Whittier Junior High 1943 Newspaper

The Whittier Greenleaf

Volume 20 Number 7

January 15, 1943

Lincoln, Nebraska

LOOKING BACK

Lookin g back over this semeter we find that many changes have come about. In the first place we returned in the fall to find that we were short two teachers and had gained fiftyfour pupil s . In fact, during the semester Mr. Culler reports that half of the pupils were new to Whittier w .it h the largest amount of shifting ever known here. The next thing that claimed out attention was the scrap drive. Pupils coming down the street looked like the city junk yard on parade. Our chests bulged wh en Whittier came out first with twenty-nine tons.

We all joined the Junior Red Cross and worked on things to make the soldiers at the Air Base happier, such as scrap books, tray favors, ping-pong paddles, and menu cards for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. We've all been wear ing out the soles of our shoes since gas rationing but there was a good point to it-we got to have a little vacation while the teachers worked. But speaking of vacations, our Christmas holiday was cut down three da ys. Graduation at the end of the semester will be held at Whittier instead of at Lincoln High as it used to be. Another change is that there will be no new 7B's coming in. All in all the first semester was a bang-up semester.

CA LENDAR

Class day January 26 Promotion January 27, 2:30 (School closes at 2:10) Vacation for pupi ls January 28, 29 Semester ends January 29 Second Semester starts February 1 (Reports given out)

Blackout Messengers

Whittier is certainly doing her part in civilian defense. Over half of the home rooms have pupils who served in some way during blackouts. These were especially selected and trained for messengers: .Don Myer 308, Lloyd Garner 318, Betty Gartner 320, Herbert Griener 302, Jack Douglas 103, Earl Pierce 112, Ruth Griener 316, Betty Roper 318, Patricia Venard 203, Cecil Metzer 314, and Millard Woods 308.

Other pupils assisting wardens in some capacity on these occasions are: Perry Lewis and Marvin Thurber 112, Maynard Cheuvront 103, Harry Rotthaus 105, Eugene Graham 112, Bob Luehr 212, Richard Steininger and Richard Greer 203, Ord Jones and Hobert Bradly 208, James Geist 220, Michael Lawton 30 8, Jack Miles 310, Miles Diehl 312, Wayne Bills and Kenneth Lebsack 312, Fletcher Bell and Guy Shore 304, Richard Shonerd 110, John Montgomery 307, Sanford Downs and Donna Bartlett 307, and Richard McWilliams 222.

PUPILS LEA VE

These pupils have recently left Whittier. Joy and Iras Hill have gone t o No rt h e a s t. Betty Johnson, Gerald Steckly, Anna Kildaw, and Joe Demenus have also left. Josephine Passafiume has left for a convent. Billy Ruth e r ford and R i c h a r d Steininger have gone to California. Leslie Peters has entered Everett.

ELECTION RETURNS

General election winners on January 11 were: Girls-President, Virginia Loos; Vice-Pres ident, Vera Schwindt; Secretary, Dorothy Keller.

Boys- President , Bob Hubbell; Vice-President, Randall Renken· Secretary, Ronald Gallagher. ., Primary election winners on December 21 were: Girls - President, Virginia Loos and Shirley Maser; Vice President, Vera Schwindt and Virginia Seiler; Secretary , Dorothy Keller and Barbara Haning.

Boys- President, Raymond Aguirre and Bob Hubbell; Vice President, Don Hays and Randall Renken: Secretary, Ronald Gallagher and Edward Wessel.

PUPILS ENTER

These are the pupils that have entered Whittier since our last issue. Thera Page has transferred from Northeast. Betty Allen, Kenneth Stanley, Alberta Freeze, and Mary Freeze have transferred from Everett. Glenna Wondra and Myrtle Bundy have moved from Scottsbluff. Betty Alley has moved here from Tohias, Nebraska, and Betty Lou Scheuneman has entered school here from Ithaca.

Marvin Page has transferred from Nor the ast. Roland a n d Wayne Beck have come from Kearney. Don Wilson and Harold Wiltshire have reentered. Jerry Walls has entered school from Ohio wa, Nebraska. Francis Brick has been transferred from Cathedral. Loren Ellrich has moved to Lincoln from Beatrice and Billy Or th has moved here from California.

SENT TO AUSTRALIA

Mr. Millard C. Woods, formerly administrative officer of the Urban League, is being sent to Australia to be in charge of housing the Red Cross workers there. He will also look after some of the boys there in ~amp.

THE WHITTIER GREENLEAF

Founded and established in 1924 as the official student publication of Whittier Junior High School pupils

FACULTY ADVISORY BOARD

Miss Peterson , Miss Ferguson, Mr. Gammill GREENLEAF STAFF

Marcia Adkisson

Phyllis Barribo

Mary Ellen Bolar

Marialiee Bullock

Barbara Van Every

Kenneth Bowman

Robert Church

Robert Folden

Floyd Reifschneider

Loren Robinette

Betty J:,ou Clark Janice Ehl e rs

Margaret Craige Grace Haskins

Elaine Derr Iren e Holter

Norma Chubbuck Twyla Dobbins Anna Ledoux Natali e Maser AJic e Smith Joan Eberhart

Doris Kauffman George Wilcox

GREENLEAF PRINTERS

Emerson Rogers Duan e Wilkinson

Raymond Schenaman Polly S edam

Alvin Schwartz

Andy Tautfest Arthur Kolb

Jimmy Art z Hom e r Knapp

IT ALWAYS COMES

It's coming! The end of the semester! Hope you aren't wearing your brains out for final tests. (We are). But we wish all of you satisfactory grades, and a fresh start for next semester.

GOOD TIMES

Doris Sullivan met with many difficulties on her trip to Laramie, Wyoming, where she spent the Christmas holidays with her brother and sister-in-law. She left December 19 and on the first lap of her journey Miss Schofield was a fellow-passenger. Doris says that while going over the mountains she became ill, but that once in Laramie her vacation was perfect as the weather was like June. On the bus that brought her on the last round of her homeward journey there were seventy-one people. One man got up on the baggage shelf to sleep.

Virginia Terry of 102 spent the holiday vacation visiting friends and relatives in Beatrice.

Games were played and refreshments served at the party which Marilyn Nelson of 208 gave on New Year's Eve. There were eight guests present some of whom are pupils at Whittier.

''What is it we can't break without talking about?"

''Silence.''

One of my neigh hors is in the army and drives a ''jeep in the heart of Texas.''

FINED, FIFTY CENTS

The staid, dignified Judge Elijah Witherspoon's court was in session. The case being tried was that of a scared but defiant fourteen-year-old hoy . who was charged with knocking judge Witherspoon's top hat off with a snowball. That in itself was a crime in Begoniaville but when it happened to the judge!

The attorney for the defense was saying, "And, Your Honor, I am sure that if you will just look back a few years, you will remember when you too threw snowballs at the judge of your time. I am sure that as you remember you will be lenient with this young boy. Thank you."

Startled, Judge Witherspoon's thoughts flew back fifty years to a day when he was fourteen.

It was summer. School had been out for two weeks and "Spoony" as he was calle<l, was bored. There wasn't anything he could do out on the lonely farm that was his home-or-wait a minute! He could go out and try riding that colt in the pasture! Of course his father said he shouldn't, but Pa was out in the woods and he wouldn't know. That episode, Judge Witherspoon recalled with a start, had resulted in a broken leg and his being six weeks late in entering school.

"Spoony's" thoughts went skipping forward to the following winter. The staid, dignified Judge Chauncey Wythe's court was in session . The case being tried before him was that of a scared but defiant fourteen-year-old boy charged w i th knocking the

Judge's silk top-hat from his head. The boy was Elijah Witherspoon. Judge Witherspoon heard the old Judge Wythe give the stmtence, ''Fined fifty cents and an apology to the gentleman whose hat you knocked off!"

Coming back across the wide span of years with a start, Judge Witherspoon cleared his throat and announced to the court without hesitation, '' Fined fifty cents and an apology to the gentleman w h o s e ha t you knocked off.''

-Doris Kauffman

WHITTIERITE ON RADIO

At 5 : 4 5 W e d n e s d a y the Adventure Hour you will hear Uncle Jack and his two cochairmen discussing with two visitors from Lincoln what they are doing to win the war. The chairman is Uncle .Jack and cochairmen are George Wilcox o f 316 and Jim Stroud of Irving. The purpose of this program is to see what the young people o f Lincoln are doing to help win th e war. The way to be on this program is to write a letter to uncl e Jack in care of K. F. 0. R. Lincoln.

JUMBLED NAMES

Mto Venra

Dviad Ppnka

Emsja Teisg

Goreeg Rdeol

Raledne Sief

Ylrevbe Maesr

Eaornle Y eemrs

Ny Ieve Hopocp

Milly: It's raining cats a nc1 dogs.

Billy: Yes, there's poodles all over the street.

Sergeant drilling r o o k i e s:

That's the worst line I ever sa w. All of you fall out and look at it

Mother: How is your appeti t e? Johnny:· It's empty.

• THE WHITTIER GREENLE AF

CHATTER

Miss Ralston must have looked hungry that period, at least_ to Beverly Maser. She was to brmg Miss Ralston some lids for the paint jars, but when the sack was opened, it turned out to be Beverly's lunch. Imagine her crunching on jar lids for lunch. What's this? Can it be? Mr. Cu11er has been seen playing fox and geese with the boys on the playground at noon. He seemed to be enjoying himself ~oo. Say, maybe he was just runmng from snow balls or chasing the boys for throwing them.

There was a girl in Miss J on_es' fourth period who was wearmg bells, and Miss Jones had her ring them while the chorus of "Jingle Bells" was played.

The girls were all wearing friendship bracelets for a while , but it seems as though ear -rings are taking their place. Everywhere you look you see earrings.

Some of 'em sparkle And some of 'em shine, But I don't think any of 'em's As purty as mine.

My ear-rings purtier than all It buzzes and buzzes inside my bean, (Those bats must be related to B-19's)

And no purtier ear-rings have ever been seen.

(And no cornier poem has ever been heard.)

Maybe she wears it just in case. Just in case she forgets to eat her break fa st some time. Or maybe she's afraid that breakfast food is going to be rationed soon.. At any rate Shirley . Standley has been wearing puffed wheat on a string around her neck. That's a pretty good idea. I wonder how I'd look with a coupla' sandwiches and an apple for a necklace. At least I'd be patriotic because I wouldn't be us.ing paper sacks to put my lunch in.

How do you like this ? Alan Farmer got his first call slip to stay after school for reasons of discipline and guess what! He's January 15, 1943

going to keep i t Now just what do you suppos e he ' s going to do with it? I'd want to forget it, if I were he.

Everyone s eems to have a stiff neck, a bump or some such thing as a remembrance of that certain day w hen the streets and walks seemed to turn to ice over night. After cracking my head on one icy street, I was rather reluctant to try again. I was pausing on a street corner before crorssing whe~ Mr. Five by Five came along and helped me out. Yeah, he started across the street when one leg retreated and the whole force attacked. Oh that poor street! Well, that br;ke the ice between us and if you happened to be crossing a street anywhere in Lincoln at • the time, you probably were swept away on an iceberg and maybe hit in the head with a hunk of pavement. But now let's think of more ple~sant things.

yes, something pleasant. The semester will soon be ending and that's pretty pleasant, but I don't know about the grades. Well, I can't think of anything bes.ides that, so you'H have to manufacture something of your own. I think you can do that better without my chattering away, so bye 'til next semester.

TO MY TEACHER

I'm sorry I ate Russian peanuts yesterday, you certainly made me pay By making me stay after school last night

When the snow lay in drifts all deep and w bite.

I wish I'd started to work then and there

And hadn't begun to tear UP paper and shoot paper boats. I wish I'd thought of the chocolate floats

That I wanted after schoolThen I wouldn't have been such a fool, I'm sorry now.

-Twyla Dobbins

NEWS FROM DIFFERENT SCHOOLS

The U. S. Navy has borrowed a telescope from Washington Intermediate School, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii. The school received a letter of thanks from Commander H. M. Schaff er. After the war the telescope will be returned to the School if possible.

College View, Nebraska, is organizing a Victory Corps for the purpose of training youth for shortages of manpower, a better understanding of the war, better citizenship, better health, military drill for future members of the Armed Forces, and special training for those who intend to enter the field of aeronautics.

Teachers College High, Lincoln, has a set of books given to them by the government about aviation. It has one of the three best collections of Aeronautics books in the country.

GUESS WHO Boy

His home room is 320. He has blue eyes and brown hair. His weight is 103 and his height is 64 1-2 inches. Typing is his favorite subject while washing dishes is his pet peeve. He is usually seen with Charles Bolus, George W i l cox , and Ron Gallagher. One of the sports he likes is baseball.

Girl

Her eyes are a bluish green and her hair is brown. She weighs 121 pounds and she is 5 1-4 feet talf. Virginia Seiler and Leah Jacoby are her favorite friends. Algebra is her p·et peeve and history her choice subject. Baseball is her favorite sport. 222's her home room.

Velma Schwindt: What are you looking through all those records for?

Vera Schwindt: I'm trying to find out who General Delivery. was.

SPORT SHORTS

Here are some happenings in the gym that we will remember. The first of these is the fine playing of · Leo Dunkle of 110 for the other team. Not once but three times Leo tried to make a basket for his opponents. Many sideliners screamed, "Get 'im some glasses,'' but Leo finally found himself and sank a basket .in the right hoop. Let's hope that Leo will make a few points for his own and not the other team from now on.

102 has the reputation of running up the highest score on any one team. 30'2 was their victim to the tune of 21 to 0. Leaders of 102 were Bob Hubble and Frank Damian. Leader of 302 was William Schleiger. This is the worst defeat that 302 ever took.

Next our "Memories of the Gym." Our victim or hero this time will be a home room. This home room is a team that functions like a clock. Many a time they make impossible shots with the greatest of ease. That home room .is 310.

As I am writing this column now there are only four teams left in the first semester tournament. To those who are not the lucky few, it has been a sweil tournament and many of you played like good sports.

When the first snow fell this winter there must have been many who were thinking of baseball this coming spring. Everyone including boys and girl was out on the playground, on the street corners, molding and throwing snow balls . This practice has been stopped so that now the baseball players will have to wait until spring and then they will throw a real baseball.

There are many 9A''s who will graduate this winter and there are many home rooms that w.iH miss these 9A's. The teams that will have to find someone else to fill the graduating players are: 310 with three members

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gone, 102 with one. 314 will lose some as will 208, 207, 212, 103, 209, 106, and 108.

Since this is the last issue I hope I have brought to you the happenings of the playground

• and gym. Until next semester "It isn't whether you won or lost but how you played the game."

SONGS THAT REMIND US OF TEACHERS

Mr. Gartner and Gym Classes Playmates

Miss Hooper Dark Eyes

Mrs. White

The Music Goes Round

Mr. Nevin The Band Played On H

Miss Schofield Shortnin' Bread

Miss Kier

Take a Letter, Miss Brown

Miss Kahm

Miss Sibley

Ring, Telephone, Ring

The Story of-a Horn

Miss Lefferdink I Hear a Dream

All Teachers to Their Classes

Be Quiet When People Talk

Mr. Culler to Whittier Students Never Play Hookey

Miss Freebern Wear Your Rubbers When It Rains

Miss Emma Madsen I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover

Miss Jones

I Like Mountain Music

Miss Peterson

An Apple For the Tea cher

NICKNAMES

Wayne Robinette- Frenchie

Pat Hoadley- Mickey

Geraldine Myers - Dugan

Mildred Thompson - Dark Eyes

Kenneth Bolus- Bug Eyes

Wilber Weidman-Junie

Richard Loos - Louse

Charles Null-Bashful

Geraldine Knaub-Top

Kenneth Lebsack- Lippy

Shirley Lovelace - Honey

Frank Damian - Rosie

ANSWERS

TO GUESS WHO

Boy: Don Hays

Girl: Shirley Maser

LIVE1 WIRES

The basket ball and volley ball games are well under way now with basket ball being played on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, volley ball on Tuesday and Thursday.

It is this reporter's opinion that Bennett's team will win the basket ball tournament with Bouman's running a close second.

Although we · haven't gone very far in volley ball, .it looks as if 212 will be high on the list. The conduct in the gym has • been much better, but there is a little too much noise when basket ball games are going on.

There are two girls who must have wax on their shoes as they just can't seem to stand up. One is Vera Schwindt and the other Iar.ian Loos.

Well! I guess that's all for this time. So long!

HA VE YOU EVER SEEN?

D o r is Stern minding her teachers.

Maxine Royce with unattractive clothes.

Shirley Koenig without Barbara Amsler.

Shirley W i 11 not jumping around.

Ruby Hock not always getting mad.

Marvin Ficken not Elhooting paper wads.

Al an Farmer without Don Engle.

Ardel Prather not acting silly.

Robert Burback having something to do.

ANSWERS TO JUMBLED NAMES

Tom Avner

David Knapp

James Geist

George Loder

Darlene Feis

Beverly Maser

Eleanor Meyers

Eelvyn Pochop

The W ittier

Gree e f

Volume 20 Number 9

February 19, 1943

Lincoln, Nebraska

TWO ASSEMBLIES

GIVEN THIS WEEK

Two Greenleaf assemblies were held this week. The first was an advertising assembly which featured a play ·writt en and produced by the Greenlea f class. Those taking part w e re: Helen Boydston as Mr. Jones; Alice Jo Smith, Fi Fi; Darlene Feis, Irish war worker; Marilyn Martin, Heinrich; Wilma Schwartz, woman war worker; Norma Loetterle, Snap; Mary Lou C arr, Stinky; Patricia Swi f t, Snip; Marilyn Bstanding, Russian war worker; J ea n Larsen, Snur; Fern Geist, woman war worker, and Phyllis Barrib o, a nnouncer. After the play w as given, the Greenleaf salesmen s poke briefly over the microphone. The pupils accepted the play enthusiastically.

The second assembly was gi v• en to present the awards to the winning home rooms. The Greenleaf printers and reporters were introduc e d to the pupils after which the following variety show was given.

Patricia l\fcKay, toe dancing, another Patricia, Patricia Yates gave a number on her electric guitar, Noreen Pettet and Patty Rai1ki11 each a tap dance routine. William Warren played his harmonica. Phyllis Barribo played a selection on her guitar. Baton twirlers were Pat Hudkins and Shirley Bottcher. Ad d itional music was furnished by Mrs. White's classes. Dorothy Keller was the accompanist.

Announcers were : Margaret Craige, Norma Chubbuck, Twy-

la Dobbins, Carol Hackstadt Irene Holter Leah Jacoby Dor~ is Kauffman: Anna Ledow' Betty Northway, l\Iary St~war~, Bobbie Hart.

Enrollment Going Down

Whittier's enrollment has dee re as e d considerably this semester. Last semester our enrollment was 1,015. This semester it has dropped to 949. We welcome these new pupils who have entered. George and Ralph Hitz and Murray Watts have entered from Iowa. Don Witulski and Alice Vincent are back with us again. Glenn Teet has come from Western, Nebraska.

Duane Nelson and Myrna Goebel have eritered from Kansas and Gloria Moslander has come to • us from out of town. ,Betty N arin has moved to Lincoln from Auburn and Delores Owen has entered from Tecumseh. Delores Burke has come from Michigan and Norma Jean Knauber has come to us from a consolidated school.

SOCIAL GAMES COMMITTEE

The people who are responsible for your good times and the order in the games room this semester are. Shirley Maser Chairman, Dorothy Preece Co-Chairman, Janice Ehlers, Georgia Moren, Delone Fillman, Carol Hackstadt, Donna Schacht, Barbara Baragar, and Ramona Cameron.

Marilyn Nelson, Betty Ray, Florence Rhodes, Mary Webber, Lola Bean, Norma Loetterle, A 1ice Jo Smith, Mary Lou McGerr, Norma McCaslin. Let's help these people by being orderly in the games room.

PARTIES

We've heard of so many birthday parties lately that we haven't room for them all. Some who have had parties lately are: Shirley Schultz, Billie Lou Linke, Rose Marie Sullivan, Don Tejcka, Wallace Barnett, Joan Watson. Valentine Partie1 were given by: Marjorie Wayne, Norma Johns and Audrey Drake.

C. L. Officers Installed

Installation of Civic League Officers was held on Friday, F~bruary 12. The program began w 1 th the flag salute led by Randall Renk in. The civic league pledge was Jed by Vera Schwindt. The music was furnished by the boys glee club under the direction of Mrs. White and accompanied by Mrs. Allan. The girls president, Virginia Loos, was installed by Miss Hult. Virginia then gave her speech of acceptance. Mr. Culler installed the boys president, Bob Hubell. Bob then gave his acceptance speech.

The girls president introduced the girls cabinet. The boys cabinet was then introduced. A cabinet meeting was held to report on plans for the semester, Virginia Loos and Bob Hubbell presiding over the meeting alternately Sub• jects discussed were: ''Safety" brought up by ,Jack Douglas, •'Promotion of Spring Program'' by Virginia Seiler. Vera Schwindt introduced the "Greenleaf Campaign." Betty Jamesson brought up ''Behavior in Gym.'' Leah Jacoby introduced the "Victory Garden" and Shirley Mas er brought up the subject of buying new games for the game room. The program ended with the singing of The Star Spangled Banner.

P PILS TAKE TRIPS

With gas rationing and saving on rubber you wouldn't think many people could take trips but it seems that they are . Of course there aren't as many trips as. there have been, but vve've heard of some. Jack Settle recently went to 1issouri to visit friends and relatives. John Wable visited his grandmother and uncle in ·...A...lbion, Nebraska Helen Tuttle visited her brcther's family during the mid-seme!:,ter. Marilyn e]son of home room 208 visited her grand-. mother near Raymond. Loren Ulrich of 318 spent the weekend at Beatrice.

THE WHITTIER GREENLEAF

Founded and E s tabli !:>

WHAT'S YOUR HURRY?

There has been improvement on the conduct in the halls, but it goes without saying that there is ~till room for more. Pu pils don't stop to think that when the y rush blindly down the hall, they are endangering others. · Someone might be knocked down and hurt merely because you ran through the hall to catch up with a friend or get to class in a hurry. Nothing is so rushing that we can't take .time to walk, at least until we're out of the building. Let's see if we can't improve still more.

ATTENTION!

Use it a little, then away it's thrown. That is what happens to pencils every day. Why not be patriotic and use your pencils until they can't be used any more? And another t h ing! You know teachers are goin g to become tired of lending pencils to ever y one who comes along. I know I would! Pupils of Whittier, come to your classes equipped and use that equipment as long as pmisihle. Let your motto be '·1 will not be wa st efu l.''

CHEWING GUM

Most everybody has heard the little ditty ''Chewing Cha wing Gum"· and it seems to fit Whittier pretty well lately. It Reems to me the teachers would be tired of saying, ''Betty. please put your gum in the basket.' ' Why not help the teachers by Chewing and Cha wing after school?

IN THE SERVICE

Betty Roper of 318 has every reaso n to be proud of her father and three brothers. Her father joined the United States Navy over a year ago and has seen action in England, Iceland, and Cuba. At present he is stationed in New York as is one son. Betty's father has been home on one furlough, she says. She has two brothers in the Navy and one in the Army. They have also been home once. Mrs. Roper has just returned from a trip to New York where she visited Mr. Roper. She brought many nice souvenirs back with her~ They are very proud of their four star flag hanging in the window, are Betty and Mrs. Roper.

WHAT IF

Virginia Seiler weren't al~ays on the run?

Bob Simpson didn't talk so much?

Ed Wessel weren't always flirting?

Charl es Botts we r en't alway s joking?

Marj or i e D in gm a n were Marjorie Dangwoman?

Gailya Sindt didn't act like Red Skelton?

Alice Jo Smith were sh ort a n d fat?

Leah Jacoby had black hair and weren't pretty?

Darlene Feis didn't wear lipst ick?

Wayn·e Robidoux were s ho rt?

Marilyn Martin didn't have a dimple?

HOBBIES

Shirley Schultz, of 102 h a s two different hobbies. One is post cards; she has 400 of them . S he also has 300 napkins. Doris Stern of 303 has an unusual hobby . She collects odd rocks shaped like animals an d pe opl e M e r a I i e Laughlin, 308, collects tickets stubs.

Jerry Wall, 208, has the interesting hobby of chemistry. He makes experiments and studie3 from books in the library. Betty Nairn, 105, has a gruesome hobby, snakes! She collects pictures of them and can identify them. Also she can tell whether they are poisonou u:i

Jack Moore, 102, collects marhles. He has collected 475 . Robert Wilson, 103, makes model airplanes. He has about four made and four others started. He started it when he was eight years old. Ray Churchill. 210, collects pencils. He has about 1,500. He has them from England and Canada. They are all advertising pencils.

NICKNAMES

Warren Dunn - Dunn Wolden Volz- W aldy

Robert L. Clark-Clarky

Don Tejcka-Foad

Roy Snethen - Sneezie

Betty Denny - Scottie

Arline Gohde - Enie

Mary Lou Carr - Shorty

Charlotte Quack en bush - Sugar

Betty Kennedy - Kenny

Leah Jacoby- Chubbie

Landlady? The last man tha t livPd here was a scientist and h e invented an explosive.

Renter: Are those spots on th e wall the explosives'!

Landlady: No , the scientist.

Student: So there two sets of twins in your family. Ar e you a twin?

New Boy: Naw, I'm just a spare.

CHATTER

Hullo again. This is, we.II, just guess, just guess, I' 11 bet you know already . I'm so popular- I think. Ma ybe I'd better tell you though since there might be someone who' s forgotten me. Or is that possible? Well, anyway I'm known as Chatterbox until someone finds out what my real name is. Then I'm called quite a few things. Oh dear. Isn't it just terrible not to have any freshies at Whittie1· this semester? No one to show off in front of.

Sayl Hav e I ever a lot of gossip for you! I could just run on and on for days and days and that mi ght not be a bad idea. Here I go! Listen carefully.

If you happened to see a boy ru nning down the hall with a flus hed face a few weeks ago it was Marvin Hudson making a quick get-a-way. That's just what he was doing. You wanna know why? Here's why. Miss Ferguson had just taken him across her k nee and spanked him and that would have been bad enough but on top of th at he was wearing Leah Jacoby's coat and looked most conspi cuous. We sympathize, Marvin. Absolutely! It certainly was your unlucky day.

Do railro ads have something to do with laying eggs? Have I at last, found something to blame my outstandin g fault on? At least Shirley Ko enin g seems to think so. When Mrs. Childress asked her what the railroads did that the farmer s didn't like she answered. "The chickens wouldn't lay their eggs." Well, the c1ass enjoyed t hat but I don't know as we can say as much for Shirley.

An eye for an eye and a tooth for the waste basket. That's the way it was with Dick Brown, who yelled, ' ' I got it,'' jumped up from his seat, and tossed a tooth into the wastebasket. Here's something you'll like. Just listen to this. Miss Ferguson may have handcraft in her class, and February 19, 1943

Mr. Heston may have wood craft , but Miss Scheme} has kitchencraft- Marilyn Kitchen and Glen Kraft.

Did you by any chance hear a crash comi ng from 210 sixth period, Tue.sday Well, it was just Margaret Craige. 'Tis feared she leaned too far out of her desk. Anyway the whole contrap t ion went over. They had quite a time pulling her out too. Too bad, Marga r et!

Have you noti'3ed the flowers that are goin g down the halls? What I mean are the artificial flowers the girls are wearing in their hair. A new type of hair ribbon for your collection, boys, but be sure to leave a few for • the girls.

Say, does anybody know who that boy was who came into Miss Wilson's first period clothing class and sat in the back room while one of the girls did a bit of sewing for him? W eli, maybe you would if I told you more about him. It seems that this certain boy came into the class with his coat on and it also seems that this person shut himself in the back room and tossed out a pair of-hu-um-trousers. The cause of these queer proceedings? The bare fact is that a seam in the back of the aforesaid trousers had burst open w i th o u t ,varning. The girls snickered over their sewing while 1\iiss Wilson assured them that "It was no laughing matter." Later this boy was he ard to say that he thought the seam was too small.

l\Iaybe there are others of the opinion that a lot of girls do more sawing on their fingernails with nail files than is necessary, but it seems the girls aren't the only ones. Now I'm not saying that he doe s more than is necessary but I happened to see Mr. Gartner going up the stairs very intent on filing his nails.

WE ARE SORRY

We are sorry our paper is so small that we haven't s pace to print all the news you have handed in. We will print it next time however. Thanks a lot and keep the news rolling in.

NICKNAMES

Ruth Ann Richmond-Bags

Fern Giest-Fernsee Gernsie cow

Alice Baldwin-Kitty

Fern Egger--Cutie

Dona Hendrix - Dony

Shirley Warburton-Mi ckey

Joan Watson-- -Shorty

Bob Cowell-Baby Bottle

GUESS

WHO Girl

She is a member of home room 316. Her eyes are green and her hair is brown. Her height is 5 feet 3 inches and she weighs 95 pounds. Missing days from school is her pet peeve. Type is her favorite subject and Marilyn Martin and Carole Hackstadt are her best pals.

Boy

His hoom room is 103 and he is 5 feet 5 inches tall. Weight is 118 pounds. He has brown eyes and b rown hair. He says working is his hobby then adds, ''wo rking nothing." Type is his favorite subject and a habit of his is flirting with th e girls. His best chum is Mr Cu ller.

Teacher: What is space?

Junior: Space is where there is nothing. I can't explain but it's in my head.

1st man: My wife's been nursing a grouch all week, 2nd man: Oh, been sick ha ve yu?

1st Moron: I'm sorry I called you so late.

2nd Moron: That's o.k. I had to get up to answer the phone · anyway.

LIVE WIRES

Pl a y g r o u n d c om m i t t e e members for this semester are: Betty Jamesson, Chairman· Shirley Bennett, Sub chairman i Marilyn Delehant, Sub Chairman· Velma Schwihdt, Sub chairman: S h i r 1 e y Chandler, Geraldin~ Vincent, Virginia Brinkworth, Barbara Strubbe, Alice Berry, Marilyn Yowell, Evelyn Pochop, Betty Smith, Ruby Hock, Betty Legler.

Virginia Boberg·, Dona Hendrix, Virginia Lampshire, Pat Rankin, Noreen Pettet, Gwen Mohler, Coleen M c Crack en, Shirley Bottcher, Bernese Fox, JoAnn Edson, and Marian Ekblad.

These playground committee members surely know how to play basketball. The ball moves about with lightning speed · from one player to the other.

If some of you · girls that go to the gym don't be a bit more quiet, you might get "shooed" out. Also~ some of you had better get up and play with your home room teams. Quite a few games have been forfeit e d because there haven't been enough players.

The playground committee had a meeting the o t h e r week to organize variou s games for the weeks to come . Volley ball, basketball, and soccer baseball tournaments started last week. The three chairmen for these games are Marilyn Delehant, basketball, Shirley Bennett, volley ball, . Velma Schwindt, soccer baseball. These three girls are also subchairmen under Betty Jamesson.

But back to the basketball game on February 4. It seems that this game was played quite roughly and a little too fast . Come on, girls, not too rough! You may hurt someone. We don't mean to scold, but try to quiet down the gym for it has not been up to it's high standard these last few days.

Beginning on Fehr. 12 was danc i ng in the girls' gym for pupils who wish this sort of noon activity. This popular activity

will be continued on every Friday at noon. The sound system is set up so that music may be heard well.

Pupils who bring late recordings will label them and bring in recording envelope or book form. When bringing records pupils will be responsible for their own in case of records cracking or breaking.

Pupils will need to get tickets for the uancing which will be limited to 9B's and 9A's only for the time being.

In 101 Mrs. Ross will take a number of pupils and instruct them on dancing. This will be conducted at noon and there will be a practice period for pupils who are •• learning how to dance. Practice time will be during activity periods. 9B and 9A boys are invited and we cordially invite all th"' teachers to dance with us if they desire.

FIVE AND TEN

My boy friend couldn't kiss a WAAC.

There's something that he seems to lack, He couldn't even get a WAVE,

Because he never has a shave· So he t:-1icks on ten-year-old m~. I'd like to take him 'cross my knee, And give him a licking hard and good ) •

Maybe you don't think so but [ could;

He thinks I'm something he can tie or fold

Or kiss or hug or hold, And oh, that does embarrass me For he's only five years old. - Twyla Dobbins

ANSWERS TO GUESS WHO

Darlene F'eis - 316

Jack Douglas - 103

Mess Hall Captain (crossly): Who put them flowers on the table?

Private; The Colonel.

Captain: Purdy, ain't they?

SPORTS SHORTS

Here is a list of the playground committee members. The chairman is Don Hays of 320, who was in my ''Memories of the Playground" once. Stanley Ernst of 308 and Dean Hobson of 107 are members as are Dale Harp of 203, Bob Heifschneider of 305 Alfred Mendoza of 314, Wayn~ Lubke of 207, James Geist 220 John Reitter 112, Richard Churchill 222, Leonard Rebensdorf 203, Kenneth Wimmer 110, Keith House 110, Don Meyer 308, • Raymond Aguirre 220, Merle Debus 105, Den Davenport 205, Robert Plock 110, Roland Cartwright 305, Arthur Morey 304, Kenneth Bolus 310, and George Wilcox 316. We will save you the trouble of counting by telling you there are twenty-one boys on the playground committee.

There have been many moans and groans when the word " Calisthenics" is brought up. Yet in the long run you will thank your lucky stars that you ha,·e been made to take calisthenics. Many boys have tried excuses and alibies but to no avail. You have to take calisthenics, and some like it Also in Lincoln High School you do cHlisthenics.

There is a story going around of a Marine who, when there were calisthenics, dropped out of it. It was in a crucial battle that he was hurt. Not having the strength that calisthenics could have given him, the J aps caught him and shot off both legs. If you are a good American you will help your government by taking calisthenics.

BUY

"Buy Stamps! Buy Bonds!" Uncle Sam cries, "We will win if ev~ryone tries , So don't slack down and say, 'I don't care' Or the J aps and the Germans will make quite a pair."

- Wilma Schwar tz , Marta Deine s

The Whittier Greenleaf

Volume 20 Number 10

March 5, 1943

Lincoln, Nebraska

"DOODLE DANDY" IS BIG SUCCESS

1,250 pupils attended the "Doodle Dandy" show at Whittier on February 24 and it proved to be an excellent patriotic performance. The cast consisted of ten fine performers. Doodle Dandy was a character especially liked by the children, who thought him the "limberest" person they had ever seen. Other performances were given at Northeast and Irving on Februar y 25. The audience at Whittier included pupils from elementar y scho ols, Everett, and Whittie r.

GIRL DELEGATES

Here are the girls who bring us the news from the delegate meetings. Alice Berry 102, Lola Bean 103, Beverl y Burke 103, Arline Goh de 106, Shirley Standley 107, Elsie Schafer 108, Marian Ekblad 110, Joan Inbody 112, Shirley Will 203, Evelyn Pochop 205, Bett y Morgan 207, Betty Barnhill 208, Barbara Strubbe 209, Marilyn Delehant 210, Jackie Boeka 212, Audrey Flood 220.

Barbara Barager 222, Ruth Ann Richmond 302, Irene Holter 303, Shirley Mohr 304, Marjorie Dingman 305, Elaine Arenson 307, Marilyn Greer 308, Helen Kehling 310, Eileen Roemmick 312, S h i r I e y Warburton 314, Norma McCaslin 314, Janice Cochran 318, Gwen Mitchell 320.

Missing In Action

Certain Whittier pupils are anxiously waiting for word from their relatives who are either missing or are prisoners. Here are a few. The father of Betty Lou North way of 210 is missing or believed to be a Jap prisoner in the Philippines. He is a warrant officer and his name is Edward C. Northway, aged 44. He has been in the army 22 years. April, 1942 , was the. last they heard from him

The cousin of Mary Lou Carr of 302 is a prisoner in Japan. His name is Gilbert Shaw of the Medical Corps. He has been serving in the Navy for about 15 years. January; 1942, is the last they heard from him.

The three brothers of Douglas Ahlstedt are Japanese prisoners. • They are in the Coast Artillery. John is 22, James 20, and Harold is 28. The boys have been in the service about three and half years. Enlisting together in 1939 they were last heard from Nov. fi, 1940.

A NEW CLUB

Lately many Whittier pupils have become interested in the Red Shield Club. The club is open to all who wish to attend, both boys and girls. Pupils report they have a fine time. The club meets every night but Wednesday. That night is party night. The club is sponsered by Capt. and Mrs. Kelly from the Salvation Army.

MISS SCHEMEL MARRIED

Miss Lucile Schemel of the Whittier Faculty was married on the twentieth of February to Mr. Charles Arthur Wilson. She is still known as Miss Schemel to her pupils, who wish her much happiness.

RATION VACATION

Pupils of Lincoln Schools were dismissed on every afternoon of last week so that teachers could

help with the rationing. A number of Whittier pupils worked also wearing out their shoes as pages.

Usher Committee

The girl'S usher committee is as fol lows: chairman , V i r g i n i a Seiler 314, Retha Brandt 102, Ch a r is George 107, Lorretta Lewis and Dorothy Dunn 207, Margie Franks and Connie Crosby 210, Deloris Paulsen 303, Marjorie Dingman and Eleanor Meyers 305, and Marilyn Martin and Darlene Feis 316.

The boys usher committe has 12 members: Their chairman is Galen S i m m o n s 222, Robert Wilsey 105, Earl Pierce 112, Helmut Sienkneckt 205, Dan Noble 207, Bill Wilson 208, Paul Sheldon 209, Alan Farmer 210, Jimmy Liggett 220, Ed Wessel 304 , Robert Rosenquist 308 , Arnold Davis 314

These people are al ways on their toes. Many of them come to serve you as ear ly as 8:00 in the morning. Let's try° to cooperate more than we have been. And, boys, let's stop teasing the girls on duty.

PUPILS ENTER

Bl'inging our total up to 960 for this semester are the following new pupils who have entered Whittier. Richard Grossman, from Reynolds, and Shirley Hiatt left Eagle to come to us. Belmont lost Victor Mehaffey, Patricia Burke is from Escanaba this semester, and Kendall Garrison is from Northeast. •

Darlene Shropshire left old friends in Geneva to come to new friends in Whittier while Jerome Schmidt reentered. Harriet Deal came to us from Everett, Marilyn Webb from Aurora Dorothy Clouse, Palmyra, and Patricia Ann Marshall, Skinner Junior High, Denver, Colorado, are also new membe1's of Whittier.

THE WHITTIER GREENLEAF

Found e d and E s tabli s h e d in 1924 as the Official St ud e nt publication of Whitti e r Junior Hi g h School Pupil s FACULTY ADVISORY BOARD

M i ss Peter so n, Miss Ferguso n , M r . Gam mill GREE N LEA F STAFF

H aro ld Carnes

B obbi e H art

H

Ph

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GREENLEAF PRINTERS Jimmy A rtz Wayn

A TRIBUTE TO AMERICAN SOLDIERS

It was a bright clear day on an island so mew here in the South Pacific. A light wind was blowing the palms gently to and fro, but somewhere in the clear blu e heavens above w e r e countless numbers of planes winging their way to this island to disturb the peace that dwelt there.

RATIONING TIME

We had planned a six-page Greenleaf for this issue but we were rationed on time. Last week, as you all know, we were given a vacation in the aftermoons because of point rationing. So it was necessary to cancel the extra two pages of the six-page issue. We are sorry and will try our best to make our nE.xt issue six pages long.

GUESS WHO Girl

Conners

The people of this island were too much at peace to think anything could happen on a day like this,. but something did happen. There was a sudden hail of screaming born bs and then more screams, but these screams were of people and not of bombs. They were cries of pain and cries of anger as the bombs struck home. This was no longer home but a place of death. Soon the planes went away leaving nothing but disaster. But those who died and will die in the future will always be remembered . - Paul

SEMESTER SHORTAGES

This semester more than ever before we are going to have to help conserve our supply of gasoline and rubber. This means that we shall have to start wiggling our toes these cold mornings because even if you do live two or three miles from school, you can't expect your poor old dad to start the family bus and bring you to school. If you're a girl, exercise will keep your waistline down and if you're a boy, it will help you train for a place on the track team.

You can't Expect your teachers to pass out quite so much paper either, for that's another thing we have to save. Use both sides of the paper and then use it for scratch p aper. With the gum • shortage acute we d on't think the teachers will have to worry about someone parking gum on a desk seat for the next unsuspecting per s on to sit

LET'S HELP THE CIVIC LEAGUE

You folks who hurry through things should think of our civic league officers. What if they hurried through their work and meetings? I wonder what would happen to our school and them. They would probably have to resign from office. Let's help the civic league officers by slowing down in the halls. They are always ready and willing. So, come on, Whitterites, let's •go. Ge t behind the civic league officers.

JUMBLED NAMES

Neleh Y dostbon

Leyirsh Andechlr

Eneri Tleroh

Sylphil Obrabari

Apt Aegbehosul

Milailw Erranw

Eogreg I wclxo

Little Willie: Mom, you said the baby has your eyes and Daddy's nose, didn't you?

Mother: Yes, Darling.

Willie: Well, you'd better watch him; he has grandpa's teeth now.

Her eyes are greenish brown and she has hair of brown. She weighs 111 lbs. and is 63 1-2 i n c h e s ta 11. Assisting Miss Peterson is her favorite subject and so is gym. Typing is another subject she likes well. Basketball is her favorite sport and she likes to make up jokes. 320 is her home room.

BOY

His home room is 312 and his favorite subject is Metal Trades. Making model airplanes is his hobby and baskP-tball io his favorite sport. His weight is about 98 lbs. and he is 61 inches tall. Lionel K arr and Bill and Raymond Howell are his chums. He has blue eyes and brown hair.

MY LITTLE PUPPY

I have a little puppy

Who is black and white; He has the craziest notions And his hobby is to bite. He has a stubby tail

And he has the softest fur And yet my little puppy Is nothing but a cur. Just the same I love my puppy

And I know that he loves me , And I want no other puppy

As probably you can see.

- Wilma Schwart z

First Crook: How did Bill di e ?

Second Crook: He fell throu g some scaffolding.

First Crook: Whatever was h e doing up there?

Second Crook: Being hange d THE WHITTIER GREENLEA F

CHATTER

Well,. here I am again. I was Just thinking how thankful my readers should be (I must have a few) that my column isn't in my hand writing. They would never know wha~ I'm chattering about. I wonder 1f the:(~ m~nd. Really though, my wr1tmg 1s terrible. Last · semester I signed a girl ' s petition and then she asked me what my name is. "Well," says I "can't you see my signature?':

"Yes," says she, "T hat's what aroused my curiosity." But enough about me, I'm sure my gossip will be more interesting.

Do you remember that Greenleaf play we had a Monday or two ago. Well, just before it started Alice Jo Smith, who played th~ part of Fife, the German spy, nearly lost her stocking. However, Miss Peterson helped her out with a couple of straight pins and a paper clip.

That isn't all that happened in · the play. When everyone was fighting over the Greenleaf Snap one of the German Spie~ fell down and his cap came off. We then found that ''he'' was a "she," but it only added to the hilari ty of it all.

Here' s some good advice from Leah Ja coby. She says that if you have the hie cups (Hiccoughs to well- educa ted people) you should try it since it's a sure cure. Just take a full glass of water and try to drink from the opposite side. You will be so worried about spilling water on yourself that your hie cups will be forgotten. Try it and tell us how it works.

I've been doing som e investigating but I can't find out who that girl was that bopped some bothering boy right in the eye. Whoever she was, she seemed to have a pretty good reason, for the boy was making a pest of himstlf. I wonder if he developed a black eye. Poor fell ow! What will he use for beefsteak?

Other people have been having their troubles too, especially the pupils who acted as pages at the schools where registering for the March 5, 1943

second ration book has been going on. Y?U can't walk around on your d~gg1es for half a day or more without their yelping. These folks ?-re really patrio tic though, workmg ever1 afternoon while the rest of u~ enJoy a vacation.

Did you hear about John L.uebs winning one cent out of lus two-cent bet with Mr. Culler? Well, Mr. Culler bet that John didn't wo1·k in the library. He works there part time sopart time pay.

Well, my gos ip is exhausted for now , so good by. till next time.

EXCHANGES

In the Kearney Junior High School at Kearney, ebraska, the height of boys on the bas·ketball team varies from five to over s.ix feet.

From February, 1942, to January 1, 1943, Washington School pupils of Honolulu, Hawaii, have invested $19,284.45 in War Bonds and Stamps.

The ninth grade pupils of Sutter Junior High School, Sacramento, Califon1ia, have formed Victory Clubs in which the students make many different types of scale models. There is a rigid culling of applicants this term to insure better results.

PUPILS LEAVE

These pupils have left for California: Ardel Prather , Max Miller, Kenneth Stanley, Lucille Stanley, and Betty Allen.

Alice Newburn has gone to Oklahoma. Billy Orth has gone to Texas. These two pupils have left for Omaha, Natalie Maser and Helen Taylor.

Ronald Gallagher has left for York, Nebraska. Jerome Schmidt has moved to College View. Elmer White and Harvey Johnston have gone over to Northeast. Cherrel Hamm and Dale King have gone to Irving.

Did you hear about the moron who cut off his hand to write shorthand?

PROPHECY OF A QLOUD

One night the sun was slipping

Peacefully from over the earth,

The sky was flooded with pink and gold

And a cloud form had ' its birth

This time it seemed the clouds foretold

That America some day would be

Far finer than gold and full of • harmony,

Leader of nations all the world over.

What did I see in a blue sky cover?

I saw take shape from a filmy cloud

The outline of our country great and proud,

Yes , shaped like a map but telling a story

Of America's future beauty and glory.

She's the best country in the world today,

But a few years from now we can say,

She's our country, our dream come true,

She's had some troubl~ and we saw her through,

We knew our country was brave and strong,

We knew our country was not in the wrong,

And we will remember one night in the sky

The map of our country in gold came by.

- Mary Webber, 302

NICKNAMES

Bob Folden- Fuzzy

Billie Hite - Lucky

Jim Artz-Jamie Boy

Glen Hancock-Speed

Irene Starkel- Ike

Geraldine Vincent-Gerry

Betty Jean Alleman - Gus

Alice Vincent-Alley

Shirley Lovelace-Shorty

Marguerite Wilson - Punkey

Barbara Morey - Babs

Pullman porter to well-dressed man: Brush ya off suh?

Well-dressed man: No thanks, I'll get off the usual way.

SPORT SHORTS

Your Sport Shorts editor would like to praise the behavior in the boys' gym. Lately the behavior has been better but still we have a iong way to go. At the start of the new semester it was awful. But since a new method was tried of dismissing the pupils the behavior has been better.

This new method is this. The boys at one wall of the gym stand up and move out slowly in a single line while the others sit down. After the one line has gone, the other line does the same thing, walking slowly out the door. We would like to praise the playground committee and Mr. Gartner for putting • this way of dismissing into effect. Hats off to the playground committee and Mr. Gartner.

Next our "Memories of the Gym." Our hero or goat will be a hero. He is Raymond Aguirre of 220. His all-American way of playing and his excellent basketball shots, his famous baseball pitches, and his running and passing in football entitle him to the High Cup of Whittier s p o r t s . Hail to Raymond Aguirre.

Many pupils are in for a disappointment about playing in the gym. When the weather is good, there w.ill be pickup games outside in baseball and football, Mr. Gartner has informed me. So warm up your pitching arm, for baseball is on its way.

In closing, I hope that every home room will play its best .in the coming baseball season, and from me to you, Good Luck.

ANSWERS TO GUESS WHO

Betty Gartner

Bobbie Hart

Teacher: Where do you get the most fish?

Boy: Between the head and the tail.

IN THE SERVICE

Many Whittier boys and girls have relatives in the service. We will try and mention a few now. Dick Brown, a second lieutenant, is in the Coast Artillery. Harry Loos is in the Army now in Alaska. Bob Snyder and Junior Snyder are serving in the Army and Navy.

Leah Jacoby of 302 has four brothers in the service and a fifth in Civilian War Work in Hawaii. In the Army are Lt. Henry, Pvt. Jacob, and Sgt. Ed ward, and Pvt. Peter Jacoby is in the Army Air Corps. Bob Huber of 203 has three brothers in the army, one a corporal and the other two are privates. Phyllis Smith also of 203 has a brother Kenneth in the Navy noy., stationed at Great Lakes, Illinois.

Arline Glantz's uncle is a commando stationed in Montana. He belongs to the ski-troopers. Robert Amend, Donna Busch's uncle, is now stationed in Alaska. Tom Schmitt's u n c 1e, Lew Schmitt, was home on furlough recently.

Frank McKinstrey has two uncles in the service. They are Chief Petty Officer Glen Berry in the Navy serving on the U.S.S. Barry. Private Truman Berry is stationed in Atlanta, Georgia. Patricia Swift of 209 has two uncles serving. They are Technical Sergeant Paul V. Swift ·in Africa and Corporal Donald V. Person in Colorado.

WE'RE HELPING

After making a count to find out how many boys and girls have bought War Bonds and Stamos, we find that 686 Whittier pupils have purchased War Bonds and Stamps amounting to $11,786.90 we're doing fine, but can't we do better?

Mrs. Brown: Your baby laughs every time I shake my head.

Mrs. Greene: Yes, he just loves rattles.

LIVE WIRES

You girls and boys who go to 101 to dance should get there. Last time 9B's and 9A's danced thirty were supposed to com~ and only ten came. If you want to dance on 9A class day you had better get up to the gym more often.

When the girls go up to the gym, they should cooperate and help Betty Jamesson and Mrs. Ross more by being quiet. Some girls go up there just for the fun of talking and yelling when everyone else yells. If you can't go there and watch the games and be more quiet, you won't be able to go up at all.

If some girls are wondering when the baseball tournament outside starts, we can only say th at it will be soon 1 depending on the weather. The girls in the gym are doing triple rolls, quite a neat trick! They are also playi n g one-game e 1i m in at i on tournaments.

WHAT IF

Valoy Brown were Valoy Black.

Betty North way were Betty South way.

Earl Bumgardner were short.

Beverly Metcalf were Beverly Metcow.

Marvin Hudson didn't like to talk.

Edward Wessel were quiet.

Betty Jamesson were Betty J amesdaughter.

Twyla Dobbins were Twyla Nag.

ANSWER TO JUMBLED NAMES

Helen Boydston

George Wilcox

Willam Warren

Pat Gablehouse

Phyllis Barribo

Irene Holter

Shirley Chandler

Singing teacher: Sing louder.

Pupil: I'm singing as loud as I can.

Singing teacher: Open your mouth and throw yourself in it.

The Whittier Greenleaf

Volume 20 Number 11

March 19, 1943

Lincoln, Nebraska

RED CROSS ASSEMBLY HELD

The assembly held on March first had two interesting speakers, Mrs. Stebbins and Mr. Holden. Mrs. Stebbins complimented the Whittier boys and girls for their participation in making the scrap drive a success. Mr. Holden quoted high-ranking army and navy officials concerning the things they said. Following the speakers we saw a picture on how the Red Cross workers helped at Pearl Harbor and other parts of the world. The assembly was very encouraging and was enjoyed by all.

SYMPHONY CONCERT GIVEN

The Lincoln Symphony Orchestra conducted by Henri Pensis gave a concert on Wednesday morning, March 3, at the Stuart Theatre. The pieces which the orchestra played were "Overture" by Wagner, "Nocturne" by Faure, ''The March of the Toys" by Herbert, "The Blue Danube Waltz" by Strauss, "Dance of the Comedians" by Smetana and "Stars and Stripes Forever" by Sousa. The orchestra played an encore of ''Star and Stripes Forever," which pleased the audience very much. There were between three . and four hundred Whittierites at the theatre. Mrs. White gave the Whittier pupils high praise for their excellent conduct.

CHOIR SINGS ON RADIO

R adio honors came to seven more Whittierites Sunday, Feb. 28, when the Junior Choir of the Salem Congregational Church sang on the United Churches of Lincoln Program. The Whittier pupils belonging to this choir are Eileen Roemmich, Alva Kehling, Leah Jacoby, Lillian Schaffer, Vernon Heckel, Richard Eirich, and Leonard Rebensdorf.

MISS FREEBERN DIES

Monday, March 8, was a sad day fol" Whittier pupils and faculty. We were a1l shocked to learn of the death of Miss Fre ebern, our school nurse. She had been a school nurse in Lincoln since 1919. Death was attributed by Dr. G. W. Covey to either a heart ailment or a stroke. We will all remember her kindness, her cheerful smiles, and her helpfulness when we needed her.

BUTTONS, BUTTONS, BUTTONS

Way too many to count! We have well reached our quota, boys and girls. We received all kinds of buttons varying in type and size. We want to thank you girls who worked in the morning and during the noon hour stringing the buttons. You did a fine job, and Whittier is proud to have boys and girls who will get down to a job and finish it.

9A'S SEE PICTURES

All 9A's attended the Art Exhibit through the English classes on Wednesday of last week. The exhibit was held at Morrill Hall. Miss McFie and Mrs. J. P. Colbert talked about the pictures. The most admired by the pupils was "The Windmill Crew" by Peter Hurd. The most expensive picture which was e x h i b i t e d was "The Farmer" by Eugene Speicher priced at $4,000. Especially liked by the boys was the portrait of General Early E. W. Duncan by Maria De Cammerer. Whittier pupils found the Art Exhibit enjoyable and are grateful for being given the opportunity to attend.

.. PUPILS CONTRIBUTE

Whittier pupils again have done their part in helping to support the Junior Red Cross. The voluntary contributions amounted to $20.90 during the recent drive. This money given to the Red Cross will help bring comfort to wounded citizens of foreign countries, soldiers, s a i 1ors, an d even Americans on the home front. This is the least we can do.

HOME ROOM PRESIDENTS

These are the pupils who preside over home room meetings: Val o y Brown, 3 0 4, Melvin Keller, 320, Dorothy Patterson, 305, Lillian Schaff er, 312, Charles McKeen, 316, Richard Sharrar, 307, Kenneth Bolus, 310, Alfred Mendoza, 314, Betty Legler, 302, Russell White, 303, John Wahl,. 318, Ruth Ailes, 308.

Betty Smith, 209, Alan Farmer, 210, Colleen McCracken 2 0 8, V i r gin i a Brinkworth, 220, Richard E i rich, 203, Frank Burden, 205, Patty Rankin, 212, Wayne Lubke, 207, Richard Churchill, 222.

Jack F r i c k e, 103, Shirley Chandler, 110, Maxine Hart, 106, Retha Br and t, 102, Marvin Livingston, 108, Merle Debus, 105, Marcia Adkisson, 107, Beverly Thompson, 112.

ART CLASSES EXHIBIT

I suppose you have all noticed those Easter greeting cards and tallies in the case. They were made by Miss Ferguson's commercial art classes. The Easter cards will be sent to the boys in the armed foreces who are in the hospital. They will be put into a basket and each boy will pick the ones he wishes to send to his parents, sweetheart, or friends. The tallies will also be sent to the boys in the hospitals so that they can play games such as bridge.

The commercial art classes are now making cross word puzzles which are cut out of the paper and pasted in a scrap book. We know that the boys in the armed services will appreciate all that Miss Ferguson and her art classes are doing for them.

ATTENTION!

It's about time to begin thinking about our victory gardens. Watch for important news cone er n in g this year's gardens. This year more than ever it is necessary to produce larger quantities in less space. So let's all sharpen our spades and get ready to dig.

THE WHITTIER GREENLEAF

Founded and Established in 19 2 4 as the Official Student pub licatio n of Whittie r Junio r Hi gh School Pupils FACULTY ADVISORY BOARD

Mis s Peters o n, Mi ss F e rgu s on, Mr. Gammi ll GREENLEAF STAFF

D oris Kauffman

Harold Carnes

Bobbi e Hart

Helen Boydston

Phy llis Bridger

I rene H olt er

L ea h Jacoby

Jimmy Artz

Wayn e Ba r

Don Bomb

Mari l yn Bstandig

Mary Lou Can

Margar et Craige

Dobbin s No r ma Chubbuck Darlene Feis GREENLEAF PRINTERS

L or en R obin ette S

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

It's dusk, Februa ry 8, 1943. The clear tropical sun is just setti ng down through the violet colored clouds in the western sky. In a small crudely-made fox hole on the southern beach of Guadalcanal lies the slumped form of an American Marine

His worn helmet is l ying near his head, punctured in two places. His arm i s draped over his once red-hot machine gu n. By hi s he ad there is a small bit of dried blood Three dead, bloody Japanese soldiers nearly tell of his brave, heroic battle for freedom. He fought as others are fighting and others will fight to bring the d ay of freedom minute s , hours or even days cl oser. He died as ot hers have died and will die so that the things America's brave forefathers fought for will not perish from the earth.

Other s like him are giving everything they ha ve eve r y day, expecting nothing but the weapons with wh ich to fight. What have · you done to help supply these vital weapons, to help bring the boys back a live? If nothing, start today by buying War Bonds and Stamps!

-Tom Pokorny.

A WARNING

The conduct in the halls is much better. but there is a warning. Spring is coming- and usually in the spring we all iet ourselves go and you know what that means. More noise! So let's just surprise Mr. Culler and the faculty by not being so noisy. You know the old saying ''Good, Better, Best, • never let it rest, till your good is better and your better best.''

PARTIES

Marianna Schwab has attended a Sunday School party just recently Alice B aldwin had a surprise party for her birthday. Some Whittier pupils attended. • • A St. Pa trick's dinner party was held at the home of D orothy Chris t ianson, February 2. Helen Harrison and Donna Bartlett are going to have a birthday part y . A St. Patrick's ch urch party was held, Friday. Whittier pupils attending were J oAnn Edison, Velma Moser, Jerry Th ompson and Geraldine Wart.

Marilyn Barney had an evening party. Mary Lou Carr 302, Mari l y n Rogers 303, Kathryn Hollingsworth 308 attended. The party was a g r e at success. There was a skat ing club party, February 22, where there was dancing and games. Only club members and their guests could be admitted. Helen Boydston, P at Hudkins, Virginia Lam pshire, Barbara Strubbe, Bett y Jamesson, Darlene Kuiper, and Shiriey Chandler attended.

GUESS WHO Girl

She has brown hair and brown eyes, and weighs 93 lbs. Her height is 5 feet 4 inches and typing is her favorite subject. Arguing is her pet peeve and she collects different shaped perfume bottles as a hobb y . She likes baseball as her favorite sport and Darlene Feis and Carole H a ck s tadt are best chums. 3 16 is her home room.

Boy

This boy's home room is 304. He we ighs 111 lbs. and his height is 5 feet 5 1-2 inches. Typing rates high with him and so does football. Melvin Keller and Helmut Sienknecht are his pals. He has blonde hair and brown eyes.

IN THE SERVICE

Th e boys in th.is column are only part of tho s e who are fighting for our country. We are honoring these boys from the bottom of our hearts and we have a strong faith in everyone of them.

Or ville Blackburn, brother of Lloyd, is First C. Petty officer in the Navy. Michael Lawton has a brother-in-law, Bill Rowe, in the Army Jesse and Alfonso D amian of the Army are brothe s of Raulo Damian. Je sse U r ibe had a brother, Joe, in the A rm y Air Corps in Texa s Billy Schlaebitz, brother of Elinor, is in the Army Air Corps, Jeff ers 0n Barracks, Mo.

Pat Rankin of 212 has an uncle, Floyd Hannah, in the Army. He has been in Alaska. Bob Cole , brother of Edwin, is in the Army Air Corps and is stationed in Memph is, Tenn. Murray Watts has a brother, Pvt. Paul Watts, in the Army. Staff Sgt. Lyle A . Way stationed somewhere in England is in the U. S. Army Air Force and is the brother of Velma Wa y . Da r lene P a ppas has a brother Har ry , in the Navy stationed at Great Lakes, Illinois.

W e n d ell Kuhlman, brother of Delores, was re cently sworn into the Me rchant Marine. Conra d Franks, brother of Marguerite Kehling, is training in the Army at Mitchell Field, Texa s . Don H i att has a father stationed at New Mexico and a brother in the Army. Raymond Pettet , brother of Noreen, is in th e Army Air Corps stationed at Miami Beach, Florida. Raymon d is planning to be an aerial gunner.

A THOUGHT FOR THE DA Y

Do not shirk

Or you'll have to work, Work and work until you're d ead,

Because you r teacher has eyes i n the back of her head.

_,_W ilm a Schwartz, 20 7

CHATTER

Br-r-r-r! I'm still cold from being outside. Shore is cold. I wa3 running home yesterday to get in where it's warm, and when I got to the street, a car whizzed by so close that I now have not only toeless shoes but toeless feet as well.

Valoy Brown didn't look very cold one sixth period while umpiring a game in phys ed. I ' m speaking of the beautiful color of h er face when she fell through the chair she had been standing on. My! \Vhat a wear and tear on valuable shoes!

If any home room teachers have been having any trouble getting pupils to learn the ''Star Spangled Banner," here's an idea. 318 is having a contest. There are two teams and the one that wins will get to pass first every night for a week. Pretty good, eh!

Goodness, I'll bet he felt silly. Gee! Golly! Gosh! Well, I guess I've kept you guessing long enough. Here's the dope. Bob Simpson was standing on dut.v at the door to the cafeteria when someone knocked his lunch out of his hand. Well, he turned around about ready to give someone a piece of his mind and what daya think? It was Mr. Culler. I just read that last paragraph over, and if a certain period was moved up a few spaces, it would sound as if I were calling someone a dope. I didn't really mean it that way, really!

Here's something else about Mr. Culler, or rather his opinion. After seeing the girls crowding into the lavatories to fix their hair at the last min ute, Mr. Culler told a teacher and pupil that he wished all girls were blind and bald headed so that they wouldn't have any hair to comb and couldn't daub on any powder and lipstick. There are probably plenty of boys who wish the same thing, but I'm afraid not many girls will agree with it.

Mrs. White seems to have an opinion about girls chewing gum. In glee club she passed the wastebasket around for the girls to deposite their gum in. My goodness! I wonder how much gum was being chawed in the class.

Well, here's something for you. Willma Schwartz was sent home for something what she didn't

March 19, 1943

have and was still sent home 'cause she had 'em but since she didn't have them she shouldn't have been sent home. Does that make sense? No, I guess it doesn't. What I'm trying to say is-Wilma Schwartz was sent home with the mumps but came back the next day because she didn't really have them.

D 'ya know who Sir Isaac Newton was? · Mm ! I am told that he ,;vas the man who discovered g r a v i t y , and that must've been what one of Miss Madsen's pupils was trying to say in ans,Yer to the question in a sci ence test. However, he got kinda befuddled and ended up ,,·ith " ewton is the sun and it pulls by itself and it pulls when Newton puils."

Have you ever thought where we'd be if it weren't for gravity'? Say, ,,,e'd always be up in the air about something. Don't you think? Or don't you?

James Love ·was up in the air and not because gravity let him go either but because someone stole his bicycle. He was afraid it ,,,. ould come back with something missing. But when he found it, instead of anything being missing there were some new additions. A new kind of bmglar has been invented!

Boy, you ought to be in the Greenleaf class. It ·would warm your heart to see how lovingly we meet, especially Twyla Dobbins and Wilma Schwartz who throw their arms around each other and call each other sweet names. But, don't get the idea that this goes on all the time. We work once in a while too.

Twyla Dobbins is quite a reader as her girl friends well know. Twyla checks the books out and does her friends the fa v01· of letting them check them back in. There may be some advantage in it at that. The y :1re dividing the wear and tear on valuable shoes .

In ci vies Leonard Rebensdorf asked Dorothy Schwartz to speJl \\·hat \Ye thought was "grandma." Dorothy spelled wondering all the time what he wanted that particular word for. When she had finished, Leonard gave her a strange look, and we wondered some more, but not after we found that he had asked her to spell grammar.

1rs. Boschult received a letter from Ronald Gallagher, former Whittier pupil, who is now in York, ebraska. The Greenleaf is being sent to him and he s ay he \vishes he were back here with us playing baseball on the team. He has been making model airplanes for the Navy. We are certainly glad to · hear from him.

Substitutes aren't anything unusual, but we didn't think we'd get down to having a substitute for a substitute, but that's how it was when Mr. Culler had to find a substitute to substitute for a substitute who was to subsitute for Mrs. Childress.

You'll probably be tongue-tied by the time you get through with that last paragraph if you read it out loud, which you probably won't so what am Italkingabout?

Well, suppose I'll have to leave a column or two for all those minor articles, so, 'bye until the next issue.

NEW NURSE ARRIVES

Whittier's new school nurse is M1·s. TalT. A graduate of Lincoln General Hospital, she has been doing supply s chool nursing off and on for twelve year . Mrs. Tarr has been in about half of the Lincoln schools during that time. She says that she enjoys working at Whittier very much.

Mrs. Tarr's husband, Major Tarr, is Adjutant General of his Infantry Division in ew Guinea. Up until about three weeks ago he was in Australia. He has been overseas for a year.

Mrs. Tarr said that she doesn't expect to take the work over as competently as Miss Freeburn did but that she will do her best. We are sure you will, Mrs. Tarr, Good luck and welcome to Whittier.

TEACHERS JUMBLED NAMES

Betelizha Gerfuson

Mame Desman

Lau Tersopen

Elehn Amsden

May Yret

Thele Onejs

Nade Amzowz

Ladgys Larston

Weee-eee-0-000.

"Oh gosh! There goes the air raid siren. I knew we shouldn't have stayed to see the second feature over."

"What's the matter with y ou Jerry? 'Fraid of the dark?

"Why not?"

"Oh, come on, Jerry, we'll soon be home now. We're on Peach Street now so it's just two more blocks."

"Peach Street? We're not on Peach Street. This is Orcha r d."

"You're crazy. We turned east when the lights went off so we're on Peach. Quick! Gee whiz!" •

"What's the matter, Jim'?"

"Guess I w a s closer to the curb than I thought. Say, since we were follo wing the s ide wa lk and I fell off the curb, that m e an s w e're on a corner. Now I'll prove we're on Peach. I'v:e O"Ot a match in my pocket and if ~e can find the sign post I'll show ya. I'll sho w y a."

"Okay, but it won't sa y Peach·· it'll say Orchard."

"Boy: I hope Mother ~on't worry about me. Sometimes when I get her worried she makes me help with the house work on Saturday."

"Yeah, I don't like to say anything about my own mother but s he's been nurs.ing a grouch all week."

"I didn't know you'd been sick."

"Say, what did you mean by that, Jerry?"

"Hey, Jim, I found the sign post."

"Yeah? I'll strike the match. There. Now let's see-Pear Street? Look at that, Jerry. Someone's been going around switchin' sign posts."

"Hey, you mugs, put out that light! This is a blackout."

"Oh, oh, yeah sure. We were just looking to see what th .is sign po s t says, and it's got Pear street on it and it should have Peach."

"This is Pear street."

"Oh, but it can't be."

"It's Pear street and keep that light out or I might have to do something rash. I'm go-

ing now, but I'll be back if I see youse guys lighting any more matches."

"Hey Jim, why don't we buy a compass? That's the way we'll find our way home."

"Jerry."

"Yeah?"

"I've heard that fish is good for the brain.''

"So what?"

"Why don't you go 'n fi s h fo r a whale?"

"What? In the middle of a blackout?"

"Here's our corner. My e yl:.s are getting used to the da l'lc One, two, three. This is the third hou s e from the corner. That's mine. Come on in vvith n1e."

" Okay. Right behind you."

"H-m-m. Our door's kinda s queak y So are our floor boards . Hope we don't wake my folks. Let ' s see if we can't find som ething in the pantr y by uur sense of touch."

"Okay, Jim. Where are we now? "

"In the kitchen. Right over h e r e ' s th e pantry. Now I'll open the door a nd . ."

"Hey! Wh a t happened?"

"Gee whiz! We're in a coal bin."

"Well my gosh, Jim. You'd think a per s on would know where their own coal bin is."

"But, Jerry, we don't ha v e a coal bin."

"You don't have . "

"Come on, Jerry! We're in the wrong house!"

"Gosh!"

"There. I'm out. Give me your hand."

"Okay."

"There! Now let's get out of here."

"We've come to the stai rs already."

"Yeah but I wish ... "

"Who's down there? Speak up. Who's in my house?"

"Ouch!"

"Wh a t's wrong now, Jim?"

"A stray vase just hit me on the head "

" Well, here's the door. Come on."

"Oh, boy! The blackout's over. Look at that. We were

r.ight across the street from my house. Come on in with me, Jerry and don't slam the door."

"Ji~my, is ·that you? Did you two have a good time together?"

"Well Mother, maybe it isn't the proper thing to say and all that but-are you kiddin' ?"

Phyllis Barribo.

EXCHANGES

Last month home room 208 of Northside Junior High, Boulder, Colorado, sold $100 worth of war stamps.

The boys of South Junior High and the girls of Northside Junior High, Ni a gara Falls, New York held a contest. The weaker sex ~on. Are the boys slipping?

The Telital from Norfolk, Nebra s k a , stated that the students there sold $4 9 worth of war stamps at their last bond sale.

Forty- s even per cent of the students of Monroe Junior High , Aberdeen, South Dakota, are bu ying war bonds and stamps. Monroe Junior High has sold $1,000 worth of war stamps! They have just finished a scrap drive which put 45,000 pound s of s crap at Uncle Sam's dispo s al. The money from the scrap was donated to the Red Cross and to the U. S. 0. and to the Navy Mothers. They also bought two bonds.

BOY DELEGATES

These boys are the boy delegates for this semester. James Geist 220 James Heaton 212, Dennis K'ratochvil 312, Richard Frick le 108, Lloyd Garner 318 , Harold Davey 316, Pat Heale y 314, Jack Miles 310, Bert Lon g 308, Gene McCartney 307, Rober t Reifschneider 305, Homer Knap p 304, Leslie Campbell 303, Richar d McWilliams 222, James Heato n 212, Lee Rising 209, Keith Va n Arsdol 210, John Rebensdorf 20 8, Jerome Schmidt 207, Bill Wilso n 205.

Dale Harp 203, John Reitt er 112, Leland Bykerk 107, Mayna rd Cheuvront 103, Richard Gre en 102, Lawrence Emery 105, Bill Fristoe 106, Richard Shone rd 110, Weldon Baker 302, Raymo nd Howell 320. •

PETS AND HOBBIES

Bob Rosenquist of 308 raises white New Zealand rabbits for profit. He now has five.

Goldie Norris of 310 has a red chow and a small kitten. The dog and cat play together.

Mary Lou Carr of 302 has a kitten that is trained to lie down on a paper whenever one is placed on the floor.

Lavonne Belisle 210 has A dog named Skippy and a kitten named Cookie. When they get into fights, the dog picks the kitten up in its mouth. When the dog lies down, the cat sits on the side of his head and washes his face.

A hobby we found out about lately is that of Jack Lancaster of 320. He collects airplane pictures. He has 170. He collects them because he would like to compare them with planes a few years from now.

Annebell Callen 220, writes of a queer pet as follows :

We spend our summers on a farm in the southem part of Nebra ~ka. Last summer we caught a chicken hawk. We found the hawk in the wheat field while we were combining. He was a ball of brown fuzz. We fed him and named him Hawkie.

It was fun vrn tching him acquire his feathers and seeing him fly. He got to be quite a squawker. When we came out of the house he wou ld light on the ground n ear us and start making that annoying noise. We put his food in a tin can and he learned to fly up on the edge, take the food, and fly away making a funny chuckling sound.

He left the house at dusk and came back about ten the next morning. He always returned but we had to leave him to his native habits. We rather wished we could have Hawkie back with us for it was very interesting to watch him grow from a ball of fuzz with a big mouth to a large bird with a great wing spread.

March 19, 1943

SAFETY COMMITTEES

You may get angry with these committees at times for scooti ng you out of the halls, but we know they are a great bunch. They keep order in the halls and dismiss tables in the cafeteria. The girls committee also supervises the powder room in 104. On the girls committee are:

Leah Jacoby, 302, chairman, Eileen Roemmich, 312, Lillian Schaffer, 312, Dorothy Schwartz, 108, Bonnie Burback, ·207, Mary Ellen Bollar, 307, Lillian Trump, 108, Carole Nichols, 314, Ruth Williams, 103, Dorcas Pitney, 304, P a t Price, 318, Norma Elfline, 302 , and Marcia Adkisson, 107.

Members of the boys safety -committee this semester are: Jack Douglas, 103, Chairman, Richard Michael, 220, Robert Simpson, 103, Charles McKeen, 316, Bill Derrick, 106, Vernon Heckel, 110, Jack Miles, 310, Leigh Tuttle, 207, Du an e Wilkinson, 2 0 5, and Eugene Fast, 207.

THE HAUNTED HOUSE

This is a story that happened to Darlene Feis, Marilyn Martin, and Carole Hackstadt of 316. It was about seven o'clock on a summer evening when three girls, Marilyn, Darlene, and Carole decided to go roller skating. They passed an old house where the door was open and pa used to go in. Leaving their skates on they cautiously looked around.

Darlene said, "Let's go upstairs and look around ." Carole and Tiny (as they call Marilyn) didn't like the idea but they followed anyway. The y got half way up the stairs when all of a sudden there was a loud "bang." They all turned and hurried back down, half-way falling on their skates . They went to the front door and started out but Carole said, "Aw what are you kids scared of? That was only the back door knocking against the wall."

"That's not all that's knocking ," Tiny said. "Look at my knees!"

"Come on, let's go back upstairs," said Carole.

"Well-O. K.," said Darlene and Tiny. So they started up the stair again. When they reached the top of the stairs all three of the girls were shivering with fright.

"Here's a bedroom," said Darlene.

Carole and Tiny followed her in. They ,vere all having a look around when all of a sudden there was a mysterious maniacal laugh. Tiny screamed with the others follow:ing. The voice said frighteningly, "What are you doing in my house ?" None of the girls spoke ; they just stared and gasped at each other. Not one of them had looked down in the bas e ment and the voice seemed to come from that direction. Soon the voice boomed again, "You are doomed to die."

Carole, who had taken off her skates, slowly tiptoed to the stairs and grovded, "Grr -g rr ." Then she ran back to the bedroom.

Darlene and Tiny were standing there with their skates, ready to pop anyone on the head who dared enter. This time the voice seemed a little weaker when it said, "What you goils doin' up there?"

The g.irls sighed with relief because they recognized the voice. It was not a ghost but a mere boy named Conrad Urback of 308.

Marilyn Martin.

Lost- Gold Locket. Reward. Charlotte Quack en bush, 210.

When an earthquake threatened a family, they sent their son to his aunt's. Shortly afterwards they received a mes age from their aunt- ''Return boy. Send earthquake."

SPORT SHORTS

In one of the best games that your sports editor has seen, little 320 beat 220 by the score of 7 to 6. Don Hays paved the way for 320 while Ray Aguirre led his team mates. 320 had a perfect combination in the form of Don Hays and Ray Howell. Ray Howell fed the ball to Don Hays who in turn threw it or dribbled it down to Melvin Keller or Warren Dunn.

Johnny Morgan hung back as a guard and many a time 320 was thankful of that for Johnny messed up many a play for 220. Here is how the individual scores went for 320. Don Hays led with 4 pointi, Warren Dunn followed with 2 points, and Melvin Keller did his bit with a free throw. This extra point was the deciding factor in this game for without •that point 220 would have tied Continuing with the Sport Shorts , ve present to our readers "Memories of the Gym." This time our hero or goat will be a home room. That home room js 305 . Bob Reifschneider is the one who makes the wheels go around while Richard Harr, Richard Vance, Delbert Clemens and Martin Stocky, give him good support . This home room should be a powerful team with that lineup but something doesn't click to give them that "001nph."

As I am writing this column, the s now is melting, there is wonderful weather, and everyone hqs spring fever. So again I warn you, baseball is practically here How about the sound of a baseball against a glove and the sound of a baseball against a bat. Doesn't that sound sweet?

In closing I would like to say something to all the grades below the 9th. If you know anyone below the 9th who is good in one particular sport, such as baseball, football, basketball, and track or is good in all these sports, send a card to 210 in care of Sport Shorts. There will be a surprise in there for you.

THREE WISHES

If I had three wishes, This is what I would wish for,First I'd meet Herr Hitler Gosh, that would be grand, To his defeat I'd give a big hand. Then for my second wish, I'd meet the other two Axis; And believe me right then and there, We'd settle to brass tack-ses. And for my third and last wish, B~cause I'm still ambitious, l 'd wish real hard

For three more wishes.

- Norma Van Winkle, 318

NICKNAMES

Marilyn Rogers

Catherine Schneider

Betty Lou Northway

Leonard Dietrich

Gailya Sindt

Wilma Schwartz

Byford Pattison

Perry Louis

Bruce Nelson

Carole Hackstadt

Llovd Brown

Ma~ilvn Ma rtin

Ruth Ann Richmond

WHAT IF

Stinky

Annie Notway Mouse Sindint

Sity

Half Pint

Louie

Nillie

Ginger Red

Tiny Bugs

Patricia Swift were Patricia Slow.

Marilyn Kitchen were Marilyn Bedroom.

Kathryn Barnes were Kathryn House.

Bernice Bass were Bernice Cod.

Irene Batterman were Irene Catcherman

Conrad Urback were Conrad Urfront.

Fern Geist weren't always fooling.

Irene Holter weren't always giggling.

Dorothy Keller weren't a good secretary.

Bob Reifschneider and Leonard Rebensdorf were never seen together.

ANSWERS TO TEACHERS JUMBLED NAMES

Elizabeth Ferguson

Emma Madsen

Ula Peterson

Helen Madsen

Amy Tyre

• Ethel Jones

Edna Zamzow

Gladys Ralston

LIVE WIRES

The members of the girls' playground committee when not on duty must conduct themse lves just the same as the other girls when watching games in the gym. Girls who come up to the gym come up there to watch the games and not to play around. Girls are asked to keep their backs to the wall in the gym and not towards the floor. Games that are not finished will be finished at a later date and " ·ill be made out by schedules.

Mrs Ro ss took pupils into 101 for instrnction s in danci ng on March 9. The pnpils will have to leave 101 in better order after Lh.is if they want to continue dancing in the girls' gym on Fri.. days We are planning to have moving pictures in the auditorium for pupils who do not wish th 1s noon activity.

Thanks a lot, all you pupils, for getting up into the gym early for games.

Tuesday, March 9, a very fast and very good basketball game was played. Almost erery one of the players got knocked down several times. The girls all seem to like this kind of playing and no one can really blame them. After all no one likes a slow game .

Quite a large number of home rooms have not finished games in soccer baseball and kick-pin. These games will be finished on a tournament day set a side to finish these games.

In the gym classes Round Robin tournaments are being played in soccer basebal. These games have been especially fast and exciting.

ANSWERS TO GUESS WHO

Boy- Earl Innes

Girl- Mary Stuart

NEW COMMITTEE MEMBER S

There have been some changes in the usher and safety committees. Audrey Flood and Helen Paulsen have been appointed to the usher committee and Mar y Ann Pierce is a new safety committee member.

The W ittier Greenleaf

Volume 20 Number 12

Lincoln, Nebraska

April 2, 1943

BOYS GLEE CLUB

PRESENTS ASSEMBLY

On March 19 the boys' glee club under the direction of Mrs. White and accompanied by Mrs. Allen ga ve a very amusing and ent ert aining assembly. Songs which the boys sang were "Polly Wolly Doodle," "I van Skizavitsky Skivar,'' wh ich was dramatized by Ed Wessel and Llo yd Gamer, "Old McDonald Had a Farm" as well as "Good Night Ladies."

Sanford Downs played a sousaphone s o 1 o , "Three Blind Mice," and Ralph Wilson sang two solos , "Swing Low Sweet Cha riot" and "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen." Richa rd Churchill played a trombone solo, "When the Lights Go On Again All Over the World." Bob Rosenquist played as a piano solo a beautiful and clever arrangement of "Romance." The boys who furni sh ed the wisecracks were Raymond Churchill, Hellmut Sienknecht, and Billy Fristoe, Don Hays, George Wilcox, and Rollin Recroft. We hope that we have many more glee club assemblies.

RANCHING ASSEMBLY

GIVEN

Monday, during activity period Mr. Derrick showed us a film on cattle ranching in the Sand Hills. It followed the little calves from the time they were born till they went into the American home as beef. One part of the picture showed a snow storm in April and the difficulties the new born calves had in digging themselves out of the snow. Among other features were shown the feeding lots, pastures, haying time, and

branding. Mr. Derrick, who lectured during the picture is Bill Derrick's father. He held.our attention throughout the film.

ANOTHER GAMMILL

Sunday evening Mr. and Mra. Homer Gammill became the parents of a howling, healthy baby girl weighing seven pounds and eleven ounces. She has black hair and blue eyes and from the looks of him we can see that Mr. Gammill is simply thrilled about h_is new daughter. Congratulat10ns, Mr. and Mrs. Gammill.

FIRST AID CLASSES OVER

The 9A classes in science under Mrs. Boschult have finished their course of eighteen lessons in Red Cross First Aid. • There are five classes with an average of thirty . members each making a total of one hundred and fifty new first aiders.

These pupils have learned many useful things. Among them are : the definition of First Aid which is-"First Aid is the immediate, temporary care given in case of an accident or sudden illness before the services of a physician can be obtained." The four purposes of First Aid are also learned. They are: Prevention-to prevent accidents and illness due to ignorance of how to stop it. Knowledge-of how to care for an injury or illness until the doctor arrives. Ability-to keep a cool head and again to care for an injury or illness until the physician arrives.

Transportation - the knowledge of the proper transportation will help prevent further injury. They also learn about the body as a machine, how many times the heart beats per minute, how many times a person breathes per minute, and how to give artificial respiratio n when a per so n stops breathing. Band a ging is an important part of this com·se also. They have learned the different bandages for a sprained ankle for a broken arm, l eg, elbow or finger. Ways to stop serious bleeding are part of this course too. They even learn the different ways of can·ying persons without injuring them.

The care of sunburns, burns: snake bites, accidental poison•

~1:,g, poison-ivy, nose-bleed, frostmtes and sun-strokes, yes, even how to cure hiccups are learned. First Aid covers a multitude of things but pupils know tha1 they have only scratched thG surface.

VICE PRESIDENTS

Here are the home room vice presidents who take the place of the absent presidents. Marvin Provost 102, Ramona Cameron 103, Jean McCauley 105, Shirley Bennett 106, and Joyce Mitchell 107, Emerson Rogers 108 Chris Lyberis 110, and Winston Mortens 112.

Lewis Morris 203 , Den Davenport 205, Bonnie Burback 207, Roger Bell 208, Paul Sh eldon 209, Charlotte Quackenbush 210, Kenneth Mason 212, Raymond Aguirre 220, Mildred Thompson 222.

Norma Elfline 302, Betty Maser 303, ~rthur Morey 304, Don Hendrick 305 , J a ck Evans 307, Don Meyer 308, Norman Johnson 310, Dona Hendrix 312, Fern Egger 314, Velma Sch wind t 316, Delores Hoback 318, and Don Hays 320.

WHITTIER GIRLS WIN TITLES •

Saturday night, March 20, the Nebraska and Iowa Roller skating Championships were held at the Lincoln rink, 1918 0 Street. Helen Boydston, daughter of the owner, Mr. Tom Boydston, won the junior fl g u re skating contest. Betty Jamesson, another Whittier pupil, won second place in the novice dance contest. These two girls will go to the Nationals along with the rest of the winners, in Detroit, Michigan, in May.

OUR SCHOOL

Some places make you smile, Some places make you cry, But there 's no better place Than Whittier Junior High.

We have the finest principal, And the best teachers too, And oh the grandest pupils

From big old Tom to Sue.

We think it is the nicest place, Through music, fun, and tests, When we meet up with someone new

We all stick out our chests.

- Wilma Schwartz, 207

THE WHITTIER GREENLEAF

Founded and Established in 1924 as the Official Student publication of ,,Thittier Junior High School Pupils

FACULTY ADVISORY BOARD

Mi ss Peterson, Mi ss F erg u s on, Mr. Gammill GREE LEAF STAFF

Harold Carn e s

Bobbie Hart

H e len Boydston

Phyllis Bridger

Ir e ne H o l ter

L ea h Jac oby

Phylli s Barribo

Jimmy Artz

Wayne Barclay

D on Bomb erger

K en neth Bowman

Wayne Lubke

La Vern McCracken

Doris Kauffman

J ea n Lars e n

Marilyn Bstandig

Mary Lou Carr

Marg a ret Craige

Norma Chubbuck

Anna L edo ux

Norma L oettcr le

Marilyn Martin

Il etty Northway

Twyla D obbin s D arlene Feis

GREENLEAF PRI TERS

L ore n Robin ett e

S tan l ey B rehm

R obert Folden

Rich ar d G i·een

Ruth Greiner

Emerson Rogers

NOON MOVIES

While the 9A's are dancing in the gym, the other bo ys and girls have plenty of fun enjoying movies given at noon. 500 or more pupils attend movies ·and seem to like them . . We hope we 'll be able to enjoy more of these films. Everybody who goes should be as quiet as possible. Your teacher ha s put a Ii ttle box on her desk. You would be helping if you could put a penny or two into it. This will help keep our movies coming.

IN THE GAME ROOM

We all have fun in the game roorn but we must be more orderly in leaving. Lately the conduct has been terrible and I am sure we can improve it. Inst e ad of forming two lines as w e have been asked to do, the children bunch up like a flock of sheep being driven to a pasture. If we want to continue to go to the game room, we must be quiet and orderly as we come and go.

MEN IN THE SERVICE

Once again, in this issue we honor more service men who are relatives of Whittier pupils. Ed win Cole has a brother in the air corps as does Don Fenslar. Jacqueline Milner and Bob Brooks also have brothers in the air corps. Dec1n and Don Smith have a brother in the navy and one in the marines. Ilene Ferguson has

F er n Geist

Caro l Hack s tadt

Wilma Sc hwa rtz

A li ce Jo Smith

Mary S tewar t Patricia Swift

an uncle serving in the armed forces. Loren Ulrich is sad to say that he has a cousin reported missing. Dorthy Burbach has three brothers in the army and one in the navy. Shirley Bottcher, Lionel Kaar, and Beverly Metcalf all have a brother or brothers in the service.

Helen Tuttle of 305 has a brother in the Army. His name is Private Geo rge E. Tuttle and he is stationed in Texas. Gus Scolaro has three brothers in the service. Joe and Sam Scolaro are in the Coast Guard and Nick is in the Navy.Kenneth B. Smith is in ti ,e Navy and is stationed in Illinois. Helen Kehling has a brother in the signal corps. Mary Akers has a brother in the Army and one in the Navy. Roland Jacoby has a father in the Army and Leah Jacob y has four brothers in the Army. Emma Smith's brother is in the Infantry. Dick Gibson, Jack Mason, and Robert Patterson have brothers in the Army. Jack Settle's father is in the Army and his cousin is in the Air Corps. Alvin Kahler, Carl Hansen, and George Murphy have brothers in the Navy.

Three stars hang in the home of Irene Batterman. She has two brothers in the army and one in the navy. All were former Whittier pupils. Betty Russell's father is a chief petty officer now in the S o l o m o n s, saw a c t i o n on Guadalcanal. Well this is all the "Men in the Service" news for now and in the next issue we will bring you more.

HE CAN KNIT TOO

Here's a yarn for you! It seems that Mr. Culler has knitted for himself a sweater, all alone too. It is wine-colored and opens down the front. It took him just two months to koit it even though he did make a mistake and Mrs. Culler made him rip some out. He learned to knit when he was about ten years old. He had tonsilitis for two years which kept him inside during the winter. Mr. Culler learned from his Mother, because he did everything s he did to keep busy. Last year he knitted sweaters for two six-year-olds through the British War Relief Society . And this sweater of his is really a handsom e one. We wish that all of you could see it.

I THINK I WILL

The re 's a small lot behind our hou s e, It's overgrown with weeds; I think I'll spade that ground And fill it up "'ith seeds.

April showers will come And fall upon each row, The sun then shine and warm the earth

I'll g et out there and hoe. Then later in the summer When \Ve sit down to eat, We'll bow our he a ds and thanks return

For a very healthful treat.

Marilyn Meyer, 110.

''What are you getting out of your car these days?"

"Parts I didn't know existed," said the disgusted motorist.

Cellector: He said you can't squeeze blood out of a turnip. I s he a turnip?

Boss: No, but he's a dead beat .

1st Moron: My father's a car d.

2nb Moron: Why'?

1st Moron: He walks with a shuffle.

Schleiche r

Scolaro

Shirley Stand l ey A nrl y Tautfest Duane Wilkinso n Ernie\,\ orkman

CHATTER

In the words of KRY Kyser, Hiya, folks, how ya all? This is a goon that was turned down from Carnegie Hall. And now for my gossip. Here we go. Ol' chatter has plenty, as you well know.

I'm quite poetic, don't you agree? At least one person thinks so, namely me.

Boy, have I ever some gossip! I'll start out with Alvin Kahler. It was in Miss Ralston's art class, and Alvin was very busy, just terribly busy sitting on one of the art tables twiddling his thumbs and swinging his feet when along comes Wayne Beltz and powders his face. It seems like the girls just can't be suppelid with enough mirrors. Ma y be that's the answer to the problem. The girls can powder and rouge each other.

Say, what is this? It shouldn't be allowed. It's unconstitutional! Science classes can be taught that warm air contracts without wasting a whole egg to do it! That's just what has been going on though. They stick the egg up in the opening of a bottle or some such thing, and do something or other and then the poor little egg falls on the bottom of the bottle with its beautiful wbite shell broken all to pieces. It just breaks my heart to think of it.

Here's a hot one! After the fire at Cushman's Miss Jones had her fifth period write about it. She told the pupils to pretend they were Greenleaf Reporters writing for the paper. Now they know what we Reporters go through. And I wonder just what we're going to do. Our coupon 17 will go in a hurry running around looking for news.

If you didn't wear green on Saint Patrick's day you may have been pinched and I don't mean by a cop, although the person who pinched you may have been a flatfoot. If you know what I mean.

You have all had a reporter come into your home r oom for news. Well some of the girls were making up questions to be asked of the home room and they were going to ask the boys what they April 2, 1943

think of some of the crazy jewelry the girls are wearing but Miss Peterson objected. She said that boys are smartalicky enough anyway without that. If there's anyone who thinks they're extra smart, let's hear them pronounce a simple little word I have here. It's Llanfaupwllgwryngrjllgogeryduordrobcofllandysiliogogogoch. Now while you untie your tongue, I'll tell you about it. It happens to be the name of a town in Wales, and to make it a wee bit easier it is shortened to Lian P. G. or Llanfair P. G.

If you've been wondering about that contest that was going on in 318 to get the seventh graders to learn the Star Spangled Banner, save the wear and tear on your gray matter because Delores Hoback's team won. Congrat's to you and your team Delores! I have quite a few items in regard to the jewelry worn by the girls. Here's an idea. Shirley Bolen has earrings made of friendship bracelet links, very pretty too. The girls have been wearing their shoes laced up backwards, and Marcia Adkisson besides wearing them in this most stylish manner, has some t h a t are green and white checked. Esther Atkins and Maxine Brammer have worn boys' shirts to school. Pat Fox has a beautiful bandage over her rjght eye (don't tell me she bumped into a door) and several girls are wearing bow earrings. Guess that's all for the fashions.

Say, teachers, try this on those pupils who don't behave in class, and you'll not have much trouble. When Don Tej cha was acting up in science, Miss Zamzoo seated him down on the floor and gave him some erasers to play with. Have fun, Donny?

The boys seem to be getting it pretty bad. Dick Pearce got his face slapped by Betty Mae Daniels and how can we believe that hot rosy glow all over his face was caused merely by Betty's slapping one section of it?

It's just like Miss Peterson aid the other day when some of i-eporters were thinking up questions to be asked the home

rooms. The reporters were going to ask the boys what they think of the crazy jewelry worn by the girls but Miss Peterson ended that by saying, "Oh no! Not that! Boys act smart-alecky enough, anyv-vay ."

I think I'd better hush my mouth before the boys gang up on me, so be good chil'n. Don't do anything I wouldn't do, and that's giving you plenty of room. So long, gang.

WHITTIERITE'S UNCLE HONORED

While listening to the six o'clock news, March 22, Leonard Coy was startled to hear of his uncle fighting the J a p s in New Guinea. His uncle, Pvt. Shelby M. Roof, was given the distinguished service cross and the silver bar for completing twentyfive successful tasks against the J aps. Pvt Roof ' s mother lives in Lincoln. He has a brother serving in Uncle Sam ' s Army. We are sorry to say it was reported that he is in a New Guiuea hospital.

SPRING

When you see the robins hopping all around

When you see the grasses shooting through the ground, Then it's spring, When you see buds on the trees And the Ii ttle honey bees, Then it's spring;

When you see the dandelion

When the butterflies are flyin', Then it's spring;

If you see the little daisy And the folks start getting lazy, Then it's spring.

Dorothy Patterson, 305.

PU FILS ENTER

We wish to welcome these pupils to our ~chool. Ruth Stone came to us from Texas and Guy and Grant Nielson from Ithaca, Nebraska. Jay Randall 1e ft Everett School to come to us. Havelock School lost Richard Bryan while Merry Margaret . Abels came from Belmont. Good luck new Whittierites.

INTRODUCING J. A. JONES Jr.

" Goo!" said J. Archibald Jones. "Goo," And that was quite a . proper thing to say for J. Archibald Jones was exactly one and a half years old.

"Oh, go to sleep," said his sister. "If it weren't for you I'd be at the most wonderful party over at the Tomstons this very second.'' Her dirty saddle oxfords kicked savagely at the -table leg. •'If I didn't have to play nurse maid to you,'' she muttered. "I've asked everyone I know but no one will take care of you even for pay . Oh!"

She made a dive for the telephone, called a number and said excitedly, ''Hello, is this the Little Cupid N ursey? Are you open now? Yes, a boy. I'll bring him over right now. Thank you very much.'' Jane got dressed in a flash, bundled up J. A., and off they went.

Meanwhile. J. A. Senior and his wife were dining out at a friend's and having a very dull time. At ten o'clock they excused themselves hurriedly saying that they must get home.

Mrs. Jones went at once to little Archibald's room. Finding it empty she hurriedly hunted through the house. When every nook and cranny had been explored and Mrs. Jones realized that her little boy was gone, she promptly fainted, pulling the lamp over beside her and shattering the bulb into a million pieces. Mr. Jones rushing to help her, tripped over the fallen lamp and sprained his ankle. After throwing a glass of water on his wife and bandaging his swelling ankle, he called the police, the fire department, the F. B. I. and an ambulance in case his ankle was broken.

Mr. Jones comforted his wife the best he could, then answered the door bell. It was a policeman at the door, who said he had heard that their little boy was missing and was this the kid? He held by the hand a little boy about three

years of age who was kicking the man's shins with all his might and shouting that he wanted to go home

The sight of him made Mrs. Jones break down crying again and just at that moment the phone rang. Mr. Jones answered the telephone but was unable to hear because of the noise. The little three-year old wouldn't sto0 crying and started chewing the fringe off the rug. In the midst of all that, in the door came Jane andJ. Archibald Jones Jr. Everybody simply went wild. Mrs.Jones fainted once again while all the rest ran around trying to do something for her, everyone getting in each others way.

About an hour later everything had settled down. Mrs. Jones had gone to bed with a splitting headache, a cold cloth on here head, a box of aspirins in her hand. Mr. Jones and Jane were downstairs trying to explain things to the police department, the fire department, the F. B. I. and the ambulance driver

Alone up in the nursery was the cause of it all. Th ere he was lying on his back playing with his toes. ''Goo!'' said J. Arc hi bald Jones Jr. "Goo!"

- Alice Jo Smith

Mr. V: Our boy will be in the hospital a long time.

Mrs. V: Why? Have you seen the doctor?

Mrs. V: No but I have seen his nurse.

"What's wrong, Henry?''asked his wife.

''My razor,'' boomed the voice within the bathroom. ''It doesn't cnt at all."

"Don't be silly. Your beard can't be tougher than the linoleum!"

OFFICE COMMITTEE

There are probably a lot of pupils who wonder what the office committee is and what the duties are. There are many duties the office committee must perform such as duty at lost and found, take call slips, watch music room and office door. These duties are performed by these girls. Vera Schwindt ch airman, Joanne Hollingsworth 220, Joyce Mitchell 107, Janice Cochran 318, Maxine Hart 106, Betty Barnhill 208, and Barbara Haning 308

Of course there are boys on the committee too. They are Randall Renkin 304, Kenneth Buck 308, • Robert Palme 112, Roger Hosfield 220, Ord Jones 208, and Charles Applegate 314 These boys have duties also such as running errands in the morning, taking book to teachers, and unlocking the music room doors.

GUESS WHO BOY

He has blue eyes and black hair. He weighs 115 pounds. His height is 5 feet 3 3-4 inches His favorite subject is English and girls are his pet peeve. His favorite sport is basketball. He is a member of home room 108.

GIRL

She has blonde hair and blue eyes. She weighs 125 pounds and is 5 feet 4 3-4 inches tall. Type is her favorite subject and her pet peeve is dry assemblies. Her home room is 310.

JUMBLED NAMES

Aldrneo Tcdellrh

Loandw Zolv

Cerub Trbona

Ymar Utrsat

Oecrla Tkdatshca

Lhacsre Eckmen

Arnmo Tolertele

Ttbeobeb Bdreod

First Yank: I don't mind sharing the Pacific with J aps.

Second .Yank: Why?

First Yank: They have to take the bottom half.

Do you know what the calf said to the silo? Ans: Is my Fod der there?

WHITTIER RECEIVES A VISITOR

Sergeant Byron Stiverson of the coast artillery corps, a brother of Albert Stiverson of 316, was visiting Whittier, March 18. He told of some of his adventures in Hawaii. On December 7 when Pearl Harbor ·was attacked, at 7 :45 a. m. he was in town with the rest of the boys. They all rushed out into the streets to see what the noi se was. The J aps fired on hospitals and schools. Hickam Field was pretty well shot up. He didn't really realize they were in war until a shell hit their barracks. The men didn't care what happened to themselves. They wanted to know how the folks back home were. At two a. m. December 8, 1941, they were up on a hill and an officer heard a noise down below. He ordered them to open fire. In the morning when they went down to investigate, they found two dead cows.

When a soldier is tired of Hawaii and is going back home he says, "Scofield one more oahu no come back." Hawaii is blacked out at a ll times with no lights whatsoever and the aliens have to be off the streets by seven and the rest h ave to be off by ten since the islands are under martial law. The most beautiful thing he remembers about Hawaii is the setting sun.

Far from Hawaii, however, Sergeant Stiverson saw recent action in Africa from where he was sent home because of an injury in the hip. Sergeant Stiverson and his men fought for five d ays and nights living only on hardtack and vvater. He lay wounded on the battlefield for three days before he was picked up. S ergeant Stiverson talked to a number of Whittier classes throughout the day during his visit here.

''Digging a hole, my good man?'' ''Nope, digging the dirt, leaving the hole.''

April 2, 1943

PUPILS LEA VE

We have lost a few pupils lately. Billy Orth has gone to Texa Carol Nicholas left for Kansas' Peggy Bruns went to Wyoming' and Alice Newburn left fo~ Oklahoma. Helen Taylor moved to Omaha, Buel Mills has gone to New York, John Reinhardt has left the city, Helen Oppie has gone to Colorado, and Betty Clark moved to Wann, Nebraska. Delores Owens now goes to Irving while Chester and Eileen Irons attend school at College View.

MR. WOODS IN AFRICA

Mr. Culler received a very interesting post card from Mr. Millard T. Woods, formerl y director of the Urban League in Lincoln. He is a Club Director with the American Red Cross somewhere in Africa.

He is in a large city mostly inhabited by French and Arabians. Only the French childr e n go to school, the boys in the morningand the girls in the afternoon. The Germans had robbed the town and had left no fuel, water, or meat. The people live in poverty. The natives like the Americans and hate the Germans. The street cars are very small and run up one side of the street and down the other. Horses and buggies are used for taxis.

PARTIES

Here are the parties we ha ve heard about. Saturday night, March 20, the Red Shield Club gave a hay ride for a group of members. They left the Fair Grounds for an hour's ride arnund in this vicinity. After the ride they returned to the Red Shield Club where chili was served. Those from Whittier attending were Bernese Fox, Roland Beck, Darlene Crook, LeRo y Akins, Audrey Drake, Dan Noble, Elmer Means, Marquerite Wilson, Connie Pitzer, Harvey Lowell, Gene McCartney, Richar d and Raymond Churchill.

They got into a couple of traffic jams but got out o. k.

• Marilyn Maser held a skating party, Monday, the 22nd. Betty Maser, Marg ery Franks, Geraldine Heaton, Shirley Lovelace Maxine Hart, Richard Churchill: Andy Latta, Ray Aguirre, W auneta Bodfield, and others attended. A party at which the children all had a lot of fun was the belated surprise birthday party for Barbara Haning.

Ruth Starkel, Donna Bush, and Marie Anne Schwab of \V11ittier attended a Sunday School party, Sunday. They had a very enjoyable time. Donna Yates' family had some soldiers out for Sunday dinner. On e had a birthday and called home but didn't talk Engli h when he call e d New York and spoke to his father . The Yates are accustomed to entert a ining soldiers. In fact, they have entertained over seventy or eighty so ldi er guests.

PET PEEVES

Pet peeves seem to be a fad around Whittier. I'm sure all of us have one but since we can't print 1,000 of them, here are only a few. · Jean McCauley's pet peeve is algebra. Betty Legler is very much put out at being teased. Marvin Living ston's pet peeve is Miss Schofield. Art seems to be Harold N ewville's chief trouble. Going to school i~ . probably the pet peeve of many of us as well as that of John W abel. Billie Lou Finke has a dislike for dishes that need to be washed. Mary Lou Daniel's pet peeve is trying to keep track of her little sister who likes tc run av.1ay.

CORRECTION

The printers made a mistake la t is sue, yes, they real ly did! The answer to the last Guess Who are this issue's answers. Last issue's answers should have been Marilyn Martin and Edward Wessel. SORRY.

SPORTS SHORTS

The highlights of last week's sport circle were the championship games between 210 and 316. Going into the first fracas, 210 had a clean slate, defeating big names such as 220, 320, 304, and others, while 316 had been turned back by 107. Up to game time, the odds were top-heavy in favor of 210, who too were quite confident. But (it'll happen eyery time) the tide was turned and 316 emerged victorious. Beam, Wilcox and Smith, and in fact, the whole team led the way while Ray Churchill and Farmer held 210 together. All through the fray, the spectators (although they looked more like participants) ran out on the floor and in general carried on in a most excited manner. As this was a two-game elimination tournament, 210 was not out and they had to play another game -for champs.

Everyone's excitement was keyed up and ready to let loose at a moment's notice. Getting hot from the first , 210 rolled up a score of 6 to 2, their advantage, when Ray Churchill went out via the foul route and watched the rest of the game from the sidelines . Taking advantage of 210's lo ss , 316 narrowed the gap with a charity flip and a bucket. The tumult reached such a height that you could hardly h e a r yourself think. The fighting 316's tried e v e r y t h i n g (Wilcox going through all his motions), but to no avail and 210 emerged the victors.

The ''Memories of the Playground" space is dedicated to not one but two bucketeers, namely Ray and Rich Churchill of 210 and 222. Ray's addition to 210 has enabled them to take champs, while Rich has made 222 a decidedly better team. This ''brother act" hails from Geneva, Nebraska, where they

were members of the grade school team. A new tournament has started and since it is a onegame elimination the saying is: Lose one game - that 's all brother.

WHAT IF

Shirley Warburton were Shirley Peaceburton.

Jack Miles were Jack Yards.

Richard Chur chill were n 't always flirting.

Ernest Lowder were Ernest QuietPr.

Florence Rhodes were Florence Streets.

Virginia Loos wore long dresses.

Charis George were Charis John.

Barbara Masem&n were Barbara Masewoman.

Bobby Hart were Bobby Liver.

Evelyn Knapp were Evelyn Awake.

Shirley Taylor were Shirley Seamstress.

NICKNAMES

David Knapp

Carl Beam

Betty Maser

Ruth Gochnour

Glenn Smith

Norma Elflne

Maxine Hart

Charis George

Billie Howell

Pat Hudkins

Puggy Hap

Dick Red Smitty Wolfie

Max Cherrv

Willie Huddy

ANSWERS TO JUMBLED NAMES

Leonard Dietrich

Waldon Volz

Bruce Barton

Mary Stuart

Carole Hackstadt

Charles McKeen

Norma Loetterle

Bobbette DeBord

In 1943: "My rich uncle died and l eft me his estate. Am I lllcky !"

''What did he leave you?"

''Two good auto tires and ten pounds of sugar."

LIVE WIRES

The girls all had a good laugh at Mary Lou Daniels while playing soccer baseball in the gym. Why? Because she caught her own fly. Impossible, you say'? Why it certainly is, was for Mary Lou anyway. She was up to bat, hit the ball, the ball hit the waJl, just missing Mrs. Ross, bounced back and-Mary Lou caught her own fly.

Mrs. Ross thinks for sure that Ruby Hock is a future sports radio announcer In the gym during the noon hour she keeps up a rapid running account of her impressions of various players and the game in general. She • is in dead earnest as the expression on her face shows and she shouts, "Aren't they crazy? Why' d they do that for?," etc., etc.

But getting down to more serious business . The 9A's have received compliments from Miss Hult and Betty Jamesson for their fine cooperation the la s t few F rida ys especially on the day Mrs. Ross couldn't be here. Keep up the good work, 9A's. The faculty is invited to visit the gym on Fridays to watch the 9A's dance. Betty and Mrs. Ross are starting a class for boys and girls who do not know the fundamental steps of dancing. They have chosen some girls and boys who know steps to come in during activity period to teach others who would like to know how.

In the girls' gym classes they a re doing a round-robin tournament and mat work. The girl s' fifth period class has been taking acc u racy test s Betty would like to have suggestions from the 9A's as to whether the y would prefer records or the piano music for dancing.

ANSWERS TO GUESS WHO

Boy- Earl Innes

Girl- l\1ary Stuart

The ·t ier

G eenl eaf

Volume 20 Number 13

April 16, 1943 Lincoln, Nebraska

BOYS GLEE CLUB

PRESENTS ASSEMBLY

The Ljncoln High School boys' glee clu b ga v e a much enjo y ed and in te r e sbng a ss embly, F r ida y , A p ril 9. The y were under the d ire ct i on of Mr. Rangier and accompanied by Mr. Roberts. T he songs they sang were Praise the Lord; Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen; God of Love; God of Peace; The Marines' Hymn; The Army Air Cor ps Song and for an encore th ey sa ng a song which was wr itt en e s p e cially for Joy Night, "In a l\Ii litary Way." We hope , ;ve , vill again have an assembly given b y the Lincoln High Glee Club.

PICTURES SHOWN

Friday, April 2, two films were shown, on safety. The first ''On Two Wheels,'' a bicycling film, was about the juvenile traffic court in session. The second was named ''Safe Roads." It showed safety on roads and rails. They w ere very good educational pictures showing the impo rtanc e of careful driving on a v eh icle Both pictures were liked by all.

GRADES AGAIN

Once again our grades come out. These will be the last until +he finals which will tell thP dreaded tale. For some of -us it will be a "blessed event." But let's work hard so we can pass from one grade to the next successfully. Come on gals and guys, let's go.

9A 's Elect Officers

Bob Brooks heads the 9A class for this semester. Elections were held in Eng iis h classes on March 30. The other officers are: Keith House, vice president; and Arthur Morey, secretary. Velma Schwindt was nominated for secretary but withdrew her name because she is leaving us in a week or so.

The chairmen of the class committees am Janice Cochran, head of the program committee; Betty Legler, refreshment committee chairman; Shirley Bennett, caps and decorations, and Bob Reifschneider, head of the party committee.

Pupils Leave Whittier

We bid a fond farewell to the pupils who have left us. They are Eileen Irons, who has moved to College View, Glema Wandra, Grand Island; Goldie Norris, Washington ; Betty H i n e r , Barneston, and Neal Schappaugh, Northeast. Harold Shepard has left for Belmont as has Merry Abels. Dean Welch has moved to Valley, Nebraska and Sona Hendrix has moved to California. We will miss them and we know they will mis s us.

(We hope.)

PUPILS ENTER

We bid a happy welcome to the s e new pupils ·who have come to us from various places. Entering are: Mary Jane Lamb, Omaha; Ethel Whitebear, whom we welcome back again; Virginia Pierce, Everett; Christine Robinson, Mississippi; Roberta Knapp, and Charmaine Kalal, re - entering from Irving. Paul Bishop comes from Tennessee, and Robert Burns enters from Everett. We hope you all en jo y Whittier.

SPRING VACATION

Spring vacation begins today at three o'clock and lasts one whole week. We sincerely hope that everyone will have a fine time during vacation and a happy and joyous Easter. See you Monday morning, April 26.

Home Room ·Sec ret ar ies

Here are the home room secr etaries. 102, Pat Marshall; 103, Betty Ray; 105, Beverly Burk e ; 106, John Grebe; 107, Mary An n Schleiger; 108, Margery Moore; 110, Ruth Bergstraesser; 112, Jean Johnson.

203, Edwin Johns; 205, Htleri Lamb; 207, Shirley Glantz; 208, Jean Mann; 209, JoAnn Leaming; 210, Margery Franks; 212 , Mary Lou McGerr; 2 2 0, F r an k Newcomb; 222,Bernice Schwindt. 302, Mary Webber; 303, Helen Boydston; 304 , Edward Wessel; 305, Delbert Clements; 307, Keith Mills; 308, Barbara Haning; 310, hirley Botcher; 312, Jacqueline Waltermier; 314, Irene Gerlack; 316, Marilyn Martin; 318, Darline Kuiper; 320, Gwen Mitchell.

PUPILS TAKE TRIPS

Here are some pupils vvho have taken or are planning to go on trips. Charles Stewa r d plans to spend his sp1'ing vacation visiting his aunt in Valley, Nebraska. Here's an exercise for people who want to reduce. Saturday morning, Richard Maxfield of 107 went 36 miles to his grandmother's on his bicycle from Lincoln to Weeping Water, Nebraska. It took him four hours.

Here's the tragic story _ of Do1·is Kauffman and her two brother s , Dale and Dean, who went to Seward, Nebraska, for the week-end of April 1. The trip didn't have a very happy ending for Doris though ; she came down with the measles. The pranks of some bo y s and girl ca n be pretty hard on y our feet, so says Mary Lou Daniels. It seems last Thursday night after school, she and s everal others rode out to Belmont on bicycles. While they were visiting a friend, a few bo y s and girls slipped up without being seen anrl let the air out of their tires. I'll bet it wasn't any fun walking home.

THE WHITTIER GREENLEAF

F o u n d ed and Establi&hed i n 1924 as the Offic i a l St u de nt p ubli ca ti on of Wh i tt

WHAT'S THIS WE HEAR?

What's this we hear about Whittier pupils not living up to their standards? Some of us upon returning to our home rooms have found peanut shells, cand y ~·rappers, and waste paper in our desks. All of us ha v e seen the peanut shells in the halls and on the stairs. Reall y, Whittier , you can do better t han this. Come on now, let ' s try.

MANNERS TO SUBSTITUTES

Th er e ar e s ub st itu t e s for mo s t eve ry thing th es e da y s, b u tt er, r ub b e r , s ug ar , a nd e ven t eac h e r s . Some of yo u mig h t lj k e y our "d ear regul ar teac hers" but we s hould not take advanta g e of sub s titut es . W he n th es e te ach ers a re in cha rg e of y ou r clas s, plea s e gi v e th e m y o u r co ope ra t i on. R e m e mbe r that m a n y of th em a r e new to Whitti e r . The y n eed yo u r cooperation e v en mo r e than your regul ar teacher. Won't yo u t ry to help them s o that the y w ill feel that Whittier is the fin es t s ch ool eve r b een in?

TWO MISADVENTURES

"Hey, Jack," called Tom. "How were your grades this time?"

"Oh, go away, Tom. Don't re .. mind me of that. I'll probably get heck from both Mom and Dad. I don't know anything, and I just can't resist shooting paper wads and chewing gum.''

"Oh well come on , " decided Tom. ''Let's forget about that and go over to the vacant lot and a ball game was soon in full swing.

' 'He y , Stinky, it's y our turn to bat. Hurry up," y elled Jack. T o m , who wa s out in the field, w a s wa t ching for Stinky to hit a fl y a s he always did. but some magic must hav e bee n w i th St inky because he knocked the ball for three blocks.

"Stinky!" y ell e d ever y bod y . ' 'What's the matter? Ar e y ou sick? " To tell the truth , he did look rather green but he soon recover e d

"H ey, there's a milk wagon," y ell ed Jack. "I ' m g oin g to get a rid e and go after the ball."

Jack jumped ont o the milk wagon but fell off and cracked his head - if you wanted t o call it a head - because now it looked like a piece of something that had gone over a corduroy ro a d.

Naturally the wagon st opped and much to his di s ma y, out climbed Jack's father. ' ' H-h-hello , Dad," gu l ped Jack.

' 'You're coming home with me, young man," his fath e r sternly replied in a tone Jack didn't e x actly like. "What are these?" asked his father as he saw the grades which had fallen out of Jack's pocket.

Jack and his father went home and made a visit to the woodshecL For the next hour stran g e sounds emerged from that small building. Th e n Jack, looking rather subdued, went into the house. When his mother heard the story, she sent for the doctor to make sure that Jack was all right.

At supper (bread and milk for Jack) Jack said, "I'm never going to jump on a milk wagon again because I threw my right hand out of joint and can't play in the game tomorrow. Even if

I hadn't thrown it out of joint I couldn't play because I got su~h awful grades."

- Twyla

Dobbins

MEN IN THE SERVICE

We are back again in the issue to bring you more news of Whittier students having relatives in the armed services. Wallace Barnett of 308 has an uncle the army at Hamilton Field, California. He is a corporal. Harland Hupp e rt who is in 303 has a cousin in t he army. Richard Vaughn also of 303 has two brothers, in the arm y Mary Lou Carr of 302 has a cousin in the nav y Robert Esquivel of 105 has a brother Frank in the Canal Zone and one brother is a serg e ant in the Army Air Corps in Geor g ia.

Pvt. Robert M. Francis, uncle of Ilene Ferguson, is in the army. Don Hansen has two cousins in th e army , Sgt. Ray and Pvt. George Hansen. Don is in home room 308. Donna Bartlett of 307 ha s a b ro t her in the army at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Cpl. Joseph M. Kraj icek brother of Eleanor Krajicek , is in the army. Bob Fredrickson has a cousin in the Air Corps and his uncle, Pvt. Richard Steele, is stationed at the Lincoln Air Base. Robert Patterson's brother Wilbur is training in Washington D C. Ruth Ailes has a brother in-law , Bob Heilman, stationed at Camp Grubee, Oklahoma. He is a s e cond lieutenant in the army. Here is something a little different Miss Emma Madsen, teacher in 308, has three nephews in the service. One is Dana Frandsen, who is a first lieutenant at Fort Meade, Maryland. Another is Pvt. George Duncomb at Shephard Field, Te x as, and third on e is Flight Officer Robert Nelson stationed at Peterson Field, Colorado. Dorothy Dahlgren has something to be proud of. She h~s tw o brothers in the army, Ronald an d Floyd, and two brothers in th e navy, Paul and Robert. She al so has an uncle, Herman Headstor m, in they arm.

CHATTER

Into every life a little rain ~ust f~ll and here comes one big big drip to dampen your spirits. Or you might call me a bubble you know, a drip full of hot air'. But getting to business.

I have something to add to the fashion notes of the last isssue. The hair styles have suddenly changed to pigtails. That is, for the girls-the boys have their own. You'd think all the convicts had escaped what with all the fuzz-cuts around everywhere. Some of the boys even have initials cut in the fuzz. Howard McKinney hasn't had anything done with his hair , but he has been seen wearing finger nail polis h. You know, I like fingernail polish, myself. I even wore it on my toe nails last summer, with my toeless shoes, that is, until so meone told me it looked like a bunch of radishes hanging out of the market basket. I know I' m pretty corny, but I refuse to have anyone call my toes radishes.

Miss Zamzow's science class must have been rather coolish . Why else would they have built such a wonderful fire? But then they didn't do it on purpose. It was s t a r t e d w h e n s o m e phosphorus caught on fire, and drove the class out into the hall coughing their heads off. Now that I've told you all about it, don't be surprised to see some people looking like characters from the "Lights Out" program, roaming around the halls without heads on their shoulders.

Say, Mrs. Boschult's classes are certainl y getting a lot of publicity (wonder when they start paying us). This time they were studying mercury (not the planet) and dropping siker coins in it. One of the boys said it made the money look like counterfeit, and Mrs. Boschult said maybe it was and he wouldn't be able to buy his lunch with his quarter. Maybe he had to do dishes for his lunch that day.

On April Fool's, day when Miss Jones English class was studying grammar, one of the boys told Miss Jones that she had left a word out of one of the sentences written on the board. While she April 16, 1943

was trying to solve the mystery of the,, omi~ted word the boy yelled April Fool!" which PU"zled Miss Jones all the more sl;e taking it for granted that the word she had left out was April Fool.

W h at happened in M is s Veerhusen's class wasn't any joke to Harold Woodshire. When told to change his seat he sat down in Betty Morgan's lap. I wonder which was the more embarrased.

Say, the home rooms have been helping me a lot with this chatter column. I don't know what I'd do without the help I get. In answer to our question about vacation plans someone handed in this cute remark: "Listen, dear reporter I'm o-oing to sleep on my ;acatio;." Those plans certainly aren't anything new, not to me at least.

Here's something unusual. One boy acquired three lO0's in one day. Yep, it's the truth. If you don't believe it just ask Billy Fristoe, the boy who did it.

If any of you girls have been trading shoes, let this be a lesson to you. Margurite Wilson and Geraldine Vincent traded sho es and Geraldine broke the strap of Geraldine's footwear.

Leah Jacoby had a scare after coming home from school one day when she thought she heard someone upstairs. She started upstairs to investigate, but her courage failed her and she retrna ted, grabbed a broom and started back. Can't you just hear her knees knocking? What a surprise when she reached the top. There was her brother home on furlough.

There aren't many Whittier pupils who really enjoy attending school, I dare say, but it seems to be all different with the dogs. One dog invited himself into the building, wandered into 209 during activity period and would probably have made himself at home if he had been allowed to do so.

Speaking of dogs, I have a swe ll joke that will fit in right here. When do dogs wear the most, in summer or winter?

Give up? Okay, I'll tell you. A dog wears the most in summer. In the ·winter he wears a coat but in the summer he wears a coat and pants. Catch on? I don't.

Say, have you heard about Fern Geist's new hair-collection? Well, it's very unusual. I think she said she wants to get on Hobby Lobby with it. Here's what it is- he pulls a hair out of someone's head . ' wraps it up in paper (the hair I mean), and wr it es the person's name on the outside. It is a novelty, no question of that, but I hope this hobby isn't too sensational 'cause how are we gonna have enough money to buy a new head of hair every week or so?

You know, we all have our ups and downs, but the bottom just simply fell out of everything for one girl in 108. Everything just let her dmvn, and I do mean let her down ! She was leaning her knee on the seat of a chair when suddenly she was leaning her knee on the floor. Yes, she went right through the chair. Now, didn't she get a big let-dov\11 ?

Here's a big let-do-wn for all of you good readers. Are you still there? It's just this. I have to leave you now. Isn't it terrible? But buck up (sniff) ; I'll be back (sniff). Yes, (sob) I'll be back in two weeks (boo hoo) so until we meet again, farewell, dear friends. Adieu!

All Reservoir!

EASTER BUNNY'S MECHANIZED

Oh Mr. Rabbit's le ft us, He has gone to join the ranks; He's here no more for Easter For he's riding in the tanks.

His eggs don't go in baskets, To delight the children's hearts, For he's drop1Jing "eggs" on Tojo

And they aren't just candy tarts.

-Norma and Alice Jo. 3 I ,i . ii

MY ADVENTURES ON A POGO-STICK

As I hopped down Broad way on my pogo-stick towards the MGM Studios, a sudden thought struck me, "Maybe I can get into the studio."

While thinking, I had forgotten about the pogo-stick and it had gotten beyond my control. An officer came speeding after me and when finally he caught up with me, I had gotten the thing into control and pulled up to a stop. The officer scribbled something on a pad anr1 handed it to me. I signed my name. My first ticket!

I then leaped onto the stick and started out again. After that I kept my mind on it. When I arrived at the studio, I leaped off the pogo-stick and stole towards the MGM studios. I was thinking, ''It wouldn't be bad to see a movie star like Bob Hope or something.''

So on I crept but to my surprise there in front of the gate stood a guard. He was tall with a cruel face. He just stared at me. I was so frightened I could hardly move. The gate was open and my quick brain sensed that I would have to take a chance. I Jeaped on my pogo-stick and bounded past him. He turned ·towards me shouting, but soon he was out of sight.

I then stepped off the stick and opened a door. Down a dark corridor, I crept. It had doors on each side. I accidentally kicked over a can at the bottom of a stack of them. An ugly man leaped into the hall out of a door and started for me. Again my faithful pogo-stick saved me. I leaped onto it, swished down the hall a way from the man. After some breathless events I lost him. As I stepped oft my pogo-stick, I stumbled upon a door. My hand reached out for it. I opened it. Behold, inside was a stage. I peered in - empty. I then stepped inside. A noise was heard from the doorway. I swung around. A lady with a club stuck her face in the door. Then she hollered, ''Come on, gang, here she is.'' I knew who she meant when a gang of

people came pushing through the door.

I circled around the room with people tugging on my ·dress and pulling on my poor stick. I took a flying leap towards the door, and bounded out slamming the door in their faces. Again this thing had saved me from certain death. I knew then that I was getting out of that place and quick. I stayed on the st i c k and scrambled down the hall as fast as I could go. By that time the crowd had pushed their way out of the door and had come tramping down the hall after me. I ran into the man w horn I had met a little while back. He screamed at me and leaped out of the way as I came slashing past him. On I went down the corridor holding my breath. Alas - the doorI reached down, turned the knob. The man with the cruel face saw me and came running after me. The door that I had just come out of opened; out swished the crowd all running for me. Everything went black.

I woke up in the hospital- half dead, with my faithful pogo-stick beside me.

-Kathryn Barnes, 303

GREENLEAF PICTURES TAKEN

Wednesday, April 7, pictures for the 9A issue were taken by Mr. DeVriendt. They were supposed to have been taken on Tuesday, April 6, but due to unfavorable weather they were pµt off till Wednesday. Mr. DeVriendt has been taking pictures for the paper for nearly eight years. He always delights the pupils with jokes, especially his christening the pupils with such names as Edna, Beulah, Little Flower, the girl in the red str ipes, etc.

"WHO DONE IT"

"Gee per s creepers," Ann quavered. "Let's get out of here."

"Oh, don't be such a scardy cat," said_ Norma. "Glen and John aren't s c a r e d so we shouldn't be."

"You're braver than I am," said Ann. "By the way, where are those two-haunted house explorers ?"

"Gosh, I haven't the least idea," replied Norma. "I guess they went up those stairs back there a ways."

"My crimeny ! Where did they get all that nerve?" asked Ann.

Crash! Bang!

"D-d-d-don't get scared," said · Norma. "They p-probably just fell over some old trunk, I h-h-hope."

"I'm not s-s -scared " said Ann. "The only rea;on I'm shaking s-so is be-because it's cold in h-h-here."

"Boo!"

"Ohhhhhhhhhh !" screamed the girl s "What was that?"

"Ha ha," laughed John. "We ure scared you that time."

"You m e an i e s , " replied Norma.

"Just like girls," said Glen, "always scared."

"Well, that i s n't fair to take advantage of us like that," complained A n n "Anyway we weren't scared; we just didn't expect you to come barging in like that."

"Go on, defend yourselves. You were scared and you know it," said Glen.

"Oh, stop arguing and find a way out of this place," said Norma. After they were out of the house, John said, "We heard a noise a while ago . What did you gals fall over?"

"Oh jeepers," cried Ann. Swish!

"What was that?" asked Glen. "That," said John, "was Ann and Norma. "I wonder where they were going in such a hurry."

"Let's go find out," said Glen. When they reached the girls Glen asked, "What's the matter with you girls?"

"You asked us," said Norma, "whether that noise you heard was us. It wasn't. We had thought it was you."

"Boy, oh boy," shouted Glen. "That proves that you girls are scardy cats."

"You win," said Ann. "Let's go home and eat. I'm starved after that experience."

-Marianne Schwab, 103. THE WHITTIER GREENLEAF

BRATS IN THE BELFRY

It was a hot summer day in Dry Gulch, Arizona. All you could see for miles and miles was sand, sand, and more sand.

"Gee it's hot today, Pancho, and there's nothing to do either," Pete said dryly.

"Wish we could go swimming in that old well but it's all dried up," muttered Pancho. "Let's find something to do."

The two boys sat against an old store building and snored.

Suddenly Pete awoke with a start.

"Hey, Pancho! Wake up!" Pancho snored on. "Get up, you lazy good-for-nothin' dog!"

''Don't get in a hurry; it's too hot," murmured Pancho, who was still half asleep.

"I know what we can do," yelled Pete and yanked Pancho to his feet.

The boys made their way to the old abandoned church that stood in the middle of Dry Gulch They opened the sq ueak y door and found the dusty old stairs that led to the belfry and found vvhat they had both wanted, the rope that rnng the huge bell.

"Gee it's big, isn't it, Pete? " Pancho said. But Pete didn't answer for he had caught his foot in the rope and was swinging in mid-air yelling to beat the band.

The bell started ringing and soon Pete and Pancho heard people running to the church .

The village preacher (rather absent-minded) put on his robe and came for the Sunday service. (Today was F1·iday.)

Soon their father appeared in the .belfry door and Pete wanted to fall through the floor but of course he couldn't do that.

After Pete and Pancho had been rescued, Papa Pancho gave Pete a talking to, and something else too! Can you guess?

When they climbed into bed that night, Pete and Pancho

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talked for a whi le. Pete said, "We sure found something to do today, didn't we, Pancho?"

Pancho's only answer was a grunt and soon both boys were asleep.

and Twylla Dobbins. -Carole Hackstadt

MY SISTER

I have a sister, Boy, what a gal, A temper? Say, mister, Don't choose her for a pal.

She thinks she looks like Grab le, But she's making a mi s take; Everyone crawls under a table When an entrance she tries to make.

She w a lks along Her nose in the air, While si nging a song, She sounds like a bear.

I really should apologize

To my sister so fair and true, But she simply ,vill not compromise, And I won't either, would you'! -Leah Jacoby.

DEAR GRANDMA

Hello, Grandma, how are you? Me? Oh, I'm fine, thank you , Looks like spring has sprung at last My goodness, doesn't t ime go fast?

We filled our garden full of seeds, With our eye brow tweezers We'll pull up the weeds; My, isn't the war just terrible? With all the rationing it 's unbearable,

I guess I'll have to stay home and starve, And cut my initials (the only thing that's left to carve) ; We cannot ride, we cannot walk, What will happen to me if they ration talk?

I guess that's all, Granny, dear, -Phyllis Barribo. The air is growing thick I fear.

PROPERTY COMMITTEE

Here are the boys on the property committee. They tc1ke care of the bicycle racks and the auditorium flag. They also help teachers who have charge of assemblies in moving the property on and off the stage and raising and lowering the curtains. They are Ernest Dietze 212, chairman, Leo Hanson 208, Perry Lewis 102,Bruce Nelson 210, La Verne McCrackin 103, Earl Bumgardner 304, Tom Schmitt 112, and Alvin Price of 105.

FIRE DRILL HELD

On Tuesday, March 30, one of the windiest days in March, Whittier pupils filed out onto the playground for the monthly fire drill. When asked what he thought of the drill, Mr. Culler remarked that it was a very good drill and that it took only two and one-half minutes to clear the building.

GUESS WHO Girl

Our girl for this time has green eyes and brown hair, is five feet three inches tall. She weighs 1081-4 pounds. Her favorite subject is typing and her pet peeve is dishes. She pals around with Maxine Hart and Darlene Kapke. Boy

He is a member of home room 108. His height is fivefeet one and he weighs 125 pounds. He has black hair and blue eyes. His favorite subject is metal trades and his best pal is Bob Brooks. His pet peeve is algebra.

JUMBLED NAMES

Imena Thra Ndeellw Enda

Ejan Sminops

Dchrair Lilhurcch

Amvel Widtnhcs

Iethk Souhe

Gviniair sloo

Yrihles Rasme

Ibll Tatmeh ws

Wdien Oelc

Yra Huhrcchl

Drediml Snpoomth

Rnieceb Tcshindw

SPORT SHORTS

The whistle blew, the ball went up, and the championship game between 305 and 220 ,vas under way. Ray Aguirre s ifted a gratis toss thrnugh the ne s t for the initial score. Coming back strong, 305, under a barrage of shots, garnered a field goal to forge ahead. Sinking a charity flip, Ray Aguirre clo sed the gap. The excitement was terrific with the girls leading the cheers. But 305 drew away from 220 when Richard Vance tos sed in a field goal. The score at this point in the crucial game y,·as 4 to 2 in favor of 305. During these hysterical moments v.-hen 305 ,vas ahead 220 tried bravely to stem the tide, but to no av r il. Richard Vance w asn't the only one who could . swi sh the mesh for John Reitter did his bit by a field goal. There v,as one disappointment for 305 wh n Bob Reifschneider mi sed a be a utiful set-up. It was a break that just went the other way. L eaders of 305's team were the whole team. Credit· must be given to Bob Reifschneider for his outstanding floor play.

Due credit must be given to Ray Aguirre of 220 for his excellent dribbling, his superb way of sinking free shots but th ere was one thing he needed-support.

That one phrase express es the trnuble. Most of R ay 's teammates walked up and down the maple often re : embling bumps on log ~ He did have a little support in the form of Bill Howell . He was the only player who helped Ray. Those are hard words but they are true.

In our "Memories of the Playground," we are going to gjve you a name that you all know, a boy who excels in football, basketball, baseball and track. His name is Dean Hobson of 107.

Dean Hobson plays league ball just as he plays softball. I can say this, that Dean Hobson ranks high among all star p l ayers.

In closing, your sports ed tur r sk a question: Why don't we have new backstops? We have the mate1fal !

NICKNAMES

Beverly Metcalf - Mert

Keith Mills - Millsie

Ruth Starkel- Babes

Marianne Schwab-Ann

Helen Boydston - Champ

Pat Hudkins-Cactus Pete

Roland Beck - Lolly

Weldon Baker-Gremlin

Ardath Wilcox-Ducky

Wilma Skamser-Mickey

Mary Lou McGerr- Peaches

James Mitchell - Slug

Eleanor Krajacek - Squeelry

Dorothy Dahlgren - Dot

SONGS THAT REMIND US

0 h You Beautiful Doll: Joan Nuss Dark Eyes: Shirley Bennett Mr . F ive by Five: Robert Plock

When You Wore A Tulip: Betty Allsrnan

Sweet Eloise: Eloise Gandara Green Eyes: Valoy Brown I Had The Craziest Dream: Helen Boydston

Breathless: Pat Hudkins

Two Ton Tessie from Tennessee: Marcia Adkisson

Rosie The Riveter: Rose Roland

Old Man River: Mr. Ross

Billy Boy: Billy Ray

Georgia On My Mind:

Georgia Ward

WHAT IF

P~t Hudkins weren't always flirting.

Harold Davey were dumb.

Ruth Gochnour had short hair.

Wayne Heidt kept his feet off the backs of other people's chairs

Patricia Cappen were P at ric ia Hatten.

Leland Adams were Leland Eve . Miss Jackson's home room were quiet.

Wilma Stier were Wilma Cow.

Shirley Mohr was Shirley Less.

Barbara Settle wasn't always reading.

ANSWERS TO GUESS WHO

Dorothy Patterson- 305 Emerson Rogers - 108

LIVE WIRES

There was dancing for the 9A's in the gym Friday, April 9. Did you 9A's see those grand d a ncers on the floor-meaning Mr. and Mrs. Ross, Miss Kier, and Miss Hult. Spectators who watched from the sidelines were Mr Gartner, Miss Ferguson, and Miss Kahm. I heard a little secret that was let out. The gym classes have been working on a part of our spring variety show to be held, May 7.

Here's n e v,' s for dancers. Frnm nmv on all dancing will be socia l dancing. This was decided by the 9A's. The playground committee announces that they have picked Shirley Bennett as their new secretary.

The rain has spoiled all baseball outside today. But old man sun jg trying to shine and there i s hope that Monday will be a grand day for baseball as well as many Mondays to come.

ANSWERS TO JUMBLED NAMES

Maxine Hart

Wen dell Dean

Jane Simpson

Richard Churchill

Velma Schwindt

Keith House

Virginia Loos

Shirley Maser

Bill Matthews

Edwin Cole

Ray Churchill

Mildred Thompson

Bernice Schwindt

AFTER VACATION

After sp1i.ng vacation (hide your heads) the grades come out.

These will la st until June , when school is over.

Some excuses may be yon thought "that when 'de Lo rd was passing ou t brains you thought he said veins and hid behind the door."

Anyhow, let's work!

The Whittier Greenleaf

Volume 20 Number 14

May 7, 1943

Lincoln, Nebraska

Victory Progam Will Be Given This Spring

This year the annual spring program will be given in the way of a Victory Program and this big event is only a few days away. Tickets have been sold through the home rooms, and the money received will be used for scho.ol purpo ses . Several songs on the patriotic side will be sung. Among the many features will be two operettas, one by the boy's glee and one by the girl's glee. Richard Churchill will play his trombone. Also Jane Simpson and Patricia McKay will dance. Colleen McCracken is going to do a solo. There will be two Negro Spirit uals by Ralph Wilson.

We ar e sure that you will enjoy it so if you haven't already purchased your ticket, do so at once. Admi ssion price is only twenty-five cents.

RUBBER ASSEMBLY GIVEN

The assembly given April 15 got off to a bad start when the pupils entered the auditorium in a rude and noisy fashion. Mrs. White led in singing ''The Star Spangled Banner" with Miss Jones as accompanist. The film shown was sponsored by the 0.P.A. and was called ''Rubber Goes to War" The show depicted the change in the rubber industry from rubber footwear to rubber war m ate r i a l . M r. Culler remarked that although the conduct of the students was much better in leaving the auditorium, it was not quite up to Whittier standards. We' 11 do better next time, we're sure.

Elections to be Held

The civic league campaign, which has been going along swimmingly this week, ends today. The primary election is to be held next Monday, May 10. The candidates are: for boy's president, Richard Skamser of 107; Frank Burden, 205 Alan Farmer, 210; Merle D ebus, 105; and James Geist, 220. The girl's candidates for president are : Lona Storey, 320; Audrey Flood, 220 ; Marcia Adkisson, 107; Pat Price, 3 1 8; Gwen Mohle r, 107; and Betty Russell, 222.

There are six boys competing for vice-president. They are : Charles McKeen, 316; Wayne Robinette, 107; Marvin Provost, 102; Richard Michael of 220; Jack Mills, 310; and · Warren Dunn of 320. The girls vice-presidenc y is coveted by seven girls. They are: Jackie Boeka of 212; Gwen Mitchell, 320; Evelyn Daharsh, 318; Bernice Schwindt, 222; Donna Schacht of J06; ll ene Starkel of 212; and Ruth Ailes of 308.

The candidates for g i r ls secretary are: DeLone Fillman of 222; Lola Bean, 103; Delores Hoback, 318; Shirley Standley, 107; Donalee Johns, 108; Shirley Bolen, 108. The boys eligibles are: Jim Liggett, 220; Kenneth Bolus, 310; Jack Settle, 305; Dennis Kratochvil of 312: and Leland By kerk of 107. The general election will be on May 17.

9A's GO ON TRIP

The 9A's met at the Nebraska theater for their Civic League trips, Thursday, April 29 . Besides Whittier, Irving, College View, Everett, Havelock and Northeast pupils attended. The program was opened with the National Anthem followed by the flag salute. Mr. F. A. Wiren, business manager of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, welcomed the pupils. Mr. Lefler, the speaker, gave an in s pi ring speech to the boys and girls. They were complimented on their close attention. The following- teachers attended : Miss Hooper, Miss Ki er , Mr. Culler, Mr. Ross, Miss Peterson, Mrs. Boschult, Mrs. Childress and Miss Veerhusen.

Home Room ·Treasurers

H ere are the home room treasurers who make an attempt to collect our dues. give us receipts, and in general try to be very business-like. 320 Warren Dunn, 318 Joe Augustine, 316 Darlene Feis, 314 Joan Watsone 312 Jan ice Ehlers, 310 Shirly, Bottcher, 308 Kenneth Buck, 307 · Lillian Geier , 305 Billy Moore, 304 Ed Wessel, 303 Ralph Wilson, 302 Doris Basler.

222 Delone Fillman, 220 Bill Howell, 212 Mary Lou Mc Grerr, 210 Margery Franks, 209 Betty Smith, 208 Jean Mann, 207 Dan Noble, 205 Helen Lamb, 203 Edwin Johns.

112 Jean Johnson , 110 Ruth Bergstraesser, 108 K athryn Schneider, 107 Jimmie Krantz, 106 Wilton Chase. 105 Beverly Burke, 103 Maxine Royce, 102 Pat Marshall.

FIRST AID CLASSES

A number of Whittier boys and girls are going to know what to do in case of an emergency and they will be thankful for the knowledge they have received in the First Aid Course. Beginning with the first nine weeks of school , 142 pupils enrolled for this course and after all tests had been taken they showed that 138 pupils came through. One pupil dropped out , making the total who did not pass only three. All pupils who took First Aid were members of the 9th grade science classes. Mrs. Boschult was the instructor.

AND WE WERE AT HOME

No, it wasn't some mean little kids that set the school on fire. It happened when the custodians were heating wax for the floors. Since the · wax is highly inflammable it ignited and started a fire. The cork mat and three window frames were badly burned and the ceilings and walls were smoked up. The frames and windows have already been replaced and the rest of the damage will be taken care of this summer. It would be just our luck for all the excitement to happen when we were having spring vacation.

THE WHITTIER GREENLEAF

Founded and Established in 1 9 2 4 as the Official Stud e nt publication of Whittier Junior Hi gh School Pupils

FACULTY ADVISORY BOARD

Mi ss Peterson, Miss F ergus on, Mr. Gammill GREENLEAF STAFF

Harold Carnes

B obbie Hart

H ele n Boyd st on

Phyllis Brid g er

I re n e Holt er

Leah Jacoby

Phyllis B a rr ib o

Jimmy Artz

Wayne Barclay

Don Bomberger

Kenneth Bowman

Wayne Lubke

Do r is Kauffman

J ea n Larsen

Marilyn Bst andig

Mary Lou Carr

Margaret Craige

Norma Chubbuck

Anna L edou x

N orma Loettcrle

Marily n Martin

Betty Northway

Twyla D obbi ns

Da r lene F eis

GREENLEAF PRINTERS

Loren Robinette

Stanley Br e hm

Robert Folden

Richard G reen

Ruth Greiner

Emerson Rogers

WHAT'S THE RUSH?

If everyone keeps on rushing into the cafeteria the way they have been doing lately , we are going to have to give first-aid treatment to a few broken bones, What is t he rush anyway? Everywhere you turn you cah see a streak of some t hing or other sailing like nobody's business. You may be hungry but surely you aren't on the starvation list . Come on, kids, let's be ladies and gentlemen and ''w alk" not run to lunch .

NEWS FROM OTHER SCHOOLS

The Northeastern from North East High here in Lincoln said that the junior high speech class there, was writing a radio play about safety. It will be heard over K F O R at 4:45 on Mondays. The program has four installments.

One of the teachers at Sutter Junior High School , Sacramento California, is an airplane spotter. During two hour working periods the teacher has sighted from three to four hundred planes.

Washington Intermediate High School, Honolulu, Hawaii !ssued a warning in their school paper. It seems the girls who work in pineapple fields there wear open-toed shoes for the sake of sty le or some other unknown reason. As a result some girls are injured. It seems girls are the same in Hawaii as in the States. They'll do anything for style.

F ern Geist

Carol Hac ksta dt

Wilma Schwartz

Alice Jo Smith

Mary Stewart

Patricia Sw ift

William Schleicher

Gus

Richard Frick

Homer Knapp

Gerald Knaub

tiest

Marvin Livingsto n Shirl ey Standl ey

Duane Wilkinso n

Ernie Workman

La V ern McCrack en

NICKNAMES

Valoy Brown- Whoop

Shirley Mohr- Moron

Beverly Thompson - Tommy

Connie Pitzer Shorty

Marjorie Wagner - Cookie

Audrey Drako - Penny

Jean Karras - Lucky

Georgia Ward Peanuts

June Killian - Tiny

Raymond Dirks- Pinky

Deloris Bauer - Red

Louise Hinsley - Fuzz y Hea d

Jim Liggett- Gwen

Dean Kuhns - Kunsie

Louse Morris-Loudie

Wallace Barnett-

Barney Google

Shirley Van Metre - Shirts

Marvin Hudson - Victor

MEN IN THE SERVICE

We are always proud to honor boys across the waters. Joe Aguirre is somewhere across the sea and John is in England. Both are brothers of Raymond Aguirre Phyllis Bridger has a brother James in Hawaii, and J oAnn Spahn has a brother in England. Eileen Roemmick has an uncle in the Navy now at sea, an uncle in England, and another uncle in Seattle, Washington. Dick Gibson has a brother, Sgt. Danny Gibson, in Africa. Alvin Kahler also has a brother with the Navy in Africa.

Here are a few who keep up the duties right here at home. Cpl. Wa11ace Bit, who is at Camp Crowder, Kansas, is a cousin of Har 1and Huppert. Kenneth Hulbert has a cousin, Dale Grand,

in the army at Camp Barkley, Texas. Quite a few pupils of 302 have relatives in the service. Some of t h e lie are Beverly Metcalf, who has a brother in the army at Camp Rucker, Ala. She also has a cousin , Bill Weaver, in the Navy at Oakland, California. Mary Akers has a brother, Richard, in the Navy in the state of Washington. Mary has another brother, Bob, who is • in the Army at Kessler Field, Missouri. Emma Sue Smith has a brother, Pvt. Vernon Smith, in the in fan try in Virginia. Mary Lou Carr's cousin is in the Navy and he is now on convoy duty. Jack Settle's farther, Pvt. Marion F. Settle, is in the Army. He also has a cousin, Sgt. Darrel English, in the Air Corps.

Richard Vaughn has two brothers, Harold and James, in the Army. Harold is in Canada and James' location is unknown. Carol Hansen's brother Denna! is 2nd class fireman. Jack Mason's brother, Pvt. Bert Mason, is in the Army and his location is also unknown. George Murphy's brother is in the Navy and is on a sub. Carmen Damian has two brothers in the service. Jessie is in Florida and Alfonso is m Colorado Bobby Hart's uncle works at the Lockheed Aircraft Plant as a test pilot. Bill Lovelace , brother of Shirley Lovelace, is a graduate from Aviator Machinist Mate Training School in Illinois. Ruth Ailes' brother-in -law, second lieutenant Bob Heilman, is in the Army at camp Grubes, Oklahoma.

This ends up ''Men In The Service'' for this time but we will be back in the next issue.

Customer: Do you serve crabs here?

Waiter: Sit down; we serve anybody.

1st Man: Why did you buy tha t daschund?

2nd Man: So the whole fam ily can pat him at once.

THE WHITTIER GREENLEAF

CH AT TER

Eve ryone has his ba -a d day s and t his column is wh a t ·causes ba d days fo r a lot of pe ople . Betty Denny had a very bad day not so long ago. It all sta r ted wh en sh e was sent to t he cl inic . Wel l, she ended u p b y l ocki n g herself i nside the cli n i c r es t ro om. Aft er ba ng i ng o n the door and yel1ing at the top of her lungs, she d iscovered the window was open a crack, so what do you think she did? She climbed out of the window and walked on the ledge outside of the building until s h e c a me to the clinic window. When she got there she was surprised to find Mr. Culler looking out at her, but no more s urpris e d than was Mr. Culler. When he saw a girl climbin g t h ro ugh a second floor wi n dow he shouted, ''Cat's sake! Wher e did you come from?" It must have been rather a surprise to say the least.

One gi rl in Gr eenleaf class has been h a v ing quite a tim e , too.

Mi s s P eter s on asked Ethel White b ear, who just came into the class, if she liked to write stories, but T w y I a Dobbins thought Miss Peterson was speaking to her, so she said yes she did, if she could think of anything to write about. A n d so it w e nt, with Miss Peterson a sking q ues t io ns and Twyla answering, Et hel a little confused by it all, an d th e whole class wo n dering w hat wa s going on. That' s just a sa mple of what goes on in Greenlea f class

Say, I wonder what thRt te acher m eant. When the 8A's we nt on their civic league trip one of th e conductin g teachers aske d her group if sh e had collec t ed all their s lips. Which k ind did s h e mean?

Di d y ou know life is just beg innin g? Yep, right now wh en you get this Greenleaf . It make s n o difference how long you'v e liv ed 'cause life begins r i g ht no w-according to the w riti n g on the outside of a lot of pupils no teboo ks. They say, " Life be gins at 3 :1 5. " I a gree, d on't you?

Bill i e Finke took it easy i n Jr B u siness, while Dan obles Ma y 7, 19 43

gave his civic league report, by airing her tootsies. I would do such things myself but I'm afraid the arnma wouldn't be particularly pleasing to the rest of the clas s Dogs do have a certain smell all their oYvn you know.

Oh, dear! What next? ow I'm expected to turn my column into a list of want ads. But th i s is reall y serious you know, and I guess I can manage it just this once. Duane Wilkinson wants an ad put in that reads like this. "\Vanted-snakes of all nonpoisonous species."

Prnbably wants 'em for playfellows, but personally, I don't care for 'em. Guess I'm too much of a snaker in the grass mvself.

·1 spec 1iss Ralston had quite a time the day she forgot her g lasses. Prnbably things went • on in class that she didn't see. Yeah, I know. Had to have some excuse. \Ve're not 'sposed to eat candy in class but it's all right for the teachers to, and that's perxactly what iis.s Curley did. She said it was to stop her coughing (Don't take any offense, Miss Curley, I believe you.) Bobbie Hart yelled, "Pass the candy," and you can imagine how many were suddenly taken with a fit of coughing when Miss Curley said she would if they were coughing and needed it.

I don't know whether the class needed the candy or not, but ) ou'll probably agree when I say that 2 1 0 should have sound proof walls , if you've heard the strange noises that come from there during sixth period. It sounds l ike murder is being committed, and i t really is . The way thos e g i r ls murder those songs is terrible. I suppose I should say singing since that's what it's really intended to be. But really, those girls sing very well, together ( some of them are bigger than me, you know) . Ah, yes. That reminds me of the time I took singing lessons. I really did. That's the truthslightly exaggerated. I soon ga e it up, though. Every time I went up the scale-do, ri, mi, fa, sol, la , ti, my music teacher

reached out his· hand and said, "Dough!"

Here's a laugh for the girls Clifford Dickey, Larry Emory , Harold Dickey, Kenneth Smith and Merwyn Hart went on a five day hiking trip, and Haro ld had quite a time getting his breakfast one morning. He was making pancakes , b u t he forgo t to put any lard in the skillet (maybe he was just being patriotic). He cooked it anyway and ended up with a new dishscrambled pancakes. It must not haye looked Yery appetizing, since it went into the fire.

Shirley Gordon had an Easter pa rty on Friday, .April 26. Ffre girls from Lincoln High came to the party and they all had a good time dancing i 1 the basement of Shirley's house.

Shirley Van l\Iete1·, Gloria l\1itts and Donna Yates got up at the crack of da\v-11 to go to a 6 :30 breakfast at Pioneer's Park.

No one wo u ld ever get me up so early to go clear to Pioneer's Park to fry a couple of eggs. I'd probably haYe to lay my own anyway, which \vouldn't be anything entirely new. Ho, hum! Just to talk about getting up so early makes me sleepy, so I think I'll go to bed. I might wake up in time to get you more gossip next time, but for nowgood bye everyone.

ROBERT ESQUIVEL WINS

Robert Esquivel of home room 105 honored Whittiei~ by winning first prize in the Poppy Day Poster Contest for junior high school pupils. This poster and others sent in are displayed in down town store wi n dows.

JUMBLED NAMES

Ergac Kinahss

Acjk Drobei

Monar N av I wknel

Y arm Nan Cipere

Nketenh Uhbeltr

lllsee Pacmlleb

Tirpaaic Wistf

Liwalim Rwarne

Rmya Smoerms

Ilbl Edryr

MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCE

It is sometime after midnight on a summer night. A faint breeze stirs the branches of the trees outside while the lightning of an approaching storm flickers across the sky. Dimly seen through th• night is a small cottage inside which, sleeping soundly in their beds, are the three members of the family. The breeze lightly stirs the curtain at the window. The stillness si broken only by the "tick tick" of the old alarm clock.

Suddenly a loud ''bang'' a wakens the family and brings them to their feet. What the cause of the noise is they cannot say but with the curiosity of humanity the three, looking like ghosts in their light pajamas, ereep stealthily toward the back of the small house from where the sound came. The three figures shiver visibly as they st a re into the darkened kitchen. What is there, hidden by the darkness? The bravest of the trio steps hesitantly into the room switching on the light.The three blink th ei r eyes as the room leaps into light, then dance hastily around the room. Nothing is there, nothing out of place. A more th oro ugh investigation follows including the pantry opening off the kitchen . They are plainly puzzled as can be expected but, prepare to go back to a restless night in bed.

They turn off the light and are starting from the room, casting anxious glances over their shoulders when the last of the three creeps to the opened back door. The remaining two follow wondering What has been seen? What has been heard? As they peer into the darkness straining their eyes to see, they gradually become accustomed to the darkness and th~y gasp a3 th3ir eyes trave to the porch floor -in front of theml There, directly in the path of the door lies a long gaunt figure. A head of wooly hair is discernible through the gloom. The screen door is noisle3sly opened and then - laughter of the three white figures rings through the night as the mop is lifted and hung back on its nail.

- Phyllis Barribo

A MYSTERY SOLVED

Down the lonely des er ted road after midnight a dark figure is

seen stumbling along a ghostly path. Suddenl y his eyes dart across the moonlit field, amazed at the sight which meets them. He walks closer, anxiety and curios ity slightly raising his black bushy hair . As he creeps nearer, he finds to his surprise familiar faces peering at him with treacherous eyes.

"Help! Murder! Police! I see spots before my eyes. I see yellow, red, purple, orange and green."

The figures form a circle around him and one speaks in a crackling voice. "Mast er , here you see a group of very unhappy families ."

A purplish one says, "You call yourse lf a true blue American but you really are not. We visualize you as a meat ball, a tomato head, and a beetle brained nobody."

"But what have I done, you little sawed off shrimps?"

One with a reddish skin cries out in fury, "That's just it. What have you done? Absolutely nothing, you hamhead."

"But I still don't understand who you are and what you're driving at. Please come to the point. I command you to do so at once."

An oldish fi g ure of about a hundred and fifty years speaks with a sharp understanding tone. "I am your Uncle Sam. These are the vegetables yo u should be raising to help wipe the Japs and Germans off the map."

"Do you mean if I raise just a few vegetables I can help to win this war?"

"Yes sir-ee-ee," call all the vegetables. "I should say so. If you just get yourself to thinking what we are driving at, you'll see our point."

"Just a minute, you little busy bodies. I just would like to see you solve this problem. How can I raise a garden without any space in m y yard? You -you purple egg plant and you orange carrot and you red radish, yellow and green beans just how can I raise a garden full of you folks without a space for it?"

"It's simple, sir. I know where there are people who are renting space and saving money ,vhich would ha ve been spent for these vegetables you see . With the money they save they

are in vesting in war bonds and stamps and a re agaiR helping to w in this war."

"Vv ell, maybe you have something there. I believe you have shown me a new light on the whole thing. I'm going to turn over a new leaf by planting you folks in my garden. I do have some space in my yard where I could plant you little folks. Believe me, I'm going to hurry home and begin my planting . right away." Luckil y the figure d arts across the fi eld and acrnss th e pon d in the opposite direction he had come from. He comes to a fence, starts to climb it and as he sudde 11 ly reaches the top, there is heard a rip and a lot of kicking and scream ing. "I've torn the seat of my Sunday -go-to-meeting pants and I'm afraid I'm going to fall. Help, h er e I go." There is a terrific thump.

"What! Was this only a nightmare? But i t brought me to my senses about raising a garden and if y ou should happen to p ass Maple Street, you will see me a brand new p erso n digging about in the soil with all my might, planting my vegetables just right."

Irene Holter Norma Loetterle

GUESS WHO Girl

She has dark brown hair and brown eyes. Her weight is 132 lbs. and she is 5 feet 4 inches tall. Getting up in the morning is her pet peeve and her hobby is going to the show. She enjoys social studies very much and intends to keep it as her life's work. Playing baseball is her favor ite sport and her chums are Shirley Maser and Leah Jacoby. She is a member of the 9A class and her home room is 314.

Boy

This boy is a member of home room 316 and his chums are Don Hays and Mr. Culler. His eyes are blue and his hair is blonde . He's 5 ft. 1-2 in. tall and weighs 103 lbs. Football is his most enjoyable sport while social studies is his favorite subject. Loafin g around the radio seems to be hi s hobby. He says he has many pe t peeves and adds quickly, ''O f course, I am on e- a s k my teachers." He is a member of th e 9A class.

RUMORS ARE RATIONED

"Oh Mrs. Larsen, how can you stand to live next do"or to those awful Italians?" questioned Mrs. Brown.

"Italians! W h a t do you mean?" said Mrs. L a r s e n. "They're Germans."

"Mrs. Smith said that Mrs. White said that Mrs. Black said they were Italians. Just wait till I tell John about them being Germans."

The rumor was started and when it ended it was something like the following: l\Irs. Brown said that Mrs. Larsen said that l\f r s. Black said that Mrs. Smith said th a t Mrs. White said that the minister's wife said that Mrs. James said that you said th e people Ii ving ne x t door to Mrs. Lars e n were Nazi spies. Soon all the towns for twentyfive miles around knew about the rumor. Of course all the husbands found out. As a result of this the men decided to wreck the Goebel's store.

It was quite some time before the men got together but they finally did. They broke all the dishes and were starting to wreck the hats when they were attacked by a superior force that bit and clawed like animals. The superior force turned out to be the wives who had belatedly awakened to the horrible thought that their husbands would wreck the shipment of new hats. Needless to say, the bonnets were saved.

The husbands couldn't decide whether to get a divorce on the charge of extreme cruelty or whether to sue their wives for their ration books. The next morning the head line in the paper was "Rumors Are Rationed" so the rumor about the Goebels was stopped.

The wives made their husbands rebuild the Goebel's store. The husbands did, of course, because the women had agreed that if their husbands rebuilt the store they would not get another new hat until after the war. The whole town organized a Rumor Squelching Club and everyone was happy except the village gossip.

May 7, 1943

Why don't you become a member of this Club? After all "Rumors are Rationed." Don't forget about this club. This means "you."

Twyla Dobbins

WHITTIER SOCIETY

A confirmation party was held in honor of those who were confirmed Palm Sunday. Those who were present were Leonard Rebensdorf, Lillian Schafer, Eileen Roemmich, Elmer Faust, Leah Jacoby, Alva Kehling, Bernice Schaffer, Helen Eirich, and Ronald Jacoby. It was held Thursday, April 22. We played Bingo, Wink-um and later on ice cream and cake was served.

Margie Dingman had a birthday party on Saturday, April 24. Among those attending from Whittier were Jean McCaule y , Grace Norton, Eleanor Me y ers, Charice George, Phyllis Dingman, Darlene Feis, and Ma ril y n Martin. Colleen McCracken also had a birthday party. Hers was h e ld on April 10 and twenty-one Whittier girls attended.

Mary Lou Carr, Ruth Ann Richmond, Betty Lou Northway, Jean Ward and June Greer went with their scout troup on a picnic in Peter Pan Park. Ruth Ann, Mary Lou and June also went to Ag. College with other Girl Scouts, looking for different trees.

Virginia Stevens, D o rt h y Stevens, and Beverly Williams hiked to Antelope Park. Benita Villaneuva reports a party given in honor of her broth e r Jesse, home on furlough.

CHOIR SINGS AT AIR BASE

The Grace Methodist church girls choir sang out at the Air Base for the eleven o'clock church service recently. They were under the direction of Miss Monahan. Some of the girls from Whittier are: Florence Rhodes, Janet Carr, Eleanor Hergenrader, Dorcas Pitney, Marjorie Moore, Betty Lay, Georgia Moren, Marilyn Relson, Ruth Gochnour, Carol NeWitt, Dorothy Wimmer, Doris Dandess and Darlene Barcus. They reported they had a fine time riding in the army trucks and singing for the soldiers.

TRIPS AND HIKES

There are quite a few who went on vacation trips and some went on hikes.

Collen McCracken went to Omaha for her week of spring vacation near Raymond, Nebr. Robert Plock went to his uncle's farm at Fairmont, Nebr. Shirley Hiatt of home room 107 . went to her former home in Eagle, ebr. Vernon Kessinger of 107 went to Grand Island.

Duaine Johns of home room 102 went to Hebron, Nebr. Gailya Snidt of home room 304 went to College View; Beverly Williams went to Omaha; Harold Rexroth went to Humboldt, I ebr. J a ck Fricke of home room 103 went to Dunbar , ebr., for two da ys th en to Tal m adge, then to Nebraska Cit y Kenneth Wimmer went to his uncle's farm at Rising City, Nebr.

Kenneth Smith went on a camping trip. Mary Lou Daniels vvent to Blue Hill , Nebr., to visit her Grandmother. She went to visit Blue Hill 's school. Mary Lou liked their school, but is glad to be back to Whittier. Troop 50 went on an over night hike last Wednesda y ; there was one exciting thing, Bill Derrick was lying on a raft and fell in to the creek.

PUPILS ENTER

We have three pupils who entered since our last issue. They are Joy Ellen De Field from Kansas and Betty Merrill and Helen Christensen who entered Whittter from Everett. We are glad you're here and we hope you like it.

PUPILS LEAVE

Not many pupils left us during this period but we miss the ones who have gone. Betty Beuttgenback has gone to Indiana, Betty Roper to New York and Edwin Cole to Omaha.

Joe: Do you know why the Smiths are studying French?

Betty: Yes, they adopted a French baby and they want to know what it says when it starts ot talk.

SPORT SHORTS

The play off game between 210 and 305 may seem a long way to think back to most of you but your ·sports editor will recall this event for you. All through the game 305 garnered the ball and slipped it through the slot for baskets. Leader for 305 was John Reitter who led with two field goals. Top scorer for 210 was anybody for 210 never got a point. John Reitter's contribution of 4 points and Richard Harr's one point were the only scores in the game. As you have probably figured out, it was 5 to O in favor of 305. All of 210's hopes were on Ray Churchill and Kenneth Bowman. All Ray Churchill seemed to do was foul while Kenneth had an injured hand pre v enting h i m from using his pet push shot. With Ray's fouljng and Kenneth's hand, chances were slim for 210. One point which showed that 305 were confident was when Ray Churchill had three fouls the limit in the g a me; by all rights Ray Churchill was through for the day but 305 felt that they could beat 210 with Ray, so Ray Churchill remained in the game.

With the starting of the twogame elimination baseball season many teams were defeated. The team I am talking about is mighty 320. This in v incible team was defeated by lowly 102 without the service of Bob Hubble. Both pitchers for 320, Melvin Keller and Don Hays had little control which benefited 102. Taking advantage of this 102 seemed to walk around the bases. This is how the score beca me~ 10 to 5.

Your sports editor thanks the person or people who put up the back-stop on diamond 4. An extremely high back-stop, this will stop all foul balls that are over the catcher's head. Again I say, thank you.

Drop a bomb in the 1ap of a Jap By buying bonds and stamps.

-Richard McGuire

WHITTIER FIRST AGAIN

Whittier has come in first again. We're proud that we had the most registrations for pairs for Victory. There were 196 in all. There was a canning demonstration held April 27 in the cafeteria. May 4 there was a film on gardening for all pairs for Victory. We wish all our gardeners success.

FAMOUS SAYINGS

Dorcas Pitney Hi , Shorty Wayne Hecht

Give me it "Please"

Randall Renkin You Ole Farmer

Helen Boydston Hi, old Girl

Fern Geist Holy Cats

Wilma Schwartz Egad

Norma Jean Chubbuck Ye Gods

Irene Holter My Gosh Betty Gartner

Shou]da stayed in bed Pat Hoadly No lie

PET PEEVES

Bobette DeBord - people who are always beefing.

Margaret Craige - being teased.

Charles Fagler- algebra. Marianne Schwab- house cleaning . Richard Green - girls.

Virginia Terry - her little sister.

Retha Brandt- practicing.

Danny Deane - tardy bell.

Ord Jones- home room.

Alice Jo Smith- (teachers in general).

WHAT IF

Florence Rhodes - didn't talk baby talk.

Marilyn Greer- didn't giggle.

Shir I e y Guelker - had dark hair.

Janice Ehlers-were dumb. Fletcher Bell - weren't always doing Junior Business.

LeRoy Ostrander- weren't always eating.

N alo y Brown - were quiet.

Betty Good win - were Betty Badlose.

Buy war bonds and stamps And kick the Nazis off the map.

ANSWERS TO JUMBLED NAMES

Grace Haskins

Jack Brodie

Norma Van Winkle

Mary Ann Pierce

Kenneth Hulbert

Leslie Campbell

Patricia Swift

William Warren

Mary Sommers

Bill Dryer

LIVE WIRES

Here are more tips on our spring program tonight. The se v enth grade is going to do some tumbling such as headstands, handstands, cartwheels and roll ov ers The eighth grade will d o a more difficult sort of tumbling. They ha ve titled their act "Whittier Kids Back Yard Playground." For the ninth grade's part in the program there is to be a marching number titled "In Step With the Times." From watching these girls practice, I'd say you're all goin g to enjoy the program and you'll be sorry if you don't see it.

Say, girls, don't tell me you don't like indoor kickpin, soccer baseb a ll, and threebase. By the looks of the games played at noon, you really don't seem to. We are trying to have these games played as fast as possible so that we can get out-of-doors for some fresh air. But when your home room forfeits a game, you only slow things up. If you have any suggestions about these noon games, please give them to Betty Jamesson.

Two girls really helping Uncle S a m a r e Mildred Mons and Harriet Deal. They took part of their phys ed time to clean the playground. While talking to us they said they were only doing it because they wanted to and because the playground needed it. That's a good answer, girls! Girls not in the spring program are working individually. They are getting a lot done and are having fun too. There are different classes for short girls and tall girls. Practicing throwing a baseball for distance and aim is only an idea of the man y things going on. It's really interesting to see just how go od you are.

The Whitti er Greenleaf

Volume 20 Number 15

May 21, 1943

Lincoln,Nebraska

Large Turnout for Our Victory Show

Starting the v ictory program on May 14, three numbers were played by the orchestra, "To the Colors," "Emperor Waltz," and "The Father of Victory March." Following these came a one-act operetta entitled "Lady Francis" with Charis George in the title role. Next, two negro spirituals were sung by Ralph Wilson, "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" a n d "Steal Away."

"Whittier Kid s ' Backyard Plaground" with the seventh and eighth grade girls Phys Ed classes, was the next offering followed by a dancing act presented by Pat McKay and Jane Simpson. R i ch a rd Churchill played two trombone solos, "For Me and My Gal" and "I've Heard That Song Before."

Conditioning exercises were put on by the boys' gym classes, who also showed a group of ranger activities and response drills. Highli ghts in dancing, a novelty act, followed. "Boy Bandits," a one-act operetta, was given next by the boys' glee with Don Hayes in the l eading role. Following this came "In Step With the Times."

The victory chorus singmg "There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere," "My Buddy," "You're a Grand Old Flag," and "Yankee Doodle Boy" (solo by Coleen McCracken) closed the program. The program was under the direction of Mrs. White, Mrs. Ross and Mr. Gartner.

WHITTIERITE'S ESSAY WINS

A Whittier pupil has done it a g a i n ! th i s time in the fl e I d of w r i t i n g. Doris Kauffman of home room 316 is the pupil and the act which brought her recognition was that of writing a five-hundred word essay on "Making America Stronger." The essay was wirtten for a contest sponsored by the Am e r i can Legion Auxiliary and won first place in the Lincoln Schools and second p 1a c e in the state · con test.

The essays were judged April 1. Any boy or girl attending a junior or senior high school was eligible. Congratulations, Doris, We are proud of you.

ELECTION WINNERS

We congratulate the new officers for our Civic League next semester. Coming in for presidents are Pat Price and Frank Burden. Our new vice presidents are Gwen Mitchel and Wayne Robinette. Leland Bykerk and Shirley Bolen are taking up their pencils and paper for the job of being secretaries.

We are sure that these new Civic Lflague Officers are going to do their best and we the pupils of Whittier will always stand by them.

L. H. S. OCTET SINGS

Wednesday, May 5, the Boys Octet from Lincoln High School gave a much enjoyed assembly. Some of the songs they sang were "Meet Here Tonight," "All God's Children Got Wings," "Morning," and the "Army Air Corps Song." For an encore they sang ''When Day Is Done,'' and the "Army Air Corps Song" for the second time. They were accompanied by Mr. Robinson. We thank them for their fine assembly and hope they will visit us again soon in the future.

CALENDAR

May 28-Class Day

May Memorial Day-Holiday

June 3-Graduation

June 2, 3, 4--Teachers' report days

June 4- Pupils gtt grades; school closes.

ATTENDS JUNIOR ACADEMY OF SCIENCE

One of Whittier's pupils has again given us a reason to be proud. That pupil is John Luebs of home room 312.

John put on his most learned expression Saturday, May 1, and went to attend the Junior Academy of Science. This Academy is for boys and girls · who have some subject, such as flowers, trees, or electricity, on which they think they can give an illustrated lecture. John gave a talk on the Vacuum Tube Theory. In case you don't know it, The Vacuum Tube Theory is a part of your radio. The talk was about how the tube works and was first discovered and was illustrated with mim eographed illustrations.

Although he has always been interested in radio and has a cousin in Milwaukee, Wis., who is a ''ham" or amateur radio operator, John has been studying and doing researeh in the realm of radio for only about a year. He has a five-hundred-dollar-table-model radio that was given him as a gift. He also has about t wo hundred dollars worth of equipment including a microphone, which was a gift. John has books, tran~cription machines, and parts of radios in his collection too.

Taking an engineering course at L. H. S John plans to go into research work on tubes, con•<lensers, and other parts of the radio. Mr. Luebs, his father, has taught mechanical engineering at N. U. for twenty-five years so John comes by his work naturally.

John advises any boy or girl who is interested in scientific work and can give an illustrated talk, to get in touch with Mr. Blue of Irving Junior High for next year's meeting.

MISS KAHM MARRIED

Miss Kahm, our cheerful office clerk, changed her name to Mrs. Derr ( without our consent of course) on April 24th. Her husband, Russell "Happ" Derr, a sergeant in the Army, is stationed in Alabama. We offer our best wishes. She requests that we all call her Mrs. Derr.

THE WHITTIER GREENLEAF

Founded and Established in 1924 as the Official Student publication of Whittier Junior High School Pupils

FACULTY ADVISORY BOARD

Mi ss Peterson, Miss Fergu s on, Mr. Gammill GREENLEAF STAFF

Harold Carn es

Bobbie Hart

Helen Boydston

Phyllis Brid ger

It- e n c Holt er

L e ah Jac o by

Phylli s Banibo

Jimmy Artz

K e nneth B ow man

Wayn e Ba r clay

D o n Bomb erger

Ruth Gr e iner

Wayne Lubke

Doris Kauffman

J ean Larsen

Marilyn Bstandig

Mary Lou Carr

Mar g ar et Craige

Norma Chubbuck

Anna Ledoux Norma Loettc rle

GREENLEAF PRINTERS

Loren Robin ette S t anley Br e hm

Robe r t Folden

Richard Green

l\Iardn Li vi ngston

SUMMER VACATION

I'm sure most of you have thought a little about wha t you're going to do this summer. Probably some . of you will help out on the farms or work elsewhere. Some of you might even take a trip but if you haven't thought much about it here are a few ideas for yo u. If you're taking that trip you may not be able to go far so why not go somewhere in Nebraska? If you're staying at home why not do something to help build you up like swimming? This sport is very healthful because some time or other you move every muscle in your body. Bicycling_ and jumping rope help build strong legs. Skating is also helpful. Why not get the gang together and play a good game of volley ball, baseball or basketball? Why there's even a wonderful chance for you to go horseback riding right in Lincoln at the fair grounds. Whatever you do, the Greenleaf wishes _you a happy vacation.

QUIT CHEWING

You see almost everyone going down the hall chewing gum as hard and as fast as they can make their jaws go. Mrs. Barrows in one of her classes said, "What is the difference between a boy or girl chewing gum and a cow chewing her cud?'' The answer was "The intelligent look on the cow's face." Chew your gum outside of school. Then you can chew it as hard and fast as you wish and you'll not have your teachers m a k i n g comparisons!

A LETT ER

Dear Boys:

We girls have been losing a lot of good ribbons lately. I always thought that ribbons were a girls collection. They wear them, not you boys. Please, boys, if you have a hair ribbon and don't know to whom it belongs, take it to the lost and found.

The Girls

P. S. Don't take any more.

A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME ... ...

"How's your gas tank?" the cr y spread from house to house, city to city and state to state that Friday night. The telephone lines buzzed with news as everyone called their friends with warnings that gasoline rationing was being put into effect at twelve o'clock in order to prevent a last minute rush.

Where the rumor started is not known as yet but if all the "little birds" that were blamed are still in the north, I predict an extreme shortage of our little feathered friends this spring. With so many rumor clinics one would think su ch stories would be stopped. Next time please! let your neighbors find their own news.

Don't be a little bird!

-Connie Crosbie

SERVICE MEN

Hello again! We are back to bring you some more news of Whittier pupils' relatives in the service . Barbara Morey of 312 has an uncle, Vernon Morey, in the

Navy. Kenny Buck has a cousin also in the avy and an uncle in the Army. His uncle is at Lowrey Field, Colorado, and his' cousin, a third class seaman, is at Pearl Harbor, T. H. Clark Hayes has an uncle in the army . Rita Trumble of 308 has two cousins in the army. They are Keith T. and Floyd T. She has another cousin, Ray Henrickson in the Air Coi·ps at Chanut~ Field, Illinois.

. Bert Long has two uncles in the service. One is in the Army at Camp Carsen, California, and one is in the Navy in Iceland. He also has a cousin in the Air Corps at Jefferson Barracks Missouri. Pat Hoadley of 305 has a ·brother, Bob Hoadley in the Army in Kansas . Robert Cunningham of 305 also has a brother in the Army and he is in California. He also has a brother in the Army in Texas. Robert Burback's brother, who was a former Whittier student, is in Oregon. Katherine Hollingsworth of 308 has two uncles in the Army. One is in Florida and one is in Alabama. Jane Simpson of 222 has a cousin Leslie in the Army and he is located in Mississippi. Benito Villanueva's brother, P. F C. Jesse J. Villanueva, is serving in Mississippi also. She also has another brother and a h alf-brother both in the Navy. ' June Bloyd of 316 has a brother in the Army. He is Sgt. Delbert Bloyd. Carl Beam also of 316 has a brother who is a fireman in the navv and h e is stationed at Pearl Harbor. Vernon Heckel has an uncle in the Army in North west Africa.

Shirley Chandler has a brother Leo in the army at Columbia , Missouri. Norma McCaslin has an uncle at Cam p Pickett, Virginia. Velma Schwindt 316 has an uncle in the Air Corps. Kenneth Schleiger's father is serving in the army.

Jim Monk 316 has an uncle in the Air Forces in Kansas City , Missouri. Grace Haskins of 316 has three cousins in the Navy an d two in the Army. Melvin Smith 's brother Bob is a pharmicist' s mate 1st class and the other brother Don is a sub detect or 1st class.

CHATTER

Hiya, people. You know nearly everything is rationed now~food, shoes, gas ev erything but the corn oJ' chatter dishes out has no points to it. I might also add it has no point to it, but being a reall y niee person-a-hem-I never like to talk against people, particulary against myself. But look out 'cause here comes this week's portion of corn and brains. Doesn't sound very appetizing does it?

During one of Miss Tyre's Junior Business classes ya know what happened? Well believe it or not, Miss Tyre, asked the class how they would make a call from a telephone book. I've been puzzled over that ever since I heard of it. Just how would a person get inside a telephone book, anyway? If we could, we would probably find a lot of cute little numbers niside. Ha! Ha! Aren' t I funny £hough? I'm just too killing! And if many more dead bodies are found with a Greenleaf open to this column beside them, what oh what will happen to me? What Miss Tyre really meant was how would they make a call from a elephone booth, but if I'd told you in the first place, what good would it have been without my jokes?

Guess it's about time for some more fas hion notes. T h e r e doesn't seem to be anything on the girls ' fashions, bui the b ,ys have some new fashions that are rea lly lu- lus. In the first place, the boys hav e started wearing hair ribbons now. Robert Harral seems to have been the one who started it. \Vh en he was leaving Mi ss Cnrley's class for the librar y, the Class disco vered the lJeauEEul riiJbon h, 0 had in the back of hi s hair . l\L s s Cu1ley called him back and asked him if he wanted to keep on wearing it. When he said he did, she put it in the front of his hair where it would show better. That isn't all. Robert Burback powdered his face during home room 1-'eriod. He used a new shade, Pale Plaster or Snow White, Minus the Dwar f s. In other words, he used chalk powder. Could it be that the May i1, 1943

boys think there\; a need for more women since most of them have donned slac ks and gone to work in war plants With all of this powdering of faces and wearing of hair ribbons, what else can we think? Well, that seems to be all for now-for now until next semester. Yes, I'll not be seeing you again for a long time. I hope someone is sorry. So good-bye, everyone. Have a good time during vacation and be sure to rest up so that you can stand to read this column again next semester.

SUMMER

Aren 't you glad school will soon be out

It's really been such a bore, Oh, so much silly readin', writin', an arithmetic

It's all been just one big delight• ful headache.

Into my bathing suit I'll slpi, Then in for a cool dip, I'll dive right in the clear blue pool

And not think about dear old school.

I'll jump on my old blue bike

Or join the gang on a nice long hike,

My fishing pole I'll take along

And never worry ov€r things gone wron~.

I'll crawl snuggly into Dad's boat,

Up and down the Blue I'll float, Mosquito bites I'll not mind

Because I've left all other cares behind.

-Norma Loetterle

WHITTIER SOCIETY

Several 9A boys and girls from Whittier attended a cave party on April 30. Hostesses were Margie Dingman and Alice Berry. The group met at Whittier and rode in a truck to Robbers Cave. The following pupils attended: Marilyn Yowell, Shirle y Bennett, Jean McCauley, Marilyn Martin, Darlene Feis, Virginia Lampshire, Darlene Kuiper, Shirley Mohr, Eleanor Meyers, Esther Atkins, Jean Johnson, Charis George, Lao la Ciark, Mildred Thompson, Betty Barnhill, and Virginia Brink-

worth. The boys who attended were: Richard Churchill, Ray Churchill, Wesley Barton, Ed Wessel, Helmut Sienknecht, Bob Hart, Duaine Wilkinson, and Bob Brooks. Others not attending Whittier were Oscar Wisbey, Bob Chase, Jake Schneider, and George Dingman. Chaperones were fr. and Mrs. Dingman and Mr. and Mrs Berry.

PUPILS LEA VE AND ENTER

We say a cheery, " Hello," to the pupils who have come to join us here in Whittier. Entering are Beverly Wolfe from McCook, Ne bra ska, and Lois Christen sen who has come from Omaha. Here's hoping you girls will like our school.

We now say "So Long" to friends true blue. Joy DeField is leaving the city and Marilyn Carson is moving to Michigan. Good Luck!

GUESS WHO GIRL

Her home room is 314. She is 5 feet, 3 1-4 inches tall and weighs 117 lbs. Her pet peev e is Home Ee. and her hobby is collecting ticket stubs. Her pals are Alice Baldwin and Maxine Royce.

BOY

He is a member of home room 314. He has dark blond hair and green eyes. He is 4 feet, 8 inches tall and weighs 95 lbs. His pet peeve is washing dishes. His pals are Pat Healey a n d Alfred Mendoza.

JUMBLED NAMES

Nehtnek Mowban

Vnenoal Eislleb

Anoldd Totbs

Ceila Walinbd

Odelwn Aekrb

Ilal Ipallrd

Axmine Rtah

Antrg N seniol

Cajk Dibroe

Jetan Rare

Oaldnr Ckeb

Uqlynajce Leimretawr

SPORT SHORTS

Since this is the last and final issue of the season, your Rports editor would like to summarize this semester's sports in Whittier. First was the baseball season. Home Room 220 copped the pennant once and so did 305. Then 210 came along and won the cup so they played 305. Complicated, wasn't it?

The baseball season has been started, but as I write this final issue, there is no winner. Quite a few teams are out of the tournament. So whoever takes over the Sport Shorts next semester will have to tell you all about it.

Your Sport Shorts editor still doesn't know who the major factor was that put up the backstop on No. 4. But whoever it was, couldn't you be nice and fix No. 3? The situation is so bad that the pupils have to stand near the holes to keep the ball from coming through. Let's fix that backst9p.

FIRST AIDERS HONORED

An assembly was held, Tuesday May 11, to present the 138 pupils of Mrs. Boschult's first aid classes with their First Aid Certificates. Girls and Boys Civic League candidates were introduced. Mr. Lloyd Jen kins, a First Aid Instructor, spoke briefly on the saving of lives through First Aid. An interesting film on how to do rescue work was show.

Customer: Waiter, I think there is a fly in my soup.

Waiter: Well, make sure. I can't be bothered with rumors.

Mrs. Brown: When ever I am in the dumps I get myself a new hat.

Mrs. Jones: I was wondering where you got them.

Smith: Those auto engineers are certainly geniuses at making driving easier.

Smith: 1940, no running boards; 1941, no gear shift: 1942, no car.

Tick-Tock

VACATION

Goes the clock

Bringing us nearer to June; My-Oh!

It goes so slow

Bringing us nearer to June; Ho-Hum! Though this is fun I'm anxious for vacation; We'll be sorry to go, We'll miss you so, But Oh! June! Oh!

-Unknown

WHAT IF

Ernest Lowder were Ernest Quieter.

Jerry White were Jerry Green. Vera Schwindt had black hair.

Shirley Taylor were Shirley Seamstress.

Evelyn Daharsh were Evelyn Nightharsh.

Johnny Blackhurst were tall.

Pat Price and Norma Elfline were never together.

Kenneth Lebsack were quiet. Neal Schappaugh weren't so silly.

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The boys of Whittier would never take hair ribbons.

NICKNAMES

• Phyllis Bridger - Toots

Mildred Thompson- Midge

Pat Price-Gunner

Annebell Callen - Callie

Billie Lou Finkie - William

Phyllis Heaton - Beanie

Mildred Mons - Monty

Pat Hudkins- Huddy

Virginia Brinkworth - Lana Turn er

Lila Morisse- Blue Eyes

ANSWER TO JUMBLED NAMES

Kenneth Bowman

Lavonne Belisle

Donald Botts

Alice Bald win

Weldon Baker

Lila Pillard

Maxine Hart

Grant Nielson

Jack Brodie

Janet Carr

Ronald Beck

Jacquelyn Waltermire

LIVE WIRES

As we are writing this final column for the year many events are scheduled to happen before the season for girls' sports is complete. We are looking forward to the mixed baseball tournament between 9A girls and boys. It will certainly be a whopper of a game because we not only ha~.:e fine boy players but quite a few good girl players. May the best team win !

We are trying to finish the soccer baseball, kickpin, and baseball tournaments this semester. If you do not give it all your best, I am afraid we'll have to let these tournaments go unfinished. This would not be fair to those who have tried hard to help their home rooms win.

Practice makes perfect! Yes, that's how it goes for the gym classes because until May 14 you could have seen them working hard, falling down over each other, and having lots of fun. But seeing these gals in sparkling white slacks in the spring Victory program proved to us that practice really does make perfect.

There are fifty 9A boys and girls who will not be dancing on class day. For these fJUpils there will be other activity, maybe a picture or outdoor games. We hope that all of you have the be.3t of times.

In this last issue for this semester, your Live Wires editor wants to congratulate Betty Jamesson and all the Playground Committee members for their fine work in keeping fr1ings going on the playground and in the gym.

Buy stamps and bonds as much as you can They make the bombs to fall on Japan.

-Lillian

ANSWERS TO GUESS WHO

Shirley Warburton

Max Hansen

THE WHITTIER GREENLEAF