Hobart Senior High School - Memories Yearbook (Hobart, IN)

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T T7 T T THE LOVE THAT NEVER FAILED by JOHN MERRITTE DRIVER To Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Watson Los Angeles, California The Age of Augustan was the Age of Gold, When Rome hailed Caesar, and he ruled alone; War-god was he, and Potentate of all The World. Proud kings did homage at his Throne. All-conq’ring Rome! Earth’s lurid Jove! And yet That lustrous time, those larum days, all pale Before this day, Augusta’s own, and His, As fifty years of wedded love we hail. II The Rome of Caesar ' s day has fled; the throngs That lauded long and loud have crossed the Styx; World -awing statesmen, warriors, poets — some Were deified! Ah, who one pyre can fix? Empurpled dreams, musk-laden fancies— Rome! Enchanted papal city, never stale! But more idyllic still, as sun to star — The love that never failed — which now we hail. HI Such love gives hint of Immortality. A love excelling Passion’s lure, and Eyes That laugh their vict’ry in the face of Youth — A love that Time, and Life, and Death defies. These fifty years of rare fidelity Renew our weakened faith in God and Man; And pledge e’en Heav’n itself to fail us not In Life’s eternity beyond Time’s span. IV Time-Honored friends of mine. Oh may your days — God’s jewels on His Rosary of Time — Be multiplied beyond Faith’s Raptured dreams! Be every hour apocalypsed: sublime With all the splendors of your youth-time love — With all the ardor of your noon-time zest — Like wine, your love still beading year by year, Each month, each week, each day, the very best! V Lift high our beakers, then, and drink in wine Of California, or in Nature’s own Refreshing bev’rage, aqua, best of all! While hon’rmg angels of a clime flow’r-strewn. May all their years be golden! All their moons Sweet honeymoons! And when, at last, a-pace The shadows fall, and Love bereft shall weep, May they behold their Heavenly Father’s face! Mrs. Watson’s name. Citizens of Los Angeles are angels. 0 — a

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T £ In studying the history of our own country we have reviewed the work done in the grade schools, and this review taken in connection with the study of Civics has given us a better understanding of our civilization and institutions. We appreciate more the advantages we enjoy living under a democratic government, and we realize that a knowledge of the past is the greatest factor in enabling us to think and act intelligently on the ques- tions that confront our citizens today. For two years Mr. Stoltz has led us through the changing scenes of human progress. He has helped us interpret the great events of history, and we thank him for his patience and kindness. MARY THOMPSON. JOHN MERRITTE DRIVER A. M., D. D., PH. D., LL. D. Chicago, Illinois, May 12, 1915. A few months ago I was asked to write a poem for the Golden Wedding of two very rich and otherwise prominent angels . I did so, and it was read at their palatial residence —

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GERMAN HE regular inter-state course is taken up dur- ing the four years’ study in High School. The Freshman mastering grammar and composi- tion, the Sophomores translating several clas- and still more composition, the Juniors and SeniorsJ(y6 tmig plays and studying Lessing’s “Minna von Ka niihepl?. ’ ’ Therehas been a new line of work taken up along with the regular course The Freshmen last year gave 18 Q= T ..ST a “Koffee Klotch,” and invited their parents and friends and entertained them by telling “German Stories Retold and serving coffee and “ Koffee-Kuclien. ” The Sopho- mores this year also gave ' a “Klotch” and presented “Immensee” very creditably. The Juniors and Seniors are working on the play which they hope to present soon. HELEN SMITH. 1 Eigensinn ’ ’ LATIN ATIN has been a great pleasure to us through our high school career. While Freshmen we enjoyed reading the Roman fables, especially after our struggles with conjugations and declensions. In the Sophomore year we read Caesar and worked nearly as hard as Caesar’s army when they built the bridge. In the Junior year the Seniors joined us and we read the famous orations of Cicero. The Juniors joined us in our Senior year and we read Virgil Aeneid. We enjoyed the Aeneid very much after the wars of Ceasar and the speeches of Cicero against Cataline. The Virgil class felt great sadness over the fate of Dido, but Miss Gillilland made the class happy by giving each one of them a stick of candy bought with a dime which she found in the auditorium. We find that our minds have been made broader by this subject. Latin, itself will not help every one in their life work, but the training which such a subject gives to the mind will always beneficial. FRIEDA NAGEL, ’15. Cf