Elkhart High School - Pennant Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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on the left side of our seats, and when we failed to do this, gave us another chance to march back and try again. QVV e enjoyed doing this, because it afforded our fellow-students so much amusement.j Of course, we were an exceptionally well-behaved class, for was it not a very rare occurrence for us to visit the Science room? No doubt this was due to our diligence. For we worked that year-oh! how we worked. QWe have learned better since.j Our class first won fame through the wonderful feats performed on the gridiron by our honorable fellow-classmen, Stew Cochran and Carl Buyer. Louisa VVeber and Joe Marchesseau of the girls. also helped to make our name illustrious, with their basketball ability. Along in the spring of 1912, our thoughts began to turn to more frivolous affairs, such as picnics and parties. The pupils taking the English Course were delightfully entertained by Nellie Livengood one evening. The College Preps , not to be outdone, planned to have a hayrack', party, but their plans were never realized. Our Freshman year was, for the most part, uneventful. Yet it is one we will always remember as one of the happiest in our lives. D. K. 'sans AA,- AA,- SQPHOMORE YEAR. The third of September, 1912, was an important day for us. Promptly at 8 o'clock Qthis is the first and last time it ever happenedj we gathered around the entrance of the new High School, which had been dedicated to our use. and with dignified mien, suitable to our rank, awaited the pleasure of the janitor in opening the door. XVe were at last ushered in and conducted up many long flights of stairs to an assembly room, now designated by the name Session, which we condescendingly shared with some Juniors. who were left over from the Senior Session. XVho will say that the first few days were not strenuous ones? To find our way unaided from one end of the building to the other and at the same time, and in a properly superior manner, to direct the movements of the very small Freshmen, that swarmed through the halls, required much skill and energy. Then, too, the days were unus- ually hot. For the first time in the history of the school, the boys were allowed to remove their coats in the Session rooms. and three times we were let out ten minutes early. On November 22, the formal opening of the High School was held, and, while we have forgotten the details of the program, the memory of the many glasses of punch served to us, still remains. 1 l - Twenty-five

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FRESH MAN YEAR. As we were about to make our debut into ,lligh School, the pros- pect of becoming members of that venerable institution seemed ex- ceedingly inviting to us. Our hearts were filled with noble aspira- tions as to what great deeds we would perform, and how we would make the name of the Class of June, '15, illustrious. Then came the day, in September of 1911, on which, over a hun- dred strong, we actually entered the portals of that building. VVe had all been inside it before, but this was different. It was as if we were entering it for the first time. We were suddenly seized with fear and trembling, and a sense of our insignifrcance and greenness, which our upper-classmen helped in convincing us of. But this did not bother us very long. XVe soon discovered that we were not the only martyrs to the cause, and every incoming class had had to go through the same experience-that of being the jest of the other classes. XYe did not possess that green quality, generally attributed to Freshmen, to any greater degree than any who had come before us. At this period in our careers, we were not allowed the privilege of having seats in the Assembly room, but were scattered about the building, in any place there was room for us. For this reason, we did not see as much of our superiors, for which we were truly thankful. We were an extraordinarily bright bunchf' or at least that was our opinion of the case. XVe soon became accustomed to the school routine, and always did as we were hidden, making only a few mis- takes. Part of our studying was done in the Assembly room-that is we studied when we had learned to keep our eyes off of the daring Seniors cor tinually going to and from the dictionary. One thing which we persisted in doing, was getting up on the right side of our seats fwhich we then learned was the wrong sidej. Mr. McCracken kindly aided our poor memories, by gently reminding us that we should arise tignill-ffEi Si SS f SSS SSAS if S

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During the winter, the basketball games were our chief amuse- ment. And what did it matter if the girls' games were closed? Half the members of the team were our classmates and we had to be patriotic, so the girls paid their own way and sat in the Gym.',, while the boys stood outside and looked through the windows, free of charge. Although out of regard for the wishes of the faculty QPJ and since no one invited us to their hom-e, we had no parties, the time slipped quickly and pleasantly away, and before we knew it. our Sophomore year was over. R. E. S. ,AA ,NAA ,.,-.fs JUNIOR YEAR. Not until we were first term juniors, did we come to the conclu- sion that, In union there is strength. Then, on one rainy night, about forty of us assembled at Lora Ziesel's on Strong Avenue, and had our first experience at a class party. Carl Buyer was elected presidentg Robert Short, vice-presidentg Ruth Shupert, secretary, and Arthur Zigler, treasurer. After many weighty questions w-ere discussed. we were served punch and wafers in the dining room. Then the boys lined up outside on the porch and each nabbed an unsuspecting girl as she stepped out of the doorway. Thus -ended our first debut into society. On September 20, we again met at the home of Nellie Liven- good. It was supposed to be a hayrack party, but as the vehicle failed to make its appearance, we were conveyed in touring cars to the scene of action. A picnic supper was the warm feature of the evening. About a month later we again tried our luck at a hayrack party, but were again doomed to disappointment at the non-arrival of the hayrack, and so had to hoof it two miles out in the country. Al- though this: worked up enormous appetites, the girls proved generous providers and everyone's hunger was appeased. On Halloweien we were again entertained by Nellie Livengood. The third time proved to be the charm, for a hayrack was triumphantly awaiting our arrival, at the Library. Mr. and Mrs. Snyder did duty as chaperons On November 13, we gave the third annual Tunior Promenade, at I-loffman's Hall. It was the most 'elaborate dance ever attempted bv any High School class in Elkhart. The music was furnished by the Mattes Orchestra of South Bend. The programs were of red and blue leather, lettered in gold. Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Cochran, Mr. and Mrs. R. Palmater and Dr. and Mrs. G. E. Harter chaperoned the party. - Twenty-slit HW' W