Huntington North High School - Modulus Yearbook (Huntington, IN)

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Hobby Hiders Tli» hobby horse doth hither prance, liaid Uarrlan and the Uopris dance, 3 HE ORIGINAL hobby-horse v as a rustic affair giving the ap- pearance of a man on horseback but it really was the reverse. The man ceirried the horse around, eanopy hiding the fact that the horse was not doing its own walk- ing. This hobby-horse was part of a game, the Morris dance, played in England in the days of Edward III» Because the players got so much joy from their game, and be- cause a hobby is something you step into, carry around where-ever you go, and do your own pedaling for, we have decided to call our facul- ty hobby riders, J, M, Scudder In that glorious quiet of a sunmer evening, as the birds noisi- ly make way for the night, if you happened to be passing, you would see J, M. Scudder, our superintend- ent, seeing how his hobby had fared for the day, Mr, Scudder ' s hobby is his dahlia bed located behind his home. Four years ago , as he was going through the Seattle dahlia gardens, he received an inspiration to start one of his own. And he did. Today his garden contains forty-two var- ieties! He enjoys raising these flovrers more than others because it is more difficult. Next fail when you pass a bou- quet of dahlias on the table by the bulletin board, you will know that they were cared for. by the man who has helped our schools to grow and blossom during these past twenty- two years — — M r, Scudder, C, E, Byers No one says, Tooh, pooh, when C, E. Byers tells them a fish story. And it s not because he is our principal eitherl It is be- cause the story is tarue. Did you know that the maga - zine. Outdoor Life, has a Where To Go department in which certain individuals answer questions about sports of which they are an author- ity? Ovir principal is one of those folks, emswering from fifteen to twenty letters some months on hunt- ing and fishing in northern Michi- gan, To do this he has to know in what lakes trout axe found, where the best deer hunting is, how these places can be reached, and other matters of as much detail. Another phase of outdoor 3JLfe in which he is interested is gar- dening. At both his town house and summer cottage he has pools, rustic furniture, and attractive flower plots. From time to time Mr. Byers comes home with a new, carefully chosen book under his arm. He is building up a libreiry of his own. Already he has 4,000 bolumes and, we might add, he buys his books to read and not for the coloo; ' of the binding.

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Stuff ' md Jlpnssnse LUtJP — clump — c lump — c lump I For goodness sake, George, shouted the Discus Thrower, TThat ' s on your mind? You ' ve been pacing the floor all night. Oh, sighed George, pausing by the st£iir77ay and looking up at the balcony , This depression is getting me dorai. The school is going to the dogs. Rot I shouted the Discus Thrower, If you say that again I ' ll thror this saucer at you, Monotony, sighed deori e, the same thing day after day I Gee I Hov. ' you fib I sneered the Discus thrower, Why nothing is the samel It is a braiid new school this year. Huh? asked George. Didn ' t they peiint, varnish, scrub, and dust here all summer? You don ' t hear kids complaining about having their teeth knocked out trying to get through the girls ' hall this year do you? No , said George , thought- fully. Mell, that is because they have monitors stationed to break up the Jams. Everyone seems so happy when that hair - raising gong sounds. I believe they must actually enjoy that racket, Ho, said the Discus Throv er, it is because they ai ' e being called to cudi tori urn every week this year. The programs axe 65 minutes long and they take the place of one of the morning class- es. They have short devotionals. The pupils got points for being in prograias. Ko thing new, George? George cleared his throat, That ' s a funny looking World they are putting out this year, he said, They are mimeographing it, I hoar that they use colored paper, student ' s drawings, and a queer kind of typewriter. Everyone likes it I You ' ve seen the Modulus, of course? It is mimeographed too, and they are giving a four-year binder with it. Why, even the pass slips had to change this year. They come in red, ' vhite or blue, Not really? laughed George, Absolutely, retorted tho Discus Th rowor. And when they had night school the students stayed at home whil the parents went to class. Ever hear of the like? They tell :i:3 the Sunshincrs are running a soac fountain this year, i.Iy word I I prosuriG they have a new school song froja the way everyone went around humming ' On the I ' lall ' , said George, Yep, nodded the Discus Throv;er, ? ' hon they told tho pupils that there could be no meetings or parties after school or even a Genior play, in order to out down the light and heat bill, I expected to see the roof blown off with crabbing but there is a new spirit aro-und here, George, the kind of a spirit that conquers a depression. It ' s a n.j .r school and don ' t you forget it, I won ' t, said George as he returned t his podestal.

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J. L. Brenn Jcmes Kiser •J. L. Brenn., the president of the school board, says that hia hobby is traveling. As his youth i7as spent in the old country, and, as his business and pj.earure trip have taken hin, all ever the United States, Llr. Brann has seea r.uc: oJ the world. EveTy F-U ' iTier. h.-,ro e: ' , he and his fcinLly st :.rt our for ports afdr» Last sutrsier th-;y ■•-ent as far rest as Great Salt Lake. iinother ho ' bby of l.Ir. Erenn ' s is reading, Ke has p. liorary which, according to his daughter, is overflowing into the attic If you see books coning out of the chimney don ' t be surprised ' , John V. Sees On state road 24, six miles north of Andrews, there is a farm belonging to John V. Sees , of our school board, rrhich he says he is going to turn into a horae for old and decrepid lavri ers. Ilr. Sees purchased the farm a nunber of years ago. It is of good size, specializing in raising chickens and co 7s. i-ir. Sees ' hobby is farming, cLnd when his ship rolls in, he rants to go to his farm and enjoy himself. There ' s no la?. ' against it, is there? Vfinfield Sutton mother fishemani Winfield Sutton is an enthusiast of the deep. There is nothing that gives him as great pleasure as sitting in a smelly tou boat, sticking squashy worms on a fish-hook.- T. H. Mahan, the coimty superintendent of schools, and a fellow fisherman, says that :.ir. Sutton has more en- durance than anyone he ever knev;. Sutton spent tT7o days at Palmer Lake over last Labor Doy, and the total catch v;as not big enough to keepl Sutton is a meijber of the school board. -7hen the first high school building v as built, James Kiser, our head custodian , v;as there to help folks out of difficult situa- tions:. Since then, the old building has been torn doun, a nev; one built, and a depression set in, but Jim is still helping folks out of situations. Jim lives in a comfortable room just off the stage. His hobby is his car. Ttro years ago, at a dinner celebrating Jim ' s fortieth year of service, the teachers pre- sented him trith a water heater for his car. So last year he bought himself a good-looking Buick to go with it. ne has tcien several trips out of the state from time to time, but his most interesting trip vras the one where he made a quick turn, knocking over a rov; of mail- boies. Liiss Eredith Langley Left, alone in Miss Fredith Langley ' s office, we threw hasty glances here .nd there , our eyes at last resting on c.n r.rticle of great worth laying on the table. It was a water color picture of a bouquet of spring flov ers. Looking closer .ve BGW in the corner the ncme, Fredith L; -nglay . The secret was out I Ivlr. Bj ' -ers ' secretary is a sure ' nuff artist. The water color bouquet crji be found in I ' -.st yer.r ' s Simshine scrapbook Tho collection you see beside her in tho cut ■..-ere made while she was in High School, One of them is in oil, three in water color, and two in pastel. Miss Lrnglcy has recently col- lected all hor old paintings cjid has frrjnod thcmi She Iso collects pictures by old and new artists -.-. ' hich she hopos to copy if you kids stop bjing l tc and give hor half a chance. 4