Kouts High School - Kostang Yearbook (Kouts, IN)

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 Pige fifteen junior Class History 1917! The Class of 1917 hopes to be the largest in the history of the K. H. S. Therefore, Seniors, spare us a page in your Annual to devote to the Juniors of 1916. Twenty-two boys and girls assembled in the high school room in the autumn of 1913, eager to Inrgin their Freshman duties. There were nine lads and thirteen maidens, as follows: Bertha Drazer, Jerry Danielson, Genevieve Hannon, Hattie Hart- man, Anna Hartman, Emil Jamcckc, Paul Krakcr, Eddie Ko- sanke, Paul I .a Count, Clarence Lawrence. Frederick Mitherd. Florence Nichols. Leona Rosenbaum. Lydia Rosenbaum, Ruth Stoddard, Sadie Welsh. Bessie Williamson. Emil Werner, Leona Williamson, Hattie Wolbrandt, Warren Wright, and I. VV'c soon became acquainted with the faculty. Mr. Robertson. Mr. Alexander. Miss Kring, and Miss Hannon. Mr. Robertson instructed us in German and English, and Mr. Alexander in Algebra and Agriculture. Under Miss Kring’s careful guidance, we girls began to study Domestic Science and found it to be our second nature.” Clarence Lawrence. Jerry Danielson and Paul Kraker left our ranks l»eforc the Freshman year was completed. Eighteen returned next year as Sophomores, but l efore the term was finished a Higher Power claimed one of our dearest classmates, Ruth Stoddard. We enlisted this year as Juniors, being sixteen in number, but a new member, Edith Smith, was admitted to our ranks. We were all sorry to find Mr. Robertson missing from the faculty Ixiard. Mr. Alexander succeeded Mr. Robertson, and our new teacher. Miss Goodenough. was introduced to us. We girls were all delighted to find Room I) furnished with the necessary apparatus for the study of Domestic Science, and Miss Krueger in charge. Mr. Alexander instructed us in Mediaeval History and Com- mercial Arithmetic. German. Physical Geography and English, which Miss (kxxl- cnough taught, proved very interesting. Warren Wright deserted the Gass, but it is the hope and ambition of those who still remain, to become the wisef ?) Seniors of 1917. Agnes Lauek. 1917.

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 P gt sixteen A Glimpse at the Future A tier I finished my education at Kouts High School I took ;t four-year course in Electrical Engineering at Purdue Uni- versity. Before beginning hard work 1 decided to travel abroad for a few years as a sort of vacation. When I had spent four years traveling in Europe and Africa. 1 returned to America. As electricity had always been my hobby I began to make im- provements m sonte of our modem electrical machinery. 1 soon grew tired of this and decided to invent and perfect something new. It was in 1933. in Los Angeles, after I had invented perpetual motion, that something wonderful happened to me. It was on August ninth, as I was slowly walking down Broadway deeply absorbed in my own thoughts, a loud crash came to me and ail was dark. I was immediately thrust into a deep dungeon with a very small light. Beside this light stood a small dwarf with a wand in bis hand He l eckoned to me and waved his hand; a picture l:cgan to form before my eyes. It was a liattlefield, and in one comer of the picture was a girl caring for a wounded soldier. Near her stood a Itandsome doctor. She turned her face. I gasped. and rushed toward the picture, but it had vanished. I iiad recognized the face to be that of Louise Kosankc. Before I could say a word another picture formed. It was in a fashionable part of Gticago. and here was a lady speaking to a large crowd. When she had finished the crowd l»cgan to cheer and seemed to choose her out of several as their leader. As this esteemed lady l egan to move 1 recognized her as Florence Boedekcr. who had always been a suffragette at school. The picture again vanished. 1 waited breathlessly, and I was not disappointed, as an- other picture formed and sweet music bejpn to play. I saw a lady playing the harp. Soon she began to sing. In all my travels in Europe 1 had never heart! such music. Could this be?—yes. it surely was Alice Krucll, who had always been so bashful about playing the piano at school. The picture vanished, and the music stopped suddenly. I again watched closely. This time a most wonderful paint- ing met my eyes. In one corner was the one word, Leonilla. As this picture began to vanish, the dwarf pushed me with his wand. When I 0] cned my eyes I found myself in a neat hospital, and as I stirred in my lied a nurse and doctor who were standing near rushed to my side. I started. Here indeed was Louise and the handsome doctor whom I had seen in the picture. This man I learned to know as I guise’s husband. I asked bow 1 happened to l c in the hospital. Ixniise said, You were run down by I.conilla’s touring car. Who is Leonilla?” I a ked. Ixjuise said. Why. that’s our old classmate, Clara Dctlefs. She is the most wonderful artist in the world. She showed me one of I.eonilla’s pictures, which I recognized as the one I had seen in the dungeon. As I was recovering in the hospital I had many callers, and among them was the esteemed Leonilla. We had a long talk and had a very pleasant afternoon together. When I had fully recovered 1 decided to follow the dwarf’s advice and find the rest of my classmates. I had not far to go. as I found Alice Krucll. busy with her music and entertaining foreign friends, in San Francisco. There yet remained Florence lioedekcr to find. After a long search 1 found her in New York, surrounded by her many friends and busy with the suffrage ques- tion. I found time to see her a few minutes and talked over old times. I told her how I had found my classmates of K. H. S. and thought it a very wonderful adventure. The President. ’16.