West Plains High School - Zizzer Yearbook (West Plains, MO)

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SENIOR DIGNITY. The S.eniors all lacked dignity Their sponser told them so, They acted far too frivolous Their conduct was too low. By this advice they profited They all wore collars high They walked with straight and stiffened backs H ' WVhen other folks were nigh. They wore no smiles, they spoke no words Except when called upon, They did it 'till the patience of Their teachers was all gone. K Another lecture they received You are too dignified They felt so bad when this was said They were sorry that they tried. M. M. '14. SCHOOL DAYS Our school days-ah how soon they pass away. And join that endless file of passing years, 'Which, tho we longed for them with many tears, Can ne'er return save only in fond memory. 'liney pass and only fond remembrance leave, Of scenes that cause our hearts within to burn And bring us longing that we might return To these past days for which 'tis vain to grieve, Then let us while our school days yet are here With all, their golden opportunities so use them that their time shall be well spent. '1'hen when it chances that in later years We summon up their precious memories An added joy shall to our thots be lent Wlith all 'their golden opportunities. P . I , ,f' c. M. '14 I-,lf Q HU JK '?f!fLl'l,lfU0'C - CHARACTER Character is an abstract quality. It is also, generally speaking, an absent quality. Nobody has character but the Freshmen, and they won't have i't next year. The Juniors had a Character once, but now they have a Reputation. Character is chiefly useful to provide a subject for Assembly talks. If there wasn't any character, the preachers wouldn't have anything to talk about, and we would have to listen to the Orchestra. So let us be thankful for character, altho is is sometimes a nuisance.-Pinfeather. i SENIOR ISONG. TUNE: Gee! But It's Great to Meet a Friend From Your Home Town. ' There's a High School in the Ozarks It's a place that's dear to ie And it's memories I will cherish in my heart There's a class in this dear High School It's the only one for me, From the 1914 class I'1l never part. Now this class is small in numbers, For we only are fourteen. But this makes it all the better, For you see, fourteen in the class of '1fl. This completes the magic charm, So the 1914 is the class for me CHORUS. Gee! '14 is the class for me, The best of all, What difference does the number make, Tho it be small, We're the class of dignity, We're the class of jollity, Oh Gee! '14 is the class for me, The best of all. Well, our President is Herbert, And our Secretary's Tea. He's the man that keeps the money too you see Then there's Iris and Geneva, And there's Margaret and Madge, Then rthere's. Phyllis and there's Maud aid Bessie B. Then there's Evelyn and Ruby There is Clyde and Elton too, Then there's one more of our cherished dear fourteen, He's the one who has most dignity, most jollity, most fun Thad's the brightest spark of hope, In dear fourteen. G. P. '14. ..- .T. A FRESI-IMAN'S REFRAIN Frankly I tell you I have a hard time, Thinking of verses and making them rhyme, My thoughts rave their own pecular me'tre, I fear my dear classmates will rhyme theirs far neater. I was sure I could make some excellent verse, For even a Freshman has tried and done worse. l find when I try all my efforts are vain, I am getting confused-I am going insane, Perhaps I'll be exiled or stood in the corner, After doing my best for our teacher Miss Horner, C. H. '15.

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Mr. Melcher- They raised cain in the colonies because they raised cane in the West Indies. Mr. Melcher Cin agricultural-What di- sease did you have, Geneva? Gen- I had the heavesf' Miss Haskell-Decline boni. Freshman- I'm afraid I can't. Miss Haskell- Either that or------. Freshman- I will! I will! bony, bonier, boniest. Miss Horner Kto Irisj-Don't whisper across the room that Way. Pat- I'm so shy that it ernbari-asses me to talk to a boy when I'm close to him. Elton's eloquent eloquence. Miss Huff-- What is the difference be- tween ancient and modern times? Elton- The moderns earn their living while the ancients urned their dead. Elton- One day the man eloped without the girl. Miss Horner Cin Senior English!-Give an example of an abstract noun. Senior boy- Mind. Miss Horner- Correct. Now what would brain be? Elton- Concrete, in some cases. Madge iinnocentlyj-Is the endosperm that part of the seed that isn't something else? Margie tin Senior Engllshl- Why yes l know what Goldsmith wrote. He wrote The Village Blacksmith. ' Miss Horner tin Sr. English on the same eventful dayl- Clint what prose work made Evelyn famous? Tee- Let's see-oh-yes, Evelyn was noted for his dairy Miss Huff fin English Historyl-Dick, what kind of a monk was he? Dick Green- A monkey. Extract from Sophmore description--- The nmn was bow-legged in both feet. Eltonfin Buck'sJ- Say I hear a lot' about this tango tea lately. How much is it per pound? Miss Huff tendeavoring to hear at least one answer from the lips of Amy- What were the collection of Roman laws as they were handed down to us, called? Am- The ten commandments. Prudie fat football gamel- Who is that man there quarreling with? Bob- I-Ie's keeping the score. Prudle- Oh! and won't he give it up? Miss Knox fduring a very heated discus- sion in physicsj- Now Edward which kind of a sled do you think goes the fastest, a wide or a narrow runner one? Ed findifferentlyj-UAW! I don't, know, I never stopped to notice. They go fast enuif for me. U Miss Knox fatter another bright remark or two by Eddiej--Edward! I am not going to speak to you again. Ed- We-e-'11, that will be alright with DIG. Christa tin English Historyj-Turkey united with Greece and broke up China. Miss Teter- Quote one theorem, Dick. Tack- I can't say it by heart, but I can say it in common sense. Fross-Irving's mother was an Enghish- man. Bob Clearnedlyy-Why, of course, post graduates are the ones who graduate after the rest. Gladys F. fin Geometryl- How do you draw-an oblong circle f?J Lost-Small gold heart. Finder please return to Lowena Halsell, who wouldn't have it lost for anything Wanted-Flowers for the hier of the B. L. S. Gladys N. treading animal narration in first personl-I am a medium sized dog, and have brown eyes. I have a white stripe down my-? Miss Horner fl-Iurriedly interruptingj- That will dog now read your exposition. Joe-It is said that Emerson was insane at times , Tack-I know he was insane when he wrote Nature and Compensation. Anna W.-This line doesn't b-isect the chord in the center. Edith-A chameleon is a reptile with tive toes-two on one hand and three on the other. Green-Miss Teter, what good will this construction work do us? Livingston-Why, it will teach us to push a wheel-barrow straight.

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Calender of School Yer 1913-I4 SEPTEMBER. Sept 1. W. P. H. S. opens with a genteel sufliciency of Freshies. Freshmen boys feel slighted because running the gauntlet ls for- hidden. 2. Usual mix up in schedule. Every- body takes an inventory of the new teachers. More people than chairs. Seniors recite Vergil in cllice. That makes it nice. 3. First chapel. Piano and violin music by alumnae girls. Speech by Prof. Melcher. 5. First orchestra practice, such a liar- mony of discord! After 5 o'clock Prof. Dud- ley gets nervous. 8. Second week. Oh! how hot. Some- body asked Pete if he missed his date Sunday night. Did he? 10. Assembly again. Favored with a piano solo. 9, nigger song by Mr Leanard, evangelistic singer, and a fine talk by evange- list Hamilton. 11. Agriculture class takes a lield trip to view a cornlield. A ten minutes walk t?J Nothing exciting except climbing fences and meeting cows. 12. Rain! Rain! Rain! Mr. Melcher spends the noon hour taking in the sights and sounds on the steps. 15. Miss Horner tto Freshie Eng- lish class.l Now write yfur names on slips of paper and pass them over your shoulders to the front. And the poor kids tried to do it- 16. Seniors are learning fast in English. Today in Macbeth recitation Thad said, The Kings h'rses ate themselves up, a thing which they had never done before. 17. Boys first Literary meeting. 22. Circus day in West Plains town! A half holiday wasn't enough for some people to go to the circus, they had to take the whole day. 25. A lively m'vlng picture show in Fnglish history class The machine breaks once in the middle of the reel, 26. Cuckle burs are much in evidence today. They're very distressing to the C0111- plexicn of a Junior girl and t0 the telllllel' Of a senior. 29. West Plains is waking up. A revival meeting, a moving picture show and a carn'val are all going on at one and the same time. 30. Basket ball practice called ofl' so the girls could go and see the carnival. Are still learning in English, a Senior informs us that, Rosalind was the Duke's father. OCTOBER Oct. 1. Latin program in Assembly. Latin song was especially enjoyed. tNo one could understand a word.J 2. Great puzzle at school. Question was To what ancient order does Prof. Melcher belong. ' The answer was, Knights of the Garter Orchestra practice-Leveryone leaves the surrounding country, 6. Everyone sleeps today. Several small Freshmen were actidentally swallowed by yawning Seniors. Yes, the show and church sure do hurt the school. 7. First basket ball practice for the girls. Great sport watching the Sophs. We don't t-ink they ever saw a basketball be- fore. Wats-n and Raney's do a thriving business in candy beans. 8. Anyone can locate the basketball girls today All of them move by slow, pre- medlated motions Much dissatisfaction was caused yesterday at practice among the girls by the entrance of a man-Mr. Melcher. 13. Every class has a meeting today. A dear little picnic at the park after school is planned. Won't it be fun? Do the Sen- iors think so? 15. Agriculture department gives as- sembly programs. A Senior class meeting. The faculty has a new method of discipline, namely: trying to scare people into obedience 16. Senigrs mal-e stump speeches at no'n hour. 17. Hurrah! First football game of the season. High School wins game from Come backs. Senior girls are hoarse from yelling, -and yet they have no school spirit? They say they had the mist fun at the little picnic. We guess we'll just take their word for it. 20. Besides regular assembly last week, We had a most delightful program Wednesday afternoon by the Ethel Lee Buxton Concert C'mpany3 reader, singer and violinist. It was worth missing recitatizn to hear. 23. Great celebrations. No more school till Monday on account of Tea.cher's Associat- ion. Don't we wish they would have those things mere often. 27. Snow today. Whoever heard of snow falling in October? - '