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EM SE ACH ESS (Continued from other side) Dick Stenger makes a practice of the song: "Sitting fa a Corner." Bill Beth wants to know if people stutter when they write. Do they ? Have you noticed the new car one of the sophs has ? Aak Pagie how it starts. Mr. Stringer, in Eng. II: "Was Tennyson wealthy, Miss Welch?" Helen: "No, he was a minister." Dick Stenger in Eng. II: "I heard a swell speaker at a. chautauqua." Mr. Stringer: "What do you mean by swell?" Dick: "Oh, he was a darn good one." Convocation Friday morning was regarded as good English convocation. Dick Overton, Harold Bacon, Bernard Newman, John Fay and Gladys Rietesel were nominated as representatives of each English class. , ' .< FRESHMAN NOTES % Don't forget the senior cla^JHSy, Tuesday, May 27. Only eighty more periods of school left, which means 3200 minutes. All the freshies are working hard to get their red cards in before the exams. Where were all the members of the octette this a. m. in convocation period ? Watch for the senior class play. What happened to Torchy and Bassett? They didn't get up for the field trip. Another ticket selling campaign- I wonder who'll win it. Our freshman, Bernard Newman, won it last time. Let's help the seniors with their class play for this is their last year in school. Give them your support. COMMERCIAL NOTES Miss Pryor is very kind to Adrian. She even carries his books to the table. Wonder why Miss Pryor always has to tell Clyde not to grin during the bookkeeping class, v The stenography II class have been taking considerable dictations from Dance Paul Itae and his OW ttd[ OF CHICAGO are playing at the Twin Lakes' Ball Room Sat. Eve., May 17 Dance Mr. Duker the past week. According to the number of students who are planning to take stenography next year, there will not be an empty typewriter all day long. All the bookkeeping students sure had on a smile when Miss Pryor said that they would only have to finish set five. Several of the students have already finished it. The stenography I students are hitting the typewriters faster and faster every day, trying to get by the required mark, which is twenty-five words per minute. ~ 'J SCIENCE The laboratory work for all of the science classes is almost finished ~for this year. Mr. Tallmadge's botany class are going to continue their field trips every Monday morning uutii school closes. They are inspecting flowers and hi any other different kinds of plants. » ^ The physics class are going to Borden's Tuesday morning, where they will watch the process of taking care of the milk from the time it enters the fertory until it is ready to be shipped. that he can do under normal conditions. Another hindrance caused^by insufficient room can be seen in the case of our library. The library at certain times must be used as a class room and thus prevents the use of the library to the students for reference and other such work at all times. •'V • MAKE USE W One of the repeated remarks of the teachers is "Make use of your time," and as these last few weeks are coming nearer let us do our best. There are but few courses which were given this term that have not been completed or the review started and this is the time we should work with all our might to retrieve all the main facts which were not acquired during the quarter. Be not lazy just because the summer days are here. Show that this does not interfere with the school work. The work is more difficult now because of the extra work done by the upper classes on their preparations for commencement week, but with the help of all the pupils of the school the work now started cannot help but be a success for all. Let it not be said that th^ work of M. C. H. S. was not a success on acof lack of work during the last days of the lierm. Will it be success? Let each person prove it to be so. >* Marjorie Whiting, INQUIRING REPORTER Question--Above all things 'What one thing is needed most in the high school ? Answer--Pamela Rietesel: Lthink this high school needs room more than anything else, as it is the lack of room is a great hindrance in many parts of the school. In the study halls for instance, the pupils are compelled to be seated no more than twelve inches apart in some places. Under such conditions it almost an impossibility to prevent talking between the students and great deal of talking is done instead of studying. It is evident that no student can be expected to do the same work in an over-crowded room Answer--Elizabeth Vogt: New equipment. This need is great, especially in the laboratory, as the apparatus now in use is in a very bad condition, a great deal of it bfeing broken. All the required materials are not always obtainable Mid a larger supply could be used. Answer--Lpuise Chamberlin: Self responsibility. The popfls should be made to realize all the dif ferent responsibilities of school life. They should not only be responsible for their own property, but also for the school properties, such as library books, magazines furniture and wood work. Instead of taking the attitude of "Oh let the other fellow do it," each pupil should take a little responsibility upon himself and in this way help to improve our school. Answer--Letah Patzke: School spirit. Without it the school is not a success. Not only in basket ball games and sports, but in the studies it is often rated by the amount of school spirit, therefore it the one thing needed most in the high schools. ing) what would you take for it?" !<A handkerchief," called the doctor and ddiissaappppeeia red. "Wriilllliiee,, ^uto yon enjoy cadying for your father?" "Oh, yes, it's lots of fun." "I hope he never uses any-ernaughty words." "Well, mother, when he makes a bad shot.he , sometim^ feminine of heaven.^ „ *--dsr - ^ "Johnnie,** said the teacher, "use the word triangle in a sentence." "If fish don't bite on grass hoppers," replied Johnnie, "try angle worms." ADDITIONAL PERSONAL William Conway of Elgin spent the week end with McHenry relatives. Dr. S. J. Fowler of Woodstock was a business visitor in town Monday. Mrs. John B. YoUng spent last Thursday and Friday in Milwaukee, Wis. Jack Fletcher of Wheaton spent Sunday as the guest of McHenry friends. QUARTER OF A CENTURY ITEMS CLIPPED FROM PLAINDEALERS OF 25 YEARS AGO John Mertes has purchased the powdermaker property at Johnshurg for $700. Oh Monday Miss Jennie Walton celebrated her seventeenth birthday anniversary. Property owners at Fox Lake and Pistakee Bay are rejoicing over the project of a new railroad which is to run from Libertyville to Fox Lake. Roy Colby, who is employed at the Illinois Iron and Bolt company factory at Carpentersville, received quite painful injuries last Friday when he fell down a stairway in the factory. Prof. R. D. Scott died at his home in this city Thursday noon. Death was the end of many months of suffering and pain. The funeral services were conducted from the Universalist church on Friday afternoon. H. C. Mead had the misfortune to lose one of the valuable cows on his farm quite suddenly last week. On examinating the cow's heart it was found that a small piece of baling wire about two inches long had penetrated the heart. A large audience listened to the concert given by Miss Evelyn Stoddard and her pupils at the home of Senator and Mrs. F. K. Granger last Friday evening. Those who took part were Mabel Granger, Evelyn Stoddard, Nettie Schiessle, Irene McOmber, Zue Gallaher, Lucy Sutton, Ella Knight/Mamie Granger, Belle Gallaher, Florence Granger, Archie Auringer, Chas. Frett, Irving Kull. The following are those who stood highest in scholarship in their respective classes and will appear in the program on June 9: Myra Mead, first grade; Ray Page, second grade; Lillian Wheeler, third grade; Irene McOmher, fourth grade; Frank E. Block, fifth grade; Martin Stoffel, sixth grade; Ethel Owen, seventh grade: Mabel Granger, eighth grade; Mamie Knox, ninth grade; Jennie Smith, tenth grade. 4 'z Answer--Fern Bacon: » . Concentration is needed moit in the high school. If the pupils concentrate more they would learn things better and the teachers would have an easier time, for they would not be watching the pupils so much, because if they concentrated more on their work there would be better discipline. - HUMOR Accommodating An American visitor in London, buying a paper from a newst>oy said: "I should have to pay double the price of this paper if I were in Anner ica."~ "Well," replied the .jorehijv can pay me double if it will you feel more at home.' yer lake She: "1 wonder if you remember me? Years ago you asked me to marry you." The absent minded professor: "Ah, yes, and did you?" Their First Ride "G-good heavens, Alffed, this second hand car is awful." ; "Y-yes, and the worst of. it is the dealer said it' would last for years." 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