Kouts High School - Kostang Yearbook (Kouts, IN)

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY. SENIOR CLASS THE autumn of the year 1911, fifteen boys and girls entered the building of K. H. S. ready to enroll as Freshmen. Finally the bell rang and we were assigned the front seats, as it was the custom for the wiser to occupy the back seats. We soon found that we were to take Algebra and Agriculture under Professor Wright and English and German under Miss Tofte. The first year passed quietly, for like all Freshmen, we were unusually industrious. At the close of the year each expected the return of his classmates, but when we assembled in September, we found only half of the Fresh- men to enroll as Sophomores. We were all very anxious to see Mr. Robertson, who was to take Miss Tofte’s place as principal. This year we were joined by a newcomer, making seven in the Sophomore class. In the second year we were to study Ancient History, German and English under Mr. Robertson and Algebra under Mr. Wright. But the second semester we found ourselves studying Commercial Arithmetic under Miss Kring. The third year we found that three more had dropped out, only leaving four to fight the battle. We were all glad to welcome our new principal, Mr. Alexander, who succeeded Mr. Robertson, as he took Mr. Wright’s position. This year we all studied with great earnestness, expecting to fill 13

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LEO SHUTSKE, Historian In after years when far away, Let ne’er thy smile grow sad, We’ll never forget the happy days. When thou was’t once a lad. IDAL1NE TRINKLE, Marshall Much kindness is thy gift, Ready always with thy sympathy, Many a drooping head mayest thou lift. That it may again the sunshine see. LESTER HAYES, Secretary and Treasurer May ne'er thy bright hopes disappear, Nor trouble block thy road. Always banish thou the fear, To carry a heavy load.

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the Seniors places the following year. We took Agriculture, History and Geometry under Mr. Alexander and English under Mr. Robertson. In our last year we were very much surprised to hear that three Sophomores were too wise for .Juniors and had joined us as Seniors. As Seniors we all studied diligently with the hope of getting our diploma. This year we studied English and Physical Geography under Mr. Robertson and Agriculture and History under Mr. Alexander. The class of 1915 consisted of but six boys and girls, hut we hope that in the future the school will be able to send out larger classes to start in the world. LEO SHUTSKE. ’15. GEOMETRY. VIETRY, Geometry, That is my favorite book, you don’t believe just what I say, Then come and take a look. When one sits up for half the night And figures circle and square, But still he cannot get it right It almost makes him swear. An angle, a line, they differ a lot, But coming right to the point An angle is formed right at the spot, Where two lines make a joint. Solid, surface, line, and points, These are things to know. I sit and study till stiff in the joints And still my grade is low. To prove a circle not a square Is nonsense thru and thru, So your nice pencil you may spare For to prove it, is not in you. I now will write my last sweet verse, For ’tis time to go to bed. You’ll think of Geometry with a curse, When I am long, long dead. ALBERT HONEHOUSE, ’15. 14