The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-09-26
WE OF THE STAFF
Shirley Mulkey

WE OF THE STAFF
Shirley Mulkey
AS I made my way through thu
crowd of seniors who were hurry
ing and scurrying about their desks
as all seniors do when the last bel
is sounded beheld small grour
seated around Miss Rushton's desk
Small yes, very small-yet very
large to my point of view. For g
moment q racked my brain to guess
why these of all students should
be remaining after school In this
manner and fashion.
Not wishing to intrude on what
ever business they might have. /
seated myself in the front close
enough to hear what it was all
about and awaited my turn.
Emerson Potter, esq.,, apparently
the conductor of the meeting, sat
with an intelligent look predomi-
mating his face, close to Miss
Rushton's desk. Why? I will leave
YOU to decide. Probably to catch
all of the needed suggestions that
were being sent his way. On second
glance I noticed the bulk of EN-
erson (meaning his feet, of course)
parked in the wastepaper basket.
In front, as per usual, sat our
worthy and honorable student
body president in a small, dilapi-
tated folding chair-mueh too
small and weak for president as
great Tin size and form) as he,
and which-if you were to listen
closely-moaned and groaned under
the weight of this immense man.
noticed that he looked wistfully
at the desk as if he thought it
would be an ideal place on which
to park his feet. / might say that
it is the common talk about school
that Harold is undecided whether
to continue his present career as
president in the future or to be-
come policeman as most men of
the Swedish race do. We wish Har-
old good luck in his decision.
Seated behind the conductor was
one of the most important rea-
sons for the meeting Billy Fra
zier. AS you know, Billy must have
everything in detail or he cannot
quite comprehend what it's all
about. He sat there with his legs
entwined about the rounds of the
chair. We have all marvelled at
double jointed performers, but we
never guessed we had one right
her in our own school. 1t has, no
doubt, taken many hours of hard
practice on Bills part to acquire
that limberness Of his legs and we
congratulate him. Undoubtedly it
is to the advantage of ones mental
processes to have the lower ex-
tremities thus firmly anchored.
As I sat silently contemplating
Bill I heard q rather timid voice
arise from among the group. There
quite close sat the only member of
the supposedly weaker sex in the
crowd. Margaret Witt had been sit
ting very quietly and demure dur
ing the discussions Of the other
members of the staff. Margaret
is, no doubt, one of those numer-
GUS girls of this school whom Miss
Aldrich classes as the human dia-
monds-probably originating in
Africa. Only twice, / believe, she
made known her ideas as to how
things should be done. Whether it
was because she had nothing to
say or whether she did not get a
chance, l do not know. Probably
the latter.
There they sat each giving his
opinion on his individual topic. ]
could see that Emerson was a per-
son of calm disposition. He an
swered all questions as causually
as they were asked. AS a bit of
diversion after the arduous task OF
determining Editorial Policy
Miss Rushton read a short, solemn
article called "The Flunker's Par
ody." 1t seemed to take hold on
four people as if it was message
from heaven itself. Frequently In
the most moving phrases, such as
Now we are engaged in a great
final examination, determining
whether these pupils or any pupil
SO stupid and so unprepared car
long remain" and chat We have
highly resolved that the funk,
shall not have flunked in vainn-
deep "Amens" and "Glory Hallelu
1als" resounded throughout the
room.
Soon the little gathering becam.
so enthusiastic that even Miss
Rushton could not control it, anl
they were forced to adjourn, Mis-,
kushton and Margaret in tears
Emerson beating upon his mani,
chest, and deep sobs shaking ths
frames of the two erstwhile foot
ball men. 49,