West Lebanon High School - Piker Yearbook (West Lebanon, IN)

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YIKER ciously selected for their position is altered to one in proximity to the Senior goal. The beloved faculty, consisting of the near-gods, Lehner, Stuart, Kelley, Lockridge and Martin, gives them their best assistance in pick- ing the fruits of the Sophomore tree, which consist of Caesar Cand his ponyb, Geometry, English and History. Soon after the curtain rises a merry group of masqueraders is being entertained in the school building at a ghostly Hallowe'en party. Their pastimes are party games, muggins and dominoes. But the curtain falls too soon on this second, year. Once more they are left to shift for themselves for four long months of hard toil at their respective occupations of clover picking, apple knocking, and vamping in Fords. EPISODE III A The distinguished class of '23 appears on the stage again, in search of wider fame. Marie Sandahl has joined the literary organi- zation. Their co-workers are the ordinary humans, Lehner, Stuart, Kelley, Martin and Miss Daniel, the fairy of the fiery hair and trem- ulous voice. The'lights are dimmed to the nocturnal hue and they are seen at Hanging Rock, exploring the haunts of nature and romance. The lights brighten and the spot dazzler is flooded upon Cynthia Marie Bowlus of interstate renown, the canner of fame. But the cur- tain slowly falls and they are left to return to their fond parents and respective occupations of loafing. EPISODE IV When the curtain rises for the last time. It displays a fully grown, well-fed group, unsophisticated in appearance, and burdened with an abundance of knowledge. Christine DeBord of the Metropol- itan Judyville, is an addition to this varied organization. The faculty are only unimportant characters, being outclassed by the brilliance of the Seniors. They are the ordinary mortals, Lehner, Stuart, Kelley, Daniel and Hughes, last but not least. She of the bob- bed hair, teaches them the art of putting out an Annual, how to keep a sweet disposition, and many other things. Frivolity reigns for one short evening and their guests, the Jun- iors, bravelyq eat smoked steak and rocklike buns in the Domestic Science room. . The cloud of smoke from the burnt food lifts and behold a rustic scene greets the audience. Little Warren Chavers appears, front stage, leading his pet pig and flourishing many prize ribbons. Suddenly the entire high school appears ensemble in oriental at- tire, attempting to convince the audience that they are accustomed to kimonas and cherry blossoms. More drama follows, this time a mod- ern sketch entitled, The Colonel's Maid, and the beholders assent that he was fairly well made. ' Curtain Slowly Drops. I Funeral March by Orchestra- Who'll Take Our Place? Finale Page

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YIKESR A Comedy Entitled Who Put the Sense in Nonsense or Where Do We Go From Here? By T. I. The author of Other Foolish People and Sonnets to Alice. Dedicated to Our Faithful, Faulty Faculty, Who Unreservedly Believe Nothing I Write i Prelude by Orchestra - - When You and I Were Young Maggie Prologue The curtain rises on a desolate scene, affecting the observer with that dull restless feeling of expectancy. In the center of the stage is a prisonlike building called the Home of Knowledge or School House. It is on the morning of September 12, 1919, when our play begins. EPISODE I Across the stage comes a troop of weaklings, animate Babes in the Woods, who hasten with anxious eyes into that formidable tower to meet their fate at the hands of those terrible awe inspiring gods, Lehner, Esarey, Ridenour, Melton and Megenity. The members of this kindergarten are Marie Bowlus, Warren Chavers, Estella Clem, Velma Evans, Ishmael Ewen, Frank Goodrick, Ethel Flesher, Orton Haupt, Miles Haupt, Harry Hipsher, Thomas Lowe, Bernard Miller, Laura Moxley, Marguerite Poulton, Margaret Hamar, Leo Simmerman, Clyde Strattan and Porter Williams. Their action is stilted for their scholastic brains cannot be over- taxed with the whirl of society. A close up under the limelight dis- closes these mere playthings of fate, engrossed in their books and studies which they loved so dearly. For one short interval they cast aside their literary pursuits Knot suitsl to entertain the members of the high school aggregation at an evening's entertainment of party games and tiddle-dy-winks. Again they enter into the realms of bright lights and take their best girls to a box supper, where they sit in straight-back chairs, munching food as noiselessly as possible. To enliven the monotony they get back to nature on two occa- sions and toast weiners, and incidentally their shins, at Hanging Rock. EPISODE II The same clan appears back stage, seemingly changed with one year's advancement in age and knowledge. One new member, Opal Heck, has been added to their number. This scene they have dubbed themselves Sophomores, which means, wise heads. Certainly it is judi- Page 16

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YIKER Senior Class Will In the name of the Benevolent Father of All: We the Senior Class of West Lebanon High School, being of sound and testamentary mind and being free from all influences or duress, do hereby make this our last will and testament. Item 1. Senior class does will and bequeath to our honorable professor, Mr. Lehner, a large number of demerit slips, and also some brilliant Freshmen students for his arithmetic class. Item 2. To Miss Kelley-the Senior history notebooks and also the chewing gum that has been collected in Senior history class. Item 3. To Mr. Stuart-the privilege to talk to all feminine Ly- ceum representatives and book agents in the office, also the continued license as taxi driver for the benefit of the lady teachers. Item 4. To Miss Daniel we will our spectacles with which she may see all notes that fly in the air, also a continued brilliance to the auburn hair so that she may 'retain her interest in the Clow garage. Item 5. To Miss Hughes-all mice which may be found in the waste paper baskets and in her class room deskg also the privilege to stand in the hall and talk to Mr. Stuart. Item 6. To Mrs. Bowlus-a collection of mouse traps to be used in the slaying of our pet mice in the Domestic Science room. Item 7. We, the Senior class as a whole do will and bequeath to the Juniors, our row of seats on the east side of the assembly room. Item 8. To the Sophomores, we do -will and bequeath our splen- did order in class room. Item 9. To the Freshmen, we do will and bequeath our surplus of money. Item 10. Miles Haupt-I do will and bequeath two feet of my height to Raymond Astell, and the right to break the hearts of the Senior girls to Gerald Blue. Item 11. Ishmael Ewen-My sweet winning ways to Elbert Benedict, hoping they will assist him in winning a place in the affec- tions of the faculty. Item 12. Christine DeBord-My popularity with the boys to Louise Hobaugh. Item 13. Marie Sandahl-My quietness to Lowell Crow and my modulated voice to Grace Byers. Item 14. Orton Haupt-My good manners to any Freshman in need of them. Apply at once. Item 15. Clyde Strattan-My ability for telling jokes to Hugh Davies, to assist him in blufiing the wise teachers. Item 16. Ethel Flesher-My front seat to Georgie Long, provid- ing that he does not disturb the mice in the nearby waste basket. Item 17. Margaret Hamar-My privilege to talk to Harry Hip- sher to Grace Byers, if she does not carry the friendship any farther. Item 18. Warren Chavers-My Cicero pony to Gerald Blue, and my collection of hair pins and feminine hankerchiefs to Robert Sellers. Page 18