Winamac High School - Totem Yearbook (Winamac, IN)

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THE TOTEM 13 this time a mile away, watched for the results of this collision. Straight to the cylinder, as if drawn by magic, rushed the submarine and with a bound it seemed to jump to its de- struction. The instant the submarine struck the cylinder torrents of water were thrown high into the air. Fall- ing in a showery downpour, they lefl the air full of feathery mist. Even the Oregon gave a bound forward t s the explosion occurred. The men stood staring at each other white faced and trembling as they thought of the terrible death they had just escaped. It was Ad- miral Dewey who broke the silence by saying: We all owe our lives and happi- ness to Lieutenant White. If he had not seen that Jap when he did, wo would all have been blown to pieces. I shall make a report to President Taft concerning this affair and shall see that the lieutenant gets a gold medal as a trophy of his faithful serv- ice to the United States and his fellow sailors. And the whole crew responded with a hoarse cheer for Lieutenant White. DEAN PATTISON ' 11. What happened during Senior recitations : Our principal is a lovely man But once he made a blunder: He went to shut the stove up tight And blowed us most to thunder. Mr. Kinnick — Hand in your excuse for coming to school today, before you ao to class. AS THE SENIORS SEE THE TEACHERS. Guess Who ' s Who. His eyes are grey, his nose is big, And his hair — shouldn ' t wonder but he wears a wig. Tall and slender, Dark brown hair; You ' ll know her by Her accustomed, Take care. Dear little girl Weai-s no rats; From Chicago — What do you think of that? His hair is black, his ey es are brown. He ' s got a graceful poise, A Grecian nose and swaggering gait And somewhat avoirdupois. Shiny black hair A serious man, Won ' t be here next year — • Going to tight Japan Learned professor, Dreadfully ' fraid of germs, He talks so much about them It makes a fellow squirm. Physics Teacher — What causes heat ? Scholar — The motion of molecules. Physics Teacher — What causes the motion of molecules? Scholar — Heat. Physics Teacher — Well, what causes heat and the motion of molecules? Scholar — Beg pardon, but I can only answer one thing at a time.

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12 THE TOTEM soon became intimate enough with the natives to inquire concerning - the number of men, guns and other equip- ments of the forts. However, the in- cident of the day before was the bold- est manoeuvre as yet discovered by the Amercians. When the boat reached the fort the men there had already assembled and were discussing the meanings of the marks and signs which they had dis- covered the night before on returning from their practice. The admiral made a careful study of these signs. He found the arrow pointed to the water, which had attracted Lieutenant White ' s attention. In rowing up to this mark for closer inspection, the oars struck something under the water This something proved to be a copper wire, one end of which was fastened to a hook inserted in the wall of the fort about a foot below the surface of the water, the other to something very firm at the opposite end. The crew followed it to find, if possible, to what it was fastened. To their surprise it led across the har- bor directly towards the Oregon. On the other side of the man-of-war they found the wire again. Get a diver ready as quickly as possible and see where that infernal wire goes under this man-of-war, ordered the admiral excitedly. In a few moments a diver had dis- appeared under the ship. About five minutes later ho returned to the sur- face. That copper wire, he began, is fastened to a cylinder about ten inches in diameter and three feet long. By means of these wires this cylinder is held in place about fifteen or twenty feet from the surface. I could not loosen it with the tools ' I had, but will get some more, loosen it and examine the contents. Not while this man-of-war is within half a mile of it, shouted the admiral. Man, do you know what that cylinder contains 1 ? It answers to the rixact description of an ar- rangement for blowing up the capitol that was being tested by some anarch- ists in the United States. But they were discovered. If this cylinder is struck by a submarine traveling at a terrible rate of speed, it will cause an explosion that will not leave enough of this vessel to keep as a memento. All hands on deck and get out of this place as soon as possible. The admiral had hardly said this, when out across the hai ' bor and the ocean, arose a deep hollow roar, as though some great toi-rent had sprung up from the bottom of the sea and was bearing down upon them. Every second it grew louder and more ter- rible. Shouts of horror were heard from those on the mighty Oregon, m their anxiety to get from that place. The engines were soon sending the spray and foam behind as they rushed away at the ship ' s topmost speed. They saw as it drew near to them that the approaching horror was a submarine. It was going directly to t he place where the Oregon had been a minute or so before. It left a white furrow as it rushed madly on to that awful explosive in the cyl- inder. The men on the Oregon, by

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i 4 THE TOTEM REMEBERING DATES. QUOTING POETRY. Mr. Berry lias great difficulty in getting the Seniors -to remember dates. This is the lesult: Columbus crossed the Delaware In fourteen ninety-two. We whipped the British fair and square In fourteen ninety-two; At Concord and Lexington we kept the red coats on the run — While the band played, Johnny, get your gun ! ' ' In fourteen ninety-two. Kentucky w. n s settled by Daniel Boone In fourteen ninety-two ; An ' I think the cow jumped over the moon In fourteen ninety-two . Ben Franklin threw his kite so high It drew the lightning from the sky, An ' Washington couldn ' t tell a lie, In fourteen ninety-two. Seniors will henceforth take their que From fourteen ninety-two. Miss D. (at Indianapolis, on the balcony of a hotel): Isn ' t this heaven to look down and see all those men after being in Winamac all win- ter? Mr. Kinnick at Indianapolis (while al (able): I have always wanted to go to heaven, and I think if I would go to Elizabethtown I ' d be satisfied. What makes your nose so large? I ' ve kept it out of other people ' s busintss and gave it a chance to grow. Miss Diedrich has the Senior commit every poem they study. When asked to repeat them this is what they say — My beautiful my beautiful Who standest proudly by It was the schooner Hesperus The breaking waves dashed high. Why is the forum crowded What means this stir in Rome Under the spreading chestnut tree There ' s no place like home. If you ' re waking call me early To be or not to be The curfew must not ring tonight Oh woodman spare that tree, Charge Chester, chaige! On Stanley on! And let who will be clever. The boy stood on the burning deck But I could go on forever. Mr. Spencer has a very bad cough. He says that he had a cough drop in his mouth for five weeks. Examination Question — What is meant by the term, stand patter? Answer of an applicant — It means about the sam e ag— you scratch my back and I ' ll scratch yours. Senior ' s advice to Freshman — Ye are green wood ; sea that ye warp not. Sophomores — Study and the rest study with you. Quit and you quit alone. Juniors — Follow in the Seniors ' tracks.