Shields High School - Patriot Yearbook (Seymour, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 158 of the 1925 volume:

THE PATRIOT §l$l$ 4i AlQ ' AlQ i  : $ i s i $ t  •  v  i I3QJ£li3[3H? Thomas Abbott Mott Superintendent o{ Public Schools Kate Ferris Andrews Principal o{ Shields High School L. A. Ackerman Kate Andrews R achel Barbour Betty Brown Mathematics Principal, English Music Spanish, French, Nature Latin Floyd R. Bryan Veva Paul Cooper T. J. Due Lillie Fosbrmk Mathematics Drawing History English, Civics A. L. Glaze Mary Funican Herschel A. Hadley Assistant Principal Latin Science Mathematics 8 a ;  ; $ ;  • $ • $ ZSW 5 433 R H. C. Henderson Agriculture Ass ' t Athletic Director Fern Hunter English Emily Lewis History Clara Mary Ncwsom Science Mina McHenry J. R. Mitchell Mary Lewis Elsie Ridenour English Mathematics History Latin Manual Training Athletic Director Faye Standish Lenore Swails Wilhelmma Vehslage Home Economics English, Physiology History QlQlQlQlQi AiQ-AiQ tBSJWW SIOIO School Building Board o-f Education Purple and White Opal Spray, ' 27. ESIDES the flag of our nation, There are only two colors in sight. That give us a thrilling sensation, They are known as the Purple and Whit . They have fluttered in breezes of victory, They have trailed in the dust of defeat, But still we know that the Purple and White Are colors that cannot be beat. We have backed them through all of the seasons, Through basketball, football and track, And now as we come to this season, It ' s baseball we ' re going to back. We ' ll remember them through our vacation. And next year we ' 11 come back and fight ; For our school we ' ll win honor and glory, By defending the Purple and White. % .Ql QlQlQWAlQ-AiQ WA KREOillSRiB yvi Shields High School 1975 Mildred Peacock, ' 26. M PRELUDE AN may cut the forest down, And man may kill the birds ; And from the forest build a town, Stir nature with his words. Man may scatter helpless blood Across the earth, with tears ; Yea, man may dam the river ' s flood, But ne ' er the flood of years. I dreamed a wondrous dream last night. So strange, unique, yet clear, It burns yet in my inward sight ; Listen and you shall hear. 1 dreamed I stood beside a road, Its name, I heard, was Time ; There marched along, each with his Fifty old men in a line. load, All were hoary and white with age, And a sharp scythe each bore; They much resemble the great Death Sage, Who waits without the door. When passed the last of the hoary band. Old Father Time stood there With the hour glass in his strong right hand. While the wind played through his hair. His eyes were bright as bright could be; He raised his haughty head; 11 is lips moved, and he spoke to me; And this is what he said: ' ' Oh, lucky mortal, who shall know The Future at your will ; Those fifty years wait in a row To speak or to be still. From twenty-five to seventy-five, They wait your beck and call; For then you may not be alive, To see e ' en one and all. From those years you may pick a day, And an object you may see In any month from June to May. And true to life ' twill be. So think right well and choose it well, The thing you would behold ; Though it be building, mount or dell. Make haste, for Time is Gold. Impatiently he looked at me; My brain worked quick and fast. Of future days what should I see? An idea came at last. In seventy-five, I wish to see, On the last day of the year, The Shields High School as it will be, And how it shall appear. Out of the mists before me grew The form I knew so well ; The grass seemed wet with morning dew, I heard the ringing bell. I climbed again the olden steps, They seemed almost worn through; Minerva, still, though sung, unwept, With spear and staff, stood true. The office door was crowded, too, With tardy girls and boys ; But I saw no one whom I knew To share my ancient joys. SESSCfetofl And oh. how quickly passed the hours, The rooms had seen no change, The self-same vases held the flowers; But the teachers were all strange. The scholars seemed as happy, then, As the boys and girls, today; They talked of games to lose and win, In the self-same youthful way. They talked of Math and Botany, They laughed at foolish pranks; They stumbled through Geometry To find the depth of tanks. And all too soon I saw them go Out through the dear old door; As some will leave that I now know, And leave, to come no more. And all alone I wandered through The corridors and halls; A thousand mem ' ries came anew, And I stared at the walls. Soon to the study room I came, I found it full of ghosts; And I heard through the silence ' s reign The noise of the Dead Hosts. And through the quietude, so mild, The voice of Shields High spoke: ' 0, welcome home, my wand ' ring child, Your step my echoes woke. many have come through my door For a blessing and caress; 1 loved some less, I loved some more, But yours I loved the best. So many of you trod my halls, So few are now alive; I loved you better than my walls, My Class of Twenty-five. $ r Ai$-AiQ :.dSJ£5j5JIMWS :w The Mad Tea Party Alice Cobb, ' 26. By George Elliott (with profue apologies to G. E.) DEAR! dear, it ' s such a responsibility to be an author. I wouldn ' t mind writing books so much, but my greatest worry is being a member of the Author ' s Society — such a stupid name but we simply couldn ' t agree on anything else. There were ever so many suggestions. Mr. Shakespeare thought the ' ' Romeo Society would be nice, but Mr. Dickens said that was entirely too sentimental and suggested the Copperfield Club. ' ' I couldn ' t bear that and much preferred The Silas Marner Association, but Mr. Longfellow — men are so utterly ridiculous — said it wouldn ' t do at all, and the egotistical creature had the nerve to suggest Mournful Numbers Circle. Mr. Riley had the audacity to say that Raggedy Man Literary Club would be fine. These Americans are simply unspeakable. This led to further discussion, Lord Byron suggesting the Childe Harold or Children Harold which sounded much too juvenile and Mr. Shelley The Sky Larks or Bird Thou Never Wert. However, I nearly forgot. The Society met here this afternoon and I declare I never was so excited since Adam Bede came out. In the first place th time was set for three o ' clock and I had hardly finished lunch when Mr. Tenny- son marched in shouting. Half a League, Half a League. Half a League On- ward. ' ' Why, Mr. Tennyson, I cried, You are early. Madam, he said earnestly, I am the soul of promptness. Then Mr. and Mrs. Browning drove up and I hurried out to greet them. Mrs. Browning is lovely and I like her much better than Jane Austin. Jane won ' t speak to me since I told her Pride and Prejudice was absurd and unbearably stupid. And she ' s so horrid about Mill on the Floss. Mr. Browning immediately began a discussion about the location of Hamlin Town. He is perfectly sure it is in Brunswick but I ' m certain it is somewhere in Australia. Mr. Wordsworth and Mr. Shakespeare came next and John Keats a little later. Mr. Wordsworth doesn ' t get along with Johnnie Keats at all and they do have awful arguments. John is merely a boy and I hardly think it ' s fair for Mr. Wordsworth to take advantage of his youth to propound all his simplic- ity nature logic. ' ' He always keeps quiet when Lord Byron is around I notice. I usually take Johnnie out in the kitchen and give him a piece of bread and butter to keep him quiet. He ' s such a precocious child. I had a candy rabbit for him today and he was simply delighted. A thing of beauty, dear lady, sax xK he said graciously, is a joy forever. ' He has such a pretty way of speaking. Mr. Shakespeare, due to his extreme age, is a bit unbalanced, but this after- noon he was in a brilliant mood and dear, how he talked ! I was afraid he was going to be queer though, because just as soon as he saw me, he cried, Is this a dagger which I see before me? It took quite a while to convince him that I wasn ' t a dagger or even remotely resembled one. Then we heard someone arguing on the porch and I thought it must be Mr. Cromwell ; he is always quarreling with somebody especially that American, Mr. Henry Clay. Oh, they fight like eats and dogs! However, it was only Lord Byron with Mr. Shelley. Come close the door, the wind is cold, ' Twill make me ill, I ' m getting old, shouted Mr. Wordsworth. He delights to speak in ryhme, I suppose to prove he ' s a poet. The Assyrian came down like a wolf in the fold! cried Mr. Byron. Oh, Wild West Wind, put in Mr. Shelley. The Isles of Greece, the Isles of Greece, where burning Sappho loved and sung! roared the former. Oh, Byron, said Mr Wordsworth. I ' ve been meaning to remind you. Repeat the principal parts of the verb sing and you ' ll find your grammar ' s all wrong. It ' s not sung, it ' s sang. He leaned back triumphantly. Roll on, thou deep and dark blue ocean, roll, Behold my poet ' s license doubting soul, said Mr. Byron coolly. It ' s forged, I ' ll warrant, exclaimed Mr. Wordsworth. Mr. Byron turned purple and I was frightened nearly to death, but Mr. Shelley separated them and then asked thoughtfully. If winter comes will spring be far behind? That started an argument and while it was going on Mr. Dickens and Mr. Thackeray came and all the rest. Mr. Lowell no sooner came in than he began asking, Oh, what is so rare as a day in June? And Mr. Wordsworth said his heart simply leaped up when he beheld a rainbow in the sky. Then he told about some lovely daffodils he saw once when he was wandering lonely as a cloud. Mr. Shakespeare pointed to my new electric chandelier and said, How far that little candle throws its beams ! So shines a good deed in a naughty world. ' ' That was a joke and everyone laughed. It was all very pleasant. Then Mr. Tennyson said, speaking of nice days the first of May was the maddest, merriest one of all the year. Mr. Longfelow was in a sorrowful mood and said sadly, The melancholy days are come, the saddest of the year. It rains, and the wind is never weary. ' ' I looked out and sure enough it was sprinkling so I hurried out to get the refreshments but lo and behold, that naughty Edgar Allen Poe was eating the ice cream just as fast as lie could ! 1 called Mr. William Cullen Bryant and he arrested him right away and said, ' ' So live that when thy summons comes to face the court or something like that. I was simply furious at that Poe boy. He is a nuisance. So we saved the ice cream. There wasn ' t enough to go around but Johnnie Keats didn ' t mind doing without, he had his rabbit, and ice cream isn ' t good for Mr. Shakespeare. Johnnie helped me serve the guests and so did Mr. Dickens. I asked Mr. Milton but he said, They also serve who only stand and wait. T didn ' t see how, but it was just as well for he is always dropping things. Pretty soon Mr. Longfellow looked out and said. The day is done and the darkness, falls from the wings of night. So they all began to look for their wraps. Mr. Shakespeare left saying, Good-night, parting is such sweet sorrow that 1 could say ' good-night ' until tomorrow. After they had gone I counted the silverware. There were only four spoons, a knife, and two forks missing and. needless to say, I considered myself very fortunate indeed. Altogether it is a great strain on one ' s nerves to be an author. (Also with apologies to anyone else who might be offended). The Moon Jeanette Clarke, ' 25. M CON that rises With the setting sun, Moon that appears When the day is done ; Ancient Moon ! That floats on high ; Over the vast And boundless sky ; Thou dost cast thy glance On the earth, at rest, And then, as silently Dost sink in the west. Q. lQi AiQ Just Like a Gypsy William Miller, ' 25. ' 1Y TOM, I want to go to the park this afternoon and play, may I go? asked 1 little Donald Perrin, the four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Pei-rin, who had lived in this country only ten months and whose financial circumstances were rather low. Yes, you may go if you will come back at five o ' clock sharp, for I shall worry about you if you are not back at that time, ' ' said his kind mother. ' All right, I ' ll be back at half-past, answered Don in a joyful tone. As Mrs. Perrin stood in the door watching him trip merrily out of her sight, little did she think that it was the last time she would ever see him running to the play ground, barefooted and so free from care. As soon as he had turned the corner she went back into her kitchen, humming a tune, and began sewing his little blouse. The time flew so fast, that before she knew it, it was twenty-five minutes after four. Immediately she put aside her sewing and started to prepai-e supper as Mr. Perrin was expected home before five o ' clock. Where ' s Don? exclaimed Mr. Perrin, as he entered the kitchen door. ' ' Oh, he went to the park to play, but he will be back in just a few minutes. Why? said Mrs. Perrin. Well, said Mr. Perrin, ' he has asked me many times if he might have a ball and glove like the other boys, but I never have had the money to buy them. I had been saving fifty cents a week until I had enough, and this evenin g 1 stopped at Smith ' s Hardware Store and bought them. I am anxious to see his big blue eyes grow larger when he sees them. It was half-past five and supper was over, but Donald had not yet come home. His father and mother thought he was enjoying himself so much that he had forgotten that it was late. The sun had begun to sink in the west and both Mr. and Mrs. Perrin were terribly worried as Donald had never before stayed out that late, so they at once set out to find him. They went to the play ground, but all the children had gone. They inquired at every place where they thought he might be, but no one knew anything about him. The police were notified and all the community hunted for the lost boy. A week passed by and Mr. and Mrs. Perrin were frantic with fear and grief. J u By this time little Donald was far from home. That afternoon while he was playing he noticed four large cars stop a short distance from him and the occupants were so strangely dressed that his curiosity brought him into their possession before he knew what he was doing. They immediately seized him and started away with great speed. He cried for his father and mother and refused to keep quiet, so they gaged him with dirty rags. He was with seven other poor, unfortunate children who had been kid- napped in the same way. When the cars finally stopped, Donald found out through the conversations he heard that they were somewhere in Mexico. The evening meal was prepared over a bonfire, and the food Mas nothing but mush and strong meat which had been stolen. The gypsies seemed to relish it, but Donald and his seven other poor companions could not stop crying long enough to eat, and they would not have eaten even if they could, because they were not used to such food. Their guard was very cruel and talked very harshly to them. The children were all dirty and dusty and they wished to wash in some fresh, cool water, but they were sent to bed without this privilege, only to be more miserable. Their bed was nothing but the bare ground under a tent. The first one I hear crying or catch trying to escape, I will flog and he shall do without the next three meals, said the cruel guard. Little Donald cried softly and wondered what his mother thought when he did not come home. He wondered what they were doing and why they didn ' t come after him. He lay awake all night and tried to think of some plan by which he was sure he could escape. Ten y ears had passed and Mr. and Mrs. Perrin were gray and broken in health from grief because, they were sure that Donald was dead, for if he were alive, they felt he would have come home by this time. Donald had grown accustomed to this kind of life, but he still intended to escape some day. Six of his companions were gone. Their parents had paid a large ransom to get them back, but he knew his parents could not have afforded his ransom even if they had known where he was. His only friend was Jean Hughes. She was in the same circumstances as he, except that she was two years younger. They were together most of the time, and since they had never tried to escape, the gypsies had put great confidence in them. It was the night before they were to make their long planned escape. That night they planned how to get everything in readiness and which way to run. $ ; $ ; $ .. $ tw Fsw,r.i wsE$Msas twswfc The next day they hid the best suits they could find in their tent. They stole as much food as possible without its being missed, wrapped it in a small bundle and hid it. They were so excited they could scarcely stand still. What makes you in such a rush tonight? grumbled the old chief, as Jean ran to and fro preparing the meal. Her heart jumped in her throat and she looked at Don wondering what to say, for she thought they were suspected. Oh — oh, sir, she stammered, for she hated to tell a lie, ' 1 am so tired to- night, I want to go to bed early. It seems strange to hurry when you are tired. You ' d better watch your step, Miss, or you might get a flogging. said the old chief as he leaned back again and puffed on his pipe. Both Jean and Don calmed down and tried to do their work as usual. It was not long until everything was cleared up and the whole camp was quiet. They quietly tied their bundles to their belts, raised the side of the tent and rolled out. They stood still awhile to be sure the dogs had not heard them but everything was quiet. Then with the stars shining brightly over their heads, they set out on their long race for freedom. The next day at noon they reached Oonura, a small seaport. In two hours a freight steamer was to leave for New Orleans. They told the crew their story and asked if they might ride. Their story was verified by their looks; and moved by sympathy, the sailors took them along. Then they collected enough money to pay the children ' s fare home from New Orleans. With their eyes filled with tears of appreciation Don and Jean thanked the men and bade them good-bye. On Wednesday morning, on the fifth of May, the train stopped in Donald ' s home town. Things had changed so much since he had seen it last that he scarcely recognized it. Every one stared at the children in amazement and wondered who they could be. As they wandered down the street to the house Don had left ten years be- fore, a cold feeling ran over him and he wondered if his parents were still living. At first his gray-haired mother did not recognize him, and she could scarcely believe her eyes when she did know that Donald was safely home again. That evening was the happiest ever spent in their lives. The life of Mr. and Mrs. Perrin was turned from one of grief and sorrow to one of greatest happiness. After supper Jean and Donald told their story. Eight years later the Hughes and Perrin families were again filled with joy. but Jean and Don were the happiest. They met in the same little house in which they ended their gypsy life, and there began their happy married life. --▼5LW Minerva M IXERYA ! Goddess of Wisdom, Olympia ' s daughter and pride. Heiress of ages and nations and peoples. Loved by a race which has lived and died! .Minerva ! Can you recall the time When the banners of Rome were unfurl ' d Toward East and West, o ' er land and sea. Rome, mistress of the world ? Oh ! You were these. Do you recall Great Caesar, whose deeds still glow In the yellow ' d pages of history. Nearly forgotten — so long ago ? And do you remember how he fell? How the statue of Pompey bled ! And that day in hist ' ry is crimson With the blood that Caesar shed. And do you remember the golden age Of knowledge and beauty and power When the marble city, silvery white Above the world did tower In the moonlight? Minerva, think again. Lovely and marble and white — We caught our breath — how it gleamed and shone! Rome, on a moonlit night. And we stand here now when the wrecks of time Have made her a ruined city. But the moon still glows and Rome still gleams. And our hearts are moved with pity; For only in memory still remains. Minerva, in yours and mine. The pride of a city, a race long dead. Which never again shall shine. Rome fell, ah ages and ages atro. It ' s an ancient forgotten story. But Minerva, you and I recall The days of her golden glory. Alice Cobb. ' 26. Diary of a Pair of Slippers Dorothy Brown, ' 28. January 31. 1925. Dear Kids : I am a pair of tan alligator leather slippers, with one ankle strap and low heels. Aimee just went down to the shoe store last evening and bought me to wear to school. She is a busy Senior, and I like to serve her. This morning I went to a Bible exercise in the assembly room. There were so many people there that I got terribly dizzy and nearly fainted. I got stepped on only about ten times and once Aimee yelled, ' ' Ouch ! my toe ! ' ' Next I went to history. Aimee didn ' t have all of her lesson and the teacher gave her an awful bawling out. Gee! it made me mad! I wish Aimee would have let me kick the teacher. I asked her to. but I guess she didn ' t hear me. The third period I went to the assembly room because Aimee had a study period. I didn ' t do much. Part of the time I sat on the floor, but most of the time I conveyed messages to Aimee ' a friends. The fourth peroid we went to a place where I didn ' t seem to get things clear. The class went to the board and drew queer little figures without any amis or legs I heard Aimee say gee -er something, but I didn ' t hear the rest. At the end of the fourth period a bell rang so loudly that it nearly made my head ache. It meant time to go home. I took Aimee home and sat under the table while she ate her dinner. My. but I was glad to get to rest ! At fifteen minutes till one we went back to school. The girls spied me and talked so much about my good looks that I blushed. Gracious, but T was em- ha-rvussed ! One girl anirl tn Aimee, How much? ' ' Eight. replied Aimee. Oh, I meant the price, not the size. said the girl. That made me angry, for I am only size four. In the afternoon I went to Latin and English, but I didn ' t get much out of the former because the teacher and pupils talked so funny. It sounded very much like the talk of the foreigners who worked in the factory where I was made. At fifteen after three, we went to the Sparta and then we went home. That evening I took Aimee to a movie. Just before we went in. Aimee took a little silver vanity case out of her pocket and put some pink stuff on her nose. It spilled down the front of her dress and fell on me, quite spoiling my appearance. I was so angry that I pinched Aimee ' s feet all evening. Do you blame me? At nine o ' clock we went home. I sat in a dark clothespress all night and rested. Thus ended my first day. April 20, 1925. 1 have not been writing regularly at all. I quite forgot my diary. I am not as pretty as I used to be. Oh, well, one must get old, I guess. School is the same every day and I get tired of it. I go up stairs and downstairs all day long. Today the ' ' gee ' ' teacher made Aimee go to the office because she was eating candy. I didn ' t take her very fast. I just dragged aci oss the floor and the teacher yelled. Make it snappy! May 29, 1925. Really. 1 ' m back so much in my accounts that 1 ' m ashamed. Today I come to say farewell, and tell you a very sad story. I am now five months old and a tiny hole is appearing in my toe. No wonder, though, because Aimee slides down the narrow margin at the sides of the steps when the teachers aren ' t looking. I have been polished so much that I don ' t shine any more. I heard Aimee ' s mother tell her to go to the shoe store this evening and get some new slippers, so I guess I ' m done for. My life has been short and sweet. Farwell, cruel world ! Yours truly, The Remains of a Pair of Slippers. « ; ♦ ; $ RN0QI0qi5 ffii33aOD%£:m QI0QI To You Ruth Blumer, ' 25. w HEN you are gone The days are like a flower, That having yielded up its store of honey Must droop its head In lonliness and sorrow. For bees will come no more. Spring Comes Back Again A Irene Clifton, ' 25. PATH of golden stars across the grass; The song of a bird, and the droning of bees; A rainbow tangled in budding trees. And here is April smiling through tears, Come back to us again. o a; $ ! $ « • !« $ ♦ 1$ :sa c :o iwiMi« ! Morning Elizabeth Feasteb. ' 26 T HE dawn came stealing over the hills On the heels of the fleeing night; Rousing the sleeping world to life With her painted fingers of light. She stopped at the crowded, dirty city, It awakened from sleep with a start; The hurry and flurry of the day Began in its throbbing heart. In the cool, green country the breezes stirred, The song-birds trilled their best; The farmer set out to his daily task. Refreshed b} r his night of rest. The merry sun slid up in the sky, And blinked in his jolly way; Smiling on city and country alike, As they greeted another new day.  • $ ; $ : ♦ THE golden silence of twilight Is stealing o ' er the way; The birds have ceased their chattering, Owls herald the close of day. The rosy hues of evening Are gath ' ring in the sky; The light with all its splendor, Is departing from on high. A mist of dewy darkness Comes stealing o ' er the world: A murkey veil of Heaven Ts about to be unfurled. A fairy lulls the flowers to sleep As she flees o ' er the land; And closes the eyes of children By a touch of her magic hand. The purple Peace of Ages now Is stealing o ' er the earth; The cares of day are over, and The night is given birth. §l$l®lQl4i4iQi$l AiQ. The Storm Margaret Kasting. 25. I ' T was a terrible night on the coast of Labrador. The rain came down in torrents and the wind blew fiercely. The old fishermen at home shook their heads and thought of all the men on ships that night. In a lonely cabin, not far from the coast. Evelyn Haynes pressed her little lonely face close to the window, trying to pierce the darkness. She was looking for her father and brother John to return. ' Oh. why don ' t they come? Please take care of them, she prayed. An hour passed, two hours, and still they did not return. About two miles out in the storm-wrecked sea. Tom Haynes ' fishing vessel was tossed about by the waves as if it had been a leaf. Try as they would the men could not control the vessel and it was headed straight for the reef. Tom Haynes ' face was grim and determined. He said to his son, ' Our boat will be shattered to pieces before long. We must try to reach land with the life boat, that is our only hope. They got down the life boat and started toward the shore. The rain beat down upon them unmercifully and the wind and waves rocked the boat to and fro like a cradle. The night was inky black and they could see nothing, but they were well acquainted with their surroundings so they found no trouble in heading toward home. They had covered almost a mile when John discovered that the boat had sprung a leak, for it was rapidly filling with water. Then Mr. Haynes rowed the boat alone and John frantically tried to dip the water out, but it came in so fast that soon Mr. Haynes gave up rowing and they both tried to keep out the water, just trusting to luck that the wind might carry them close to home. Though they dipped out the water madly, it poured in faster, and soon they realized that all was lost. Back in the distance they saw the shape of their abandoned vessel, saw it waver and sink. ' ' It would have been as well to have stayed with the ship, John. ' said Mr. Haynes. ' ' However, we ' ll try to swim but we won ' t last long. - Back in the cabin Evelyn paced the floor, terrified. • They are lost! ' ' she cried. Oh! will dawn never come? Toward morning the wind became silent and the roaring of the sea ceased. As soon as the first rays of dawn lightened the world. Evelyn put on her heavy FS S F8Z Yfl l J J$Xmj9 rubber coat, got out the boat and started in search of her father and brother. The sea, in contrast to the night before, was perfectly clear and calm, and the sun was rising, as it were, out of the sea. Evelyn rowed and rowed far out into the sea, but of course she saw nothing. She had known she wouldn ' t. They have gone down with the vessel, she sobbed pitifully. I thought maybe the life boat would have saved them, but oh, the waves were so rough ! ' ' She was turning toward home when far off in the distance she saw a tiny dark object gliding smoothly over the waves. Maybe oh. maybe! she cried — but no, she dared not hope. But with all her strength she rowed toward the object. Soon she saw it was a raft and someone was on it, but there was only one man. When she came closer she saw it was her brother John, and her father was lying still and white upon the raft. She drew up close beside the raft and whispered, Is he ? and stopped. No, answered John, as he gently lifted his father into the boat. When they had started toward the shore. John told his sister how they hap- pened to be on the raft. We saw the vessel was headed toward the reef and hard as we tried we couldn ' t control it. so we started out in the life boat but it became filled with water and soon it sank. We stayed close together fighting against the waves but our strength was giving out, and just as father was ready to give up, a raft came floating by us. It seemed to be heaven-sent, so I lifted father upon it and we were carried far out into the sea. I was waiting for some one to save us, when you came and I knew you would. Evelyn. said John fondly. But is father all right? asked the girl anxiously. Oh, yes, dear, answered John. When we get home and get him by the fire he will be all right. And true enough, they had not been home long when Mr. Haynes opened his eyes, astonished and happy to be safely at home. It was a miracle. Evelyn. he said, as he took her hand. It was the raft that saved our lives. It was sent in answer to my prayers, father. I knew God would take care of you, she whispered. High School Hamlet ' s Soliloquy Kenneth McDonald, ' 26 To study, or not to study : that is the question. Whether ' tis nobler in the mind to suffer The flunks and D ' s of outrageous teachers. Or to study against a sea of assignments, And by opposing end them. To class; to sleep; No more; and by a sleep to say we end The heart-aches and the thousand natural shocks The study room is heir to. ' Tis a consummation Devoutly to be washed. To cut ; to skip ; To skip ? Perchance get caught ! Ay, there ' s the rub ; For in those hours after school what dreams may come, When we have shuffled into the Principal ' s office, Must give us pause. There ' s the respect That makes calamity of these long four years. For who would bear the whips and scorns of parents, The teachers ' wrongs, the proud superintendent ' s contumely, The pangs of outrageous lessons, the hours after school, The tyranny of the principal, and the hard courses That we of the unworthy take, When we ourselves might our quietus make By throwing away our books? Who would assignments bear, To study and study on a weary lesson, But that the dread of something after school, When everyone is gone, puzzles the will. yj ®-Ai® The Daughter of Jan Ludovitch Betty Feaster, ' 26. WEIRD, thrillingly beautiful, the music rose from under the caressing bow of the violinist. The audience sat enchanted under the magic spell of sound. The wild melody seemed to hold all the vivid spirit, the romance of far-off countries. The artist was giving expression to all his memories and his hopes, his love for his colorful native land. Old Jan Ludovitch was the richest and most powerful man in all the village. He was also the harshest, and the villagers, while they respected and looked up to him, were fearful before the keen glance of his cold eyes from behind his bushy brows. Yet when there came by an honest man who could give him look for look without flinching, Jan was mightily pleased, and would take him for a friend. Chief among his possessions, and the greatest source of his pride, was his beautiful daughter, Sonia. She alone ever found a soft spot in his iron heart. He had good reason for his pride, for whereever tales were told of the wealth and sterness of old Jan Ludovitch, the beauty of his daughter was also men- tioned with respectful admiration. She was tall, graceful and fair; her hair was as golden as the ripened grain in her father ' s fields, and her eyes were the blue of the flax-flower. Because of her far-famed beauty and perhaps also because of her dowry, she had many suitors. But none of the wealthy land- owners and villagers — for of course no mere peasant would aspire to the hand of Jan Ludovitch ' s daughter— were rewarded by more than a passing glance. This was as old Jan wished, for already he had plans carefully laid in his shrewd brain for the future of his lovely daughter. But one spring Anton Buchonovinsky brought a friend of his, a violinist, from the neighboring village, to play for their dances on the village green when the day ' s labor was done. He could play marvelously, and could make one laugh or weep with his own mood. The villagers did not realize his genius. They only knew that no one had ever inspired their feet with such music as Michael drew from his beloved violin. He was not native Polish like themselves, his par- ents were Bohemians, and he had a dash and fire and a poetic turn to his nature which made him far different from the slow Polish youths. That, and his dark handsome face, made him the favorite of the flirtatious village belles, but after seeing Sonia, he had eyes for none of them. And the wonder of it was that Sonia, weary of her rich suitors, fell madly in love with Michael, the penniless violinist whom Anton had brought to the village. Thus matters continued into the summer. They were perfectly happy; it had not entered their minds as they planned for the future, that old Jan must be told, and his consent to their marriage obtained, or that he would have any objection to it. And luckily Jan had been so absorbed in his own plans that he had not noticed anything. Then one day the thunderbolt fell. My daughter, he said complacently to Sonia, My friend old Anton Buchonovinsky has agreed with me that you and young Anton must be mar- ried soon. I will have to see to your dowry. Then he found out that his daughter had inherited all his stubborness. She absolutely refused to marry Anton Buchonovinsky, and Anton was equally obdurate in his refusal, for long before he had fallen victim to the charms of a black-eyed beauty with hair as dark as a summer midnight. But old Jan raved and stormed. It was bad enough for any children to show such flagrant disobedi- ence toward their parents ; but for his daughter to refuse to obey him, Jan Ludo- vitch, that ' s preposterous, impossible. But when, through overhearing the gossip of the villagers, he learned of Michael ' s part in the affair, his anger increased ten-fold. Never shall a daughter of mine marry that worthless dog of a gypsy fid- dler! he roared in rage. Bah ! he wants only your dowry. Silly girl, to listen to his love-making. But finally, when his fury had spent itself against Sonia ' s immovable calm- ness, he felt a secret pride to think she was so steadfast. At last, realizing that young Anton could not be won over, he made a concession. He would give this gypsy fiddler, who was not afraid of Jan Ludovitch, a year in which to prove that he was not an idler, but worthy of Sonia. So Michael, like a troubadour of old, set out with his violin in hand to new worlds, to win his fortune and his lady-love. You will see, murmured old Jan, he will never return. - But down deep in his hard old heart, he hoped and believed with Sonia that when summer came again, so would come Michael. The summer and the autumn ended then the long cruel winter came and went. Spring with all its glory had come to the little Polish village. And Sonia and Anton greeted each other gayly. It will not now be long until his return ! ' ' • • •• The violinist drew his bow over the throbbing strings with a last chord. There was for a moment a deep silence the greatest tribute which can he paid, then came a storm of applause. But the thoughts of the violinist were far away from the great audience and its plaudits. He had won fame and fortune in America, and tomorrow he was going home — to Sonia. QiQi AiQ. v zsstt?$3 m Minerva, Goddess of Wisdom, symbol of our school days, is seen at our main entrance, silent observer of our coming and going; as significant to our school life as the Goddess of Liberty in the New York harbor is to our great land of freedom; as familiar as the campus views from the class room windows or the faces of our comrades and teachers. Goddess of Wisdom ! She is the symbol of our school and of the principles for which we stand. On the cover of this, our nineteen hundred twenty-five year book, appears a seal designed by Helen McCurdy, a member of the Freehand Drawing and Design Class, and given to the school to be used for all time as they see fit. The various section pages and designs throughout the book are done in block print style. The drawing classes not only designed these pages but carved them from the linoleum blocks. The very process demands that the design be simple and bold although delightful effects of form and color can be had by carving a different block for every color used. The Art Staff and Drawing Classes have willingly contributed their efforts to the beautifying of our Annual ; their posters advertise our plays, games and bazaars; their handicrafts are sold at our Christmas fair and the proceeds are given to the school. The Mechanical Drawing Students use their skill each year lettering diplomas in original Old English style. During the year exhibits of the students work is shown and traveling exhibits are brought here by the drawing department for the pleasure of the school and general public. T Kl«3i JSK5S Twilight Ruth Dunn, ' 26 HE sun is sinking in the sky, The horizon in the west Is all aglow with amber clouds And the world has gone to rest. The day has faded in the west, The light has gone from view. Our life is fleeting fast away And one more day is through. A Spring Evening Dorothy Jacobs, ' 25. 0, beautiful spring evening, You hold for all mystery and fascination, Your moist, sweet, cool breezes Fan the cheek and smooth the brow Like tiny, dainty, fairy fingers. The lonely little breezes skipping lightly by, Perchance playing a game With the baby stars and the lady moon ; Or, touching the lacy tree foliage. That quivers with joy; Even now are caressing the lonely flower In their garden beds. $ . $ . .. IKK The Talking Bird Helen Greene, 26. IT was a beautiful day in late spring. The ground looked like a carpet of dreams with, its lovely flowers. There were spring-beauties, blue-bells, wind- flowers, violets, and all the other beautiful flowers of spring. Over head the birds sang a harmonious melody of sweet concord. The giant trees arched over so that the sun could scarcely penetrate the thick canopy. The ground was flecked here and there with golden patches. I wandered along the winding paths, dreaming of old forgotten far-off things, ' ' and wondering about the secrets which the future would reveal. I had walked for miles and miles, and I judged that I was now in the heart of this great forest. I supposed I was lost, but I was not concerned greatly for I knew if I kept going straight I ' d surely get out of the forest by and by. Besides the magic of the forest satisfied my love for adventure. Suddenly upon looking up. I perceived a small house built between two tree tops. ' ' What a queer place for a house. And to whom can it belong ? I wondered. Adventure whispered in my ear to find out. I ascended the ladder leading to the house and was about to step inside when I was stopped by a voice saying, Enter not into this house of solitude. And then louder it cried, Enter not for if you do there is a curse upon you. I looked inside and at first I saw nothing, then upon closer inspection I saw a lovely plumaged parrot, shaking its head and looking very angry. I looked down and saw a man regarding me with the utmost amazement in his eyes. He was a tall man and had a splendid physique. He looked to be thirty-six or thereabouts. He had dark hair and dark eyes that were almost black, but the most noticeable thing about him was his smile. It was slow and sad and wonderfully sweet, a smile that transfixed his face with a warm light. As soon as I recovered from my surprise I asked. Am I trespassing ? No — yes — that is, it ' s allright, he answered smiling and came up the ladder. Won ' t you come in? he asked, and then as I hesitated he added, I suppose Polly has frightened you with her threat of a curse. Of course it is all a farce, I taught her that to frighten people away, if by chance thev came here. When we were inside, I stammered, But I don ' t understand, do you live here? I am what you would call a hermit, I suppose. It is a long story. Would you like to hear itt he asked. l ®14iQ.Qi$iQi®iQ aaararaa sc And when I nodded in assent, he began, Several years before I was born an incident occurred which ruined my father ' s life. He had a very dear friend. They were always together, in fact, they were very often called David and Jonathan. Shortly after father and mother were married, father accidentally shot and killed bis friend while they were hunting. Father was acquitted, but the fact that he had killed his dearest friend, ruined his life. There were, of course, people who thought father had killed his friend pur- posely. So father to escape the insinuations of the people, and because he could not endure the old life, brought mother to this forest and entered into this life of seclusion. At a neighboring town, he ordered a supply of things to be sent to the edge of this forest every month. When I was born they did not send me to a school as you might suppose, but between them I received an excellent education. They had brought all their books and ordered new ones from time to time. Father died when I was fifteen, but mother and I buried him here in the forest he loved, and lived on here alone. Two years ago mother died and now I am alone. But are you going to live here alone ? I asked, Aren ' t you very lonely? Oh, no, he smiled, I have made friends with the animals in the forest, and then I have my birds. Your birds! I exclaimed looking around. Yes, would you like to see me perform what to most people would be a miracle? And without waiting for assent he arose and taking a cup filled with small seeds, went outside. Stand just inside the door, please, he commanded, and still smiling he gave a clean whistle that rang through the forest. A moment later there was a flutter in the air and to my amazement a bevy of birds went flocking to the ground eagerly seeking the seeds he scattered. There were red birds, yellow birds, blue birds, black birds, robins and sky-larks and all kinds of birds. A little later a small white dove flew down and took its place upon his shoulder. Cherie has the honored place, he called to me, smiling. When the last seed had been consumed and the little birds had flown away, he came up the ladder. • ' Oh, how did you do it 1 I asked. It has taken time and patience, he answered, but why should the birds fear me, when they know I am their friend? Then he added, Would you like to come every day and see me feed my birds? Oh, yes! I cried, If I may. ' ' Yes, I should be very glad for you to, ' ' he replied. ' ' Although I am never lonelv I should like to hear a human voice, besides mv own sometimes. Do vou ♦ I $ ;  •, $ know that until today I have never seen anyone in my life except my father and mother and the man that delivers my things every month. As it was getting rather late, I departed feeling that 1 had indeed seen a miracle. Although I have sought every day since for the path that leads to the hermit ' s hut, I have found it not. Vacation Time Lenore Poster. 27. T HE spring has come and I am glad. There ' s nothing that could make me sad. The birds are here, I hear their song, And I am happy all day long. When school is out and I am free To ran and play and shout with glee. I ' 11 put my books all out of sight. And let them rest from morn till night. Then, when autumn ' s chilly breeze Makes our toes and fingers freeze. 1 11 take my paper and a pen And back to school I ' ll march again. T ' l] be as glad as I can be. .Vo more vacation time for me. Lullaby to Class Sleepers L (With apologies to Eugene Field) ULLABY, class sleepers, fold your wings Little class sleepers with tired eyes Sleep to the swinging of the 8 B ' s singing- Sleep to the wail of their mournful cries. Lullaby, class sleepers, what are your dreams? Little class sleepers with tired eyes; Are they of ' ' crams ' ' prepared for ' ' exams ' ' 1 Or are they only of hot apple pies? But lullaby, class sleepers, fold your wings, Little class sleepers with tired eyes; Sleep to the tingling, of the bell ' s ringing, And to seventh period you will arise. A. M. B., ' 25. ' ings, When a Mouse Visited the 8B English Class Audrey Trueblood, ' 25. T HE class was qu iet and peaceful. Mrs. Swails was hunting a book, When out from the cupboard there jumped A little grey mouse for a look. The 8-B girls stood on their seats At the first loud cry of alarm. Mrs. Swails near the radiator Knew he would do them no harm. As the wee mousie ran to hide. He wondered at the noise they made ; He had only eaten a child ' s lunch, Of bread, butter and marmalade. QIQ ' A  Patriot Staff Editor-in-Chief Ruth Blumer Faculty Literary Editor Miss McHenry Business Manager Leland Holtman Assistant Business Manager Paul Douglass Second Assistant Manager Roy Williams Faculty Business Manager Miss Andrews ASSOCIATE EDITORS Alice Becker Harold Mascher ASSISTANTS Sylvia Stants Dorothy Walters CLASS EDITORS Ruth Christie Alvin Johnson Pauline Ashley Stuart Blish ART EDITORS Fa culty Art Editor — Mrs. Veva Cooper Helen McCurdv Marion Dickason Lois Zimmerman Dorothy Jacobs Margaret Jacobs Neal Hennessy K0W3ISK Editorial Ruth Blumeh. The Postman! How symbolic he is. How often have we stood in the doorway and watched for him with his bag; of joy and sorrow, even as we now stand on the threshold of life and watch for the future. What mysteries the Postman can un- fold ; and how eagerly we await his com- ing each day! Life holds mysteries; and always there is something in the unknown which goads us on toward the pinnacle of ambition — Success. How uninteresting our lives would be if there were not forever before us a vision of success. Big things ! We all strive to achieve greatness and we can achieve it in our own spbere, however small it may be. There is room for a world of great people. but let us say, there is a recipe for success. It is a secret we must know to be great. A French nurse has given lis this recipe in a very beautiful way: If you can ' t be a pine on the top of the hill Be a scrub in the valley ; but be The best little scrub by the side of the rill ; Be a bush if you can ' t be a tree. If you can ' t be a bush, why just be a grass And some road some happier make; 1 f you can ' t be a muskee, whj r then be a bass. Bnt the livelist bass in the lake. If you can ' t be a road, why just be a trail: If you can ' t be a sun, be a star. It ' s not by our size that we win or we fail, Be the best of whatever von are. $ ; $ ; $ To The Seniors AS the first week of June approaches and one of the dreams of childhood and youth is to be realized in the gala period of your Commencement, there doubtless glows warm in the heart of each, love and loyalty to the school and friends who have given the comradeship in which this milestone has been reached. With the sober thought that often comes at this interesting period of life, there thrills within you the desire to conquer even more effectively than you have done in the past the new problems that may be offered in the future. For the road stretches on, running for one in this direction, for another in that. Yet ever beyond is the ' ; veil through which you may not see but behind which lie the mysteries of that next step which you in all the confidence, enthu- siasm, and hope of youth so gladly take. During your high school course, there has come several times the question. What shall my electives be? So now there stretches before you, Life, the Great Elective. ' ? How will you solve it, how meet and how master its difficulties ? Surely these are questions to challenge all that is best in man and in woman. A man asked the question is Life worth living, and a great philosopher answered, It depends upon the liver. Our mastery of this subject is limited only by ourselves and the condition of this mastery is growth day by day toward God who is Life. In ourselves not in any outward condition lies the key to true success. There is nothing in any calling to make us noble; nothing in any calling to make us base. It is the way in which we meet life, the how we do our elected work, that wins the soul gratifying words, Well done. But life is infinite and growth eternal, so to you the boys and girls of our close school friendship, the men and women of the future I would say : 4 ' Carry on ! Carry on ! Fight a good fight and true ; Believe in your mission, greet life with a cheer: There ' s big work to do and that ' s why you are hei ' e. Carry on ! Carry on ! Let the world be the better for you And at last when you die, let this be your cry. Carry on. my son, carry on! Kate Andrews. 5«03f 3f5aiS35G« :]aS To The Seniors THIS week you are leaving the high school for the broader life of the col- lege or the business and social world. During the past five or six years you have proven to yourselves and your friends that you have the talents and the capacity for work which give ample promise that your life may be useful and successful. Your success will depend on your choice of occupation and your ability to do this one thing, throwing all your energies to the accomplishment of your one controlling purpose in life. It is no uncommon thing to see men of superior talents surpassed in life by someone apparently greatly their inferior, for no other reason than this, that while one devoted his whole thought and undivided energy to the one object of his life, the other allowed the main purpose of his life to be diverted by desires for pleasure, and conflicting purposes, and grudgingly gave but half his energies to the main object of life. The laws of society demand that one who will succeed must choose a life work and then be able to say with General Grant, when his line of action was decided, I propose to move immediately, and to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer. ' ' No man succeeds who has not a fixed and resolute purpose of life and an unwavering faith that he can carry this purpose out. It is singleness of aim that wins. Steadfast application to a fixed purpose is the law of successful living. The man who succeeds has a program of life ; he fixes his course and adheres to it. He goes straight to his goal. The Great Teacher of Israel said, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in a field; which a man found and hid; and in his great joy he goeth and selleth all he hath and buyeth the field. Again, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a merchant seek- ing goodly pearls, and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all he had and bought it. Again he said, ' ' If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. This teaching is not unique. It is the law of consecration to any service. Every trade, art, science, profession, business or occupation says the same thing. Your success will depend on your willingness to say with Paul when he had entered the service of the Christian cause, ' ' This one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. T. A. Mott. ®-A-Q:A The Seniors Faith in Him Tree — Oak Flower — Yellow Rose Colors — Sunset and Violet President Sam Whitson Vice-President Leland Holtman Secretary Dorothy Walters Treasurer Ruth Blumer HONOR ROLL, Sept., 1921— June, 1925 NAME CREDITS ft ' s LELAND HOLTMAN - 36 3 4 36% PAUL DOUGLASS - - 36 36 WILLIS NOELKER - 39 23 VENICE RADER - - 38 22 ETTA DETTMER 34 22 Inscription on the Honor Roll means that during the {our years the student has never {ailed and that in at least 22 o{ the required 32 credits a grade o{ A has been made. Sam Whitson A victim of an awful case, He carries it with Mm every place. Basketball Varsity, ' 23- ' 25; Booster Club, ' 24; Pres. Athletic Ass ' n., ' 24- ' 25; Pres. class ' 25: Seventeen. 9GttA3J?XX08B9B 0 William Abraham I ' ll drink to her as long as there is a passage in my throat. Athletic Ass ' n., ' 22, ' 23; Booster Club, ' 25; Seventeen ; Glee Club, ' 25. Alice Becker Thou openest thine hand and satis- fiest every human being. French Club, ' 22, ' 23: Nature Study Club, ' 23; Athletic Ass ' n., ' 24; Patriot Staff. ' 25; Seventeen. Roy Beukman Few things are impossible to dili- gence and skill. Agricultural Club. ' 22; Mathematics Club; Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. ' ' Lee Blevins What will school be without Lee? Athletic Ass ' n., ' 22- ' 25; Booster Club. ' 24- ' 25; Seventeen. A zjmaESv sjssjmm Ruth Blumer Of all vegetables I like ' Cabbage ' best. Athletic Ass ' n., ' 21- ' 24; Patriot Staff. ' 22- ' 24; Owl Staff; Debating Team, ' 23; Glee Club. ' 24: Treasurer. ' 24; Seven- teen. ' ' Edward Brooks Ask me no questions and I ' ll tell you no lies. Booster Club, ' 24; Track; Glee Club, ' 24; Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. Ruth Brunow May the wing of your humor never lose a feather. Athletic Assn., Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. Walter Burbrink Sometimes we think his silence is virtue, and then again, we think it is just laziness. Athletic Ass ' n., ' 24; Booster Club. 24; Hi-Y Club, ' 24: Seventeen. W S S SES S S USS Gertrude Burkart A cheerful companion. Nature Study Club, ' 21 ; History Club, ' 22; Mathematics Club, ' 23; Athletic Ass ' n., ' 24; Seventeen. Elsie Bergsieker we all had ivays like Elsie what a wonderful school this ivould be. Athletic Ass ' n., ' 24- ' 25; Booster Club, ' 24 ; Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. ' ' Ruth Chambers Give and ye shall receive. Athletic Ass ' n., ' 24- ' 25; Booster Club, ' 25; Seventeen. Ruth Christie She likes to ' Dodge ' around with ' Coop ' . Mathematics Club, ' 21 ; Nature Study Club, ' 21; Pres. Glee Club, ' 21- ' 25; Ath- letic Ass ' n., ' 22- ' 25; History Club, ' 23; Latin Club, ' 23; Jr. Pres., ' 24; Patriot Staff, ' 25; Seventeen. $ $ ■y Jeanette Clark Hello, Blevinsf No Bevin ' s. Wrong number. Glee Club, ' 22- ' 25; Orchestra, ' 22- ' 25; French Club, ' 23; Latin Club, ' 24; Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch; Athletic Ass ' n., ' 24- ' 25; Booster Club, ' 25. Velma Cooper Virgil is the most difficult subject I have. Athletic Ass ' n., ' 22- ' 24; History Club, ' 23; Glee Club, ' 23- ' 25; French Club, ' 24; Booster Club, ' 24; Nature Study Club, ' 24; Seventeen. Landis Cooper I ' m always anxious to see ' Christie ' comedies. Athletic Ass ' n., ' 22- ' 24; History Club, ' 23; Football, ' 23- ' 24; Glee Club, ' 24- ' 25 ; Booster Club, ' 24- ' 25 ; Seventeen. ' ' Willis Cox He capers, he laughs, he has eyes of youth. Latin Club, ' 24; Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. 33 0 Robert Day His heart and hand both open and free. French Club, ' 23; Glee Club. ' 24; Band, ' 24- ' 25; Seventeen. Etta Dettmeb There ' s nothing so kingly as kind- ness, and nothing so royal as truth. Nature Study Club. ' 21: Athletic Ass ' n., ' 22- ' 25. Marion Dickason My joy lies onward, my grief be- hind. Athletic Ass ' n., ' 23; Booster Club, ' 24: Glee Hub. ' 24- ' 25; Track. ' 25. Paul Douglass Here is a man — but ' tis before his face, I will be silent. Athletic Ass ' n., ' 22- ' 25; History Club, ' 23- ' 24; Debating Team, ' 23- ' 25; Hi-Y Club, ' 24- ' 25; Football, ' 24- ' 25; Track, ' 24- ' 25; Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Pateh. A 3BR3E3 3imi3B0m Margaret Dunn Without hurry, without worry; Life ' s too short for sighing. History Club, ' 23 ; Booster Club, ' 24 ; Athletic Ass ' n.. ' 24: Seventeen. Ora Foster love not man, he is too simple. Nature Study Club. ' 21 ; Seventeen. Harry Pox I grow in worth, and wit and sense. Basketball Varsity, ' 23- ' 25; Baseball. ' 24- ' 25; Track, ' 24- ' 25; Glee Club, ' 25; ' Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. Norris Garvey Far may we search before we find, A heart so manly and so kind. Football Varsity, ' 23- ' 25; Booster Club, ' 24- ' 25; Track, ' 24- ' 25; Hi-Y Club. ' 25; Glee Club, ' 25; Athletic Ass ' n., ' 25. Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. J° Wallace Garvey A gentleman — that loves to hear him- self talk. Athletic Ass ' n., ' 22- ' 25; Mathematics Club, ' 24; Band, ' 24- ' 25; Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. John Hauenschild Don ' t talk to me girls, it ' s not al- lowed. Athletic Ass ' n., ' 22- ' 25; Glee Club, ' 24- ' 25; Booster Club, ' 25; Hi-Y Club, ' 25; Seventeen. Leland Holtman To all things he can turn his hand. Mathematics Club, ' 24; Hi-Y Club, ' 24; Debating Club, ' 24- ' 25; History Club, ' 24- ' 25; Orchestra ' 24- ' 25; Track, ' 24- ' 25; Athletic Ass ' n., ' 24- ' 25; Vice- Pres. Class, ' 25; Booster Club, ' 25: Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. Thelma Hudson Still waters run deep. French Club, ' 23: Glee Club. ' 24- ' 25. Q.-A-Q-A a, Carl Hustedt Let me a bachelor always remain. Booster Club, ' 24- ' 25; Athletic Ass ' n., ' 24- 25; Hi-Y Club, ' 24- ' 25; Patriot Staff, ' 25; Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. Dorothy Jacobs I ought to have my way in every- thing, and what is more, I will. Glee Club, ' 23- ' 25; Athletic Ass ' n., ' 23- ' 25; Booster Club, ' 25; Debating Club, ' 25; Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. Margaret Kasting Here ' s a tip (sotto vose) she likes Fischhach best. Nature Study Club, ' 21; Glee Club, ' 22- ' 25; Athletic Ass ' n., ' 25; Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Pa tch. Evelyn Kysar May your joys be many and your sorrows feiv. Nature Study Club. ' 21. Seventeen. H75A r LAURA Lange Always Johnnie on the spot. French Club, ' 23; Glee Club. ' 23- ' 25. Wilma Lawrence Silence is golden. Nature Study Club. ' 21. Violet Lewis The m-o-d-e-c h t violet. Athletic Ass ' n.. ' 24- ' 25. George Lockmund He is as firm as faith. Capt. Baseball, ' 23- ' 25: Booster Club. ' 24 ; Seventeen. aweswwi Gladys McCord • ' Toot-Toot-Tootsie. Nature Study Club, ' 21 ; Glee Club. 21- ' 25; History Club, ' 23; Latin Club, ' 24; Mathematics Club, ' 25; Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. ' ' .Mildred McDonald No wisdom like silence. Athletic Ass ' n.. ' 24. Harold Mascher My ability is greater than my actions show. Track, ' 23; Athletic Ass ' n., ' 23- ' 24 Glee Club, ' 23- ' 24; Varsity, ' 23- ' 24 Latin Club, ' 23- ' 24; Patriot Staff, ' 25 ' ' Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. William Miller To keep him from talking without a muzzle, Is harder to do than a cross word puzzle. ' ' Mathematics Club, ' 23- ' 24; Hi-Y Club. ' 23- ' 24; Athletic Ass ' n., ' 23- ' 24; Debat- ing Club, ' 24- ' 25; Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. T J £XVXJK SW Madge Moren In the golden chain of friendship we regard you as a link. Glee Club, ' 23- ' 25; Latin Club, ' 24- ' 25; Athletic Ass ' n., ' 24- ' 25; Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. Francis Nichalson That delirious man, u hose fancy fuses old and new. Basketball, ' 23; Baseball, ' 24- ' 25; Football, ' 24- ' 25; Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbapre Patch. Willis Noelkek Meeting the ladies was never in my line. Mathematics Club. ' 22 ; Booster Club. ' 24; Athletic Ass ' n., ' 24- ' 25; Corn Club, ' 25. Howard Parker Whoever she be, that not impossible she, That shall command my heart and me. Track, ' 24; Booster Club, ' 24; Glee Club, ' 24; Football, ' 24- ' 25; Athletic Ass ' n., 24- ' 25; Seventeen. $ : £ r rvf : 3«!WiWI5«WI5K Venice Radek A lady of l-e-t-t-e-r-sf French Club, ' 21- ' 23; Glee Club, ' 23- 25; Athletic Ass ' n., ' 23- ' 24 ; Latin Club, ' 24- ' 25; Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. Eva Smith Catch me if you can. Athletic Ass ' n., ' 24- ' 25; Glee Club, 24- ' 25 : Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. Maudie Smith A true friend indeed. Nature Study Club, ' 21 : Seventeen. Maurice Spray What I can, I will. Agricultural Club, ' 24; Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. ■Li i U , Robert Sprengkr ■ In spring a young man ' s fancy light- ly turns to thoughts of love. Orchestra, ' 23 ; Baseball, ' 23 ; Varsity ' 23- ' 25; Band. ' 24; Glee Club, ' 24: Booster Club. ' 24- ' 25: Seventeen. Sylvia Stants I am tipsy with laughing. Athletic Ass ' n., ' 22- ' 25; Glee Club. ' 23- ' 24; Patriot Staff, ' 24- ' 25; Booster Club, ' 24- ' 25: Mrs. Wiggs of the Cab- Dorothy Steinkamp To give her, her due, she has wit. History Club ' 23; Athletic Ass ' n.. ' 24 : Booster Club. ' 24- ' 25 ; Seventeen. ' ' Paul Steinkamp He spoke at large of many things. Track, ' 23 ; Varsity, ' 23; Athletic Ass ' n., ' 23- ' 25; Booster Club, ' 24- ' 25: Baseball. ' 24- ' 25 ; Seventeen. R!ii0SP55W5SlikaC£O Margaret Sumner Browning is my favorite poet. Nature Study Club, ' 21; Athletic Ass ' n., 23- ' 25; Glee Club, ' 23- ' 25; Booster Club, ' 24- ' 25. Muriel Sweaney There is a vein of mirth beneath her air of dignity. Latin Club, ' 23; Mathematics Club, ' 23- ' 24; Athletic Ass ' n., ' 24; Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. Audrey Trueblood My resolution is to see Foreign Parts. Nature Study Club, ' 21; Athletic Ass ' n., ' 24; Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. Muriel Trueblood To know her is a liberal education. Nature Study Club, ' 21; Athletic Ass ' n., ' 24; Mrs. Wiggs of the Cab- bage Patch. .QiVlQlQiQiQiQ-Q-AiQ [Z30BG«3uOJKK «WS Carl Vornholt , I trust I have not wasted breath. Glee Club, ' 23- ' 24; Mathematics Club, ' 23- ' 24; Athletic Ass ' n., ' 24; Hi-Y Club, ' 24; Football, ' 24- ' 25; Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. Dorothy Walters One cannot turn a minute, But mischief you are in it. Orchestra, ' 21- ' 22; Glee Club, ' 23- ' 24; Latin Club, ' 24 ; Mathematics Club, ' 24 ; History Club, ' 24; Sec. Class, ' 24; Pa- triot Staff, ' 24- ' 25; Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. Harold Winkler I am monarch of all I survey. Latin Club, ' 22; Athletic Ass ' n., ' 23; Booster Club, ' 24; Hi-Y Club, ' 24; Ma- thematics Club, ' 24; Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. Mary Worley t Let the world slide, I ' ll not budge an inch. ' ' Latin Club, ' 23 ; Glee Club, ' 24 ; Ath- letic Ass ' n., ' 24- ' 25; Booster Club, ' 25; ' Seventeen. ' ' Ql Al A Extracts From a Senior ' s Diary Leland Holtman, ' 25. September 3, 1921 — Up early and breakfasted hastily. Then off to school trembling with excitement for was I not beginning my High School career? There I found many others like myself, running about like a Ford without a driver. Everything looks green. Wonder why? September 10— Finally settled at school. Scared stiff the first day. Hope it ' s not always like this! Counted the class yesterday. We have 122 in all. December 20 — Christmas vacation. Hoorah! No work for two weeks. February 6, 1922 — Springtime has come, both actually and on the stage. February 10 — Sadness has enveloped the whole school since Miss Cobb left. Even the Freshmen feel it. April 1 — Big book stack, the third one this year. April 10 — Had a meeting of The Gang today. We elected Bill Miller, President; Winkler, Vice-President, and Willis Noelker, Secy. -Treasurer. June 1 — School is over for three months. This year ' s work certainly was interesting and instructive. November 10 — The Rotarians gave us a fine wiener roast last night. We certainly enjoyed ourselves to the utmost. December 1 — Feverish activity getting ready for the Bazaar. Haven ' t done much beside work this year, so this event relieves the monotony, March 16, 1923 — Our new gymnasium was used for the first time at the District Basketball Tourney. May 1 — Alice Becker brought honor to our class and school by going to the State Music Memory Contest. Good for Alice! June 1 — Two years gone! How time does fly! We have done more in these two years than one would think possible. We have made friendships which will endure the rest of our lives. Our class has developed quite a school spirit, and is doing its best to bring glory and honor to S. H. S. September 1 — The Freshmen and Sophomores seem to think that since Mr. Phillips has gone that it is safe to shoot paper wads, but they will soon find out differently. October 30 — We are going to have a football team after a ten-year lay off. Our class seems to furnish the major portion of the team. Yea, Juniors! The Second Annual Rotarian wiener roast was held. They are getting better all the time. November 4 — Under Miss McHenry ' s direction we celebrated Educational Week by having a series of class discussions on kindred subjects. November 10 — More glory for our class. The Southern Indiana Debating League has beeen formed and most of the debaters are Juniors. November 27 — The class organized today. We chose the following officers: President, Ruth Christie; Vice-President, Buth Blumer; Secretary, Ed. Brooks; Treasurer, Wallace Garvey. Class colors are Sunset and Violet, the flower, the yellow rose, our tree the sturdy- oak, and our motto, Faith in Him. December 10 — Our clas9 is forging forward rapidly. The Junior boys placed high in Corn Club contest. December 12 — The school is again sorrowful. Miss Hanna is leaving for China. Great as is our grief, we wish her the best of luck in her new undertaking. December 14 — Dr. Aley, President of Butler College, addressed us at the assembly period. His lecture was full of truth. Dr. Aley said to succeed in life we must hold to the following rules: First, never plan to fail, always plan to succeed; second, never advocate policies in which you do not believe; and third, always be considerate of the opinion of others. December 15 — The band made its initial bow. More glory to old Shields. January 10, 1924 — A number of the boys studied the Nash auto through the courtesy of Buhner ' s Garage. The instruction was very much worth while. February 8- — The Juniors are really in business. We edited this week ' s issue of The Owl and it was a hooting success. SERjSCDSS; March 10 — -Had a very interesting lecture by Dr. G. G. Crozier, a furloughed medical missionary from India. He told of the beliefs and activities of the natives. May 22 — Last night we had the annual Junior-Senior banquet. The school corridors were decorated in the class colors, and it was a very pretty sight indeed. We believe it was the most artistically planned and most successful Junior-Senior banquet ever given by a class of S. H. S. Our class is finally coming to its own in all forms of activities, athletic, scholastic, literary and social. September 3, 1924 — Our last year of school, what joyl what sorrows! Great indeed are the bonds which tie us to old Shields. Little do we realize how difficult it will be to sever them. September 20 — Seniors organized today. The officers are, Sam Whitson, President; Leland Holtman, Vice-President; Dorothy Walters, Secretary, and Euth Blumer, Treasurer. There are only 61 of us left; 33 girls and 28 boys. That is 50 per cent of our Freshman class. Where are the rest? September 22 — A great step in school development was taken today when weekly banking was instituted. High school years are the years when the saving habit should be started, and this system of banking affords a wonderful opportunity for training along this line. October 1- — We decided to edit a Patriot. That means a lot of work. October 6 — Rev. Whitman gave his farewell address today. His departure leaves a mighty gap to be filled. Men of his caliber are greatly needed in our civic and school life. October 24 — Had our first chapel today. These exercises should prove to be a well of inspiration to all the students. December 1 — Dr. Tyler and Mr. Wamsley appeared before the assembly todaj ' . Dr. Tyler gave us a wonderful lecture full of inspiration, while Mr. Wamsley proved to be a fine song leader. December 10 — The annual Christmas Bazaar was held today. It was very successful. December 19 — Hurrah! Christmas vacation. A short rest will pep us up again. January 20, 1925 — Today we faced a sad task, namely, presenting our farewell gift to Miss Mains. The class wishes her all the success in the world in her nuptial undertaking. January 26— Receiving our reports today. Many sighs heard, both kinds. February 2 — The Hi-Y Club was organized today. The aim is to make Shields High School the cleanest school in Indiana. February 20 — A new era in athletics was opened today when the girls under Miss Newsom ' s direction played their first public basketball game. Much enjoyed by all. March 15 — Spring athletics have started in earnest with the call for track and baseball. Prospects are very bright, in both. April 1 — Class play casts were selected today. We will present Mrs. Wiggs and Seventeen. Hard work wall begin immediately. Both plays will be fine. April 3 — Last night we were entertained by the Wabash Glee Club. May 2 — The past week was Boys ' Week . Through the efforts of the Rotarians we were privileged to listen to a series of lectures by Dr. McLean of DePauw. May 5 — Now comes the time of hard work. We have labored on the Patriot day and night for a month now. The class plays are about to be given. We are eagerly await- ing the 22d when we go to Brown County Indiana. Rev. Smith will deliver the baccalau- reate sermon May 31. Then comes the difficult tas.k of bidding our friends farewell. Many a heartache will be engendered then. In parting let us say, Here ' s to Old Shields, our Alma Mater, The finest in the land; Our love for you will never falter, For your honor we will stand. Then fight that team across the field, Get in and go right through that line; Just do your best And we will do the rest, And back you every time. Farewell to thee, farewell to thee, The winds will carry back my sad refrain; Just one fond thought before we say good-bye, Ne ' er shall we meet again. Class Will of 1925 Harold Maacher, ' 25. The name of the State of Indiana, under the Great Seal of the Commonwealth, in the Tear One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty-five, and in the jurisdiction of the High Sehoo] of Jackson County: We the Seniors of 1925. being of sound body and mind (? ? ?) do hereby pulish this, our last will and testimony: To the Juniors we bequeath our place as the despotic dictators of Senior High. They ■rill no longer fret under supression but expand and grow into wise, thoughtful and _ z: fed Seniors. To tie Sophomores we bequeath one more ring up the ladder to Seniordom, may they not make a mis-step. We, the Senior Class of ' 25, will to the individual teachers the following: To Mr. Aekerman is given the custody of all seeond-hand arithmetics. Mr. Bryan falls heir to all the yard stickers and police notices which the class may pick up on its way to Brown County. Mrs. Swails is willed all spare pieces of candy, if there be any. To Miss MeHenry we will our undying gratitude for escorting us through our Patriot troubles. Miss Emily Lewis is left a case containing a select collection of butterflies. Hiss Brown is willed the untiring energy of Lee Blevins. Miss Mary Lewis is given Bill Miller ' s history book and questionaire. Miss Fosbrink is willed a pedometer to measure her journeys from room to room. Miss Bidenour is willed all the Caesar translation books roaming around school. Miss Tehslage is given an onieial errand boy to find lost sheep in the assembly. Mr. Due is willed the custody of Boy William ' s goat. Miss Hunter is willed a fine box of ferns. Mr. Mitchell is given the right to enforee the mallet law. Miss Xewsom is given the right to rule over the caps of the Senior masculine assembly. Mr. Glaze is willed our beautifully furnished Senior room. Miss Andrews is willed a few minutes of rest. Miss Barbour is given the right to practice less music and more oratory. Miss Funican is willed a brass bound dictionary. Mr. Henderson is bequeathed our Senior boys ' baseball ability to pass en te a few Juniors. Mr. Hadley is given a bottle of Gro-more as said article is useful for several purposes. Mi=3 Standish is willed Mr. Hadley ' s medicine eabinet for service in the culinary de- :irt ent. To the Juniors we personally bequeath the following: L Margaret Hasting, hereby give to Mildred Myers my se cret for reducing. I, Howard Parker, bequeath to Albert Myers my loud but never failing necktie since his nar-ia for said article has become conspicuous. I, George Loekmund devise to Boss Glasson my ability in the baseball art. L Willis Cox. bequeath to Walter Weihe my shell rimmed spectacles and wise looks. I, Willis Xoelker. give to Tom Auffenberg my ehildish innoeenee. I, Elsie Bergsieker, bequeath to Agnes Heitkamp my model for making multi-sized iresses. L Paul Douglass, devise to Hank Bell my report cards in the hope of helping him along. I, Francis Xichalson, bequeath to Kenneth McDonald my expressive eyebrows and i. :• ' :. :..- .: z ir ' -. ' . -•- :. ■:.. : 3 ■ ' . i ?. iv;.-v. z- I. William Miller, device to William Bob my soft and well modulated bass voice. L Dorothy Walters, give to Helen Shaeffer my good opinion of all things said and done by myself. We. Buth Christie. Gertrude Burkart and Mary Worley, bequeath to Alice Cobb, Alma Belle Charles and Betty Feaster our job as village flappers. L Sylvia Stants. devise to Buth Dunn my lovely crowning glory along with ray quiet bashful nature. I, Wilms Lawrence, give to Lrene Clifton the custody of my old shoes. 1, Violet Lewis, give to Lola Elliot my thligt Hthp. K$Z3 :?P ttU j frs s0xM I, Venice Bader, devise to Sara Keaeh my ability to tickle, tease, torture and tor- ment the ivories on the grand. I, Lee Blevins, bequeath to Alvin Johnson my job of daily visiting the sanctuary of the principal upon request. I, Dorothy Jacobs, give to Josephine Moritz my loquaciousness which has caused my popularity. I, Margaret Dunn, devise to Mildred Peacock my stature and curly locks. I, Ora Foster, bequeath to Valeida Baldwin my golden silence in commercial. I, John Hauenschild, give to Donald Bush my receipt for procuring patent leather hair. I, Edward Brooks, devise to Lotta May Goble my much heralded poetic ability. I, Wallace Garvey, bequeath to Gordon Miller my famous bluff to execute as he sees fit. I, William Abraham, give to Walter Bebber my mechanical knowledge. I, Leland Holtman, devise to Gordon Baeburu my graceful, symmetrical curves and my other accomplishments in that line. I, Carl Hustedt, give to Xeal Hennessey my great collection of socks as an inspiration. I. Bobert Day, give to Bussel Hamer my sparkling wit, flowing at all times. I, Marion Dickason, devise to Her c!iel Spurgeon my ability to argue. I, Boy Benkman, bequeath to Wilfred Xiehter my industrious ways. I, Xorris Garvey. give to Clyde May my conscientiousness in the hope that it may be better executed. I, Maurice Spray, devise to Boy Williams my privilege of taking naps in study hall. I, Bobert Sprenger, bequeath my interest in all Junior girls to Carl Phillips. I, Paul Steinkamp, give to Oliver Steinberger my traits as a bird man and fearless race driver. I, Walter Burbrink devise to Donald Boss my parking space on condition that its repu- tation be upheld. I, Harold Winkler, bequeath to Earl Bussell my ability to shark history class. I, Carl Yornholt, give to Kenneth Young my ability to see thru Physics examinations. I, Sam Whitson, devise to Boy Chaille all my fatherly advice. I, Harry Fox, bequeath to Benjamin Yount my voice that the community may have peaee. T, Aliee Becker, give to Marie Hanner my daintiness and self-assurance. I, Buth Blumer, devise to Jessie Bell the love letter which I received at the beginning of the year and which I have treasured earefully. It can be found in Senior room. I, Maude Smith, bequeath to Helen Breitfield my seat in Senior room, said desk being in a dilapidated condition. I, Dorothy Steinkamp. give to Lucile Miller a delicate hat-pin with which to keep away excess persons of the masculine gender. I, Margaret Sumner, devise to Addie Green my acrobatic accomplishments. I, Muriel Sweaney, bequeath to Catherine Hehman my permanent curl and wave. I, Audrey Trueblood, give to Mattie Masehino my quiet laugh and chuckle. I, Laura Lange, devise to Helen McCurdy and Margaret Jacobs my ability to star in mathematics. I. Muriel Trueblood, give to Buth Simmons my extensive knowledge in English literature. I, Buth Brunow. devise to Gertrude Callahan my healthy complexion, hoping she will preserve it as I have done, without cosmetics. I. Buth Chambers, bequeath to Marion Mitton my ability to refrain from being conceited. I, Jeanette Clark, give to Deloris Yanhoy my eow ( my eow ). I, Yelma Cooper, devise to Lois Zimmerman my interest in YergiL I, Etta Dettmer, bequeath to Madeline Findley ail my useless phrases (plus my mileage book). I, Thelma Hudson, give to Eliza Abbett my boistrous ways. I, Evelyn Kysar, devise to Adeline Bowman my spare hair as said Junior seems light headed and unbalaned. I, Gladys McCord. bequeath to Lucille Hirtzel my drug store complexion and all the eosmetics necessary to the upkeep. I, Mildred McDonald, give to Helen Greene my musical ear (both being deaf to music). I, Madge Moren, devise to Doris Childs the beautiful tint which is natural to my hair. I, Eva Smith, bequeath to Bheba Sweaney my rolling orbs and extensive eyebrows. I, Harold Mascher, give to George Burreil my rusticity, including all notoriety whieh goes with it. 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I looked up into the face of none other than Gertrude Burkart. Why, Gertrude Burkart! I exclaimed. Mrs. Cooper Auffenberg you mean. We live in Chicago where Cooper has taken over the Chicago Times. 0 that ' s nice, I replied. Last night in Bangor I tuned in on the Sears- Roebuck Broadcasting Station and to my surprise Carl Hustedt was announcer, Margaret Dunn played a violin solo, accompanied on the piano by Venice Gib- son, nee Rader. And I had a letter from Mrs. Harry Lucas, nee Dorothy Walters and she is doing charity work in New York. I am just now returning from Ruth Christie and Landis Cooper ' s wedding. They are going to live in Colorado on a farm. Hardly had Gretrude said this when our air-craft was moored to the sixth floor of the Indianapolis station. Well, I guess we ' ve come to the parting of the ways, Gertrude said. Good-bye, I ' m glad I saw you. I started down to the street below. When I got to the third floor I saw a handsomely furnished law office. On the door were the names, Beukman, Spray and Noelker, Attorneys-at-Law. I didn ' t have time to stay long but from them I learned that ; Bill Miller and Bill Abraham had a contract to rebuild Niagara Falls, that Lee Blevins was one of Billie Sunday ' s singing evangelists, and that Sylvia Stants was doing a novelty vaudeville act under the name of Gloria Gilpenstein. As I went out the door, Lawyer Spray said, 0 yes, I forgot to tell you that Jeanette Clarke is teaching school in Vallonia. When I boarded the train whom should I see but Francis Niehalson the con- ductor. ' ' Why Francis, what are you doing here V I cried. He gave me one of his famous grins. Workin ' on the railroad. You see I was monkey trainer for Barnum and Bailey ' s Circus but T always did have a hankerin ' to work on the railroad. So here I am. Yes and here I am. Did you hear of the inventions that three of our schoolmates made? No! tell me about them! I begged. Ruth Brunow has perfected a new laughing gas, absolutely guaranteed to split your sides in five minutes or money refunded. Harold Mascher has in- vented a patent hot air compressor that works in a half second and Eva Smith $ -A-$l $ -A ' lOKaGRasi has invented a machine for perpetual motion. Wallace Garvey is an idolized screen star and Norris Garvey has made millions in oil. Fine! I exclaimed. And did you know that Dorothy Steinkamp owns a pawn shop in Dudleytown and Paul Steinkamp is trying to scale a pyramid in record time? When I alighted at Seymour, I bumped smack into a beautifully dressed man and woman. 0,1 beg your pardon, ' ' I stammered and then looked up to meet the eyes of my old school chum, Margaret Kasting Fischbach. Margaret! I shrieked. You must come down for dinner. And before I knew it, I was at their home eating dinner. After dinner, I told Marg all I knew about our classmates and she said, Well, I know about the rest of them. So she started in to tell me what she knew. Audrey and Muriel Trueblood are abroad where Audrey is teaching Home Economics and Muriel is teaching Zoology. Carl Varnholt and Walter Burbrink are raising alligators in Florida and Ed. Brooks is quite famous as a stamp collector. ' ' Oh how nice, ' ' I murmured. And John Hauenschild is living a hermit ' s life on the sand dunes. Ruth Blumer, as you know, is an artist and poet and lives in Greenwich Village. Willis Cox is giving vocal lessons at Shieldstown, and among the famous vocal artists whom he has taught are Howard Parker, Maudie Smith and Velma Cooper. Ruth Chambers and Dorothy Jacobs are floor walkers at the Gold Mine. Robert Day is owner of the Day Embroidery Shop, and Etta Dettmer and Elsie Bergsieker have a taxi line. Marion Dickason owns an airplane mechanic shop and from what I hear Paul Douglass and Muriel Sweany are planning to tie the nuptial knot. Ora Foster and Evelyn Kysar own a beauty parlor in Hayden, Oh our class certainly is famous, I put in, but Marg forged ahead. And Mildred McDonald is our Chief-of-Police and Gladys MeCord is our State Senator. Wilma Lawrence is a famous lady doctor. Harry Fox, Leland Holtman and George Lockmund have set off to explore the Brownstown Knobs. Madge Moren is teaching Spanish in Jonesville. Margaret Sumner has changed her name to Browning and Violet Lewis owns a big farm and is known as the Corn Queen. Thelma Hudson and Laura Lange own a pop shop in Salem and Robert Sprenger and Harold Winkler are two of Seymour ' s most popular bricklayers. That is all I remember. ' ' My goodness, that ' s enough, I said. I must go now or I ' ll never get home. As I started down the walk, Marg cried, Wait ! wait! What has happened? I forgot to tell you that Mary Worley is a dress model for L. S. Ayres and Company and that Sam Whitson is President of the carpet tack factory! ZS9BK RK3H J £ The Juniors Build for CJiaracter not for Fame Tree — Oak P ' lower — White Rose Colors — Yellow- and White President Alyin Johnson Vice-President Margaret Jacobs Secretary Treasurer Roy Williams JUNIORS ELIZA ABBET MARGARET JACOBS JOYCE ACKERMAX ALYIN JOHXSOX THOMAS AUFFEXBERU SARA REACH VALEDIA BALDWIN ALICE KIRSCH JESSIE BELL CLYDE MAY ERNEST BLEVIXS MATTIE MASCHIXO WILLIAM BOBB HELEX MeCURDY THOMAS BOLLINGER KENNETH McDONALD HELEN BREITFIELD GORDON MILLER DONALD BBUNOW LUCILE MILLER GEORGE BURRELL JOSEPHIXE MORITZ DONALD BUSH ALBERT MYERS GERTRUDE CALLAHAN MILDRED MYERS ROY CHAILLE WILFRED XICHTEE ALMA BELL CHARLES GLEXXA XIEMAX IRENE CLITTON CLARICE OTTO ALICE COBB MILDRED PEACOCK EDWARD DOUGLASS CARL PHILLIPS RUTH DUNN GORDOX RAEBURX LOLA ELLIOT WALTER REBBER ELIZABETH FEASTER DONALD ROSS MADELINE FINDLEY EARL RUSSELL ROSS GLASSON HERSCHEL SPURGEOX LOTTA MAY GOBLE YOXDA STEWART HELEN GREENE RHEBA SWEAXEY ADDIE GREEN DELORIS YAXHOY MARLE HANNER WALTER WEIHE CATHERINE IIEHMAN ROY WILLIAMS AGNES HEITKAMP KEXXETH YOUXG NEAL HEXNESSY BEXJAMIX YOUXT LUCILLE HIRTZEL LOIS ZIMMERMAX 5 : «v« ;4 -..▼. ' -■■ JJ RXX Junior Class History T HE Shields station was crowded with one hundred and twenty-seven children. They formed long files before the ticket window and as, one by one, they left it, each child bore away with him a one-way ticket from Nine Bee to Graduation and all intervening points. All abroad! cried the conductor and a mad scramble followed. Toot-toot sounded the whistle. The Freshman had started on their first adventurous trip through High School Land. Every one was very quiet at the beginning of that journey ; at first, there were only side-wise glances but as the train sped on, the glances gave way to pleasant smiles and soon they were all chattering gaily. Change cars for Sophomoreville, called the conductor. Some afflicted with drowsiness remained in the car which was switched for Failure. The rest sli pped quietly out and boarded the other train. Many amusing incidents were related during the first few miles of that journey — many air castles were built — one boy even aspired to the presidency of the United States — another to the presidency of the Bum Association. The car stopped and a big sign Junior Crossing was seen. Remember the May-flower compact, cried one of the intelligent history students, from the rear of the car. What was Benjamin Franklin ' s famous speech? shouted another. All agreed that the thing to do was to have written laws, in fact a constitu- tion to be signed by all so that the possibility of falling through division would be removed. As a result the Junior class constitution was drawn up, and signed by the class members. As an organized body, they must have colors and a motto so they chose the colors Yellow and White and the motto Build for character, not for fame. ' ' They were not only bound by a written law but a much stronger unwritten one — that of true friendship. They found that this was the greatest factor in the course of life. As individuals they could not progress, united they took step after step into the future which made them leaders in the coming years and helped them in the preparation for the last of the journey. A Junior. X33S SIRMS Sophomore Class History Motto : A Little Learning is a Dangerous Thing. BANG! Seventy-five heads turned towards the sound and seventy-five knees shook with fright. It was the first week of school in September, 1923. and the entire student body was assembled in the auditorium where Miss Andrews was explaining the schedule for the coming year. The owners of the heads and those shaky knees were the Freshmen. Yes, we were Freshmen then. That was a year ago but we still remember how frightened we were. Everywhere we heard the upper classmen talking about ' ' those green freshmen and what they were going to do to us. Most of us had been Junior High School students at Shields so we knew all about it — but we also knew what had happened in the past to little green freshmen. ' ' No, it wasn ' t very pleasant being one of those characters. On the whole we were a very bright class — brighter than most Freshmen — and we weren ' t as green as people said we were. Why, I remember once a stranger came to school and while talking to a member of our class, during a lull in the conversation said, And you are a Senior, are you not? Why, no sir, answered our classmate, I am a Freshman. At this the stranger was plainly agitated, A Freshman! he exclaimed, a Freshman ? Why, I thought you were a Senior ! ' ' We have heard many times of Seniors being mistaken for Freshmen but never before of a Freshman being mistaken for a Senior. We have advanced until now we are Sophomores. We have lost quite a few of our members, but we have also gained some from other schools. We are conspicuous in all school activities. There are Sophomores on our basketball, track and debating teams, and. we will venture to say, there are Sophomores in every club in school. There is not a more loyal class in school. When the students are asked for donations the Sophomores are among the first to respond. Because our class is what it is, I propose this toast — To the Sophomores — the best class in Shields High School. A Sophomore. -▼i..V...3 _K ' V ' Sophomore Class Members MARIE ACKERET LOUIS AHLBRAND LORA ALBRICH HAROLD ARMSTRONG PAULINE ASHLEY MARY BARKMAN PHYLLIS BARNETT ELIZABETH BARNUM VIRGIL BEUKMAN WILBUR BIGGS HOWARD BUCKLEY CLIFFORD DIXON INEZ DOWNEY LAURA EGGERS CLEMENT FETTIG LENORE FOSTER JOHN FOX PAUL GERKENSMEYER DELBERT GOSSETT VIOLA GRIMES IRMA HACKMAN CARL HAPER MARY HATFIELD VERNA HAZARD LEON HIMLER FRANCIS HIRTZEL BEATRICE HODAPP MADA HODAPP RALPH HOEVENER MARJORIE HOUSE FLORENCE HOWARD LYNN HUBER MARY HUNTER FLORA HUSTEDT MIALLO JENNISON MARGUERITE JOHNSON ALBERT JUDD MARTHA KAMMAN HILDA EASTING MABEL KELLEY RAY KENDALL JOHN LAHNE MARY LEWIS WRIGHT KYSAR MARY A. MANN KENNETH MILLER MARIE MILLER EARL MIZE GAYNELLE MORITZ EDMUND MURRAY HARRIET NOELKER DALLAS NOELL GLEN OLDHAM GERTRUDE OTTE LORENE RHODES VIRGINIA ROBERTSON GRACE RUDDICK HELEN STABB DONALD STEINKAMP MACK STEINKAMP CHARLES TASKEY CLEM THOMPSON JOHN TINDER ALBERT TOBORG HELEN WILDE S«W W« i: ! . v : R. A IKSMiWi mm Katzj a 3£M8iBsm9 9-A Class Members LUCILE ABEL DORIS AUFDEKHEIDE LUCILE BENDER MARY BIGGS STUART BLISH WILMA BROCKHOFF SAMUEL BROWNING MAURINE CARTER ROBERT CHAMBERS PAULINE CROUCHFR DOROTHY DAVIS MARY DOUGHERTY HARRY DOWNING DELORAS ELSNER RALPH FOSTER EDITH GOENS HOWARD HALL MIRIAM HAMILTON DOROTHY HAUENSCHILD GRACE HORNING MILDRED HUNTERMAN GROVER HUTCHINS EARL KAMMAN DONALD KASTING EVA KLOSS ROBERT KNOST MILDRED LARABEE HOWARD MEYER DOROTHY MYERS NARCISSUS REDMAN LUCILE REED WILLIS RESINER MILDRED SCHAFER FRIEDA SCHLEIBAUM MARGUERITE SCHRINK GLEN SEWARD CHRISTINE SMITH OPAL SPRAY HOWARD SPRENGER JUANITA SWENGEL ANITA WOLTERS MARTHA WOODARD WM The Freshmen Motto: Green but Growing OUCH ! Oh ! Don ' t hit so hard ! ' ' That marked the entry of the Freshies into High School and their treat- ment by the Sophs. There we were, one hundred and seven strong, ready to struggle in the battle against D ' s and E ' s. We admit that, as fresh recruits in the war, we looked with trembling awe at the veterans — the Seniors. However this class soon showed its worth before the school. There were Freshmen with the football team, Freshmen on the Owlets, a Freshman on the baseball team and one on the track team. We were represented in all the principal clubs of the school. The Freshman trip was not easy by any means as some suppose. Some of us nearly foundered in the slough of Latin. Others nearly gave up the trip when we reached History Mountains and the Precipice of Algebra. Most of us enjoyed the trip through English Valley although it was rough in some places. We are striving onward, hoping to become Seniors some day. Of course, we will soon be Sophomores now and that will remove the mysterious air which surrounds a Freshman wherever he goes. We all hope that when the class of ' 28 passes into history it will stand among the foremost, especially as one that has been loyal to its school. A Freshman. v A f ' % Freshmen Class Members THELMA ABELL IDWa?? ACKEBET harsy ackebet hestef. ak t b rand . seekine allegro jason ashby - ASHBY zsma aubxe may barkman habby bohnexkamf 7ZFS MTLDEEI ?: ZLL FRANCIS BOWMAN . ? a BOWMAN kkxseth bsanaman montana fzeitfield samuel bbowxtng frank bbtjxo ' w -. :?i?t buhner edwin bub brink minnie burbblxk herbert  chran ralph combs lawrence took r ;?. thy cox melton f-boege EB DUB WILLIAM EMHUFE MARGARET EMHUFF ATT TV EUPALY wrLLIAM FENTON EMMA JANE FOSTEH NA FOSTER LOTUS FOX JEOBGE ALICE GBAESSLE £?.y-. : fare: MILDRED HEITKAMP GENEVA BELT CARL HEECAMF CAKE HTEDRETH DOROTHY HOOKER DALE HOOPER HERBEBT HORNING ARCHIE LMLAY ROBERT JACKSON RALPH JAMES WAYNE JEFFERS BREST KAMMAN THEEMA EASTING MILFOBD KEITH LBENE KEBSCH LOBETTA LANGE WILLIAM LEMP HARVEY LEWIS CLARENCE LECAS C E MARSH LOBENE MAY LZNN McCLAES EMMA SCeCOED LOIS McCREARY aLD McJNTYBE FELTON MEYEB VELIA MELLER HABOLD MTLLEF. MLNNTE MILLS MILTON MOEHLER OPAL MOEETZ MARGARET MYRON RWKBAT.11 NEWKERK HAZEL NICHTEB HABOLD NTEMAN FZNF.Y NTJSB ALMA PARKER MARY MAY PERSLNGER MAETE PFAFFENBEBGER CLARENCE REBBEB ELNORA REED ALOYIOCS RICHART LEO RICHART JOSEPHINE RITTMAN BERTHA BOBBINS HELEN ROBERTSON VEEGEL BUDDICK HABOLD SCHEPMAN BEBTHA SCHMIDT CLAUDE SCIABBA EMMA SLEFKEB THEEMA SMITH CATHEBINE SPRENGER MILDRED STABK HABOLD STEPLEE FABBELL SULLIVAN LAURA SWEET HABOLD TASKEY EDITH TORREY WELDON TUBMAEL DONALD ULM )MEB VQRNHOLT FZNF.Y WEBB ALBERT WEBBER JOSEPH WHITE WILLIAM WIENKKF VERNE WEIGHT EDITH WIENHOBST GEBTBUDE WTLDE MADELEINE WILLIAMS y. :hz?.t :::f:ez?. w i pqfcjULa Ggaa ¥W 1®1 1 0W W 8-A Class Members wn.-T.TAM BAISE BEATBICE BISHOP MTLDBED BBETTHAUER DOBOTHT BE OWN EDITH BUCKLET AT.BEBT CAMPBELL BEYA.X DOUGLASS f A-RTTX EENTON LUCELE HATTABAUGH VIRGINIA HOADLET TATLOB HOEEEB LOEA hunt EATHBYN JAMES ALICE KEITH DOBOTHT KTSAB KATHLEEN McDONAU) MABJOBTE MELLEB DONALD OTTO DOBOTHT PHILLIPS MABGABET PICKEBBELL RAT PBALL A A BOX SALLEE LELA SCHAFEB VIRGINIA ST ANTS GENNELLE SUTTON LA WAYNE SWANEY LNA WHITCOMB 8-B Class Members EBLTSE ALLEN BOBEET ALLEN DONALD ANDES SON HELEN AUTTENBEBG FLOEENCE BALNUM ELIZABETH BBACKEMYEB COBNELIA BUBBELL EOBEBT CABTEB CRYSTAL CLOUSE JOEL COCKBUM dated cox lobene deckeb josephine deutschman mabel elliot noble eos tee silas gaeyey eula goss chelsttna gbeen donald hetwig virginia hendeeson claek hunteb boy jayni; MABIE JENNISON LOIS JOHNSON MABGUEBITE JOHNSON CHESNA JONES JUNE KASPEB HABOLD LAHNE HAEBT LAHNE EDNA LANGE EYELTN LABGENT KATHEELNE LUCAS JAMES McCOBMICK ENOLA MOOSE HAEBT PAYNE DONALD PHILLIPS KATHABYN STANELELD ETHEL STELNBEEGEB HELEN STEINWEDEL MELDBED STEWART GLADYS TEULKEB CHAELES TOBBET ALLEN TBUEBLOOD HABOLD WETZEL $l$i®lQlQlQiQi$:Q Q Q srrrararrira 7- A Class Members JOE ABELL JOE AUFDEEHEIDE OELIA BALLARD OLIVE BECKEE LEWIS BUEKE FRANK CHURCHMAN NELLIE CLARK JOEL COCHRAX MABGABET COLLINS LUCILE COX AILEEX DANNETTELLE FEANK EDMOXSOX YIORA ELKIXS WANDA ELKLXS WILLIAM ELSEA DOXALD EBXEST WILLIAM FLEEHEARTT RUTH GEEEX MERLE GEIEFITH PALL HAMEB LYMAN HAMILTOX CHABLES HAUEXSCHILD HELEX HEXXESSY EDITH HEECAMP VIEGIXTA HOLLAXD GATXELL HOLLOMAX CLABK HCXTER LOIS HUXTEEMAX YELMA JACKSOX JOE JABTIS LOIS KALX HELEX KASTLXG WALTEB LAXGE STELLA LESLIE HELEX MEEAXDA WLXTEEBD MITTOX EDXA MIZE WILLIAM O ' NEAL HABBY PAYNE LELA PEASE DOXALD POLLABD EVEBETT POWEB8 HELEX BOGEBS LAWREXCE BOSS HOWABD SAXDEBS JAMES SHIELDS MABGABET SIMPEBS HAEEY STEIGDOX HAZEL STEWABT MABY CATH. SWEXGEL DAWN TBUEBLOOD EVELYX TUXLEY DOBOTHY YEHSLAGE EABL WEASXEB HABOLD WHITE 7-B Class Members LOUIS ABBAHAM HABOLD ADAMS JOHX ADOLPH WILMA BABXETT ALICE BAKEB LUCIA BAKEB LEE BAUGHMAN PEABL BELXEB ALLEN BBYAXT EOBEBTA BLUMER ALYIN BUBTON DOBOTHY CABPEXTER EVA CLABK WILMA CLABK FLOBEXCE COOK MABY ELOBEXCE COOXS MABJOEIE COBYELL LOIS CUBTIS DOXALD DAXXETTELLE LOUISE ELSEA BIBDELLA EYAXS RUTH FOSTEB HEESCHEL GOODXIGHT COLLEEX HABLOW ABTHUB HABYEY KEXXETH HALL BEATBICE HATTOX GEOEGE LAHNE LLOYD LAHBMAX GEOEGE LANGE WILLIAM LABGEXT VESSIE LOXG JOHX MAHOBXET GAYLE MAELEY HELEX MELLEXCAMP GEOBGIA OLMSTEAD CATHEBIXE PAYXE MARIANNE PFAFEEXBERGER LEOXABD PICKEBBELL GUY PBEWITT EYEBT QUTNN ZELLA BASCOE MILDRED REVEAL WILLIAM BOGEBS VIRGINIA RUDDICK LOUISE SHANNON ELWOOD SMITH MADELEENE SMITH LOUISE SPARKS CYRIL STANFIELD HELEX STEIXKAMP EVEBETT STEWABT MABY MABGABET SWEAZY DOBA MAE WABIXER DOXALD WHITE $ $ « ACTIVITIES KSjC Junior High School WHEN we entered Junior High School we were confused by the changing from one class-room to another when the bell rang, but Mrs. Swails and Mr. Ackerman led us from this state of chaos into the mechanical procedure of the school routine. When the Athletic Association was organized and the Senior High School had been canvassed for members, some businesslike person thought of inviting the children in the Junior High School to join. We did. glad to be thus recog- nized by the learned upper classmen. We were so successful selling tickets and candy for the benefit of the basket- ball team and the Patriot that it has become customary for everyone to rely on the Junior High School for dependable results. That we have talent in Junior High School is manifested by the number of programs and entertainments that various members of our class have presented. For instance, Latin programs, penny programs, music recitals and Art Week entertainments. After thinking of the well spent time in Junior High School, we are looking forward to our four years of Senior High School life. We folks are very young of course, And maybe now we ' re not much force. We don ' t seem to amount to much, But we ' ll not long remain as such Small wheels in this great school machine ; Soon you won ' t dare to call us green ! T And so, class of ' 25, Tho we ' ve not been so long alive. Still anyone can plainly see That every little Seven B Will some day be a Senior too, And just as big and bright as you. $ : -3 : $ • $ Societas Latina Societas Latina was organized at the beginning of the school year of 1923-24. From its first meeting it has been a successful organization. Its growth has been rapid and continuous. At the present time there are over a hundred members, constituting about one-fifth of the high school and the majority of the Latin students. During the past year the club members have enjoyed a number of interesting programs and social gatherings, among them was a hike to Rapp ' s grove and a Christmas party. In March they had the privilege, one which they hope to enjoy again, of entertaining the District Latin contestants and their teachers. A May party closed their social year. Last semester the officers were : Madge Moren, President ; William Miller. Vice-President ; Clem Thompson, Secretary-Treasurer. Those for this semester are: Alice Cobb, President; Roy Williams. Vice- President ; Beatrice Bishop, Secretary-Treasurer. Nearly two years have passed and Societas-Latina seems to have taken a permanent place among the organizations of our school. We believe that it is fulfilling its purpose to bring about a better understanding and greater enthu- siasm as well as a true appreciation of Latin and the Classics. Boys ' Glee Club The Boys ' Glee Club has been a very popular organization with the public. At the December and May concerts and on the radio they have been successful. They also presented a minstrel at the Christmas Bazaar. The Boys ' Glee Club meets every Tuesday evening at the home of Mies Barbour, Director; Miss Sara Keach, is the accompanist. The organization will compete in a state contest in Indianapolis on May 9th. WILLIAM ABRAHAM THOMAS AUFFENBERG MELVIN BELL EDWARD BROOKS WILBUR BIGGS STEWART BLISH ROGER BILLINGS GEORGE BURRELL LANDIS COOPER MARION DICKASON CLEMENT FETTIG HARRY FOX PERSONNEL JOHN FOX NORRIS GARVEY KERVAL GOODWIN JOHN HATTENSCHILD LEON HIMLER FRANCIS HIRTZEL ALVIN JOHNSON EARL KAMMAN FORREST KAMMAN HAROLD MASCHER KENNETH McDONALD ALBERT MYERS HAROLD NIEMAN HOWARD PARKER GORDON RAEBURN EARL RESSELL HAROLD STEPLER CHARLES TASKEY CARL VORNHOLT SAM WHITSON ROY WILLIAMS BENJAMIN YOUNT $ • $ l y ?;v l «W K)i5«9J( s Girls ' Glee Club The Girls ' Glee Club has been an organization of the Seymour High School for several years, however, on October 22. 1924. they reorganized with new interests and purposes. It is a socialized organization. The Glee Club has received many compliments for its fine work. It appeared at a Christmas recital Sunday. December 21, and a Music Week Recital May 5. It has sung twice for Radio Station W. F. B. E. and took part in the State Contest, May 9. The officers of the organization are : Ruth Christie President Adeline Bowman Vice-President Alice Becker Treasurer Gertrude Burkart Secretary Sara Keach Accompanist Miss Rachel Barbour Director sjIB PBSCaaraEO The Orchestra The orchestra has ever done its bit for the cause of music. It was available for dinners, receptions and other social functions of the school ; and was pre- pared for all the recitals and commencement exercises. The orchestra has been very faithful to the noon rehearsals, and real results have been achieved. The members are: First Violin Flute Cornet WILMA BEOCKHOFF ROBERT CHENOWETH ROBERT KNOST JEANETTE CLAEK Clarinet EOBEET ZICKLEE HOWARD SPRENGER LELAND HOLTMAN HAROLD STEPLEE FOREST KAMMAN CLEMENT FETTIO Tuba HENRY WEBB ROY WILLIAMS Saxophones Trombone KERVAL GOODWIN EOGEB BILLINGS Second Violin WAYNE JEFFERS MAEGAEET COLLINS JOSEPH AUFDERHEIDE Drums BEATRICE HATTON HAROLD JAMES RUSSELL HAMER Piano MAURINE CARTER CK 3 r£ «L Ji !IWIMIK Wi Shields High School Band The members of the Shields High School Band returned to school at the open- ing of the first semester with renewed vigor, filled with the determination to have a bigger and better band. Under Mr. Glaze ' s fine direction it gradually became more and more proficient in all the departments of band technique. The band became an institution whose presence at basketball games was both expected and appreciated. The band entertained at practically all home games and accompanied the team on several of its road trips. The personnel is as follows: Cornets: George Burrell, Kerval Goodwin. Leland Holtman, Robert Knost, Lloyd Lahrman. Saxaphones: Joe Aufderheide, Wallace Garvey, Ralph James, Roy Ken- dall, Clarence Redman, Donald Ross, Leland Ross. Clarinets : Howard Sprenger, Roy Williams, Robert Zickler. Trombones : Roger Billings, Donald Ernest. Baritone : Henry Webb. Alto : Harold Stepler. Drums : Ernest Blevins, Robert Day, Russell Hamer. Wayne Jeff erg. Lawrence Ross. Director: Arthur L. Glaze. :i5n2r«X . f WSXW !Wir% r ™r The Debating Club The call, given during the fall term, for all interested in the debating work to come to room nine met with enthusiastic response. In 1924 the Seymour High School became a member of the new organization, the Southern Indiana Debating League, of which the other members are: Columbus, Franklin, Martinsville, Shelbyville. Bedford and Bloomington. The subject selected for the 1925 debates was, ' Resolved, That the County rather than the Township Should be the Unit of Finance and Administration in the Schools of Indiana. The affirmative team consisted of Paul Douglass, Madeline Findley, Pauline Ashley and Addie Green as alternate ; the negative team, of Leland Holtman. Alice Cobb, Deloras Eisner and William Miller as alternate. The complete circle of the League debates will require a period of three years. Below is the final result for 1925 : Franklin, 5 Seymour, 3 Columbus, 2 Bloomington. 1 Bedford, 5 Shelbyville, 3 Martinsville. 1 Ql AiQ Rf9QI0 M I53HQ ; tfilG9IKIHI High School Discussion League About thirteen years ago The Indiana High School Discussion League was organized under the auspices of Indiana University to stimulate an interest in the stud} ' and discussion of important public issues. This year students all over the state have been study- ing the Child Labor Amendment. In our own school through elimination contests in classes and selected groups, eight speakers were selected from the the entire student body to represent us in the final local contest held in the assembly room on the even- ing of March 20th. At this time Frieda Schleibaum won first place and so represented us in the county and dis- trict contests held the two following weeks. Though she did not go to the state contest. Frieda represented Seymour High School with credit. Frieda Schleibaum ORATORICAL CONTEST Another interesting event in connection with the work in public speaking during the past year was the oratorical contest. Realizing the need for a better knowledge of and a greater interest in the Constitution of the United States during the last two years, the leading news- papers of the country and the Bar Associations have sponsored a series of debates through which in local, county, district, state, regional, and national contests the best youthful orator may be selected. In this contest every student in our high school took an active part and we hope gained not only a better knowledge of the Constitution but made some progress in public speaking. From all of the local orators in the Seymour High School. Deloras Eisner was chosen as our representative and carried the purple and white to the District Con- test in Greensburg. Deloras Elsner : l$lQ-$iQ-Ai$-AiQ 0SISaa )iJXai $IsXGWM9 Hi-Y Club Soon after the second semester started, Mr. Duke, field secretary of Indiana Y. M. C. A. organized a Hi-Y club in Shields High School. There were sixteen charter members selected from the four classes of Senior High School. These members met and elected the officers for the present year. The officers were : President Paul Douglass Vice-President William Miller Secretary-Treasurer . Alvin Johnson The purpose of the Hi-Y Club is To create, maintain and extend throughout the school and community high standards of Christian character. As soon as the club was organized, with Mr. Bryan as faculty advisor, it took charge of the basketball games and both tournaments. The work was done so thoroughly and systematically that many complimented the club for its work. One man went so far as to say that the district tourney was the best and cleanest he had ever attended. Just after Easter the following officers were elected for next year: President Donald Brunow Vice-President Milton Droege Secretary-Treasurer Neal Hennessy $ ;  ; $ aEfcssjsow Shields High School Alumni Association OFFICERS FOR 1924-25 President J. P. Hagel Vice-President Francis Stunkel Secretary Dorothy Montgomery Treasurer Lawrence Shannon BOARD OF DIRECTORS Kate Andrews Fred Bacon George Laupus, Jr. Marion Mains Saurer Harriet Montgomery Harry McDonald Harriet Roeger Lawrence Shannon Louise Werning Fifty-one years ago, in 1874. the first class graduated from Shields High School, a class of three members. The class of 1923 with its seventy-seven mem- bers was the largest class to graduate from Shields High School. It is the aim of the Alumni Association to encourage higher education, and to promote the welfare of the Shields High School by giving appreciative en- couragement to all worthy activities of the school, by securing and maintaining a loan fund for the purpose of aiding worthy members of the association in securing a college education and by endeavoring to be influential in all matters pertaining to the welfare of the city of Seymour. Boosters Club The Seymour Boosters Club was organized December 5, 1924 in the Shields High School gymnasium for the purpose of supporting and boosting the local high school basketball team. The club has had charge of two special cars accompanying the team to out-of- town games, one to Jeffersonville and one to Scottsburg. Over two hundred persons drove to Brownstown to witness the game there. On this trip the Shields High School Band was taken and their admission to the game paid. At a meeting held December 30, 1924, it was decided to award yearly a trophy to the boy on the team having the best scholastic as well as sportsmanlike record for the season. Even though the Boosters Club has been in existence only a short time it has been a real helpful factor. We expect to start next year with a ' Bang. $J l ®i4iQl$i$i$ ' A-Q ■raara aEKSs Mvdfwiw Vocational Agriculture MEMBEES of the department of Vocational Agriculture brought honors to themselves and their school when eggs exhibited by Aloyious Eichart won the hundred dollar scholarship to Purdue University offered by the Baltimore and Ohio Eailroad. The exhibit was held at Purdue and was open to all boys living in a county served by the railroad. Herschel Spurgeon won fifth premium in the same exhibit. Previous to the state exhibit, members of the poultry classes held a local exhibit. The winners Mere Herschel Spurgen, Wilfred Nichter, Edmund Murray and Aloyious Eichart. A corn judging team selected in a local elimination contest placed third in the state corn judging contest at the Boys ' and Girls ' Club Roundup. Edmund Murray, Cylde May, and Herschel Spurgeon made up the team. Members of the Boys ' Potato Club, sponsored by the Baltimore and Ohio Eailroad won a total of forty-five dollars in the local and state potato shows. The winners were Maurice Spray. Edwin Burbrink. Walter Weihe and Bay Kendall. Another Potato Club was organized when the Baltimore and Ohio Eailroad gave eighty bushels of certified Early Ohio Seed Potatoes to twenty boys. The officers of the club are Edmund Murray. President : Edwin Burbrink, Vice- President and Bay Kendall, Secretary. A corn club of ten boys was organized early in the spring. The officers are Edmund Murray, President ; Albert Toborg. Vice-President and Virgil Beuk- man, Secretary-Treasurer. Dairy-testing and poultry clubs projects have five and eighteen members respectively but have not yet organized. The Agicultural Clubs also known as 4H Clubs, have a national motto ' To Make the Best Better : colors green and white and the four-leaf clover for their emblem. The club pledge is I pledge my Head to clearer thinking, my Hands to more skillful service, my Heart to truer loyalty, and my Health to more efficient living in service to mv community, my country, and mv God. QxQ-A Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch BY ALICE HEGAN RICE CAST OF CHARACTERS Mrs. Wiggs Margaret Kasting Lovey Mary Sylvia Stants Miss Hazy Dorothy Walters Miss Lucy Venice Racier Mrs. Eichorn Elsie Bergsieker Mrs. Schultz Eva Smith Asia Gladys McCord Australia Laura Lange Europena Dorothy Jacob Cuby (Himself) Mr. Stubbins William Miller Mr. Wiggs Harold Winkler Mr. Bob Leland Holtman Billy Wiggs Paul Douglass Chris Hazv Harold Mascher Mr. Hunker Junkus Jones . . Wallace Garvey Deputy Sheriff Francis Xichalson Brother Splicer Roy Beukman Mr. Schultz Norris Garvey Deacon Bagby Carl Hustedt Mr. Eichorn Harry Fox Eddie Schultz Marion Dickason Joe Eichorn Carl Vornholt Jennie Schultz Muriel Sweany Micky Viney Maurice Spray Tina Viney Jeanette Clark Lena Krausmeier Ruth Brunow Postman Willis Cox Little Tommv Bobbie Shields Mary Worley Audrey Trueblood Thelma Hudson GUESTS AT WEDDING Evelyn Kvsar Etta Dettmer Mildred McDonald Maudie Smith £ ?W wJ?- ' :- ' :■: ' : i, ;i Seventeen BY BOOTH TARKINGTON CAST OF CHARACTERS Mrs. Baxter Ruth Chambers Mr. Baxter George Lockmund William Sylvanus Baxter John Hauenschild Jane Baxter Ruth Blumer Johnnie Watson Sam Whitson May Pareher Velma Cooper Lola Pratt Ruth Christie Genesis Robert Day Joe Bullitt Howard Parker Mr. Pareher William Abraham George Crooper Paul Steinkamp Ethel Boke Gertrude Burkart Wallie Banks Lee Blevins Mary Brooks Alice Becker GUESTS AT PARTY Landis Cooper Muriel Trueblood Edward Brooks Robert Sprenger Dorothy Steinkamp Walter Burbrink Margaret Dunn Madge Moren ♦ $ SfV ' lOfcl : Basketball 1924-25 The schedule for the Shields Owls was the most impressive ever arranged for a Seymour team. Because of the excellent showing made by last year ' s five, it was possible to book games with several state teams, among whom were Sheby- ville, Franklin, Columbus, Washington, Vincennes, Shortridge and Manual. Three men, Fox, Bush and Mascher were the hold-overs from the district champions of the year before. Mascher was the only regular. Tough games coming early in the season found the Shields team unprepared for fast com- petition and although the Owls worked and practiced hard, lack of size and inexperience cost several defeats. The team did not give up but fought valiantly and by midseason was capa- ble of putting up a creditable brand of ball. The most sparkling exhibitions of play came in the Manual, Greensburg and Scottsburg frays. A series of defeats by small margins broke the morale of the squad from which it could not emerge. There were several bright spots regarless of the unsuccessful season from a standpoint of games won and lost. The support given the team by the fans was most encouraging. Never was a Seymour team backed more loyally. Each game brought large crowds and at several games the gymnasium was practically filled. A Boosters Club of two hundred members was organized which did much to in- crease the interest locally and to encourage the team. The club made a special effort to attend all away from home games. Another encouraging factor in the past year ' s work is the promising ma- terial developed. The second team was the best ever turned out and all mem- bers have one or more years in school. A large squad from which only six will be lost by graduation was kept working throughout the season and bids fair to develop into a formidable aggregation next season. FIRST TEAM Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Dec. Dee. Dec. Dec. Dec. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Feb. Feb. Feb. 31— Sevmour 29 - 3— Crothersville 21 - 8 — Seymour 19 - 14 — Seymour 15 - 26— Seymour 23 - 5 — Jeffersonville 21 - 6 — Seymour 11 - 12— Seymour 21 - 20— Seymour 24 - 31— Seymour 31 - 2 — Greensburg 25 - 9— Scottsburg 30 - 16 — Seymour 12 - 23— Seymour 23 ■ 31 — Sevmour 28- 6— Sevmour 20 - 13— Sevmour 29 - 27— Sevmour 29 - •Shelbyville 40, there • Seymour 34, there • Columbus 56, there ■ Franklin 96, there ■ Washington 40, here ■ Seymour 28, here ■ Mitchell 52, there • Brownstown 33, there • Shortridge 58, here ■ Manual 37, here • Seymour 37, here • Seymour 4S, here ■ Jeffersonville 29, there -Greensburg 32, there - Columbus 45, here - Mitchell 39, here -Scottsburg 33, there - North Vernon 31, here The second team won 11 games and lost 5. tT dfi Football The call for football candidates was sounded on September 22, and about twenty-five men responded. These men, all new at the game of football worked hard on the gridiron laid out at Redland Park. A tackling dummy donated by loyal fans was erected and it became the center of attack. All of the four games scheduled were with schools who had more experienced players than we, hence the loss of all games by top-heavy scores. The valuable men lost by graduation are Carl Vornholt, Red Garvey, Landis Cooper, Ed. Brooks and Howard Parker. The line-up was as follows : C. A. Ahlbrand L. E. A. Imlay L. T. N. Garvey L. G. L. Ahlbrand C. G. Crane R. G. L. Cooper R. T. E. Brooks R. E. G. Miller R. E. T. Bollinger Q. B. E. Mize R, H. B. C. Vornholt L. H. B. H. Parker F. B. QlQi$:Q ®iQ. Track As has been the custom in years past, the call for track candidates was issued about the first of March. Twenty-five husky lads answered the summons to defend their school against such worthy opponents as Columbus, North Vernon, Aurora and Madison. During the next few weeks all worked faithfully and some twelve survived the elimination contest. Holtman, Brooks and Mascher formed the nucleus around which the team was built, consequently this year has been the most successful that Seymour High School has ever enjoyed. Seymour ' s team, together with other southern Indiana teams, entered the track meet at the H-Y conference which met at Madison, and won second place with two other teams. THE SCHEDULE Madison (Franklin 1st), Seymour, Aurora, Salem, tied second place. Seymour 47 North Vernon 24 Columbus 47 1 3 Aurora 40 1 2 Salem 36 Seymour 51 2 3 Seymour 40 1 2 Seymour 33 2 3 A sectional meet was held at Scottsburg on May 16th. ziz i um Baseball Achievements in baseball for the past two years have been very commendable. Last year Shields High School was represented with one of the best teams ever turned out and this year ' s team seems well on the road to another brilliant sea- son. The team lost Rosie Beem, the clever south-paw by graduation, but is fortunate in having Captain George Lockmund on the mound again this year, and with Ross Glaason, the lightning short-stop back in his favorite position, the team bids to go even farther than last year. Last year Seymour entered the state tourney and went to Purdue where Technical of Indianapolis defeated them in the semi-finals. 1924 SCHEDULE Seymour 3 — Medora 6 Seymour 16 — Clearspring 4 Seymour 11 — -North Vernon Seymour 27 — Crothersville 2 Seymour 24: — Medo ra 5 Seymour 4 — Madison 2 Seymour 5 — Columbus 1 Seymour 1 — Brownstown 3 Seymour 5 — -Madison 2 Seymour 2 — Columbus 5 Seymour 3 — Technical 7 1925 SCHEDULE Seymour 10 — Crothersville Seymour 20 — Cortland 4 Seymour 9 — Madison 4 Seymour ■ 5 — Brownstown 2 Seymour 5 — Madison 8 Seymour 3 — Bloomington 4 Seymour 1 — Columbus 2 Seymour 4 — Shelbyville 2 Seymour — M. T. ' H. S Seymour — Bloomington $ ; $ ; ; $ :, $ Rscaj w % s i ? wwrvsv Where Seniors Like to Go TSSiWfiXjSSSJSS. Cross Word Puzzle 1 1 3 4 BV H r r ■ 3 3 11 t |_ 1 {■• to ti 4 4 47 41 U - B3 |h ! ■ iu ■D73 CONTRIbuTED TO PATRIOT BY LttB VERTICAL 1. Tuneful teacher. 2. Period of time. 3. An archangel. 4. Position in basketball. 5. Old times (initials). 6. Our city. 8. A printer ' s measure. 0. Worn away. 10. A mollusk. 11. A lubricant. 12. Affairs. 14. Prefix meaning three. 15. A smart blow. 21. A girl ' s name. 23. Amounts (abbr.) 25. You and I. 27. Exists. 30. Academic degree. 31. Vowels. 34. Ag. teacher. 30. Teacher. ' ' Old Faithful. ' 37. A sheik. 39. A fish (plural). 40. A favorite teacher. 41. A funeral pile. 42. A cry of derision. 43. A place of learning. 44. Latin for that is. 45. A play in B. B. 47. What a little fish did? 33. 56. Boy ' s nickname. 35. 57. Prefix meaning three. 37. 58. Varsity team. 38. 60. Raw metal. 40. 65. Diphthong. 41. 66. Thus. 46. 68. Preposition. 48. 69. Point of the compass. 49. 50. HORIZONTAL 1. A signal fire. 51. 7. Girls ' basketball coach. 52. 13. A decree. °°- 14. Terminal (abbr.) 16. Madness. 54. 17. Condensed moisture. 55. 18. Teacher of mathematics. 57. 19. Sodium chloride. 59. 20. Latin suffix. 61. 22. An inferior devil. 62. 23. A tired instructor (ini- 63. tials). 64. 24. The coming champions. 26. Girl ' s name (French 67. form). 68. 28. Diphthong. 70. 29. Royal teachers (initials) 71. 30. Our historv teacher. 72. 32. Too dull (initials) 73. Elder (abbr.) Sr. Our leading lady. A wager. Congealed water. Masculine people. A science. Insight. A mean fellow. An aviator. Nickname of an eastern college. Color. Note of the scale. Government building (ini- tials). Rent school board (initials) Fish eggs. More than enough. Boyhood name of our Supt. Street (abbr.) An instructor. Roman sun god. Encouragement for our B. B. boys. How defeat makes us feel. Rigid. Chinese coin. Upon. Proceed. Boy ' s nickname. QiQJQ-AiQ a:_«Jl2 u« Calendar of 1924- ' 25 RADIO STATION S. H. S. Station S. H. S. Broadcasting from Seymour, Indiana September 12 — School opened this morning. Seniors act dignified. Lower classmen excited. Signing off at 11:45 A.M. standard high school time. September 13 — Weather fair and excitement decreasing. Classes organized and lessons assigned. Classes will be closed tomorrow. Signing off at 3:00 P.M. September 19 — Rainy weather and everyone cross, teachers included. September 21 — (Static Z ! ! ? ?) Glee Club meeting called and girls try-out. September 22 — Assembly in Auditorium. Banking plan is presented to the students and is readily accepted. This is station S. H. signing off at 3:30 P.M. standard high school time. October 5 — The weekly radio program from Room 11, S. H. S. Girls ' Glee Club favors us with a few popular selections. Sign off at 4:30 Glee Club time. October 6 — Rev. Whitman gives his farewell address to the student body of the high school. October 7 — S. H. S. announcing debates being rendered from Room 8 by numerous Seniors. What ' s it all about? Seniors getting initiated. October 10 — Cloudy within — bright without. Someone ' s going to get in bad — Thelma ' s mad. Played football with Madison — lost 39 to 0. October 12 — Assembly at 2 P. M. Favored with a talk by Rev. Moeller. October 24 — Chapel began this morning with the reading of the Scripture and prayer. October 28 — Teachers attending Association at Indianapolis, therefore we are receiving a much needed vacation. October 31 — Seymour-Shelbyville game. Seymour presents Shelbyville with the highest score in token of our esteem. November 3 — Big game with Crothersville. The whole town turned out to see their team get beat for— WE WON! ! November 8 — Station X. Y. Z. Columbus, broadcasting the result of the basketball game between the two fast teams of Columbus and Seymour. Columbus wins but has to work hard. Seymour has a sportive team and fast workers. November 14 — Seymour plays Franklin at Franklin. Some game! Seymour signs off! November 27 — Seymour is wild with excitement — college students all home for Thanks- giving. November 28 — Station A. B. M. Nashville; rebroadcasted by station S. H. S. Seymour. The faculty are the week-end guests of Miss Kate Andrews at her cabin in Brown County. Good eats! Good times! December 3 — S. H. S. rebroadcasting Glee Club concert which is being given from Van de Walle radio station W. F. B. E. Seymour. December 5 — Game between Seymour-Jeffersonville. Seymour walks off with score. December 10 — High school bazaar now in progress. Huge success. December 12 — Seymour-Brownstown game tonight. Score tied at the half but Browns- town is victorious. Muck interest exhibited by numerous Seniors girls! December 21 — Broadcasting station S. H. S. has on its program for the afternoon the annual Christmas service of the high school. December 24 — Day before Christmas and ever} ' one seems happy. January 2 — The Seymour-Greensburg game. Seymour wins 37 to 25. January 5 — S. H. S. broadcasting a wild time today. The Indians and Owls are all back at school and everyone is tired but happy. January 7 — A terrible thing has happened! A seventh period class has been created out of nothing and is well attended every afternoon. PlQl ®lQiQlQi$iQ-AiQ. GIRLS PLAY BASKETBALC sKaEmRHea J XV R January 15— Kerval Goodwin entertained us at assembly. January 20 — The Seniors presented their much-loved English teacher, Miss Mains, with a beautiful farewell bridal gift. January 23 — S. H. S. has a short vacation while the faculty prepares the reports. January 26 — S. H. S. in a turmoil — beginning of the new semester. January 31 — The game of all games was played at Seymour, between the Owls and the Columbus Bulldogs. The Bulldogs made the feathers fly and took home the score 47 to 29. February 3 — Hi-Y Club organized this afternoon. Bible study classes from 2:00 until 2:45 P.M. February 6 — Big parade after school in celebration of the big game to be played with Mitchell. February 14 — Assembly in auditorium. The play Sir David Littleboy was given under the direction of Miss Brown. February 16 — A medal was awarded this afternoon to Donald Brunow, who wrote the best Lincoln essay. February 20 — Girls have organized a basket- ball team and are to play Vallonia as a curtain raiser tonight (Static Z Z ??!! ). Score, Seymour 26 — Vallonia 24. Hurrah for our girls! February 20-21 — County Tourney held in high school gymnasium. Our Owlets play and give their audience a thrill. February 22 — School dismissed this afternoon in celebration of George Washington ' s birthday. February 27 — North Vernon team arrives in Seymour at 6:30. Game at 8:00 P.M. Seymour wins! S. H. S. broadcasting, signing off at ten minutes and twenty seconds after ten. March 6-7 — District tourney held in Seymour and won by Freetown in the finals against Brownstown. This day is memorable in that — Glad McCord, Dot Walters, Alice Becker and Ruth Christie, washed all of the dishes and saved for the class ten dollars which went to the Patriot fund. March 10 — Station W. E. D. New York announces the marriage of Miss Marion Mains to Mr. Paul Saurer. We wish thorn much happiness. March 17 — St. Patrick ' s day. The Freshmen are much in evidence. March 23 — First night of the operetta and everyone in great excitement. Make-up is smeared and orders are given but not received. March 24 — Operetta repeated. April 1 — April fool ' s day — Sophomores in evidence. April 2 — Day of days — one hundred good looking men in town! Wabash Glee Club arrives. All the girls get bids to the big country club Hop. Concert in the evening by the Wabash Club. Seniors make fifty dollars for Patriot. April 13 — Casts for class plays are announced in Senior meeting held in Room 9. April 14 — Baseball game with Crothersville. Score 10-0 in favor of Seymour. April 15 — First practice of Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. April 16 — First practice of Seventeen. April 17 — Baseball game with Madison. Score, Seymour 9 — Madison 4. April 20 — Track meet. Holtman and Mascher show their ability to leap the rail. $ ; £; $ 3iCSSi055i5 iSZIl : ;ttS3J j !n090M9 W w5scsa5GiraoQM«  April 22 — Seymour plays Cortland. Seymour 20 — Cortland 4. Patriot staff busy. April 28 — Boys ' Week! The boys have suddenly appeared in the limelight. They are the guests of the Rotary Club at the Elks Club during the noon hour. May 1 — Latin party at the high school. Big time and good eats. May 5 — Recital was given by Glee Clubs for benefit of trip to Indianapolis. May 9 — Glee Clubs go to Indianapolis to take part in the Indiana Glee Club contest. May 11 — Baseball game with Columbus at Redland Park. Everybody turns out to see our winning team beat Columbus. fojA ' an ' na- your as t?) r-,- 7 ft?£l Momntia. — May 12— Juniors gave their penny program for the Patriot. played ability as a director. Some talent in the class of ' 26. May 13 — Glee Clubs broadcast concert from radio station W. F Music Company. May 22 — Yea, Seniors! ! ! Start for Brown County at 2:30 P. M. three days of unmarred pleasure. May 27 — Seniors guests of honor at a gorgeous banquet given by the Juniors, sure know how to entertain. May 31 — Baccalaureate service held in the audito rium of the high school Smith gave the address. Senior days will soon be over. June 3 — Class day — Seniors entertain their parents with a reception at the high school. June 4 — Commencement at last dawns and Seniors are through. We have progressed rapidly and are now at the close of our high school career and we say good-bye to all our old friends. S. H. S. signing off their school year, 10:30 P.M. WHERE PO WE SO FROA M£RE? Roy Williams dis- B. E. Van de Walle Everybody off for They Rev. G. A. [OM § ' A :jj£fcj Classified Ads OH FOR AM IDEA! FOR SALE — One brand new Caesar book. Never been opened. Pony goes with it. Come early and avoid the rush. Ralph Hoevener. FOR RENT— For summer. The Annual room. Dirt, paper, chewed pencils, torn hair nets, worn out typewriter and various assortment of keys. See Annual Staff. FOR RENT — My marcel waver. Guaranteed to give results. Apply Ruth Brunow. LOST — My formula for keeping my school girl complexion. If I don ' t find it my sheiks will desert me. Ruth Christie. FOR SALE — One hundred and fifty pages of -olid Geometry. Guaranteed to stay together five minutes. See Rov Beukman. WANTED — A Senior class that can clean up the floor, answer roll call, wait for second bell to be dismissed, and in general, be as good as the meek Juniors and Sophomores. In distraction, Miss Newsom. WANTED — A wife. Must be short, blonde, homely (so no one else will want her) and have green eves. John Hauenschild. ASSISTANCE! WANTED — Some husky to wind the assembly room clock. Mr. Glaze. FOR SALE — A pair of pink socks. Guaranteed first class condition. Roy Williams. FOR SALE — One perfectly good orchestra. Guar anteed to make noise. Apply Room 8. WANTED — Permanent excuse to roam the halls. Sam Whitson. FOR RENT— A large empty brain. Just the place to store information until exams. Lynn Huber. FOR SALE — A Ford Coupe. Can easily accom- modate six people. See John Tinder. VlQlQlQlQiQi AlQlQ-Q 6Z£mae :M?l Treed WKa% wron wttKtKTs picture? WoodNvMpV Thatb close •— ■ ' •— r ■■. — Before and Tract ps Giddy- a p! Q-A- ' AxQ:A 5«ws5 i ;i : ORATOR PAUL. D, CONVERSATION BETWEEN TWO SOPHOMORES. On ust? 8 ' right, Oakum off, Surezima stannnear Juh mean it? Ubeteha. Ooseddy did? G-urlovathere Wall shenoabout it f Dno, swatshesedd? Oakum off. Yereiddin, Thinkso fu wana. Baucher summer closes? Notchett Bawchorest Saw Sayllookeer, Watchasay? •leer how Tomman Lil? Notsloud, Somebody learus. Lettum Xothinmuehnohow Quitehercidden. Oakum off, I ' m aciddin. Graciousm I mus begittinalong. Somus I, 8 ' long, S ' long. Howard Sprenger — Miss McHenry, I have the headache like ray head was on tire. Miss McHenry — I thought I smelled wood burning. Mr. Hadley — An oxide of anything is formed when that thing burns in air. S. Stants — When hay burns does it form hay-oxide ' Miss McHenry — -I do believe I would die if I couldn ' t laugh in this old world. Roy W. — Well, you don ' t have to laugh at our misery. Miss Brown — Robert, what is sine? Bobby C. — The French pronuncia- tion for think. GOODV IN ENTERS THE SSE7 Btf Jane C. — What do you think of mud as a beautifier? Marge Dunn — Well, it hasn ' t done much for the turtle. Mr. Due — George Burrell, I want you to sit down in front. O. Burrell — I can ' t, I ain ' t built that way. Mr. Glaze — You have been so noisy this afternoon that no one shall be at liberty. Robert Zickler — Give me lib- erty or give me death. Mr. Glaze — Who said that? Robert Zickler — Patrick Henry. KXSQ ;jr£3 REASON: INSTEAD OF HOMEWORK Mr. Glaze (in solid geometry) — What is H. D. K. A.? Willis N — Pittsburg. Miss McHenry (in English) — What is an elegy? Alvin J. — A poem written in a country church yard. Sally Stants (in drawing room) — May I get in this drawer? Miss McHenry — You can if you ' re small enough. Miss McHenry — Now just mark that down in your little day book. Roy W. — I can ' t. I only work at night. Boy — All the trouble in Eden was caused by an apple. Girl — No, it was caused by a green pair. Miss Andrews — Define debate. Bill Miller — Debate is a law breaker. Miss Andrews — Why, what is your reason, William? Bill Miller — Because it breaks the law of nature, people get mad and can ' t fight. Miss Z. (to Euth Blumer) — Somebody wants to see you. Ruth B. (upon finding Sally Stants) — I thought she said somebody wanted to see me. Tourist — What ' s the tallest building in Seymour? Stuart B. — The Library has the most stories. Lee Blevins — I see you are wearing golf stockings. Tom Bollinger — Who told you? Lee Blevins — I just counted eighteen holes. Teacher — Bill what is a doughnut? Bill — A doughnut is a big person with a lot of money. Why is Spring the most dangerous season of the year? .Because the grass shoots up and bulrushes out. Roger B. — I live so far back in the woods that it takes me two hours to come to school. Roy W. — That ' s nothing, I live so far back that the sun rises between our house and town. Bob Zickler had his hair cut so Miss McHenry could not pull it out as it happens to be her favorite hold. John — Have you re ad Freckles? Bill — No, mine are brown. Helen M. — Wanta ride home with me? Adeline — Yeah. Helen — Where ' s your car? Lost. t u ft M j= E R SVcTUeDpiwce q F THtTWfl 006-5 = By SlUMfR flfO 5TftNT5l£ _Q_ THE «f r REtuCN to E.Ui£ Vd£NOL S i I L- $ • $ WttSI«m V 9R X09 Device for Cfettmd Seniors out tf bed .John H- incluo e L CPaUn.t Pending) EXPLANATION; HOUR HAND on CLOCK, (I) Touches FIGURE7 starting rt-fcTRic noTonct) which nuns punpcsd prating WATER FRO A OUCHFTCO INTO PIPE M THRU t102. .LC(t)OffTO SLEEPER 10TOR(fi)ALS0 TURNS SHAFTfy) AND GEARS J OPERATING TICKLE-RCi) ON FEET. E. Blevins was brushing his auburn locks with a brush that never was intended for a toilet article just to amuse some girls in a science class when Mr. Hadley said, That ' s right Ernest that brush was intended to be used on a rusty surface. Wife — John you never buy me candy and flowers as you did before we were married. John — Does a man give bait to a fish that has been caught? Ed. Brooks (talking about the six months nights up at the north pole) — Believe I ' ll go up there and get a date with a girl for some night. John T. — At last, I ' ve found you out. Jessie — Oh, no, but you will the next time you call. A VIEW IN THE HALL Lee B. — Hear about the ex- plosion last night? Jane C. — No, what happened? Lee B. — The wind blew up the river. Lynn Huber (holding a pet dog in his arms). Pupil — If they don ' t look like twins I ' d like to know who does. Joe — I feel embarassed with this patch on my pants. John — Just think how em- brassed you would feel if the patch wasn ' t there. sb v nouns goal A Freshman went forth to serenade The lady he loved the best; He went to the house at evening When the sun had gone to rest. He warbled there till daylight And would have warbled more, But morning light disclosed the sign For Rent upon the door. Do tell me what Ruthie Dunn. We hear that Paul Douglass is going to Illinois this year to shuck Corn. Mr. Duke — Do any of you boys have any handicaps which would keep you from greater things? Alvin J. — Yes, my face. John — There is a fly in my coffee. Marge — Don ' t worry, it won ' t drink much. Ruthie B. — How dare you swear before me. Gordon M. — Oh, I forgot you wanted to first. Latin Teacher- — Where did Caesar die? Small Boy — On page four. It was near the end of the scene The poor starving girl cried out Bread. And the curtain came down with a roll. Ruth C. — I made two D ' s on my report. Francis N. — Fair and cooler, probably showers. •WHAT ' S the: idea • OF PAlttTIHG WITH; Art ofef?coAT. onir WeLL-rtRS COOPER ' -. .SAID TO USF A j HEAVIER COAT ON fT 3 PICTURE A THROW-OUT 1 «£0 i ' - v(} u Senior — There ' s a town in Massachusetts named after you. Freshie (proudly) — Yes, what ' s it ' s name? Senior — Marblehead. Father (taking picture from the wall) — Where is that tack, Son? Son — Lord only knows Father, it is pointing one wav and headed the other. Melvin Bell — What kind of a car do you have? Kenny McD. — Ash. Melvin — You mean Nash? Kenneth — No, Ash, secondhand Cole. Miss Standish (tres petite Fayee) — Where was the first doughnut made? Dot H. — In Greece. sr: v ' Wy ETIQUETTE IN S. H. S. Much stress has been laid on etiquette this year. Every faculty member has made a special effort to teach his classes the proper and essential points that manners and con- duct require. To be polished one must be able to make artistic designs on the walls and boards with paper wads. The art classe s have been very crowded with pupils desiring to learn the art of tearing paper in fine artistic designs to throw on the assembly floor. Teachers have been holding daily practice in the class rooms so that students may gain strength to enable them to push and shove their fellow classmen out of the way at the assembly door. Much time is given to the practice of having pupils talk when not ealled upon. Ben jamin Yount has reached the superlative degree. Both plane and solid geometry classes have been filled with students interested in being able to figure and carve beautiful squares and triangles on their desks. Without a doubt the music classes have been most popular of all. The pupils are eager to learn how to chew their gum to the rhythm of classical and popular music. A contest was held last month. Edward Brooks won first prize and since then has had the rare privilege of studying in Mr. Ackerman ' s room the first period. One afternoon out of every week is devoted to instruction in civic pride. The pupils long for this afternoon. Many of them have developed civic pride to the extent thai) they can walk by an open window and let handfuls of torn paper flutter out. Many of them throw their chewing gum wrappers right at the front entrance and walk away chewing like cows. A new department, that of training clowns has been added to the curriculum. This department is not crowded as yet. Robert Zickler takes his training the third period, Francis Nichalson, the fifth and Boy Williams, the sixth. Much interest has been exhibited by all spectators, and without a doubt next year the department will be crowded. OUR FAMOUS PEOPLE Cecile B. DeMille Roy Williams Paderewski Leon Himler Caruso Ben Yount Galli Curci Adeline Bowman Douglas Fairbanks Harold Mascher Rudolph Valetino Lee Blevins PATHETIC NEEDS Ben Yount- — A muffler. Gordon Raeburn — New set of tires. Joe Moore — Automatic rapid fire gum remover. Francis Nichalson — More leisure hours. Alvin Johnson — Partnership in station ery store. Howard Coons — A girl to love him. Dorothy Steinkamp — Laughing gas. Earl Kamman — More change. Kenneth McDonald — Stick of dynamite. Sam Whitson — Meditation. Kerval Goodwin — Hinges. Albert Myers — Accelerator. Gordon Miller — New line of talk. Melvin Bell — Four wheel brakes. Leland Ross — Self-starter. Margaret Kasting — Another diamond ring. Mattie Maschino — Speedometer for voice. Sylvia Stants — All-day sucker. Carl Hustedt — Megaphone. Walter Rebber — Seven passenger car. Marie Hanner — A front seat with a cer- tain young man. Margaret Dunn — A headlight. Dorothv Hooker — Delicate chuckle. Breathes there a flapper with lips so red Who ne ' er unto herself hath said: ' ' This is my own, my dearest Sheik — And I love him tho ' he is a freak. If a dog should lose his tail where could he get another one? At any store where they carry on retailing business. Two little coons on a bridge a sittin, Two little dice back and forth a flittin, Ilole in the board where a knot ' s a missin ' Paradise Lost. Son — Mother, did you know that sheep are the dumbest animals? Mother — Yes, my little lamb. Miss B. (to assembly) — Hand me your hooks before you pass out. Mother — Why, Betty, why are you whip- ping the poor little cat? Betty — ' Cause he ' s dirty, he spits on Mb hands and then rubs his face. YOUR LESSON 15 WEuTl PREPARED, ZOVJAHD, 1 BUT IT 15 ONE WE HAD) yUASTWEEKi ( — ' Mr. Glaze (to telephone operator) — Give me twenty-two double two, please? Operator — Then you want two, two, two, two. Mr. Glaze — Don ' t play train with me, now hurry and give me my number. Francis Nichalson, looking at Kerval Good- win — That bov looks amost human at times. Dot H. — I have an awful cold in my head. Marg. J. — Well, that ' s better than nothing. Mother — Johnny, is the clock running? Johnny — No, Mother, it ' s tail is just wagging. Teacher (reading English) — And her fore- head was like ivory. Tom A. — Miss McHenry, I never saw anyone with an ivory head. Teacher — Here ' s my vanity case, Tom. Q ' A ' Ai AiQ VS9Z ir!33PWj WHAT IF— Miss Andrews should refuse to sign our permitsf Mrs. Cooper should become color-blind? Mr. Bryan should get to school on time? Miss Vehslage didn ' t require students to keep notebooks? Miss Fosbrink had red hair? The janitor should sweep Miss Emily Lewis ' room? Mr. Glaze should make a collection of all the discords he hears? Mr. Hadley would combine certain chemicals? Miss Standish should lose her dimples? Miss Funican should assign only fifteen lines in Vergil? Mary Lewis were lost, would Fern Hunter? Mr. Henderson should wear a goatee? Miss Barbour had practiced horseback riding instead of vocal? Some of the Seniors should forget and say Aunt Kate instead of Miss Andrews? Miss McHeury should chew gum during assembly? Miss Newsom didn ' t say nevertheless the fact remains? Mr. Due should lose his temper? Miss Brown should mash her finger would she use her Spanish? A fly should light on Mr. Ackerman ' s head? A mouse should run across the floor in Mrs. Swails room? Coach Mitchell should wear a wig, would he have toupee? All of Miss Bidenour ' s pupils made A ' s? ON HIS DUMBNESS (Apologies to Milton) When I consider how my life is spent Ere half my days in this great school and wide, And that great dumbness, which I cannot hide, Shows in each study, though my mind more bent To bluff therewith my teacher, and present Another ' s work, lest she reproving chide. Should teacher exact study, brains denied? I fondly ask. But Indolence to augment That murmur, too replies, you always need A little extra time to do your work. Your state Is pitiful. You cannot make the speed. They prod you on without a moment ' s rest, You fail because vou only vield to Fate. E. F. F. and A. L. C. Whenever we look at Albert Myers ' feet we always think of the beautiful hymn, How Firm a Foundation. Robert Zickler: God to Thee. ' Whenever I ride in Harold Stepler ' s car I always sing ' Nearer My FAILURE F ierce lessons A rtless confidence I ndifferent attitude L ow aim U topian dreams R eckless methods E ver unprepared. THE UNEXPLAINABLE Your recitation time was due, You studied not; Your history you neglected too Nor cared a jot; Your English and Geometry You never got; But when the six weeks roll around You wished a lot. L. Z., ' 28. SGBGKOCKISSjBISB m JOHN! H WE YOJ F0«S«Tr£N , rHAT HK5T0RY OJTLlNf?; NO! HE JUST . One cold morning a doctor drove up in his new Ford and quickly got out and threw a cover over the hood. A small boy anding nearby exclaimed, Need ' lit cover it up Doc, I saw what it was. Employee — The new boss of the factory will be an old fashioned man I suppose. O ' Hara — He ' s so old fashioned that he will be taking the belts from the drive wheels and replacing them with suspenders. Virginia R. (sitting on a high fence posed for a picture while Pauline A. was standing on the ground with the camera in her hand) — Oh, Pauline, your ' re too low down to take my picture. First Tenderfoot — I got jl AAlF A BnICK . ' 0uba on the radio last ni ? ht - Second — That ' s nothing, 1 raised the window and got chilly (Chili). SKIPPING HAVE YOU DON£ YOUR OffS IDE READIH YET?y ££■ A ITS BEEH , TOfCOLO OUTSIDE -1 HERF LATELY, I had a fall last night which rendered me uncon- scious for several hours. Where did you fall? Asleep. Love is sweet, but oh how sad, To kiss a girl, then see her dad. Freshie — I don ' t know. Soph. — I can ' t say. Junior — I don ' t remember. Senior — I don ' t think I I can add anything to what has been said. $ ; $ ; $ ; $ ; $ vV: J V.«5«SSPW W YOUR THE ONLY ONr I UAMT (Two English Teachers quarreling) First — It should be said this way, Haven ' t you got no bringing up. Second — - That isn ' t right, you should say ' Aren ' t you got no fetching up ' ? Miss Newsom (in class) — Name all the lower animals of the universe starting with Landis Cooper. Bill Miller was driving a bunch of boys and girls around in his much noted Mitchell when Sylvia Stants expressed her wish that they all ride in the back seat. Pa, asked Tommy, What do they call a man that has two wives ? A bigamist, was Pa ' s answer. Well, what do they call a man with more than two wives ? asked the inquisitive Tommy again. An idiot, now don ' t ask me any more questions, said Pa. OUR TROUBLE A SAD CASZ- Gordon M. — Gotta cig arette? Kenny McD. — Sure, wanna see it ? Miss Brown — Silas Garvey put your chew- ing gum in the waste basket. Silas— Why? Miss Brown — Because you ' ll get all stuck up. CAUSFD By TOO MUCH GUM, CHEUIMG IN SCHOOL Teacher — John, what is the bird that has the longest neck? John — The one that comes to see mv sister. ncfiirme n ija?,;4r :ro jiK5iwi ■ ) •ffej, BBODn nan Mother — I ' ve tried so hard to make you a good child, Ruthie, and, yet in spite of all my efforts you are still rude and naughty. Ruthie (deeply moved) — What a failure you are, Mother. Bus Bell — Every time I quarrel with my girl I put it down in my diary. Kenny McD. — Oh, I see, you keep a scrap book. Miss Fosbrink (To Bill Baise) — William use banquet in a sentence. William — The Ban quit on acco unt of low wages. 8am Whitson — You ' re a thin shark. Tom A.— What ' s that? Sam Whitson — A poor fish. For he was only five feet tall, He knew not what to do; Wallace stood beneath the mistletoe, And she was six feet two. Dutch M. (to J. R. Mitchell)— We got Davenport last night. J. R. — That ' s nothing, you get Daven- port every night. Dutch M. — Oh, I mean on the radio. Miss Newsom — You boys remind me of real estate. Lockmund Cox, Brooks — How ' s that? Miss Newsom — -Vacant lots. Mr. Ackerman (to class) — I smell rubber burning. Smart Student — You must be getting hot under vour collar. £0iM£ IN TO SCHOOL 3 7.T FO QI-CgjMPS ' rooHoo aTwrtyfj . s?£§ 2 A vS JBOKSai j iWJfW3iw 0 Editor toa a. of the xjt ££TS 7 0 k 0fi Boy — I want some medicine to reduce with. Clerk— Anti-fat? Boy— No, my uncle. This, said the cat, is the end of my tail, ns be backed into a lawn mower. Bessie — Daddy, why is your head baldl Father — That ' s the fly ' s skating rink. Jim —Can you telephone from a mailbox? James — No. Jim — You are pretty dumb if you can ' t tell ' phone from a mail box. How is a bald headed man like heaven? There is no parting or dying. HE ' ll HAVE TO GROW SOfAEI Jack — May I hold your hand? Viola — No, this isn ' t Armistice day. Jack — It isn ' t Independence day either. Magistrate (to applicant or life insurance position) — Now if you saw a woman being washed out to sea what woud you do? Applicant — I ' d throw her a bar of soap. Magistrate — Why a bar of soap? Applicant — To wash her back to shore. JUST WHIT Miss Newsom (in Biology) — Bring your speci- mens of animals. Leland Eoss — Donald, stand up so the class can see vou. Roy W. (sleepily) — Looky! Mr. Glaze stopped the clock so the time could catch up. Miss McHenry (in first, period assembly — - Benjamin, watch your fog horn. Benjamin — Oh, it ' s big enough that it won ' t get awav. Did you read where a fellow went thirty-five days without taking a bath? No. T never read dirty storiea. $ : -A: $ $ l Jrr± Jrrlzr2zrAs7-JrrJ rJs7zl i — — — —i — ' — i - i — i — t — i—i—i — — i=i J I I I t I I it I I Ll ' l II ll ' l I I l ' l I I l l I 111 I I I ■ ! I I I ' l I .1 I . I L l ' l I I h I I I 1 ! ' l- I ADVERTISEMENTS OLLEGE and High School Annuals have come to be recognised as an institution. Year by year they are growing in import ' ance and number. They are growing, too, in beauty and character, so that many high school annuals now excel the books issued from colleges a few years ago. In this ad ' vancement we have had no small part. For more than twenty five years we have been helping create representative annuals for schools thruout the middle west and south and thru our help ' ful ccoperation have won a position of recognized leadership among annual engravers. Last year three of our annuals won four first and second prices in state and national contests — a testi- monial to our service of which we are proud. This is one of 154 annuals, published in eleven states, that bear the Indeeco imprint this year. Not content to rest on laurels won we have worked out plans to make our service to 1926 staffs more helpful than ever. Editors, business managers or faculty advisors are invited to write and give us opportunity to explain how Indeeco Service can help them publish the best annual they have ever had. Indianapolis Engraving Company 222 EAST OHIO STREET INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA The French Cavalier, the beautiful jour-color process en graving on the preceding page, is our own product. Many national advertisers use Indeeco Service regularly and engravings from our commercial depart ' ment appear in national magazines every wee . W0 0 IF l . ST. SSfjBi .$J tiKWNBS0i  l£ J PICTURES IN THIS BOOK WERE MADE BY M. R. PURLEE ICE is a Necessity These Days An expenditure of a few cents each day for ice, as an investment offers splendid returns in Table Satisfaction. RAYMOND CITY COAL Generates More HEAT so why not be Assured of a Comfortable Home. COLD STORAGE Store APPLES in the Fall for Your Winter use. What is more enjoyable than a juicy apple on a cold winter night EBNER ICE COLD STORAGE CO. Phone 4 SEYMOUR INDIANA Qxv-A:® ' A-Q FEDERMANN ' S DRUG STORE For the past eight years has been serving the people of Seymour with quality merchandise at right prices. You Are Always Welcome at Federmann ' s Your Interests Are Our Interests Let Us Serve You DRESS WELL AND SUCCEED A Good Appearance Often Paves the Way Good Clothes play an important part in life ' s program, but good clothes without a clean life, clean speech and clean scholarship will not brins: success. THE HUB A GOOD PLACE TO TRADE Wi$iQ14iQl$i®l A-Q W8VR jL££fef ih ' jl Sj? THIS SETTLES THE QUESTION OF AN OIL BURNER THE WILLIAMS OIL.Q.MATIC Is a Proven Success CLEAN — ECONOMICAL — SAFE — DEPENDABLE You Never Go to the Furnace Room When You Have a Williams. BEVINS PLUMBING, HEATING AND ELECTRIC SHOP W. L. CLARK, Manager Phone Main 165 115 S. Chestnut St. 112 St. Louis Avenue Phone 391 BELL ' S CLEANING WORKS s FOR AFETY ERVICE ATISFACTION DRY CLEANING PROTECTS THE HEALTH OF THE NATION $A ' A-®-A 32E i3i£)UsfcMIKe3B«0a CLOTHES For MEN, YOUNG MEN, YOUNGER MEN, AND YOUNGSTERS At the Usual Low Cash — No Sale Prices RICHART ' S WHERE VALUES ARE TRUTHFULLY REPRESENTED P ROMLNENT THE INCREASING Popularity of this Institution in the Business Community is Due to Many Things. THE— Courtesy and general efficiency of its officers and employees. THE— Completeness of its service rendered. THE— Constantly planning new ways to please its customers. THE— Absolute protection of all funds deposited in its custody. WHEN SEEKING BANKING CONNECTIONS GIVE US A CALL THE JACKSON COUNTY LOAN TRUST CO. Cor. Second and Chestnut Sts. Sevmour, Indana GEORGE F. KAMMAN, Jeweler and Optometrist Phone 249 THE STORE OF BEAUTIFUL JEWELRY Seymour, Ind. HART SCHAFFNER MARX CLOTHES SIX YEARS AGO We succeeded the Thomas Clothing Company. Dur- ing that time we have been recognized the leading Men ' s and Boys ' Clothing Store in Southern Indiana. The policy Ave have maintained throughout our exist- ence has built our business to the highest standard of merchandising. We appreciate the loyalty of our friends and patrons who have made our successful career possible. We are Ahvays Striving to Serve Yoii Better. CARTER — COLLINS CO 103-105 N. Chestnut St. Seymour, Indiana VAiQ. 1T.T W vi: J V WW, BUHNER ' S FERTILIZERS For GARDENS AND FIELDS As Necessary as the Rain MANUFACTURED AT Seymour, . . Indiana ESS MORE 1885 1925 EDUCATION IS THE STEPPING STONES TO SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS CAREER Never Before Were Greater Opportunities Offered for Honest, Upright, Educated Men and Women in Business. Loyalty to Home Industries is a Promising Indication of Future Success. Let Us Continue to Serve You for Less THE GOLD MINE SEYMOUR INDIANA Qi Ai Ai® Graessle- Mercer Co. Producers of High Class Printed Matter 4 -A -A ■§ A ■ $ iiaaGCiSilSaEIuHRI A H. DROEGE FURNITURE PHONOGRAPHS STOVES RUGS 220 South Chestnut Street Seymour, Indiana SEYMOUR WOOLEN MILLS Established 1866. Seymour Motor Sales Co. Authorized Buick Dealers Genuine Buick Parts Complete Line of Accessories SALES SERVICE REPAIRS 224 SOUTH CHESTNUT STREET M. HUBER BRO. SEYMOUR ' S LEADING SHOE STORE Established 1893 Seymour Indiana UNION HARDWARE CO. HARDWARE. STOVES. IMPLEMENTS BUGGIES, WAGONS, HARNESS. SEEDS. ETC. LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIAL A SPECIALTY SEYMOUR : : : : INDIANA Star Brand Shott Are Better Better Shoes for Less Money at HOADLEY ' S ; $ ; $ :. 3 ; 3 : a : fr: 3 : $ 5 BGK tSGTAia Kfc ,SW a Stte We submit a water sample for examination to the Indiana State Board of Health Every Week. SEYMOUR WATER CO. SEYMOUR INDIANA Yea! ftah! Seymour! We ' re For You! BELDON ' S CASH GROCERIES -FOUR STORES — No. 1, oth Ewing No. 2, 4th Pine Main 214 Main 228 No. 3, 4th Blish Main R 309 No. 4, 821 W. Brown WHEABY AMERICA ' S FINEST WARDROBE TRUNKS J. FETTIG CO. Seymour Indiana GULBEANSEN HEGISTEEING PIANO In many ways different from the ordinary player piano. E. H. HANCOCK MUSIC CO. Opposite Interurban Station SEYMOUR : INDIANA Telephone Main 143 Don ' t Say Bread, Say Jobbers of Coca Cola STAR BREAD By Demanding STAR BAKERY SEYMOUR ICE CREAM You Patronize Home Industry Phone 46b ' Circle Street. Seymour. Indiana Third and Ewing Streets Come Write or Phone TRY THE DRUG STORE FIRST LOERTZ DRUG STORE The Drug Store of Superior Quality and Service Phone 116 No. 101 E. Second St. Seymour, Indiana SEYMOUR CAFE 107 West Second Street HOME OF GOOD EATS Open All Night UNITED CIGAR STORE Across the Street. The new Auto finish, gives your car an up-to-date appearance. We also do cheaper painting and auto top work. Let Us Figure With You AHLBRAND CARRIAGE CO. Seymour, Indiana. USE MILK FOR ECONOMY — USE — SWENGEL ' S DAIRY COMPANY ' S PASTUERIZED FOR SAFETY SEYMOUR INDIANA PRICE ' S PLACE PURE SODAS. ICE CREAM, CANDIES and FINE CIGARS FOREIGN. TROPICAL and CALIFORNIA FRUITS North Chestnut Street SEYMOUR INDIANA $l® r Ai $-Ai4 Autographs QlQ lQiQlQ-AiQ-AiQ 3Q Js AFTERWORD Our book is done. Wg have tried to but into it the best that our school could broduce. We wish to take this measure o exbressind our abbreviation to all who in any wau helbed to make Our Annual a success — the contribu- tors and advertisers. We hojpe that vjou have enjoued our (publica- tion and that there will be many more success- ful issues o{ the Patriot . THE END Heckman BINDERY. INC. JULY 04 N. MANCHESTER INDIANA 46962