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

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YIKER Wednesday, 8-Operetta practice at second period-Seniors thus being saved from Algebra recitation. Thursday, 9-Seniors decide upon their class pins and rings after losing two periods of valuable time. Such obstinanacy! Friday, 10-Two students go to Attica to solicit advertisements for the Annual. 135 Annuals have been sold. Monday, 13-Carl Phillips and Emmet Bowers visit school. B. B. game with Veedersburg last Friday night. Score V. H. S., 18: W. L. H. S., 16. Are we downhearted? No! We have a better team than we thought we had. W. L. played a very good game. Tuesday, 14-Ernest Pence visits school. Wednesday, 15-Talks are given in the Assembly at 1:30 by Dr. McKane and Rev. Fletcher, on the subject of Tuberculosis. Thursday, 16--Snapshots are taken at noon for the Annual. Watch the Birdie! Operetta practice. More discords. Friday, 17-Game with Williamsport tonight. Sale on Lyceum tickets. Price now 51.20. Monday, 20-Seniors went to Danville Saturday to have their pictures taken. 162 Annuals have been sold. Tuesday, 21--Operetta practice every night this week. Sleep! My kingdom for one night's sleep! Wednesday, 22-Operetta, Miss Cherryblossomn will be given next Tuesday night. Thursday, 23--Proofs of the Senior pictures received. Pretty good, considering the source. Friday, 24-- Don't tell me that you don't get uglier as you grow older, says a Freshie, Why, by the time you are a Senior you'll have to have your picture taken by yourself, as the camera can stand but one at a time! Monday, 27-Several Operetta tickets have been sold. Tuesday, 28-A large crowd is expected at the Operetta tonight. Wednesday, 29?Ogeregta a success as to presentation and also financially. Proceeds 1 1.4 . Zola Clem, a last year's graduate, visits school. December Monday, 4-Everyone enjoyed Thanksgiving vacation, but are glad to get back to school again. Tuesday, 5--Freshmen are getting too much knowledge. They are so top heavy that some of them are usually falling downstairs or off a chair. Wednesday, 6-Yell practice. Report cards handed out. We resolve to work next month. Thursday, 7--Grades are better, although much time was spent on the Operetta. Friday, 8-Estella C., Christine D., Marie B., Clyde S., and Warren C. go to Bis- marck to make arrangements for giving the Operetta there. No chance, as they have a full program. Monday, 11-Juniors are progressing as usual-this time they order class pins and rings. Copy-cats! Tuesday, 12--Xmas seals are now on sale. Gravity had a tendency to lower the standing of one UD of our faculty. Wednesday, 13-Mr. Bowman from Danville comes and takes the group pictures for the Annual. Thursday, 14-Too bad but the Cracker Barrel Philosophers say that our B. B. boys shouldn't have been taken outside to have their pictures taken for it was too cold. Thanks for the advice. Friday, 15-First practice of the Carol Singers held after school. Monday, 18-W. L. H. S. defeated Mellott last night. Score 16 to 14. Tuesday, 19-The H. S. boys are forbidden to enter the D. S. room until further notice. We wonder why? ? Wednesday, 20-Myrtle Black visits school. The Annual group pictures and B. B. boys' pictures arrive today. Thursday, 21-John Allen, a last year's graduate, and Trustee Bowlus visits school today. Many exams are in evidence. Friday, 22-Several of the last year's High School graduates visit school today. They are home on Xmas vacation. Entertainment given by grades in Assembly room. Several visitors are present. Now for that week's vacation! Merry Xmas to you! Page 63

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ZPIKER September, 1922 Monday, 11-School begins today with enrollment of seventy-five students. Tuesday, 12-The west side of the room looks terribly green, but the east side- how dignified! Wednesday, 13--You can always tell a Junior, but you can't tell him much. Thursday, 14-Everyone like to look toward the front, Miss Hughes being the attraction. Friday, 15-The Freshies succeeded in holding a kindergarten meeting for the purpose of learning their A. B. C.'s. Monday, 18-The Juniors hold a class meeting and elect their high potentates. Tuesday, 19-Frances Tharp elected yell leader. Go to it, Frances! Wednesday, 20-Freshmen do not care for recent advice from the honorable Seniors. Thursday, 21-It is requested that clandestine meetings should be omitted in the lower hall. Friday, 22--Why is it that the Freshmen look so overgrown. Monday, 25-Plans are being made, by the Seniors, for the Lyceum Course. They summon nerve for the ticket campaign. Tuesday, 26-Pennant changes occurring. The colors of Blue and Gold have the place of honor in the front of the Assembly. Wednesday, 27-The Seniors disgust everyone with Wanta buy a Lyceum ticket? Thursday, 28-Boys Basket Ball team is organized with Mr. Stuart as coach. Friday, 29-Everyone seems to be awfully nervous. Why? Examinations! October Monday, 2-Grades are excellent. Especially in department. Ui Tuesday. 3-Plans being made for the Operetta. Miss Cherryblossomf' Wednesday, 4-Freshman: Why have all the Seniors such a serious look? Junior: You'd look better if you practiced the same! Thursday, 5-Domestic Science girls enjoy their cooking but not nearly so much as the eating. Aromas of fresh pies pervades buliding. Friday, 6-Seniors are working like the deuce! Monday, 9-Everyone seems inclined to flirt with Morpheus, to the teachers' delight HJ Tuesday, 10--Basket Ball game with Boswell next Friday night. Wednesday, 11-Yell practice. We have several good voices as long as they can be used for yelling. Thursday, 12-Election of the Annual staff of '23 is announced. Friday, 13-Operetta practice. Those not .in it are excused from school the last period. Monday, 16-Tha boys kindly allowed Boswell to win the game. They deserve credit for their sympathy. Tuesday, 17--Mr. Lehner is proud HJ of his children in Algebra IV. Estella Clem elected yell leader. Wednsday, 18-Seniors enter journalistic field and reap success with their attempts at writing school news. Thursday, 19-Everyone has plenty of pep for the game with Judyville Friday night. Friday, 20-We heartily support our B. B. boys with a yell. Monday, 23-Well, you know the history of J. H. S. We felt so sorry for them that we let them win the game. Charity begins at home. Tuesday, 24-Clydie, our small boy, is terribly mischievous. 10 per cent Clydie! Wednesday, 25-We hope that no one dares insinuate that our Seniors are lazy. Thursday, 26-Exams, how we love 'emi Friday, 27-Miss Daniel praises the characters in the Operetta very highly. Prac- tices are successful. U Monday, 30-Everyone reports a good time at the Junior party which was given last Friday night. A large crowd was present. Tuesday, 31-The Freshies are asking what the excitement is. They don't even know that tonight is Hallowe'en! November Wednesday, 1 .... History IV likes to recite in the dark, because they can obtain their afternoon naps more easily. Thursday, 2-Since part of the boys could not afford to take their girls to the Ly- ceum at 50c per, the Seniors kindly reduced the price to 35c per. Friday, 3-More Operetta practice. Game with Covington tonight. Monday, 6-Got beat again but still we have a pretty good team-we think. Annual teams chosen, with names of Whirlwinds and the Speedy Sevens. Sale begins today. Tuesday, 7--Orton gives a talk concerning the Annual. He is interrupted by one of Miss Hughes' pet mice, which jumped from the joke box, and a scream from the owner. Stuart to the rescue! Page 62

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YIKER .. January, 1923 Monday, 1-Happy New Year! Juanita Anderson, of Williamsport, visits school. tWe fiope many good resolutions were made by the students and- acu ty. Tuesday, 2-Farmers Institute held today. Many farmers were present. Wednesday, 3-Did anyone get exempted in English IV? Well, ask the Seniors. Semester exams tomorrow! Thursday, 4-Exams! Everybody happy? Friday, 5-More exams. E - X- A - M - S ! ! Monday, 8-Miss Hughes' birthday! No, not quite an old maid-one more year yet. Don't send me Posies, she cries, When its Shosies that I need! We miss Miss Kelley, who is absent on account of illness. Yell practice. Yea, West Lebanon! Tuesday, 9-Mrs. Bowlus is taking Miss Kelley's place during her absence. Wednesday, 10-New Freshie enters our H. S. B. B. game next Friday night with Jackson township. Thursday, 11-Senior cooking class enjoys eating burnt beans for lunch. B. B. practice after school. Friday, 12-Picture of Cicero class taken at noon. Wise Owls! Estella C. and Lowell C. go to Danville to solicit more adver- tisements. Monday, 15-The boys played 'a real game with Jackson township, Friday night. The score was 25-23 in our favor. Seniors are very clever when it comes to writing poetry. Tuesday, 16-Group I practices after school for the entertainment to be given in the Assembly room before long. Staff and Domestic Science pictures taken by Mr. Bowman. Also several snapshots were snapped. Wednesday, 17-iPlans are being made for a Senior play to be given in the near uture. The first Senior debate will be given in the class room Friday P. M. Thursday, 18-Seniors study the art of oratory diligently and noisily. Some bright UD Freshies enter Commercial Arithmetic class. Earl Hobart and Mr. Frazier visit school. ' Friday, 19-Game tonight with Ambia, there. ' Group I practice at chorus period and are getting along splendidly. Monday, 22-The second Senior debate given in the class room. We got beat Friday night, but were successful Saturday night when our boys played the Alumni. Flossie Skinner visits school. Tuesday, 23-Word received that Miss Kelley is improving. We hope to have hex' back with us before long. Wednesday, 24-Clydie confesses frankly in English IV that he is a woman hater. We wonder why? 213 Annuals sold. Thursday, 25-Vera B. and Warren C. go to Danville on business-we wonder what kind? Oh yes, concerning the Annual-of course. Talk given the Assembly room at 10:10 concerning the Bankers Association. Friday, 26-Juanita Day visits school. Senior play is chosen. It is The Colonel's Maid. Monday, 29-Fourth number of the Lyceum Course will be given tomorrow nxht. We won the game Friday night, the score being 27 to 6. Every day in every way, we are getting better and better. Tuesday, 30-Game with Judyville next Thursday night. Seniors rings and pins come, but we feel insulted by the numerals '24 on them and fire them back to the jeweler. Wednesday, 31-Lyceum was good last night and a large crowd was present. Why is it that Twid and Hippy have to take the front -seats during the second period? Play practice 7:00. , February Thursday, 1-Game with J . H. S. has been postponed. Race riot between Sophs and Juniors. Caused quite an excitement. Friday, 2-Play practice tonight. Monday, 5-Conditional tests are being given today. We readily see that there are several new cases since Jan. 1. Very noticeable in the Sophomore class. Tuesday, 6-Senior debate given in Assembly room. A few visitors are present. We wonder what the Sophomores have on their minds? Wednesday, 7--Musical entertainment by Group 1 given in Assembly at the last period. Page 64 O