Mount Pleasant High School - Tattler Yearbook (Mount Pleasant, IA)

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'CH E 'UA R GE Trvmwmzvaowumwzvuxvwrvurmo-wurvao:S1r.Qa A Ruined Life By GEORGE WAUGHJ24 ENTLE, unsuspecting reader, let me warn you against the nefarious Science-Physics. Avoid it as you would a pestilenceg it destroys men's reason, and plagues their souls. As an example of the insid- 'uofus work of this thing, let me present myself and my brother-in-law, both ruinedt men, and ruined by this thing whereof I warn you. We were in High School together, he and I, and thinking to choose the lesser of two evils, we enrolled ourselves in the Physics department. Many a time since have I bitterly cursed the day I started on this venture. For a few days all went well, save that I was intensely interested in it. As the days passed, my interest deepened, and the thing took an 'unshakable grip upon my whole being, so that I had. no peace of mind. All my days were spent in working Physics problems. Not those assigned by our worthy instructor, which were mere child's play as compared to the problems which shook me day and night. I could not sleep, eat, walk, talk, or think. As soon as I arose, my troubles began. As I ate my breakfast, my thoughts were occupied as to how much heat had been expended, in boiling my egg, and if my coffee was not a perfect solution. I knew the reason why. If I walked to school, I reckoned the momentum of the passing autos or if I took a street car, I figured the amount of electricity used in carrying me nine blocks. As I ascended the school steps, I computed my horse-power. My brother-inrlaw spent much of his time with me, as we understood each other perfectly. He also was seized by this strange power. He also reckoned the cause and effect of each incident in our daily life. If in our modest Ford we came to a hill, we must know all about its slope, and we fig+ured how the car ran. By continual practice, we became quite proficient in our line, but sometimes We disagreed, and in that case, We sat up at night wasting reams of paper 'until we found our error. In this way we lost much sleep, and took on a vacant expression, and as we talked of nothing but Physics, our friends forsook us, and it was rumored about town that we were crazy. We were avoided by the honest folk about the place, and our life was most unhappy so that we determined to leave. We secured a position for the two of us as light house keepers, where we carried out our research work with none to interfere. Thus we live, two old broken men, our whole lives wasted, ruined by that obnoxious science against which I warn you once more,-Physics. lGGWRvNMKvNa!KvNMlvWlKdNalKDwlRvk1lvkJRdEKWfMlvw2Kvk2h5klmNQI w0

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THE 'CAR GE T Nlargotls First Football Game By IVIARTPIA CRANE,'25 T was a brilliant October afternoon. The air was crisp and a blue autumn haze h'ung low over the huge stadiumi. Bands played. Yell leaders went through their usual contortions before a howling mob of excite- ment-mad students. It was a big day in the University town. Old rivals were to lock horns on the gridiron once more. It was also a great day in Margot's life. Had not she, a shy freshman, captured the handsomest and most popular senior on the campus and was she not attending her first football game? Great waves of cheers were rolling over the vast crowd as the two entered the stadium. Margot grasped her pennant tightly in her hand Goodness J lm do they always make this much noise? she lnqulred doubtfully Yep J ust wfumin up They ll strike their stride soon don t worry! You l now J 1m I don t know much about football Do they strike It with at bat or do they throw it through a hoop? For 1 moment fi hard cold look came into his eyes but lancin at the trim figure at his side and the anxiously upturned face he softened Oh I ll tell you all about it as they mal e the plays he laughed One great err-splittin yell arose and all leaped to their feet. Jim grasped the girl and half dragged her from her seat beside him There they are' Here come the tigei s' TVOODIGH But Jim why I don t see any tif ers I didnt know they had ani nrals at a football game Swallowinf hard he looked at her That s what they call the eleven Just wait till you see lem light! You'll think they're tigers for sure! deafening din. Poor Margot shrank back C et your man I id! lim was on his feet again Kill em!! Dont let 'em pass, fellows Kill them why Jim' Lets go 11 ht away Do they really kill them in the game? No answer f1o1n Jim. None wts needed What are they tryin to do now? You said that you would tell me as they played All right listen and don t talk' Ill tell the plays 'ts they go-look out for a pass there!-Down that fellow! Gee-he got it! There he goes for twenty yards!! Rub his head in the dirt! Hoople-Ra-W raw! J 1m what IS a pass? You saw It didnt you Hurdle that line' That s a baby you can t stop us-touchdown!! J 1111 babies don t play football do they? c ' V H . . . H . . . A . S . ' ' g . , l ' ' ' - ' 99 X , , . 75 l ' ' 1 I ' v N7 g . gl f , . ii , 1 17 L L i ,as Y . U' 4 1 i i ' I g' ll 1 i 3, 1 c CC ' I, 1 ' ' ' 71 . if - . e It g . - I! , g - . KK 7 - 71 D As the two teams leaped into action the crowd and the bands let out a sz I V' va - . - - xi ' 1 a L, ' r , X . - c A i . ,. 77 ' , --4 f- ' . r 'Q f g . ' ' 7? rs v L ' fl ' H! la ' ' Q , 3 1 , . L 77 I lt ' ' 77 , . Si ' ' 7 ' , 1 Q ' L 37 gl ' I ' 7 77 ? 3 ' Hibamwwrmwmwwwwawwwwwwuwmmwmmnmmwwwwvww - r4L95'i