Fowler High School - Prairie Gold Yearbook (Fowler, IN)

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PRAIRIE GOLD Average Girl's Struggle Through Physics Average girl was on her last lap bf the big race for Secondary liduca- tion. From the very first it had been a struggle and a very hard one, too, but at the end of each lap she had come out with flying colors. Once she had stumbled, during the third lap, when she ran up against a huge obstacle in the path, the Hindrance of Geometry, but she had tackled it from the very bottom and with slow, careful work finally succeeded in overcoming it. Consequently she had reached the fourth lap, she had put up a pretty good showing in the race and had a fine chance to win her fourth lap as she had the others. She started with four obstacles in view, three of which she found to be conquerable with a reasonable amount of struggling, but alas, her fourth obstacle was almost unsurpassable-the liottomless Pit of Physics, As she came to the brink of this terrible black liottomless Pit she was terribly tempted to back away from it and seek some other path for somewhere from the depths of the Pit she heard faint moanings and crys for help from some Average Girl acquaintances of hers who had attempted to cross the Pit-but had fallen into the depths of it with no possible hope of recovery. Hut then she looked ahead of her and there she saw in the distance three happy and triumphant Average Girls who had found a strong wire, the XVire of Hard Work. strung across the Pit, and on this VVire of Hard XYork they had swung themselves slowly, inch by inch. Average Girl noticed that the wire was a very long one and had many sharp points along its way, and again that weakening of hers to turn back and seek an easier route to the Goal of the fourth lap, came back. But as there were some other Average Girls, some Brilliant Boys, and Average Boys starting to cross, she shook off this feeling and with a grim determination started to climb down the banks of the Pit in order to grab hold of the NVire of Hard XYork and start off. However, just as she did this, two strange men, Doubt and XYorry, came up to her and addressing her said, Average Girl, do not try to cross the liottomless Pit of Physics. You will never be able to reach the other side for you do not have the ability to do so. lt is a very difficult task and you will only fail miserably in any attempt that you make. Come back. For one second Average Girl hesitated, and then thinking of that glor- ious Goal that she was headed for and the good start she would have on her next race for Higher Education by being able to overcome this diffi- culty, she dropped down off of the brink of the Pit and reaching hold of the NYire with trembling hands, followed the group. For a while the XYire of Hard XYork seemed comparatively smooth and she slipped along very nicely keeping up quite well with the rest of the group: but alasl this did not last l 9 2 8 Page twenty-nine

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PRAIRIE GOLD I, Margaret Colescott do will to Margaret Mount my ability to capture and retain one, and one man only. I, Ilernian Forshey, do give my luck with dice, and my ability to graduate before I am old enough to vote to Russell Headlee, Tuff Ford or L'yclone Kota. I, Agnes Hanson, make a special request to the class of '29. I wish to have all the gum l have chewed while in Fowler High collected from under all the seats and tables and molded into a memorial trophy. I, Stella lieird, do will and bequeath my ability to take down short- hand notes, to any .lunior who may be foolish enough to want to take the course. All the rest, residue and remainder of our estate, real, personal and mixed. we give, devise and bequeath unto the unclerclassinen of Fowler High School. Signed, sealed, declared and published by the Senior flass of '2S. XYitnesses: liugene Crabb Veggie Sheetz Harold Yanderipe shlyrtle-Alice Ifllsworth To Youth Fair days of youth, we grieve to see You steal away so soon: As now we have not had our fun: Oh! give us one more moon. XVait, wait. Until a later date llas COITIC And we will laugh and play: And. after tiring in this way XYill go with age along. And yet, we cannot stay, say you? Wie Can't forever play? XXX- too must. as the flowers do, Grow old and meet decay, XVe go As time's young minutes go, Away. And dwell in memory Of happy days in school we spent .lust playmates. you and I. -Halcie li. Ilamilton '23 I 9 2 8 Page twenty-eight

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PRAIRIE GOLD long for few feet ahead of her she saw a cruel sharp point-I'hysics I,abora- tory. The Average Boys and Brilliant Boys passed the obstacle most easily and ridiculed Average Girl's attempts to do so, until it was almost unbear- able for her. Ilowever, with the aid Qher friends, Determination and XYill Power, she got by this point aiixckagain swung along the path, somewhat wearily. The path along the XX'ire of Ilard VVork from then on was a very steep incline and very slowly and cautiously she climbed up. She struggled onward, nevertheless, and was just about ready to swing over the top and climb on to the other side of the Pit. when one of her hands struck another very, very sharp point-her last obstacle-Final Iixaminations. This was an exceedingly bad obstacle, and a most difficult one to get over, but Average Girl was accustomed to rough places now and knew better how to overcome them by this time. liecause of her honest endeavor and determination she was able to get over it, and climbed on to the other side of the Rottomless Pit of Physics. Looking ahead she saw not more than two feet ahead of her the Cioal of her Secondary Learning, and with a joyous exclamation she bounded past it, realizing' her race was won. -Martha Swope 'I' 'I' 'I' JUNIGR-SENIGR DINNER AND DANCE The junior-Senior Reception was held Friday evening. April 27th, at b:5O o'clock at the school house in honor of the Seniors of '28, The dining room looked lovely, the individual tables being attractively decorated with flowers, nut-cups. place cards, and little favors. .-Xt the end of the first course. tilenn Richmire, president of the junior class of '29, gave a welcome speech to the Seniors. Donald liriffin, presi- dent of the Senior class, answered this speech by a short talk addressed to the juniors. The juniors' Class Prophecy and the Senior Will were read after the second course, and both were very clever pieces of work. The dinner was followed by a semi-formal dance in the gymnasium. The music was furnished by the Freeborg orchestra of Kankakee. The gym- nasium was wonderfully decorated like a japanese tea garden. The only lights were huge japanese lanterns and the effect was perfectly beautiful. Punch was served by ten girls dressed in japanese costumes and later on in the evening, whistles, hats, balloons and serpentine paper were passed around. Everyone has agreed that this year's Junior class gave the loveliest dinner and dance that has ever been given and we. the Senior class of 1928, wish to express our appreciation for their efforts. I 9 2 8 Page thirty