Shields High School - Patriot Yearbook (Seymour, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 136 of the 1917 volume:

if( tar ttangU ISantvr Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn ' s early light, What so proudly we hail ' d at the tivilight ' s last gleaming. Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro ' the perilous fight, O ' er the ramparts we watch ' d, Were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets ' red glare, the bombs bursting in air. Gave proof thro ' the night that our flag was still there, Oh, say does that Star Spangled Banner yet ivave O ' er the land of the free, and the home of the brave. On the shore dimly seen thro ' the mists of the deep, Where the foe ' s haughty host in dread silence reposes. What is that tvhich the breeze, o ' er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses? Now it catches the gleam of the morning ' s first beam. In full glory reflected, noiv shines on the stream : ' Tis the Star -Spangled Banner: Oh, long may it wave O ' er the land of the free, and the home of the brave. And where is that band who so vatintingly swore, That the havoc of war and the battle ' s confusion, A home and a country should leave us no more? Their blood has ivashed out their foul footsteps ' pollution. No refuge could save the hireling and slave. From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave: And the Star-Spangled Banner in triumph doth wave O ' er the land of the free, and the home of the brave. Oh, thus be it ever when freemen shall stand Between their loved home and wild war ' s desolation; Blest with vict ' ry and peace, may the heav ' n rescued land Praise the poiv ' r that hath made and preserv ' d us a nation! Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just And this be our motto : In God is our trust! And the Star-Spangled Banner in triumph shall wave O ' er the land of the free, and the home of the brave. 5ey iDOur mrllnnn. oibdL «aD« T efHrntrjrt. 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Murphy Agriculture Botanv C. H. Phillips Science Katherine A. Quinn iMtin Margaret E. Remy English Latin Amy B. Roegge Mathfimatics Wilhelmine Vehslage German Page Thirteen] [Page Fourteen iDOJlheleqendODaneTrae nspirdBorL ixroBd bJAiry Prophecies of cDor TheReowrd The ouqHbrof TheVoleriinfisr ToCDonalisa TheCatevifle Page Fifteen] boLU the Legend Came True; AGNES ANDREWS NE WINTER day in the year of 1812, four people sat in a little liut, by which Napoleon, his star sunken beyond the horizon, was soon to pass on his ill-fated journey to Moscow. Tliese four people were Ivan Ivanovitch, Marinka, his wife, their son, Boris, and Marinka ' s old mother, who, was reputed to be a witch. Ivan, gnarled and old-looking, though in the prime of life, stood warming his hands at the flicker- ing, smoking fire. His wife was working at her spin- ning wheel, while Boris sat cross-legged at the feet of his grandmother. Finally the father broke the long silence by saying, The Little Father (meaning the Czar) will use his last moujik for Russia ; but, as the Corsican is able to call his dead soldiers to aid him, there is no use killing them. Yes, gently answered Marinka, Yes, the Czar will have to say fare- well to Moscow and the Kremlin, though ten thousand troops were there to aid him. True, said Ivan, soon we shall all be French. Until tomorrow, then farewell. ' ' So saying, he lay down upon the dirty, musty straw in the corner of the room which served as a common bed. Marinka soon followed the ex- ample of her literal lord and master. Boris had not spoken, but as soon as he heard the groans from his father, and the loud indrawn breath of his mother, he turned to the silent old woman. ' ' They snore, ' ' said he scornfully. It is well. Tell me now, grandmother, about the wonderful Napoleon who is coming across the country. Boris, replied the grandmother, when this Corsican leads his troops to battle, mayhap, he returns victorious, but many men have been left upon the field, dead or dying. The next battle, he does not have as many soldiers. He wants them all, so he gives a quick call, and back come the soldiers, who have perished in previous battles. They fight for him, and after the battle is over, they are seen no more. ' ' And can he do this forever? [Page Sixteen Nay. Once he shows pity for someone or something, he loses his power and his command. Grandmother, said Boris thoughtfully, they teU me I am fair of face, and thou as well as I, know that I am strong of limb. Aye, and thou art so old and decrepit that thou need ' st the support of others. Think you, grand- mother, that if we set the house on fire, if I killed myself, with a deep red sear down my breast, and if thou stood ' st wailing over me, that we could move him to pity. Aye, and any human would, but he has the devil in him. And I love thee so, I could not bear to lose thee, though all Russia were at stake. ' ' But, grandmother, Russia is at stake, and you and I can easily save her. And, thou art so old, and near the end of thy days, that it would be an easy matter for thee to kill thyself afterwards. Even if he should not pity, we would be rid of a father who beats us and a master who starves us. If thou will ' st not, I will. ' ' 0! Boris, child of my child, thou art more to me than life itself, my only joy, for if thou should ' st perish, then would the light of my life be indeed gone. So, if thou will ' st do it, I will be with thee, ' ' slowly answered the old woman, with tears rolling down her withered cheeks, for, although a serf, she had many beautiful memories. Before dawn the next morning, great crowds of people pressed past the humble dwelling of Ivan Ivanoviteh. Many called to him that the dreaded Corsican was coming. So Ivan and Marinka joined the throng, thinking that Boris and the grandmother had merely been pushed aside by the crowd, and would later join them in Firnsky, the fortified town for which they were bound. At about noon, only a few stragglers remained on the road, bearing with them, all the portable effects of their homes. About dusk, the figures of soldiers could be dimly discerned through the gathering twilight. Accordingly Boris snatched a brand from the fire and held it to the flimsy wooden walls of the house. Then, as the far-famed white horse of the Emperor came into view, he opened his blouse, gave a long slash at his heart, and fell fainting, yes dying at the feet of his grandmother. The famous Napoleon now rode into plain view. He looked in astonish- ment at the not unfamiliar spectacle of a burning house, biit his ej es moist- ened as he beheld in front of the glazing shack, a fair boy with a deep red gash down his breast, and an old woman loudly lamenting. I pity thee ' woman, came from the lips of Napoleon, as he rode slowly past. The boy gave one triumphant sigh, and was dead, dying hap- pily, for he had saved Russia. Page Seventeen] fo pircte F HELEN BARNES AIR, HAUNTING, baffling, nymph you trifling spirit. Desired by all y ou deign to love a few, From far I hear your voice, I strain to hear it ; But still again you leave me seeking you. To some you bring of thoughts a golden store. Fair stifling these with lavish overflow; To me you bring desire and nothing more. Except perhaps a whisper sweet and low. That spurs me on to greater efforts. Then you dart away with mocking swiftness Mayhap to try your tricks on other men, I pray, be kind to them in their bereftness ! Ah well ! your shyness breeds appreciation In hearts of men, you Goddess Inspiration ! [Page Eighteen pxjo Bettys Tmry 1 1 MARGARET McCORD HAVE ALWAYS spent my summer at a girl ' s camp in Maine, and I ' d like to know how a girl could have romantic experiences when the only man we ever saw was Old Jerry, who rowed over to camp twice a week with supplies and the mail. He is cross-eyed and half-witted besides. Other years it didn ' t matter. But when I got back to school last fall, all was different. The girls unpacked at once, bringing out numerous pictures of men and telling the most interesting things that had happened during the summer. I began to think that something was lacking in my vacation. That hateful Laura Maples had at least six large sized pictures and the most exciting experiences of all the girls. I tried to steer the conversation back into old channels of swimming and basketball, but I wasn ' t successful; so for three days I kept quiet while the other girls talked. Then, led on by the cat, Laura, they began to question me. Hadn ' t I anything to tell them? I evaded their inquiries for a while, but soon they began to nod to each other and whisper. I knew I must speak or lose my place as leader to Laura, who had always been jealous of me. So I spoke. I was on pretty shaky ground and I knew it, so I used Dick Gordon ' s name to banish all shadow of doubt. Dick is the Yale football hero, whom we admired — all last year, although we had never seen him. Louise Ferguson ' s cousin, who also was at Yale, used to write to her all about him and she always read us the letters. Now I ought to have known better than aim so high — but I knew it would bowl them over — and bowl them over it did. They fairly gasped at me, green with envy. From that time, if Laura would begin to brag — I immediately silenced her by casually mentioning where Dick and I did this or that. Page Nineteen] All went on calmly until just after Thanksgiving, when the blow fell. I was curled up on the window - t reading a book, when Laura came run- ning into the room. I glanced up, wishing to convey to her intelligence that she had intruded, when her words struck a chill to my very marrow, banish- ing all peace and calm. Oh Betty, she cried, Mrs. Jameson has just called me up and invited me to a week-end house party at her country home. Jack and Dick Gordon are going to be there, and she told me to bring you along, by all means, as you and Dick were such good friends. I told her about your delightful sum- mer with Dick. She is waiting to speak to you. Speechless, I got to my feet, and started down to the telephone. What should I do ? If I declined, Laura would of course talk to Dick, and find out that he had never even heard of me. That would be too much of an advantage to give my rival, for I knew that no time would be lost in spreading the news abroad at school. But on the other hand — if I accepted, it would be under false pretenses and I should be doubly embarassed if exposed before my hostess No, the only thing to do, was to go and bluff it out. All the time I was murmuring pleased words of acceptance — I was pray- ing for relief. I might just as well lie down and die, I thought. I will omit the following two days except to say that they were most painful. I lost at least five poirnds and an additional worry was added to my already crushing load. My clothes were now too large. I told Katherine Turner about my clothes and she offered me her entire wardrobe. On Friday evening we arrived at the junction and were met by Mrs. Jameson. Lucidly for me, the boys had not yet returned from a trip to the village. My hour of exposure was at least postponed and my heart grew a little lighter. On the drive home Laura chattered so incessantly that my silence was not bothered. On our arrival at the house we were shown our rooms to rest before dimier when we were to meet the other guests. In desperation, I began to pace up and down the room. Going to the window, I saw a treUis upon which was a vine, now bare of leaves. I quickly climbed down to the ground, and hurried in the direction of the wood, which I had noticed on our way to the house. There I sat down in a protected little hollow ; shut my eyes and tried to think. But my mind worked in a circle. A pebble fell into my lap and looking up, I saw a pleasant-faced boy, with the friendliest brown eyes filled with astonishment, probably, at seeing at the bottom of a gully a girl, sitting with her face buried in her hands. Hello! What ' s up? Not lost are you? he questioned. I felt myself grovnng hot all over. Provoked at having blushed before a mere country boy, I answered with all the dignity I could muster: No, I ' m quite all right, thank you. [Page Twenty By this time, not at all repulsed by this dignity, he had climbed down, and was standing beside me. Really you know, he said, that was an awful dejected attitude I found you in just now. What ' s the trouble? Can ' t I help you? I opened my lips to utter an indignant refusal, when his frank smile in- spired my confidence and I found myself detailing mj predicament to him; It ' s all because of my miserable pride, I ended, Now he ' ll openly de- clare that he never saw me before, and I ' ll be disgraced for life. Oh, come now, it ' s not so bad as all that, he tried to reassure me. It mil come out all right. He laughed lightl} ' as if he enjoyed it as a huge joke. Astonished at the levity with which he had treated my confidence, I scrambled to my feet and started off paying no attention to his, Oh, I say, don ' t hurry off like that. Country clod, I muttered to myself. I was more determined than ever not to fail. Then an idea struck me. I ' d hurry back and find Dick Gordon, whatever he looked like, and tell him all about it before the others came down. But what if he should have no more un derstanding than the boy in the woods ? Glancing at my watch, I saw that it was now too late for this plan. The others would be downstairs, and here I was not even dressed. Somehow I reached my room and quickly put on Katherine ' s pink taffeta dress. I went to the door, opened it and stepped out, then closed it softly. At the top of the stairs, I paused, trembling. What should I do when I got downstairs? Suddenly I heard Laura ' s laugh. How the sound grated on my ears! Throwing back my head, I descended the stairs with the same feeling the French nobility must have felt when walking to the giiillotine. Mrs. Jameson met me at the foot of the stairs and led me to the group of guests, murmuring introductions: Miss Marlowe, Miss Linden, Mr. Calvin, Mr. Harrison and of course, dear, you know Dick. At that both of my h ands were seized and I heard a masculine voice utter- ing a most cordial I should say she does know Dick. Dazed, I glanced up and saw standing before me, my acquaintance of the wood. A sudden rush of understanding came to me. You , I burst forth. At your service, he said, smiling down at me. Page Twenty-one] t)usk VEVA PAUL c LOUDS SCURRY fast across the sky And silent dusk all unawares Creeps close upon the heels of day And for the night prepares. The wind slips back into the sky And leaves the earth in waning light — ; Then faint and few the stars appear Meek heralds of the night. Then in this hour of restfulness Pause, busy World, in sweet content And let your soul, tired from its toil, In calm of dusk be blent. OOSO0 [Page Twenty-two FAE PATRICK TO A STUDENT of history no truth seems more impressive than the fact that every great wave of progress, in any nation or country has been preceeded by one of uncertainty, of unrest, and often-times of war. Yet out of the chaos of war, out of the darkness of distrust and doubt, have come periods in which the light of a new civilization has re- vealed truth more fully and has shown the way to a richer and higher life. Out of the French Revolution, with all of its cruelty and bloodshed, was inaugurated a force that is leading more and more to the emancipation of all nations. It is true that at first it brought oppression, and immediate re- sults, which for a time, made it seem as if the horrors of the Revolution had been in vain. But as time passed on, there was gradually spread over Europe the soil of Revolutionary France and from that time to this, the watchword of the Revolution, Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity, has been gradually per meating the atmosphere of continental Europe. Event after event has shown its potent influence, until today, the French Revolution stands justified in the light of its results. Today the nations of the world are again involved in a maelstrom of war, a war so widespread, so awful in its destruction that we can scarcely realize that it can be the expression of civilization of the twentieth century. Yet it may be that through this war, horrible though it is, there may come to us and other peoples, the regenerating forces of new ideals, and it may become the prelude of a liberty, wide and vital. In the seeming chaos of the world today there are indications that we are standing on the threshold of a new era. Even now the master mind is beginning to reveal through the tangled threads of events the suggestive beginnings of a new order, an order of in- creased understanding and of broader and deeper sympathy. In his Tale of Two Cities Dickens gives a wonderfully realistic descrip- tion of Europe prior to the terrific upheaval of the French Revolution. The same description might be used in characterizing the world today. It is the best of times, and the worst of times, it is an age of wisdom, it is an age of foolishness, it is a season of light, it is a season of darkness, it is the spring of Page Twenty-three] - hope, it is the winter of despair, we have everything before us, we have noth- ing before us, in short, we can describe this age in the superlative degree only. The question naturally arises, what will be the logical outcome of such conditions? In considering the answer to this important question, we should never forget, that in this war or in this chaotic condition of affairs, are in volved constitutional crises, that out of it many new problems will come up for solution and many others that have appeared earlier, will have gathered force and urgency that will demand many changes and a new order along many lines. The new era which is bound to grow out of this crisis in world history will see a complete revolution in many social, religious and economic conditions. I do not mean to say that all the results of this war must be good, far from it. The immediate material effects cannot be other than disastrous. The death of millions of the strongest and best cannot possibly improve the living stock ; the heavy war debts which the nations have heaped up, will necessitate the placing of a heavy tax upon the lower class of people; the devastations which this war has wrought, means a shortage of the food supply. Many of the immediate effects will unquestionably be most deplorable. As in Cicero ' s time, when the conspiracy of Catiline threatened the life of the state, the equites and senatorial or aristocratic parties joined forces to protect their fatherland, so in Germany and other warring nations today, we see the different classes of men forgetting their religions, social and po- litical differences, and joining forces to save their country. This unity, en- forced by a tremendous common danger, will have great results. Results that will express a greater industrial life, a more widespread prosperity, and a greater vitality among all classes of people. Again the devastation which this war has brought will unquestionably strengthen the arguments and policies of peace for the future. As the weeks, months and years of war have passed, men and women have seen with the bitterness of heartbreaking experiences, homes bereft of loved ones, and nations drained of their best blood. It is such vital experiences as these that make us realize the real evil of war and the meaning and value of peace. When the smoke of the battle has cleared away and the nobler motives of men assert themselves in victory, it will be found in many lands and in many institutions, that the old order has changed and given place to the new. When the days of war are over there will dawn a better day. Man ' s vision will be clearer, his sympathy broader, and his grasp upon the vital things of life stronger and fii-mer. Precious blood will not have been shed in vain if the world is a better place and man is nobler. There will be a newer vision and instead of policies that through selfishness and false patriotism, through in- [Page Twenty-four ternational jealousies and short sightedness fail to realize and utilize the pe- culiar advantages of each country, there will be wider and more altruistic policies which will bring about more healthful conditions socially, economic- ally and politically. Now, as in the eleventh century, the century of the Crusades, we are in an age of intense excitement, an excitement which has seized equally upon those who stay and those who go into the turmoil of this terrible war. It is a time when all men are being stirred with deep enthusiasm, and all ranks of society are being profoundlj ' moved. The ferment of unrest and dissatisfaction with existent conditions which long before the war was threatening to make itself felt in many countries, has today broken through the hard crust of Russian aristocracy and cruelty and is threatening Prussian military despotism. Slowly but surely through the years of the past the people have been gaining influence and today voices heretofore silent are beginning to make themselves heard, and new forces that have been silently and slowly gathering strength are beginning to be felt in the new era that wUl dawn on this night of war. Not the few, but the many, will be the effective forces of the future, and a universal democracy, By the people, for the people, and of the people, ' ' will be more of a reality than ever before. Page Twenty-five] The Kiiijri f a Neiij ?) iy FRANK WELLER I STARTED to make the world over, To cast out the evil and wrong, The load of the weak to make lighter, Every heart-cry to change into song. I started to lead to the kingdom. The weary who knew not the way. To tear down the false and misleading. To bring into dawn a new day. And when thou hast entered thy closet, I found meant to shut every door Of my life, to the world and its clamor, To still the loud waves and pass o ' er. Then out of the silence came wisdom, The stillness spoke plainer than words. Cast from thy own life all evil, ' ' These words of true wisdom I heard. I forgave the whole world of unkindness, No malice nor envy I held; And breathed out a song on the heart-cry, My heart from the false I compelled. The weak I released from his burden, I saw but the good and the pure ; And behold I had made the world over, The Kingdom had come to endure. [Page Twenty-six HELEN ANN DANNETTELLE I DINED today with Sir Kenneth who told me a strange story, said Mark Burr, and noting our interested expressions, he removed his pipe and began: Several years ago a diamond was found in the blue mud of a river in India, absolutely perfect and almost two inches in circumference. The native who found it, mad with joy, placed his treasure in the hands of his king. Murmuring: Even the daughter of Daik (daughter of the Sun) he died. It happened that the unlucky man was celebrating the annual feast of Zelma, the lion. Evening came on and in the lurid light of the many torches a slave girl danced on the village common before the throne of the king. On her forehead she wore the Daughter of Daik as a sign of His Majesty ' s favor. From the edge of the jungle a tiger watched the scene. She was starving and advanced slowly. Suddenly the attention of the people was diverted from the dancer. Drawn by the burning eyes of the beast, they screamed in terror. The slave girl, with her back toward the invader, interpreted the cry as ap- plause, played with the dagger and danced on. As the tiger sprang toward her, she tore the jewel from her brow and threw it at the foot of the throne. The next instant she was borne screaming into the jungle. Now the Indian king himself began to wear the diamond, three days after placing the jewel about his neck he was found treacherously killed on his throne. His son, the young prince, left India immediately to place the case of the king ' s mysterious death before the court of England, taking with him the Daughter of Daik. Sir Kenneth was a passenger on the same ship and on the voyage became an intimate friend of the young Hindoo. One day the prince in reply to a question of Sir Kenneth concerning the wonderful diamond which he now wore, told the history of the stone. When the steamer was some distance out from Liverpool the doctor called Sir Kenneth to the bedside of the Hindoo. The prince was dying and nerv- ously pressed the beautiful jewel into Sir Kenneth ' s hand. It was wonderful to possess such a stone, yet Sir Kenneth felt a strange repulsion toward it. Three hours later when the Hindoo was buried at sunrise, Sir Kenneth leaned over the rail and tossed the gleaming thing into the waters of the Atlantic. Page Twenty-seven] TbeRewxml The (teams that uje have bd., CCIheteiDe . KdL hold the openiDDcd Mjt count the bitter oast Corieri to Knoux ajheaeodisbiKsoul Yias poised Ihe ouljpost tons The 5corBr courils m mectab there- he orAy counts the coks. ma. [Page Twenty-eight ITte loienltelI]£S5( CLARA LOUISE BRADY AKJORY BLANCHARD and her room-mate, Elizabeth Alexander were each buried in a couch full of cushions in the opposite ends of their room. They were looking, with muffled laughter now and then at a shoAver of valentines that had just arrived. Suddenly Marjory jumped up and ran over to Elizabeth. Oh ' Libby ' , she ex- claimed, Kent ' s coming up to spend the week-end tonight. I am so glad that he ' ll be here for the party ! ' ' and she held up an elaborate valentine she had just opened. On it had been hurriedly written in a bold boyish hand a message which the girls read with great difficulty. I ' ll be up from Boston, Friday night to spend the week-end. Meet me at the station. K, Elizabeth picked up the envelope and examined it. The address was also very difficult to read. MISS M. BLANCHAED, Wellesley College Wellesley, Mass. That night Marjory was at the train in time to see it arrive. She peered anxiously around but saw no one leave the train except a tall young man, whom she knew at once was not her brother. As she stood looking anxiously through the depot, the young man speedily approached her and in the dim light she saw him wave in her direction. Seeing no one in front of her she turned to see at whom he could be waving. When, siiddenly, some one from behind her clasped his hands over her eyes. She tried to pull away but could not free herself from that tight clasp. It ' s Kent, she said. Let go Kent, you ' re hurting my eyes terribly. Page Twenty-nine] At this the hands were quickly removed. Marjory turned to see the tall young man, looking very confused indeed and taking off his hat. They stood there speechless for a minute, both looking into each other ' s eyes in .- ' infusion. Oh! I beg your pardon, ' ' said the young man. I thought you were my sister. The situation seemed so utterly ridiculous that Marjory blushed and burst into a musical laugh as she exclaimed, And I thought you were my brother. ' ' Then they agreed that it was a mutual joke and Marjory gladly ex- cused him his faux pas as they settled themselves comfortably in a taxi. I wonder why my brother didn ' t come? she said. He wrote that he would be here tonight on this train. Well I can ' t imagine why Marian hasn ' t come down to meet me, he said. ' ' Do you know my sister Marian Blanchard ? ' ' Blanchard! Why that ' s my name, too. No, I don ' t know her. What year is she? I ' m not surprised that you don ' t know her, he said. She ' s only a Freshman. Started in the first of the year. I told her in a valentine that I ' d be here tonight and asked her to meet me. Marjory looked at him in perplexity. May I ask you what your first name is? she said suddenly. Kenneth. It ' s just as I thought, she exclaimed excitedly. I got your sister ' s valentine from you. It was addressed to Miss M. Blanchard and was delivered to me. My name is Marjory Blanchard. Well, if that isn ' t strange- I thought since it was signed K, that it was from my brother Kent. They were so amused over the complex situation that they did not notice how near they were to the college until the taxi stopped. Are you coming down for dinner? she asked gayly as she stepped out and shook hands with Kenneth. He looked into her brown eyes and with a note of decision in his voice said, Yes I will. I guess it ' s not worth while going in to see Marian before I come to dinner, as it is such a short time till then. With an I hope I ' 11 see you at the party, Marjory started toward the college. She looked back as the taxi drove out, and saw Kenneth looking at her through the back window. How attractive she looked standing there in her little spring hat and suit! She was thinking how handsome and jolly he was as she hurriedly entered the college, for it was almost dusk. That night when Kenneth met his sister just before dinner, she expressed her surprise that she had not heard from him. Why didn ' t you write Ken? ' ' she said. I had no idea you were coming. ' ' [Page Thirty What! Didn ' t you hear from me? That ' s funny. I sent you a valen- tine saying that I would be up tonight to spend the week-end. he said with a twinkle in his eye. It must have been delayed or lost in the mail, she returned. Marjory confided to her room-mate the strange adventure and conver- sation of the afternoon, making her promise not to tell anyone, as she did not want to be made fun of. That night she met Kenneth at the reception and danced with him sev- eral times. What a graceful pair they were ! Many eyes were tvu-ned toward them in admiration through the evening. There was an almost strange confidence between them. He told her of his struggles in studjdng law, and she told him of her ambition to graduate in June. The evening passed very merrily and finally after the departure of the many guests the weary girls trudged off to bed. Through the remainder of the year Marjory and Marian were almost in- separable and together they enjoyed Kenneth ' s frequent visits to Wellesley. Lake Waban and dear old Tapelo contributed their full share towards the ripening of their friendship. June came and Marjory graduated in full glory and beauty at twenty-one. She was the pride of her class and among the many bouquets she found one of white roses with Heartiest Congratulations from Kenneth written on a simple little card. The first year out of college was sincerely and earnestly engaged in set- tlement work. One day after a number of hours of hard work she found on her return home a letter — from Kenneth and we will look right over her shoulder and read with her, as she reads again and again. The time is up now and I am eomtag if you say the word. Is it a go? All my work has been done with the hope that you would let me come and share my success, whatever it might be, with you. It has been my thought since I learned to know and love you, as I did the first few days of our ac- quaintance. (Thanks to that adorable valentine). Today when I saw my name added as junior partner to the finest law firm in our city, I thought of you and felt more willing and proud to offer you that name. Impatiently, KENNETH And as Marjory switched off the light for bed, supremely happy, she took from her dressing table a little ivory box and advancing to the window where the moonlight would fall on it, she opened it, and there, carefully preserved, as it would always be, lay the precious valentine. Page Thirty-one] To COona Lisa HELEN BARNES o LADY of the mysterious smile Of taunting look and witching eye, My preeioiis moments you beguile As all too swift the moments fly! Indeed your dangerous fascination, Hints of mystery and romance, Shatter ray determination, I close my book and look askance. Alas! my study hour is over My mind is in a misty haze Clouded not with studies sober But with the mystery of your gaze. [Page Thirty-two FRANCIS STUNKEL HE CENTERVILLE Select Circle of Civic Sages is in session in the back of Bill Willson ' s general store. They meet to discuss news, spit, spin long-winded yarns, joke and then spit again. Soap boxes and broken relics of chairs, grouped around the big stove, are seats of honor. Champions of all the issues of the day are present. Jake Byerly, of close acquaintance with swinging doors, bars and steins, who relates lengthy tales of encounters wnth lamp-posts, enor- mous reptiles and prehistoric animals, begins an earn- est discourse. Feller citizens of Centerville, and other islands on the bosom of this United States, this Liquor Law ' 11 be the roonation of me and many other fair citizens. But ye ' 11 all suffer with me; ye ' 11 see the error of your ways and flee from the wrath to come. When corn is thirty cents per bushel, ye ' 11 suffer too, by gosh! Hank Bingley, town marshal, is the only one who draws a topic from this, so, carefully spitting in the general direction of the spitoon, he begins: Bill, when you ' re sober, you ' re nutty, and when you ' re drunk you ' re crazy, so keep your trap shet. This liquor business ' 11 never bother you as long as there ' s spirits aroun ' . I wuz in a dry state onct, and say, that state wuz dry! They must have had Stuce Brewart sittin ' on the lid. When the sports went into the next state to get their bitters, they vmz so dry they had to be soaked over night before they ' d hold any liquor. Thet ' s the kind of a lid we ' re going to have in old Indiany when she goes dry, by Heck ! ' ' Wall, boys, my wife never lets me go out with the gang any more, ' cepting here to the store, says Jim Blake, a renowned henpecked husband, sadly. The Liquor Law don ' t bother me. But this Suffrage Law just gags me. I tell ye I got a wife at home thet ' s bad ' nuff ' thout any votin ' . Cheer up, Jim! says Bill Willson. Women won ' t be so anxious to vote if they force all the rights uv votes on ' em. Won ' t it be purty to see Page Thirty-three] some of them women as orter be men an ' isn ' t, going out to pay poll tax an ' work the roads.? He! He! He! This brings a general laugh and recollection of Jim Blake ' s former de- clarations of independence, all proven null and void because of the vote of one mightier than himself. Hank Bingley manages to get choked on stolen crackers and goes out to get a drink. While gone, a tack with guaranteed point is placed in his chair, to verify the guarantee. Old Man Boomer lows as how they wuz good signs for an early spring, ' but Hank, returning, disagrees. He lows as how signs wuz deceivin ' , and they wuz shore to be a frost. He turns his chair over and the tack falls out. Now who cud a been so cruel? he asks, and con- tinues, but say, the H. C. of L. would a ' looked like an ant-hill beside the lofty heights to which somebody ' d a been hoisted ef I ' d a hit thet tack. ' ' Man don ' t make a miss and kick that H. C. of L. any higher than it is. It means empty stummieks. I ' d fight most anything to keep mine from bein ' empty. ' ' Speakin ' uv fightin ' , drawls Ned Durham, them Germans is gettin ' a little too dern smart fer me. I ' m willin ' any day, if somebody ' 11 only give me a gun an ' pay my fare, to go over there an ' shoot the Kaiser ' s ears off an ' show ' em to him just to show ' um thet a gentleman frum Missouri won ' t stand for no sich doiii ' s. To thunder with pacificists! Let the sissies and fraidcats stay home and let MEN fight. One must say, as Parragut said, ' Dam the torpedoes, go ahead! ' Bill breaks in, Boys this spy question is a bad one. They ' re every- where. Why, maybe old Fritz there is one! What say, Fritz? I say dot I bin kein schpy. I bin only poor ' Merican citizen. Schtill you says I bin Cherman schpy. Vy der odder day I go make for mine lettuce bett some schareerow mit colored cloth sparrows away to drife, und vot do I hear? I haf put up der Cherman flag. I no understan ' Dann I see und I laff like I vud schplit yet. Mein schareerow! Vy dey don ' t know veder der Cherman flag is red-vite-und-plaek oder sehky-plue-pink. ' ' Just then little Bill Willson Number Six comes in with the news that America has declared war on Germany. Great enthusiasm arises and the sages break up their meeting and rush to the telegraph oflSee for later reports. [Page Thirty-four ptrtot i taff Editor-in-Chief Veva Paul Faculty Editor Miss QuiNN Business Manager OsCAR Shepard Assistant Business Manager Lee Miller Faculty Business Manager Miss Andrews Aaaariate Biitora Helen Barnes Frank Weller AaatBtanta OlUtaa itttnra Genevieve Brocker Francis Stunkel Flossie Collins Arthur Wilde Kenneth McCurdy Opal Craig Katie Hodapp Louise Hodapp Elsie Miller Edrick Cordes Art Ebttnra Faculty Art Editor — Miss James Harry Miller Margaret Lewis Albert Bretthauer Page Thirty-five] iEJittortal HELEN BARNES awwwcg EGINNING WITH civilization and the dawn of culture, the struggle in one form or another has been for the individual ; for a breaking away from the idea of ' ' the masses. This age is marking the triumphant cul- mination of the period of unrest. The individual is coming into his own. There has always been given to everyone the abil- ity to do some one thing better than his neighbor could do it and now, the opportunity for using the ability is being given. To the pupils of Shields High School this opportunity is given in the publication of The Patriot, ' ' a book Avhich seeks originality. While it is pre-eminently the book of the school as a whole, yet is gives broad individual scope to the student with literary aspira- tions or artistic longings. In this respect The Patriot, is indeed a living, growing part of the individualistic movement. This past year, so impregnated with new and vital forces, so noto ' - a one in history, this year of unprecedented war and chaos, has marked the beginning, growth and advent of The Patriot of the class of ' 17. The name, The Patriot, seems especially suggestive this year. Christened in a year of national trouble, the Spanish-American war, it has come down all the years to be re-animated today with the present significance of this greater cause. If the joy derived from the book will serve to keep alive our loyalty to Shields High School and will serve the greater purpose of continually making manifest our wider patriotism, then, indeed, it will not have been sent forth in vain. To everyone who has been considerate of the welfare of the book, wo are most grateful. Especially do we wish to thank the business men who have responded so generously. [Page Thirty-six Donor •Roll 1913- 1917 Uamcs CreiUts a alcDiiii ' Rili£n)ioiL3c 321 32 28 Veva paiil 32 nailge Lliike 33 1 IrlS COX 321 Riiili kiiimiHm 32 27 26 25 25 Page Thirty-seven] ■ (, :•). Ti3e«Cla55e3 [Page Thirty-eight f r- Juniors SopliornDtes freshnifn Page Thirty-nine] ' BftESeito KATE F. ANDREWS IN THE days when, as children, you entered the portals of school In that far away time, you felt that into your lives With the eager young gladness that comes with the new and untried ; Had come a turn, a branching of paths from the road You had trodden before, over which your steps had been led And the way pointed out, as love held your interests at heart. So, again, there has come a breal in the routine of years; Again, you have come to the parting of ways, to the day When each, relying on what he has done in the past On the strength secured through effort expended and victories won In st ruggles to master the Hard that now and will always Beset the path of the one who would climb to the higher And higher achievement in life and win for himself The highest and best that a life nobly lived can yield, Must answer the call and give to the world and to God Not the work that another should do but the work that is his. The Past has recorded your effort ; each year has taken Its toll to be kept as insurance for future years, As a fund from which each shall draw as his need directs. In those years, may you always remember the truth that you chose As your motto to guide you aright in questions of life ; If you, in the time to come, would gather from life The best of rewards, the best that it offers to man, Then to life you must give the best that there is in you. As yon oak with its roots deep-planted stands firm and erect. May you, too, be strong in the power to do, to achieve. May the growth, which the green of your colors expresses so well. Make fuller and richer each year as the days swiftly pass ; While the white, symbolic of truth, spreads over your paths A light that will brighten each way and make each one feel God ' s love and God ' s grace in the beauty and joy of this world. [Page Forty AmlOhe Best ♦ COmComcBacKTo yoiL Tree pUie pDiuef (DocK ' Orangc 5U 55om G)lors ♦ Qre£ii And Qlhile prcjsidcnL Joliil Q)THfi£Uy Vlc£. presulent K£l£n Bafii£3 Sccrcmry rgy Pajrk£r Jessaline Alexander In her senioi year Jessaline developed into a sort of feminine Beveridge or no — an Emmcline Pankhurst. Helen Barnes First assistant in English and History, an ora- tor, a poetess, and an actress. Her services have been invaluable in the publication of The Pa- triot. She will join the Seymourites at Western College next year. Paul Becker Paul is conspicuous as an amateur comedian. His only detriment is the result of his infantile inability to sleep at night. Page Forty-one] 4 WiLLARD Becker BiU is the light-weight champion of the world. ' tick-tack-to Elmer Bollinger Bud is a cross between Vernon Castle and Enrico Caruso — but he just can ' t get math. Hal Branaman Brigham Young thought he had done some- thing when he moved his family circle to Utah, but Hal did more here in Indiana. He led Sey- mour ' s feminine onslaught at the Columbus basket-ball tourney. Amy Bridges If there is anything I consider excellent in the make-up of a young woman, it is instant and implicit obedience. Genevieve Brocker It is a melancholy and tragical fact that Gene- vieve just can ' t line up to her desires — however, her cute Mary Pickford-Marguerite Clark style gets her by — big! [Page Forty-two Helen Brunow Helen is the sort of girl you like to number among your friends; a faithful, splendid sttident. Flossie Collins Flossie is eloquence rampant. She orates loud and long on the rights of women, a little louder perhaps than long. She punctuates with her hands and scorns all methods of breathing. John Connelly John is our modern Don Juan. He has been fickle, but now like our friend Dr. Faustus, de- cides I like Madgeic best of all. Iris Cox Diogenes might have had Iris in mind when he said Blushing is the color of virtue. An honor student contemplates entering Western Col- lege. Edna Dixon Judging from her conversation Edna is indeed a victim of the Hawaiian craze. Page Forty-three] Ruth Edwards I wouldn ' t give two bits for all these ' young gentlemen ' in America. I am interested in some- one at Jaketown. Clyde Fitzgibbons Fitz aspires to membership in the National Association of Red Heads. Along with his hair he wears a well balanced expression of I should woriy . ' ' Marguerite Fox Marguerite ' s black, black hair and her manner of arranging the same is at once the envy and despair of the rest of us girls. Kenneth Greeman An occasional broken arm keeps Kenny sup- plied with his share of attention and feminine sympathy. Esther Grelle True,there are times when my physical being is shaken -with suppressed laughter that releases itself in varied and various types of giggles. [Page Forty-four Esther Groub What I need when I motor is a courageous, cool, composed mechanic to chase tires and patch radiators. ' ' How will she overcome this at Ward- Belmont next year? Carmel Hazard Although at first she was prone to inflict us with long and detailed discussions of BroAvns- town and its doings, Carmel has now cut the ties that bind, and transferred her enthusiasm to Seymour. Louise Hodapp Louise is an arty kind of a soul and her cleverness with the pencil is well demonsti ' ated throughout The Patriot. Jess Hoover Jess will be most missed at the noon period from 12 :30 till 1 :00 when his raggy syncopations caused our feet to start surreptitiously keeping time. Mansel Hughes We look up to Manse. He knows everything and impersonates anything from a lost baby to a robed priest. Difficult questions he can easily thrust aside but a little thing worries him continually. Page Forty-five] Ruth Kamman I can ' t say that I go much for feminine poli- ties, but from now on I bet the President of the United States will be the best looking candidate. — so speaks this fair member of the honor roll. Margaret Lewis Tennyson did well in describing ' The Charge of the Light Brigade, ' but I wish he could see me come down the Assembly Room aisle! Madge Linke Otherwise Smudge and an earnest devotee of Emerson ' s idea that nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. This may account for her extraordinary popularity as well as her honor work. Purdue is indeed fortunate in re- ceiving this enthusiast next year. Mabel McColgin Mabel ' s JTist a wee bit reticent, but those who know her realize Avhat a splendid competent girl she is. Margaret McCord Margaret ' s crowning ambition is to manage a complete and wondrous change of coiffure every day, whether it be a shower of hair a la Pickford or curl plasters a la Theda. [Page Porty-six Kenneth McCurdy Mack is a lover of Shakespeare and holds a profound reverence for what Bill says. He states ' ' Bill is an individual after my own heart. ' ' Elsie Miller Elsie is no intellectual hermit crab, but at that, some of the rest of we ' uns envy her Physics Lab. abUity. Lee Miller And as he spoke the wonder grew — that one small head could carry all he knew. Goldsmith surely had our honor pupil in mind when he wrote these lines. Ethel Mitchell A star performer in all she undertakes. En- tered the try-outs for the Versailles and North Vernon oratorical meets. Intends to prepare her- self for teaching. Marie Nichter I want what I want when I want it, and if I can ' t have it then, I won ' t take it at all. Page Forty-seven] LiLA NiEMAN The trifling fancies of girlhood I find but to be in the way. HULDA OSTERMAN I just adore those big overgrown lads who run panting, ranting, rearing species of vehicles called Fords. Fay Parker Her vivacity and good looks seem to be a never failing mascot in the realms of High School pop- ularity. Fae Patrick We hardly find any persons of good sense save those who agree with us. Veva Paul Caesar with all of his accomplishments had nothing on Veva, who has been editor-in-chief of the Patriot, honor student, orator, poetess and actress. So there. [Page Forty-eight Malcolm Rittenhouse This plane of existence is too tame for Newt. His mind often wanders into worlds peopled with objects and accidents of his brain. There he plays with wiffle-bats, fan-tail tigers, etc. Edwin Schleter Ed gets in lots of rest through the day. He doesn ' t care in particular about anything and if habits broke themselves, without doubt, he would have quit coming to school. Horace Seelinger Carlyle speaks of an inarticulate genius — he didn ' t allude to Ike Spivins. Ike ' s vocal condi- tion ought to be appreciated. He can imitate off- hand anything from an alarm clock to a brass band, trombone leading. He doesn ' t sing — he never trifles with his voice. Oscar Shepard Shep holds the breakage record in Physics as well as being the record breaker Patriot business manager. Ruby Smith As far as I ' m concerned, men may come and men may go or stay away forever. Page Forty-nine] Vergil Snow Translated from Vergil: Silently hand in hand through the rosy dawn of life ' s spring time, wander LOVE and I, the earthly forms of two angels. ' ' Edna Sumner If one allows little curls to drape one ' s neck one can meander around more easilj ' than if one ' s hair is combed so tight one cannot close one ' s eyes. ' ' WiLLA TeCKEMEYER Mr. Mott calls me Miss Teekemeyer, Miss An- drews calls me Willa but Kenny calls me Bill. Eva Thicksten Blessed are the thorough and quick thinkers for they shall receive a big string of A ' s. Marie Wieneke Marie is a thoroughly deserving girl whose ab- sence caused by protracted illness to be deeply regretted. [Page Fifty Lillian Whitson Since it is all safely over, it has to be admitted that Lillian was the prize skipper of the school. What more conclusive proof of her abil- ity could be found? Anna Zimmerman I like all friends, most every kind. But, 1 don ' t like friends that don ' t like mine. Page Fifty-one] The ♦Juniors kuDUJ ' Tby ♦ Opporlumfy Tree ♦ OoK Fioiucr Red. ♦ Rose Colors RjeilAiML (IlMfc presidenT Frame doeiicr vlcc presUicnL ocjarey Craig Sccrcliary 6otV5 ♦ JacRsoa ' treasurer 6dorlcK« Gardes MADGE BAKER MABEL BENNETT JEROME BOYLES FREDERICK BRETTHAUER DAISY CARTER CARMINA COLABUONO EDRICK CORDES GEORGIA COX DEWEY CRAIG ALICE DIXON GLADYS FOX GLADYS GLASSON CHARLES HEIN MARGARET HIRTZEL KATIE HODAPP ESTHER HUMES DORIS JACKSON HAROLD JAMES THELMA JONES LUCILE KASTING LAWRENCE KASTING LUCILE KESSLER ALICE KRUGE EMMA KRUGE JUSTINE LEAS KATHERINE LOVE HARRY MILLER DOROTHY MONROE MILDRED NICHTER WILLIAM ROSS OTIS SHANNON JENNIE SHIELDS FRANCIS STUNKEL WILLIAM TOPIE FRANK WELLER [Page Fifty-two Page Fifty-three] The 4 5 optomorejs THELMA ALBERRING RALPH AMICK ELSIE AUFFENBERG LAFE BANTA RAYMOND BATSON BEULAH BARNUM MEEDY BLISH LORITA BOLLINGER EDITH BOWMAN LOUISE BRADY ALBERT BRETTHAUER LEROY BRETTHAUER EDWARD BUEHNER MAURICE BYRNE HELEN CLARK LYNN CORDES RUTH CRAIG HELEN DANNETTELLE MARGUERITE DARLING DURBIN DAY EARL DIECK EDNA DOWNS RUBY EARNEST MERRILL ELLIOTT GLEASON EWING EDWIN FETTIG MONCLOVA FIELDS MYLREA FINDLEY LORA FLEEHEARTY HENRY FOSTER GARNET GREEMAN HOWARD GREEN MAUD GREEN LILLIAN GRIFFITTS ALLEN GOENS STELLA GOSSET MARIE GUDGEL JANE HAAS MARJORY HAGAN FRIEDA HALL MARGARET HALL IRENE HEIDEMAN GINCIE HEITMAN CLYDE HILL JAMES HIMLER WALTER HUBER HAZEL HUMES FERN HUNTER RUTH HUNTER LAEL HURBAUGH SIMEON JONES GLENN KEACH RUTH KRAMER WARREN LAFKIN GLADYS LAWELL EDWARD LEWIS LEO LEWIS CLETUS MACKEY LUELLA MASCHER LEOTA MAY HAROLD MERCER RUTH MILLER LOUIS MEYER ROY NEWBY OLGA PEASE HELEN PHILLIPS ESTHER PRALL EDWIN RUDDICK BERTHA SCHMIDT CHARLES SPURLING HAZEL STANFIELD HILDA STEINWEDEL EDITH SUMMA OMEGA WHEATON JOSEPHINE WHITE ARTHUR WILDE [Page Fifty-four Page Fifty-five] The ♦Ireshmen BESSIE ABELL WILLIAM ABEL HAZEL ACKERET FRED ACKERMAN ELSIE ADAMS AGNES ANDREWS LUCY BALLARD CHARLES BANTA MARY G. BILLINGS CHARLES BLUMER CARL BRASKETT GAYNELL BREITFIELD WILLARD BURCKDALL FELIX CADOU MAE CARR ANNA H. CARTER MONTA H. CONNELLY NORMA CORDES MARION CRABB OPAL CRAIG CHARLES CRANE NEWTON DAY PEARL DAY WELDON DAVIS IRENE DEHLER MARGARET DEHLER MARGARET De MATTEO GEORGE DOANE FRANCIS DOWNS WILLIAM ECKSTEIN BERTHA EWING shirley faulkconer alice fricke everett foster emma gallamore frances green beatrice grimes ellen gruber ellsworth hagel russell harry merrill harsh lawrence higgins melvin hill mary l. honan margaret hopewell dorothy huber garrison humes dora johnson cecil jones ruby judd robert reach clara kruwel ella may kruwel harry liebrandt helen le wis oren lewis elnora lockman maurice mackey edv;ard massman gladys may LEOTA McCANN LOIS McDonald [Page Fifty-six Page Fifty-seven] Sljf 3ttB mm [Continued] ALICE MONROE EDMUND MONTGOMERY MAY NICHOLS DORIS NORBECK GLENN NORBECK EARL PARKER ARTHUR PHILLIPS BERT PHILLIPS D. POPPENHOUSE GRACE PRALL CAROL PROBST OSCAR QUADDE JOHN H. REIDER KATHRYN REIDER ELIZABETH REMY MIRIAM RINNE CLIFFORD ROBBINS MALCOLM ROUTT EDNA RUDDICK SARAH RUDDICK KATHRYN SCHAEFER LAWRENCE SCHAEFER ANNA SCHMIDT HOWARD SCHULTZ EUGENE SMITH LOWELL SMITH DOROTHY SPANAGEL TRAVIS SPEAR LEO SPRAY LORENE STANFIELD RUTH STANFIELD OLIVE STANTS LAURA TASKEY MARGARET THOMAS IRENE TULLIS BERT ULM EDWIN VOGEL EMMA WESNER HELEN WOLTERS MACIE WHITSON Reshnmn Boys 1917 [Page Fifty-eight Btesbman ' Qitb 1917 Page Fifty-nine] ' Turning for them who pass, the common dust Of servile opportunity to gold. [Page Sixty IN THE fall of 1917 agriculture, as a vocational subject, was introduced in the Shields High School. The work is organized under the direct sup- ervision of the state and of Purdue University. Its aim is to give special training in agriculture and it is designed especially to meet the needs of boys interested in farming. The course is in charge of A. E. Murphy, a graduate of the agriculture de- partment of Purdue University, and a practical farmer as well as teacher. He is in charge of the work the entire year. The course includes many of the following subjects of study : soil study, agriculture botany, animal husbandry, poultry raising, live stock feeding, seed selection, fertilizers, care of fruit trees, gardening, nursery work, farm accounting, farm mechanics, dairying, etc. The students in this course give each afternoon session of the term to agri- culture and allied subjects. The forenoon sessions are given to other studies selected from the regular high school course. Students doing full work in agriculture receive two regular high school credits each semester, and one for summer work. Any person who has completed the eighth grade may enter the course. Young people may enter without taking any other work in high school, if so desired. The course is as practical as it can be made, and it is the hope of the de- partment to secure and keep in Shields School as many farm boys as possible. Page Sixty-one] [Page Sixty-two Page Sixty-three] ©riangukr Bthdtt THIS YEAR a comparatively new phase of work along oratorical lines has been developed in the high school. Heretofore work of this type has been confined chiefly to class debates and school contests. Upon the request of Washington high school, which has had quite a bit of such work, it was decided to enter a triangular debate with that city and Bedford. The decision was supported by universal enthusiasm on the part of Seymour and while she did not win in the debate, she is optimistic in regard to her future chances. The subject discussed was: Resolved that Congress was justified in passing the Literacy Test over the President ' s veto. Seymour ' s negative team was sent to Washington, March 30, while Bedford ' s negative met Sej-mour ' s alRrmative at Seymour. FOR SEVEEAL years Indiana has been trying to stimulate and strengthen oratory in the high schools. To arouse enthusiasm among the students, the schools meet each other in ora- torical contests. The local meets determine the school ' s representative to the county meet. From that the - vinner is sent to the contest held in his congressional district. Tlie district winner is sent to the state meet at Bloomington. The subject is al Avaj ' S one of civic importance pertaining to the present needs. The high schools of the state chose for their siibjeet this year the question of Com- pulsory Military Training. The Jackson County preliminary was held at Seymour early in April. Veva Paul was selected to represent the coimty at Versailles, April 6. Other counties represented were Switzerland, Bartholomew, Dearborn, Jefferson and Johnson. [Page Sixty-four . E 3. % . A. THE SOUTH Eastern Indiana High School Association draws its mem- bership from Franklin, North Vernon, Seymour, Madison, Aurora and La ' WTenceburg. For several years the Association has held contests in Oratory and Reading. Each school in the Association holds its preliminarj ' and selects representatives for both the Oratory and Reading. The same per- son may enter both contests. The contestant is free to choose his o-vvn subject matter, the only requirement being that his oration be original. This year the contest was held at North Vernon April 20th. The six schools in the Associa- tion were represented by two contestants each. The Shields High School was ably represented by Fae Patrick. The subject of his oration was Prophecies of War. Robert Keach won second place for Seymour in the reading contest. His selection was George Says Boys Don ' t Have Such a Snap After All. ' ' Page Sixty-five] ANOTHER OF our splendid organizations is the High School Orchestra now consisting of seventeen members organized in the spring of 1914 under the efficient leadership of Miss Gasaway. It has grown steadily and has been genuinely appreciated. The orchestra has been most generous and has added greatly to the suc- cess of all the High School home-talent affairs. It has given many special pro- grams in chapel period. The work has proven a double success in that it is a benefit to the members themselves and because it has come to mean so much to the life of the school as a whole. The members are: Violins— WILLA TECKEMEYER CARL SUMNER LILLIAN GRIFFITTS ELLSWORTH HAGEL WARREN LAFKIN HELEN DANNETTELLE LOWELL SMITH Comets— FAE PATRICK RALPH AMICK VIRGIL SNOW Clarinet— CHARLES HEIN Trombone— HORACE SEELINGER Saxophone— OSCAR SHEPARD Piano— LUCILE KESSLER [Page Sixty-six allj? ( kt CHlub AND NOW we come to the school warblers, Tlie Glee Club, which has growai to be an essential both in the practical and social life of the school. It was thought advisable to unite the girls and boys Glee Clubs this year and much effective work has since been accomplished. Several splendid programs showing a wide range both of classical and popular music have been given and were enthusiastically received by the student body. The Glee Club has in a way dominated the general choruses of the school and their effective leading has added much to the spirit. The final achievement of the Glee Club came in the presentation of two operettas in which the leading roles were taken by Glee Club members. Too, they helped very materially in the success of the choruses. The necessity of repeating the performance is ample proof of their worth. A quartette composed of some of the best male voices are planning to present a ragtime program at several of the commencement festivities. The Senior boys will furnish the music for Baccalaureate and the entire Glee Club is preparing a splendid program for Commencement night. Page Sixty-seven] AlunniL 6t AlunaKie President .... HARRY G. McDONALD Vice-President MRS. IDA M. KaSPER Secretary .... MiSS Myra Laupus Treasurer .... LYNN L. BOLLINGER [Page Sixty-eight SIj? Alumni ABanriatuin c. s. NOT FROM the time it was first organized until January of 1916 did the Alumni Association of Shields High School have an organization. This sounds paradoxical, but is a fact. As far back as the writer can remember — and alumni historians of other days say it was ever thus — there had, of course, always been a president, a secretary and a treasurer. They were elected at the annual meeting of the society by popular vote. Through it all there was a woeful lack of organization, of a definite pro- gram, of something tangible to work for. Too often the mistake was made of electing as president a member of the graduating class, only to have him leave for college the next fall. Thus the benefit of even a temporary organization was lost, and the society drifted along like a ship without a rudder. This has all changed, however, and the Alumni Association is today an in- corporated society, with a permanent organization, an excellent constitution, and a splendid corps of officers. And what is more important than this, it has a definite aim in view — the upbuilding of an organization that shall have for its work the development of a greater co-operation between the com- munity and the school. As its first step in this program the society has accepted the custody and management of a scholarship loan fund that has been established to aid girl graduates of the school in obtaining a college education. It is hoped that this fund may be increased until it will be of great service to many of our new members. The idea of the scholarship fund for girls originated with the Friday Magazine Club, Avhich organization made the original contribution to the fund, and was conceived shortly after the announcement of the Thomp- son Memorial Scholarship at Yale for young men graduates of the school. It is the intention of the present officers to combine the social features of the society ' s activities with the more serious work it has undertaken, be- lieving that both Avill profit thereby. There is a place — in fact there is a necessity, for both if the organization is to fill its proper place in our com- munity life So to this work the officers extend a call to every member, from the oldest graduate to the members of the class of 1917. With the loyalty and co-oper- ation of everyone, which they have a right to expect, they will exert every effort to make the influence of the association felt in every worthy endeavor in the city. Remember, this is YOUR Alumni Society. It needs YOUR sympathy and active co-operation if it is to become what you would like to have it. Page Sixty-nine] The following is a communication tvritten at our request, by Mr. John L. Patrick, the editor-in-chief of the first Patriot. We take this opportunity of expressing our grati- tude for his felicitous message. — The Editor. AT THE opening of the fall term, in 1898, the idea of a paper to be called the High School Patriot originated in the keen and kindly mind of Professor Henry C. Montgomery. He presented the idea to the as- sembled classes and instructors, setting forth the aims, ideals and limitations of such a paper. I was appointed editor, possibly because of some local re- porting done by me for one of the Seymour dailies, Miss Anna Hancock, Assistant Principal was made supervising editor. The name was probably in- spired by the stirring days in which we were living, as it was in April of the year that marked the beginning of the Spanish-American war. During the first year there were three printed numbers, one at Thanks- giving, Washington ' s Birthday, and Commencement. TSiere were also writ- ten copies each week, read at Friday afternoon exercises, which were in vogue those days. The printed numbers were financed through the generosity of the local merchants in advertising. While the Patriot was largely the work of the Senior class, it was representative of the entire high school, and was in no sense a class annual. So much for its early history. In those days, I believe the Patriot enhanced a feeling of patriotism to our school, to all constituted authority, and to our nation. While I am sur- prised at this opportunity of once more contributing a message through its columns, to the school, the Seniors and the Alumni, I am also greatly pleased and feel at no loss as to vhat should be the tenor of my message, though some- what in doubt as to the words with which to clothe my thought. It is a prayer for the reviving and multiplying many fold of those old thrills of pat- riotism in all of us and a desire that the Patriot may in some way serve as an aid toward this end. We are living in a much more wonderful time today than in 1898. The autocracies of the world are becoming democracies, the privileges and duties of the classes, viewed worldwide, seem to me to be mul- tiplied as the grasp of greed and privilege are curtailed. Can we not formu- late a campaign plan to take advantage of them? The simplest method that occurs to me is a change of wording of that terse strategic plan of Grant ' s, which was POUND, POUND, POUND, and for each of us, in so far as pos- sible, increase our ability to constructively, WORK, WORK, WORK, out the problems that confront us, to our satisfaction, to the service of our country, and the glory of God. As an afterthought, only to the extent that we have the ability to WORK, WORK, WORK, out our successes will we be able to receive and enjoy them. J. L. P., ' 99. [Page Seventy BOOTH TARKINGTON Given by the Alumni Association of Shields High School, Dec. 12, ' 16 at the MAJESTIC THEATRE CAST OF CARACTERS: David Voorhecs Pike Cash McOskkr The Grand Duke VasUi Vasilivitch Walter Voss The Earl of Hawcastle Carl R. S witzer The Hon. Almeric St. Aubyn Kingsley Brinklow Ivanoff Harry H. McDonald Horace Granger-Simpson Linden Hodapp Ribiere Maurice Jennings Mariano Coulter Montgomery Michele Inez Paul , . . ( George Laupus C arabimere ; ■(, j Louis Cordes Ethel Granger-Simpson Lillian Osterman Comptesse DeChampigny Mrs. John Rapp Lady Creech Mrs. R. O. Mayes Page Seventy-one] 4i •TT-A Ds The [Page Seventy-two Actts Leaf ' Page Seventy-tkree] (illjp f far Jtt iramattra LEE MILLER AMONCJ THE new features of the school woi ' k that have been organ- ized during the past year is the dramatic work conducted in the Junior and Senior English classes under the direction of Mr. Arthur J. Beri- ault, of Indianapolis. In order to give the classes practical experience four short plays were undertaken. These included The County Chaircnan, Heart ' s Haven, Doc Home and Scenes from Riley, all of which were taken from Indiana authors, and which reflected the general spirit of the Indiana Centennial. In addition to this special course, the usual entertainments were also given. Two enjoyable productions, The Lady from Philadelphia, and Mrs. Jarley ' s Wax Works, were given at the annual Christmas bazaar, and they were a large factor in the success of the fair. The final climax of the season was the Senior class play. The Fortune Hunter, with Kenneth MeCurdy and Helen Barnes taking the leading roles, won over its audience by its skillful acting, sharp humor, and the quick action of the plot. It was pronounced one of the best ever given by the school. [Page Seventy-four Slfp 3axttxt t m tsr By Winchell Smith Presented by Senior class, May 28, 1917, at the MAJESTIC THEATRE Page Seventy-five] 5I1|? Jortutt? I|«nt r CAST OF CHARACTERS VILLAGE CHARACTERS Kenneth McCurdy The fortune hunter Elmee Bollinger The druggist Fae Patrick A rising young financier Malcolm Rittenhouse The banker WiLLAKD Becker A promoter Horace Seelinger The liveryman ' s son Hal Branaman j. ..Two Wall Street Paul Becker The sheriff Lee Miller f young men jq n Connelly The drummer Clyde Fitzgibbon A millionaire ' s son Kenneth Greeman The tailor Virgil Snow Kellogg ' s servant Edwin Schleteb The old inhabitant Hoover A newsboy Helen Barnes The druggist ' s daughter Margaret McCokd The banker ' s daughter Madge Linke The friend of Josie CLARA J. DENTON W. RHYS HERBERT CHARACTERS The Gardener Robert Keaeh His daughter Dorothy Spanagel The child Virginia Hoadley The Brownies, the Sunbeams, the Daisies, the Pansies, the Roses, the Sweet Peas. FRANK BOOTH CHARACTERS Colonel Fig, Inspector of Schools Oscar Shepard , Valet to Inspector Fae Patrick Miss Pointer, School Teacher Mary Louise Honan Mr. Fetcham, School Attendance Officer Oscar Shepard Johnny Stout Paul Becker Dunces and Scholars. Pianist — Lucile Kessler. Violinist — Lillian Griffitts. Music — High School Orchestra [Page Seventy-six Page Seventy-seven] Arhlehrs [Page Seventy-eight Track. 5 CJiib lf - TJ Page Seventy-nine] [Page Eighty Atljl ltra THE BASKET BALL team started practice last fall workiiig under sev- veral difficulties. There were only two players left from last year on the entire varsity squad. The new material was composed of players who were comparatively small and inexperienced. Yet the team as a whole was a fighting one, and certainly, no team ever represented the school that knew more inside basket ball and more tricks of the game. The basket ball team got off to a good start winning six of the eight games scheduled before Christmas. Immediately after the vacation the team faced the hardest schedule ever undertaken by Seymour High School. Yet the number of games won and lost was about even. The failure of the team to make an excellent record was caused by lagging interest, and considerable difficulty was experienced in keeping the players in physical condition and in trim to play their best game. Franklin was the onlj team to win two games from the home team. An even break was made with North Yernon, Scottsburg, and Bedford. Two games were won from Jlilan and Columbus. The complete record of the season shows eleven games won and eight lost. Total points scored by S. H. S. 592; Opponents — 446. Srliebuk of attttB Seymour 21 Milan 16 Seymour 35 Seymour 15 Seymour 25 Seymour 53 Sejonour 59 SejTnour 16 Seymour 36 Seymour 16 Seymour 32 Seymour 29 Seymour 30 Seymour 25 Seymour . . 36 SejTnour ' il Seymour 69 Seymour 17 Seymour 41 Seymour 16 Seymour 592 Seottsburg ... 24 Bedford 23 Columbus .... 23 North Yernon . 14 Madison 17 Bloomington . . 28 Crothersville . . 12 Franklin 25 Bedford 20 Hopewell 32 Cohunbus 22 FrankUn 28 Milan 13 North Vernon. 23 Vallonia 14 Seottsburg .... 63 Moorefield .... 15 Vevav 34 Opponents 446 Page Eighty-one] ®lj? - ' ' (Ulub J. H. WITH THE idea of creating more interest in athletics and also to give the opportunity to everyone to obtain exercise and recreation the S Club was formed. The formation of such athletic clubs, which places the requirements for membership upon the ability of anyone to pass cer- tain tests of physical skill and endurance, is also an outgrowth of the convic- tion of many that all around physical development is better than highly specialized athletics. The requirements aim to require some work to attain them. ' They are not rigid, but just out of reach of the novice. They aim to develop all sets of muscles of the body, for there is the dash and the long run ; the broad jump and the high jump ; the shot and throwing baseball. While only a few are able to participate in varsity athletics, the Club is open to everyone, and all are encouraged to try what they can do. In this way, a boy may discover some special ability he did not suspect he possessed. If anyone is unable to qualify for Senior standing, he can make Junior. The schedule of events and requirements are : Requirements Events 100 yard dash 220 yard low hurdles Running high jump Himning broad jump Pole vault 1 mile run Seven mile walk Swimming Throwing base ball 12-lb. shot put Senior 12 2-5 seconds 33 seconds 4 feet, 6 inches 16 feet 7 feet, 9 inches 6 minutes 1 hour, 45 minutes 50 yards 220 feet 30 feet Junior 13 seconds 35 seconds 4 feet, 2 inches 14 feet 7 feet 6 minutes, 30 seconds 2 hours, 10 minutes 40 yards 190 feet 25 feet This is requirement for a boy of 145 pounds or over, and is scaled down in the following proportion : 145 lbs.: boy ' s weight :: 30 ft.: his requirement. For Junior standing, substitute 25 ft. in above proportion. [Page Eighty-two BASKET BALL SQUAD TOP KOW — Harold James, Edrick Cordes, Frederick Bretthauer, Mansil Hughes, Charles Crane, Frank Weller. BOTTOM ROW— Horace Seelinger, Virgil Sno , William Eckstein, Kenneth McCurdy, Oscar Shepard, Jerome Boyles, John Connelly. The mosrt experi- enced and largest player on the team Kenny is a fight- er. Hie playing shows the result of three years experi- ence. He is best in getting the tip oft at center and playing the floor. Capt. McCurdy Page Eighty-three] Oscar Shepard — Shep. Shep is a consistent player at Guard. Without any previous ex- perience lie has learned a lot of basket ball and has given some good exhibitions of breaking up opposing plays. Horace Seelinger — Ike Spivins. Ike filled the position of floor guard. His biggest assets as a basket ball player were his energy name, and fighting spirit. Al- though small, he played his posi- tion well and always managed to score several goals. Jerome Boyles — Hap. Hap played his second year on the varsity. He was always cool and level-headed. Fast and a good basket thrower, he always succeeded in scoring several points in his position at forward. Hap is next year ' s captain. [Page Eighty-four John Connelly — Johnnie. Johnnie was our sub-for- ward. His lightness and small - ness prevented him from securing a regular position. No player on the team was a harder worker. He was very fast and a fair goal shooter. Virgil Snow — Virg. This was Virg ' s first year as a varsity player. He filled the po- sition of forward in a creditable manner. Virg was the most consistent and cleanest player on the team. William Eckstein — Phoenix. Phoenix held down the hard position of guarding the oppon- ents ' goal. This was his Qrst year on the Learn and he should develop into a star before he finishes his high school career. Ex would never let an opposing player get rough with him. Pngo Eighty-five] [Page Eighty-six Page Eighty-seven] Mansil H. — Genevieve, you are the breath of my life. Genevieve — Then hold your breath. Mr. Murphy — ' ' Tipton, can you get some land for a garden ? Tipton — Yes, but there ' s a boy out there who bothers me all the time. Joe Andrews — ' ' The book says to spray all pests. ' ' M. E., ' 17 WHEN— THEN When the lion eats grass like an ox. When the fishworm swallows the whale, When the robins knit woolen sox, And the hare is outrun by the snail ; When Thomas eats swim through the air. And elephants roost on trees; When insects in summer are rare , And snuff never makes people sneeze; When fish creep over dry land. And mules on bicycles ride ; When foxes lay eggs in the sand. And women in dress take no pride ; When ideas grow in a baboon ' s head. And treason no longer is crime ; Then will the ' 17 class be dead. And the country not worth a dime. Miss Remy (in English) — Merrill, what is your comment on Cranford? Merrill— I have nothing to say, only I ' m amused the way the ladies do. Qllff aBBtttg Bifom of 1916 ACT I SCENE I September 18 — The curtain rises. September 19 — A. Everessenee Murphy is discovered. Faculty receives strong support. September 20 — A. E. Murphy and W. G. Hendershot eye each other. September 25 — Juniors painfully organize. Heated discussion on virtue of dogwood as class tree. September 28 — John H. Reider is requested to discontiniie his last period va- cations. John remarks this country is free. ' Nuff sed, Miss Andrews thinks. [Page Eighty-eight Lost : The key to my heart — Mary Louise H. Found — On my key ring. — Felix C. Lee Miller (in Vergil class) — Why no, the word got isn ' t in good use. I don ' t use it. Nobody else does. Mr. Phillips (in General Science class) — Upon the application of heat, what happens to the metal rod? Agnes Andrews (waving her hand as if she knew) — It will get hot. l£| THE PRIDEo the: team Uncle Sam doesn ' t want Mr. Phillips for a soldier, as they would have to dig the trenches so deep. Felix Cadou ' s new long trousers remind one of a Persian rug. Miss Remy — Alice, what reason does Ruskin give for beginning a girl ' s education earlier than a boy ' s? Alice B. — Well, she grows faster. (Long pause) Just like a flower., (Hlfe JPaaatttg i am of 19 IB ACT I SCENE II October 10 — Junior party. Frederick Bretthauer finds No. 11 ' s not conducive to dancing. October 16 — Mr. Phillips fittingly christens Percy Wells Pythagoras. October 30 — Strangely appareled figures flit along the Roekford road. ' Tis no Shakespearean masque. Merely the Seniors hastening to their Hal- lowe ' en party. November 12 — Junior class pins arrive. Wherefore is that Avan wistful half- hearted Senior expression? , Page Eighty-nine] FRESHIE ' S DREAM POOR VEVA ! ! ! Veva got the small-pox, one bright and sunny day, And from her home the doctors kept all visitors away. Blame it all on Veva ! The teachers called a meeting soon, with mien sedate and grave. The generous souls determined us from small-pox they would save. Blame it all on Veva ! At assembly short and happy, we were blithesome, glad, and gay, Then there came that hated order, This is vaccination day. Blame it all on Veva ! Blame it all — confound the luck, that vaccination talk, And worst of all — infernal luck, that vaccination walk. Blame it all on Veva ! m(i PaB0itt0 Bi(am of 1916 ACT I SCENE III December 25 — Santa Claus enters. ! ! ! [Page Ninety lEjap ratttn IKE SPIVINS Hey, guy, what-u-got on that Physics test, find out, huh? — I got some register, a doll of a goose egg, but I should worry. — Listen, if I get a ' D ' on my pasteboard the old man will make a razor-strop register on me. — Well, sueh is life in small burgs, but you ' re not in bad as much as me anyway. — I got caught traveling last period and stood on the green car- pet three hours. The chief picked my ticker right, and then said if I did it again, it was good-bye. cruel world, have a heart ! ' ' — ' ' Say guy, goiu ' out for basket-ball, that ' s good dope, get beat up every other night on the scrubs. Why some of them ginks are carried out on blotters, and others have battle-scarred visages, such as blackened lamps, broken bugles, and twisted gozzles, on that I murmur ' never more! ' — I ' m nix on the rough stuff also. See what a dainty complexion I ' ve got. — Oh say! Have you got a date for tonight after the show? — No, I ' m stagging it for a while. All the Frauleins love me though! — Yes, I know that, and also you fall like a stewed owl for all the new girls beautifully though. — Why gink, you ain ' t got nothing on me as a ladies ' man. I let them fall for me, take em out to the show and set ' em up, and then I say ' Good Bye! I don ' t know you any more. ' — ' ' Yes, you always were good at pulling that ' Little Village Stuff. ' ' ' — ' ' Well, it ' s about foddering time. I guess I ' ll beat it to the beanery for my hay. So long, guy, see you at the show. Miss Quinn (in Vergil) — Now who was Minos? Hulda 0. — The guard at the entrance to Hades, wasn ' t he? Miss Quinn — Yes, we ' ll meet him there later. Mr. Phillips (in chemistry) — Hurry up and tell all you know about it, Kenneth, it won ' t take you long. ®tfp JPaaaing ijom of 1917 ACT II SCENE I January 26 — Deep devious mystery — one extra day of freedom granted us. Bill Eckstein acquires an extra wrinkle as to the why and wherefore. January 28 — Ah, the question solved ! They let us out of school Friday so they could inform us whether we were to take other subjects or to take the same ones over again. February 14 — Commemorating the anniversary of Hon. St. Valentine, and inci- dentally the birth of a few new ' cases. ' Page Ninety-one] l|gmn at l uU HELEN BARNES I HATE cases, THEY GET on my nerves -K- FIRST THERE are the ones of long standing, BEGUN IN the sixth grade, AND CONTINUED to the Senior year, drab uninterested cases, THEY TAICE each other for granted, and would as soon tliink of murder, AS OF spending a Sunday or Friday night AWAY PROM the fellow-sufferer. THEY SIT for hours in the porch swing, yawn most ostentatiously, and EACH ONE is thinking how soon ten o ' clock will arrive BUT NEITHER would give up the other— for worlds. THEN THERE are the basket ball cases. WITH HIM a stalwart young center or so. AND SHE a clinging little creature WHO COMES every Friday night to see her hero perform, AND SHRIEKS loud and long when he makes a basket, OR WHATEVER it is centers do. THIS CASE usually ends long about TOURNEY TIME, when the team is defeated, AND A better man than he is appears on the scejie FROM SOME nearby hamlet or town. WORST OF all are the one-sided affairs, WHEN ONE of the victims falls hard, receiving little or no response FROM THE other side of the case. THEY WRITE long and languishing notes, MY DEAREST, try to like me just a wee bit. AND THEN, v hen the cold heart RELENTS, THE infatuated one finds that he or she has ceased to care WHETHER IT relents or not, and are off on a search FOR OTHER cold hearts to conquer. I HATE cases. THEY GET on my nerves, [Page Ninety-two Miss Andrews (dismissing assembly room)- wliile the outer rows pass away. ' The inner rows remain. A Senior ' s idea of a Master of Art — A Freshman, who, when caught skipping, gives the excuse, I didn ' t know any better. Miss Remy — Why is rain the purest form of water? Opal Craig — Because it comes from heaven. Edwin Schleter (balancing himself on a chair in Physics lab.) — Mr. Phillips, have you seen my wonderful feat? Mr. Phillips — Yes, I see them every time you come to class. Miss Laupus (in History) — What has been the military condition of the United States up to the present time, Jer- ome ? ' ' Jerome B. (who hasn ' t re- cited for three months — Not prepared. Miss Laupus. ' ' Miss Laupus — ' ' Correct, Jerome. DEAD AND OONY KNOW IT CLA35inED BY WH Lee Miller (reciting America) — My voice with rapture thrills. Paul Becker — Oh, Lee, Miss Gasaway could use you in the operetta. ' mfi J a00ing Bifoat af 19ir ACT II SCENE II February 15 — Juniors present Doc Home under the auspices of one Pud Wilde. February 20, A. M. — A certain waggish character absorbs Mr. Phillip ' s finely drawn impression of him February 20, P. M. — Said character repairs to Columbus High School. March 10 — Basket Ball Tourney. Arthur Elizabeth Murphy can ' t make him- self behave away from home. Page Ninety-three] iEn Paaaant I rr. Aekerman — Disorganizing gray matter or a cold on the liver goes hard with a fellow. Miss James — My artistic temperament turns to the occasional drawing of checks. Miss Quinn — Caesar and I conld have conquered the world. Miss Laupus — I like the basket ball boys as a rule, but I ' d rather try teaching a heathen than a good player. Miss Gasaway — I should worry ' cause agriculture and music would ' nt harmonize. Miss Martindale — I just adore a silent man, but if he knew it, he ' d riin circles around himself to get home. Miss Eemy — You young Dear-hunters couldn ' t a bit more get an ' A ' than you coiild lift the latch on Eden ' s gate. Miss Davison — Us girls will powder. Miss Andrews — A good man is a dead man. Miss Vehslage — To run one ' s ' Ford ' on the sidewalk ist verboten. Mr. Murphy — Good-bye girls, I ' m through. Mr. Hendershot — Nobody cares for nobody, when nobody won ' t chatter like a fool. Miss Roegge — To perambulate after the manner of men tends to silence the innocent antics of youth. Mr. Phillips — Boys, these girls ' hearts are about as loosely constructed as their brains. Miss Alwes — Lavished admonition prunes the tender thought but lavished powder only teaches youthful wit to shoot. ' ' [Page Ninety-four VERS LIBRE (As submitted to the Patriot ) Pretty little Fide, Sweet little pup, He can stand on his hind legs, If you hold his front legs up. Friendship oft would longer last, Ai d quarrels be prevented, If little words were let go past. Forgiven, not resented. Signed — Bill Becker. Cros s«ctt«n of JoKn G ' s Heart Carmel Hazzard (reciting L ' Allegro in Senior English) — Hence, loathed Melancholy, The brood of Folly without feather-bed. Miss Roegge (to her physiology class) — For instance, I could walk home from school, even if I did not have any brains, because I have done it so many times. Glenn — ' ' If I stole a kiss, would it be petit larceny ? ' ' Lucile — No, it woidd be grand. Mr. Phillips (in Science) — Do you know that insects are emotional at times? Tommy Humes — You bet, I once saw a moth-ball. El)s PaBstttg tj0m of 131 r ACT II SCENE III March 17 — We all get educated on the question of Military Service and in- cidentally wear Shamrocks. March 25 — The school is a seething mass of oratory. The triangular debating teams submit themselves for the approval of the school. Fae ' s Waterloo is st-st-st-statistics. March 30 — At last the Triangular Debate. Flossie sternly chaperones John and Fae. Little God o ' Luck was agin us. Page Ninety-five] H E N D E R S H T s SPEECH SCffboL SPJ ?IT AT BEGINNING OF SCHOOL Wi AFTER FIRST VICTORY fe SChfbOL 1 Sf IT - --Jso 1 — 300 - _ ISO — —  ' 00 - • J-0 1 AFTER FIRST BEFORE DISTRICT DEFEAT TOURNAh ENT FOUND ON THE ASSEJIBLY ROOM FLOOR Say Ruby, do yon like Kennie McCurdy? — Oh, I used to, but, my dear, I certainly don ' t any more. He ' s really not on the market now, any- way, and besides, he has the most extravagantly good opinion of himself. — Well, speaking of self-satisfaction, Bud Bollinger wouldn ' t change places with Wilson. — I should say so. But what I loathe about him is his idea that all the girls are .just dead for him. — We really have several cute boys in our class, Johnnj-, Ikie, and Shep. — Oh yes, but at that none of them are blessed with good looks. — Let me ring in on that Senior boy ' s theme. Lee Miller is the one that pains me with his lofty girls-don ' t- bother-me air. — Well, Ed Schleter is absolutely ex parco. ' Veva, pass this to Helen, and see what she tliinks of it. — My sympathies are with you, but I do think Manse is terribly romantic looking. Hand this over to Genevieve ajid see if she doesn ' t agree. — I entirely agree, but my pet abomination is Fae Patrick. He acts as if he has been disappointed in love. Es Grelle is clamoring for this. I ' ll hand it over. ' Spose she ' ll insist Hal ' s the prize specimen. Careful. Here comes Miss. — Taking up the anvil chorus, I do love to hear Kenneth Greeman talk. It ' s just darling I think. But he ' s too slow to catch a cold. Read this, Margaret, I found it on the floor, have been putting the boys through a beauty shop. - Some of the girls must — Bill T. [Page Ninety-six AFTER A SUBMARINE RAID Miss Laupus (in Civics) — What is the canon law? Alice Dixon — ' ' It gives you the right to make cannons. ' ' Miss Quinn — Give an English derivative from infeiiis-a-um, and use it in a sentence. Alice Kruge — Infernal — In Civics we discussed infernal taxes. Miss Alwes — Elmer, have you your outline? Elmer — I have it in ray head. Miss Alwes — Well, I ' ll do the best I can to represent your head in my grade book. Eift JPaaatng Bifova of 191 T ACT III SCENE I April 3 — One of our most industrious students, Clyde Keller, receives the po- sition of Mr. Phillips ' secretary. April 6 — Evidence of In the spring a j ' oung man ' s fancy, growing stronger. Sophomores revel merrily. April 10 — We begin the seige of mastering the national air and generally dis- play ou r patriotism. Mae Carr gives directions on how to build a ship, and Pearl Day masterfully explains how to train an army. April 16— Operetta ' s Very Good, Eddie. Page Ninety-seven] COMMERCIAL ARITH. rH.B. Vrn- • S. Mr. Hendershot — Edward, what are you doing? Edward M.— Thinking. Mr. Hendershot— Hm! What with? now. Innocent Looking Soph. — It ' s all off Junior— What ' s all off now? Sophomore — Mr. Ackerman ' s hair. Miss Qiiinn — Donald, I appoint you critic of the first sentence. Donald M.— I can ' t critic that. Amy Bridges — Horace Seelinger ' s hair reminds me of iron filings on a magnet. Miriam Rinne (in Latin) — Is ' love ' a verb of mental action? Mary Billings — No, it ' s heart action. Katie Hodapp (reading composition in English) — She jumped from the train and ecstatically kissed him on the platform. Dewey Craig — ' ' Well what a funny place to kiss him. ' ' Mr. Phillips (after running a comb through Shep ' s hair to get an elec- trical charge) — Well, what would you rub the comb with to get the same charge? Frederick Bretthauer— Cat ' s fur. 1 (Bi t 3 300108 Bif Ota of 191 r ACT III SCENE II April 18 — Virg. Snow finally got up enough energy to lift his gunboats over the bar at four feet six. April 20 — Mr. Hendershot wears a full dress shirt to class and thereby gath- ers enough courage to generally demolish Russell Harry. April 23 — Miss Davison ' s and Mr. Hendershot ' s clubs enjoys a superheated canine roast at the river. Mr. Phillips also reports a hot time at his house. Moreover two large window panes broken in assembly room — all in a riotous day ! April 28 — Biggest part of Junior class leaves school. Father McPike is tired of getting sonny periodically re-instated in school. [Page Ninety-eight A NEW YLAR5 RESOLUTION Miss Andrews (assign- ing English lesson) — I had assigned Ev- eryman ' ' for tomor- row, but for the pres- ent I shall let Every- man go. Mr. Phillips — Meedy, what is space? Meedy (waking up) — I don ' t know how to say it, but I have it in my head. Mr. Murphy (at Senior picnic to Mrs. Murphy) — You ' d better let me carry that lunch basket, dearest. We might get sep- arated in the crowd. Esther Grelle ' s motto: — Laugh if it kills you, and you ' ll die with a grin on your face. Mr. Murphy (after telling a group of boys that he was their adviser) — I ' m going I to be your daddy . now. George WeUer — Say, pop, give me a nickel. SPRING FLVER ®ijF Paaatng g ' ljnm of 19ir ACT III SCENE III May 10 — Books crawl out on the floor. Hap looks as if he ' d been caught tripping in a basket-ball game. May 11 — Windows break in. Not to let them get ahead of her Veva breaks out. ' ' Felix Cadou speaks of the virtue in a brick. May 13 — Mr. Arthur ' Murphy, Esq. takes unto himself a wife. May 15 — Everybody looks sweet and pretty, but alas! Euth Miller broke the birdie. May 16 — Vaccination victims return from their week vacations. Iris awarded the gold medal for perseverance. May 25 — Seniors depart with bag and baggage from dear old S. H. S. June 1 — The Curtain falls Page Ninety-nine] A«t09taplj0 Every Mocicrn Home MusV Have A Tele|pV one Page One Hundred and One] LIGHT HEAT POWER Phone 499 Interstate Public Service Co. South Chestnut Street SEYiMOUR - - - INDIANA SEYMOUR POULTRY COMPANY Dealers in POULTRY. BUTTER, EGGS, ETC. OPPOSITE PENNSYLVANIA FREIGHT DEPOT Good Prices . Honest Weights Phone 495 - - - - Seymour, Indiana [Page One Hundred and Two The SP ART A You Get Better Service Here TheSPART A Have Your CLEANING and PRESSING Done by F. S C I A R R A Phone R-317 South Chestnut Street Seymour : : Indiana MILES ' BILLIARD PARLOR Harry M. Miller Charles E. Miles, Prop. all kinds of insurance Seymour : : Indiana MAYES ' CASH GROCERY THE FASHION The Home of Quality Groceries at Reasonable Prices Monarch Brand a Specialty Phone 658 The only Exclusive Ladies Ready-toWear Store in seymour South Chestnut Street Page One Hundred and Three] GROUB ' S BELLE BRAND Canned Goods are different from other brands selling at the same price. They are better. : : : : : : Order Groub ' S Belle Bmnd from your grocer THIS WORLD WIDE WAR WE ARE HAVING has caused everyone to buy cautiously. We offer our ser- vices as expert judges of merchandise to you free of charge, along with our merchandise at prices unusually below the mark et. :-: :- : :-: Ray R. Reach ' s Country Store East Second Street Seymour, Indiana [Page One Hundred and Four FOEPOE 0ME¥EI1SIIT¥ WHERE THE FLOWER OF OUR INDIANA YOUTHS IS TAUGHT SCIENTIFIC FACTS, MAKE STRONG STATEMENTS ABOUT THE VALUE OF INDIANA FLOUR. THEY RECOMMEND IT FOR EVERY DO- MESTIC PURPOSE. EVERY HOOSIER BREAD EATER SHOULD HEED THEIR ADVICE. COIPNIAL CFJLOVR. TasHnmi ns Esis ' yniai — Thousands of Jackson County ' s be housekeepers have ta ed €©L@M L ]F]L©OE and beheved. We want everybody to know about COLONIAL.. The self- rising Honey Boy, which cuts out the mistakes, is unexcelled for biscuit and pastry. Our Success brand is a standard that has stood the test. BUY A SACK AND BE CONVINCED. IHI IILOM(3 COMF IfY Page One Hundred and Five] F. H. H E I D E M A N PATHE FRERES PHONOGRAPHS FURNITURE PIANOS RUGS Agency for the FREE SEWING MACHINES (Funeral Director) 114-116 S. Chestnut St. SEYMOUR : : INDIANA F. H. GATES SON the only NEWS DEALER — Dealers in — ! Cifjars, Tobaccos, Fruits and Confections NEW LOCATION 5 E. SECOND ST. SEYMOUR :-: :-: INDIANA GRAESSLE-MERCER COMPANY Commercial and Catalogue Printers Corner St. Louis Avenue and Pine Street. SEYMOUR, INDIANA MILLER ' S BOOK STORE For— Wall Paper, V indow Shades, School and Office Supplies. 20 West Second Street Seymour Woolen Mills UNION HARDWARE COMPANY Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Glass and Building Material South Chestnut Street Seymour, Indiana [Page One Hundred and Six Jackson County Loan and Trust Co. SEYMOUR : INDIANA $1.00 WILL START A SAVINGS ACCOUNT THAT PAYS 3 PER CENT COMPOUND INTEREST J. H. ANDREWS, Pres. PROMPT DELIVERY Out-of-Season Vegetables and Fruits Privilege of weekly payment of accounts Personal attention to the individual wishes and tastes of our customers These and every other possible service we furnish with our QUALITY GROCERIES Phone Main 170 PEOPLE ' S GROCERY Second and Chestnut Streets Page One Hundred and Seven] Follow the Crowd —to— F U RN I S H ' S BARBER SHOP First Class Service Across from New Federal Building FIRST NATIONAL BANK Capital $100,000.00 Surplus 50,000.00 C. D. BILLINGS President B. P. SCHNECK Vice-President L. L. B0LLIN6EB Cashier WE SOLICIT YOUB PATRONAGE We Pay 3% on Time Deposit SEYMOUR :-: :-: Indiana Visit the new Department of DRESSES, SUITS, WAISTS and COATS ABEL ' S DRY GOODS STORE Two Entrances — SECOND and CHESTNUT —The— MODERN CLOTHING CO. For Good Clothes and Fine Furnishings For Men J. FETTIG COMPANY J. M. H A M E R Coal and Building Material Phone 107 Corner Indianapolis and Cincinnati Avenues TRUNKS BAGS Fancy Leather Goods SEYMOUR :-: :-: INDIANA [Page One Hundred and Eight A Complete Drug Store FEDERMANN ' S HOOVER ' S Everything in the Home Furnishing Line :: :: Style, Quality, Service SEYMOUR, INDIANA Page One Hundred and Nine] [Page One Hundred and Ten WE CAN HELP YOU get started if you will give us an opportunity. A STRONG COUBSE OF STUDY in Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Arithmetic, Penman- ship, Business Law, Correspondence, Salesmanship, English, etc., is given by us which will prepare you to fill a position acceptably. OUB EXFESIENCED TEACHEBS will help you master these practical salary-pro- ducing subjects, by giving you the right sort of assistance. OUB YEABS OF EXPEBIENCE in preparing young men and women as Bookkeepers, Stenographers, BiU Clerks, and Private Secretaries, has enabled us to formulate methods that produce high grade results. WE SECUBE EMPLOYMENT for every competent student, and at wages that will not disappoint. The management of SEYMOTTB BUSINESS COLLEGE wants you to thoroughly investigate its work, as they know you will bo pleased with the advantages offered. Summer term opens June 4 for 10 weeks. Real Estate Insurance S. H. AMICK Phone 738-2 2 Masonic Temple Everything in Jewelry Prices are Right, too THE BEST ENGRAVING ALWAYS MESEKE JEWELRY SHOP 16 South Chestnut Street Seymour : : : : : : Indiana Page One Hundred and Eleven] Compliments of SEBA A. BARNES Seymour, Indiana E. C. BOLLINGER The Real Estate M an STAR BAKERY HENRY N I EM EY ER CARPENTER AND CONTRACTOR 414 E. Fifth Street Seymour, Indiana Compliments of — F. J. VOSS [Page One Hundred and Twelve THE TRAVIS CARTER COMPANY : : Manufacturers of : : High Grade Mill Work, Veneered Doors and Interior Finish. : : Dealers in : : Lumber and Shingles, Lath and Sash Doors Seymour Indiana If it ' s Novelties you want in Footwear, it ' s The DE H LER RACKET STORE who ' s got Wants Your Trade them DEHLER SHOE STORE SOUTH CHESTNUT SEYMOUR :-: :-: INDIANA Telephone 472 DOMESTIC STEAM LAUNDRY Allen ' s Barber Shop Corner Second and Pine Streets 13 SOUTH CHESTNUT ST. First-Class Work Page One Hundred and Thirteen] Gold Mine Department Store Seymour : : Indiana SEYMOUR ' S FASHION CENTER showing all the latest style fads which fashion decrees Silks, Dress Goods, Trimmings, Gloves and Notions Silk Hosiery, and Underwear Suits, Coats, Dresses and Millinery REYNOLD ' S CASH GROCERY This is the place for Good Shoes Good Service and Prompt Delivery — Up-to-date Styles— For Ladies, Gents and Children We sell for cash and save you money For less money than you can buy them any place else Phone 163 23 South Chestnut Street COLABUONO 5 West Second Street SEYMOUR :-: :-: Indiana [Page One Hundred and Fourteen f QUICK MEAL WICK OIL STOVE THB ORIGINAL OIL STOVE EQUIPPED WITH A GLASS FOUNT SIMPLE AS A LAMP. MAKES A CLEAN AND POWERFUL BLUE FLAME. EASY TO RE-WICK OR REGULATE. HAS PORCELAIN BURNER DRUMS THAT CANNOT RUST, AND AUTOMA- TIC WICK STOP WHICH PREVENTS SMOKING. CORDES HARDWARE COMPANY Seymour, Indiana Where the Crowds Go TO KRAFT ' S FIVE AND TEN CENT STORE We carry an up-to-date line of 5 and loc merchandise. If it ' s new we have it. GEO. KRAFT COMPANY 5 and IOC STORE Seymour Indiana GRADUATION GIFTS In Great Variety are Offered at Our Store. Come in and Make Your Selection Early. Phone 249 GEO. F. KAMMAN — Jeweler and Optometrist 104 West Second Street Seymour, Indiana Page One Hundred and Fifteen] T. G. L A U P U S - No. I N. Chestnut DIAMONDS WATCHES SILVERWARE JEWELRY CLOCKS CUT GLASS Seymour Waterman ' s Ideal Fountain Pens Fine Leather Goods Indiana EAT AT THE PALACE RESTAURANT Something Good to Eat at all Times SPECIAL SUNDAY DINNERS Seymour Daily Republican The Home Newspaper of Seymour Read in over 71 per cent of the homes in this city Delivered at your door, 10c per week Phone 42 108 W. Second Street [Page One Hundred and Sixteen Tour friends can buy anything you can Sell your goods with photographs. give them — except your photograph. ' ' THE WINDHORST STUDIO high-grade portrait and ' commercial photography 19 East Second Street :: :: :: Seymour, Indiana Phone 116 C. E. LOERTZ Druggist I E. Second Street : : Seymour, Indiana SEYMOUR ICE CREAM, BOTTLING WORKS AND CREAM COMPANY Frozen Cream and Ices Phone 143 Circle Street .... Seymour, Indiana Page One Hundred and Seventeen] Express the jPersoneLltiy ofyoxLr School 1 ' res-s jerv ce Department u or booklet Personality in, j (blJege Annuals ' 7 ie PMesln this book lOere engraved hy INDIANAPOLIS Engraving ELECTROTYPING G)MPANY — 222 E.OHIO ST. INDIANAPOLISJND. [Page One Hundred and Eighteen THE BEE HIVE Complete Line of Haviland China and Fancy Lamps Table Cutlery Souvenir Post Cards SEYMOUR INDIANA Daily Democrat PREPARATION MEANS OPPORTUNITY Just as surely as you make prepar- ation you will make opportunity. Stud- ents entering practically every day. Catalogue and other literature free. Chas. C. Crlng, Gen. Mgr. Central Business College 3rd Floor, University Park Building INDIANAPOLIS. Seymour National Bank seymour :: :: indiana LYNN FAULKCONEE. . . President J. M. SHIELDS Vice-President J. S. MILLS Cashier When you go to start YOUR CAR and j ' our battery has no pep, come and let us put some into it. W. L. CLARK Battery Service Station M. HUBER BROTHER Men ' s and Ladies ' FINE SHOES West Second Street Seymour Indiana Page One Hundred and Nineteen] Call on us for the Highest Grade Photos at reasonable prices Photographs in this book were made by the ELLIS STUDIO Over the Ten Cent Store SEYMOUR, INDIANA K UPPENHEIMER and COLLEGIAN CLO THES To be had in Seymour only at ADOLPH STEINWEDEL The store that can serve you best Use Milk for Economy Use SWENGEL ' S for SAFETY [Page One Hundred and Twenty EXCELLENCE For the careful considera- tion of young men who want to wear aristocratic looking clothes, we have fashion ®m Glothes In every detail these carry the excellence necessary to serve and real style. Not to be had elsewhere. THOMAS CLOTHING CO. Page One Hundred and Twenty-one] PAULEY SON GARAGE Dodge Brothers ' Motor Cars AUTO LIVERY Phone 603-R 205-207 Ewing Street BROOKMONT BEST BIRD Watch the Labels THE HIGH COST OF LIVING is reduced when you get full weight and standard quality. Every food container, can or package we sell is full weight as standard- ized by Federal laws, and the quality of the goods under our labels has been tested under the Pure Food and Drug Acts. Ask for BROOKMONT and the BEST BIRD brands in canned goods and condiments. BOW Coffee is in full weight pound cans, steel cut, and is a delicious drink. If your grocer hasn ' t the standard quality and packages we distribute, phone our office and they will tell you the grocers who have. WE SELL TO MERCHANTS ONLY GEORGE A. CLARK Wholesale Grocer BROOKMONT BESTBIRD Watch the Labels [Page One Hundred and Twenty-two Miodern Rooms Ice Cream Soda ■ STAR RESTAURANT Open Day and Night Give Us a Trial Opp. Interurban Station —BICYCLE REPAIRING— A SPECIALTY Complete Line of Bicycles, Tires and Sundries CARLSON HARDWARE. COMPANY io6 W. Second Street C. G. HELLER Barber Shop 19 Indianapolis Avenue Electric Scalp and Face Massage A Specialty ' Fat Bauermeister, Ass ' t. CALL BELL CLEANING WORKS IF IT ' S CLEANING YOU WANT Phone 391 16 St. Louis Ave. If it ' s high class meats at the lowest cash prices, go to FRANK COX ' S MEAT MARKET 19 E. Second St. Seymour, Tnd. CHAS. F. SHUTTS Cigars, Tobaccos, Fruits and Confectionery 8 South Chestnut Street Page One Hundred and Twenty-three] Ahlbrand ' s Cozy Cab Gives you more Protection and Comfort than is in a buggy AHLBRAND CARRIAGE COMPANY Buy a buggy that is built at home and help build up Seymour ' s Industry. Seymour, Indiana USE RAYMOND CITY COAL For All Purposes Ebner Ice and Cold Storage Co. Distributers SEYMOUR INDIANA [Page One Hundred and Twenty-four JULY 04 N. MANCHESTER, INDIANA 46962