January
THE MOUNTAIN TRAIL
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Miat you don't know may not hurt you
but it certainly does amuse a lot of
people,
A small boy announced to his parents
that his class has been divided into two
groups.
"I’m in the top one and the other
group is for backward readers*, We don't
know who is going to be in the other one
because there's not a kid in the room
who can read backwardsc
'•My boy friend has been telling every
one that he is going to marry the most
beautiful girl in the worlds."
"'.'ihat a pity_, "exclaimed her com -
pan5or>, after all the years you’ve
been going W3.th hitno"
Our third game with Webster was a
success. We won 49-3S
We have another practicc game sched
uled for Jan, 6, with Nantahala, then we
start with the conferance games again*
Swain is our next conferance game follow
od by Cherokee,
NIGHT SKATING
As I skate away from the lights and
laughter I become aware of a silent en
chantment in the clear air^ The twinkl -*
ing stars are intermingled with clouds
spread out across the sky like £ingel
hair, I see at a backward glance the
moon rising above the still pine tops,
while across the lake her silver light
streamsV I feel as if I could skate on
and on and on.
By Dec Ormend
"So your husband is one of the big Man is thus metamorphosed into a
shots of industrye" thing, into meny thingso The planter
"Yes, he's been fired several times,* who is Man sent out into the field to
gather food, is seldom choered by any
Teacher: Wille, can you tell me where idea of the true dignity of his minis —
Cleveland is?
Wille: Yes'm, Clevelcind is in New
York today and Bob Limon is pitching.
The small boy handed his parents a
bad report card and remarked., "Here it is
try. He sees hie bushel and his cart,
and nothing beyond, and sinks iisto the
farmer, instead of Man on the farmo The
tradesman scarcely ever gives an idea
v/orth to his work, but is ridden by the ro-
v.tijiG of his craft, and the soul is sub
way.
and I’m tired of watching Television any - j^ct to dollars» The becovLKi-f
form^ the attorney a statute-book; the
mechanic a machine; the sailor the rope
"Miss Wruten, you are the best look- of a ship
ing girl we ever had working in this office. In this distribution of functions
You dross well, you have a nice voice,
you make a good impression on the public,
and your deportment is fine,"
"Oh, thank you, your compliments
are ver^^' pleasing.,"
"Enjoy them to the fullest because
we are now going to discuss your spelling,
punncuation and typing^''
the scholar is the delegated intellect;
in the right state he is Man thinking.*
I'n the the degenerate state, v:hen the
victim of society, he tends to become a
mere thinker, or still worsen the parrot
of other men’s thinkingc
From Emersons "The ■
American Scholar"
Girls Sports News
air season offically opened on Dec,
13 when we meet Glenville at Glenville*
We^won by the score of 29-22, Next we
played Cullowhee on our home court and
were defeated 50~55»