Rockville High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Rockville, IN)

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THE HOOSIER SEVEN our greatest task is to be a goodi loser; to show the world the spirit which we would have had had we been the vietor, that of ttnever say die. Of course it is head. The philq pher Ives said, ttIt is hru'LI to do the things we do not wish to do,- to eeeept what is evidently for em own good, yet the:ein lies true greatness. CHAPEL On Wednesday; Mageh 18, Rev, G gs, formerly iof the Roekvilie Christian church, spoke before the High School Assembly Rev. Giiggs is now pastor of the Christian Church of Jamestown, Indinnn, where he is soon to reside The topic of his message was HThe Creseroi-d Puzzle of Lifefi The three words dwelt upon were kindness, Verac- wnd faith, He brought Out the p057 ' of getting the wrong word in our puzzle; for instance, we are apt to get capacity instead of veracity or doubt instead -nt' fnitlg and g0 half way through life before noting our mis- tnke. I .nn sure that everyone obtained something of value from his message. Mr. Griggs has tnlked to 113 times this year and we sineegely regret seve ral that We shall not have the privilege of hearing him again. The members of the thkville High school wish Rev. Griggs the greatest possible success in his new work. MARY ELEANOR SWAIM. A very interesting and impressive talk was given us on April 22 .by the pastor 011 the Christian church, Mr. Cutrell. His message inspired us to HAim High, since everyone who sue- eeeds must have a high ideal to be reached, Various Were given to illustaiten the most impressive being the one which compared Ernest in the Great Stone Faee, to ourselves and the Great Face to Which we should: ever leek, the face of the Christ. comparisons On April 21 the High School was de- lightfully entertained by Miss Alice Butler, who spoke on Various phases of Chinese life Their customs, speech, educational system and their view point towaEd the American people were very interesting. We hope we will have the privilege of henring Miss Butler again soon. FRITZ'S PART Miss Edgeworth, 2111 old maid with ironrgrny hnir and stern blue eyes, was just a slender slip of a woman with an unruly texnpein Stanton Avenue in a little white house which was completely overshadowed by a large g ny dwelling to the right, Where there Iiied an old bachelor whose name Was Mr. Angeli, but to Miss Edg'eworth, he was anything but an angel. He Was, She lived on however, a Very kindly man with twinkling brown eyes and broad feat- most and was esteemed by everyone excepting, of course, Miss Enligeworth. Ever since Mr. Angell had moved in- to the large gray house two years ago, there had been a sort of civil war be tween himself and his neighbor. Even on that first day Mr. Angelhs little dog, Fritz, upon being let out of the car at the front door, had made a dash

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SIX THE HOOSIER lecture or work in the afternoon If, however, on the range firing, there is no drill. One should not gn expecting a good, soft time. There is WO'k about it, and the one not wishing to do a little work must stay int, home to keep out of the way. There are amusements such as moving pictures every evening at a-ioW price. The C. M. T C. is divided into four courses, the Basic, Red, White mid Blue. No military training is required to enr fer the basic course. The only require- ments are the quilifiention of being a male citizen of the Uiiitea States and to be or have attained the age of sev- enteen by Jununry 1, 1926 This year the camps for this area are hehl at Fort Harrison, Indiana, and Camp Knox, Kentucky. The county chairman is Mr. John M. MeFaddin. ABILITY OF THE JUNIORS Who said the jhniors had no ability? The juniors, at least, give themselves credit of having quite :1 bit of that quality. And wouldn't you other classmen be proud to have as many representatives on the basket ball team as We have? Also the captain of the team is a member of our class. tWhy we:e We honored, When we help ed to give the HChristmas: Party? We were glad you liked it. Then there are our musicians. In both the orchestra and the band we have delegates from our junior class. Oratory is, also, among our talents. We have one or two powerful craters and other valuable speakers from Miss Wardis Public Speaking class. The jur niors are proud to say that the winner of the Lincoln essay is a junior. We have good salesmen in our class as illustrated in ticket sales in the Hoosier contest teven though we 105D And isnt the business manager of the Hoosier a juniur? Also, other juniors help hold the Hoosier staff together. Among other gifts we have those peo- ple who can mnke men Make notice We have talented artists in the class, besides girls whose evoking makes one imagine himself at 3 Rings table. We, also, have a poctress among our ranks whose value is not worthless. There are many brilliant students among the juniors, mid we expect che eiul of then! to become P;esidonts, or hold some other high offices after they have gi'uduntah from old R. H. S. hVP fully expect the first woman President of the United States to be some girl from this class. ' We have heard that the seniors fear thorn will be ravens tion. Do not get :Ihn'med seniors, he- cgmse when the juniors start working, they work. After the reception, you Will probably appreciate us more. Do not blame us fm- being p.0ml of ourselves or feeling a bit egotistic. 1m junio rsenim' GUESSING CONTEST Remember that anyone guessing who submitted the fuliowing editorial will be awarded by having his picture in the annual issue. In the last issue Ernest Jones wrote the tPhilosophy of a Senior, and Keith Modesitt wrote UMusicai Bumpst Hand in the name of the person whom you think wrote the following editmial HAm IV with the name of the editorial, in not more than a week from date of publication of this issue. MARIE HAY. AM I? Did you ever stop to think about the faculty of being a good loser!i It shows more strength of character to take defeat well, than it does to be a good Winner. It is hard to be cheerful when another steps ahead and leaves us heie, apparently not advencing, but

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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-