Chester Center High School - Memento Yearbook (Keystone, IN)

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THE 1925 MEMENTO 4' 4. ------ ..-..-..-...-..-..-....-..--..-......-...- - - - - - HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY XYalter Smith .. XVilbur Pond Harry XYalker Mildred Carnes ,,.. Frederick Park Ethel Ladd ......... Robert Shively ....,. George Myers Irene Kessler ...A . Carl Daniels ....... Maro Morris Rosamond XYalter Elizabeth Burns ee.. Stanley Terman Eldon Carnes ..ee,,ew Della McCullick Ruth Ann VVorster Lester Arnold ....,.. Robert Gilbert ..,... Goldie Kummer Juanita Swartz ,,v.. Catherine Starr .,,...i. Butler Crawford ,,.... A Catherine Baxter . Harold Clark Y,,,., Agnes Pond ..,.o.. Clyde Carnes ...., Nellie Kean ......, Robert Burns ..... Ina Riggs ..,..,,, Paul Burns ....,....,.,.l.. Roland Clark ,,o,..... Catherine and Eldon ...,. Nelson Huffman Verne Daniels Noel Reece ...r,... Brooks Morris ..t,. Arnet Meade ...... Madge Cassell .,ovoir Yolanda Perry ..... . Lawrence Buckley Burnetta Dobbs ........ Carrie Kimmel ..... Penrod Daddy Long Legs Laddie Tillie The Little Professor Pollyanna The Harvester I-Iuckleberry Finn Tales of Terror A Fool there XYas Sentimental Tommy Little Dorrit The Tattlcr The Conqueror The Starr Dreamer A joyous Trouble Maker . ,Y.,.Y.,...........,..,.,...,.. Freckles The Star Rover Ivanhoe The Flapper Little Miss XYhirlwind Xkihat Katy Did The -Iester ...........,i.,,......Y...,.....,,... Goldilocks The Reveries of a Bachelor The XYhispering Pond The Little Minister Vanity Fair Red Pepper Burns Ten to Seventeen A Friend of Caesar The Other XYise Man Pair of Patient Lovers The Beloved Yagabond Handy Andy Sundown Slim Sandy Tom Thumb Old Curiousity Shop , ..........,....,, Everywoman Don Quixote An Egyptian Princess The Queen's Twin

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36 THE 1925 MEMENTO 4-..-in ---- ---U ---- H---M---H-nn-i-n-n--M-M--u-M-n-1-n- - - - - --I--I--H+ THE EFFECT OF RADIO GN RURAL LIFE ln Colonial times the chief method of communication was through the individual. Each individual communicated news to his neighbor and he in turn to those who were his neighbors, This method was very crude and the rural communities, isolated at they were. were the last to receive the news. Necessity, however, is the mother of invention, and with the rapid growth in the life and interests of the country, came the realization that a better means of communication was needed. The first step toward this end was the messenger. This method proved very inadequate, since practically the only method of travel was by horse- back. However, this was a great improvement, and led to greater ones which have followed each other in rapid succession. The steam engine was invented, railroads were built, and trains were used as a means of traveling and also of carrying mail. This was a better means of communication, making it possible for news to be carried a great distance in a comparatively short time. A-Xs a further improvement, Robert Morse. an American, developed the telegraph in 184-l, and later put it into practical use. Une great benefit de- rived from the telegraph was its use in operating the railroad lines safely and successfully. Other inventions followed quickly, such as the invention of the tele- phone by llell in 1376, which was of special benefit to merchants and in- dustry at first, but later was extended to all parts of the rural communities. Then in 1335 Marconi, an Italian, discovered that the very air could be harnessed and made a means of communication, So wireless telegraphy came into usc. Wie then considered means of communication perfect, but there is practically no limit to the developing powers of man, and a few years later, through further experimental work, the radio, with its great possibilities, was given to the world. Rural communities may now be placed instantly in touch with all great happenings and events through the use of this instrument. Through it new ideas are daily introduced, and the progress of the community is furthered accordingly. XYith a common interest, a feeling of co-operation is introduced and both civic and private conditions are improved. Of no less importance is the incstiinable value of the radio to the bus- iness of the rural district. Financial conditions and weather reports are broadcasted and are taken advantage of by up-to-date and progressive farm- er. The market reports, including thc quotation of prices in the grain and stock markets give the farmer information which enables him to dispose of his produce to the best advantage. The numerous lectures which are .g.i-n.... ..- ..-a-....- .-M- i- N- ..- ..- n-...........- - .-M... - .. -..-..-..-..... -. ....-..-...l.