Shortridge High School - Annual Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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to Russ ia. RUSSIA! Once our ally, once a mighty power of power, Crushed harshly 'neath the Prussian heel, you moan and Writhe this hourg ' I For subtle, poisoned promises, your trusting soul betrayed,- Ah, Russia! That your falt'ring steps right had firmer made! Our hearts forgive and pity, although cruel, keen the wrong. Forsaken in the battle's heat, we now must fight o'er longg Must bleed, and suffer, sacrifice, how long we may not know, ' But in the end democracy shall lay the conqueror low. ' 5' 3 xxx A i A f, iq? We ne '1 now, O comrade lorn, who sank in treason's storm! Thy ' it raised poor, prostrate France in conf'lict's early ' nga A' f- 5 f e i IF.. . 1 if-' '- fy, Russia! What mightst thou not have done V - If only .1 p xdst held the bridge, till fret -rn's peace was won. i S -MARG 'iT TRUSLER. t oun- .. W 'ti if. bw . 1 H . QM- v UR FLAG stands for all the possibilities, hopes, and obligations of an ideal national life. It voices the courageaus bravery of our early ancestors, the forceful driving power of those heroic boys of '76. Its stars and stripes are a constant reminder of the history and hardship of the yor ' republic, and the careful 5 ' the lighted torch guarding the gate Wir nation. It means the capitol at Washingtong it means the - intless crises of the Civil War, and the sorrowful patience o: ghe immortal Lincoln. It M means the pilot of our Ship of Stati X It is home, ambition, the bread x J eatg the clothes we wear. Its colors speak lpf liberty, -lemocracy and justice. It is an inspiration to the rich man and a comfort to the poor. All America thrills to look upon it. It is, indeed, the sacred symbi. of all true patriotism. -ELIZABETH L. MILLS. 5 Q 5 guidance of its first president. It ' JL.. that heroic statue with X S 1

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w Fly FEW YTFIKS EV? A WELVE! As the last vibrant stroke of the clock died away, I rose and stepped out upon the porch. The old year was gone forever! The new lingered timidly on the threshold. Like the sudden blare of trumpets that announces heralds of good news through the crisp, spicy air, and, at intervals, cathedral chimes ventured a sweet, modest tone. Gradually, weary whistles here 4 and there grew fainter, a lull was settling when out of the west sprang a champion of the bells. In a deep-toned peal of defiance he sounded the war-cry, a potent challenge to whistle-foes. With an answering cry, gallant whistles sprafnglto arms and took up the glove flung down. lg ' ', Q The battle was on. The confident boom, boom of vete ,ns f-shook the sleeping city as they Warred fiercely, and high above that soi -,tsl thunder mounted the eager shrills of valliant young warriors, who were igracing the fray for the first time. Shrieks of helpless rages and bitter disappointment sabered the air as, conquered or exhausted, some 'luckless whistles were forced to withdraw. p-,X I , Through the blu' lack ,curtaifggif ,the night a radiant moon suddenly afflx FA . r N 15 l J., Q to monarchs, bells tolled out, whistles called .to each other 1, X N24 U lll I If rained a er of si ve'rT fThe ,tremulous air, a moment before resonant with the din, e, grew strangely calm. From the distance floated a few faint strainsiec at had been-as the belligerents withdrew one by one, seemingly rebu 521 and forced to truce by the gentle moon. ' I re-entered the house. The New Year was no longer a stranger, but one of us. -MARGARET TRUSLER. ' J l U p t n ' 7-6:2 fu x A 4: 1 id , 633301 I

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-,. rw, .,, , SFLOKCKIDC-R III GJHK INCE WAR was declared and the call was serrt out for the people of this land to respond in every possible way in furthering the cause of the Allies, Shortridge has responded 'with her part. Red Cross work and knitting was taken up immediately. Over a sixty boys left school in order to work on farms. . I A Q 'l.X', The class of 1918 was the first organized group lu step toward war-time economy. The members of the cla, 'df' ' abandon the usual J unior-Senior reception and gavei lea' ' pe 1 . SIU? Q? thousand patriotic gardens were planted last summer and 'some il S c ., and twelve dollars that would have been spent fox? 3 to the RedmCross. I ater the class of made a,gf ,aff dred dollars in Liberty Bonds to the school. NS ' mf Toward the end of the school year, a Penny: .mpai , by Miss Zella O'Hair, under the auspices of the, ' ,mg Shortridge. The proved very, successfulmarr theta san ri.. umphantly plaicedf,?,At'Jjur handsom 5. trffas11re' 'the' aiiddlater countei was found that nf fy' if , 've hunl ed M ,ii raised. Three hundred and fifty dollars c ii. 'ey Wa ml Cross and four hundred to the 'Trench Hera? ig ., 'fi ' o we fund five French war orphans X - .f fl? , ,mvrl . . ,A ere -f' know vtagere given, the proceeds of which 'Y ' of batt, ly ,lids Khin estimated that over two thou- say, css, or .jortridge for war activities between April and JUE1 4 SJJL. 'J lx' 4 'Shortridge also 'extended her help across the seas to France and adopted twenty-seven of her orphans. Of this number thirteen were adopted by mem- bers of the faculty and students as individuals. The money that went toward keeping the other fourteen orphans was made up by collections from clubs and other groups, the Penny-a Day campaign, and the Lafayette Day collection. During the first pf 'L,October, 1918, seven hundred and fifteen Christ- mas packages were sei, b ,lf1?IlSh01'ff2I: jge. to France. These included the gifts that were sent to Short- fefsfspecialrorphans. Each package contained about twenty-five presents of tt 1 and useful articles. During the second Li irty Loan last fall, seven hundred and fifty dollars from the Athletic Field Fi, fd were used in Liberty Bonds. Soon the Daily Echo bought a like amount in bfnds. Then the students in the Latin department con- tributed fifty dollars to the Riley Ambulance funcn, , The art department has spent much of its tinge making posters, boosting foofl conservation, the Red Cross and the Liberty Loan Campaigns. Elizabeth Lockard won first honorable mention in the state co: ,test with her poster urging food conservation. F