Rockville High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Rockville, IN)

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THE HOOSIER NlNl'l liness. Miss Edgeworth, with frequent interruptions, had just finished telling Fritzls story when Mr, Angeli said, Pm sure I don't know how to thank you, but if you will help a bit, Fritz and I Will go home.,7 NNO, Illdtedl you wont! she replied. ttWhy, I woulllnlt think of moving Fritz for six weeks. You just stay for a bit of supper. PM have it in a jiffyfl So Mr. Angell, with a wink at FritzY accepted the invitation and stayed to an alzlufashioned supper like Ma used to cock out on the farm. DOROTHY JEFFRIES. MOTHEIPS DAY tJust think, Betty, tomorrow is Motlr erls Day and I havenlt bought a thing yet and havenlt any idea what to buy. Bob got her candy and Paul sent flowers, and I always get either of these every year. Could you give me some idea? If not, letls run down town and hunt for something. HWellf said Rose, ttI bought mother roses, but Ilm sure I cnn't give you any new idea, so letls see what we can find, at the stores. Little Margaret Daley, but nine yeu's old, was standing along the sidewalk, where she hadl finislioll sclling her pil- pers, and overhead the conversation between the two high school girls. AfV tor they had moved on down the street a lump rose in the little girl's throat and she said to herself, HI wonder if I could buy anything with this two cents for my mother for Motherls Day! Al- Though I know I should buy a loaf of b:eml for breakfast I've never had the feeling that I suppose goes with giving mother a gift. The next few minutes found little Margaret in a downtown ten cent store examining first this and then that article but everything was either five 01' ten- cents. Several people wondered what a little waif, bareheaded and with a ragged dress on couldv be doing pushing a:aund Ahere and there With such a business- like look on her face. Just as the little girl had about given up hopes of finding a gift to suit her price a box of cards caught her eye, and on examining them she found them to be greetings for Motherls Day, the price being two and three centst She picked one up. The pictuze 0n the front, with a mother praying While her babes were gathered aroundl pleased- her so well that she took it. lS-he paid the clerk and took the small but much valued gift home being care- ful to secrete it under some old books for the night. The next day dawned clear and beau- tiful. Margaret Was the first of the chiltl-i'en to get up. When her motherls back wag turned she slipped the err velope under her plate. As they all sat down to the very scanty breakfast, the mother noticed the envelope. And when she opened it and read the printing, one could see tears dimly appeal- in her eyes. Gath- eJing all her clliltl-ren around her she l'elll to them the Verse written on the card, Which was this: KtAs I havenlt the money to spend, For a gift Ild like to send, I don't know how to make My love for you more clear Than to say I truly love you, Mother dean Then she saill, v'Mai-garet, my child. youlll never know the joy this has brought to me your motherl It lus spurred me into working all the harder for my chilll-x-eu, that my girls may some day be Uloving mothers and my son a wloving father. As Mazgaret went about that Sunday morning delivering her papers she was happier than she had been for a. long time. ttTo think, she said tthow my mother

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EIGHT to exploze the regions of Miss Edge- woi'this back yard; where he had raised such a cummotion among the hens that Miss Etlgeworth had come scurrying in. Fligmmtly to their rescue, only to find that they were beset by an ugly little beast which paid about as much attenv tien to hex- commands of ttGet, get, you horrible thing! as to a bug. Finding orders did rm good, Miss Edigeworth had pelted him With numerous small stones tgnthered for such purposesi until he had quitted her establishment with yelps of puiuy which misery on the part of his pet had called Mr. Angell to Miss Edgewol'th's tloor, where he had been assailed by such a. tornado of words, that he secetly vowed he Would keep Fritz :it home, if he had to chain him. ' Things in general, moved on in about the same way with the usual biekerings, until one suhshiny day in June, when Tabby, Miss Edgeworth's bigl dignifieth cat; was interrupted in her orderly bathing by Fritz, Which at first tor- mented her by his short, quick barks, but finding this had no effect, he edg- ed slowly up behind her. Tahbyt un- willing to exert her strength upon such an adversary, scrambled up a plum tree nearby, where by her angry; mews and: the yippings of Fiitz, Miss Edgeworth was brought to the door. So great Was her exasperation that, regardless of all noise, she telephoned Mr. Angell, whn was at home from his office that day. to come and take from her sight and presence that horiible beast. UFm sorry Fritz came here again, he said as soon as he had arrived. AI assure you, I had locked him in his kennelfi Yes, she flared, ttYou look sorry. Kennel! kennel what are these new- fangled dog boxes good for, anyway? Now, When I lived out on the farm With Pa and Ma, when we wanted to fasten a. dog, we just locked him in the THE HOOSIER wnothshed! Besides, we hml- nary a dag like this one! Whyl Maybe Tabbieis constitution is ruined for life. I wish yould just look at her tail, how big and puffed up it is! Oh, dear, to think I canit be protected from my own neighe borsi Well, take your mad pup and go homeJ bein's you camt do anythingiy Mr. Angell went. The next day, while Miss Edgeworth Wis quietly sewing by the window faeA ing the gray housg she was frightened almost out of her wits by hearing from the topmost mum of the gray domicile, two yelps of pain and a long drawn moan as of a dog which was about to die. Forgetting all her resentments of the day befo:e and knowing the owner of the dog was absent, she rushed to Mr. Angcll's home, where after running through many rooms, she finally reached one with a key in its door. Going in her eyes searched eagerly around the room until they lit upon a little heap on the floor. Dropping to her knees, she eximined the body of the little Chg, finding a leg broken. Just then, Fritz, with a little moan, opened his eyes and looked at her with such an expression of gratitude and friendliness that bitter tears of humili- ation swelled up in her own eyes at the memoiy of yesterday. Now, she quick- ly, but kindly lifted 'Fritz from the floor hugged him to her bosom and carried him to her own home, after tenderly binding his leg, she placed him in a soft basket. In the meantime Mr. Angeli had come home and, finding Fritz absent, had hurried to Miss Edgeworthls, fearing for his life; but instead of being greet- ed with angry words, Miss Edgeworth, with a warning to be silent led him to the basket, where Fritz lay, The little dog had just awakened from :1 nap and was gazing with a friendly ex- pression on Tabbie, which returned his glance with an equal amount of friend-

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TEN THE HOOSlEl; appreciated :1 two cent gift! I wontlc: if the mothers of the girls that I homwl talking y'estol'duy enjoyed their two 01' five dollar gift anymore than my moth- er enjoyed her gi-eetinglh But if the little newsgirl conlll have read her mothei's thoughts at that 1110- meut she would have known that no mother could have ayprociited n pres ent, no mutter how enstlyjmorc than this mother appreciated hers. LENA OWEN, l27. THE TOURNAMENT AT SHOWDOWN One warm sunny afternoon as I W115 sitting on the porch with nothing to distu'b me but the buzzing 0f the bees, 11mlH being only half conscious of my existence, I fell asleep. I dreamed of a boy, named Student, during his 59, master examinations, bidding farewell to his father, Proud Parent. Student was going to Showdown where he would combat with the powerful il-i-agon, Examination If he overcime Examinar tion successfully he would be raised t3 a more honozable position known as Upper Classman In his pocket, Student carried his faithful weaponJ Pen, loaded with the great fluid of Writing Ink, With which he would poison anrlt, therefore, kill the great Dragon Examination; Student, ul- so, em-iiell with unother great force, Brain, Which Would help hiin in the conflict with the Dragon of Exmuir nation. As he was walking along, he swore Vengeance against persons called Teach: e' 5 who had emisexl him to have to coin- bat with Examinations instead of using an eisiei' method known as Exompr tions. By this time, tudent was nearing Showdown. As he approached, he saw a great building known as the Palace of? Knowledge which enclosed Ithe tourney field. As Student came to the entrance, he him 'History, which thought that this was the plate where he would meet his doom. He felt Honrt Quuke auxl Nerves, which. had seldom fJiled him in time of great trials, begin to weaken. With the nivli of Tremendous Effort he pulled him- self together and entei'ctl. -Stndent found the place divided into small sections CallPll desks, since there were more than he who were to 0V01 come dragons of :1 similar nature. At one end of the field, stood Teacher. Up- on reiching her he Sam, ttI am ready for the conflict Waste no time that I may soon have it uveiz So saying he re- turned Pen to its proper position Teacher then explained to Student that the Dragon 0f Examinations had four heads, History, French, English, aml Geometry, all of which had to be cut off before the powerful Dragon 0f Examinations was conquered. Touch- ei', also, warned Student against elll' plvying Cheating, a veiy common meth- not friends to and were not cupihle of overcoming Examinations by Yen and ml to those who were Exemptions . Brnin. Aftur this Student was shown to his desk, where he found the fierce Drngr on of Examinations in a cage. Teacher then opened- the doorJ and Examination stepped fJI'Hl with its four heads, from which issued fite in the form of QuesV tions. Student, at once drew Pen and summoned Brain to nation. Both started in on FrenchJ the first head to issue froni the door. dill Pen conflict, for French Was too much for Brain which was suffering from a terrible disease called Lack of Knowledge Finally, after a hard con- flict with French, the head withdrew with only four questions EODqliEl'edi Much bewildered over the outcome, with Frencln Student started in on W15 overcome without But all in vain much difficulty. Next Student laid siege to Geometry