Arsenal Technical High School - Arsenal Cannon Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Lilggii ll? una' I u .J :R Ill ! 'W Y'i if W ' ' Will' intnrma be rsenal annum Published by pupils of Technical High School and printed by the U. T. and F. C. of A. School of Printing, Indianapolis, Indiana. Vol. IX. JUNE 8, 1917 Numbers 6 and 7' EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-chief . . ............................. Dallas Crooke Literary ...... ........................... H oward Bates Art Editors ..... .... H arold Stedfeld, Charles Colegrove Jokes .......................................,. Helen Newman Editorial ...................................... Mentlow Ward News. .Eugene Saltmarsh, Wm.Jungclaus, Mary Hale, Minnie Brown Special Magazine Assistants-Catherine Carr, Marie George, Myra Fischer, Helen Fisher, Sidney Dailey, Charles Bridges, Dorothy Black, Mary Lawler, Angeline Bates, Vivian Webster. ADVISERS Editorial-Miss Wilson Business-Mr. McKenzie BUSINESS STAFF Marshall Kimmick-Business Manager 1 Marshall Kimmick 20 Harriett DeGolyer 20 Ralph Reidy 21 Raymond Marsh 22 Fae Youll 30 Josephine Schmidt 31 Earl Perkins 32 Paul Jones 34 George Dickson 40 Luella Fleener 41 James Bradford 42 Charlotte McGinley 43 Robert Rink 44 Elinor Austin 45 Daniel Pierce 46 Mary McMeans 47 Walter Brydon 48 Robert Harris 49 Roberta Gilmore 50 Clarence Wilson 51 Richard McMurray 54 Glenn Whicker 55 Otto Monninger 56 Edgar Hauser 57 Russell Deer 58 Thomas Buskirk 59 Lowell Foley 59-a Harold Roempke 61 Vivian Webster 62 Carey Zody 65 Raymond Holtman 65 Annette Hinnenkamp 71 Karl Hudelson 72 Holmes Raines 73 Elinor Capenter 74 Harold Scheithe 75 Audrie Eaton 76 Grester Miller 87 Harris Shepperd T William Fife Faculty-Catherine Carr Alumni-Melvin Pohlkotte

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14 THE ARSENAL CANNON istnrp uf the urn ample CPrize Essay.J In 1520 when Magellan circumnavigated the globe he went as far as the Ladrones Islands, then to what is now known as the Philippine Islands, where he was killed in Cebu during a skirmish with the natives. When he landed at Cebu he took possession of the Philippines and named them in honor of King Phillip II of Spain. Among these islands in the province of Mindanao, there lies the second largest island inhabited by the semi-savage people called Moros. At the beginning of the Phillipine history, these people were wild and dangerous. The government of Spain tried to bring them into civilization, but their conquest was always a failure. For over three hundred years, the Spaniards labored to convert them to Christianity, but nothing except bloodshed was the result. Before the steamship came into use in the island these people were most dangerous and a great enemy of the Christians. I remember very well my grandparents telling us of the persecution of my forefathers. These Moro people, with their sampans, boats the size of a fishing smack, used to go from one Christian island to the other and capture the Christian people. Whenever resistance was offered, the savages massacred the entire population, and whenever prisoners were taken, these were treated most cruelly. The only food they could have was the crumbs from the place where the Moros ate. After the captives had been held for a Week or so they were taken to the Island of Borneo and there ex- changed for food stuff. Whenever the prisoners reached Borneo there was no hope for their liberty or escape. My grandmother told us that when the Moros were coming to the Christian cities most of the populace took refuge in the caves or some barricaded place. When the steamship was introduced into the Phillipines the Moros ceased their unwelcome expeditions. The religion of these people is Mohammedanism, similar to that of the Chinese. They have a certain day to celebrate their feast, when they put a hog's head on the table and pray to and dance around it. These people do not eat the hog's meat or food cooked with lard, or vglich salt. Nor will they touch sea turtle, which they consider sacr . Once when a Christian fisherman caught a sea turtle, one of the Moros bought it and turned it loose, for he believed the turtle was the one who carried his ancestors to safety during storms at sea. A Moro is allowed to have as many wives as he wants, providing he is a landholder and can support his families, but the poorer classes usually have one Wife and two is the limit. This class sell their children to any one wishing to buy them. Any landholder can obtain a Wife by paying money and jewels to the girl's parents. The houses are usually built along the river bank. The roofs are of cocoanut leaves and the bark of large trees. Flooring is of lath made of bamboo and laid about an inch apart. One house contains several Cffontinued on Page 591

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16 THE ARSENAL CANNON FEAR NOT SENIORS The members of the June class of 1917, like those who have grad- uated before us and like future senior classes, are taking their first step into the world's work. The significance of each successive step is beyond our power to determine but we do know that they will lead out in many different directions. Those, who for some reason, will not have the opportunity of getting a college education will have to use what they have gained at Technical as the foundation of a useful and successful life. If he has taken in all that the opportunity has offered, he need not fear. Our work here in school has been to prepare us for right living, to make us capable of meeting the problems and conditions of the world at large. We sometimes over estimate the world and think of it as being a never-ending throng of business perplexities and moral temptations. In one sense, it is no more than an over-grown school where every one is his own teacher. We have the same things to overcome in the outside world as we do here in school only on a larger scale. Therefore, if we govern ourselves in the same manner that we would in school, the ways of worldly life will cause no difficulty. As our stepping stones have been laid on such a solid foundation, ideals and precepts fostered at Technical, we should feel thankful and strive to build the rest of our career just as strong as the foundation. This we can easily do if we only remember the good qualities of our school and live up to them. We all know that the history of Technical High School during the past four years has echoed far and near and we are sure that all of us wish to have it continue. As graduates from such a school, we should consider ourselves fortunate and do all that is in our power to keep the name of Tech on the top. We can do so by putting our whole heart and mind into what ever line of work we are in and do our best. In conclusion, be sure to remember that Tech- nical will remain your home and that its name will be praised .or scorned according to your actions. M. WARD. IN APPRECIATION The decorative part of any school paper either makes it or mars it. The PILGRIM from Plymouth, Indiana, said of the ARSENAL CANNON, Your artwork is above par. The cuts are finished and the style is artistic. We feel that this compliment is just. It is in some measure com- pensation for the many hours of work our art editors gave to make their part a success and a tribute to Miss Bard who set aside an hour each day to help the editors in planning and executing their ideas. We may safely say that she has given to the CANNON, gratis, more than one hundred hours' time, equivalent to almost three weeks constant work. We are sure every reader of our paper appreciates Miss Bard's splendid supervision and the CANNON Staff is glad of this opportunity to thank her.