Mulberry High School - Oracle Yearbook (Mulberry, IN)

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i'3Z lI ' l,l.ll,Tli31Il31lj'll..l,'.Il QlI?ETIl T H E 0 R A C L E llllll,llll1llilllllllllllllllllllliIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll her. She has such an awful temper and quickly warms up at trifles. Not long ago while on a vacation trip she broke her fan, which she always car- ries with her. This little accident quickly aroused her temper. Oh how she did boil! :Xt first we could not guess what had gone wrong. but upon re- moving her hood the trouble was revealed. The fan was soon mended and her temper gradually subsided. Un this trip she took more than one stub- born spell. She would sometimes stop on a hill and refuse to budge without our helpg she would refuse to cross a stream and would shy at passing sheiks. Although in many ways she is a disgusting kid, I still have hopes of im- proving her make-up and character so that she can steer her way thru the streets and alleys of life in such a manner as to make anybody proud to call her his own. GRACE XVI LLIAMS. The Young People of Today Some people worry a lot about the young people of today, saying that they are going to the dogs: that they smoke. dance. and think of nothing but a good time: that they are always going to a show or some other place of amusement, but never think of going to churchg that they won't work. but play most of the time even in school. Now the young people of the present are probably no worse than boys and girls fifty years ago. The people who are always finding fault with pres- ent young people hardly ever think of what they did when they were young. They forget the pranks that they used to playg the initials that they carved on the seats at schoolg their behavior in churchg the way they chewed tobacco and spat on the floor or on the stove: the fights they had over nothingg the parties with the kissing-games: and the dances that nearly always ended in a fight. These things are all forgotten while the habits of boys and girls today seein awful. In many ways young people are really better than ever before. Their amusements are better than they used to be. Instead of so many parties with the Needles liyeu. Tap , and other kissing games. now there are basket- ball and the movies. where the old and the young meet in public entertain- mnt. These and the public library take the place of the old-fashioned saloon. The modern dances are certainly no worse than the old dances accom- panied by booze and usually ending in a fight. The youth today have better manners than ever before. Une seldom sees young men fight or take pride in their ability to abuse and swear. One can FORTY-FOUR

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