Winamac High School - Totem Yearbook (Winamac, IN)

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ERMA KISTLER Erma's most prominent characteristic is to fail to hear others recite in Eng- lish IV but. being of a peaceable nature, always agrees with them. Erma, at times, becomes violent with anger but soon forgives and forgets. She is a favorite with all and will be a jolly memory to W. H. S, MARY JACKSON ,We certainly must apply some of Emerson's philoso- phy, quality atones for quantity in thinking of Mary. Her great need is a little more perpendicular capacity. She was a great friend to Caesar, Cireco and the other Greats and sad it will be to break away from: these fond relations. JOSEPH BOYLE 'tPat is an Irishman and dearly loves the Shamrock green. He is a cartoonist of no mean worth and has a peculiar laugh which you would be sure to recognize, as it is original. He is a great admirer of girls with brown eyes but is not very bold, so you may know that there is nothing doing. ALTA FISHER Alta is slow and easy-go- ing, but she is not lazyg no, far from it. She always knows what she is talking about when she recites. She came to us this year to be- come a Senior and to take care of her small brother Levi.

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tiERTHL'DE ALBERDING This girl lowers high above us especially in longi- tude. Gertrude is as quiet as a mouse ever- striving for a better deporlment mark. Her private revel is dream- ing, with studying as an oc- cupation. WILLIAM MOHR This individual is noted as being the llrst to intro- duce the pompadour into VV. H. S. Bill is rational in everything but woman sulirage and when it comes to that he is a Bull Moose. His jinx is girls while farming is his greatest dc- light. MABEL SMITH Mahefs broad engaging smile and good common sense make her a general comrade to all. Mabel's thoughts often come so fast that she gets her tongue tangled in saying them all at once. She is looking for- ward to happy years of school-teaching. KATIE BROWN We know that Katie is the hardest worker in the class and she certainly merits the good grades which she al- ways receives. Although she is lacking in fun, this is amply counterbalanced by her determined spirit which is sure to bring her excel- lent rewards and many friends.

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Senior History JIKE the sands in the hour I A glass our days in the W. H. S. will soon have been run through and we soon shall reach that destination to which we have looked for twelve years, a W. H. S. graduate. We entered upon the last four years of this course September the twelfth,nine- teen hundred ten. ln spite of all the flings received from the upper classmen we were highly elated to be Freshmen and did not waver under our new tasks. We found the following teach- ers in charge: Superintend- ent Spaulding, from whom we learned all about the little germs: Mr. Berry. who had charge of the Algebrag Mr. Spencer. music and drawing. The class was so large that it was necessary to have two classes in English under Mr. Kinnick and Miss Dieder- ich. Miss Stratton had charge of Latin and Miss Diederich of German. Along with all our other work we were obliged to attend the crowning events of the year-the Freshman parties. The next year we were glad to be Sophomores but sad to know that one of our members, Edward Cloud, had died the preceding summer. We looked down with an eye of contempt on the Freshmen, forgetting our own once awkward ways. The faculty was the same this year with the exception of Miss Belden, who was in Spencer's resig- at a Hallowe'en charge of the position made vacant by Mr. nation. The Seniors entertained us royally party that year and we in return entertained them at Keller's Hall. In the Junior year we realized that if we ever expected to write our names with the numerals, '14, we would have to get to work in earnest. This was impressed upon us more and more when we saw the new faculty. Here we found Mr. Legg for History and English, Miss Frazier, German IIIQ Principal Olm- stead, Geometry: Miss Harker, who had charge of Music and Drawing. At the end of the year we showed W. H. S. what we were able to do socially, first by presenting 'tVVhat Happened to Jones under the careful coaching of Mr. Olmstead and second by the Junior Reception. The most enjoyable part of the re- ception came when the Seniors all sat back and watched them- selves go by at a reunion twenty years hence, as portrayed by the Juniors. 'In the fall of 1913 we were finally Seniors. The pupils to join us from other schools being Alta Fisher, Maude Shank, Hazel Merriman, George Key, Homer Barker, Alice Bowman. and Violet Stout. We found Mr. Geiser presiding in the place which Mr. Spaulding had filled so faithfully for six years. Mr. Rittenhouse was the new principal and Miss Hendrickson was the Latin, Grammar and English teacher Miss Harker was yet the song- stress and Miss Frazier endeavored to make us enjoy Emerson. The pupils who have traveled together during the twelve years are: Walter Wendt, Ruth March, Harry Smith, Fanny Conn, Janet Keller, Mary Dukes and Nellie Galbreath. NELLIE GALBREATH, '14,