Lowell High School - Lowellian Yearbook (Lowell, IN)

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Class Obituary By Agnes Nelson. The Senior Class of the Lowell High School breathed its last at Lowell May 26, 1916. It passed away amid the sighs of the great throng who had come from far and near to it’s death¬ bed. For weeks it hovered near the Great Beyond, rallying a few days in hope and then relapsing in woe. The final break¬ down in its health was attributed to the finals, teacher’s ex¬ amination, and the theses. In the death of the Class of 1916, the Lowell High School has lost one of its “gems of purest ray serene.” From its birth it has been pointed out with pride as the most brilliant class in school. It’s clever sayings when a mere child have gone down in the world’s history as a series of remarkable remarks. This Class was born in September, in the year 1912, at Lo¬ well. Lake County, Indiana. It is a descendent of the former senior classes, but as machinery and inventions are bettered year by year, so it has excelled its elders in beauty, morality and intel¬ ligence. At one year of age, it was a remarkable precocious infant who bade fair to reach the summit of earthly achievement. It grew in strength, and, in the second year stood on it’s own sturdy legs. It tried hard to convince others of it’s wisdom, but was called silly. But it plodded bravely on, gaining the longest list of exemptions, and winning first and third in orator) ' , and third in declamatory. The third year it grew in size and wis¬ dom—a jolly class, happy and carefree as the day was long, and entirely free from egotism. It made wonderful progress and won honors on every hand. At the age of four, it was quiet and dignified, working with zeal and energy. But, it’s step became slower, the eye lost it’s brightness and one and all dredicted an early death for the senior class of 1916. This prophesy was fulfilled on the twenty-sixth of May. It leaves to mourn it’s loss a verdant, bunch of Freshies, a healthy, happy set of Sophomores, a sturdy, dependable aggre¬ gation of Juniors and a heart-broken faculty. The Lowell High School will miss it sadly. A place will be left vacant which no other class can ever fill. This class is gone, but not forgotten. May it’s soul rest in peace.

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AGNES NELSON “Her ways are of pleasant¬ ness- and all her paths are peace. ' ’ MERNA BESS “A light heart lives long.” DEWEY CHILDRESS “Talk not of wasted affec¬ tion, affection never was wasted.” FLOY NEWKIRK “Frailty thy name is woman.”

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La8t Will and Testament We, the Senior Class of 1916, of the Lowell High School, do make and publish this, our last earthly will and testament. 1. To the Juniors we leave all our good grades, handsome appearances and dignified actions, to be appropriated by them when they become Seniors. Also we bequeath to them the seats of honor on the north side of the assembly room. 2. To the Sophomores, the right to have their names on the deportment list and to play hookey. 3. To the Freshmen, more experience in High School life, a book on table etiquette, and the right to tease next year’s Freshies. 4. To the Faculty; some new unheard of rule for deport¬ ment, and the right to teach another class as brilliant as ours. PERSONALS 1. Leo Kimmet gives the Juniors the right to have an opinion on all subjects. 2. Adam Dorsch bequeaths his intellectual look to Glenn Surprise. 3. The Seniors give Violet and Elsie Big Ben of the As¬ sembly room, since we believe it will promote punctuality. 4. Agnes Nelson bequeaths her studious ability to Agnes Powell. 5. To the next Physics Class we bequeath simply this; a new dictionary with more isolated facts. 6. Lola Mallatt gives some of her height to Orral Ander¬ 7. To Miss Eves we give a baseburner to be used in the history room. 8. George Stuppy bequeaths his masterful voice to Kenneth Landis, to be used in public speaking. 9. Alice Love leaves her kid curlers to be appropriated by Nellie Brooks. 10. Harold Griesel gives Dorsey Kight his good deport¬ ment grades. 11. Floy Newkirk gives to Dewey Pinkerton a portion of her great height. 12. Mabelle Bruce gives to any high school student the right to carry on a private conversation in the assembly room, (when the teacher is not looking.) 13. Grace Hathaway bequeaths to Miss McLean all of her hair pins. 14. The Girls’ Glee Club gives the Boys’ Glee Club the right to keep cool all year. 15. Elmer Childress gives to any member of the next His¬ tory IV Class the right to relate how the Mormons are getting along. 16. Ada Newkirk and Irene Buckley give to Herbert Korth their voluminous voices. 17. Dewey Childress gives his pompadour to John Bruce. 18. We bequeath to the ’17 high school a paper-proof gong. 19. To Violet Hayden, George. 21. Kathryn Metcalf, Nada Wood and Edith Stenerson son.