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

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FOUNTENNIAL 1923 21 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII InmumummmmnmullnnimuunnmmmnmumIimimmunuuc.Izumiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiw.:.Iwi:wwmv.viI.I..iIIImuiIiiii.:iiazuiiiuimzi II I I I mnulunlinlunslr- SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY It was a fine morning in June, 1933. I was hurrying towards Foun- tain City on my way to the Thomas Brothers Grocery, but on nearing town what was my surprise to see flags and Blue and Gold banners hanging in prominent places, front porches and yards looking unusually neat, but what seemed the strangest of all-there was no one in sight. At last I caught sight of Forest McGillard sitting on the front porch in his invalid chair and I approached him saying, Fountain City looks like the De- serted Village' this morning. What does it mean ? I'm certainly surprised you haven't heard for it's the biggest day Fountain City has seen in the last 40 years. The class of '23 is having a reunion in Willow Grove Park this afternoon. Most of them are com- ing on the nine-twenty train this morning and everyone is at the depot now waiting to welcome them, that is, everybody but me. You may remem- ber that it was after I had coached them for their Senior play that I had a nervous breakdown from which I have never recovered. Do you re- member the class ? I certainly do, I replied. I happened to be one of 14 Juniors who lay awake many a night planning ways and means to raise enough money to banquet them. What did become of them? Of course I know of those who haven't gone far from home. Helen Allender II never can remember her last nameb lives up near Pin Hook and they say she raises more chick- ens than any woman in Randolph County. Verlan Bockhoffer is a first-class up-to-date farmer and I heard that the pumpkins he exhibited at the coun- ty fair last year took tirst prize. But where are the rest? Well it's a long tale, he replied. They were such a remarkable class that they have created much interest. Kathryne Barrett is a famous nurse in Washington, and has shown remarkable ability. Oh! She isn't married? I exclaimed. No, but Helen Smith is. After a course at Wellesly she married a New York banker, and has a wonderful home on fifth avenue. I received a letter from Bobby Smith last week. He is at the head of Culver Military Academy. He went there directly after graduating from West Point. Then the 'Immortal Gods' have guided Roy Miller through a long and successful basket-ball career and Carl Demaree is known as Erlham's most famous all around athlete. What's Owen Seaney doing? I interrupted. Oh! I thought everyone knew about him. He is the most famous writer of to-day. More than 1,000,000 copies of his latest book, 'The Flap- III IIIIIIIU IllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIllIIIlIIIIIIIIIIII III I IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII I III I Ill I II I IIII II I I I I I II III I I II I II II I III I

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20 FOUNTENNIAL 1923 -4ll.iil1ll:mml'l'l A 'will I i ir: l'l'll lll,lll' i:m'm.1'1' -' www ,N 'ii 'N' 'i11'l'H '1 l1.vl 'w,l ' l l 1 1 l llllll SENIOR CLASS HISTORY We entered High School in the year of 1919 as Freshmen who were noted as the worse and greenest class ever in the high school. There were nineteen of us who graduated from the eighth grade, and as Fresh- men our class increased at first and then decreased at the close of the year. We were very glad when the end of our first year came, and to forget about studying and reciting for four glorious months. While we were Sophomores our class decreased some but we got through very successfully and declared we had had a good time all year, although we were scolded many times for the fun we had. As we came to our Junior year we decided we would have to settle down and get to work. We did until we began to think something had to be done to entertain the 1922 seniors. We gave one pie supper but it did not help out very much so Miss Helen Riggs told us of a plan she had seen worked out, to have a Hallowe'en carnival. We worked and planned many things we had seen in a real carnival until we had everything all ready and the big night to come. At last it arrived with a big moon and lots of success for us. Our class has had good times every where we have gone and I know we will not regret anything we have said or done. Now we are Seniors and expect to graduate with a few honors we are thinking ofthe days gone by and of our success in basket ball and other sports we have enjoyed and which now we hate to give up. -H. B. I l lllll l 4 ll ll

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22 FOUNTENNIAL 1923 IllI4IIIIIIIIIlIlllllllll itllllllllllllllllllllllllllli'llVlllll'lililllI'llllllI'lllliilllllllllllilllllllllllllilliltllliIl'l'lllulllill'illli'llllllIlilti!'ii 'ilIlll3 'l'llllillllllllll l l I pers Encyclopedia and Dictionary,' have already been sold. Willard O'dell travels all over the U. S. speaking on the 'Dangers in the Use of Tobaccof The good he is striving for is 'Not a pipe, cigarette, or cigar in the U. S. in 1935'. HThat's the greatest surprise of all, I said, but tell me of the rest. Margaret Thomas graduated from Oxford University in 1927, with high honors. We all supposed that she would come back to old Fountain City, but it seems she had decided on a 'careerf So one success follows another until she is now Dean of Women at her beloved Alma Mater. It is whispered, however, that she has resigned her position and will accept another position of an altogether different nature soon. Jack Laughlin has been batching since the old folks left the farm. He is supposed to be a scientific farmer, although those who prefer to be well informed say he spends his time equally between reading and answering letters, all the time humming 'When the Waiting Time is Over'. Pretty clever of John Pegg, donlt you think, Mr. McGillard, inventing that perpetual motion machine on the principle of radiation, elasticity, elec- tric magnetic induction and dispersion. Yes it was and they say he is hard at work on an invention that will make it possible for one to hear people think. The first invention brought him fame and the last will bring him fortune. I surely appreciate all the information given me, Mr. McGillard, and -but that is the train whistling now and I hear the band playing 'Haill Hail! The Gangs All Heref I must join the crowd and I'm so sorry you can't go too-Goodbye. -Mary Martin, '24. 'gif' 'WW 0 ll I lil! I l Ill lllll II Ik