The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08
PLAYED HOCKEY
Senior Class in Harrington High
BoycOtted School.
As a Result Diplomas Will Be
Held Out.
STARTS TOWN ROW.
Sentiment Over the City Is
Evenly Divided.
Entire Graduating Glass Has
Been Suspended.
In springtime a young students
Thoughts turn to hockey"
Harrington, Kan. March s.

| Because it was a fine warm spring
| day, because one of the students had
big camera and because the regular
monthly exams were due, the senior
| class of the Harrington high school is
! in sore straits. The superintendent Of
the high school has declared that they
will not receive their diplomas and it
is feared that his word is final.
The whole trouble arose over an cpl
demic of spring fever that fell unfor-
tunately upon all of the members of the
senior class of the high school at one
time. 1t came during one of these lazy
spring days and at the suggestion of
enc of the members of the class a boy
colt was declared on the school room
Inc boycott resulted in an old-fashion-
ed hockey" desertion and now the
enraged superintendent and the school
board nave decided that there will be
no diplomas issued from the Herington
RICH school this spring.
It harper ed Friday morning. The day
vas the best of the year. Not a breath
lazineSS and spring fever AS fast as
the members of the senior class came
to the high school building they were
met by their classmates and about ten
Ia1nutes before time for the first classes
the plans Tor a vacation were made.
In a body the students marched off
from the campus and going to one of
the auto iveries in the city they hired
enough machines to take the whole
class into the country and the woods
While the girls hastily prepared a lunch
the boys made a tour of their friends
In town and borrowed enough money
to pay the expenses of the machines.
1t was a Joyous party that finally as
sembled at the garage livery and filed
the big machines for their days out
ing. To complete their hockey hobby
they drove the cars past the high school
and gave variety of class yells and
taunts before the entrance and the cor
ridors much to the envy of the mem
bers of the other classes who had start
ed in on the first lap of a strenuous
monthly examination.
1t was useless for Superintendent A.
]. McAllister to argue with the spring
day mob. They had stirred up their
spirits until they feared no such thing
as school rule" and the louder the
noise and the greater the loyalty, the
more rebelliOuS grew the Insurgents"
The whole day was spent out in the
country and in the woods without a
sign of chaperone. 1t was late in the
evening when the truants finally re-
turned to the city. To their surprise
in each home a little note was await
ing them which requested them to APP
pear before the superintendent at $50
that evening.
1t is likely that all would have been
and daughters would have been forgiv-
en- if the students had been satisfied
with their vacation and had decorated
their countenances with pensive ex-
pressionS.
Instead they entered the building in
body-having gathered at a down
town drug store where they decorated
themselves with ribbons. rah-rah hats
with f1ashy hat bands and practiced
yells and SONGS. One talented Village
Cutup' originated a parody on ct Won
der Who's kissing Her Now?" substi-
tuting 81 Wonder What's Eatin' Him
Now?" referring to the genial superin-
tendent.
These songs ard yells were given just
outside the door of the superintendent
office, but still he was ready with the
fatted calf when the students filed in.
When they were seated Superintendent
McAllister arose and with a glance at
each student he cleared his throat and
began:
students, I regret what has happen
ed today. I am surprised that high
school seniors-boys and girls whom 1
have helped all the way through their
course, should make such a demonstra-