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

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Class History ONCE upon a time there was in the land of Learn- ing a large family of children. “19”. They lived very peacefully with Mother Launer in a large house on the banks of the river Cinders. But one day their hap- piness was interrupted by a good fairy, who came to them and said. “Children, you must go forth to the land of Higher Learning.” Thereupon the children, timidly, hand in hand, with packs of formidable books that the good fairy had given them, crossed the rough, black river and found themselves before a large castle. They stood and gazed in wonderment and fear at the hugeness, and then a big giant came out of the great iron door, and took them up, up. up a winding staircase to a spacious room filled with other children, much larger and wiser looking, who were «died the Imps . These “Imps made much fun of the poor children, giving them the dis- graceful name of Pigmy”, and even took pleasure in abusing them with tar and feathers in the neighboring forests. But finally Giant Rittinger and the Good Fairy Nell succeeded in calming their fears and established them in their new life. Shortly afterwards Giant Rittin- ger announced that the children of “19’ would meet in the Tower Room when their lessons were done: at this announcement the children looked at one another fear- fully. thinking they had some awful punishment before them, and the announcement caused the Imps” to shout in derision. But the children met promptly after the trials and tribulations of that day and found not a pun- ishment but the customary choosing of leaders. And so they chose Irene Schclle to guard them against the “Imps” and the “Ogres” and I.ee Morrison to help her in this task. Hynes Pitner and Gorden Silvey they chose as their miser to count their gold, and Ruth Briscoe to put forth before the “Imps” wonderous displays of talent. Soon after this the children of “19” decided upon a fes- tivity to have away out on the King’s Highway, far from the molestations of the “Imps”, in a little cottage in the forest where one of their members lived. But alas! The “Imps” discovered the plan, as child-like the children let out their secret, and when the time came for the refresh- ments Mother Shedd found her larder bare. And thus passed the first year of their life in the big castle, a life full of trials and dangers, but also of pleas- ures. And as the leaves turned to gold the fairy came again to them, and said. “Work hard, children, for you must set an example for the new children. So they lis- tened carefully to the wisdom of their dear fairy and worked all year, striving to set an example for the chil- dren of ”20’'. In order to show that they, at least remem- bered the Golden Rule, they summoned the children of “20 to a great festivity in the banquet hall of the castle, where they danced and made merry in the greatest of Paso twcnty-flv -

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glee. To guide them through this year they chose Gor- don SUvey, and Ruth Bielefeldt and Ruth Briscoe to write in the big books, and Ruth Alexander to furnish enter- tainment for the other children. Giant Harris came to take Giant Rittinger’s place and there came. al o. many new fairies and ogres to help the good children through their second year. The children worked hard but found much pleasure in the festivities of their older brothers, looking forward, always, to their mo it marvelous year. Their fairy came at last to summon them to their Junior year, and with the gayest of spirits they started out to have the be: t times in their whole life. This year Hynes Pitncr was their most gallant leader and Kathryn SaflTord his help-mtae. Marvin Danielson and Louis Schumm to horde their gold they chose. They cho3e Kileen Chaney to ring forth entertainment to make the other children gasp with wonderment. They held many festivities to obtain gold for the “Fete Day”, called Junior Reception, and the most suc- cessful was the masquerade. The good witches and gob- lins came from far and wide and turned the banquet hall into an autumn field and it was a gorgeous sight indeed. They brought the best musicians of the country and the children and their guests, dressed in beautiful costumes made merry with dance and laughter. The Fete” wai an overwhelming success. A good fairy made them a huge flag of Purple and Gold to hang in the Banquet Hall, and the fairies busied themselves from morn to night. decorating the Hall in Green and White. A band of mu- sicians from the hamlet of South Bend came and ren- dered enchanting strains of music for their dancing and Mrs. Ricketts delivered pretty recitations and Mrs. Chip- man sang charming songs. Thus the third glorious year passed, all too roon for the children of 11)” a year, though full of sorrow, because of the terrible war that was being waged out in the Great World, of pleasure. And so the children of “19 passed from frivolouj young beings into sober, studious creatures, and when the good fairy came for the fourth time she bade them put on a cloak of higher learning, and carry them-.elves with dignity. So after the usual formalities of chooung Delmar Anderson, their leader, and Ruth Bieiefeldt his aid and Ruth Bri.coe and Emery Petering to keep the few copper coins left over from the last fairy festival, and Bernice Henry to take the throne on the program day, they set about preparing a splendid reception for the younger children, at which several of the maidens gave a charming little play and four of the lads played and sang wonderously. Soon afterwards heralds brought news that the Great War had come to an end and there was great rejoicing throughout the land and a day of fete. Then a great calamity happened—a dreadful plague spread over the country and the children were forbidden to come to the castle for several weeks, and when they came back they toiled unceasingly to make up their long-neglected les- 1‘ukv twcnty-»lx