Fort Madison High School - Madisonian Yearbook (Fort Madison, IA)

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AS IT SHOULD BE T IS UPON the outskirts of Damas Ya! K-PY' cus and near the Pool of Astarkan that there stands a School of the Prophet One June day Aurang zeb the President of the fifth form 1 4 X, gy ,ff-Q called a form meeting after the eloquence he told of the hau ht WJ spirit and unwarranted prxdf ost the sixth formers Let us adopt some means he exhorted of lowering their pride and obnoxious bearing Has anyoneasugges tion? Then up rose Azzarkal the impetuous the undaunted OIIC Mr President quoth he I propose that when each member of the form comes tomorrow morning his head be girt about with an elaborate turban of crimson and orange the symbol of our form Thus shall the sixth formers be Filled with envy and the green monster shall devour their haughty pride But interposed Sohocon the timid they may resent our splendor and cause trouble Then shall the master be displeased Be it so responded Azzarkal if they wish to cause trouble they may attempt it But let it be understood that if they become too over bearing we are able to carry them in a body and e1ect them into the Pool of Astarkan ill Il VP J. A. J., '10 Il V1 an 'Em 5'1 - Tj ist x r t evening dismissal. With glowing Q 1 'Q I I .

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THL HIGH SCHOOL TIMES room for more people at the settlement and can at the same tnme pass on the benefits whxch they have recexved As a mun1c1pal power settlements have become an xmportant fac tor Whenever the residents complam of condxtlons m then' dlstrlcts reforms are mstxtuted and put mto force throughout the cxty therefore settlements are a benefit to both r1ch and poor They cannot be controlled by one person nor w1ll thelr benefits be confined to one class Such xnstxtutxons are of xnflmte value and nothmg can better show thexr growmg xmportance than the lncrease ln the number of workers or the way m whxch the settlement movement has spread not only nn Amenca and England but ln Contmental Europe Even Japan Indxa and New South Wales are lnterested m the movement and have opened mstxtutxons wxth sxmnlar actnvl t1eS In order to thoroughly reallze the greatness of thns work lt must be remembered that all settlements are purely volun tary undertakmgs People are not hxred to open these homes themselves but xn others thexr a1m IS to put all people on more nearly the same level And IS lt not an msplrxng xde1l7 Do they not deserve praxse for what they are do1ng7 Thelr IS a hfe of self sacrlfice and self denlal for the benefit of the masses It IS an mstance where humble begmnmgs produce great results Llttle g1rl as she knelt to say her prayer Mama my prayer IS so long can I say the one the nurse says ln the morn1ng7 Mama Why does the nurse pray? Lxttle gxrl Yes she says O Lord have I got to get up? Ex Teacher Johnny what IS a hypocr1te7 Johnny A boy wot comes to school w1th a sm1lc on hxs face r . ' - I . Q ' . ' I 2 . . . Y I . . ' . . i Y 1 Y Y . . ' - l . 1 . ' but do so of their own free will. They are not interested in Q . . . . . Q , N T '-' 4 . ' . ' 77 ff 71 ... , I ' ' ff ,Q ... y I ff ' ' TQ ... , A --ff 1 . - 77

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THE HIGH SCHOOL TIMES So xt was settled and the next morning all the fifth for mers even Sohocon the timid came decked in their gorgeous turbans But the sixth formers were filled with scorn Hold your peace said they the fifths shall not have them long Then was Azzarkal pleased for he bethought hnmself that he was a great fighter and boasted much of his strength A week passed two weeks and still the fifth formers wore their turbans Then did occur an mcndent which broke the pride of a vain boaster and enabled the sixth formers to maintain their position as head of the school One moonlight evenmg Azzarkal was strolling wnth sev eral others down the quiet road which leads to the Pool of Astarkan Have you noticed said he in a loud voice that we are still wearing our turbans'9 We have notxced answered a hollow voice from the shall be the first to doff hns gorgeous head gear Never' shouted Azzarkal come forth from thy hiding and I shall show you who is best man I see you fear me he added then I shall fetch you forth Want you here you of the fifth See a. vahant man overcome some skulkmg coward As he dad near the bushes a great commotion arose nn a little by path Amid reports such as a gatlmg gun produces and accompanied by the fumes of burning brnmstone a. form black huge and awful rolled heavily into the road Two great eyes each shlmng like a thousand candles dxd glare upon the fifth formers With a shriek they did flee down the road toward the Pool of Astarkan Azzarkal became separ ated from the others and wnth that terrible pursuer fled be tween high stone walls down a path which ended abruptly at the edge of the pool But Azzarkal had no thought of stopping when the pool was reached Wxth a leap which did tear his turban from his head and hurl It lnto the slimy water, he plunged far outward . : . . ' ' . . ' . . ff 77 ' Y! Y Y if I : ' - I , - ff ' If ' ' ' ff 1 ! ' ' M Q! ' 91 ' I roadside, but Azzarkal, the impetuous, the undaunted one, ' 71 Q' ,Y ff ' ' ' 1 ' 17 ' 1 if ' l A ' O 7' 9 . - D . . , ' . I 1 I I 7 . . ' ' . . . v . ' v 1 l I 1 ' 1 ' v I