Nappanee High School - Napanet Yearbook (Nappanee, IN)

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26 T lz c L i nz c r i c k 1921 SLITERARYQ The Wedding of the Gold Pen and the Ink Stand Once upon a time, in au old castle on the Rhine, a grand wedding took place on a beautiful mahogany library table. Charming Miss Gold Pen was the pride of all the library. She was not only the pride of Mr. Ink Stand. but, far more than that-she was his promised bride. To thei strains oi a beautiful wedding march, played by Bliss Joy Melodian. the bridal procession slowly moved down the table runner. First came Mr. luk Stand. with the best man, Mr. Fountain Pen. Then came the maid of honor, Miss Pencil, and the bridesmaid, Miss Pen, Next came the little Miss Gold l'eu. sister of the bride. scattering lilies of the valley. Last came Master Gold Pen, bearing the ring in a butter cup, and then the bride leaning on the arm of her father, lllr. Gold Pen. The bridal pair met under the large light where they were united in holy matrimony by Mr. llible, in the presence of just a few intimate friends, After the ceremony, congratulations were offered. Mr. llible wished that they might live happily and religiously. Mr. Dictionary hoped their vocabularies might be enlarged, so that their pet names might be more numerous. Miss Blotter ofifered her valuable assistance in blotting out the cares and sorrows which would be sure to come. Miss lylueilage llottle advised them to stick together through thick and thin. Mr. Paper Xlfeight hoped that their care might ever rest lightly upon them, and Mr. Ruler suggested that he be allowed to settle their disputes. Miss Eraser said that when the assistance of Miss lllotter proved uu- satisfactory, she would be delighted to erase the blots from their memories. The ancient lllr. Virgil suggested that they would be greatly benefited by studying his wonderful Aeneid. which contained so many useful truths. The best wishes of the parents were that they should live happily ever after, Lowizm. lhclayiialz, '23. Nappauce HighScI1onI

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1921 The Limerick 25 Freshman Class Oflicers PI'E'SlflCllt-IOH N VV A LT ERS Sec'y and Treas.--DOROTHY BEST Class R011 ARCH, ISARELLE BABCOCK, BLANCIIE BRLIMBAUGHV, REDW BEST, DOROTHY CULP, W1I.BUR COLD, DTNLE CALDECK, XYICTOR C.'xRI.soN, F RANGES CORWIN. ll'lERVlN CONRAD, RUSSEL GOLDEN, EDWARD IHAMLINV, TREv,x HANEY, VV,xr.'rER KRING, HtlXX'ARD KUHN, LILLIAN LOPP, LOUISE LEMNA, FRED lli00RlZ, IJORA RlYERS, H.XRl'JI.D l'X'lII.'l'IiNBERGIER, JACOB lllII.l.ER, CHARLES Pllll.I.l'l'S, A1'.M.x l'iNK11RTON, LUCILE RILEY, RUTH RCFF, IVA REED, H.XRRX' STOUDER. LEONA STACKHOUSE, HAROl,D STILLSONV, LEO SHIVELY, VVARREN SHANK, CARLYLE THOMAS, ESTHER TIIOIXIPSCDN, HOWARD XVELDV, FERNE VVTDMOYER, lllACK Vv'EI.Tx', NVILMA VV.'xI.TERs, JOHN lN'1sI.ER, ROOSE Xr0DER, DEI.II.iXIi ROmNsoN, lllIl.I,,XRD Class Colors: Taupe and Uld Rose. Class Flower: Pink and VVhite Carnation. . Class Motto: Do your duties daily, not weekly nor monthly. History of Class '24 Thirty-nine members entered the Freshman Class. September Sixth, Nineteen Twenty. New members came into the Class since then and one has gone away, making a total of forty-one members in the Freshman Class. At first we were a little shy, but shyness has disappeared long ago as you have seenj. We then began real work and in the future as in the past, our one aim is to live up to our motto: Do your duties daily, not weekly nor monthly. Nappancc' High School

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IQ.?I The Limerick 37 Some Tercentenary Reflections It is just three hundred years ago that a little band of one hundred and two Pilgrims anchored in the harbor of Cape ffod. 'lillei' were exiles Heeing from persecution at home and seeking religious freedom in the New VVorld. They landed at Plymouth Rock, so called after the port from which they sailed. Plymouth, England. That first winter was a dreadful one for the little band. llalf of the men sickened from exposure and many died. Yet they set to work with a will and built their rude huts which were to be their homes. XYhen spring came, it is said, the graves which had been dug numbered more than the houses which they had built. Yet these sturdy people did not long for England. VVhen the May- flower sailed for home it carried not one home-sick pilgrim. The summer came and their fields tiourished with barley, peas and Indian corn. The fowls of the air, the fish and wild animals kept them supplied with meat. They had a common store-house for the purpose of keeping a part of their grain and also for protection from an enemy. The little colony met with no opposition from the Indians. They were very peaceful and also helpful. It was the Indians who taught them the use of maize or Indian Corn. , One morning they were startled at the appearance of an Indian, who in broken English bade them welcome, He was Samoset. a chief of a neighboring tribe of Indians. He afterward brought Massasoit. chief of the VVampanoogs. A treaty was made with him and faithfully observed for over half a century. In 1622, Canonicus sent to Plymouth as a token of dehance a bundle of arrows in a rattle-snake's skin. The governor sent it back loaded with powder and ball. This filled the Indians with superstitution, so that they looked with awe on the little colony. That first crop was hardly adequate for the second winter. A ship arrived from England bringing another band seeking freedom. Ilut they were not pro- vided with food for all, and so increased the hunger and privations of all the colonists. It is said that even at the end of three years at night they knew not where to have a bit in the morning. At one time they had just enough grain or corn in the store-house to give every person Eve kernels. Yet they seemed content and one day when they had only clams for dinner, Elder Brewster gave thanks to God for having given them to suck of the abundance of the sea and the treasures hid in the sand. They had come to seek freedom of worship and in that vast unexplored country, they had found it. Their form of government for over eighteen years was a strict democracy. But only the male inhabitants were allowed a part in the legislature. Soon this little settlement spread and new towns were formed. Then a representative from each town was sent to the general court. This colony remained independent until 1692 when it was united with the Massachusetts Ilay colony. Our courage ought to he inspired by the bravery and daring of that little band of thrifty, God-fearing, and industrious people. XVhile we have everything we want. yet we do not appreciate it as much as if we had labored under such conditions as our forefathers. the Pilgrims. BRENDA H.usT. ,22. Xappanee High School