Fountain City High School - Fountennial Yearbook (Fountain City, IN)

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llllllllIIIIIIllllll1ll1llIIlIIIIIlIIlIllIIIIIIllIllllIIIIIIIIlllllllIlllllllllHllllllllllllllIllVllIllIllVlllllIllIIlIilIllIllIIlIIlIIiIllIllIllIlllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllhllllllllllllllllllllll4 THE TRAVELS OF CLASS '22 1918-19. On September fourth, nineteen hundred eighteen, twenty-one Freshmen equipped with books, pens, pencils, paper and numerous other encumbrances, presented themselves in the assembly room of Fountain City High School. This was the depot appointed for meeting, for they were going on a long journey that would last four years. They were taking with them Professor Beall, Shurleigh Harter, Helen Carter and Lela Manford as guides to the most interesting places, since these had been on a similar journey before. They were very much excited as most children are when about to take a ride on the train. They sang a merry good-bye and started on the eight- thirty train. They traveled for about two hours and stopped at a place called Science City. NVith Mr. Beall as chief guide they wandered through this city, visiting one of the largest observatories in the world. Here they learned a great deal about the solar system, which they deemed very interesting. Having visited a coal mine near the city they went to see Queen Falls, which are noted for their beauty. Then they visited the large museum where they saw many in- teresting things. They stayed in this city for about a month. On the first of October they started on their journey again. Having traveled for six days they came to a place called Algebraia,l' and were told that they would spend a few days here. This was rather a small place, but full of many puzzling things. 'Miss Harter helped them solve their mysteries by explaining each little thing very carefully. About the most puzzling was the Fraction Building. XYhile they were here they learned to play the game called Removing Parantheses and Brackets. Having stayed here as long as they could they continued their travels and at length came to Arithmetica. Miss Harter again went with them to visit the Stocks 8 Bonds Company, the factory where adding machines were made and several other places of interest. They took up their journey again and traveled until they came to English City, and taking Miss Carter as chaperon they made pilgrimages to the coun- try homes of numerous poets and authors. XVhile here the girls decided to go to Domesticburg, a little village about five miles distance, and see if they could learn to cook some new things so they could surprise their folks when they returned home by showing them that they could cook. They also learned how to make some very pretty articles in the sewing department. Miss Manford went with the girls to this village and helped them to have a very enjoyable visit. Returning to English City she decided to take the whole crowd to a musi- lllIIIlllIIIllllllllllllIIIlllIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllll llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll llll l Ill ll l lllll l l l ll llllll lll 4 l l I l l lllll l ll lll I ll lllll l l

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THE FOUNTENNIAL IN MEMORIAM Charles C. Rothermel Born .. .... September, 1904 Died .... .... N ovember, 1919 Charles had always been zi member of Fountain City School and cnterccl High School with us in 1918. His lcincl and pleasant disposition won him many friends in the school and community.

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20 THE FOUNTENNIAL lll','?iIHH,l l ll lll l I l l lllllllll t1,lll '.l 1'lllllllllllllllIlllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllrl.l1l'Ulll':'1llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll cal concert where they had the pleasure of hearing some of the world's most famous musicians. Mr. Beall, during the first year, entertained the travelers by some basket- ball games which were played by some of their group of Crusaders and by those who had begun the journey a few years before. This diversion proved valuable pastime and a means of recreation from the more strenuous work of the trip. After this they returned home to spend the summer in their local community. 1919-20 Sixteen Sophomores met at the depot on September second, nineteen hun- dred nineteen, to recommence their journey. Mr. Beall, Miss Vangie Davis, Miss Gertrude Kiplinger and Miss Francis Nichols accompanied them. Mr. Beall said they would go to :Xlgebraia again and see the Definition Building and some other places of interest. Having stayed here several days they boarded a train for Geometric City. Arriving here they went to see the Circle University which was very in- teresting and many of the crowd thought they would like to complete their education here. As they had never secured any souvenirs while on their trav- els they decided to get some. Going into one of the stores they saw compasses and protractors and thought they would make very good remembrances. Go- ing down Tangent boulevard they came to Corollary park, through which they wandered viewing numerous Hower beds made in triangles, rectangles, circles, hexagons and many other shapes. They also saw Therm Fountain and a statue of Pythagorn. YVhile on this tour the travelers met with quite a mis- fortune in the accidental death of one of their members, Charles C. Rothermel. Miss Davis said that she would take them to the old city of Latinea, so they gaily abandoned Geometric City. Upon arrival they went to Grammar Hotel. Fortunately the guides knew how to speak Latin for the group could not understand what the residents of this city were saying. Miss Davis set to work at once to teach them some of the language so they could talk to the people. Then she took them to visit a museum where numerous relics were kept that were used by the Latin people in the era before Christ. This place aroused the group's curiosity and they wanted to know more about the people and their ancestors, so Miss Davis decided to take them to the Ancient State of History. Here they found many buildings that had once belonged to the ancient Romans and Greeks. ln an old museum they found manuscripts which Miss Davis asked permission to read to them. These helped a great deal. They asked the keeper of the museum about the many things kept and he said since they were so interested he would give them a lecture on the lives and customs of the ancient people. This proved very beneficial and the travelers were greatly delighted. Having spent all the time they possibly could spare here they journeyed on to English City. XYith Miss Kiplinger as a leader they went to the large li- brary and there spent many hours reading stories and good books. Many ofthe lllllllllllllllll lllllllllllll l lll lllll l l ll llllllllll lll l l lll ll l l l l llllll ll! l V llll lllllllllllllllll llllllll 4llllllllllllllllllllll4lIIlIlllll1lIlI1IllllIIllllIllIlllIIIIIllIllllllllllllllllllllllllll