Tomah High School - Hamot Yearbook (Tomah, WI)

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My Visit to Tomah High PRIZE STORY. .IEST come in from town whar I went t' bring my darter t' school. I never was inside a high school afore but, by heck, I seen one this mornin' an' I'll tell ye, lads, it's a puzzle t' me. The Boss axed me t' stay a while an' look things over. He seemed orful good na- tured but I s'pose that's 'cause he allus has his own way 'bout everythin'. I somehow can't remember his name but it reminds me o' the noise made by that thar old Missouri mule I used t' have afore I bought my Ford. Well I went up stairs t' a room that was well nigh filled with kids all the way from nine t' twenty years old, I reckon. I sat down in one o' the empty seats an' watched the kids. Some was studyin' fine, but most of 'em was gawkin' around like a lot o' geese. Purdy soon the bell rung. Then the Boss comes in an' stood on a platform what my gal ses they call a Roost-um. He began talkin' in an orful loud voice an' iedgin' from the looks o' his face I thought he was mad 'bout somethin'. I guess he was scolclin' the kids, but I didn't know what fer 'cause he used such big words. T' tell the truth I never felt sorrier fer anyone than I did fer them kids. But when I looked at 'em I noticed they wasn't payin' any 'tention t' him. Some was drawin' pictures, others was lookin' out the winder at a little feller flyin' a kite an' the rest was passin' scraps o' paper t' the ones acrost the isles from 'em. I reckon them papers was notes 'cause they was mighty kearful in passin' 'em. .lest like I used t' do when I went t' school. But our school marm had eyes in the back o' her head an' so I purty near allus got the hickory acrost my back. But as I was sayin', in back o' the Boss was a long bench. There was ten or more gals an' only one man on it. I heard the Boss call him Mitten. From that I jedged he must be a prize hghter or somethin' like that. I reckon they had him thar t' make the kids be good. But he didn't look like a hghtin' man t' me. He seemed sort o' soft as if he never done a tap o' work in his life. All o' 'em was bitin' their lips. I don't know if it was 'cause they was mad or if they wanted t' see what was writ on them notes, an' I seed they wasn't any more quiet than the kids at the seats was. When the Boss had his back turned they would whisper an' laff- especially the little one on the end near that thar man. She seemed t' be havin' a good time an' I reckon he was too. I guess that's what they call flirtin'. I don't know what all them gals was on that bench fer, but I guess it was inspection marnin'. I'lI have t' ax my dar- ter when she comes home what they was thar fer. Some of 'em was purty good lookin' an' one o' 'em had some jewelry on her han' that sl-Lined like diamonds. I s'pose like all the rest ofthe gals now' days, she got stuck on a uniform an' besides them from the city is great fer jewelry anaway. That reminds me, my darter wants me t' get her one o' them thar clocks they wear on their wrists. What's the world comin' t' anaway? In my day they never thought o' wearin' clocks on their wrists. Things is gettin' wuss an' wuss, but I s'pose that's edgicatin'. Arter talkin' a little while the Boss, he ses, Pass out. Then the little kids got up an' left the room. I s'pose he thought they would be in the way, but if he'd sat whar I did, he could a seen that they didn't act haf as bad as the big ones, even if some o' 'em did make faces at each other an' him. Then some one started playin' the pianer jest like my oldest darter does. I don't call that stuff music. The kind I like is the good ol' breakdown on the hddle. The more edgicatin' they get in 'em the less music they got. But as I was sayin' next the big kids got up an' marched out t' the music o' the pianer, though I didn't see none o' 'em tryin' t' keep step. The Boss comes up t' me an' axed me what I thought o' the school. I tol' him it seemed a'right but iedgin' from the looks o' things, the way o' runnin' schools must o' changed a lot. There wasn't no hickory hangin' on the wall back o' the desk like there was in the schools 0' my day. Bein' as 'twas gettin' late I axed the Boss out t' Punkin Ridge an' started down town t' sell my 'taters an' look at one of them thar clocks my darter wants. Well folks, I stood here jawin' long anuff. Now I'll have t' get a move on so's't' get home in time t' feed the pigs an' chickens afore dark. Violet Martin.'22. 28

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FORREST, CJHESTER Fox, FLORENCE GRAH.ANl, GERTRL'DE CSRIMSHAYV, Wu. FIACKNEY, Pm'LL1s FIANCOCK, LYLE HANOVER, IIELEY IIERMAY, GEORGE llOEFxxAN, BEss1E li0NEI., LL ELLA Freshmen Class Roll NIOORE, AIAE AIKRRAY, VERE NIYERS, VERA NELSIDY, NIARGLJERITIZ NOR'TEl, ORIN O'BiJX'l.E, N1lI.'l'0Y PIYGLE, XYALTER PIYGLE, RLYTH REAROON, IRENE REIYHULIJ, Rum TUCKEIQ, ALDREY TURNER, BERYICE UISCHNER, LEONE VANDERVORT, XIILDRED XYALTXIAN, FREDERICK NVARREN, GLENN XVINGE, ELENORA ZEHAN, PIEYRIETIK-X ZEx1AN1, If-XTIIERIYE ZIEOLER, EDWARD ZIXHIERXI-KN, GEOIRGE ZYIILKE, PxL'L OFFICERS President ,... . . .LEONARD NIADOEN Vice Prcsiclvnt . , ... ...XWIOLEV XIXRTIN SL-crm-tary :mil FIwl'L'Zl9llI'K'l'. . . .XXXL FIIZTIXG Class Adx'is'n' ..,... . . .Xllss bl.-XYLOR 2-

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White Elephant Auction Sale ' ' E THE undersigned inmates of Tomah High School, do hereby give notice that we will place on sale at Public Auction to the highest bidder, the following articles. Sale to take place near the Tower on May 32, 1920, at 1:00 a.m. and continue until all are sold. 1 . My 2. My 3. Nly 4. My 5- My 6. My 7- My 8. My 9- My 10. lkly 11. My I2. Aly 13. Aly 14. My patented hair restorer .... brains fgood as new only slightly usedj .... avoirdupois ..,.......... . . . .Wilda Rabe . . . . .Lyle Dewey . . . . . .Robert Kern winning smile. ...... ..........,..... ....... .I e ssie Simpson nerve funlimited supplyj ...... ....... B essie Monahan vocabulary .... ...........,,,.... ..... T l ieodore Kampman reputation as a Basketball player. . . .......... Douglas Bell stand in with Mr. Bray .... ..... .... K e nneth Johnson pose ...... I .................. lease on- W1lda's doorstep .... . popularity ............... hair ribbons .... . . . pugnacious jaw .... . winning way ........ ...........Wm.Hinds . . . . .Howard Seyverson . . . . .Howard O'Leary . . . . . .Edith Yeager ........MaxLanke . .. . . ...Marie Vesper 15. My stand in with the fair sex ..... George Strachan 16. My bluff ................ ..... E dward Liddane 16. My interest in T. H S .... ..... M ark Reardon 18. My car ............... .... L eRoy Jordan 19. My height ..... .... O scar Vandervort 20. My iewelry ..... .... B ernadine Daly 21. My Lizzie .... ......... ........ M r . Bray 22. My medals ............... .... M r. Mitten 23. My knack for writing notes. . . .......... Helen Taft 24. Our caps and gowns ........... ......... T he T. N. T,s 25. My speed upon the typewriter ............................ Minerva Baumgarten Ofhcral Expense Account of the Business Manager EXPENDITURES Stationery for staff. . . .................. 8150.32 Stamps. ...... .... .......... 5 6 .98 Office furniture .........,..... 894.00 Office rent ........,,,........... 233.76 Standard Oil Co. CMidnight Oilj ...., . . 56,989. 23 Law suits and refreshments for staff .... 563.00 Banquet for staff ................... 987.89 Lady stenographer for manager .... 187.63 Manager's campaign expenses .... 543.60 New machine for typist ........ 125.00 Ink, pens, pencils, paper, etc. . . 75.00 Salaries. . Printing .... . . . . Engraving .... Binding . Total ................ Sale of books CHigh schoolj .... . Sale of books CGradesj ....,.. Sale of books CFacultyJ .... Candy sales ............ Advertising Cln t ade .... Donations from friends ........... .. 7,865.00 2.50 1.25 ....CAdding machine brokej Recsiprs 3125.00 300.00 7.50 1.00 .. 672.00 .43 Total .................................... .... ' 81 CZJ'M94 e Surplus donated to next year's Hamot staff. 29