Plymouth High School - Mayflower Yearbook (Plymouth, IN)

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Base Ball Team. Claude Switzer Cyrel Foreman Walter Thayer Paul Thayer F. B. Carey k. A. Randall Lewis i)rake Cuts Kuhn Lloyd Zumbaugh Frank Martindale Miles Price Earl McLaughlin

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THE STUDENTS’ VOICE 27 “A GHOST STORY.” Lottie Schroedcr '08. A man coming to a small town one night and seeking a room, was compelled to go to the house of an old woman who lived quite a distance from the town, in rather a secluded place. The room to which he was shown was cut off from the main building, and its entrance was from the outside. 'Phe man was tired and sought sleep early. While sleeping soundly he was disturbed by a terrible noise and the rocking of the house. Soon this ceased and everything was as still as death. Then came a voice through the stillness, singing, “Will they miss me at home? Will they miss me?” and after it had finished, silence reigned. The man lay there trying to solve the problem and at last, coming to the conclusion that the house contained a demented person, he dropped asleep. The next night at the same time he was again disturbed by the same rocking, the same noise and the same sweet singing. This time he began to feel strangely over the affair and deter- mined to sit up the next night and try to find out what and who it was. So on the third night, almost asleep, he was again aroused by the same noises. He didn’t wait for the singing to begin but seized a revolver and set out to seek an explanation. He knocked on the landlady’s door; she. seeing the revolver, threw up her hands and cried out, “1 didn't kill her. 1 didn't,” and fell dead at his feet. At her death the house was given to the city authorities. This man bought the house and set carpenters to work to tear it down. An enclosed room was found and the man ordered the carpenters to let him break a lath and look in the room first. Upon looking into the room he saw the beautiful face of a young girl reflected in the mirror and as lie stood gazing it slowly crumbled from sight. The explanation of this is that an old woman becoming jeal- ous of her son’s wife, shut her in this room and after her son’s death she sealed it. This beautiful girl was left here to die and none of her entreaties or promises moved the old woman to save her. Ruth Leonard—“How does it come that your hair has not turned gray, Mr. Fry? Mr. Frv—“I suppose it has not been exposed to the weather long enough to bring about that state of affairs. It is commonplace to break a camera but that blithesome maid, Lottie Schroeder “was going some” when she broke that mirror in the “lab” with one of her peculiar “looks.”

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THE STUDENTS’ VOICE 29 THE BASE-BALL QUESTION. Frank E. Martindale 08. fhe conditions, and 1 might say “dope” pointed toward our having a good base ball team lor 1908, but accident, poor support at games and bad weather combined with poor luck, made cir- cumstances adverse to prophecy. The first two games of the season with Culver Military Academy revealed our weak points in the outfields and while we were remedying this important branch of the team, Glen Mc- Laughlin became stricken with rheumatism. This circumstance resulted in the breaking up of our infield. Under such discouraging conditions the team showed ganie- ncss and always went into the game to win. This spring, the weather would not peimit the team to get more than two prac- tices a week, on an average, thus preventing our pitchers, Kuhn, Switzer and Cullen from being in the best of form. 1 can truthfully say that one of the great essentials for the successful maintenance of a ball team was decidedly lacking around Plymouth this year. 1 speak of support from the school and others. )ur team was not supported, financially or other- wise in the proper spirit. There were but few of our rooters pres- ent at the majority of the games, and so we lost money on every game at home. For this reason itself, we were obliged to “call off” a game here with Lal’crte. Without hesitation, 1 will say that there were many who continuously “knocked on us, owing to. the fact that we did not win games. The “knockers never gave one thought about the adverse conditions with which we were contending. We sincerely hope that future teams will be better support- ed. that these teams will be more successful, and that greater enthusiasm will predominate future base ball seasons. THIS ENDED THE FUN. A crowning feature of the commencement week was the picnic of the class of ‘08 at Pretty lake. The graduates were transported to and from Pretty lake in automobiles under the guidance of Fred Kuhn. The day was ideal and boat-riding and bathing were therefore very enjoyable. 'Pile girls of the class con- tributed the “nice things to cat.” Somebody ought to write a eulogy entitled Our Girls of ’08 and What They Can do in Cul- inary Art.'” A few incidents of the picnic are called to mind by our snake catcher. Rinard. It is believed by many that he will ever rue the day when he first learned to charm these reptiles. “Wesley Allen liked to shake ’em up with that ere dinner bell. Vera and Ruth had a real nice time, thank you. Seybold said that he was lazy, but it is needless to repeat the adjective used to describe in what degree he was so afflicted. As the shades of night were falling fast the merry picnic party was of necessity