Rensselaer High School - Chaos Yearbook (Rensselaer, IN)

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Lesta Wasson “A maiden of our century, yet most meek.” Latin star of decreasing bril- liancy. Never known to play basket ball. Stella May Donald Melrose Beam ‘‘There surely must be some good hard work in him for none ever came out.” Likes girls. Also doughnuts, candy, loud neckties and Ruth. Plays football and trombone. Dis- tinguished himself by wearing five sweaters simultaneously during whole winter. ,att Helen Agnes Mary Platt ‘‘Of all parts, the eyes express The sweetest kind of bashfulness.” That must be why she wears four eyes now: the more the merrier. Would fain be a “school-marm.” f Violet Meador “Diligence is the mother of good fortune.” Quiet; reserved; sensitive. Studies hard. Attends strictly to her own business. “It is better to be right than to be left.” Good student; teachers’ pet; cut out for suffragette. Plays basket ball.

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Delevan Babcock “How long, O Lord, how long!” Tallest in school. Sense of humor. Carries only one study now. Dora Mary Kahler Bernice Irene Hammond “For if she will, she will — you may depent on ’t. And if she won’t, she won’t — and there’s an end on ’t.” Always game, Likes secrets. Has gold tooth. Not smart, but has good, common sense. Bertha Margaret Kepner ‘Abnormal quiet.” The quietest of the twenty-seven. “Her voice was ever soft and low, an excellent thing in a woman” — in moderation. Possessor of original “wee small voice. ’ ’ Attends school only in A. M.

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Irene Leota Simpson “A bustling Simper.” Athletic. Very self-assertive. Has soft spot for Monon boys. Plays basket ball. Clarence Henry Smith “Here’s a young man of excellent pith, Fate tried to conceal him by naming him Smith.” Likes to be friend of all the girls. Likes jelly-rolls; looks dignified; laughs loud. Indulges in athletics with disastrous results to his anatomy. Wilma Frances Peyton “To arg’efy it was her wont.” Good student. Fond of an argu- ment. Appreciates a joke. Hazel Agnes Jacks “She smiles and smiles, and will not sigh.” Can successfully beat about the proverbial bush in recitation for at least 3 minutes. Otherwise a good student. Elizabeth Virginia Spitler “With courtship pleased, with silly trifles proud, Fond of a train and happy in a crowd.” Boisterous. Pa ion for dancing and college boys. Good student and proud of it. Perverted sense of humor. Giggles.