Attica High School - Crimson Yearbook (Attica, IN)

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F' t t P L... TI-IE CRIB-184 JN Letters From a Country Boy,Who is Going to Greater Attica High School, to a Boy Cousin. - Sept. 7-'09. g Well Bob l'm glad this day is over. When 1 t- l l reached Attica this morning l began to leel pret- t ty shaky in my boots, no in my lirst pair ol pat- t ent leathers, them that I got when l graduated- i down here in Attica they call it quituated-they l A 'gi have some oi the blamdest words. Say but llelt t . shaky, only one person that l knew and that was George. He began to laugh. l reckon he knew L t '44':'4If If ,J how l lelt lor he started here last year, you know. l started towards him and didnvt notice when one tool boy stuck his loot out and tripped me. l stumbled and my hat tell oil- l'd lorgotten to take it oil. All the fellows howled and I jumped up, l know my lace was redder than it was when l got the red ear at the husking bee. Just then a teacher came up, his name is Mullinnix and he asked me it l was a Freshy. Then those kids laughed again and he told me to sit with George until he assigned the seats. Then he began with the pupils whose names begin with A and gave them seats. When he got to J he asked il there were any Jays in the room. l had to stand up and those smart city lolks ot Greater Attica almost shook the school house down. they laughed so hard. The big kids made the most noise and Mr. Mullinnix looked over at them and said, Now whats it to you. Gosh but he looked mad. l'll bet that he is worse than lather when he gets started. Well l must quit and study, l'll have to study hard, oh there are so many ot the--only think iilty-live in our class and in the country we only A' H W-W' --ef -- .. . YW, ,J,, I .- M- , -.-,..u--?

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TI-IE CRI MSON sas cyclone flashed through his mind. Luckily his mother saw the familiar figure coming. She called Jimie to the house and awaited developments, Surely Fatty had no object in coming to pay them another visit. The two, mother and son, watched him come slantwise up the wall: with a humble look on his moon shaped Visage, he neared the door and with no salutation meekly began, but not till he had shot a scared look at his erstwhile con- queror, Mrs. Riley---can---can Jimie go to the show? This was a good start and feeling more comfortable as Jimie showed no signs oi hostility- lt wuz---all my fault---I done it. He showed signs oi weakening and Jimieis mother came to the rescue. There, there, lthinli you have both payed the penalty ol your luss, but before going you must promise never to do it again. Now, James, change your clothes and go to the circus with Fatty. The words were hardly spoken when, with a yell, he was in the house claw- ing the air on his way up-stairs. In a few minutes he reappeared, dressed in his best, new suspenders, a shirt armor like with starch, his coat over his arm and a great smile adorning his ireckled lace. Alter bestowing a bear like hug on his mother he called Fatty from his trance on the step and down the road they went, Jimie whistling Where, Oh where has my little dog goneiin, with Fatty reluctantly following unable to keep up with Jimie, while from the lront gate, apron over her arm, Jimie's mother watched them dis- appear down the road with a smile lingering about her mouth. L. A. T.

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TI-IE CRIMSON had lourteen in the whole room. Say, write soon lor l'm lonesome, even it there are so many,lor they don't very many oi them pay any attention to me. From your pard, John Jones. .92 V93 .5 1 , December lst, '09. Dear Bob:- E l've got about liiteen minutes before going to school so i i here goes. Our Thanksgiving game went oil line and we l beat by a score ol 11 to l0. This was my first public game in loot ball and l was almost as frightened when we started 5 X out as l was when lstarted to school here. But say, boy, Y 1 when we once got started it was great. l'm going to try lor the first team next year. l wouldnt have got to play but gi gg, l Dale was sick and I was sub for lull-back. Thanksgiving night the high school students entertained the loot ball boys and l took Mable B. It was really the first time l had ever taken an Attica girl any place and when l took her home l didnt know what to say. l couldnt think ol a thing except that blamed piece l learned out oi an etiquette book last year when l iirst started to Attica. l began on it. I never knew before how long it was and l plowed thro it and sweat, l know, worse than l ever did before. l couldnit think oi a thing to leave out so l went on to the end. Mable looked surprised at iirst, then she turned her head away, then she picked up a piece oi paper oil the porch and twisted it and when l got done she said something and hiked into the house and l'm sure I heard her giggle. l reckon l made a tool ot myseli. I'll know better the next time it l ever have the lace to ask her any place again. Did you ever do such lierce things? Here you are a sophmore in college. lsn't it great? l'm going to start to some college as soon as l get thro here. Well, so long. John.