lose and nothing to gain. March ll-A P. T. A. supper was held tonight. March 12-The Manual Arts took a trip to Cirand Rapids today. No school because of Institute. March 13-Coach Beggs, whose tennis team last year had a perfect record Cno games, no lossesj is calling for tennis aspirants. March 14-The Three Rivers Independents beat the Sturgis Independents tonight at basketball. It's a good thing there is someone here who can win a game. Page One Hundred Fifteen