Versailles High School - Portal Yearbook (Versailles, OH)

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THE VERSAILLES Page 21 rljonl 5d uts The Freshmen Cry Did you know the Freshmen had a party? Oh, yes, they had one about Christmas time. If you don't believe it, take a look at this: It was almost Christmas time. The invitations had been issued. Oh, this was going to be a better party than any Freshman class ever had, believe it or not. All the guests are assembled. Up the steps to the time of our V. H. S. Band, comes the Grand March. At the front are Margery Bennett and Richard Schilling. On they come. Now they are crossing the stage. Richard, smiling, steps forward and begins to speak: “Ladies and Gentlemen, I am glad to—” He says no more. Cheers drown him out. They throw popcorn and confetti at him. As soon as he can make himself heard, he shouts, “C’mon, let’s go!” And the party is on. The main event of the evening was a play in which some gangsters figured. Their acting was so realistic that the audience sat stunned into silence. John Graham sent them into gales of laughter in a yodeling contest. Then there was an apple-eating contest. Of course, Ward Hole won. Suddenly there is a commotion at the door. A country couple had come to town to see the “sights”. They caused much amusement for the whole party. The rest of the evening was spent in games, puzzles and charades. . Then came the call to supper. The table was beautifully decorated in class colors of green and white. Huge bunches of snowballs adorned the chairs. The guests proceeded to eat. It was the next day. Albert Kelch woke up, stretched, and said, “Gee! I wish we could have a party like the one I attended in my dream!” Teacher—“What is the definition of ‘home’?” Earl Pepiot—“Home is where part of the family waits until the others are through with the car.” Mr. Williams—“Now that you know what a collective noun is, give an example.” George G.—“A vacuum cleaner.” Mr. Hartman—“If you had three apples and I asked you for two, how many would you have left?” Bob B.—“Three.” Mary K.—“How many senses senses are there ?” Cecilia M.—“Six.” Mary K.—“How is that? I have only five.” Cecilia M.—“I know it; the other is common sense.” Ward Hole (in General Science)—“How can you tell which

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Page 20 THE VERSAILLES SENIOR CLASS ENTERTAINMENT, Continued Laurel and Hardy.................Robert Harn and Donald Fields Six College Boys—Adolph Althoff, John Hough, Robert Harn, Donald Fields, Harry Plessinger, Robert Hardman And Others Stage Manager .................................Carl St. Meyers Music...................................High School Orchestra Cast Subject to Change. Class program FRIDAY EVENING MAY 15th, 1931 Salutatory..........................................Virginia Brown Instrumental Solo—Selected..................................Robert Harn Class History .......................................Mary Hole Class President’s Address.......................... Donald Fields Music—Double Quartet—“Morning” ......................Oley Speaks Dorthabel Gerlach, Osa Butts, Jeanette Miller, Maxine Webster, John Hough, Donald Fields, Robert Harn, Adolph Althoff. Martha Ullery, accompanist. Class Poem .................................Isabel Alexander Music—Solo—“Roses of Picardy”—Wood..............Carl St. Meyers Class Prophecy ................................. Lova Spillers Music—Girls' Trio—“Mother Machree”—Ball (a Capella)......... Martha Ullery, Dorthabel Gerlach, Jeanette Miller Class Will .....................................Kenneth Subler Serious Reading................................ Gertrude Banks Humorous Reading............................Evelyn Goubeaux Class Song—(Parody) ......................................Class

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Page 22 THE VERSAILLES combines with which to give off what?” Mr. Williams, the Freshman English teacher, requested the class to hand in an essay. Mr. Williams was presented the next day with a paper like this: “GOATS” A goat is about half as big as a sheep, if the sheep is big enough. A female goat is called a buttress, a little goat is called a goatee. A goat will eat up more than any animal that ain’t a goat. My father is an awful good man. Everything he says is so, even if it ain’t so. This is all 1 know about goats. Margery Bennett. Honest To the Minute Here’s a story about a Scotchman that’s different. A conductor on a London street car noticed an elderly Scotchman and a young Scottish lad. The old man was holding a watch in his hand and studying it with intense interest. Suddenly he seemed satisfied, and looked up. Seeing the conductor, he beckoned to him. “What is it?” asked the conductor. “I want to pay the rest of my grandson’s fare,” replied the Highlander. “He has just become twelve years old.” The conductor has since recovered. John B. Wilson—“Pa, you remember you promised me Five Dollars if I passed in school this year?” “Yes, John.” “Well, Pa, you ain’t gonna have that expense.” Mr. Williams is noted for his speed. Example—One morning he was in such a hurry that he slammed his wife and kissed the door goodbye. Freshmen are students of few words, but they surely keep those words busy! “Dad, what is influence?” asked Henry Apple. “Influence, my son, is something you think you have until you try to use it.” Bob B.—“I notice you got up and gave that lady your seat in the street car the other day.” Francis Smith—“Since childhood I have respected a woman with a strap in her hand.” George R.—“1 can truthfully say that you are not two-faced. ’ Loretta G. — “How do you know?” George R.—“I am sure that you would wear the other one if you were.”