Wapakoneta High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Wapakoneta, OH)

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CIk tfctrospect IE IB 9j jn Ell Bj ip» !■ | Si s De K cV’. ns jn b rC SB 9 We? f an) Sr- Sj s » Si S s 9j £ a S Smoke Have you ever sat down and watched The smoke on various days, And noticed how it is affected By the weather in different ways? If you never have, try it some time When you’ve nothing else to do. And study the thin, black streams as they climb Toward a sky of a different hue. Go down to the factory district And pick out a suitable spot— Where you can view the stacks so majestic, From some deserted and vacant lot. You will discover that on a still day When the sky is blue and bright, That the columns will rise but one way When choosing their upward flight. They rise in straight, black pillars For a hundred feet or so— Then spread out in great black clouds, And the soot falls like black snow. y But when the wind is blowing And the smoke is whipped about— It will seem as tho the stacks were moving At a terrrific speed—no doubt. But when the air is full of mist, As it is on damp, wet days, You will see the columns become diffused As they try to pierce the haze. And it seems as tho the clouds were falling As it settles to the ground. The smell of gas is quite disgusting, And your lungs seem tightly bound. So you see, with a little patience on your part, Spread out over numerous days, You will learn that the atmosphere in part Determines just how the smoke behaves. —DICK STULTZ 19 3 0

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|€IK ttCtVOgpCCt I Board of Education ED TRAU—President CARL D. FISHER JACOB T. KOENIG CHARLES FISHER C. W. TIMMERMEISTER EDWIN J. STROH—Clerk I