Kouts High School - Kostang Yearbook (Kouts, IN)

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During this year they racked their brains for solutions of Geometrical exercises and for the power of understanding the philosophy of Herman and Dorthea. -Mighty were the debates waged in the American History class (‘11 and ’12) on the great topics of our ancestors’ time. C-old ran the blood during the recitations on the great tragedies. Hamlet and Macbeth. On one hot September morn in the third year of the reign of William (The Largo) the surviving members of the class gathered together again in the good old (K. II. S.) building to take for one year the place of the illustrious Seniors who had left them. This year they journeyed into the great land of Physics and Physical Geography; besides they all became “adepts.” in Commercial Arithmetic. Later in the year they were surprised to learn that each possessed poetic genius and great were the poetic inspirations after the mysteries of the foot and metre of poetry were crowded into their overflowing brains (most of the cells having already flown.) In History they learned of the evil doings of the “Dark Ages.” “The great awakening of the Riernisance.” and of the glorious “Reformation,” and the advance of nations in “Modern Ages.” Out of that mererv “blnch” of lads and lassies who were in the class at the beginning of the Freshie year only five re- main. But these five have stood shoulder to shoulder during the whole of our happy High School Life, and will always stand loyally by one another as long as any memories exist of the class of ’12. Paul R. Dye. ’12.

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Class piograptp—1912 IN the month of September during the last year of the reign of Theo. R. (The Great) an even dozen comely lads and lassies with frightened looks upon their faces gathered to- gether in the balls of the dear old K. II. S. building. Old classmates of our home grammar school and strangers were all there waiting for the welcome of the comely professor. Finally, the last bell rang; and they heard the noise of the dreadful pencil which they were soon to learn was the signal to get to work. They then took seats wherever they could find them (the more learned members having taken the back seats) and waited to see what was coming next. They soon found that they were to try to develop their brains (if they had any) in solving for the great unknown quantity X.. and in delving in the mysteries of nature under .Mr. E. E. Wright. They also found that they were to try to learn the differ- ence between a noun and pronoun, adverb and adjective, and how to read write and speak Deutch correctly under the guid- ance of Miss Atkins. The second year brought them together again with a smaller number (three having left for other callings) but with a firm determination to overcome the obstacles of German. Algebra and Geometry, the Laws and Histories of The Ancients and English; and with a new resolution to devote at least a part of their time in study. At length the Sophomore days gave way to the Jiard work of the Junior year. During the Sophomore year three more classmates strayed from their sides leaving only one-half of the number that survived the fright of that memorable first day of their Freshie year. By this time they had become in the eyes of the Seniors “partially” civilized in all but their pronunciation, which according to their Prof, they have never yet attained.

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QTfje SMstorp of oute cfjool HE history of Kouts Hig-h School began in 1899. It be- gan its career as a two year course school. It has since gradually risen step by step to be one of the highest class, the commissioned school. In 1902 the term was length- ened to a three years course and continued thus until 1907. when it was given a four years course but put on the certified list. Along with this change came the addition of two more instructors in the High School Faculty, .namely: a principal and a music and drawing instructor. Our present Superintendent. Mr. E. E. Wright, also began his career as Superintendent of the Public Schools of Kouts, Indiana, in 1907. The first Principal of the Kouts High School was Miss Leach who only resided with us one year. The second Principal was Mias Atkins who left us after one year for the position as principal of the Wheeler Ili|gh School. She was followed by Miss Tofte who still remains with us. The year 1907 also brought to us Miss Viant as a Music and Draw- ing Instructor. She resided with us for three years and was followed by our present instructor, Miss Felton. In the spring of 1910, our school was granted a commission by the State Board of Education. The first graduates of the K. II. S.. to graduate from the commissioned school were Miss Clara Young and Arthur Lacount. The largest class that ever graduated from this school was the class of ’ll namely: Levi Stibble. Charles Handley, Lucie Iiiggart, Fanny Hannon, George Jones, Arthur Anderson, Martha Jones, Eunice Nichols, Otto Hofferth. Nora Denton and Grace Gay. In the year 1912 another instructor was added to the High School Faculty namely: Miss Katherine K. Kring. The class of 1912 consists of but five members, but we sincerely hope that in the future the Kouts High School shall prosper and send out yearly a large class of graduates, well prepared to fight the battles of the life before them. Paul R. Dye, T2.