The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-23
NOTES OF INTEREST
FROM HIGH SCHOOL
KATIE S. I ALLEN, Reb0,1ey.
KATE S. r ALLEN, Reporter.


more of that wonderful Turkey land.
The Sophomores are now studying
'Ivanhoe" and from reports, all seem
to like 1t.
My, but how we must work this
month, for if we get that terrible ~"
(meaning unsatisfactory on any study
on our reports, we must remain after
schooly forty minutes for the next
month and study. Now, the Dear Pub
lie must not think all late corners
struggling along from school are kept
in for some of the girls and boys
often linger on the campus to play
basketball.
The pupils OF Miss Matte Houston's
and Mrs. Schumaker's classes had a
spelling match on Thursday. Mrs.
Schumaker's class had the honor OF
winning. The eighth grade accepted
their defeat gracefully, but felt dis
appointed, of course, as for the
seventh grade, they were highly elated
and justly SO, for weren't they ''the
kids"
Last week has been one of jealous
work for in nearly all of our recita-
tons, instead of the regular lessons,
we had written tests, SO that is the
reason you have seen such long faces
among the High School pupils.
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Basketball is still popular at the
High School, among both boys and
girls. But the boys will soon give it
up entirely to the girls, SO Angus Nc
l.. says, for the baseball season is
coming on.
"a man whom no tie could bind,
man who made and broke promises
with equal facility, man whose hon.
or had been hundred times pawned."
The force of the foregoing quotation
from MacAulay was brought before
the Seniors in a new light on Tues
day, when Miss B.. asked one of the
Seniors to point out the three-fold
structure in this sentence. The an
swer was given correctly, but as all
had not heard what was said, Miss
B.. repeated with emphasis, "a
mana mana man." We had never
suspected her of subscribing SO hearth
ly to the sentiment expressed in what
is called by one of our Seniors, 1.-THE
Old Maids Battle Cry. God, give us
men!"
John Perry, one of the Seniors, was
absent Friday on account of illness.
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Miss B. what is meant by a
crown vassal?"
Mary E-."A large pot"
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Quite a number of the High School
pupils left school on Thursday after
noon in great fiutter and hurry. The
reason this time was they wanted az
ask Ruth Grey about their future" OF
II they were going to take certain
trips" or IF they would pass" Their
after going their questions were moi
answered, for there were so many al
the matinee that she could not answer
all the questions asked, and Of
course it fell to the lot of the High
School girls, poor, unfortunate NOR
tails, to be left out.
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According to Miss Grey, however
Hattiesburg High School will pro
duce some proficient stenographers
also few Nordicas
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Buster Brown and Tige were visitors
to the High School Thursday at noon
Buster invited all the students t.
| visit him that Afternoon at Blount'l
store and again that evening at the
opera house. If he wasn't the rea
Buster, he was ideal one. He wore
the dearest little red suit and his hail
was "bobbed" of course. while Tfg,
was adorned with blue ribbon bow.
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1 Sophomore "a" class had a lessor
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