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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