Fort Scott High School - Yearbook (Fort Scott, KS)

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22 THE CRIMSON CLASS PROPHECY. The year 1912 marks the year in which I became a firm believer in that old psychological fact that attention fol- lows interest. Since my High School days my interests were centere-d chiefly on history, and all this time attention kept an equal pace with it. I had read and reread my old Channing's Stu- dents' History of the United States until it had become so worn I deemed it necessary to purchase a new one, and this investment I have never lived to regret, for it contains all the important events up to date. These are all in- cluded under the heading, The reunion of the class of 1913. lt had been held only recently on the High-School Cam- pus. We took this means of justifying the loss we had suffered when we were compelled to relinquish our claims to it for two years. Practically all the class gathered at that reunion, and when the boys were finally persuaded to cease yelling Hrazzle dazzle and other never-to-forgotten yells, each member of the class made it his business to find out the successes or failures of his class- mates. Allie Ware is now Principal of the High School. Through her influence Josephine Bertch has obtained the posi- tion of office girl for the same institu- tion. Her chief duty is to preside over the booth from which pass-cards for tardiness are given out. She informed me that for the past year she had had scarcely anything to do. This was due to the invention, by Glen Cline, of an alarm clock, which upon being wound, was so arranged that a perfect proxy be sent, to school, in place of the sleepy student, thus allowing him a pleasant morning nap. That reminds me of Harry McKimmey'5 invention, a unique slot machine, a boon to every student. If a penny were dropped therein, soon there emerged an A+ in a neatly tied package. For complete set of these grades IO cents must be expended. The only sad thing about the invention was that the inventors did not show their genius while We were in school. Helen Lesher and Edith Bruner, now members of the High School Faculty, were telling me that they were studying in their English classes, literary pro- ductions by Ruth Davis and Ruth Hig- gins. This did not exectly surprise me as their High School career clearly fore- shadowed this. Ruth Cory is still riding her favorite hobby, which is in this case, walking. Aline Bergstresser and Beryl Dewey are accompanying her in order to see if she really will make a complete circuit of the earth, as she had said. The last heard of them they had reached God- frey and intended going still further if the provisions did not give out. Upon hearing this, all members paused to hope. Ruth Cochrane as Mayor of the new town, Suffragette, a suburb of Fort Scott, is succeeding famously, but this is due, of course, to my assistance. We are fortunate in having other of our classmates, Pauline Hodgson, Bessie Nail and Maude Leach as members of the City Council. Ruth has neglected work only once, for the sake of matri- mony. Since he was in favor of equal suffrage, I forgave her, only rc- gretting that matrimony could not change her first name, since it had been highly confusing to have so many Ruths in one class. Some one sug- gested to Fred Parrish, or rather Sen- ator Parriish, that he propose a bill to that effect, and this I understand is as good as saying that the bill Will be passed. Rowena Satterlee as Chief of Police of our thriving town, administers her duties satisfactorily in every way ex- cepting that we are inclined to think she is somewhat lenient in all cases concern-

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' THE CRIMSON 21 but it was bearing bountiful fruit. Four of the live contestants in the literary contest were from our class. Several from our ranks also made an excellent showing in the preliminaries. After Christmas, our interest cen- tered chieily on the class play. The cast worked hard and faithfully and the result fully justified the time and ex- ertion spent. lt was grand, and Solo- mon in all his glory, could not compare with a single one of the cast. We will always have cause to feel proud of them. As soon as the excitement over this subsided, we began making prepara- tions for the reception to the Seniors. just as everything which this class has a hand in, there was not a flaw in it. The Fates apparently did not approve of the day we had set and seemed to call 'gYe winds, ye rain-storms, ye thun- der-clouds, come forth and rage as ye have never raged before. They obeyed the summons but, in spite of them all, we carried out our plans and received the name of being royal en- tertainers. With a class picnic as farewell, we stepped from the Plane of Junior down into the Senior world. We were now proprietors df the Crimson, a sacred behest from the Class of 1912. We have put forth our most valiant efforts and have published the best ever. All events of this year will always stand out prominently in our memory: the hike on a beautiful Saturday after- noon in Autumn, the supper, the re- turn by moonlight with balls and bat, rifle, kodak and dirty skillet. And, oh! the pride of our whole High School ca- reers, the School for Scandal. And Commencement, Class Day and all the festivities connected with them. These will always remain the brightest and most beloved pictures on memory's walls. We entered with our Dreams- and has H. S. come up to those Dreams and expectations? Yes, and even exceeded them. We are leaving with all the Knowledge we could pos- sibly obtain. And we still have our Dreams-now of the 'pastg of four of the happiest and most delightful years of our whole lives. Can any class presume to compare itself with this one? Can anything equal our triumphs and accomplish- ments? We have produced more and greater debaters, orators, musicians, athletes and theatrical genuises than any of our predecessors. We always have stood and always will stand loyal to our dear old F. S. H. S., proudly waving its Crimson with our own beloved navy and white. Often in our school lives, there have been things, which to Na- poleon would have been a VVaterloo or even greater, but with characteristic strength and courage we have pushed aside all obstacles, trodden down all difficulties, until, a Caesar indeed, each can truly say !'Veni, Vidi, Vici. KA. P. H. 'I3.j Mr. Lovan Cin Chemistry ll Class! Merle, tell us all about Boraxf' Merle fafter thinking a minute!- VVell, it is used in cooking. When Mr. Lovan handed back some Chemistry papers, Fred Parrish said: Does a check mark mean that it is O. K., or does it mean that it is cor- rect?', Judging from the exclamations that issued through the transom of room 3 one day last term a person might think that F. S. H. S. was offering a course which no other high school can boast of. The exclamations were there: Next! Next! Next! Next! Nextl' Next! Next! We will let you guess what this new course is.

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THE CRIMSON 23 ing Freshmen boys, or perhaps I should say, boy. Enoch McCorkle, captain of the best militia in the United States, has kindly consented, for the sake of the class, to render aid in case of insurrec- tion. Fred Newcomb is now residing by Stratford-on-Avon, still awaiting the in- spiration he had spoken of in his Senior days. He evidently must expect it to come sailing in, rather than by parcels post, as he had once thought. Damon Webber, through his skill in manual training, has constructed a unique re- ceptacle in which the inspiration is to be kept. Albert Piotrowski was unable to be present at the reunion, since he has re- cently become Caruso's successor in the world of song. There is one consola- tion, however, we all had the privilege of hearing him, by means of the Vic- trola, sing Dreaming of You. The Words are by Dan McElvaine and music by Agnes Hawthorne, a lady of musical fame. I had always supposed Albert would go in search of those big bears he had found in Africa, but had forgot- ten to bring back. This supposition was indeed faulty. As for Dan we see his mind needs no spur to make it run in the same channel. The names of Edna Harris and Helen Tait have come to be associated with Hood 81 Hartman's chemical so- lution, which exceeds Swift's Pride or Dutch Cleanser in its cleaning and scouring qualities. Edna and Helen have demonstrated this by applying it to the entire surface of the earth. The two pictures of that sphere before and after are proof enough of its good qualities. Our scientist, Merle Speak- man, recently proved that soon Mars, Jupiter and other planets would be at- tracted by the earth's luminous appear- ance, and hence would send delegates here to see if there were a reason. Det- lef and Ralph felt sure that the earth would say, I owe it all to the Hart- man and Hoodls Discovery, and now they are busy preparing a large enough supply for the other planets. But to go on to other members of the class, I suppose you have all heard that Frank Canaday is the ideal for all aspiring athletes. I am told that he is somewhat of an acrobat also, being able to stoop down and yet maintain his erect posture. Lloyd Benning is now Minister to all foreign countries. A hint of the tragic is connected with this. lt seems, while abroad, he fell desperately in love with a marvelous something which he thought to be a beautiful lady, but which in reality proved to be only a statute. As yet he has not been able to find his ideal. John Crain, Fort Scott's prominent citizen, is busy getting signers for a pe- tition which favors the erection of a new High School. Remembering our struggle, we sympathized with him, but soon learned he was not alone in the good cause, as several of the girls, who in our days made up the Junior and Sophomore Classes, volunteered to aid him. When We heard of this move- ment, it was unanimously agreed that we have another reunion upon the comple- tion of the new High School. Damon then thoughtfully remarked that it would be unnecessary, for once, for the girls to prepare a lunch, since we would all be toothless by that time. Oh! yes, have almost forgotten to mention the lunch, or rather the feast We had at our reunion. Gladys Carpenter was chief executor of this affair and most assuredly her practical experience in Domestic Science had not been in vain. Every boy present was moved to envy her victim. One extremely unusual event of the day was that Will Hammer could not