Attica High School - Crimson Yearbook (Attica, IN)

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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.

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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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F t LM ,W TI-IE CRI MSC JN Feb. 20, '10. Dear Bob:- Q Today we linished our exams. lor the halt year and l passed with ily- ing colors. Before I graduate fm going to make some ol these Attica boys sit up and take notice. Several ol the boys treated me great alter l worked hard on the toot ball and basket ball teams, but l never have forgiven them the way they treated me while l was a Freshman. One fellow, A. B., has treated me too detestable tor anything because l beat him on the basket ball team, so l heard, and now he is shining around Mable. My bloodis up now -he is going to take her to a game tonight and lim going to have some trouble or lun and l dont care which. Also Aut Wiedersehn. Jack. P. S.--Mother says l'm getting iierce and l guess she is about right. V59 get 13 W 6-8-13 X' Dear old wise guyz- X Which leels the biggest you or meg you about to graduate from college or me just graduated from high school? Well lteel mighty big or did last night alter I 1' . .W . ,lf 'Q' . linished my oration. Say. Bob, but it was great, l forgot all about myself and talked and gave a lot ot points I had- f X' it ' n't thot oi before. And I got the scholarship and am go- ' ing away to college next year for sure. It meant some- flnfssr-: thing to me to get a scholarship when there were thirty- six in the graduating class. l certainly wish you luck in your exams. next week and I'll be there sure to see you uquituaten. And, Bob, think ot it, Mable is going to the University too-wonit we have some good old times. When you come'this summer I wan't you to be sure and meet her. She is