Walnut Grove High School - Yearbook (Walnut Grove, MO)

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EIUII' 'Il' 'Il' 'II' ' 'IIUIII 'IIUII' 'lift fill' 'Il' 'HHN E 1 'IT Q1 5 ... 1- .L L ? so long tied, anyway every time they started, the dummy, ffor that was what they had made at the haystackl, began kicking the horse in the Hank and they began running. At this rate they were not long making it back to the schoolhouse. Now I wondered what they would do, but I have learned never to ask questions, so I just liew to the old oak tree and awaited the results. The boys worked patiently with a stick at a window until they succeeded in opening it. Then they whispered and laughed, and whispered some more, and three or four went in and three stayed on the outside. Those that stayed on the outside were nervous because I heard one say, Professor Andrew has not gone home from town yet and Professor Smith will be sure to hear this noise we are making. Ever since the note bookswere stolen he always looks toward the school house every time he has an idea that he hears an unusual noise. Just at this time the dormer window opened and three boys crawled out on the roof. As they crawled up toward that piece of architecture known as the Lovers Tub, I could see their forms outlined against the sky. One hada head of very curly hair while another was exceidingly tall and slim. I could not see the third but pretty soon one of the boys dropped his shoe off the roof, for they had taken their shoes off when they reached the roof, and a boy they called Cobb said, I will bet that was Slocum's shoe for none other would make such noise. By this time the boys had dragged the dummies to the Lovers Tub and tied them, laughing all the while. All at once some one whistled very soft and they were all very quiet. I wondered what had caussd this when I saw an old man coming up the street to- ward the schoolhouse. As he turned the corner he made a funny noise and I knew that he had discharged a volley of tobacco juice in the direction of where one of the boys was hiding. I suppose that it was accidental but the boys laughed very much over the fact that one of their number had been lying in that identical spot. The old man had hardly gone when one of the crowd jumped from the schoolhouse window to the ground. Immediately two boys lying undera tree near by jumped to their feet and left as quickly as possible. The boy, who had come thru the window, E. - l.. Q .it i l ?' Q IUIIF 'II' 'll' Q 'II' 'IIUIII 'IIUII' 'll' 'll' ily inn IW

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glial' -ll' 'II' I ill! s dllalliwdlslhrs,NWUI1.- G hill' 'II' 'NDIS III .- -T. 1 -1. Pllttililf lgtnphesg One day having grown tired of studying, I went out for a stroll to refresh my mind. I headed for a tract of timber near the school house and was soon strolling about among the trees. As I was walking along I suddenly came upon an old man lying fast asleep in a shady spot underneath a large tree. This old man wore a long beard and was dressed in a garb totally strange to me, while by his side lay a long scythe which he had evidently been whetting when he fell asleep. I saw that I had surprised old Father Time himself, who having grown tired of keeping track of the commencement preparations of W. G. H. S. had decided to take a nap in order that he might be more serviceable to those pupils who were using him so relentlessly. Here was an opportunity not to be cast aside. For lying by the side of the old man along with his scythe was a large journal in which he kept a record of his loss and gain. With great care therefore I tiptoed to the book and, securing it, retired to the shade of another tree where I could read it without fear of awalcing the old man. In this book I saw several things but that which interested me most was the future career of the .Iunior class of the W. G. H. S. Ralph lNIcLemore after serving a short apprenticeship in his father's bank, began to look for a wider Held for his genius and became the president of a new Continental Banking System of which he was the originator. Gladys Ham became known for her efficiency asa skilled musician and was renowned over a large district as the best pianist in the country. - -4. l.. .T IE ? QIUII' 'Il' 'll' e 'll' IIIUII' 'IIUIII 'll' 'll' 'III lllmly