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

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lf llM class officers and preparahons were made at once for socxal occas1ons However nothmg took place unt1l H tlloween We all assembled at the home of MISS Stewart to mount the wagon wh1ch carr1ed us to the beauhful country home of M1ss Hughes The W1tChCS seemed to find our pathway for lt was dreadfully muddy and we were compelled to walk part way But that d1d not matter a part1cle w1th such sturdy fo k But the p1cn1cs md nuttmg part1es gave way to the advancement ot Kmg W1nter One hne l1lOOl'll1gllf evemng lll Jtnuary 1 bob party was g1ven When ou1 desne tox lldlng had been SltlSf:l8d we went to the home of Arthur Lansmg where we spent the rest of the t11ne 1n smgmg games and m xkmg c mdy Once agaln the outdoors 1nVlted us and toward the end of the ve tr we were dehghtfully entertamed by the Senxors of 1913 at a plcnlc on Black Hawk He1ghts Kodak pxctures were taken and when tw1l1ght deepened we grouped together and sang our old h1gh school songs The echoes rang from h1ll to h1ll dymg away 1n the d1stance On class day we collected a number of musxcal 1nstru111ents such as tm pans cow bells and drums then paraded the streets of the c1ty wxth banners afloat At last we took an auto r1de to fmally fimsh the sport No harm was done IH the deal as had been 1n former years and our class rece1ved spec1al pra1se last June for our good clean clqss sp111t the best shown here 111 years I'he graduates were royally treated to 1 banquet by the Jumors M1 June the second lo on lookers lm sure 1t n1ust have seemed l1ke .1 funct1on on Kmgs Hmghway Th1s put mn end to all study and vaca tnon was mgh The old bell 111 tl1e tower called us 1nto tl1e blllldlllb once 111ore 111 the fall of 1913 It seemed as 1f we never were so happy before We occup1ed the Sennor seats and walked about w1th 'ill the d1gn1ty th at one should possess I-'ach year there ue some change 111 o11r fmcultv Agam the Sc1ence teacher was gone Mr Bell stepped 1n 'md Mr Mcblure took the place of Mr Rep rss fhe lngh school hnd been tonstantly nnpzovmg and 1 busmess course had been added lll charge of M1ss Dougl rss ll1e pup1ls Ill my now be seen playmg tunes on the typewr1ters M155 Ter11ll carr1ed on the work started by MISS T1ede 30 THQ HIGH SCHOOL M ES l. 1 .M - .' C A ' ' . vt L. ..d

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I' IM In the early autumn a number of young people of the class Jour neyed over to Ill1no1s for an evemngss emoyment wlth one of thelr members It was a mght when the goblms were busy md they dmd not return home untll the moon was smkmg, low A masquerade was held IH the upper hill of the bmldmg dulmg the spooky season of the ye tr The place was decortted w1th LOIII shocks and black and orange paper and everythxng corresponded to the tnnc A umque fortune teller s booth w IS arranged xn one cornez Durmg Chrlstmas vacatlon the Alumm held thexr mnual banquet and we as Senxors of course attended One of our boys responded to the welcome address I-hs response was deemed worthy of pralse Glee Club work had often been started but had never been vers successful untll under the dlrectmon of Mlss Morr1son A mus1ca1cantata Ruth was gxven at the brand Opera House ln the month of March and proved that we possess special talent 1n the llll1i1Cd.l hne The leadmg solos were taken by several members of our class A debatnng te un was org uuzed ax d as usu ml we were represented nn thxs The opponents were often shown ouz or ttorxcal ablhty and made to feel thexr mslgmficance Each of the llterary socletles has a Senxor for xts presldent Does not thxs speak well for our executlve power and show the esteem ln whxch we are held' I am sure that everyone 19 sorrv to see us leave ln fact we know ben ause Mr Thornton and our Superlntendent Mr Schall who has been w1th us the four years wlll stay no longer smce we re gomg Four of the earths revolut1ons about the sun have been made SIHCQ our fxrst hugh school day and half joyful and half sad we are now about to Sdll forth on the deep blue ocean of lxfe Some may anchor others toss on the waves but we all hope to go steadily onward Underclassmen get w1sdom from the experzence of your elders md learn the secret of success TH1H1GHscHooL'1' 31 if ifgzg .oi if