Westville High School - Echo Yearbook (Westville, IN)

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April 1-No Physics. April fool, April 2-We'll take back everything that we said about the teachers, as they surely showed us a royal time. April 4-Baseball and Tennis seem to be the favorite sports at present. April 6-The boys try their luck again at playing ball with Clinton. April 7-Wonder why the Juniors have so many class meetings. April 8-Miss Smick, it seems, doesn't approve of whispering, especially the girls. April 11-Ordered our commencement invitations. Slow, but sure. April 12-Male quartet entertains us. Everyone makes a rush for the noon train- April 13-Lloyd brings a sack of kisses to school. Lloyd is a generous boy, especially with the girls. April 14-Last night was Wednesday night. Several girls caught sleeping. April 15-The characters of the play are busy now-a-days. April 18-Does anyone know that Oscar doesn't like to be teased? April 19-As the end of the year approaches the color of the Freshies fades. Give 'em a rest. There'll be another Freshmen class next year, April 20-The Juniors at last decide that they don't know as much as the Seniors and Faculty. It took them all year to learn it. April 21-We begin the last tests for the year. April 22-More tests. The Seniors do not shed many tears because they are the last for them. April 25-Last Senior Rhetorical was given. April 26-Glory to the immortal gods! Fourth English finishes the En- glish literature. April 28-All the seats are moved out of the assembly. Miss Smick is in the heighth oi' her glory- She is decorating the assembly for the ex- hibit. H. S. is well pleased with the proceeds from the first night of the play. l April 29-Exhibit, township picnic, local field meet, last night of the play. The characters 'breathe freely again. April 30-The Senior feel like Freshies at the Alumni Banquet, May 1-Baccalaureate sermon at the M. E. church. May 2-Seniors decorate the church for commencement. May 3-Finals begin, We need sympathy. May 4-Remainder of the exams. It's up to the teachers now. May 5-The Seniors are just about ready to embark for the long journey. They will stop for a day at the port of Graduation, then they will transfer their baggage from the good ship, School of Life, to Life's School, and be out of the harbor, out upon the deep. May 6-The last day! Good bye! Boo-oo Hoo-oo! Don't foregt to write! See you next alumni banquet.

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February 15-Seniors sent for their class pennant. Better late than never. February 16-Beulah got in a hurry to see the show fmanj- February 21-Fourth number of the Lyceum Course tonight. February 22--Starting a new classic in English Four. ' February 23-Some of the pupils went to the movies the last period. February 24-Test day again, also tomorrow. February 25-We wonder why We have such hard tests this month. The Grammar Room Cooking Class served the Faculty with a two course dinner. February A 29-We received new records for the Edison, March 1-Helen C. got an easy five in Geometry. March 2-Vernon says that San Jose scale is shaken from fruit trees, Ha! Ha! March 3-Miss Smick gets out of bed on the wrong side. Several noticed it. March 4-Two Freshies contend for their Lady Love. Verdict: Three day lay-off. March 7-Oscar makes a collection of Senior pictures. March 8-Ruth will hereafter keep her seat during Civics recitation. March 9-The Seniors decide to have the other three class pictures taken. March 10-The Underclassmen had their pictures taken. March 11-Oscar rose from .pupil to teacher in one day- He taught Geom- etry. March 14-Lloyd has the flu. March 15-The ldes of March came for Lela and Beulah. March 16-Mr. Knoll favored the Senior Class with a selection on the Sonometer. March 17-Esther watches little birdies fly. The Freshies are asked to wear no green, They don't need it. Enough green is enough. March 19--First ball game of the season. Grammar room defeats the High School. March 21-During English Class Miss Cass was surprised to find a bird in her desk. Leave it to the Freshmen. March 22-How are you going to mask? Can't you give me a hint, March 23-Mr. Hyde, are you going to ask us this in Geometry? If you are'nt I won't study it. March 24-Oscar seems to be champion checker player, especially when he has a girl for a partner. March 25-Test days again. How quickly they come! March 28-Miss Reed visited school- March 29-Mr. Knoll, having told us that he couldn't survive the shock of seeing us settle down to work without the presence of a teacher, caused us to try it at 12:45. Mr. Knoll still lives. He didn't come up until after class bell. March 30-Ball game at Clinton. March 31-Hereafter two members of the English Four Class will sit in opposite corners.

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SCHOOL ACTIVITIES The work of a school should not confine itself entirely to instruction. The public school is coming more and more to be a community center. That this should be so is claimed by the best educators in the land. The Westville Public Schools have made every possible effort to maintain its position in this respect, but it hardly has a fair chance with the other schools of the county because of the lack of space. Not only do we lack room for social activities but even for the best type of class instruction. EXHIBIT DAYS Since 1914 the grades and high school have prepared an exhibit each semester. These exhibits endeavor to bring before the public the lines of work pursued during a semester. The school patrons have not been slow to show their appreciation on such occasions. At such times great numbers come to the school building to see the Work of pupils. The school authori- ties believe that exhibits are helpful in uniting the interests of school and home. Westville has come to regard these events as a permanent institu- tion. PARENT TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION. In November, 1915, The Westville Parent Teachers' association had its initial meeting. Points of interest were generally discussed and a great community supper planned. This social event was given on February 22, 1916. Suflicient money was cleared to purchase a giant stride. This piece of apparatus has ever been a source of pleasure to school children. The supper feature was discontinued during the war because of the food prob- lem which faced the world at that time, and has not been resumed. How- ever the club has not been inactive. In 1916 it was instrumental in the purchase of two and one-half acres of land for the school ground. This is an accomplishment worth while and shows that the club has done some- thing besides talk. Last year the Association petitioned the County Board of Education for a county traveling Red Cross nurse. We feel that this action is largely responsible for the appointment of a nurse this year. Parents and teachers really are working toward the same end, the education of the youth of a community. It is true that they have a great many problems in common, and there is no better way of comparing notes than at a meeting of the Parent-Teachers' club. Be present at the next meeting. THE ORATORICAL CONTEST In 1915 the Westville High School entered the County Oratorical con- test. Westville had been a little slow in getting into county activities and no one usually considered that Westville had it in herto do much anyway.