School Notes 1909 |
October |
Editors: Fay Rhoades, Scott Anderson, and Ralph Tilton. If you will accept the place providence has given you, living your own life, without envy or self defacing imitation, all will be well.-Emerson. Miss Esther Henry of Leon was a guest at high school Friday morning. Miss Vera Brenizer visited high school Friday morning. The variation of last Thursday and Friday afternoon was much enjoyed by the high school students, as it gave them an opportunity to attend the Harvest Home Festival. Misses Florence Hayer and Grace Fleet were high school visitors Monday morning. The sixth week's exams are the order of the day. R. M. Shipman, pastor of the M.E. church gave a talk on "The Gentle Art of Listening," before the high school students, Tuesday morning. Olive Thomas, Rebecca Weld, Adn Monroe, and Earlita Smith called on us at high school Friday morning. The Peak Sisters are coming. Don't fail to see them at the College chapel Tuesday evening, Oct. 19. The program which will be given Friday will be rendered entirely by Freshmen, and will be as follows: Song, "Wake, Freshmen, Wake." - Page 92. Continued Story, Chap. II, Marjorie Lawhorn. Organ Solo, Florence Horner. Recitation, "Modern School Teacher, " Vera Landor. newspaper, Horner Hopkins, Ralph Silver, Arthur Pitkin. Organ Solo, Alice Hatcher. Fresmen Alphabet, Emmet Moore. Dialogue, "Going on a Picnic," Wright Erwine, Ed Downey, Johannes Bergman, Roy Chasey, David Dancer, Harold Ferguson, Eva Allen, Nina Barrows, Isa Gates, Daisy Hall, Bonnie Hyatt, Mildred Judson, Helen Frink, Ruth Barr. Organ Solo, Ruth Brenizer. Pantomine. Maurice De Long and Rothmer Scott. Recitation, "Long To'ds Night," Blanche Tapscott. Song: "L.H.S." - Page 62. |
November |
Editors: Mable TAPSCOTT, Joe FRANCE, Robert ALLEN. "To me the meanest flower that blows can give Thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears." - Wardsworth. This is exam week and of course the students have been very busy. Ada MONROE and Rebecca WELD were high school visitors, Friday. School will be dismissed only one day this year, for Thanksgiving holiday. Work will be resumed, Friday morning. Vane GRENAWALT visited high school, Tuesday afternoon. Junior German class began Gluck Auf, Wednesday. The Seniors began their third classic, Essay on Burns, Monday. The class studying Shakespeare has been preparing several of the best scenes from "As You Like It." and the second of these was given last Friday afternoon. Two others will be acted soon. The following Thanksgiving program will be given Friday afternoon at 2:35. Song..........School Thanksgiving poem........Miss ILSLEY New England Thanksgiving......David WILLIAMS Junior Thanksgiving Quotations for roll call.......Junior Class Violin solo......Ethel HAWLEY Recitation.......Ruby BENNET Original story of an old time Thanksgiving.....Perle HILL Song....Winsome SMITH, Elsie GOOD, Myrtle HAAS, Gracia DILLON Recitation......Fern WILLARD Thanksgiving dream.......Florence HEATHMAN Organ solo.....Edith YARRINGTON Thanksgiving from the Turkey's Standpoint.........Ray CHASEY Thanksgiving Alphabet.....Fred SMITH Thanksgiving news of the high school....Maude LASLEY Reading, "A Thanksgiving Story".....Howard SILVER |
Source: Lamoni Chronicle, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa, October &
November, 1909. Copied by Stacey McDowell Dietiker, 2003. |
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