White River High School - TKopechuck Yearbook (Buckley, WA)

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attention cannot be held from start to finish. But this is due to the fact that so many of its members cannot withhold or smother a smile when someone fails to pronounce his words correctly. The second year German class can now completely understand the Herr Professor when he is very angry and gently chides them for not knowing more than they do. This class consists of Seniors, who, because of their green ways and manners are unmistakably the living examples of the 'Old Country Germans,' just over. This class is famous because of its having a number of world-famed characters, for example, the brave leader, Wilhelm Tell, and the celebrated speaker and singer, Herr Paderewski Garner. Of all classes that have ever studied German I think this class must be the best, for they can easily recite a lesson without a teacher, for which Herr Wilhelm Ball is very grateful, he often having to meet the train or exchange a few words with his fellow citizens. Even we Freshmen are often left with the great responsi- bility of carrying on our own class. Although we may never be able to speak the German language we are ever grateful for the benefits we have derived from the study. We are now completing our year's work and we wish the German class of next year greater success, with more advantages and less hardships than we have had during the past nine months. .Q .9 SOPHOMORE GEOMETRY CLASS IBY WHISK, NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT FROM MARSJ Flying about in the vicinity of a town in Pierce county one morning, making general observations, an interesting sight met my eyes. A number of young earth-beings came sauntering down the street in couples, followed by an older earth-being, probably the head of the family. Scenting excitement, I attached myself to the happy family circle and we passed into a small, one- swry building nearby. I settled myself comfortably on the stove-pipe and awaited developments. They came. No sooner had the younger ones entered than they quickly locked the door on their parent and then events happened rapidly. In trying to dodge the dying missiles I failed to see all that occurred, but the impression remains that pandemonium had broken loose. Suddenly there was a solemn hush as the form of the offended father was seen entering thru the window. Then a wild scramble for seats took place and a confused murmur of Where's the lesson-lost my book-party last night, yes, he was over-pool till 12 o'clock--give back that watch fob - arose and the older earth-being pounded on his desk for order. When something like quiet was restored I counted 12 young rioters sit- ting in a row with three empty chairs. The O. E. folder earth-beingj now called the roll and asked: Wilma at school to-day? Saw her down by the garage! answered one. I wonder where Pearl is, said O. E. Oh, I told her we were to have an exam. to-day and she said she guessed her mother needed her at home remarked a wise-looking lad. Phil is absent today, I see, said the 0. E. a little later. There was no

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views of life and taken to brooding over Hamlet, is that a certain rosy-cheeked Sophomore has gone walking with another man. So wags the world away, and we find in the songs of a hundred years ago an answering chord in our own hearts. The Baby Nine class, is, perhaps, the most entertaining, as their ideas are unique and entirely original. The Sophomores are clever but very diffident about voicing their opinion on certain elements of romance. They think so, but of course, with many blushes, they don't know. Juniors and Seniors have acquired assurance, and never entertain any doubts of their own opinions being correct. Years hence few of us will remember the hic, haic, hoc of Latin, or the maxims of Geometry, but We will be thankful that our English teacher cured us of that habit of saying ain't and made us pronounce our words correctly: and altho sometimes it seemed a bore to select beautiful lines from Tennyson and learn quotations from Shakespeare, because of this taste acquired in High School, we will turn to our old English classics, and meet them with the joy we meet old friends. - .Q .Q ALGEBRA Algebra is designed for use in high schools to initiate Freshmen into higer mathematics. It is especially interesting in the first year, as it is such a change from eight grade Arithmetic. It is quite exciting to watch thex's, y's and z's hop from one side of an equation to the other, and change their plus and minus signs in the operation. We had twenty-two in our class when we first started this study, but since all of our big boys have quituated we have only twelve left to iight it out, which is very hard to do, on account of the conditions of our recitation room, and the awful noise coming from a plumbing shop in the same building. We have only a six-foot blackboard, and two erasersg but we expect to cover as much work as the algebra classes have before us. . We have had much success in learning this year and we have enjoyed it very much with Miss Cox as our teacher. We sincerely wish the algebra class of next year as much success as we have had, and more, if possible. .Q .Q GERMAN The two German classes of the High School are ably taught by Herr Wilhelm Ball. We are fortunate in having, in him, a teacher who is familiar with conversational German. The first year German class has now reached the advanced stage of Im Vaterland, which treats on the government and home life of the German people. We have absorbed a great deal of German litera- ture, but have still found time for some singing. German songs have been learned and many of the class members are now looking forward to great careers in the widely famed German Glee Clubs. This happy class consists mostly of Freshmen, three Sophomores, and three Juniors, and has a record of being one of the first German classes whose

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reply, except wise looks and a few titters. At this inopportune moment a tall lad with a glowing head accidentally 'tipped a small, innocent looking boy with spectacles out upon the floor. The O. E. glared at them and said, Ray and Parker, leave the room! They went out merrily whistling, Home was never like this and the others looked longingly after them. The O. E. now opened a book and,proceeded to satisfy himself concerning the ignorance of his progeny on all the 'subjects he mentioned. First he asked Emily to state the theorem under consideration. A dark- haired girl by the window, who had been vainly trying to attract the attention of two surveyors outside, turned her gaze from the street a moment and said shortly, Don't know. Discouraged, he turned to a husky looking chap in brick colored trousers and said, Gilbert, can you tell us? Gilbert could and did. Here the O. E. noticed a iiourishing correspondence which was taking place between a pretty black-haired girl and the boy next to her. He opened the door and Belle and Earl also were lost in the distance. Noticing the complacent expression of one chap, who proudly wore a '10 class pin, he said, Well, Clyde, what do you know about it? Clyde told in a few words what he didn't know about it and was much relieved when he told Annie, a rosy-cheeked blonde, with her mouth full of gum, to go to the board and draw the figure. Then he called on Gladys, a tall saucy-looking maiden who had been quarreling with Harry, a dignified chap with a purple tie, to prove it. Gladys replied that he couldn't prove anything by her. At this moment a rap at the door was heard and the O. E. hurried out, blushing furiously. Bessie jumped up and proposed that all sing, Irene, my own, We'll build a nice little home, etc., but Dora objected and said, When we're M-A-double R-I-E-D would be more appropriate. I was writing hurriedly and did not look up for some time. Then what was my surprise to see that the last of this remarkable class had quietly faded away. .Q .Q MODERN HISTORY Our Modern History class, of which Miss Gould is teacher, is composed of Sophomores and Seniors. At this, the close of the school year, our ranks are somewhat thinner than they were at the beginning of it. Some allowed their aspirations toward knowledge to become patched with the burning heat of our beloved school building, others objecting to their memories being taxed and their valuable time monopolized by the valorous deeds of the heroes of another continent, went out into a part of their own hemisphere, perchance, to make themselves famous in an original way. l Our course in History began at the point where the Holy Roman Empire and the papacy had grown into shape and form. We found that the age of Revival, beginning with the 11th century and ending with the discovery of our new world, was a time when civilization was