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

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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 . ,, . , , .

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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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T111 111G11 SCHOOL Tl MES OUR FRBSHMAN CLASS Our lncshman Class lb verv large And brlght as you may know And lf youve seen a better one Youll have to show us so And when we t1ke the floor The other teams are frald of us For we know how to score Agam wc have our Philo stars For our glrls know how to sung They also can good storxes wrlte And debate on anythxng We are some good in glee clubs too And smg luke other folks We help the H1gh School T1mes a but By commg lots of Jokes We oft txmes make nustakes tis true But soon well better learn So jumors sophs and sen1ors too Our hrlghtness may dlscern RUTH EMBICK 14 .. f . . ,, . . , , We have our stars in basket ball. . ' ' .. . . ,, . . . , . , ., . , , I