Debating Teams Prepare for Triangular Match
Debating squads from Marshall Casey and Robinson organize for a February 19 clash on a proposed Child Labor Amendment. Negative team members Virgil Claypool Pearl Baker Faye Findley Marie McDaniels and others train under Mr Garvey as they study delivery and prepare for cuts later in the year to three main debaters with alternates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Casey
Robinson
Garvey
Virgil Claypool
Pearl Baker
Faye Findley
Marie McDaniels
Bernard Myles
Carolyn Murphy
William Rector
Paul Shepley
Bricklayers of life and daily bricks
Uncle Henry uses the bricklayer metaphor to urge daily effort and planning. Each day adds a brick toward a personal structure, with wasted days or half effort leaving weak or incomplete builds. The message praises steady, purposeful work and helping others, framed by a moral call to virtuous living.
Seven Wonders of M T H S Freshman Class Featured
Reading from an old campus piece the Freshman class is praised as one of the seven wonders of M T H S. The article humorously lampoons dorm life and school figures including a famed professor and William Shakespeare in the assembly room.
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R. C
Rudolph
Ramon
Ricardo
Harold Lloyd
Hollywood
H.s -W
Will Shakespeare
Jane
William
Editorial staff roster and platform statements
The piece lists editorial positions such as Editor in Chief Associate Editor and Sport Editor with names like Margaret Grisham Loraine K and Virginia Knipe. It introduces a student platform proposing higher scholarship a new athletic Zoom the Honor System improved activities and a courteous student body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society
Typis Margaret Grisham Loraine
How to be Happy inspires smiles at school event
Mr Bowers shared a chalk talk on happiness on January 28 and the school reports widespread smiles improving mood and daily life. Students recall his advice after a recent defeat and hope to keep smiling to benefit themselves, teachers, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bowers
Marshall
Westfield
Mr Bowers
H.S
S P Q R Valentine meeting themed on mythic love stories
S P Q R held a Valentine program in Room 10 of the high school. Members shared mythic love tales linking to St Valentine day, with readings by Wilma Gelsert, Mae Dawson, Wilbur Clark, Ruth Braynard, Effie Burkybile and Miss Brewster noting ancient customs. Latin songs were sung with Helen Coldren at piano, followed by refreshments for all.
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Valentine
Cupid
Psyche
Wilma Gelsert
Mae Dawson
Kent
Wilbur Clark
Hero
Leander
Ruth Braynard
Pyramus
Thesbe
Effie Burkybile
Virgil
Aeneas
Dido Miss Brewster
Roman Ganas
Helen Coldren
Kannamacher Sends Motivational Telegram to Team
Mr Colbert read a telegram from Ray Kannamacher to the assembly before the tournament. The message aimed at the basketball team and the school, praising Ray for his athletic prowess and boosting team spirit and student pep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colbert
Ray Kannamacher
Ray
World Seems Worse Than Advertised
Opinion piece from the Lawistan Journal arguing perceptions distort reality, noting that many feared harms do not occur. The text contends the public overestimates danger and underestimates resilience, urging calmer assessment and critical reading of claims.
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Lawistan Journal
Tancred Named Prince of Edessa After First Crusade
Tancred, hero of the first Crusade, was appointed prince of Edessa following bold campaigns in Antioch, Syria, around 1112. The era marks a rise of Tancred alongside leaders such as Otho the Gord, shaping early crusader rule in the Levant.
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Tanccred
Otho the Gord
Tancred
Edessa
Antioch
Syria
Calendar of School Activities and Events
The calendar lists events from February 8 to February 14 including a Dramatic Club meeting in Room 10 on Monday February 8 and a Girls Glee Club performance titled Cherry Blossom at the Ethian Theatre on Friday February 12. Basketball games are scheduled at Casey on Wednesday February 9 and Effingham on Saturday February 13, with February 14 marking St Valentine’s Day.
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Dramatic Club
Casey
Atythian Theatre
Aurday
Effingham
Officials Select All Tournament Honorary Team
Officials announced an all tournament honorary basketball team featuring players from Hutsonville Westfield and Charleston High. Highlights include Rider called the most outstanding player, Shaw and Green as centers, Swing as top dribbler, and Weedon Hilty as guards with several others receiving honorable mention.
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Jensen
Claypool
Effingham
E Cauliflower
Hutsonvile
Westfield
Rider
Shaw
Hutsonville
Green
Weedon
Hilty
Story
Charleston
H S. Ewing
Henrick Casey
Malloy
Seckler
Marshall
Tolliver
Paris
Neal
Longhead
Kansas
Light
Perry
Toledo
Effingham Junior Class Stages Two One Act Plays
Foreign news notes Effingham Junior class presents The Florist Shop and The Neighbors replacing one long play. Charleston High opens a new library with six hundred volumes cataloged for easy reference. A Gnameston High basketball game aided a robbery deficit with ambulance support. Effingham High hosts monthly assemblies with seniors performing in January and a recent coast party.
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Effingham
Charleston High
Effingham High
Marshall Wins Slow Game Over Martinsville
Marshall defeated Martinsville 24 to 18 in a sluggish Tuesday night contest. The Braves led throughout and used a near full lineup in the fourth period as Malloy and Stewart carried Marshall while Martinsville struggled to find offense.
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Marshall
Martinsville High
Malloy
Stewart
Martinsville
Brossman Martino
Chancellor Sockler
Pierson Stewart
Morgan Taubeneck
Macey
Harrison
Buckner
Kuhn
Morgan Johnson
Batty
Henry
Diehl
Pierson
Brossman
Sockler
Johnson
Morgan
Chancellor
Bayh
Huffman
Fragmented Roster of Humorous Bits and Student Quips
A collage of jokes, classroom dialogue, and street humor features lines about bananas, lawn mowers, months, exams, and a governor pardon tale. Several exchanges reference teachers, students, and everyday life with playful misstatements and witty retorts.
Train Tragedy Probed After Sputtering Ford On Track
A train incident ends in tragedy as a sputtering car strays onto the track. Fire crews remove the driver with a spade while investigators begin assessing the scene and causes.
Quotations as a Dark Light of Day
A succinct reflection on unlikely figures rising despite neglect or contempt, invoking the paradox of dawn for the unseen. The line suggests resilience when merit goes unrecognized but existence persists.
Miss Cherry Blossom Promises Oriental Japan Entertainments
The Miss Cherry Blossom operetta cast has prepared since Christmas to perform February 11 and 12 at the Pythian Theatre. Under Miss Wheeler the production features songs solos and choruses with an orchestra and a club chorus. Tickets are fifty cents on sale at City Drug Store from 8 am Monday February 6.
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Cherry Blossom
Miss Cherry Blossom
Miss Wheeler
Japan
Cherryblossom
Mary Johnson
Jack Ruth Carpenter
Jessica
Louise Foley
Harry Marie McDaniel Kakimo
Kathryn Mayer
Togo
Sylvia Ritter
James Young
Druscilla Deaner Worthington
Mary Martin
Pythian Theatre
City Drug Store
Township Talk Fifty People at Various Weekend Gatherings
Mary Johnson hosted a Sunday evening gathering. January 31 attendees included Dorothy Machlan Marguerite Wallis Virginia Knipe Dave Forsythe Noland Johnson Elmer Forsythe John Saiter Granville Geiisert Bernell Combs Velda Hurst in West Loton Opal Kirchner visited Terre Haute for the weekend Audrey Rowland and Beatrice Cline from Kansas joined Mildred and Lucille Craig Herschel McCarts and Robert Mathews were in Terre Haute midweek Loraine Nelson and Carolyn Murphy were in Martinsville Saturday Madeline Jaques of Detroit visited Mary Williamson Sunday night Mary Martin saw The Student Prince at the Grand in Terre Haute Wednesday Night Mary Martin spent the weekend in Paris Booth Poorman from Chicago Heights spent the weekend in Marshall.
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Mary Johnson
Dorothy Machlan
Marguerite Wallis
Virginia Knipe
Dave Forsythe
Noland Johnson
Elmer Forsythe
John Saiter
Granville Geiisert
Bernell Combs
Velda Hurst
West Loton
Opal Kirchner
Terre Haute
Audrey Rowland
Beatrice Cline
Kansas
Mildred
Lucille Craig
Herschel McCarts
Robert Mathews
Loraine Nelson
Carolyn Murphy
Martinsville
Madeline Jaques
Petroit
Mary Williamson
Weekend Visits and Social Gathering at Local Club
Irene Stewart of Indianapolis and several alumni and hometown members attended a regular ELC social meeting Friday night. Attendees included Kathryn Trefe, John Saiter, Noland Johnson, Marie Junker, Joy Maurer, Hannah Hawker, Verna Finkbing, and MoTHS members Mrs Florence Sater, Anna Welsh Roseph, Dean Lowry, Ernest Yarne, Howard Junker, and Olive Maurer. The evening featured games and music.
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Irene Stewart
Indianapolis
Herman Gelsert
Fredenbercer
Oof
Batt
Barate
Atte
Austin Claypouk
Kathryn Trefe
Chea de Normal
John Saiter
Noland Johnson Marie Junker
Joy Maurer
Hannah Hawker
Rose
Verna Fink
Mary
Florence Sac
S Sater
Anna Welsh
Roseph
Verna
Finkbing
Dean
Inez Rerner
Fs. Hunt
Marle Junker
Licla
Dean Lowry
Ernest Yarne
Howard Junker
Jes
Olive Maurer
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Eleanor Snavyely
Edith Wright Wadgetnns
Bill Rector
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Walter Booth
John Black
Helen A Dooley
Mary Castes
Nelson
Editorial
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Malloy and
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Leland B
Tubby
Crackie
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the Grand
Booth Poorman
Chicago Heights
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