Conneaut High School - Tattler Yearbook (Conneaut, OH)

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W Jfconor S7?o Sabra Andrews.....................94 Louise Arthur.....................92 Martin Bennett....................94 Ruth Cook.........................95 Doris Hunt........................91 Grace Darling.....................96 Marguerite Diefenderfer...........93 Marion Dusenbury..................93% Ada Eighmey.......................91% Ila Belle Gray....................91 % Amel Hotchkiss....................94 Ruth Neal.........................90 Freundin Johnson..................94 Charles Kaiser ...................93 % Ruth Kelley.......................93% Clifford Kent.....................90 Rupert Kimball....................92 Alice Kurtz.......................92 Grace Middleton...................96 Helen Morrison....................91 Edna MacDonald....................95 Harold Pinches....................96 Mable Proudfit....................90 Calvin Rankin.....................95 George Saville....................94 Celestia Smith....................91 Frank Spieldenner.................93 Edith Torrance....................92 Deweese Wilcox....................94 Bessie Long.......................91

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Si y obte !7ievenge In one of the dark valleys of the Rocky Mountains there lived a man who was called Bowie Knife Bill by all his fellow miners. He was six feet tall and weighed about two hundred pounds. He was very fond of intoxicating liquors and his language was not of the best. His favorite weapon was the bowie knife, from which he got his name, and which he never hesitated to use when he saw fit. He was proud of his title, and especially because his name was a terror to all Indians in the community. He frankly hated Indians. One day there were gathered about the door of the one saloon of the valley some of the miners, Bowie Knife Bill among them, and a number of Indians. One of the latter offended Bill by a slighting remark. Immediately Bill took after him with his ever ready knife. The unarmed Indian had no choice and took to his heels at once. The saloon was situated near a long and very deep gorge which gradually grew narrower until the sides were only ten feet apart. While the exciting race was going on a large crowd of miners came running out of the saloon, all of them drunk, and began cheering for Bill. When the Indian reached the narrowest part of the gorge, Bill was only about six feet behind him. He gave a yell of defiance, and without a pause leaped across the gorge. Bill was following so closely that he did not notice the width of the gorge, so that when he jumped he went a little short of the other bank and only saved himself by grasping hold of a stubby sage brush that grew on the very edge of the gorge. But his weight was not small and the roots began to tear loose. Just in time, a strong arm reached down and caught hold of his hand and slowly he was drawn over the edge and out of danger. When Bill recovered from the shock and knew that the same Indian whom he had wanted to kill had saved his life, he could only rub his eyes and express his opinion of himself by means of his ever ready vocabulary. He shook hands with the Indian, and, kissing his beloved l owie knife goodbye, hurled it into the gorge. From the time Bill was saved by the Indian until he died he was never seen to carry a knife or to get angry with an Indian. It was probably the nearness to death and the forgiveness of the Indian that changed the life of Bowie Knife Bill from a reckless outlaw to a good citizen of Uncle Sam. Harold Kaiser, ’18.

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THE TATTLER, VOL. IV. CONNEAUT, OHIO, FEBRUARY, 1915 No. 3 STASHF ETHEL STONE, Editor-in-Chief Myra Stanley Mable Proudfit Elizabeth Smith Marguerite Klumph. . ... Exchange Editor Marion Rodgers Humerous Editor Charles Eades Celestia Smith . Business Manager Frank Campbell ... Ass’t. Business Manager Kieth Heasman Grace Middleton Charles Eades Thelma Manville Deweese Wilcox Bob Benjamin Conneaut High School has been especially favored in having the privilage of enjoying for five days, the copies of wonderful works of renown artists in the “The Edison Art Exhibition.” These pictures serve a double purpose, one the educational value, the other in beautifying the walls. It is educational just to have the privilage of viewing these wondrous works of art, but few scholars are contented with just viewing the pictures but wish to find out why the picture was painted, its meaning and something about its artist. The pupils of Conneaut Public Schools were fortunate in arousing much interest in their behalf and sold tickets amounting to over $160.00. A first and second prize being offered to the rooms that sold the most tickets. The 7th grade at Broad receiving 1st prize. The 5th grade at Main the 2nd prize.