The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-09
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES


THE Maid and the MILDLY" is coming
blithely along the road that ends in
the big operetta. The cast for the
speaking parts is complete and every
member of the high school chorus Is
wondering whether he will be among
the lucky ones who will make up the
chorus of the mostimportant event in
the high school musical world.
Mr.. Hcckstad's Y group entertained
the girls of their choice at Harmony
hall last Friday night. These old
people tried to renew their youth by
eating at the kindergarten tables and
from using the "little red chairs. A
few of those present had their first ex-
periences with the cruel ways of
school teachers in the room that is
Now called Harmony hall. Strange
TO say the clock always seems to have
an unaccountable habit of being half
an hour slow, whenever Roy Brown
is present at party. We think that
he sings, Backward, Turn Backward,
Oh Time in Your Flight; Loan Us
Just One Little Half Hour Tonight"
to the old time piece, and of course
he is obeyed.
The seniors have decided to use the
popular "The Lion and the Mouse" as
their class play Work on it will
soon be begun under the supervision
of Mr.. Skinner.
| Mr.. Hockstad, in gecmetry-"Miss
Whitscell, what are the terms of a
ratio called?" Miss W.-"The sub
sequent and the consequent" (The
terms are antecedent and consequently
If all those who were so loyal to the
memory of st. Patrick on the 18th
are sons and daughters of Old Erin,
it would seem that all other national
tiles are just about minus.tse quantity.
One of the sophomore boys is devel-
oping quite a sense of color harmony.
The other day he tried the combina-
trousers, purple sox and crimson tie.
English ten-two pupils are studying
"Washington's Farewell Address" and
are discussing it's relation to present
events.
Frank Krupp. explaining a PROPOSE
ton in geometry: "DB equals BID by
indemnity" meaning IDENTIFY
The girls Of Bedding high should re-
ceive the blue ribbon for their ability
to plan unique social functions. Sew
en- of them brought awkward looking
bundles to school one morning last
week and at noon the seven disappear
ed, taking Miss Blekkink and the
bundles with them. The time between
II and l that day is really a solemn
secret but we will tell you that they
had some dinner, somewhere. We
know that they had pop and cocoanut
pie for the last course, They all
showed the effects of too much pop
and one of them had too much pie if
we are to Judge by the looks of her
face. The other teachers are very
much interested but Miss Blekkink
just gives them wise smile for she
has been initiated into the Royal Or
der of
/ We have noticed that many of our
boys seem fond of wearing dainty
wrist watches, rings and even beads
but the other day a sophomore boy
actually wore sash. Girls, this wo-
mans suffrage is robbing us of some
rights even while it is giving us
others.
/ The time for chorus has been shift
ed to so many parts of the program
that we are sure the time is drawing
near when we can rise and sing at any
time we desire.
Harry Hockstad, our principals
brother, visited high school short
time ago. There was much discus
sion about him, as some said he was
in the navy, others declared that he
was an aviator. Both factions were
partly satisfied when they learned he
was from a naval air training station
in the south. Paul Hockstad, our
principals small son, visited school on
the same afternoon. Interest seemed
to be equally divided between Mr..
Hockstad's son and Mr.. Hockstad's
brother.
The senior girls have arrived at the
conclusion that the senior boys are
slow to act, so they are going to get
the start Of them and set them a good
example. They will entertain them
at Harmony hall and if they don't
come-well, they'll miss good time.
An unusual accident occurred the
other day A dreamy sophomore was
intensively studying. The thought
of the big caramel that lay on her
desk came into her subconscious mind
and she reached for it but so engrossed
was she with modern history that she
did not raise her eyes from her book
After taking huge bit from the car.
amel she looked at it in horror-it
was her eraser. The rumor is that
; the eraser was completely demolished
The last Literary club program wa!
put on by the seniors a week age
Thursday. For the first time in many
weeks the high, school pupils indulget
in long continued laughter. Agne.
Wacha and Carroll Ring, starred in ;
mixed Pickles Domestic Tragedy
The Jazz band under the leadership o.
Monsieur Small (his accent cannot b,
produced on paper), was an entertain
ing if not an artistic feature. Tn,
next program will be given by tn
juniors.
Mr.. Hockstad announced the senio
honors for this year last Tuesday. Il
brief he said: "What is splendid av
erage for student during the fou
years of high school? Most anyon
would say 95. Bedding should b
proud of the class of 1919 for it ha
two pupils with better average thar
that. Adelaide Neveril receives tn
honor of valedictorian with an aver
age of 96.77, while Louise Lambertsol
Il