Goshen High School - Crimson Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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THE CRIMSON schools ! Inch by inch, let us grow until we reach the top-notch in school spirit. Lei us measure up! Thelma Goldsmith, ' 25 GOOD-BYE G. H. S. For four years we have been traversing a trail, the culmination of which we could not see. We accepted events as they cam.e, made the best of them, and then turned our faces ahead in that form of buoyant expectancy that only youth, full of the warmth and softness of spring, can possess. Now as we are nearing the end, the sheltering mists of our brief sojourn here are parting, and we know that we have made no mistake in choosing our path — that the veil served only to permit our de- velopment to proceed, unmolested by the thundering reality of a busv and hustling outside world. We begin now to grasp the proper perspective, and to get a glimpse of what we have gained. Not until we have stepped for the last time from old .G H. S. can we realize in full what a wealth of treasure we possess. But already we can see that the habit of consistent labor, when our more natural inclinations would have had us do otherwise, was a gain of inestimable value. During the past four years we have learned to respect constituted authority, and to follow the finest clauses of discipline, even though we felt that we had ver y just and logical reasons for believing that certain rulings should have been abolished. We learned of the spirit of pure democracy ; and without becoming bitterly partisan, we have been fitted to take our positions in a free and democratic society. As the curtain is falling on our high school life, we feel that the intellectual and social attainments we ha e beached here can be measured and their full worth realized only after the successive years nave shed their infinite light of understanding about us. We know not the details ; but we do know that the general state will be one of complete satisfaction to ourselves and, we sincerely believe, to those about us. As we press on toward that happy destination, our eyes must be turned to the future and to those things which it holds in store. But we can never forget the dear, old days in Goshen High School. Now and then, we shall halt in the onward journey, and take a fond look at the scene of our early ex- periences; and it can be only with a spirit of regret that we see that spot fading farther and farther into the distance. Paul Kauffman, ' 25 LESLIE DIVELY The Clock -atcJi -ill nou: go off duty. — T N T — Future grades closed at par today. A rise in the market is predicted. — T N T — Here lies a student named Sessex With the sod all o ' er his feet; His class room rules and ethics Were to bluff and crib and cheat. TNT We notice that the doubled up time has not prevented the faculty from searching for excuses for U s. — T N T — C. I. Tackelum undoubtedly be next year ' s flatiron star. — T N T — Dr. Burket has not yet made any definite state- ment as to the precise time when the school of Janitory will close. Rumor has it, however, that there is another hall to sweep. TNT We notice that a certain editor was foolish enough to ask the readers for comments upon his work . — T N T — This year has not been entirely unfruitful; we have learned that the Humor editor makes a wonderful dupe for practical jokes. — T N T — There are those who believe Class Day exercises are some form of calesthenics. — T N T — We hear that many seniors are having lists of desirable presents printed for sending with their invitations. — T N T — Freshman girl, at first base ball game: Oh goody, we win, don ' t we? See, our pitcher hit that fellow. TNT Trim-but-not-to-lean. — T N T — ADVICE TO ANYONE Don ' t attempt to write a column. — T N T — TRINITROTOLUENE P ronounced ( Try-nitr-toll -oo-een ) 23

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he CR IM50N PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE SENIOR CLA.SS OF GOSHEN HIGH SCHOOL, GOSHEN; INDIANA Subscription Price — J1.50 Per Year VOLUME XI GOSHEN, INDIANA, MAY, 1925 NO. 7 STAFF Editor-in-Chief Herbert Greene — ' 26 Leslie Dively — ' 25 Associate Editors Katheryn Blougii — 25 Business Manager LeRoy Baker — ' 25 Associate Business Manager Paul Kauffman — ' 25 Literary Editor Isabelle Holsinger — ' 25 Department Editor Thelma Rapp— ' 25 Organization Editor Florell Holsinger— 25 Alumni Editor Virginia Little— ' 25 Eiiitor of Humor Sidney Plant — ' 25 Athletic Editor Dallas Whittle — ' 25 Art Editor Evelyn Wilden — ' 25 REPORTERS Margaret Hawk — ' 26 Isabel Stonex — ' 27 Anna Amsbaugh — ' 28 Adeine Widner— ' 26 Mildred Smith— ' 2 7 Janet Riley — ' 28 gfUPERVISORS Miss Deniston Mr. Walter Mr. Sprunger OUR PLATFORM FOR G. H. S. To Establish an Honor System. To have Wider Student Participation in Activities of the School. To Attain a Higher Standard of Scholarship TO OUR CONTRIBUTORS As this, the last issue of the Crimson for the year 1924-1925, goes to press, we take occosion, mid the whirl of other thinj s, to thank those who, at various times during the year, have handed in via room No. 55, slips and sheets of contributions for publication in The Crimson. Theirs is true school spirit. We are well aware that contributing to a school publication is not a popular pastime but it is grati- fying to note the number of Crimson contributors, overcame material inclinations to the contrary and painstaking worked on articles assuming as they were handed in, the liability of having to undergo the dull drudgery of correcting the manuscripts be- fore they were published. Then again there is the idea of a standard. The Crimson, having no paid writers to produce articles to order , is largely what its contributors make it. And at the same time there is a standard, established partly by former Crimsons and contemporary school publications and partly by arbitrary objective, that must be reached. We sincerely feel that this stand- ard has not been lowered and that our contributors are the equal of any now supporting a magazine of the Crimson ' s type. The staff of the Crimson wishes to acknowledge the effort of those members of the faculty, alumni, and the student body who have contributed to its columns during the year. All Haii to the humble contrib ! May he support the Crimsons of the future as he has those of the past. WOULD WE MEASURE UP? If we were backed to the wall, each one indi- vidually, and measured on the Yardstick of School Spirit, how many feet could we boast, — or would it be inches ? Let ' s begin to take account of ourselves, of our assets and our liabilities. If we do not respond nobly to the call of the classroom ; if we are not giving ample support to our eminent band ; if we are not backing our school clubs in that do or die spirit; if we do not uphold our loyal athletic teams in victory and in defeat ; if we fail to lend a helping hand in e ery project that our school undertakes — then we have not genuine school spirit. Are wc throwing all our energy toward one activity, at the same time neglecting the hundred-and-one other features of our school that are worthy of our time and attention? If we are, we have not conceived the proper idea of school spirit, or we are turning a deaf ear to our convictions. Both are easily remedied. Thrusting aside our selfish desires, overcoming our lazy inclinations, ever barkening to the fight! fight! fight! of our Loyalty Song, let us call forth the best that is in us! Let us cooperate in making our school a school among 22

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THE CRIMSON IINI1IIIIIIIIIIII III THE STORY OF THE STAFF iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii lllllllllllll tllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMJIIIIIIIIIItlllllllllllflM iriiNiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiir ti t is practically general custom that the staff of the school magazine or annual is first selected or nominated by a faculty advisory corrmittee, which considers the merits of several people for each of the positions on the staff, on the basis of scholarship and estimated ability. The list of candidates is then submitted to the senior class, and the election of any individual to a position on the staff is made by popular vote. The advantages of an early election of the staff cannot be stressed too much. The major factor among these being that plenty of time is afforded for making plans for the entire year and that all of the staff members may become thoroughly accus- tomed to the routine. Moreover, this course is more greatly emphasized when the staff must initiate a change in the type of publication, as was the case this year when the senior class voted a change from the annual to the monthly magazine. In this event, the staff in forming its plans, cannot lean on prece- dent but must strike out for itself. As this was the condition under which the Crimson of 1924-25 was published it is from the angle of the organized staff that this article is written. When all formalities, with the selecting of the senior staff have been completed the staff enters upon its duties. First among these especially this year was laying out of the new magazine, as to the number of issues, size of the book, quality and kind of paper to be used in the cover and body of the magazine, arrange- ment of type, columns, general makeup, and other innumerable details. To mention only a few of the business side of the venture, there was the cost of the magazine to the staff in connection with printing and engraving, the amount of advertising to be used, and fixing the cost of advertising space and subscriptions. The magazine then must be presented to the assembly and all tentative plans regarding it be ex- plained, and as many as possible of the students ' signatures be placed on the dotted line of later-to-be- redeemed pledge cards. The problem of securing money that follows is the business manager ' s affair. His struggle for paid in subscribers takes the form of a large, drawn out campaign, with the members of the editorial staff rendering all the aid possible to supplement the sales psychology of the business manager. With a normal staff success for the magazine is determintd by the amount of financial support in its coffers. This is a tight and immovable law, and holds true equally in the publication of a pamphlet of a natural journal. The staff at first decided upon a sixteen page. 7 issue, size 1 y i x 10 4 magazine with cover and design to be changed to suit occasions ; the body of the book was to be enamel paper of good quality, type columns were 3 b} ' Sj ' s inches, using 10 point cas ' on type, lines spaced one point; the advertising was to constitute about one-fifth of the magazine. For purpose of economy and of securing novelty of design, it was decided to use, in lieu of zinc etchinss, wood-cuts drawn and cut by members of the com- mercial art class, under the direction of Mr. Arthur Sprunger, who has already described the process in the December issue of the Crimson. After these preliminary, but much discussed prob- lems were settled, attention was turned to staff organization. A junior staff consisting of two members from each class representing that organ- ization were selected by the senior staff, which voted upon the several high honor students of each respect- ive class. The various heads of departments, having by observation and direct information been broken into their tasks, began their routine work; and gradually as far as it was possible, the staff became welded into a smoothly acting group which must have all the essentials of a large family, where all jarrings and personal antagonisms are unthinkable. It will perhaps be interesting to know in just what does staff routine consist. After carefully surveying the field, the editor and his associate editors make out what is known as a news sheet, which is nothing more than a co ' lection of assign- ments for the members of the staff, stating the assignment, perhaps a feature, news item, or an 24