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

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THE FOUNTENNIAL 41 lllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllliillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lll l ll l l ll l lll lllllllll llll ll ll llllllll ll ll ll ll lllllllllllll. In our own fratricidal war the Yanks and the Rebels would challenge a rendition of the songs they both knew, at least so 'tis told by some of those who remain. Away down South in Dixie was quite popular among north- ern soldiers even while fighting. Music knows no bonds save the bonds of human emotion, XYhen Han- del's Messiah seemed to fail elsewhere he took it to Dublin, Ireland and its first singing there established his fame forever. XYe know little of XYagner's music beyond snatchcs from his choruses. XYe all know much of Verdi because he wrote Il Trovatoref' or rather be- cause the so-called Miserere l0ft have I sighed to rest me j has been so frequently and sometimes so hideously dinned into our ears. It is for us therefore to learn more of the great Authors of Music. XYhen we become tired and worn or something is on our conscience, how pleasant it is to throw ourselves into the arms of a Mother or some one who takes her place, one perhaps who could not begin to sing, I-Iush a bye, darling, don't you cry-Mother is near you and day dawn is nigh. Fear ye not-XYhile Music breathes. -LUCILE CARNEY. HOME ECONOMICS Of all the many classes, In our dear old F. C. S. XYe'll hand it to our D. girls, For being the cleverest. Usually in the grades or before leaving the High School it comes into the mind of every girl what she wants to do for life work and plans to carry this out sooner or later as the years roll on. She may have decided to be a teacher, a stenographer, a nurse, an artist, or a musician. XYhatever the decision has been it is quite necessary to make plans for a better course in high school or co,llt-ge. She would not consider herself capable of entering into any one of these callings without a certain amount of professional training. Probably many of the girls have decided to be home-makers. Undoubted- ly there is no profession of greater importance and requires more careful train- ing than that for an efficient home-maker. It is only within the last few years that it has been considered proper for the public schools to train girls for the work which most of them will be doing for the longest period in their lives -that of home-making and not simply house-keeping. lllll ll I Il l l ll llll l ll

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40 THE FOUNTENNIAL ,V I i :H l rr .HM1 ' 15' EE ' i . ii 0p'i',.'f.1'i' . X 14 'H 43' yrgx . If . 1 Nw ,Ill 1 fi ll ,ii lm, bm, ' fDfiPa'12'7'5Li4lt, W i AN APPRECIATION C Sod made humming birds in a pleasant humor Tired of suns and planets was llc Plc said, 'I will add a glory to summcr Gifts for my children banished from Mo' So sings Kate Tynan. Robert Ingersoll is rc-luntcfl to have said: I.ct me go out like a wind swcpt tiddlc string that thrills with Master Melody and Snaps. Even Holm thought niusic a gift of the God he spa-nt his lifc in denying. Music needs a Master cvcn as dn thc winds in their waving fluctuations over the tightened strings. Hcforc thc fcarful war Gt-urgc Bernard Shaw asked: XYhy will England ncvcr light with Germany? .-Xnd answcrcd his own question in unc word, Rec-tlim'c11. 'l'hc connnon appreciatiim uf both nations for thc Music of Iiectlnwcii should form such lmnd that mcn, wumcn and children wuuld hesitate and struggle animig tlicnisclvt-s rrithcr than shattcr thc idt-als his music brcmglit lu thcir minds. Shaw was wrmig lnccziusu scltishncss is strungcr than Music. .Xnd yn-t 'tis said: The singing' army always cunqucrsf' Agaiii must wc hesi- tatc in nur acccptzmct- and say ln the cnd tht- army that sings of truth, of ln-aiity, and nl' unscliish lure must conqucrf'

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.i .. ii na ill ll ll lll lll l lll illl1lllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllillillilllvillmlilnl.lullilllLlllllllilllllllllilllilllll l ll ll ll Hl ll lil Il lllll ll llll Ill Hlllllll l lllllllllllllllllllll It was Mrs. Ellen H. Richards that was the first to say the schools ought to teach 'fright living, and it was largely through her efforts and inspirations, that plans have been worked out whereby girls while in school can be taught many things about right living. Right living begins with the home, and while the man may provide the money to build, equip, and maintain the house, it is the woman who plans and manages the home. It is then her business to see that the family lives in a sanitary and attractive house, and that every mem- ber of the family has clean, properly selected and well cooked food, that every one is suitably clothed, that the family income is wisely spent and that all in the home are helped to lead a happy and useful life. No girl should consider the making and managing of a home an easy task, for in fact nothing requires more careful and intelligent study than that of the home. Tell me not in words of boasting Domestic Science's an idle dream, For you'll find there is no coasting, Through on bluffs as it may seem. Although it requires much careful and diligent study to be an efficient home maker, the girls of the Fountain City High School are not found lagging in this fascinating work. So greatly enthused are they that they are often working overtime and at extra hours. They are anxiously looking forward to the day when much more time may be given to this work in their High School Course. Their artistic talent was quite well demonstrated last year, at the county exhibit where the aprons, gowns, and selfrdesigned dresses attracted the eye of every guest observing the show. Many favorable comments were passed on the selection of material, combination of colors, and well finished seams used in the various garments. As expert cooks they are not going to be outclassed. just happen around some day at the regular cooking period and the tempting odor of dainty dishes and well-balanced meals they have prepared will be sufficient to tempt any one to want to linger longer and be a frequent visitor. They, too, believe the cook stove and not the hearth is the tie that has bound fand unboundj since Mother Eve prepared the first breakfast in the first suburban home in the outskirts of the Garden of Eden. ' l l 1 ll llll HH ll llll ll ll llll llll Ill Ill IlIIIIIIIII1IIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllHIMlHHH!lllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIVHH ll Ill