Elkhart High School - Pennant Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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IHE PENNANT fhzrteen The Story the Service Flag Told By james Smurr, '18, Theres a little cottage standing Down the street about half-way, And I pass it going, coming From school most every day. 'I'h'ere's a flag hung in the window And in its heaven of white, A star of blu-e is resting For each son who went to light. The mother gave all her boys To light with death and chance, And they were all together th-en, Somewhere in far-OH: France. But yesterday as I passed the door Instead of the blue so bold, Une star had changed its color And was a dull, deep gold. One of her boys had fallen In some battle far away, And a star of gold was placed there For the blue one taken away. Vacation time arrived and passed, And, as I passed the cottage old, Three more blue stars had fled, And in their place was gold. At the window sat the mother, And her sad face seemed to say, I only regret I have no more Brave sons to give awayf, Q 9

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Twelve THE PENNANT them, as a brother, that they were not real people and that they and their little town were decaying. He was severe, and his words were remembered. Progress had entered, disguised in some way, and probably when the vil- lagers were unaware of its nearness. A print shop had been opened. The North Chester journal, it was called. To be published once a week with news concerning North Chester only, announced the first issue. They scorned itg refused to buy it 3 later compromised, and, to-day, the journal is eagerly support- ed at North Chester. Father and son published the paper. Good men were both of them, printing the journal with small profit to themselves. Then one day the news of the great war came, probably through a traveler. lt thrilled the young printer. There were weeks then, when the journal didn't seem itself-when the older printer seemed to be troubled about something. The day came then--the son was going. There were long conversations late into the night, around the little oil light in the rear of the shop. Passers-by noticed it and wondered. The young printer disappeared as quickly as did the few travelers who periodically visited the town. At the journal office, the little editorial window grew dingy with dust. The old printer appeared as a shadow near the window. The window grew darker and he disappeared. In the shop, the press was rusting. The face of the type had vanished under a coat of dust. Even the characteristic smell of inks had gone. People entered the shop to inquire, but little was known, except that the young printer was gone and that they must do without the journal, for a while-maybe forever. A single letter came from an Eastern camp, but none came after he had arrived Over There. It was not known just where he had gone. Months passed. The old printer seemed never to change his position from near the win- dow. Another letter came. It was from the Yosges, and marred with the cen- sor's stamp. The editorial window again became clean. The press again labored upon the weekly, T he odor of inks-the very atmosphere and life of print-shops again existed. g ,3- Near the little front window sits the young printer again-now unable to walk. His whole ambition is to see the journal grow and prosper. He has learne-d from someone, something, while he was over there, that the villagers want, almost crave, so they have made him sit at his desk long hours, writing to tell them all he knows. To-day, they say, that,the Journal is growing and is a part of their very life and religiong that the inks in the shop smell stronger than everg that the fogs no longer seem oppressive. .Leaves decay, but not upon verandas, or in eaves and windows. The villagers have awakened now, and many sons are going.

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Fourteen THE PENNANT Editor-ln-Chief Associate Editor HARRY A. ZOOK, '18 Literary Editor IVAN MILLER, '18 ISABEL HARDY, '18 High School Editor Exchange Editor VVILSON VVETHERBIGIG, '18 MILDRED GILDEA, '19 Art Editor Athletic Editor EDYVARD CUIIIJEN, '18 RICHARD BRFISSLER, '19 Assistant Art Editor Assistant Athletic Editor MARGARET C'AR'I'ER, '19 MARIAN HUGHES, '19 Alumni Editor GRACE WHITE, '17 Business Manager Asst. Business Managers SMITH FRYIC, '18 MARLIN MEISER, '18 BRUCE HALL, '20 Assignment Reporter FREDERICK KI.1'7l'H. '19 DONALD ELVVOOD, '20 Class Reporters IIA DALE CARTER, '18 IIC IMOGIJNE TILL, '20 IA BILLIE GODFREY, '18 IC IRVIN HESS, '20 IIB HELEN LOUNSBERRY, '19 IID FRANCES HOUSEVVORTH, '21 IB JUDSOPN GRIFFIN, '19 ID AR'l H'UR KFIIL, '21 Faculty Manager FRANK J. DESMOND Faculty Advisory Committee MISS PEARL SHAFER. MR. E. T. ORGAN Subscription Ratesw60c per Term: 31.00 per Year. Single Copies, 1503 Graduation Issues, 250. Entered as Second-Class Matter, February 19. 1909, at the Post O'fHce at Elkhart, Indiana, Under the Act of March 3, 1878. Vol. X ELKHART, IND., JAN., 1918 No. 4 Z A DEPARTURE FRoM PRICCEDENT. Departing from the time-honorecl precedent of issuing' two granluation numbers, onewin llannary :incl one in May, The Pennant this year will combine the two in one extra large issue to appear in Nay. lioth ISHS graduating classes will be rcpresentecl in this number, each class having its own inrliviclual suction of the niagazine. I X - Iwo reasons proniptccl the staff to make the change. Ono was because the