Whittier Junior High 1939 Newspaper

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In an assembly given Tuesday, Jan uar y 10th , the stri ctly was n ntio atte ide outs h Muc Mr. by on put gram pro ical mus ay, Frid held An assembly was e gam r's ittie Wh to cted dire of bers mem and d ban ch's Wel of e pos pur Jan uar y 6, for the es Jon Mr. . fifth y uar Jan s room was s clas in viol b's com Hol s Mis the h wit ils fam iliarizing pup nty cou er cast Lan of d he?' the fach bot by yed e~jo hly oug thor ofue leag c civi for ndid at s ulty and pupils. The ban d und er recreat10n and five othe r men e ca fice s. It was opened by the as- the direction of Mr. Welch lead who hav e cha rge of the recreaer cast Lan in ters ·cen al tion num r fou with gram pro the off er und a," eric sembly sing ing "Am the direction of Mrs. Wh ite. Thi s ber s entitled, "Th e Opener Cou nty mad e a tou r of our game . . s. room ltz," Wa t que B~n e "Th " ch, ~ar te salu flag the was followed by mg rest mte y man are re The ch mar a and oes, Ech • rch Chu the and f Nef neth K b l d itWh of ils pup the for es gam . bals Cym and ms Dru the h wit . en ~ . Y to seem s boy The . play to tier r ove took then b com Hol s Mis ian Mar by led c1v1c league pledge le whi pool of e gam the er pref in viol her from ils pup four with nd arla McF n Her zog. Mar y Elle a ks, stic le fidd ose cho s girl the se tyro Bet tze, Die n Elle s, clas II tmee the of stat ed the purpose r you dy stea how s test t tha e gam and to amo Kuw ph Ral , ens Jurg a ered rend rd Alfo y ing and Mar but fun is le kino Cro is. d han orm perf ir The le. orck McC n Joh t d"d Th • 1 1 e gam The ers. fing on d har er rath num rt sho six of d siste con e anc e wer ~s ~ can e ~iano so o. mtroduced by the re~irmg ?f- ber s including such composers is to sna p a wooden shooter at a into them get and s ring e som a also art, Moz and h Bac as, ms, mee nom ficers. Sec reta ry e ryon eve t tha e gam A . hole net a and g Son Folk an gari Hun and y Gar ty Bet by trad uced plays is chinese checkers. The Joh n Coulter were Peg gy Hud- Fre nch Choral. time pas ses too quickly when one ------'H d B'll M l itEl Wh y Man . ball k clic ing play is END ATT TES IDA ND CA e_r ar 1. , u_r or ean son, e. gam new this play ple peo tier NG I ET, ME Y ENC ICI EFF 1pres Vice mo.

Rub and Rob ert d gran the of few a but are se The by ced odu intr s, den t nominee s. room e gam r's ittie Wh in es gam s 9A' 4, y uar Jan y, rsda Thu neth Ken and zog Her ian Mar Mr. Culler and Mr. Stra wn who have worked indu stri ous ly our to es gam new ed add e hav efan d nde atte ly ient effic and son, Nel d ifre Neff, were Win Joy ce Crosby, Wesley Miller and ficiency ~e~ ting . held . i~ the collection. Mr. Culler's game is s wn' Stra Mr. and h Hig 'em Pile of ldmg bt~1 0n trat1 m1s adm th sou ry Ma lly, Fina itz. laeb Sch .11 Bl . . . the Board of Educat10n. The .

Don ~ wm rvie mte n Upo o. _Bo~ is as bles nota such e wer rs ake spe ne Dua and nd arla McF n Elle of s tkm Wa Tom and gms W1g the ned ope who n Tow s Mis tes dida can ced odu intr And erse n mee ting with a few well chosen 104 both boys rem arke d tha t for the presidency, who wer e w?r ds and then ~ntroduced l\'.(r. thes e gam es "are swell!" of sists con h" Hig 'em e "Pil erm sup t s!an ass1 our son, B1m Car roll Lea Anderson, Mar ian .· . tend ent, whose pom ters to the . .

Coombs, Joh n Blumer and Mal- pupils on efficiency wer e high ly p~lmg stic ks up _and seemg how re befo them pile can you high Bim Mr. ng owi Foll . ated reci app colm Allen. Eac h can dida te reesom is Bolo n. dow ble tum they In e. spok in aga n Tow s Mis son, The ch. spee rt sho a with d spo nde her talk Miss Town stre ssed the thin g like ten pins only the pins closing announcement was mad e fact tha t we should choose our are made of tin and a small rubby Duane Andersen and the sub ject s in high school wit h care. ber ball is used to kno ck them school joined in sing ing the The y should be chosen so tha t j down., . All sou nds like fun, tit? n does (Continued on pag e 6) Wh ittie r song.

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THE Isee w h at all th e noise was about. Wilson. They also have th re e W H IT T IE R G R E E N L E A F When I opened th e door, w h at D o n al d s- Donald Han dy , D on al d Fo un de d. an d es tab lis he d in 1924 as th e should I see b u t m y li tt le B w ec hi k, te an d Donald Keane. o~ ci al stu de nt pu b.l ica tio n. of W hi tti er . Ju ni or I dog Snow ba ll J· um pi ng ar ou nd H1 ~b Sc ho ol. Pu bl ish ed bi -w ee kl y du rm g th e In ho m e ro om 32 0 w ' e no ti ce d '. . . sc ho ol ye ar by th e W hi tti er Ju ni or Hi gh on th e bed ha vi ng th e ti m e of his th at th ey have a v er y good sy st em Sc ho ol pu pi ls. life te ar in g m y br an d new yellow of se at in g in assem bl y.

S in ce FA C U LT Y A D V IS O R Y B O A R D silk dr es s to sh re ds . When he saw some one ha s to si t in th e fr o n t 1 tn:: 1~!s_ _ _ _:t~s ~~~~~!~n me, he stopped jumping around, row o f se at s n ea re st th e st ag e an d ca n 't see v er y well, Miss G R EE N LE A F ST A FF w ag ge d his big fuzzy tail, and C ur le y m ov es up a ro w Ec lit or s-i n- ch iP f ........................ Ch ru :lo lte Ga rre tt looked at m of pu pi ls e w it h hi s ge nt le ey es ev er y ti m .. ' . e an . as se ............................ S t ua rt Gol.c~berg as if he w er e as ki ng m bl y is he ld . me to J. oin Gn ls Sp or ts ............................ ....... Ja 1

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W hi tt ie r Ju ni or H ig h - Helen D av en po rt Lincoln,. N eb ra sk a i Ja n u ar y 3, 1939 ............................................ Ve ra Sp ar go Ty pi sts ............................................ Du an e Ande1·son T H E W IN D D ea r Editors, ........................................ Ke nn eth M att he ws .................................................... Jo hn Co ult cl' F o r nearly th re e years, I T he no rt h wind br in gs R E PO R T E R S h~ve ob8erved th e p re se n t m et ho d Be tti e Fo wl er Do ro th y Jo hn s T he ga le th at fr ee ze s: of re gu la ti ng traffic on th e st ai rs Tq mm y Gr iff in.

M ar jo rie Ra mc l Do nn a H ar tm an T he south wind b:rings Pe ar l Sh or e in Whittier. As a new pupil, I Ed ith Hu tc hi ns on Ji m Va n Ho rn T he w hi sp er in g breezes; De lm ar "Wilson w as a typical spEcimen of bewildThe ea st wind gives PR IN T E R S er m en t and confusion because of Ge !·t ru dc Au gu sti n~ H ar ry Pa pp as A ch il ly st in g: th e confinement to th e use of Ja ck Ba ir Ge ra ld Pe lis Ll 'c Bo we rs T Le ste r Ra de r he w es t w in d co m es ce rt ai n de~ignated st ai rs . T he y Ad am B1·ehm Ke nn · th Si mm on s El do n Ch ris to ph er T o te ll Ro y Sm ith of sp ri ng . were called "u p and d o w n " • Do na ld Em er y M ilt on St ar k Fr an k Es qu iv el Ca rl S!e1·k, 1 E la in e A da m s, 107 stairs. Even now, I find m y se lf ,Ja ck Giel Ad elb er t Ti pt on Ha ro ld H aa r Do ro th y Cl ap p pa us in g fo r an im pe ra ti ve moPa ut La ng e Ju ne Ha rra l Pa t La ws on De ssi e He at er L O S T A N D F O U N D m en t of co gi tation be fo re ve nt ur Rog-er M cN eil l l\I::trcellie Prosi-.er Ro lla nd M ill s l\! a •·cl Hine Pr os se r in g up on th em .

Now I feel th e Ev ely n Ro ss F ou nd : A fo un ta in pen be ar in g time is ripe to make a su gg es ti on . th e in it ia ls R. J. W. Also coin Why ca n 't a ch an ge be H A IL AND F A R E W E L L m ad e? pu rs e w it h change. Apply to W hy no t use th e st ai rs at ra n office.

Hail re al ly is n 't in ap pr op ri at e dom keeping to th e ri g h t an d for in a ve ry li tt le while now we Lost: Green st oc ki ng cap w it h go in g si ng le fi le ?

This w ay m ay say hail to th e new sem"W h it ti er " sewed on. F in de r th er e would be tw o lines o f es te r, b u t at th e m om en t it is p l e a s e no ti fy B et ty Lou traffic on th e st ai rs at once, ea ch farewell to th e la st re gu la r issue Jelinek, 316. of th e Greenleaf. G et ti ng th e going in opposite directions. T h e G re en le af ou t has, as usual, been sy st em would ne ce ss it at e qu ic k a pl ea su re w it h th e aid of th e N E W S Y NOTES •. m ov em en t an d cooperation. Howadvisory broad an d th e st u d en t ever, th e st ai rs would no t be as F ra n k Coyne, 107, sp en t the body._ T he fa ct also m ig ht be crowded, since th is sy st em would mentioned th at yo ur fr an k week end in Chicago vi si ti ng his even!y divide th e tr af fi c up al l criticism an d suggestion ha ve sister. While th er e he w en t over th e bu il di ng an d no t ca us e been a g re at help. We will be th ro ug h th e Brookfield zoo w he re th e S ou th ea st an d S o u th w es t looking fo rw ar d to w or ki ng w it h he ha d th e pl ea su re of se ei ng a st ai rs to be so co ng es te d as th ey you agian in th e n ex t G re en le af p an d ra from China. ar e a t pr es en t. Consider th e ex tr a 304 ha s tw o ne w additions. Roy series in th e new semester. w al ki ng it would save.

S w er en gi n an d Jo hn N ie de rh au s I qu ot e Bergson: ''T o tr y an d ar e now m em be rs .

MY DOG lose is b et te r th an n ev er to h av e In home room 203 th er e ar e tr ie d at al l. '' T he re w as a bi g ra ck et coming t th re e D. W's. T he re ar e Donna Sincerely, from th e bedroom. I ru sh ed in to j Winders, Dean WaJkerand Delmar A S tu d en t

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THE WHIT TIER GRE ENLE AF MOVIE STARS

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to have will you this, enjoy (To n Alice Faye: Winifred Nelso I must be growing up! the and n natio imagi your both use Allen y Micke Tony Marti n: 'Cause no longer do I laugh t.) accen right ton Til Jack y: Roone y Micke in glee Dijev er see a cat fish? a bed When my lazy broth ers have to do Dorothy Lamour : Shirley King pale? milk a fly? flag a g? sprin er Fowl e Betti s: Fellow Edith Those dinne r dishes that I see. a side walk? a barn dance? a Joan Davis: Valerie Bignell Instead of grumbling the morning horse fl y? a sand box? a kitch en Jane Withers: Iona Sehn ert walk? board a slip? cow a sink? long, r Mille Gene Raymond: Wesley deep a e? mous field a frog? bull a While they play ball outside, Boris Karloff: Stuar t Goldberg run? ing stock a box? hat a sea?

I cheerfully do their work within Bing Crosby: Charles Cockrill a house fly? a fount ain pen? an . And watch them skin their Robert Taylor: Milferd Epp ever sharp ? a book worm? a sun hides Jacki e Cooper: Berna rd Leman fish? a fire drill'! butte r fly? a stair r Helse is Franc Raye: a Marth At school I never ha! ha! ha! step? a bean stalk? an ice box? a n a i r a M n: Durbi na Dean ts; forge lesson his boy When a finger tip? an egg shell? a shoe bs Coom so feel and sit Instea d I lace? a runni ng board ? a tea es Charl e: ervill Summ m i l S ox. <lumm Sorry for the big spoon? a hair dress ? a railroad Smith a pin? hair a stick? lip a tie?

I never used to be so dumb, Zazu Pitts: Marg aret Haye s sky a ? shield wind a puff? er powd A boy was just anoth er pest, Jimm y Dura nte: Jim Van Horn lark? a match box? a pictu re And I never thoug ht that I would Rich ard Arlen: Kenn eth frame? a dew drop? an ear ring? like Mathews bed a slip? pillow a d? sprea bed a To see one boy above the rest.

Wayne Morris: John Dean post? a hay stack ? an ice skate ?

Lesl ie Howard: Lam ont a banan a peeling? a time piece?

-AG irl Geissinger a broom stop? door a bark? tree a HEAL TH RULES stick? a wall plug? a feath er tick?

I, MYSELF AND ME tooth a pin? stick a fly? fire a Take small bites or you may step? porch a ? point pen a '! brush choke, I had a little party a ? stamp letter a box? mail a To have a stomach ache is no This afternoon at three , water a box? l penci a pick? tooth joke; 'Twas very small, three guest s ocean an ? stamp r rubbe a run?

Chew your food well; don't wash in all, ? stand book a light? star a wave? it down; Just I, myself, and me. e? buckl shoe a ? shine ey monk a Don't talk at the table of the Myself ate all the sandw iches nt ceme ? storm floor a lash? eye an bad thing s in town; While I drank up the tea, brain a walk? brick a walk?

Think of the pleasant so your 'Twas also I who ate the pie, ? storm t, diges will food And passed the cake to me. we) did er (neith These are the health rules I - Marian Holte r H . R. 308 would sugge st; If you will follow them MARY'S LAMP A TREE faithf ully and many more to Mary had a little lamp, come, There 's nothi ng as lovely, She filled it with ben zine, Your heal th will be bette r than As a big shady tree, She went to iight her little lamp if you had followed none.

Whose arms sprea d out far - Marjory Stear ns And since has not been seen.

To shade you and me.

- Kenn eth Smith. 112 , trunk n brow dark ts I are shoes your Sales man: Say, s; stand y sturd So mixed. You'v e got the left shoe Bum: Say, farme r, how about blow, ms blosso And foot. on the right a bite? hand. to hand From don't y I Farm er: 0. K., mister, St rawfoot: And here for twent 107 indt, Schw r Esthe years I thoug ht I was clubfooted. bite myself; I'll call my dog.

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J a n u a r y 13, 1939

A GAME OF B R I D G E

A n d so f a r in to th e n ig h t th e R H Y T H M ICAL P U P I L S in te r r u p ti o n s a n d q u e s ti o n s " D u m de, d u m de, doodle dum. we_nt on, all to m a ~ e up a _nice, Hum t Dum t A n y Umbrellas to fix to d a y ," q m e t, peaceful L e ro y H o ll e r s e v e n m g o f bridge. Th P f t t 1 Mrs. R u g g le s b e e s a n g a s s h e s e t Y - S t u Goldberg r e e e . ig s 1 up a c a r d ta b le f o r a n all n ig h t ------Don W1ggans, Paul B r o ~ n , b r id g e s e s s io n w it h s e v e r a l close CLOTHES L I N E a n d Tom Watkms. f r ie n d s . S h e p r o u d ly s te p p e d to ---G e orgie Porgie Donald S p a r g o th e ~ideboard a n d w it h d r e w h e r I f you g e t ti r e d o f w e a r in g t~ e L it tl e J a c k H o r n e r c h e r is h e d K e n K a r d s . Oft~n s h e s a m e s w e a te r a ll th e ti m e , p u t it r e m a r k e d t h a t s h e couldn t p la y on b a c k w a r d s K e n n e th M a tt h e w s w e a r a Jacket T T th p · w it h a n y o th e r deck since s h e o v e r it a n d , S o y o u h a v e a n e w o m , o m, e .ip e r s n received th is th r e e doll_ar one o f outfit. I f th e n e c k lo o k s to o .

Du~ne A n d e r s e n e v e r la s ti n g c a r d s which_ w e r e plain, w e a r a s c a r f o r a c h a in P e te r R abbit J im V a n H o m a d e o f a f o r m o f celluloid. r n a r o u n d y o u r neck. This r e f e r s Bah, Bah, Blac k Sheep A ll a n tu r n e d on th e r a d io to only to s w e a te r s th a t b u tt o n S tu a r t Goldberg li s te n to th e Q u e s ti o n Quiz , one down th e fro~ o f th o s e p r o g r a m s w h e r e one a tt r a c t attent1 t. I f _you w a n t to J a c k S p r a tt D o n a ld K a a r 0 n , J u s t c a s t o ff . . . r e a ll y finds o u t h o w li tt le he y O u r ja c k e t a n d y o u 'l l g e t f: 1 tt le Red R1dmg Hood knows. T h e bell r a n g a n d Mr. a tt e n ti o n . You 'l l h a v e e v e r yone R u g g le s bee a n s w e r e d th e door. lo o k in g y o u r w D o ro th y S a a l ay and wondering. Goldy Locks T h e g u e S ts h a d a r r iv e d . A f te r I f y o u r r e d fl a n n e ls a r e to o Carman Quackenbush th e u s u a l r o u n d o f g r e e ti n g s , small th is win te r , y o u c a n k e e p Alice in Wonderland th e y s e tt le d down to a nice, warm by w e a q u ie t e v e n in g o f b r id g e . T h e with a n k le ts o r in g silk s to c k in g C e c e li a B r a d y v e r th e m .

A n g o r a c a r d s w e r e d e a lt a n d th e d e a le r a n k le ts a r e esp e c ia ll y c u te . bid one sp a de. S u d d e n ly M r s . S o n ja Hienie L it tl e M is s M u ff e t s k ir ts a r e q u it e a R u g g le s bee r u s h e d in to th e n e w f~d. T h e y 'r e re a l_ M fu ll a ry a n E d ll e n McFarland k it c h e n . E v e r y o ne th o u g h t th a t have b ig flowe rs e m b ro 1 d e re d C o ro n s s P a tc h Gharlotte G a r r e tt th e g a s h a d b e e n lef t on, no less. them, in y a r n o f b ri g h t_ c o lo rs .

Old Mother Hubbard "In a few m in u te s Mrs. Rug- They r e p e r f e c t f o r s k a tm g but o-lesbee r e tu r n e d w it h a candy can n o t be us M is s P e te r s o n e d f o r s c h o o l o r dis h full o f c r e a m y c a r a m e ls , s tr e e t wear. f u d g y chocolates , a n d c r is p y N I CKNAMES C h r is tm a s c a n d y . E v e r y o n e looked relieve d. A r e v ie w o f t he THE SCARE!!

Don Kempkes: Toby b id d in g was called for. T h e play- The big c h u r c h clock tolled out th e in g w e n t a lo n g s m o o th ly u n ti l Damian Hall: Sammy time, one o f th e g u e s ts th o u g h t th a t I r e m e m b e r e d C h a r lo tt e G a r r e tt : S h o ts th e s to r y o f h is p a r tn e r finessed wrongly. A F r a n k e n s te in ; Doris Johnson: Dory s h o r t b u t s to r m y b a tt le was I I was all alone BiJI Wild: Cutey in o u r g r e a t big u n d e r way. Mrs. R u g g le s bee s n it c h e d a c a r a m e l s a y in g th a t R o la n d A ll mon: Rolly house, s h e would e a t " ju s t one m o r e ." D id n 't e v e n ha L a M o n t G e is s in g e r: M o n t v e th e c o m p a n y o f A f te r c o n s u m in g five m o r e s h e Valerie Bignell: Vally a ti n y mouse. moved th e c a n d y to squelch h e r O f all th e nois Lillian Urback: Lilley es I did hear! lo n g in g f o r a n o th e r piece. AUan And s u d d e n ly I S h ir le y K in g : S w p e a e s d c lu tc h e d w it h / b u r s t in to a s k w h a t is th e diffear Marian Coombs: Oscar f e r e n c e b e twe e n a n im m ig r a n t Because I s a w Dorothy J a m e s : D o tt y a figure tall , a n d a n e m m igr a n t. E v e r y per- S ta n d in g u p a g V e r a Spargo: Wimpy a in s t th e wall. so n v e n tu r e d a g u e s s b u t u n f o r - Quickly I s n a p E d it h Hutchinson: E d ie p e d on th e light, tu n a te ly none wa s c o r r e c t. A f te r B u t th e o b je c t Sylvia Betz: Suds took no flight; a while th e te le p h o n e r a n g a n d Did I e v e r feel B e tt ie F o w le r : li D k e in a n n y o ld d u m b Mrs. R u g g le s b e e h a d to s to p to goat, Mary Ellen McFarland: Micke y converse f o r f u ll y :fifteen min- To see 't w a s D Cecelia Brady: Ce Ce a d 's old overcoat! u te s . T h e n th e g a m e w a s r e LaVern Roberts: Buzz - E d it h Hutchinson, 303 s u m e d w it h n e w v im a n d vigor.

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When Mrs. White walked into Charlotte Garrett, Arline RobinI home room 104 the other day, she ette, and Shirley King have a We won der if Harold Parker was wearino- a hat which resem- small percent of Indian blood in warpath the that hope We them. ~ of .ght nl ate l Out the as looking sees little use in spite of that After a man's derby. bled w . . .

December 12. At any rate, he didn t have much sleep becauEle at it, M~. Gammil_l put it on. We fact.

While reading the bulletin the in sixth period science class he wonder 1£ the pupils of home room was peacefully sleeping. Mrs. 104 ought to buy him a derby Friday before Christmas vacation, Miss Margaret Wilson stated that Boschult was kind ancl let him like Mrs. White's.

William Gesch of 304 has we come back to school January sleep.

Valerie Bignell gave us quite a i friends who have a strange way 3, 1839. Oh well, it would be fun scare when it was rumored that I of expressing their affection. to turn back the pages a hundred she had double pneumonia. She Only by extreme self control years.

When asked about her New gives notice that she is perfectly was Mr. Gesch able to restrain an indignant howl'when he plop- Years resolutions Norma Schmidt well.

The duck pond at Wyuka ped down on a shiny thumb tack. of 304 replied, "I'm going to try being good."

• cemetary is now closed as a place Ouch!

112 got busy and made a numOne day at lunch, Jimmie Wise to go ice skating. Many pupils have expressed a dislike for the made this remark: ''The reason ber of breakable New Years teachers are so fond of me is my resolutions which proves that step taken by the authorities .

Home room 220 has two "Bobs" looks." In case you want to know they are good ones. Alice Jeanne - Bob Smith and Bob Carter, two it takes him fifteen minutes to Fowles resolved not to tease sisters dear. Ruth Ann Ellis, who "Dorothys " - Dorothy Johns and comb his hair.

Mr. Culler received a message has taken the economical veiw of Dorothy De Hart, and two "Helens" - Helen Jacobs and in the form of a request the other things, resolved not to spend any day from Mrs. White, a message monev received. Jack Holmes is Helen Fitch. My! My! Whether Jim Van Horn was which we feel sure should go going to try to hold down his tripped, or fell, or likes to play down in history with other mes- pugnacious instincts. Robert Van piggy we don't know, but the sages of fame and repute such as Winkle with body and mind in other day he was found sprawled the Gettysbur g address or consideration, resolved not to run all over the hall on the second Franklin D. Roosevelt' s inaugural into any more automobiles with speech. The contents of the note his wheel, and Rolland Tubman floor.

It seems that Shirley Ki12g has were unusual, to say the least. It is going to give the sevens a rest. many famous ancestors, among seems that our dignified custodian . We have one alien in this crew, was feeling the call of our ancient June Keane of 107, who didn't them being Robert E. Lee. When Miss Mumford's fourth ancestors, the apes, and Mrs. make any resolutions so she period industrial geography class White was pleading his cause, won't have to break any. We were giving their vocational and permission to run up and down wish these people luck as we civic league reports, the class was thecurtain stwicefort heassembl y. know they'll need it. We have entertaine d by the clean paper We all await this spectacula r made resolutions also from time backs of their reports. Some event with bated breath. Here's to time. papers -h ad monogrammed ini- the noteThe south African was boastMr. Culler: tials and others had pictures.

May Mr. Martin run up and ing to Pat of the terrible heat Robert Carter had better get acquainted with his home room. down the curtain twice tomorrow? wave. "Why," he said, '•it K. White. burns the wings off the flies."

The other day he made a bet "That's nothing compared to it It seems that we have a number with Howard Alfrey that Dorothy Johns wasn't in his home room. of Indian squa_ws running over! in Ireland," said Pat. ":here we He surely was surprised when he o~r happy buntmg gr~u~d, other-I have to feed the hens i~e cream walked into the room and found wise known as Whittier. In a to keep them from laymg hard recent pow-wow we learned that boiled eggs."

Dorothy calmly sitting there.

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T H E W H IT T IE R G R E E N L E A F THE HARE

Ja n u ar y 13 , 1939

se n t fr om school a nu m be r of THE TORTOIS E da ys . Mrs. Bell su b st it u te d fo r T h e all-st ar te am s ha ve been. h er . In ci de nt al ly Mrs. Bell on ce B e f o r e C h ri st m as va ca ti on wisely chosen b y Mr. Wells, an d h ad ch ar g e of th e G re en le af an d M rs .

R os s w as pr om is ed th a t if ar e no w re ad y fo r •publication . w h ib Miss P et er so n w as si ck sh e w ou ld le t th e on e an d on ly On th e 9A al l- st ar ar e R oland sh e took ov er th e re in s o f th e m at go to th e re p ai r sh op , sh e Allmon, H er b er t Meek, Ken- p ap er ag ai n. Miss B et hu ne fe ll co u ld ha ve it co ve re d an d th ey ne th Neff, E dw ar d Neff, L aV er n in th e ca fe te ri a th e o th er da y w ou ld ha ve it ba ck af te r vacaR ob er ts , Leslie W es t an d Ed- and sh e too h ad an un w el co m e · ti on .

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R os s le t th em ha ve th e w ar d Schuckman. T he 9B all- vacation. P in ch h it ti n g fo r h er m at b u t h as no t g o t it ba ck ye t. st ar s ar e Malcolm Allen, Jo h n was Mrs. Gammill. A n op er at io n So th e si x th pe ri od class ca n 't Dean, R o b er t Rubino, Ho yt h as ro bb ed W h it ti er of one of it s co nt in ue th e m at w or k fo r th e Yowell, C ha rl es Cockrill an d Ber - a rt te ac h er s in th e pe rs on of n ex t at hl et ic as se m bl y un ti l th e n ar d L em an .

Miss R al st on , who h as h ad an m at s ar e b ro u g h t back.

T he al l- st ar ga m e between th e ap pe nd ec to m y an d is re cu p er at M rs .

R os s, th e ch ai rm an , an d two te am s w as scheduled fo r in g at B ry an l\q :e m or ia l H os pi ta l. th e pl ay gr ou nd co m m it te e deJa n u ar y 11. T h e se at in g fo r th e D u ri n g h er ab se nc e M rs .

M ile s cided th at th e ba sk et ba ll to u rn asp ec ta to rs • •was th e sa m e as is su b st it u ti n g fo r he r. m en t should be a double to u rn ausual, b u t to re fr es h yo ur memm en t. T h at is, w he n each te am o ry th e gi rl s w er e in th e balcony h as played all th e o th er te am s W E 'R E T H R O U G H W IT H WAR an d th e boys on th e g y m floor. tw ic e th e w in ne r will be decided In th e b as k et ball to u rn am en t fr om th e te am w in ni ng th e m o st th a t is be in g played th e te am s If th ey w an t a w ar , ga m es. re m ai ni ng in th e 7 th gr ad e ar e: L et th em keep it ov er th er e, W e ar e slowly be gi nn in g to 203, 208, 302, 312, 303, 209, 112 We ar e si ck an d so re ; th in k th e na m e of th is sp o rt s an d 108. In th e n in th 304, 316, W e w on 't st an d fo r an co y lu m mn is too slow fo r th e gi rl s. or e, 310, an d 308 . 304 an d 308 ha ve • splendid records. N ei th er one of A nd th ey ca n 't give us th e scare. T hi s is especially so w he n ba sketball is played like it h as be en th es e te am s h as lost a ga m e y et since th e to u rn am en t st ar te d . in th e to u rn am en t.

If th ey w an t to fi gh t; P er h ap s you ha ve noticed ho w C o a c h R a lp h B ee ch ne r' s L et th em keep it ov er th er e, sh y some of th e re fe re es ar e "q u in t" pl ay er s ha ve been us in g We will st an d fo r o u r ri g h t, ab ou t te ll in g th ei r ve rd ic t. Well th e W h it ti er g y m to pr ac ti ce in.

B ot h d ay an d ni gh t.

One ra th er notable fa ct is th a t p er h ap s you would be too w he n th e "q u in ts " use $120 w o rt h of you re fe re ed yo ur fi rs t ga m e.

W e' re th ro u g h w it h w a r- w e b as k et balls a y ea r while W hi tB u t th is sh yn es s only w or ks on hope ti er g et s only one. th e fi rs t game, an d th e second A nd all it s bloody cu rs es , We feel th at honorable menga m e is re fe re ed as if th ey w er e A nd now th is poem is ended ti on should be m ad e of th e pr es "old ti m er s" at th e ga m e.

A re n 't you gl ad th er e ar e no en t b as k et ball re fe re es fo r th ei r more ve rs es ?

RECREATION fa ir an d conscientious at ti tu d e -S tu G ol db er g to w ar d th e w or k which th ey To ru n is fu n for some ha ve ta ke n. T h ey ar e as follows: C A N D ID A T E S A T T E N D To re ad is pl ea sa nt too, H er b er t Meek, Leslie W es t, Jo h n E F F IC IE N C Y M E E T IN G B ut w h at I like to do K rc m ar ik , M il fr ed Epp, Jo h n Is w ri te a poem or tw o; Blumer, Bob C at he r, K ei th Ad(Continued from pa ge 1) I th in k of w h at ha s come kins on, Malcolm Allen, R o b er t th ey will m ak e a co nt ri bu ti on to And moul~ it in to a lay, Ru bino an d I va n S te rn . o u r chosen vocation. Mr. Lefler With those ideas fo r clay th en cl os ed th e m ee ti ng w it h hi s TEACHERS A R E A B S E N T T h at w er e in my head all day.

B E C A U S E OF IL L N E S S views on efficiency.

- M ar il yn H ay s All in all th e m ee ti n g la st ed Illnes s h as ta k en it s toll a t ap pr ox im at el y fo rt y -five m in ut es H ub by : T he ba nk ha s re tu rn ed W h it ti er lately. A ba d case o f flu which w er e packed full of exth at ch ec k. was co nt ra ct ed b y Miss P et er - cellent advice an d encourageW if e: Is n 't th at sp le nd id !

W h at son, ne ce ss it at in g h er be in g ab- m en t to th e pupils . can we bu y w it h it th is ti m e?

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Febru ary 17, 1939

Price : Five cents

INTRODUCE CIVIC Greenleaf Class FRESHIES ENTER LEAGUE OFFICERS Gives Assembly WHITTIER PORTALS Whit tier's audit orium was once Frida y, Febru ary 17, the semiWhitt ier opened its doors Monday, Janua ry 3, to 1,202 pupils, annua l Green leaf assem bly was again the scene of the installation 111 of which were freshi es, who held. The play, "The Great of Civic League officers. Frida y, walked over Whit tier's "wel- Amer ican Trage dy", was writt en Febua ry 10. Mr. Ross and Miss come " door-mat to begin their by Winif red Nelson, Stuar t Gold- Dee introd uced the presid ents, caree rs as junio r high school berg and a third perso n who John Blum er and Carroll Lea pupils. Among the other s we wishe s to rema in anony mous . Anderson. They, in turn, introwelcome, these pupils who have The settin g was the jungl e lands duced the vice presid ents, Joyce come to us from other schools. of Hotch a Hotch a. Featu red in Crosbie and Billy Schlaebitz, Berna rd and Bernadine Craig the cast were: Profe ssor Hugh and secretaries, Pegg y Hudson from Havelock, Loret ta Johnson, Tellum, Y.B.A., l\LD.Y., Y.M. and Robe rt Rubino. Cabin et rnemal so from Havelock, Dorothy C.A., I.O.U., C.O.D ., F. .F., H2O, bers installed were: Ushe r: Naus ler from Evere tt. Jean playe d by Stuar t Goldberg; Ma- Marian Coombs and Milfred Epp, Harmon from Teachers College, dame Lotta Trave l by Wini fred Office: Joyce Crosbie and Billy Waunda Pinson from Bethany, Nelson, Moe and Les Troub le by Schlaebitz, Playg round : Betty and Clara May Stron g from Billy Griffin and Darle en Fore- Coulter and Malcom Allen, Social Pawn ee City, Charles Stack- man, Horte nse-J oan Null, Cani- Games: •Winifred Nelson and weath er, Verne Bishop, Norm a bal-Gerald Daug herty , Lost Soul Charles Umbe rger, Safet y: Clyde J ean Sip from Havelock and -Jim Van Horn , Leop ard-D ale Sheldon, and Prope rty: Shirley l King and Jame s Shindel.

John Weekly from Broken Bow. K us ki e, Gre t a Garg1e - Ed" • ib "Ame rica" and the "Whi ttier 1 h th b ,, S Char-Hutch inson , Anno. uncer sung y e sc oo were ong hl h.

1·ott e Garre tt . Th. 1s 1g. y am us- 1ed b y MIs. cu11 er ,s ,r . wh 1·te. iv·1r.

1 was enJoyed imme nsely ·talk was on "Stud ent Governmg pay th ment ."

Frida y, Febru ary 3, an enjoyable by e audience.

------eveni ng was spent by 450 people_ The finale, a song writt en by who atten ded the Jitney Supp er Wini fred Nelson, topped off the sponsored by the Whitt ier P. T.A. progr am delightfully. The lyrics The food was served in the th In an assem bly held on Feb. cafete ria. The progr am which to e tune of "Oh, I Must See followed was planned by Mrs. Anni e Tonig ht" are here pub- 6, Whit tier pupil s were both enLangenheim. Fred Duck worth lished. "Oh, I must get a Green - tertai ned and educa ted by a sound was maste r of ceremonies. The leaf today, I must get a Green - movie on ''Prot ectien of tbs Public progr am .was opened by a group leaf today, 'Caus e when it's out, by Means of Refor mativ e Instifrom the Whitt ier Glee Club which sang two numbers followed The kids all shout , They want to tution s.'' Prece ding the movie

by Lucille Blutz who played the know what each page is abou t; Mr. Ross, Execu tive Secre tary of accordian. Pegg y Hudson and As a paper it's "tops " beyon d a theN ebras ka Priso ners' Aid Asson chose well few a gave n, ciatio Green a get must I Oh! , doubt . dance toe a did ide Connie McBr by ed follow e them the on words will al, Centr !

Hello ht. tonig leaf gave t Elliot Lois Umbe rger from talk and re pictu The e. pictur the tie Whit get to try please you entwo comic readings. Fred Lang , pupils the by ed reciev well were 's What heim did a tap dance accompanied Junio r High ? Hello! r deepe a with away went who say? you out, sold e You'r that?

by Mary Louise Alfred. Fred and state our of ing stand under them for nd dema a such 's Duck worth did an imitation of There and work their s, prison al feder think all Bob Burns, and to finish the each day, Because 'we ted opera and Howl Mr. se. purpo must I progr am Janic e Becher did an I the Green leaf's Okay, Oh, ine. mach movie the Iget a Greenleaf today ." acrobatic dance.

450 Attend Supper

Reform Film Seen

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TH E W H IT TI ER G R EE N LE A F THE

Fe br ur ay 17, 1939

th e freshies ri gh t in our home Lombard, and Cary Grant. "T he WHITTIER GREENLEAF rooms is a new an d delightful Circle" ha s a large amount of Fo un ded an d est abl ish ed in 1924 as the ex pe rie m ea ni ng in its nc pr e og ra m bu t it also fo r th e m os t of us . officia l stu den t pub lic ati on of Wh itti er Jun ior H igh Sch ool . Pu bli she d bi- we ekl y dur ing the They will co nt ai ns an ab un be da nc ha e of comedy nd le d w ith ca re sch ool yea r by the Wh itti er Jun ior Hi gh School pu pil s. and eventually delivered into th e th ro ug ho ut th e broadcast. This is FA CU LT Y AD VI SO RY BO AR D 7A class w ith th e desire instilled Mr. Coleman's first st ab at radio Mi ss Hu lt Mi ss Cro ss Mr . Ga mm ill in th em to give th e ne xt freshies and he seems to be doing ri gh t Mi ss Pe ter son as w ar m and whole he ar te d a well.

GR EE NL EA F ST AF F E dit or- in- chi ef..............................Wi nif red N els on w el come as we w an t them to Orson Welles (th e Mars man) Fe atu res ........ Ch arl ott e Ga rre tt, Stu art Goldb erg Gi rls ' Spo :,ts .. Jan e La wr enc e, Jac qu eli ne Wi lso n know is no w do w in e ar g e a weekly show with ex te nd in g th em no w.

Bo ys' Sp ort s.... To mm y Gri ffin , Ge ral d Da ug her ty H um or ..........·-······· ··M a1· jor ie Ra me l, Da le Ku ski e a di ff er en t gu es t st ar each week Alu mn i .................. He len Ka hle r, La Vo ra Ra me l E xch ang es ..... ....... Da rle en Fo rem an, Pe arl Sh or e A TR U E EX PE RI EN CE on the "Hollywood Hotel.,., ''T hi s Fa shi on s •• ·-·· ·············-··-·················· ···· ·Be tiie Fo wle r Ch att er.......... Ed ith Hu tch ins on , Jim Va n Ho rn is N ew Y or k, '' he ar d Sundays at Ne ws y No tes..... ................... Sa ra Ma y Va n Ho ok O ne da y a man, who was told 7 P; M., is said to be an excellent ···· ··· -- -- -- -- Sh irle y H age ma n Ca len dar.......................... Joa n Nu ll, Fe rn Bo we rs Ty pis ts .. _ _ _ ..lda Du rh am , Be tty Blo om to de liv er a load of wood, w as pr og ra m bu t your re po rte r ha s dr iv in g do w n th e st re et on which not ye t heard th e show; we'll RE PO RT ER S Ela ine Ad am s Bil ly Gri ffin m y fr ie nd liv es .

H e di dn 't kn ow comment fu rth er upon it at a la te r Ma rjo rie Ba rcu s Be tty Joh ns Ela ine Ell iot t .

Lo is N els on th e ex ac t ad dr es s so was dr iv in g date. slowly. He passed my fr ie nd 's PR IN TE RS Do n Ab bo tt Be ssi e H eat er house. H ea rin g someone shout TH E DIARY OF A FR ES H IE Ge rtr ud e Au gu sti ne Bo b.J oh nso n Ro ber t Av ner Ha ny Kolb "d um p he re " he tu rn ed into th e Le e Bo we rs Ge org e Ko hl Eld on Ch ris top her Pa ul La ng e dr iv ew ay .

N ot as ki ng any ques- Dear Diar.v, Do rot hy Cla pp Pa t La ws on Ca lvi n De mi tro ff Th om as Mc Ev oy tio ns he un lo ad ed th e wood.

I w en t to Whittier for th e first Ha rry Ec ker t Ve rno n PeJ:,tet Da nie l Er nst Ve ra Pie rce W he n he w as fin ish ed , he went time today and can you tell me Da rle en Fo rem an Cli ffo rd Ris her Jac k Gie l Sa m Sco lar o to th e do or an d as ke d fo r his ju st who do those guys th in k Bo b Gil lett Ke nn eth Sim mo ns Ri qha rd Gr een buT g Ed dy Sm ith m on ey .

Th e su rp ris ed la dy sa id , th ey ar e anyway? Everyone was L ero y Ha ar •Ed wa rd Te ate r Ju ne Ha rra l Ro y Wa y "B ut I di dn 't or de r an y w ood." yelling, ''F re sh ie " at my classGa rth Wi lts hir e "Well, I he ar d someone call mates, an d in pa st issues th at RE SP O N SI BI LI TY 'd um p he re ' so I unloaded th e ''W hi tti er G re en le af '' ha s always wood in th e ya rd ," said th e man. pitied us freshies. Well Diary, Now th at an ot he r se m es te r ha s "I th in k I know who th at w as ." ta ke it from me we ca n ta ke ca re passed it m ig ht seem th at we She w en t up st ai rs an d sc ol de d of ou rselves an yw he re and anycould leisurely si t ba ck an d re st he r pa rr ot an d pulled some Itime. They'll find it ou t in plenon ou r pa st m er its . This is no t at all tru e, especially re la tin g to th e fe at he rs ou t of his head so th at ty of time too.

1 9A's. They, th e la rg es t class ev er he w as bald.

Well, Diary, I'l l have to go to to be assembled in W hi tti er , ca rr y Th at ni gh t when th ey had com- sleep ~ometime so I'll close you th e w ei gh t of th e school upon pany, a m an took off his hat. He 1 up until tomorrow. th ei r shoulders as it were. The had a bald head. Polly said, ''D id • A Fr es hi e 9A 's ha ve a bi g responsibility you dump wood to o? " since th e re st of th e school looks - Fl or a Kolb, 309 The governor of Maine was at ev er up w ar d to th em for leaderth e school an d was te lli ng th e ship. The 9A class hopes th at it RE V IE W IN G RADIO pupils w ha t people of different may re ac h all th e hi gh st an da rd s st at es w er e called. " N ow ," he se t by ot he r classes th ro ug ho ut A ft er th is long absence we said, '' the people from In di an a fo rm er ye ar s. re tu rn once ag ai n to show you th e ar e called Hoosiers, th e people be st in radio en te rta in m en t. A from Michigan we know as Mich OUR N EW COMERS new pr og ra m ,' 'The Circle, "b ar el y iganders . Now, w ha t lit tle boy a m on th old, is he ar d Sundays or girl can tell me w ha t th e people The influx of 7B 's ha s come an d st ar tin g at ni ne an d continuing of Mairie ar e ca lle d? '' gone an d our ne w comers should until ten. St ar re d on th e broadcast "I kn ow ," said a lit tle girl. be fairly se ttl ed by now. To ha ve ar e R on a Id Colman, Carole ''M an ia cs .''

Febru ary 17, 1939 TO THE FRES HIES

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- THE WHIT TER GRE ENLE AF WELCOME TO FRES HIES

FRESHIE SURVEY

by made y surve t recen a In Now we are begin ning a new Greenleaf repor ters, Fresh men Don' t be afraid if a mistake you seme ster and the first have made were intervie,ved on the subyou now; must d We all ·make t h y liked best jects, "the tricks Just keep on tr ing, and never midst ire • hem." Very give up, on any one left out in quit And you won't ier that they the snow. ysical educaand sincere w d with eight and hope the arbar a GoodWhit tier da Ross, Hugh have enjoyed, ley, Wen dell He was walki ng d n t e h al, ·d Lawson, Doris Not know ing where ·to g rleen Shast een of He hurre dly went down the st 1 s he teach ers rated Only to receive a lot of jee , e. They are, Elgin "Freshie, Fresh ie," is eve yell Baker, and body' s scream, "Why in the world don't you as-e of 216 and 104. your bean? '' 104 has taken on hour to his n Ui·ibe of 102 with r t failing in t he do' prefe r s home econold age our , steps Freshies, Freshies, e found not has mper, Lets give them a grea n's seaso this in ion l, al in all They 're And they' re all- 1z is consi dered the tall. om by our d they have e pastim e.

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As I was wal I saw a freshie, ! where Every ies! es She looked at me and es freshi and here smiled, But I knew by her fac stair, the on and s goin wil~d·: --.. --see freshies in the air. she w She look -hall, the down go I when And to er ta wall; the on es freshi see even I k! Oh me, The dist Sapp: Cross-word puzzles! re they' , dered bewil so 're They my! bawl, to ready I told her where to find her SAFE TY FIRS T them help to want really I And room, all.

And she went off whistling a "Joe, you carry the baby and let - Dar·leen Foreman, tune. me have the eggs. You migh t Shore Pearl -Edith Hutchinson, 303 drop them . "

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TH E WH ITT IER GR EE NL EA F SC:E~OLARSHIP ROLL

Fe bru ary 17, 1939

lins , Hel en Dav enp ort, Dic k Erw in, enc e Sch mid t, Don na Shi elds , Edw ard Bet ty Haa ck, Dar leen Hea ly, Flo yd Sku dle r, Bet ty Wil son ; 310 -Ch arle s Him mel , Ger ald ine Mic hel, Eliz abe th Coc kril l, Joy ce Cro sbie , Ma ry Fitc h, Hom e· Roo m 101 -M ary lou ise Bro uss , Jac k Run yan , Bet ty An n Shi l- Bea tric e Has kin s, Jac k Hil l, Jun e die, Cha rles Cam pbe ll, Joh n l\Ic- han , Gor don Ste ckl y, La Ver ta Pie rce , Vel ma Ree d, Don ald We inCor kle , Gra ce l\Iu nso n, Dar len e Sta l- Str auc h, Jud son Tur ner , Jea nne Van - ma n, Ken net h Wi lso n; 312 -H ow ard gre n; 102 -Be tty Jac obs , Do roth y der poo l,; 21 0-H arr y Eck ert, Dar lee n Alf rey , Wa lter Ber gst rae sse r, Rob ert Jam es, Ka the rin e Par ker , Flo yd For em an, Bet ty Lou Jeli nek , Cla r- Cal dwe ll, Luc ille Egg er, Lou ise Hay s, Pet tigr ew, La Vo ra Ram el, Rus sell , enc e Loc kha rt, Sta nle y Mc Cun e, Jac k Pau line Jac oby , Bet ty Lea ke, Wi lma Sch arm an, Do ra Sch war tz, Ma rcel .la Mo hr, Car leta Sm ith, No rma Tay lor, Mc Gre w; 314 - Jim mie An der son , Seh ner t; 103 Low ell An der son , Ru th Van ce, Ru th Wh eel er; 21 2- Shi rley Lea ke, Bet ty Ma son , Rob Do roth y Atk ins , Rob ert Avn er, Dal - Ho bar t Hay s, Dal e Gov e, Do roth y ert Ma vis, Fra nce s ola n , Ma xin e las Bot tch er, Nad yne Bur n, Rob ert Keh ling , Shi rley Lau ghl in, Ric har d ~ch nie ber , The res a Sch ulte , Ha rry Gil lett , Hel en Hem pel. , He rma n H er- Lew is, Jac k Ma nio n, Bil ly Ma nn, She rma n, Jac k Suh r, Ma rie We ide ngen rad er, Edw ard He rste in, Jan et Ken net h Mic hae l, Ard ith ewm an, kel ler; 316 -M ari e Bel tz, Cec ilia Hu tch ins on, Ru th Kos mo s, Geo rge Jan ice Sed lace k, Ros e Sin ner , Joy ce Bra dy, Luc ille Coz ad, Ele ano r Edi Lyb eris , Ma rce llie Pro sse r, Ma xin e Stu ve, Ard eth Ver ma as; 216 -Le wi s son , Don a Em ery , Rob ert Fox , Jam es Tra vis, Roy Wa y; 104 - Bet ty Boh l, Ber l.ow itz, Fre d Bir km an, Dar win Gri ffith , Ele ano r Hu rd, Sco tt Irv ine , Ma rily n Gre en, Syl via Hal l, Gor don Fre dric kso n, Gay lord Gal low ay, Jac k Har ry Kol b, Fre der ick Lan gen hei m, Min nig , Jea n Qua pp, Pea rl Sho re, Lil- Gie l, Peg gy Hu dso n, Wi llia m Ma rler , Ber nar d Lem an, Ros e Loo s, Phy Uis lian Urb ack , Tom Wa tkin s, Don Wi g- Loi s P ent on, Lil lian Sw ens on, Ma xin e Pat ters on, Flo ren ce Reb ens dor f, Sar a gan s; 105 -Ri cha rd Bar ribo , Ire ne Tim mo ns; 218 -A dam Bre hm , Ros e Ma e Van Hoo k, Har old Vo lka r; 320 Bru vol d, Bob by Coo ke, Cat her ine Elia s, Ma rga ret Hay es, Jea nne tte Ma- Bet ty Jea n Fra nkl in, Lor rain e Coo ley, Elm a Jea n Dav enp ort, nm son , Edw ard Tea ter, Dor is Orm an; Rea ton , Ma rian Ho lter , Jan e Law Fis her , Rob bie Joh nso n, Bet tyro se 220 -M arg are t Ayr es, Ali ce Gab le, ren ce, Dav id Lee , Bet ty Nas h, Win iJur gen s, Jus tine Lin dgr en, Ros em ary Wa llac e He lms tad ter, Hel en Jac obs , fred Nel son , Shi rley Osb orn , Arl ene Mc Der mo tt, :marl Mo ses, Wi lma Do roth y Joh ns, Ma rjor ie Wa lthe rs. Rob ine tte, Ha rrie t Tur ner , Ho yt l\Iy ers, Cha rles Ov erto n, Kir k Ros e; Me lvin Bev erid ge; 222 - Rus sell Yow ell.

106 -Sa mm ie Avn er, . Joh n Blu me r, Bei ghl ey, L esli e Jea n Bro wn , Ell en Pau l Bro wne , Don Fla nag an, Jea n Die tz, Geo rge Din gm an , Phy llis Hok e, NEWS NOTES Ger ma r, Gra ce Kal al, Ard yth Kel ley , Ali ce Kin g, Ard en l\Ie ans , Do roth y Ma rily n Mo ore , No rma Ogd en, Leo da Poe , Ku rt Sie nkn ech t; 300 -Lo la Rei ch, Vir gin ia Roe mic h, Bet ty Hig gen s, Tho ma s Mc Evo y, Bon nie Wa rre n Myers of 309 rep ort s Sch roll ., Elo ise Som me rste dt, Val lery QuU lin, Don ald Sut her lan d; 30 1Str etto n, Wa une ta Wh ale n; 107 -- Bet ty Bla ir, Kat hle en Blu e, Ron ald tha t dur ing vacation he we nt to Ela ine Ad am s , Dol ore s Blu nk, Bar - Boy dsto n, Ard ice Bur bac k, Car oly n Kansas City and Tulsa, Oklahoma. bar a Bur ke, Ka the rine Du nn, Wa l- Dou gla ss, Ine z :F'oss, Dor is Fra hm , He is on a sw im mi ng tea m fro m lace Hob ack , Rob ert Joh nso n, Jun e Ma rily n Fra nks , Lav onn e Gre y, Dar Kea ne, Loi s Nel son , Alb ert Sch leig er; lee n Mu rph y, Ric har d Phi pps , Dor - the Y. M. C. A. Warren is the JO 8-J im Cas e, Do nna Ha rtm an, oth y Rie lly, Ali ce Sau nde rs, Ma ry only boy fro m Wh itti er on thi s Jac k Hol bro ok, Dor is Joh nso n, Rae Sm ith, Iren e Wi lkin son ; 30 2-P aLew is, Bil ly Lun sfo rd, Ma rtha Mic hel, tric ia Bur ley , Bev erle y Cam pbe Ll, team. The oth er boys are from Do roth y Mu ehl hau sen , Bet ty Pat rick , H elen Eri ck, Har old Fre eze . Joa n high school. Th ere are eig hte en Cha rl€s Wa rd, Car oly n Wi lkin son ; Ger man , Dor is Qu inn , Har l an ll0 -Jo an Eck enb ary , Joa n Nul l, Rho des ; 3 0 3-P ats y Ack erso n, Syl - on the team. They won the Ka nsa s Ion ale e Seh ner t, Ros alie Ski dm ore , via Bet z, Wa yne Hed stro m, Edi th City meet, bu t lost the Oklahoma Alm a Tel eck y, Ma rjor ie Wi llia ms, Hu tch ins on, Do nna Kel ly, Ear l Kra ft, Ma ry Rum bol z, Joe F eist , Tom my Gle n Mc Pea k, LaJ ean Per ry. Cha rles one. They we nt Fri day at 12:30and Gri ffin , Ric har d Ho fma nn, Ric har d Raw son ; Ma rce lla Tal ber t; 304 -M al- ret urn ed Sunday at 7 :30. Th ey Sch ultz , Rus sell Slo an; 112 -F ran k colm Alle n, Ben ita Elli ott, Cha rlot te And eys on, Rob ert Bas s, Ali ce Jea n Gar rett , Dor is Joh nso n, Shi rley Ma e we nt in cars.

Fow les, Ger trud e Giffin, Ru th Low e, Kin g, Non a Lan e, Ilile en Mc Cor mic k, A group of Wh itti er girls hav e Shi rl.e y Mit che ll, Bob Mu nso n, Ro- Mil lard Ma rtin , Vir gin ia L€e Nul l, lan d Pet ers on, Ma rjor y Ram el, Ken - Hol ly Pet ers , Nor ma Sch mid t, J ame s a club called the "M err y Ma ids ." net h Sm ith, Rol lan d Tub ma n, Rob ert Sta ndl ey; 305 -El ean or Elli s, Ha rty • Belonging are Helen Da ven por t, Van Wi nkl e; 2 0 3-M ary Lou ise Cou - Fox , Fra nci s Har t, Ard ean H eiro nyJea n sins , Don ald Han dy, Nen a Lyb eris , mu s, Am y Hel en Hoc k, J ean ne McR ey- Elma Jea n Da ven por t, Rob erta Mil lard , Joa n Ov erm an, Eu- nol ds, Bar bar a Ma ck, Ke nne th Ma ser, Kindsvater, Lois Nelson and gen e Par son s, Du ane Tej cka , Ros e- No rma Pat ten , Ma ry Lou Sto nes ifer ; Ma ry Ru mb olz. The girls me et ma ry Wi cks trom , Del ma r Wi lso n; 307 -M ary Alf ord , H enr y Bit ter, 205 -M ari an Bar cus , Ro ber t Ber g, Jac k Bra cel. in, Stu art Gol dbe rg. Ire ne every Monday and hav e a good l\fa rie Bou ma n, Ma rjor ie Cou lter , Han sen , We sley Hay s, Leo ta H eat on, tim e sew ing .

Rol lan d Dud ley, Glo ria Gre en, Vir - Ler oy Kle in, Pat Law son , Oli nda gin ia Gri swo ld, Ver noy Joh nso n, Dal e Lei kam , Ma rga ret Pie rce , Jim Van Marjorie Coulter had a valen~l\1cKinney, Ver a Pie rce , An na Ma ry Ho rn; 308 - Ma rjor ie rich ola s, '.line and har d time par ty combinRau sch , Bob Rin g, Shi rley Sta ats, Ger ald Fel ls, Ken net h Rog ers, Bet ty Tw alla Str oem er, Bil l Wi ld; 20 7- Cou lter , Bil ly Sch nas e, Kei th Adk is- ed, Fe bru ary 1, 1939. Six gir ls Sta nle y And erso n, Bet tie Fow ler, . son , Jac que lyn Du rne ll, Jea nne and six boys att end ed. The evenThe ra 1\Tayne; 208 -M ary Ann Camp- Glo ver , Bil.l Ho lbro ok, Con stan ce Mcbell , Kat hle en Hea ley , Ma rga ret Moel- Bri de, Bill y ,Sch laeb itz; 309 -El liot t ing was spe nt in playing gam es ler . Wil ma Pet ers on, Fra nk Loe ffel , Bob erg , Ric har d Bra dy, Ma rian Coo mbs , and aft erw ard s a lun ch wa s Don ald McK ee, Tom my Sar gar et, RobLav ern e Gra ves , Sam uel Gru nge r, served. Pri zes were given for the ert Tho mp son ; 209 --1\ Iarj orie Bar cus , Bill y Bre hm , All en Bus ch, Hel en Gol- Shi rley Hag ema n, Ma rily n Hay s, Flo r- hig hes t scores of the games.

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Donald's - Donald Sutherland, JUMBLED NAMES Don a I d Hartshorn, D on a 1d Jean Kindsvate r of 208 went Spargo and Donald Seal.

(Solutions appear on back page.) to G r a n d I s 1a n d over the The other day Milford Epp 1. Oils Elnons, 107- Girl week-end.' bought some strong smelling hair 2. Rasa Avn Koho, 316-Girl Edith Manning of 108 had a tonic. Dorothy James. took one 3. Alde Uskike, 218- Boy birthday party at her home, sniff of it and decided it was the 4. Teybt Hojns, 222-Gir] 1935 F Street, W e d n e s d a y , same thing as her sunburn oil. In 5. Turast Dlobrgder, 307 - Boy February 1. case you don't remember we 6. Leapr Hoers, 104-Girl reported in a past issue that on a bet Dorothy drank some sunburn CHATTER BOX SNOW FLAKES 1 oil. There was only one way to find If someone would like to get out if. the tonic was the same .as I 11·k e t o see snow fl a kes come the lowdown on Jitterbugs , see the 011 so she tasted . the tome. f a11·mg a 11 aroun d , Miss McGrew's 8B art work. Sure enough! The tome wa_s the \ I l"k t th f 11 d h't r f th b •. W 1 e o see em a an w 1 en They have been working on a ias o e sun urn 011• e up the ground, im&ginary animals and have wonder if this time Dorothy felt We don't know where they come called them Jitterbugs. To look any effects. from, It seems that Vera Pierce had We don't know where they go, at one you would think you were holding the paper upside down. a birthday not long ago. Her But I think it's a beautiful sight How they get their ideas for parents sent her name in to be In fact, I rea1ly know. them is a mystery, but it's lots announced over the radio. She Lois Nelson of fun trying to figure them out. would be thirteen. The announceTho s e of you who s u b - ment came out that she was three.

DID YOU EVER SEE scribed for the "Whittier Green- Could we have a three year old in leaf'' last semester might recall our midst?

We find Billy Lunsford stuntNorma Schmidt without Benita an article which read "Winifred Nelson has bet Wesley Miller the ing on roller skates with his little Elliott.

Shirley Hageman without Jean huge sum of a nickle, that the brother, and putting him in Girls G 1e e would make more some queer and funny positions. McReynolds.

Eleanor Hurd without Betty appearances than the Boys Glee Then we see Iona Burdick, W i Im a Kempkes. during the semester,' ' You also Charleen Workman, Doris Orman without Bettie remember that this wager was Latta, Frances Hart and Betty witnessed by Stuart Goldberg. Welch. We sometimes wonder Fowler.

Maybe you would be interested what Betty Welch intends to be, Marie Richter without Portia in knowing that Winifred won an ice skater or a roller skater. Eitle.

A group of girls consisting of the bet. Wesley, who is very Iona Lee Sehnert, Betty Franklin, Virginia Sterling without Helen trustworth y and always pays his Owens.

Connie McBride, Mary Lou debts, gave Winifred the huge Dona Winters without Gerry silver piece which had a buffalo Stonesifer, Marcella Sehnert and Jane Lawrence chaperoned by Thompson. on the back of it. • Not long ago Phyllis Patterson their campfire guardian, Mrs. Jacqueline Wilson without went to get a drink of water Franklin, enjoyed a night after Twilla Huff. and when she turned on the school at the state capitol.

Lois Nelson and Elaine Adams Martha Michel without Dorothy faucet the water shot up into her eyes. Since then she calls it of 107 were going to their home Muehlhausen.

Jean Bennett without Dorothy her pet faucet and refuses to room when Lois bumped into a boy coming out of 102. Lois almost Atkins and Betty Bloom. drink from any other.

In Miss Curley's third period fell and kicked Elaine. They both I Sara Mae Van Hook without English class there • are four bumped into their home room.

Eleanor Edison and Lucile Cozad.

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The volley-ball tou rna men t The re once was a boy named Joe, The newly chosen cha irm an of has come to an end and 304 is Who mad e a man out of sno w; the play grou nd is Bet ty Cou lter the school cha mpi on with 208 The n afte r a time of 308. She has chosen for her following up with low gro up sub -cha irm en, Virg inia Lee Null.

The sun beg an to shin e, cha mpi ons hip. The bas ketb all Shir ley Osb orn, and Co nni e And now the man "ain 't no mo. " tou rna men t star ted the 9th of McBride. In the ord er given they -To m \.Vatkins, 104 hav e chosen thei r games. Firs t this mon th. It is to be a roun drob in tour nam ent. nine-court, nex t soccer thre eDue to the wea ther the gym NEW SEM EST ER base, and last Connie has chosen clas ses for the mos t par t hav e socc er baseball. Besides thes e bee n inside. A favo rite gam e of The sem este r has just star ted, girl s men tion ed the following are thei rs is "bo mba rdm ent" . The re The school wor k has beg un; also on the play grou nd com mitt ee: are seve ral boy s on eac h side of Moy ne .

Mill er, Har riet t Palm er, the gym. The y use all the balls I suppose. we'l l ~ave to take it Mar cel1 a Seh nert , Peg gy Bassen, ava ilab le incl udin g bas ketb alls And thin k of It as fun.

Bet ty Jaco bs, Jean Ger mar , Jan e and baseballs. Eac h pers on has I Vac atio n day s are ove r • Law renc e, Ha rri ett Tur ner, a pin of his o~n whi ch he is to The home wor k we shall see· kee p from get tmg kno cke d ove r. , . . . ' Mer cede s M i 11 er, Marcelline The obje ct is · to thro w the balls ~ e had bett er dig m and get It, Pro sser , N ioma Lowder, Lor rain e . acro ss the floor tryi ng to kno ck And good we'l l have to be.

Peir son , Jan et How erte r, Nor ma ove r a pers on's pin on -the othe r - Lois Nelson, 10'7 Sch mid t, Han na Newbill, Jan et side.

Hut chin son , Pea rl Shore, Lillian The cha irm an of the boy s' LC ST AND FOU ND play gro und com mit tee is MalUrb ack , and Sara Mae Van Hook. colm Allen. Tho se who assi st him Mrs. Ross had an official bury ing are as follow s : Kei th Adk isso n , LOS T: Am eric an His tory Book, of her old gym shoe s befo re the Rob ert Cat her, Har ry Fox , Joh n num ber - 5722 . If found plea se new sem este r star ted and she is Dea n; Wes ley Miller, Har old retu rn to Allen Busch, 209. quit e prou d of her nice new clean Par ker , Donald Abb ott, Cha rles whi te shoes. Don 't forg et to conTay lor, Hem y McWilliams, Hoy t SOL UTI ON S TO JUM BLE D YOvYell and Billy Mar ler. grat ulat e her.

NA ME S All classes are suit ed up this The fifth period gym class is goyea r exc epti ng the 7B' s. All ing to be wor king on a dan ce for 1. Lois Nelson clas ses will suit up nex t yea r. the spri ng ope rett a so the clas ses 2. Sar a Van Hook Spo rtm ans hip in the gym is on the second floor can enjoy some 3. Dale Kuskie fair ly good, but ther e is still quie t for seve ral weeks. Isn' t tha t 4. Bet ty Joh ns roo m for mor e imp rov eme nt.

5. Stu art Goldberg nice? Or is it?

At a rece nt mee ting of the 6. Pea rl Shroe The teac her was test ing the play grou nd com mitt ee it was kno wle dge of a kind erga rten dec ided to play off the noon SAM PLE class. Cla ppin g a half -dol lar on tour nam ent by floors inst ead of No mat ter how many time s a by hom e rooms. Thu s when the the desk she said sha rply , yea r unc le Eli goes to the city, he win ners of the firs t floor hav e "W hat 's tha t?"

Inst antl y a voice in the bac k row can 't seem to get used to city bee n decided, they will play the way s, especially around rest au- win ners of the second floor, and said, "Tll.ils." rant s. As a resu lt, he ofte n gets that win ner will play the win ner Donald: My mot her' s awf ul into emb arra ssin g pred icam ents . of the thir d floor for the school funn y. .Jus t the othe r day a wai tres s in cha mpi ons hip.

Uncle: Why? a rest aur ant set his orde r befo re Donald: When we hav e mince him. Pick ing up the small port ion Fat her : Wh at do you mea n by pie or fros ted cake, she ask s if I of stea k, Eli exa min ed it criti call y play ing trau nt? Wh at makes you wan t some; but whe n we hav e and said, "Th at's exa ctly wha t I stay awa y from school? spin ach , she just give s it to me. wan t. Brin g me some of it."

Son : Class hatr ed, fath er.

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it ti er Greenleaf LINCOLN, NEBR ASKA

DELEGATES HOLD FIRST MEETING

March 3, 1939

Price : Five cents

Stop! Look! Listen!

OFFICERS CHOSEN BY HOM E ROO MS In assembly, Febu ary 23, Lieu-

tenan t Benn ett, head of the The first regul ar deleg ate as- traffic depar tmen t Here are the home room office rs in Linco ln, semb ly met on Monday, Febru ary who are guidi ng the various rooms talked about ''Safe ty.'' He had durin g this semes ter, the presi13, to discuss ways of improving the order in the cafete ria. Previ - with him vario us signs that we dent, vice-p reside nt, secre tary, ously a meeti ng which was at- see along the street s and hig-h- and treasu rer being menti oned in tended by part of last seme ster's ways and told us what each of order. repre senta tives had been held to these signs mean 210: Charl es Taylo r, Clare nce, s.

Carro ll Lea discuss the J itney supper.

Lockhart, J anetH ower ter, Stanl ey Ande rson introd uced him.

The McCune.

Here are t he deleg ates who repc1v1c league officers and the resen t the various home rooms.

107: Jack Dingm an, Don Holl101: Tr enna Han line, Robe rt safety committee were on the torf, Kathe rine Dunn, Barba ra Smith ; 102: . Lydia Loos, Arthu r stage .

Burke.

Haith ; 103: Ruth Kosmos, Lowell 112: Kenn eth Smith, Bob MunAnde rson; 104: Jean Quapp, son, Delores Bristow, Bett y Norm an Barre tt; 105: Elma Burke.

Daven port, Jack Bates; 106: 302: Patric ia Burley, Robe rt EatArdy th Kelly, Paul Browne; 107 : All hail to the victor s of the on, Adrian Schriber, D e l o re s N or ma Green berg, Al be rt Stewa rt.

Schleiger; 108: Donna Hartm an, Green leaf camp aign. Leading 103: Maxine Travis, George Charles Ward ; 110: Joan Null, with 100 per cent was 310. Fol- Lyberis, Bob Avner.

Russell Sloan;l12:Shirley Wrigh t, lowing close behind in second and 212: Dale Gove, Dorothy KehlFrank Ande rson; 203: Mary third places were 316 and 320. ing, Jack Manion, Rich ard Louise Cousins, Dick Hudk ins; We only hope that we can justif y Kennedy.

20 5 : Mar ie Bouman, Jame s 314: Marie Weid inkell er, Billie Keeney; 207: Maxine Brochu, Ray the fin~ response _to the Green leaf Griffin, Shirley Leake, Franc is Bish ; 209: Fried a Schaffer, Allen camp aign and give you a paper Nolan.

Busch ; 208: Marg aret Moeller, that will meet your expectations.

203: Rosemary Wickstrom, Don Tommy Sarge nt; 210: Norm a TayHandy, Nena Lyberis, Richa rd lo~, Jack Mohr; 212: Joyce Stu ye, .

Alt. Wil bur Leupold; 216: Maxme 301: Ardis Burback, Keit h Timmons, Richa rd Lawson; 218: Rymer, Jack Mathews, Darle en Prudy ann Morrison, Cecil Cobb; Very recen tly 117 has been Murphy.

220: Alice Gabel, Wallace Helm303: Robe rt Gable house , Donn a stadt er; 222: Leslie Jean Brown, opened as a candl ewick ing room Kelly, Charles Rawson, Wilma Arde n Mean s; 300 : Lillian durin g the noon hour. ft is a Warren.

Schaffer, Stanl ey Murray; 301: favor ite pastim e of many pupils.

300: Eddie Smith, Dewain Carr, Ida May Bivens, Richard Phipp s; One may make a mat of almost Bonnie Quillen, Jean Hilleb randt .

316: Cecelia Brady, Harol d Vol303: Ann Greta Sorenson, Guy any size and color for just a few Thompson; 305: Carmen Quacken- cents . Miss Drusilla Wiley from kar, Eleanor Edison, Bob Fox. 309: Paul Lange , Flora Kolb, bush, Marv in Tomlinson; 307 : the city board of recrea tion diMary Alford, George Kohl; 309: rects the work and a civic league Elean or Ryan, Naomi Beutler.

Shirley Hage man, Elliott Boberg; officer from the girls safety com- 205: Bill Wild, Robe rt Litze n302 : Edna Pearson, John Em- , mitte e helps. Miss Wiley was a berg, Anna May Raush, Jack mons; 304: Ilileen McCormick, \ forme r Whitt ier pupil and held a Reed.

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March 3, 1939 QUIET PLEA SE

Tuesday evening, Febru ary 14, Bzz! Bzz! Has a horde of Whitt ier opened its doors for the swarm ing bees descended upon Whitt ier?

Upon closer inspe ction, bi-annual open house where the it will be seen that it is the pupils act as guides to conduct pupils themselves makin g all of FACU LTY ADVIS ORY BOAR D Miss Cross Miss H u lt their paren ts throu gh the building the distur bing noi11e, both in the Miss Peterson Mr . Gammill and introd uce them to the teach- hall and cafeteria. The stand ard GRE E NLEA F STAFF Editor-i n-chief.. ................... _.......Wi nifred N elson ers and the school. Appro ximat ely set by forme r Whitt ierite s is Feature s ........ Charlott e Garrett, Stuart Goldber g Girls' Sports..Jan e Lawrenc e, Jacquel ine Vi'i lson 600 people includ ing both paren ts high and in order to Ii ve up to it Boys' Sports.... Tommy Gr iffin, Ger ald Daughe rty Humor......................Marjorie Ramel, Dale Kuskie and pupils, attend ed. we must exert more effort .

Alumni .................. Helen Kahler, LaVora Ramel Exchan ges ............ Darleen Forema n , P ear l Shor e What if the record hande d down Fashion s .............. .................................. Bettie F owler HOBBIES Chatter .......... Edith Hutcb inson, Jim Van Horn to our poste rity includ ed a stateNewsy N otes ........................ Sal'a May Van Hook ................................ Shirley Hagema n ment to the effect that Whit tier Ca lendar .......................... J oan N ull, Fern Bowers Hobb ies are wond erful thing s Typist s ....................._. ..I da Durham , Betty Bloom pupils of this era made so much for those pedpl e who have time noise that it caused an intern aREPO RT ERS Billy Griffin for them. As every boy and girl tional cotton shorta ge due to so E laine Adams Betty Johns Marjor ie Barcus in junio r high must have spare much cotton being used by our Lois Nelson E la ine Elliott time some time, I see no reason teach ers to put in their ears.

PRINT ERS Bessie H ea t er Don Abbott why everyone should not have a Let's not let this happen. Because Bob Johnson Gei-trud e Au gustine Harry Kolb Rob ert Avn er hobby of one kind or anoth er even George Kohl Lee Bowers of the low ceilin g in our cafePaul Lange Eldon Christop her if it is only one that requi res small Pat Lawson Doroth y Clapp teria, the sound bounc es back, Thomas McEvoy Calvin Demit roff effort .

A hobby should be chose n V ern on Pettet Harry Eckert redoubling the volume of it. For V era Pierce Daniel Ernst accor ding to the likes and di slikes Clifford Risher Darleen For eman this reason we must modulate Sa m Scolaro Jack Giel of the perso n who is choos in g.

It Kennet h Simmon s our voices to a softer pitch.

Bob Gill ett Eddy Smith R ichard Greenbu rg should be some thing the hobbi est E d,-..a r d T eat er Leroy Haar Roy Way June Harral enjoy s.

Creat ing some thing seems PUPI LS HEAR SYMPHONY Garth Wiltshi re to be a favor ite wit h most boys and girls. Girls migh t like sewing Pupils of the Junio r High SNOWBALLING and boys would perha ps like Schools were enter tained by the Snow tothe left ofus, snow tothe making articles of wood or metal. Lincoln Symphony Orche stra right of us, snow in front of us, Eithe r useful or fancy thing s are under the direction of Leo in fact, snow everywhere. What a good for hobbi es if you happe n to Kucin ski on Mond ay, Febru ary temp tation that is for throw ing like the thing you are doing. 13, at the Stuar t theate r. snowballs. Of course we have been told time ~nd again that Every junio r high pupil should The progr am consisted of these snowballing is a dangerous sport make the best use of his spare selections: "The Barte red Bride " but we still go on engag ing in this time and a hobby is about the by Smetana, ''Second Hung arian pleasing but highly perilous enter - best thing I can think of.

Rhap sody" by Liszt, "Und er the prise. Now we're not going into Linde ns" by Massenet, "Entr ance "Why do you admir e that of the Litte Faun s'' by Pierne, a long and tedious sermon but just remem ber the golden rule: ''Do preac her so much ?''

"Triu mpha l Entra nce of the unto other s as you would have ''Any one who can keep a flock Boya rs'' by Halvorsen. them do unto you," and restra in of women quiet for an hour yourself. Thus you will cause the deserves admi ration ."

One day a teach er was havin g a other fell ow no grief and your first grade class in hygiene. She Betty : What is the difference asked them if they knew that conscience will be clear. betwe en a fisherman and a school there was a burni ng fire in the Lady Presi dent: What book boy? body all of the time. One little helps you the most?

Jean: I don't know. girl spoke up and said, ''Yes' m.

New Member: My husba nd ' s Betty : One bates his hook; the When it is a cold day I can see check book.

Iother hates his book. the smoke. '' F ounded a nd establish ed in 1924 as the offici al student publica tion of W hi ttier Junior High Scbool. Published bi-week ly durin g t he school year by t he Whittie r Junior High School pup ils.

March 3, 1939

. TH E WH ITT ER GR EEN LEA F

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tr io. "Pa tty! Oh- hhh -hhh, Patt y!

My new she ets! " In the mea nI'd like to wri te a stor y " Why , J immy! You bad boy! time the boy s had escaped · leavAbout the hobby I enjoy, You kno w you 're not supposed ing Pat ty t o face the music.

I have fille~ many a scra p-bo)k to say, 'Da rn it'! Nor you Fift een min utes elapsed. Patty Wit h movie star s, like Myrna eith er, Bob. For tha t I'll hav e to stood up to eat sup per.

• Loy. - Dar leen Forema n and take you down to the pond and re Sho rl Pea be all will sins r you so you k duc One book is filled with recipes, was hed awa y." These words And I try them one by one!

IF AT WH ff sma a of lips the from e cam out turn 't don they es Som etim seven-year-o Id g i r 1 stan ding so well , Van Jim e wer n Hor Van Jim besides two companions of abo ut The n tha t spoils all the fun. e.

Flut age. own her While making up thes e s~rapart Stu e wer g ber Gold art Stu y." read 're We K. 0. ,, books, rg. erbe Silv here t righ t wai you w ''No To pass the time awa y, a Sar e wer k Hoo Van Mae a Sar ng ethi som get and go I le whi I th ink a hobby helps me er.

Sink Van Mae se 'Cau on. put to you for te whi To keep jolly, brig ht, and gay. st.

Coa rl Pea e wer re Sho rl Pea t.'' righ g thin this do to got we - Marjorie Ramel , 112 leen Dar e wer n ema For leen Dar In a few min utes she retu rned s.

Bos n line ed fold tly nea two ying carr S SUMMARIZING STUDIE r.

Bea k Dic e wer fe Wol k Dic shee ts. "He re now ," she said n. ceso Poli Pat e wer son Law Pat "ar e real whi te she~ts wha t yo~ Our ENGLISH ECSTAClES are y Mar e wer ord Alf y Mar can wra p up in. Come on. Don 't slack, . uick Alb We just can 't seem to make the be so slow ." e. uski H e Dal e wer kie Kus e Dal Arr ivin g at the pond the two grade, Clar e wer rt kha Loc e renc Cla boys walked solemnly tow ard And for football or.even trac k, rt. nha Ope ence We cert ainl y would like to trad e. tha t small body of wat er while ing.

Fall l Ear e wer ng Risi l Ear and s shoe her off took ty Pat HIST ORY'S HAUNT: You 're in the · ine Ela e wer ot Elli e n i a El stoc king s prep arat ory to wad ing red, ng.

Irvi ed the pen hap it As elf. hers in Wit h all those mad den ingd ates ia Sylv e wer ll Ha a lvi Sy d was not very deep but its pon and names, r. rido Cor e up for by mad was ness low shal Tho ugh you keep them chalked en Ard e wer ns Mea n e Ard fact that it was very, very the in you r head, d.

Goo dy. mud They kee p spinning 'rou nd in .

Puff lla Twi e wer f Huf lla Twi Pat ty was abo ut to duck As you r brains. ow.

Yell s Mis e wer en Gre s Mis Bob and Jimmy, she hea rd her . ight Stra s Mis e wer ley Cur s Mis LATIN' S LUCIDITY has fled, mot her' s voice calling, ''Pa tty! lie Jea n Brown wer e Leslie Les The obje ct of it, I can 't see; Wh ere are you ?'' k.

Blac Jean On Caesar' s work I vainly ''Oh gee, tha t mus t be Mother wer e Hen ry er Bitt y r n e H tread, calling me to supper. Goodness et.

Swe Yet Lati n is still Greek to but I'll be glad to sit down and me. eat. Yes, Mamma, I'm com ing. " CK ERI LIM Our SCIENCE SORROW is the ''Sa y! Wh ata' you goin'· to do germ , with us? Guess we don 't wan ta The re was a girl pain ting a scene, Coccus, epir illum, bacillus, stan d here all nig ht.' ' The pain ts mad e an awf ul gree n; And as our text book does "Pa tty, " sounded the voice She used brig ht red, from the house, this time with con firm, Ano ther quit e dead, more emphasis - "PA TTY " ! !

In very larg e amounts And you can ima gine the theme.

Poo r Patt y wa s bewildered. they 'll kill us.

305 , mus rony Hei ean Ard -W inif red Nelson ! Mo ther was coming tow ard the SHE ETS

MY HOBBY

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TH E WH ITT IER GR EE NL EA F WHO IS IT?

SUB-DEB STYLES

March 3, 1939 A TASK

BOY Well, spr ing is on its way and Joe Miller walked the len gth Color hai r ____ Wa vy lig ht bro wn tha t me ans big flowered pri nts , of Hu che ns str eet and passed Color eyes ________________ Blue loud colors, full ski rts , and big the local mortician. He glanced He igh ______ __ _________ 67 inches sleeves. Though the re' s qui te aro und to see if any one wa s We igh t __ ___ _____ ___ _l32 pounds som e tim e to wa it the re are som e fol low ing him. Nope, the road Class ______________________ __9A thi ng s wit h a spr ing y touch tha t · was clear. His gai t became Age ________________ _________ _14 can be worn ~ow. Sw eat ers in slower as Joe pondered abo ut his Fav ori te Sport_ _________ Football lig ht colors tha t have a silkish mission. It wo uld n't be so har d Wh at comrnittee' ____ ______ Us her sheen and are open kn it are bei ng to do, bu t still a sense of Al ways has a smile. worn and are no t too spr ing y nervousness shone in his bri ght GI RL or not too wi nte ry bu t jus t in blue eyes. The sun beamed upon Color Ha ir ___ __________ __ _Blond bet we en. his . pat ch of blo nd hai r wh ich Color Eyes _________________ Blue Plaid twe eds , close fitting jac k- 1o o k e d 1i k e so rn e freshly Height__ ____•______ _____ 63 inches ets , lot s of ple ats and sho rt ski rts har ves ted wh ea t gli ste nin g We igh t ______________ l]5 pou nds are sta rtin g spr ing aga in.

Th e ben eat h old Sol. Class ________________________ 9A nex t thi ng you kno w Ea ste r's Joe had bee n in tow n for nea rAg e __________________________ 14 going to be her e and new clothes ly eleven yea rs and kn ew the inFa vo rite Sport_ ______ Ice Sk ati ng will be wa nte d by everyone to side of the bank by hea rt. If he Wh at Committee __.:. _______ Office begin spr ing with, so sta rt plan- had passed the place once, he had Al wa ys on the run . ning your outfit now. A plain or done it a hun dre d times. He had (A nsw ers will be found on back pleated ski rt, a plaid jac ket wit h planned his mission for ages and pag e) an open kn it sw eat er, or a sm art kne w exa ctl y wh at he was going dre ss topped wit h a jig ger jac ket to do wit h the money. How he JA CK FR OS T'S MIRACLES will ma ke a dar lin g outfit. loved money! His footsteps nea rLo ng fluf fy hai r-d os wit h cur ls ed the ban k and he bec ame more Jac k Fro st came vis itin g ear ly on the for ehe ad wil l be goo d for une asy .

Oh we ll, a few mi nut es thi s year. spr ing · and loo k Les t un der rol ler and the wh ole thi ng would be With icy fingers and toes; hat s.

Pag e-b oy is goo d too .In fac t, ove r.

Fin ally he reached his desHe tap ped at the win dow wit h all lon g bob s wil l be wo rn so let tin atio n.

Slo wly he opened the words of che er, you r hai r dow n. gia nt doo rs and str ode into the Wi nte r is corning eve ryo ne Tie you r sho es, tie you r hai r rib int eri or of the ban k. Th e vau lt knows. bons, your blouses and your belts, was at the back and hug e sums The gra ss is fro ste d fro m his and now tie your anklets. They of money we re being exchanged. vis it las t nig ht, lace in con tra sti ng colors wit h A few mi nut es elapsed and he It shi nes hke the sta rs in the your ank let s and add a touch of wa s back on the str eet , hap py sky ; style. · .. and content, for eleven yea r old You look all abo ut yo u-e ve ryJoe Miller had doposited his first . thi ng 's bri gh t, POSTSCRIPT dollar tow ard s a college educaTh e scene in my mi nd will tion. nev er die.

We neg lec ted to mention in our 1 --S tua rt Goldberg -G rac e Munson, 101 las t issue tha t Tommy Griffin and Jacqueline Wilson had ma jor roles A young lady entered a crowdJoh nn y: Grandpa, can you help in th e Gr een lea f assembly. ed car wit h a pai r of ska tes slung me wit h thi s sum'?

Th ank s are also in orde!' for over her arm . An elderly gentleGr and pa: I could, my boy, bu t Ma ry Alford, who accompanied ma n arose to give her his seat. it w : m ldn 't be rig ht, would it? the Gr een lea f song. " Th ank you ver y much, sir, "sh e Joh nn y: I do n't suppose it said, "b ut I'v e been ska tin g all would bu t hav e a sho t at it, "W ha t are wie nie s?" aft ern oon and I'm tire d of sit tin g Grandpa. : "H am bu rge rs wit h tig hts on ." do wn ."

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THE WHITTER GREENLE AF

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A calamity befell the cafeteria with her moth er one day. The bracelet was adorned by severa a few weeks ago. Marian Coombs In Miss Cross' fourth period bells with the habit of tinkling went prancing along the cafeteria junior business class there are loudly whenever disturbed. Mrs. floor. Suddenly she felt herself five Billie.s. They are Billy Griffin, James forbade daughter Dorothy loosing ground. Meat loaf and Billy Inbody, Billy Fisher, Billy to wear the offensive purchase gravy joined as one and made a while in her company on the way beautiful conglomeration of hash Wild, and Bill Lovelace.

Charlotte Garrett was very em- home from town. Dorothy asked as cream pie went careening barrassed the other day in Latin teachers here if they minded her across the floor. Marian regained class. She boldly walked up to wearing the article under dispufe her footing as Mr. Culler came Miss Cross and stated that she and the result was unanimous running with broom and dustpan. had no pencil and could she go to that Dorothy might wear it if she Marian and Joyce Crosbie came her home room and get one. Miss cared to. to blows but soon they kissed and Don't dare to venture near 307 made up. A round of five minutes Cross granted the request and Charlotte started towards the at noon, for if you do, you'll passed and Dorothy James passed door. Thera Mayne called out, probably be mowed down by by. She too slipped, her milk land"There's the pencil on your ear." Frances Helser as she whizzes in ing in Marilyn Green's salad . Still Charlotte trudged back to her and out like a streak of lightning. later a boy came roving through. seat and buried her beet-red face She is on duty at noon.

John Blumer had an inkling that During Miss Jones' second he too would fall so being very in her Latin book.

Betty Coulter seems to have period music class she glanced gallant he took the boy's soup off developed an appetite equaled over to the seat where Wesley his tray. After he had passed the only by that of a harvester. Zier was seated. She exclaimed, danger mark, .John replaced the Reports have it that Betty was "Why, Wesley, you aren't even soup upon his tray. It seems that the consumer of five dishes of ice chewing your gum in rhythm to a danger sign should be placed at cream and three pieces of cake at the music." this dangerous intersection since In the Greenleaf printing class, so many upsets have taken place a party she attended. Not satisfied to leave it at that, Betty in- Wednesday, February 8, LeRoy there. dul ged in three oranges and two Haar set up an article and, after glasses of milk upon her arrival having it okayed, distributed it An old Irish farmer who kept a again. Now he has to set it over. pig had a peculiar way of over at home.

Frances Helser made her con- feeding it one day and starving it Milferd Epp has a leaning toward being a tradesman , it seems. tribution to the social events in the next. ''Why do you treat A pair of pliers and an enormous the form of a sleigh ride with two that poor beast so, Paddy?" he ball of copper wire are our large sleighs. Reports on this was asked. indicators. During second period party have been a bit vague, but I "when Paddy, said "Sure," a that through came report one brought Milferd day class one streak a have to like I pig my kill all. by had was time good these tools and went to work. Not " lean. of streak a and fat of entertained Connie McBride one word was heard from Milferd glue liquid this Is Customer: the whole period, which is rather recently at a birthday party that good? unusal, until almost at the very followed the doughnut theme Why you good?

Any Assistant: end Milferd let out an exasper- carried out with invitations with day of break the mend could he th~t seemed It ated, "Darn." had been trying to make out a through to the refreshme nts. This that glue. name (not his own) from the party was a strictly feminine me tellee You Chinaman: copper wire and his plans were affair. where railroad depot?

Marilyn Green was also a thwarted by the absence of Citizen: What's the matter, recent hostess at a party for girls John? Lost? enough wire.

Dorothy James purchased a only. Marilyn 's was a birthday Chinaman: No! me here. Depot lost. charm bracelet while shopping dinner party.

CHATTER BOX

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TH E WH ITT IER GR EE NL EA F

March 3, 1939

OF FIC ER S CHOSEN 105: Be tty Rose Jur gen s, Ku rt Be tty Joh ns of 222 had a bir thBY HOME ROOMS Rose, La Vonne Webb, Rollie dav par ty, Jan uar y 20, 1939. Th ere Johnson. were six pre sen t, Flo ra Kolb, (Continued from pag e 1) 308: Ike Chase, Harold Michel, Es the r Helzer, Do rot hy Kehling, Na tha lie Re aso n, Gla dys Vo lz.

Alv a Ke hli ng, Glo ria Zie r, and 110: Joe Geist, Ev ely n Schmidt, 312 : B o b Ca ldw ell, Lo uis Ma e rily n Joh ns Th e color mo tif Doris Da ugh ert y,I ona lee Seh ner t.

Da vis son , Ve lma Mc Gre w, wa Bo b s pin k, and aft er the y had 304: Ch arl ott e Ga rre tt, Po rtia Ga ge. pla yed gam es the y recieved fav ors Eitel, Mary Ann Benishek Nona and ref res hm ent s.

Lane.

Ru th Wh eel er Be ttie Fo wle r, NE WS Y NO TE S 102: Russell Sh arm an, Marian and Doris Orman go rol ler ska tLoos, Floyd Pet tig rew , Alb ert Schlimm.

Miss Do rot hy Holcomb, tea ch- ing ev er y Sat urd ay at the 108: Dorothy Muelhausen, er of violin, received her ma ste r Y.M.C.A. Sta nle y Mecomber, Ray Lee of art s deg ree in music from the Jan et Ho we rte r we nt on a Lewis, Be tty Pat ric k.

Sta te Un ive rsi ty of Iowa, Jan u- sle igh rid e, Fe bru ary 10 . .

101: Th elm a Bry ant , Ch arl es ary 31, 1939. He r the sis topic wa s Ho me roo m 301 and all the '' A Stu dy of the Pro ble ms in Ma rtin , Ve ra Kolb, Jam es Plock.

Re hea rsa l and Per for ma nce by classes in 301 we re mo re tha n 104: Tom Wa tki ns, Be tty Bohl, High School Groups of the Quar- hap py to welcome Miss Ralston Helen Kahler, Don Wiggans. tet in F Major, Opus 18, of b~ck aft er her long illness.

2Vi: Eu gen e Nuss, Dorothy Joa n Koenig goes to Sh irle y Be eth ov en. " Miss Holcomb will Igou, LeRoy Lamb, Mary Kock. begin work on the doc tor ate at Gr iffe n's house aft er school and 216: Darwin Fre dri cks on, Jac k the beg inn ing of the sum me r the y bak e cakes.

Giel, Charles Um ber ger , Harold session at the Sta te Universit y of In Home Room 222, one or two Long.

Iowa, Iow a City. pupils who are ver y able and 220: Louise Robinson, Helen Some of the pupils of 108 gav e willing are going to try hel pin g Jacobs, He len Fri tch , Joh n a pro gra m for the home room those 7A 's who find science or Williams. on Monday, Fe bru ary 13. Be tty history tough going. If the y do a ·305: Ba rba ra Mack, Harold Welch sta rte d the pro gra m by tell- good job of coaching. the y can McGrew, Peg gy Wolf, Ele ano r ing of Abe Lin col n's popularity. ear n an efficency cre dit for it.

Ellis.

Ne xt on the pro gra m Ma rth a A list of bir thd ays in home 209: Geraldine Mickel, Jud son Michel told of Ab rah am Lincoln room 222 shows tha t Ge rry Tu rne r, Ar thu r Chubbuck, Billy as pre sid ent . La st on the pro gra m Ma tth ew s and Am elia Kn aub Owen. was Sta nle y Mecomber who gav e are twins, both hav ing No vem ber 222: A 1ice King, Pat ric ia "L inc oln 's Ge tty sbu rg Ad dre ss. " 5, 192 6, for the ir bir thd ays .

Murphy, Ric har d Sn yde r.

Th e pro gra m was sponsored by Ev ery mo nth of the yea r, exc ept 320: Phyllis t\lt, Ronald Knip- Dorothy Muehlhausen.

Jul y, wa s som eon e's bir thd ay. ple, Marian Ho 1t er, Ro ber t Th e spo tlig ht falls on the ice Ha nne ma n. pond, wh ere we find a group of WE AT HE R 208: Donald McKee, Mary Ann jolly ska ter s and in the group w_e Campbell, Jea n Marie Scheer, find Be tty Welch ma kin g figures This kind of we ath er is get tin g Rose Eb ert . and acr oba tin g on the ice. Th e ver y old, 307: Jim Van Horn, Olinda ones who enj oye d the fun we re Fir st it's warm, the n it's cold; Leikam, Bob Ward, Jac que lin e Ve ra Welch, Lenore Crosby, Why do esn 't it sta y wa rm for Wilson.

Lo rra ine Fis her , Be tty Welch. awhile?

310: Charles Cockrill, Jac k Hill, Th e fun wa s indeed so hilarious Th en I thi nk eve ryo ne would Velma Reed, Joe Smith. tha t Be tty An der son fell in. smile; 218: Doris Orman, Ed wa rd Ric har d Baily is a new stu den t Bu t if it were snowing, Te ate r, Clark Be ch er, Mary of 309. He was at Wh itti er for And the wind were blowing, Keilman. two yea rs bef ore he moved away. To the ice -sk atin g pond we 'd go, 106: Harold Pa rke r, Da rle en Jac que lin e Wilson of 307 spe nt Or tumble from sleds int o the Tracy, Virginia Roemick, Leoda Su nda y vis itin g her gra nd fat her snow.

Reich. in Pal me r, ' ebr ask a.

-T om my Griffin, 11°0

March 3, 1939 WOLF'S CALL

THE WHI'ITIE R GREENL EAF I LOVE IT

7 ALUMNI

I see the moon through the I love it Harry N eiderhaus and Eddie forest, When the sun comes up in the Schwindt can't stay away from I see the stars in the sky, morning Whittier. Graduatin g from WhitBut best of. all, and the greatest, And all the children begin to tier some time ago they came to I hear the wolf's lone cry. sing, visit their former teachers.

• When the dogs are barking Anna Fox and Dorothy ReifIt's nearly beginning of morning, And the birds take wing. schneider, who recently graduat€d The dew begins to fall, from Whittier, can't seem to But still, as it nears the dawning, I love it When the sun sets in the west fol"get the teachers they had over I hear the wolf's lone call.

And a breeze is stirring, here.

Other pupils who have been - Benita Elliott, 304 When the birds are in their nest back to visit teachers were Betty And a kitten is softly purring. Gary, Dora Eppens and Margaret HAIR-WH AT IF -A9A Graves.

Whittier pupils h ave proMilferd Epp had long curls. gressed quite a bit at Lincoln WINTER High School. Mary Ellen McFarMarilyn Green had red hair.

Bettie Fowler had only one curl. The air is filled with sweepR of land and Kenneth Neff are l0B cabinet members.

Mary is also Bernard Leman lost his wave. snow, the lOB class secretary.

The sound is of a roaring crowd; Margaret Pierce had short hair.

Patricia Shelly is a home But room no people need be near Irene Hansen wore bangs.

For it's just the wind using representa tive for 221 and Jimmy John Blumer lost his hair. mighty arms, Wise for 317.

Jack Tilton is a Doris Orman wore the same To fling it's "dust" upon the sophomore Lynx and Pat Hermground, hair style for a week. inghaus and Betty Lee Cronn, And send flying specks of ice Lucile Cozad had straight hair. who formerly were Whittier Against pueach obstacle and device; Fred Langenheim died his hair Whether a thing or place or pils, are Junior class officers and black. people, Student Council members.

Margie Ramel had white hair. Or 'round the church or tallest Elaine Elliott lost her braids. steeple, HOME No matter who, or what, or where, NICKNAMES My home is the best, God tests them all.

-Marilyn Hays It's like a friendly nest; Cupie- Eleanor Edison The baby is our largest treasure, Pete-Sara Mae Van Hook And gives us the most pleasure.

BOYS Cozy- Lucile Cozad My mother is a dear, Gorky-Po rtia Eitel Boys are strange creatures, And in our hearts so near, They run like hounds, Jo-Norma Schmidt She makes our home so real For neglecting soap Ma- Marie Richter And guides the family wheel.

They have excellent grounds Blondie-J ean Quapp And a million reasons; -A9A Carrott Top-Marj orie Ramel The bones in their sockets Beauty- Della Pavy THE-GIR L NEXT DOOR Are narrowly fitted; Loie- Lois Nelson They reach in their pockets, Kork- Elaine Adams And pull things out, There was a girl who lived next Chubbie- J acqueline Wilson Marbles and whistles, door, Twerpy-T willa Huff Tops and queer treasures Her legs were thin, Bee- Beatrice Haskins And burdock thistles; Her arms were poor; Betzie- Betty Johns They chase any wild dream She hadn't any money to make Florie-Flo ra Kolb That happens to strike them; her fat, Cutie-Est her Helzer Boys are strange creatures So she ran around, Pork and Beans But I happen to like them.

Just like that.

Pork- Elaine Elliot Elaine Arnholt, 308 , Ilileen McCormick Beans-Be nita Elliot

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TH E W H IT II ER G R EE N LE A F FL A SH

March 3, 1939

D EL EG A TE S HOLD SP EE D FI RS T MEETING Th e sp or ts m an sh ip in th e boys It seems th at H ar ri et t Pa lm er (Continued from pa ge 1) gy m is ve ry poor at times. Th er e of 104 has a new system of le ttis al to ge th er too much booing in g yo u kn ow he r de ci sio n w he n F ra n k Jo hn s; 30 8: G er tru de ab ou t um pi re s' decisions or if a A ug us tin e, K ei th Adkins; 310: she umpires. One day while umpl ay er do es so m et hi ng th at do es n' t Be at ric e Haskins, Har pi rin g a so cc er -b as e ba ll ga m e old Eg ge r; su it everyone. This only shows 312: L a V er n Whiting, Bob she used a medium-sized bell poor sp or ts m an sh ip .

Sm ith ; 314: Be tty Mason, Ji m m y (commonly called a "c ow be ll" ) in ste ad of th e us ua l wh ist le .

M as on ; 31 6: N io m a Lo w de r, Ro lTh e 7 B gym classes ar e now N in eco ur t te am s ar e be in g la nd M ill s; 32 0: Lo rr ai ne H ea to n, le ar ni ng th e fu nd am en ta ls of th e established. So fa r th e following Ja m es Shindel. ga m es in which th ey ar e to ta ke girls have te am s: Moyne Miller, pa rt du rin g th ei r st ay at Whittier.

Ja ne La w rence, B et ty Schroll, ALGEBRA Some of th e pl ay er s who have Ardis Bm.·back, Maxine Miller, th us fa r shown th ie r ab ili ty in Now listen to me, my little man, Gerry Thompson, Ju ne Nace, pl ay in g ba sk et ba ll ar e: Jo hn Your A lg eb ra you m us t ge t, and Eileen Debus.

Dean, Milferd Epp, Bob Rubino, And if you complain, your fa th er Mrs. Ross would like to announce wi ll ta n .

H oy t Yowell, Ch ar le s Cockrill, (a lth ou gh sh e ha s no "m ik e" ) So yo u w on 't be ab le to sit .

'H an k' Mc Williams, Jo hn Blumer, th at she wishes all pl ay er s at A nd if yo u br in g home a seven, Mickey Allen, Billy Schlaebitz, noon w he th er you play first or Y ou 'd be st be on th e lookout, la st game would K ei th Adkisson, Bob Ca th er , st an d at th e Fo r a qu ic k chance to be in bed Ch ar le s Taylor, Ja co b Br un s, south end of th e gym. This is to by el ev en , H ar ry Schneider, Bob H an ne m an , quicken th e line-up of players.

'C au se yo u know your dad will Don Heidenreich, Jo hn Williams The te ac he rs who ar e "u su al fin d yo u ou t. an d Ivan Evans. ly " in th e gym du rin g th e noon -- Sa ra Mae Van Hook hour ,.,., hen th ei r ho A ve ry laughable ga m e was me room •play.ed be tw ee n 210 an d 218. It te am s play ar e Miss Green, Miss BACKWARD NAMES seems th at 218 had a boy who Kier, Miss Peterson, Miss Curley, liked to tra ve l be tte r th an he an d M iss Za m zo w.

I'm su re m or e St ou t G eo rg e Bl ue K at hl ee n liked to dribble. gi rls wo ul d be pl ea se d to ha ve Bl un k D el or es H al l Sy lv ia The 7A 's, from th e looks of th ei r ho m e ro om te ac he rs sa un te r Sh or e Pe ar l M oo re M ar ily n th in gs , have no t le ar ne d how to do wn to th e w iJ e op €n gy m .

K in g Sh irl ey D un n K at he rin e use th e shower as a couple of boys If an yo ne (in cl ud in g fr es hi es , Ri sin g Ea rl Fo re m an D ar le en ha ve gone un de r th e sh ow er s with ot he r pu pi ls, an d te ac he rs ) ha s Ta yl or N or m a G re en M ar ily n th ei r gy m su its on. an y su gg es tio ns to m ak e as to Bl ac k Ju ni or Some boys from W hi tti er playhow ca pt ai ns of home rooms can ed th e Fi rs t Lu th er an te am on ANSWERS TO "W H O IS IT ?" ge t more player s ou t to play, or W ed ne sd ay evening. Th es e boys .. suggestions as to ty pe of tournaw er e K ei th Adkisson, Be rn ar d ments, ju st tell anyone on th e Be rn ar d Leman Goggi~s, Milf er d Epp, Billy playground committee (th ey ar e Jo yc e Crosby Schlaebitz and some more boys those "t ou gh gu ys " th at pu sh whose na m es we di dn 't ge t. It A man walked into th e grocery an d pull you all around th e gym) w as a ve ry th ril lin g ga m e th e store. ''I w an t all th e ro tte n eggs an d th ey will see th at yo ur su gfir st few m in ut es w ith th e Fi rs t you ha ve ." he demanded. gestion is looked in to carefully.

Lu th er an te am le ad in g 6 to 0.

"W ha t do you w an t w ith stale In th e la st "S pe ed " column Th en th ei r coach pu t in th e second eg gs ?" as ke d th e clerk. "A re you Lillian Urbach and Sa ra Mae Van te am an d ou r W hi tti er boys ju st going to see th e new comedian at Hook were listed as being on th e walked all over th e floor w ith th at th e th ea te r to ni gh t? " playgr ou nd committee. Be tty ball. When th e game w as over, th e "S h- sh -s h, " hissed th e buyer ISchroll and Carmen Quackenbush sc or e was 34 to 12 in fa vo r of nervously, "I am th e new w er e not mentioned. We hope th e W hi tti er boys. co m ed ia n. '' • Ith at you girls will forgive us.

NHI1'Tl

The Vol. 16 No. 11

bit tier LINCOLN NEBRASKA

JUNIOR lilGH

ree March 17, 1939

Price: Five cents

GLEE CLUB PREPARES Meet These Committees I RADIO SONG SURVEY APRIL OPERETTA We think that you should all TAKEN AT WHITTIER know the members of the various Having interviewe d 381 WhitNews has been forthcoming committees. The playground comrapidly of the school operetta, mittees have already been intro- tier pupils as to their favorites ''The Magazine Princess,'' tn be duced in the sports columns. Here in songs and radio programs, presented late in April. The mem- are the others who help to keep we present these results. In the the school ru • moothly. songs the pupils are going patribers of the cast include Milford Usher: c irman, arion J E!an otic for "God Bless America" Epp, Marian Coombs, Hoyt Yowel. Coombs. Doris Joh son, Nona came out on top with eighty-fou r Bill Marler, Ilileen McCormick, Lane, H ze Fritc e, a Vern votes. "Umbrella Man" followed Ruth Wheeler, Billy Schlaebitz, Graves, T r Ma e, Dorothy with seventy-six. S ix t y - six Wesley Miller, Fredrick Langen- James, Betty Bloom, Jeanne Mc- pupils were in favor of "Jeepers Reynolds, Mary Lou Stonesifer , Creepers."

Next in line came heim, Malcolm Allen, Jack Hill, Barbara Bear . arilyn Hayes.

"Penny Serenade" with thirtyCharles Cockrill, Rosalie Pegans, Office: ch a r an, Joyce five voters. and J oan Overman. Special dances Crosbie, Irene a sen, Margaret In comedy the pupils go for will be done by Constance Pierce, Eleanor E • n, Margaret hilarious Jack Benny, who came McBride and Winifred Nelson. Haves. out with sixty voters. Following Property: chairman, Shirley came Charles McCarthy with Besides these people the large King, Marilyn Green, Doris forty-three points.

Political Edgirls and boys glee club will add Orman, Frances Helser, Betty die Cantor had twenty-thr ee. much to the presentation.

Fowler.

Next came Joe Penner with Social Games: chairman, Wini- twenty-tw o votes.

Mrs. Vvhite, Mrs. Ross, and fred Nelson, Shirley Hageman, Fifty-eigh t pupils enjoy "CapMiss Peterson have their hands Peggy Wolfe, Beatrice Haskins, tain Midnight" and fifty-five full directing the music, the E i 1 i 1 e en McCormick , Ruth take the thrilling detective, dances, and the drama in this Wheeler Marion Holter Maxine "Dick Tracy", for their serial. two hour operetta concerning the Travis, 'Velma Reed, 'Darleen i "Lux The~tre" ma~e tw~n~f Princess Marie, Michael St. Denis, votes and One Man s Family V R th T racy, u ance. sixteen. andahosto fothers. But wecan't Safety: chairman, Eleanor let all of it out of the bag so we Hurd, Betty Kempkes, Betty shall bid adieu until a later date Franklin, Phy 11 is Patterson, to bring you more interesting Cecelia Brady, Lillian Urback, news about Whittier's spring Sara May Van Hook, Arlene Here's your chance to reach operetta.

Robinette, Donna Emery. that coveted goal, all grades of On the boys committees we one. Mr. Culler offers this rew8.rd find: to any one who can produce from Usher: Milferd Epp, Jack the gray matter a machine that Dr. Adams, physician for the Bracelin, Charles Cockrill, Stuart will grab and spank all persons Lincoln Schools, visited Mr. W. Goldberg, Paul Lange, Fredrick who leave cabinet doors open in A. McMullen's science classes on Langenheim, Bernard Leman, the instrumen t room. The open March and 96. He answered all Harold Michel, Joe Smith, Cecil door st::ite is one of our principal's the pupils questions concerning White Bear, Billy Holbrook, Ipet aversions. Also _the girls _are diseases. Pupils' were very en- Robert Gillett.

Iusually crowded so tightly agamst thusiastic about his visit here.

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Mr. Culler Suggests

Dr. Adams Visits

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THE WHITTIER GREENLEAF

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THE of the library. There are 1,000 DR. ZECHIEL VISITS HERE WHITTIER GREENLEAF books in t he workroom and 60,000

pamphlet s in the library. About Whittier science classes are 200 pupils come here each day to reaping the benefits of the recent read or studv. We find in the library pupils from 7B to 9A. visit of Dr. A. N. Zechiel of the FACULTY ADVISORY BOARD During the noon hour the number Progressive Education AssociaIiss Hult Miss Cross of pupils rang-es from 70 to 100. tion. He travels about among Mr. Gammill Miss Peterson 100 books a day are checkAround thirty different schools conductGREENLEAF STAFF Editor-in-chief .............................. Winifred N elson ed out. Quite a number of pupils ing conferences and demonstratFeatures ........ Cha1 latte Garrett, Stuar t Goldberg Girls' Sports .. Jane Lawrence, Jacqueline Wilson come for references. Miss Bethune ing the improved method of teachBoys' Sports .... Tommy Griffin, Gei·ald Daugherty Humor...................... Marforie Ramel , Dale Kuskie has just lately received some ing science.

About forty Whittier Alumni.. ................ Helen Kahler, LaVora Ramel Exchanges ............ Darleen Foreman, Pearl Shore funnies and all pupils are wild to pupils were in the demonstration F asbions ................................................ Bettie Fowler Chatter.......... Edith Hutchinson, Jim Van Horn get them , but rou can' t check class which he taught for junior Newsy Notes ........................ Sara May Van Hook In December Miss high science teachers from all ................................ Shirley Hageman them out.

Calendar .................... .-..... Joan Null, Fern Bowers Typists ........................Ida Dur h am, Betty Bloom Bethune fou d tha 307 checked over t he city. out the mo t books.

She has a REJPORTERS Elaine Adams Billy Griffin little Book use t at i house :Marjorie Barcus .

Betty Johns CONTRASTS Elaine Elliott Lois Nelson covere i-t-h book covers. any PRINTERS pupils have counted t he ook The spr ing is coming fast, Don Abbott Bessie H eater cover , wit varyin an_swer s, The snow has gone at last; Gertrude Augustin e Bob Johnson Robert Avner H any Kolb but tn right number of covers We liked the snow very much, Lee Bowers George K ohl Eldon Christopher Paul Lange on the house is 23.

Dorothy Clapp Pat Lawson We also like spring flowers and Calvin Demitroff Thomas McEvoy Harry Eckert Vernon Pettet such.

Daniel Ernst Vera Pierce PICTURES TAKEN Darleen Foreman Clifford Risher Marjorie Barcus, 309 Jack Giel Founded and establish ed in 1924 as the official student publication of Whittier Junior High School. Published bi-weekly during th e school year by t he Whittier Junior H igh School pupils.

Sam Scolarn . Bob Gillett Kenneth Simmons • Richard Greenburg Eddy Smith Leroy Haar Edward Teater June Harral Roy Way Garth Wiltsh ire

One noon -hour a busy clickBASEBALL clicking was heard in the social games room. Were the pupils With hair all tumbled and wild going in for knitting? The more ASSEMBLY CONDUCT from tossing, curious persons who entered the With voices hoarse from conWe were very sorry to know game rooms had a camera flashed tinuous calling, that Mr. Culler had to tell pupils in front of them and after recovthrough the bulletin that the con- ering their dignity discovered In nimble fingers the balls are duct in assembly has been very falling, that the man armed with a campoor. After the teachers have A baseball game is done. era was Leslie McAdams of the been dismissed there is altogether With best of mind and hearts too much talking and yelling. State Recreational Board and also and spirit, Pupils should remain in their a former Whittier pupil who was seats until the civic league officers recording on film Whittier's· With all the right of boys to dismiss them by their rows. Canlive it, widely famed noon activities. dy should not be brought to the And every one who delights to auditorium to be eaten during · see it, Teacher : Who can tell me what assembly. When we laugh or clap, We hail the basebalJ game. we should refrain from doing it the former ruler of Russia was - M. H. very long as it sometimes keeps called? others from hearing. After think - Class: (in unison) Czar. ing it over, if you try you can LosT : A black patent leather Teacher: Correct, and what make your tries well worth while. purse.

Phyllis Patter son, 316. was his wife called?

LOST: A green lifetime Shaeffer Class: Czarina.

OUR LIBRARY Pen. Scott Ir vine, 316.

Reward .

Teacher: Correct-, and what The 1ibrary is one of the most were the Czar's children called? turns without moving?

What interesting rooms in Whittier. We Timid voice (after a pause) : have 4,100 books in the main room Czardines.

Milk ( turns sour).

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sore arm. My little brother came week grades came out wi·t11 se,·1 b and informed my mother home that she must be very careful er8: o~1quets clutched tenaciousThe students of Whittier aren't when she washed him and not ly m his hand. The recipients of ~he only. ones who forget (once t~uc~ the sore place for if she these bouquets, as told to us by m _a w_hile). Miss Mary Wilson did, ~e might get blood pressure Russell, wen~ teachers who were, up t? that time, unappreciative twice m one week forgot her and die.'' glasses. The fl r st time she In _case any of you people are of his abilities. . . brought her sister's glasses and English, . Ipdith Hutchinson is !n a _recent c1v1cs test which the second time she didn't brinofinally willmg to tell us her deep Miss Miller gave, several pupils 0 any at all. secret of how she gets the point- gave such comical answers to Where is the old familiar laugh of a joke. She laughs and when historic questions that they were of Arlene Schnell and Roberta she gets alone she figures it out passed on to us. Here are some Hanneman? Or are the girls and then really laughs till her of them. One person said that finally growing up? We wonder- heart's content. This is strictly each state had three-fourths vote maybe Miss Madsen has sort of personal and uld be kept in when the United States was put her foot down.

Whittier s ool. _ . under the Articles of ConfederIf you have noticed Winifred Accordin toinfor ation gath- ation. Would someoue mind exNelson strutting around the halls ered a re rn ource, plaining what kind of vote is a we hereby offer an explanation'. Mr Culler s s rply re uked three-fourths vote? Others said A few weeks ago she received by the civic league officer s ore- that the "elastic clause" was Prime Minister Neville Chamber- kee ing in h Social ames something you can stretch, and iain ' s signature in response to a room. ee tha ~ got out that the "Bill of Rights" were letter she sent him. In case you of the line an as in the way the first ten commandments. My don't know it, she guards it with of the shuffle board players when what a lot of knowledge these her very life.

Beatrice Haskins, who always particular 9A's have!

The other day, Norman Barrett e~ciently does her duty, called Coming into home room 101, entered Latin II with sawdust in him back into line and our be- Mr. U pdegraft sat on a tack. his hair. Miss Cross brushed the loved pr incipal, always a good Junior Gabeihouse hollered sawdust off and then remarked sport, complied.

"Hey Uprie, you're sitting on ~ ' 'I wonder if that came fro~ . In Miss Miller's sixth period ta?k" ! He replied, "Don't you inside your head." history class she asked the ques- thmk I got the point?''

In civics Miss Miller was ex- tion, "What ship was said to be The other day the Greenleaf plaining "passing the buck" in a cheese box on a raft?" Edith class saw a heated argument Congress. She said she believed Hutchinson piped up and said between Miss Peterson and that there was "passing the "Did you say a cheese box on ~, and Stuart Goldberg. The topic buck' ' at home. For instance rat?" Edith then flashed one of of conversation was Milferd Epp. when you ask your mother if yo~ her famous blushes and is still It was whether Milferd spelled can go to the show she passes very much embarrassed. his name with an e or an o. The the buck by telling you to ask The other day Johnnie Blumer wreath of victory went to Miss your father. Dorothy James was seen smelling a beautiful Peterson, the prize awarded popped up with, ''When I ask bunch of sweet peas in the cafe- her- a candy heart. my mother, she passes me a buck teria.

Miss J. Crosby called the herself. fact to our attention that John A .country school teacher was Duane Fifer of 105 reports the looked a great deal like our o-ood cashmg her check at the bank. following. ''Recently a group of friend Ferdinand. Irene Ha~sen The telle~ . apologized for the children were vaccinated for also had a bouquet of sweet ~Ith~, cond1t10n of the bills saysmall-pox at Clinton School. The peas. mg, I hope you are not afraid of doctor told them that they must R usse1 sch arman, a spreader microbes.'' , , .

• , , not scratch or touch the vaccina- of goodwill, flitted through the ,Not a b~t of .1,t, the school tion for if they did, the might get halls a short time before the six m~ am replied_.

1 am sure no microbe could hve on my salary.'' blood poison and have a very CHATTER BOX

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TH E W HI TT IE R GR EE NL EA F' LI TT LE GARBO

March 17, 1993

Sh e be ga n he r daily pr an ce ''W HO IS IT " do w n th e ha ll fo ilo w ed Sh e wa lke d slowly down th e by he r fa ith fu l escort. Sh e BOY ha ll on th e way to he r ne xt class. w as pr an cin g in ju st th e Li ttl e Garbo ne ve r hu rri ed . Af ter co rre ct ma nn er wh en so me thi ng Color ha ir -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - br ow n loo me d up in fro nt of her. It Color ey es _________________ blue all, a pe rso n who wa s de sti ne d to become th e gr ea tes t ac tre ss of pr ov ed lat er to be a freshie, bu t He igh t -- -- -- _________ 64 inc he s all tim e (h en ce th e na me of Little th at is beside th e point, bu t th e Weight_ _____________ l1 5p ou nd s fa ct th at th e invincible Li ttl e . Class _______________________ 9A Garbo) need ne ve r hu rry and th en th er e wa s on e's dig nit y to Garbo ha d tak en an aw kw ar d' Age ____________ ______________ 14 th in k of. She floated ra th er tha n sp raw lin g fall tak in g up ha lf th e Favorite sp or ts _____ football an d wa lke d up to th e sta ir case, an hall is not. Th e six he nc hm en sw im mi ng ac hie vm en t ga ine d by pe rch ing du tif ull y piled up also following Be st fri en d ________ Jo hn Bl um er loads of books on he r he ad for th e lea de r as all people up on th e What co mm itt ee ____ Pl ay gr ou nd ho ur s at a time. Sh e ste pp ed on fine po int s of tra in in g ar e ap t to GIRL th e fir st ste p an d tu rn ed slowly do. Ev ery on e wa s hu rry ing to ha lf th e way ar ou nd pa us in g fo r Co lor ha ir __ __ __ __ _ _li gh t br ow n cla ss at th e la mo 1e nt.

Th at is effect. Th er e was as usual a Color ey es _____ _____ blue gr ee n to say , the y er e h ry ing un til Height_ ___________ 64 1-4 inc he s gr ou p of bo ys be hin d he r following th ey str uc k ur lit W t eig e b ht_ r·c __ ad __ __ e. __ __ __ _ 12 2 po un ds ev ery mo ve me nt with fac es th at Cl ass __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 9A Af ter a me m er of sa id we re supposed to ha ve an angelic Ag e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 str uc t re ha d ide nti fie d his or he r ex pr es sio n on the m. $h e pr ete nd Fa vo rit e sp or t ___ __ .. ___ _ ba se ba ll ow n I mb s, he a sem d • se lf ed to ign or e th em bu t really Be st fri en d __ ____Be tty Ke mp ke s an d m • •he d on to cla ss.

Th us , What committee ________ Sa fe ty th ou gh t th at boys were qu ite stuLi ttl e Ga rbo los t er dig nit y. th e pid. Ev ery on e wa s so us ed to thi s ap es los t th eir ch a e fo r fu th er A TASTY LU NC HE ON pr oc ed ur e th at no th in g wa s ap ing , an d th e re st of the stu de nt th ou gh t or said. Bu t th e sig ht of bo dy Yo u'v los e t fif lis tee ten n ed mi to nu tes th e of tal th e eir of a six • ne ar gr ow n boys mi nc ing af te co r wb sch oy , oo l ho ur s thr ou gh a da int ily up th e sta irs would have 'fo tal es fa r ov er th e sea, me ssa ge se nt ou t by th e pr inc ipa l been qu ite ludicrous to an outBu t, ma n, yo u ha ve n't he ard wh ich de cre ed it so. sider. an yt hi ng yet, Th er e ca me a day in Li ttl e HOW W EL L DO YOU Un til you listen to me; Ga rb o's lif e th at comes to us all nd KNOW YOUR TE AC HE RS ?

Why, I'm rough a tough, And I back all my bluffs, at one tim e or an ot he r wh en ev er yt hi ng goes wrong-. Now 1. One whose na me is a br ig ht I ea t ra ttl e sn ak es for a· meal; Li ttl e Garbo ha d alw ay s be en color.

I do n't ea t bread, po int ed ou t by tea ch er s to he r 2. One whose na me rep res en ts In its place is lead, cla ssm ate s as a pe rfe ct ex am ple of a kin d of ha ir.

My sn ak es tak e ca re of th e ve al; how American yo uth should act, 3. One whose na me is a small Fo r de se rt I ha ve af ea th er ed bu t today, as ha s be en mentioned, coin. duck, wa s dif fer en t. In he r fir st period 4. One whose na me ma ke s you Th at would tickle yo ur ap pe tit e; sh e spilled a bo ttl e of in k ov er go ro un d an d ro un d.

You'd lau gh and lau gh an d lau gh nd he rse lf, he r ne igh bo r an d th e 5. One whose na me is a person a lau gh floor an d rec eiv ed , as a rew ard , who ke ep s or wo rk s a flour mill Till ~ou co uld n't even sleep at be lig er en t scowls se nt in he r (A ns we rs will be found on W , mg ht ; dir ec tio n fro m bo th tea ch er and ba ck pa ge ) e 1l ha ve some fine Ha wa iia n pie pupils, du rin g th e re st of th e With gr as s sk irt s or ev en ing period. In alg eb ra sh e mi sse d at Th er e wa s a boy na me d Fr an k, clothes, lea st ha lf of th e pr ob lem s be ca us e Whose dad wa s a pe rfe ct cra nk : Or maybe ou t on th e ve ran da , of ne rv ou sn es s ov er th e fo rm er If he loafed he wa s scolded, W e'll dr ink tea and ea t ra w br ea d episode. A rel ief too gr ea t for O' er his da d's kn ee was folded, wo rd s sw ep t ov er he r wh en th e And sp an ke d good an d hard with dough. period wa s over. a plank.

- Fe rn Bo we rs

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On March 3, Lucile Cozad had A definitely industrious atmosthe surprise of her life. She re- phere prevails over Miss FerThe R. W. A. Club was enter- ceived a telegram from California. guson's industrial art class. tained at a backward party, It was a birthday greeting from Brushes stroke ambitiously. Yes, Friday, March 10, at Mary Lou an uncle. the posters that will herald the S ton e8ifer's house. Nona Lane The teachers were again served spring operetta are being created. won the prize for being dressed tea at their meeting on .March 7. Other posters are being made, the the most backward. Those present best features of which will be t th t were: Marion Holter, Nona Lane, AssiS ing at e firS tea were picked out and combined into one Sara Mae Van Hook Margie Winifred Nelson, Connie McBride ideal poster. This will be used for Williams, Waunita Whalen, Lois and Irene Hansen. Assisting at· the background of the operetta.

Penton, Betty Wilson, Mary Lou the second tea were Eleanor Predominate features will be skyStonesifer and their sponsor, Mrs Edison, and Irene Hansen. scrapers against the horizon, Hornady.

Elaine Adams of 107 got a chain sails, and beach umbrellas. This Darleen Pastorius and Darleen letter with six names signed to it. is being undertaken as a class Murphy entertained at a party at three from Mjnneapolis, Minn- project. the home of Darleen Pastorius, esota, and t ree from Lincoln.

On February 21. the pupils in 2044 S, on Friday, March 10.

She had ne er heard of the names home room 209 had a quiz, _ A letter from Mrs. Folsom of before.

"Our Whittier School." Mr. Orono, Maine, formerly Miss ~ new studen who enteud Ross asked the questions that Keller who taught here in Whittier recently is Doris Dugan had been sent in at the first of home room period.

Whittier when the present 9A's of nome roo 112. were 7B's, compliments the last Na ne ur o I a hobby Betty Welch of 108 celebrated semester's 9A issue of the Green- of collecting snap hots. her birthday on February 22, the leaf. She recognized several Glen Provorse two hobbies same day as George Washington, faces in group pictures and was - making airplanes and collect- the •'Father of Our Country." very much pleased that she could ing stamps.

Dwain Bauman of 212 has left keep in touch with the school.

Harriett Palmer and Eloise Whittier to live on a farm.

Everyone has probably noticed Somers t e d t gave a "baby Esther Helzer of 218 went to the charming little copper names picture" party recently. John Fort Morgan, Colorado, over the which the pupils seem so crazy Blumer, one of the guests, was weekend. She left Saturday about lately. But the queer thing ill all du r in g the party, but night and returned to Lincoln about these little copper name managed to carry on. As a result Monday afternoon. owners is that very few of them of winkum, one of the games Albert Schleiger of 107 spends wear their own names. played, many of the guests his after-school hours at the Y. Mrs. Goodrich, former principal went home a trifle bruised and M. C. A. and ice skating. at Everett, receives the Green- battered. Doro th Y James, Harriett Palmer recently enterleafs and enjoys them a lot. She Mickey Allen, Irene Hansen, and tained . quite a few Whittier thinks that they are most inter- Joyce Crosbie had especially friends at a party given at the esting and that "the jokes are large bruises of bright black and Y. M. C. A. 11 rich. blue denominations. Mickey Friday, March 3, a high school LeRoy Meahan of home room A 11 en and Joyce Crosbie a I so roller skating party was held in 314 has left school because of established themselves forever Malcolm, Nebraska, at which illness. in the minds of their friends as Ruth Wheeler and Bettie _Fowler Jacqueline Wilson of 307 reports jitterbugs of a higher type. John were present. They reported a the first robins seen this year. On Coulter, a former Whittierite, lovely time except that their legs March eighth, two robins were shone in the game of imitations were rather tired. sitting on a telephone wire near where cards were passed out I feel so happy, I could burst 33rd and Holdrege. bearing the title of the thing the Home room 216 has a new receiver was supposed to imitate. into song. pupil, Roberta Cunningham, who ~or~thy. J~me~ al~o ga~e a con- 1 Get the key and you won't entered from California. j vmcmg 1m1tat10n m this game. , have to.

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MISLED ASPIRATIONS OF A SMALL BOY

ALUMNI

March 17, 1939 EXCHANGES

Jo hn E be rh ar t, a form er Whi tHello! This is yo ur ex ch an ge When I g-row up to be a man, ti er pupil, is sophomore class Bditor sp ea ki ng , br in gi ng yo u I'l l pack a wicked sh oo tin ' rod, pr es id en t at Lincoln High School. th e hi gh -l ig ht s of th e pa pe rs w e And I' 11 be known as Jo hn w as active at W hi tt ie r re ce iv e fr om ot he r sc ho ol s.

Fr om "d ea d- ey e' ' Dan, holding m an y home room posiH on ol ul u, T. H., we ge t th e Who pu ts th em six fe et 'n ea th tions an d is a m em be r of th e "W ai lu an " w hi ch pu bl is h~ s a th e sod.

Pe pp er Club in high school. lunch m en u for th e w ee k in each Jo hn C ou lte r an d Ji m Wise I'l l rob th e ba nk s of all th ei r is su e.

W ha t do th ey ea t?

H er e ha ve be en back to visit th ei r cash, ar e a few of th e foods th ey have: fo rm er te ac he rs , and Alma Cho And fool th e sheriff 'ti l he 'll p Su ey , Sp an is h ha m bu rg er , R ei ch el an d R ut h Huck came to rave, SwisR Chard. vi si t Miss Helen Madsen .

T he n ri di ng on m y good horse "T he Ju ni or H ig h M ir ro r" Fo rm er Wh" • Flash, upils ar e on fr om McCook N eb ra sk a held a th e various om m it es at Lin- penny carni~al an d ~m at eu r I'l l hu rr y to my se cr et cave, 00 • co ln H ig h Sc ?

Th ~o do re· co nt es t no t ve ry long ago. T he Ho! Ho! 'Twill be a m er ry life, Sd m lt z H rr ie t ~y es re on pu pils enjoyed th is en te rt ai nAnd someday I'l l ge t th e ou rt es y co m m itt ee an d m en t im m ensely. "h it ch ed " of course; D el or s C ar te nd or ot h C ar The paper, , 'O ur T al ki e, ,, from I'l l ki dn ap me a pr et ty wife, na ha n Norfolk, N eb ra sk a, chose a ve ry Who'll swe€p th e cave an d mittee. ap pr op ri at e su bj ec t to w ri te ab ou t feed th e horse.

Jo hn Coulter, rm er ly of w he n th ey chose th e ti tl e "What -W in if re d Nelson W hi tti er , played a few accordian My C ou nt ry Means to m e, " bese le ct io ns at th e re ce nt sopho- cause two of ou r gr ea te st pa tr io ts SIGNS more pa rt y. were born in th e m on th of Fe bDo you re m em be r w ha t si gn s ru ar y.

Se ve ra l of th e pu pi ls fr om N IC K N A M E S al on g th e st re et s an d high ways th e Norfolk Ju ni or H ig h School m ea n an d w ha t th ei r sh ap es ar e? wrote ar ti cl es on th e su bj ec t.

Isabe11e B ri dg e- Izzy 1. The stop sign ha s how many Fr om Portales, N ew Mexico, B er na rd C ra ig -D oc co rn er s?

V ir gi ni a Lee S te rl in g- Ja ck ey we ge t th e "R am s T al e" which 2. W ha t color of li gh t is al w ay s has a column called th e W al te r Bonnie Quillin - Bon Ami at th e bottom of an ar te ri al light'!

Ruby R ei fs ch ne id er -R hu ba rb Winchell of P. H .S . T hi s column 3. A sign to tell you th er e is , publishes bi ts of gossip ab ou t E dd y S m it h- B um py a ra ilr oa d ah ea d is w ha t sh ap e? st ud en ts .

D ar le ne H in ri ch s- T oo ti e 4. Can ad ve rt is em en ts on th e T he gi rl s and boys from H or ac e D an ie l M ic ha el hi gh way be on round sig~s?

D an ge ro us D an Mann Ju ni or High, which is in 5. W ha t is a round si gn used Burlingt9n, Iowa, vo te d for H en ry P ro ss er -H an k for? th ei r fa vo ri te ac tor an d ac t ress .

Ju ne D eV or e- Ju ne B ug 6. W ha t colored li gh t does th e The gi rl s ca st t he ir vo te fo r Donald Fa rm er -S ho rt y am be r one always follow?

Tyrone Po w er an d Je an et te MacDon S ut he rl an d- Donnie 7. Why? C ha rl ot te G ar re tt - Pe pp er m in t Donald. T he boys cho8e Mickey (A ns w er s on pa ge 7) L aV or a Ram el -J o e Rooney an d Alice Fa ye .

The paper, ''Q R ev ie w ,'' tells Do you ha ve to st ud y Latin to Why is k like a pigs tail? us th at one of it s st ud en ts conbe a dr ug gi st ?

Because th ey 'r e both at th e Some have th at idea. I do n' t end of pork. st ru ct ed a th re e foot w hi te pl as te r know why. People do n' t or de r I ca st of th at famous cr oo ne r of po st ag e st am ps an d soda w at er in W ha t kind of nu t ha s no shell? radio and sc re en Bing Crosby· L at in .

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shield of the truck. The glass flew SONGS THAT REMIND YOU like a shower of wat er and the bed clim , cuts y man with , men es rced Me d"-Kin a of o uTw Dale Fitc h was the saddle slowly out and stood like dogs ler; Bob Avn er Mil ne Moy er, Mill tend er on the ''On e hun dred and wai ting for a beating. Dale col- Sam Avner. one '' dude ranch. It was Satu rday lected thei r gun s and marched "Yo u're as Pre tty as a evening and · Dale was prep arin g them into the house. Although Pic ture '' -Co nni e McBride. had he ard rew no ived rece e Dal er" Cut be t ldn' Cou u "Yo n whe show a see and n to go to tow e. don well duty of e sens a lter.

Cou e jori Mar a group of stra nge men strolled -Jim Van Horn, a Dre am' ' - Marian in ep ''De toward the bunk house. When Edi th Hutchinson -Coombs. they ente red, Dale was stan ding ''Da rk Eye s'' - Dorothy Jam es. before the mirror covered with JUMBLED NAMES "An gels With Dir ty Fac es" shav ing lath er from ear to ear.

Keith Crump, Elgin Martin, One man quietly advanced and 1. Omtmy Riffign, 110, boy. , Epp vin Mar es, Ayr ene Eug . girl 307, lws, Oni jcae une Liq spoke to him. As Dale turn ed, 2. ian.

Kill nk Fra , Epp ferd Mil . girl 309, n, hma Eg-a lye Irsh 3. the man stru ck him with the but t ck -Ja " istle Wh to e Lov "I . boy 307, r, Ohn Avn Ijm of his gun and quickly tied him up. 4. ce.

Pier . girl 0, 3 n, earw Ce j Ena 5.

From ther e they wen t to the stab le . girl , 32 ns, Elno e rwd Infi and brok e into the saddle room 6.

NORTH WIN D'S SONG e) pag k bac on s wer (ans and star ted carr ying the saddles out and put ting them on a huge The wind was very fierce today, S PAL red truc k. Dale, in the bunk Many hats on the pav eme nt lay, house, had a feeling tha t they A yea r ago we m ton e day, Where Nor th Wind had come g, wer e stea ling the saddles. He alon I saw her and s saw me, stru ggle d, stru ggle d desp erat ely It was at Elliott while at play, And blown them off sing ing his ; to free himself, but with no luck. song Pals we are as you can see.

On the wall over his feet hun g We mee t each day along the way, It may be fast , it may be slow, w; kno er nev er, nev s doe One his trus ty rifle and bay one t tha t To Wh ittie r School we go; had served him so well in the Rain or shine won 't keep us away, It may be gay, it may be sad, ; bad be may it d, goo be may It world war. He had a sudden idea Because we like it so. , goes it how ter mat no But that if he could knock the bay one t - Lois Thompsom, 209, on run you e mak ays alw It'll down he could cut the bonds and Jan ice Sedlacek, 212 you r toes, be free. In the mean time, the hat, r you se cha 'll You men were quickly loading the ANSWERS TO "SI GN S" This way and that , saddles. Dale rolled over on his To the tun e of Nor th Win d's back and kicked at the bay one t 1. Eig ht.

Song. but it only wen t back into its 2. Green.

108 ott, Elli ne Elai place again. Again he trie d and 3. Round. finally it fell to the floor. He 4. No. TY DIT L WA COM A g thin one wiggled toward the 5. Railroad. tha t mig ht save the saddles.

6. Green. , Moe ed nam lady a was once re The When he reached the bayonet, he 7. To let you know ahe ad of Joe; ther bro her to te wro She quickly cut the ropes, for Dale time when to stop. ey, mon e som for him d aske She had al ways kep t it shar p. ey; hon him ed cal1 n eve She He reached the door in time to The re once was a bar ber named gh. dou the n't has still she But Dan, see the last saddle go on the truc k.

- Rob ert Litz enb erg Quickly he ran to the truc k but For clippers he used an old fan, With a whi r and a buzz the men wer e heavily armed. SeeHe shaved off thei r fuzz, Wh at cou ntry is nea rest the ing the danger, he stooped and picked up a sack. With all of his This very rem arka ble man. pole?

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March 17, 1939 FLASH

E le an or ·H ur d m us t be ve ry Mr. Wells' 9A classes like to {C on tin ue d fr om pa ge 1) po w er fu l to do as m uc h da m ag e Social Games pl ay th e game en ti tl ed "C ut : C ha rl es U m be ras sh e did w he n pl ay in g· ag ai ns t ge r, Boyd Armst th ro at ." The ga m e goes as folro ng , Ja ck G ie l, 320. P er ha ps you no ti ce d th e Don Holltorf, Ed w lows : E ac h sq ua d le ad er ge ts ar d T ea te r, "d en t" in th e wall w hi ch w as th e Gordon Minnig. ready. When th e whistle blows, re su lt of E le an or 's la te st kick.

Office: Billy Srhlaebitz, Harold th ey dr ib bl e do w n th e floor an d l\ ir s. Ross' ca de t fo r th is Volkar, R ob er t Fox, Floyd Shor t, tr y to m ak e th e ba sk et .

T he ob se m es te r is Miss Rowley of th e Pa ul Brow je ct is to ge t the ot he r sq ua d' s n.

U ni ve rs it y. Sh e is gi vi ng M ot or ba ll • an d th ro w it in to th e ba lPr op er ty : Ja m es Sh in de l, Le e A bi li ty te st s to th e ei gh th an d co ny .

W he n th ey m ak e th e ba sB ow er s, Tom Morey, W ya tt Gage, ni nt h gr ad e pupils. T he se te st s ket, th ey th ro w th e ball ba ck to sh ow a good deal ab ou t m us cu la r Ly le Rice, Dallas Bottcher. th ei r sq ua d an d th e sq ua d m at es co nt ro l an d ho w some gi rl s na t- Sa fe ty : Clyde Sheldo n, Ji m Van do th e same. The sq ua d th at ge ts ur al ly ha ve it an d ot he rs ha ve - Horn, Hen ry Gerlach, Harold done fi rs t win s. n' t. T he re su lt s of th es e te st s H aw ki W e fo rg ot to m en ti on in th e ns , Ra ym o. :u B is h, R ob er t sh ow to a ce rt ai n ex te nt ho,v la st is su e th at M ic ke y A lle n D un ca n, R e rt cC or m ic k, m uc h or ho w li tt le we sh ou ld pl ay ed fo r W hi tt ie r w he n w e R ic ha rd Brad .- E dw ar d Skudler, pl ex pe ct ea ch gi rl to be ab le to ayed t h e F ir st L ut he ra n ac co m pl is h in Ph ys ic al E du ca - Clifford R sh e , Ted C hu rc h te am . If th er e ar e an y ti on ac ti vi ti es .

David Hi l. m or e whom we have no t menE a,,e sd ro pp in g a r o. u n d th e tioned, please no ti fy us . an d we bu il di ng we he ar d th is ab ou t a will m en ti on yo ur name. re ce nt ba sk et ba ll ga m e. T hi s When th is sp or ts column w as w as on a home room bl ac kb oa rd : w ri tt en , 316 ha d no t ye t lost a Our te am -1 . T h em -4 . game, bu t th ey had be tt er knock "T hi s is a fr am eu p. " on w oo d as 30 8 is ri gh t on th ei r 1.

Miss Green My! W ha t good sp or ts m an tr ai l as well as ot he r home sh ip ! · 2. Miss Curley rooms.

Did you kn ow th at Moyne 3. Mrs. Pinney A lt ho ug h th e boys th in k it is M il le r's te am ha s a sp ec ia l 4. Mrs . Worrall ve ry odd to have a woman gy m na m e? Sh e calls it th e "m id ge ts " 5. Miss Miller te ac he r, th ey have been ve ry coan d Moyne su gges ts th at Ja ne op er at iv e, ac co rd in g to Mrs. Bell L aw re nc e call he r th e "g ia nt s" , MR. CULLER SUGGESTS who su bs ti tu te d du ri ng M r. es pe ci al ly one m em be r, na m el y, W el ls ' ill ne ss .

A ls o th e as si st an ts (Continued from pa ge 1) Ja ne t H ow er te r. ha ve been ve ry helpful. .

T he ch an ge of th e home ro om th e fr on t doors th at th ey ca n' t be In th e fi rs t pe ri od cl as s, w hi ch sy st em m ad e a decided ch an ge opened and Mr. Culler fully is a 7B cl as s, a ti e ga m e w as in th e no on -h ou r to ur na m en t ex pe ct s to ha ve to scrape th em ve ry ha rd to pl ay of f. ga m es . T hi s w ay ce rt ai n se ve nt h off with a kn if e in th e ne ar I th in k w e al l w ill be very happy gr ad er s ha ve a be tt er ch an ce to fu tu re . w he n th e forecast of w ar m er be on a w in ni ng side, si nc e w ea th er co m es , fo r ou r th ou gh ts "m os t" of th e N in e A 's ar e m or e Pupil: Why does a Sc Jt ch m an ar e al re ad y tu rn in g to baseball and po w er fu l th an th e 7,B 's . M rs . al w ay s w ea r plaid? ot he r ou td oo r sp or ts .

Ross do es n' t ag re e on th i po in t.

T ea ch er : I do n' t know. Why? B ut th en some Nine A 's do n' t Pu pi l: So he can keep a close JU M B L E D NAMES like to pl ay w it h se ve nt h gr ad - check.

(ANSWERS) er s so yo u see it ha s bo th it s adva nt ag es an d di sa dv an ta ges.

Jo hn ny w en t to school with 1. Tommy Griffin di rt y hands. ''W ha t would you 2. Jacqueline Wilson A N SW E R S TO "W H O IS IT " say, Miss Jo ne s asked, '' if I 3. Shirley H ag em an should come to school with di rt y 4. Ji m Van Horn Malclom Allen ha nd s. ''N o th i n g, '' an sw er ed 5. Ja ne Lawrence E le an or H ur d Jo hn ny . "I 'd be too po li te ."

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S JOY EN IER ITT WH weln erso And Lea roll Car I D UL HO You S corned the mot her s and Mrs. J . nd nd RECENT ASSEMBLIES .

BE LISTENING IM. A erson respo ed. well n bee e hav ils pup r ittie Wh ing eet M ld Ho tes ega Del to t wan ly sure will you of All ente rtai ned in two rece nt asse m-

be liste ning in tom orro w mor nvYas 22, ch Mar on t firs The s. blie s' boy the of ng eeti d scon The the to R KFO r ove :30 9 ing at bro adc ast of the Gre ater Lin- and girl s' dele gate assemblies pres ente d by the Dra mat ic Encoln Schools, for Wh ittie r will was held on Marcb 16. The boys tert aine rs, pupils of Mrs. Shi ke's have cha rge of the pro gram . A discusse d the fire dri 1 and how Dra ma II class. The skit , "Gr asho rt skit for the dads, "Str ang - it sh uld be con due · d. The cious Me," by Edg ar Gue st, dier~," with Darle~n Healey and poin ts to rem emb er are : keep in rect ed by Nor ma Ogd en and Wil ma Meye~·s Vi'lll be pres ente d line, be qqiet, keep han ds off Dor othy J ame s, vvas pres ente d I a~d the enti re dra ma I~ cl~ss I othe r pupils, take you r t ime, by the following cast : Bet ty will pres ent the stor y of Chim- retu rn in reve rse orde r, and gym Kempke s, Jea n Lan ghu rst, Ara classes are to for m a line and bell Bar tzat t, Flo ra Kolb, Marney Dru mm er Boy." The nar rato r is Jim Van Hor st· y unti l the groun ds a e clea t cellin,e Pro sser , Vir gini a Rad he girls also discussed fire mor e and Mar y Alford. wit h Edw ard Sck udle r as San ta I e wer ings read g win follo Th ed talk hey t ition add In . drill , ·n told be will y stor Clau s. The ilyn Mar by ys", "Bo : n giv low, medium, and high voice. abo ut th e mot her an dau ghte r n Jea by r," Hou th "Ba s, Ha Sou nd effects will be prod u ·ed part y. Shirley Kin g gav e a sho rt b ngh urst , and "Lic k 'Em All

by Bill Holbrook as dru mm er. I talk on man ~ers. Other_ ~hort But Mine," by Jerr y Mat thew s.

The Wh ittie r ban d dire cted by talk s wer e g1v n by Wu11 fred Dor othy Jam es gav e a dem onMr. Welch will play thre e selec- i Nelson , Elea nor Hurd, Mary stra tion on "Th e Pro per Wa y to abell Bartzat t.

Wa sh Dish es," and Mar celline tion s: "Good Fellows Wa ltz," Alford , and . solo o pian a ed play sser Pro "Mine O' Melody," and "Maroon anthe was lor Tay rles Cha and Wh ite Mar ch." nou nce r.

"Ri vers ," a film on flood conOn Mar ch 20, 21 and 22, 8A hi tory classes, 8A and B art, trol and soil erosion, was sho wn and craf t and comme1 cial to Wh ittie r pupils on Frid ay, gn • de 0 n Marc h 28 , t h ean nua l Mot h ercaedu both was It 24. ch Mar as held i the a t clas ses attended th art exa t ht D e~e tion al and ente rtai ning .

W~~ftie; r : u~lor7um . The n pro- l ibit at Mo rrill Hall. '!-' e co siste d of a read ing by gree ted ther e by Miss McFied •t I • d h n gra m exp ame t e pie ur es an Laura Dee For ney enti tled " A ~ eces of sculptur e. Aft er retu rnBe utiful Dre am. ,, Pantomim es th " L~ving Pict ures ' ' were pres ented I in~ to eir clas ses at sch~ol, t~ e Well, it's here at last! It beg ins e thre a~ th, four il Apr , sday Tue piei?te favo a_ for d vote dren chil I with s clas a dram ke's

by Mr s. Shi nd tell ,I'll el1 it?W atis Wh k. cloc lo' of e piec rite favo a a ture and er, read as es Dor othy Jam !

ION CAT VA ng spri It's you. e. ptur scul I g san s clas rus , . ch-: s girl es' Jon Miss t Jus t? cen nifi mag be that n't Wo t mos g ivin rece ure pict The I of e clos the At s. song app ropr iate from play just ol, scho no k, thin by n" Tow ost "Gh was s vote pren Hor Van Jim gram the pro 1 .at day Mon l unti ning eve sday e 'fu· of e piec Th~ r. ssne Plei en Ogd s." ther "Mo sen ted a boy 's idea of for out e tim ng taki t p exce , 8:20 en" Sev of oup "Gr was e ptur scul e wer s one J s Mis and Mrs. Shike rse. cou of p, slee and ls mea . zier Fra nard Ber by I . ram prog the in cha rge of 1

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work and caring for small chil- brains, and join the merry crowd of writers. Here is your opporWHI'fTIER GREENLEAF dren.

Junior Gablehouse of 101 earns tunity to display that latent Founded and established in 1924 as the official student publication of Whittier Junior pleasure money by shoveling" talent and a chance to put in the High School. Published bi-weekly durin g the school year by the Whittier Junior High School walks and raking yards. Georgetta Greenleaf what you want. pupi ls.

Billings, also of that home room, 1. Write as many stories or FACULTY ADVISORY BOARD takes care of children, runs poems as you like.

Have your 1i s Hult Miss Cross errands, and cleans house for her teacher or parent sign them to Mr. Gammill Miss Peterson pleasure money and other things. verify their originality .

GREENLEA F STAFF Pupils of 320 say that care of ·2. Hand all entries to your Editor-in-chief..............................Winifred N elson Features ........ Charlotte Garrett, Stuart Goldberg children, paper routes, farm work. home room teacher no later than Girls' Sports .. Jan e Lawrence, Jacqueline Wilson Boys' Sports .... Tommy Griffin, Gerald Daugherty and selling candy are all very April 11, 1939.

Humor...................... Marjorie Ramel, Dal e Kuskie ways of making 3. There will be two divisions Alumni.. ................ H elen Kahler, La Vora Ramel substantial Exchanges ....... - ... Darleen Foreman , Pearl Sho1 e money for pleasure. to this contest, one for stories Fa hions ................................................ Bett:e Fowler 107 have very good ideas for and one for poems. There will be Chattcr.......... Edith Hutchinson, Jim Van H orn N ewsy Notcs ........................ Sara May Van H ook making money.

For example, a first, second, and third place in ................................ Shirley Hageman Calendar .......................... Joan Null, Fern Bowers Flavel Peters makes money for each division. Several honorable Typists ........................ I da Dur ham, Betty Bloom shows and small savings by a mentions will be given.

RIDPORTER S paper route. June Keane takes 4. Stories will be judged on the Elaine Adams Billy Griffin care of small children for shows Marjorie Barcus Betty J ohns medts of sentence structure and Elaine Elliott Lois Nelson and other things. Robert Gowdy grammar as well as plot. Reputs out hand bills using the member, the simpler your theme PRINTERS Don Abbott Bessie H eat er money to buy books.

Hmm, are Gertrude Augustine the better.

Poems will be judged Bob Johnson we going to have another Abe Robert Avn er Hany Kolb on choice of words, structure and Lee Bowers George Kohl Lincoln?

Eldon Christopher Paul Lange meaning.

Winning poems and Dorothy Clapp Pat Lawson Home room 205 has two boys stories will be published in the Calvin Demilroff Thomas McEvoy Harry Eckert Vernon Pettet who shovel snow for their spend- Greenleaf on April 21, 1939.

Daniel Ernst Vera Pier ce Darleen Foreman Clifford Risher Winners will be announced in the ing money.

One of them buys Jack Giel Sam Scolaro Bob Gillett Kenneth Simmon s bulletin. comic books and the other puts Richa rd GrcenbuTg Eddy Smith 5.

Winners will earn an effiLeroy Haar Edward Teater most of his in the bank. Vernoy ciency credit.

June Harra l Roy Way Gart h Wiltshire Johnson also of 205 spends money 6. Members of the Greenleaf for pleasures and still has money class are barred from participaTIME MARCHES ON! in the bank earned by delivering tion in this contest. the Shopping Guide.

As time marches on, we find Don't be discouraged with out more and more about Whittier your composition. It is probable SPRING WARNING pupils and their activites. Home that few have any better ones room 308 has just discovered that than yours so don't fail to hand Floyd Short is an artist who pain ts Halt! oil paintings and sells them, Don't let up on your work, my it in! We're expecting an ava8aving the money for a watch. lanche of entries so don't disaplad, Bonnie Ellsworth is that auburnpoint us. haired beauty of J o h n n i e When spring fever comes along; Connaway 's orchestra. Johnnie is Keep up with the graduates, HOLD COUNCIL FIRE a former Whittierite. Bonnie Before the semester's gone. spends her money wisely for It's just one spring in many, clothing, education, and other On March 17, the Lincoln With summer following that, necessities.

Campfire Girls held their annual So keep up the good work, my There are many other ways to Grand Council Fire in our gym. fellO\\'.S, earn small wages, say Dorrean Whittier was well represente d.

Maybe you too can be in a gradKillian and Gertrude Augustine.

About one third of the girls uation class.

Dorrean, accoippanied by her attending were Whittierites. A -- Fern Bowers two brothers sells cookies for number of these girls won nationpleasures and small necessities al honors, while a former WhitCONTEST OPENS while Gertrude Augustine buys tier girl, Helen Bennett, won one all her clothing, pleasure, and Hear ye ! Hear ye ! Sharpen of the highest honors ever grantother small things by doing house your pencil, polish up your ed to a campfire girl.

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ing on their heads divin g into left arms. We're not super stitio us the cafet eria waste paper bask- but- ? class, ter's repor period first In l Rame Vora La se becau it's ets, One sure sign of sprin ~ is upHutch Edith asked Johns Betty . them of one in l nicke a lost on us, that of Maria n c;oombs a for topic a knew she if inson er anoth is las Nicho rie Marjo and her truste d candid carer a. a in d replie Edith . story g sprin d aroun ng bobbi seen fan ra came Flash upon flash can be heard I can't.

I "Oh, voice, l woefu with pals her of res pictu g taki~ every where . Perha ps Maria n will this g-ee sprin ry e v· feel don't ra. came a turn out to be anoth er Marg aret ng limpi on d passe She ng.'-' morni d perio third n's Wilso Miss In Bourke White. bebe n't could It aisle. the down "A ing study while class sh Engli Some of us aren' t as lucky as while ankle ed twist a of c~use Miss er," Bord le Midd the of Son Irene Hans en is. She has a ll, footba a kick to g tryin was Rhe • ion, quest the asked n Wilso grand fathe r who is in charg e of it? could ren child er pione the did t "Wha a green house and every time the Will rt Reife 10, h Marc y, Frida the in riding while do to have home economics class needs flowteeth. false of set a found 210 of Davis r Junio ns?" wago farm ers for eithe r a dinne r or a tea, g savin is he , know we as far So ." tight "Hold said, and up piped Irene 's grand fathe r wrap s up a use. e futur for them sort some t caugh Epp in Marv beaut iful bouquet of flowers for a on sat 9B, a , Johns Frank perfifth g durin 310 in moth of her and she bring s them to iod. It was given ether and. re- window sill causi ng the curta in school. unsuccessfully tried He fall. to three for s sciou uncon d maine The other day Edith Hutch in- days. Then he flew out of the several times to put it up again. son told Miss Peter son that she the of flick a with 7B a y Finall w. windo the out and le had come to the conclusion that bott wrist fixed the curta in. she • had an avera ge Whit tier Bob Cathe r was seen recen tly The other day Dale Schap paugh mind. Miss Peter son replied, in Commercial Art daubi ng cobs. was quietly walki ng up Vine "Why , Edith , you flatte r yourwas he that vered disco he when y corne a this call you d Woul self." All in fun (we hope) . being followed by a small black Perha ps some of you have also job?

Winifred Nelso n's hobby of dog.I t followed him from twent yseen Mickey Allen readi ng the paper his lunch is wrapp ed in collecting autog raphs of famous seven th to fortie th, then up to 0 while eating . The lunch is persons has made an impo rtant street . Dale has alway s claimed wrapp ed in news paper and is step forward. She has acqui red that birds of a feath er flock topacked by Mickey himse lf under the signa ture of one of her fa- gethe r. the super vision of Mrs. Allen. vorite authors. He is Hamlin Mary Alford is begin ning to Judgi ng from the appetizing, Garland, autho r of "A Son of the believe in the old sayin g, "Pen daint y resul t achieved, Mickey Middle Bord er." nies From Heav en." While she should write a book about it.

In home room 210 the other was stand ing in the gym, a nickel Some of the girls could un- morning as they were about to suddenly fell from nowhere at doubt edly profit by it. say the Civic League Pledge, Barba ra Mack 's feet. Mary picked Marjo rie Ramel of 112 sent Miss Peter son began, "I pledge it up and then inqui red whose it a C. 0. D. letter to Jim Van Horn alleg ience -." We're sure she was. No one claimed it. It came and Edith Hutch inson on March knows it. Maybe it's sprin g fever. from above the floor (it didn' t 21, with her sister La Vora The other morning Whit tier roll) and all the girls' purses had Ramel. Don't we wish we knew pupils fortun ate enough to have zippers on them so it could n't what a C. 0. D. letter is like? classes on the south side of the have come from anyon e's purse.

Three days after ,s pring start- bui!ding were surpr ised by a If you are missi ng a nickle, please ed, a dozen or so 9A girls were swee t chirping sound and found refer to Mary Alford. seen with came ras takin g pic- out that they had visito rs from called guy a was once There but vary ts repor The . south the of Most s. friend their tures of Hank the girls were seen at one time there were from five to ten robins tank, a in ming swim went Who the of front in round playg the on or anoth er, tryin g to take a picboat a ut witho But ng. buildi ture of our good friend Johnn y float, n't could He (un13 h Marc ay, Mond On Blum er when he was off his sank. ie Hank old poor So rd Berna and r Cathe Bob , ucky) guard . er Fowl Bettie their broke 316, of both n, Lema If you have seen people stand CHATTER BOX

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March 31, 1939 CIVIC LEAG UE TRIP S

8B's, 8A's and 9B's have gone We are · now engag ed in the 1. urht oswal dt, 106- girl on civic leagu e trips lately .

On pleas ant pastim e of atten ding a 2. anjte ableg auhes , 210-g irl March 9, the 8B's met at the hen party , oh excus e me, I mean, 3. ettby owfer l, 207-g irl Stuar t Thea ter where a group of a sewin g club meeti ng I am 4. arhry ertkc , 210- boy nine pupils from Irvin g Junio r really contr ite when I offer this 5. rad bely liblgins, 222- boy High sang four vocal numb ers. apology for there really isn't any ( Answ ers will be found on back Follow ing this enter tainm ent Mr. reaso n to call this sewin g club page) Verno n L. Thom pson of the Midmeeti ng a hen party , becau se we west Life Insur ance Comp any ESSAY ON NOTHING aren' t going to be at this meetspoke on the Bank ing Syste m. ing like they are at most such The follow ing Whitt ier teach ers affair s wher e they talk someaccom panie d pupils on their trips: thing terrib le about those who Mrs. Child ress, Mr. Straw n, Miss were n't able .to come. But, no, McGr ew, and Miss Hult. we aren' t going to do that. We On March 16, 8A's from all are just going to offer a few sch·oo ls met at the Stuar t theat er. sugge stions . about the absen t They enjoy ed a talk by Mr. Jame s April Fool! menb.er, not to her, of course, Rienh ardt, assoc iate profe ssor of but just amon g ourse lves. so.ciol ogy, U n i v e r s i t y of SIGN S OF SPRI NG We think , for instan ce, that Nebra ska.

The teach ers from she should at least wear a dress Whitt ier who attend ed were: two days instea d of show ing us When people begin to wear, j Miss Dee, Mrs. Pinne y, Miss up by weari ng it only one when All sorts of brigh t colors , Peter son, Miss Veerh usen, Mrs. our moth ers just insist on us When they begin to appea r Shike , Miss Cross, Mr. Heston, wear-ing ours two. And she In hats of straw and silk, and Mr. Culler .

A group of 8A hasn' t any right to be so pretty . It's a sign of spring . boys from Whitt ier, direct ed by We think it's just a little out of When robin s are seen Mrs. White , provid ed the enter place. Then there is the fact Here, now and then, tainm ent. that all the teach ers just adore Hopp ing about on walks, March 30, 9B pupils also met her ~nd that alone would tell ob- Beyond a doubt, in the Stuar t Theat er to hear a servm g perso ns that some thing It's a sign of sprin g. talk by Mr. Jiles W. Hane y who was wron g with her. We have I is a Profe ssor of Mechanical done rema rkabl y at this meet- I When small boys fin~ , Engin eerin g at the Unive rsity of ing, girls, an open- minde d, open- , The old marb les agam , Nebra ska. Four teach ers from heart ed discu ssion has been car- To play a game of keeps, Wbittie r attend ed. They were ried on. I move that we adjou rn. Sur~ly it must be _______ • A sign of spring .

Miss Kier, Miss Hult, Mrs. -A9A Boschult, and Mrs. Swish er.

REM EDY FOR SPRI NG FE VER PUPILS MEASURE UP LIME RICK 2 cups Gard ening 2 3-8 cups sunsh ine The fire drill on Marc h 23, There once was a man name d 1 gallon of exerc ise was, accor ding to Mr. Culle r, up Gillian, 8 hours of sleep ( windo ws open) to Whit tier standa 1·d.

It took Combine all ingre dient s and you Whose folks it seeme d had a three minu tes to clear the buildmillion, won' t be bothe red with sprin g ing.

Mr. Culle r hopes that we He set out to sea, fever again . (We hope) . have many more like this one.

If So childish with glee, - Pearl Shore the boys and girls will coope rate And bliste rs he soon had a it will stay up to the Whit tier LOST : Gray Ester book evers harp. million.

Rewa rd, Betty Latta , 112.

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_15. Poe 17. B en ch ~l ti ilB li.~ 1 19. Used in p 20. B re ak fa st foo .

21. Opposite of yes.

22. St at e in West.

24. Pa rt of camera.

25. Treelike p l a n t o f grass family.

27. Office equipment.

29. Fi rs t JJerson singular pe rs en t indicative of be.

30. 0 n e w h o p l a y s t h e harmonic .

35. 480 sheets of paper.

36. Editor of Greenleaf (initials).

37. Boy's name.

39. Family to which gorilla and chimpanzee belong.

42. Science te ac he r (initials).

44. Fa th er .

45. Preposition.

33. Equally.

ACROSS r, he ac te e th d ke as ," ie ill "W r. he ac te pe ty of s al iti In .

34 1. One's mind during a test. ?" an m of al ur pl e th is t ha '•w . rs oa by at bo a e ov m To .

35 . th on m 's ol 6. Fo ie. ill W ed er sw an ," en "M • ) v. re bb 9. S ec on d la rg es t N eb ra sk a 37. Nova Scotia (a ?" ild ch of al ur pl e th nd "A of d en m fro 38. Third note city. pt om pr e th as w '' s, in w ''T musical singing scale. l l. A ft er Divinity.

40. Period of time too long to reply.

12. Opposite of down. measure.

13. Pa rt of sunlight. , er st fa ls ve tra ich wh r: he ac Te t. ou 41. To piece 14. Twenty-four hours. ? ld co or at he . ta et er op in ad le y Bo .

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16. Used to hi t a ba . se ur co of t, ea H l: pi Pu . on ni 45. Ev e' s compa 17. Equal to 31-7. ? so k in th u yo .do hy W r: he ac Te 46. An empire.

18. And so forth. h tc ca ~ ca1 u yo e us ca Be l: pi Pu h rt ea of n 47 . Huge elevatio 21. Electric sign. . ld co · ). v. re bb (a t. en pm ui eq 23. Pa rt of fishing 25. Ribbons tied together ar tfu lly DOWN rapher) : og en st ng gi ga en ( ss Bo 26. Short for' Ed ward. do n ca u yo ng hi yt an e er th Is · . es Pr ue ag Le c vi Ci ' ys Bo 1. ). tic oe {p re fp Be 28. ? do n ca se el ne yo an en th r tte be . th ou m of rt Pa 2. . ry sto hi in y bo st ne 29. An ho n ow y m d ea -r , sir s, Ye o; en St 1 . ds or w ith w ed us e cl rti A 3. u. yo s ke sli di ho w e 31. On g. in rit w i u. o, i, e, a, ith w g in nn gi be 32. Married woman's title.

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CONCERNING THE gle under and transferred tliem INGENUITY OJi"' JILL to the kitchen. Once within t he • --=-,~;;.....;.;..premises of the kitchen, she deJ ill pa us e d momentarily to posited them precar.iously on the Color hair _ Color eyes rehabi itate a rusty., abused old table and dashed to the basement Height_ __ tin can that insi~ted upon pro~ entrance located ~pproximately Weight __ _ jecuing uncouthly from. the bulky, three shags to the left. Here she Class _______ _ sinister looking package which snatched up the bundle of junk, Age ________ _ she clutched under ~me arm. The the collection of which had occu- Favorite sport __ COI\_tents of her bundle would pied all her ti me that afternoon What committee ___ _ indubitably have amazed many With great precision, Jill flung it Plays in advanced ore • of the tranquil, sleepy-eyed full force down the basement GIRL Color hair ____________ Brunette citi~ens passing Jill on the street. steps.

Undaunted she sped toward her It crashed; it banged; it clinlfod! Color.eyes-----~----- - -·--.,. Blue home. Once gaining the privacy The noise would have brought HeighL _______________ 63 inches· of it, Jill unburdened herself and Uncle Ed from the grave. Jil{ Weight _______________ ll5 pounds with a self-satisfied air proceeded noted with conviction tnat it Class ______________________ 9 A Age _____ ___________________ 14 to untie the wrapping paper from sounded mor e genuine than the about her treasured possession, real McCoy. The results that it What committee __ Quiet Games displaying a melang~ of cracked produced were absolutely satis- Plays in advanced orchestra jars, bottles, broken glass, and factory. Mrs Norton, actually Class officer in 8A such articles as would warm a convinced that her off-spring had (Answers will be on back page) junk-dealer's heart. These she dropped a whole stack of her FROM BYGONE DAYS stored away in tlie corner for lovely Queen Isabell dishes which near-future reference. Then witli · were probably now reduced to an •delightful thoughts doing a 440 utterly ruinous ground-glass con- The Whittier Greenleaf once through her head, Jill contributed sistency, made a quick trip to bore the name of Whittier Junior helpful gestures to the process of the kitchen followed closely by High News. This name was not preparing the evening meal. her husband, napkin tucked in at changed until 1931.

Whenever Jill's eyes came in the chin, who already had begun They used to grade differently contact with the huge calendar to calculate lamentably the sum too. A, B, C, etc. was the system. which was resting in an imposing of damage done.

Even way back in 1926 the position over the stove, her heart They found their daughter Whittier shops were considered did a front-limber. rfhis particu- doubled up with suppressed the best in the Middle West. lar variety of calendar was one laughter which she released ;with It was in 0ctober, 1928, when of her father's weaknesses as it tlie force of a miniature hurricane Mr. Heston went to bed rather could be acquired free .of charge screaming at the same time early, sucking his thumb. :Puring by sending three labels from "April Fool!" ~. the night he happened to bite Carterson's Tiny Liver Pills ·and -Winifrea Nelson down on it and the next morning ----Mr. Heston had a sore thumb. ten cents to. help cover cost of packing and mailing.

EASTER BELLS In 1932 students held a contest Having finished the last tidbit to see who would and could gain of caramel icing from the first Ring, ring, oh Easter bells the most weight. This contest helping of his favorite cake, Mr. How the mu~ic gently swells, was for under-weight pupils who Norton was doting on the practi- Little children loudly singing were taking rest. cal economy of a second piece. At I As the balls are sweetly ringing. In 1933 pupils could have their this point it was customary for Easter comes but once a year, own savings account in the Whithis daughter Jill to remove the And then the bells ring loud and tier Bank. This bank was located' soiled dishes. With elaborate cerclear.

• in 204 anl was for the purpose of emony she picked up as many - Elaine Adams, 107 teaching pupils how to save. Quite dishes as she could possibly strugEdith Hutchinson, 303 .an idea, don't you think ?

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1 Jean Quapp of 104 went to visA former Whittier pupil, Roseit her grandpare nts in Bennett, mary Page, has returned to Miss Wilson's ninth grade Nebraska, March 12.

Whittier. She is in home room home economics class gave a tea Katherine Dunn, former pupil 302 and has been living in party on March 20. The first of 107, has moved to Falls City. Wyoming.

Phyllis Patterson, Mary Lou A surprise party was held for period class gave an invitation to Miss Dee's eighth grade class. Starke!, and Dale Kirkland, all of Jacqueline Wilson on March 17.

There were games played ; then 316, plan to visit their grand- The St. Patrick's scheme was refreshme nts were served con- parents during spring vacation. followed. Games were played Richard HofMann plans to go and refreshme nts were served. sisting of hot cocoa w i t h Ten were present. whipped cream, cookies, and lit- fishing in the Blue River.

Betty Nash of 320 and Jeanne Janet Howerter is planning to tle nut cups filled with candy and nuts. The table was decorated Vanderpoo l of 209 each plan to visit Kansas City during spring vacation. with a lace table cloth with a visit Grand Island, Nebraska.

Miss Wilson's second period Stanley McCune plans to work green bowl of flowers in the cenninth grade home economics class hard during spring vacation by ter. Two tall green tapers were gave a tea to which Mrs. Ross' helping to paint the house. at each end of the table. There second period 7B gym class was Martha Michel of 108 .spent were spring colors in napkins invited.

The party followed the St. the week-end in Denver, Coloand doilies.

Patrick's theme.

Green and white rado.

Harold Egger of home room candles, nuts, and . spiced tea March 6, Eleanor Edison and 310 is going to ride his bicycle were served.

Competitiv e games Sara Mae Van Hook were treatto Ea g 1e, Nebraska, during were enjoyed. ed to a theatre party by Lucile spring vacation.

The teachers were again served Cozad in honor of Lucile's fourArdeth Vermaas of home a ~ea Tuesday, ?1arch 14, at teenth birthday. room 312 has left Whittier to which Eleanor Edison and Joyce A newcomer to Whittier is attend school in Omaha.

Crosby served.

Leo Clifton of home room 310.

Richard Akers is going to Since we have been inquiring Allen Anderson of home room Riverton, Nebraska, where he about favorite birds,. • w_e have 212 has left to attend Irving. formerly lived for seven years. learned that most pupils hke robFrancis Helser's latest contriCharles Cockrill, during spring ins be_st while <;>ther fav?rites are bution to Whittier society was a vacation will spend his time at canaries, bluebirds, cardmals, and swimming party held at the Y. home playing in his own swing sparrows. . .

M. C. A. Everyone was said to band which is composed of two Th~re is a large va!iety of have had a "grand time." trumpets, three clarinets, a bass favorite sports for sprmg, but . . fiddle, a ·set of drums, a guitar, baseball is liked by the majority.

Each Sat~nday mormng at and a piano.

Other leading sports are roller 8 :45, the Lmcoln Journal and Home room 310 welcomed a skating, paddle tennis, and the Lincoln Star present a carnew pupil, Leo Clifton, from He- bicycling. rier boys' program to show the bron, Nebraska.

It seems that jus~ about ev~ry- courage and valor these boys Home room 210 also has a new one has seen some signs of sprmg. . pupil, Jack Eberhardt , a former Bernard Leman has seen a flower, show and all the hardships they Whittier pupil who returned Alta Igou has seen ducks going endure. Many of these plays are from Irving. north. Dale Kirkland has se~n true. Stanley McCune, Russel Lillian Niederhau s has been several green buds on trees w ~ile Scharman and Bob Miller . are very busy lately organizing · a most everyone has seen robms. . : La Verta Strauch of 209 is planthe Whittier boys who act out base ball team. The players are Esther Geier, Lillian Brehm, ning to go to Arapahoe, Nebraska, some of these p_arts. Stanley McFlorence Rebensdor f, Florence to sing in a concert during spring Cune has written several of these plays.

Schmidt, Ruth Weber and Helen vacation.

Charles Campbell of home room J anny Ellis, June Pierce, Hemple.

Clara Mae Strong, former pupil 101 has moved to College View. Shirley Hageman, lVI a r j or i e The neighborhood in which Nicholas, Ilileen McCormick, of home room 102, has had to La Vora and Marjorie Ram el live Winifred Ingram, Betty Nash, leave school because of illness.

Jean Langhurst gave a reading has a club called ''Billy Whiskers Jean House, and Lucile Cozad in David City the night of March Detective Agency." It has sixteen attended a party sponsored by 17. Jean's grandpare nts live in members and the club meets I their Sunday School teachers at eevry Saturday at the Ramel home. I Mrs. Hohnstein 's, Friday night.

David City.

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THE WHITTIER GREENLEAF

March 31, 1939

well but never to mention walking to him, just to place him . this is April 13, where he could see the other The calender says Spring is here and as the days And going downtown is pretty children of his age play, and slip by each one brings Easter Kathleen; eventually he would work up closer. Dressmaker suits or any You r:naY: find other people • ,,, enough courage to walk like smart suits will be at the head of smgmg, others.

Now Ronnie had other ideas. the Easter parade this year. Loud While Susie and I are enjoying our swinging.

• He would rather sit under the jackets and plain skirts or viceversa are the newest. If the out- Up in the air we are pushed so app!e t~ee an~ watch a family of high • robms m their nest. fit is a bit too sporty to suit your w€ think we'll touch the sk .

One day while he was sitting Till taste, wear a contrasting sweater And Tom, you see is standirfg ?n a box _under the tree watchwith a pair of beads at the throat. by, ' mg the birds, _one fell _out of the The beads give it a dressy air.

We're only brave because he's nest. yor a while Ronme watch~d nigh. th~ bird try to !llove to no ava1L Embroidery wilJ decorate most Without warnmg Ronnie got of the summer clothes. Anklets Now Tom can swing himself slowly to his feet, his eyes on now have higher tops and big alone, the small bird. Then realizing yarn flowers are embroideried on And though the swing is all his what he had done he was so parthem. The dresses made of mat er alyzed with fear that he could own, ial commonly known as gunny He likes to have us play with not move a limb. the fact dawned upon Slowly sack, too will be decorated with him; him that he was standing alone. big flowers on the borders of the He's different from his brother Dropping to his knees he crawled skirt and sleeves. toward the small mangled obJim. Though copper names are now - Marjorie Ramel, 112 ject on the ground. As he picked quite common, they seem to be it up, he could see that it was dead. A lump rose in his throatr increasing in popularity. BraceBIRDS and tears blurred his vision.

•lets. made of copper with names "Birdie," he gulped, "if you're Everyone likes birds, espeon them too are working their not too far gone to hear my the red-breasted robin, cially way to the top. Rings have been words, I'd like to thank. you used frequently for a slip-knot who wakes you every morning the bottom of my heart for from with a song.

Birds have many holder on scarfs, but now a new other ways of helping man-kind giving me courage to stand.

And slip-knot made of leather with besides as an alarm-clock.

Here so in memory of you and my first names burnt in them on the scarfs true story just as it was standing I'll stand at the head of is a is just as good and cuter. told to me by a young chap who your grave at the burial."

Print dresses are beginning to -Fern Bowers flourish everywhere. You can loves to watch birds.

Ronnie had been an invalid change off from your print dresses since the age of seven, the reBoy: Come quick, officer, a to light skirts and shirts in pastel suit of a fall from his bicycle: man has been fighting my father colors. Be sure you dress sporty He had spent four long months for ~ore than half _an hour. for SI?ring.

Policeman: Why didn't you in a hospital with a broken and twisted ankle. By nature he I tell me before?

LIMERICK wasn't a coward and he was B~y: 'Cause Father was There was once a girl named healthy, but so intense was the gettm~ the best of him till a pain in his foot that a long shud- few mmutes ago.

Jenny, Who thought she was Sonja der would go through him when Sergeant: I can't enlist you, Henie; you talked about his ever walk- my good man You've only one She went skating on ice, ing again.

But she fell through twice, • t : Th a t doesn 't matter.

On the day of his return from eype.at r10 So she really isn't worth a penny. the hospital the doctor told his You've got to shut one eye when - Norma Jo Schmidt, 304 mother that he was perfectly you're shooting anyway.

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up at eve ry sound. Fina lly afte r the fanf are of all the drum s er Hom so , time life a took ch whi conthe an, thm Smi M. er Hom here is " cess Prin e "Th e Magazin ted star cer oun ann the ght, thou e ryon eve t wha t's Tha d! fien test h, Hig ior Jun r ittie At Wh call ed him. If he was n't hun ting orat ing , He t old of the over-flow If you tell you r frie nds , ived rece had they ch whi l mai of ting wri was he ls, labe for It can 't be missed, the tion bera deli h muc r afte but to ding allu tly ssan ince or ans slog ; why you ask 'll Of course, they the dict iona ry for as man y thre e judg e had decided. ''Th e nam e But you'll know the ans wer to lett er words as he could find. of the lucky win ner is M-i-s -t-e- r, tha t one, Once in a while Hom er would IH-o-m-e-r M. S-m -i-t- h."

All you'll say is-q uot e: re Whe ess. lifel me beca er Hom a ning win us, orio vict out e com ific, terr be it'll "My friends, s Both glee clubs, girl s and boy , pair of flam ing red paja mas or a was the rest of his nam e? He case of kra ut juice. At pres ent sat dazed. His eyes bulged, then And once a bod y's hea rd them . end on d stoo hair His . ded rece est bigg the ring ente was he sing, con test of his life. The first Off to bed he stag gere d. Fat e's Eve n you will say they 're . him one und had k tric ind unk sand thou dred hun one was e priz per fect ;'' But that isn' t all tha t's feat ured , dollars. How he pray ed • that You 've hea rd of Connie McBride, somehow he mig ht carr y off the SWING SLANG fortune! Day and nigh t, hour, She 'll do the dance of a gypsy, Cha rles Cockrill pres ents this Tha t I'm quit e sure has n't been afte r hour Homer devoted all of with ther toge ions ress exp of list I why out ring figu 'to time his tried , 't don we le Whi on. slati tran r thei , ious Prec s, eles Pric s ter' "Pe ther ano still But ther e's Perf ect, pre tty pea nut s," I advocate thei r use, we thou ght Named Winifred Nelson, we re be tte r tha n any you would enjo y a look at them .

Wh om you cou ldn' t help but Gobble pipe -Sa xap hon e. othe r pea nuts he had eve r eate n, know too, Hide bea ter- Dru mm er.

For weeks on end he had hun ted So come on April 28th in.

Viol ereak Squ g ndin sou t bes and est larg the for ; you for ce dan her And let Dog hou se- Bass fiddle. words in the dictionary. Soon The admission is only 25c Voodoo boi lers -Dr ums .

Hom er Smi thm an had eno ugh But wor th more I would say, . . . one oph Xyl ileodp Wo ne "Go ther ano e writ to l eria mat you n whe ning eve And that n. icia mus e -Ac man ride ef Chi ld wou He d."

Win the with b clim ns. sicia 1:1~ ite Wh ~ks Spo e ryon eve from ions opin er gath k, thin 'll Into bed you Bogie rne ~-C ritic s who say -th e butc her, the policeman and "W hat a perf ect end ing, even the mortician. whe n he had wha t they thm k.

For a perf ect day ."

Cat -Sw ing rnusici~n.

- Fer n Bowers completed his survey, he beg an Groan box -Ac cord ian.

I to piece the bits toge ther . He ------Lovely can ary -Gi rl vocalist. worked and worked and finally SPR ING AT LAST Rug cut ter- Swi ng dancer. subm itted his entry.

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Old ma n- Lea der.

Weeks had passed, and the Spr ing Corn on _the cob ~ ~ar mom ca. nigh t for the announ cement of Wh en a you ng man 's fanc y play ans s1ci -Mu 10n sess Jam d. han at was ner win d gran the s, turn .

When a woman thin ks of clot hes, . .

All day Homer had been nervous. mg.

Pap er men -Mu sici ans who He paced up and down the floor.

And eve ry one becomes At last nigh t fel l. It was cold play by note only. dissatisfied with wha t he Spo ts-N otes . and lifeless outside. Snow flutearn s.

Spr ing Ick ies- Per son s wh o don 't tere d to a rest ing place in the Wh en one dwells in she er still, frozen eart h. The whi rlin g und erst and swing. simplicity, Pla tter - Record. wind swayed the t rees ' bran che s.

Wh en one trus ts one, 1 ~in ear s-P erso ns who dislike ~h clut lly itera ~ sat e~ Hom de insi In all , implicitly.

- s. G. Iing his rad 10, his ears perk mg , swmg.

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THE WHITTIER GREENLEAF

March 31, 1939

FLASH and the air just naturally went out. Boy, what strength.

For the benefit of the freshies The other day a game of baseThe noon tournament inside will soon be over and the girls we will tell them that if any one ball was played on Diamond I will be turning to outdoor games. goes home for lunch, he will have by both boys and girls. Also an About twelve more games are to to go around to one of the center interesting game of flies and be played off before the school side doors to get to the gym. This grounders was played by both champs of both soccer baseball rule was made last semester and both boys and girls. A girl did get up to bat!

All Jake Bruns and soccer three base are to be must be obeyed. had to do was to reach up and found. catch the ball.

He snagged quite STRATEGY Did you know that one nine a few of the oncoming flies. court team has all 9A's? Can't A member of the umpire comWhen you put back the cookie mittee has a broken arm as the you imagine which one itis? jar, result of a bad fall.

Ardis Burback no longer has a As you hear your mother's The prepa:rations for baseball team. She gave it _to Ida May voice, not far, have begun. The tournament for Bivens of 301, but Ardis still plays That's strategy. baseball is to be a Round Robin" on the team. series. The six diamonds are to The phys. ed. classes went When you go to bed at night be used which is the same numoutdoors for the first time several Without turning out the light, ber as last year. All- of the baseball games that were played la.st weeks ago. The girls were seen That's strategy. week were practice games. The jumping around like escaped real Round Robin seiies began the caged lions, but on the whole rain on Monday of this week.

Wh~n you'r: out m they were very orderly. One with cousm Bella The ninth grade champion and And you use hers and not your also school champ in basketball class even played with the boys. j is 308. The seventh and eighth own umbrella What was the result?

That's strategy: grade champion is 220.

If. you noticed girls going The boys' gym classes have around with bruised shin bones, If you copy a paper someone begun to play out of doors. They don't mind the sight as the phys. were outside all last week playhas made, else ed. classes are working on lead ing mostly baseball, but there To save your own semester up games to soccer. Corner kick was some football. grade, seems to be the best liked game. and tether-ball The volley-ball That's strategy.

It resembles soccer so mew hat. courts have been well made use -Darleen Foreman This semester is the first time of lately.

Pearl Shore that soccer three base has been The second basketball tournaplayed in the noon-hour tournaTO "WHO IS IT" , ment ended Tuesday with 208 the ANS WERS ment and it seems to be working winner. The lower group chamout very well. pion is 208 and the higher group Bill Holbrook.

Perhaps some of you are won304.

Maxine Travis. dering who those girls think they are, pushing you around and tellThe tenderfoot, who thought he ANSWERS TO JUMBLED ing you to stay back of a certain could ride, mounted a pony in NAMES line. Well they are on the playfront of a lot of cowboys. The ground committee and are sent 1. Ruth Ostwald pony threw him. "Well," said a around for the benefit of the 2. Janet Gablehause cowboy helping him up, "what vlayers. Perhaps now that you 3. Betty Fowler • threw you?'' know their reason for bossing, 4. Billy Griff en "What threw me? Why she you will try to obey them.

5. Harry Eckert bucked something fearful! Didn't Another good kicker appeared 6. Bradley Billings you ~ee her buck?" cried the on the stage a few weeks ago. tenderfoot.

We could not learn her name, but I What table has no legs? ''Buck,'' said the cow boy.' 'rats, we heard that she kicked the ball I Times table. she only coughed."

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PUPILS VOTE FOR ENT AMENDM NEW The 9A's went on their civic

MAGAZINE PRINCESS TO BE GIVEN SOON

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league trip on Thursday, April On April 18, pupils in WhitThe time is clrawing nigh and 13. They met at the Stuart Thea- tier voted to make an amendmany a sleepless night will be ter where the speaker was Mr. ment to Whittier's constitutio n. waged before the operetta, ''The Knute 0. Broady, Professor of The former way of nominatin g Magazine Princess," is presented presileague civic for candidates Univertion, Administra School next Friday. The scenery is presecreand ent, vice-presid dent, sity of Nebraska. The Whittier pared, the costumes ready, and tary, was to have one member teachers who went on the trip of the student activities commiteverything is set for the night were Mrs. · Pinney, Miss Kier, tee, the sponsor of each division, of nights. Don't crowd, don't Miss Mary Wilson, Mr. Upde- two 9A pupils, two 9B pupils, push! There's room for each and graft, Mr. W. A. McMullen, Mr. and one 8A pupil form a commitevery one. Come one come all! the chose committee This tee.

Wilson, Culler, Miss _M argaret Tickets ·are still available. from offices these for candidates Mr. W. F. McMullen. Miss Miller, the names submitted by each Several of the players are sighand Miss Curley. home room. Each home room ing since they will have to make submitted two names. as many as four costume changes during the evening. Oh well, in After the nominatin g comthe theater one must sacrifice mittee had decided on two peoeverything in behalf of the play.

On March 30 the 8A boys chorus ple, they were introduced as the We are all eagerly waiting the under the direction of Mrs. White candidates for whom the stuperforman ce · avd are sure it will gave a Nebraska assembly. It was dents voted in the general eleclive up to our highest expecta- in the form of a skit which gave tion. tions.

The new way is to have each Nebraska news of more than fifty Among the highlights of cos- years ago. The announcer was pupil who wishes to run for an tumes are swimming i::mits, relics Russell Sloan. Other speaking office file a petition in the office of the gaslite days. They surely parts were taken by Duane on which there are sixty names. are a far cry from the swim togs Tejcka, Billie Griffin, Delbert Forty-five of these names must of today. You' 11 probably split Tipton, Delbert McKinney, Robert be people outside of his home your sides laughing at these Thompson, Kenneth Smith, Eddie room. The petition must state antiques but they were quite the Smith, Rolland Dudley, Myron the office for which the pupi.l thing in days of yore. And guess Armintrou t, and Bob Eaton. wishes to run. Any number of who wears them! .Those four Rosalie Skidmore danced, and pupils may run in the primary policemen you've heen hearing Mary Alford entertaine d with a election. These pupils are voted so much about- Wesley Mi1ler, on and the two receiving the Malcolm Allen, Billy Schlaebitz, piano solo. highest number of votes for each The songs sung by the chorus office run in the general election. and Frederick Langenheim.

Could you ever imagine Billy were: ''Little Old Sod Shanty," It was voted in the delegate Marler as a bold bad kidnaper? "God Bless America," "My assembly on Monday, April 10, Neverthele ss he plays the role 1 Nebraska ," and "Nebrask a that only pupils who would be with great authentici ty and all Land." Whittier pupils enjoyed 9A's the following semester offices. the of any for run could this delightful program. ( Continued on page 8)

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birds. Some of the birds which we P h y I 1i s Overman, Theodore WHI'fTIER GREENLEAF should strive to make welcome Schultz, William Schwabauer, F ounded and establish ed in 1924 a s t he includ e robin s, meadow larks, and Dorot hy Tilton. official stu dent publicat ion of Whittie r Junior blue birds, and many other s. With Correction: In the last issue we High Sch ool. Publish ed bi-week ly durin g the school yea r by the Whit tier Junior High School most B. B. guns a targe t is includ said John Eberh art was a memb er p up ils. ed. Why not use it instea d of of the Pepp er club- he is a memFACU LTY ADVIS ORY BOAR D takin g the life of a defen seless , l\liss Hul t Miss Cr oss ber of Lynx. feath ered friend ? Altho ugh someMr. Gammil l Miss Peterso n Clare nce Heidenreich, a forme r times it becom es an absol ute neGREE NLEA F STAF F Editor-i n-chief..............................Winifr ed N elson cessit y to rid our state and other Whitt ier pupil, seems to be gettin g F eatu r es........ Char lotte Garrett, Stu art Goldber g Girls ' Sports .. Jane Lawren ce, Jacqueline W ilson states of variou s kinds of harm ful places in baske tball. He is considBoys' Sports .... T ommy Gr iffin, Ge~ald Daughe rty the star playe r of the Humor .......·-············ ·Marjor ie Ramel. Da le Kuskie birds, we shoul d all strive to main- ered Alumni. . ................ H elen Ka hler, L a V ora Rarn el Exchan ges ............ Darleen F oreman , P ea r l Shor r tain what bird life in Nebr aska Cardi nal team at the Y.M. C.A. Fashion s .......................................... .....'.Bettie F owrer Ali the memb ers of the team are Chatter .......... E dit h Hu tchinson , Jim Van Ho rn we now possess. .................................................. Junior Dav:s forme r Whitt ierite s. H1s young er N ewsy No tes ........................ Sara May V a n Hook ................................ Sh irley H ageman PUPI LS HEAR broth MR. er MAR Don, DIS who now attend s Calenda r .......................... Joan Null, F ern Bowers Typ ist s........... -............I da Dur ham, Betty Bloom Wittier, his also active in sports .

Mr. Mardis, princi pal of LinREP ORTE RS Ela ine Adams Billy Griffi n coln High School, spoke at the SUB DEB .f ASHIONS Mar jor ie Barcus Betty J ohns E laine E lliott Lois N elson Whitt ier P. T. A. Tuesday, Apri!

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He discu ssed specia l intere sts With the chang eable weath er Gerb·ud e Augusti ne Bessi e H eater Don Abbot t Bob J oh nson and activi ties pupil s could partic iwe're havin g, a quick chang e of Robert Av n er H arry Kolb Eldon Christ opher George Ko hl pate in at high schoo l.

Mr. Mard is clothe s shoul d be on hand.

One Lee Bowers Paul Lange Doroth y Clapp Pat Lawson stress ed the point that stude nts day it's hot-a sprin g dress may Calvin Demi troff Thomas McEvoy H arry E ckert Vern on P ettet shoul d not feel lost at Linco ln be worn.

The next day the temDan iel E rnst Vera Pierce Darleen Forema n High since over Cli fford Risher half of its enroll peratL 1re m a y drop -a skirt, Jack Giel Sam Scolaro Boo Gillett ment consi sts of Whit tier swea ter and shirt will do nicely.

Kenneth S immons Ri chard Greenbu Tg Eddy Smith J une H arral gradu ates.

Edward Teater To give your suit a sport y air, take Leroy H aar R oy W a y The business meeti ng contin ued after the boys. Wear your shirt Gar th Wiltshi re from two until two-t hirty at collar out over the collar of your which time Mrs. Frank Haye s, suit.

WE THA NK YOU presid ent of the Whitt ier P. T. A. , Gradu ation is appro achin g so Miss Fergu son's commercial introd uced the speak er. The 9A 's be think ing about your gradu aart class has show n such a fine were invited to atten d Mr. tion dress.

White will be the most spirit of cooperation in maki ng Mard is' talk.

His talk enlig htenappro priate but light paste l colors origin al draw ings and linoleum blocks for the Green leaf that we ed pupils conce rning Lincoln will be used some. Light fluffy want to say, ''Tha nks a Millio n.'' High, makin g them feel less dress es or smar t tailored ones are The sham rocks on Saint Patri ck's vague about movin g on up the being shown. Class day is coming issue were made by Billy Luns- ladde r of education. too and dress es in your class colford of 108. The jester used on ors will fit the occasion perfe ctly. the ·April fool's iRsue was made ALUM NI Find out your class colors and

by Dick Erwin of 209. The combine them in a harm onizin g Ruben Haun, a forme r Whit tier way into your class day dress . umbr ella which is used to represen t April show ers, was made pupil, has been elected presi dent

by D i ck Er win of 2 0 9. of the Lincoln High band which There once was a man name d The class is now busy work ing is under the direction of Mr. Pete, on illust ration s for the 9A issue. Berna rd Nevin.

Who wante d to trave l to Crete ; Form er Whit tier pupils who He jump ed in a red car SPRI NG BIRDS took part in Joy Nigh t were Twila He stopp ed with a jar, Bramwell, Doro thy Carna han, For he knew when to acknowlIn Nebr aska we are honor ed in fohn Coulter, Betty Lee Cronn, Pat edge defea t. the sprin g by a varie ty of differ ent Herm ingha us, Helen Kiess elbac h, - Betty Lake, 103

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XABAR'S TREE

rest on his shoulders, the lowly For as he beheld it lying humsoldier of the King gave forth ble yet proud on the ground, Many a slave had met his these words to all who might his breath came short and his death beneath its raveled hun- hear, "Xabar's tree is mighty, is pulse grew faint; then his skin gry branches.

And as he great, but greater still is the paled and his flesh grey clammy, breathed his last long breath and ruthless hand of fate!" With while in the distance he heard Xabar smiled a slow, cruel smile, these words spoken the soldier that which made his heart · a thin long wail of long dead gave up his life, but also with pound. He heard a lone cry filled peoples seemed to echo through · these mighty words he set the with agony and sorrow. The the corridors of ages past. spell of Xabar's doom. words which filled his ears were Nobles who sought favor of the Soon after the heretofore these: "Xabar's tree is mighty, King brought gifts from a mentioned event, death came to is great, but greater still is the foreign land. Incense, fine gold his brother, sister, wife. Rumors ruthless hand of fate." and perfume they were. But then of death by a hand of a great -Bea trice Haskins to the sea were they cast, for one with a monstrous knife This story won the first prize Xabar wanted not these, but brought unrest to the soul of the in the story contest. only fresh blood for his living King. Often too, he could hear tree. the chimes of beautiful bells as CONTEST NOTICE The tree had grown to heigh ts they by custom do ring for the unknown. There, it looked down dead left now in the wake of the The winning poem will be pubupon the palace of Xabar, looked black fever plague. From the lished in the next issue of the also on the fields lowly peasants North and the East mighty and Greenleaf. The honorable menhad sown. And often when the forceful armies came as though tions will also receive recognition wind arose and the storm had from the darkest corners of the at that time. come, the great t r ee top was land since they were more fierce, known to sway and for miles mor e daring and brave than the LIMERICK around you might hear its hum greatest any might remember. when the wind through its I They fought and won and plundThere · once was a girl named branches rustled and the gr eat j ered the cities of Xabar's kingNora, tree shook in its str ange, strange I dom and burned the fields of this way. Xabar knew of the tree's fair land until the King they Who was as big as a doora; great thirst, of its mighty pow- reached.

She sat on a chair erful way, for had he not lain The King, driven from his That wasn't there beneath it first while he was yet castle, was led to the outer wall h th nd wher e blare of bugles and roll of A went right rough t e a child in his father's lair? floora.

One day to Xabar's palace drum mocked his very face. Sud- Bettie Fowler came a soldier to plead his case. denly quiet and stillness smote The King laughed heartily to see the group like that of the heavthis freak who dared to oppose enly kingdom. The eyes of all There once was a boy named his might. After a time Xabar were drawn to the magnificent Jake, tired of the joke and his cr afty t r ee for a bright warm glow en- Who went fishing, down by the mind thence proceeded to plot I cased its every limb and caused lake; the death of the soldier on a I it to be seen as a calm and A snake came out great tree branch on the moun- mighty God sent by one or some And crawled about, tain height. At the news of this, who yet were servants to its the soldier laughed with a force power. They for its life blood While Jake jumped in with the like to bend him double, for he I had bled. bait. feared not t~e great, gr~at tree Xabar, as he watched with his -Ardean Heironymus, 305 thong~ !J-e migh~ meet lus death conquerors, saw an invisible th as a !ivm~ sacnfi~e to e tree; power like a hand fell that t r ee. There was an old man named for his faith was m God and the . . ~o it lay, a~ter a deafenmg crash Dan, peals of the heavenly bells.

The sun was about to set in hke one qmte dead on the moun- Who stuck his nose in a fan; its last gr eat glory of light when tain side. And Xabar was heard Now he can't smell, the soldier was dragged to the to cry, in a voice loud and strong With his nose very well, mountain top and to his doom as the sea, "I care not a ruby Because no nose has the poor as blood for the living tree God. what comes of me, but only do I man.

-- Paul Browne, 106 As the circlet of thongs slid to weep for that great tree."

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THE WHITTIER GREENLEAF UNCERTAIN AS THE WEATHER

SPRINGTIME

Soon springtime shall be here, d d "Mother, is my class- ay ress The best time in all the year; done at last?"

What else could anyone ask "No, Judith. I have to sew two Than to see such a lovely mask? buttons on it yet." ''Oh Mother! And class-day A mask of trees and flowers ' only six weeks away! I guess it And all the Aprils_howers Made jnto one great thing, will just never be finished."

"Judith, have you any idea how · Iong it takes to sew t wo buttons Which we call love1Y spring.

April 21, 1939 JUST IMAGINE 1. Edith Hutchinson notchewing gum. . .

2. Jim Van Horn not helpmg someone with algebra or arithmetic.

3 St t GO ldb t ting • uar erg no ac funny. · 4. Flora Kolb not laughlng at a · joke. .

5. Phyllis Hoke not walkmg d H R aroun . . 222 .

6. Billy Griffin writing something for the Greenleaf.

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- Virginia Reiter "I don't know exactly, Mother, but it must take an awfully long o YOU HOW WELL D 7.

Jacqueline Wilson getting her time.''

HERS? KNOW YOUR TEAC · algebra by herself. th "Why do you say at, dear'!

8. Lavora Ramel not reading a Please stand sti11 while [ see 1 One whose name is something book. where these buttons will look • that catches rain.

9. Betty Fowler not talking to 2 One whose name is a letter -in best.''

Shirley Hageman. th 10. Sara Mae Van Hook without " Well, Mo er, every time • the alphabet. th Daddy shows you a . shirt wi 3 Who is called "Pop"?

I her two barettes in her hair. buttons off, you say that you just 4• Two teachers with names alikP haven't had time."

• who are not brothers or sisters. 1 THE WBITTIER GREEN LEAF "Well, Judith, dear, we'll go 5. Whose name goes up on a into that later. Judit h! What are graph?

This paper which you're reading you -doing?" (answers on back page) the ' 'Whittier GreenIs called ''Cleaning my class day shoes.'' leaf"; "But, Judith, you have already DISHW ASHING Some of us do the printing cleaned them four times and you While others write it leaf by leaf. have never worn them yet."

How greasy these dishes are!

In this paper are poems, all kinds, " Oh, I know, Mother, but I They're such a bother too; Written by children with very fine believe in being prepared and I wish I were riding in a brand minds; • besides I tnink that class day and car new There are stories with thrills graduation are the most wonderWithout any dishes to do.

And some with chills. ful things that can ever happen to If only we'd use a paper plate a girl."

This paper has news about clothes There'd be no dishes for me to "Well, Judy, you run over to you should wear, hate, Jeanne's house and talk it over And jokes that would make you with her. I'm afraid I can't show But as it is now, fall out of your chair, There are dishes, and how! the proper enthusiasm due the We think that it is just swell, - Phil Patterson What do you think, won't you occasion."

"All right, Mother. Goodbye." please tell?

"Hello, Jeanne. " Tommy was riding home on the - Vera Pierce, 205 " Hello, Judith. I'm so glad bus. He had a cold in the head Shirley Hageman, 309 you ' ve come over. Aren't you and was continually sniffing. The just thrilled over class day and old lady sitting next to him stood Teacher: Willie, describe a graduation?'' it as long as she could; then, niche in a church.

"Oh, Jeanne, don't be childish. leaning over , she said, ''Little Willie: An itch in a church is It's a whole six weeks a way and boy, have you a handkerchief?" the same as any other itch only besides it's just another day in Tommy replied, "Yes, but I you shouldn't scratch an itch in . our lives.'' don't lend it to strangers." a church.

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Lee Bowers was told that his Marilyn Frank s of 301 had a shoe was untie d and, believe it birthd ay, Marc h 30. Some of her Dick Root' s pet peeve is to be or not, he fell for it. called Dickie Wickie!

A boy backed out with his car pals were going to gang up on Elain e Adams doesn 't like to and dropp ed a packa ge. Betty her in the gym but Marilyn fooled have some one tickle her.

Haack ran out to get it. On the them by going to the librar y. We Call La Vora Ramel a movie back was writte n in large letter s wond er if she knew what a party · star and you will find out what "Apri l Fool. " was waiti ng for her in the gym. her pet peeve is. ' Helen Dave nport 's pet peeve is Edith Hutch inson 's teleph one If you have heard LaVora a black dog belonging to her rang at five minu tes of midn ight Ramel singin g a certai n song, it's broth er. and a girl's voice said, "Just becau se on Marc h 30, Thurs day, There are eleven Robe rts in thoug ht I'd get my bit in befor e she composed a song for the 9A's Mrs. White 's boys chorus class. the day is over. April Fool. " gradu ation day at the end of this They are Robert Stray er, Bob And Edith went to bed verv semes ter. It took her exact ly Sm ith, Robe rt Bruns, Bob much irrita ted by her late calle is one hour to compose it and she Hann eman , Bob Ring, Robert remar ks. has been rehre asing it lately. For Thompson, Robe rt Gablehouse Irene Hansen of 307 enter taine d furth er inform ation, please ask Bob Johnson, Bob Eaton, Rober~ recen tly at a taffy pull held at LaVora.

Hend rix, and Bob Miller. Puff, her home. It seem s that this was In Miss Dee's fourt h period puff. It even makes us tired. not one of the few and far be- home ec. class the girls found an As a sequence to the last tween times when the taffy turns egg that had I. 0 . U. writt en on it.

Chatt er Box we offer the follow- out well. The sugar proved to be When they broke the egg, they ing pet peeves. Anyone who calls a predo minat e facto r in the con- found two yolks in it.

Betty Bohl on the phone and says, coction. Spin the milk-bottle was Gertr ude Griffin, who has been "Gue ss who? " makes her mad. played, with Billy Schla ebitz) usu- brush ing crum bs off her desk for Here are some April Fool jokes ally the ill-fated memb er. receiv- the past week, has asked us to we have collected. ing the dire penal ty of eatin g the put this notice in the Green leaf.

In front of a store on O stree t sugar ed candy.

Notice: All pupils who use 112 as was an orang e crate with a baske t On the way to their destin ation a lunch room, pleas e take thou on it. On a sign near by it said, at Franc is Helze r's bicycle party , lunch with thou.

"Tak e just one, Free. '' In the Joyce Crosbie was visited by the We thoug ht we'd find out some bottom of the baske t was a large cyclis t's terror , a flat tire. of the thing s people aroun d piece of paper on which was Two of Jack Holm es' pet school consider annoy ing. Here writte n ''Apri l Fool. '' Flavel peeves are gettin g razze d about are the result s.

Peter s fell for this hook, line and his pitching and havin g his Nioma Lowd er's pet peeve is sinke r. Would you? broth er run away with his bike. havin g someone who sits behin d George Stout went out to the Tattle talef are one of Rolland her fool with her hair. scout cabin with the scout troop , Tubm an's pet peeves.

Rolland Mills' pet peeve, as he of which he is a memb er and Betty John' s pet peeve is when puts it, is smar t alecs.

Georg e being the bugle r woke up some Bing Crosby goes to work Cecelia Brady must' have a loveand think ing it six o'clock blew in the bath tub. ly disposition. She has no pet reveille. At this summons all the Someone scratc hing chalk on 1 peeves of any sort. boys awoke and went to prepa re the blackboard is Stuar t GoldOne of Miss Peter son's pet break fast. Two hours later the berg' s pet peeve. peeves is paper s that come .in late. junio r assist ant patro l leade r Jane Lawr ence states that her Narvene Hend ricks dislik es nicklooked at his watch and found it pet peeve is, in one word, snow- names. to be three -thirt y. In other words, balls. the boys had gotte n up at oneErnes t Lee's pet peeve is girls.

"Som e one talkin g when I'm thirty instea d of six. Altho ugh Elain e Elliot hates to have trying to study ," was Bet_ty Georg e claims it was an accident, some small er perso n tag after Patric k's answ er to the pet peeve s we wonder. her. question.

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He had a mop of brigh t red hair, WHO IS IT? And laughed as if he had no care, Upon appro achin g t he huge For today he is off to Rolig' s Boy build ing for the first · t ime, I College Color hair ________ __sandy brown stretc hed my neck to look about . For being a docto r takes a lot of Color eyes ___ ______________ grey My knees shook slight ly as I Height_ ______ _________ 5 ft. 5 in. knowledge. opene d the door. Arriv ing in the \iVeight ____________ __l33 pound s hall I stared at the wide stairs So silent ly she fixed his tie, Class ________________________ 9A that loomed befor e me. I gulpe d And looked him direct ly in t he Age _____________ ____________ 15 a few times and ascen ded them. eye, Favor ite Sport_ ________ __Baseball Findi ng myse lf in an enorm ous And said, ''My son, do study Girl hallw ay crowd ed with people, I hard, glanc ed shyly aroun d and proColor hair _______ ___ _______ black And don't forge t to drop us a C~or eyes ______________ ~ __ grey ceede d on my journ ey to my home card. " room . My huma n instin ct told me Heigh t_ _______________ 60 inche s Weig ht ______________ lOO pound s that I was lost and as I looked ''I hope, my dear, your new Class ____________ _____ _____ __ 9A shirts fit, aroun d me at faces of the other s, I heard a few snick ers and giggl es And that you like your new Age ,!_ ______ _________________ __ 14 docto r's kit, from the sidelines. My feet were What comm ittee _____ Playg round as heavy as lead but I mana ged Pleas e don't get your feet all Favor ite Sport_ ________ _Baseball wet, to trudge on only to be .frigh tened (Answ ers will be found on Cause. remem ber, you'r e not a by the bell. back page) doct or yet.''

It fin ally dawn ed on me that I had only a very f ew minu tes in So they put him on the train, MR. CLOCK which to reach my home room. And heade d on his road to fame; Not know ing which way t o turn He was in the train, all ready , Mr. clock, oh, Mister clock, I ran franti cally from on€ end of all set, Why do you g·o so fast? the hall to t he other . I happened When he said, ''Bye, Mom, Tick tick, tick tock, to glanc e at the numb ers on one you'r e my best girl yet."

Why don't your minut es last? of the doors only t o find myse lf So now the years have passe d You go aroun d so rapidl y, on the wron g floor. So with a and gone, Why do you have to speed? mad dash I ran for the stairs.

And he's a great surge on in Why don't you ever stop and rest?

As I desce nded them in a madJ ingalo ng; You never stop to heed. man fashion, I trippe d and went He has a boy and famil y all his If you would just take my advic e flying throu gh space. When I hit own, When tickin g hours away, botto m, I heard my name being And a perfe ctly, m~rve lous, Oh that would be so very nice called ever so faintl y. I opene d beaut iful home .

We'd have more time to play. my eyes and looked in to the face of my mothe r. She said in a dis- His boy has a mop of brigh t red More time to dwell in restfu l sleep guste d tone,, ''I told you not to hair, • More time to idl y dream , lie down after such a big meal .'' And laugh s as thoug h he hasn' t a Miste r clock, oh, Miste r clock, - Bettie Fowl er care; How nice it would seem.

For today he's off to Rolig 's -Elai ne Arnho lt, 308 A SURG EON colleg e, For being a doctor takes a lot JUMB LED NAM ES A salty tear ran down her cheek , know ledge .

As she heard the dear famil iar - Edith Hutchinson, 303 1. Leian e Dmasa. creak , 2. Tid eh Uthni chnos .

Of the old, old stairs in the old Son: What 's the board of edu - 3. Aemj s Cpokl. blue hall , cation ?

4. Lyna rim Frakn s.

And the pride of her heart , a Pa: When I went to school, son, 5. Van i Avens. boy so tall. it as a pine shing le.

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On Easter Sunday morning, Helen Davenport went to the Benita Elliott, Norma Schmidt, campfir~ cabin with a group of and Elaine Elliott with a group girls recently.

They cooked their During vacation B e tt y fr o m V i n e Con gr e gation al food and studied nature.

Kem pkes, Eleanor Hurd, and Church went to Pioneer Park for Dr. H. C. Koch of the UniverClementine , Davis had a hair a sunrise service and breakfast. sity of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Marcellie Prosser of 103 is the Michigan, a former Lincolnite and curling experience. All three decided to have their hair fi xed to- proud posseser of a certificate, frequent visitor at Whittier, wrote that she has gradto Mr. Culler to thank him for the which shows ge ther at a beauty shop. uated from Lincoln's traffic St. Patrick's number of the WhitSurprise parties are quite the school. tier Greenleaf. He says, ''The things. Mrs. Schlaebitz held a Mrs. Boschult attended a con- freshness and vigor of the school surprize party for Billy on March vention of the Progressive Educa- paper constantly challenges one's 9. Moyne Miller andMilferd Epp tion Association in Des Moines, imagination." gave out the invitations.

Iowa, on March 31. Mr. Wells The latest party reported was A,nother party held durin g also attended a convention for that of Francis Helser, who held spring vacation was that of Physical Education directors at a bike picnic, on Friday, March 24.

Charles Cockrill. He held a Sioux City, Iowa.

VirginiaLeeNull,BettyCoulter, Whing Ding at Antelope Park on Neldon Dillon of 310 has left and Harriett Palmer held a cave March 8.

Whittier to attend school in party at Robber's Cave on Satur316 must be a home room full Colorado. day, March 26. All reported they of fishermen as Dale Kirkland , Joyce Stuve of 212 had an had a lovely time.

Dale Hoyt, and Bob Fox went Easter luncheon, Friday, in honor Robert Rubino, a member of fishing during vacation. Bob says of Helen Conner and Mary Greene Scout Troup 16, spent two nights he caught six fish. Pretty good, of Minneopolis. Jean Scheer, at the scout cabin.

Bob! Shirley Staats, and Maxine Miller Calvin Barnes of 112 has left Eleanor (Al) Hurd attended a reported a good time.

Whittier to attend Irving School. weiner roast, Friday n i g ht, A model airplane was built Shirley Hageman went to March 7.

Linwood, Nebraska, where she by Shelly Bulin during vacation.

Other pupils who went visiting attended the afternoon session Shelly also went to Omaha to see during spring vacation were; Bet- of school.

Father Flanigan's home. t y Welch, who visited Falls City Bob Coe has gone to a hospital Hard at work digging dandeNebraska; Billy Lunsford, who in Omaha. lions was Bob Cather during spent a few days in David Leo Shepard of 220 is now at- spring vacation.

City, Nebraska; and Della Pavey, tending school in Pleasantdale, Ruth Vance went domestic who went to Raymond, Nebraska. Nebraska. during vacation. She knitted a Ruth Wheeler, Bettie Fowler, Mr. Gammill has proved to all sweater.

Doris Orman, and Gloria Green who heard him that he is a singer.

Some of Whittier's travelers appeared in the Y. M. C. A. He sang at Clinton school on are Betty Jean Franklin, who annual circus, March 31 and April Fr iday, March 31. went to Tulsa, Oklahoma; Doris 1, as four of the ten Rock-etts.

Verne Bishop of 102 left Dugan, who spent a few days in Lois Nelson of 107 enjoyed her Whittier to attend school in Council Bluffs; and Frank vacation visiting the farm in Oxford, Nebraska.

Killian, who went to Grand Grafton, Nebraska.

Joan Mease of 212 and Elaine Island.

Visiting their grandpHrents at Adams of 107, have a collection Dorothy Callaway and, Alice Schuyler, .Nebraska, were J ac- of stamps. They have been ex- King colored fifteen dozen eggs queline and Eugene Wilson dur- changing stamps for a long time. to take to St. Thomas Orphanage ing vacation.

Aileen Simpson attended a for Easter.

Betty Crabtree of 320 tried her party at the Ben Hur Lodge not Marilyn Franks of 301 says she luck at fishing over the week-end. long ago. spent her vacation eating candy.

Helen Owen rented a put-put Peggy Wolfe of 305 recently Trenna Hanline, 101, visited to r ide during vacation. moved to Ceresco, Nebraska.

Valparaiso, Nebraska.

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SPEED

DREAMS

April 21, 1939 FLASH

The other morning while the Well the coo-coo in the clock If only some of my dreams did go coo-coo all right.· Vivian 7B gym class was playing bomwould come true, Schwindt of 205 while playing Like riding high in the sky of bardment, a couple of small boys soccer-three base against 222 blue, were running to the center of kicked one of those Lillian Urback kicks which rested on the clock. Out into space in my chute I the gym to get the ball and they would jump, Hickory-dickory dock; the ball both came to a very sudden knocked on the clock; the clock If I were lucky, I'd not land stop. The reason for this was struck one (Sylvia Wiley or Nina with a bump. that they 4it each others heads.

Lyberis) and on Vivian ran.

- Phil Patterson The result-one boy didn't get Moyne Miller must think that to play any more that morning. the ear]y bird gets the worm as ANSWERS TO JUMBLED We wonder why. she has already chosen her nin eNAMES On April third the bas· e ball court team for ·next semester. tournament started.

Sever a 1 The favorite pastime of the 1. Elaipe Adams pract ice games were played befifth period phys. ed. class seems 2. Edith Hutchinson fore hand. to be writing on Mrs. Ross' black- 3. James Plock The baseball tournament may board. Mrs. Ross always has a 4. Marilyn Franks be slowed down by the April grand time erasing the .board dur5. I van Evans showers. ing sixth period.

Don't blame us if you have a The green spots of the playANSWERS TO HOW WELL few swollen fingers as the result ground happen to be the girls DO YOU KNOW YOUR of t he new baseballs which were phys. ed. classes. No longer is it a TEACHERS '? j ust r ecently received. treat to see them come rom ping Mr. Wells' first period gym out of the building, but it is a 1. Mrs. Barrows class likes the bowling alley he daily habit.

2. Miss Dee Since the outdoor games have 3. Mr. Heston has fixed up in the south east started, the sub-chairmen had to 4. Miss Helen Madsen and Miss part of the gym. It is arranged choose new games. Shirley Osborn just like a regular bowling alley.

Emma Madsen now has cricket, Virginia Lee 5. Mr. Updegraft The only thing is that they don't Null has three-base, and Connie have a pin setter, but Mr. Wells McBride has baseball. hopes he can have one soon.

ANSWERS TO WHO IS IT LaVora Ramel seems to think We want to remind you that if that she is one of those, quote, you have a seven you cannot Stanley McCune champion fowl-ball players, end play in the tournament games, Betty Schroll quote, as one day when she was but you can play in the practice kicking the soccer ball she had to "MAGAZINE PRINCESS" • games. A game was lost the kick the ball six times before she TO BE PRESENTED SOON other day by a home room playkicked the final ball which was ing a boy with a seven. a fly that put her out.

(Continued from page 1) The sixth period class also Barbara Gooding of 210 while others lend sparks of fire to their took an interest in the bowling playing soccer baseball lost her respective parts. alley and kept Mr. Wells pretty shoe which set everyone in the Take Hoyt Yowell, for instance, busy set ting pins. gym in an uproar. However, her who has plenty of trouble learnshoe was gallantly returned to ing his A, B, C's; of course that's Cooking teacher: Betty, why her. only in the pla_y. We'd better I do you have gre~se all over your hush up or we'll be letting all I face?

Lost boy to . policeman: H~ve the cats out of all the bags. Just I Betty: The recipe said to grease you seen a lady ma fur coat with- Icome next Friday and be a part your pan thoroughly before • out a little boy that looks like me? I of all the fun and merriment. cooking.

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The Wh. ier Greenleaf Vol 16. No. 14'.

WHITTIER To VOTE

LINCOLN, NE BR AS KA

May 5, 1939

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leaf. A motion was ma de bu t DR AM A CL AS ~ GI VE S nev er bro ug ht to a vote since it · ~ IN FI RS T PR IM AR Y would confli.ct _wi th th e civic SP RI NG AS SE MB LY league constitut10n.

F or the firs t tim e in the his- OPERETTA PRESENTED Today Mrs. Sh ike 's dr am a tor y of Wh itti er a pri ma ry elecTO LARGE AUDIENCE class and Miss Jon es' gir ls' tion is to be held. Polling boo ths chorus pre sen ted a Ma y Da y aswill be located on each floor of Th e school op ere tta , "T he sembly. It wa s in the for m of a the bui ldi ng where any pupils Magazine Pri ncess," was pre - radio pro gra m wi th Ch arl es ma y go fro m 8 :00 A. M. to 3 :30 sen ted at a ma tin ee on April 26 Taylor, ann oun cer . Ma ry Louise P. M. on May 8. It will be per- for the pupils and aga in on Fri - Cousins spoke on "W hy We missible to vote between classes. day evening, Ap ril 28, for the Have May Da y". Ne xt came Str ict pri vac y will be em- gen era l public .

Gerald Pe ase and his litt le Anployed and we should consider As the las t app lau se sounded, swers. Do rot hy Mu elh aus en told the election as a serious aff air everyone was lef t wi th a feeling abo ut the ma n who firs t tho ug ht at which to ma rk the ballot wi th of con ten tm ent at wi tne ssi ng a of May Day. To m Wa tki ns asked a cer tai n flourish of dignity. tru ly enjoyable per for ma nce . the am ate urs some que stio ns The cou uti ng boa rd will begin Milferd Epp, Ma ria n Coombs, abo ut t r ees. to count votes at noon in ord er Joa n Overm an, Jac k Hill, Bill Int ere sti ng fac ts abo ut tre es to keep abr eas t of the voting.

Marler, Rosalie Pe gan s, Holly were revealed by Jea ne tte Fri sTh e following hav e filed for Pe ter s, Ch arl es Cockrill, Ru th toe. A ski t abo ut Joh nn y Apple nomina tio n at the pri ma ry elec- Wheeler, and Ilileen McCormick Seed was giv en by Ev ely n tio n: Pre sid ent : Ma ry Alford, we re especially good in the ir Schmidt, Be tty Bla ir, Lucille 307 ; Ba1·bara Mack, 305 ; Sco tt roles and comedy rei gne d su- Eg ger , and Sh irle y Wr igh t of Irvine, 316 ; Ha rry Fox, 305 ; pre me wh ene ver Ho yt Yo w ell dra ma I. Mi ss Jon es' gir ls' Pau l Browne, 106; Tom Wa t- and the fou r Royal Po lic em en Wesley Miller, Fre d La nge n- chorus san g thr ee sel ect ed num kins, 104.

Vic e Pre sid ent : No rm a Ta y- heim, Billy Schlaebitz and Mal- bers. Th ey we re "T ree s", "B y lor, 210; Ca rm en Quackenbush, colm Allen were on the sta ge. the Wa ter s of Mi nn eto nk a", and 305 ; F r a n c e s Ha rt, 305 ; Th e cho rus of eig hty voices "T he Sw eet O' the Ye ar. " Florence Rebensdorf, 316 . san g as one and the bea uty of \ Secret ary : Lo rra ine Pie rso n, the dances len t mu ch to the en7B 's TA KE TR IP 307; Da rw in Fre dri cks on, 216; ter tai nm ent . Sp eci alt y dances Am y Helen Hock, 305. were done by Co nst anc e Mc7B's we nt on the ir civic La te filings added t h e s e Bride, Wi nif red Nelson and lea gue trip on Th urs day , Ap ril nam es.

Pe gg y Hudson. Co stu me s conl P res ide nt: Mercedes Miller, sis ted of spo rt clothes, and 27. Some of the places t 1ey 316. str eet clothes. Ou r dee pes t we nt to we re Gold & Co., Miller Vice Pre sid ent : Jea n Quapp, tha nk s and app rec iat ion go to & Paine, Morrill Hall, Gr ain ger 104; Don Wiggans, 104; Shelly Mrs. Wn ite , who dir ect ed the Br oth ers , Int ern ati on al Ha rBulin , 316 ; Ha rry Ec ker t, 210. op ere tta wi th the aid of Mi ss ves ter Co ., Ma gee 's, Lin col n Sec ret ary : Moyne Miller, 104 ; Pe ter son in cha rge of the dra w t Ad elb ert Tipton, 106; Ar dea n ma tic s and Mrs. Ro ss in cha rge Telephone Co mp any , es ern Heironymous, 305. of the dances.

Union Te leg rap h Co. Th e teachCORRECTION Th e con tes t held las t week on ers who we nt fro m Wh itti er tic ket sales found Din key 's tea m were Miss Ho ope r, Miss ZamWe wis h to ma ke clear tha t it ou t in fro nt mo st of the wa y zow , Mi ss Ve erh use n, and Miss was no t voted in delegate aswi th 320 tak ing alm ost complete !Hu lt. Th e tot al nu mb er of pusembly tha t only 9A's could hold civic league offices as was sta ted cha rge of the coveted tra vel ing \ pils on the tri p fro m Wh itti er in the las t issue of the Green- prize. i was 230.

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THE WHITTIER GRE ENL EAF j

SQUEAKY .

May 5, 1939

AWA KENING

One day, early 1n Septem_ber, The branc hes of the gnarled my fathe r broug ht home a little apple tree beat a sinister tattoo bl ack b a 11 O f f Ur W h'lC}l P-:r OV~ d again st the roof, while rainto be a dog. we settle d him m drops patte red disma lly again st a big box lined with blank ets the windmv pane. Topp y Smith FACU LTY ADVIS ORY BOAR D of ities quant small him fed and M iss Cross Miss Hult nestle d close r into the down pilMiss Peterso n Mr . Gammil l milk. Day by day the little lows on her bed, fixing the GREE NLEA F STAF F the into grew ball s peles sha myste r y book she was readi ng E ditor-in -chief ..............................Win ifred N elson F ea t ur es ........ Cha rlott e Gan ett, S tu art Goldber g for m of a dog. We name d him to a more comf ortab le positi on Gi r ls' S ports ..Jan e Lawren ce, Jacquel in e ·wilso n Boys' S port s .... T ommy Gr iffi n , Gera ld Da u ghe1 t y Squea ky as his bark was more on her knees . She read on, seem H u m or...................... Ma rjoric Ramel, Dale Kusk ie of a squea k when he was left ingly una war e of the silent figA lu mni.. .............. .. H elen Kahler, L aVora R ame l E x cha n ges ............ Darlecn F orem an, Pearl Sh01-r alone at night . bed, her d behin ing stand e ur F ashions .............. ............................ ...... Bettie F owrer one happy a was year first His orn H an V im J nson, utchi H h clut ching a gleam ing knife in Chatte r ..... ..... E dit ............ ...................................... Junior Da v:s for both him and our famil y. ured disfig A s. r e g n i f bony Hook Van May Sara .......... .............. otes N e,Ysy N ............. , .............. .... Sh irl ey H ageman My fathe r taugh t him to sit up, purpl ish-h ued face peere d at her Ca lendar ..........................Jo a n N u ll, F ern Bowers roll and asleep was he like play oem Bl Belty m, a as beady green eyes gleam ed T ypist s ........................ Ida Dur h were not hard maliciously. Sudde nly its hand These over.

REJPO RTERS . them ured treas we but tricks flung upwa rd and then down in Elaine Adams Bill y Gr iffi n Marjori e Barcus Betty J ohns grew we year d secon his g Durin the over n motio sure , swift a Elaine Elliott L ois N elson to love him more and couldn't girl's body.

PRINT ERS witho ut him . He yrn ·; along get out, rang m sc1·ea y's Topp As l3 cssie H eater Gertrud e A u gu stine then taugh t to tum a flipflop.

Bob Johnso n Don Abbott a into g fallin lf herse felt she Hm·. y Kolb R ob ert Avn er for t excep black all was He bottomless pit of horro r, pain, George K ohl E ldon Christo p h er Lee Bowers Paul L a nge feet. They were and darkn ess. Shive rs shook her and chest his Dorothy Clapp Pat Lawson white and brow n. His coat was body.

Calv in Demitro ff T h omas McEvoy H arry Eckert Vet'non Pettet great a was He ly. cur and silky HToppy ! Toppy, dear, wake Da n iel Ern st Vera P ie r ce Dal'!ee n Forema n Clifford R ish er bluffe r, which was one thing up!" murm ured Mrs. Smith as Jack Gi el Sam Scolaro again st him becau se he \vo uld she shook her daugh ter.

Bob Gill ett K en neth Sim m ons Ri ch ard Grcenbu i-g Eddy Smit h a but k, squea a r longe no bark, "Why , why where am I? Ju n e H arra l Edward T eater Leroy H a a r Roy Way bark large and shrill . He loved What happe ned?" asked Toppy, Garth Wil tshi re to r un and play with sticks and rubbi ng her eyes with a small but once cm· a d chase He balls. hand.

HELP MAIN TAIN GOOD was broke n of that. He knew readwhile asleep fell "You LAW NS my fathe r's car a block away . ing," expla ined her moth er," So passe d his third and fou rth "and you rolled off the bed onto Well, now that sprin g has year s of life, every day full of . floor" chilly the officially been welco med in and joy. Then trage dy occur red. One Topp y was amaz ed. Was it real sprin g weath er has begun , eveni ng a boy kicke d him and our thoug hts turn to beaut iful Sque aky bit him. We thoug ht it really a dream and not the lawns and garde ns. Every one best to take him away . On May realit y? want s to have a beaut iful lawn , 8, 1938, we took our dog out to -Ma ry Alfor d, 307. is he e wher farm a on d frien a and Whit tier pupil s shoul d try to prize third the was story This ' every us s know He care. good in do their best in helpi ng to main- time we go to see him. winne r. tain one.

Altho ugh time has heale d our In the past, Whit tierte s have heart aches , how would you like Johnn ie: Wher e have you been not been over- caref ul of the lawns to go home wher e there was no so long? dog no you, greet to dog little over which they took short -cuts take to me told Maw y: Tomm your into ing jump dog no pet, to with no thoug ht for the hours of and where some off cat old that lap, no dog at your heels ? If work the owne r had proba bly put you don't know this feelin g and lose it; so I put it in a baske t and into it. In the futur e we are sure would like to know it, have a took him out in the woods about that our pupil s will have due dog for four years and then get eight miles. respe ct for other peopl e's lawns rid of it.

Johnn ie: Did you lose him? becau se we know that they would -Elle n Dietze, 222.

Tommy: Lose him! If I hadn 't like to have lawns and garde ns The story was the second followed him, I never would have of their own. prize winn er. got back home.

F ounded and establis h ed in 1924 as the · official s tudent publicat ion. of Whittie r Junior Hig h S ch ool. Publish ed bi-week ly durin g th e school yea r by t he Whi tt ier Junior High School pup ils .

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an innocent game of steps and hidden in her golden hair a hair one of the girls was just prepar- curler. Maybe the last time she did her ing hair to up make the a moon difficult got in jump by In Miss Schofield's third period her eyes. running to give her momentum home economics class while demDamian when Hall, Mr. a Ross former (a Whitteacher at onstrating how to empty a salt tier pupil, Whittier! now a Imagine!) lOB in high came into or pepper shaker, she accidenthe scene and stepped in front of school, was seen in Whittier tally emptied a pepper shaker into the girl each time she got just wandering thrnugh the halls he salt bowl. W e're very sure about to the steps. Finally Mr. during sixth period. He visited that she must have had her mind Ross strolled off leaving the girls several of his teachers who reon something else. Ah, Spring! in a weak, hysterical condition. ceived his visit with joy and Should we let this continue?

We gladness.

Charles Cockrill has given the think it's just about time that Mr. Miss Green while pronouncin g Greenleaf some competition. He Ross was taken in hand. spelling words to her class has organized a small paper of Perhaps you have noticed, but usually expands the word into a his own, which consists of notes if you haven't this is as good a sentence to make the meaning from his little black book, a chat- time as ever to call your attention of the word clearer. Upon arto Charles Cockrill's ( Cocky's) riving at the word "permanen t" ter column. So far Irene Hansen beautiful fielding technique. If in the list she said, "He has a and Marian Coombs have been you have ne\'er seen a boy walk- lovely permanent " and looked targets for his open letters . .One ing around in a dazed condition, meaningly at Billy Marler's of our last editors-in- chief is now hands uplifted in the air like a head. This so disconcert ed Billy a reporter for the enemy. Charles rainmaker, shirt tails out, you that he missed the wor d. :Milferd Epp, a boy whose curley prints his paper with a type- have yet to see Charles. top is of great renown, also Marian Coombs' candid shots writer. The paper comes out missed the word. There really were reported as extra good. wasn't a possible reason for Milevery Monday.

The other morning Dorothy The best one was of Milferd Epp ferd' s error, 01· was there? Bernard Leman follmved suit.

Saal, who went to the J. C. L. in a beautiful pose.

Ray Bish is either very hunMany pupils have reported conference fo.r 9 B Ind us trial gry or a good studie1·, for the Geography, was talking about seeing the eclipse on W ednesother da y Miss Cross called to not having given her report yet. day, April 19. From the reports the attention of the class and She said to one of her girl friends, the sun appear ed to be 2lmost Ray the fact that all of the cor"Don't remind Miss Zamzow orange with a portion out of the ners of the pages in his Latin today that I'm supposed to give upper left part. book were strangely missing.

In Miss Peterson's second Miss Cross told Raymond that an y report.'' Just then Miss Zamzow came up the steps. Was period English class she put on he should try as hard to digest the board as an example: "I sing his Latin as he does the pages. her face red!

Charles Cockrill , Doris Orman, 1st." She meant I-prnnoun , Margaret Ayers experienced a and Bettie Fowler were all shut sing-sing ular and 1st-perso n. hair raising experience on her in the instrumen t room a while Miss Peterson has won fame as birthday, April 25. A group of back when they refu sed to be put an English teacher but as a girls headed by J anet Hutchinout. Accordin g to all reports the singer, we wonder! son took out after Margaret in Attention! We now will ex- an effort to capture her and rensubject of the conversation was plain why Robert Gabelhaus is der a good spanking. The next fashions in women's clothing.

Winifred Nelson attended the continuous ly grinning. Well, to day. Margaret was in school so gala celebration of the Golden our great surprise, and maybe we gathered that she successfulSpike days in Omaha. She was horror, we have discovered that ly eluded the pursuers. wearin g an old fashion ed costume Robert carries a small riddle book around with him and when First boarder: Browne sounds typical of the 1860 period .

At last we have seen the other he gets down hearted he mel'ely like a football player at every side of Mr. Ross' character. The takes a peep into the magic bo~k meal, doesn't he?

Second boarder: Why so? truth can now be revealed that and, believe it or not, he grins.

First boarder: He's always yellMarjorie Nickolas, much to Mr. Ross is a vicious teaser. The ohter day some girls were playing her surprise and horror, found ing "Pass."

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May 5, 1939 EXCH ANG ES

e! ashor going joke? a that's e Crack ashor All She's up to bat; the bases are egg? an Beat differ the to sail to going We're full; See a cat fish?

Here nges. excha our of ports ent Null; ''Stri ke," calls umpir e See an apple turn ove1·? at r ancho drop we First go! we ''Thre e balls and two strike s on See a monk ey shine ? the e wher rnia, Califo nd, Oakla e tongu its stick shoe yom See Schro ll;" adver ively effect an" iltoni "Ham out?

Hurd winds up and throw s, ? wave radio a See d's Worl isco Franc San the tises She strike s and hits; See a fork in the road? ure Treas of print block A Fair:.

It's a fly, and Helse r misses it; See a bed ._, pring ? their of one by made was Island third! on She's r!

Run! It's a home See a turke y dress ing?

Hurry , the ball is being throw n -Jea n Marie Scheer, pupils.

We weigh ancho r and sail on to Shirle y Sta ats.

by Hurd , Norfolk, Nebra ska. wher e the Safe by a fumble; it's missed by DAY S HER' MOT paper, "Our Talki e", writt en and 3n inch, published by the pupils of Norfolk The game is won; oh, it was a She sits alone, with a wrink led J unieir High, has in its last issue cinch! face, r.

Easte on ls itoria ed al sever - Sara Mae Van Hook Her eyes are filled with tears ; Th ese editorials told where and She's ti·yin g ha1·d to trace, "THE E FOOLISH THIN GS The plac e of he r dista nt when Easter origin ated and what dearn.

REMIND ME OF YOU" the day should mean to us . They Thing s used to be so different also had drawi ngs appro priate for ago; years ty Tv,·en Histo ry : "I Get Along Withy. holida this her, d aroun all them had She we , Idaho out You Very Well".

Boise, to on g Sailin Wher n she sang to them so sink to news of Art : "Deep Purpl e". bit juicy a find low.

Civics : "Swe et Little Head- The years have passe d a many , ou r teeth into. Jim Thrai lkill, who Swift in their fleeing flight , atten ds Boise High School, was ache" . e decad a and s come e decad A picked by Oregon football officials Home Room : "Deep In a goes, all footb nding outsta Dream ". 's Idaho as Fast as a day t urn s into r. playe Teach ers: "Hav e A Heart ". night .

Our able sailors sail our ship A "One ": "Once in a While". Her childr en one by one have left her, safely to Sacre mento, California, No Assig nmen ts : "Could Be". , away gone nd's husba e1· H where the •'Sutte r Static '' tells Band : "Alex ander 's Ragti me lant tmbu this in alone lives She a question box in which about Band ". us world, is sion discus for ion quest the While onwa rd grind s the day.

KITE S '' What is your ambition in life?' ' So upon the day for moth ers, Befor e it's out of sight , Th e two answ ers that appea l to Kites are flying throu gh the air, Settle down for just a mome nt, to us are the answ ers of Robe rt Send a teleg ram or write.

Getti ng caugh t almost Schooler and Jerry Martin. Robe rt every where , It mean s so much to her, says ''A parac hute jump er beColors dull, colors brigh t, Yet takes so little time ; cause I like to fall from high In the air toget her form a A short , sweet messa ge now and places ;" and Jerry 's answ er was glorious sight . then, ''An educa ted hobo so I can see - Marjo rie Barcus, 209 Will make her life sublim e. the world .''

-Stu art Goldb erg. the of name The e: idenc Coinc Jack: Say, Edith , where is at er teach ing draw l anica mech your broth er Henr y?

Teach er: Can anyone tell me e ediat Interm n ingto Wash the Edith : I'm not sure. If the ice the difference betwe en lightn ing School in Honolulu is Mr. Voss, is as thick as he think s it is, he is and electr icity? skatin g. If it' s as thin as I think Tommy; Yes, sir; we don't have almost the same as that of our it is, he's swim ming . to pay for lightn ing.

Mr. Ross.

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Or dream of myse lf in the place scare even Frank enste in. of Crusoe; But they cast these thoug hts Following are the prize- winni ng Then Alice in Wonderland visits aside as they slowly enter ed the me there, squea ky gate. They walked up poems of the Green leaf contest, And dream s of Cashm ere which the walk and cautiou sly went up in order of their a ward. to me are so rare. on the porch , or at least what was I But tell who is it whose voice left of it that could be callsed · THE (NIGHT) MAR E that I hear? porch. They tried the door, but it When I open my eyes, it's Moth er would not budge at first. They A (nigh t) mare galloped thro' dear, put their shoul ders to the door the still dark night - Elain e Arnho lt, 308 and laid all of the possible And the sandm an riding his ·stren gth they could gathe r to it. coal-black steed It did not open hut collapsed and Waved "hell o" to the man in III sent the boys spraw ling to the the moon , MY MOTHER'S HAN DS floor.

Who was far ahead in the lead.

They stood up and brush ed They are not so lovely , A boy in a bed not far away thems elves off.

Only a cold, damp If it's tinted nails you like, Squir med and moaned in his draft greet ed them.

They pulled But to me they are beaut iful, bed; out their flashl ights and looke d Noth ing could t h e y harm or "Oh dear, he's havin g a about the room, a place full of strike ; night mare tonig ht," old news paper s with wallp aper .

Stren gth f o r t h e i r endle ss His gentl e moth er said. torn, and the door into the next dutie s, • room hang ing on one hinge. It She was wrong, for the sandm an They are ahrny s busy hands , surely deser ved the name , the hadn 't come yet No lovely jewel s adorn them , haunt ed house .

But he wasn 't far away ; Just a simple wedd ing band; Befor e they could enter the On his (nigh t) mare dark, he Calloused from w o r k i n the next room, a clang of chain s came on the sill garde n, came from the upsta irs, a sickOf the window, nigh about They have even milked the cow; ening , weird groan came floati ng day.

Yet their touc h i s firm and up from the basem ent, and from tende r, • The sandm an took his bag of the next room came a low, crack ly When they s o o t h my achin g dream s blood -chill ing voice sayin gbrow ; And sprink led the small boy's , 'Tune in next week , boys, and They p a i n t the loveli est piceyes, see who is in the next room.

Is tures , Then moun ted his steed and he friend or foe?

And the daint iest seam s they rode away In the mean time be sure to eat ew; Amid st sever al sleepy sighs. your crispy , crunc hy, crack ly, To me they are ever beaut iful corn crack ers.''

A (nigh t) mare galloped thro' Becau se I love them so.

Charl es Overt on, 105 the still dark night Wilm a Dee Myer s-105 .

And the sandm an riding his SPRI NG TIME coal-black steed A PAID AD Waved ''hell o'' to the man in Oh. how I love the sprin g time. the moon, Clang !

Clang !

It's really so happy and gay, Who was far ahead in the lead.

The huge clock locate d at the It's not too hot and it's not too - Mary Alford, 307 top of the city hall in a small cold, town finished striki ng 12 P. M., Just the right temp eratu re for II a time when all boys and girls, play.

IN STORYLAND large and small, should be in bed.

You can skate , hike, and go But there were two boys who riding , I turn on the lights and I sit in defied this curfe w, namely, Tom And really have the most fun, my chair, Harr b and Dick Bradford. They Swim , jump rope, and diving, The fragr ance of cedar flies were on their way to explore a Or just play in the sun. throu gh the air, huge, ram-shackle, des erted house, The walls of my room at once the terro r of the town. It was Oh, yes, I love the sprin g time, I do, I do, I do, take my glance, widely known throu gh the town With my book in my hands I am as the haunt ed house. Its windows Most every thing can be accomplished lost in a tranc e; were broken, its porches torn For you, and you, and you.

I dream of a castle of long, long down, its yard was full of weeds, - L. Nelson, 107 ago, and its looks were bad enoug h to

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les unc and ts aun ud pro e thes club a , aces the to ng belo , 108 NEW SY NO TES are Eth el Williams, Flo ra Ebe rt, in thei r neig hbo rhoo d. e, renc Law e Jan els, Nev es Jam t mos the t tha ms clai e Cas Jim Win ifre d Nel son wen t on a hay ia Sylv k, Hoo Van Mae a Sar was life his of ent mom g llin thri rack par ty give n by the boy th Edi her, leic Sch n Joh l, Hal lane airp t firs his took he n whe scouts, April 22. ita Ben pp, Qua n Jea , son chin Hut . ride Cha rlot te Gar rett , on April 21, ott.

Elli ne Elai and ott Elli ber mem a is an nem Han Bob wen t on a weenie roas t at whi ch ul ghtf thou or, 1 y Ta rles Cha and tes pira et Stre R the of they used cinnamon rolls for buns. of rate side con very was w, fello the to ng belo rd Wa rles Cha Because of illness Art hur Chubs Mis , he1· teac room e hom his s.

Dog l Bul et Stre W t Eas buc k of home room 209 has had to He . day er oth the n, erso Pet t tha us told who e mor e Som leav e school. y full care r hou n noo the nt spe e Spik den Gol the d nde atte they La Vora and Mar jori e Ramel dedan ce choi t mos the g ctin sele ne aldi Ger e wer aha Om in s Day hav e a policeman frie nd by the s Mis ! nice How her. for s lion deWen ley, Hea leen Dar hel, Mic nam e of Jim who mad e six bows apby ated proc reci rson Pete ne Jean es, Hay Jay er, Bak tn and arro ws and a larg e targ et. on deli dan f chie rles Cha ting poin and her, Cat Bob ool, derp Van Alm ost eve ry nig ht they prac tice nge cha him ing mak and er tend .

Fox Bob arch ery. the il unt vase the in er wat the on pers each ed ask ler Mil s Mis Cha rles Cockrill held a jam d. fade had er flow last onnati r thei t wha ally vidu indi session on Apr il 22. He not only to t wen s rite ittie Wh of s Lot el Ram ora LaV en Wh . was y alit lead s the rug cutt ers but also he e Spik den Gol the see to aha Om the all an eric Am tch "Du , said squ awk s to the mu~ic in his own ut abo us told who se Tho ys.

Da ser Hel ncis Fra ," und al'O way inim itab le way. elN d ifre Win e wer t visi r thei a like e mor s look e "Sh , said Mar y Alfo rd of 307 . was the ald Ger and l, Nul n Joa son, " me. to n r tchm Sco firs t can dida te to hav e a peti tio n ity. ghe Dau en Eile and , 205 on, Cols ce Joy estat a and ers sign 60 with filed rl Pea and n ema For leen Dar itWh left both e hav , 312 us, Deb ipres for men t of her canrlidacy to 1· eage y ver be to seem re Sho . rett Eve nd atte to tier ue. leag c civi s den t of the girl One s. clas ers' rt repo in help filed g bein are s tion peti e Mor out, n take was tion Her peti ted wan rson Pete s Mis ning mor nFra are, st late The . day ry eve the on all red, ente and ed sign same· day, April 19. It was circu- ces Har t, Flor enc e Reb ens dor f some copyslips mad e and called and rl Pea rs. ntee volu two fo1· for sh nbu cke Qua men Car and late d by Bea tric e Haskins. both mad e a das h for leen Dar son Pier e rain Lor t, iden pres vice A close second was a petition and Dar win Fre dric kson for sec- the desk. Dar leen fell and for Bar bara Mack as pres iden t reta ry and Pau l Bro wne for skin ned her knee. of the girl s civic leag ue. It was pres iden t.

We hav e rece ntly lear ned On Mar ch 12, My ron Arm in- mor e from Mar jori e and LaVor a circ ulat ed by Win ifre d Nelson, kers Wis y Bill The ut abo el Ram rinte t mos a had 203 of t trou who wt1.s th .~ first sign er to a In it b.

Clu ncy Age ve ecti Det to t wen He . nce erie exp ng esti peti tion in Wh ittie r. Thi s peti tion visi t his gre at gra ndf athe r at ther e is a Big Bos s, pres iden t, was the first to be circ ulat ed and the old oldi ers hom e in Mar - Vice pre sid en t, Sec reta ry, filed on April 20. shal ltow n, Iowa, whe re he cele- May or, two law yers , judg e, and The thir d peti tion filed was bra ted his one -hu ndr edth birt h- mem bers . cond, cree club a e hav y The and s tive rela his ong Am . day vice tha t of Nor ma Tay lor' s for ach E e. mbl prea with n utio stit at gre six e wer e ther nds frie pres iden t. Thi s was circ ulat ed and abo ut eigh t mem ber has duti es to perf orm , en ildr dch gran

by Sar a Mae Van Hook and gra ndc hild ren. Also ther e wer e an elec tion card , a pass boo k, Lucile· Cozad. It was filed on thre e men from the civil war , club codes and rule s to rem emApr il 20 also.

Spa nish Am eric an war and ber and obey. The club star ted Am y Helen Hoc k's frienr:is wor ld war . My ron 's gre at gran d- mee ting Apr il 29, Satu rday , at hav e circ ulat ed and filed a peti- fath er kne ,v Gen eral Gra nt very the Ram el home. . ,,,ell of e offic the for her Dur ing the sum mer the mem tion for Cha rles Wri ght , form er mem - bers and officials will go on secr etar y.

Sco tt Irvi ne of 316 and Har ry ber of hom e room 105, has left hike s, picnics, part ies, and to Fox of 305 hav e both filed peti- Wh ittie r to atte nd school in sho ws give n by the dram atic tion s for the office of boys civic Eva nsto n, Wy omi ng. pup ils with tale nt.

Alth oug h Wh ittie r pupils may leag ue pres iden t.

Sev eral girl s from Wh ittie r Har ry Sch neid er, Har old Fel- be you ng, ther e are man y who belo ng to a club at Rud ge and sing , and Cha rles Wa rd, all of are aun ts and uncles. Some of Gue nze l's called The Beacon.

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being on time in the morning. At 7 :30 the alarm rang and Julia was of click a as quick as bed of out hill; a up J ack and Jill drove Julia ran out to get the paper. the shutt er in a camera. She The curve t h e y m e t was This was a daily ritual at exact ly fixed teeth, her bed scrub ed; wash sharp ; 4:15 when the news paper came.

The car upset , Jack' s rolling yet, She walked into the house and her nails, and brush ed her hair.

And Jill is playi ng a harp. curled up in an overstuffed chair, Her toilet completed, she dressed, When Jack vrnke up he ,n1s a her eyes scanning the paper. hurrie dly afraid she migh t miss mess, It was a sultry day, the· scorch- the 8 :30 bus.

From being rolled about ; ing sun withe ring every thing in the to out ed stepp she As When Jill came to, its path. All the window shades She put on her shoes to take were drawn and since eveni ng was porch, she noticed that the bus a look aroun d. approachin g and the sun was di- had alread y left the corner. After They finally found each other , minis hing in its inten se heat, a runni ng half a block she board ed Whic h was a surpr ise even to it and sighed as she settle d into the into t swPp e breez d blesse cool me, crowd s fluou super With seat. a room.

For they hunted for weeks and Julia was at prese nt feasti ng ing and pushi ng Julia finally weeks, And they found him under a her eyes upon an ad of Calv errs, gained entra nce and rushe d helte r tree. one of the 18.rger depar tmen t skelte r to the houshold depar t-Sam mie Avne r, 106. stores of the town. She noticed ment. She found a mob of women with f-war tug-o g playin lly litera on sale a g havin were they SNOW WHITE AND THE this ed enter She nes. i mach the She $25. only for ers clean m vacuu RFS DWA N SEVE had needed one for quite awhile ambu sh of mauli ng females.

Sno w Whi te: Marylouise and this was her chance to get Finally after an hour Julia became Brodie. one of the best make s on the a victor with the vacuum clean er Dopey : Gerald McCracken. mark et for a very nominal sum. as her spoil. Thou gh batte red Happ y: Billy Shaw. in ned remai still she d bruise and best her d phone she once At Sleep y : Norm an Barre tt. piece. one her tell to all, Marsh Allyn , friend Grum py: Bob Gowdy.

It was close to noon so she dethe good news. Allyn seemed Bashf ul : Roland Peter sen. quite enthu siasti c over it and she cided to remain down town to Doc: Jame s Griffi th. too decided to purch ase one the parta ke of lunch since she was Sneez y: Lois Nelson. first thing next morn ing since famished. She walke d over to DID YOU KNOW THAT there were only a few in stock March and Norris, anoth er large which had a tea room in store tional excep an such was it and Hum an eyes are 25 years old crowd eon lunch A ent. basem the time. life a in once came that buy befor e they are full y developed? g eatin the up filling ly rapid was r suppe d hurrie a made Julia being are roads Molasses table a d gaine Julia as ce pt n, e K d, n a b s u h r e h for ?

India tested in the of part in barga the to close then and s dishe the ed wash name their Toadstools get as and ed order She ent. basem her with rse conve to down d settle ? stools nor toads neith er from with eyed she d, turne head her it's think you don't , "Ken e. spous You can buy canes with firstthe of twin exact an terror nable reaso so And lous? marve aid kits in the handl es in Hunso had she ner clea m vacuu too!" gary? only for and ased, purch tly recen it need really you if se, suppo ''I Insec ts destr oy one-t enth of order her back sent She ! $22.50 ." want you what it's and every thing man grow s?

Thus the matte r was dropp ed and return ed to the street , a Dolores Bristow (to teach er): and they spent a quiet eveni ng at tired , dishe artene d, achi ng home. As the hour appro ached woman.

What 's the date?

Mrs. Shike: Neve r mind that. 10:30' Julia prepa red to retire be''Son, you'r e too big to be askWe 're going to have our exam ina- cause she wante d to get up very early to rush down to Calve rt's which ing for penni es." tion now.

"Wel l then, Dad, make it a Dolores: Well, I only wante d to opened at nine. she didn' t sleep most of the night think ing about dolla r.'' have some thing correct.

THE CAR ELES S DRIV ER

POT LUCK

THE WHITTIER GREENLEAF

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THE CALENDAR

May 5, 1939

FLASH

During noon hours in the gym The girls of 108 thinking they January--Snow during the recent spell of bad were too good to be beaten chal- February- Snow some more -Winds blow March have been weather, home rooms lenged the boys in their home April - Showers playing each other in basketball. room to a game after school. I May-- Flowers They w e r e n o t tournament wonder why the girls are not June- Brides games. The rooms who played crowing about their luck. Would July-Sky Rocket rides and the winners were 308, 304, and 207 in the upper group with you if the score was 19-1? But August-Sunny Days SeptemberFair Ground Pays 208, 110, and 108, in the lower now we will tell about their good October-Hallowe'en ways g.toup. luck. They won the first floor N ovem ber-Thanksgi ving lays Tie games in baseball were champs in both soccer baseball December- Christmas Holidays played by 106, 104, 316 and 308. and soccer three base. They also -La Vora Ramel Here is the way these •are put won the school championship in down in the tournament.

They TORTURE soccer baseball. win a half of the game and they 216 won the second floor title Waiting _ waiting - wait- lose a half so they are given a in soccer base ball while 301 won ing. The slow passing of time half of a point or score. the third floor title. was torturing him. Pr etty soon If you had been watching the 205 is the proud possessor of the time for him to go would other day you would have seen come. Would he walk out with the second floor title and 308 won his head high, calm and Bob McCormick doing a fine job both the 3rd floor and the school straight, or would he get ner- of catching. champions hip . , vous with all this long waiting Some of the players who have Perhaps you weren t out o_n and rush out when the time shown their talent in baseball diamond four w hen Francis i came? so far this year are : Hoyt Hel~er was the catcher for h~r \ Slowly_ slowly the seconds Yowell, Charles Ward, Hank home room team. ~ f you weren ~ passed. One-two-three-four McWilliams, Walter Somerhiser , out there, you missed a lot of -five-. It seemed an eternity. Bob McCormick, Milferd Epp, laughs.

Perspiration was trickling down Bill Mar ler , Don Abbott, Joe The paddle tennis tournaments his face his hands were twitch- Geist, Russell S 1 o an, Dick have started in the phys ed ing. he irnpt a steady eye on the Schultz and many othel'S. classes with the first . period class COCK. ~ H wondered if he Some home rooms such as 1 e 11 l b 1 starting the a ro mg. showed on the surface the emo- 207, 304, 203, 108, 308, look as Th~ gir_ls have starte~ the tions that were tearing him to jf they ar e going to play in the mornmg pickup games agarn and . th · ·d finals. There may also be sever• pieces on e msi e. nd Betty Coulter, the playgrou Then the clock ticked the re- al others which we have forgotchairm_an, w~s up to bat too often maining minute and they all ten to mention. accordmg to illfated fielders, es- rushed out the door to lunch.

Don't forget that the umpecially those who had to chase G ld. Michel Do not pire's decision is final. era me _ . her balls. argue with him upon his deThe first floor champs of baseREGISTRATION cision as it gets you nowhere. ball are 102. The second floor are Thanks!

222. The third floor champs are If you hear a peculiar buzz in When waiting for your turn 320. The school champs are 222 the halls lately, it's because to bat, keep your distance from Whittier students ar e beginning the batter. If you do this you also. to register again.

The 9A's are may save an accident. Keep on Now that the operetta is over, deep in thought over the many the right side of the batter.

Mrs. Ross can resume her duties different courses offered in high of handling her fifth period class. school while the 8A's are perMother: What does the D She will be glad of a change of plexed between Latin and alge- stand for on your report card? atmosphere, we hope. bra.

Billy: Dandy.

WHITTIER JUNIOR lilGH

The Whittier Gree Vol 16. No. 15.

LINC OLN, NEBR ASKA

May 19, 1939

af Price : Five cents

FIRST PRIMARY I 9A Pupils Stage CANDIDATES SPEAK ELECTION HELD Demonstration BEFORE ELECTION The first prima ry election at The candi dates for CIVIC Whit tier's 9A pupil s have ar~ Whitt ier was held on Monday, rived at the "criti cal perio d" of leagu e offices for next seme ster their young lives. Corre ct con- have been introd uced in a differ May 8, in three precin cts on the versa tion, prope r carria ge, gen- ent mann er this year than ever first, second, and third floors. tie mann ers, and a taste for ap- befor e. A series of candi date Election board s consisted of three propr iate dress are now of mani - meeti ngs for which the school persons, two judge s and a clerk. fold significance. Reaso n for it was divid ed into three group s Junio r Business classes acted as may be expla ined by the 9A were held.

The prese nt civic leagu e presicount ing boards. demo nstrat ions, which are a regular every seme ster occur rence . dents presi ded over these meetVictors from the battle were The slend er beaut ies who mod- ings at which each candi date Barba ra Mack and Mercedes Mil- eled the right and wron g thing s discu ssed the follow in~ subler - for girls presid ent, Carm en to wear for the glorif ying class jects : schol arship fracti on ; a Quac kenbu sh and Norm a Taylo r day have been luggi ng home merit syste m for comm ittee for vice-president, and Amy huge encyclopedias, much to the chair men, in which they disHelen Hock and Moyne Miller for const ernat ion of class teach ers, cussed whet her they favor ed it secre tary. and with the books perch ed pre- and if so why; what the dutie s cario usly atop their heads , they of their partic ular office are ; For boys presid ent, Harry Fox take minci ng steps aroun d the wheth er or not they favor setand Scott Ervin e were nomin ated house. The corre ct postu re ef- ting up qualif icatio ns for canwith Don Wigg ans and Harry feet may be acqui red by this didat es for office ; why they thoug ht they could fill the office.

Ecke rt for vice-p reside nt and practi ce.

This seemed to be a very fine Darw in Fredr ickso n and Adelb ert After exten sive s co u ti n g Tipton for secre tary. abo~t, it has been divul ged by way of lettin g pupil s decide for . . furtiv e sourc es that each male whom they shoul d vote. The genGene ral elections will be held partic ipant rehea rsed his part eral election will be held Monon May 22. [ behin d a priva te, well bolste red day. Exerc ise your right as a bedro om door, wher e he went voter ! throu gh a table conve rsatio n ISIOn I ID OWn with an imag inary lady at the same time hopin g that the kid Dr. Arnh olt, head of Linco ln's sister wasn 't peeki ng throu gh We wish to congr atula te the 9A Heat h Depa rtme nt, visit ed th e key hole.

All of the partic ipant s have pupils who have made such a splenWhitt ier, Frida y, May 12, when been refer ring to Emily Post, did show ing this year in achie vhe prese nted a film on vision to delvi ng into etiqu ette books up ing their efficie ncy award s.

Acan asgembly. This film told us to their ears. Certa inly no 9A that we should all take care of can go wron g on class day or at cording to a statem ent made by our eyes as much as possible. It the lunch eon after viewi ng these Miss Hult, the efficiency list this demo nstrat ions. year is the longe st that she has also told how we should take care The 9A boys held their de- ever known. Efficiency is an of them. This was a very edu- mons tratio n on Thurs day. Corhonor to the school, the 9A class, cational film and Whitt ier pupils rect table mann ers and conve rand also to the indiv idual s who 1 .

• sation were portr ayed by Jack enJoyed It. We hope that Dr. I Hill and Joyce Crosb ie, while have strive n to earn their efficiency certificates.

Arnh olt will visit us again soon.

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mer ingue. I derive the most enWHITTIER GREENLEAF joyment by eating it with a F ou nded ~n d • estab lish ed in 1924 a s t he officia l stud e nt pub lication of Wh ittier Junior spoon.

It is with great regret and a H igh S chool. Published bi-w eekly d ur in g th e Q. What one thing in the school y ea r by t h e Whittier Junior High School tinge of sorrow that we say farepup ils . well to the last regular issue of world would you like most to FAC U LTY ADVISORY BOARD the Greenleaf and the pupils and do?

Miss H u lt Miss Cross A. Have a professional roller teachers who have helped us Miss Peterson Ml'. Gamm ill gather ne ws for it. We will be skating act and t ake to t he open GREENLEAF STA FF am a believer in car eers road.

I xt fall but there will be back ne Editor- in -ch ief .............................. \ Vi n ifred N elso n Features ........ Ch arlotte Garrett, Stuart Goldberg quite a num ber of 9A ' s who will for women.

Girls' Sports .. Jan e L a\\Tence, Jacqueline \ Vilson Q; When have you ever resortBoys' Sports .... Tommy Griffin. Gerald Daug-he1 ty be gone. We hope that you have Humor ...................... Marjorie Ramel , Dale K uskie enjo yed our paper this year and ed to tears to get something?

A lum n i.. ................ Helen Kahl er, L aVora Ramel Exchanges............ Da r leen F oreman, Pearl Sho;·r will enj oy it more and more as (Continued on page 6) Fash ions ................................................ Beltie Fo ,,·rr,r Chatter ..... ..... Edith H utc'h inson, Jim Van H orn time goes on. .................................................. Jun iol· La\"· s Goodbye, have a pleasant vacaDON'T QUIT- YET N ewsy N otes ........................ Sara May Van Hook ................................ Shirley H agem an tion and don't forget, we'll be Ca len dar. ......................... J oan N u ll , F er n Bowers waiting for you next fall.

T yp ist s .................... .... I da D urh am, Betty Bloom Even though this is the last REPORTERS regular issue of the Greenleaf FAMOUS PERSONALITIES Bi ll y Gr iffi n El a in e A d a m s doesn't mean that school is out. it Betty Joh ns Marjorie Barcus Lois Nelson E laine Elliott \V e still have a lot of finishing up (Your inquiring r epor ter has tests and really need to study PRINTERS interviewed Ruth Wheeler an<l B essie H ea t er Gertru de Augu sti n e harder than before in order that discovered these facts, about Bob Jo h nson Don Abbot t we may pass them.

None of us H any Kolb R obert Av n e r this charming personality.)

George Kohl E ldo n Ch r isto p h er let down -yet. can Paul Lange Lee Bowers Q. What is your height and Of course we are all looking Darnth y Clapp Pat L awson weight?

Calv in D emitroff T h omas McEvoy forward to summer vacation Harry Eckert V er non Pettet A. I am 5 ft., 6 in., and weigh Daniel Erns t V era P ierce we will be free to travel. when Darleen Forem a n Clifford Ris h er 114 pounds. play tennis, and indulge in all Jack Giel Sam Scolaro Q. What is your favorite say- kinds of leisure. That may be all K l·n n eth Simmo n s Bob Gi l) ett Richa rd Greenburg Ed dy Smith ing?

June Harral Edward T eater very well but you don't want Le ray Haar Roy W ay A. This is heavenly. to get too much of it. Anyway Gart h Wil tshi re Q. Do you know what the first the harder you work this spring word was that you lisped as a the better time you will have this CLEAN UP WEEK OBSEVED baby ? summer in knowing that you A. Mama. have accomplished something.

Clean-up week in Lincoln this Then you will be all ready for Q. Let's delve into your favoryear was observed from May 1 school next fall.

But-don't quit to 5. Whittier pupils aside from ite sport. What is it? working-yet. contributing elb ow grease at A. Roller skating-definitely! home, participated in other ways.

Q. Don't tell me your favorite HOUSING PICTURE SHOWN The English classes came through song is "Three Little Fishes" or in true Whittier style with valuable and useful articles on I'll scream.

An interesting film was shown the clean up theme. These artiA.No, I really go into a trance to Whittier pupi ls in the auditorcles were compiled in three major when I hear "Little Skipper," on May 3.

It was a ium article.s by the Greenleaf class in and "Wishing," however. government film on Federal charge of Winifred Nelson, Q. Do you doodle?

Stuart Goldberg and Charlotte Housing. Mr. Bert Newton A. Yes. I like to print, in a Garrett under the direction of ran the machine while Mr. Frank flowery fashion, most any name A. Franks gave an interesting Miss Peterson.

This material was sent to the t hat comes into my head. (We talk and explained the picture as Junior Chamber of Commerce to saw some of it. Careful, Ruthie, it was shown. The fact was made be published in Lincoln papers you'll insult the Chinese alpha- known that a modern five room for clean-up week publicity. bet.) bungalow could be made for the Q. What's your favorite type low cost of $990 including the Every Whittier pupil also filled out clean·•UP reports in observ- of nou r ishment? overhead. The film was shown A. Luscious chocolate pie with again Tuesday for the benefit of ance of this week set aside for plenty of filling and a four foot the P.T.A. that purpose.

AU REVOIR

May 19, 1939 CHATTER BOX

THE WHITTIER GREENLEAF

the juice out. On the date, May confident that the Greenleaf will 4, 1939, Miss Ramel looked into survive for a long while after his so called paper is forgotten. the can and to her surprise she The other day Miss Miller's Z-Z-Z-Z-Z Sh! Quiet!

Charlotte the found two little pebbles in bank account lowered one whole very bottom of the can where thP. Garrett is asleep.

At least that pen ny while Rosalie Skidmore's iuice used to be.

Do tell!

Soooki.t was so in fifth period civics class increased the same amount. the other day.

She didn't wake in lockers?

The reason for this was that up until the bell rang.

Miss Miller offered the whole In Miss Zamzow's sixth period While Eva McCarthy was givlump sum of a penny to the person study class Ferdinand Weber of ing her science report she rernarkwho could name the Hawiian 312 quietly was snoozing when ~d, "Hydroyanic acid is so strong Queen who mysteriously disap- the bell rang. Miss Zamzow quiet- that a drop placed on a dog's peared when we annexed the ly dismissed the class and let Fer- tongue would kill a man.'' We would like an explanation.

Hawiian Islands. dinand have his sleep. She posted If you have seen Jim Van P. S. Miss Miller thought no one herself outside the door and told Horn lately surely you have seen knew, but evidently someone did! her home room to tiptoe in. Finala cute baby picture he carries In Mrs. Boschult's third period ly the class could no longer hold in his bill fold.

It seems that science class they were <liscussing back the laughter and it woke· up this baby is sitting in a doll people on Jupiter. They said that the sleeper. Was his face red, buggy.

There is another picture if there were people on Jupiter white and blue? You said it! that slightly resembles this they would have only one birthday Winifred Nelson, after a fishbaby picture only the latter was every twelve years. Leslie Hiatt ing trip over the week-enJ, is still popped up and said, ''They sure firm in her belief that not a fish taken some years later.

My, oh, my! Francis Helser is would have to have big baby exists within a ten mile radius of planning another party.

Susthe Blue River. carriages. '' The styles are very queer in Francis Helser, the second Elsa pense? What kind of a shindig this modern age because Mary Maxwell, gave another of her will it be this time? Shall we Louise Cousins of 203 has been now famous parties. This time wear formals or shorts?

The gravity of our planet is seen wearing one pink and one the gathering was held at Pioneer wine anklet. Oh , dear, what is Park in the form of a picnic. It increasing, as reported by sevthis world coming to?

• seems that a feud existed between eral persons who had their digCarolyn Wilk inson while on a Francis and the Miller twins nity crushed temporarily when campfire hike to Antelope park since each gave a picnic on the they were suddenly pulled to was looking for rocks to set a same evening. Charles Cockrill earth. Dorothy James was the trail with near the creek. After was the leader in a jam session first victim of this natural force she took one step too far, she without his band. We believe it when she fell down the Whittier discovered she was in the middle sounded better without it. He also steps followed shortly by Stuart of the creek. We ask the question, read an open letter to the Goldberg who soundly sat down. gathering. When the fun hit a Winifred Nelson has evidence of "Was it wet?"

In Mrs. Boschult's sixth period high spot, Shirley King was her fall up the east stairs in the science class, Francis Helser was discovered to he missing. She form of a four-inch bruise of coasked how apple trees are ferti- soon was found. balt shades. lized. She promptly replied, ''The Charles Cockrill has stopped Eastern Visitor to Cowboy: bees sting them." his open letter policy but otherLaVora Ramel took a can of wise his competing paper seems Has the advent of the. radio grapefruit juice to school for to be going along in full swing helped the ranch life?

Pinto Pete: I'll say it has! Why Thanksgiving offering. She kept and we do mean swing. Several it in her locker for about fifteen persons have complained about we learn a new cowboy song weeks before she took it out and his personal tidbits. Tut, Tut. every night, and, say, we've when she did it looked as if some- Every editor has his worries. We found out that the dialect us one had taken a knife, punched really shouldn't publicize a com- fellers have used for years is all holes in top of the can and shaken petitor like Charles but we are wrong.

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May 19, 1939

burst is going to go with his family Francis Helser gave a picnic to visit his grandparen ts. at Pioneer park on Friday, Betty Ann Shilhan is going to May 5.

Sunday, April 30, Betty Patrick, Also a Guild Party was held Rose Lee Lewis and Katherine Omaha for the summer.

Merlene Bouldin of 104 left at Betty Jacob's house on May 5.

Deems all enjoyed a bicycle ride Whitter to attend school in Sixteen Sunday School friends to Antelope park. of Elaine Adams were enterRoberta Cunningha m of 216 has California.

Zona Mae Burdick has left tained at a class meeting, May left Whittier to attend school at school because of illness.

Everett.

12th.

More of these camera fans are Several Whittier girls attended Donald Spargo has moved to seen around Whittier. Benita a party given in honor of Grace Roca, Nebraska.

Elliott and Norma Schmidt were Munson's birthday on April 28.

Joan Null plans to spend the seen taking snaps of everybody Sunday Carlotte Garrett attend- summ er in California and Utah. and no one in particular.

A Sunday School class of Vine ed a picnic at Hickman, Nebraska.

Betty Haack of 208 will go to They had a baseball game in Congregati onal church had a the New York World's Fair this which the boys played the girls. picnic at Irvingdale park. Among summer.

The boys won, 10-1.

Whittierite s attending were TlJ_e R. W. A. Club met at Mary Alford had a hike on Marilyn Green, Marvin and Mil.- Marian Holter's house on May Saturday. All reported a good ferd Epp, Joyce Crosbie, Marian 12 with several members from time.

Coombs, Carolyn Douglas. Sylvia Whittier present. After the busiMary Cousins of 203 spend the Wiley, Harvey Moore, Elizabeth ness meeting games were played week end in Missouri.

Nuss, Benita and Elaine Elliott. and refreshme nts were served.

Plans for sum mer vacation are Everyone had a nice time and The Maccabees gave a May coming in fast. Jean Bennett is plenty to eat.

Queen party on May 11. Frances going to Colorado with her Charlotte Garrett will move Nolan, Shirley Bryant and Joan parents and then on to the world's to Hallam, Nebraska, as soon as Null were the guests from Whitfair in California by herself as a school closes. tier. They followed the May graduation present.

More and more plans for sum- theme throughou t the party.

Babrara Gooding is going to rrier vacations are coming in Lois Nelson will celebrate her camp at Oak Wocd, and Wilma rapidly. Wayne Hedstrom and 13th birthday on Mother's Day. Lumley is going to spend some James Hackman are both going May 7, Lillian Brehm, Lillian time in Camp Kj wan is th is to California to visit relatives.

Neiderhau s, Esther Geier, Evesummer.

Shirley Bryant, Donna Kelly, lyn Derr, and some more guests Sara Mae Van Hook is going and Gayle McGrew all plan to go went on a picnic at Antelope park. with her parents on a trip through to Colorado.

Oregon and California. · James Martin is going to Utah ' Alta Igou and Russ Sloan are Going to Estes Park for part of City. both planning to visit Minnesota the summer is Jim Van Horn of LaJean Perry and Marcella · during the coming vacation.

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Talbert both are going to Omaha, Tommy Griffin of 110 is going Rohert Donahoo is also going and Loren Stark is going to Cedar to visit White City Ranch at to California this summer.

Lake, Indiana.

Moorefield, Nebraska.

The following people have reAnother person going to CaliEmma Kieick is going to vealed their summer plans. Russel fornia during vacation is Phyllis Wisconsin.

Sharman is planing to go to Col- Alt. Betty Jean Franklin is going Rosalie Skidmore is going to orado. Ed win Oliver is going to to New York. have a friend visit her from During summer vacatio n Salina, Kansas. spend the summer fishing. Patty Glanz's family has rented a cabin Winifred Nelson of 320 plans to A petition, we hope that everyin Omaha, Nebraska. Marcella spend her time in Colorado. one in Whittier will sign is the Elaine Adams of 107 is plan- one being circulated that will be Sehnert and her family also plan to spend their summer in cabins ning on visiting Omaha this sent to the president in regard to . n Milford, Nebraska. Ted Lang- summer. keeping America out of war.

May 19, 1939

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EXCHANGES eat is being planted in North Dakota? Why they won't is not known .

How would you like to be I found a golden nugget, Elevators carry 15,000,000 peo- somewhere in the Hawaiian IsAt least I thought it so, ple a day in New York City? lands on May Day? We think For it claimed a golden light, Young robins consume as much we'd like to be at Washington But in it was no dough. as three feet of angleworms Intermediate School from the .

I found a pound of silver, "Washington Hiday? account in It looked the real McCoy; Opossums are so small, when · Lights."

It shown like silvery stars, horn, that a teaspoon will hol d Ah! May Day in Hawaii 'Twas worth less than a toy. fifteen? where eternal summer reigns, I found a true, blue diamond, Earthworms are canned and only in the Hawaiian Islands, it It sparkled like the sun; eaten in China? is called Lei Day. This ancient But soon I found it wasn't Tourists photograph the Sphinx festival has long been celebrated carbon, native Hawaiians.

Each of 2,000 times a day? by And my hunting days were All the salt in the oceans would the five islands, Hawaii, Maui, done. the United States with a Oahu, Kauai and Molokai sent cover -Stu layer a mile and a half deep? a representative to be a princess When asked to pick a num- • th· L • D F ber between one and ten m·ost m is ei ay ete.

ALUMNI people pick seven?

Featured in the program were Our eyes. see only one star in three hula dances each of which Former Whittier pupils who had a meaning.

They were Ka5,000,000? were rewarded with letters were Americans consume 80,000 wika which means David in Howard Debus and Henry miles of "hot dogs" in a year?

Hawaiian and represents King Reichel, both on the A team.

One half of the shell of a giant Robert Portsche, a former clam is sometimes used by South David Kalakaua's stirring adWhittier pupil, left high school Sea Islanders for a bath tub'? ventures. The next was Liliue.

Goats don't eat tin cans? They It tells about Queen Liliuokato join the C. C. C. Camp at Denton and plans to return to gnaw the labels to get the glue lani's grace and charm. Last of underneath. the dances was Heeia which deschool next fall.

Roman women used lettuce scribes the loveliness of Heeia, Former Whittierites on the Cardinal team which won the City juice to remove freckles? a place on the other side of B tournament were Bob Reitz, Tin cans are made in more Oahu.

Victor Michel, Ed Beltz and than 6,000 shapes and sizes? __T_H_E_F_A_I_R__ Donald Beiber.

Dust coming from outer space adds almost a pound an hour to With lofty piers and beams so DID YOU KNOW THATthe weight of the earth? high, Dining car patrons on railroads They rise into the air, The average life of a dollar in the U. S. eat 15,000,000 pounds From atmosphere to stratosphere, is eight months? of meat a year?

With hardly room to spare.

The average cloud weighs Odorless onions were displayed about 300,000 tons?

The hugeness of those buildings recently in New York City?

One fourth of all the bones in Takes my breath away; -Jim Case a child's body are in his feet?

The wonclers mount one by one, American surgeons preform COINCIDENCE OF With each swift passing day.

THE WEEK! one million operations a year, To San Francisco if I go, one third of them being for I'll see art none can equal, Flash! From Boys Town, Netonsils?

New York's pride, And if I go to 100, 000 letters were mailed braska, we find a Bob Burns reThere will never be a sequel. without addresses in the U. S. siding at Father Flanagan's in 1938?

Home. Don't get excited. No It has me quite peturbed, To decide which one to go to, Eels can generate enough autographs today. It isn't the current to ring a doorbell? movie star, Bob Burns. Sorry, So I shall probably stay at home, But I won't be awfully blue.

Wheat that grasshoppers won't folks!

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FLASH 9A PUPILS STAGE DEMONSTRATIONS The boys gym classes are work( Continued from page 1) The mixed doubles paddle tening for efficiency credits. Some nis tournamen t during the noon hour started off with eight con- Keith Adkisson and Dorothy of the things they are doing for testants and a large crowd of James demonstra ted the im- this credit is throwing the shotspectators . The interest was such proper method. Host was Kenny put, baseball and football. They Another ping. broad-jum also are HanIrene was server Simmons, t h at Mrs. R o s s' office was that of hing the gym classes are doing was voice the and sen swamped with late entries.

Clark Becher. Jack Hill was of- is playing six-man basebal l.

At a recent meeting of the play- ficial question answerer.

Games have been forfeited a ground committee they decided Hoyt Yowell, who achieved few times. The object of sending that they would not have a cricket such fame in the operetta, took the notice around at night is to tournamen t and that the cricket the part of Professor Tell Them give you a chance to have some tion. demonstra dress the in How committee would have charge of that so lunch bring boys the of over made was Blumer John the paddle tennis tournamen t. play. can they from rags to the typical thing Since the weather was too warm to wear for Class Day. Other The mixed paddle-ten nis tourto permit the finishing of the models were Wesley Miller, Rus- nament is now in full swing. nine court basket-bal l tourna- sell Scharmon and Lowell AnThe boys sixth period gym class ment, the certificate was given derson. Malcolm Allen answered played paddle tennis, Friday. Since questions. to Jane Lawrence 's ~earn as are periods the of rest the then held their demongirls The they had won all the games that stration on Monday with Carroll getting to like the game too. Bob they had played.

Lea Anderson and Stanley Mc- Fox and Henry Mc Williams seem The H. S. G. A. A. for the Cune as the couple with the to have the best records so far of first time sponsored a play day wrong table etiquette and Mar- the boys working for efficiency on Saturday, May 13. ~ach ian Coombs with Marvin Tom- credits, Bob throwing the shot 50 right. the in couple the as linson school • was allowed to select 3-10 17 ping broad-jum and feet was the hostess, Hayes Margaret twenty girls to send and Mrs. Donna Emery was the waitress feet.

Ross gave the playgroun d com- and the voices were those of The home rooms that have won mittee and her ninth grade Janet Hutchinso n and J e a n every game they played when classes the first choice. The Germar. this column was written were 310, parade style girls' the In dancmodern included program lost have that Those 312. and 304 Irene by modeled were dresses ing demonstra tions by Orchesis, 203, 208, 209, are game one but McBride, WiniConnie Hansen, University of Nebraska dancing fred Nelson, Peggy Hudson, and 108. club, swimming and sports. Bettie Fowler and Holly Peters.

Mr. Wells is trying to arrange Afterward s refreshme nts were The clerk was Joyce Crosbie. things so that he can have track The mother and daughter were meets during the noon-hour. He served.

Mrs. Ross w::1s quite lenient Marcelline Prosser and La Von says that if he does this, it will y Doroth ly. respective Dean with her first period class when rooms. home by done be James answered questions. they had to stay inside one windy Some of the 9A's we will be FAMOUS PERSONA LITIES day. Sh·e said that she would missing for their talent in playing (Continued from page 2) allow them to play bombardm ent games are Bob Cather, Wesley if they would be good little girls.

Miller, Hoyt Yowell, Mickey A. When I wanted to go roller- Allen, Bill Marler, Harry Fox, Isn't she fair?

In the fifth period phys ed skating and couldn't, I shed Joe Smith, Charles "Cocky" huge crocodile tears.

Q. Are you superstitio us? class when Virginia Lee Null Cockrill, and Milferd Epp. A. Yes. I'm a wood knocker. was umpiring she was hit with Mother: Everythin g I say to Q. When did you last make a the bat by one of the batters.

I you goes in one ear and out the Although she wasn't seriously faux pas?

A. I chew gum while talking I other. injured, she could have been. Next Betty: Is that why I have two time watch where you toss your I to people. ears, Mother?

-Winifre d Nelson. bat.

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October 13, 1939

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ACCORDIANIST PLAYS OUT OF TOWNERS When the apples are a ripenin' FOR WHITTIER PUPILS And winter's drawin' near, ENTER WHITTIER THE BEST TIME

And the bluejays are a chit chat Many out-of-towners have Chattering far and near, Atan assembly on Wednesday, joined us this seme!:?ter. Sister · That's the time that I like best October 4, Mrs. Ziegenbein played towns in Nebraska sent us Of all the whole long year, the accordian for Whittier pupils. When the apples are a ripenin' seventeen pupils while sister The enthusiastic response showed And winter's drawing near. states sent us sixteen. Here how much the pupils enjoyed it.

-Dick Lewellen they are: Virginia Douglas, BaiShe sang and playerl several roil, Wyo.; Bruce Herriott, Palnumbers. They were: "My Litmyra; Kathrine Copple, Rapid tle Gypsy Sweetheart" "Two City, So. Dak.; Donna Hafdell, Little Magpies," "Tying Apples Perhaps you have noticed Denver, Colo. n the Lil a c Tree" ando those competent but bossy peoGlen Hrdlicka, Kearney; Audple who stand around in unheard ''Grandma." of places in the halls. They are rey Thorrskor, Grand Island; Everybody sang ''Over the the committees which guide this Elsa Beth Kiser, Farmington, Rainbow." Other numbers were school through its many calaMo.; Donna Jean Ogle, Hum"Under the Double Eag{e m~ ties and happenings. Try to boldt; Ardell Markell, Nebraska March," "The Man with the mmd them for they are doing City.

Mandolin," and "Beer Barrel their best. The playo-round comJoan Saunders, Norfolk; Betty mittees will be anno~nced in the Polka.'' The closing number sports columns.

Jean Beuck, Union, Colo.; Marwas "Dark Eyes."

Girls' Committees lin Weideman, Omaha; Lloyd Usher Mary Louise Kelly, Misand Chairman, Norma Ogden, 106; ARE THEY REAL? souri; Winifred Dale, Loup City.

Norma Bomberger, 216; FranRobert Linde, Illinois ; Howard ces Hart, 305; Joyce Stuve, 212; Shelly Bulin lets us in on this Harold Larson, Hastings; DoroDora Schwartz, 102; Betty J elisecret. He says ''I was a spook thy Washington, Slater, Mo.; La Vern Klein, 216; at the Lincoln Theater Spook nek, 210; James Butler, Abilene, Kans.; Foreman, 210; Kathleen Darleen Show. When the clock struck one.

Carl Christopherson, Brookings, Healey, 208; Mary Alford, 307; fifteen spook heads appeared So. Dak. Egger, 312; Vera Pierce, Lucille floating around in the audience.

Mary Lee Ferguson, Dor205.

Here's how it was done. Fifteen chester; Merlene Bouldin, San Office boys including me had large Bernadino, Calif.; Earl White, Chairman, Norma Taylor, pieces of cardboard on which Tulsa, Okla.; Marion Marlow, 210; Shirley Staats, 205; Maxskulls were painted. The paint and Bell Lane, Fairfield; Carol ine Miller, 212; Ionalee Sehnert, was illuminated paint which shone Arthur.

110; Edith Hutchinson, 303. in the dark. When lights went Edgar Roper, Trinidad, Colo. ; Property out, all of them started to walk .Chairman, Amy Hock, 305; Dick Lewellen, Green Bay, Wis. ; about, wavirig the skulls back and forth. The theater was so Beverly Cannon, 104; Delores Junior Stevens, Merriman; dark that the people couldn't see Blunk, 107; Anna Sorensen, 303; Richard Gross, Yokahoma, Wash. ; Robert Siemsen, Elus holding the cardboard skulls." Ruth Weber, '207.

Artz, Benkleman. wood; Evelyn Shhhh-. Don't tell anybody!

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Bettylee Cronn, a former Whittier pupil , is in Peppers, WHITTIER GREENL EAF choir, Orpheon s, the orchest ra Wilma Peterson, 208- Pete Founded and established in 1924 as t h e official student publication of Wh ittier J un ior Mary Louise Cousins, 203 and on the Advocate. She is no w H ig h School. Publi b ed bi-weekly during t he school year by t he Whittier Junior H igh School Big Boy editor of the student council. pupi ls.

Alice Gabel, 220- Dolly John Provost is a new cheer FACULTY ADVISORY BOARD Dolores Bloom, 210 -- Billie Miss Hul t Miss Cr oss leader of Lincoln High.

Wesley Mr. Gammill Miss Peterson Darleen Payne, 312 -Tater Maser was elected president of GR EENL EAF STAFF Gloria Green, 205 - Goofy the Junior class and John Editor-in-chief ...................................... Mary Alford Theresa Schulte, 314-Tush Featu res ........................................ Edith Hutchinson Eberhart is vice-presid ent. .............................................. Dick Lewellen La Vern Whiting, 310 - Butch Stories and Poems ............................ Tommy Griffin Members of the Lincoln Hig h .......................... E laine Arnholt Alice Kin g, 222--Alley Cat orchestra are Betty lee Cronn and Girls' Sports ...................... ·-···············Luci le Cozad Boys' Sports ............................................ Earl Moses Sylvia Betz, 303-Suds Carroll Lea Anderson.

Fashions ·····················-···················Elaine Arnholt Elaine Adams, 107-Cork y Humor .................................................. Janis Pochop Exchanges ......................_..................Marjor ie Ram el Helen Collins, 209-Tom WE LIKE WHITTIE R ................................................ T w illa Huff Geraldine Thompson, 1 0 9 Typ ists .......................................... Amy H elen Hock Why do we like Whittier? That .......................................... Edward Herstein Gerry ...................................................... Harry Fox question was answered recently Mary Alford, 307-Alfal fa R EPORTE R S by a number of new pupils.

We Marie Bouman Naomi Wobig Lucile Cozad, 316- Cozie Naomi Beutler .Tack Nickens thought that you might like to Marian Joh nson • see some of the best answers.

ALUMNI NOTES PRINT E R S James Butler's biggest reason Harry Eckert Harry Kolb Don Schmidt, a former pupil is that all of the teachers are so Don Gabelhouse Thomas McEvoy S •ymour Goldblatt Charles Overton of Whittier, is a reporter now nice to him that he enjoys workRichard Greenburg Henry Prnsser for "The Advocate, " the Lincoln ing for them. Dorothy Hansen Leroy Haar Ku, t Sienknecht Bob John son Gart h Wiltshire High School paper. also likes the friendly teachers R :ch ard Ken n edy Doris Daugherty Benita Elliott, Norma Schmidt, and pupils.

In addition, she says, George K ohl Mildr ed Hana! and Sara Mae VanHook, all "The building is large and sunny FAIR WARNING ! fomer Whittierite s, are members and is a very pleasant place to of the Lincoln High Girl study." June Shore likes the Now that several weeks of Reserves. building and teachers. "The school have passed, we feel it is Nine old Whittier pupils are school is also like a puzzle and I due time for a fair warning. How members of the Mimes, the like to work puzzles," she writes. did you like the World's Fair? Lincoln High School dramatic Alma Harral likes our principal, O.h! You didn't go? Well, wher~ , organization. They are; Marion our assistant principal, and the did you learn to hurry so fas~. Coombs, Joyce Crosbie, Milford large playground .

The first ':eek of_ s~hool was mp Epp, Hazel Fritchie, Stuart Lois Richmond likes the helpand tuck with Whittier standards Goldberg Beatrice Haskens .fulness of pupils and the teachers. but since then t he halls have had and Dor~thea Lemon. What ~ Betty Hergenrad er likes the a resemblan ce to the cinder track fine group of actresses and thorough explanatio ns of the at the · A. A. U. meet. Let's try actors! teachers. to restore some of the former ,Jean Schleuning, p h y 11 is Ilene Wilson likes the interest quietness.

Overman, Nelda Oltman, Helen taken in sports while Paul Jones Kies s e 1 b a ch, and Phyllis is delighted at having more than OUR APOLOGIES Holbrook were admitted to Mum- one teach er and a different room Oh, my! A mistake in the first mers. for each subject. issue of our paper. Our humble Caroll Lea Anderson was eiected apologies go to Harry Eckert. treasurer of the Sophomores.

City boy ( looking at his first Instead of Harry Fox for the Boys Caroll Lea was the girls Civic windmill): My, Uncle Tom, that's Civic League Vice President it League President last semester some electric fan you have cooling should have been Harry Eckert. here at Whittier. the cows.

NICKNAM ES

October 13. 1939

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GHOSTS! ! ! ! ? ? ?

CALAMITY JEAN you have any literary talent and if you have never had anything in Jean Q. shrugged her slim Two trayelin,y salEsmen came print, send in your paragraph to an empty house one night and now. Also, if you have any sto- and bony shoulders and glared decided they would sleep thel'e. ries, poems, news items. or jing- crnssly at her chum. "I ,vas The hou se had been said to be les, give them to the reporter, never superstitio us, am not nov,', haunted, but they didn't believe for all con tributions are joyfully and never intend to be, so Friin ghosts so they put down thdr received. Don't hesitate, for if day the 13th doesn't bother me everyone were bashful about a bit," she declared. mats and began to sleep.

"Humph! I'll bet you're scared Presently they heard a noise turning jn items, we would have to go under that ladder there by "Rap, rap, 1·ap." They got up to no newspaper at all. "the building," said Norma 0. see what it Y✓ as but they didn't FALL FASHION S "Oh, I dunno. Don't guess I hear it nny more so they ·just care if I do." Saunterin g disthought that it was their imagiThis poem will tell you about jointedly forward Jean stepped nation. Then they he~.rd it fall fashions under the staunch ladder. a1, in. They got up for the secThere was a scream, a crash So you will be in style, onct time. They were so scared that their hair stood straight up. And then there'll be the \Yinter that sounded like the rnising of the Brooklyn Bl'idge and there They went into a large closet. fashions sat Jean Q. dejectedly solemn "Rap, rap, rap," it ,vas getting In a little while. with a can, from which white louder. Chills went up and down paint streamed, balanced preth,._ ·r backs! They went into a Sc ddle shoes and crepe soles cariously on her head.

"011 ma'am I'm so so s01Tv sm~ Iler closet i1.1side the large Are really just the thing, but 'accidenta lly kn~cked th'e closet. It was loude1· still. They But you really never know paint can from the la<lde went into a tiny closet inside the What fad the week will bring. and-" The bent, overalled old smaller closet. There was a man looking serious, feebly ti'ied g.L·cDt , hug·e, trunk, and what do Bent spoons make stylish brace- to help J ean Q. to her feet.

"Oh neve1· mind," sa~d that you think was in it'? Some vvraplets offended person, "I was just tryping paper.

So you better hustle; ing to be smart and on Friday, Boys, you'd better get wild the 13th, too.

Will I ever learn?" shi1ts, FRIDAY THE THIRTEE NTH And she stalked off followed by And, gil'ls, go get a bustle. her amused Are you superstitio us? There is chum.

-Elajne Arnholt absolutely no need to be. Just FASHION S take Dr. Quack's Syrup Stepson A NEW ONE and all those superstitio ns will Styles are very cute this vanish so quickly that you'll Mary had a little lamb, winter.

Boys' shirts will be never know t hey existed. A bottle She set it on a chair; lighter colors.

Girls!

Wear your may be bought for a quarter and She fed him a stick of dynamite, hair in a bunch of curls on the to the first five buyers we will And blew off all his hair. top and a cluster low in back, have the special rate of only 25 -Janis Pochop tied with a ribbon.

Plaids, checks, cents. Step right up. Don't delay.

THEY SAY and stripes will be good. Alligator There's no time like the present, Here are some more supersti- and suede shoes are being worn . for soon it will be past. Come one, tions. Gilbert Hudson of 208, Coats will be double breasted in come all! Hur-raye, Hur-rayel Have you ever listened to the st£pping oYer somebody is bad tweed with velveteen collars.

The girls are wearing flared barkers at fairs and carnivals? If luck. Betty Smith of 208, rockso, write a paragraph which ing a l'Ocking chair without any- skirts and shirtwaist blouses with wide belts. The belts range should be both amusing and typ- body in it is bad luck. ical and give it to your home from three to six or seven inches room reporter or Miss Peterson. ''Come qu ick, mommy,'' said U! width. Saddle oxfords are The best one submitted will be litt\: Alice as her first tooth being worn along with spongey published in the next issue. If cqme out, "I'm falling apart." soles.

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left han d itch es, you 're goin g to spid er will brin g bad luck. Making a wis h on the firs t star you get mon e ," say s Ger ald Pell s.

Wh at was the buz zing sound Jack ie Dur nell and Jan is Poe- see at nigh t will brin g good luck. hea rd in firs t period indu stria l hep have a sup erst itut ion abo ut It's unlu cky to wea r a ring with geo grap hy cla ss- a buzz saw ? No, kno ckin g on wood. "If you wal k the set ups ide down, but good jm,t Billy Griffin enjo ying a nap. und er a ladd er, bad luck will luck if you wea r a ring with the Was this gen tlem an emb ~rra ssed sure ly befa ll you ," say Dar leen set righ t side up. Don 't wal k bewhen Mrs. rarr ows prov ided the Healey, Jan e _Bish, and J~c kie hind a mule. If sail ors turn alar m cl?ck • . . ' Dur nell. Ber mce Jam es believes back, it causes bad luck. A rabN ~omi Wobig . of . 310 whi le tha t if you sing befo re brea k- bit's foot and hors esho e mea n put tmg on her hill billy cost_ume fast , you will cry befo re nigh t. good Juck. for Gre enle af asse mbl y _PUt it on Jo Ann Bak er and Jac k Dur nell George Kohl believes tha t the bf'.ckwards. Wh en she discover_ed believe tha t if you get out of bed thir teen th is his unlu cky day bewha t she had don e she said, on the wro1w side you will be ca use he was bor n on tha t date .

"Ho w am I sup pos ed to kno w? It k Jun e Cla ppe r beli eves it goo d isn' t min e." cran . y. . luck to find hair pins .

Hav e you noti ced that toda y is LoIS Thompson of 209 ~eh eve s In Mis s Cur ley' s thir d peri od Frid ay the 13th ? We' ve trie d to t~at whe n y~m 9rop a fHece- of gath er some sup erst itio ns from silv erw are, it is a sig n of Eng lish clas s she aske d for her grade◄ book and to her surp rise . . .

H com pan y.

Wh itt~er pup i 1s. ere are some Wendell Bak er of 209 says, she foun d she was sitt ing on it. we t~m k arE: good. ''Wh en Mr. Ross comes tow ard We've hea rd of sitt ing on a tack , Shirl~Y: Mit che ll of _11 2 h~s one you, you had bett er sit down or but nev er a grad e book. Oh, well, sup erstit10n. She behev:es it bad get awa y." we lear n som ethi ng new eve ry luck to hav e a black cat cros s her Jud son Tur ner of 209 says, day. path . ''Go ing into arit hme tic is bad The othe r day whe n Edi th Velma M~Grew has a fear of a luck , but sho otin g pap er wad s is Hut chin son was gett ing a drin k mo~s~ cros smg her path.,. La Vern wor se." of wat er, she discovered tha t sh(:!

Wh itm g ~as a hor ror or :1-, bla~k Joa n Lar son of 209 believes that had picked one of thos e mag ic, ca~ _c~o~smg her ,pa th; Wh_ile whe n you r nose beg ins to itch Old Fai thfu l fou ntai ns and whe n 1.rivmg m our car, La\ ern said, you 're goin g to hav e company. she turn ed it on, the wat er cam e nd A black cat ~rossed our path a Mildred Har ral of 209 has two up into her face .

She was hea rd abo ut five mm ut~s lat~,r, we ran sup erst itio ns - whe n you talk to rem ark to a pas ser by, "Wo uld _nto a ~on cret e br1,dge. . abo ut a dead person it mea ns you let me use you han kerc hief ? th i n Miss Zam_zo'_V s four perw d dea th, and if you eat a piece of cl~ss a fun ny mctdf:nt took place. snak e mea t or wea r snak es 1 am all wat ery. " Wat ery' ? A que er wor d but it completely de111 th Miss Zamzow was . fron t of e ratt les arou nd the wris t, it will scri bed the situ atio n. room afte r h3:ndi;:g out te st help a snak e bite to heal.

Don na Win ders has been run pape~s. ~~e said. Is th ere any Yvo nne DeW itt had a que er ning arou nd mak ing peo ple feel questJOn • . ,, . exp erie nce whi ch we thou ght Kei th . Rym er said?', Did you good. When her fath er was brin g- real pain . P. S. Don 't get wor corr ~ct thes e pap er~· , , ing her to school, a blackc at ried ; she mer ely stan ds you nea r . Miss Zamzow ~ephed, No, why crossed thei r path . It made her a win dow and has you put you r IS th~r,e a mi st ake on you r fath er ang ry because it was too han d on the win dow pan e . . .

Bar bar a Goodding was prou dpap er· . " . ate to turn , so they wen t on. Jus t He said, The re mu st be, I got as they wer e cros sing the place ly exh ibit ing a mole one day. It a two '' h was hea rd tha t she cau ght it in th Mo~·e sup erst itio ns! !he se af~ Ire: d crossed, ey her han dke rchi efs and bro ugh t peo ple da_re 1: 0 t bre ak a mir ror: Rei fert Will says tha t if you it to school.

Pat sy F1tzs1mmons and Bet ty thro w a stic k ove r a blac k cat' s Mrs. Chi ldre ss: How was apBeu ch, bec ause they will hav e path it brin gs good luck, inst ead prec iatio n sho wn to Civil W,:11' vete rans by the gov ernm ent' ? bad luck. Jac k Lan ge, Jan e of bad.

Mar ilyn Fra nks : The y gav e a Bish , Dou glas Gar dne r, and Mr. Stra wn wen t dow n the pen sion to the dead or wounded.

Jack ie Dur nell hav e a sup erst i- wro ng stai rs, Oct obe r 4, and In Mr. W. A. McMullen's tion abo ut blac k cats tha t cros s som e chil dren called him a Science class, he aske d a boy to you r path givi ng you bad luck. "fre shie ." Jus t ima gine . give some fact s on the sun .

Unu sua l sup erst itio ns from Frie da Sch aff er beli eve s tha t The boy ans wer ed him say ing, seei ng a car wit h one ligh t home room 300 : Don 't spil l salt I "I don 't hav e any . I'm still on brin gs good 1uck. "W hen you r on the tabl eclo th. Kill ing a the moon.

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Gregory Elias of 316, a new IVAN EVANS IN NEW YORK pupil from N e w H a v en, I van Evans, 208, had a rare After school each day, Marjorie Connecticut, has an Eagle hawk.

Walters, Alice Saunders, and It has heen sick so he feeds it cod experience this summer, visiting in New York and staying at the Mary Lou Starke} get together liver oil and yeast every day.

At the faculty meeting in room home of Cecil Arden, former and play their violins. They have been asked to play for a number 110 on October 3, tea was served opera singer. His mother, who

by Doris Daugherty and Evelyn writes poetry, won a contest with of church affairs.

• a ''letter home'' which en titled Marjorie Preston attended a Schmidt.

Lois Gillette, 307, has a brother them to sixty dollars and a radio surprise birthday party on Sept ember 24. The guests were a who is now in the army. Edna interview. Following is one of mixture of Jackson, Havelock, Pierson has some aunts in Sweden Blanche Tromblee Evans' poems: and Marie Miller some in Russia.

• and Whittier pupils.

A muddy ruffled. stream Caselteen White and Anna Mary Alford and Lucile Cuzad reflects Iarie Thomas were visitors in had a nice trip to Nebraska City .rV The beauty of a tree Omaha recently. on Sunday, September 24.

As much as I can mirror God In lVIrs. White's second period Arnold Barlett has built a cave With hate and greed in me. glee club one day last week a litduring his after school time.

Wesley Morrison went to a pic- t le gray kitten appeared and GUESS WHO! nic with his parents and some made itself quite at home. Mrs. friends in the country recently.

White said it could stay if the Girl Leonard Coy went on a Y.M.C. girls left it alone. The next day three feet five Height, A. hike a short time ago. it appeared again, but this time pounds hundred one Weight, Betty Burke spent a recent not to stay-it got too much atfourteen Age, week-end in Wayne, Neb-raska, tention. Reports have been made A nine Grade, visiting her grandpare nts while that other classes have also had brown hair, Color Bernice James visited her grand- visitors. brown eyes, Color mother in Omaha.

Nona Allenswor th, Earl Moses, red color, Favorite It has been found that over the Gerry Matthews, Lysle Emery swimming sport, Favorite week-ends most pupils in 308 go a attended Conners Marian and Boy to picture shows Gladys Volz of honor in given party birthday Height, five feet three Weston helps her mother. Warren Weight, ninty-five pounds plays footba11 as does A r n old Gerry Matthews.

Age, fourteen Cheuvro'!lt who also goes hunting.

Aline Leupold goes skating.

BIKE REPRESENTATIVES Grade, nine A From 104 come these reports MEET Color hair, light brown of pupil interests and activities.

Color eyes, blue At a meeting of representa tives Charles Martin's hobby is shipFavorite color, blue building. Rex Carmichael, Mildred from each home room, WednesFavorite sport, skiing Heaton, Grace Munson, Lois day, September 20, to discuss our ( Answers on page 6) • Umberger and Jean Ballance bicycle problem, the following 103 AND 205 WINNERS collect stamps. Bicyclers include suggestion s were made: 1. There should be no loafing Mary Louise Brodie, Beverley Now comes the big news of Cannon, and Grace Munson. north of the racks or between the subGreenleaf most had who Grace also likes to swim as do building and the racks on the 103 and 205 tied for scriptions.

Jean and Lois. Joan Koenig south. subur twenty-fo with place first 2. More civic league officers collects glass dogs and Trenna and 303 came Next scriptions.

Henline keeps a personal scrap- should be on duty. in and e twenty-on with 316 3. Only bicycle owners shall go book.

105 and 312 were place third Dorothy W e s t o n of 2 0 3, to the racks at any time.

These ns. subscriptio 20 with 4. It was suggested that each Warren Weston of 308, and Marie the at hono1·ed were rooms home Bowman of 310 attended a Sun- home room be assigned certain their when assembly Greenleaf day School party on September racks. with presented were presidents 5. The ci vie league officers go 22 where Dorothy Wes ton was of s 1 o b m y s as certificates elected president of the inter- on duty a few minutes before disnt. achieveme missal at noon and at night. mediate departmen t.

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THE WHIT TIER GRE ENLE AF THE GRE ENS

OUR COMMITTEES

October 13, 1939 THE WHITES

Members of the playg rnund Well, here we are back with (Continued from page 1) comm ittee are: Harry Fox, 305, our sport s column to introduce our Social Games playg round chairman, Pearl Shore Chair man, Jean Quapp, 103; chairm an, Charles Taylor, 210, of 103. Helping her are Jeann e Winif red Ingrn m, 220 ; Trena Jacob Bruns , 210, Dallas BottVanderpool, Cathe rine Cooley, Hanline, 104; Doro thy Muelhau- cher, 103, Tom Morey, 103, Lorra ine Pierson, Sylvia Betz, sen, 108; Wilm a Myers, 105; Harry Schneider, 108, Charl es Wilma Peterson, Marjorie Wil- Gloria Green, 205; Mary Louise Ward, 108, Joe Geist, 110, Richliams, Ruth Lowe, Donna Hart- Cousins, 203; Doris Quinn, 302. ard Schultz, 110, Russel Sloan, man, Helen Collins, Marie Bou110, Frank Johns , 304, Frank Safet y man, Florence Rebensdorf, Rae Chair man, Lucille Cozad, 316; Anderson, 112, John Williams, Lee Lewis, Donna Kelly, Dorothy Dar leen Healey, 308; Esthe r 220, Rolland Dudley, 205, and Johns , Marth a Michel, Rose Schwindt, 218; Delores Bristow, Merwyn Merrifield. 312.

Ebert , Twalla Stroemer, Geraldine 106; Alma Telecky, 110; Alice A round robin is being held Thompson, Betty June Fees, and May King, 222; Rosalie Skidbetwe en the home rooms this Rosemary Wickstrom. more, 110; Flora Kolb, 108; year. Each home room will play Mrs. Ross has given her conse nt Robe rta Milla rd, 203; Joan Null, to let us use the gym for danci ng 110. a certai n numb er of game s and durin g the noon hour. when these are played the eight Boys' Comm ittees The girls will soon be seen Usher highe st will hold an elimi nation with footballs under their arms Don Wigg ans, chair man, tourn 103; amen t for the cham pionThe gym floor has been all newly painte d and is oh;so shiney! Richa rd Phipp s, 301; Loren ship.

Pearl Shore, playg round chair - Stark , 303; Dale Peate , 208; Several home rooms rema in man, is gettin g kicked aroun d Richa rd Lewis, 212; Wallace undef eated as yet. Among them prett y much of late. Upon re- H e 1 m s tad are t er, 203, 220; 205, Wilbe 302, rt 305 and 312. ceivin g a new white volley ball, Kinds vater , 216; Some Kenn of eth the Smith outst andin g play, Mrs. Ross, using her artist ic abilit y, prom ptly drew a pictu re 11'2; Marv in Epp, 207; Dale ers so far are : I van Evan s, of Pearl on the ball.

Gove, 212.

Harry Fox, Jake Bruns , Merw yn 103 is first floor champ.

Merrifield, Charl es Ward , GerOffice Mrs. Ross is puttin g a few Harry Ecke rt, chailm an, 210; alcl Robinson, Robe rt Brun s, girls from her aftern oon gym Richa rd Nage l, 106; Charl es Charl es Taylo r, and Russell classes to work clean ing the padMarti n, 104; Robe rt Smith , 104; Sloan. dle tenni s court s.

Gerald Pells, 308.

Walt Some rheise r pitch ed a THOSE EMBARRASSING Safet y no-hi t no-ru n game again st 320.

MOMENTS Paul Browne, 106; Donald The final score was 18-0.

Wrig ht, 303; Tomm y Griffin, Gene Kirke ndall of 302 has That feeling when in hurry ing 110; Wesle y White , 304; Howpitche d two no-hi t no run game s up a stairw ay you came face to face with a wall of childr en ard Alfre y, 312; Robe rt Smith , again st 300 and 302. The scores coming down.

312; Arden Means, 207; LeRoy .were 21 to O and 13 to 0.

The day when you ripped your Lamb, 207; Gordon Smith , 314; clothes.and had to wear your coat HOLD OPEN HOUSE Robe rt Berg, 205; Myro n Armi nall day.

Your first day at the cafete ria trout, 316; George Kuwamoto, The Whitt ier P. T.A. held Open and you had to make five differ- 304.

Hous e on Tuesd ay, Octob er 10, ent trips for differ ent pieces of Property from 7 to 8:30 P. M. Teach ers silver ware and napkins.

Tom Watk ins, 103; Dwane were prese nt to receive pupils The day you fell asleep in a Tej cka, 203. and their paren ts in aH home class room and the teach er had rooms and class rooms . to wake you up.

Little Alber t (prou dly): My That "all gone" moment when papa is a bookkeeper.

ANSWERS TO GUESS WHO you were yelling and pranc ing Small Sally: Yes, he's keepi ng down the hall and Mr. Culler several that he borrowed from my Boy: Tom Watkins, 103 happe ned along. fathe r.

Girl: Barba ra Mack, 305

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WHITTIER JUNIOR HIGH

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LINCOLN, NEBRASK A

November 3, 1939

Price: Five cents

COACH BROWNE TALKS! Home Room Presidents UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR ABOUT FOOTBALL DISCUSSES EUROPE Here are the young Roosevelts

of our school, the home room Coach Brown e, assistant presidents : One Friday, 0 ct ob er 20, at h I et i c d i re ct o r of the 103, Helen Hempel; 104, Whittier pupils enjoyed a very University of Nebraska, spoke at Beverly Cannon; 106, Paul interesting talk by Dr. Williams, an assembly in the Whittier Browne; 107, Waunda Jones; Professor cf Social Science al the University of Nebraska. She auditorium, October 9. Some of 108, Rae Lewis. described the war preparatio n in 110, Marjorie Williams; 112, you may have been surprised to England and mentioned many learn that football has been Rolland Peterson: 203, Dwane incidents which occurred on her played for a period of 4,599 years. Tejcka; 208, Tommy Sargent; trip home last summer.

It was a humorous talk but it also 210, D a r l e e n Foreman; 212, She impressed us with the got down to the point. He Maxine Miller. horrors of war and expressed the 216, Richard Lawson; 2 2 0, emphasized the fact that the opinion that she really could not three things you need to get along Dorothy Johns: 222, Phy His Hoke; understand why mankind had not in this world are "git, grit, and 300, Donald Farmer. yet learned to live together with3 0 2, Gene Kirkendall ; 303, gumption. '' out unnecessa ry wars.

The assembly was opened by Edith Hutchinson; 205, Gerald Whittier p up i 1s benefited everyone singing "America " and Pease. greatly by her fine speech and 307, Jacquelyn Wilson; 308, closed with "God Bless America." were very enthusiast ic and interThey were p l a y e d by the Elaine Arnholt; 309, Frank Johns; ested in all she said. We hope we orchestra directed by Mrs. White 310, La Verne Whiting. may have the pleasure of having 312, Howard Alfrey; 314, and assisted by Miss Jones her visit us again soon.

Betty Mason: 316, Harry Kolb; directing the singing.

209, Billy Brehm; 320, Lansing Gable; 102, Gene Reifschnei der; 105, Earl Moses; 304, Floyd McWhittier enjoyed a film shown On Wednesda y, October 25, Gimsey; 301, Dorothy Relily. in assembly, October 13, on fire the Lincoln High Choir under MR. CULLER MAKES VISIT prevention. The name of the film the dir ection of Mr. Rangeler, was ''More Dangerous Than sang for Whittier pupils.

Monday, October 16, Mr. Culler Dynamite. " Mr. Howland ran the The auditorium rang with the visited Westport Jr. High School machine and Mr. Pierce gave a fine voices of over one hundred in Kansas City, Missouri. He talk. After the assembly in the pupils of Lincoln High. Whittier remarked that the order in fifth period we had a good fire pupils showed much apprecia- the corridors was wonderful, the drill in two minutes and ten tion that was expressed by their pupils showed a lot of respect to seconds. attentiven ess as well as their one another, and no one hurried. enthusiast ic applause.

Let's follow their example. Mr. BOY DELEGAT ES MEET The program included: "My Culler also visited a music class The boy delegates held their Soul, There Is a Country," "Oh and talked with the pupils.

Peaceful Night," "Tell Me, ! Mr. Culler said that he did not first meeting on Wednesday, Where Was You?" and "The I see any paper on the floor in the October 25. They discussed the Father and Son party.

Echo Song." i corridors or the class rooms.

L. H. S. CHOIR SINGS

FIRE FILM SHOWN

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TH E WH ITT IER GR EE NL EA F THE

I'll nev er get hit or no thi n', " WHITTIER GREENLEAF And mind you me, I'm not Fou nded and esta blish ed in 1924 as th e blu ffin ' ! offic ial stud ent publ icati on of Whi ttie r Jun ior

No vem ber 3, 1939 PU PIL S GO ON CIVIC LEAGUE TRIPS

Tw o cla sse s, 7 A's and 9A 's Hig h Scho ol. Pub lishe d bi -wee kly duri ng the scho ol yrnr by th e Whi tti er Juni or Hig h Scho ol Wh en I say to you, hav e alr ead y gone on the ir civic 1rnDils. lea gue trip s, the 7A's on Th urs Riders, of bicycles old or new, FA CU LTY AD VIS OR Y BO AR D day , Oc tob er 12, and the 9A 's, Be car efu l and no thi ng will Miss Hul t Miss Cros s Th urs day , Oc tober 19.

Mr. Gam mill Miss P et erso n happen, Th e spe ake r for the 7 A's wa s GR EE LE AF ST AF F Yo u'r e not lim ber like a young Mr .

Cla yto n W. Wa tki ns, Sen ior Edit or-i n-ch ief................................... ... Mar y Alfo rd saplin' !

F eatu 1·es .............. ............... ........... Edit h Hut chin son Ex ten sio n Fo res ter for the Col..............................................Dick Lew ellen Stor ies and Poem s .... •···-··· ···············-··· Luc ille Coza d You can 't get a har d hit or thu mp leg e of Ag ric ult ure and for the Girl s' Spo1 ts .... _................................. Elai ne Ada ms 9A 's Dl'. Cla rk A. Fu lm er, Sta te ,............................ ........ Mar i e Bou man And not suf fer a sin gle bump, Boy s' Spo rts ............................................ Earl Mos es Dir ect or of the De par tm ent of Fas hion s ·····················-············· ······ Elai ne Arn holt And so I say to eac h of you, Hum or .................................................. Jani s Pocho1J Vo cat ion al Ed uca tio n.

Exc hang es ........................................ Mar jori e Ram el Be car efu l; do n't ma ke your ..................... ........................... Twi lla Hufl ' Wh itti er tea che rs wh o acc om Ty!) ists .............................. .'........... Amy H elen Hoc k folks feel blue. .............. .............. .......... .... Edw ard H erst ein pan ied the 7 A's we re Mi ss Cla rk, ............................ .......................... Har ry Fox -T om my Gri ffin , 110 Mrs. Shike, Miss Hooper, and RE PO RT ER S Mar gare t Dim mick Nao mi Wob ig Mi ss Hu lt.

Te ach ers wh o acc om FIR E DR ILL S Nao m i Beu tler Jack Ni cken s pan ied the 9A 's vvere Mrs. Pin Mar ian John son Th e firs t fire dri ll we had thi s ney, Miss M. L. Wilson, and Ml'.

PR INT ER S Har ry Eck ert H an-y Kolb W. F. Mc Mu llen . sem est er wa s one of the bes t we Don Gab elho use Tho mas McE voy Seym our Gold blat t Cha rles Ove rton ha v e had for a lon g tim e, Rich ard Gree nbu rg Hen ry Pros ser TA KI NG A TE ST L eroy Haa r Ku rt Sien knec ht acc ord ing to Mr . l.!u ller .

Th e Bob John son Gar th Wil tshi re R·ch a:·d KPn nedy Do :-is Dau a;he rty bui ldi ng wa s cle are d in les s tha n He re com es tha t tes t I'v e Geo rge Kohl Milc lred Har ral thr ee minutes. Th e second one, been dre am ing about. Goodness! however, wa s far below Whittier'~ When did the Civil Wa r sta rt? I HOLD IT! sta nda rd. Th ere was ent ire ly too did n't rea d any thi ng in the book Wh at is tha t rac ket coming much noise and the re is room for abo ut it. Well, I'll ski p tha t fro m the caf ete ria abo ut twe lve improvement. que stio n and go on to the nex t. o'clock noon? It sounds like an Who was the gen era l tha t won arm y camp with a tho usa nd AP OL OG IES him sel f a name in the we st? soldiers yelling from one end to Th e ans we r is- Oh , my pen ran ano the r. What are the y say ing ?

Our hum ble apologies go to ou t of ink. Ha ve to use school "Buzz, Buzz, psst, psst. Hey, Ed dy Sm ith , pro per ty, and ink.

Mike, wh at ya got for din ner ? Thomas McEvoy, us he r, for Le t's see , wh ere wa s I? Oh , Me et me outside by diamond one , lea vin g the m ou t wh en we listed the mo stno , tha t isn 't it.

He re Hu rry ." Th is seems to be the the committees. it is!

Th e gen era l wa s Wa shi ngusu al cha tte r. ton .

Fif ty que stio ns and I'v e Do esn 't sound so im por tan t, JO KE S got thi rty to do in ten mi nu tes . does it? Well the n, let 's qu iet Na me a Bo rde r Sta te.

On e wa s NB S: I rea d in the pap er tha t down for old Wh itti er. We'll Flo rid a.

Tw ent y mo re to do in sci enc e has dis covered tha t singdep end on you. five mi nut es. Wh en was Neing wa rm s the blood.

HOW TO SAVE YOUR NECK CBS: Th at mu st be rig ht. I'v e bra ska adm itte d int o the uni on?

I kno w tha t; it was 1867. hea rd sin gin g tha t has ma de my Do you rid e a bicycle Wh at ! Ex cha ng e pap ers ! I've blood boil.

Or pedal a tricycle? go t fifteen mo re to do. Goodness If you do, tak e heed, I'v e ma de a 7 and I don 't kno w Th e sad des t sto ry of the yea r is Ar oun d car s do n't speed. the sto ry of the person who how I go t tha t because I stu die d If you value you r neck, thr ew a hor ses hoe ove r his lef t fifteen mi nu tes las t nig ht.

Do n't thi nk, "A w heck, -E lle n Dietz, 222. shoulder and bro ke a mirror.

November 3, 1939

THEY SAY

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A THOUGHT 16, to arrive in 101 to find no teacher. They waited for quite In Mrs. Boschult's second per- some time- until Lucile Cozad Those children in Germany and iod class, the question, ''What is happened to think that possibly France dry ice?" was asked of LeRoy they were supposed to meet in Around whom now a war is Lamb. His unthought of answer the auditorium. Hurrying up, the being fought, was, ''Ice with the water squeezed class found Mrs. White and a few They no longer gaily sing and of their num ber waiting. out of it." dance, Dick Lewellen' s specials for this Mary Alford should learn the week: Did you ever give them a school colors; ask her the rest.

Canada may have reindeer thought?

In Industrial Geography, Ralph Japan may have figs; Grabisch was indulging in various Those children in war-torn Spain But if you visit Nebraska, sweet tidbits. Imagine his sur- Because of a war their fathers You'll see a lot of pigs. prise when Miss Zamzow distrifought, There was a great bear of buted his candy throughout the Their small bodies lay racked New York Who ate without knife or fork; class. with pain, He swallowed a jug, One of the men cleaning the Did you ever give them a And now he's a rug, walls was seen playing hop thought?

• That great brown bear of scotch on one of the shuffle Be glad you live in America, New York. boards.

The land of the free, In the ball game between 222 Mr. Culler. that stylish gentleHope your father will never be and 103 to decide the fir st and man, has added a new gree:1 hat second floor championship, somesought to his wardrobe. It really is nice.

To fight again across the sea, one remarked that Betty Jean In a hurry one morning Tommy Did you ever gi ve that a Moore was wearing a queer pair Griffin picked a badge out of thought? of shoes. It turned out that it Miss Wilson's desk. The badge was her red stockings.

-Audrey Thornskar had a 7 for the last number.

Home room 305 has triplet It turned out that the badge was Donalds also three Bobs, and FACTS ARE FACTS a girls playground committee twin Dicks. emblem belonging to Marjorie Horne room 210 has twin Donna Mae Bell went to York Williams. Tsch, tsch.

Harolds, and two Bobs. during teachers convention vacaJean Qua pp was the victim of Norma Taylor, 210, doesn't tion while Lucille Peters went to several minor accidents this sumseem to be able to keep her balPeru, Nebraska, to visit her mer. It seems that somebody was ance very well lately or maybe cousin. frisky with an air rifle and she it was that Friday the 13th influBetty Welch had a surprise bore the brunt of it all. Also she ence for, on that day! in Mr. party for her sister on: saturday, was hit by a board.

October 15, in the evening.

McMullen's algebra II class she An unexpected touchdown was There were tw · 1ve guests. fell out of her seat and on to the made by Elaine Adams w bile floor. Then in the noon hour, she Gertrude Griffin entertained at playing football with Marie stepped on a bat and went sliding a Hallowe'en party given on Bowman and Madeline Dunkle. to the ground. Oh well, better October 31.

She just fell down and there she luck next time, Norma!

June DeVore attended a Sunwas.

Betty Lake, 103, doesn't seem day School convention in Kearney to be able to keep her hands to during teachers' convention vacaThe saddest story of the month herself. One day in the noon hour is of the boy who joined tne navy tion while Dorothy Saal went to when scrapping . with a friend, to see the world and spent two a League convention in David she accidently hit a passing years in the Submarine Division City. stranger. Betty extends her Last week Jean Quapp went to Mrs. Griffin: Eight o'clock! Bennet. Nebraska. She returned humble apologies, Mr. Stranger!

Mrs. White's Girls Glee Club Eight o'clock! with three gunny sacks stuffed was mightily surprised on October Tommy: Better call a doctor! with delicious black walnuts.

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During teachers conventi :m jority of the pupils were in favor Lois Mayer visited her cousin in of both. One discussing gum and candy was voted out. Some very Lois Heffley, a former pupil in Geneva, Nebraska.

Several girls have a club of interesting programs have been 310, is now going to Irving.

Charles Taylor of 210 made an which Bettv Neville, Ruth Short, planned. interesting speech to Mrs. Shike's Frances Hart, Dorothy Lamb, drama class. He is a former Leslie Jean Brown, Mary RumBICYCLISTS MEET bolz, Violet Forney, and Doris drama student.

Kathleen and Darleen Healey Quinn, are members. They had a A meeting of the bicyclists was went with a group of Irving picnic recently. on Tuesday, October 10. held .

Loretta Johnson formerly of pupils to hunt walnuts. Kathleen They decided not to park their 305 has moved and is attending went into a pasture and was bicycles between the shops and Havelock High. chased by some cattle.

Frank Smith formerly of home the racks. It was ar,nounced that Madaline Dunkle of 301 went walnut hunting with her brother room 314 was transferred to the boarq of education has Everett. and sister. promised us at least four more We are happy to note that Dorothy Swadley attended two birthday parties for Betty and Miss Dee has returned from a bicycle racks.

A discussion was also held as to Bessie Deam and Lucille Newman long absence due to illness. Mrs. Bailey did a fine job in taking wheth'er each home room was to recently.

Ina Belle Ross went to a Sunday her plare. However, Miss Dee have a bicycle rack all to itself, received a warm welcome . .School party recently. whether they were to and also The following boys deserve the Reifert Will and John Loos have been on some hikes recently. credit for repainting the shuffle be leaned along the railings north Robert Donahoo stayed on a board courts: Billy Lunsford, of the racks. farm in West Lincoln during Arnold Cheuveront, Dick Erwin, teachers convention vacation GUESS WHO? while Oscar Wis bey visited his Gerald Robinson, Richard Alt, grand mother during· vacation.

Hobart Hayes, Floyd Himmel, Girl Virginia Rieter of 309 went to and Seymour Goldblatt.

Height, Five ft. one Amelia Knaub's birthday party.

A Hall owe' en party was held Weight, 102 lbs.

Home room 309 have planted at the home of Marjorie Preston Age, 14 some narcissus bulbs. on October 25. Arlene Worth and Grade, 9B Pearl Barnett has been trans- Marjorie Preston were hostesses.

Color of hair, Dark brown ferred to Everett.

Billy George went on an over Color of eyes, Brown Junior Jones of Whittier went night hike during teachers' conFavorite sport, Ice skating on a hike to a goat dairy with vention while Reifert Will, John Boy some boys from Elliott.

Loos, Jack Eberhart, Keith Height, Five ft. five and three Clarence Wilson came back to Crump, and Fredrick Herzog of fourths Whittier from Everett Junior 210 went pheasant hunting.

Weight, 110 lbs.

High.

Age, 14 Ralph Steckly had a great Ruth Brynes of 216 and Lois vacation. He moved.

Grade, 98 Bailey of 212 belong to a club 308 has quite a few homeroom Color of hair, Brown which ·is called T.N.A. aviation activities lately. Monday, October Color of eyes, Brown corps. They wear military uni- lti, a professor Quiz contest was Favorite soort, Football forms when they meet. The club held and Tuesday, October 17, a STARS meets every Wednesday and class discussion was held to decide Saturday afternoon. on a petition presented by Elaine I think a star's a fairy light Caselteen White went to Arnholt suggesting that five A-twinkling in the sky so bright, Omaha during Teachers Conven- minutes of the activity period be And fairies dancing in the sky, tion vacation while Carmen devoted to whispering and Are sad to see the night drift by, Quakenbush went to Wymore. visiting provided there was Because with it their twinkling Donald Huston's club played absolutely no talking any other light ball with other neighborhood time. It also suggested two home Has drifted far into the night. lcubs during vacation. room programs a week. The ma-Wilma Jean Lumley, 210 FACTS ARE FACTS

November 3, 1939 MY VISIT TO THE PLANET OF CORNHOLLOW

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ball. One summer in July he returned to find not a boy but a An Apple for the Teacher: man. Bill flew in on the table and I was holding the ball for the Before grades come out. washed his feet w bile keeping a kickoff in a football game. Our SunriRe Serenade: The tardy good watch on Robert. Robert kicker, Neutopia, missed the ball bell. struck at Bill, but Bill was too and kicked me in the head. Off I Was It New: That joke you've fast for him. Robert saw him flew through space passing pulled so often lately. alight grabbed a vase, and threw planet after planet.

Day In, Day Out: SchooL it. It went right through the winSuddenly I fell and when I Over the Rainbow: Where you dow and into another ten by opened my eyes and gazed curi- wish you were during a test. twelve window where he worked.

Could It Be True: A seven on Robert was fired and Billy died ously around, I found t hat I was lying on a very odd looking race a test. happily.

Comes Love: Instead of report track. I could see no horses or - Bennie Peters cars coming, but I decided I had cards.

I Believe In Miracles: A grade better crawl to one side. All of a FASHIONS sudden I heard shouting and of one. wild commotion and looking up I Fashions in hats for girls TEACHERS CONVENTION . saw a line of worms charging Toppers, beanies and head kerACTIVITIES down the track and suddenly chiefs. realized I was witnessing a worm Fashions in shoes for girlsA number of Whittier teachers race.

I rapidly clambered to my and pupils took part in the acti v- Saddle shoes and brogues. feet, walked out to a number of ities of teachers' convention last Fashions in stockings for girls people and asked a kind looking week. The games room attracted -Turkish towel anklets. old gentleman where this race Fashions in jewel8ry Bent many out state teachers who came track was located, and he answered, "The planet of Cornhol- to see what goes on during the spoons.

Signature blouses are still in low ." I borrowed five dollars noon hour at Whittier. In the from him and bet on the race games room there were 7B chil- circulation. and won. Just as I was about to dren playing games they know and collect the money, something learning new ones. There were cold hit me in the face. I awoke civic league officers in charge. a little and my mother said, Mr. Gammill was chairman of LosT: Two blocks from Whittier, "Time to get np for school." Boy, that was some dream or some- the industrial arts di vision. He a blue pocket book with silver thing! took part in the panel discussion and black catch. It contained -Don Keane, 203. in the Vocational Division fountain pen, twenty cents and meeting. a knothole ticket. Twenty-five ALUMNI NOTES Miss Mary Wilson was secrecents reward. Wilma Lumley, tary of the Home Economics 210.

Milferd Epp and Jeanne McReynolds were nominees for division. student council at Lincoln High JOKES recently.

OLD BILL Harriet Hays, Helen KeisselTom: Mother, Billy and I are back and Dale Burleigh are to I remember only a couple of playing zoo. We're going to be participate in a mystery play, years ago about a fly who over- elephants and want you to play.

"Blood Money," to be presented heard a boy say that flies were Mother: What can I do? soon. dumb and that he was going to Tom: You can be the lady. who The cabinet members were kill all the flies in his reach. Well feeds us the peanuts. introduced at the sophomore party this fly was so sensitive that he Bill: I think I have a real sense held recently. Two former Whit- went to Europe to study in the tierites, Carroll Lea Anders::m highest colleges so as to be of humor, for whenever I see something funny I have to laugh .. and John Blumer are cabinet smarter than this boy.

Phil: You must have a pretty members.

Well, Bill as his name was, John Frovost is a cheer leader. went to college and played foot- tough time shaving.

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DOGS, BOOTS AND MOON

November 3, 1939 THE GREENS

The boys have been playi ng _a I've got a little dog Maybe you have been wonderWith a very large tail, new game in gym lately. It 1s sports girls the call we why ing called six man baseball. There are He saw the moon one night it d name We s.

Green the n colum wail. to enced an, comm basem upon There a first baseman, third after the girls' green gym suits. pitch er catch er, and two out- The moon wasn 't really fielders'. A foul ball is a half a If you have any ideas, pul-le eze A thing to scare my pooch, strike . Two strike s is an out. tell your repor ter.

But then he did get squeally The baseball tourn amen t was So I threw at him my boots.

As usual we begin on the same won by 312. Second was 305 and Alack and alas! old gravel. Why doesn 't eveyoner 108, third. Mr. Wells, who was My boot it scare d him more, partic ipate in the games? Why do umpi ring the game betwe en 305 And to his bed he ran teach ers never w at c h some and 312, was struc k in the nose Which is just outsid e my door. game s? Let's get our ·heads by a ball which the catch er e how to do decid and her toget w windo the gh throu there And could n't hold. Result, one bloody troubles. It's these with away , moon the spied more once He nose for our gym teach er. le! possib wail to enced comm again And The final game was an exciti ng the of time ng exciti most The room. my e outsid Just one. The winni ng pitch er was l schoo for game the was week 305 , Mack Jean ra Barba -. Rober t Smith, and the losing gh althou won 222 which ps cham pitch er was Dick York .. The final tough D pretty a FOUN them AND gave LOST 316 score was 312- 12 and 305- 7. in capta the is King Alice . game Some outstandin g players of LOST: My memory while going to of 222 and Florence Rebensdorf the game were: Hann eman , Fox school. If found please return of 316. and Heide nreich all of 305, MerWoul dn't it look funny if th e to Leroy Lamb as it has been rifield, Caldwell, Gage , and Peter badl y needed for quite some girls would get out on the playson of 312. kicking th e start and d groun time.

The football tourn amen t got LOST: A pencil with point broken football as the boys do? The unde r way with thirty -three home off. Fairly good condition. girls playground committee have rooms contending. Each home Bears the initials J. S. Scott been talkin g up the idea of playroom will play a certa in numb er ing football.

Irvine , 316. of game s and th en there will be FOUND: Two Civic Leagu e Officers Outst andin g players among th e a tourn amen t to decide the cham going up the wron g stairs. Any girls include: Mercedes Miller of pionship. claim ants please see Mr. Culler 316, Moyne Miller of 103, Jo Ann The touch football system has Mease of 212, Marie Bouman of or Miss Hult. been chang ed. The field is 69 D: One good fount ain pen ' 310, Betty Ross of 209, Sylvi a FOUN yards long. It is now divided witho ut point, tube, or top. Betz of 303, Freid a Schaffer of into six par ts, each part 11½ Will trade for a dog with tail. 308, Helen Eirich of 302. yards long. The team which has Alice King of 222, Rose Ebert Rosalie Skidmore. posse ssion of the ball must cross LOST: My first tooth. When found, of 208, Janic e Sedlacek of 212, two lin.e s in four plays to make if ever, retur n to Billy Mann. Mary Ann Weat herly of 105, the first down.

Ardis Burback of 301, Gloria Positively no rewar d.

Each team in the tourn amen t 205. of Green was allowed at least one pract ice ANSWERS TO "GUE SS WHO " Betty Mason of 314, Rosalie game befor e the elimi natio n ider Schne a Berth 110, of ore Skidm Stuve Joyce Girl, tourn amen t starte d. It is a Lucille Egge r of 312, 309, of e Irvin Scott Boy, double elimi natio n tourn amen t.

Elain e Adams of 107, Vera Kol b When a home room loses t wo Uncle: Do they ring two bells of 104, and Norm a Taylor of 210. game s, they ar e put out of for school?

There are many more playe rs the runni ng. This tourn amen t Small Niece: No, uncle, they we t hink are good but we do not starte d on Octob er 30. ring one bell twice. have enough room for all of them.

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T e Vol. 17 No. 4

Ge n LINCOLN, NE BRASKA

Nove mber 17, 1939

FATH ER, ·SON HEL D MEETING

Price : Five cents

9A'S LAUNCH FIN AL PLANS

Mr. Welch played two solos, varia tions on ''Lon g Long Ago," and ''Don key Ride. " Miss ~1bley honored the assembly with a solo, "Mel ody In F, '' by Ruben The annua l F ather and Son stein. Whitt First evide nces that the 9A ier pupils appre ciated meeti ng was held at Whit tie1· on this fine assembly. class is think ing of leavin g WhitFrida y, Nove mber 3, with Mr. t ier have put in their appea rWatk ins doing the honor s as ance in the last two weeks. MeetMast er of Ceremonies. The first ings of vario us comm ittees as event on the progr am was the well as meeti ngs of the class as Whit tier Band. The band playe d Pupil s were deligh ted at the a whole have kept the 9A's in a a group of songs as follows: openi ng of the game s room on ·whirl.

"The Cham pion, " "Flow er Gar- Nove mber 6. A new system . is At the first class meeti ng canden Waltz ," "Isab elle," "Dan ce being used this year. In order to didate s for class secre tary and Grote sque, " and for their final enjoy the game s better , we should treas urer were intl'Oduced benumb er, "Win ning Briga de." know and obey the rules. cause of the resign ation of Tom The second numb er was comOne of them is that no pupil Watk ins. Nominees were La muni ty singin g led by Mr. Welch. should play one of the game s two Verne Klein, Dalla s Bottc her, The audit orium rang with the days in succession unless the and Shelley Bulin. La Verne words of "Old Black Joe," "Hom e dema Klein was electe d. nd for ticket s warra nts it. on the Rang e," and "Ame r ica."

The comm ittee for the selecAlso, pupils wishi ng to play croThe third numb er was the tion of the them e for class day kinole , pool, or shuffl e board at Whitt iei· Glee Club who gave a fine demo nstra tion of singin g. noon must get ticke ts befor e made its repor t. The teach ers in "The Jolly Melody," "Gran dfath - school in the morn ing at the door charg e of class day activi ties, er's Clock," "Span ish Guita r," of 204 and form at the door. The Miss Cross, Miss Mumfo1·d, Mrs. "Song of the State s," and "God girls prope rty comm White , Miss Peter son and Miss ittee will give Bless Amer ica" const ituted their Ralst on, gave their opinio ns of out a ticke t in excha nge for the numb ers. the sugge sted theme s. slip of paper as long as the ticket s The fourt h and last event conAt the next meeti ng Mr. Culsisted of speec hes given by Scott last. Red ticket s will be used from Irvine repre sentin g the boys, 12:15 to 12:35 and blue ticket s ler talked to the pupils about and Mr. H. D. Holbe rn repre sent- from 12:35 to 12:55. their regis tratio n for high ing the dads. Also Judge Fishei-, Abou t 140 pupil s played game s school and the vote was taken of the Municipal Court spoke. on the first day. for the No doubt class day the theme .

The Followjng, refres hmen ts were serve d and about four hund red numb er will increa se as bad 9A's will have comp leted their fathe rs and sons were enter - weath er comes along. regi tratio n for Senio r High tained by a baske tball game in School by Nove mber 28. which twen ty Whit tier boys participa ted.

Whit tier's noon hour recrea tion progr am is gett ing national The Seven B's went on their recognition. An articl e in ''Recr e- first civic leagu e trip on NovemAn instru menta l assembly was ation ," nation ally known rnaga- ber 9. The speak er was Mr. M. C. given on Wednesday , Nove mber zine, for October, 1939, gave the Lefler, Super inten dent of Schools.

1, by Miss Ruth Sibley playing histor y of our noon hour progr am \ The following teach ers from the cello, Mr. Welch playin g the and complim~nted Whitt ier on Whitt ier accompanied the pupils: clarin et and Mr. Robb at the j the. work . This should make us Miss Clark, M_rs. Swisher, Miss piano. The trio played two realize how unusu al our progr am E. Madsen, Miss Scheme!, Miss numb ers.

I really is.

IHooper, and Miss Zamzow.

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Noon Hour Recognized

7B's Take Trip

Instrumental Trio Plays

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just like that. He's a good fielder Piderit and Bob Hendrix have a pet crow. too.

He can run twice as fast as WHITTIER GREENLEAF Gene Sundeen has a black and most people.

When he gets the F ound ed an d estab lished in 1924 as th e official stu dent p ublication of Whi tt ier Junior ball, white pony named Tony.

Louise he runs to the nearest Hig-h S ch ool. Publish ed b i-weekly dur ing th e sc hool yPar b y th e Whi ttier Juni or Hi g h School person with it so he can throw it Davisson has a marked cat with p u pi ls. where it should go. Many a white feet, a white fluffy neck, FACULTY ADVISORY BOARD and a nose with a small black game was won on account of a M:ss Hul t M iss Cross spot on the end.

Kenneth Smith M r . Ga m m ill Miss Peter son dog named Boots. has a pet snake. Don Bykerk has GREENLEAF STAFF -Justine Lindgren two _goats, a pig, and a horse.

E di t or -in-ch ief...................................... Ma r y Alford Earl White has a pigeon. A sparFeatu l'es ........................ ................ Edith Hutchinso n .............................................. D ick L e \v ellen FASHIONS row is the pet of Jane Bish.

Stories and P oem s ...... --··················-···Lucill e Cozad La Verne Whiting has three ············· ················· ··-···-T ommy Gr iffi n Girls' Sport s ...................................... Ela ine Adams Dame Fashion has very good unusual pets. They are a gold ····· ····-········• ..................Marie •Boum an I3oys' S ports............................................ E ar l Moses taste, it seems.

"Sloppy Joe" pet rooster fish named Goldie, a ............ .......................... Jack Nick,ms Fashions ·····················- ···········-·······Elaine A r nh olt sweaters are one of her specialties. named Rocky, and a pet canary Humor .............................-..................... J a nis PochoD E x ch a n g-es ........................................Mar jorie R am el She wears an inexpensive junior named Mahli. Imogene Shuttles................................................ T w illa H uff worth has three white winged Ty p ists .......................................... Am y H elen H ock fur coat and wears her hair rather ants.. .......................................... E dward H erstein ........................ , ................. ............ Har ry F ox short and curly with a bustle bow Lois Nelson used to have a cat REPORTERS in back.

She wears turkish towel with one green eye, and one blue Marga ret Dimmick Naomi ·wobi gN aomi Beutle!'

Maria n Joh nson eye. It also had seven toes on anklets and flatties.

PRINTERS On Sundays and special days each front foot.

H arry Eck ert H a n y Ko!b the Dick Brooks seems to have she wears a taffeta dress with Don Gabelhouse Thomas Mc E voy most unusual pet story of all.

S ,•ym our Goldblatt Charles Overton full skirt, ruffles, and bustles. For R ich ard Green bu rg H enry P rnsse!'

Here is his stor y.

"In the sumL e roy H a a r Ku i t S ienk n echt school dresses she wears plain J3ob J oh nson Gal't h Wiltsh ire mer of 1934 our cousin caught a R ;ch a r d Kenned y Dol'is Dau !?;h ei ty jumpers and checked dresses G·eo l'g-e Kohl Miklred H arral young crow just learning how to with large bows at the neck. She fly.

Soon after he caught it, he MEASURE YOURSELF! also wears Worlds Fair jewelery gave it to my brothers and me. and costume jewelery that match Do YouWe kept him in a cage for a the clothes she wears.

Try to be a good example to while. Then we trimmed his the freshies? wings and let him out.

THE WINNERS Co-operate in the cafeteria and He quickly learned to go back classes?

School championship in paddle to his cage at night and get in.

Try to be loyal to Whittier standards? tennis goes to Jeanne Vanderpool He also began to say, "Hello," Obey civic league officers. and Dick Erwin of 209. They and say, "Poor Pat," for Pat was Play games fairly? played Betty Mason and Robert his name. We were never bothOr Do YouMavis of 314 in the finals. ered by cats for Pat would pinch Write notes? . them and only once did he have Chew gum in school?

UNUSUAL PETS to do it.

Mark on the walls?

Throw paper wads?

A friend came over one day to Many Whittier pupils have unThrow paper on the floor? usual pets. Just think, Dick Root see him. He thought that they used to have a dog with six toes would pet him. Just as his hand A DOG NAMED "BOOTS" on each hind foot and Bill was about to reach Pat, Pat hit Boots, a very fine dog, is first Smith's dog sleeps on its back all his hand and cut it badly enough baseman on our team. Yes, sir! night. David Johnson has a that it bled. We owned a lar ge He's the best there is. When chicken with four feet and four gr ay cat that would not even go there is a chance for an out at wings which he is going to enter near him. He would eat bread first we throw the ball to Boots in the next State Fair. Don Ho- potatoes, meat, vegetables, mice: who is always on guard. He back has two pups born without sparrows, and anything eatable catches it in his mouth with one tails. Herman Schmidt has a and some things not. Dogs foot on base. The person is out lizard that changes color. Dick (Continued on page 6)

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Lewe llen's head and asked him if he wante d her to make him ''The gover nmen t men that In Miss Peter son's third period grey headed. Dick replied. ''If are wash ing the walls are very Engli sh class, they were pickin g you ask me you'r e doing a swell coope rative and are doing a out prepositional phras es. The job of it alread y." wond erful job," says Mr. Culler. quest ion was asked of John In Miss Zamz ow's sixth period "They work from 7:30 to 12:00 Emmons, "Wha t is the preposi- class, Shirle y Staat s and Joe Giest A.M. and from 12:30 to4:00 P.M· tional phras e in the next .one? " were guess ing a page in a book It is a sham e to have pupils John didn' t know the place so to see who would go to the Chamunthi nking ly, I hope, mark up he said, "Whi ch one is it?" the clean walls. If they would Miss Peter son then called on ber of Commerce. For three constop to think , they would reali ze someone else. When she called on secutive times they both guess ed that the men are paid b,v taxes John again for numb er seven the same numb er witho ut looking she paid by their paren ts and I don't at one anoth er's paper .

Shirle y said, "Whe re are we now? " suppose they would do such finally won this con test, of course.

John replie d, "In the dark. " thing s." Let us show some respect for the work that these men are He was right for the sente nce Don't women alway s win? doing. How about it, Whitt ier read, "Why are you sittin g here The other day Paul Brow ne in citizens?

Miss Cross 's fourt h perio d class alone in the dark? " got a small sliver in his hand.

The other day Mary Alfor d ALUMNUS TAKES LEAD went to Miss Miller to talk about Nurse Cross comin g to the rescu e We have menti oned elsew here 9A committees. It seem s that removed the sliver and the patie nt in this issue that Dale Burle igh, Miss Miller didn' t recognize Mary is doi ng as well as can be expec ted. a forme r Whit tier pupil, has a becau se she starte d tellin g her When Anna Greta Sorenson leadin g role in a Lincoln High was asked what her hom e what a nice girl Mary Alfor d School play produ ction entitl ed econo mics class was going to have was.

When Mary told Miss Miller "Blood Money," sponsored by the for their dinne r she replie d, that she was the famed Miss Mum mers club. We also mentioned that he was a pupil in lVIl'S. Alford, both partie s were slight ly '' Mrs. White and Mrs. Riley .''

We believe the youn g lady Shike 's dram a class while at emba rrasse d.

Whit tier.

In the game to decide the misunderstood the quest ion.

Mrs. Shike says, "Whe n Dale cham pions hip of the third in was first in my dram a class he CLIN IC BUSY three base, Miss Zamz ow made a was quite tall for his age thoug h only thii'te en. He was a ver y futile attem pt to retur n a foul The clinic has been quite a brilli ant boy and had a marve l- ball back over the fence. Perha ps busy place for the past few ous voice. Every one liked him. Miss Zamzow should inves t in weeks, as exam inatio ns have He soon took the lead in a play some Charles Atlas exerc ises. been given and taken . All kinds entitl ed 'Flam bo, the Clown.' I A case of the dead comin g of exam inatio ns have been in think that his fine voice has back to life, or some thing like progr ess. There has been much made him a succe ss." that! Anyhow in room 310, Bob peerin g into eyes, ears, throa t, Smith pronounced Eben ezer, a nose, and teeth . The doctors MY KITT EN horne d toad which came from who have been assist ing our Mr. Culle r's garde n, as dead as nurse, Miss Freeb urn, are Dr. She's just a little ball of fur, a door nail and erecte d a cross in Janet Forbe s and Dr. John With two spark ling eyes; its honor. Imme diatel y the toad, Merideth.

She hides and then comes leapin g true to its obstin ate natur e, out turne d over as if awak ening BOYS SERV E TEA To give me a surprise. from a sleep and blink ed one eye.

And when she's tired of playin g They say that Edith Hutch An innovation occur red at the game s, inson 's jaw wiggles from St. teach ers meeti ng on Octob er 31 Upon my lap she leaps Vitus Dance, but you migh t ask when Dick Schul tz and Russel And curls herse lf into a ball, the Wrigl ey Compan y.

Sloan of home room 110 serve d And purrs awhile, and sleeps.

The other day Edith Hutch in- Itea. The boys did a very fine job -Jan is Pochop, 304 son held an erase r near Dick I of it too.

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October 27, which a numb er of was once a writin g teach er and enjoys writin g fancy letter s and Whitt ier pupils attend ed. hope I . them on ns desig g puttin a gave 212 of Lantz Diane to went 314 of Black e Archi Missouri to visit his grand paren ts Hal1owe'en party to which some some day to meet her and have a of her old friend s were invite d lovely visit. She will be seven ty over a week -end recen tly. years old in 1940. Her name is Nina L:vberis and Betty Ross and a few of her neigh bors.

Dor othy Weston, Warr en Coradell Lovewell." both had Hallo we' en partie s.

Mildred Harra l, Betty Haack , Weston, Henr y Clap, and Marie and Bonnie Feis went to a Bouman atten ted a Hallo we'en GUESS WHO! Hallo we'en Sunda y School party party on Octob er 25 at the Y. M. SHE, is a small girl with dark C.A. given recen tly.

Mildred Harra l of 209 and her hair and light gray eyes. She Josep hine Gand ara of 108 broug ht some Mexican tortill as two sister s, Gladyce and June, for pupil s in Miss Hoop er's walke d to Sewa rd, Nebra ska, We s born in Hasti ngs, Nebra ska, on Marc h 9, fifteen years . ago.

Geog raphy classes. Each tortil la Frida y, Octob er 27.

308 1·ecently had a very inter- She enjoy s all sport s but espewa'-\ wrapp ed in a napki n. The pupil s and Miss · Hoop er appre ci- estin g home room progr am spon- cially swim ming. She is rathe r · an d 1oves to dance and · ic ate the kindn ess of Josep hine and soi·ed by Doi1 ald Cai·r. It was 1'n a1t1st tlie foi'm of a Kay Kyse1·'s l)l'O- s k ate: She adore s red and wears her moth er very much.

Patty Stout , Rosalie Skidmore, gram . Pupil s enjoy ed it im- it as often as is possible. Her Patsy Acke rson, and Mary Alfor d mens ely. home room is on the third floor.

Esthe r Rose nthal of 302 went atten ded a birthd ay party given She has lots of friend s, but Mary

by Barba ra Gooding, while Roy to Columbus, Nebr aska, over a Louis e Brodi e is one of her espeth Fish had a bir day party on week-end recen tly while Betty cially, especial pds. She likes all Octob er 24, which was atten ded Thom pson spent a week -end re- of her t eache rs and partic ularly

by Rolly Johns on, Anna Mary j cently at her aunt' s and uncle's. Miss Kier.

Betty Ross of 209 atten ded a ~ouse, and Carroll Brown. A good with boy ish short a is HE, n , . ,,· ' time was had by all! on Sunda.y, No- light brow n hair and blue eyes.

1 sho,\-e s b.i.1de Fl d · t b Th e M111 er wins an orenc e 5 h Marc on ln Linco in born was He • er vem party ng skati a had f nsdor Rebe home of r ausle N thy Doro h b •t He ago. years een fourt about 23, on 0 c t ob er 23 a t Cap1 a 1 eac . d to 1·ides a bicycle, likes most game s, ferre trans been has 105 room A, • d d 1 · Gues t s me u e many nme tl tt s E y. recen vere h d • h B' • s enjoy He some. s svrim and 0 d 1 7A 0 f h 0 m Ruth Ostw aldt an nme s w . rnJoy e uge Y . e sport s such as footb all and bas' a . a very grand tHne and exper room _106, tells of an mtere stmg ketba ll. His favor ite color is blue ienced many falls.

Marjo rie Prest on of home room exper ience of h_ow an unkno wn and his home room is on first 316 went to the Live Stock lady came to \\'T1te letter s to her. flo01·. Besid es sport s he enjoy s Ak-sa r-hen Show at Omah a on ' "On Janua ry 3, 1928, I celeb rated some quiet pastim es like readmy first birth day. My pictu re ing. His intim ates include Don Octob er 26.

Esthe r Schw indt had a Hallow- was in the Linco ln Star. Later Wigg ans and Tom Watk ins. Notfrom lette1· a ed receiv er moth my e'en Party , Octob er 31, wher e withs tandi ng that she is sever al sayas, Kans ell, Lovew in lady a Janis Pochop, Virgi nia Riete r, hund red miles mvay, he great ly on was day birth her that ing Edna Reben sdorf , Rose Sinne r, admi res Hedy Lama rr and hopes dewas she and also 3 ry Janua s other Betty Glantz, and many to make her acqua intan ce some She more. one know to d lighte were guest s. It was held at her day. He likes his studie s and his the g takin for her e excus to said home. teach ers. He also sings in Boys ' she but us, ng writi of ege privil home of burg Green Norm a Jean Glee Club. . graph photo real a like would to d ferre trans been has 207 room Small Boy: Does the giraff e Irvin g while Ralph Steck ly of Mothe1· sent her my pictu re and home room 310 has been trans fer- she has corre spond ed with us Ihave a sore throa t if it gets its red to Betha ny. feet wet? ever since.

Rose Lintt of home room 112 Big Broth er: Yes, but not until "This lady_ was ~orn on Janugave a Hallo we'en party , Frida y, ary 3, 1871, m Albia, Iowa. She the following week.

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Findi ng the light switch, he chipm unk and is much like a TWE NTY- FIFT H the on lives It color. in el squirr on. it d turne CENT URY ANIMALS the in home a has and e prairi ''An d. aroun d looke Butch by ground. Usually prairi e dogs live airpla ne!"

Jack Bates and Charl es Rawson ''Yea h? Well, where are the in packs and have regul ar villages wings ? And an airpla ne don't go under the ground.

Chap ter 1 straig ht up neith er," replied S NOTE NI .

ALUM er.

Slugg One day in his laboratory, Dr. anyy mone the got I , "Well Bugaboo was work ing on a new I going we're where but how, Dale Burleigh, a forme r well''Bug the invention , a ship called the need we'll think don't know n Whitt ierite , has a leadin g his of pride aboo Speci al," the y." mone ro'le in the olay, "Blood Mone y," strato for ned desig heart, a ship npasse ened fright two With SlJOnsored by the Mum mers Club spheric expeditions. On this paral Speci oo Bugab the d, aboar gers of Lincoln High. He was a forme r be ticula r day, the ship was to . night the h thoug ly swift sped memb er of Mrs. Shike 's dram a Dr. e. spher sent off to the strato was land , hours few a n Withi class. he so well g feelin 't Bugaboo wasn yelled ," home re "We' . d sighte Phyllis Overm an was one of decided to go to bed and arise those pupils who assist ed with early in the morn ing to be sent Butch. " . , earth er moth old "Good physical exam inatio ns at Lincoln off on his adven ture. d zoome t rocke The er.

Slugg said High. er Slugg Butc h Malone and re "We' t. plane the d towar down In prepa ration for the swim the of elite social McNu tt, the . crash gonna ming meet, Betty Coult er turne d the by ing stand were , world under d. groun the hit ship The !

Crash Thirt eenth Natio nal Bank. Slugout at practi ce every Tuesd ay and (To be continued in the ger spoke. "I don't think we Thurs day. next issue) shoulrl crack dis bank, Butch. ie Conn and lin Frank Jean Betty It's the thirte enth, and it's en chos been have ide McBr jinxe d."

MONDAY MORNING capta ins of girls gymn asium "Aw, dry up," said Butch, "we gotta have some doug h."

Once more we resum e our tasks, classes. Betty Jean was chose "All right ," Slugg er agree d, Once more we do what teach er capta in of Capios team and ''but let's get the thing over asks, Connie was chose n capta in of the with. " Altho ugh we do it again st our igos Bend a Shack me a ack Shadr Silently they enter ed the bank. will Crash, bang !" Hey, you, Slugger, And we give the teach ers looks - Bandies for short . keep quiet ," said Butch.

Phyll is Holbrook read sixty-five that kill.

"But I could n't help it if I When she gives you a bawli ng books durin g the last summ er. trippe d," agree d Slugger. out, All of a sudde n they heard a It will do no good to sit and pout, 9B'S GO ON TRIP siren. "De cops, " Butch said Some day her you will repay, she what to listen then, Until 'l'he 9B group, on their civic flatly. has to say. leagu e trip, met at the Stuar t "Com e on," Slugg er yelled, s speak who er teach that 's There theat er on Nove mber 2, at 8:50 ?" truck a in', dragg "wha t ya deep so A. M. with Miss Towne in charg e.

"Naw, I'm gettin the doug h,'' It almos t does sometimes put you The speak er was Profe ssor Hane y replied Butch. to sleep, of the Mechanical Engin eerin g Swift ly the two fled down the Let me give you warni ng, Depa rtmen t at the Unive rsity of alley. They climbed into Dr. It's like that on Monday morning.

Nebra ska. A group of Mrs. Buga boo's Special know ing noth- Audre y Thorn skar White 's 9B girls prese nted two ing about what it was. "Turn on and ' Cole' King ''Old , songs de lights ," said Butch. Slugg er THE PRAI RIE DOG ''The Owl and the Pussy Cat." groped in the dark, found a Miss Cross, Miss Curley, Mr. lever, and pulled it.

The prairi e dog which was on The sensa tion which followed display in front of the office was Upde graft, Mr. W. F. McMullen, was indescribable. With a lunge given to Mr. Dewey, one of our Miss Kier, Miss Peter son, Mrs. the ship heade d skyw ard. The custodians, by his broth er-in- law Barro ws, Miss Mary Wilson, and two men stood in amaz emen t. from the weste rn part of the Miss Hult were teach ers atten d"We' re movi ng". yelled Slugg er. state. The animal is much like a ing from Whitt ier.

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THE WHITTIE R GREENLE AF THE GREE rs

November 17, 1939

THE WHITES captains are: 205 - Virginia Metcalf, 107- Elaine Adams, and 802 We have been interviewi ng - Helen Eirich.

The boys have been playin g a some of the girls to see what new game in gym lately. It is they think of playing football. called soccer volley ball. It's UNUSUAL PETS Here are some of the replies. just like volley ball except that (Continued from page (2) Edith Hutchinson of 303 thinks when serving you kick the ball it 0. K if the girls don't tell were the only animals he was instead of hitting it. The team their grandmoth ers. Naomi Wo- ' afraid of. which has possession of the ball big of 310 and Marion Johnson We got Pat a short time be- serves it to their opponents who of 314 think it 0. K. providing forn my little brother could walk. try to catch it. When the other they don't break their necks.

By the time he could walk, Pat team misses the ball, it counts as Elaine Adams of 107 thinks it thought he was the ruler of the a point for the side that served Several teams have been elimswell if the girls don't fall in the place. Well, one day my little same spot twice. Lucile Cozad of brnther was playing in his sand inated from the football tourna316 and Marie Bouman of 310 pile when Pat thought he had ment because of loss of two think the girls should learn to been there long enough. He t ried games. Seventeen teams lost the play the game and they think it to drive him away, but Tom first round, but many of the teams a very active sport. didn't leave soon enough to suit that won are getting beaten in Like most girls Marjorie Ra- him so Tommy got pinched in the second round.

Some outstandin g players are: mel of 112 thinks the girls would several places. On his legs there Dick Bruns, Harry Fox, Bob get too stiff. Patsy Fitzimmon s were big red welts where Pat Hannaman , Gene Kirkendall , Tom of 310 thinks it's just for boys. had pinched him. In time Pat got Morey, John Williams, Lesley Dorothy Foreman of 310 thinks used to him and left him alone. Lantz, and Charles Ward. . it's good for the girls. Darlie We had Pat until about the first In a game the other day beHeckman of 310 thinks it's 0. K. of September , 1939, when we tween 305 and 208 a nothing to nothing score was held and so if the girls don't get wild. Mary gave him away." the team that made the most Alfor_d of 307 thinks the girls Calvin Bloyd has six white yardage in one down won the need some fun once in a while. mice to keep him company. game.

Last, but not least, Louise DavisBecause of the following rooms son loves to play football.

ANSWERS TO "GUESS WHO" losing two games, they are autoFirst floor champs were 103. matically eliminated from the SHE: Mercedes Miller, 316 Their captain is Moyne Miller HE: Paul Browne, 106 tournamen t: 102, 105, 209, 210, and the captain of 108, the run216, 301, 304. ner-up, is Donna Hartman.

Brown hasn't had his hair cut A few of the above teams won Some other home room capin ten years. but in the end lost because they tains are as follows: Mary Helen He must be mad. played players who had sevens.

Smith, 102; Georgetta Billings, No, bald.

Can't we do something about 10L1; Wilma Meyers, 105; Elizathis? Check up your teams more beth Kahler, 106; Alma Telecky, Do you know t he story of the ·carefully.

110; Shirley Wright, 112; and three holes?

Rosemary Wickstrom , 203.

No. DAM E WINTER The most exciting game of the Well, well, well. week is over. 316 and 103 played Dame Winter will soon be upon for school champs in three base.

Have you heard the new Eskimo us, W~ are proud to a ward 316 the song?

With snow and ice and sleet, honor of being school champs.

No, what is it?

And then we'll go iceskating, Previously 103 won over 220, the Freeze a jolly good fellow .

A sport that's hard to beat. second floor champs.

Yes, soon will come winter, For soccer-baseball the school Amy Hock: I'm continually After the fall, champs are 205. They won first breaking into song.

Let's salute Dame Winter, - and second floor champs from 107 Harry Fox: You wouldn't have Best season of all. and school champs from 302. The to break in if you'd get the key.

- Elaine Arnholt, 308

WH.I 'ITIER JUNIOR IDGH

The Wh tti er Gree Vol. 17 No. 5

LINCOLN , NEBRASK A

November 29, 1939

eaf Price: Five cents

STYLE SHOW GIVEN MISS GREEN PRESENTS FOR WHITTIER GIRLS Every year that we are living, LIBRARY WITH BOOKS We always celebrate ThanksGIVING THANKS

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giving; Miss Green upon leaving At th~ style show presented by The smell of turkey fills the air Miss Elizabeth Shaw on Novem- 1As we bow our heads in silent Whittier presented the library ber 20, many attractive costu with a fine collection of one hunprayer. were displayed by Whittier i dred books for which we are very Miss Shaw is from the c a single soun thankful. These books consist of Sewing Service in New York rand pa ask ~ .Q.k~ m:g:::~1fairy tales, western tales, advenCostumes were modeled by e fill our he u res, old fashioned stories, following girls: Dorothy Lam , thanks, ries especially written for boys LaVonne Webb, Jean M • n girls, and mysteries. Forty Scheer, Shirley Staats, of ese books are different from Ebert, Pearl Shore, arie any f the others we have in the Leikam, Esther Dinges, M rcelib , and the others are extra line Fazel, Gloria Green, M xio of those we already have.

Miller, Beverly Campbell, es ·e Mis Green's favorite authors Jean Brown, and Kathleen e in t s collection are Chapman, Costumes which the g 1 s Ki ·11g, Terhune, and Snedeker. seemed to enjoy the most w e: e has spent a great deal of ''Suited to Style,'' ''Slim Pr1 h time and money in selecting cess," "High 1and F 1in g, ' 1ese books, and Whittier pupils "Change • About," "Miss Popuappreciate the privilege of having larity," and ''Homebod y." em to read. Miss Green, , .. _ ., .. _.,._...., tier thanks you!

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Thanksg iving Hit Parade Omaha. going to Wy P. T. A. Meets This is the Thanksgiv ing Hit teen White • Parade coming to you from Whit- Louise Davis On T _sday, November 14, a tier Junior High School. We conducted a scho • . meeting was held. Mrs. find for wh tlii gs pup ~·- ""1----..il , ....~ w n,;:,E, , -':J,,'~..,_tn ey gave a talk and most thankfu d ere are a few .....~-◄,r;,,.---.t.n..- of 31 some Whittier pupils under her of them.

-rand direction gave a demonstra tion Number ten is that we are as a guest at her home. Darlene of party games. The pupils parthankful that our country hasn't Sh • • d h a greedy leader; number nine, for asteen 18 gomg to spen er ticipating were: Moyne and having God and the Bible; number Thanksgiv ing in Omaha while '1 Mercedes Miller, Pearl Shore, eight, that we have freedom of Aline Leupold spends her Thanks- Martha Michel, Mary Louise press, religion, and speech; num- giving at her grandmoth er's in Brody, Sylvia Betz, Scott Irvine, ber seven, that we . can go to Kansas.

Tom Watkins, Myron Armin trout, school and have all of our fine Jane Bish of 308 is going to Duane Carr, Paul Browne, and teachers; number six, that we spend her Thanksgiv ing in Nora, Richard Lewis. Mary Alford was are alive; number five, that we Nebraska, visiting her grand- accompanist.

• have a warm place to sleep; num- mother. Betty Latta's grandThe Girls Glee under the diber four, that we live in America; father is coming to visit her, and rection of Mrs. White sang the number three, that we have our Doris Dugan will entertain her following songs: "Old King Cole," parents; number two, that we are grandmoth er from Rapid City, "The Slumber Boat," "The Owl not in war; and number one, that South Dak~ta.

Iand the Pussy Cat,'' and ''O we have enough to eat.

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November 29, 1939

We of the Greenleaf class are hoping that you will have a nice WHITTIER GREENLEAF Thanksgiving day in the United Thanksgiving and will come back Founded and established in 1924 as the States is a day set aside annually all ready for lots of work. official student publication of Whittier Junior Hi g h School. p ,-l blish ed bi-week ly during the for the giving of Thanks to the school y ,•ar by tl:e Whittier Junior High School INTERESTING PEOPLE p u pi ls.

Lord for his many blessings.

In Plymouth colony the first Margaret Dimmich came here FACULTY ADVISORY BOARD Miss Cross 1\1:ss Hult this year from Ottawa, Onduring which dreadful winter, Mi ss Peterson Mr. Gammill tario, Canada, where she atalmost haJf of the company had GREENLEAF STAFF tended the Hopewell Avenue Editor- in-chi ef ...................................... l\lar y Alford died, had passed and the summer School. It is not a junior h igh F eatu res ........................................ Edith Hutchinson .............................................. Dick Le wellen was over. So, with the coming of school, but runs from kindergarStories and Poems ............................... Lucille Cozad fall and since the corn crop was .......................... ............ Tommy Griffin ten to eighth grade. Eighth Girls' Sp01 ts .............................. ........ Elaine Adams gathered, Governor Bradford set grade is entrance to Collegiate ,.................................... l'vfarie Bouman I3oys' Sports ............................................ Ear l Moses aside a day for Thanksgiving. High there. They don't have a ...................................... Jack Nicko2ns Fashions ·····················-···················Elaine Arnholt Great were the preparations! The big test at the end of the year, Humo t· .................................................. Janis Pochon Ex changes ........................................ Marj or ie Rarn el women cooked for days before but an exhibition of the work ....................................... ......... Twilla Huff done.

Pupils have the same Typists .......................................... Amy Helen H ock the occasion preparing delicious teacher for about half of their .......................................... Edwa1·d H erst ein ................... :.................................. Harry Fox dishes. Guests, in the persons of studies.

REPORTERS fourscore friendly Indians, were They receive their grades only Margaret Dimmick Na omi Wobig Nao mi Beutler Marian Johnson invited. The meal was served out once a yeai· and are graded by PRINTERS of doors. There were prayers and numbers to a hundred. Sixty and Hany Eckert Hany K olb speeches, and three days passed above is a passing grade, and beDon Gabelhouse Thomas McEvoy S cymou1· Goldblatt Charks Overton before the Indians returned to to much."

Ri chard Greenburg Henry Prnsser L eroy Haar Ku 1t S ie nk necht their tasks.

Bob J ohn son Ga:·th Willshire They don't have a school paper R'cha :·tl KPnn edy Doris Dau,~h erty The custom of giving thanks George K oh_! _ _ __ l\_Ti_lrl_rc_tl_ H _ ,_a t_T al nor do pupils take pa_rt in runfinally spread to the other colning the school as we do.

The WE GIVE THANKS onies but there was no uniformschool day staits at nine o'clock After the war some states ity.

Sometimes we never stop to and ends at four o'clock, with a realize all the things we have to had annual Thankslgiving. Others school year of ten months. be thankful for. Let us be thank- did not, and no proclamation was Befo1·e coming to Whittier this ful for our homes. our parents, issued by the president. Finally our friends, our Whittier school, Mrs. Joseph Hale, editor of yea1·, Dick Lewellen lived in all the advantages we have in where he Green Bay, Wisconsin, Godeys Ladies Book, took an ir1America and most of all our went to Washington Junior High tense interest in the subject and enduring peace. For all of these School.

In this school the pupils for twenty years sent out pleas things let us be truly thankful. do not have a hand in governing through her journal for a NationPUPILS ATTEND SYMPHONY wide Thanksgiving. She wrote the school as they do here. The day starts at 9 :00 with the noon letters to each of the presidents Monday morning, November recess beginning at 11 :55, takand in 1863 her efforts were re20, the Lincoln Symphony Orchesing up again at 1 :15 and closing warded, for President Lincoln tra presented a concert for the at 3 :15. pupils of Lincoln junior high appointed the last Thursday of Dick said that the greatest difschools. Five hundred Whittier November as Thanksgiving Day. that Whitference in schools is pupils were there. 'fhus Mrs. Hale won the title of tier is much larger. They reThe program included: Over- ,, Mother of Thanksgiving." ture, ''The Thieving Magpie,'' From 1863 the same day has ceived their grades every six "Valse Triste," "The March Of been regularly set apart. The weeks and were marked from A The Toys" from "Babes In Toy- president annually makes a for- to E. Dick and another boy land," "The Young Prince and mal announcement and the gov- started a school paper there all Princess'' from the ''Scheher- ernors of the various states issue by themselves, but he remarked, azade Suite," and "Natchez on proclamations calling on the "Confidentially, it didn't amount the Hill.'' low is failing. people to give thanks.

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THANKSGIVING

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But I'll bet next year when I go to Gramp's, I'll say, "Not so much food I Silence. There was no move- When the wind is blowing, don't want the cramps." ' ment in the small cabin. Father, And ~he ground is, oh, so white, mot~er, and two daughters sat And 1t keeps on snowinomot10nless. · Had they heard the All through the long. lo~g night, WAS IT THEIR FACES? foo~steps of an Indian or was it Then on Thanksgiving Day their imagination? "Father " We can use our sleigh Greenleaf pictures for the nine whispered the oldest girl. ' And go to grandfather's house · A issue have been taken. In fact, "Sh-h-h-h," replied the man to stay. some of them have been taken and all was still. The silence was As we go in the house, there are _twice, the first time on October suddenly broken by a light rap greetings of cheer, 16 and the second time on Noat the door. Mr. Mather rose For they know we've been wait- vember 14. Maybe it was because then Mrs. Mather. Togethe~· ing for this all year, of the way they looked at the they walked to the door, The dog's jumping and barking camera. Anyhow some of the unlatched it, and opened it. Deerfor he is glad, pictures were blurred. It is the like, the figure of an Indian But the turkeys can't gobble. t firS time that this has ever slipped in. A cry came from the For they killed all they had. happene_d_._ _ _ __ girl s. Mr. Mather recognized the table . is laden with good The PUPIL EXHIBITS ANTIQUES Indian as the son of Chief things to eat, .Thunderbolt.

"What do you Walter Gochnour of 208 has Pumkin pie, dressing, sweet want?'' brought to Whittier a few very potatoes and meat ''Father not know me come,'' beautiful old antiques which have Celery that's not strin~y, began Little Chief. ''Me want been put into the case down by Fruit cake that is fresh you have this," and he drew the office for Whittier pupils to Plenty of mashed pot;toes to forth a small leather bag containadmire.

They are a blue pitcher fill every guest, ing gold. Mr. Mather started to of lovely design and a sca:loped Cranberry sauce and hot mince speak but Little Chief lifted his fruit dish both from Pennsy 1 vania pie, hand for silence. "Her save me " each one a hundred years old. ate so much I thought I'd die.

I he said, pointing to Grace, "fr~m Walter has also brought a piece When dinner was over and the bad white man. Also you keep of petrified wood that came from dishes were done, my dog. Him keep away danger.

Arkansas.

Whittier wishes to We gathered in the parlor to have I go now. Big Chief Thunderbolt thank Walter for the opportunity lots of fun, come tomorrow to maku m peace of seeing these price 1 es s Some played bridge and some treaty." He left without anothe r possessions. played chess, word.

Each played the game he liked There was a moment's silence. best, WHITTIER'S THANKSGIVING ''Go to bed, girls." said Mrs. But as for me I played none, DINNER Mather calmly. After they had left Fur my stomach was as tight as p • t· k k . b d enc1 1 s 1c tur ey, Chalk she said, "John, you know what ab 1g ass rum; d · th . h mashe potatoes, Soap water this means, don't you? Now Alice And th en m e evening w en H gravy, ot notes stuffing, Ping and Grace need not suffer what k l ur ey was coo , the t you and I did.'' The ·next day the I ate again like an awful fool· I pong cranberry_ sauce: Algebra •t t· ' peas creamed with Latm carrots white settlers and Indians made h en 1 was 1me to go to E h ' • AI 1d b w d ng 11s salad, Basketball alapeace and lived as brothers for e ' mode pumpkin and mince pies, many years.

M hurt as well as my and water offece. y stomach - Dorothy Muehlhausen, 108 head Dentist: You needn't open your Mother said, "Castor oil for you Door-to-door Salesman: Is the mouth any wider. When I pull my dear," master of the house in? your tooth, I expect to stand IIt's the same old story each and Weary Young Father:Yes, he's outside. every year, asleep upstairs in his cradle.

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November 29, 1939

STATION F-A-S-H-I-O-N tiously from the door and into the chicken yard where their Top notes in fashions have a The Reverend Petunia H. Thanksgiving turkey was roostBillswater leaned luxuriously ing in an apple tree. With ex- fall-time signature which will back in the stout kitchen chair treme discomfort, Rastus climbed soon lead into winter. As the and beamed ingratiatingly upon nimbly up the tree and grabbed the cold wind nips our ears and toes his attentive audience. turkey, which squawled noisily. and pinches our ch eeks, dress "A very fine dinner, Mizzes "Now you Mist' Turkey, you warmly, girls, in short coats Smith. It's not often that a ain't gwine lose your gobble and without belts and wear ''Fuzzy trav' ling preacher like myself is t aste bad to us ca'se you ain't Toppers.'' Angora anklets go invited into any of my congrega- gwine git wet. "He put the turkey well with sport shoes and a tion's homes and treated so in a sack which he was carrying kindly. I speak often to negro and then he shinnied down the "Sloppy Joe" sweater will be audiences but seldom do I see a tree. exellen t with a flared, gored, or woman as kindly as you.''

A loud, anxious voice was accordion pleated skirt.

Mrs. Smith, beaming, urged heard not for away while Mrs. some more food upon the Rev- Smith's huge form blotted the KIRKY erend while Rastus Ignance, age light in the cabin doorway. nine years, wandered up to the "Rastus! Oh Rastus!'' The small There.once was a turkey named Reverend's, knee. "Mist' Bills- boy quavered and turned to flee.

Kirky, water," he squeaked, "does you- Then, as his mother emerged all think that there 's going to be from the doorway, he stepped Who al ways ac ted so perky, a good Thanksgiving day, day On Thanksgiving 'twas said, from tree to tree and thence to after tomorrow?''

They chopped off his head, '' Ah-h-h. '' The preacher took the house through the doorway And that was the end of the an enormous red handkerchief wbile her broad back was turned. turkey. from his bulky pocket and blew He jumped into his bed, stuffed his huge nose noisily. ''I've the turkey between his feet (so - Elaine Arnholt, 308 heard," said he," that if it rains he could keep it from wiggling) the day before Thanhgiving WHERE THEY'RE GOING and pulled the covers to the tip often the turkeys' gobblers get hoarse and that makes them of his chin as his mother puffed page 1) (Continued from taste extremely bad on Thanks- into the room.

Esther Schwindt will be m giving Day. But one never "Well sakes alive! Rastus! You, knows." With these comforting Crete, Irene Schleiger in Hastings, Rastus! Where you been? Don't words Reverend Billswater turned Darlie Heckman in Friend, and you all pretend to be asleep caze to a more intere8ting subject, his Dorothy Foreman in Waverly.

I got eyes an' I knows dat you evil smelling cigar, while Mrs. June De Vore is going to was gone."

Smith stacked th2 dishes in the Arapahoe.

As she paused for breath and dirty tin sink.

To places farther away from as poor Rastus opened his terriRastus lgnance, however, took home will go Florence Leger, fied eyes, a faint gobble was the preacher very seriously, and who will travel to Chicago, Illinois, heard from the direction of th€ he slunk from the house and to and Rose Lintt, who will be in end of the bed. "Land sakes," the woodshed in extreme dejecLoveland, Colorado. Ralph Grabish breathed Mammy as she sank tion, for the skies were cloudy and Clifton Greene are also going breathlessly into a chair. and suggested rainy weather in to spend th e i r vacations in the offing. "What's I gwine do?" THAT AWFUL REGISTRATION Chicago. he asked a piece of wood as Jack Runyan of 209 is going to No that won't do. Hm! Let me Arapahoe, Nebraska, and Frances he sniffed and rubbed his little black eyes with a grimy fist. see. All this confusion has to do Lovelace of 210 will be in York "We 'ust gotta have some good with the annual registration. while Betty McKinny will go to turkey dis Thanksgiving! What's Worry, worry, worry. Tch, Tch. Grete.

Well, some of us are bested by I gwine do?''

Floyd Himmel of 209 is going to As night came and with it the the 9A's as they have already Iowa Falls, Iowa, and Betty Haak patter of rain drops on the roof, finished. Electives are the worst of the same home room will vacaa small scared figure crept cau- worry. tion in Blue Springs, Nebraska.

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TWENTY-FIFTH WE'RE THANKF UL FORCENTURY ANIMALS By He jammed his cap on his head, Big Feet: Janis Pochop and tucked his books und er his arm, Charles Rawson and Jack Bates Marjorie Ramel. and walked slowly down the Chapter II Wise Cracks: Tommy Griffin. steps. Two weeks and nothing to Time To Rest: Billy Griffin, The men were 1uckily thrown do! No grand meal for him. Oh, clear of the wreckage. They Merwyn Merryfield.

Chatter: Marilyn Franks. yes, they'd have a Thanksgiv ing were both unconscious. Butch Chewing Gum: Earl Moses. dinner. Sure, they'd have the groaned. "Where am I? Slugger, Notes: Mary Alford. regular ration of baked beans oh, Slugger, where are you?"

Paper Wads: Twilla Huff and and hash, the general food for "I'm dead. If I ain't, I wish I that day of the week, for Mrs. was," said Slugger. "That Jacqueline Wilson.

Mulligan's firm belief was that blamed airplane fell like a ton Day Dreams: Jack Nickens.

Thanksgiv ing was merely another of bricks, maybe two ton."

Gossip: Charles Smith. day. Just because Mike and her Dark Eyes: Edith Hutchinson .

Butch looked beside him. son had to work on all holidays, There was an animal resembling Football: Dick Lewellen. she went to no trouble to make a dog, but it had only three legs, ACKNOW LEDGMEN T a holiday more pleasant. one eye, and wing . "Whoa!

He kicked the gravel in disGet away from me," said Butch.

We would like you to know gust as he passed Jack's house.

"All right! You don't have to that the original linoleum block Jack was going home for Thanksyell. I can hear," replied the turkey for this issue was made giving and it wouldn't be a hole hy Elaine Elliott, a pupil in Miss creature. in his pocket book either. His "It talks. Now I know I'm Ferguson's commercial art class. folks had money galore and could dead," moaned Slugger. afford to send him money to go "No, you're not dead because OH WHERE, OH WHERE WILL home on.

THEY BE'! dead people don't move," said Gee, he wished that he had the animal, "and why shouldn't money enough to go home on.

The following teachers are I talk?

I'm the King of N ewba Boys weren't supposed to get going out of town for a muchon the mighty planet of Mars. home sick, but he felt awful needed Thanksgiv ing vacation I'm one of the few N ewbas funny in the very middle of his from us boys and girls. Miss Kier which has the power to talk so is going to Omaha. Mr. Wells and bread basket. treat me with respect," said the As he turned up the walk, Bill, Mr. Welch are going duck huntvain creature. his roommate, came down the ing.

"Aw, dry up," said Butch, "or steps, his pockets jammed full of Mr. W. A. and Mr. W. F. I'll blast ya!" apples. ''There's a letter for you, McMullen are going to Ansley, "Guard, guard, arrest these Dale. It's on the bed in our room," Nebraska, to f church convention. men," cried King N ewba.

Miss Helen Madsen will spend said Bill.

"Now ya have done it," said her vacation at home in Nebraska "Okay," replied Dale. He ran upstairs, opened the door, slam- Slugger. "You're always lippin' City. Miss Veerhusen will go to med his hat on a hook, and at last off. Well, anyhow we can't be Adams, Nebraska.

Miss Mumford will go to Council picked up his precious letter. The any worse off than we are now."

Quickly they were seized by Bluffs, Iowa, and Miss McGrew minute he opened it, a green bill fell to the flo.or on Mrs. Mulligan's the Royal Imperial New b a to Auburn, Nebraska. The rest of old hooked rug. Gosh! It was a Guard and taken to Aras, the the teachers will remain in Lincoln eating turkey and resting. ten dollar bill, enough money for capital of Newba.

(To be continued) a new suit case and a ticket home.

The Host: It's beginning to He lifted his shoulders, blinked Farmer: Come on. I'll show you rain; you'dbette r stay for dinner. the tears back and started rumThe Guest: Oh, thanks, very maging through his drawers at how to milk a cow.

New Hand, Nervously: Perhaps much, but it's not bad enough the same time pursing his lips to I'd better start on a calf. for that. whistle "Yankee Doodle."

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THE WHITTIER GREENLEAF THE GREENS

November 29, 1939

THE WHITES The school champs in the second baseball tournament are We are proud to announce that 220.

Hats off to 305 for that wonwe have a cheering section derful game they played with 222. consisting of three people: Betty We also want to congratulate 222 FACTS ARE FACTS Flory of 220, Vivian Schwi~dt of on the fine sportmanship they 205 and Mary Helen Smith of B t L showed throughout the game as 5 Sunday, November , ~t Y ou 305 marched on to victory with a 102'. Wh en 310 was playing 305 in Jelinek took a trip with her final score of 49 to 0. basPball th e other day, these parents to Falls City to see Credit goes to Charles Ward cheerers came and yelled for 305, Nebraska's first oil well.

On the for the trick play of the season and 310 won. The day after, 303 way home they stopped at Ar bot used in a recent game, 108 versus was playing 314 in baseball ::ind Lodge in Nebraska City.

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Taking the ball, he called , they came again. Surprisingly Jacqueline Wilson of 307 has "Hey, Chick, "to Charles Taylor, enough 314 won. Are these cheerbeen to Syracuse and Omaha one of the referees.

The opposing ers bad 1uck? thought h~ wanted to s~y recently. team In the second tournament in Carmen Quack en bush, 3 0 5, something to Chick and let him baseball in the championship gave a skating party Saturday, past the line without any opposirounds, 103 won from 1'08 by an N ovember 18, which was attended tion.

He walked past t~e back11-8 score. The pitcher s were hy a large group of 9B's and field over to where Chick w~s Moyne Miller and Pearl Shore 9A's. standing.

After he was past their of 103 and the losing_ pitcher, Frances Hart, Barbara Mack, backfield, he started to run, Donna Har tman. 220 and 222 and Amy Helen Hock directed by touchdown bound, with an open played for second floor champs Miss McGrew are dressing dolls field ahead. Although he didn't with 220 upsetting 222, 9-4. for Christmas to give to poor make the touchdown on this run , The pitchers were Dorothy children. he paved the way for one a fe w Johns of 220 and Phyllis Hoke Home room 305 is glad to wel- minutes later. of 222. The thir d floor champs come a new pupil to Whittier. a re 310. They upset 304, 6-1. She is Dorothy Hagstrom from ALUMNI NOTES The winning pitcher was Mar ie Omaha.

Some of the former Whittier Bouman and the losing pitcher, LOST: A small tan coin purse pupils are surely taking a great Janis Pochop. containing a box of le21d and It seems that girls are getting twenty -four cents. If found part in Lincoln High athletic acthe right spirit of playing foot- return to Betty Lou Jelinek of tivities. Harriet Turner is the captain for the sophomores in speedball. We have seen quite a few 210. ball.

Her team consists of Betty playing. They don't have a footCoulter, Janet Howerter. and THEY SAY ball but they use a baseball inJ an e Lawrence, all former stead.

There must be a sleeping Whittierites.

Winifred Nelson is When your home room loses disease going around.

At least a the captain of the Fighting Five a game, don't crab over it. If a lot of pupils are trying to catch a team. player i_s a friend of the umpire, few winks during classes.

For letter and Virginia Null won a that is no sign of his or her instance, Frank Johns tried it in an emblem in the fall tennis cheating for his friend's side.

Civics the other day. It resulted tournaments.

When you lose, take it with a in the taking of his temperature smile and say, ."We did our best Visitor: I can't tell you how and other unnecessary but they were better ." delighted I am, Mrs. Smith. My precautions.

The freshies a re really going son Tom has won a scholarship! to town in playing soccer baseFarmer's wife: I can underTourist: How's business here ball. Alice Gage of 203 kicked about? stand your feelings perfectly. I her shoe off while kicking the Native: It's so quiet you can felt just the same way when our ball. Let's advise her not to kick hear the notes at the bank a pig won a blue ribbon at the so hard. block away drawing interest. county fair.

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LINCOLN, NE BR AS KA

December 8, 1939

Price: Five cen ts

ed ov pr Ap m ste Sy t eri M d an ns tio ca pli Ap ed Us New Grading System ed Fil s ion tit Pe in ed vot s wa tem sys rit me e Th y ma we Grades, or wh ate ver

ern gov ool sch our of rt pa a as t 'tt· Wh d l'fi All I s thi ent fer dif re we m, the l cal ers vo 1er 1 e 1 a qu . . . ing ect sel of d tho me a as nt me time. Ins tea d of the old famrh&r will go to the polls for pri ma ry , gue lea ic civ the of s ttee mi com e Th 1-2-3-4-5-6-7, we we re rat ed S for elections on Decem ber 11. k too ing vot e Th 20. ber vem No on be l wil n ctio ele s thi of ers nn wi Satisfactory, U for Un sat isfactor y and F for Failure. Most the can did ate s in the gen era l place in the home rooms . 843 studen ts accepted the whole rep ort election ~n Jan ua ry 8. pupils seem to like the idea.

Gr eat mt ere st has been shown wbile sixty-six rej ect ed it. Fif tee n ttees t o b e ch osen. mi· com the in ors cat edu y A11 ove. r t hfe cou ntr d. b ts par in s nge cha ke ma to ed vot are 1oo k mg or a ett er gra mg Th irty -se ven boys and for tye hav ms roo e hom All n. pla the of on ces pla for system. Th eir aim thr ou gh thi s seven gir ls applied e don e hav ugh eno t bu ed vot not r Fo e. tte mi com d oun new gra din g system is to reveal the pla ygr . ity jor ma a ke ma to so en rte thi e tte mi com er ush not only wh at school work the the t tha es vid pro ef bri in n pla e Th apls gir ven pupil is doing but wh at the pupil boys and thi rty -se om rec file st mu ant lic app h eac nty twe and s boy can do as well. Pupils are being plied, eleven rs. che tea ee thr m fro ns tio nda me r fou and , ety saf for called in to exp res s the ir opinions two gir ls se the m Fro s. thi do y ma il pup y An ven on the subject. While thi s is only gir ls for pro per ty. Also ele the of s ult res the and ns tio lica app apls gir an exp eri me nt, it may be the boys and tw enty-five st mu ant lic app h eac ich wh t tes beginning of an entirely dif fer ent plied for the office committees. are ers mb me ttee mi com e, tak Seven gir ls app lie d for social gra din g system. . sen cho . hip ers mb gam es com mi tte e me Pu pil s who are run nin g in the pri ma ry election are : Gir ls' Pre sid ent : Ma ry Louise We mu st hav e sta rte d someof n tio pec ins and n tio tra gis Re on, ins tch Hu ith Ed ; 203 ns, thi ng. Here ar e some more Cousi t las er itti Wh at an beg es ycl bic saRo ; unusual pets tha t we tho ug ht you 303 ; Do rot hy Joh ns, 220 t tes e ycl bic the ing low fol ek we ce Joy lie Sk idm ore , 110 ; and would like to know about. ber vem No on ils pup all by en tak Darold Ro hrb aug h has nine Stuve, 212. raist reg and ntes Ma pla k e Jac ens : Lic ent 24. sid Pre ys' Bo six and ls irre squ ee thr all, pet s in ; 108 rd, Wa es arl Ch ; 212 , ion ee thr the ed nam He s. bit rab tion car ds were given to all pupils squ irre ls the "F rit z Br oth ers ." Rolland Dudley, 205 ; Tommy passing in the tes t and hav ing Griffin, 110 ; Joe Geist, 110; Dick The rab bit s are unnamed. b icy c 1es in saf e mechanical Jea n Balance has · a pet tur tl e Lewellen, 310; and Dick Erw in, on. diti con which she calls "O sca r." Em ma 209. and e blu are tes pla nce lice e Th Gir ls' Vice Pre sid ent : Maxine Lofink has a pet goose. Mildred ds car on ati istr reg the and nge ; ora 205 , een Gr ria Glo ; 212 , ller Mi of one sh dfi gol Heaton has six Rose Eb ert , 208; Alm a Telecky, made to be carried in the pocket which is named "S po tty ."

Lois Um ber ger has a pet can ary 110; Jea n Marie Scheer, 208 book. A thr ee- wa y file will be ich she calls ''H on ey. '' Joa n Joa n Ov erm an, 203 ; and Da r- kep t list ing license and police oenig has six pet s which include leen Healey, 308. ethab alp ner ow the of ber num Boys' Vice Pre sid ent : Tom e bird called "Sl ugg y Ko otc h," now l wil s ner ow e ycl Bic lly. ica d five fish called , "P op eye ," McEvoy, 300; Ar den Means, t ins aga nce ura ass ter bet a e hav t ber Ro ; 110 z, ult Sch k , us, " "W im py ," "Olive Oil ," 1207; Dic (Continued on pag e 6) the ft. and "O liv er. "

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fits. B ut ch la yi ng hi s ha nd on wishing to offend th e King, "b ut WHITTIER G R E E N L E A F "Nellie," his tr us ty automatic, I like ea rt h be tt er." sa id , "I f ju st one of those babies "L et us be on ou r w ay ," sa id Founclct.l an<l est ab lis he d in 192 4 as the m ov es , I'll pl ug hi m as su re as th e King, "n ow th at all th e exofficial st ud en t pu bli ca lio n of W hit tie r Ju ni o1· H igh S~ ho ol. P'-lbli•,hud bi -m.•ekly du rin g- the I' m st an di ng he re ." ci te m en t is ov er." sc ho ol y, ar by th ·w h itl icr .Ju n ior Hi g-h Sc ho ol As th e small pa rt y ro un de d ru pil s.

A ft er a fifteen m in ut e walk, a co rn er , th ey ca m e up on a th e small pa rt y reached th e FA CU LT Y AD VI SO RY BO AR D Reamer, th e m os t fearsome an i- beauti ful pa lace . It w as m ad e of l\I: ss Hu lt M; ss Cr oss :!\fr. Ga mm ill l\li~s Pd l'r so n mal in th e Kingdom of ew ba . precious gems, diamonds, ru bi e .. , It had a la rg e ho rn y head w it h emeralds. "Boy , looka da sp ar kG RE EK LE A F ST A FF Ec lito r- in -ch icf........ .............................. Ma ry Al for cl lo ng cu rv ed fa ng s an d a sn ak le rs e," sa id Sl ug ge r.

Fe alu 1 es ........ ................................ Ed ith Hu tch ins on .............................................. Di ck Le ·.,·c lle n like body w it h a po w er fu l ta il "Y ah de y ur e lo ok pu rt y, " Sto rie s an d Po em s ............ ................... Lu cil le Co zad th at co ul d cu t a do zen men in ag re ed Butch. "I 'd su re 1ike io .................... ..... ............ .To mm y Gr iff in Gi l'ls ' SpOi ts ........ ... ·-····... ····· · ............. El ain e Ad am s tw o at one st ro ke . K in g N ewba live in dis bu rg ." ......... .... .................... .... Ma rie Bo um an Bo ys· Sp or ts ................. .... ................. .... .. Ea rl Mo cs an d th e ro ya l gu ar ds became "Why do n' t yo u ta ke my su g...................................... Ja ck Ni ck -:ns pa ni ck y.

A s fo r B ut ch an d ge st ion an d st ay ?" 1·eplied th e Fa sh ion s ........ .... ............ ..... ........ ..... El ain e Ar nh olt H um oi· .................................................. Ja nis Fo cho D Sl ug ge r, you sh ou ld ha ve seen King,.

Ex ch an gc s .... .................................... l\1 arj or ie Ra m el th em sh ak e.

"L et 's go to th e ro ck et ship, " ................................................ T,Yilla Hu ff Ty pi ,ls .... ........ .............................. Am y He l en H ock T he R ea m er w as co ile sa d id an B d ut h tr yi ng to ch an ge th e ........................................ .. Ed wa rd H e rst ein to st ri ke . T he royal su bject. .... .... .................... .................. ,..... Ha rry F ox re ad y gu ar ds th re w down th ei r wea pRE PO RT ER S "O m y, do yo u th in k yo u' re Ma r?: arc t Di mm i ck Na om i vYohi g on s an d fle d fo r th ei r liv es go . in T g he ho me in a ro ck et sh ip '?

Na om i Be utl er M ari an Jo hn so n K in g fa in te d an d fell ri gh t in They ha ve been out of da te fo1· PR I TE RS th e R ea m er 's pa th .

B ut ch , fi st ft il y ye ar s. Y ou 're go in g in a l Ha rry Ec ke rt Ha ny Ko lb Do n Ga be lho use ha vi ng Th om as l\1cE vo y hi s ha nd on hi s au to m aSp yr es s.

Ju st th in k of it !

T he S, ym ou r Go ldb lat t Ch ai l1•s O ve rto n tic , dr ew an d fired th re e sh ot s first persons to tr av el in th e in Ri ch ard Gr ee nb ur g He111·y Pr os ser L c•roy Ha ar Ku1 t <;:ienknecht w hi ch pi er ce d th e R ea ve m nt er io 's n of th e ce nt ur y! " Bo b Jo hn so n Ca rth Wi l tsh ire R: ch a:d KPnn ed y ho rn y he ad .

W Do:·is Da u g-h ert y it h a cr y of ag on y, "Y ah , on ly I ho pe da t Sp yr e.s s Ge org e Ko hl Milrlr,·d Ha rra l it fe ll dead . or w ha te ve r yo u call da t th in g T hi s sc re am br ou gh t K in g w or ks ."

BE A BOOSTER N ew ba around. "W ha t ha p"O r we' ll be pu sh in up The newes t th in g in W hi tt ie r is pe ne d? " he asked sl eepily . T he n daisies," br ight ly pu t in B ut ch . th e new gr ad in g system which is he looked ar ou nd . T he re in fr on t "D at 's no t f unny ," sa id Slugon lr an experiment. Of course, of hi m lay th e dead R ea m er . ge r. th er e ar e always a few people "Y ou saved my life !" he ex"B ut fi rs t you m us t dine w it h who die ha rd and th in k th at claimed . "Y ou shall have any re- me," said th e King. ev er yt hi ng new will tu rn into a w ar d you w an t."

"O. Y. , I'm st ar ve d," sa id "W e w an t to go home," sa id B ut ch . ca ta st ro ph e. When new th in gs ar e introduced, le t's give our Dut ch.

(To be concluded in th e ne xt en th u iastic suppor t until we "Y ou said it ," replied Sl ug ge r. issu e.) find out ju st how bad or how good "W hy di dn 't you sa y so ?" sa id th ey are. Who knows? Maybe K in g ewba. "W e have a ne w FACTS ARE FACTS th is time you were saved from a rock et ship which needs te st in g seven by a couple of check mark~. an d nobody ha s volunteered as Some Whittier girls have an yet, so you can tr y it ou t fo r us ." organization called th e W-T-W "A ny th in g to ge t offa dis old club . The le tt er s st an T W E N T Y -F IF T H CEN TURY d fo r ''W ha t pl an et ," said Butch.

A N IM A L S to W ea r. " Th os e be lo ng in g ar e:

By C ha rl es Rawso n an d "Well, le t us be off to th e capiLucile Cozad, Mary Louise Alford, Ja ck Bates. tol th en fo r I kn ow you ar e an xE la ine Arnholt, Elaine Adams, Cha pt er 3 ious to be off al th ough I do n' t M ar jo rie Ramel, Ja ni s Pochop, On th e w ay to A ra s, th e capi- know why," sa id King Newba. Naomi Beutler, and Amy Helen ta l of Newba, B ut ch an d Sl ug ge r "I th in k th is is a ve ry nice Hock. T he ir in te re st is chiefly in sa w an im al s th at you usually see pl an et ." th e la te st st yl es . in ni gh tm ar es . T he gu ar ds an d "Well, I do n' t, " replied SlugC ar ol B ro w ne sp en t N ov em be r K in g N ew ba pa id ha rd ly an y at- ger.

23 an d 24 in A tlantic, Iowa, te nt io n to th em , bu t as fo r Butch "Well, it 's a pr et ty nice visiti ng his two cousins an d th ei r an d Sl ug ge r th ey ju st ab ou t had pl an et ," pu t in B ut ch quickly no t famili es.

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THE WHITTIE R GREENLE AF C. L. TRIP TAKEN

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Miss Ferguson were Miss Fergudaug hter?

Keep Another Civic League t rip has Miss Jones were Miss Joffe s ? been taken this semester. This Miss Schofield were Miss SeboA Alert attitude time it's the 8A's. They met at prairie?

B Busy the Stuart Theater, Thursday, Mr. Heston were Mr. Hestoff?

C Clean inside and out November 23, where a fine proMrs. Swisher were Mrs. D Disposition to work gram was arranged for them.

Swishim?

E Ears open First the Everett Junior High Miss Mumford were Miss F Faith with your teachers 8A Chorus sang for them under Mumchevr olet?

G Good posture the direction of Mrs. Gribble, Miss Cross were Miss Gentle?

H Head level and up and second, Miss Winters, assisMr. Culler were Mr. Crayon?

I Interested in your job tant principal of Irving, introMrs. Shike were Mrs. Sjourney?

J Junior High a good duced Dr. Williams, a specialist Miss Clark were Miss Clboat? school on city and social planning. Dr. Miss McGrew were Miss K Knowledge increasing Williams gave a very interesting McShrink? talk that was aplJreciated gre·a tly.

L Listening and learning Teachers from Whittier who Miss Cur 1 e Y were Miss M Making good friends accompani ed the 8A's on their Permanent ly?

N Nerves steady trio were: Mrs. Childress, Miss Mr. Gammill were Mr. Gam0 Out of mischief Miller, Mr. Strawn, and Mr. plant?

P Peggin' away Culler.

Miss Kier were Miss Mason?

Q Quiet part of the time Miss Ralston were Miss R Respect for ''the other GUESS WHO Ralspound ? fellow" Miss Zamzow were Miss He is medium-si zed, brown S Sweet Zamzouch? haired boy in H. R. 305.

He likes T Ten commandm ents athletics and participate s in U Undesirab le pals-awa y THEY SAY them at every opportunit y.

He V Very enthusiast ic about sings in Glee club and types for Gerald Pease has lately your work the Greenleaf.

He is on the acquired t he common but most W Whittier's standards playground committee and likes unusual disease that is going high Mr. Wells pretty well.

He has around Whittier.

"Test-i-tis " it X Xcellent character good grades and likes his studies. is called and seems to be almost Y Your heart tender She is a yellow-hai red girl incurable. Fay Rumbaugh has a Z Zip, zeal, and zest from 316. She likes athletics and milder case which is often called ARE WE EDUCATI NG BIRDS? is a leader in all sports. Her ''copy itis. '' penmanshi p is outstandin g and In Mr. Strawn's third period Since when has Whittier taken she is on the playground comJunior Business class, Archie up the education of birds in the mittee. Her clothes are of the Black told Mr. Strawn that he art of nest building? It seems finest, and although she plays had made a mistake on the that such is the impression for around a bit, she also likes her board. Mr. Strawn bet Archie a the other day a nervy, little, studies. candy bar that he hadn't. As a brown sparrow chose Whittier's result Mr. Black collected a WHAT IF third floor as his territory for handsome candy bar from the flying. Whittier students sent defeated Mr. Strawn.

Mr. Updegraft were Mr . for a custodian and finally sent If you insist on reading other Downdegr aft? the bird on its way out a rest people's letters you may be disMiss Hooper were Mi ss Looper? room window. appointed.

We know of two M is s Madsen w ere Miss Whittierite s that found a letter Mother: Tom, were you a good Happsen? with sweet words in it.

Their Misses Wilson were Misses little boy at church today? interest grew only for them to Tom : Yes, Mother. A man Wildaught er? find at the end of the letter, Miss Peterson w er e Miss offered me a big plate of money ''Your loving mother.''

Peterdaug hter? and I said, "No thank you."

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TH E WH ITT IER GR EE NE AL F THE GR EE NS

Su ME FO LK S

December 8, 1939 THE WHITES

Ga me s will soon be ins ide and Some peonle are alergic or bowOne of the bes t and most excitwe wa nt to rev iew some of the legged, ing gam es of the tou rna me nt was im po rta nt thi ng s. We will ent er Oth ers hav e measles or mumps, the con tes t bet we en 302 and 108. the gy m fro m firs t floor only. Some folks hav e appendicitis, Gene Kir ken dal l has sh ow n Wh en you rea ch the gy m we exAnd some get all of the bumps. exceptional tal ent in passing, pec t you to sta nd ne ar the walls. the ma jor ity of his pas ses ave rag Me , I'm no t cro sseye d or buck- ing abo ut thi rty -fiv e yar ds No scr eam ing ! Wh en a gam e is too the d, exc itin g, you ma y cla p yo ur Old ma n win ter wil l soo n be I do n't suf fer fro m wa rts or han ds. We will no t car ry eat s to her e and out doo r spo rts at the neu riti s, the gym. An d you mu st hav e noo n hou r wil l be few and far Th e ver y ma in thi ng tha t I suf fer ten nis shoes. bet we en.

Le t us rem em ber tha t fro m a lar Wh en gam es . are no t schedge am oun t of noi se out of Is good old fashioned ''te st- i- doors equ als uled or wh en for fei ted , we see a litt le in the gym . tis ."

Do n't yell at the top of your gir ls pla yin g sides. Some of voices: the se gam es are ver y exc itin g.

SA VE D BY TH E BE LL Get ou t your rub ber soled shoes Boys pla y wi th the gir ls also and for the first stormy day. Ba ske t the y ma ke the mo st outs.

No lon ger does the old fam ilia r ball and volley ball will soon be Ela ine Ell iot t finds football ver y bell rin g in the Wh itti er mess hall on our sch edu le and you all wa nt int ere stin g. The oth er day Ela ine at 12:15. Why? Because the civic to be rea dy to hel p you r tea m and tw o of her pals we re league officers now dismiss a tab le sta rt out rig ht. wa tch ing a game. Ela ine said, wh en it becomes quiet. This way In the gam e bet we en 103 and "M y wh at a lot of boys for a pupils qu iet down wh en the y 302 bot h tea ms sho we d exc ell ent pic ku p." know tha t the ir dismissal dep end s playing. Kirkendall again bro ug ht A litt le boy nex t to her replied, on silence. out som e of tho se lon g pas ses .

103 "Picku·p not hin g. Th at' s 108 hel d the sco re 7-0 unt il 302 we nt aga ins t 305 ." It so hao pen s tha t PUPILS LE A VE AN D EN TE R ove r for a tou chd ow n and ma de 108 is her horn::? room. the ex tra poi nt wh ich ma de the Th e pla ygr oun d com mi tte e has A nu mb er of pup ils hav e lef t score 7-7 .

Bo th tea ms we re now decided on some gam es for inside. us rec ent ly, bu t sev era l mo re fig hti ng for a tou chd ow n wh en Th ey are soccer baseball, soccer hav e tak en the ir places. the bel l ran g.

Th ey had one dow n thr ee- bas e, kickpin, and nine Ge org ett e and Br adl ey Bill- apiece to see who could ma ke the cou rt baf,ketball. Ba ske tba ll will ing s hav e been tra nsf err ed to mo st yar dag e.

302 ma de the most. be played on Tu esd ays an d Jac kso n. Do rot hy N aus ler now Nic e goi ng, 302 .

Th urs day s of eve ry week. It goes to Ev ere tt wh ile Ma rk Ta gAn all -st ar football game was has been decided tha t only 9A 's ga rt has moved to De nve r. We and 9B 's and 8A 's can play. You have Wa lte r Bu rba ck, Sam uel played on Nov. 28. The pla yer s Loos. Ed wa rd Loos, and Caro- we re some of the bes t tha t mu st be on a tea m. lyn Le ika m, who hav e come in Wh itti er had to offer. They are fro m the bee t fields.

APPLICATIONS AN D as follows: Bob Bruns, Jam es Do nal d Mitchell has come Plock, Gerald Ro bin son, PETITIONS FIL ED Ch arl es fro m Wy mo re while Joy ce Ar Wa rd, Dic k Sch ult z, Les lie La ntz , len e An sti ne has ent ere d fro m ( Continued from pag e 1) Ar den Me ans , Wa lte r So me rhi ser .

Ho ldr ege .

Do rot hy Ha gst rom Sm ith , 10 4; Eu gen e Pa rso ns, has come fro m Om aha rec ent ly Eu gen e Parson. Sco tt Irv ine , 203 ; Dw ane Te j cka, 203 ; and while An na Joy ce Sm ack has en- David Kr cm ari k, Da rw in Fre dRo ber t Be rg, 205. ter ed fro m Wa shi ng ton . rickson, Do n Handy, Gordon Gir ls' Se cre tar y: Ma ryl oui se We also hav e Clyde Mosher, Smith , Me rw yn Me rrif ield , Ea rl Bro die , 10 4; Sh irle y Sta ats , Jer ry Gass, and Rex Cu lve r Wh ite, Do n Ga ble hou se.

Th e fro m Ev ere tt.

Au dre y Ro th en20 5; Lucille Eg ger , 31 2; Ion a gam e wa s a semi-climax of the ter ed fro m Jac kso n wh ile He len Lee Se hn ert , 11 0; Ka thl een Wh itti er foo tba ll sea son.

La Ru e cam e in fro m Ha vel ock .

He ale y, 20 8; and La Jea n Pe rry , Th e las t gam e of the tou rna 303. me nt, the championship game, ANSWERS TO GUESS WHO Bo ys' Se cre tar y: Ke nn eth was played off between 305 and Sm ith , 11 2; Ch arl es Ra ws on, 1. Ha rry Fo x 302 on Wednesday, Nov. 29. 305 '-03 ; and Ro ber t Th om pso n, 208. , 2. Flo ren ce Re ben sdo rf won by a score of 32-0.

Th e W i t t ie r Gr ee n le af Vol. 17 No. 7

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

December 22, 1939

Price: Five cents

CHRISTMAS PROGRAM AChristmas Parade LARGE VOTE POLLED GIVEN DECEMBER 20 The gingham dog and the calico IN PRIMARY ELECTION

cat The Chr istm as p~ogram given Walked at the side of old Jack Eig hty- eigh t per cen t of Wh itby the dram a, music, and phystier pup ils voted in the prim ary Spr at; ed dep artm ents and spon ed The thre e bh mice with the ,2lection held on December elev by Mrs. Shike, Mrs. Wh it , and he lead ing home rooms as thre e littl e pigs Mrs. Ross was pres ente on De- Wal mbe r who vote d wer e ked dow n the str : :. . e ; ;.:. e~= -e.., ;: cem ber 20, at 8 :30. nine ty per cen t and thre e littl e j,i,gs The dra ma class pr vided a 103 with eigh ty-e ight play , "W hat is a King ?" The The K. cha ract ers wer e : Dick U wellen, ho from the resu lts of lo King, Mar y Louis,e Bro die, prin ries are now elig ible And cess, Mar jori e Pre ston , Queen, gen eral election to be Donald Han dy and Alb t on Dec emb er 8 are: Pre siSchleig er, Jest ers, Cha rles Mar : Joe Geist and Rolland tin, Nicholas, Violet For ney , ley, Joy ce Stuv e and Ma ·y Tro uba dou r, Dar leen e Pay ne, ise Cou sins ; Vice Pre siSpi rit of Chr istm as, Rose Sin : Rob ert Smi th and Ard en girl ner, Chr istm as Sta r, Wesley , Glo ria Green and Alma Morrison, San ta, Jun e Keane, Las t o a y; Sec reta ries : Cha rles Mr.s. San ta, Est her Sch win dt, With m l n and Rob ert Thompson, Child, Alb ert Schleiger, Glen Louise Bro die and Shi rley Hrd lick a, and Don Hol torf , tion polls were in rooms She phe rds, spe akin g d the gym balc ony . stag e committee, rds wer e comand Gladys Bur the poll s Mr. C..l]J1~ ~, -.;..,,.,,~ ~ " ' (......,.-, A. M. to pres sive, Chr istm a a tie The gle r opr i1 and ate Chr i rou:u the dan ced t "Jin gle ar Bells." Thi s assembly was very allow at t or the imp ress ive and Wh ittie r pup tls gen eral elec tion so a reco Jan unt uar of y 8, 1940 , at8: 20 prom ptly . enjo yed it immensely.

We wan t to wish you the bes t of the votes was called. It revealed Mar y Lou ise as win ner.

If tha t all wishes and hope San ta will be had not been the case, a coin good to you. We hope you won 't would hav e been flipped. get tha t every-holiday feve r and On December 13th the pupils eat too muc h. enjoyed two unusua1ly inte rest ing films, "W e Dri vers " and "On Be sure to turn your dial to Two W he e l s . " They wer e K.F .O.R ., Satu rday , Dec emb er pres ente d thro ugh the courtesy 23, at 10 o'clo ck and the fam iliar of Lie uten tant Ben net of the The Chr istm as bell& are ring ing stra ins of Wh ittie r voic es will police dep artm ent and shown by our than ks and appreciation to reach your ears. They will Mr. How land of the Board of Dwain Car r of 300 for the tricky pres ent the Chr istm as prog ram which we hea rd here at school.

Education.

San ta Claus on our fron t page.

Whittier Enjoys Movie

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Christmas Thanks

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Dec emb er 22. 1939

THEY SAY pan ied the 8B' s wer e Miss Cross, WHITTIER GR EE NL EA F Miss Vee rhus en, Miss Schofield, her ps kee f Huf lla Twi t Tha Mr. Heston, Mrs. ey, Pinn .

Mrs diar y key s on the laces of her F ounde d and establ ish ed in 1924 as th e official stude nt publi cation of Whit t ier Junio r Chi ldre ss, Miss Ralston, and Miss ing noth has she e hop We s. shoe the H igh School. P,..iblished bi-we ekly durin g school y,ar by tl:e Whit tier Junio r High Schoo l Jon es. . hide to pupil s.

Tha t Elai ne Elli ott and Mar FAC ULT Y ADV IS ORY BOA RD R YEA NEW er roll ugh thro are n erto Pink et gar Cross M:ss Hult Miss Miss Pders on Mr. Gamm ill how it' s Any . ady alre ting ska e gon has r yea old The GRE ENL EAF STA FF out ting star r afte that said been Edito r-in-c hicf.................... .................. l\Iary A lfonl As the crow d mar che s on; ing up at end and k eloc Hav to Featu res ........................................ Edi th Hutch inson ............................ .......... ........ Dick Le-.Yc llcn The new yea r is here try to d eede proc they e Plac Uni Stori es and Poem s ............ ................... Lucil le Cozad . er che and joy h muc h \'Vit n Griffi ommy T ......... .......... .......... ......... ics. nast gym e som at d han r thei s Adam e Elain ......... ......... .......... .......... s Spo1t G:rls' ,.......... .......................... Marie Boum an So let us rejo ice t ' don I sore so "I'm , says ne Elai Moses Earl ..... .......... .......... .........

Boys· Sport s.......... ............................. ......... Jack Nick.,,ns As we hea r the crow d's voice, ting ska er roll r hea to t wan n eve Fashi ons ··················· ··-···················Ela ine Arnh olt Hum o, ................... ................... ............ Janis Fo~hoD And may God this eart h bles s long , long fora n agai ed tion men Exch an g-es .................... ................... .Marjo ri0 Rame l ................................. ............... Twill a I--Iufl' With peac e and hap pine ss. . ne Elai you, eve beli We ,, . time T ypists .......... .............................. .. Amy Helen Hock -M .R. 112, E.A . 107, E.H . 303 ....................................... ... Edwa nl H erstei n of or edit n, elle Lew Dick t Tha .................... .................................. Harr y Fox so was mn, colu '' Say ey ''Th the REP ORT ERS WE RESOLVE Marp ;aret Dimm ick Naon ii Wobi g get to had he copy for up hard Naom i Beull cr l\la r ian Johns on e th beg and es kne his on n dow wfollo the 1940 for lve reso We PRI::--;TERS Hany Ecke rt Harry Kn!b it. for s rter repo my to n ntio atte e mor pay To ing: Don Gabe! house Tl~om as l\1cEv oy S ymou r Goldb latt Chari s OYer ton t it mus t hav e been a Tha g in writ to than k wor ol scho Ri ~hard G,·ec nburg Henr v P··0ssc1· t Leroy Haar ake whe n Mrs. Boschult Ku· t •f:ie ·knee lit miS ds rub ber ban g otin sho and s note Bob .J olu~son Ga·th W:l shire he t wha l Koh rge Geo d aske u·cha cl ·K,.nn edy Doi·is Dau• hc,·ty quit To ser. erhi Som r alte -W Geoi-p;e Kohl Milrlr<'tl Harra l star ing into spa ce-D ick Hud kins . wan ted. He answ ered , "Lo ckfor ing look ly real was He ." jaw th.

Smi ie Edd etrat cen con To HO LID AY WIS HES . book e renc refe a To stop lett ing off stea m- Bennie was nt nme rtai ente an t Tha to day big the is Well, this Pete rs. To stop fuss ing with our and nd seco es' Jon s Mis for held bara Bar , field Bod n ely -Ev hair ed look e hav us of t which mos forw ard sinc e the beg inni ng of Mack, and Kat hlee n Healy. To fifth period classes whe n Mis s . man Ger in s song g san l eme Sch wish to t wan we t Firs ol. scho stop sing ing in Gre enle af cla ssyou all a "Me rry Chr istm as" Mary Alford, Lucille Cozad, The occasion was a civic leag ue nd Edi th Hut chin son and Twilla trip . a "Ha ppy New Yea r." a to rgic alle are hers teac t Tha p" "Po gkin win quit To f.

Huf 't don se Plea ) cial (Spe P. S. Mr. day r othe the but ets swe tt Sco , kins Wat Tom ton, Hes 't don and ents pee k at you r pres pop lolli a ng eati seen was r ulle C . r.

Kie s Mis and ne, Irvi behard ully awf too 'em ke sha very a in be to ed seem he and __ __ __ __ istChr l spoi to ly like cau se it's Con duc tor: Sorry, madame, but pea cefu l stat e of mind. mas. Don 't mak e too man y reso kthin was fin Grif my Tom t Tha he t that ned lear just e hav we t leas at p kee to lutio ns and try t tha day r othe the hard so ing get to nd inte you re whe ion stat last e thes h Wit . 'em one half of war ning s we bid you goodbye off has been burn ed to the he slid into the was teba sket . in es kne his with lay he re The nd. grou r. yea t nex in aga unti l we mee t Lad y: Tha t's all righ t; they 'll the bask et, hel pless as a babe, 8B' s GO ON TRI P prob ably hav e it rebu ilt by the and it took Ear l Moses to get out. him e. ther gets n trai this time The 8B' s while on thei r c1v1c ------leag ue trip , Thu rsda y, Dec emb er TAK E NOTICE Tea che r: Joh nny , Wh at is 7, met at the Stu art thea ter.

We wan t to give cred it to Doris The ir spe ake r was Mr. Eve ret cele ry?

Joh nny : Rhu barb with low Dug gan who wro te the poem , Hun t of the Firs t Tru st Company.

"Th ank sgiv ing Day " in Issu e 6.

Wh ittie r teac hers who accom- blood pres sure .

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De cem ber 22, 1939

CHRISTM AS BEHAVIOR Sa nta is a gay old fell ow Wi th his bag of toys, Dolls wi th hai r of bro wn and yellow.

Ele ctr ic tra ins for boys, Sk ate s and wagons, gam es galore, Most any thi ng you 'd wa nt, He 's go t jus t eve ryt hin g and more, A stu ffe d bear, a dog, an ele pha nt.

All you 've got to do is keep Rig ht on mi ndi ng Mother, And the n while you are sound asl eep He 'll lea ve one thi ng or ano the r, Maybe a tra in if you 've been good Or a box of crayons bri ght , And if you 're in ath let ic mood A football for delight.

Make out your list for Sa nta now , Wr ite down your slig hte st hopes, Th en Sa nta will know exa ctl y how Much you wa nt jac ks and jum pin g ropes; Give the not e to Mom and Dad To mail to San ta Claus, And the n if you hav e not been bad Yo u'll ge t them jus t because.

If you hav e not been good all yea r Now is the time to sta rt, Let the BE ST in you app ear , Prove you mean it from you r hea rt; If Mo the r says, "D ry dis hes ," Do it wit h a smile; Sa int Nic k will rem em ber you r wis hes An d ma ke it wo rth you r while.

Re me mb er wh at I'v e told you, Be good from now till •the n,

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It's bes t to be good the whole "I'l l say you can 't," sai d year thr oug h, Slu gge r. "W eJl, let 's go. ' Th an late you r wa ys to mend ; "C ut the rop es, " com ma nde d I kno w you r folks you 'll all obey the Kin g. Th e gre at shi p gTc ceTill Sa nta visits you, fully des cen ded fro m its ba.s.2.

So, Me rry Ch rist ma s! Gr eet ing s "K ind a dif fer ent fro m the firs t gay! trip ," rem ark ed Bu tch .

To one and all of you .

"Y eah ," sai d Slu gg er. "W e - Alm a Ha rra l, 220 ong ht to rea ch eai 'th in ::i.bout twe lve hou rn so let 's tak e a TW EN 1 Y-F IFT H CE NT UR Y • snooze." Th ey fel l int o a pea c,2AN IM AL S ful sleep and aw oke wh en the shi p sto ppe d wi th a thu mp . ( Co ncl usi on) "W ell we 're hom e," cri ed Dy Ch arl es Ra ws on and Slu gge r, "go od old ear th. " J ack Ba tes .

"Y a, bu t wh ere are ,ve ?" sai d En ter ing the pal ace Bu tch and Bu tch .

Slugg,2r we re am aze d •at the "\V,211, the re' s onl y one wa y to spl end or of the fur nis h ing s. Th e find out. Le t's get ou t of thi s Ki ng ran g a bell and a que er thi ng ." loo kin g ani ma l app ear ed. Its "W e'r e in the mi ddl e of a hea d had a red dis h tin t to it and roa d," sai d Slu gge r. "I' m afr aid it had five a rm s, tw o legs, and a we 're hol din ' up trrJ fic . Loolu:i. tail. "D inn er, ' sai d the Kin g. da car s."

Th e ser van ts ,.-ere cat -lik e cre atSoon a police ma n arr i ·ed. ure s, bu t had only two legs and "A w c'm on, " sai d the cop. "T he fou r b.i ls and the ir color wa s in- com mi ssi one r will wa nt to h~[).r des cri bab le. yo ur sto ry. " No t wi shi ng to Th e din ner , as Bu tch c~e- aro use the pol ice ma n 's sus picion, scr 'bed it, wa s fri ed dog bis - the y we nt alo ng wi th him . cui ts, boiled cho wb urg , roa ste d Wh en th,2 y arr ive d, the y y•erc mi rro rs, and to dri nk the y had ush ered dir ect ly to the commisroo t jui c~. "T ha t wa s the daf - sio ner 's office. "S eem s to r.1e l'v 2 fiest me al I eve r ate , bu t it wa s seen the se bir ds som ew her e," good,'' sai d Bu tch . "vVell let 's be sai d the com mi ssi one r. get tin ' home."

"Y eah , 111-e too ," rep lie d the "A ll rig ht, let us go to the cop.

8 py res s bas e," r epl ied the Kin g.

"L et's ask Kelly. He has c Th Spyr<~ss wa s a fun nel - photoo-raphic me mo ry. " s rnp ed shi p wi th no con tro ls.

"Good ir~ea. I'll get him now ."

Bu tch sai d, "H ow are we goi ng Bu tch sai d, "vVhy , re n-n 2ve r to dri ve the thi ng ?" b-b-been in j-j- jai l bef oi· e."

"Y ou wo n't hav e to. You see.

"If you do n't hav e any thi ng· to the re is ma gn et in the end and hide, you wo n't hav e any cau se it i.s s11bject to the gra vit y of the to wo rry , bu t if you 're wh o I ei=i.rth." thi nk rou are , you wil l lrnvc "I don 't un der sta nd , bu t I ple nty of tim e to thi nk abo ut it, gue "s it's all rig ht. " Th e two if ya get wh at I me an. " me n climbed int o the hip .

Jus t the n Ke lly c;:i.me in.

"I wis h you would sta y," s~ •d "B utc h and S n,:?·r;er," he y"lJed. the Kin g, "bu t I gue ss I can 't "A s I live and bre ath ~, fai th r1.n' )er sua de you."

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December 22, 1939

Bob Johns on of 107 is going to Los Angeles, California, and The following people accom- J eaenn ett Fristo e will spend her When I was just a small tot I went up to see Santa Claus who panie d by their happy thoug hts vacation with her grand moth er two for l schoo of out being of store. t tmen depar local a in was ska.

Nebra ury, Fairb in for away going are ks wee I was sittin g upon his knee relatChris tmas. ing to him what I wante d when I FASHION TIPS Janis Pochop will be at her began to fall floor-ward. I grab- aunt' s and uncle 's in Pierc e bed despe rately at his whisk ers Neb rask a, while Betty Lou Wear plain color,ed socks , and off they came! I, along with Jeline k is going to her grand - neYer plaid or stripe d. Ankle ts sever al other s who were behind moth er's in Schuy ler, Nebra ska, 2.. re appro priate for both summe, was sadly disap point ed lo where an uncle and great uncle mer and winte r. Three -quar ter see Santa witho ut any whisk ers. will come from Cody, Wyoming, lengt hs are completely out acMoth er then escor ted me home and perha ps some relati ves from cordi ng to Vogue. good and fast. When we reach ed Sterli ng, Colorado. We have Costume jewel ry shoul d alMoth er's destin ation, I received Franc is Lovelace going to York ways -matc h the clothes with my share of Chris tmas prese nts. and Oscar Wisbey going to his which it is worn . Too much jewgrand moth er's in the conntry.

Ouch! elry gives that "over -dres sed" Helen DaYe nport is going to look- exam ple : three rings , hvo -Tom my Griffin vacat ion in Wilber, Nebr aska, brace lets, a breas t pin, and a GUESS WHO? vvhile Billy Greh m will spend his n2cklace, all worn at the same ,·acat ion in lVIadison, Wisconsin, time. The resul t would be hiShe is a short ish girl in -7 A and and Mary Louise Cousins will go lariou s. Hint -a well-groomed home room 308. Her favor ite Vaug hn Wrig ht will perso n very rarely wears more uri.

Misso to color is green and she adore s ska, than three small articl es of jewNebra , Island d Gran to go roller skatin g. She pals aroun d will son Fergu Lea Mary and elry at one time. with Dorea n Killian. She likes to in ion vacat her of part spend Alwa ys wear the colors that write storie s and poems and Zier a Glori aska.

Nebr , Crete best suit your coloring. Alwa ys hates cauliflower. Sh e takes as a Omah in week a spend ..vill ~ have your finger nail polish Green leaf and is a campfire girl. n Evely while stedt Sand Joy will match and blend with the clothes He is a tall slim boy with dark Boys visit to going is n amso Willi you \Vear. brown hair. He is crazy about .

Town As far as hair styles are conred and reside s in home room 210. farm a to go will ft Bilto a Vern He is in 9A and is a Civic Leagu e cerne d, curls completely coverwhile ska, Nebra in, Rusk near officer. He is a boy scout and ing the head are the latest thing . his ride to plans n Griffi y Tomm red takes printi ng. He hates A bit of braid make s an attrac er form a by d panie accom le bicyc s. grade good gets and hair t.ive haird ress along with curls. pupil of Whit tier, Jim Stand ley, .RES OLUT IONS to Geneva, N2br aska, to visit Mary had recen tly joined the relati ves if the weath er perm its. Sund ay School choir, and her New Year 's the time for Marj orie Willi ams plans to go to moth er was pleased to see that resolutions, De1w cr, Colorado. she was takin g pains to learn the Now what have we done wron g?

Darle ene Stalg ren will be with new hymn for the following Let's try to get at the solutions, her fathe r on a farm near Kana - Sunday.

Even if it's with a song.

"But, dear, " she inqui red, after raclo, KansaR, while Robe rt Smith You can sing your troub les away, is going to a farm near Ashla nd Mary had recite d the words a Try making other childr en gay; to visit his cousin Elaine Adams. numb er of times with fair All of us can mind our Mothers, will spend part of her vacation in correctness, ''don 't you have to And help to right the wron g for Omah a and Helen Krum m will learn the music too?'' other s.

"Oh, no," Mary responded, vacation in St. Paul, Minnesota, -Nao mi Wobig Mexico, Texas, and Florida. "the organ ist plays that. " A TRUE .EXP ERIE NCE

VACATION BOUND

December 22, 1939 MICHAEL'S CHRISTMAS

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neighborhood and we 're goi ng to A LAST WARNING finish, too, see ?" l\Iichael jus t Th e six O'Lear y's lived in a abo ut los t his t21npe r bu t he siCh ris tm as is alm ost upo n us, small, ble ak cot tag e. Th ere wa s len tly lef t.

Af ter he had lef t and eve ryo ne is cre eping about first, Mrs. O'L ear y, and the n the the m abo ut a mile back, he chi ldr en, Michael, Rose, Jam ie, sta rte d shoveling sno w aga in. stic kin g que er bundles behind Jac kie , and six-year-old Ka th- He shoveled the nex t nig ht and his back when cau gh t and going leen. Th eir fat her was dea d and the nex t unt il he finally rea che d on ma ny sec ret missions. It's fun Mrs. O'L ear y did wh at bes t she his goal of six dol lar s and fift y to giv e and rec eiv e Ch ris tm as could to feed and clothe the m. cen ts.

-pr ese nts and when you come upon One nig ht as the chi ldr en we re Jus t bef ore the day he ·was one ahead of time, it spoils the all str etc hed ou t nea r the fireplace and Mrs. O'L ear y wa s bus y goi ng shopping, he we nt to his real thi ng on the big day so wi th her kn itti ng , the fire che st of dra we rs for the money. do n't snoop too much. cra ckl ed noisily on the hea rth . He looked bac k of the mi rro r for An d las t but not lea st, do n't Michael wa s stu dy ing ver y har d his cha mo is ski n bag .

It wa s say tha t the re rea lly isn 't any on his school wo rk wh en the gon e!

He sea rch ed everywh~re, Sa nta for tha t will be a gre at chi ldr en beg an to tal k abo ut Ch ris tm as and Sa nta Claus, giv ing wa y finally to a num b mistake. Th ere is a Sa nta Claus Rose say ing she would like a new des pai r. for he is the spi rit of Ch ris tm as dre ss, Jam ie some bui ldi ng set s, Th at eve nin g while h2l pin g giving and we 'd mi ss lots of fun Jac kie a bea uti ful toy fire trn ck Jam ie and Jac k ma ke sailboats, wit hou t the jolly old chap. So we and Ka thl een exc lai mi ng tha t he we nt to his too lch est bac k of of the Greenleaf class wish you a she 'd like a doll tha t had rea l his che st of dra we rs. Gr opi ng very Merry Ch ris tm as and a prosha ir and would go to sleep, mo re aro un d in the da rk for a ham- perous New Year. Until the ne xt tha n any thi ng else in the world. me r, his finger touched some- issue, which is the 9A one, we Michael hea rin g thi s looked thi ng sof t. His he art ski ppe d a bid you adieu! sor row ful ly at his mo the r who bea t! Wa s tha t the jin gle of ------had also hea rd the ir con ver sa- coins? He wa s tr,embling as he CHRISTMAS THOUGHTS tio n. Un for tun ate ly, bo th Mi- bro ug ht it to the lig ht. Su re cha el and his mo the r kne w tha t eno ugh ! The chamois bag had I love to wa it for Chrjstmas, To see a Ch ris tm as tree, the y cou ldn 't possibly afford to slipped off the che st of dra we rs To know wh at Christmas me ans buy the se thi ngs . Yet, how dis- int o his open tool chest. to you app oin ted the y all would be to On Ch ris tm as everyone hu ng And wh at it means to me. wa ke up on Ch ris tm as mo rni ng up his sto cki ng inc lud ing Mr s. and find the ir sto cki ngs em pty . O'L ear y. Ch ris tm as mo rni ng I'd like to kn ow - Is San ta re~l, arTh at nig ht in bed Michael r jved and everyone found his Or is it jus t a rumor l~ept thi nk ing abo ut thi s. Fin - sto cki ng full. Mr s. O'L Th at San ta kee ps you all day long ear y ally he tho ug ht of an idea. It wa s beamed as she un wr app La ugh ing and in goo d hum or? ed her sno win g har d out sid e his win - gif ts and as Michael looked To see dea r Mrs. San ta Claus dow. He would sta rt rig ht aft er fondly at the gli ste nin g poc ket Would jus t be my delight, school car ryi ng his shovel and kni fe he had bo ug ht for himself, And I may see her very soon shovel the sno w off the walk. He he agr eed wi th everyone tha If I beh ave all rig ht. t it wa s pre tty sur e the re would be wa s the bes t Ch ris tm as he' d eve r Ma rga ret Dim mic k, 320 • qui te a few people who would be had . wil lin g to hi re him.

CH RIS TM AS TID E Th e mi nu te school wa s out he AN APOLOGY beg an to go abo ut his work. He Th ere is a tim e eac h yea r, had jus t ear ned two dol lar s Please excuse the pri nte rs, Wh en chi ldr en sho ut wit h g]ee; wh en a tou gh, slovenly looking Mrs. Shike, for the misspelling 'Ti s Ch ris tm as tha t is near, fellow came up to him and said, of your nam e in the las t issue of Wi th fun for you and me .

"H ey, squ irt, you bet ter scr am . the Greenleaf. It wa s all due to We sta rte d thi s bus ine ss in th2 somebody's dropping the type.

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December 22, 1939

THE WHITTIE R GREENLE AF

GREENS THE Slugger and Butch to talked He THE WHITES privately in their cell. some have we that find We There was a very exciting When he came out, he was ex- girls who played underneat h the game played, December 6 on field 2. Davey Huff was by far the cited. "Those two men have con- lights last summer. They are ol!tstanding pla~er on the win- tributed immensely to science," Janie Ellis of 305, Anna Marie WilliamEvelyn 305, of Thomas the ly undoubted is "It said. he Eugene by rni:ig team cap_tamed son of 110, Bertha Schneider of t t d• Wilson. Dave mtercepted a pass half way down the field and ran , ou s an mg feat of t~e century. 309, Ardis Burback of 301, and about forty yards for a touch- But they have committed a terJanie, 310. of Bouman Marie down. The conversion for the rible crime, I realize, and they Bertha, and Marie played for extra point failed. It was an must be punished."

V. F. W. Evelyn and Anna Marie "Ya, dey robbed a bank and attempted pass to the end zone and League Urban for played which was blocked by D O n swipes your rocket ship for a Ardis Burback for Best Laundry.

Wright, the safety man. Johnny getaway," said the Sergeant.

While playing three-base on Williams captained the losing "Dat otta give them about ten socked Wilson Nellie two diamond years up the river." team. a fly and the catcher caught it.

In a few days the trial was The game ended in a 6 to 6 tie The sad part of the story is that which was played off by the held. Because Dr. Bugaboo testhe ump had not said, ''Batter yardage method. Each team was tified in their b~half, the senup." 106 and 112 played this exgiven one down to see who could tence was very lenient, three citing game. The score was 38-38. make the most yardage. Eugene years at hard labor in the State The captains are Elizabeth Kahler Wilson's team won by making Penn. of 106 and Shirley Wright of 112.

Butch said, "After that stay about three yards over center.

BEWARE of Moyne Miller's Out~tanding pl a y er for the on that crazy planet even da and Betty Flory's team in nine other team was Don Wright, the penn seems good to me." court basketball. They are vi"Ya, me too," said Slugger. fullback. cious. Don't let them beat you.

With the football season "I'd a been nuts in a week looken What a great surprise 310 had rapidly drawing to a close, every- at dem dippy animals." the other day. They were playTHE END. thing is going fine with one ing thre2-base with 314. The exception. That is that everyone was 17-2 and 314 was score TUNE, JINGLE BELLS wants to play in the backfield. ahead. All of the players of 31 0 We know that we all can't play were on bases and no one was at Pop went for a skate. the· same position so let's take bat. Thus all the players on We went with him too, I the captain's word for it' and play bases were out. Then 314 was Oh, what fun we did have the position that he tells us. fanned out and 310 was up Till the ice got blue; 1 on were players the of All again. ice the on fell Pa TWENTY FIFTH CENTURY hit girl One two. but again s stand, e bas, couldn't he 'Cause ANIMALS Father saw the stars and stripes, a ball not very far and they all land. father our saw We came in winning by a score of 3) page from (Continued , .

1t s good to see you. Commis- Chorus: 23-17. sioner, these mugs are wanted Oh what fun It seems that Donna Winters for everything from stealing Oh what fun is knocking our school around. apples to bank robbery."

Oh what fun to go In the gymnasium she was kick"Bank robbery! So that's the Skating on the old mill stream ing the soccer ball and practiIn the whirling snow, mugs we've been looking for." cally kicked two lights down.

"Yeah, we're wanted all Oh what fun right," admitted Slugger. Then Oh what fun ANSWERS TO GUESS WHO he told the whole story. Dr. Bug- To fall on the ice, 1. Elaine Arnholt aboo was notified at onc,e. He Pa fell down upon it 2. Harry Eckert rushed over to the police station. Didn't think 'twas very nice.

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