Warsaw High School - Tiger Yearbook (Warsaw, IN)

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THE TiaER, thoughts and happy mem ' ries to you, we, the staff of the Tig er, shall feel that our labors have been amply rewarded. We now leave it in your hands. In closing, we ask you all— Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores, and Freshmen— to join us in the following: Here ' s to the memories of dear old Warsaw, whose faculty and student body stand for ethics and learning, school spirit, and school loyalty. We, the students, do pledge our hearts, our souls, and our sacred honor to love and protect thee, our school, and be loyal to thee forever. ®Ijp Alumni URING the centennial celebration last July, an unusual affair was held in this city. People came from all parts of the country to at- tend. The first Alunnii Banquet was the occasion. It was held at the Methodist Church. For many years a meeting of this charac- ter has been desired but owing to the difficulty of assembling, plans never materialized. However, the commemoration of Indi- ana ' s one hundredth birthday offered the opportunity and ar- rangements were made accordingly. The affair was delightfully informal. The guests met in the Groves audi- torium where they Avere greeted by Miss Jennie Frazer, Mrs. F. E. Bowser and Prof. H. S. Kaufman. In fact, so thoroughly did they enjoy themselves renew- ing old acquaintances and chatting with their old schoolmates whom the pass- ing years had drifted far apart that it was past seven when they repaired to the banquet hall. The hall was profusely decorated in high school colors, the orange and the black. Banks of palms, ferns and white lilies were arranged most effectively. The tables were bedecked with garlands of floAvers and ferns by the Methodist ladies who served. White carnations were the favors given to the three hun- dred and nineteen guests. (Everyone assembled in their class according to their graduation year, and marched to their places). All being seated the old class rolls were read. Altho many members were absent, none was forgotten. Some classes had a hundred percent attendance, others were represented with only a lew. After the courses were served, the program was given, Edgar E. Hendee, of San Diego, Cal., acting as toastmaster. The invocation was made by Rev. John Lovell, of Long Branch, N. J., ' 81. Toasts Avere given by Mel Frasier, ' 79, Los Angeles, Cal. ; BraniAvell Baker, ' 83 : Earl Davenport, ' 95, of Chicago ; Elmer Funk, ' 95 ; Maxwell G. Phillips, ' 80, ' of Victoria, B. C. ; Mrs. W. W. Reed, ' 8L Solos were rendered by Floyd Stevens, ' 07; Gladys Yost, ' 15, and Mrs. Ethel Wallace Dufur. A reading was also given by Miss Marguerite Bum- baugh, ' 14. Mrs. Mary Shaffer Gibson, ' 78, of Evanston, M ' ho was in the first graduating class, also made a short talk. Music Avas furnished by Joe Maroni, an old time harpist of Warsaw. The program lasted for more than three hours, and the graduates, teachers, and guests enjoyed the many excellent toasts and vocal selections. All the speakers, Avhile making but brief and informal talks brought forth much mer- riment in relating incidents of former days at the old CoAvan School and later in the old Center Ward building, and Avere allowed to speak on any subject desired, yet no tAvo addresses Avere alike. All shoAved plainly the influence that the reunion Avith old schoolmates had upon the speakers. School days Avere the entire subject of expressions. A telegram from the militia boys at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Indiana,, Co. H sends greetings to the H. S. Alumni signed Co. H Alumni, sent a thrill of patriotism through the ci-oAvd. A large percentage are former graduates or classmen. Toasts AA ' ere drunk to Co. H. 1 ® 1 T 139 more] The Biology class should, be kept with the rest of the hug ' s

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THE TIOEIH, HIS — the thii1 -iiiiith year of Warsaw High School life has been an unusually happy one. Xo school oould have done more for its students. This year has been full of interesting events, pleasant associations and solid Avork. Never before have school interests, school loyalty, and school spirit mounted so high as during the past yeai ' . Our Superinteiulent and Principal have both i-ealized that the pupils are in a position to see the needs of the school. The students have been encouraged to give their ideas. Every pupil in the High School has some plea- sant memories of these two men. He T ' emend)ers the advice that helped in time of perplexities and trouble. He remembei-s the kindness and consideration shown him when he most needed them. He rememl)ers the cheerful, helpful talks about his plans for the future. He remembers their iiudination to listen to and consider any suggestion to which he has given serious thought. Indeed, we are not at all sui-e but that the oft ' ice is the center of all our boasted High School spirit. It is, indeed, the heai ' t of the school. Societies hich went out of school in 1912 are again blossoming forth. The parties, the plays, the contests, the debates, oui- nuisic, the assemblies, and athletics; all have aroused an unusual intei-est and foiuul a strong support. They in turn, have done their part in making this a great year. So now, we, a group of seven students, members of the Senior Class, have been chosen by you, the student body, to put forth a Tiger to represent and picture the year of student life in this school. Let us say that we all appreciate and acknowledge the responsiI)ility of our position. To put forth an Annual of this kind, we have had to study the school activities of the last nine ujonths nuist carefully. After doing this, we found that to record all the interesting happenings was practically imjiossible. So we have been forced to cut down and omit uuudi which would have been recoi-dod. We have tried to select those events which stand out and out-shine the i-est. We have tried to be im- partial and unprejudiced. We adnnt our .iudgment has not always been cor- i-ect ; we are only luinian beings, but we have done our best towards making this year ' s Tigei a lair lepi-esentative of the year ' s work. In lookinsr over the pages of this book a e ask you to regard our virtues kindly and to treat our eri ' ors blindly. We wish to exiu-ess ouv thanks to the many people who by their encoiii ' agement, their criticism, by their advice, and their kind sugges- tions have done much tow arils making this Annual what it is. We wish to thank the school as a wliole for it ' s loyal and active support. If, in after years, tlie pages of this book bring back a connected chain of Freshmen are warts on the h.iuds of progrress [140 more

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THIS- TIOEI iiin (§vn iHattrr LA short story wrilU-n b.y one of Warsaw ' s Alumni, Howard Brubaker, ' 99, now a journalist and author in New York City.] OiH ' o there was a lii ;h school — I iiieiitioii no names — which fouiifl itself racing ' certain defeat in the ajjproachin.i; footf aii jjame. The coach had done his best but tlie team was rather a soitv outfit; the line leaked like a sieve and i1 look the backs a lony time to pass a j iven point. The coach mediated sadly [ )o] these things on his way home from afternoon practice. It Ava.s, clear tliat evei-ythin i was lost including; honor. Sudden- ly, down in the ))usiness section of the town, he saw something that iiiteix ' sted him very much: and when he ent home his face was wreathed in smiles. When the team lined up for the big game there was a stranger in the midst, a high, wide stranger, built ijifhor upon the lines of the Koseiuskt) County couit house. His name, it seemed, was Young and he had to be introduced to the other members of the team because he had nevei- foiuid it convenient to go to the High School. It is a painful fact that coaches were not as particular in such matters then as they are today. Now, Young was an experienced milker and a champion pitcher of hay but he had never per- sonally met a footl)a!l game. The coach tried to give him the fine points of the game but nothing seemed to soak in very fai ' . Finally the coach in despair told Yomig that there was only (Uie thing to remem- ber: that he nmst i ut the ball over that east sjoal line as early and as often as possible and try to avoid manslaughter if convenient. AVhen he once got the hauif of the thing the im- ])oi ' ted player pT-oved to he a very powerful ally. He tossed the hated enemy about as if they were bags of oats. It was to his cus- tom of personally stepping ' ui)on the op])Osing team that the nameless High School owed the one touchdown they got in the first half: whenever the enemy tried to gain it found Yoiuig s ' iving an imitation of a barn door and slamniinff himself shut in their faces. In those days the teams changed goals oidy at the beginning of the second half. Everybody in the woi-ld knew this except Young. AYhen he srot the ball he knew that tliere was only one thing to do with it : they were facinsr the other way but they coiddn ' t fool him. So he tui-ned and ran toward the east goal. The crowd broke into a roar of dismay but Young thought it was meant for applause and redoubled his efforts. Both teams .started after him but they nevei- had a chance. Finally in desperation, the coach darted out from the side lines, tackled him and bro ight him down. The visiting team protested but the referee could find nothing in his book to forbid a coach tacklinir a member of his own team. He held that they had already ]ienalizod themselves enough to satisfy the law. And so the locals saved themselves from an inirrowinsr touch- down and finallv ■ on the ' ame. But Youusr wotind up his academic career tlien and there and went home. HO VARn BRFBAICER. [It has been rumored that this a true stor of Warsaw ' s first fooiball team in 1S96. featuring Henry Schade.] — Editor ' s Note. HO VARD BRUBAKER : Sr:ftQ£l5Xz A feUow m.ay siiiile and smile and still he wearing a w.atcli-ljracelet, too [138 more