East Liverpool High School - Keramos Yearbook (East Liverpool, OH)

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lirramna 1 5 the zone where public buildings are now being grouped. Indian Rocks. This section of the Upper Ghio Valley is rich in historical lore, much of which is connected with the history of East Liverpool. Indian Rocks, located about a half mile east of the present city limits, on the north shore of the Ohio River, a short distance east of the north in his book, The Latimers, which is a tale of the Western Insurrection in 1794, generally known as the Whiskey Rebellion. Rev, McCook is a native of Lisbon, this county, and a member of the famous McCook family, noted in the history of the North West Territory and in the Civil War of 1861. The drawings picture warriors with scalp locks and totems hanging around their I 1 INDIAN ROCKs .sM1THs FERRY. PA. fork of Little Beaver Creek, was for many years the Mecca of pilgrims seek- ing historical information. Indian Rocks is a flat strata of smooth, hard stone, extending from the bank over one hundred feet under the bed of the river. They could be seen only when the river was very low, and were covered with cruile drawings in strange hieroglyphics made by ancient inhabitants, unknown relics of primitive days. One of the first writers to call public attention to the In- dian Rocks was Rev. I-Ienry C. Mc- Cook, pastor of the Chestnut Street Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, Pa., necks, fishes, birds, turtles, beavers, foot prints of unknown animals, all sketched with crude implements, characterizing rude civilization. The indentations are from one-fourth to one-half inch deep and wide. The running waters and grinding ice for centuries have smoothed down the outlines, but when the photo- graph of the illustration shown here- with was taken, at low water mark, they were seemingly as sharp and clear as thev must have been a hundred years ago. They will never 'be seen again by the human eye, unless the new wicket dam, No. 8, recently erected by the Unit-

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ilieramnu OLD HOME OF ANDREVV CARNEGIE. WEST SECOND STREET

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1 6 livramna ed States government, at the Western end of East Liverpoo., should be de- stroyed and washed away. These rocks are now covered with six feet of water when the wickets at the dam are lowered. The legend of the flood of 1773 fur- nishes the story of the finding of a live baby floating down the Ohio River in a cradle, and caught by Luke Latimer, who lived in a log cabin on the river bank at that time. The story of the finding of the baby is entirely too long for this ar- ticle. Any who may be interested to know the name of the baby and how it came to be there, and its history, can find it by going to the Carnegie library and asking for a copy of The Latimersf' Senior Honor Roll, 1911-1912 HAROLD BULGER MERRILL COOLEY ALBERT LaRUE THOMAS MANTON MARGARET CONOVER ELSIE DALES IRENE FIRTH SARA HARGREAVES DORA KAISER MARIE KELLY' ROSA MEISTER HELEN WASSMAN EDITH WATSON About one-fourth the class have been neither tardy nor absent during the year. Edith Wfatson has been absent only one-half day in eight years, and has never been tardy. I Zora Roush, Lottie Rice, Marie Wolf, Helen Vifassman have never been tardy. Elsie Dales and Margaret Conover have had perfect attendance through- out the high school course. Thomas Manton's attendance record has been perfect during the four years. Harold Bulger has not been tardy during the past nine years. Albert LaRue and Thomas Manton have not been tardy during the en- tire twelve years of their school life. About one-fourth of the class are graduating with averages above Q0 per cent :-Merrill Cooley, Riley Feezel, Edward Harris, Thomas Manton, Barn- ard Steinfeld, Malcolm Thompson, Irene Firth, Lottie Rice, Zora Roush, Helen NVassman, Edith XVatson, Marie Wolf, Helen Moore. ' QUUUIKRI , An Englishman and an American were talking about the Irish wit when they came up to an Irishman who was working in the fields. The Englishman asked the Irish- man: If the devil should appear now whom would he take first? Irishman- Why, hg would take me, of course. Englishman- How is that? Irishman-'ABecanse he would be sure of you any time. Mrs, Alley-Your 'usband do Wear 's 'air terrible short. Mrs. Slumd-Yes, the cow- ard!-I.ondon Mail. Any little girl is a nice little girl - That's a good little song after ally And it's better to have loved a short little girl Than never to have loved at all.-Ex.