Adel High School - Scarlet and Black Yearbook (Adel, IA)

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ETHEL LONG- Description: Tall. dark complexion. Former Crime: Being good. Present Crime: Being better. ZOLA SPILLERS- Description: Glasses. Former Crime: Speaking when the teacher speaks to her. Present Crime: Not speaking when the teacher speaks to her. VERLIN SWEELEY- Description: Young and brilliant. Former Crime: Getting lessons. Present Crime: Trying to astonish you with wood-craft. VERNON MCGRIFF- Description: Short-light hair. Former Crime: Studying. Present Crime: Talking German. HARRY F IDLER- Description: Wliite haired-dignified. Former Crime: Killing time. Present Crime: Ditto. jo:-:N F IDLER- Description: Slim-dark hair. Former Crime: Loving his studies. Present Crime: Cursing them. MERLE MILLER- Description: So much of muchness. Former Crime: Growing. Present Crime: Still at it. A Half Minute of Horror Strange as it may seem, a death-like silence prevailed in the Assembly room, when all of a sudden an odd sound was heard. It was a loud ticking noise and came in jerks. The terror-stricken students looked into each other's questioning faces and trembled. Was it some infernal machine which might explode and send fragments of building and pupils high into the air? Could it be someone who had voted against the new school building taking this method to revenge himself upon the town? Was the world coming to an end? It couldn't be---, yes, it must be--. An excited train of thoughts passed rapidly through every mind and a hundred eyes were turned toward the southeast corner of the room, from whence this horrible rasping sound issued. The intense susperse had grown agonizing and was becoming unbearable for many. A shriek from the opposite corner aroused Harry Ficller, who turned around in his seat with a chuckle of satisfaction, finished winding his watch and placed it in his pocket.

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EVA RAYMOND- Description: Calm and sedate. Former Crime: Studying hard. Present Crime: Getting E's in everything. BERTHA BACKMAN- Description: Small and sprightly. Former Crime: Writing notes. Present Crime: Smiling. MAY HUsToN- Description: A star in the class. Former Crime: Nobody knows. Present Crime: She wants a maxim silencer DON CHAPMAN- Description: T-a-a-l-l and slim. Former Crime: Growing. Present Crime: Wishing he hadn't. DAVID CRENsHAw- Description: Freckles. Former Crime: Doing nothing. Present Crime: Loafing in Senior rows. ELIZABETH Ho1.- ' Description: Short. Former Crime: Laughing and smiling. Present Crime: Whispering out loud. ZELMA CONANT- Description: Lively, jolly. Former Crime: None. Present Crime: Too bright for classmates. FLORENCE FlSKE-- Description: Nothing like Thomas. Former Crime: Being quiet. Present Crime: Being a Freshman. MAN LEY S'roRM- MILDRED Description : Non-descript. Former Crime: Hunting a girl. Present Crime: Still hunting one. BEACH- Description: Chewing gum. Former Crime: Writing letters. Present Crime: Writing notes.

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Freshmen in 1915. ive and twenty number us, reshmen class of A. H. S. unning the High School course with Efs, uling in number, if you please. ast and west our fame shall spread, And still live on when we are dead. ophomores and Juniors standing high, peed on, lest we pass them by. onest, darling, faithful and true, appy, hearty and ambitious, too. oonlight parties, songs and naps, ighty nice girls and classy chaps. gotistical like the Seniors, ach night called for misdemeanors. ever has such a class been seen, ow give three cheers for the class of 'I 8. Hail to our Prof., who in triumph advances As he comes to the front of the room. He clears his throat and buttons his coat And proceeds to tells us our doom.