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High School 'LifeVolume I Harbor Springs, Mich., May 24, 1922 Number 30

"CLARENCE" PROJECT PRIZESTo be Given By the Seniors On :o

Class Day June 6Be Given by School

And Bus iness Men Board

This pl,ay is one of Boath Tarkington's best PI'Oductions. His playspnd st!.:H'ies .a re al l known and tLikedfo r their wit and humor il'nd .thisone is t rue to type. People whohave s een 'IChrence" pronounce .i t asone of the b e ever pl.ayed either byp1 o f e s i o n : : ~ l ! - s .or amateurs.

Cast of CharactersMrs . Martyn _______ Dona Carpenter(priva)'e secrebry)Mr. Wheele r ______ Robert Knie.sleyMl!'s1 Wheeler _ _ Mta.r.guel'i e BackusMiss P,inney ____ Katharine Clarke(governess)Cora Wheeler ________ Metll!a Crowl

Bobby Wheeler ______ Ai'bert ZuberClarence - - - - - - - - - - - - Cheste.r OJ.arkDelli:!, - - - - - - - - - - - - - --- Frances Cook(housemaid)Dinwiddie -- - --- - - -- Lewis Juilleret(house se rvantJ)M.r. Sltem __________ Don'J1d Lamkin

Synopsis-Mr. Wheeler, a prosperous bus.iness IDJ.n js much upset overf.a:m1ly a ff.ai.rs. His son Bobby, hasju 1 ben fi,red from h is coiUege; hisdllughter Cora, h aJSJ fa llen d eeply indov e w ith a grassrwi:dower, Mr. Sl em, am an much older than herself, Mr.Whee ler, notl pDa.cing any confidenoein his young wife, gives ,the .ffi3.11!3,gemen-t of th e chmdren to Miss Pinney,a young and pre tty governess . Theirconsultations on disdpJ.ine arouse thej ealou,s>y of Mrs. Whee ler .

A b o t ~ t .he time -these oompJ.ioationst.Hise, Chr ence , a n ex-sold>e.r, appliesto M1: . Wheeler tor a positJion. W.hilewaiting Vo see Mr. Wheeler, he givesCom the idea that he was aJble r.odrive 13 mule in /t.he .army without using prolfane la:n,guf31ge. Mr. Wheeleris surprtsed by this i.nformaHon a ....thinlvs he ma y be of good influencearound the Wheele r h ~ m e . H e hires.him for a pr-va;te secretary, !Jut hiswork ranges anywhere from a plumber tto a piano r .unen.Whille the home h e learns th-a.t

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Hlltrbor Springs is planning on abi-g "Farmer's Day" nexL t'aU. Ont his day, many fine p:rlizes will 'beawarded to boys rand gi rl s for exhibitsof crops, garden ,produ ce, cut-flowensand J.ive stock, which has been raised'bY them. P.rizes will be rarwlarded thegiflls for various kinds o.f needlework,cann ed frudt exhihi s and bakedgo ods wlb.kh represents their ownworkl, The Chamber of Gommercehills contl'i,buted $50 lltnd .the Board ofEducati'on will furnish an e q ~ m . .amount or more, in order to furtherl:hlis work. I t is expe.cted \ hla> manyprizes will be offered by Lhe HarborSprings' business men and merchantsf.or various exhibits.

The detJails are ye' ready fo rputbltidatiion buth lthos,e who muy ent er are divided into three classes:Ol>ss A-Those f rom \he local higll

school.Ci'ass B-Any st.udentl .in !".he countyunder the ninth ,grade, including

th ose wh'O ha ve jus'. ,s,th .rted !thei rnin tJh gr.iide work in the fa ll of 1922.

Cla-s'S C-Any !Joy or gi.rl in the county 'bel:ween the :ag.es of 14 and 18,inclusive, whe ther a t t ending schoolor n'ot , are e ligiible to Compe te forprizes in 'this cMa:ss .Mlake plans now for p a ~ s ormaking something wh1ch may be en tered in this oontest. T-e ll your class

mates and friends they ma.y beinter:ested a lso, W-Iite Supt. IX L.Hailey for a l:ist o.f :pri zes to be offered.

ANNOUNCE.MENTGoncer,ning the M>a.y F eg. ivai -Wea.re ;;lorry the /May F estfvall w ill have

to be given up , but du e to the rubsenceof so many children . on >accounl. ofmerus,les , diffe,r ent numbers could no'be girve.n . Hk>wever. 'Mis'ses. Newcom!Jand Lor.rig will us e the material nextfall a nd present i t on a F es1-ive Day,soon after sc hool re-opens,

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HIGH SCHOOL LIFE unvee!'ed Rosaldnd\ And Ba.sstJ.nioPublished weekly by th e Harbo r turned an d wif.h a low voice s1.id,Spr!ng1s High Bchool. ''M'a!dam, you have beref, me of a.llSubscription price, 50c per year. wordls"

Cecil WiHis Acting Editor"in-Cbi with arrows , some with ! r.aps.''Under artificia l green treestood Jul'iu s Caesar in :h,!s white ;to ,and Sa.nd all s , an d Ma,cbe h, we11J'i.ngbroc aded wlbe, Lady M .w beth, WlivWlas cl1d -in a lon g grey garment witha thin veil falling almost :to th e botom of :her dress. The Lhree we rese riously di.scuss,ing some object a.scould be percEilved by one g%uce attheir noble OOunten1nces.

Then 'the m u s i ~ began an d all 'tripped th e l"'.ght fan astic meas ur e, led.by Titarr'l3 , wearing a soft flo winggarment allld beautifu.t w h i , wing1:a nd Pu .ck clad in a w:Mte ro:he andgauzy wings. All from th e st a telyKing Lear to th e foo,! Touchso n:epa rtook o.f 1 he fun .and when at las t

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BOX SOCIAL tivitie.s of the even ing, for Brutus,hi s neighbor, Romeo's, son, h1d tJaken

Bil1s a.nd posters mad been placed . J' te r:nibl e cold , _h,:tt a ~ t e r n o o n whilein ne'l J"ly every window in Rome an- digging ,pa'atoes P dlonius, an dnouncing th e box ,sooia l to be held on 'WOuld .have to be very careful thatEht urday night, a t th e Ju 'l'iu s Caesar it did no t develop into pneumoruia.farm, soma twenty mil es north of the Aglruin the 'lll3 ty proceeded, Th e

next h i g h e ~ ' 'bidder was th e PrinceOJ1rs 'Were sched:ul ed io leave town of Arra,gos, wh.o bids several dollarsat 7: 30. on 11! ve ry expens ive 1box After re-Baturday nj.ght soon came ,1 n d the ceiving it from Caes111r, .he opened itea r.s began Icu/Ving Pa r' h en on, which and found, tlo hi s great dis,ap poin( -is sd u r) ed on one corner of th e Aero- ment, 'two very tlrin cheese 'sand

polis, a nd going by th e Appi'an way to wich8s an d onP. li tt le dri ed up dill!Oa:esar'1s flmrm. Soon Ca esa r a.nd hi s: pkkle. Standing his foo ; upon th ew,ife were ke p very ,busy re - floor he exdJiimed, "Oh, how full ofceiv ing th e g ness a.s they came., bri .ers is this working- day world!"Shylo-ck, CaeSiar' s n e;J,re ,s t nei.ghbor, Just then the Duke o f Venice, withha d ju st come in from the barn from his violin an d with Portia \ the .or-11e lping Ronwo a nd Lad}') M'acbeth g'a;n, struck up, "W e Won't Go Homepui . up 'heir twan, when up drove Until !Morning." a nd th e reSit allHa:mle'' an d Forma in a hrt md new jloine d in s.i11ging. And th ey didFord sedan; Ham oc !Jillnou:nci ng n' t go hiome un.t'l morning, for afterth e party o.f .four cons:1,ting th e r{ rik ei:ng of he tw eh t h hour, th eof Bas .san io a nd Audrey, th e Duke of .gam,Es gr8JW m:Jre exciting from, "go .Venice 13 'lld Ros ,altnd, would perhaps, ing to J erus 'alem , down to ":S.oliake."be a 1iM!e ~ J f l o 8 a's th ey had passed Li1gh t lunch \Vias servedt'1em in ~ I ' J e Ard en SWI11mp changing a oonsisting on sandwiches, cake a ...blo 'r -out. coffee1 Then th e par,ty dispe.rsed, la,l

'Th e1 party began by Caeslar auctionin g th e boxes. Cae :n.r cu t a very specta culj!Jr figure in his hroadc!oJ' h suit,and! is s'hiny oxfords that he hadj L:s t pur cha sed ' he day b8fore at th en ew Dunt:un a.nd OtheHo shoe store.

HamletJ h id the highes t o n th e firstbox and so elbowed his way 1hroughth e crowd up +o the so1 p box thatCaesiH.r Wl3 's standirrg on. Oh, howproud he wa;s. ,in hi s. ne w H a ~ r t - S . h a f fn e 1.nd Marx .suit and n ew cellulo.idc.c.Jh r that st ood up some four inchesabove hi s cowt collar, to thinkIN! h rud purchased the mrs t 'box.

then .t.h e door op ened an d Je&cisa rushed in, all out of brellth w ~ t ha b;:g hole torn in t h e back of he revening !\'OWn, an d he r hair badlymu .ssed up ; crying that ua ef\',es hla.dbe en h a ~ l y 1njured. When askedho w i happened , sh e r ep li ed, "liaertes was riding me on th e handle b


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NotesIMr. W.'s private life depends on thegoverness and tha,'. Bob'by ils in loveJ

ith her bu being thre.:J.1Jened by 1ahouse maid for brea;ch of p rom ise.Gom.'s grass widowe.r, M ~ . ,Stem, al -~ = = : . : = = = = = = = = = = = = = so is in love wi h IMis,s Pinney, the

SICK LISTV. LaneA. ClarkRl BackusWils-on FleshmanDonnell Kn-eslleyGeorge TaylorCec il WillisJane T'aylor

(seventh g n : ~ d e )D. ArmstrdngG. FaunceI. W'e issE j Adams

Lower GradesMa rion A r m ~ t r o n gDora ArmstrongM-argy Armos lt,ongMh.rie Tay1lor

CONVALESCENT LISTGrace ClarkJames IMitchellEz he! WhitakerArthur OsbornRobnd TiaylorNorma BlissPrancis lloldsmithAdah WilooxCelia CraigErma DeWijttEst1he.r Powers('hales BeckonGordon WilooxF'loyd Backus

O ~ e u n C larkRIJymond BradleyRuth WrightElden Jones

Don't torget the Manuel Tminingexhilbition, Friday, May 26, in i.heGra;de rOQm .and M1anu1al Trainingroom.

The Girl Scout play , "An Act ofSuspenslion,' l ha s been inde finite lyP'OStponed.

Teacher-"W.ho is Bonomi (formerPremier of Italy1:)Studen:.,__"A window clea.ner ."

governes.s. but is courting Com in order to see IMiss P.inney, for shecl>aims she findcs his company odious .Clarence finds tihe straightening ofthes1e _angled 1affaks rests g r e i : ~ . t l y up

on him. In .helping to .carry out histllisk he succeed.s in getJtin.gl rid o.f Mr.Ste m only to find Cava'' f f e c t o n &l iwe 'been oasj on him. A1td 13>t last.but not least, he surprises everyoneby .sweeping the governess off her feetand carrying her away to beco-me his.lliJPPY briM., but this gr-and c l i mdoes n ~ take place until he has proven his identity by the use of "Who'sWho,'' which s t a ~ t e s tlhat he is one ofthe 'be s: . 'authorities on the Coleoptera. Befont the 'WIJ he had he ld agovernment posi!HQn but after demobili:.H.tion he had net IJiuuli'ed f.or t hepos:tion becaus-e i1l W&s held by h i&f.riend.

FRESHMEN BEACH PARTYThe Fr eshmen g irls gre1l ly enjoyeda hike l!o Forest Beach. Upon \+.heira r r i v a ~ l they were g.!'eeted by a hostof hungry mosquitbs, who .gurv-e t hegirls not one m omen, of le isure a lone.As they diJ not pa rti-cularly reiis'l t! Je>idea of being entertained exclu.SJive'.l'by the anonymous mtOsquitJoe:, .heybunt a huge 'bonfi-re .

For a short time th e girls ex rlo-red,the woods fo r fl.owers They were'then told to search for llogs for thefke; 1a.nd on their return, tes ted thei r

~ y in pO'le V!Ju ltiug, br-oad jumping and h-gh jumping.Then came 1 he best of - e ~ . t s

'"Weenies" wer1 roasted ll 'lld the " h o.tdogs'' nest led in fat buns makiJ1g amostf ~ a \ t a ; r e rJ131st, espec ia lly asthere was p l e n ~ y.For dess-ert marshmallows weremas1ed 1allld following this, Miss To wsley produced a ".surprise box" which ,.when its

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