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

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West Plains Dail Pini ath r VOL. 1 wssr PLAINS, missoum, WEDNESDAY, MARE!-l-4, 1915 ' 1391? THUS SAITH THE PREACHER. I Edward Toler, commonly known My son, list to the words of my mouth and thou shall learn wisdom thereby. Enter' not the ways of the Juniors, nor consort with the Fresh-i man, for verily they are soft and green. To the door of the Seniors enter thou not for they are possessed of stiff necks and brains they have nix. The Sophomores, also, will lead thee in evil waysg therefore monkey not with them. But, my son, shun thou diligently the snares of the wo- nIeI1, for they will encompass thee al:-out with their nets: and verily they will hear thy words with wii- ling ears, and will teach thee to play pitch. But especially my son, will I warn thee against the wiles of the enemy- otherwise the Faculty-for verily he delighteth in compelling thee to get thy lessons. By smiles and honeyed words, he will convey thee to class, where thou art balled ont.-Selah. LOCALS Elton Hyder has perfected a ma- chine for removing the dampness from water. It is expected to sup- l A ersede all roofs, raincoats, etc. See' Elton for further particulars. WANTED- A Man. Call at the otilce of M. Williams, with samples. LOST-ONE-ISEELED RABBIT. FINDER PLEASE RETURN 'ro CURRY co'r'rAGE. EDDYTORIALS Did you see the eklips wensday night? we didn't eather, and its all the fawlt of wun personalj. tuby Wms. awt to be corekted-he sed it wood be last nite, and we awl set up till 11-thirty, hopping to sea the ekli'ps, but it did not Apear, having done so the nite befoar, and having a natural mud deep-lade evar- shun to apearing in public two nights in suksesshun at the same place. Whoa bee unto that fals profet, a sertain TuBbie! Offis Boy, editur. as Gal, has chosen the position of Deacon for his life work, and will enter a school to prepare for that position. Ed has all the attributes neces- sary to make a good Deacon, and we are sure that he will make a success in that li'ne of business. We extend our best wishes to him in his new field of work. SCHOOL NIGKNAMES Home from his journey came Mar- cus Aurelius. His hired man, Pat, came out to water the horse, Pete, who Ney'd vigorously at his master's approach. Marcus pulled off his Boots, shook the Frost from his Jeans, and went in to dinner. First Gen, the pretty maid, after the Deacon's prelimiliarfes, was brought in a roasted Possum, which, soon disposed of by Marcus and his little daughter, Cuttie. Then a Chicken was served, but because there was a PINFEATHER remaining on it, it was rejected, and its place was taken by a large pump- kin P. I. Tea was then served, and the master left the table. He we-nt to bed, but was sick the next morning. The Doc was called, but nothing could be done, and Mar- cus died the next morning. They put him in an 8x3 casket, out it was a tight Squeeze. On his tombstone he was Dub'd An Honest Man. STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP- XVEST PLAINS DAILY PIN- FEATHER. Jones and Trimble-owners, edi- tors, reporters, correspondents, ad- vertising managers, exchange edi- tors and linotype. THE AKSIDENT. A Pinfeather Reporter sustained, millions of painful bruises yesterday afternoon, whent it fell off a moving bicycle on East Main. Was much bruised between the Armory and the Lumber Yard.

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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'

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A LITERARY JOURNEY IN THE EASTERN STATES. Last year in May, I decided to take a journey into the Eastern States and learn more of the homes and places of our early literary men. I first went to New York. There are so many interesting places in that state. The first place that I visited was Sunnyside, Irving's home in Tarrytown. It is a beautiful and most ideal home. It is a large house, partly covered with vines. The garden is large and the trees are beauti- ful. I was impressed by the tlne old drive ways. The home was so cheerful that I did want to leave. I next took a short trip up the Hudson River. I could see the Catskill Mountains in the distance and they made a great impres- sion on me because they seemed so dreamy and still. I left the boat and walked over to the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Everything there seemed just to suit the atmosphere. Tall bushes were everywhere and ivy grew on the tombs. I particularly noticed Irving's grave. It was between the graves of the parents. There was just a small stone slab to mark his resting place. I left New York teing pleased with the places which I had already visited. I then went to Massachusetts. I llrst went to Cambridge and visited Longfellow's home. It is a stately and beautiful old place. The house is large. The lbeauty of this house is, brought out by a ilne veranda built around one half of the house. The house is on a large, rolling terrace. There are a number of stone steps leading up to a small front porch. The lawn is attractive with its terraces. It is a delightful place. I next visited Emerson's residence in Concord. This house is especially interesting because it was also the home of Hawthorne for about two years. It is a large rambling house. The grounds extend over a large area. There are a number of trees and shrubs near the house. A large driveway leads to the house and then winds around the grounds. The cedar and pine trees are especially attractive. Not very far from Emerson's home is the Concord bridge. On this bridge many inter- esting thing have happened. On the banks of the stream, over which this Hue bridge is built, the British and the Americans had camped. It does not seem probable that this peaceful spot was once a battlefield. Now it is a lovely shady place wh-ere many travelers find rest. The bridge is rather long and of moderate width. It is a fine old place and many tourists come to this city just to see lt. Near Lexington, Massachusetts is Louisa M. Alcott's home. It is not a very attract- ive buildlng but there is something about it that causes one to become interested in it. There is a large oak tree near the house. Under this tree, it is said that Louisa Alcott wrote Little Women and many other of her interesting books. I was especially interested in seeing Walden Pond. After visiting Alcott's home, I went to Walden Pond. Thoreau's hut is not there any more but the site is marked by a large pile of stones. Surrounding this small clear- ing is a small forest. The trees are tall and stately. While in Massachusetts, I came across some of the furniture from Thoreau's Cabin. This furniture was very rudely ll-uilt. There was a small writing desk, a chair and one or two other pieces. I then saw the home of I-Iawthorue's cousin. This house was the noted House of Seven Gables. It ls very large. The seven gables are very conspicuous. There is one very large tree near the house and there are many smaller ones. The appear- ance of this home is very gloomy and it sug- gests to one of the witches that Hawthorne wrote about. ' The last place that I visited was Whit- tier's home in East Haverhill. The house was very small. It was built in the center of a large tract of ground. There are a few trees near the house. Not very far from the house is a large group of evergreen trees. They are beautiful and add attraction to the place. I felt satisfied with my journey and re- turned home. I enjoyed my trip greatly and besides receiving enjoyment from it I also received better knowledge of our most not- ed literary men. FREDA FEFFER '15.