Jefferson Township High School - Jeffersonian Yearbook (Mexico, IN)

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Svvninr Gllami Qiatnrg Sailing, sailing as we go Trying to conquer every foe. The class of 1926 has complet- i ed her H. S. voyage and is now ready to set sail on the high seas of Life. ln order that her voy- age and the accomplishments thereof should not be forgotten the passengers appointed one to write a brief history. Other sea- men setting sail perchance may benefit by reading an account of our trials, and experiences and achievements. In the fall of 1922 our crew em- barked in the new modern Jeff- ersonianfl VVe waited patient- ly. All were very anxious to start for none of us had ever traveled this course before. Fin- ally when the time of starting approached our anxiety suddenly disappeared. The great fear of things which might happen to us i on our voyage loomed before us. l Nevertheless we encouraged one another and started. ' ' Our first trial came on a beautiful autumn day. As was to be expected of new sailors. we were watching the larger ships ahead of us. YX'e were enjoying ourselves immensely when all of a sudden we were caught by a current and whirled round and round. XVhcn we regained consciousness we had drifted ashore. Alas! How frightened we weref XYhat would our Cap- tain say? Miss Horton, our ever faithful advisor, said, XYe have drifted ashore to a small island called Greenland and have lodged in a small inlet called Lat-Inn. She warned us to follow our guide book mare closely and to watch for the currents. Our lack of efficiency caused us many hardships along the way. Mr. Fisher was our guide through the English Channel, Mr. Bledsae helped us past the large Algebra Rocks. Miss Horton was also of great aid to the girls in cooking and sewing. At the end of our first year's voyage a greater test than ever was put before us. XVe were each put in a boat by ourself and required to row past the Algebra Rocks, to overcome the currents around Lat-Inn, to struggle through the English Channel and to do our own cooking on the way. In the second year of our voyage we had for our captains Mr. liann. Mr.

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Svrninr Gllnna RUTH STOFFER-Love is a pleasant woe. RUTH MILLER- Her today's accomplishments make her tomorrow's history. ERNEST SCHMIDT-He did excel in double measureg In sports with ease, in love with pleasure. CAROLYN NEVVMAN- Let no man accost me unless he has a mighty rea- sonf' PAUL MONTGOMERY- There is a certain sgmething in his looks that marks a very learned man. XVALTER RENDEL- My only bocks were wcm:1n's looks and folly's all theylve taught me. HUBERT KESSLERMWe are charmed by thy neatness, let not thy hair be out of order. VICTOR FOUTS-A girl, a girl, my kingdom for a girl. RICHARD HURST- He is not only a scholar, but a gentleman and a good fellow. LESTER SNYDER-'Wllhat should a man do but be merry. CLEO VVORL-J'Charm strikes the eye, and merit wins the soul. VERN AULT- And still their wonder grew, that one small head could carry all he knew. RUTH BIRK- Pretty to walk with, pleasant to think uponf, ALVIA C1REERA Happy go lucky, fair and free, nothing there is that both- ers me.', ROBERT BOVVMAN-My heart is not in my books, tis otherwise engaged. HERMAN HOOD- No legacy is so rich as honesty. ROSS GRIFFITH- Unassuming and quiet is he, yet a second Lincoln he may bef' HELEN HURST- Hang sorrowg care will kill a cat, and therefore let's be merry. FRANCES BLACK- Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, and waste its sweetness on the desert air.

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Fisher, Mr. Black and Miss Horton. This year's trip was somewhat danger- ous and difficult to take because we were exploring and going over deeper Water, through most dangerous places. However the majority of the crew withstood the trip and were ready to set sail on our third trip the next year. The total number of passengers the third year was 28. This year there were several new passengers who made our voyage worthy of honorable mention. A few of them proved to be expert sailors and avoided drifting in- to Lat-Inn. Probably their record will make the voyage of the class of 1926 remembered through the ages. Several of the passengers became sea sick as we continued our voyage and were forced to board another ship and return home. As more of our passengers became sick, investigation was made. It was found that Mr. Black was going over the rough places' and through the currents around Algebra and Geometry Rocks at such a tremendous speed that it fairly made the passengers sea sick. Mr. Fisher ever kept us in touch with the history of our forefathers lest we should forget and not be as good as they. Mr. Hann was our Captain along the English Channel. XVe ran out of food supplies. All we had was English Nuts which Mr. Hann gave us to crack. These were very hard shelled and we had a narrow escape of dying from starvation. Thus our third year voyage ended. Those who had survived from the third year voyage were eligible to go on the final expedition. Mr. Hann is again our Captain, Mr. Fisher is still with us, Miss Hartley, Miss Roberts and Mr. Tillet are our new captains. Miss Hartley has taught us to draw beautiful pictures as we sailed along. Miss Roberts taught us the music the waves of the sea were singing to us. Mr. Tillett explained to us the theory and science of wave length and the dif- ferent phenomena that we did not understand. Some of our passengers this year are worthy of mention. Three of them were permitted to sail around the great currents of Rock Virgil. They were very capable of handling their own ship and they seemed to enjoy their trips very much. This is but a brief account of our voyage, but we hope it will serve as a keep sake to the passengers in years to come. Now as our four year voyage is ccmpleted we wish to thank our faithful teachers for their perserverance with us. May they have their reward for it. Our hopes are that we may make use of their teaching so that their time and efforts will not have been given in vain. Yes, we have fallen short of some desirable goals, but nevertheless we review the achievements of the past four years with a feeling of satisfaction. All too soon high school days are over and we leave the halls with fond memories and sighs of regret, When the school's last lesson is mastered And the classes are tested and triedg When the stupidest student lxas vanished, And the dullest has stepped aside. We shall rest-and faith, we all need it! We shall rest for a moment or two, Till the wonderful School of Experience Shall set us to work anew. -Frances Black.