Hillcrest Grammar School Enjoys Holiday Week Program
Hillcrest pupils were entertained by a magician on Friday afternoon December 13 performing tricks such as taking money from the air. Admission was 10 cents and the show ran about forty five minutes. Students bring Christmas trees decorations and exchange presents. A school play by fifth grade and seventh grade boys was staged Tuesday December 17. Mrs Dell Thatcher plans a post holiday play.
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Hillcrest Grammar School
The Drunk Painter and the Fire Truck Tale
A hotel guest who had never seen a fire truck narrowly escaped danger as the vehicle rolled down the street. He reached his friend upstairs and whispered that drunk painters had nearly run him over, prompting a vivid if humorous misperception of the scene.
Sergeant York Leads Grenade Attack Against German Nest
In Argonne's forest, Sergeant York and ten men scout for prisoners. They spot a cement dome machine gun nest and bombard it, creating a large hole. About 132 Germans advance. York orders flanking fire and the squad engages, many surrender while others are killed or wounded. Prisoners are then handed to incoming troops.
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Argonne
York
Millcrest Honor Roll First Through Sixth Grades
Millcrest lists honor roll students by grade with many typographical errors. First grade names Rose Mary Sanders and Donald Hall. Second grade includes Vernice Laurence Ellie McDaniels Margy Baker Henry Mitchell Claude Davidson Roland McKenzie and others. Third through sixth grades show numerous reader-unclear spellings but name several students from Marjorie Taylor to Glenn Brooks and Curtis Benediett.
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Rose Mary Sanders
Donald Hall
Vernice Laurence
Ellie McDaniels
Margy Baker
Henry Mitchel
Claude Davidson
Roland McKenzie
Fioise Fowler
Velda Baxter
Evelyn Chandler
Dane Reid Null
Shirley Brooks
Creneva Kolb
James Neilsen
Marjorie Taylor
Sarah Alice Norris
Noreinion Rendall
Fannie Mae Colvin
Virginia Montford
Nelle Bo Wathiee
Ruth Poster
Pauline Mel
Latin Club Meeting Chronicle and Elections
A garbled report outlines a Latin Club meeting and an election. It mentions officers elected and roles such as President Martha Crurad and Vice President Maus Chmder Box Hepat MALU Bose Al Uitte. The text references a December 12 date and Lokian terms, with strained syntax and numerous errors.
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Peo A
Martha Crurad Vives
Dtebekats
Poms Berevitary
Vintiarer
Phuaret
Maus
Chmder Box
Hepat
Malu Bose
Flower Beds and Shrubbery Trimming at Ruston High
Annually Ruston High undertakes flower bed work with the Ten-One boys volunteering to tend beds and weed. Pansy plants are planted and watered as a symbol of school pride. The boys are praised for diligence and even set a new record by leaving class one minute early before holidays.
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Ruston High
Ninth Grade Reports Show Busy School Activities
In 9-2 English classes students discuss Shakespeare As You Like It as Act IV nears. 9-2 cooking class completed fruit wakes and now studies Christmas candy making. 9-1 study covers Christmas cookies while biology uses charts to study glands. Laboratory work ends semester. sewing classes finish clothing problems. Latin Club advances with best wishes for success.
Eleventh Grade News and Senior Prep Ramblings
Eleventh grade notes reflect seniors maintaining constink work with a motto about value of effort. Miss Price notes potential exemptions in maghish and students discuss exams, notebooks, and preparation for upcoming events. Teachers like Miss Moore and Mrs. Pol Moor encourage practice and continued study as deadlines approach.
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Miss Price
Jimiy
Ruston High School Personal Notes and Local Accidents
The Chatter-Box staff report ill sports editor Willard Cobb and list teachers holiday destinations across Louisiana Mississippi and Texas. They note multiple local incidents including a sidewalk collision near the Taylor home and scalding kitchen accident. several students absent or delayed. and seniors preparing for a grand sendoff while alumni revisit Alma Mater.
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Robert Camors
Russell Milam
Gordon Leckie
Taylor
Trenton
Georgia
Elton Davidson and Jessie Ray Withdraw From School Work
Elton Davidson and Jessie Ray have permanently discontinued their schooling. The note expresses support for them wherever they cast their Jol and affirms ongoing backing.
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Elton Davidson
Jessie Ray
Eight Eight English Class Holds Debates
The 61st period English eight two class hosted Friday morning debates on Julius Caesar topics before Christmas. Students argued Caius Cassius versus Marcus Brutus and Marcus Brutus justified in a hypothetical case. Judges, chosen from the class, remained undecided.
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Net
Shakespeare
Julius Cuesir
Caius Cassans
Marcus
Brutus
Areuee
Carolyn Capy
Sara Jones
Ernestpps
al W. ‘Phonmpson
Marcus Brutis
Examination Advice and Classroom Tone in Student Plea
The speaker requests kinder treatment during exams and fewer questions to ease grading. They compare a long test to a rolling pin on Jiggs, hoping the examiner will act like Archie with Rosie and treat students generously.
Honesty in School and Life Ethics
A moral exhortation arguing honesty as the best policy. It warns that cheating in exams leads to a habit of dishonesty, harms self-respect, and damages future opportunities. It notes that aiding a cheater makes one an accomplice and emphasizes integrity from high school onward.
Plea to Teachers From REOS Students
REOS students urge teachers to consider issues raised by pupils. The request asks for attention to ongoing concerns about school practices and student welfare, emphasizing that students deserve thoughtful responses and supportive action.
Try Again Plan for Students Coupons Honest Effort
The note urges students to persist with a plan and work through challenges. It emphasizes honesty and self discipline. It warns that wrong actions may go unnoticed but persistence pays off and repeated attempts lead to success.
Attitudes at Ruston High School Should Strengthen Ties
The piece urges students to view teachers as elders and to foster a family like atmosphere. It calls for daily friendly greetings and better acquaintance with instructors to build genuine friendship and respectful relations on the Ruston High School campus.
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Ruston High School
Weeping willow pauses under rainy doubt
S. M. insists they should move as a raindrop is felt while K. M. retorts that they are under a weeping willow, implying rain and mood.
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S. M
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