Columbia City High School - Columbian Yearbook (Columbia City, IN)

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W 'ru in co LUM13 IA Ny g MISS HELEN BOSARD Graduate. West Lafayette H. S., 1914: Purdue University. 1918. She teaches girls to sew, to nurse and cook, To keep house well without a single book. F MR. CARL WATERFALL Carpenter and contractor in Columbia City lf platforms are needed. a hand he lends, for seventeen years. lf something is broken. why it he mendsf' fis- MR. ERNEST KELLER Graduate. ' herta. Canada, 1918. From Canada, this teacher lately came. ln selling books he has made quite a name. g MR. H. A. THOMAS Graduate. Elberfeld ll. S., 19093 A. B., B. S.. Uentral Normal College. Danville: Indiana Standard Normal Graduate C. N. C.. Summer Terms. 1913, 1914, 1915, Indiana University. , 'l'his teacher big has been our very doom, ln finding' notes that lie about the room. l'.lf1 la' Axtell H. S., Kansas, 19143 A. Il., University of Alberta A l .Y

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THE COLUMBIAN V History of Class of'19 CHRONICLE I Now, the history of the Class of Nine and Ten, of the High School of the City of Columbia, State of Indiana, is in this wise: In the beginning in the fifth-and-tenth year of our Lord, in the ninth month, and on the thirteenth day of the month, there entered into this Land of Learning, sixty and one seekers of knowledge. Some came up from the Eighth Grade, where they had for many many months been busily engaged in storing their minds with the honey of wisdom, some were fresh and green from a far country, quite a number came from farms where they had been tillers of the soil, and some were from other halls of instruction. And it came to pass that they were received with a certain malicious glee by a band of wild beings called Sophomores who because of their iierce taste for Freshmen blood did pounce upon them daily and nightly, and cause them to suffer great things, and so say in their hearts, Behold, blessed be the name of education, for because of it we endured and suffered great torments, both of the body and of the mind. Verily, have we been martyrs to its great and noble cause. And as the tribe did journey onward in its land, behold, there were several maidens and youths who had lost their company with which they had set forth, and were much downcast. And as the inhabitants of the tribe did gaze upon them in their sorrow, their hearts were stirred with sympathy for them, and did open wide into them that they should be gathered in. Soon after the tribe had entered this land, a prophet, Mr. Ihrig, thus spoke unto them saying, Behold we must needs have a king. To this the tribe readily agreed and Clifford Feaster was chosen king to rule its realm, in absolute peace and tranquillity. Finally, it came to pass that they were one and all seized with strange infirmities, which did cause them to act with much queerness of manner, and to display the appearances of much fright. Wise men were called to look upon them, who did pronounce inlirmitiesfMeasles, Spring Fever and regular Six Weeks' Reports. But when they were all downcast, an appeal came from a neighboring tribe called Upperclassmen urg- ing them to compete in the McLallen Declamation Contest, that they might increase their already overwhelm- ing knowledge of Oratory and Public Speaking. A vast number of these Freshmen worked daily and nightly on orations, that they might not be overcome by such enemies as Self-Consciousness and Stage-Fright. And alas! when it came to pass that on the thirty-first day of the third month of the sixteenth year, the Freshmen did deliver unto the people of the land, these orations with much skill and eloquence, there were chosen from among them two, Jensen Hedegarde and Mary Mossman, who were to represent them in the finals. On the tenth day of the fourth month there gathered at the Temple of Knowledge, great multitudes to hear finals of the McLallen Contest. The Upperclassmen were beaten back in dismay, when it was an- nounced that the winner of the evening was Jensen Hedegarde. But it came to pass after some months that many left this land of learning and began to make excuses. One said, I am in poor health, therefore I cannot remain. Another said, I must needs toil at home: there- fore I must leave, And thus did this class decrease in numbers, until the whole number, at the end of the first year was forty and two. CHRONICLE II Now, it came to pass at the beginning of the second year, that a new band of youths, did come up from the adjoining territory, and the Class of Nine and Ten, in the dignity of its promotion, remembered the days of its own greenness, and as the Sophomores of their day had done unto them, even so they did do unto these new Freshmen, and did show no mercy unto their sufferings, and no heed unto their lamentations, until all were bruised and full of much sorrow. Now, it so happened that as their advisor, one James Holloway, spake unto them, so was it done, and they chose their wisest to be their leaders and idols, and as their king, Cecil, Bean, a youth of much renown, and they called themselves with much pride the class of Nine and Ten. The Superintendent of Schools, growing tired and weary of his duties, withdrew from the Temple of Learning and unto this abode came one of great knowledge and attainment. But it so happened that this one Mr. Spaulding's son, who did enter the class of Nine and Ten, did cause great commotion and much excitement among the fair maidens. Yea, even unto the extent of furnishing delightful amusement for the four tribes of the Land of Learning at that famous Chapel exercise. And, behold, the class did aspire to musical honors, and did greatly assist the neighboring tribes known as Juniors and Seniors, in presenting to the people a great and wonderful play, Sy1via. And it came to pass that after these victorious Sophomores had shown their powers in musical feats, they turned to show their ability in feats of speaking the English language. Finally, the day arrived, and great throngs did gather themselves unto the Halls of Knowledge that they might hear the rivalry among the four tribes dwelling in the Land of Knowledge. These fortunate Sophomores showed themselves not the least among them, for verily one of their contestants, Mary Schrader, by name, was awarded third place for the feats of valor. And lo! the triumphant band of Sophomores with its mighty physical and intellectual power, did think to take part with the neighboring tribes in a track meet to decide which should be the greatest and mightiest of the tribes. This band of warriors proved in no wise the least, for Ellis McNabb did valiantly, carrying away many honors for his land. When these famous feats had passed, the tribe turned its eyes toward vacation. In fact some fell by the wayside and long before it was time to think of vacation. Eleven fair damsels and virtuous youth left the fold that year and they did stray far into unknown lands. This ended the Sophomore year, with its numbers decreased from forty-four to thirty-three. I'.'iGH lJl,lQl'l0.V