Goshen High School - Crimson Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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1910 THE CRIMSON 21 turing the track meet of ' 07 in which Franken- stein of our class won his G. In the fall of ' 09 the football team won the c ' nampionship. Eight of the eleven men were seniors and we are tak- ing them with us tonight. They are: Sperry, captain; Blough, Whitmer, Mehl, Funk, Leidner, Stetler, and Vallette. Berkey Miller, the famous high school punter, left school last year to join the ranks of benedicts and we regret very much that he is not with us tonight. When our senior year at last arrived we im- mediately assembled with somewhat depleted ranks and re-elected Oren Batchelor president. After numerous meetings we agreed to give a class dance. Did you ask whether it was a success? We were not long in discovering that the spirit of the class had waned exceedingly. More meetings were called in which we dis- cussed the possibility of giving a class play. The vote taken found the class in favor of it, save one who voted nay. We selected The County Chair- man, and Mr. Lowrrie of Chicago was consult- ed. He, with the assistance of two of the faculty, picked the cast. The manuscript vras then sent for and we commenced rehearsing as soon as it arrived. To Mr. Bailey, who directed us, is due our sincere thanks for his expenditure of time and for his untiring efforts. . Mr. Lowrie has been with us two weeks and we would likewise express our appreciation for his valuable assist- ance. The class play tomorrow night marks the close of our high school career. The aggregate weight of our class is 5,000 pounds and the tensile strength of their brains is in like proportion. My! what a load to lift from the faculty ' s care. Now let us go forth into the world strong of purpose and upright of character, remembering our motto that Fortune Aids the Daring, for tonight we stand on the threshold of life.

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20 THE CRIMSON June CLASS HISTORY BY ORMONDE SMITH Y FRIENDS, we have assembled in this beautiful theater to perform the last sad rites over the body of the Class of 1910. On the sixteenth of January, 1906, thirty-eight awkward but well-mean- ing freshmen entered the Goshen High School and assumed the responsibilities in- cident to that institution. The following fall a class of fifty followed in the wake of these path- finders. Out of the two aggregations only ten of the first and five of the second rightly de- serve the title of survivors of the fittest. But these are not all of the glorious class of 1910 who will receive the stamp of approval from the old G. H. S. The rural districts and towns around Goshen have contributed as their share twenty-one good representatives of miscellane- ous accomplishments. Nor, did the class of 1909 depart intestate. By the will of our worthy pre- decessor, Harry Whitmer, Nelson Blough, Glenn Wiseman, Frank Rhodes, Pauline Hatch and Ruth L arimer were devised to our kindly pro- tectiofL They, with those enumerated above, comprise the roll of this most illustrious class. Of the original number not with us tonight, a few have sought other schools, many have made their debut in the world of business, and some have decided that the double life is the only life to live. The first year of our high school course pass- ed rapidly. We spent much time becoming as- similated to conditions and in trying to solve the value of the algebraic X. One event worthy of note happened. THE CRIMSON was first pub- lished, which has proven to be a great success. During our Sophomore year a subscription was circulated among the students and faculty in order to raise money to equip the gymnasium. This fund was generously contributed to, $450 being raised and the gym fitted out in a short time with suitable apparatus. At the beginning of our Junior year we were spurred on in organizing by remarks dropped by the seniors and overheard in the halls, as ; that ' s a fine bunch, — they haven ' t any spirit, — its a wonder they don ' t organize, et cetera. We did organize and started speedily on a career by electing as President Oren Batchelor, the boy with the sober visage and genteel voice. After numerous meetings we decided to give a sleigh ride to Millersburg, where the Juday Brothers entertained us royally. Shortly after that trip we gave a high-school dance and the following month ' s Crimson com- mented that at last the Class of 1910 was absorb- ing a little spirit. So we strengthened our ad- vantage by a party at Miss Pickering ' s where we enjoyed a pleasant evening playing cards and pulling maple taffy. By the way, I think some of the boys lacked experience in the latter line. Just before spring vacation we were con- fronted with the difficulty of obtaining funds to defray the expenses of entertaining our worthy superiors, the senior class of 1909. We were in desperate straits as to what to do, when some- one proposed that we give a Junior carnival, an idea we eagerly grasped. It was a large and costly undertaking but it was our only hope. All through spring vacation we worked hard and when the opening evening arrived we were sur- prised at what we had accomplished. The crowd and its enthusiasm were more than we had antici- cipated. When our expenses were settled we were $120 to the good. Now, wouldn ' t that make a class feel important? But we took the seniors ' advice and refrained from getting the big-head . We immediately expended $40 of that money on a dance and card party. The re- mainder we used in giving a farewell reception to the class of 1909. We stopped at nothing in its preparation and we surprised them by our ability. It left a high standard for them to live up to, but they were equal to the occasion and excelled us by their entertainment. Our festivities took place one week before examinations and there was not much left to do. In order to keep things lively about fourteen of the boys succeeded in placing a banner on top of the high school, but Mr. Davis did not seem to catch the spirit of the affair and removed it early the next morning. Thus the events of our Junior year were brought to a close. Meanwhile many of the boys were making names for themselves in athletics and incidently making history. The school succeeded in cap-

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22 THE CRIMSON June CLASS PROPHECY RY PAUUNE HATCH HE Class of 1910 of Goshen High School, having lived happy and use- ful lives and having climbed high on the ladder of fame, departed, as all must, from the upper world and des- cended into the world of shades. We wandered together on the hither side of the Stygian waters for a long time waiting for a chance to be ferried across the filthy stream by old Charon, the boatman. While waiting we saw many strange sights among the shades. For instance, the shades of Hercules and Sandow got into a discussion about their strength and to settle it had a contest in which Sandow was victorious. This somewhat shook our faith in the fable concerning the strength of the old hero, Hercules, but he explained that his defeat was due to old age. The contest was es- pecially interesting to Wallace Mehl and Tony Sperry, who had been foot-ball coaches in large colleges, and they were always looking out for new ideas in tackling. I also noticed Dean Binkley, formerly head of the Liberal Arts de- partment of the American University, taking notes. Evidently from force of habit in college. At last came our chance, for Charon, the old boatman, rowed up to the bank. His long matted beard troubled Ormonde Smith somewhat, so he drew out his razor and soap and offered to shave him. It happened that the knot which held up Charon ' s long, dirty cloak broke and he needed something to fasten it. Then Morris Elliott, who in life a jeweler was, stepped forth and of- fered him an artistic buckle which had been de- signed by another of our classmates, Irma Grove. Charon accepted these favors gratefully and agreed to take the Class of 1910 over all together. I remember asking him why he didn ' t use one of the new electric launches which had recently been invented by Sam Peck and for which Otis Kercher was agent, but he shook his head sadly and said that Pluto, and in fact, none of the gods, approved of the new-fangled ideas, so he still had to use his old barge. After Charon had landed us we were greatly frightened by the raving of Jack, Mary Butter- field ' s dog, which had recently taken the place of Cerebus, the three-headed dog that had guarded the entrance. It was well for us that our class- mate, known above as the learned Dr. Young, remembered the story of Aeneas and following his example, had previously prepared a cake which contained chloroform. This he threw to the savage dog, which devoured it and when the the drug took effect, we all passed the beast safely. When we had passed over a rough road we heard a great crying and soon came to the spirits of those who died in infancy. Here Naomi Brenneman and Cecil Coy wanted to stop and conduct a kindergarten but we urged them on to the place where Minos and his associates were holding perpetual court, for every shade must be tried there. Minos sat on a high throne and on each side of him was an associate while around him were messengers and guards ; as we came up we saw a number of shades being taken avray, some to one place and some to another and stood quaking while we waited to hear our fate. When we were arraigned before the judges, the renovvmed lawyers of our class, Forrest Funk, Lester In ebit, and Oren Batchelor, stated our cases with clearness, setting forth all good points, hiding the bad, and pleading with such eloquence that Minos, convinced of our goodness, com- manded that we should be led to Elysium. Elysium is the place where the good go and enjoy for a thousand years those pursuits in which they are interested, after which all, except a few chosen by the gods, drink the waters of forgetfulness of the river Lethe, and, uncon- scious of their former existence, return to earth and inhabit new bodies. Ihe palace of Pluto, the king of the lower regions, is at the entrance of Elysium, and there, with his beautiful wife, Proserpine, he questions all who enter. The king and queen were very much interested in our class and introduced us to many prominent shades. Prosperpine was especially interested in the wonderful gowns and manners of Mary Butter- iield, Pauline Piatt, and Ora Davis, who in the upper world had been prominent society wo- men. In fact, so murh was she interested in the ways of this world, thst she held long consulta- tions vnth Halcie Simmons and Henrietta Smith