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

Text from Pages 1 - 100 of the 1923 volume:

w . I THE EL-PE Second Volume PUBLISHED BY THE CLASS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED and TWENTY-THREE of LAPORTE HIGH SCHOOL Foreword TF THIS volume of the El-Pe serves to -L record the many things of interest and of moment that have happened during the past year; if it helps any of the pres- ent classes to remember bright spots in their course at the LaPorte high school; if it furnishes a link to bind the four classes in a spirit of fellowship and helps us to remember friends made during our four long years of toil; then it will have accomplished its purpose, and our efforts will not have been cast to the four winds. I � ‘Dedication TO OUR cherished fathers and mothers, whose sacrifice and self-denial has made possible our education, this volume of the El-Pe is most affectionately dedicated. Pago Thrco Pago Four THE FACULTY Pago Six , '''= - (J - f f.J .'' 'W vt o Aa- jul sS - Personnel of L. P. H. S. Faculty F. H. SIMONS Art Royal Polytechnic Institute. Berlin AGNES V. ANDERSON Latin Augustana College, Rock Island, 111. EARL W. TAYLOR Commercial Valparaiso I . Cincinnati U. MAPLE BYERS Domestic Science Franklin College Purdue U. AULTA STORMS Domestic Science Purdue U. Madison U. J. O. AULT i. S. C. Botany Indiunu U. ZOURIE SUTTON Latin Indiana U. E. ROVENSTINE EDITH HAMPTON Chemistry Athletics Wabash French Indiana U. I , cf Wisconsin. GEORGE ANGEL Manual Training Indiana I'. Bradley College Stout LAURIE F. DAVIS Mathematics DePauw U. M. E. HYDE Manual Training Algebra Valparaiso U. MABLE FOOR Physical Training Indiana U. Columbia U. DEVEDA AMOS WESLER HAZEL BROWN J. W. WESTERFIELD PEARL YOUNG DEERHAKE History English Physics and Math. English and English Indiana U. DePauw U. Indiana U. Public Sp -«klng DePauw U. DePauw U. J. HOBART BARR Latln-Debate Indiana State Nor. RUTH ANDREW English Mathematics Smith College , 0 n HUGH CARTER Mathematics r -r , History Indiana U. ' sX A ANNA M. KLUTEY English Indiana U. Wisconsin U. Pago Seven ALAN CHAMBERS EDGAR G. SCHUMM ROY W. JOHNSON Associate Editor Managing Editor Associate Editor JOHN O. OAKES Literary MATHIS J. DRING Athletics EUNICE MILLER Activities HELEN JOHNSON Activities CABLE MANNING Jokes GENEVA LUTMAN Snapshots LUCILE BUELTZINGSLOWEN Drama KATHRYN ANDERSON Calendar KENTON BEAR Calendar WM. PUSCH Junior Associate i i Page Eight THE SENIORS Page Nine Raymond Barcus Chorus 1; Track 2, 3; Baseball 3; “The Hicksville Bungler” 4. Kathryn Anderson “To Arms For Liberty” 1; Eats Committee 2, 3; Literary Commit- tee 2; Girls’ Glee Club 1; Oratori- cal 1, 2, 3; Physical Training 3; Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4; Chairman Social Committee 4; “Nothing But the Truth” 3; Calendar Editor of El-Pe. Dorothy Banker Glee Club 1, 2; Physical Training 3; Chorus 4. Kenneth N. Bear Vodvil 2; Physical Training 3; Public Speaking 4; “Hicksville Bun- gler” 4; El-Y Club 4; “Charm School” 4. Behold the child, by nature’s kind- ly law Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw. ’Tisn’t ’cause you’re fair, ’Tisn’t ’cause you’re true, If folks ask us the reason why We say, “It’s just because you’re � A quiet seeker after knowledge. His face, the tablet of unutterable thoughts. Pago Ten Kenton M. Bear Social Committee 3; “A Pair of Sixes” 3; Treasurer 4; Calendar Editor El-Pe; El-Y Club 4; Debate 4; Oratory 4; Program 2, 3, 4; Pub- lic Speaking 4; Pageant 4; Physi- cal Training 3. Georgiana Bozowsky Glee Club 2; Chorus 1, 2; Physi- cal Training 3; Eats Committee 4. Doris E. Brown Prom Comm. 3; Social Comm. 4; Physical Training 3, 4; Tennis 3; Chorus 1, 3, 4; Glee Club 4. Elmer A. Bergquist Chorus 1, 2, 3. We grant although he had much wit, He’s very shy at using it. Always talking full of folly She’s the maid that likes to jolly. A form accorded with a mind Lively and ardent, frank and kind. His eye was mild, his expression meek He kept that way from week to week. Page Eleven Lawrence Blyker Military Training 1; Chorus 1, 2. Gertrude Bruhnke Harrison Technical High, 1; Civ- ic Industrial Club 1; Glee Club 1, 4; Chorus 1, 2; Physical Culture 1, 3; “Pan on a Summer Day” 4; Senior Mixer 4; Senior Carnical 4. Harriet Bunton Chorus 1, 4; Glee Club 4; Physi- cal Training 3; “To Arms for Lib- erty” 1; Senior Carnival 4; Decor- ating Comm. 4; Program 2. Alan Chambers Finance Comm. 1; Entertain- ment Comm. 2; Chorus 1, 3, 4; Baseball 3; Treasurer 3; Literary Comm. 3; “A Pair of Sixes” 3; An- nual Staff; Social Comm. 4; El-Y Club 3, 4; “Charm School” 4; Bas- ketball 4; Prom Comm. 3. There surely must be some hard work in me because none of it ever came out. She tells you flatly what her mind is. Blessed with plain sense and so- ber reason. He looks the whole world in the face and fears not any woman. Page Twelve Charles Caddy N. J. H. S. 1, 2; Physical Train- ing 3. Lucile Bueltzingsloewen Chorus, 1; Program, 1; “The Rich Miss Poor” 2; Treasurer, 2; Chairman Entertainment Comm. 3; “A Pair of Sixes”3; Literary Comm. 4; “Charm School” 4; An- nual Staff 4. Mary Reeg Chorus 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 4; Physical Training 4. Donald Collins Chorus 1; Benefit Program, 4; Baseball 4. Built for endurance and not for speed. She talks nice, she acts nice, she is nice. Mary is her name and merry may she always be. Seriousness bespeaketh wisdom. Page Thirteen I Harry Decker Chorus 1, 2, 3; Chairman Deco- rating Comm. 4. Gladys Collins Kingsbury High School 1, 2, 3; Chorus 1, 2, 3; “The Minstrel Play” 2; Entertainment Comm. 1; Glee Club 4. I envy no man that knows more than I But I pity him who knows less. Who mixed reason with pleasure and wisdom with mirth. I Cornelia DraGoo Freshman Program 1; Chairman Literary Committee 2, 3; Thanks- giving Program 3; Physical Train- ing 3; Vodvil 4; Chorus 1, 4. Mathis Dring President 2; Sec.-Treas. El-Y Club 4; “Pair of Sixes” 3; “Charm School” 4; Basketball 4; Baseball 3; Arbor Day Program 1; Sopho- more Program 2; Entertainment Comm. 3; Social Comm. 4; Athletic Editor El-Pe 4. Ready to work, ready to play, Ready to help, whomever she may. Ps wicked, I’s awfully wicked But I can’t help it. Page Fourteen Owen Drollinger M. C. H. S. 1, 2, 3; “Green Stock- ings” 1; “Always in Trouble” 3; Oratory 2, 3, 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3; Basketball 1, 2, 3; Track 1, 2, 3, 4; Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4; Public Speaking 4; Wrestling 4. Gertrude Fenton M. C. H. S. 1, 2, 3; Chorus 1, 2, 3. Marie Hazzard Chorus 1, 2. Lloyd Vail Harding Chorus 1; “Hicksville Bungler” 4; Track 2, 4. He’ll make a proper man The hair is the richest ornament of woman. Quiet and unassuming but always on the job. I remember a mess of things, but indistinctly. Patfe Fifteen Joseph Held Chorus 1, 2; Orchestra 2, 3; Prom Comm. 3; Freshman Vodvil 1. Grace Hildebrand Treasurer 1; Physical Training 3; Senior Social Comm. 4. Sophie Hult Physical Training 3. Roy W. Johnson President 4; Vice President 3; Oratory 2, 3, 4; Debate 3, 4; Dis- cussion 4; “A Pair of Sixes” 3; “The Charm School” 4; Associate Editor El-Pe 4; El-Y Club 3, 4; “Hicksville Bungler” 4; Decorating Comm. 3; Prom. Comm. 3; Chorus 1; Public Speaking 4; Riley Memo- rial Program 3. And so I plunk and plunk and plunk and give a mighty blow And play the tunes that make you think, the devil’s in your toes. Of study she took most care and heed, Naught a word spoke she more than need. I see, lady, the gentlemen are not in your good books. He dares do all that may become a man, Who dares do more is none. Pago Sixteen Charles Kaska Vodvil 2; “Hicksville Bungler” 4; Chorus 1; Eats Comm. 4. Edna Krause Chorus 1, 2; Glee Club 2; Social Com. 2; Physical Training 3; Pub- lic Speaking 4; Eats Comm. 4. Earl Larson W. H. S. 1, 2; Chorus 1, 2; Base- ball 1, 2; Social Comm. 2; Vice- President 2. Alice Johnson Chorus, 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 2, 3; Oratory 2, 3; Physical Training 3; Public Speaking 4. Diamonds are small, so why should I worry? With eyes demure as any saint, And not a sign of rouge or paint. Three things do shine The sun, the moon, my hair. She looks so meek but isn’t after all. Page Seventeen Chester Leliter Chorus 1; Prom Comm. 3; Bas- ketball 4; Entertainmen Comm. 4; Stage Mgr. “Charm School” 4; Vice-President El-Y 4. Helen Johnson Chorus 2, 3; Physical Training 3; Activity Editor El-Pe 4; Chair- man Entertainment Comm. 4; Vod- vil 4. Esther Janes “To Arms for Liberty” 1; Vice- President 1; Glee Club 1; Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4; Decoration Comm. 3; Lit- erary Comm. 2; Social Comm. 3; Thanksgiving Program 3; Tennis 3; Physical Training 3; Property Manager “Pair of Sixes” 3; “Charm School” 4. Helen Jones Chorus 1; Glee Club 4; Physical Training 3; “Charm School” 4; En- tertainment Comm. 4; Vodvil 4. How we all do envy him, His looks, his brains, his Basketball vim. She is gentle and doeth gentle deeds. It was only a glad good morning As she passed along the way, But it spread the morning’s glory Over the entire live-long day. Happy am I, from care I’m free, Why aren’t they all contented like me? Page Eighteen 111111' 11 n 1111:iu mmmmnm -iiiuiimmiHl Cable Manning Chorus 2, 3, 4; Entertainment Comm. 2; Ring Comm. 3; Prom Comm. 3; Basketball 3, 4; Joke Ed- itor “El-Pe” 4; El-Y Club 3, 4; “The Charm School” 4; Carnival 3,4. Evelyn Larson Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4; Freshman Pro- gram 1; “Pan on a Summer’s Day” 4; Glee Club 1, 4; Physical Train- ing 3. Geneva Lutman Secretary 1, 3; Chorus 2, 3; Prom Comm. 3; Eats Comm. 3; Mixer Program 2, 3; “Pair of Six- es” 3; Vodvil 4; El-Pe Staff 4; Vice-President 4; “Charm School” 4; Flag Comm. 4. John 0. Oakes Duval High School, Jacksonville, Fla. 1; War Relief Corps 2; Track 4, 3; Literary Editor “El-Pe” 4. Not to know me, argues yourself unknown. You walk softly, look sweetly and say nothing. Her ringlets are in taste, What an arm! What a waist for an arm. I am not in the role of common men. Page Nineteen Charles Sonneborn Chorus 3, 4; “Hicksville Bung- ler” 4. Oh, that I were as great a man, As I would have you think I am! Anna Miller Rochester High School 1; Glee Club 1, 4; “Pan on a Summer’s Day” 4; Senior Carnival 4; Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4; Flag Comm. Norma Lindgren Chorus 1, 2, 3. Rose Violet LaHayne Glee Club 1; Red Cross Club 1; Chorus 2. She is not a flower, she is not a pearl, But she’s a noble, all-around girl. She had no wish but to be glad, She hated naught but to be sad A friend, modest and quiet too. Pago Twenty Elsie Magnuson Spanish Club 1; Glee Club 1; Chorus 2; Physical Training 3. Celia Rice Rolling Prairie H. S. 1; Carl Schurz H. S. 2; Glee Club 1; Chor- us 1; Physical Training 3; Thanks- giving Festival 3; Public Speaking 4; Girls’ Declamatory Program 1. Lorraine Schafer Glee Club 1; Chorus 2, 3; Liter- ary Comm. 1; Decorating Comm. 3; Sophomore Program 2; Junior Program 3; Decorating Comm. 3; Physical Training 3; Tennis Team 3; Prom Comm. 3. Edgar G. Schumm Freshman Vodvil 1; Chorus 1; “Rich Miss Poor” 2; Entertain- ment Comm. 2; Class President 3; “Pair of Sixes” 3; Assistant Busi- ness Manager Annual 3; El-Y Club 3; President El-Y Club 4; Vodvil 4; “Charm School” 4; Managing Editor “El-Pe” 4; Advertising Manager “Charm School” 4. How sweetly sounds the voice of a good woman! Care to our coffin adds a nail no doubt, And every grin so merry draws one out. She worries not, she hurries not; Her calm is undisturbed. None but himself can be his par- allel. Page Twenty-one Charles Taylor Chorus 1, 2; El-Y Club 4; “Hicks- He is a self-made man ville Bungler” 4; Physical Train- And adores his maker, ing 3; Decorating Comm. 4; Eats Comm. 4; Track 4. Eunice Miller Glee Club 1; Chorus 2, 3; Ora- torical 2; Literary Comm. 3; “Pair of Sixes” 3; Prom Comm. 3; Eats Comm. 3; Thanksgiving Program 3; Secretary 4; Activity Editor El-Pe 3; Vodvil 4; “Charm School” 4. Grace Stites Chorus 1; Physical Training 3. Ruth Travis Glee Club 1, 4; Chorus 2, 3, 4; Eats Comm. 4; Physical Training 3; Public Speaking 4; Benefit Vod- vil 4. If she will, she will, You may depend on’t. If she won’t, she won’t, And there’s an end on’t. She loves not many words. She was inclined to stop and chin with all mankind. Page Twenty-two Forrest Price M. C. H. S. 1, 2, 3; Baseball 1, 2, 3; Basketball 1, 2, 3; Track 2, 3, 4; Wrestling 2; Oratory 1, 2, 3; Presi- dent 3; “Green Stockings” 1. He hears many tales and smiles not. Russell Hunter L. P. H. S. 1, 2, 3, 4. A gentleman makes no noise. Will of the Senior Class IN THE name of all that is just and hon- orable, we, the Class of 1923, being of sound mind, and considering the uncer- tainty of this frail, transitory life, do therefore make, ordain, publish and de- clare this to be our last Will and Testa- ment : FIRST: We request those later men- tioned to personally attend our funeral which we insist shall be held at the Milo Opera House. That our name and ac- counts of our fame be carefully inscribed in most conspicuous places of the building so that the classes to follow may ever be reminded of the Class which so nobly marched through the LaPorte High School. SECOND: We order and direct that our executors give the name and dignity of the Seniors to the unworthy class of 1924 as soon after our demise as conveniently as may be. THIRD: From the various members of the celebrated Class, we do hereby will and bequeath: 1. To the Junior class the power to un- questionably retain its right of being the only class that can change its colors whenever it so pleases. 2. A “Maxim Silencer” to Helen Phillips. May she use it frequently. 3. Kit Anderson’s “lonesomeness” to Al- berta Homann. 4. Roy Johnson’s adorable naturable mar- cell to Helen Cook. 5. Chet Leliter’s athletic ability to Har- old Bennethum. 6. To those we leave behind, the book “What Might Have Been.” 7. Gertrude Bruhnke’s well developed conversational powers during assem- bly periods to Edith Adams. Page Twenty-three 8. Edgar G. Schumm’s ability as a jour- nalist to Richard Savage. 9. Joe Held’s “saxophone wails” to young Fritz Sonnefcorn. 10. Mac Dring’s power of asking vexatious questions to Dwight Hupp. May he not set some teacher insane by them. 11. Norma Lindgren’s rotundity to Maxine Brownsey. 12. Edna Krause’s good manners to the biggest dumbbell in L. P. H. S., the heir to be chosen by a 99 44 100% majority vote of the faculty. 13. Our Senior cases to the Juniors who think they could do justice to the part. 14. Lorraine Schafer’s mean wielding of the tennis racket to Jo Bowman. 15. Cable Manning’s domineering disposi- tion, his debonair air, and his exclu- sive rights as sheik of the Senior class to Ross Ort. 16. Charles Caddy’s untroubled bachelor days to George Kingsley. 17. To Bernice Gring and Warren Stein- inger we leave a road map showing the way to St. Joe. 18. To Miss Sutton we leave our kindest remembrance for making our Junior and Senior plays successful. 19. Charles Taylor leaves this to be an- swered, “Why do I like cider?” An- swer, “Because I’m hard!” 20. Earl Larson leaves Jane Miller to the care of William Pusch. 21. The Seniors bequeath their roller skates to the on-coming Freshman class. 22. The Senior Class extends its thanks to Miss Brown for her help to its mem- bers as a class sponsor. 23. Mac Dring bequeaths his ability to evade work to “Abe” Smith. 24. Sophie Hult and Grace Stites leave their brilliant scholastic careers to those most in need of said requisites. (One at a time, please.) 25. The Class of ’23 leaves the joy it miss- ed by not graduating from the new high school to the remaining classes. 26. Lawrence Blyker leaves his bird-like agility, and position as class jester to Howie Abrams. 27. To Helen Davis and Russell Schenck we leave a boat to sail the sea of mat- rimony. With the greatest of solemnity and feel- ing of security do we herewith affix our signature to this document. THE SENIOR CLASS. —Lucile Bueltzingsloewen, 23. —Esther Janes, ’23. ----el-pb------ Senior Class Prophecy tT IS hard to realize that I’m dead—but ’tis the truth. In the short time that I have been here, I have explored Heaven from end to end. So the other day, wish- ing for something to do, I dropped over to the Pearly Gates to pay good old St. Peter a social call. During the course of our conversation, he informed me of the fact that we angels could go anywhere and see anything on earth by the simple expedient of wishing ourselves there. Remembering that over twenty years had elapsed since my graduation from L. P. H. S., I became possessed of the idea of seeing what sort of a life my old class- mates were leading. So I jumped on a passing sunbeam, and in less than no time I was in LaPorte again. The first thing that struck my eye was a beautiful new twenty story school build- ing. Upon visiting it I found several of my old schoolmates. Elsie Magnuson was physical director of the girls. The high school was very fortunate in getting Miss Magnuson’s services as she is well-known as one of the winners in the Olympic games recently held in England. Pago Twenty-four Upon going into the principal’s magnifi- cent office whom should I find in there but Charles Caddy. I was very much surprised and was about to address him as principal, when, picking up his brushes and the wastebaskets, he walked out without rec- ognizing me. Very soon Charles Sonne- born came in and turned out to be the real principal. While passing through several corridors, I saw these names on some of the doors: Ruth Travis, Public Speaking; Anna Miller, Latin and Greek; Grace Stites, Instructor in Singing. Never again shall Esther Oakes’ (nee Janes) impassioned cry of “Where’s John?” ring out upon a heartless world. Marriage has made the cry unnecessary. Imagine my surprise to learn that they hadn’t danced in years, due, no doubt, to the fact, that, no matter how great the desire, it is impossible for two persons weighing over one hundred and seventy pounds each, to be light upon one another’s pedal extremities. Lloyd Harding turned his attentions to Gertrude Fenton after graduation and per- suaded her to give up a successful drama- tic career to become his better half. He is now better known as the perfector of those extremely small airplanes which make traveling such a nuisance for us an- gels. Chester Leliter is now a world famous coach at Centre college. He has turned out winning teams for three consecutive years. He is much sought by other col- leges, but Chet says he will always stick to his Alma Mater. Joseph Held, the saxophone wizard, for- sook the famous Arbee Artists when he organized an orchestra known as “Held’s Harmony Hounds.” This justly famous orchestra, now on the pinnacle of its suc- cess, holds the same position in musical circles that Paul Whiteman held years ago. Cable Manning, through some trick of fate, had his features so marred in an ac- cident, that he was enabled to take Ben Turpin’s place in the movies. That indi- vidual became so elated with his hand- some features when he was Cable, that he died of a swelled head. A huge sign in the Central theatre pro- claims a coming attraction. There in full view of the public eye was a brilliant pic- ture of Charles Kaska, clad in tiger skin, holding aloft on his stalwart shoulders Harriet Bunton. They were guaranteed to be unexcelled in superhuman gymnas- tics. I noticed that Donald Collins was on the bill as a magician. “Now you see it; now you don’t.” No more does Mathis Dring step out with the younger ladies. That famous toreador is now safely married to Grace Hildebrand. He now cooks the meals, and performs other domestic duties faithfully while Grace wears the slippers, smokes the pipe and reads the LaPorte evening paper, now owned and edited by Lawrence Blyk- er, who in connection with Harry Decker, completed a seven year course in six at L. P. H. S., by dint of much hard studying. It is said that these boys never left their homes after dinner in the evening, devot- ing the time other boys spent in calling upon their friends or hanging around the “Y” in studying, so that they might com- plete their course a year sooner than any- one thought they would. I saw Lucile Bueltzingsloewen coming down the street with a flock of children around her. I was wondering whether they all belonged to her but found out that she was a kindergarten teacher. Edgar G. Schumm, managing editor of the “Twenty-Three EL-PE”, discarded the idea of becoming editor of The Chicago Tribune in favor of becoming a saver of human lives. He is now president of the Lighthouse Keepers’ Union. Every night he holds solitary vigil in the lighthouse on Pine Lake island, keeping row boats off the rocks. And Sophie Hult, poor dear! On the refusal of Roger Hubner to give up his dangerous athletic career for one of con- nubial bliss and comparative safety, I learned that Sophie solemnly vowed never to marry. Shortly after, she accepted a position in the public library and now ex- ists there in the role of librarian. I was pleased to note that the two great minds of Roy Johnson, our class president, Page Twunty-flv© and Geneva Lutman were united in holy wedlock. Roy is now the most prominent lawyer in Michigan City. He is very pop- ular with the people, and they, taking into consideration his superlative argumenta- tive powers and common sense, will un- doubtedly place him at the head of their beach combing department in the near fu- ture. Roy and Geneva amuse each other in the long winter evenings instead of at- tending the theatre, Roy orates to Geneva, and Geneva gives some of the readings for which she was justly famous in school, to Roy. Elmer Bergquist, now known as Master Bergquist, the dancing instructor, has large classes at the new casino on the shores of Lily lake. He is ably assisted by his fiancee, Gertrude Bruhnke. Gertie told me that she had heard from Allan Chambers, who is a civil engineer in Mad- agascar. She also said he had just mar- ried one of the natives. Here’s to you Allan! The Bear twins proved another great surprise when they shunned the idea of following the footsteps of Billy Sunday. Instead they are at the head of a gigantic factory in Pinola where they have achieved fame as manufacturers of the Bear Brothers’ Cough Drops. By turning out millions of these little health destroy- ers daily they have become head of the Cough Drop trust. In all my travels I hadn’t heard a thing of Cornelia DraGoo until I saw her name in a list of late arrivals from Europe. La- ter I learned that Cornelia was an inte- rior decorator of no little fame with a studio in Paris. She had just come from Moscow where she had taken a post-grad- uate course in futurist-art. I heard the tinkling sound of a piano and found myself in the new Etropal the- atre in LaPorte. On the stage was a mu- sician who had risen from her instrument and was bowing in the spotlight to the thunderous applause of all two hundred and sixty-seven people who jammed the theatre. After the applause ceased I no- ticed the artist was Lorraine K. Schafer, who had won such renown by her own pe- culiar interpretation of “Kitten on the Keys.” —Cornelia M. DraGoo, ’23. —Lorraine K. Schafer, ’23. EL-PE Senior Class History If you stop and think, we were different from other classes from the very start. We were never timid, nor even fresh Freshmen, that other classes seem to boast about having been. We never had to bother teachers or Seniors to find out where the room that we were looking for was located. By pure instinct, we knew, I say we knew, everything that other Freshmen did not know. When Sopho- mores told us to close the assembly doors, we laughed at them, for we were the orig- inal class that knew we could not shut the doors. Those Sophomores were greener than we, to tell us that, I should say. We chose Floyd Pease for our leader that year. You know that Freshies aren’t allowed to attend many social affairs, but we did have one glorious time at Interlaken. In our second year we were not like other Sophomores had been. We did not have to “think” we knew it all, we KNEW we did. We never played harsher tricks on the Freshmen than to tell them to take the elevator to the basement room. Mathis Dring guided us through the mysteries of this year. Our good old high school song with the words “ready and steady, boast- ing for our old high” was without a doubt intended for our class. Ask any one of our members and they will say the same thing. The class of ’23 now entered upon its Junior year, and Edgar G. Schumm was elected president. That year surely was Page Twenty-six eventful! The first party we gave was a Thanksgiving dance and then we enter- tained at a St. Valentine dance. About this time we began to sport our class rings before the Seniors. Of course, everybody saw the play, “A Pair of Sixes”, so we needn't say anything about that. And last, but far from least, came the Junior Prom. We are drawing nearer to the end of four years of high school life, and are Seniors so mighty! After a fierce strug- gle we chose Roy W. Johnson for our last president. The initial social event for the year was the Senior Mixer. At the Mixer we played host to all the under classes and entertained them royally. Christmas could not be Christmas without the Sen- iors giving their annual Christmas pro- gram, and again Santa Claus remembered the good boys and girls of school. One of the merriest times ever had was enjoyed by the school at the Senior carni- val which has come to be an annual affair. Delicious sweets and frappe were served in prettily decorated booths which lined the hd.ll. Dancing was enjoyed by a large number of couples. The crowning social event of the year was presented when the Seniors gave a spring party, which also was a farewell party, at the Masonic Temple ball room. A beautifully canopied hall formed a pleas- ing stage for the evening’s festivities. Fa- vors and programs added to the attractive, ness of the affair. The class flag was un- furled on this evening. “The Charm School!” Ah, that stands for the dramatic triumph of the graduates. Directed by Miss Zourie Mell Sutton, who the year before had supervised the class play, “A Pair of Sixes,” “The Charm School” was successfully presented to a charmed audience. Roy W. Johnson play- ed the lead. In reviewing the road over which we have traveled, we find that we have gath- ered many choice roses from along the way, incidentally accompanied by a few thorns. But the chief charm associated with the days that have gone is the re- flection that the pathway is not all of roses nor yet all of thorns. As years pass by the thorns will be forgotten and the roses in their brightest hue will be ever remembered. Whatever the future may hold for us, let us always stand as representatives for all that is good! Let each of us, wherever our lot may be cast, strive to maintain po- sitions of honor, and may we all endeavor to reflect honor on the name of good old LaPorte High School. —Georgiana Bozovsky, '23. —Edna Krause, '23. ---------EL-PE- Pawns of Fate NO. 9475 stirred uneasily in his cell. He had been dreaming and lying in slum- ber on that crude bench which was his bed, he had dreamed of the times of long ago; times when he was free—out in the world God created for him and his fellow- men. For him—No. 9475 awakened—the irony of it all. Here he was pent up, like a wild animal, branded by the world a criminal; one who would cause little chil- dren to cringe when his name was men- tioned, an outcast! God! The man in the cell raised his eyes to the expressionless ceiling of his cell, and stared as he was wont to do when it seemed the eternities of time would never pass. Now he heard the tread of footsteps, and lengthening shadow on the wall at the end of the cell-lined walk meant that the visitor was coming his way. Probably a new prisoner, or grub for the sick man in the next cell, maybe a letter from Nellie. No. 9475 peered through the semidarken- ed cell. But no, the man had not stopped but was coming to his cell—the new com- er was a guard. The guard rasped, “No. Page Twenty Seven 9475. Warden wants to see you.” With- out further formality the guard opened the door cell for the first time since the prisoner had entered months ago. Following the guard obediently No. 9475 pondered on the nature of the summons. It couldn't be misdemeanor and his cell was always in neat order. Still pondering, the convict entered the warden’s office. The entrance of the two caused the war- den to look up. “No. 9475?” “Yes, sir.” “Governor has just granted suspension of your life sentence. Telegram here says you’re pardoned.” God! Pardoned! Pardoned from his dark cell; pardoned from the solitude that was driving him mad; pardoned. . No. 9475 reeled as in a faint. . . Then slowly he grasped the significance of the warden’s words. He was free! A free man. No longer must he suffer for the crime of another man. . . At last jus- tice had removed her blindfold, and he was free. . . He would go back to Nellie, the wife who had never lost faith in her convict husband. . . And Ma- mie, the baby. . . She must be old enough to talk now and Nellie had writ- ten with pride that she had just yesterday walked the entire length of the kitchen floor. . FREE! The joy of it all; No. 9475 shrieked for the song which sang in his heart. The unexpected outburst caused the warden to look up disapprovingly. He stroked his mustache. “You’re excused, No. 9475.” The walk back to the cell for his belong- ings was short. The ex-convict was to be a man once again with a real name, and No. 9475 was to pass out of existence. . He would surprise his little family and arrive unexpectedly. . . It would make it all the more joyful. . . But the lock clanked. . . They had reach- ed the cell. His little belongings in a red bandana, the man was leaving his cell, with the guard when a second attendant rushed up. “The warden wants to see you!” Together they again went into the war- den’s office. The official cleared his throat. “Ah—a—No. 9475, there—a—there has been a mistake made. The Western Union just phoned stating that due to the erron- eous workings of the automatic telegram ticker a confusion resulted in the numbers of the dispatch. No. 9457 is the pardoned man. You will serve your time.” And with that the warden closed the incident. Work was pressing him and he had no time to fool around. The song in No. 9475’s heart was stilled; the light of a soul reborn died; and the very being of him seemed to sag with age and despair. The guard’s hand fell heav- ily on his shoulder. Dazed, he staggered back to the cell. Again the lock clanked. Again the sound of footsteps faded away. And again No. 9475 shrieked—this time not of joy but the cry of the beaten soul of a man in the depths of despair. The descending sun reflected the shad- ows of the window bars on the face of No. 9475. With a shudder he realized the game Fate had played with him and had won. . . Back in his dark, dusty cell. . Back to this living hell where the best he could do was to wither and rot. . . God! —Edgar G. Schumm, ’23. Oh it isn’t the cough That carries you ough. It’s the coughin That carries you oughin. A Prof, there was quite sardonic, Whose lectures were never laconic. But the students all slept While the poor old Prof. wept. So he drowned all his cares in hair tonic. A fast young man Was Ernie Morz— He stuck between The swinging doors ’Twas midnight in the parlor, ’Twas darkness everywhere; The silence was unbroken, ’Cause there was no one there. PaRe Twenty-eight Pape Twenty-nino Page Thirty THE JUNIORS OFFICERS Ross Ort, President Esther Higgins, Vice President Margaret Link, Secretary Maxine Brownsey, Treasurer Hugh Carter, Class Sponser MEMBERS 12B Bennethum, Laura Berg. Philip Birtch, Grant Blakenmn, Dorothy Blande, Evangeline Davis. Helen Heise, Marguerite Holloway, John Hoover .Harold Hubnor, Roger C. Hupp, George Jonas. Edna Johnson, Ethel Kingsley, George Koons, Dorothy Levi, Loralne Line, Forrest McLean, Mary Louise Keithllne. Gordon Kerr. Mildred Kistler, James Krueger, Mabel Larson. Wilbur Link, Margaret Magnuson, Webster McAllister. Mildred Moore, Eleanor Moore, Lauretta Pagels, John Ruuschenbach, Agnes Rudolph, Cell Sa age, Richard Schelin, Joseph Shrader, Roy Shrock, Betty Shultz, Irving Swanson, Hulda Van Slyko, Charles Warren, Grove Miller, Marston Ort, Ross Pusch, William Rosenthul, Hannah Swan, Raymond Scliumaker, Ruth Severs, Walter Shick, Elisabeth Skocdopole, Mary Smith, Win. A. Stark, Herman Steinlnger, Warren Stoll, Bessie Trainor, Aline 11A Barnes, Ethel Barnes. Lynus Bass, Lawrence Brownsey. Maxine Cartwright, Everett Collins. Ralph DeWitt. Edith Doyle, Bernice Earll, Winifred Enns, Mildred Ganier, Alice Garwood, Kathryn Gray. Lyle Gring, Bernice Gustafson, Kathryn Hardwick, Pearl Hayter, Edith Higgins, Esther Hupp, Dwight Hutton, Lloyd Jonas. Lorna Page Thirty-one History of the Junior Class HE ship of the Class of ’23 set sail I September 7 in the year 1921 for the Ports of Higher Learning, taking aboard W. G. Ludlow as Pilot; Ross Ort as Captain; Richard Savage as First Mate and J. P. Gruber as Ship Mascot, together with a crew of more than a hundred. The seas were calm during the first quarter of the journey, but during the sec- ond lap mutiny broke forth and the crew demanded a night’s dissipation. The ship was delayed while Joseph Schelin replaced Ross Ort as Captain. Once again the ship sailed peacefully on and May 6 in the year of ’22 the crew held a private dance, pro- viding also wonderful entertainment. Dur- ing the second half of the voyage a com- plete revolution took place, making Hugh Carter the Pilot, Ross Ort again the com- petent Captain.. But the ship lost its most valuable mascot. Contests resulting in prominence for the Class of ’24 were held, the prize winners being Lawrence Bass, --------EL THE LOOM OF LIFE I stand beside the loom and play My shuttle, with a watchful eye; Designs I weave from patterns in the sky. Sometimes the strands are brightest shade, The woof, sometimes, is colored jade; Aghast, I see the fabric I have made But I my busy shuttle ply, My place you couldn’t beg nor buy; The loom of life is mine—until I die —J. G. T. The cow is an animal that moos. It has four legs, and two horns which it can not blow. It has two eyes, one head, and a tail which it uses as a fly swatter. Once our swatted a fly on my dad’s head, but my dad is good hearted and doesn’t like to see flies killed. The cow does not wear clothes, but is kept warm by its hide, star back guard on the first basketball team, Lynus Barnes and Richard Savage, and Joseph Schelin, star debators, and “Eud” Line the prominent cheer leader. In the year of ’23, the third lap of the voyage, the ship of ’24 entertained the crews of the ships sailing on the same quiet waters at a wonderful Valentine dance, admitted one of the most artistic dances of the trip. After a clever pro- gram several hours of dancing were en- joyed to the music of the ship orchestra, the Arbee Artists. On March 16 the crew gave the amusing play, ‘Peg O’ My Heart.” Betty Schrock and Richard Savage por- trayed the leading roles of Peg and Jerry. Nearing the last lap of the voyage, the crew of the ship of ’24 entertained at a Prom, the crew of the ship of ’23 who were departing for ports of High Knowledge, never to be seen again on these seas. —Esther Higgins, ’24. —Hannah Rosenthal, ’24. pe--------- which our minister says “the Lord hath provided.” Cows give milk to milkmen. Milk is very good to drink. Water is also very good to drink. Most milkmen realize that both milk and water are good to drink. My dad says so and he should know. Milk also comes in cans. This kind of milk is advertised. I wonder why cows don’t advertise. Little cows are called calves. Most men would rather look at calves than cows. Cows don’t advertise. Calves are killed for prodigal sons, then everyone is happy but the calf. Our min- ister says so and he should know. This is all I know about cows. . —M. E. S. “I’m sure the village cut up,” remark- ed the town barber as he combed his curly locks before the mirror. “This is my day off,” murmured the spare tire. Page Thirty-two Page Thirty-three Page Thirty-four THE SOPHOMORES OFFICERS Henry Peglow, President Catherine Ort, Vice President Stuart Ludlow, Secretary-Treasurer J. O. 11B Adams, Edith Anderson, Loomis Anderson, Niles Bailey, Iris Bennethum, Harold Brown, Myron Carter, Florence Borland, Dorothy Essllng, Caroline Evory, Hanno Fara, Hay Fridth, Ejnar Hanson, Hazel IIow, Edward Jacobson. Kenneth Jamison, Hazel Lamberson, Leo Merrill, Charles Miller, Kathryn Nordyke, Evelyn Norris, Thelma A Ison, Marion Phillips, Helen Pease, Clarence Howley, Dorothy Soetje, Edward Sand, Ina Salzer, Isjttle Tlbma, Alice Tyler, Clarence Zelkas, Sophie Ault, Class Sponsor MEMBERS Amber, Helen Anderson, Eloise Banker, George Bennethum, Donald Berger, Adolph Boklund, Charles Borden, James Borman, Arthur Borman, Bernice Blande, Rosie Calkins, Donald Chapman, Mayclla Chase, John H. Coffeen, Richard Crane, Phyllis Crane. Stanley Crawford, Mary Davis, Mabel DeMyer, Howard Dettman, Carl DraGoo, Frederic Egbert, Marlon Elckstaodt, Edna Ellis, George Evans, Vern Freese, Lillian Fldh, Elsie Gaekle. Adeline Goluck, Helen Good, Kenneth Gough, Lucille Grisez, Celia Girard, Nancy Hahn, Nettie Hagermann, Ethel llagerty, Helen Hardwick, Paul Heupel, Frank Hlavsa, Anna Horner. Elizabeth Hunt, Mabel Johnson, Morris Kanney, Erma Kincaid, Esther Klein, FVcida Klug, Bernice Krueger, Carl 10A Larson, Elston Leveiuloskl, Aloysius Lindgren, Merton Littleton, Alice Ludlow, Stuart Magnuson, John Magnuson, Viola Martin, Robert Meyer, Frieda Mills. Bertha Morse, Elizabeth Morwickl, Stanislaus Ort, Catharine Pease, Clarence Peglow, Henry Peterson, Raymond Peterson, Ruth Przednowek, Adolph Roberts, Lois Rogosky, Michael Schenck, Russell Scholl, Kathryn Sheriff, Helen Shultz, Roy C. Siegmund, Ruth Simon, Louise Skocdopole. Bohumll Stahlberg, Hazel Stelgely, Frederic Stelnstrom, Mildred Specklen, Margaret Sweltzer, Glenn Tanke, Harold Taylor, Catherine Thorpe, Orrle Tyler, Gretchen Ulrich, Elsie Underwood, Elizabeth Vogt, Dorthy Vollheim, Irma Voegtly, Mercedes Wells, Dale Witt, Ralph Wolf, Russell Weller, Wentworth Zahner, Jane Page Thirty-live Sophomore HAVE you ever heard of a Sophomore class that wasn’t the most down- trodden; the least noticed; and the least mentioned class in the High School? The Sophomore class of L. P. H. S. is not an exception—even though we set sail bravely with these officers—Henry Peg- low, bearing the presidential burden, (haven’t you noticed how stooped he has become?) Catherine Ort as Heinie’s able assistant and Stuart Ludlow carrying our penny bank for us. We tried to give tradition a shake and bravely launched our ship of state. Tire- lessly we worked on the Flapper Stunt to help make the Mixer a success. Then— --------EL A REGULAR FELLOW I don’t hanker much after titles and such But the one weakness I can’t deny Is to hear someone say as I pass on my way “Say, there goes a regular guy.” “A regular fellow!” Not haughty or yel- low— Straightforward with never a bluff; Whose try is his best and whose word stands the test, Aye, there is ambition enough! Oh, a genuine man who will do what he can For his fellows in time of their need, With a helping hand here or a word that will cheer, Has the truest of true friends for his need. So the pomp and the show and the glory may go To the rest in life’s little duello, But the tribute I crave as I’m borne to my grave “He was a regular fellow.” Pneumonia killed poor David Dare. His dearest girl gave him the air. Class History we stopped, or rather we were stopped for “tradition” says all the honors must go to the Juniors and Seniors. Nevertheless the Sophomores took part in school activities such as basketball, baseball track and debate. So you see we aren’t as brainless as we seem. The annual isn’t a place for crabbing so we should end the wail of that poor bunch of human beings, who have just graduated from greenness and who have not succeed- ed in earning, finding or stealing more than sixteen credits. —Catherine Ort, ’25. —Jane Zahner, ’25. “TUT” We humans here; I think we’re fools, Almost. We have a sense Which eases love For any corpse In not so long— Three days, Almost. And yet we hope To look on “Tut,” And he’s been dead Three thousand years, Almost. I’ve heard the singing of a bird. I’ve heard a tom cat wail. There’s just one thing I’ve never heard: The blubber of a whale. Love is like an onion We taste it with delight, But when it’s gone we wonder Whatever made us bite. “Prohibition or no prohibition, here’s where I take a drop,” remarked the steeple- jack as his rope broke. PaRe Thirty-six Page Thirty-seven Page Thirty-eight Ten B and Nine A Classes 10B Alexander, Jack Barker, L. D. Barnes, Lutrella Blankscheln, Emmet Borg, Hubert Brownsey, Arllno Carlson, Elsie Carlson, Marion Collins, Lucy Cook, Helen Cooper, Errett Ebel, De Loris Flowers, William Fargher, Francis Fritz, Helen Glanders. Verna Greenman, Paul Hedstrom, Ralph Heise, Imogene Hickman. Melvin Higgins, William Homann, Alberta Jewett, Virginia Johnson, Paul Johnson, Hoy Kaska, Henrietta Koons, Mary Krause, Elva Lay, Marie Martin, Bo McGill. Mary McKenney, Thomus Nordyke, Gladys Pankouski, Laura Parker, Fay Pease, LeRoy Reeder, David Reeder, Esther Rowley, George Shaw, E lwin Smith, Milton Sweitzer, Ruth Thomas, Marcia Tallant, Catherine Taylor, Sarah Jane Way, Lloyd Weaver, Irving THE FRESHMEN OFFICERS Bo Martin, President Mary Elizabeth Briggs, Vice-President Helen Henry, Secretary-Treasurer Edith Hampton, Class Sponsor MEMBERS Abrams, Howard Ayers, Bernice Bair, Mildred Barr, Harold Beall. Rayon Benson, Gordon Blake, Olive Bochniarz, Lauretta Bohlender, Kenneth Bortz, Elan Bowman, Josephine Briggs, Mary Elizabeth Bunco, Joseph B. Bunion, Russell Chlpman, Clarence Clawson, Edwin Cloutier, Florence Goffeen, Robert Cox, Alice Culver, Bob Daniel. Wilbert Decker, Harold Donkin. Jennie Downing, Wealthy Duchossois, Ruth Duke, Harold Duker, Herbert Dunham, Winifred Kuril, Lucille Fentner, Reginald Fllcklnger, Dorothy Fraczck. John Frldh, Walter Fouch, Audrey Garwod. Kenneth Gerbrlck, Ruth Glesler, Norman Gildcrman, Mabel Glassman, Eunice Glnther, Elmer Glouch, John Greenman, Robert Griewank. George Grisez, FVances Gustafson. Halo, E. Haforkamp, Dorothy Heal. Olive B. Hedstrom, Christiana Melt, Elsie Henry, Helen Hunt. Gladys Jack, Mary Jonas Arnold Jonas, Robert Jahns, Virginia Kale, Marjorie Koomler. Ed rase Kowalczyk, Chester Kreidler, Marguerite Lange, Edna Lass. Harold 9A Lindewald, Wesley Llndstrom. Melvin Lingard, Erseal Long, Aden Loose, Bertha Luce, Harry Luhr, Marie Luther, Harold Malone, Landon Manske. Minnie Matheny, Karl McCorkel, Roger McCormick, Rose McCutcheon, Harold Meyer, Paul Mlddledorf, Ruth Miller, Henrietta Miller. Leo Moran, Elaine Morse, Charles Moyer, Harold Neary, Charles Norris, Geraldine Norton, Emma Norton. Pearl Oehmke, Jack Pease, Marshall Proud, Olive Reed, Hazel Rinehart, Norman Russell, Ellen Savage. Kathleen Savage, Robert Schoff, Ida Schmidt, Norman Schultz, Edwin Schultz. Roy Shutler, Marjorie Slocum, Leo Steele. Edwin Stibor. Rosalie Speckien. Mabel Svec. Albina Swan. Edna-Mae Swarthout. Marguerite Taylor, Earl Thorp. Louisa Thodc. Louise Vick, Harold Troy, Mildred Vogt, Louise Unruh, Thelma Warfield. William West. Mabel White, George Whltestine, Rose Wllken, Lois Wollert, Delmar Yellnek. Gustov Zimmerman, Edgar 9B Alderfer, Aliee Baer, Janis M. Ball, Raymond Bortz, Elmer C. Beall. Ancll Blaney, Hugh Bosserman, Hazel Boyce, Genevieve Boyce, Marcele Burkert. Helen Chrobaok, Walter Davis. Harold Domer, Florence Doolittle. Bernice Dorland, Maybcllc Dostle, Lester Elsenmenger. Laura Elovitz, Sadie Essling, Ramona Fargher. Mary Helen Fllcklnger. Wilbur Gast, Ralph Goeltzenleuchter, Harold Goers. Lawrence Goff. Mary Green, Kenneth Hoelocker, Helen Hubner, J. Norman Hufford, Eugene Jones, Marjory Kessler, Leona Line, Jack Loetz, Luella Lorlng, Robert letter. Rose Luchslnger, Henry McCarver. Celestlne Mclster, Marcella Menzel, Laura Morettl, Baldo Morse, James Oestermeyer, Alfred Oberem, Thelma Hazel Ormsby, Doris Ordung. Maurice Paszkicwlcz. Hattie Pelton, Irma Phillips. Mary Pinge I. Marie Payne, Neal Prouty, James Quigley. Alfred Reeder. Douglas Lee Rice, Victor Riley. Glenn Rogwska, Genevieve Rose. Delilah Sass. Oliver Seidler, Pearl Shlck, Monty Sonne bom, Frederick Slocum, Don Strleter, Martin Stukart, Henry Thompson, Forrest Uhlemann, Gertrude Wagner. Bertha Walker, Mildred Woodard. Mabel Zelers, Martha Page Thirty-nine Pago Forty History of the WHEN the class of 1926 came over from Central, a veritable torrent of new students poured into high school. Our many numbers became ac- quainted after a little while with their new surroundings, chose class officers, and made themselves at home. We elected Bo Martin to lead us through the first year, while Mary Elizabeth Briggs was chosen vice-president, and Helen Henry secretary- treasurer. The greater part of our time was spent in dreaming of the things we would do when we were upper classmen. However, we did present one event which—but I’ll let two Freshies discussing it, “the morn- ing after the night before,” tell you all about it— Mutt—“Say, Jeff, I had a swell time at the Freshman party last night. Those Freshies sure are grand entertainers. This is the fifth time I’ve been a Fresh- man, but I like these classmates the best. How come you didn’t attend?” Jeff—“Oh, I don’t know. Say, Mutt, did they have anything to eat? Was my girl there?” ---------EL THE MAN WHO I try to take things as they come along from day to day And be content with matters I can’t change in any way, But if there’s one thing I implore that to my lot shall fall I hope I may escape for aye the Man Who Knows It All. There are a few of him at least wherever you may go, He takes for granted that the things which you may chance to know Don’t count against the sum of knowledge he has stored away And so he tries to put you wise when converse you essay. Freshmen Class Mutt—“Yes, they had some punch, fine stuff! And your girl was there. Ain’t you sorry you didn’t go?” Jeff—“You bet your life I am. But tell me more about it.” Mutt—“Well, first they had some get- acquaipted games. Then pretty soon the Arbee Artists tuned up and we danced and had a great time.” Jeff—“That must have been some fine party. But Mutt, how much did they soak you?” Mutt—“Well, as I understand it, every- body, whether they went or not has to pay 16 cents to Helen Henry so that they can make expenses.” Jeff—“Oh get out! I didn’t go and they wouldn’t soak me 16 cents for nothing, would they?” Mutt—“Well, they might, and you’d better beat it P. D. Q. for here comes Hel- en now. So long!” —JOSEPHINE BOWMAN, ’26. PE---—--- KNOWS IT ALL The saddest thing about him is that nine times out of ten He doesn’t know enough to know that other men Could teach him lots of useful things if he’d erase his grin And close his bill in silence till some knowledge trickled in. The man who listens is the man who learns, you’ll all agree, When our advice is wanted we’ll be ask- ed for it, you see; And though he doesn’t know it he is rid- ing for a fall Who thinks the joke’s on other folks, because he knows it all. Page Forty-pne ONE dreary day last December the Seniors were given opportunity to even up matters with some of their classmates. It was the annual Senior vot- ing day on which day intelligent Seniors are asked to vote on foolish questions and usually answer them in an equally foolish way. The balloting was a huge success. However, when Blyker saw the vote in the handsomest Senior going against him he charged a monstrous election graft. His demand for a re-count was refused, but the vote he polled on the easiest on the bar- ber mollified his vanity. 1. Best Athlete: Chester Leliter. 2. Biggest Loafer: Joseph Held. 3. Best Girl Dancer: Lorraine Schafer. 4. Best Boy Dancer: John Oakes. 5. Easiest On The Barber: Lawrence Blycker. 6. Most Popular Boy: Chester Leliter. 7. Most Popular Girl: Lucile Bueltzing- sloewen. 8. Worst Crab: Cable Manning. 9. Handsomest: Cable Manning. 10. Done Most for LaPorte High School; Edgar Schumm. 11. Most Diligent: Grace Hildebrand. 12. Biggest Sponger: Lorraine Schafer. 13. Squirreliest: Lawrence Blycker. 14. Most Pius: Kenneth Bear. EL-PE ANNUAL WEEK March fifth to ninth is Annual Week, The very mention makes some shriek; An original story the very first thing; We've racked our brains till our poor heads ring. To find something novel, something new, Those kinds of ideas are exceedingly few, On Tuesday an essay the students pre- pare, Some of them think it isn’t quite fair To make us compete with the worldly Ba- con At a time when our thoughts are so badly shaken. Wednesday we try out at making a rhyme, The work’s getting harder all the time, Thursday’s the day for practical jokes, There’s been some hot ones on some of the folks. Friday’s the day for incidental things, All clever ideas have now taken wings; And now it’s over and listen here, We’re glad it comes but once a year. —Mary Elizabeth Jack, ’25. “I’d walk a mile for a Camel,” said the Arab lost in the desert. He had been warned. He had been told of the horrors he would encounter. But he, fool as he now realized himself, had gone ahead recklessly, daring, foolhardy. What stupid urging had egged him on, why had he yielded? Better and stronger men had suffered the same fate. How was he to withstand this creeping terror’s stealthy irresistible advance? But he had ventured in spite of all this and here he was groping madly in this horror for some dry spot, some means of salvation. All about him he heard the soft splash- ing of the water, all about him he saw the whiteness, that whiteness which seemed so harmless but which had been the means of entrapping so many. He shuddered hideously as he felt it de- scending upon him in an ominous and si- lent march. He tried to brush it aside, but it came on more quickly to blind him. He swore, he cursed on madly—all in vain —the soap had reached his eyes. “Poor sap!” said the farmer gazing at his maple tree. A sock on the foot is worth two in the eye. Page Forty-two ATHLETICS Page Forty-three Page Forty-four Top Row—Everette Cartwright, George Ellis, Alan Chambers, Dale Wells, Clarence Pease, Emmet Blankschein; Coach Rovenstine. Center Row—Wilbur Larson, Ejnar Fridh, Henry Peglow, Marshall Pease, George Hupp, Forrest Line, Merton Lindgren, Jack Line, mascot. Bottom Row—Ralph Hedstrom, Lawrence Bass, Mathis Dring, Cable Manning, Chester Leliter. Basket-Ball 1922-1923 WHEN Coach Rovenstine issued his call for candidates of caging ten- dencies, he was overwhelmed with aspirants. Over eighty ambitious men re- ported for the first practice. With only one veteran left from last year our coach had quite a task before him. The entire group was divided up into teams, and then for the next two weeks inter-team games took place in order to give the coach ample op- portunity to “look ’em over”. The squad was then cut to thirty, and shortly after that, twenty men were se- lected, of which the first and second teams would be composed. It was a hard job to pick the team, but places were finally settled, suits were distributed, and the hard grind for a successful sea- son commenced. RESUME OF THE SEASON LAPORTE 15; LAKEVILLE 14 In their first appearance of the season, Coach Rovenstine’s inexperienced quintet won a slow, uninteresting game rrom the Lakeville play- ers. Numerous fumbles and inaccurate passing was largely responsible for LaPorte’s low score. LAPORTE 26; HOBART 11 Showing a marked improvement in defense the LaPorte five defeated the small but fast Hobart aggregation in an easily contested game. Eleven players were used in the tilt, and all showed up well. LAPORTE 35; NAPPANEE 21 In the first out-of-town game of the season the Orange and Black romped over the Nappanee tossers in grand style, winning their third game. Nappanee fought hard, and although they out- weighed LaPorte, they failed to win. LAPORTE 18; NILES 26 LaPorte was defeated for the first time in the season in one of the roughest and most unsports- manlike games ever witnessed by local fans. It was slug, trip, push and hold from the start to finish. Although fighting against odds the locals never gave up and showed the winners that they were true sportsmen and not merely sports. Fol- lowing this rotten exhibition all athletic rela- tions with Niles were broken. LAPORTE 22; ELKHART 13 Playing against a team of veteran players, who were ranked as one of the best in northern Indi- ana, LaPorte’s fighting five out-fought and out- played the Blue and White. LaPorte showed the first real basketball of the season. LAPORTE 15; HAMMOND 18 Expecting an easy win but being worsted in the end LaPorte lost a sluggishly played tilt to Hammond. Our boys were somewhat tired from the Elkhart match, and this probably had much to do in accounting for the defeat. LAPORTE 35; GOSHEN 17 Not forgetting the stinging defeat handed the LaPorte five last year in the district tourney. Coach Rovenstine’s tossers secured sweet revenge by slipping the Goshenites a severe defeat. On the whole the game was rather uninteresting as the losers offered barely no opposition to the effective style of offensive play used by the local basketeers. LAPORTE 16; EMERSON 29 For the second time this season the Orange and Black were defeated and again it was on the enemy’s floor. Emerson took our squad down the line for a big count. The Gary school had a better team and completely outplayed the locals throughout the game. LAPORTE 15; FROEBEL 7 In a game that was featured with speedy offen- sive playing and stellar guarding, the Orange and Black were forced to the limit in order to annex a win over the speedy steel city lads. At all times the result was doubtful and the in- terest was high till the final gun. LAPORTE 14; SOUTH BEND 22 One of the fastest games of basketball ever played in the Central gym, in which the Orange and Black were defeated, was witnessed by the largest crowd that had ever crowded into the old auditorium. At half time the score was 7 to 6 in favor of the local team. The scant lead of one point was held only until the Blue and Gold cut loose. It was a great fight, although both teams were handicapped by absent players. South Bend’s experience made them superior to La Porte. Pago Forty-five LAPORTE 14; EMERSON 29 Coach Rovenstine’s Orange and Black crew again fell before the Gary five in a game that was entirely lacking of the fighting spirit that was generally so evident. Erratic playing by the locals spoiled the fray. LAPORTE 16; MISHAWAKA 24 Playing the best brand of basketball that they had played all season and with LaPorte playing its worst, the Maroon and White of Mishawaka defeated the locals on the opponents’ floor in a rough tussle. LAPORTE 24; VALPARAISO 9 After a decided slump in which three games were dropped, the LaPorte high school basketball team came back in grand form and severely wal- loped the Valpo lads in a game that was featured with spectacular passing and guarding, with won- derful defensive playing. LAPORTE 18; ROCHESTER 17 Contrary to all expectations, predictings and dope, the Orange and Black journeyed to Roch- ester where they met and defeated the best the down-staters could offer. Rochester afforded the locals a fine gym, and gave the Rovenstine tossers excellent treatment. LAPORTE 39; VALPARAISO 13 Valpo came to even things up, but their good intentions soon went astray when Coach Roven- stine’s crew showed their stuff in the way of a shooting barrage. After the first five minutes it was simply a question of how many points the LaPorte crew would garner. The scrubs played the last half for LaPorte. LAPORTE 23; SOUTH BEND 40 Again LaPorte fell to South Bend. The gym was packed and there were more than 200 rooters from LaPorte, all there to see the Orange and Black trample the Blue and Gold. The boys fought hard and tried their best to overcome the slight lead piled up in the first half, but somehow they couldn’t get together and came in second best as the result. LAPORTE 22; FROEBEL 20 LaPorte once more copped from the fast Froe- bel five, defeating them in a hard fought battle on the Garyites' floor. In the last few minutes of play the Gary crew staged a rally which almost proved disastrous but the defense held and La- Porte came off the floor victors again. LAPORTE 39; MISHAWAKA 20 Playing in true Orange and Black champion- ship style, Coach Rovenstine’s warriors closed the basketball season by walloping the Maroon and White in a game in which the locals showed the best offense of the year. TOURNAMENT LAPORTE 54; WANATAH 5. Starting off with a spurt of speed, although the lineup was composed entirely of second string players, the Orange and Black made an impres- sive showing in their first appearance at the tourney at Valpo. The score mounted steadily and in the last few minutes of the game Coach Rovenstine sent in the first five for a workout. The final tally was 54 to 5. VALPARAISO 18; LAPORTE 15. The slashing drive that was intended to carry LaPorte through to the final was checked in the second round of elimination. The locals were stopped by Valpo in the opening game of the second day's play in the tourney. It was one of those gruelling contests in which the players extended themselves to the limit without being able to run up a comfortable lead. Excitement ran high and the crowd on both sides was just one mob of rooters, frenzied by the struggle before them. In the last stages of the game, LaPorte led, 15 to 13, when the Valpo back guard, in sickening fashion sank a long basket which tied the game. In the over-time period LaPorte was held scoreless while Valpo once more broke into the scoring limelight and with a three-point lead won the game. LaPorte’s jinx which followers of the Orange and Black thought shaken for good, re-appeared at the critical time, and once more LaPorte, picked champion of the tourney, was defeated. Dale Wells, who by his sensational playing kept the locals in the running, was placed on the all-sectional. ST. JOHN’S CUP The trophy for tne member of the LaPorte basketball squad who had exhibited the best atti- tude throughout the season, both at practice and in school was this year won by Ralph Hedstrom. The donor of the award is Joseph St. John, local business man. For this reason the cup, which is awarded annually, is called the St. John’s cup for mental attitude. Hedstrom, who is the third Orange and Black player awarded this trophy is a Sophomore. Dur- ing the season he occupied a regular berth at forward position, and played on the first five throughout the season. Heddie” is very deserv- ing of the cup, and his excellent spirit typified that of the whole squad. The awarding of the trophy does not create, but rather encourages and stimulates the excel- lent sportsmanlike attitude which has always been evidenced when the Orange and Black plays. The awarding of the trophy by Mr. St. John will continue and we hope that it will ever urge the players to attain a higher plane of mental atti- tude. Fred Pitzer_______________________1921 Irving Blackwelder________________1922 Ralph Hedstrom___________________1923 (?) -____________________________ 1924 Paso Forty-six With the Scrubs LAPORTE high school’s second team went through the season of 1922-1923 in such lightning fashion that they well deserved being called a meteorical team. The past season was one of the most successful ever had by the scrubs, as out of a total of eight games played, they dropped only one scheduled contest— the game against the South Bend seconds on the Benders’ floor. Among the teams vanquished by the seconds is represented nearly every city of LaPorte county. The scrubs usually played the opening game in the Central gym, providing the rooters with great ex- hibitions of lightweight basketball. The squad journeyed to several surrounding towns for return games. The first five that composed the second team was practically the same five that worked together in all the games from the start of the season. The following per- sonnel made up one of the best lightweight teams in this section: Hupp, forward, was one of the main- stays of the offense. Breaking through the defense, he could always be expected to come through with several goals. Peglow, forward, played a fast game at his position all season. Heinie rarely went through a game without a couple of tallys. He is a dead shot from the free- throw line. Line, center, was one of the jumpingest centers that ever bounded up for the tip- off. Working in well in the passing and team-work, he proved himself invaluable. Ellis, running guard, was the great stumbling block for the opponent’s for- wards, baffling their attempts to work the ball down the floor. He leaped into the scoring limelight by his sensational shots at South Bend. Larson, back guard, played a steady, consistent game throughout the season. He never failed to get his man, and send the ball back to his teammates. Cartwright, Lindgren, Fridh and Blank- schein were the bench men held in reserve by Coach Rovenstine. The subs never fail- ed to show up well when sent into the game at crucial moments. All four played top notch basketball. Sonneborn started the season at back guard, but was later substituted by Larson, because of the fact that Sonneborn was a last half Senior. Following is a tabulation of the season’s defeats and victories: Scrubs 19; Rolling Prairie (firsts) 14. Scrubs 28; Stillwell (firsts) 27. Scrubs 23; Westville (firsts) 21. Scrubs 15; Rolling Prairie (firsts) 10. Scrubs 24; Westville (firsts) 21. Scrubs 18; South Bend (seconds) 9. Scrubs 18; Marquette Hall 7. Scrubs 12; South Bend (seconds) 17. Pago Forty-seven Cable Manning (Captain): “Horse” proved him- self to be an ideal leader for the team. He played left guard and besides doing his bit at keeping down the score of the opposing five, he would instill in the team a fighting spirit that at the critical moment often turned an apparent defeat into victory. Man- ning graduates this year and will be missed. Chester Leliter: “Chet” was the leading and most consistent point-getter of the team. At pivot posi- tion he could always be depended upon to get the tip-off. He was a good shot and could sink baskets from any angle, of times caging the basket that spell- ed victory. The team loses a stellar player when Leliter graduates this year. Mathis Dring: “Mac” our fighting forward made an excellent record on the team this season. De- spite the fact that this was his first, and incidentally his last year on the team, he was one of the leading point-getters. Although often closely guarded dur- ing a game he managed to consistently break through for baskets. Ralph Hedstrom: “Heddie”, our dependable left forward ably held up his end in the scoring through- out the season. At times he was shifted to running guard where he did equally well. Hedstrom will be here for the next two years and even greater ac- complishments are anticipated. Lawrence Bass: “Stretch” as right guard was one of the main cogs of the Orange and Black defensive machine. With his ability and reach he was respon- sible for breaking up many of the opposing plays. Bass will again be with us next year and great things are expected from him. ■4 Pago Forty-elght ► Alan Chambers: “Alan” worked hard at his berth at forward or center throughout the season, when- ever called upon by Coach Rovenstine. He mixed in readily and proved himself valuabel both in team work and in defensive work. This is Chambers’ last year. Dale Wells: “Dale”, although of diminutive sta- ture, was one of the shining lights of the squad. A dead eye for the basket, coupled with real basketball ability in working the ball down the floor, earned for him a place on the all-sectional five. His work in the tourney was especially brilliant. Dale will be with us for the next two years. Clarence Pease: “Jobbie” as running guard and forward was a typical scrapper and his aggressive- ness and fighting spirit often materially aided the Orange and Black in winning. He was adept in breaking up the opponents’ plays and always con- tributed his share when sent into the fray. This is Pease’s first year on the varsity. Forrest Line: “Bud” as “holler coach” for the Orange and Black rooters was perhaps the peppiest of cheer leaders. He worked with a will and as a result achieved real organized rooting. Coach E. A. Rovenstine: During his past three years of coaching at LaPorte high school, Coach Rov- enstine has won for himself a place in the hearts of the students as well as the townspeople. His code of clean athletics has made sports at the school better and greater, and through his efforts LaPorte high has been represented by the best teams in its history. Page Forty-nine Baseball 1923 OWING to the poor support on the part of the students in regard to base- ball last year, it was rather doubt- ful if the school would be represented in the national sport this season. A large and somewhat inexperienced group of men reported for the first practice, and after several weeks of hard drilling and training, Coach Rovenstine produced a well bal- anced team, fully capable of vieing with the best. The appearance of the team was great- ly improved when the High School Ath- letic Association purchased new uniforms for the players. Indications point to an enviable record for the team. With base- ball a growing sport, we believe the game will create as much enthusiasm as any other branch of athletics of the school. The lineup of the team: Magnuson, catch; Bass and Lindgren, pitch; Martin, Wells, Severs, and Hedstrom, infield; Blankschein, Line and Thorp, outfield. The utility men, kept in reserve by Coach Rov- enstine are Collins, Fridh and Peglow. The schedule of the season and results follow: April 14 Culver, rain. April 27 Walkerton (here) 1; LaPorte 3. May 4 Mishawaka (there) 2; LaPorte 13. May 11 Emerson (there) rain. May 18 Argos (here) 1; LaPorte 7. May 19 Froebel (there) 1; LaPorte 8. (The following games have not been played at this writing.) May 23 Mishawaka (here). May 25 Michigan City (there). May 26 Froebel (here). June 1 Plymouth (here). June 2 Emerson (here). June 6 Michigan City (here). IN A FRIENDLY SORT OF WAY When a man ain’t got a cent, and he’s feel- ing kind o’ blue, An’ the clouds hang dark an’ heavy, an’ won’t let the sunshine through, It’s a great thing, 0, my brethren, for a feller just to lay His hand upon your shoulder in a friendly sort o’ way! It makes a man feel curious, it makes the tear drops start, An’ you sort o’ feel a flutter in the region of the heart; You can’t look up and meet his eyes; you don’t know what to say When his hand is on your shoulder in a friendly sort o’ way. Oh, the world’s a curious compound, with its honey and its gall, With its cares and bitter crosses, but a good world, after all, An’ a good God must have made it—least- ways. that is what I say When a hand is on your shoulder in a friendly sort o’ way. —L. J. D. Pago Fifty y Track 1923 THE track team which this year carries the Orange and Black colors is by far the best that has represented LaPorte high in recent years. Much greater enthusiasm was shown this year by the student body than formerly. About twenty-five men exhibited a de- sire to participate in the 1923 track events when that number turned out for the first night’s practice. Preliminary training was given the group by Coach Rovenstine and after some time the size was cut down to fourteen. The team for track and field events was chosen from this group and with a well trained team the season com- menced. Milton Smith captained the track team. LAPORTE 51; PLYMOUTH 48. LaPorte high school won its first track meet in many years when the local team defeated Plym- outh. Every man on the squad placed in the events. Smith and Pease were high point men with eleven talleys apiece. PENTAGONAL MEET LaPorte fared not so well in the big pentagonal track meet held here by invitation, and in which participated representatives from South Bend, Elkhart, Goshen, Michigan City, and LaPorte. South Bend walked off with the honors with 26 points. LaPorte won fifth place. COUNTY MEET Michigan City won the field and track meet for the county high schools held at LaPorte, when her athletes ran up a total of 27 points. LaPorte came in second with 25, while LaCrosse had IS and Rolling Prairie 1. LAPORTE 69; FROEBEL 30. LaPorte scored its most decisive track victory when the squad went to Gary to compete with Froebel. LaPorte won the meet by the score of 69 to 30. The following men won first places in the events: Severs, Taylor (2), Smith, Pease, Steele, Drollinger and Price. It’s a little thing to do, Just to think. Any one, no matter who, Ought to think. Take a little time each day, From your work and from your play, Stop and think. You will see that men who fail, Did not think. Men who find themselves in jail, Did not think. Half the trouble that we see— Trouble brewed for you and me, Would quite likely never be, If we’d think. —Edna Kanney. Page Fifty-ono Boxing and Wrestling WHEN Coach Hugh Carter issued a call for students for his boxing and wrestling classes, he introduced a sport into LaPorte high school that seems destined to become very popular. The wrestling classes were formed early in the season. About 40 boys turned out to receive instructions in the grappling art, and for a period of 12 weeks the “Y” gym was the scene of many an amateur bout. Individual instructions were also given in which the many different holds were illustrated. Boxing lured as many as had wrestling and in a short time several classes indulg- ed in fisticuffs once a week after school. Coach Carter’s preteges displayed their wares in public on several occasions when wrestling and boxing bouts were fought between halves of the basketball games in the Central gym. The climax of the interesting season came when a boxing and wrestling tourney was staged with contestants drawn from the classes. The tourney was conducted by way of eliminations, and nine champs were crowned. In the wrestling tourney the following were judged winners: Reggie Fentner, 110 pound; Morris Johnson, 115 pound; Forrest Price, 125 and 135 pound; Ejnar Fridh, 145 pound; Owen Drollinger, 158, 175, and heavy- weight. The following were victorious in the boxing tourney: Charles Merrill, 110 and 115 pound; Everette Cartwright, 125 pound; Don Bennethum, 135 pound; Clarence Pease, 145, 158, 175 and heavyweight. LaPorte sent three representatives to the state high school wrestling tourney held at Bloomington. Drollinger, Frlce and Fentner made the trip with Coach Carter. Fentner placed third in the 110 pound bout, while Drollinger won third in the 158 pound bout. Wrestling and boxing will again be re- vived next year, and indications point that the sports will enjoy a deserving growth. The sinker sank, The sun was sinking; Which makes me think That I was thinking: But sinking suns And sinking sinkers Will never pass With thinking thinkers. “One more lap,” said the Pomeranian pup as his mistress picked him up. Page Fifty-two Pago Fifty-throe The Dramatic Season HP HE dramatic season 1922-23 was the A most successful for years. The Jun- iors outdid themselves, and proved their ability as actors in the well-known production “Peg O’ My Heart”, staged at the Central Auditorium, March 16. The Seniors established a precident by present- ing. their play at the Central Theatre. “The Charm School” was presented for the approval of the largest audience in the history of local high school drama on May 3, and was pronounced the “hit of the sea- son”. Much of the credit for the success of both p lays is due to the coaches, Miss De- vada Deerhake and Miss Zourie Mell Sut- ton. They worked unceasingly with their charges and their efforts were justly awarded. Peg O’ My Heart” Betty Shrock scored a complete success by her characterization of Peg, the young Irish spit-fire, with passionate loyalty to her father and Michael, the Airedale dog. Her tone of voice and manner were so natural that we almost forgot she was acting. She was ably supported by Richard Sav- age in the character of “Jerry” whose easy stage presence and severe confidence made him a most effective personage. Eleanore Moore as Ethel Chichester, the supercilious and much petted daughter of a doting mother, brought out these char- acter parts to the best advantage. Edward Howe, as Alaric Chichester, the darling of his mother’s heart, was respon- sible for a great amount of the comedy element in the play. The role of Mrs. Chichester, the some- what snobbish aristocrat, was played by Mildred Enns whose mercenary motives, most transparently displayed, were very amusing to the audience. The part of Christian Brent, the un- happy, married heartbreaker, was earnest- ly played by Irving Schultz. He filled the requirements very satisfactory. The supercilious footman and the heart- ily disgusted maid, Jarvis and Bennett, were well portrayed by Joseph Schelin and Ethel Barnes, while Lloyd Blankschein gave an interesting depiction of the Eng- lish solicitor “Hawkes”. EL-PE I once knew A girl Who was so modest That she wouldn’t Even do Improver fractions Who knew a dame Who was So bloomin’ bashful That she couldn’t Look bare facts In the face Without blushing. “They’re off!” cried the guard to a par- ty of visitors approaching the asylum. When in our hearts A throbbing starts We cast away dull care, And with our love We float above To a vision waiting there. Little words of wisdom, Little words of bluff, Make the teachers tell us, “Sit down, that’s enough.” “I’ve always believed,” said Lukie Mc- Slush, “That a hair on the head is worth two on the brush.” Page Fifty-four Scene from The Charm School” The Charm School” Roy Johnson’s interpretation of a young man, who was attempting to personally direct the welfare of the young ladies of Fairview boarding school which he had in- herited from his aunt, was splendid. He displayed a calm self-assurance and was entirely at ease throughout the perform- ance. His carriage, voice and diction were admirable, and his characterization of the part was thoroughly satisfying. Ethel Johnson’s appealing personality was given free rein in her part as Elise, the susceptible girl, who poured her un- solicited affections upon Bevans. Her win- some smile and provocating dimples un- doubtedly featured as strongly in his final capitulation as her pleading little speech- es. Another fine characterization was that of Alan Chambers as George Boyd, a friend of Bevans, and bookkeeping instructor at Fairview. His lovelorn condition, inten- sified by Elise’s persistent disregard of his affection, and his fierce jealousy of Austin, were most amusing. The part of Sally, George’s sister, was most ably filled by Geneva Lutman, whose irrepressible spirit and vivacious perform- ance made her a decided “hit”. She brought to her part self-possession and ability, and made it outstanding. In direct contrast to the more volatile spirits of the others, the sober David Mac- Page Fifty-live Kenzie, law student and legal advisor to Bevans, was a prominent figure. This part was well portrayed by Mathis Dring, whose perfect confidence was greatly to his credit. Lucile Bueltzingsloewen’s interpretation of Miss Hays was a fine bit of work and her assured bearing and clear articulation emphasized the favorable impression which she made. Another, and difficult part, which was admirably filled was that of Miss Curtis, played by Eunice Miller, whose hysterical outbursts and flutterings and general im- pressionability made her a most interest- ing character. Cable Manning was impressive in his role of Homer Johns, guardian of Elise, and divorced husband of Miss Hays. His performance was the more finished be- cause it was exactly suited to the age of the character. The part of Jim Simpkins, one of the twins whose sole aim in life was to keep --------EL- What happens to the clothing That we send to laundarees Is really the most subtlest Of all the mysteries. Today I got my bundle From that haunt of noisome ill, And inclosed I found a bunch of rags, A button, and a bill. That demoniacal laundaree, That grewsome, ghoulish yard, I send my clothes and they're returned Upon a postal card. Schumm in his new Ford phaeton drove up in front of a parking place after much maneuvering and cranking. The gate- keeper shouted, “One dollar for the car.” “Sold,” was Schumm's prompt reply. The boy stood on the burning deck, He did not scream or shout. He waited till the ship went down And put the fire out. up with pleasure and apart from work was well portrayed by Edgar G. Schumm, whose pithy comments and youthful fer- vor for his dancing pupils, especially Sally, were greatly enjoyed. The role of the other twin, Tim, was ably filled by Ken- neth Bear, who lectured his pupils on phys- ical culture, made secret visits with Sally to the movies, and fulfilled his part throughout in a most natural manner. Elizabeth Shick was most effective in her role of Alix Mercer, the little French girl, whose ideal it was to be charming, and Jane Miller as Muriel Doughty, was most convincing in her lofty resignation to her loyalty for the school. Other members of the Fairview senior class were Esther Janes, as Ethel Spelvin, Helen Jones, as Lillian Stafford, Jane Smith as Madge Kent, Doris Brown as Charlotte Gray, and Hannah Rosenthal as Dotsie. All the girls brought into their parts an exuberance which fitted in well with the requirements. PE--------- They used to sing some time ago A rather plaintive song Man wants but little here below, Nor wants that little long. But nowadays the song is set With music to the rhyme: Man wants as much as he can get And wants it all the time. He’s so dumb that he thinks the Latin quarter is a Roman coin. Dead-eye Dyck: “Say Bill, did that hobre, Cactus Luke, call me a sheep-herder and flea-bitten buzzard and a cross be- tween a flat-faced prairie dog and a brok- en-nosed cigar store Indian? Did he?” Bill: “Nope, Dyck, he dint.” “Gawd, then I’ve went and killed an innocent man.” “Back to the old grind,” said the dentist reaching for his drill. Page Fifty-six The Debate Teams The Debate Season T A PORTE HIGH SCHOOL “came back” •L this season in the forensic field. Her- alded by the high schools of Northern Indiana as a school that can well boast of its debate teams, and as the possessor of the Andrew J. Hickey debate trophy, LaPorte high once more proved its supe- riority and won the championship of the Triangle Debate League. The question for debate for the 1923 season was “Resolved; That Congress Should Pro- vide for the Settlement of Disputes in Public Industries by a Commission Repre- senting Capital, Labor and the Public.” LaPorte’s speakers were this year un- der the tuttleage of Coach J. Hobart Barr. Mr. Barr found at the beginning of the season nearly entirely new timber for the squads, but in remarkably short time moulded out of it two champion teams. The championship goes to LaPorte by virtue of winning three out of the four scheduled debates. Both teams spoke twice, once against Michigan City and once against Elkhart. The first debate of the year, with our negative squad pitted against Michigan City was a victory for us in the form of a unanimous judges’ de- cision. A dual debate followed between the LaPorte and Elkhart teams, and two more victories were recorded when both squads won the decisions. The only de- feat LaPorte suffered was the debate be- tween our affirmative teams and the Mich- igan City negative team. Michigan City seemed surprisingly well acquainted with LaPorte’s arguments and won unanimous- ly. Here is the standing of the league at the end of the season: Won Lost Pet. LaPorte 3 1 .775 Elkhart 1 2 .333 Michigan City .... 1 2 .333 THE SPEAKERS The Affirmative Team Roy W. Johnson, captain of the affirma- tive team, is a masterful orator and a quick thinker on the platform. . Page Fifty-eight ► Jane Zahner is an able speaker and possesses the ability to convince the audi- ence with her arguments. Niles Anderson is a calm and determined speaker. Kenton Bear, as alternate, is a tireless worker and an able speaker. The Negative Team Richard Savage, captain of the negative team, is our most versatile speaker. He can be depended upon in a crisis. Joseph Scheline is a competent talker and presents his arguments in a forceful manner. Lynus Barnes is a polished orator and contributed greatly to the season’s suc- cess. Josephine Bowman, as alternate, proved an invaluable assistance to the negative team. ----bl-pe-------- Girls’ Athletic Class Girls’ Athletics ATHLETICS for girls were firmly estab- lished at LaPorte high school dur- ing the last year when this branch of sports was placed under the supervi- sion of Miss Mabel Foor, who is also phys- ical director for the grammar schools. At the beginning of the year when the classes were organized 50 girls reported. The entire group was divided into two classes, the Monday night class, and the Tuesday night class. As their names in- dicate, the classes met on their respective nights at the Parish hall gym. Basket- ball occupied the center of interest with the girls even as it did in boys’ athletics. Two teams were organized in each class, and inter-class competition took place throughout the entire course which ex- tended over a period of more than two months. Calisthenics and health drills were also given to the girls and the popularity of the classes was very great. “Yes, I drove over forty miles at high speed—fearfully wet ail the way, but I didn’t skid a bit.” “Kelly Springfields?” “No, motorboat.” Page Fifty-nine The High School Orchestra DUE to the amount of new material little was expected from the high school orchestra this year, but under the skillful direction of Amos G. Wesler it proved to be indeed worthwhile. Soon after the beginning of school the direc- tion of the players was given to Mr. Wes- ler, who is a musician of no little ability. His instrument is the cello. Throughout the school year Mr. Wesler met with the orchestra several times each week and practiced with the beginning musicians. The orchestra made its first public appearances when it furnished music during local debates. It also fur- nished the music for the Senior gradua- tion exercises. Mr. Wesler will be here to direct the orchestra again next year, as will nearly all the musicians who are underclassmen. An improved orchestra can be expected next year. THE MIXER. The Senior class entertained the rest of the school at a program dance in honor of the Freshmen, Friday evening, Oct. 6. A novelty entertainment was given by the members of the four classes. The Seniors started off the evening with advertising stunts. Then Miss Young interpreted “The Hour Glass in a striking manner. Fritz Meissner as porter in the train scene which the Juniors presented made a big hit. Next appeared the “flappers of the Sophomore class. Bobbed hair, striped sweaters, galoshes, powder, and paint were their main line. The Freshies completed the program with a unique stunt in which a monkey was the main feature. The remainder of the evening was spent in dancing. THE SENIOR HIKE. King Johnson of the realm of ’23 led his array one bright autumn day to the Castle of Decker to partake of a great feast. Here, although footsore and weary, the courtiers were soon revived by the deli- cious viands prepared by the kind mistress of the castle. The valiant knights fell eagerly upon the repast and the fair la- dies were not long in following their lead. Then music called them to the dance where the merriment and good cheer urged even the timid ones to tread a measure. The sight of flames from a huge fire in the court-yard summoned them from the great hall. Great quantities of marshmal- lows were roasted and devoured. Filled with marshmallows and merri- ment they wended their way back to the court. P. S.—The next day they felt like “the morning after the night before”. JUNIOR VALENTINE PARTY. Once upon a time there was a nifty little dame ’n her name was Mayme Potter. She was a real twentieth century girl, she was, and she was in love with Red, a sure ’nuff sheik. Red ’n his sweetie did not hit it off very well ’cause Red was more ’n fond of the gay life. Poor little Mayme wept bitter tears but to no avail ’til one day Red’s Paw and Maw came to see Mayme’s Paw and Maw and that hard boiled egg came in stewed. It shocked ’em and they agreed with Mayme that that was the last straw. It didn’t take much persuasion for Red to win the little lady back. They fell in each others arms like a real lovin’ cou- ple. The curtain came down and everybody yelled, “On with the dance”. ’Cause you see this wasn’t a story but the program at the Junior Valentine Party. Take it from me, it sure was some party. There were hearts hanging all over everything— easier to win than they usually are but them hearts didn’t get the attention hearts should get ’cause the music made every- body dance and dance and dance and dance. THE SENIOR CARNIVAL In the year of 2357 A. D. Professor Zingapoo, a student of archaeology, on an expedition through the Great Lakes dis- trict stopped to unearth some of the ruins of what was once known as the city of LaPorte. He found traces of that famous institution of learning, the LaPorte High School and upon closer examination came upon the burned and charred bodies of the revellers who were attending a car- nival given by the class of ’23 in the spa- cious hall of the edifice, on the night of January nineteenth. The imprints of copies of two plays, “Pyramus and Thisbe”, and “The Hicks- ville Bungler” were found in the layers of rock. Under a layer of rock, the body of a woman dressed as an Egyptian was dis- closed. It was obvious to to the learned that she was a fortune teller. The professor returned to his college and related to his students the interesting information which he had gained. The students listened attentively and when he had finished, they expressed the wish that they might have lived in the year 1923 so that they could have had the good times that the ancients had. CHRISTMAS PROGRAM On December 23, the Senior Class gave a program. Ethel Calvert and John Oakes starred in “The Fellow Who Looks Like Me”. We never dreamed that the editor of the “El-Pe” could stoop so low as to pick up discarded cigars—but so he did—he gyped a good many from Johnny. Santa Claus failed to appear but the gifts he wished to present were sent by radio and he was a kind old Santa all right because he sent something for everybody —almost. Some of those gifts weren’t exactly what were expected but neverthe- less they sufficed. FRESHMEN RECEPTION An innovation in the social life of the high school was the reception tendered the incoming students in January by the first year people in high school. The committee in charge planned the affair with the class sponsor, Miss Hampton. At the beginning of the evening get-acquaint- ed was played with the aid of Miss Foor. Dancing was enjoyed after the games, and during the evening frappe was served. THE JUNIOR DANCE The Juniors opened their party with games in charge of Miss Foor and Mr. Carter. The Freshies enjoyed the child- hood sports and scrambled around like two year olds. Slxty-on© The program was one that will not soon be forgotten and will never allow us to forget the youthful frolics of Kewpie and Zourie, the immortal voice of Amos G. Wesler and our beloved Mr. Ault. We danced and danced and then we ate those sandwiches that Dick Savage told us they’d been making for three days and let me tell you those sandwiches were the straw-----we left. JUNIOR PROM The social season came to its climax when the Juniors presented the final event of the year, the Junior-Senior reception, which was held May 25 at the Masonic temple. Festivities for the evening began with a delicious three course dinner, dur- ing which toasts were given by members of the Junior and Senior classes and the faculty. The following toasts were de- livered: Roy W. Johnson, “Juniors”; Edith Hampton, “Unity”; Edgar G. Schumm, “Neighbors”; Mr. E. B. Wetherow, “Ideals”; Esther Higgins, “Ours”; Geneva Lutman, “Regrets”; Ross Ort, “Seniors”. Ross Ort presided during the banquet as toastmaster. Following the banquet the couples danced to the music of Petterson’s orchestra, for which artistic programs in the Junior colors were presented the cou- ples. SENIOR SPRING PARTY What was considered the prettiest dance of the season was given at the Ma- sonic temple ball room April 13 when the Senior class presented a spring party. Decorations in the class colors, Maize and Blue were effectively carried out, and formed a beautiful canopy under which a large number of couples enjoyed dancing. During the evening the class flag was un- furled, and fan-shaped programs were given the guests. Petterson’s orchestra furnished the music. ----el-pe---- Tennis 1923 UNDER the supervision of our new ten- nis coach, Hugh Carter, an elimina- tion tournament was held in order to get a line on the players who turned out in good number, and incidentally, to deter- mine the 1923 champion of the school. Af- ter many hotly contested matches Charles Boklund, last year's high school and city- wide champ, was successful in defeating all contestants who aspired for his crown. The runners up in the net play and also the men who comprised the final team are Chambers, Peglow, Hupp and Bennethum. At this writing LaPorte has played and won two matches. The South Bend net men fell to our team to the score of 5 to 1. Four singles and two doubles were played. LaPorte dropped one match, a single, to the visitors. Froebel also lost to LaPorte by the score of 5 to 1. Again LaPorte lost one single match. Two matches still re- main to be played, one with Froebel and one with Emerson. EL-PE- Jane Zahner: “I was very embarrassed in church last Wednesday night.” Jo Bowman: “Do tell.” Jane: “I went with Mush. The preach- er read four chapters from the Acts of the Apostles and Mush got up and went out for a smoke between each act.” The town drunK 1,10 lone passerby) — “Hello men!” Louise Vogt: “I’m going to sell kisses at the charity ball tonight. Do you think ten cents apiece is too much to charge for them. Dot Vogt: “No, I guess not. People ex- pect to get cheated at these charity af- fairs.” Flo: “Is skiing hard on the feet?” Jo: “No—not on the feet. Page Slxty-two Page Sixty-three A Flapper’s First Formal Shakily, and with clammy hand, Mara- beth placed the receiver on its hook. She was sixteen and had received a “bid” to her first formal dance. And with Eddie! How often the girls had heaved sighs of rapture with eyes cast upward after a dance with this “perfect specimen of man- hood.” She swallowed. Her heart still pounded. Her mouth was dry. Had she said the “right thing”? Had she thank- ed him sufficiently? Too much? If she could just remember! But at last she was going to a formal dance, as her older sister did so often. Then she wondered if her mother would allow her new frock to be sleeveless and low-necked, as the older girls wore. Pink or orchid? She wavered between these two shades for almost an hour, biting her nails nervously, staring fixedly at nothing. Her mother passed through the room and called, “Marabeth, do stop biting your nails in that savage manner!” Her daugh- ter, she decided, needed a nerve tonic. Days passed. The date for the dance drew nearer and nearer. After much dis- cussion, she and her mother decided that her frock was to be of lavender taffeta and she was to have gold slippers and hose. The wonderful day dawned. Ah! It was not damp—the curl would stay in her black stubborn locks for once; with a deep breath of relief she jumped out of bed. At school the study periods were end- less. Before each class she made a heroic effort to absorb at least a few lines of the assignment, but to her disgust as her eyes obediently followed the words, there ap- peared before her on that printed page light-hearted couples gliding about on a polished ance floor. With an agonizing effort she pulled her mind back to those lessons. In the classroom, when she was comfortably seated, she focused her eyes on the teacher, registered a fixed stare of interest, then released her mind to frolic. Would the dress look better shorter? Those flowers at the waist needed moving a bit to the right. “Can you give six causes, Marabeth?” This brought her down to earth with a thud. Meekly she hespond- ed, “That is all I remember.” The class appeared to be very much amused at this and their titers aroused her deepest in- dignation. The teacher frowned them into silence, and moved her pencil in a tiny circle and passed on to the next victim. And so on. It seemed to Marabeth that teachers that day did nothing but scowl and make that wiggling movement with their pencils, which meant a serious set- back in one’s grades. But at least it was over and she rushed home to attend to those many, troublesome “last things,” seemingly unnecessary to others but vital to her. Her dress hung in readiness, and at last event she admitted it was perfect—that is, for that style of dress. The dinner gong interrupted her thoughts with a few subdued “pongs,” which sounds annoyed her for oerhaps the first time in her life. She felt not a pang of hunger. In a daze she ate food which was taste- less and stuck going down. She ate fast, swallowing nervously. Heavens! Would she feel so fluttery all evening? Her old- er sister gave her absurd advice as to her conduct during the evening and the rest of her family laughed. Actually laughed! To Marabeth it was a serious affair—her first formal. She excused herself as soon as possible and went to her room to dress. Then she remembered her corsage would need sprinkling again. This rite performed, she began to make her toilet slowly and fastidiously. She was very much alarmed when she put her foot into the first dainty slipper—was it too tight? Ah! She just hadn’t pushed hard enough. She stood up and looked down at them. They twinkled beautifully. She proceeded, hurrying a little after glancing at the clock. She combed her hair with faltering fingers and grabbed Page Sixty-four II t for the hand mirror to view the back. To her disgust and amusement she gazed into a thousand bristles! Her hairbrush! Finally she was arrayed in the new frock and stood before the mirror twisting about in order to see herself at all angles. The tiny frown between her eyes faded gradually away and a pleasanter expres- sion took its place. She did look rather nice, but how would she compare with the others? She heard faint tiriklings downstairs and knew that Eddie had ar- rived. How silly and childish of her heart to cavort in that extraordinary manner. What was there to cause this panicky feel- ing? Should she enter the room the pic- ture of dignity with a bored but gracious “good evening,” or should she trip in with a flippant, “Hello Eddie?” Her hands felt icy damp; she hoped there would be enough strength in them to make the handclasp cordial. With a last daub of powder on the nose which already resembled a marshmallow, a twitch at her frock, she descended the stairs slowly and sedately. At the foot of the stairs, she decided to trip in gaily. This she accomplished un- til she had almost reached Eddie and then to her horror a beastly little rug slipped. She grabbed for his arm (as the drown- ing man does for the straw) and caught herself awkwardly. Both laughed nervously and immoder- ately. Pink with embarrassment and the unexpected exertion, they started for the dance. The Grand March gave Marabeth no great pleasure; she felt as if all eyes were fastened on her in unfriendly criticism. Then the music changed and she and Ed- die, radiant pictures of youth and happi- ness, began to dance. She noticed the dresses as their gay owners whirled mad- ly by. They were creations. Unconscious- ly she had used her sister’s expression. As an unusually beautiful one swept by, she forgot to dance and Eddie crushed one glittering foot under a huge patent leather one. Marabeth laughed forcedly at this painful incident and assured him, “It was just slipper not foot,” when he apologized. Page Slxty-fivo Fortunately, due, perhaps, to her es- cort’s thoughtfulness, all her dances were good ones, “grand” she termed them the following day before an intensely inter- ested feminine audience. It seemed she had danced perhaps an hour when she recognized the detested strains of “Home Sweet Home.” Vicious, but it occurred to her the composer should have been shot. The idea of ending such a lovely evening in such a mournful way. They had taken the last step, and Ed- die had given her hand a tiny squeeze. The dancers surged toward the door, laughing and talking animatedly. It was all over —she felt a little depressed. How could they seem so light-heared ? It seemed to her as if someone had just died. During the ride home, she realized she was tired. The sound of the motor sooth- ed her—she began to long for bed. Eddie did not talk much, he seemed absorbed in driving and whistled softly a “catchy” lit- tle air the orchestra had played during the evening. Marabeth wondered if he had had a good time. He certainly seem- ed a little bored now. She felt she should make an attempt to interest him in some- thing. So she made shallow remarks how different people had looked and danced. She racked her brain for some sensible topic of mutual interest. She was relieved when they reached home and she had re- peated rather timidly “that she had had a wonderful time” (why didn’t some fresh adjectives occur to her?) She couldn’t make him understand this way, but her sister had warned her against effusive- ness. To conceal her tongue-tied state, she stammered a few insiped common-places followed by an abrupt “good night,” open- ed the door, slipped inside and closed it softly. Well blunders, it was all over now, and what an evening it had been! Wearily she climbed the stairs, undress- ed, and sank into bed. She remembered with a thrill of pleasure those tiresome exercises were at an end. She snuggled down in the pillows, and closed her eyes, but sleep did not come. She lived the whole evening all over again—that won- derful evening—one which, because it was so full of new things she would never for- get. Gradually a delicious feeling of drowsi- ness crept over her and she relaxed; her excitement was gone—she was so tired. Then she remembered slipping on the rug —and snickered contentedly. Then she was dancing again, this time light as a bit of thistledown, to music that grew fainter, fainter and finally died away. Morpheus reigned. —M. C. G., 24. EL-PE Public Speaking ANEW course was introduced in La- Porte high school this year when Miss Pearl Young began teaching classes in public speaking. Because of the limited number who could be instruct- ed, the enrollment of the classes was lim- ited to Junior and Senior students. Twen- ty-four were enrolled. The classes were divided into two divi- sions. oratory and declamation. Each met twice each week during the half hour period. Interpretations of the various kinds of literature were taught, such as humorous, pathetic and conversational. The course proved very instructive to the students who desired to participate in the elimination contest to determine the ---------EL He was a man of metal. He had a heart of gold, nerves of steel and an iron consti- tution. In short, he was a copper. Mandy Riggs and Joshua White, both of the deaf and dumb school, were mar- ried last night. Both are unspeakably happy. “That wasn’t gneiss,” sighed the geol- ogy professor, as the student hit him with a rock. He is so hard that when he shaves he has to hold a revolver on himself to keep from cutting his throat. Nurse—“Well, it’s a girl.” Father (with keen foresight)—“And I just sold the porch swing this morning.” two representatives for LaPorte in the or- atorical league composed of Northern In- diana cities. In the local eliminations, Eleanore Moore and Roy W. Johnson were successful, Johnson winning in oratory and Miss Moore in declamation. In the final contest at South Bend rep- resentatives from Michigan City, Elkhart, Mishawaka, Plymouth, South Bend and LaPorte spoke. Third place in the oratory contest went to LaPorte when Roy John- son was awarded the position. The worth of public speaking in train- ing the students for debate and oratory was clearly shown the past year. Public speaking will continue to be one of the courses at high school. pe--------- A waiter exceedingly rude Was Alonzo 0. Henry McStewed; When potatoes were ordered On the risque he bordered By asking, “With skins on or nude?” “Mother, are we descendants of mon- keys ?” “Oh, heavens, no, child! Our ancestors came from Wales.” Customer: “This skunk coat is very fine. Will it stand the rain?” Salesman: “Madam, did you ever see a skunk that carried an umbrella?” Indignant Mother: “Rubber!” Englishman (staring at homely baby in fascinated horror): “Thank Gawd! I fawncied it might be real.” Page Sixty-six � Boys That IN SONG and rumor you have heard of famous juvenile heroes. Little Lord Fauntleroy; Boy that Stood on the Burning Deck; Boy that Cried “Wolf!” Peter that Plugged Up Dike and Stalled Off Flood. Whatever became of those boys, anyway? Did they leap into vaude- ville? Did they hop off to college? Or did they take up violin lessons and be- come village pests? They did neither nor both nor all three. Listen! Little Lord Fauntleroy led a miserable juvenile life. He had as much chance of being a real kid as Steve Brodie did of not getting wet. But after mamma got rheumatism and lost her specs Little Fauntleroy tossed neckties and velvet pants into nearest service station of Sal- vation Army. He wanted to be a tough guy for once. And kind Nature smiled at his wish. Little Fauntey jumped into a mean set of rags. Then he bought himself set of phony dice and some very strong chewing tobacco. Got in with a hard gang right away and forgot those drawing-room ca- pers. A couple of Old Farmers’ Almanacs came and went and the gang went in for burglary. Prosperity came hopping along. Every night, in every way, they kept get- ting better and better. But did Fauntey fall for checked caps and silk shirts with purple stripes? Nix! The tougher he got the tougher he decked himself. Then headquarters snapped out of its sleeping sickness. When cops threw torn nets into heavy crime waves, Fauntey was always poor fish that got caught. On account of yegg duds he always wore, he did three or four stretches for gang up the river. Then gradually it dawned on our little hero that clothes make large difference in legal en- tanglements. So after fourth term he went back to neat pants, to horn-rim glasses and swag- ger frock coat. It worked immense. Now Fauntey is ultra-high-grade crook. Fault- Taga Slxty-sovan Did Well less in raiment and neat with the tongue, he is chief pump in elegant bucket shop. And prosperous! Proving, after all, that blood will tell if you mix it with enough water. Boy that Stood on Burning Deck was blistered good and plenty. When war cut loose he was inside draft age. “I would like to join the navy,” he hissed to him- self, “but those steel decks don’t fool me any. They get hot like the wood one I danced on in youth. And blistered feet are as bad as cold ones!” “However,” he stated to reporters, “I shall do my patriotic duty and furnish wooden ships to burn at sea so other boys can be heroes.” So he got healthy con- tract from shipping board and it looks like he’ll live happily ever after. Boy that hollered “Wolf!” too often found folks would slip him deaf ear. He tried yelling, “Help! Police!” with same results. Leaping from youth to manhood, he yelped, “Liar,” “My corrupt opponent,” “Taxes” and “rights of the Pee-pul.” So they elected him to congress and now when he screams nobody pays any atten- tion to him, either. Peter, the Boy that Shoved Hand in Dike and stopped it from flooding Holland, came over here to be revenue cop. Last summer, while passing highball ware- house, he smelled contraband whiff of hooch. The gang was frisking rye from the hoosegow! Flashing his revenue badge, Peter put his hand on the leak. Some one shoved $1,000 bill in other hand and Peter sneak- ed glance at it. “Aw, shucks,” said Pete, “I can’t wait here all night plugging up this leak. Go to it, boys—let’s have the city flooded.” Now they’re robbing the Pauls to pay Peter. —W. A. P. ’23. “How many ducks did you bag?” Sonneborn: “None. I never saw ducks in such a hurry before.” Calendar SEPTEMBER— 5— Vacations! Them days is went. Mothers seen conducting Freshmen to and from school. 6— Freshies galore! And so much greenness. Kitty is seen with a lonesome look. Where is her better half? 7— New teachers are the best yet. Gee, but they look swell! 8— One week of school gone and nobody’s learn- ed nothing. 11— It has been discovered that Fritz Meissner has started his tenth year in L. P. H. S. 12— Mr. Westerfield pulls some funny jokes in Physics. (Everybody thinks of their grades and laughs.) Chorus is organized. Mr. Wes- ler new director. 13— Senior and Junior elections. Roy Johnson Senior president. Ross Ort chosen by Juniors to lead them. 14— Henry Peglow proves to be the most popular boy in the Sophomore class. 15— Mush Miller drives his own car to school. 18—Freshies choose Bo Martin as their president. 20— Everybody’s happy. Johnny Pagels asks “Hunchie Hubner if Zita Meister is a mem- ber of the El-Y Club. 21— Mr. Wesler’s orchestra hits unusual amount of wolf notes in practice today. 22— Baseball organized. Forty men report. 25—Schumm’s latest: “Horse” Manning. He wears no man's collar. (He wears a horse’s collar.) 27— Seniors hike to home of Harry Decker. Peachy time! Mac Dring starts eating 10 hot dogs. 28— Election of Annual staff. Mr. Westerfield in- forms Blycker that man comes before mon- key. 29— Riley day. Everybody speaks a piece. OCTOBER— 2— Bud Evory looks natural in his old green shirt. We notice that his hair has suddenly turned black. 3— First Annual staff meeting. Fine prospects for good annual. 4— Seniors go after decorations for Mixer and get lost. Mr. Ault trains chorus girls for Mixer. 5— Bud Line appears in bell bottom corduroy. Schumm urges the Freshies to the Mixer in an eloquent speech. Meissner's team wins championship of baseball league. 6— Argus Essay Contest winners announced. Senior Mixer a decided success. Cider—a good orchestra—pretty chorus girls—Follies —flappers, and everything that goes to make a good time better. Fritz Meissner gives terrible impersonation of A1 Jolson. 9-—Freshies not over the effects of the cider at Mixer. Debate meetings called by Professor Barr. 10— Rainy, cold fall day—winter’s coming. Isn’t it funny why teachers give tests? Nearly everyone flunks anyway except the Freshies. 11— The art of flipping pennies become popular in the Assembly. Miss Deerhake attempts to keep the 4th hour after school. 12— Nate Oaks comes to school with part of his teeth missing. FRIDAY THE 13TH sounds unlucky, but it ain’t—no school. 16— Chet Leliter is again with us after several weeks’ absence. “Shiloh” Evory has hair cut. Cable combs his hair in Physics and gets bawled out. 17— Mr. Wesler gets mixed up and says “blind horse” instead of dark horse. 18— Herman Starke starts wearing a large bow tie. He says since taking up art—he must dress accordingly. 10—Miss Sutton (with faraway look in her eyes): “Men are so uncertain. Book reports today —many absent from school. Strange, isn’t it? 23— Report cards today. Rejoicing among Fresh- ies. Weeping among Seniors. Blycker comes to school with his hair combed and causes great commotion among the girls. 24— El-Y Club has initiation. Several casualities. Starke has a bright red bow today. 27—Another two days’ vacation to look forward to. 30—Joe Held asked to refrain from sleeping in English class. Helen Cadwell receives a let- ter containing 100 two-cent stamps, 200 one- cent stamps, and 50 special delivery stamps. Nice Fella! Tago Sixty-eight 31—Fire drill—teachers grab books—shame to have them burn. Every one preparing for a good time tonight: Hallowe’en. NOVEMBER— 1— Local sheiks begin masquerading around classes in those funny Toreadore pants. 2— Mr. Wesler: “Fred, when did Cromwell die?” Fritz: “I don’t know, I must have been ab- sent that day. 3— Schumm expostulates heatedly on the com- ing election during civics. Charles Kaska dis- proves the laws of gravitation by demonstrat- ing the principle of lovers—what is the force that holds them together? 6— Mush Miller stumps for the Democratic par- ty. 7— Dick Savage very gracefully dumps over a bucket of water while painting in the assem- bly. 8— Jo Bowman places a lost ad on the assembly board for a very necessary article of clothing. 9— Mr. Coleman speaks to students. Juniors pick out rings. 13— Rain! 14— More rain. Bud Line is elected holler coach. 15— Thelma Norris juggles cigarette case in Mr. Ault’s room and causes mad rush. 16— Great Scott! and Little Fishes! An earth- quake—a mistake—only the Juniors cause a little excitement by making the building rock for a few moments. ’Nother explosion in chem. 17— LaPorte Hi snatches a 15 to 14 victory over Lakeville for first game of season. 20— Hannah Rosenthal announces Junior dance. Senior boys offer to buy Roy Johnson a hair cut or demand that he leave for Russia. 21— Chet Leliter shaves for the first time. News of Blycker's law suit with Koch for the ruina- tion of their camera reaches us. 22— Lawrence W. Blycker proves to be a charm- ing host today when he delightfully enter- tained the assembly with a “penny shower”. 23— 'Nother fire drill today, and still the build- ing does not burn. 24— Mr. Westerfleld tells Horse Manning (after he has played with everything he can lay eyes on) that it is only four weeks before Santa Claus comes. 27—Harriet Bunton does a brodie to the floor in last hour history. 2S—Poor Fritz! To the office from history again. And of course the boy is innocent of any wrong doing. 29— Juniors prove to be real hosts at their Thanksgiving dance. 30— Thanksgiving—NO SCHOOL. DECEMBER— 4— Report cards greet us. 5— Shorty Kaska falls into the ranks of the enamored. (Subject—Marj. Kale.) 6— Bud Evory gets his second hair cut and mar- cell since school started in September. 7 Abe Smith was seen today with a good look- ing girl. Who can the lucky damsel be? 11—Mr. Wesler gurgles a mean bass at the Chor- al Society concert. 13— Snow. 14— Freshies seen coming to school with their sleds today. Many new boots displayed. 15— Gertrude Bruhnke’s steady has a second date of the year with her. IS—Chet develops a new case. It seems to be quite in vogue (Vogt). 19— Second hour English class debates on fol- lowing subject: Cake eater hair cuts vs. bobbed hair and boots.” 20— Several fellows appear dolled up in their sis- ter’s discarded galoshes. 21— Assembly teachers bawl out several Fresh- men when they are caught writing letters to Santa Claus. 22— Senior program is a scream. Freshies pre- pare to hang up stockings. JANUARY— 3— Everybody comes back to school, chuck full of new year resolutions. 4— Every day in every way we are getting bet- ter and better grades—nit! 5— Froebcl is unable to stave off defeat and falls to our basketeers. Score, LaPorte 15; Froe- bel 7. 8—Harry Decker brings his lunch into physics class. Three course “cracker” layout. 9—Coach Rovenstine is absent from senool to- day because of illness Page Slxty-nlnc 10— Miss' Brown uses silver platter. Juniors go sleigh-riding. 11— Toreadore pants lose most of their decora- tions. 12— South Bend is jinx—LaPorte 14; South Bend 22. Scrubs show promise, winning from Bender seconds. 18 to 9. 15— Freshic. to Mr. Ault—“Which way is the north pole from here?” 16— Chambers receives word from a far away friend.” Ah, them smiles! 17— Funny how lockers become favorite try3ting spots. For future reference see Bud Evory and Ellis. 18— Mathis John Dring entertains at a house par- ty. at which two guests are present. 20—Senior carnival and dance proves to be huge success. Semester grade cards are out. Pro- fuse use of hankies noticed. 22— New semester begins. Many new Freshies and one new teacher. 23— Jack Line, almost a minus quantity, makes his debut in high school. 24— Girls’ basketball team has picture taken. 26—Freshies give reception to incoming students. Valpo falls before Orange and Black, 24 to 9. 29— Several Seniors find that the best nation in the world is expla-Nation. 30— Elkhart bites the dust, 34 to 27. 31— Juniors step out with new class rings. Boy! Page Woolworths! 31—Cast for “Peg O’ My Heart” is announced by Miss Deerhake. FEBRUARY— 2— Miss Young conducts intelligence test to dis- cover the biggest dumbbell in school. Too many candidates for position! 3— We step south for honors and win from Rochester, 19 to IS. 5— Mr. Westerfleld talks about pints and quarts in physics—Mush Miller gets anxious. 6— Junior play tryouts. 7— Sheik Ort spends much time in gathering pointers for new desert wear”. Junior cast is announced. 8— We all hit the trail to South Bend, special car ’n‘ everything! However—South Bend 40; LaPorte 23. 10—Ruth Peterson places for LaPorte in Music Memory contest. 13— Fritz Sonneborn refuses to use elevator and falls down stairs. 14— This is a big day for the Freshies who use up reams of theme paper to allow a young man’s fancy to wander. 15— Hunchy Hubner has seat mate of the gentler sex during assembly period. 16— Junior Valentine dance makes a hit with the school.’ Plenty of hearts to be broken. 19— Mr. Richard Savage is severely taken to task for vriting notes to a first year damsel. 20— The Johnson-Miller duo is again seen roam- ing the halls. 21—Dario (Marston L.) Miller appears in a new set of shell rims. The question—goggles, or specks? 22— BoA.ng tourney is held at the? Y under the supervision of Mr. Carter. Many embroyo sockers in first appearance. 23— Seniors take up the gentle task of teaching. Decker chooses his profession—he will fol- low in the steps of Mr. Barr. 26— Fire, smoke, and water across the street from high school create stir. 27— Girls’ Glee club dance is the subject of much discussion. The fair sex take the initiative. 28— Signs of spring: Ray Barcus sports new sweater; Jack Line plays marbles; loitering couples on walks near school. MARCH— 1— We go to court for mental arraignment. Mich- igan Sity loses debate to L. P. H. S. 2— Mob of students preparing to go to the tour- nament at Valpo. 3- Hoodoo once more jinxes the Orange and Black at sectional and we lose to a team we badly defeated twice during the season—the Valpo tossers. 5—Annual week! All stories, essays et cetera are hauled from cold storage. 7— Joe Held recites in physics today. 8— Jo Bowman announces debate which will in- clude much “Warshed”. (We felt the same way when we made our first announcement, Jo.) Debaters chalk up two victories. 9— Football regalia arrives today. Seniors sigh for another year of school. 12— -Mr. Hyde plays hide and seek with speed cop and is “it”. 13— Spirit of King Tut is reflected in high school in the form of ties, hose, sweaters, and phrases. 14— Those Seniors have novel ideas. Installment poster system begins. 15— Kaska has more Kale than formerly. 16— Junior play goes over big. “Peg rivals Laurette Taylor in acting her part. Johnson wins in discussion meet at Michigan City. Pago Seventy 19— Miss Sutton calls for play tryouts for “The Charm School.” 20— Coach issues call for track men. Eighty re- port. Schumm, Esquire, announces Mr. Tay- lor’s vod-vil. 21— Senior play cast is announced. Roy Johnson and Ethel Johnson to play leads. 22— Good prospects for baseball at meeting to- day. 23—Would-be Walter Johnsons practice their slight-of-hand tricks for first time this sea- son. 27— Skirts are longer. 28— Physics class inspects the electric plant and finds it up to standard. 29— Several of the alumni are back to school to- day, and try to appear educated. Oratorical contest held. APRIL— 1- Hooray! One whole week of vacation! 9—Announcement is made that we will again have a tennis team. 10— Old Jupiter Pluvius blesses us with his wares just as school is dismissed. 11— Secret! Sh-h-h-h! Who is the skunk in phy- sics? 13—Senior spring party at the Masonic is TIIE dance of the season. 16— Announcement is made for “Charm School”. Everybody plans to go. 17— Jud Pease recites in his sleep in English to- day. IS—Date3 for the Prom are at a premium. Red Larson announces his. 19— Mr. Ludlow gives instructions to the Seniors for the last weeks of school. 20— LaPorte wins first track meet in years when Plymouth loses, 51 to -IS. 23— Romantic youths and Shebas turn the streets into roller skating rink. 24— All is quiet on the Potomac until Fritz Meis- sner appears with his understandings tied to a pair of suffering roller skates. 27—Walkerton’s baseball squad is sent home with a 3 to 1 defeat at the hands of our baseball artists. 25—Checkers becomes the favorite pastime of the young bloods at school since tiddly- winks and dominoes are tabooed. 28- Florence Carter does a Brodie on her skates before a large and appreciative audience. 2S—LaPorte is hosts to Northern Indiana high schools at Pentagonal track meet. South Bend cops. 30—Colossus Bennethum is locked” in “Y” and wakes half of town screaming for assistance. MAY— 1— Track and baseball squads settling down to hard training grind. 2— Frederick Meissner III retires from the ardu- ous life of studying. Adieu until next year. Dwight Hupp begins practicing for “Tarzan of the Apes . 3— “The Charm School” is presented at the Cen- tral theatre (o a capacity house. Bouquets, both material and otherwise, are in profu- sion. Thanks to Miss Sutton the affair was a tremendous success. 4— Hon. A. J. Hickey speaks to history classes. 5— County track meet is held today. LaPorte high proves to be good host by not placing first. 8— Mush Miller and Alan Chambers are appoint- ed chairmen of parties which will attempt to elect city officials for boys’ week. 9— Heavy snow brings back all the long forgot- ten galoshes and overcoats. 10— Lloyd Harding demonstrates resonance in Mr. Westerfield’s science class (z-z-z-z-z). 11— Teachers tell us there is still plenty of time left to flunk. Athletic meet with Gary post- poned because of rain. 12— Rain! 13— More Rain! 14— STILL RAINING! High school gives program for Kiwanis club. 16— “Pan on Summer’s Day is presented by Glee Club at Central theatre. 17— Students shake moth balls out of bathing suits as Old Sol begins to do his stuff. 19— Orange and Black nine slips Argos a 7 to 1 defeat. 20— This is the winning season for LaPorte. We defeat Frobel in baseball, track and tennis! 21 Petite Miss Polly Tix creates a stir among the students when they vote in the primaries for city election. 22— Jane Zahner’s new sweater causes much comment. Freshies think it is a rainbow come to life. 23— High school is well represented at May Day pageant. 24— Seniors see the end of school approaching. (The orchestra will strike up with “One Fleeting Hour.”) Page Seventy-one 25—Junior prom at the Masonic Temple proves to he the prom ot‘ proms! Faultlessly gown- ed maidens—gallant ho3ts—alluring music— a sumptuous banquet! Toasts are the feature of the evening. Ross Ort serves admirably as toastmaster. 26—Severs earns title of Babe Ruth when he clouts a second circuit drive. 29— Everybody quits working and gets bawled out. 30— We are dismissed as a silent act of tribute to our honored heroes of yesterday. JUNE— 1—Senior day and the Seniors bid farewell to LaPorte high school. 3— Rev. Bostick delivers the Baccalaureate ad- dress at the Baptist church to the graduates. 4— Aha! J’ever hear “Never put off until tomor- row what you can do today?” Evidently some Seniors didn't and that explains why they're back at high school. 5—Juniors beginning to swell up because they are the most uppity of all upperclassmen. 7—The 'Twenty-three “El-Pe makes its appear- ance. New departments, special features and a better general contents make it the finest ever. 7—Ex-governor Brumbaugh, of Pennsylvania, is commencement speaker. We pass out into the world of hard knocks and strife to be- come statesmen, lawyers, presidents, and make L. P. H. S. proud that our name appears on her alumni list. JULY FOURTH School's out and so's the Annual, but don't bother our Managing Editor, Edgar G. (notice the middle initial) Schumm, who doesn’t know it, and who is slumbering peacefully after piloting to press the best annual LaPorte high school will see in many a moon. •EL-PE- DISCUSSION 1923 LAPORTE high school this year won the county elimination contest of the Northern Indiana discussion league when she won first place in the meet held at Michigan City. LaPorte and Michigan City were the only high schools represent- ed in the meet although invitations to participate had been extended to all high schools in this county. By virtue of the victory at Michigan City LaPorte earned the right to enter the contest at South Bend to which all schools in the thirteenth congressional district sent representatives. Mishawaka was awarded first place, while LaPorte’s rep- resentative placed third. Discussion was taught this year by Prof. J. Hobart Barr. Guest (at country hotel) “Where’s that chicken I ordered an hour ago?” Waitress: “It’ll be here soon, sir. The cook has not killed it yet, but she’s gotten in a couple of nasty blows. “Good heavens!” cried the baby grass- hopper, “how you made me jump. “I married your mother, but I’m not your father,” said the preacher to the be- wildered child. “A sound sleeper” remarked the stu- dent as he listened to his roommate snore. “I bite,” said Adam, as his rib offered him the Baldwin. Here’s to the chigger, The bug that’s no bigger Than the point of a good sized pin. But the point that he raises Itches like blazes, And that’s where the rub comes in. Customer: “I want some winter under- clothes.” Dring: “How long?” Customer: “How long? I don’t want to rent ’em, I want to buy ’em. I ( Page Seventy-two l’agc Seventy-throe Bear: “Do you like corn on the ear?” Kaska: “I don’t know. I never had one there.” “I’d hate to be Widow Jones’ second husband.” “I’d rather be her second than her first.” Young wife reading her new movie scenario): “Two burglars here enter the living hall, and the clock strikes one.” Bored husband: “Which one?” “Say, isn’t that your roommate over there kidding that colored girl?” “Oh, migosh! I just knew he’d make a fool outa himself if he ever went out alone. He’s color blind, va know.” Squire—“Did you send for me, my lord?” Launcelot—“Yes, make haste. Bring me the can opener; I’ve got a flea in my knight clothes.” Joe Held: “What is that charming thing he is playing?” Mick Hardwick: “A piano y’dub.” “My heart is in the ocean,” cried the poet. “You’ve got me beat,” said his seasick friend as he leaned over the rail. Excited man: “I would like to see the president.” Secretary: “Not now, sir; sorry, but the president is at dinner.” Man: “But, my man, my errand is of vital importance.” Secretary: “It can’t be helped, sir; His Honor is at steak.” Bud Line: “It’s said that a kiss on the forehead denotes reverence.” Huppie: “Yes, and a kiss on the ear denotes that the trirl dodcred.’ ’ “Over in California we have a lilac bush fifty feet high.” “I wish I could lilac that.” Fat Tyler: “I have only one objection to the long skirt.” Bass: “What?” Fat: “The length of it.” School teacher to boys: “Now all who desire to go to heaven when they die please stand up.” Everybody stood up except Jimmie who remained seated. Teacher: “Why Jimmie! Don’t you want to go to heaven?” Jimmie: “Yes, ma’am; but not if that bunch is going.” Teacher: “What is Restoration,” Bob- bie?” Bobby: “A fake; pop’s just as bald as ever.” “Step on it, kid!” quoth Sir Walter Raleigh as he laid down his cloak. “Eddie, how do you get along with your girl these days?” “Oh, Bess indicates her affections real often now.” “Bess syndicates her affections, eh; thanks for the tip.” Dring: “Did you get the fifth question in that Physics test?” Decker: “No.” Dring: “How far were you from the right answer?” Decker: “Four seats.” “I asked Florence if I could see her home.” “And what sayeth Florence, old thing ?” “She said she would send me a picture of it.” A student in an Indiana college sent the following telegraph message to his parents: “S. O. S. B. V. D. P. D. Q.” “Pretty sick over there, were you?” asked the doctor of a colored private. “Sick, suh? Yes suh, very, very sick. I was so sick dat eby day I look at dat er casualty list for mah name, suh.” Pago Seventy-four Little Red Riding Hood stood upon the burning deck of the good ship Hesperus, and as she shot the apple off the head of George Washington she Hung the battle flag of freedom high in the air, and look- ing off to the distant shores of St. Helena cried: “If this be treason, on with the dance!” Freshman: “Please, mother, may I go if I’ll be home early?” Sophomore: “Let me go, I’ll be in by eleven.” Junior: “I’m going.” Senior: “Good-night. Leave the door unlocked.” “Are caterpillars good to eat?” asked little Tommy at the dinner table. “No,” said his father, “what made you ask a question like that while we are eating?” “You had one on your lettuce, but it’s gone now,” replied Tommy. “My grandfather sprang from a long line of peers.” “Yeah? I jumped off of a dock once myself.” Dick Savage: “Theres only two men that I admire.” Dring: “Who’s the other?” “Miller is certainly robbing the cradle.” “How’s that?” “Why, that Freshman he was with the other night proved to be nine years old in the Mental Ability Test.” Overheard at a movie where an Orien- tal play was on the screen and incense Ailed the house: “Usher,” complained a Pompous man in an aisle seat, “I smell punk!” “That’s all right, “whispered the usher confidently, “just sit where you are and I won’t put anyone near you.” Mr. Ludlow: “Harry, what do you ex- pect to be when you get out of school?” Decker: “An old man, probably.” Tramping Tom: “I see you has a new overcoat. What’d cost yuh?” Roadside Ralph: “Ninety days; I don’t wear no cheap duds.” “Please ma’m,” began the hobo in ap- pealing tones, as he stood at the kitchen door on wash day, “I’ve lost my leg.” “Well, I ain’t got it,” snapped the wom- an, slamming the door. He (as the canoe rocks)—“Don’t be afraid, we’re only ten feet from land.” She (looking around)—“Where is it?” He—“Underneath us!” Cop: “You’re under arrest!” Cross-eyed Gent: “What for?” Cop: “You look crooked.” “Rastus, why foh you pack dat ’er razor to dis dance?” “Niggah, don’t yoh read, yourself, as how dis heah am to be a cut-in dance.” Pusch: “What do you think of the late Turkish atrocities?” Ort: “Why ask me, I don’t smoke.” Rufroot: “What makes Harriett so pop- ular?” Bruyere: “When a fellow calls, she asks him a riddle and then keeps him in the dark all evening.” Prof. Wesler: “Raymond, can you give me Lincoln’s Gettysburg address?” Barcus: “I never knew he lived there.” Mr. Westerfieid rubbed an ebonite rod with flannel and then held it to his head to show its attraction for the hair. “What does this show?” he asked after finishing. Mush Miller: “It shows the attracting forces of a charged ebonite for a pith- ball.” Dad: “Mae, how many times did Jack kiss you tonight?” Mae: “Really, I don’t recall, daddy dear.” P� Ke Seventy-five Dad: “What a memory! Can’t remem- ber what happens right under your own nose.” Wifie: “Do you mind if I dye my hair henna color?” Hubbie: “Dye it henna color at all, I don’t care.” First Souse: “Hie!” Second Souse: “Hie!” First Souse: “Don’t talk back to me. “Cross side,” cried the pool-player. “Don’t get personal,” returned the by stander with the tricky orbs. Customer: “There’s no soup on the menu.” Waiter: “No, sir, I just dried it off.” Borg: “I jumped out of a four-story building once.” Helen Cook: “Oh, were you badly hurt?” Borg: “Naw, you see I was on the first floor when I jumped.” Red Larson: “Hey, pop, the old goat ate a rabbit!” Pop: “Gosh durn it all! Another hare in the butter.” First Convict: “When I get out of this place I’m going to have a hot time, ain’t you?” Second Convict: “I don’t know; I’m in for life.” Madame (to caller)—“Have a chair!” Caller—“No thanks, I’ve come for the piano.” Second-mate point.ng to inscribed plate on the deck): “This is where our gal- lant captain fell.” Elderly Lady Visitor: “No wonder, I nearly tripped over it myself.” Mr. Wesler: “Where did Noah live?” Shorty Kaska: “He was one of the float- ing population.” Bo Martin: “Have you read ‘Brass’?” Jud Pease: “No, but I know where you can get green bronze.” “It’s the little things in life that tell,” said the girl as she dragged her kid broth- er from underneath the sofa. Old lady (to newsboy): “You don’t chew tobacco, do you, little boy.” Newsie: “No, mum, but I ken give you a cigarette if you want one.” “And what lodge emblem is that on your jumper?” asked the near-sighted vis- itor who was being shown about the decks. “That’s not a lodge emblem,” returned the gob, “that’s gravy.” Bony Swan: “How come the street- light’s so pale?” Joe Held: “Oh, it was out all night.” Chet: “We’re going to hit ‘seventy’ in a minute! Are you afraid?” Dot: (swallowing with difficulty): “No, indeed, I’m full of grit.” Zeke: “And what was near-beer four years ago?” Zack: “Free lunch.” Ray Fara: “A trolley car has just been by.” Hank Peglow: “How do you know?” Ray: “I can see its tracks.” Mert: “I hear there’s a new fraternity on the campus.” Bert: “’Zat so? What’s its name?” Mert: “Damna Phi No.” Miss Andrews: “Can you tell me what this passage of Whiteman’s mean?” Don Bennethum: “I’m sorry, but I don’t know either.” Mr. Westerfield: “Eimer, why is it that lightning never strikes twice in the same place?” Elmer: “Because after it hits once, the same place ain’t there any more.” Pago Sovcnty-six First spectator—“What’s the score?” Second spectator—“Twenty to one for the visitors.” Jew (learning the game)—“I’ll take the bet, chentlemen!” Willie: “Aw, you’re afraid to fight.” Johnnie: “No, I’m not; but if I fight my mother will find out and whip me.” “How’ll she find out?” “She’ll see the doctor going to your house.” Chambers: “Look here, this picture makes me look like a monkey.” Schumm: “You should have thought of that before you had the picture taken.” “Ma, can I go out to piay?” “What, Willie! With those holes in your trousers?” “Naw, with the kids across the street.” An Appreciation HP HE editor and the staff of the “Twen- i- ty-three “El-Pe” wish to express their thanks to the business men of LaPorte who have purchased advertising space in this annual. By their support and loyalty to the school and its students they have made a success of this under- taking. It is to them that we express our gratitude. They are highly deserving of the patronage of the students of LaPorte high school. “Say mister, give me a pound of oy- sters.” “We sell oysters by the measure, sister, not by the pound.” “Well, then, give me a yard.” Tailor—“Do you vant a cuff on der pandts ?” Hard-boiled—“Aw—d’ya wanna poke in de nose?” “I wish she would dust the cobwebs out of her brain.” “Yes, that would make her vacuum cleaner.” “The other night as I was reading ghost stories, a female shape suddenly appeared before me!” “Specter?” “Lord no! Wouldn’t have been scared if I had.” Page Seventy-seven The La Porte Daily Argus La forte’s Best clS[ewspdper More News More and Better Features Best Sport Page Best School News Order THE ARGUS Delivered to Your Home Only Ten Cents Per Week THEVROLETi H. N. Pendleton Co. 809 MONROE ST. PHONE 328 Page Seventy-eight COMPLIMENTS —of— E. G LUEDTKE’S Pharmacy The Home of the Famous Nut-Dip and Malted Milk Page Seventy-nine NUMBER CHARGES PAID TELEGRAM 1923 JUNE 1 AM 9 10 LAPORTE IND 953A 27 TO EVERY MAN WHO EATS IN LAPORTE IND WE RUN A MOST UNIQUE RESTAURANT IN LAPORTE AT 607 LINCOLNWAY STOP SPLENDID VARIETY OF STEAM TABLE SPECIALTIES HOT AND COLD SANDWICHES BEVERAGES HOMEMADE PASTRY AND COFFEE STOP ALL FOOD-COOKED IN OWN JUICES IN NEW STEAM AERATOR PRODUCING DELICIOUS AND PALATABLE DISHES THAT ARE REVELATIONS STOP PRICES VERY MODERATE AND SERVICE QUICKEST IN LAPORTE STOP DAY AND NIGHT WITH SPECIAL SERVICE FOR NOON AND MIDNIGHT LUNCHES STOP YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND OUR MUSIC PROGRAM STOP REMEMBER THE ADDRESS American Restaurant 607 LINCOLNWAY COMPLIMENTS —of— American Laundry E. N. SCHAFER, Prop. COMPLIMENTS —of— Larson-Danielson Construction Co. rage Klghty-ono SELBY WADE Red Cross Pharmacy PHONE ‘28 Cor. Mich. Ave. and Lincolnway Cleaning-Pressing-Repairing Life of Garments Saved by our careful work ESSL1NG THE CLEANER Tel. 1474 513 Lincolnway Work Called For and Delivered DR. WALTER E. MOYER Dentist 204-5-6 Savings Bank Bldg. LAPORTE, 1ND. Go to SONNEBORN SONS for your Baseball and Sporting Goods Have your old hat cleaned or remodeled into the latest style. You will be delighted when you see it. WORK GUARANTEED We clean, shine and dye all leather articles. LaPorte Hat Cleaning Shoe Shining Parlor 719 Lincolnway Phone 742 LaPorte, Ind. COMPLIMENTS —of— Y. JfC. C. Jl. Page Eighty-two For Particular Men We're glad to have you judge us by the value we offer in BOSTONIANS. It’s hard to find shoes of such QUALITY in such popular patterns at such moderate prices. It is but another effort of this store to give better value for your money. BOSTONIAN Famous Shoes for Men, COMPLIMENTS —of— CHULIP’S Barber Shop FOUTZ v • i Electric Service CONTRACTORS, ENGINEERS DEALERS 915 Lincolnway Phone 375 I’ago Elghty-threo Gruen Watches Standardized timepieces of rare beauty and precision. They are fashioned by the famous Gruen Guild craftsmen and you will find them well suited to your taste and needs at a price no greater than you would pay for a watch of lesser distinction. Come in and see our selections priced at $25.00 and up. Steinberg’s Jewelry Store Six Reasons Why You Should Attend La Porte Business College LaPorte, Indiana 1. SUPERIOR TEACHING METHODS: Personal instruction. No Class restrictions. 2. TEACHERS: Skilled educators with a conscientious interest in every pupil. 3. MOST THOROUGH COURSES: Covering Gregg Shorthand, Typewriting, Rook- keeping, Office Training, Letter Writing, Billing, Filing. Penmanship, Comptometry, Accounting, Commercial Law. 4. MODERN EQUIPMENT. 5. POSITIONS FOR GRADUATES. 6. REASONABLE TUITION: The lowest possible consistent with efficient instruc- tion. WRITE FOR CATALOG Page Eighty-four Remember the Graduate with a Gift That Lasts FOR SCHOOL NEWS AS WELL AS World and City News READ THE La Porte Daily Herald Which Has a Circulation Over 4,100 Best Comics Best Features The Paradise “The Sweetest Place in Town” Purity and Quality Candies, Ice C r e a m, Ices and Light Lunches The Paradise Through your school days and on through useful lives—you can always look to the LION DRUG STORE for Conscientious, Dependable Service We make a specialty of oyster patties, rolls of all kinds. FEDERAL BAKERY Accessories Service R. A. C. VULCANIZING STATION Expert Vulcanizing and Repairing Cord Tires a Specialty Headquarters for Goodrich, Silvertown and Pennsylvania Vacuum Cup Tires Phone 1718 603 Michigan Ave. Page Eighty-five ----In Appreciation of the many favors shown us during the past two years by the mem- bers of the Class of 1923 OF La Porte High School Smiths Book @ Supply Co. “Every School Necessity” Are You Going It Blindfolded? WITHOUT PROPER PREPARATION FOR EITHER OPPORTUNITY OR EMER- GENCY-JUST EXISTING FROM DAY TO DAY? If you are—throw off the blindfold, today. Start an account with this bank with a firm resolve to save something each week, even though a little. The results will be surprising and highly gratifying. $1.00 will start you toward success. The La Porte Savings Bank Lincolnway and Indiana Ave. Page Eighty-six Unless You Can Learn to -:S A VE:- Your Education Has Missed the Mark Peoples Trust 8C Savings Bank 4° o Compound Interest Hardware SHEET METAL WORK WARM AIR HEATING SYSTEMS TOOLS, CUTLERY AND KITCHEN WARE House of Quality and Service PETERSON Hardware Co. Phone 1260 AFTER DANCES Stop At Caterers to Theatre and After Dance Parties 610 Lincoln way LaPorte, Ind. Page Eighty-seven It Is Many Years SINCE THE BANK OF A. P. ANDREW, JR. SON WAS ESTABLISHED It has always prospered, and its management has never changed. Time has demonstrated the wisdom of its belief that SAFETY should be the first consideration. Its steady growth shows an appreciative public. It is a State Bank under State Supervision. It solicits your account, be it large or small. INTEREST ON TIME AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS The STATE BANK of A P. Andrew, Jr. Son 4% Builders Hardware Pneumatic Water Supply Systems COMPLIMENTS Decker Brothers —of-- The Pusch Heating, Ventilating, Sheet Metal and Plumbing Contractors LAPORTE, INDIANA I’age Eighty-eight P. W. WAY Jtfotor Cars LA PORTE, INDIANA CADILLAC WILLYS-KNIGHT OAKLAND OVERLAND The Koch Studio Has had the pleasure to give you their services in producing this annual, and we hope it has been satisfactory. Our business relations with this 1923 class has been most pleasant, and we hope to be able to serve you in the future. H. E. KOCH For 23 Years LaPorte’s Leading Photographer. Page Elghty-nlne When Better Cars Are Sold Kale Will Sell Them. Buick Sales and Service M. C. Kale Co. Compliments of If you have friends they should have your photograph. Have them taken at Chicago News 8C EARLLE’S Magazine Agency STUDIO Masonic Temple And your friends will be proud of them. Odd Fellow’s Building Opposite the Postoffice Page Ninety COMPLIMENTS —of— We Central Theatre Home of Paramount and Other First Run Photoplays First National Bank Bank of the State of Indiana LAPORTE, INDIANA Page Ninety-one J COMPLIMENTS —of— La Porte Sash Door Co. PaK© Ninety-two — BUY — Gifts That Last --at- 812-814 Lincolnway Visit Our Gift Shop! WHY NOT HAVE A IN YOUR HOME? The York at $150.00 Easy Payments Canfield’s Pharmacy La Porte Candy Kitchen HEADQUARTERS FOR High Grade Homemade Candies LUNCHES DELICIOUS ICE CREAM T. PETROS, Prop. Phone 268 705 Lincolnway LaPorte, Ind. Page Ninety-three Pago Ninety-four ( i Page Ninety-five I t 4 Pago Ninety-six