Hudson High School - True Blue Yearbook (Hudson, WI)

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a lence was also breaking out. These calamities were supposed to be a punishment inflected on the Elamites on account of the breaking of the idol. Suspicion pointed to the high priest as the destroyer of the image. A mob of infuriated people gathered arouAd his palace and finally killed him. Sargon, Asshur, Saracus and Mysa managed to escape and make their way to Sargon’s old home at Nippur. Hummurabiof Babylou was extending his rule and breaking the power Elam. He had reconqured Nippur and upon the arrival of Sargon, made him governor of the surrounding region. A month after this Sargon was married to Mysa and celebrated his marriage in great state. “How strangely things turn out.’’ Sargon said to Saracus some ten years after their arrival in Nippur. “Atone time it seemed that that unlucky stumble of mine would not only bring ruin on all connected with me, but would be a source of unhappiness to me to the end of my life. But for that you, Saracus and Mvsa, and I might never have come to Babylon. I consider that all this is due to the accident that broke “THE IDOL OP SUSA. E. V.—15. CLASS REPORTS SENIOR GLASS REPORT The seniors are now admiring their new class pins. As a reward for haying obtained a hundred percent in the tick- et selling contest for the school play, the seniors received a pen nant. The seniors are always there when it comes to athletics; a num ber are out for basket ball. The Senior German Club has been organized. The following officers have been elected: President, Harry Goldberg; Vice President, Sam Slaughter; Secretary aud Treasurer, Blanche Amunds. The tirst meeting was held at the homeof Miss Grace Zimmer- man Noy. 13, 1912. The program for this meeting will be found under the head of ‘Social.' The banquet was held in the rooms of the Sphinx Club.

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accustomed to ruining operations and drove an excavation into the embankment and then up to plain above, where the buildings of the city were located For two weeks the Elamites endeavored to take the city. Then one dark night while the Babylonians were repelling the assultsof their foes, they were attacked bv Elamites who had come up by way of the excavation. The completeness of the surprise, the number of foes in their rear, and the darkness rendered it im- possible for the Babylonians to retrieve their fortunes. The next day the remaining inhabitants surrendered All were required to pay a ransom and one hundred young men of the high- est rank were selected to be taken to Susa, the capitol of Elam, as hostages and slaves Prince Sargon was one of the young men chosen as a hostage, consequently he accompanied the Elamites to Susa. Sargon and Asshur, a friend of his, were assigned to the service of the chief priest of the great temple of Susa The lads were well treated and soon became partly reconciled to their lot. They became fast friends of Saracus, the priest's son and of Nysa, the priest’s daughter. Two years after entering the household of the high priest, a serious mishap occurred. Sargon and Saracus were in the great temple of Susa, working around the image of the chief god. Some workmen had been employed to elevate the statue, consequently the image was resting on a scaffold and the massive idol crashed to the pavement and was crushed. The lads, horrified at the mishap, hurriedly left the temple and went home. They told the high priest how the accident occurred. The high priest remained silent fora minute, and then said, :‘I do not think that the accidental breaking of this idol is a deadly offense against the gods. The people worship many idols, believing them to be gods. I believe this image merely typifies the god. But the common people are incapable of appreciating this and would surely kill you if they knew you broke the idol. Therefore I think you had best make your way Babylon.” The Elamites were very superstitious and were angered upon finding the image destroyed. At this time Hammurabi, the king of Babylon, was conquering the territory of the Elamites and a pesti-

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9 JUNIOR CLASS REPORT Prances Coit, Reporter. Thursday. November 21, there was a meeting called but on ac- count of so many being absent.it was postponed until Friday night At. this meeting, the president appointed students to sell tickets for the play. It was decided that the Juniors would have a spread December 7th, at the Elks Hall and committees were appointed to prepare for the festival The Juniors are gradually raising their marks every month and we all hope that they will have the highest percent of E’s next month. The record for November was as follows: E's 14 8-10; G’s40 9-10 F’s 32 5 10; P’s 10 7-10. The Junior 2:20 class in English has been taking up debating and as a result some very instructive and interesting debates have been held. The first debate was on the question: “Whether Mac- beth was a. victim to circumstances or the cause of bis own down- tall. The decision of the judges was in favor of the affirmative. In the second debate the proposition was: “Whether Written Term Examinations should be abolished in Hudson High School. The de- cision was two to cne in favor of the negative. The questions that are argumented are such that all students understand and are in- terested in and hence debates were handled by the students in an extremely creditable manner. The 3:00 o’clock section in English is reading Macbeth. In the Junior class meeting December 3rd, Starr Denniston was elected Class cheer leader; Melvin 6kogmo, Andrew Peterson and Prances Coit were appointed on the social com mittee for this semester. SOPHOMORE CLASS REPORT Nora Stapleton, Reporter. At a class meeting held Nov. 26, a committee was appointed to make arrangements for a spread. In the ticket contest between the four classes, the Sophomores sold one hundred per cent. The first section in English 2are now reading, “As you like it”. The section has recenty decided that many expressions which are now considered as slaug will, in time, become a part of theEnglish