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

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(JEOROE II. THOJIT’SOX Superintendent, Ensjlisli and Botany — B. Sc., 1907, B. l ed., 1918 Val])araiso University Principal lIol)art Townsliip llis’li School 1895-1905. Superintendent Hobart Schools 1905 — 0 O d Cj ENGLISH F You were to ask me which of the subjects we studied during our four j ' ears work here was the broadest and most general, I should .say that English was the one. And in reading a review of the four years toil, you will get some idea of what we ac- complished. In the Freshman class, under Jliss Frank’s guiding hand, we read Ivanhoe, Sir Kogerly De Coveidy Papers, Washington’s Farewell Addre.ss, Webster’s Bunker Hill Addre.ss, and the Lady of the Lake. Besides these ela.ssics, we studied letter writing, and wrote many compositions. As Sophomores, we studied with Mi.ss Roper as our guide. Here we met the simile, metaphor, and other parts of speech, wrote more compositions ; had several interesting debates, and read Eliot’s “Silas Marner,’’ -Milton’s “Minor Poems’’ and Hawthorne’s “Hou.se of Seven Gables.’’ The most interesting year of the four, however, was surely the Junior year. iMiss Roper introduced the “Short Story Course.’’ Of course we took this in addition to the regular Junior English. In the book we used, there was a short .story of nearly every type, as, supernatural, love .story, animal story, character sketch, humorous, and several others. We were required to read and write a review of the one in the book, and do the same with two others. Through this, we read a great deal from modern writers. During this year we also read from Poe, Cooper, i rark Twain, Bret Harte, Emerson, Thoreau, Holmes, Lanier, Whittier, and many others. During onr Senior year we had as our teacher, Mr. Thompson, who surely made the work interesting. We studied English Literature from the very be- ginning and traced its developement and progress. We found new beauty and a clearer understanding of poetry Avith iMr. Thompson to explain and direct. So looking back over our Avork, Ave realize that the time Avas especially Avell spent and Ave have profited by the Avork. GLADYS SNYDER. P Q

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£ Q= SALUTATORY O d o DEAR I ' AIiENTS, FAClUiTY, iind FRIEXDSi— N behalf of the class of lOlfi, of the Hobart High School, T bid you all a cordial welcome to our eommencement. It gives us pleasure and we deem it an honor that our friends have gathered here to witness our last appearance as seniors of this school. Our four years of High School work have beeii very hapi)y. Some of the events we can never forget. Now we must think of other things beside our good times at school and look upon the world in a different light and while thus doing, keep in mind our motto: “Live pure, speak true, right wrong’’ — the maxim of the knight of chivalry. We shall not have the ever-watchful eyes of our teachers to guide us but must be armed with that j)ower which we have accpiired by years of effort under their direction. We are ready now to do the many things which are assigned us. First let us pause and review the eireumstanees which have made possible this realization of our ambitions. Our parents have i)rovided us with all the needs for gaining our goal. They have been interested in what we have done and sacrificed much in order to give us an education. Now, with glad memories and a .joyful hope, we cross the border which separates our High School life from the broader, unknown life before us. We have worked daily together and have gained strength and courage from a recognition of the worth of each individual classmate. Hui ' ing our High School life we have been actuated by the same hopes and fears. A spir it of mutual respect and confidence has ever kept us harmonious and united. In our record as a class we .justly take iiride. As we sei)arate, let everyone bear none but the pleasantest memories of our High School life; let the dark hours and less happy moments be forgotten; if our hoi)es and ambitions are not in the future realized, let us not be disap- pointed. We shall go through life with a light heart and hapi)y smile if we but heed the sign on the guide post Live pure, .speak true, right wrong.’’ lUYRTLE WILD. 0

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D a AMERICAN HISTORY 0 HIS subject is only given for one-half a year, although there are enough things in it to study for years. There are nine in our class, all of whom are vei ' y much interested in American History. We girls become somewhat awestricken at the many horrors and perils endured by our forefathei ' s, but Howard remains undaunted and wishes that he might have been there to hel[) in the signing of the “Declara- tion of lndei)endence”, drawing uj) of the “Constitution”, and the many great wonders of the times. Our teacher, Mr. Thompson, makes our class very in- teresting by relatin g .some of the incidents that are traditional in his family. Class has been held every day in spife of the fact that there were only three present one stormy day. Mr. Worthington taught us that day, giving the out- line as Mr. Thompson does. There was imich wonderment when those who had been ab.sent returned to find that the others had the outline ui)-to-date. Still anothei ' day the class was greatly surprised when i lr. Thompson, being in- disposed, gave us an unexi)ccted test. ' Phus we find that even in History pre- paredness is best. PEARL OLS 0 O