Attica High School - Crimson Yearbook (Attica, IN)

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TI-IE CRHVISON Jimie's Pro Circus Escapade. 'liimien had been saving up his money ever since Buck , the bill post- er, had posted the multi-colored bills ol bare-back riders in pink tights riding on white horses, trapeze performers, racing horses, trick ponies, educated mon- keys, dancing bears, noble lions, camels and all the decendants oi the occu- pants oi the ark, with acres oi tents and everythingdthat goes to make up a great circus. Now Jimie had been saving his money lor weeks and had ransacked the neighborhood lor old bones, copper, iron. rubber and rags and by dint oi great economy had amassed twenty-seven cents. Since he had somehow acquired the habit ol working he decided to make enough money to buy a glass ot green lemonade and a brick ot pop-corn. in the thriving little metropolis oi Crown Center there was a lot ot rivalry between the East and West endersn which were the Hiellers oi those two sides oi town. There was always something lor the two tactions to quarrel over and now that the circus was coming to town there was something sure enough to scrap over. Jimie Riley and Pete Johnson had followed the bill poster around and they had spent hours looking at the pictures. But here was where the trouble be- gan. Just across the commons in iront oi Jimie's house was a bill board. As soon as the pictures were pasted on the West Enders called a meeting back oi Jimievs barn and passed a law governing the East Enders to the etiect, that should any East Ender be caught looking at the pictures on the bill board near Jimieis home, he would git a lickinu. This law was kept a secret. But the east enders made a similar law concerning the bill board in iront oi the boot and shoe store oi Fatty Bunsons' father. The West Enders iound it out and oi course it was no time till the West Enders were trying to get their courage screwed up to the pitchn to go and stand in iront ot the East Enders' bill board. The aiternoon before the circus the West Enders were gathered back ot

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THE CRIMSON DEBATEQ3 Senior:Junior Literary Society. The classes in junior and senior English have organized a literary so- ciety. Utticers have been elected and a great deal oi interest is taken in the work, since each class strives tor supremacy. The society will hold its public meetings at intervals trom now until the close ot the school year. The iirst meeting was held in the music room oi the school on Monday, Dec. 17, 1906. The tollowing program was given: Music-Selected - - - - A Girls' Glee Club Reading- A Telephone Courtship -'--- Lillian Voliva Debate--Resolved, That the Telegraph is More Universally Usclul Than the Telephone, Attirmalive- Negative- Frank Feuerstein Robert Colvin Belle Plant Mabel Kerr Jessie Clark Louis Thompson Music-Selected - - - ---- Boys' Glee Club Recitation- .ludge and witncssu ---- Albert Cobb Debate-Resolved, That immigrants Are a Delriment to the United States. Atlirmative- Negative- Herbcrt Hunter Helen Thompson Katie Lemper Edith Williams Oscar Harman Christine Foster Music-- Departure ------- Double Quartet The judges tor the debates were Rev. Mr. A. T. Briggs, Rev. W. D. Vater and Mrs. J. E. Layton, who kindly consented to serve on the committee in the absence oi Rev. Mr. Owen. Each member oi the rival teams delivered stirring speeches. The seniors won the tirst debate by a score ol 2 to 1, and the juniors won the sec- ond debate by a score oi 3 to 0. Our first public meeting was a genuine success in every way.-idler.

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THE CRIMSON the Riley barn doing various circus stunts. The boys were riding Old Bill , the tamily horse, at a gallop standing up, while others were skinning the cat on a trapeze. They had been doing this tor some time when Jacky Clark came running up breathless and yelled, Oh tellers, Fatty and the East Enders are-down in tront ol Fatty's storef-an' l passed them an'--an' Fatty hol- lered tu' me-an'-he said that I wuz atraid tu come an'-look at their bill board. An' then l said that l guessed l wasn't and that he wuz atraid to look at our'en-an' he sez he wuz'ent an' he an' the gangs comin' over- right now too. The performance had long since stopped. The tellers were all excitement, they put the horse in the barn double quick and ran around to the tront yard and hid back ot the white washed fence to wait tor the east enders appearence. Suddenly they came into sight, the west enders made a rush from the yard but it ended before it had gone lar. Some seemed alraid, but Jimie was anxious for the tray and he started out to tight the East End- ers by himsell. At this the other tellers , the East Enders, became alarmed and started to make a rapid retreat. This encouraged the West Enders and away they tore alter the others. Poor Fatty was too plump to run last and Jimie caught him in a few jumps and a tight began. During the progress ol the scrap Fatty, the corpu- lent, was considerably beaten up-a bloody nose, a black eye, besides being minus a tooth and his clothes being torn. Soon he was given a chance to run and he certainly availed himselt ot the opportunity, and went howling down the middle ot the road with his big, red uhanky over his nose. The West Enders then retired to the barn to discuss the battle. ln glowing words they were describing the way Jimieis list lit on Fatty's nose when Jimie, the hero, heard his mothers voice and something in the sound warned him ot impend- ing danger, On entering the house he beheld Fatty's mother holding the blubbering Fatty at her arm's length and talking like a phonograph. dest loolcyf' she said, hes a purty sight, lmus' say. ltis a pity that my little boy canit be seen on the street without gettin' a beaten. It seems to rw I l t t l 1 1 .