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

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UP IN TI-IE AIR NLY four days untnl L,hx1stn11s' Hurrah' Who would belueve ut' We the k1ds of Fort MldlQOD Hngh ex cla1n1cd'lhursday nlght when told that we need not come to school the next day not unt1lJanua1y second mdeed Iv F I tthered fo lr books 1nto my arms wlth a Slgh and started for home determmed that I would not put off studylnff untll the next mght fhe first three even xn fs I progressed rapldly wxth my studles and hved up to my good resolutlon so well tlmt I had completed all L lSSl55I'll'l1CI1t9 except my hnghsh but IH thus bes1des my of re ulxr dauly lesson I hnd numerous papers to make up especlally the report on lhe M111 on the Floss whnh was a week overdue lhm. nnght before cfhl'l5tlllZlS I composed myself for thmk of some school 1nc1dent and closed the book w1th a yawn saymg to myself that I would hmsh It to morrow nlght I stranghtway fell to thmkmg mbout school lxfe lI'1 general when someone knocked at rny window and inquired an 1 rough volce W Lnt a ride In my a1r shlp bonny I was mcensed that anyone should call me sonny me an honorable l'l1l,ITlbCl of class of 1913' I was about to reply m the negatlve but the lure of tn axrshmp 11de was too much for me and tellmg hlm to walt until I donned my overcoat and cap I clambered out the wxndow and up 1 rope laddex to 1 huge aeroplane Ill whxch the motors were buzzmg 'Ls though beggmg to be off lhe word of command was gnven and wlth long sweetlng Lrcs we ascended 1nto the alr leavmg mother earth far below us I looked about my surroundmgs wlth mterest for thls was the first tnue I had ever been xn 'Ln a1rsh1p Besxdes myself there were two other occup1nts of the 1'l1'l.Ch1l'16 one I 1mmed1ately recognwed as Old Krnss Krlngle and the other as hls assnst mt On my rxght Krxss was bl1SYl11'l.l1'lgl'I'1g the stcexmg Lpparatus whlle on my left the asslstant was lllllllllllllg a few lmes of I wonder Who s KlSSlHg Her Now whlle he w as peerlng at thus cyhnder oxhng that one and holdmg h1s ear to stall another all wlth an an' of deep concexn I was about to ask hum EE EE l I . . . 2 . , - 45 I Q2 L S ' I ' ' ' ' lx ll I Z I. . .. . . . 1391 b .I . - fb N10 5, K . i . 2 I I. I A 7 ff z ' ' . : , 5 .I I I I ll . ' ' V study and was soon half way through the lesson, when I happened to sf . ' 4 L Q l , . . , . . . 2 , . I . . . 5 . 1 , yy N - ' 1-1 I . - . 5-L l - ' . ' ' 1 K ,Q 'f' ' , ' ' ' ' 1' 2 ' S ' ' , ' ' ' 2 . ' ' I , ' ' 1 ' ' 'S

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l HIC!! SCIIUOI I' ill 1 ow took the l :sl-tets u1dtl1e note tl1 Lt 11 at ot tl t lol me dls IPIC ned nnto the d ukness md the ot ILI 1 1 ls e 1 the WlllCl.OWS to w ztth the develop111e.11t ot tl1e11 st1 Lte x 1nd tw l Cl lh volublc flow oi Ir1sl1 I1 futh sud the wulow s 1 o 1 to LYPlCt1'llYt WltiLhIlStI1l19 goblms 111 b1 .blSl'iltH lL7ll'xL tl 12 L l down t lxllOW whut to do bhe opened the note lS she spoke d ne t Mrs OR1ley we he nd your stony to n1 ht 1nd lv sl1c vw. w ll ll lt e ne not so b 1d LS you th111k ue Sfelltlllld you the tl ll01l as ,hood txme wlth tl1e l11t ot the ChllStIl1 ts bobhn S11 Il oket Lt the two l1u e b Lskets lOkC whut IS 111 the led wear whuts III the Nxeen 11d l LN good t1n1e w1th the h at of the Chrnstm IS trobhn le 111 e Lted slowly A1 bed Ld WIILIC s the gobhu lt' she thou lt ll1e11 she lllOt1OllLCl for F1leen her oldest daughter to open tl1e green b 1sket vwlnle she her self opened the red What a smght met her eyes lfvtm teh lkl thmg 1n1ag1nable h'1d been crowded lDtO that basket C,l11eke11s f 111 l them cakes PICS cranberrxes butter eggs potatoes md, of ll kmds eoffee cocoa bread jelly Hour a pumpkm and 1 sm 1ll Fllgblhlt 11 doblm w1th a sl1r1ek from Elleen lnterrupted her ex11111111t1o11 so she turned to see what the other basket contamed A putty d1ess lol e ll l1 of the gxrls came Fust then su1ts for the boys 1 eouole of dresses lon herself 1 ta1lor m1de Slllt for E1leen and at the bottom 1 note PIOIUIS mg h tts for them all and as she came to thrs pmt 1 1 1p on the wmdow umterrupted her bouag to It she opened lt to be COIllI0lltt,Li bv three large boxes contammq tl1e prornzsed 11 tts l'l1CIl sl1e pmked up the goblm 11111 Completed llLI ex 1111111 ltlOIl It h 1d 1 ten dollan bull on 1ts head folded lnto a cocked h lt Futh sud the almost stupefied womnn 111 1ls me own p11yer t11ut s answered chnldlr God bless the L,l111str11as CJOl3l1llS H1111 11 U1 sums 8 Til f I .' ' Y , ' f. 'ffi w1'l ' ' 52 fl f r 2 IL ' 'Stl 11'11s 111 1c1'l1:111'l. .lz 'k 1 1 ' ' 2 2 ' l -' goll'1f vrfgt up ln ' 5 2 ' - ' A 5 'z 2 1 1 2 1- 1- A 2 ' 32' ' 4 . -'Zllll itf' lnesilf th ut tl 1wn't lil! '.f whul ', ' ', . ' ' 22 ' ' 2 ' 'gf 'i Vs ' ' I 11 1 Q V i . ' 2. S . . 1111 Jlx. ' ' , ' 12 ' S ' - . 2 1 f 1 ' jo IZ w'2' 2 2 ' ' ' ,wez ' 5 ' -so xiugs. nj you will like what is in tl1e red. wear wh21t's in thc 3411-1-11. iuwd 11:11-'11 il if l ' 2 ' If x .' fl 1 '-12 ' gf 2: 'AL' 'i ' ' . 2 l' ' ' jf ' . 21 li 'C :1 , - . Z .S 2 i Q . '11 S I x -D .Z i L, 7' 1 2 , - ' 1 2 . 3 g 1 . - ' ' 4' ' X V ' lk- A 1 2 ' 1 ts s -V . ,' -gf f L v 'yoxs ' ' ' 2 ' 2 . N ' ' o - ol . . ' . ' 2 2 2 Cz ' 2 ll ' Q 2 . ' - I . . l 2 2 3 1 ' 1 L 6 . . Q . . . h z , I . l x xx i . 2 . '- ' 1 ' ' : ' 1' '- 1 l Q5 R A ' f ' . .2 ' - 2 ' ' , ' 1 2 ' ' 2 S 2 , 2 ' 2 ' .2 -2 1 ' ' v 2 . ' I ' 2 f ' ' A ' 2 2. ' ', ' 2 ' ' ' - 2 ' 2 ' . 2 2 ' ' ' , ' 2 . .. Y. ., . r , . , A 2 , 2 , 2 2 . 2 , 2 . p 1 . . 1 - 2 . -. 4: 1: '. '14.

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10 THIL HIGH SCHOOL TIMES why he was so far bCl1ll'1CllI'l the musncal lme when he volunteenzd the xnformatlon asklng what the latest was and sayang he we1y seldom V1Slt6Cl thls lower world of ours Krxss lnterrupted our conversatlon by askmg where I w1shed to go I told hlm I was not partxcular but would rather llke to see Fort Madx son from such a height Accordmgly we shxfted our dlrectlon a tr1fle I went over seated myself bes1de h1m and asked What has become of your re1ndeer7 Well my boy I had to keep up wlth the tlmes and Im rxght glad I dld because now I can come rxght from my home at the North Pole ln just one fifth the tlme and am comfortable too he replzed We swooped sxlently across the rnver and nearlng Iowas shore I saw nn the dlstance a group of skaters We gllded sulently overhead and by the axd of a fire on the bank I recognlzed a few of the boys and glrls from Hxgh School but by thus tlme we were ascendmg to escape the sky Scrapers We were dlrectly over the clty of Fort Mad1SOH stretchmg pent along the banks of the MISSISSIPPI Rlver wlth the prlson a huge mass of dlstlngunshable lxghts as 1ts head We were clrcllng sllently some elght hundred feet above the clty and Krlss was pralsmg the new Santa Fe depot when wlth acry of horror the asslstant turned towards us wlth h1s awe strmcken face and in falterlng accents told us the gasolnne was about out and the supply tank had sprung a leak allowxng the precious Hu1d to escape We were doomed The sh1p was smkzng Wxth a sudden lurch we started on our downward course falhng falhng Heavens' would lt never cease' As we neared the earth I plcked out a square of cement s1dewalk whlch seemed softer than 1ts nemghbors and determxned lf possxble to land upon It The blur of llghts was rushlng up to meet us Wlth a slcken lng thud and a loud crash we I sat up yawnlng and rubbmg my eyes an overturned cha1r explam ed the crash and feelmg of my head where a lump was fast appearmg I determmed that lt more than exp1a1ned the sxckenmg thud It had all been a dream I had dropped asleep and was awakened by fallmg from my chaxr and stnkmg my head upon The M111 on the Floss whuch I had laid upon the floor PHIL BERTSCHI 13 I 1 v . Y s V 1 ' V I- I . . l n, . 1 I 4 1' .. . . , . . . . . . . ' ,, . - , . 1 , . . .N ' . its twinkling length of full three miles, and winding like a monstrous ser- Y I , . . . . y . . ' I , . , . 1 1 v'- - l f V 1 m . . g , . - 1 I I - Y V . . . . ss . ,, . , , .