Racine High School - Kipikawi Yearbook (Racine, WI)

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: K-fare-3e,,.ef,..-Q .., V . ..,,.. mm., , iii it ' 1 . Lectures little kid, ' Then 't is, Good-bye. Fl? 'KS Sli Sk SF is Tiny little boy, Alone in Room Three, Says, Great big teacher Don't you miss me? -L. Baumblatt, '13, NATURE 'S SWEETEST MOOD It was a rippling, tinkling, tumultuous stream. Alders and willows trailed their branches in the clear, crystal water and waved listlessly to and fro. The water gurgled gleefully with sounds like echo- ing laughter. It rippled and sparkled over pure, silvery pebbles, leaped over emerald rocks, danced over coppery sands, and then whirled away into the shadows. Now and then a shiny silver trout leaped in the water and flashed away into darkness. Green, sloping banks ran down to meet the stream. feathery ferns nestled in the crevices of rocks and swept gracefully with the wind. The sun flecked the babbling water with alternate light and shadow. So, all day long, it pursued its merry course, splash- ing and tinkling with sweet melody. Then when night came on, and the moon flood- ed the world with soft, pearly light, it murmured a tender, sighing lullaby till all about was asleep. -Dagmar Peterson, '13, THE RETURN FROM ELBA The siege of Moscow was the turning point in the career of Napoleon Bona- parte. With five hundred thousand men, the greatest army ever led by a European general, he invaded Russia and marched to Moscow in spite of all resistance. When he arrived, the city was already in ruins. He waited a month, expecting overtures of peace from the enemy, but none came. The frost and snow of a Russian winter forced the Little Corporal to begin a rapid retreat, which closely resembled that of the British from Concord. With- out sufficient supplies, unaccustomed to the climate, and harrassed by numberless foes, the French died by thousands. With his characteristic determination the emperor returned to France, and, raising another army, began a campaign in Germany with three splendid victories, but Russia, Prussia, Austria and Sweden were now allied against him, the odds were too great, and when, at Leipsic, Napoleon lost fifty thousand men in three days, his power was completely broken. Finding his army disorganized and much of his popularity gone, he abdicated the throne of France and went to the island of Elba. In less than a year he returned to France, and before he reached Paris the whole French army had declared for him. The European powers that had dethroned him again united, but Napoleon took the initiative and defeated the Prussians at Ligny. Two days later, thru a fatal mis- understanding, and the treachery of one of his men, he was defeated at VVater- loo by Wellington and Bliicher. The de- feat was a decisive one, and on June 22, 1815, just one hundred days after his re- turn from Elba, Napoleon abdicated in fa- vor of his son. Expecting generous treat- ment, he allowed himself to be captured by the English, who exiled him to St. Helena, where he died six years later. Thus ended the career of Napoleon Bona- parte, considered by many the greatest leader of men in history. History repeats itself. We have a mod- ern case, which, up to the present time, is very similar to that of Napoleon. Theodore Roosevelt was elected Vice- President in 1900. When President Mc- Kinley died a short time later, Roosevelt became President. He immediately be- gan his attacks on the trusts and those who were monopolizing certain markets. On all sides he was hailed as the deliverer of the American people, whose rights were in danger. In 1904 he was elected President of the United States. His administration was marked by the continuance of his trust- busting tactics, which, however, accom-

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Q raw ' . J W3 lyyznf. I ' . Q igx 3' ef. walked down the stairs. At the third landing heepaused a moment to rest. Through the quiet building floated peals of laughter, which sounded suspiciously like that of Harold Dodge. Next morning, as Jack with a suit-case in either hand, was waiting at the station for the train to come in, Tim, his office boy, handed him a note. Opening it, he read: If you wish to prolong your stay let me know. Don't hurry. Have a good time. Harold. Later, while telling about the incident to the stenographer, Tim said, If some- body told me I could have as long a vaca- tion as I wished I wouldn't do what he did. Why, what did he do? 'tHe said, 'Tell Mr. Dodge, with my compliments, to go to the ---.' VVhat did Mr. Dodge say? '4That's the most curious part of all. He just sat down and laughed until tears rolled down his cheeks. Then he wiped off the tears and roared some more. After that he handed me half a dollar-and then-well, he just holleredf' Jack had left town Saturday morning and Harold fully expected to see him back by the next Saturday, if not sooner. Therefore, when the next Saturday and still another Saturday had come and gone without a word or sign from Jack, Harold began to feel worried. On the second Monday after the de- parture of his partner, Harold received this note: Since, contrary to expectations, I am having a fine time, I have availed myself of your liberality and will stay longer. Please pardon my delay in writing-be- cause-I was too busyf' This partially allayed Harold's fears. But when a second fortnight had gone by and he received another note to the same purport as the preceding one, Dodge's fears returned. The firm of Harlow 85 Dodge was not busy, and Jack could easily have taken even two months without inconven- WWA i- ss. -me 1 ' U. iff, 1 ' , K' ,. ......1 - ' fsi f' .H if-2 K ,1 I A ' 'sbs . a'. 'i'i1flx,57 iencing his' partner, but the latter did not know what could have changed Jack. He had fully expected to have him return in a. week, but now a month had passed with nothing but two short notes from Jack. This sounded very unlike the jovial Jack. For these reasons, Harold feared that his partner was ill, and was trying to keep his associate from worrying about his. Just like Jack, thought Dodge. I think I will run down there Sunday and see how things are. What did he find? What usually happens when an attrac- tive young man goes to a summer resort? It was the old story: The time, the place, the girl. Harold had come, had seen, and was satisfied. Taking a card out of his pocket he hastily scribbled: Stay as long as you like, old man, but let me know the date. Harold. Then he took the next train home. -Jacob H. Weinberg, '12, GREAT BIG TEACHER AND TINY LITTLE BOY Great big teacher, Little bit of chap, Tiny little whisper, Hear the teacher rap. Great big teacher Thinks it is a shame, Calls little boy, Gives him the blame. Tiny little boy, Cracks a little gun, Teacher like as not Doesn't see the fun. Teacher smiles a smile, Winks her other eye, Chuckles to herself About the little guy. Then she makes a frown Mighty quick and spry,

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1 'f ' I + , M .-sf.- ,., i... -. .,.,-x .f- at ': .f as'-we-i f-V' 'wr'--me-aww . plished no extraordinary results, and by his loud-voiced declarations that he would not serve a so-called third term, even if the people wished it. That was quite a large 'tif, but at that time the people of the United States would hardly have hesi- tated to make Roosevelt king if he had so desired. But he did not so desire, nor did he wish a third term-at that time. But if the people did not re-elect him, it would be a pleasant duty to say whom they should elect. So Mr. Roosevelt named William Howard Taft as his successor, and William Howard Taft was the peo- ple's choice for 19019-13. After seeing his protege elected, and his own term of of- fice completed-for the time being, at least-the ex-President departed for the wilds of Africa. There he spent nearly a year, shooting elephants and guides, hav- ing his picture taken, and getting his name into the American papers. When he had shot up Africa and killed everything in sight, he started for home and his postponed third term. See- ing that some of the foreign nations were considerably disturbed over certain mat- ters, he could not resist the temptation to stop for a few minutes and tell them how to run their governments. The advice was not always received as kindly as it was given, and the Colonel's dignity suf- fered not a little. When he reached home, he found that the United States was, in his opinion, on the road to ruin. After berating his form- er friend and colleague, President Taft, who had shown that actions speak louder than words, Mr. Roosevelt, with his cus- tomary unselfish foresight, offered to save the American people by accepting a third term as President. The American people, always unappreciative, have not been very eager to avail themselves of this kind offer, but the Colonel's hat is still in the ring, and in all probability will remain there until someone kicks it out. So far, the cases of Napoleon and Roose- velt are parallel: each has risen to fame, spent some time in comparative oblivion, Q ,Q if ' Q A- and then tried'to regain his glory. Napo- leon failed. Will Roosevelt? If he does not fail, he is the first man to disregard the precedent established by George Washington. If he does fail, perhaps he will spend the rest of his days, as Napo- leon did, at some modern St. Helena COyster Bay, for instancej, an exile, polit- ically, at least, from the world. On the other hand, he may still cling to his orig- inal plan of saving his erring country, and again run for the presidency. Who knows? -Charles Wratten, '12, THE HIGH SCHOOL OF MY DREAMS I was fatigued. Yes, utterly exhausted after fiercely endeavoring to see the point of an experiment on electricity. I dragged myself wearily down the squeaky stairs, and clasped and unclasped my hands nervously. That awful Physics experi- ment had made me desperate. I passed other students, who greeted me hurriedly, yet sympathetically. Their eyes were sad, and their faces lined by the trials of study. I really should have gone to Room Sev- en to write quantities of German verbs on the board. As I was about to open the door, I spied a chair standing in the hall. It had just been vacated by the teacher in charge. I dropped into it, and my weary bones rejoiced at the rest. Joan of Arc 's pale face caught my at- tention, and I gazed at her long and steadily. My head sank lower and lower, my tired eyes closed. I was asleep! Yes! asleep in the halls of learning. I dreamed of R. H. S. Not as it is at the present date. Oh, no! this dream in- stitution of learning was ideal. Refresh- ments were served at any hour on the third floor. Instead of Water ice-cold lem- onade was obtained at the fountains by the throngs of thirsty students. At this time there was no system of registration, but the students just walked out of the Assembly Room at their own free will. The teachers who had charge of the As- sembly rooms never scolded or rapped on