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

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These days of apprehension and struggle r have brought many changes in our thinking and even in our conversation. New words ore coined; new friends are made, and new alibis are found. Among our new acquaintances are some elfin creatures known as GREMLINS. Our aviators were the first to make their acquaintance. When they soared for into the elements and gothered sleety coats of ice on their wings, they said, “Blame it on the GREM- LINS. But the gremlins do not confine their activities to one group or one locale. There is one particular species known as the EL-PE GREMLIN, a mystic creature who defies all de- scription. These GREMLINS empty the waste paper baskets, throw worn-out pencils and papers in the halls, trip up the late-comer and cause detention-hall slips galore. Watch out for these bad GREMLINS. They'll get you and when they do, misery surely follows! Now, don't be too pessimistic. There are good ones too. They flip over a falling pencil so that the lead is not broken, they take lost be- longings to the office, soften the fall on an icy pavement when King Winter is in force. They've even been known to whisper o helpful word into the ear of a student judge softening a sentence when crime has overtaken some student. Get them on your side and you'll be doing yourself a good turn, but right now students, we all say—WATCH OUT FOR THE GREMLINS!