Shortridge High School - Annual Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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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

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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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l - ,5F1OKCKIDC-R Ill 'JET I ,m-umpfff 1 .i the loverinment called for food economy, Shortridge responded again. The s dents carried into the homes the pledge ,cards and govern1nent's plea for conse vatioi The lunch room came forward to do its part and faithfully kept the less d 's. A Y - W Shortridge has also formed a Patriotic League at -the' suggestion of Mr. Buck. Every student of Shortridge is a member. Someone has been' chosen from each session room to represent the students-'from that room at the meet- ings of the League. Mr. Buck is president of the ' League and Miss ,Donnan treasurer. Two students-Telford Orbisoii and Justine Pritchard-were chosen from the student representatives as officers, the former as ,vice-president and the latter as secretary. On one Friday in each month Q known as Liberty Friday, every student has been asked to give ten cents ' s' money so collected is used to help further some war work. The ' ,..+'a L .een very generous' and nearly every one has brought his mon .J .e ' The Shortridge War Relief Associai .iich s made up of eachers of Shortridge, conceived the idea of trying io raise as much more i. ey as was raised by the Penny-a-Day campaign last year. The result was the leasing of the Alhambra for three days. A rally in the form of a patriotic pageant, under the direction of Miss Mary E. Lynch, was held in the auditorium to arouse enthusiasm in the project among the students. The results far exceeded, jthe hopes of the Association-the proceeds netting them a sum of nearly a thanx and dollars. ' L A Perhaps the biggest factor to make us realize that Shortridge is having her part in the 'War is our service flag. The fiag was hung in the auditorium with due ceremony at special exercises in January. There are four hundred and one stars in the iiag. That means there are that number of Shortridge stu- dents and alumni who are serving their country either over there or some- where in the United States. We are repr' , in every department of the service, army, navy, marines and civil sci vvork Our boys, whatever their official raid' ,rivate fr captain, are leaders in everything they are doing. Many reports have come back and everyone has made Shortridge prouder still of herpboys who are fighting for the cause of humanity. ' Many of them have writtf iletters to their friends and teachers in Short- ridge. Excerpts, at least, . .these letters have .always been printed in the Echo. In one especially ir :sting letter froin-,Francis Gill, he reports thatfhe has named the two planes . which he has charge, Indiana and Shortridge. So Shortridge is literallyl iping to lick the Kaiser. . -MARY HENDERSON.