Kouts High School - Kostang Yearbook (Kouts, IN)

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JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY. NE fine September morning in 1912 sixteen boys and girls: Harry Williamson, Agnes Radilyack, Clara Detlefs, Margaret Betterton, Georgia Miller, Idaline Trinkle, Louise Kosanke, Mabelle Salzer, Agnes Lauer, Lottie Hardesty, Albert Hone- house, Ralph Schwenk, Joe Weging, Myrna Warren, Aliee Kruell, and Louis Paid stood shivering before the doors of the K. H. S. We had not long to wait for an introduction to our teachers and so our work began. We started off with German, English, Algebra and Biology. As we looked thru our books, we groaned and thot of the hard times before us. The first day passed quickly. After we had gone for about a week and gotten started in our new work, we thot High School wasn’t so bad after all. Our troubles were renewed as •‘exams” approached. However, we all got our credits and were very happy, soon getting used to “demerits” and other like pleasant (?) things. Before the year was over five of our members bad fallen by the wayside. The rest kept struggling onward to the end of the year when we all took our books and went home rejoicing that we were to be “Presides” nevermore. In September, 1913, we returned as Sophomores. Counting our bunch, we found that a few more had straggled from the ranks. We 23

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March 17—Seniors appear in green trimmings to celebrate “St. Patrick s Day in the Mamin’.” March 23—Bessie and Mabelle go to Crown Point and Lester, Leo and Albert go to Valpo to get their “mugs shot for the Annual. The school room is very quiet today. March 26—Seniors are kept busy get- ting the Annual together. March 31—Inspectors are expected any day. The pupils polish up their seats and get ready for them. Decide on col- ors and motto. April 1—April Fool! Some Senior’s birthday! Whose??!! April 5—Lester swells out in a new tie. More tie than knowledge today. April 9—Spring fever has played havoc with the Seniors. Idaline goes to sleep in History class. April 12—Leo and lister get excused to take looking for June Bugs for Zoology. April 20—Somebody’s birthday again. Guess whose? April 23—Several boys take advantage of the ”23“ and take a vacation. Several demerits issued. April 24—Idaline and Bessie take teachers’ exam, again, get 100 in every- thing. May 1—May Day and the Seniors dis- tribute their flowers. Bessie brings a May basket to put hers in the day be- fore. May 3—Bessie’s birthday this time. Sweet sixteen and never ------------- . Yes but she has! May 7—Spring fever sets in full blast. Seniors swear off not to study any more real hard. May 13—Examination again. But prac- tice makes perfect and the Seniors get it all right. May 14—Exams, continued and finish- ed. May 15—Grades are given out and all are satisfied. May 21—Our last days at the old K. H. S. are ended, the Seniors depart one by one with deep regrets, wishing good luck to those who yet remain. IDALINE TRINKLE, ’15. PICTURES THAT CAN’T BE PAINTED. Bessie—Without her lesson. Lester—Bashful. Leo—Angry. Mabelle—Without a song. Albert—Short. Idaline—With a frown. 22

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were somewhat surprised to see our new principal, Mr. Alexander, take his stand and Mr. Robertson take the Superintendent’s chair. We were delighted with our jolly new principal and began to enjoy High School work. This year we were not nearly so frightened when “exams” came and we liked our Agriculture experiments fine until one day we had a severe explosion and one of our schoolmates was badly burned. After that we did our experimenting outside with no further accident. As the year rolled past and the Seniors began talking about Com- mencement, we wished we could enjoy such honors, such a great thing it seemed (to us) and a long way off. Oftentimes the sky looked cloudy and we wished we bad never started, but we were encouraged by both parents and teachers and kept struggling onward to the goal. Thus another year had gone and we again took our steps homeward, glad that the hard work was again past for a little while. All are again gathered in the assembly room when all at once, there is a cry, “What’s this coming!” Nobody knows. They soon find it to be the new “jolly JUNIORS.” Such a large class, the digni- fied SENIORS say. Only let’s see; there’s Alice Kruell, Louise Kos- anke, Florence Boedeker, Louis Paul. Why, where’s the rest? They’ve taken five subjects each year and are now among the Seniors. This is the year that the teachers are having their trouble. Mr. Alexander and Mr. Robertson have an awful time keeping the boys out of the “Cupboard” and the Juniors and Seniors will persist in going to the “Court Room,” as Miss Kring calls room C. Everything is excitement at school now, due to the organization of a track team and also the eleven agriculture boys are going to rent an acre of ground. This is the largest farm they can get at present as land is so scarce now. They tell me they will purchase a farm when they reap their harvest. We all rejoice over the new fire escapes and consider ourselves lucky that nobody has fallen off, as yet. We are very sorry to see the Seniors leave. Of course, we don’t want their seats, but if they really insist, we will relieve them for politeness’ sake. And to the present Freshman and Sophomores we want also to give a hearty farewell, hoping to see them in 1916. Thanking you all for your kind attention, we bid you a happy good- night. LOUIS PAHL, ’16. 24