Rockville High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Rockville, IN)

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'THE HOOSIER Jack felt :is if he could ncvtr move. Nevertheless he obeyed her. Miss Raw kin, with a many twinkle in her pretty blue eyes, gizmced over the hate Then turning to the class she commiti x1 ihe uuparllomihle sin, in the eyes of Jack and the rest of the class, and read the nofe aloudi When she haul finished she said: Let this be a lesson to a'l of you. Jack, yml nmy change sems with Mary and see that you behave henceforth. Such humiliation was very haul to bear because to Jack it Was a new feelr ing. He vowed i0 hate Miss Rankin with 11 hilifer haired forever, and he nickel his brain for ideas about teasing her, He dcrided to fell Elsie about his vow and ask her for help. That owning whvn Jack arrived at the party he found the house filled with ilm merry masqueraders. As he came imo Hie room where they were noisiest he saw on the other side :1 pretty figure in a dear old-fushioued dress, Dear Elsie! It was almost H recompense fur the humiliation placed upon him by Miss Rankin to know that Elsie hml dressed in this way to please him, He tried in go across to where she stomi but was unsuccessful, ll' contest bring forced upon him. Not until they had simted to dance had he the chance ofspeakiug to her. He asked her in dance with him. When they had finished the dance he begged her to come nut on the veranda, as he wished to milk with her alone and Len hm- nf his plan. They hm! not yet nn- 9 masked but he was sure of Elsie's ident- ity. hDu you know, I think iVs very nice of you to dress this way to please me? he said, When they had chasen a remote corner swing on Lhe cool porch. The girl turned her head and replied: UThank you. Fm glad you like it. iiI have vowed to hate Miss Rankin forever ,Elsie- and I have a plan of re venge. wan you help me carry it out? It's a good one.v This was more than the figure in blue ri-etonne could endure and pulling off Imr mask she burst out laughing And then Jack wished the earth would open and swallow him. Of course this was imr possible and there mt Jack staring stir phliy at his pretty innocent French teacher, She looked so yaung and girl- ish standing there whh so much merrir ment in her Pyes that Jacki: cnnscienm stabbed him badly and his resolvo to hate her melted away. Winch. he heard her say quieily. -I'm sorry it all happened. I suppose I never should have deceived you but I Was pining for some fun and this seem- ell ihe best opporhmity. I sincerely beg your pardon. ' Shouldnit I be the one who should do the begging of pardon? Jack had I'ccoverrd his senses and his bad resolve hm! turned into a good oneithnt of being good in French class and loving his French teacheri Together they made a. compact in which Jack promised to be good, having learned that teachers am human beings as well as the rest of nss LUZELLE MARTINi

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8 Prrsixleu; 0f the United Smh's. In his iuzrVgurnl address IEEIiw-rml March 4, 1861 he said. addressing hinr self to the South: UIn your hnut'ls, mv Ali. isfied countrymen, and not in wine, is the momentous issue of oivil war. The government will nut nssml you, You can have no conflim witlvowt hdng yourselves the rig essors. You MW no on!!! re ervd m hmveu t0 rlostmy axe gmernmem; while I have Hw most solemn nne ta Treservv, pmr NH nnd defend it.' The Civil mn' mine on. Was .lle Vision As the savior of the Uninn, L'mculn vhlmls in WSMTy hy the side of Grunge Washingimx. the Father cf his vnunfry, He was not merely a ShlfPS- man, not merely 21 man who :11. in :1 high plac? and planned, mighty dop'ls. Ho was :1 man whas6 We seems a pm of tht- national ethango. Bv the gift of that lift1 be preserved tho Union and gnvr it ungrudiufy whhon. a thought 1f Vs onh, Vchtm-y and dcnth Wre vvodod tn give L'mcoln his imprrish- able place in history. It Was said of Washington tha! hu wns HFirst in war, firs. in peace, :m'l fhrsf in tho henrts of his aountrymmn but this Inst phrase belongs pveuIEm-ly to Lincoln. Ther? r may bn. Becmms 0F tb vmmtry m which he is mu. app .chnvl 'W'lly, but beyond all doubt Abraham Iinooln is the mast bvlovod of 2111 Am- m'imms. Washington 'is respected; Franklin :5 m'nmended: Jefferson is admirml; hut Lincoln is belovrd, On April 15, 1855, Lincn'n died fmm :I gun slum wound at the hmu's of Me Mcnssim John Wilkes Booth- who shnl Mm M1119 1 w'zls :chuxliug Fours fheatre the eaning of April 14. Perhaps no mm mbutc was paid to Linmhl than by General Gram. who Enid: nTn know him pnrsnnnlly Was m low- aud resnert him for his great nuulities of hear: and head. In his awn tho nntinn lost its gromest hem. Tu HS Neath Hm South lost its mus. jusf frinully I Tho um'th 0 THE HOOSIER This simple mnu sprung from tho snil, dcscrmlnm 0' n pnor, even slviftv luss stuck; 1m ris u m the highest pln'o in the ion, and had Molded .lien. mriul pnwor. Tho United States nax'er hpfure in its history allowed :Inv President as much power us Linro u uiowea. th lie nem- lost his sense of m-uportiou. Phillips Brooks said of him: u'mwo m'v mm as poml us he. but my ax 1m .hings: there rtre men 2.; amni- you! us he but they do foolish H'inga In 1m goodness and intelligmeo mm- hiuedhxml made their best of wisdom. WHAT VVOL'LD YOU HAVE DONE? Elsie was gning to have a p'u'tyg N'mdz' party at Hm. I. was t'm 1mm : of Ute day. for in VVozvlv ford High School pnrtios Werr' g 'nf m'mlls. Tl'o girls stood in the hall mlkr $111 xleligh eI'l3' mu such subjects Ms dress and escorts, em The boys, of rouv'sc, W'I'e n'mrst ns emhusirmic. us Hwy hut tnok greater pains to hide mm mithnsinsm. Jnek Trviug.0n was going. 0!? mum ho ctu'l'ln't miss if '01' it was E157 pnvfy mm Elsie wmiwell. an especial friend of Jack's He lvnrl Uecid d m gv vs 2m nlllvfashioned gentleman. wear'm'z an old Suit Which lmrl been his great? gz'mf-yrnmlfnther's. Th' French Mueller in W'andfurrl Hi'zlu School was young and pretty .1an u great fm'orin' among the pup'ls. csr pooinlly HVe girls. In French Muss Jack 5M :xt'ross HIP aisle from Elsie and it wns their cllswm tn Writ? notes In each other while Miss Rankin was writ. ing difficult cnnjngmious on the bomd. Tmlny, when Miss Rankin was at Hm hnnxwl Jark srrihbled a description of his costume and adding :1 postscript mm her to be sun: to watch for him. Then doffly l'c slippod it across .110 aisle, but n not deftly mlnugh to miss HIP glance of the reproving eye of M:s.w Rankin, yvhn when she desired, was quite 0:111sz10 of keeping the storms! discipline, HJMm she commanded, Wiring that inmor.nnt opistle to me at once.

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10 THE HOOSIER SENIOR NOTES He Knew It The bashful young suitor entered the home of his sweetheart bearing a large box with the name of :1 well known Hm-isf. on the cover. nHow sweeu and fresh they are! cried the young woman, opening the box. UI believe there is still a little dew on them yet Whyh l'hyesf, admitted the youth. Ubu: L's Just a lime, and 1111 pay it w mm-row. Sure Enough I gazed upon the camel, And wondered at his humps. hWell, what a funny place. says I For mules to have the mumps, Isaacstein, SeniothAhio, what fat you go up the stairs two at a time? IsaacsAein Jr.- To safe my shoes fndderp Isaacstein Senior- Dot's right, my son. But look omit you dunk split your pmldts. The doctor was holding a clinic. EXv nminiug children of school ageh One youngster, :1ng six years, was under weight. The doctor began to make in- quiries as to his diet, and the follow ing dialogue took place: thou dan't drink milk. Wopef' nLive on a farm and don? drink milk at all? Nope. We aim gm hardly vnnugh milk for the hogs. We hear that a certain Senior girl with a spit curl has hBub m: the Pm m Speaking Claw on her mind m... smmly. Mule in the barnyard Lazy bnc quick; Boy with a pin on the end of a siivk Creeps up behind as quiet as x mousci Crepe 0n the door of the lible boy's hollsih A Cntaclysm The distressed newrwed:wh0h mothvl'. Juuk just phoned that I shonhl hun- fIannel cakes for supper allllinlld all me shops are closed, xmd the only flun- m'l in the house is Jack's tennis u'ous ev'simld they're nearly newW Which Animal? One afmmoon little Alice went out fur :1 walk with her mother. A very dirty organ grinder Was near the curb. He had a long beard and was particu- larly unkepmlooking. The man had a monkey on a string and A1ich mother gave her a penny to give to the little animal. Step up to him and give him the pen- ny, said the mother. Alice hestimed for a moment. and thou turning to her mother, asked very gravely: Which one shall I give it to. lllbfh' or? The monkey or his father? Miss Shhnks- Whut makes a mother love the ymlngest son lhE best! Ralph C.-hBemuse he's always the best lookinW