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"FOUNTENNIAL" 1922
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INDIANA COLLECTION
"Fountennial"
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DEDICATION
We, the Seniors of F. C. H. S., who are about to change from boys and girls to men and women, and from school life to success, wish to show our ap- preciation to the one who has piloted us through the four years of toil and happiness, the one who is always guiding us in the right, one who has tak- en us by the hand as little children and lead us up the long hill to success ; he who was sorry when we were sorry, and who has always been willing to help us as a friend.
As in appreciation the Seniors of 1922 dedicate this first volume of the "Fountennial" to Professor Leslie Beall.
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TO YOU FROM US
We, Seniors of Fountain City High School here present our "Fountennial" to all who are deeply enough interested to buy one or to read a friend's copy.
It is not one of the greatest books, but it is ours and we are proud of it. Since this is the first attempt to be made by our High School to put out an annual it will quite naturally have many shortcomings and errors and will meet with some criticism.
We offer no apologies for the mistakes we have made. Other classes may profit by them.
We have done our best to make it interesting to our classmates, underclassmen, teachers, alumni, and friends of our school. If it does not appeal to you now, lay it aside, and perhaps sometime in the dim future when age has made its marks you may get some pleasure from the "Fountennial" and mem- ories of our High School days.
We trust you will.enjoy looking at and read- ing the book as we have enjoyed its preparation.
Now it is yours. Read it. Close it. Smile over it. Show it. Weep over it. Do as you like with it. That is what we have done.
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TOWNSHIP ADVISORY BOARD
O. H. HINSHAW
E. H. BOCKHOFER
B. F. WRIGHT
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SCHOOL OFFICIALS
C. O. WILLIAMS County Superintendent of Schools
J. T. REYNOLDS Township Trustee
Fac
ulty
V. MULLENÃO THS.
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LESLIE BEALL, Prin. Physics and Mathematics
HELEN O. RIGGS, A. B. English and Foreign Language
HOWARD C. PATTERSON History and Agriculture Basketball Coach
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LUCILLE CARNEY Music
FRANCES LEE NICHOLS Art
MARIE CASEY Domestic Science
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THE SENIORS
There was a small class of Fountain, Tried a task as big as a mountain, They toiled and they worked, Their lessons they shirked, And the Annual, it was-
Leave it to you.
The President's name was Chester, He went with a girl named Esther, He tho't she was pretty, And also quite witty, But the rest all tho't him a jester.
Ruth is our Secretary and Treasure, She attacks her work with great pleasure. She hoards all the money, And considers it funny, And gives of her talent without measure.
There was a boy who knew how to spell, Every word in the language quite well, He played basketball- As he stormed down the hall, Everybody yelled, "Hatty, you're swell !"
There was a girl with dark brown eyes, Whom we all thought very wise ; But she fell off her perch And was left in the lurch, When Owen paid so much for her pies.
Erma's a girl of renown, She's the hardest worker in town, She smiles all the while, Is known for the style, Of her grades that never go down.
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Mary burns the midnight oil, But not with study or with toil, She's pleasant and kind, Never seems to mind, When the teachers create a turmoil.
Edith Mitchell is calm and demure,
Holds a place in her class quite secure, She works mighty hard, But she'll get her reward, When her dream ship is landed for sure.
This girl likes boxes of candy, Her friends all think she's a dandy, Her hair it is black, Of fun there's no lack, And Edith in music is handy.
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CHESTER MILLER
"By my troth, I'll go with thee to the lane's end.
I am a kind of a burr-
I shall stick." -Shakespeare.
Chester is our right hand man; ball play- er, yell leader, student and typist.
Favorite pastime Counting flies
Ideal
Esther Arnett
Ambition To wiggle his ears
By-word Aw, Heck!
RUTH WILLIAMS
"Knowledge is power."-Bacon
Wouldn't it be fun to get pink roses or boxes of candy on every possible oc- casion ? But then you couldn't blame anyone for giving them to her-she de- serves them all.
Favorite pastime Writing letters
Ideal St. Patrick Ambition To learn to run his Ford
By-word
Land sakes!
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HORACE HATFIELD
"Run, if you like, but try to keep your breath;
Work like a man, but don't be worked to death." -Holmes.
We hope that Horace will some day be as great a baseball star as he is now the largest boy in High School.
Favorite pastime Blowing bubbles
Ideal Benjamin Franklin
Ambition To learn to spell
By-word I know how
RUBY LEIBOLD
"A sweet heart lifting cheerfulness, like the springtime of the year, seemed ever on her steps to wait." -Mrs. Hale.
Does yu'all know who this is ?
Black hair, snappy eyes, winning smile, nimble fingers, and merry step .- Yas'm, that's our Ruby.
Favorite pastime ... Studying astronomy
Ideal Mrs. Vernon Castle Seaney
Ambition To be a conductress on a New York subway.
By-word Huh!
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EDITH MITCHELL
"The flower of meekness on a stem of grace." -James Montgomery.
If she is liked by her future pupils as well as by her present classmates, she will be a BIG SUCCESS.
Favorite pastime, Singing 'Wabash Blues'
Ideal Joan of Arc
Ambition .. To write with her right hand By-word My stars!
ERMA COOPER
"There is no substitute for thorough go- ing, ardent, and sincere earnestness." -Dickens.
If hard work and conscientious study ever get anyone any place, Erma will surely get where ever she is going.
Favorite pastime
Chewing gum
Ideal
Rachmaninoff
Ambition
To be a modern cow-girl
By-word
Florence!
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EDITH DAVIS
"A Persian's heaven is easily made, 'Tis but brown eyes and lemonade." -Moore.
Her Big Desire is to be a Movie Actress. We think she'd make a good one-from the tilt of her saucy nose to the tips of her musical fingers.
Favorite pastime Pegging away
Ideal Mary Pickford
Ambition To sell candy at Kresge's
By-word Oh, Dearie-e-e-e!
MARY MACY
"When love and lessons clash, she lets her lessons go to smash." -Anonymous. "Nuf said"
Favorite pastime
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, ? at midnight
Ideal A certain eight grade teacher
Ambition. . A three room house above the
shoe shining parlor.
By-word
"I say-you theah ?"
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IN MEMORIAM
Charles C. Rothermel
Born September, 1904
Died
November, 1919
Charles had always been a member of Fountain City School and entered High School with us in 1918.
His kind and pleasant disposition won him many friends in the school and community.
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THE TRAVELS OF CLASS '22
1918-19.
On September fourth, nineteen hundred eighteen, twenty-one Freshmen equipped with books, pens, pencils, paper and numerous other encumbrances, presented themselves in the assembly room of Fountain City High School. This was the depot appointed for meeting, for they were going on a long journey that would last four years. They were taking with them Professor Beall, Shurleigh Harter, Helen Carter and Lela Manford as guides to the most interesting places, since these had been on a similar journey before.
They were very much excited as most children are when about to take a ride on the train. They sang a merry good-bye and started on the eight- thirty train. They traveled for about two hours and stopped at a place called Science City.
With Mr. Beall as chief guide they wandered through this city, visiting one of the largest observatories in the world. Here they learned a great deal about the solar system, which they deemed very interesting. Having visited a coal mine near the city they went to see Queen Falls, which are noted for their beauty. Then they visited the large museum where they saw many in- teresting things.
They stayed in this city for about a month. On the first of October they started on their journey again. Having traveled for six days they came to a place called "Algebraia," and were told that they would spend a few days here. This was rather a small place, but full of many puzzling things. Miss Harter helped them solve their mysteries by explaining each little thing very carefully. About the most puzzling was the Fraction Building. While they were here they learned to play the game called "Removing Parantheses and Brackets."
Having stayed here as long as they could they continued their travels and at length came to "Arithmetica." Miss Harter again went with them to visit the Stocks & Bonds Company, the factory where adding machines were made and several other places of interest.
They took up their journey again and traveled until they came to English City, and taking Miss Carter as chaperon they made pilgrimages to the coun- try homes of numerous poets and authors. While here the girls decided to go to Domesticburg, a little village about five miles distance, and see if they could learn to cook some new things so they could surprise their folks when they returned home by showing them that they could cook. They also learned how to make some very pretty articles in the sewing department. Miss Manford went with the girls to this village and helped them to have a very enjoyable visit.
Returning to English City she decided to take the whole crowd to a musi-
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cal concert where they had the pleasure of hearing some of the world's most famous musicians.
Mr. Beall, during the first year, entertained the travelers by some basket- ball games which were played by some of their group of Crusaders and by those who had begun the journey a few years before. This diversion proved valuable pastime and a means of recreation from the more strenuous work of the trip. After this they returned home to spend the summer in their local community.
1919-20
Sixteen Sophomores met at the depot on September second, nineteen hun- dred nineteen, to recommence their journey. Mr. Beall, Miss Vangie Davis, Miss Gertrude Kiplinger and Miss Francis Nichols accompanied them. Mr. Beall said they would go to Algebraia again and see the Definition Building and some other places of interest. Having stayed here several days they boarded a train for Geometric City.
Arriving here they went to see the Circle University which was very in- teresting and many of the crowd thought they would like to complete their education here. As they had never secured any souvenirs while on their trav- els they decided to get some. Going into one of the stores they saw compasses and protractors and thought they would make very good remembrances. Go- ing down Tangent boulevard they came to Corollary park, through which they wandered viewing numerous flower beds made in triangles, rectangles, circles, hexagons and many other shapes. They also saw Therm Fountain and a statue of Pythagorn. While on this tour the travelers met with quite a mis- fortune in the accidental death of one of their members, Charles C. Rothermel.
Miss Davis said that she would take them to the old city of Latinea, so they gaily abandoned Geometric City. Upon arrival they went to Grammar Hotel. Fortunately the guides knew how to speak Latin for the group could not understand what the residents of this city were saying. Miss Davis set to work at once to teach them some of the language so they could talk to the people. Then she took them to visit a museum where numerous relics were kept that were used by the Latin people in the era before Christ. This place aroused the group's curiosity and they wanted to know more about the people and their ancestors, so Miss Davis decided to take them to the Ancient State of History. Here they found many buildings that had once belonged to the ancient Romans and Greeks. In an old museum they found manuscripts which Miss Davis asked permission to read to them. These helped a great deal. They asked the keeper of the museum about the many things kept and he said since they were so interested he would give them a lecture on the lives and customs of the ancient people. This proved very beneficial and the travelers were greatly delighted.
Having spent all the time they possibly could spare here they journeyed on to English City. With Miss Kiplinger as a leader they went to the large li- brary and there spent many hours reading stories and good books. Many of the
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clan tried their hand at writing stories. Some were more successful than others. About half of the alloted time for this city was spent when Miss Kip- linger was called away to get married, but fortunately they were not without a leader long, for Miss Kirkpatrick came to take her place and this continued the work.
A few weeks before the travels for this year were to stop Miss Francis Nichols told them that she had planned to take them to one of the world's most beautiful and noted Art galleries. To carry out this plan she took them to Artfield. To close the trip the second year Mr. Beall took them to several basketball games. These were the most successful that had been played for many years. The team, representing the group of travelers, won twenty-seven games out of thirty-two played during the season against the strongest teams of the country.
1920-21
Of the sixteen Sophomores, twelve of them came back on September fifth, 'ineteen hundred twenty, as Juniors to continue their tour. They knew that this year's journey would be rather tiring as they were going to travel to sev- cral other places of greater distance and also that the visit to each place would not be as long as previously, for they only had alloted eight months as usual, but they were a jolly bunch and always ready to make the best of everything. With Mr. Beall, Misses Helen Riggs, Hazel Patton, Susan Glidden, and Mr. Richard Prentice as companions, they were off.
Mr. Beall took them to visit the battlefield of Napoleon Bonaparte, then to Historyville, where they learned more about the great men of these Euro- pean countries.
With Miss Riggs they continued the journey until they reached English City. As they had visited this city for two successive years, they had come to know several of its citizens, some of whom were: William Shakespeare, Robert Burns, Geoffrey Chaucer, John Milton and William Wordsworth. They found these authors and poets very entertaining.
Boarding a fast steamer from here, they went to Italy and there Miss Riggs took them to visit the ancient buildings which were built in Caesar's time. They also found an old gentleman who told them quite a bit about Caesar's life and his wars.
Returning to the United States, Richard Prentice took them to revisit Geometric City. This time they visited Axiom College and revisited several of the other places.
Because the girls' mothers were so pleased with their daughters when they found they could sew, the girls were anxious to go to Domesticville again and learn to make more difficult stitches. Miss Patton went with them and they had a delightful time planning a surprise for their folks at home.
Miss Glidden said she would like to give the class a treat by taking them to a grand concert in Minortown, which the travelers deemed a treat indeed.
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But before the concert was over she was called away and Miss Lucile Carney completed the plans of the treat.
During this year's journey Mr. Prentice furnished the athletic treat by training basketball players and playing and winning a number of good games.
After the basketball games they hastened home to prepare a reception for the class preceding them who were about to the end of their travels. Giving the reception, when the Seniors returned at one of the large halls they enter- tained with music and a banquet. And thus they ended the third year with this motto:
"We are Juniors few indeed,
But we are guaranteed."
1921-22
The last of the four years arrived with eight Seniors at the wharf ready to go. It was the fifth of September, nineteen hundred twenty-one and all as merry as before. With Mr. Beall, Miss Riggs, Mr. Howard Patterson, Miss Carney, Miss Marie Casey and Miss Francis Nichols as traveling com- panions, they set sail for France.
Arriving, Miss Riggs took them to the home of Joan of Arc, and to an old Monastery, also to the beautiful French garden and art galleries.
From here they went to the Science of Physics Building, where they learned how sound and light traveled and what effects gravity have upon many objects. They visited the laboratory of Madam Curie. All these things were of great interest as well as very instructive.
At Christmas time Miss Carney took all of them to see the "Messiah," that famous opera by Handel, which gave the tourists great pleasure.
Returning to America Mr. Patterson took them to Lexington and Con- cord, also to the battlefield of Gennesburg and then to the Capitol at Wash- ington, where they were privileged to meet President Harding.
Miss Riggs said while they were in the eastern part of United States they would go again to English City to visit the homes of Longfellow, Whittier, Lowell, Bryant, and Irving. They also visited Harvard University, where so many of these writers had graduated.
As their fund was getting low they decided to give the play called "Brown Eyed Betty" to increase it. This they gave in the Knickerbocker Theater at Washington and did so well that they were invited to give it at New York. While here they received invitations from home, saying they were invited to a reception. They speedily returned home for this.
Wishing to show thir appreciation to their traveling companions and to leave the school a record of their travels they decided upon a High School Annual.
Then came the Annual Commencement and they realized that their jour- ney through High School was complete.
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A CLASS INDEX
Freshmen, 1918-19
John Bragg
Grace Carroll
Loehr Clark
Erma Cooper
Edith Davis
Robert Ewbank
Forrest Harter
Horace Hatfield
Leo Henley
Catherine Hoover
Elizabeth Hoover-Married Hugh Walls, September, 1920.
Ruby Leibold
Mary Macy
Edith Mitchell
Paul Purvience
Myrtle Reynolds
Charles Rothermel
Grace Schroeder
Grace Shoemaker
Hubert Thomptson Ruth Williams
Sophomores
John Bragg
Grace Carroll
Loehr Clark
Erma Cooper
Edith Davis
Robert Ewbank-entered Jan., '20.
Horace Hatfield
Leo Henley-dropped out Nov. 1919. Catherine Hoover
Ruby Leibold
Mary Macy
Chester Miller-entered Mar. 8, 1920
Edith Mitchell
Myrtle Reynolds
Charles Rothermel-died Nov. 1, '19
Grace Schroeder
Grace Shoemaker
Ruth Williams
Juniors
John Bragg-dropped out Feb. 14th, 1920; married Bessie Fox, Decem- ber, 1921.
Grace Carroll-dropped out Novem- ber, 1920; married Ralph Knoll, April 16th, 1921.
Erma Cooper
Edith Davis
Noble Hill
Ruby Leibold
Mary Macy
Chester Miller
Edith Mitchell
Myrtle Reynolds-dropped out Feb. 7th, 1921.
Lloyd Sanders
Grace Shoemaker-dropped out Sep- tember, 1920.
Ruth Williams
Seniors
Erma Cooper
Edith Davis
Horace Hatfield
Ruby Leibold
Mary Macy
Chester Miller
Edith Mitchell
Ruth Williams
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CLASS WILL
In the name of everything good. Know all students by these presents, that we, the members of the class of 1922 of Fountain City High School, Wayne County, Indiana, being of lawful age, very sound mind, unusual intelli- gence and undisposing memory do on this twenty-fifth day of April, 1922, make, publish and declare this to be our last will and testament, and bequeath our valuables and otherwise possessions to the named following :
Horace Hatfield wills his spelling book, of which he has made definite use during the past year to Ralph Laughlin.
Erma Cooper leaves her "hair curlers" with which she makes those beau- tiful "Marcelle" waves to John Pegg.
As a preservative of good looks Edith Davis wills her pink powder puff, rouge, and ear bobs to Kathryne Barrett.
Chester Miller, as a remembrance, wills his much admired pocket comb and his worn out shoes, with which he has also worn out the west sidewalk, to Esther Arnett.
Ruth Williams wills her old letters, pressed roses, and empty candy boxes to Margaret Thomas.
Mary Macy wills her third finger ring, or in other words the beautiful ruby, to anyone else who needs a third finger ring.
Edith Mitchell leaves her well filled note books to all of the Juniors.
Ruby Leibold wills her interest in Owen Seaney to anyone who can bake five dollar pies. She hates to see Owen go and hopes some one will give him a good home.
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JUNIOR CLASS
Helen Allender Kathryne Barrett Verlan Bockhofer Ralph Laughlin Fred Lovin Roy Miller
Willard O'Dell John Pegg Owen Seaney Helen Smith Leverton Smith Margaret Thomas
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JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY
It all happened in the fall of 1919.
Twenty young creatures, called Freshmen, came to Fountain City High School to take up their work and since that time certainly they have made everyone in school conscious of their presence. Immediately after their ar- rival they were taken in hand by the "old students" after questioning, investi- gating, and assuring themselves that this class resembled former Freshmen classes, they were allowed to stay.
As Sophomores, our class had dwindled, but we were recognized in school life. We felt rather important in comparison with the bashful Freshmen of the previous year. There was no activity in school that was not graced by at least one of our class.
In our Junior Year we are twelve in number, small but jolly. Roy Miller was elected class president and has proved himself one of the peppiest and best. Kathryne Barrett holds the office of secretary and treasurer, and has proved to be loyal.
Our first big undertaking in the third year was the Hallowe'en Carnival, which was a great success. Another big event was the annual Junior-Senior Banquet.
At the close of our Junior year we are indeed a lively class; those who know us, know that we can always be counted on to work for the name and fame of our High School.
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JUST GOSSIP
I've got a longin', just a longin' That I can't shake off or stop- I've got it when I go to bed, And when I take my mornin' walk; Oh, there ain't no use of lying I'd like to have the running Of the High School For just about a day An' get to dun Fred Lovin When I knew he couldn't pay.
I'd like to take a spin with Laughlin An' see him at his grand maneuvering At his steerin' wheel- Some folks don't think a lot of Jack- -- Makes his rivals all in love stand back. Jack used to be strong on coon huntin' He'd hunt most anywhere .... , in fact He's walked a hundred miles or more, Without pickin' up a track.
I'd like to hear O'Dell tell another lie --- Some of them are so blame serious They'd darn near make you cry, I've listened to that crazy fellow Most all the day and half the night, I've seen the sunshine in his face When some guy had led a pedro, An' old "Will" has got the ace.
I'd like to see old Roy An' have a talk with him, I'd ask him if he was for Kate, Or on the other limb ? I 'spect old Roy's for Ruby, He's opposed to all the rest, But considerin' all his troubles Roy always does his best.
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Verlan shall now be my theme And very bright the prospect seems, An' I'll try to bring to light Our friend's achievements so long hid from sight. He tells you all about his labors, How he's tried to teach his neighbors, How to plow and reap and mow- And the kind of crops they ought to grow, Part of his life's been spent in a measure, Diggin' holes in the ground seekin' treasure, He failed in his ventures so we've often been told, And made a fizzle of huntin' for gold.
I'd like to see Blocker assume a poise And then remark unto the boys In a boasting manner it seems to be That his Lordship's height is five foot three ; He talks of Creation and things that are rare An' tells 'bout Dorothy jilting him in his prayers. He says Cain went to the Land of Nod as he was bid And the Lord pitied him, so made him a wife from a rib, He says Adam an' Eve'd never been to College, So they ate an apple to gain most of their knowledge, By refusing everything Blocker '11 fail We liken him to Jonah who swallowed the whale.
Again we'll turn to the impatient freshmen, There's not so much left to say for them, 'Showalter's so stuck on Esther He thinks she is the stuff, But he found that little Carl Couldn't call Ches Miller's bluff. We all wish him better luck however, For we realize it is now or never.
There is our Beau Brummel, Herbie Brown, We'll regard him on enlightened ground, Herb was in Kokomo last time he wrote, But that don't prove he ain't in Terre Hote; He may be goin' south or snoopin' round, The state road house- Nobody knows just where he's at, Except that he ain't at home.
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