La Porte High School - El Pe Yearbook (La Porte, IN)

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30 LAPORTE HIGH SCHOOL REVIEW. The Proud Postmaster. By Samule George Washington Franklin Pearce Lincuti Grant Sherman Whitkum, Jr. Dear Idioter:—i got mi paper al rite i like the owt side of it better an i did tothcr,one. I’m glad tew see u printed mi other leter cauz now i can send yew one ov Sams stories hut hcfor i send it i want tew give yew the names ov a cople ov pepul i want yew tew send papers tew, Ezra Haw- kins, Marier Wayback. Ruben Hograser, Uncle Ben Smith, Fritz Godbrick. Josh Bilkins, Sam Flipp, Pete Bakasta. Molly Krawferd, an Jim Black. Thats al the names i can think ov now may bee next tim i can give yew sum more. Sam Black sed that if he liked the paper hed give hiz yung caff fer a yer ov it but hers Sams story ill rite it just lik hez got it if i can :— It was a cold day in Dec and the grond was covered with sno. In side the little stor gathered afound the stove where they had lied for refuge frum the cold out side, sat a groupe of rustics. It wus mail day but as nearly every one had all ready received and read all the mail that was coming to him they filled their pipes and began to talk with each other. Josh Bilkins the post master sat in his little offic reading the newspapers out of other peoples boxes. From this he was suddenly disturbed by the entry of an old farmer who walked up to the window and asked if there was “eny male for him.” With much grumbling the Post master laid down his paper and handed him his mail. “It seems tew me Josh how az yew cud wate on a feller onct in a while with- out growlin’ yew never ust to do it before yew wuz post master.” “No remarks,” said Josh. “I want yew fellers to understand that I’m employed by the guvment and yew got to respect me.” “Seems tew me yer perty much stuck up jest the same,” responded Ezra Hawkins. “I tell yew what boys I aint slept a sound nite since Josh Bilkins is post mas- ter.” “Whats the mater,” said Jim Black frum his cracker barrel, “nothin said Ezra taking a seat on a handy soap box near by and lighting his pipe. “Only one nite when I wuz tite tew sleep I gess it must ha been after midnite and

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LAPORTE HIGH SCHOOL REVIEW. 29 as I knew he was the only person capable of making basket ball a success in ’07 when he was manager of the La Porte High School Boys' Basket Ball Team. Why shouldn’t a man make a success of the banking business when even in his youth he could meet expenses of visiting teams when they came to La Porte for contests with the High School of that city? Such a man deserves a leather medal That was tlie last old acquaintance 1 met, and as I was tired and weary after my long journey, 1 hoarded a four o’clock Lake Shore special en route for that far off metropolis of La- Porte, much the wiser for the trip I had taken. —R. J. P.} 07. IIALL OF FAME. Clement Meissner, ’10—Spent several hours in the wilder- ness without company. Prank Bohland. 07-08—“Father” of Graft in the High School. “Chick Martin. ’08—Served as target for students one morning. .-i. .1 . 0 tied I—Celebrated acrobat. Hex Frankenberger—Business manager of H. S. Review. . . W. McLennan—Celebrated orator and base ball coach. B. Gerdes—A disciple of Otwell. C. M. Luce—Girls’ basketball coach. Arthur Deamer—Disciplinarian of Freshmen. H. Carroll Fitzpatrick—Famous “South Paw.” Harold Alexander—T.he fattest ever.” Karl Swanson—Base ball manager. . R. Hook—Dust raiser. Ben Schultz—All day sleeper. V. W. Francis— Champeen” bluffer. George R. Huherson—Bull con merchant. Perry Way—Noted crook. Out of 215 students in the Assembly Room, 214 have fallen victims of spring fever. ()ne lonely Freshie refuses to give in.

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LAPORTE HIGH SCHOOL ReHeW. 1 ' 31 ' measly cold out side when some one earned up to our door and made so much nois that it woke my ole woman up. she grabs a hold of me an sez sez she wake up Ezra some ones at the door that wants yew hustle up there it woes again mabee its Mariar’s baby got sick hustle up an go fer the doctor az fast as you can. Well sir I got owt ov that bed an pulled on mi pants quicker than yew cud say Jack Rob- inson. Then i run to the door like a white head an there stood Josh Bilkins. I sed sed I whats the mater Josh. He sez sez he “Mattie enough come over to the store to onct hustle up dont stand there all yer there comin” whos comin sez 1. “They are ’ hustle up yew here” well ser I run an got mi gun an started out with Josh over to the store he took me rite in an there he had a lamp a burning and a pack of mail a lay in there pickin it up he sez sez he watch me now an i watched him an he didn’t do a thing but put it in the mail bag than he sez sez he “That’s all ready fer the stage coach but if yew hadn’t come over right away we would have missed it.” Then he toolf a long sigh. Well whats wrong I sez sez 1. “Nothing” lie sez sez he only the rules and regulations say there has got to be some one to see me put the mail in the bag 1 sez sez I “what do yew mean to tell me that yew made me come here just to see you put that stuff in the bag” he sez sez he “no sir the govment mad you an if you go to kickin I’ll set the Guvment after you. under- stand ? I sez sez I vvuz mad but I saw it wuz no use so 1 jest didn’t say nothin but took my gun an went home to bed. At this the party broke up some laughing and others shaking their heads they left the store while Josh Bilkins settled down and read muttering to himself This is what a goy- ment employee gets fer assoatin with common folks. Xo respect to all.” Mi next story will be how Josh Bilkins got his leg pulled. Talers Korners, Mo. Samuel Whitkumb, SR. “Chic” Martin does not seem to have very good control over the pupils when he is in charge. Inquisitive Sophomore Girl:—“I wonder if boys really do wear corsets? %