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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1926
Page
7
A compact editorial page lists staff roles and titles. It signals a student newspaper’s platform priorities including scholarship, athletics, the honor system, extracurriculars, and a courteous student body.
The article notes a rise in both quality and quantity of honors for the first semester. It highlights stronger averages among students who usually make the honor roll, indicating a notable upgrade in academic performance across the term.
The Clark County Tournament is scheduled for Martinsville on February 19 and 20 with five teams likely Marshall Casey Martinsville Westfield and West Union. One team remains undecided and drawings and officials have not been collected.
Uncle Henry urges daily practice of Stop Look and Listen to enhance attention concentration and observation. He explains the mind as a camera needing proper focus to form useful mental pictures through observing remembering and comparing. Continuous use strengthens memory and thinking, turning the mind into a personal university.
A fragment from 1927 Virginia Koipe poem recalls a note cast into air and returned as merit. The verse traces courage to hear sound waves and the card bearing the word long after the event.
Marshall avenges a prior loss to Oblong High by rallying in the third quarter, scoring 14 points to 4. Harmon and Manhart led Oblong with strong performances, while Marshall lacked a standout star as all players contributed across a tense game.
A fragmentary section showcases humorous clippings about a hero known as Tom who defeats bandits and saves a sheriff's daughter, plus a joke about a drunken Irishman in an open grave and a Swede hiding in a potato sack.
An Indian who lost buffalo meat asks a passerby about sightings of an old short white man with a long gun and a dog with a short tail carrying stolen meat. He infers age from short steps and whiteness from toe posture, height from a stump, weapon from a gun leaning against a tree, and a short tail from a dog’s print.
Mr and Mrs Harry Findley spent the weekend in Clay City Indiana. Katherine Mayer Lucille Craig Eugene Lansberry and James Teagarden attended the Indiana in Terre Haute. Sunday night Mary Martin spent the weekend in Paris and was also a Kansas visitor. Saturday Dorothy Machlan Fern Craig Alberta Heminghouse Elmer Forsythe Carter Adams Sam Prevo and Arthur Beuhler spent Sunday evening with Louise Foley Loig Travols spent the weekend in Terre Haute.
Dr George A Bronson Jr of Honolulu spoke on the life and traditions of Hawaii including the leper colony Kilauea volcano and shark hunting with Jack London. A color film show followed and the talk ended with plans for another visit and a Hawaii themed broadcast program.
A humorous school portrait mocks the Senior Class at M T H S, praising faculty wonders and detailing seniors with pride, disdain for underclassmen, and a notorious remark by the universe head. The piece ends with a zoology-class dismissal.
Westfield High defeated Hutsonville 26 to 24 to claim the first annual Eastern Illinois League championship. An injury to Hutsonville’s E Colliflower hampered their effort while Westfield played strong basketball throughout the tournament and earned the victory under Coach Campbell.
The Howell Troupe of Bohemian Glass Blowers performed in the assembly room on February 8 showcasing glass animals vases thread ribbon and indestructible pearls. A demonstration is planned for Tuesday February 16 from three to four in the high school assembly room with ten cent admission and a souvenir piece for attendees.
The text discusses under Mohammedan law a man’s legal responsibility for his children whether born inside or outside marriage. It cites Nasreddin Shah as an example from 19th century Persia, claiming he fathered many children and arranged marriages or jobs for them.
Marshall defeats Casey 21 to 20 in a rough basketball thriller on Casey’s home floor. Key late scoring from Matley Sackler and a decisive foul shot sequence sealed the victory, with Hensick Malloy and Ewing among top scorers for Marshall.
A Joliet High journalism class formed last fall has taken over the student monthly JJ and aims to replace it with a weekly paper, hoping to establish a broader student press program.
At Newton High the Drama Club held a regular meeting with the String Bean Orchestra providing entertainment. Club members performed the funeral scene from Shakespeare Julius Caesar.
Casey withdraws from the triangle debate causing a dual debate between Marshall and Robinson. The affirmative home team includes William Rector Carolyn Murphy Bernard Myles. Negative team features Pearl Baker Marie McDaniel Virgil Claypool with Faye Findley as alternates.
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