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

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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? - '

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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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28. Boys Literary Society had meeting yesterday. Everybody is thinking about Hal- lowe'en. Science department gives program today. A lecture by Prof. Clyde Morwood on the physics apparatus on which he obtained the first prize at the State Fair. 29. The Seniors are powerfully and wonderfully busy. 30. Seniors give a kid party for the juniors and faculty at Pea.se's. The faculty sure make cute kids. We had a good time, and as usual a iight with 'the folks who try to steal the Heats. NOVEMBER. Nov. 3. Vergil class made astonishing progress today under their competent, new in- structor, Miss Harriet J. Letson, 4. School dismissed 'today for the re- mainder of the week. H. S. kids sure are in love with Teachers Asociations of all kinds, County, State etc. 10. Everybody back at school this A. M. Majority of pupils and teachers in as good humor as could be expected after having themselves a time for live whole days. 12. Very interesting report of the St. Louis Convention given in Chapel today by the teachers, 13. State H. S. inspector doing the in- specting stunt here today. He found every- thing O. K., since the faculty were expecting him and had been coaching us all week. 14. First basket ball game of the season Sr. vs, Jr. girls, Tie at the end of the second half, 16 to 16. Seniors wan, 18 to 16, after two and one-half minutes of hard, fast play- ing. 16. H. S. Football players have come back from Springfield. The score was- hush. don't mention it. 17. Thad Kenney is trying to ilnd out what it costs to get married, 18. Seniors are requested, for the twelfth time today 'to stop whispering. 19. Miss Horner has la turn for practical jokes and appoints herself Senior librarian. 21. Miss Haskell has a sprained ankle- we warned her against dog trotting. Margy VV, Cin study of Comusl-One of the bro- thers was a sissy . Miss Horner nearly fainted, 24. Some of the Seniors girls are get- ting to be poetry sharks. Yes, they learn sixteen lines instead of six. 25. Girl Basketball players are getting - real excited over who will make the first team. 26. Finest assembly we everhad. Great debate and talks by football men, 27. Football game, W. P. H. S. 37. Mountain Grove, 0. H. S. girls show school spirit by wearing white skirts and red coats and red and white hats, 28. How delightful that we can be with our teachers one day longer than we had ex- pected. DECEMBER. Dec. 1. Daily school paper, The Pin- feather, ' makes its debut. 2. Madge Morton was knocked uncon- cious while playing basketball, We think she will recover. 3. Three speeches made for Zizzer in assembly. Charles Goldsmith sings for us. team. Everyone terribly excited. Seniors get lecture on their lack of dignity. 5. Every Senior acts as tho he or she had swallowed a poker, Dignity abounds. The first team are: Amy Galloway, Iris Trim- ble, Ruby Davidson, Pauline Cochran, Vida Kirwan and Gladys Funkhouser. Iris Trim- ble was elected captain of the iirst team and Fross Whitmire and Madge Morton elected subs for same. 8. Dignitied proceedings of the Seniors still continued. A hcrrible class fight takes plate at noon in which it takes six cowardly Juniors to down one noble Senior, 9. Seniors at their usual antics again today. D'gnLHed bahavior of Friday and yes- terday was too hard on constitutions of all concerned. ' 15. Senior class pins arrive on the scene. Owners very proud of them. 16. Challenge 'to Willow Springs Girls H. S. basketball team accepted and our All School team begins some stiff practice. 19. The Red and White girls win the B. B. game witl1 Willow Springs, score, 11 to 6. 29. Vacation over. Teachers act cranky over loosing a little sleep. Guess from ap- pearances the -rest of us lost some too. 30. YVi1low Springs writes for 3, game Friday night. Basketball girls in such a. rush to practice that one even forgot her skirt.