Willow Springs High School - Willamizzou Yearbook (Willow Springs, MO)

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The 1941 Willamizzou SPORTS CALENDAR SEPTEMBER Sept. kOnce again we trudge through the open door of old WSHS with our new tablets under our arms and smiles tsome people would call them ttmon- keyfiedlt grinsl on our faces. Sept. 3-Seniors inspect Freshies and are positive that they couldn't have been that dumb four years ago. Sept. 4eThirty-two boys report for football practice. And among them are two newcomerseTiny Robin and Eldon. Mm-mm-mm! The girls can see that this will be a very interesting football season. Sept. 17eMiss Masnor begins to wonder if the bookkeeping students can say any- thing else but Why ? Sept. 19-uSnake Dance. Boys! If you want a wife who can build fires, just look a few of those girls up who built the fire for the snake dance. Sept. 20.-Football team plays Mtn. Grove on the home field and we beat 'em! Sept. 25-Professor Grimes decides he must try his jokes out on the Freshmen. Of courswfour years from now they won't be so funny to them. Sept. 27eFootball team plays West Plains here. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct Oct Oct Oct OCTOBER $Football team plays at Cabool. 1WFFA officers attend district meeting at Cabool. lle-Bears defeat Thayer Bobcats with a 7-0 victory! 14eDorana and Noblels secret hitching is announced in Red and White Re- cor er. 1LTeachers Training PartyeEveryone reported a good time. 16, 17, 18, 19eSouthwest Missouri District Teachers Meeting brings a much welcomed vacation tto both students and teachersl. . 21;They always say that October is the month for people to fall out of love and after taking a look around the campus, and seeing all the lone wolves, we believe it. . 2PT11e presidential campaign is raging through the halls. And who knows! From these debaters may come our future politicians. But theylll have to learn more about it than they know now. . 25eGreenwood High plays Bears. . 29-ASch001 play, The Absent Minded Professor, goes over with a bangedue to the efforts of Mr. Denney and the Hshaking cast. N OVEMBER Nov. leBears trample Cabool Bulldogs here. Nov. IeSadie Hawkins DayeAnd a real, honest-to-goodncss foot-race tDogpatch Stylel. N ov. Lhome Economics girls go to Home Project Rally at Thayer. Nov. LSpeech Class students attend Missouri Speech Association at Springfield. Nov. kWe begin to notice that these usparkers are really going strong 'taround the campus. Nov. 4HFootball team plays at Thayer. Nov. S-Election Day! And a Student Presidential Election is conducted for the history students. Nov. 1LFFA boys attend American Royal stock show in Kansas City and report it to be one of the most interesting shows ever attended. Nov. 11--Claude Ferguson unanimously elected editor of Willamizzou. Nov. IZeAnnual Senior Carnival is a big success. Nov. lkFootball game at Mtn. Grove. Nov. IkSchool matinew'Tom Browns School Days . Nov. 19;.Seniors discuss various colors for caps and gowns, breaking the age-old tradition of gray gowns. Nov. QkThanksgiving vacation begins.

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The 1941 Willamizzou Nov. N 0v. Nov. Nov. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. J an. J an. J an. J an. J an. Jan. J an. J an. J an. and J an. J an. J an. J an. Jan. J an. ' Ian. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. ZleThanksgiving .game at West Plains. 25eStudents return from vacation with woeful faces at the prospect of eat- ing warmed-up turkey, turkey sandwiches, and turkey hash for the next two weeks. ZMThe Juniors begin dreaming about how nice it will be to wander around by themselves next year. But take warninl, ehillunl! It alnit all peaches and cream! For instance take Ruby Lea! She has lost her Latin book at least four times this year. 31HDrum Corps goes to West Plains to march in Santa Claus parade. tAnd comes home with swollen feet and indigestion from too many ham- burgersJ DECEMBER MAnnual District meeting of FFA at Mtn. Grove. 12e0pen House Day. Our Mamas and Papas take our places for a day. 1LBasketball team plays at Ava. IGeAnother WSHS couple married; Hazel Ratliff and Paul Fisher! Tut! Tut! Itis getting to be a habit! lkThe Latin II class is getting discouraged twhat with verbs and such that dont make a bit of sensel. 17--Basketball team plays at Mtn. Grove. 18aChristmas musical program. 2LDedicated new gymnasium at basketball game with West Plains. 2MChristmas vacation begins. 25eA Merry Xmas to all. 27-wAlumni Banquethand guess what! The Girls Quartet learned a new song! Yeahehonest! 3kVacation is over and there are tests and tests and more tests staring us in the face. JANUARY 1eA few of the itMen About Town of the Senior class don't show up. Couldnit be that they're sleepy after New Years Eve, could it? 2eFFA boys move into new agriculture building. BeBears play basketball at Licking. lkGame to be played here with Mtn. Grove is postponed. 14eBasketball team plays at Cabool. 15eMiss Greene is now convinced that Senior girls just canit keep quiete at least not in Home Ec. IMFFA boys entertain Home Etc. girls with a party. A swell time! 17eBasketball team plays West Plains. 2$We find that we have some accomplished boxers in the halls before school a noon. .21-Summersville plays Bears here. 2kBears battle it out with Mtn. Grove. 24eAchievement TestseHeadaches, and more headaches. 28eNew Beta Club members elected. 2kStaff of annual yearbook selected. ZkParent-Teacher Association has Jitney Supper. 30 8z 31tBeginning of South Central Association Basketball Tournament! Some of the girls are caught wishing that Leap Year hadnit ended last month. FEBRUARY 1HTournament ends. kBasketball team plays Seymour here. 4-eN0ve1ty show presented by Miss Vance. 7HTeachers Training girls finish their practice teaching. 7eBasketba11 team plays at Houston. 1kWhat the commercial department ever did to the school that they should put the music department right below them, I dont know! What tortures! ll-Basketball team plays at Summersville. lkMonthly meetinglof FFA. 14-A swell time was had at Teachers Training Valentine Party. 14eBears play Houston here.

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