Winamac High School - Totem Yearbook (Winamac, IN)

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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,

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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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Senior Will Know all men by these presents: That we, the members of the Senior Class of Winamac High School, in the county of Pu- laski, and State of Indiana, considering the uncertainty of this life, and being of sound mind and memory, do make and declare, and publish, this our last will and testament. FIRST: We give and bequeath unto our beloved fellow- scholars the Juniors, our seats on the south side of the assembly room in the Winamac High School, to have and to hold the same throughout their remaining years. We, also, leave them the oversight of the incoming Freshmen, expecting them to be model examples, and to teach all beginners concerning proper conduct in halls, assembly room and on the play ground. SECOND: We give and bequeath to our beloved followers, the Sophomores, our excellent grades and marvelous deport- ment. THIRD: Upon the Freshmen, we bestow our abundant supply of playthings, to be used frequently, but not to fall into the hands of the teachers. FOURTH: To our teachers, we bequeath them our sincere sympathy during the future years. FIFTH: We give and bequeath to Thomas Jackson, William Mohr's pompadour, to be kept in perfect condition so as to give hc-ight to his personage. We bestow upon Elmer Long, Harry Smith's melo- dious voice and all profits and revenues therefrom, expecting it to influence him to be a second Caruso. To Lillian Cox, we bequeath Mable Morrison's red hair and fiery temper to aid and abet those same qualities which she now possesses and hope that she may eventually rival The Shrew in Shakespeare's drama. SIXTH: To Ross Wills, we give and bequeath Katie Braun's amiable disposition, reputation, excellent grades and good be- havior, to be used and exercised frequently. To Fay Miller, we give and bequeath a little of Agnes Grabner's stoutness, that she may grow and flourish. VVe bestow upon James Hoover the fluent tongue of Hon. ti. W. Key and expect. to hear it properly demonstrated in the House of l-lepresenlatives. SEVENTH: To Georgia Ream, we bequeath the body and soul of Thomas Smith, to be guarded from all dangers and dis- eases. We bequeath to Otho Biffle the business way and ideas of Dudley Diggs, to be used next year in publishing the annual. To James Keplar we bestow Jennings Vurpillat's privilege of protecting and adoring all members of the fair sex that may enter on the north side of the assembly room. EIGHTH: We do nominate and appoint the school board of the said Winamac High School to be the executor of this, our last will and t.estament. In testimony whereof, we hereunto set our hand and seal, and publish and decree this to be our last will and testament, in the presence of the Witnesses named below, this fourth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fourteen. CSEALJ THE SENIOR CLASS. Signed, sealed, declared and published by the said Senior Class as and for their last will and testament, in the presence of us, who, at his request and in his presence, and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto. CSEALJ ALUMNI CSEALJ FORMER TEACHERS.