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

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JANUARY. Jan. 2. B, B. girls accompanied by Miss Lawing went to Willow Springs to play. A Hne hard fought game played in which our girls won by a score of 17 to 16. They treated us flne, taking the team to the Horton Hotel and giving a dance for us afterward, 6. Rallle held in Room 4 to pay for picture. Bessie Bogard drew the lucky num- ber and received an 85 cent box of candy Wish there'd been a few more lucky unmbers. 7. Everybody looking blue over the pro- spects of tomorrow's exams. Speaking of spring weather! S. They say the Juniors have raised their flag, but having no telescope we have not been able to see it. They also deflled the walls of the building with chalk. We'1l watch the results. 12. Some excitement over exam. grades. Junior's grades withheld on account of their unruly actions. We fear a strike. 13. Two Junior class meetings yester- day, Poor kids must pay ten cents, one dime, or go without their grades. 14. Rev, Barnett, Evangilist, gave a talk on character in assembly. Too bad these preachers don't have a greater variety of subjects. This is No. 6 in the ministerial lectures on character. 15. Pinfeather is sure some advertiser. 16. As a result of Pinfeather advertise- ments, lots of kids were at show last night- factulty too. Consequent iresult-every- body sleepy today. 19. First of series of school B. B games last Friday night. Girls first team cleaned up on second. Senior a.nd Freshman boys ditto on Juniors and Sophs. Got report cards todav-all except Juniors, They're still hav- ini classmeetings over same old trouble. We fear it will grow into a feud. 20. First rehearsal for Senior play yes- terday afternoon. Agriculture class takes field trip this morning and almost got lost in dense forest at the top of Hill Street. All are late to class next period. 21. The unique talk given by Rev. Ro- gers of Doniphan was certainly enjoyed in assembly. 23. Girls beat Mountain Grove on home court. score 26 to12. Our teams entertained the visitors at a Rook party in the H, S. reception rooms after the game. 24. F'-acis Lee has recovered from the mumps. School house painted up last night. Tried to lav the blame on the noble Seniors, but naturally we will be vindicated. 28. Sunshine quartet organized. All the school suffering thereby. 29. After a hard fought battle, caps and gowns for commencement were Voted down. Some broken hearts about it but we think all will survive and recover. FEBRUARY. Feb. 1. Saw some basketball game at the Armory Friday night when the All Stars beat Springfield H. S., 12 to 11. 2. Karl Knoerle '13 a student at Dury, visited school this A, M. Teachers had one pulled over them. The culprit was one well bred bird d0g, who maliciously and with evil intent did escape with one peeled rabbit, which Miss Horner had obllglngly left for him on the back porch of Curry Cottage. 3. Things happening around Curry Cot- tage. More complications. Those poor teach- ers, everyone was trying to help them out in their sorrow over their poor lost peeled rat-bit. They received phone calls from the Kilpatric Mercantile Company, Dad Waters and numerous other persons, prominent in social and business circles. At last several rabbits appeared on the scene and the teach- ers had a genteel sufllciency of food. 9. Lots of happenings today. Basket- ball team lost game at Mountain Grove, so everybody's feeling sad. Skating is good, so everybody haspoor lessons. 10. Senior class are broke . Ordered hundreds Of invitations from a man with a smooth tongue and lots of samples. Also handed over a bone apiece to apply on fussy diplomas. 11. Contract for engraving for Zizzer let t'day. A very important transaction. 16. Coastiug is line. Injured minds and injured bodies. Nuff said. 18. Scads of boys chased in today for snowballing. What can we do without fac- ulty objection? 23. Hypation and B. L. S. met this P. M.. Afore-said society had 40 present, the latter the same minus the 0. 25. Orchestra reorganized. -New rules put nn tardy students. What won't they do next? MARCH. Mar. 3. Study blanks issued today. The Seniors will probably hand in 2 hoursmore work than anyone else. 5. Miss Knox called away today by the

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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.

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serious illness of her' mother. Necessiated general shifting of classes. 6. All Star team lcomposed mostly of H. S. girlsl went to Springiield today. We're hopin' and prayin' for 'em, but we fear it will all be of no avail. 9. County Educational Exhibit held to- day. High School cops several prizes. THE SCHOOL CUlil'Rl'1' 10. Tennis club organizes. Hurry up and pay your two bits to get in, or else you'll not make it. 12. Exams today. Some few escaped. Everybody's going to work like Trogans tho, to miss the finals, as thex'e's a chan.e to do it. if you make 92 or above. Three cheers for the faculty. 16. Hardy came up to do us and got did. Our folks romped all over them. Girls score, 30 to 4, boys, 30 to 9. Polly en- tertained all four teams at her house after the performance. A critic secured for the line Senior play in the person of Mr. Laird. Joyful hearts among the cast, b'jinks. 18. Senior girls purchase look.ug glass for their sectian room, Some class to their make up now. 19. Heavy snowfall of 6 inches. Tennis enthusiasm greatly dampened. Think we'll wait till June to play. 20. Senior play pulled off. Quite a crowd and quite a play. Much money. Cast and faculty terribly and wonderfully reliev- ed that it's over. Had lots of fun tho prac- ticlng. 23. Tennis revived after a short. illness, Fverybody wants to play. Fear the club has toa many members. 25. Rev. Knotter and Prof Lynch, both gave us a talk in assembly today. Rev. Knotter is the new Presbyterian minister and he sure gave us some line talk. 30. Boys started their Tennis tourna- rrent today. The girls have lost even their half a chance to playnow. Never mind they can have a tzurnament too, one of these fine days. APRIL April 1. Everybody seems to have gone on a strike th's April Fool's day There's no assembly. no Pinfeather. nn nothing, so guess we'll just quit work tow. and Send this thing to press, where it ought to have been ages ago. SPELLIN'