West High School - Hesperian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Chronicle of School Year. Sept. 8. School is opened. Sept. 25. Dedication. Reception. Seniors appeared in dignified role of ushers. Oct. 9. Football game with East. First defeat. Oct. 16. Football with South. Mourning once more. Oct. 20. Sensational fire drill. Oct. 23. Football game with North. First victory!! Oct. 27. Hallie Chambers flunked in Vergil. Oct. 30. Football with Central. “Siren'' triumphed although team did not. Nov. 6. Football with St. Paul Central. Nov. 11. Mr. Salt married!!!! Nov. 13. Senior Class organized. Elections. Nov. 14. Football team went down to play Shattuck. Nov. 17. Carrol Speers retires early from French class. Nov. 27. Inter-scholastic football. Sophomores ahead. Dec. 1. Tag day! Dec. 15. Debate with East. Dec. 17. Mr. Burrier got his finger in the way of the “buzz saw” with disastrous results. Dec. 18. Christmas program. Dec. 18. First Senior dance. Jan. 4. School begins after vacation. Don’t see the joke. Jan. 5. Chemistry laboratory opened today with odoriferous NHn experiments. Jan. 8. Girls' Glee Club organized. Jan. 12. Mr. Garfield, of Williams, addressed the school. Jan. 15. Senior boys appear in new class sweaters. Great sensation but a glaring combination. Jan. 23. Senior party at auditorium. Feb. 5. South-West debate. Feb. 11. Lincoln program. Feb. 19. George Washington program. Feb. 27. Cards issued—then question came up—when is a -4- not a -{-. This can only be understood by Seniors who were taking Vergil. Feb. 26. North-West debate. Mar. 5. Inter-class basketball meet. A victory for Juniors. Mar. 16. Freshmen arc seen playing their first game of marbles. Mar. 17. Mr. Hayward appeared in new spring suit. Thirteen

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Llljmilj Hesperian Committee Harry Evans Olive Bell Marjorie Mortland Rolf Veblen Marion Trask Nancy Brewster Percy Fuge Marie Cheney Margaret Wiiited Business Manager. Ralph L. Goetzen berger Twelve

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Mar. 19. Mar. 22. Mar. 25. Mar. 29. April 1. April 2. April 12. April 14. April 16. April 20. April 22. April 23. April 26. April 30. Mouse is hanged in “A” room as a forewarning of class play. A rally meeting in auditorium for benefit of the “Hesperian.” A few history students are hot on the trail for one of their members accused of assault and battery. President Pierce, of Kenyon College, delivered an interesting talk in the auditorium. All fool’s day. An unusual number in West High. Program and mock trial in the auditorium. The trial sounded like a prayer meeting with Fred Bruchholz at the helm. School resumes after a week’s vacation, and baseball practice commences. No smoking in or around West High. Read the ordinance. West suffers first defeat in baseball from Central. Last Senior hop of the series. Spring fever has hit a number of our students and the attendance has been somewhat diminished. This is a strenuous week for the members of the class play cast. Mr. Hamilton, of Parkc-Davis Co., of Detroit, addressed the chemistry students. Many Seniors are in a gloomy mood because of the announcement that the state examinations in mathematics are not a month off. Nathan Hale, the class play of ’09, was given to the enjoyment of all the people present. hour teen