Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 309, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1920 — Page 3

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Wanted: Separator oil lor Miss pencil sharpener. Mr. Leighly. * * * Mr. Leighly —“Paul put down that window.” (Paul tried but did not Bucceed). Mr. Leighley— “Paul, put *down that window stick and use your head'.” * * * Miss Sage:“Where did the Romans worship?” John Charles Hill: “In the gymi nasium.” I .

JOKES AND NOTES FROM THE GRAMMAR BUILDING

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EDITORIAL-LITERARY-SOCIAL-CLUBS

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RULES OF HEALTH. '

THE RENSSELAERIEN 1 Published monthly by the Rensee-J learien Print Club, Rensselaer, Ind. He per year. *o Ppr For advertising rates see tbs Business Manager. A Paper With a Purpose EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-chief —Donald Rhoads, 21 Associate Editor. —Ruth Clark, 21 Business Mgr Cecil Hudson, 21 Literary Byron Hemphill, ’2l Lillian Dahncke, '2l Snorts Forest Osborne, >2l Alva Weiss, ’22 Jokes Naomi Dunlap, ’2l Robert Leopold, ’24 Art Lowell Morrell, ’22. Kenneth Moore, ’2B Advertising Max Rowles, ’24 Edward Ramp, ’24 Treasurers _-Carl Somers, 21 Clarence Hansen, 28 Secretary. Bather Hershman, 22

* Did you ever notice that our, most eminent critics contribute nothing to better the subject of their most sage comments? * * * Izzy —“Is Barbara’s baby a brother or sister?” We don’t know. * * * The Junior English class was discussing the favorite haunts of the old English authors, which was the coffee house. Miss Merry: “Yes, they went to the' coffee house and sat down over a cup of coffee.’’ * * * The annual practice has begun on “Holy Night.” * * * It is thought that Ed Cain will be of some use to his father when he gets his growth. * * *

JORES

Guilty Conscience. Miss Kay —“Vaughn, are you chewing gum?” Harold Sharp —(Rushing from front seat to waste paper basket) — “Yes, Ma’am 1” * * * In History, after a discussion of Demosthenes. Miss Kay —“Name one of the present day orators.” Josephine Washburn —“Isn’t Abe Martin one?” , * * *

Notes, what* does this word suggest about school life in general? The first kind of notes that we will consider are those taken in the classrooms on lectures. Oh, how weary we become, writing, dotting, dashing, waiting for the end. The second kind are those passed in the Assembly Room. The teacher is reading when, “Zip,” “Pass,” “Pang.” The note has reached it’s destination safely. Third, there are the musical kind, if such they can be named, which are produced by the orchestra. “Oh, be merciful unto me.” What have we done that we should merit such punishment? , Then in conclusion, we might be permitted to name those notes which one carries to a banquet in expectation of a toast. First, a small card, few words, concealed in the hand or under the edge of the cloth and “all’s well that ends well.”

Santa Claus will be surprised to receive letters .from several Juniors. But the dear old man will be more surprised when he discovers that these same children are asking for Franklins, Aeroplanes, rifleß, and an open season for rabbits the whole year round, instead of their former requests of red wagons, skates and popguns. The sleeping sickness is spreading in R. H. S. The students have enjoyed the fine collection of photographs from the U. S. government. These are hanging in the English room and are a part of the loan material which Miss Merry has secured on the Forests of the National Government. Two sets of slides have already been received and enjoyed. There are four more sets to follow. Material of nearly every subject may be secured from our University at Bloomington or from the Government at Washington. The cost is only the effort to send for it and to pay the cartage. I

PERSONAL

Hardly a teacher in school deserves more credit forjier labors, than our little Miss King, who is the High School guardian of health. She manages her calisthenics classes in such a way, that every girl in High School awaits her twenty minutes in the gymnasium, with impatience. Miss King teaches a girl how to grow fat, reduce, and bring roses to her cheeks, and a sparkle to her eye. She turns her girlß this way and that way, bends them almost double, makeß them hop, skip and jump, then marches them around the room to the tune of, “Head up, chest out, trunk in, feet left, one, two, three, four/’ Their steady tramp echoes through the building, and' many feet in the Assembly room begin to keep time. After twenty minutes of “funj” Miss King leads* her force to the door, fills tj>4m full of cold, spicy air, and turns them out, a laughing, breathless bunch of rosk cheeked girls.

i Miss Garling: “Where is the decimal in 93.4?” i Martha: “Right there.” Miss Garling: “Now tyhere is it since I erased it?” • i Martha: “On the eraser.” * * * « George Reed, a prominent memi ber of the eighth grade slipped on i the ice last Wednesday and re--1 ceived quite a jar. I * * * I Dorothy Thompson was lustily eating a five cent'sucker. • John Charles Hill: “Let me know when you can get a tennis racket , into your mouth.”

GIFTS THAT LAST CLARKS’ die JEWELER

i Miss Kay —“Lillian, what do,you understand as the \ Underground Railroad.” Lillian Dahncke (overflowing > with knowledge) —“It was a tunnel running underground to Canada for the slaves to escape through.” . * * * Miss Kay —“Byron, tell about the death of Henry Clay and its effect upon the people.” Byron Hemphill —(Dreaming) — “Well —the Northerners favored it.” * * * Sylvia Beaver —“Walker stayed in Nicaragua two years and then died.” Miss Kay —“Where did he go then?” t Si A A

THIS YEAR’S FASHION OF HAIR AND FACE

THE RENSSELAERIEN Print Club wishes a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to the following Exchanges: The Mmuonian: Articles, well written, full of pep, and good headlines. Tho Blue and White, Junction, City, Bansas. Arrangement* of the different departments remarkably good. “Percy’s Letters” are interesting. The Skyrocket, Lowell, Ind. The article on “Our Aims” in the October 20, 1920, issue was good. The beat part 'is that you are carrying them out. Shortridge Daily Echo, Indianapolis High School. Thp basket ball write-ups are well .written and full of life. Tho Tomulac, Hammond, Ind. Shows good art work. Tho Glenn Reflector. You have some fine articles. May you have the support of the school. The Tiger Cob. Your paper has good backing, at least it looks that way by the number of ads. You have a fine paper. Bowen Prop, You have a splendid paper. It is in first class shape. Art work especially good. Tho Stopping Stone: Your paper is very interesting. University High School Daily. Splendid art work. The fine grade of paper makes the paper interesting at the first glimpse.

MERRY CHRISTMAS to OUR EXCHANGES

We Wish You All A Merry Xmas and - ' Happy Ntew Year WRIGHT BROS.

1 Ellis Hayes:*“What is the matter with Santa Claus?” Kenneth: “He is fur from onq end to the other.” •' * * Delos Merritt is going to be a newspaper printer. He has started early by collecting notes from the girls. i •* * . Russell Ihne: “Thread my needle.’’, Luevella Gates: “Why?” Rusßell: “Because I have such a small head.” . j * * * ! Mr. Leighley, talking about rulers in England, said something about queens. j Eva: “Did they have lady queens in those days?”

Maurice Reed (in Geometry) — j The line segments AO+BO are equal to HIO+SO “respectfully.” I * * * We hope that the next time we •have “no English Assignments” we will be a little better prepared than this time. * * * The Seniors like to parade around the halls in nice white skirts, blue crepe de chine blouses and “Happy I Shaw’s” hat set at a dangerous angle. The blouse belonging to Lois May was a great deal too large for Lillian Dahncke. *• * * *

Scene —Assembly Room. Student (studying spelling) --“Why isn’t the word defense divided into syllables? Basil A.— (sarcastic) —Because de fence is all in one piece. * * *

If you should care to learn just how the women of today come to be so beautiful, you should take the “Chicago Sunday Tribune,” and in • that paper you will find articles written by Antionette Donnelly on,. “How to Make Yourself beautiful.” I can safely say, the Tribune is the making of half the beautiful girls of today. Now A. Donnelly sends her requests to the people, for their opinions as to whether the women should or should not use rouge, wear puffs, use lip stick and many more such indispensable beauty implements in a woman’s life. And do you believe me, mostly men answer these requests, and usually they prefer the lady who uses the beauty helps, but they ask that she use them not in great quantities. And the few women who do answer Miss Donnelly’s request, all prefer the lady without make up, puffs* etc. There’s a reason and what ia it? I have heard that the women | who send their opinions, are the ! women who paint so frightfully* I they look to be a red barn. Therei fore, are the women jealous of one another? But as Mr. Shepler says, “Rougse is compressed iron rust.”’ Other great men say, “Puffs are fakers,” “Eyebrow pencils, greased dirt,” —so, what’s the difference?

Philip Hauser, ’22, has been absent from school for two weeks. It is hoped that he may soon return. R. H. S. has received a message from the Robert W. Long Hospital, Indianapolis, saying that Mr. Woer-' ner, Head of our Manual -Training,' had successfully passed through his, operation. The RENSSELAERIEN j sends him Christmas Greetings. We hope that he may be with us soon. , .. The cooks ate well on the evening! of the banquet, even if they did car- ; ry water to some of the guests until so weary that some of it fell on the necks of the boys’. Wayne Tilton has a new pair of shoes. They are fine ones, too, with high and wide toes. Wayne | likes them for he is very careful j when he walks so as not to slip or slide, which will wear them. He even holds his feet from the floor and sometimes he will put his book , under them, that the floor may not soil the Boles. ■■ ■ I Christmas comes but once a year, And then we should be in great cheer.

THE HISTORY CLUB. The History Club held a meeting at the High School building, Nov. 30. Clifford Wasson, g member of the Senior Class, read his Senior theme, “The History of Rensselaer.” Many interesting points about Rensselaer were "brought out in his theme. Refreshments were served and the meeting adjourned.

CLUBS

Miss Kay —(In History Class talking about the Civil War) —“Now let’s take up the affair of the First bloodshed.” i Gladys Shaw —“Well, it took place in the street of j * * • ! Mrs. Leighly says that the most popular expression used in mathematic iB O. I. C. j * * * > Did you know that Napoleon’s father’s name was Carto? I wonder if he was any relation to some of our K 9 visitors? * * * Far-sighted students are already planning for the spring vacation.

Miss Kay entertained the History Club, Dec. 7, in the Domestic Science room of the Grammar Building. The earlier part of the evening was spent in giving reports on the early days of Jasper and Newton County. Many interesting .reports were given. The rest of the evening was given over to social events. Games were played, such as “The Broadest Grin,” “One Yard Dash,” and “Disk Throwing.” (By the way, Isabel Bever had the broadest grin, measuring three inches.) The Club discovered just before ( Miss Kay sent up town ° for ice cream that it was her birthday. There was hasty scurrying and shuffling of coins, so that the ice cream , commissioners might “kill two biTds , with one stone.” \

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) Miss Garling: “Adra, what are you doing?” Adra, bending over her shoe: “Oh, my tongue slipped.” * * * Miss Garling: “What are you doing, Deloo?" Delos Bengston: “Studying the dictionary.” ©e * * The eighth .grade arithmetic class had been talking of the different parts of angles when Rebecca said: “What is the hippopotamus?” * * * In*History class after explaining a topic. Esthep: “You can find that in the thirteenth commandment. (Amendment).

* * * What has become of Mr. Shep- * ler’s dogs? “Has he lost his doggtf” <* * * * i Wednesday morning after Minstrel Show —Esther Hershman: “Oh girls, I'm feeling, so happy .this morning.” I Her happiness remained a mystery until Don’s smiling face appeared on the scene. Have they made up? * * * Hollis May (in Agriculture) —Mr. Hemphill, I believe I get along better with Miss Shafer* than you. ] “Casey” —You'll have to do bet- ! ter than I do, then. i ****** 1 Billy Grow’s feet may be dainty, but they make an awful noise when he goes down the aisle.

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Naomi Dunlap exclaimed one Wednesday morn as she popped her bright and shiny face inside the commercial room door; “Oh, Girls! This is Wednesday and I aways feel so good on Wednesday!" The girls all wonder why it is that Naomi always feels so good on Wednesday. (?)

The Junior Red Cross received! notice of a county in Kentucky j which had never enjoyed a Christmas tree. Various decorations were made and presents were given by the children of the Primary and Grammar Buildings. These were turned over to Miss Helen Lamson to send to help those poor children share the joy of the Christmas season. Miss Garling has organized a company of singers. The members are Esther Leach, soprano; Miss Garling, alto and director; Donald Pullins, tenor; and Emroy Swim, pianist. hTe sale of Bed Cross Seals in the Grammar Department has been very successful. Miss Sage's Seventh Grade have sold the highest number. A total of 4,600 has been sold. Is your Christmas shopping incomplete? Bead the Ads.

After Miss Kay had served her delicious refreshments, Isabel presented Miss Kay with a huge sack that looked as if it might contain a spring hat. After repeated assurances that nothing would jump out at her, Miss Kay discovered a large and lovely box of sweets. The Club held an extra long session, but all reported a joyously good time.

The Boomerang. . The material in your paper is very well written, but where are your jokes? The Mirror. You surely keep your “Mirror”, clean, for it appears to reflect everything in a true state. The Junior. You have your paper so arranged that any Department is easy to And. The grade of paper used makes “The Junior” look handsome. The Survey. The cover on your paper expresses some one’s artistic ability.

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When my pa begins to snore And drops the ashes on the floor, Then in come ma and wakes him up, And makes him sweep the ashes up. —Russel Grant, Third Grade. Christmas Thoughts. When I sit by the fire a-dreamin* Mr’s in the kitchen a-schemin’ How to bake her pie and cake, When I smell the things m-cookin' I go around a-lookin’ At the pie and cake. Then I sit down and go to smokin’ And tna*M say the fire needs pokin’ Soon ma’ll say, “Come to supper, Joe,” Then FU go and eat the pie and cake, And think, “Gee, ma’e tome hake.” Madalaine Sprague, Third Grade.

NOTES FROM THE PRIMARY BUILDING

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WHEN YOUR CLUB MEETS

I, THE RENSSELAERIEN, Greet you one and all, To read me time and time again You wiM often feel Hie call. Even the Grammar building, Just those “Little Kids,” Put so much upon my page*— Little things which someone did. Now, to you, dear ddldran, little, Mg and aO, I rarely am a truthful paper, ;■? *

THE RENSSELAERIEN.

NATURE —December 21 at the home of Margaret Gifford. LITERATURE —Held interesting meeting last Monday. The subject for discussion was Robsrt Service's poems. HISTORY —No more meetings un 1 tin after the Holidays. PRINT— Everyday.