Andrews High School - Andronian Yearbook (Andrews, IN)

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5 u -3--11-L is--iii--Z-1-311:111-1-new-11-ICD-1111: A N D R 0 N I A N -21:1-1-2 . a a-1.11-13 .ss r ii, K1 , - 4 A , 0:0 no S I'.1' 2:1111 1 tio pl 1 me over and sat on top of me. While we were in this precarious and ludricious position my sister shouted to us as she disappeared down stairs, Te he, that's what you get, smarties, for trying to act cute. -Ruby Wolverton o A WINTER SCENE It was in January. A cold wind was blowing. A light snow had fallen and the overhanging limbs of the fir trees in the country school yard were glistening with snow. When the wind blew the silver flakes would flutter to the ground like so many snow birds. The roof of the small school house was covered with the snow Hakes, while along the eaves it was decorated with many gigantic icicles. Now and then a sleigh would pass along the road, with a prancing steed and a red-faced driver. Back of the school house was a large hill, which was worn smooth by the happy boys and girls who had been sliding in the morning. Arrayed along the back of the school house were many sleds, all wait- ing for the children to come out for recess. Finally, with many shrieks and yells out came the children for their recess. Such a sight followed as one seldom sees. The children, all rosy- checked and happy, were going up and down the hill like so many ants. Some were running, others we1'e throwing snow balls. Those who had the misfortune to fall in the snow banks were gleefully hauled forth by their companions. It was a beautiful winter scene indeed. -Ralph Forrest. o MY CAT LIFE is an awful cruel world sometimes. If you till you've heard my story, then I think you'll You know folks, this don't believe me now, wait quite agree with me. My name is Augustus, awful beautiful cat, to my time. and my eyes are the of all my beauty, some folks treat me mean. I am about two years old now, and I'm going to tell you of all of my troubles from the time I can remember. I've got three brothers somewhere, or at least I did have. They were pretty good looking too, but of course they couldn't beat me in looks. The place where we stayed when we were kittens was the prettiest barn, but they had some of the meanest, ugliest boys hanging around all of the time. Why, they were always teasing us. One day we saw three boys coming to the barn with a large paper sack. That's when most of my troubles began. Of course we were all frightened nearly to death, for mother was catching some nice rats or at least that's what people call me. I'm an notion. I'm snow white-that is most of the most beautiful shade of green. But, in spite ty-t wo 1 .1011-1 -quitting -1--ziqoxwxi311141.11mn:-ioivirzuzrz xoxo:

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Z- 1- 1-midi lx N D R 0 N I A N I-1:-1-1:-111-1431'1--1v:'1-I1-w1-v:--:-i3- That night he walked home with a buoyant step, a song in his heart and a blotter in his hip pocket. Reaching his home gate, he saw with a new pride swelling in his heart his own faithful wife, Mary, and their children, little Mary and Robert. -Virginia Streit. o THE ATTIC TRAGEDY We had a very large attic. The ceiling in the highest place was about six feet high. It formed an inverted CVD and sloped down toward the floor, where it was about two feet high. A neighbor girl and I spent most of our time in that attic, playing house. My older sister thought she was too old to play with us and hardly ever came up, but when she did she reported everything we did to mother. One day Mary came to see me and we were wondering what we could play. Let's go to the attic, I suggested. Oh, I don't want to. I'm tired of playing house and having tea parties. she replied. Well let's do something, if it's only jumping from old trunks. We sat and pondered a long time. Finally Mary exclaimed, I have it. Let's get a rope and make a swing in the attic. All right, I said, If I can find a rope. We went to the barn to hunt for a rope and found one, which wasn't very long. Mary agreed that it would do, so we started for the attic with it. Our next problem was to get it to the attic without my sister seeing us. We were almost there when she spied us. Where are you kids going with that rope. Who wants to know besides yourself '? I asked. I'll bet there is someone who can find out, if I tell her, she hinted. Mary and I looked at each other and I said, grudgingly, Well' come on up then smarty. We fastened the rope over one of the rafters and tied it as best we could. Mary said she would go first, to show my sister how it was done. She climbed up on the trunk and grabbed hold of the rope. You'd better not do that Mary. You'll get hurt, my sister cau- tioned. Don't worry yourself. If you don't like the way we do things you can go down stairs, I retorted. When I swing out you quickly push the trunk so I won't hit it,'l shouted Mary. All right, I answered. She gave a big jump, while I tried to push the trunk away. It was heavy, and I couldn't move it. The rope came untied, and she knocked -fam 11 2.-Coz: 1 15. N xi Ju. v 5. ,f ii if 14 11:19 111 if 11 11111 11 21121 31:01:11 1120111 riuxuii-1o:o3o1u:uiw:o S1'.rty-one -1.

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sink 1-also A N D NIA N 1011111 :rx 101111 1-:ix-xzxxoxfx for our dinner. They came up to us, put the four of us in a sack and started away, swinging us first one way and then the other. We were scared stiff by this time and to make matters worse we heard one boy say, Let's cut across this swamp, it's closer to the creek! Another said, f'We can't do that because we've got to get some of those big rocks to put in the bottom of the sack. Just then the third shouted, Oh, here's two. That's enough. They all agreed that it was, so they dropped the two big rocks in the sack and about killed us. They tied the top of the sack together and started off again. That was enough: we knew where we were going. It was to the river. Well, we almost went wild with fright. We cried and scratched on the bottom of the sack until we were almost exhausted, and then just when we were ready to give up, to our great joy and thanks, a little round hole began coming in the bottom. We tore it just a little bit larger and then all of us went darting out of the sack, and we all ran in different directions. I didn't stop running until that evening, and then I was so tired and scared I just had to stop. I lay down by the side of the road and about one-half hour later I heard someone coming up the road, running for all there was in it. I was afraid to move for fear it was those horrid boys, but I chanced to peek around-and there stood the sweetest girl I had ever seen. She picked me up so gently and talked so nicely to me that at once I became her friend. Although I could not understand a word she said. I was sure of a nice big bowl of milk and about a half-pound of steak. When we came to our stopping place the girl took me inside and made me a bed behind the stove. Then she brought me a bowl of milk and a whole lot of chicken bones. Gee, but I thought I was in cat heaven. After supper she tied a piece of red ribbon around my neck, which about choked me to death. But of course I didn't let on, because I was satisfied with the eats. That night things were not quite so nice. The little girl was sent to bed and a grouchy old man took me up and carried me about a mile down the road and threw me down. I could not bear the thought of leaving those fine eats, so I started back after the old man, and say, he lost his religion right there and then. I really believe that he threw every rock at me that he could find. Well, I didn't linger around long with those stones coming like a hail storm. I took to my heels, and I'll bet you a nickel if anyone saw me they took me for a cloud of dust. I suppose I travelled about six miles and just as I had about dc- cided to stop and catch a breath, a big black dog took after me and chased me up a tree. The dog didn't stay long at the bottom of the tree. I guess he got scared out, because I certainly made some awful faces at him. When he had gone I came down the tree and traveled along the side of the road for a little while. Now what do you suppose I ran right into? Why, it was a bunch of g feffivl A.. Q-4:0 111111: 1911-1-1,11-vi .1 11,1 .1-an-V1 101 .101 1-I1 11,1 11,1 1:11 1-fxnzuxuxwzo Sixty-three an