"There's a lanjruasre lhat is Mute; a Silence that Speaks"

NUMBER TWELVE INDIANAPOLIS, IND., MARCH 16, 1934 VOLUME FORTY-SIX

gie Carson and Jessie Patton were the only ones that remained through the full ten year course iinna ®i? mi© and were graduated In the year of 1880. Philip J. Hasenstab, a member of Ibeir class, left in 1879, in Mr. Gillet had taught ord°r to enter the preparatory department of Na­ in the Ohio school and tional Deaf-Mute College (now Gallaudet College.) superintended the Tennes­ and was graduated there in 1885 Thomas Carson see school when Dr. Mc died about a year after admission. Others were 1 ntire engaged him lo dropped one by one. or a few at a time, none of leach here. Dr. Mclntire them reaching the-eighth or the Junior year. himself had studied for Some were given honorary discbarge upon finish­ the ministry, but was ing the primary department studies. drawn into the Ohio Laura A Bartels went to the California School school to teach ihe deaf. when her parents moved to tbat slate in 1875 or Dr. Latham had finished 1870. She was married and some years later she his medical studies, but died. Jacob Solmaugh left school by- that time he iurued to tbe work of and some years later moved to Missouri,and is yet educiting deaf children, to be heard from or about. Jo epb J.Thompson first in Ouio and then was transferred to the Illinois School, and was -•?, here. Coming to assume, last beard from a> running his own harness shop his work here, he bad to in Iowa. Frank Hesse is in India'iapolis,bolding travel by boat lo Marii himself well at the age of 78. The writer hereof son and by trian over recalls looking up bo him when walking beside the Madison and Indian­ liim or standing before him, and now he looks apolis Railroad which down to him. They are six years apart in age. was, I was informed years Elizabeth Peabody is the widow of Robert ago, the first road built A. Gaither, also a member of the class honorably or running in Indiana. discharged in 1876, and lives somewhere in south­ Messrs. Vail and An­ ern Indiana. Jennie Patten, now the widow of gus (a semi-mule) were Edward Kingon who was educated at the I'linois graduates of the New School, makes her home with her son in Chicago. York School, the former Mary C. Pangburn resides in Kokomo. Clark :„ coming first and the lat­ Bragg has remained in and about Noblesville, bis : er ' / , ter following later, both home since infancy, and is still there. Priscilla • --';.".. ..V having been highly re- J. Meyers is to be located yet. ; '",j / * commended by their prin- Parctioally all the rest of the children enrolled "lwsrasg cipal, Dr. Harvey Peet, as new pupils in October, 1S70 have passed away to Dr. Mclntire. Misses MR. and MRS. JAMES JENNINGS cxeepc trie ten who have just been mentioned. Hiatt and Williams and (Cut by Courtesy of the Muncie Star) James S. Jennings is one to be mentioned here Mr. Houdyshell were ed­ now. The writer called on him at his oldest James S. Jennings was one of sixty new pu­ ucated and graduated by this school. Mr. Burt daughter's farm, nine miles southeast of Port­ pils enrolled at the Indiana School in tbe fall of was an alumnus of Hanover college, Madison land, last month. Here they met for the first 1870. Two girls of tbat group had obtained The resident teachers (six) took their meals at time in fifty-seven years. Whether it would have some public education and were able to talk the teachers' and officers' table in the middle of been possible for them lo recoznige each other had well, and so were put into some more advanced the dining room. The building containing the they come together unexpectedly, we may not be classes. dining room on the second floor, tbe kitchen and able to say. But they both knew beforehand Then the rest of the group was divided into bakery on the ground floor, and the hospital and that they should be seeing each other on the three classes, assigned to Eugene Wood, a gradu­ two dorimtories on the third floor, was finished named day, and then they kneu each other with­ ate of the American School, at Hartford, Conn., in time to open the school in October, one month out trouble, each thinking he could see the little and Misses Hattie and Susan Mclntire, daugh­ late for the school yeas 1870-1871. boy in the other still. Mr. Jennings said he ran ters of Dr. Thomas Mclntire, the superintendent. Messrs. Houdyshell and Wood also had their away from school the second time, when be was Miss Susan Mclntire's clas* was composed of weekly turns of calling boys up in the morning seventeen years old, because his teacher, well smaller boys, about fifteen in number, and Mr. and had general monitorial work to do, but the known to pupils of the sixties, seventies and Wood had over twenty larger boys male teachers had chage of boys' study hours in eighties for his strict discipline, was about to At tbat time Dr.Thomas Mclntire was the the evening by turns. Mr. Ritcher was the fore, punish him for misconduct in school. At the age superintendent; Miss Julia Tajlor, the matron, man of the cabinet shop, wherein the boys had of twenty-three, he married Hattie Maurel after Mr. Joseph Cox, the steward. to do all the work by the plane and the saw. Mr. a three months' courtship. She had been attend­ The teaching corps was composed of Horace Weaver taught boys shoe making and cobbling. ing the Ohio school up to the year but one of Gillet, William N. Burt, Miss Hattie Mclntire, Mr. Hack had charge of garden and hot house her graduation. Joseph C. Cordon, Walter Angus, Dr. William La­ work. His brother who had attended school here When asked why he would not wait until she tham, occupying rooms on the second floor; Miss before that is still living and had a large flower was graduated, he said he had feared some one Naomi Hiatt, Miss Susan Mclntire, Sidney J. business for many years in Indianapoiis, and now might cut him off, as he had already cutoff her Vail, Eugene Wood, Miss Williams and John has two sons asaoclated with him in the business. seien-year lover. He is one out of the group of Houdyshell in the ground floor. He is about ninety years old now. fifty eight children, who has lived to win the Let it be noted here that the teachers were Returning now to the group of pupils entering distinction of celebrating bis golden wedding an­ eight men, three of whom were married, and the school in 1870, we note tbat Alfarata Robert­ niversary. This took place on Jan. 14, last, their four women; six hearing and six deaf. son, (Mrs. Alfarata R. Casey), located in Romney, three sons and two daughters, all married, twenty J.C. Gordon, a graduate of Mommonth college W.Va., connected with the West Virinia School grand-children and four great-grand-children re­ In Illinois, was a teacher of articulation, appoin­ for the Deaf, graduated in 1876 and Carrie Burton, joicing with him and his wife. These children all ted to help presreve the speaking ability of those now Mrs William Lang, located at last report In hear and talk. His health has not been good in the who were still able to talk. All the other teach­ Missouri, in 1877. But out of the classes that act­ past few years, but he is able at times to be about. ers made use of signs in the school room- ually began their own education in that year Mag­ (Continued on Alumni Page) THE SILENT HOOSIER PAGE TWO VOLUME FORTY-SIX

shall run for home. We have not been to the city and havn't EIGHTH GRADES gone home for almost a month.—Pauline Kelly. Sunday, March 4th was President Roosevelt's first an­ We heard some very startling news, about Dillinger niversary of his inauguration. We have had a fine deal breaking jail. He's one of Indiana's greatest criminals. since President Roosevelt has charge of our government. I hope he will soon be under the law.—Violet Johnson. We know that the President governs well and he is Virginia Meta is spending three weeks in Indianapolis always trying to help all the people to improve. We all with Frank Cooper's sister. I saw her last Sunday after­ ITH6 Pupils' items 1 noon. She came out to visit me.—Dorothy Conrad. love him.—Rachel Florer. Last week we had an intramural basket ball tournament. I love to read. Adventures stories are the most interes- I From Campus and Glass Rooms f Our class won 3 games and lost one. The nineth grade ing. I read many library books when I am at home. beat us but we beat the eleventh grades. We were truly I have read about tales from Shakespeare. I would like surprised that the eleventh beat the ninth Krade- We very much to read them.—Margaret Nemeth. We are reading the story of Achilles now. I am en­ TWELFTH GRADES are very proud of them. Our 10th grades won the third place.—Edna Taylor. joying it a lot Unlike most girls, I go in for stories Sayt I'm lellinir you all that I'll be mighty glad to go Sorry! No news. Suppose I tell you about Helen Bleck. about war as well as tragedies. Most stories happen just home for my Easter vncation. Really it seems a "coons She had an accident a few weeks ago. She got burned from little things. This story happened because Discord a troublesome goddess, had thrown a golden apple on age" since I last saw the folks down home. It certainly on her left hand by a full bowl of hot wheat- She began which was written "To the Fairest," in the midst of will be "one grand and glorious 'celin" to spend a whole to work yesterday. She had not worked for a month. > the goddesses who were at Theti's wedding. If you have- week with them.—Sarah Wallace. I think she was awful clumsy. Don't you ?—Dolletta I've nothing of interest to report so please excuse me till not read this tsory, I would suggest you to read it, if Black. you like interesting tales.—Iva M. Boggs. the next time. Will you'?—Beatrice Hoover. I have been at home for one month to take care of I am going to give two riddles. I want to see who March came in like a gentle lamb, but it may go out like my de;>r mother because of her illness. She is getting can solve them. John Dillinger. Spring is "ar nd the corner" and every­ along very well, and is able to be up and around. My one is eager for the coming day on which to go home during sister had the Rheumatic fever, but we thought she had Riddle I Around this mill there is a walk and to the- the spring vacation. We girls are tired of wearing old win­ a broken ankle when we called the doctor. We found walk there is a key. ter clothes and want to trive our summer clothes a chance. out that she had the Rheumatic fever. I am very glad Riddle II Round as a biscuit, Deeper than a cup My roller skates have been locked up in a closet where they that she is getting a little better. But she is not able All the king's horses can't pull it up.—Ruth Taylor. have been lonely and I certainly long to skate every day to go to school. She will not go until the doctor tells her I am so happy that I am going away for Easter. If after supper. I wonder if I do that if I can reduce!—Jean she may go.—Gertrude Etchison. Mrs. Gorham, who lives in my home town of Princeton Glover. I have read in the newspaper that John Dillinger has is able to do so she intends to come for Myrtle Lee and. I thought and thought what to tell for news because we with them t° Illinois. That is all, but just two more me. If not I will visit my aunt in Indianapolis. I do have stayed on our school ground for so long time. The disappeared from jail. He kidnapped two men and fled hope I can go home.—Helen Westfall. seniors promised to go to the National Studio February 28th I read in the newspaper about Ruth Virginia Diamond words. "Hello Everybody."—Barbee Peden. 13 but we failed because we were quarantined with the mraslej The teacher married a man. They got along fine. One of Chaska Beach, Ohio who is about years old. Ruth and could not go out of the grounds. But some of the boys day the husband's cigarette ashes fell on the rug. The has just recovered from her twenty-eigth operation. had their picture taken before we had the contagious dis­ wife was very mad at him and said, "You should write Her first experience on the operating table was at the ease, five weeks ago. We may «o home on Good Friday 100 times.I shall not put the ashes on the floor." He she did not feel her last two. —Louise Wargel. for our Easter week vacation. I hope we will not fail.— wished that he had never married the girl who used to age of four. She has become so used to operation that Ava Watls. be a teacher.—Evelyn Lamirand. We all quarantined on account of some of our We were disappointed because we could not go to the Na­ We had the Boys Grade Tournament last Friday and Sat­ pupils having measles. One of my classmates has the tional Studio to have our pictures taken. We are quaran­ urday, March 2-3. We thought that the 8th grade would measles. She stayed in the girls' dormitory for two days. tined, because of (he measles. I hope thnt we'll go next be the champion of the grades tournament. We found out She will be able to come to school tomorrow. The boys week because we want to get our pictures before we %o home that the ninth was the champion. The second place was and girls who have measles are getting along fine. We March 30th. I want to take my pictures home.—Olive the 8th and the third place was the tenth.—Margaret Lantz. will get to go home on Friday March 30th.—Margaret Pclsor. Hartnett. I am very sorry that the snow is going away for Fern, Laurel received a letter from her parents. Her family We are reading a very interesting story in our Reader Bee and I nlway.i have much fun in the snow. We always was in Miami, Florida where it stayed for one month. about Achilles. There are twenty characters in the first play like tomboy*, I fear, but we surely enjoy winter and Elizabeth was lucky enough to get a permanent wave last chapter, and they are all very interesting people. This her white blanket. Adra Vale. week. She was very happy as it was the first in her life. story tells about a war between Greece and Troy which The G. W. A. Workers have been working hard painting Dorothy will go to Ohio next summer for a visit with her happened about 3000 years ago. It lasted for ten years. and fixing things around our school. I am sure that our father's relatievs. We hope she will have a nice time. She Our next story will be about Ulysses. We are all very building will be much prettier than before.—Dorothy Schultz has not seen her aunt or uncle for many years. interested in reading any story or book that we get I'll be very glad when Miss Spring will come soon for I Gladys received a very welcome letter from her aunt. our hands on.—Adeline Ell. have been missing playing base-ball and roller skating. It Her aunt wants her to come home on March 30th. She also Last month the girls and boys did not get to go seems like age* for me to wait for the return of Miss Spring received a letter from her mother who wants her to come home on account of the measles. I hope they can go on but a litt'e bird told me that it wouldn't be very lone now home. She says she has a surprise for her. March 30. I think that there have been almost a hun­ until she came hustling and bustling in with a red tulip dred girls and boys who hove had measles. They stayed for her bonnet.- Margaret Kelly. Alberta will go home March 30th for Easter Day. She will visit her sister, brother-in-law and their baby. She in the hospital. I am happy that Doshia, my classmate One day I read in the newspaper that a man who lives would like to see them as she likes to play with her baby is well of the measles.—Clarice Cole. in Turkey, is ICO years old. Recently he married a woman t nephew. I shall go home on March 30th for Easter. I I think our girls team is pretty weak just now. When we who is only 40 years old. I think that some of us should played flash ball our side lost. The score was 29 to 10.—Mary move to Turkey and have longer lives. Perhaps that story hope my mother will be glad to sec me.—Avanelle Abraham, reporter. Pelsor. sounds untrue to you.- Thclmn Beyer. Next Saturday I will go to the Riverside skating rink. I At the time when the Bnow was deep, we took pictures will play and skate. I love to skate at the rink. I will pay of the senior class. Before we began, we put on warm NINTH GRADES a. boy ten cents for letting me skate.—Retta Vandermelen. clothes. The first thine after we got outside, Fred pushed I havent much news this we'ek. If my bad cold is better me down into a deep drift and my shoes nnd stockings got Last week Miss Priscilla Pittenger came to Mrs Mor­ I shall spend the week end away from school and have inter­ a good wetting. I saw Adra trying to climb up the terrace, rison's room and talked to her about me, but I did not esting: news to tell when I return.—Stella Long. but each time she tried she would slip back. I laughed know what they said. That afternoon I went to the city Yesterday was Retta's birthday. We wanted to do some­ so heartily. At lasb I helped her and we Anally Btopped with Miss Martha Pittenger to get a permanent wave and thing different, to celebrate so when we were in the shower laughing long enough to pose for our pictures.—Fern Clegg. Oh! how surprised I was. It is my first wave and I thank bath seven of the girls threw wet towels at her. My but she Miss Priscilla for choosing me. There have been about fif­ was surprised! We chased her all over the room and had lots ELEVENTH GRADES teen girls to get permanents and I was the last one to get of fun. She told us that her best friend invited her to a big One afternoon, Mrs. Poole, our cooking teacher went one. I know mother will be happy to see my hair.—Marie Strautman. party at her home.—Loraine Garbner. to visit a cooking demonstration class down town. Since I am very much interested in watching people pass the it was time for our cooking lesson she told me and the class I read the newspaper every day to see if John Dillinger railroad crossing near our school. The warning bell rings wo could cook anything we wished provided we cleaned the has been caught. I was so surprised last Saturday when when the train is coming and nobody can cross until the I read these headlines—"Dillinger Breaks Jail". All of kitciien nicely when we finished. There are only seven train goes by. When the track is clear, the automobiles us wero excited and could talk of nothing else. I hope the girls in my class and we had lots of fun. We made and people who are walking, go across. Shrubbery and Bmall polico men will find him soon.—Irene Crumbacher. bran cookies butter-scotch candy and poncho fudge and trees grow along the track. I like to watch the trains pass.— We have been reading Greek myths and I think they are divided it amo g us. We wish to thank Mrs. Poole for Edith Pierce. very interesting. The story of Achilles was about the war giving us that privelege. Bertha Spratt. When I was a little girl I had chicken-pox, measles and My class read the book of "Black Beauty". I was in­ with Troy. The Greek fought the Trojans because Paris stole Helen from the king of Sparta. The story of Ulysses scarlet-fever. There are many cases of measles in our school terested in it because I live on a farm. I am used to now. I know some girls who had measles twice. I have had horses, but some of our pupils can not remember when wo was full of adventures. Do you know how Ulysses escaped from the giant Polyphemus?—Alberta Mill. the measles only once but that was enough for me. I hope used horses in place of automobiles. I know about the harn­ that I don't have that disease again.—Edith Rainey. Since we have had so many cases of measles. I have been ess on n horse and how a horse is hitched to a "wagon. I Perhaps you would like to know what I am doing in know how a horse is shod at a black-smith's. Black Beauty helping in tho hospital every morning. I am not afraid to go into the room where the children are sick as I had the the advanced department. I came downstairs to this depart­ had good and bad masters. She was treated kindly and was ment last month and I like to be here very much. My sub­ mistreated. She was well bred a d began life plesantly. measles when I was a little girl. There are not many jects are gramma^ hygiene, geography and arithmetic. After many experiences, both plesant and disagreeable her children left in the hospital and I think we will soon be Arithmetic is hard for me but I am learning how to work last days were spent on a farm among friends.—Nellie out of quarantine.—Esther Wills. Rembis. I enjoyed both the girls' and boys' inter-class basket-ball the problems. Last week I read in the Silent Hoosier about some frinds and my cousin, who graduated in 1915 and 1918. The story about "Black Beauty" was written by Anna tournaments and am very proud that the 9th grade boys won the championship. The girls came out in second place. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wiggins are living in Evansville now. Sewell nnd dedicated to her mother, who was interested in He helps print a newspaper there.—Freida Katter. the kind treatment of animals. A long time ago, before Miss Green treated our class with lolly-pops.—Lois Harlos. taxi-cabs were used, people used horse-cabs. The poor tired horses had to stand by the curb and wait for the people who Mary Alpha's parents are now living at the State Fair SEVENTH GRADES wanted to ride. The horses were often cold and hungry. Grounds. Mary has been going home every day but since 7a—Mr. J. Dozier's class Their heads wero held high with a check-rein. In summer, the quarantine she has been staying in. Once in awhile Yesterday Mr. Dozier hung up a new picture in our school the flics annoyed them. Sometimes their tails were bobbed, she looks out of the school room window and see her room. It was a picture of President Roosevelt which he got little sister walking around the grounds. so that they could not "switch the flies off". Read Black from the Chicago Tribune. Mr. Miller framed it for him and Beauty 11 -Martha Randolph. Alberta Hughe's Uncle came last week to see her and it is very attractive. We are pleased to have such a good Mary]in. They were looking for him but they were not Miss Mason was a recent visitor at our school. She came likeness of the President in our room.—Julia Volk. expecting their Aunt to come, too. They stayed in In­ from St. Louis where she bad been to tho Central Institute. I am going to tell you a funny story about Pete's pup. dianapolis several days. She is connected with the University of Ohio, nt Columbus. One time Pete's pup went to a butcher shop. He saw another Betty Jean likes to read about boxing. She and Max Miss Mason gave a demonstration before our teachers. It dog's tail sticking out of a basket. He thought it was a hot was on "Visual Hearing". It showed pictures of some one Spanjer could talk about Max Baer all day. Hazel Hollowell and Helen Slater are fond of going out dog. That made him hungry. So he bit into the tail. The talking. It is to help people to read tho lips.—Leanore dog jumped out of the basket and said, "Ow!" and bit the Kelly. n few minutes everyday to breathe in the cold fresh air, poor pup in the lip and nose. That's the way the pup learned I read in n newspaper thnt Mrs. William Howard Taft, but when they are inside the Dormitory they are always cold nnd wear wraps. the dog's tail was not a hot dog.—Doris Hosteller. widow of the former president) would sail for Europe with One day I went to see my friend who lived in Chicago. She her daughter, Mrs. Manning and her son Robert Taft for Virginia Randolph is going home the last, of March for had a bulldog. One time the bulldog bit my leg and then I a vacation.—Mary Irvin. the- week-end. She is excited because it will be the first cried and my friend asked what was wrong with me. I told You might know that my class won the girls' grade tour­ time in her life thnt she has ever gone home for the her that her dog had bitten my leg. I returned home when ney last week. The final gnmc was between my class and week-end. she put up a sign saying"Beware of the Dog." I am afraid the 9th girls plnyihg basketball. Oh 1 almost all the teachers Margaret Onken is one of the girls who was lucky enough of a bulldog. I like a cat better than a dog.—Callie Mae and pupils enme to the game and they were thrillcdto see to get a free permanent wave. She wanted to go home Hahn. us. They expected that the 9th would be the champions of two weeks ago to tell her mother about it bub she could I read in the newspaper about a fullblooded Cherokee the tourney because they were good players. We tried to not go on account of the quarantine. Indian girl whose name is Mrs. Juaniba McClish. She is do our best to beat them nnd we played violently to win the Mary Ynncich worked very hard in the Domestic Science" • eleven years-.sold and is bhe mother of a nine pound baby. same. They were amused about it. We got a beautiful Room preparing good "eats" for the Team when it came trophy. You can see it when you come to see our school Her husband's name is Buster McClish. He is nineteen years back from Wisconsin. The boys got in nt six o'clock and old. They all live in Tulsa, Oklahoma.—Rosemary Sapp. building sometime.—Neva Brewer. wero all dressed and ready for the surprise party at 1 o'clock. 7b—Miss M. Adams' class TENTH GRADES Barbara Martin says there is only one case of measles Some girls and boys went to see the basket ball games None of tho girls nnd boys could go home for the week­ now and is Barbara happy? If no new cases develop, last Friday afternoon and night and Saturday morning, end. The measles are in here. I hope we can go home the i oy ant girls can go home Good Friday.—Genevieve afternoon and nighb. We had a good time but on Sunday last of March. When the measles will be gone then we Davis, Reporter. I was lonesome.—Gertrude McNutt. 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Lasb Chrisbmas my sister May wenb to the country with I learned bhis poem in the public school and my class­ but. I did not come to school until today, Thurs­ my aunt and uncle and she came home last Thursday. mates always loved to say it Perhaps you would like to day.—Alvira Katter. Sunday, she came out to see Fern, Kathleen and me and we learn it too so I will write it down—"Not So Nice." Miss Pfiefer told the girls to run around the gym. were very glad. May told us that our brother had blood Said John, "I think it would be dandy 5b and 5a girls ran yesterday.Thelma, Iris and poison on bhe hand. His hand is very swollen. I hope he If a'l the world were made of candy. will be all right.—Virginia Clegg. But I'm afraid, though nice and sweet Aleatha and I won because we ran around 100 I worked a crossword puzzle in the newspaper last Sat­ "fwould be quibe sbicky for our feet" times. Miiss Pfeifer gave us some candy.—Lois urday. Virginia's sister came here bo see her yesberday Would you like the world if there was nothing on earth Meyers. afbernoon. She was surprised because her sisber came here but candy.—Lillian Szymanski. The girls ran in the gym yesterday. Some ran from Virginia lasb Thursday. Her sisber sbayed wibh her 16 times, some 25, some 30, 40 and 50. I ran 54 aunb and uncle aboub bwo monbhs. Her sister was sur­ 6b—Miss M. Thompson's class times. Lois ran 100 times. She got some candy. prised that Fern Clegg has a permanent wave.—Beatrice John Dilinger escaped from the jail at Crown Point, My logs are stiff and a little sore. Last week I Beard. Ind. last Saturday. He stole some machine guns and a got a letter from my sister. She told me that they Some of the girls still have the measles. There are car and drove away towards Chicago. No one knows had the small pox.—Ruth Thomas. now ten or eleven cases. I hope they will be well very where he is now. About 2000 policemen are looking for him. soon because they want to go home on March 30. If People think that he will try bo rob a bank today.—Doris Alvira is very happy to he buck to school again. they were well, they could go home on March 9th.— Earnest. She had the measles.' Night before last it snowed Mabel Houdyshell. The Wm. H. Block Co. will build a new store very very hard. When I got up yesterday I was sur­ soon. It will cost about $1,000^00 and will be one of prised to see the snow on the ground.—Beatrice 7a-M—Miss C. Johnstone's class the largest and finest stores in the U. S. I think it will Wilsman. be eight stories high. I saw a picture of it in the In­ This season is Spring now. The boys will practice dianapolis Star. It will be completed about Oct. 1st I FOURTH GRADES playing baseball next week or two. We shall be glad to will be so anxious to go in the new store next fall.— go home on March 30. Mary Parks. I dreamed about Beatrice W. and me. We went to a J/a—Mrs. M .Bocock's class The 9th grade won. All girls have been patienb to go city where we saw a man drive a car and it was almost through tho tunnel for the past week. Now I feel better Many bovs and girls have the measles. I hope, wrecked by another auto. I washed my hair last Sat. because I can get oub-doors. I need fresh air more bhan we can go home on March 30. 1 recived a post urday nite. Yvpnne waved ib. I have curly hair.—Gert­ anybhing. Ib has been awfully rainy for a long time. card from mv sister Mildred Poland in Chicago. rude Greenawalb. Surely wo will not have any more cold bad weather. It 1 was glad to get it. My cousin did not come to Lasb Friday and Saburday nite we went bo see a is time for spring now and how I love it!—Mildred Wyatt see me last Sunday, because it rained. —Pauline basket ball game. Ninth grade won first place. Eigth Last Friday afbernoon I wenb bo the baskebball game had second place, Tenth had third place. Junior had Poland. with Ruth Wilson and we had the most fun. We nil wanted fourth place. The Seniors had last place. We had a good I told Marilyn tbat her mother came to see her. the 9th grade to win. After the game was over, we went Sbe told me that it was not her mother but her time.—Betty Runyon. to the dormitory and did some writing and talking. After Sunday Mr. Norris went to Alexandria. He brought supper we went back to the gym to see another basketball aunt. Marilyn saw her aunt last Sunday. She Gertrude Etchison by auto here from Alexandria. She game. It was fun to watch them.—Iva Mare Prates. came to see her and Alberta. Her aunt lives in went home because her mother was very sick with flu Last Friday after the basket ball games, when we went Gary. Her aunt went home at live oclock Tues­ in January and February. I am very glad that she came to the dormitory, the bell had already rung so we went day morning.—Charlotte Walsh. back to school.—Mildred Myers. in to the dining room to eat our dinner. Saturday morn­ 1 bad tbe measles last Thursday. I got well I did not go to basket ball lasb Saburday night My ing I worked in the play room. I put all the furniture last Saturday. My legs are weak. I do not like face and chesb hurt. I did not go to school yesterday in the hall. I washed the windows on the outside and lo be in tbe hospital. I was very happy to get afternoon because Mrs. Higgins let me rest—Yvonne inside, too.—Anna Davidson. Metzner. well. Perhaps Dorothy Herran will be well today. We had ice cream for supper last Friday nite. I en­ —Mary Moxin. Sunday morning when Yvonne woke up Mrs. Wiggins joyed it. Last Saturday afternoon Allene talked with me thought she had measles. She told her that she must about John Dillinger. We didn't go to the corner be­ Dolletia Black told me that there is a little go to the hospibrl bub she was all right Miss Bleck cause we are quarantined on account of the measles.— deaf girl in Swayzee. Sbe will come to school saw her and told her to come back again. This morning Laura Wilson. next September. 'She is eight years old. I know she went to the hospital, but Miss Bleck thought she I gob a lebber from my mobher lasb Friday. She bold her. Next September 1 will take her with me to scratched her face and she said she did not have me bhab I did nob gob bo come home Feb. 23bh because eat in tbe dinning-ioom. 1 will teach her bow to measles.—Georgia Voyles. my sisters have had the measles. They couldn't go to spell. I want her to learn Tast—Dorothy Denny. Last night I went to sleep and I dreamed about my school and have not started back yet. I am sorry for Aunt Gertie. She was very sick and she was almost Dolores Adams received a letter and -a box them.—Bernice Walling. from her aunt and uncle last Friday afternoon. dead. I cried last night because I was afraid bhe dream Last Sunday afternoon my mother did not come to see will come true.—Lois Mattix. me and I was lonesome. I'm content because Spring will There was some candy, gum and two dresses in I read in the newspapers about Russia. Many Russians be here March 21st. I am happy because in March we the box. Tbe girls did not go home last Friday. are starving to death. It was awfully bad.—Magdalena will have the first base-ball game of the season. I like They stayed at school this month. Perhaps they Rodman. base-ball much better than basketball.—Mary Raub. will go home next month.-Grace Barker. The snow has gone. Boy! How glad I am! As long as the snow was on we could not go out of doors. I 6M—Miss Moss' class Saturday night my mother and father went to don't like to stay inside. I like to go out nnd get some my aunt's home in'Gary to give her somethings I got the measles last Thursday. I went to the hospital. to give me, when my aunt and uncle came to fresh air. When I go out and get fresh air, it makes I was there four days. I did not like bo sbay bhere. My me feel like I want to do something. I don't like to mother wanted to come to see me last Sunday but she Indianapolisyerlerday. My aunt gave me a quarter go through the tunnel because it is too hot. could not She told me to come home on March 30th — and I thanked her. Marilyn Hughes. The crossword puzzle that we had in our paper last Ruth Ault Helen Slater gave two pieces of candy to me. Friday was very hard. I could not get it very well, but Ruth Ault got the measles last Thursday. She ie better I said,"Thank you." Sbe gave my brother Don­ I won't give it \ip. I will work it anyhow if I can.— now. I can't wait to go home on March 30th. Miss Moss ald and Albert some candy, too. Sunday afternoon Lois Fleener. told us that some robbers sbole much money from a bank. Miss Glover taught our Sunday School class. Mrs. 7b-M—Miss N. Newell's class I do not see why some people steal.—Wenonah Maddox. Bocock did not come to Sunday School yesterday FIFTH GRADES afternoon.—Doris Slater. The first spring month is here! I am so glad. Yesterday afternoon Mary Bippus, Stella. Miller "Tulips in spring} 5a—Mrs. Chapman's class In winter, the snow, and 1 played a funny game. We played cards In summer, the roses, I got a letter and a box from mother. She sent last week. We had a good time. Pauline Poland In the fall, golden-rod. me fudge and some tiling I need. I gave a piece won many times —Dorothy Warren. Beautiful gifts from God." of fudge to my sisters. I kept some fudge for 1 got a post card from Aunt Leona Bailey. She Mrs. Lange showed our class a beautiful picture of tulips Flossie because she has measles. Miss Bleck would told me that she would come to school and take when we were studying about the tulips of Holland. Mrs. not let Flossie eat fudge. It tasted good. There me home. But Mr. Pittenger told her that some Lange saves beautiful pictures bo show the boys and girls. were two different kinds of fudge.—Thelma Clam- girls and boys had measles. I hope I can go home She teaches us many fine things in her art room. pitt. with my her for Easter. I will write a letter to Mr. Bartel, who has a 265 lb. hog is proud of what this Last Wednesday was my mother's and father's her again soon Norma Hasselbrink. hog did. A bear came to the Bartell ranchi looking for a baby pig. The hog tackled the bear. The battle lasted five anniversary. My father bought two boxes of candy Dorothy Denney got a letter from berauntlast hours and the hog won. He lost an eye and an ear. Mr. with cherries in them. He brought two me 4 peices Saturday. Her aunt wrote a letter to me, too Bartell's ranch is at Tacoma, Washington. of it. Their anniversary is on the same day as mv and Dottie gave ib to me She told me that sbe Betty Lane brought an imp puzzle bo school. Ib costs brother's birthday. Last year my sister gave them hoped Dottie would not get tbe measles and tbat 69c. I asked her if she would let me borrow it. She was a big pretty lamp. It is green. It has a big pic­ she had the measles one time.—Bernice Frick generous and told me I could play with it for awhile. It ture of a police dog on the top of it. There is a Last Friday I had measles and went to hospi­ is so interesting that I do not want to stop playing with it. pretty red light. It looks very pretty.—Mildred I have not worked it yet but I like to try.—Geneva Bowers. Smith. tal. Miss Bleck told me that I must get my pa­ jamas, toothbrush and bed room slippers. I ran Last Saturday I got a letter from my cousin. She SIXTH GRADES through the tunnel and get them and went back said that her father will go to Portland to see my to tbe hospital. Miss Blesk told the girls tbat 6a—Miss M. Campbell's class cousin. Her name is Joyce Ann. Maybe my cousin will go with him. Next summer I will go to Port­ we must kesp warm in the bed. I was well on I have not been home for two weeks because we are land, I want to see her. If I go there, I will have a Monday. I came to school this morning.—Doro­ quarantined on account of measles. It is rumored that we good time.—Iris Jackson. thy Herran. ean go home the last of this month.—Francelia Keisber. J/b—Miss Glover Mrs. Campbell read in bhe newspaper bhab Mrs. Franklin Yesterday afternoon as I was drawing, Mildred Roosevelb hopped off to Porto Rico.—Alice Lidgard. came and said her father was over at the dorm­ Florence Wilson, Gee Gee, Roewna Bennett and Lillian baughb me this poem. I am writing it down. I itory. I said that she was fooling me. She said I played with Jack-stones last night. Last Sunday hope you will like it "My Tiger." "No Sir." Her father was with some friends whom Marietta Turner and 1 played cards. Maybe I shall Oho, once I had a tiger she knew. I, too, remembered them.—Aleatha get a letter from my mother, father, and my sister A d he lived on country cream, Barens. this afternoon. Yesterday I saw Miss Glover And his claws were not so fearful 5b—Mrs. Browning's class walking in tbe hall and I ran and kissed her.— As most pictures make them seem. Florene Cress And things went very well, indeed Dr. Pittenger and Miss Mason came to visit the Between my peb and me Some of our girls and boys have the measles- Unbil he grew forgebful study hall last night. Dr. Pittenger told the girls Some of them are better. I did not get a box And abe my aunt for bea.—Mildred Bakehorn. that Miss Mason was from Ohio. Dr. Pttenger and from my mother. Grace's birthday is today. Tbe We saw a picbure in bhe chapel boday. Ib was aboub diff Miss Mason came to the dining room this morning. girls threw water on her in the dining room. I erenb mebhods of braveling. Traveling was firsb done on I had one of my teeth pulled last Tuesday. It didn't like to write journals for Mr. Travis Mary foot. Then there were ox wagons. Then pony express. hurt very much.—Lillian Jourdan. Walker. Nexb covered wagons were used. Later on the steam engine My aunt and uncle came to get me last Friday Some girls ran around the gym last Friday. I was invented. Nexb bhe boabs came inbo use. I bhink bravel­ but Dr. Pittenger told them that I could not go ing is very inberesbing. I would like to travel around the ran one hundred times. Viola, Mary Bippus, Mary home with them because the girls and boys have Walker, Ruth, Florene Cress and I won. Miss world some time.—Ruth Camp. the measles. My Uncle gave me ten cents so I I receive a little magazine every month and I find sever­ Pfeifer gave lissome suckers. My foot is sore. I could buy some candy. I got a letter from my have a rag on my foot Dorothy Walsh. al short poems in it. This is one I found lost year: grandqa this week. Grandqa sent me ten cents to If I should meeb a leapord get some post cards.—Lena Hammonds. I hope I shall go home March 30, 1934. Many Sbrolling bhrough bhe wood, girls and I want to go home. My aunt sent me a I'd walk righb up and talk to him We went to the dentist last Tuesday. My box of things. I shall have a good time at home. Indeed I really should. teeth feel clean now. I do not feel very good —Loraine Eldridge. Is that your true complexion because I had the measles last week. I don't have With all those winsome dots much pep.—Elaine Fowler. Last night I told the girls that I shall go home I'd say, "Oh! Mr. Leapord Last Friday morning I came to school. Mrs. tomorrow. Some of the girls believed me. I told Or are they beauby spots ?" —Freda Haffner. Browning looked at my face, arms and neck and them tbat I was teasing* Maybe I shall go home About four yeors ago,when I was playing on the sidewalk, said ,"You have the measles." She wrote a note to next Friday, March 9th. I want to go home and I saw a quarter lying on the ground. It was lying near play with my baby's sister's kitten.—Edith Gipson the sidewalk. It had lain there for a week. I picked it up Miss Bleck and I went to the hospital. I stayed and gave it bo Lois Mabbix.—Rubh Wilson. for four days. I was well last Tuesday morning. (Continued on Page Eight) THE SILENT HOOSIER PAGE FOUR VOLUME FORTY-SIX

American people to hold steady on any line of action—to remain true to an ideal. It is an example of our readiness to strip to the waist The and fight for a policy under the banner of a catch word or slogan, ihe while we let principles go Superintendent's hang. There is no profession of which tbe people de mxhd more than that of teaching, and no profes­ Column sion is so poorly paid. A veterinary will be paid JOHN E. TRAVIS, EDITOR a fee for doctoring a clog or cat greater i ban tbe The rather sudden and unexpected death of Thomas Waisncr, Assistant Printing Instructor owner of ihe animal pays for support of the Milton Thomas on March 8 brought sadness to schools. And he pays it without complaint, and every one at the school. He had apparently Entered at the postoffice at Indianapolis as second-class brags to his neighbors at their next call of what a recovered from a light case of measles and had matter. wonderful man the doctor Is, and then launch Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided been in school some days. On Sunday, March i for in Section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized Nov­ out into a diatribe at the cost of our schcols lo be was sick villi what appeared to be a case of ember 1, 1919. which he and his neighbor are sending a half- billiousness. On tbe following morning the The Silent Hoosier is published by the Indiana State School dozen children and demanding that the schools for the Deaf at Indianapolis. It is printed every two weeks doctor diagnosed the case as spinal meningitis. during the school year by the class in printing of tbe Indus­ relieve them of any care or caution in the intel­ He was immediately stnl lo the Riley hospital trial department of the school. lectual, moral, ethical and physical development where he died March 8. He was buried next his The subscription price is 50c for the year, cash in advance. of their children. Address all communications and subscriptions and make mother at Clinton. He was one of our most all money orders and checks payable to Gf course tbe doctor has to attend a school for attractive little boys and we will miss him. Our TnE SILENT HOOSIER hlstrainning, and he must charge enough to repay sympathy is extended to his family in the great him for that outlay, ind for his instruments and sorrow. We are informed tbat this typ^ of the Outstanding Accomplishment medicines, while a teacher — well, they don't disease is not contagious. The education of the deaf as a right on a par have to know nothing, they don't make no pre­ o paration, they don't need no books, they don't with the education of the bearing has now been The visit of Miss Marie Mason of Ohio State have to go to no conventions, nor read no profes­ going on for about a centurv. The general result University, Columbus, was one of the high spots sional magazines, nor nothing like lhat and be­ of tbat policy is that tbe deaf of ihe country are of the year professionally and socially. She had sides a person that would be a teacher and works independent, self-supporting citizens of the been at Louisville giving a demonstration of her for teachers' pay when be might study tome country, helping to support the government in­ work in lip reading as shown by motion picture other profession in which he can dictate his pay, stead of being a horde of dependents on private films. On her return trip to Columbus she stop­ aint got much sense nohow! charity and public funds—a great body of home- ped here and gave our te'ehers a very interesting; making, home-loving, sociable, happy people, An instructive, and valubal novelty is to form demonstration and lecture. She is associated with who carry on their social, religious and business a conspicuously visible adjunct of the convention Dr Russell in research work and is regarded as societies and relations and who fit into tbe gen. of the deaf lo be held in New York in July. Und­ one of tbe most progressive teachers of speech eral social and business relations of the country er the sponsorship of the National Association of and speech reading. She is enthusiastic, enter­ so unobtrusively that the general public is hardly taining and sbe has a real message. Mrs. Pit- the deaf, an international exhibitions of fine and j aware of their presence. applied arts by deaf artists is to be held at the teng r and I were delighted to entertain her in Aside from this geneml condition as a result of Hotel Pennsylvania, between July 21st and Aug­ our home. 'We have known her for a number of their education, the outstanding accomgllshment ust 11th. years and have watched her progress with interest. of tbe deaf has been tbe conception, the organi­ The object of the exhibition is to "fill a grow­ At one time we hoped that she was to be one of zation and the successful management of a life ing need for recognition of deaf ariisis all over our teachers but we were not successful in get­ insurance association by and for and of the deaf, the world." It will have the co-operation of the ting her. tbe National Fraternal Society of the Deaf—the American Society of the Deaf Artists.—Deaf- N. F. S. I). Thissocisty has from tbe start, and Mute's Journal. We have many inquiries concerning Miss Doris all through its history, been managed by the deaf. In this connection we note in The Frat tbat Adams one of our most faithful and popular teach­ Us fraternal, Its social, benefits have been by and Deal Writes are to meet and form an association ers. Doris has been ill during the entire school for the deaf, and Its financial policies have been at the coming N. A. D. meeting in New York. year and is now in a hospital in Columbus, Ohio. originated and managed, and its present firm There is quite a galaxy of both artists and writ­ The latest word concerning her came in a letter financial condition has been achieved by deaf men. ers among the deaf of this country. There is al­ from Miss Mason since her visit here. She reports No bearing financial wizard has been called on to ready an assocation of the artists and writers are definite signs of improvement. Doris's host of formulate the policy or manage the funds. All now, seemingly, becoming groups conscious, which Hoosier friends in and out of the school are that has been done by the deaf themselves. is to their credit. glad for any good news from her. The society is the outgrowth of a social frater­ >«Hantl»|M|ll«ll«H|NtH|ll|H|M|

^^^"^•^•^^^^••^Hjl^H^lJf^^M^HJ^^I^l^HJ^. they retuned again to Indianapolis on horses over 80 miles. They were much pleased to find that James Brown was superintendent, the first DE MOTTE BIBLE CLASS wmmn !W! man to hold that title. So Ben started his school­ EETS every Sunday 10 A. M at tb ing, graduating in 1854 with highest honors. His M Meridian Street M. E church Compe­ By Arthur H. Norris diploma was signed by the second superintendent, tent instructors for the Sunday School hssoii Thomas Mclntire. Come and meet your friends. May be jou His daughter still has his diploma, an old desk will make new friends and acqu iintance«. (Continued from Page one) and a bone paper-cutter all over 85 years old. If You will receive a spiritual blessing. The He seems t) remember many of our schoolmates Superintendent Pittenger would like to put these attendance is increasing. Let us fill the well and would give their names and relate some­ articles in the museum, Mrs. Meissner will be room Easter Sunday. May the benediction thing about them, even though he has not seen glad to send them for keeping in Mr. Nordyke's of Almighty God be upon you. much of them since he left school. He has not memory. A. L. Houdvsbell been down to a school reunion yet, but he might One day while Mr. Nordyke was supuperintend- have enjoyed attending them. ent of tbe Kansas Deaf school, he was riding in The little boys had their beds in the dormitory the wilderness and a U. S. soldier, also on horse- Draves called on Mrs. Don Herran and Mrs Mick- over tbe boys' study-room under the care of a bacic, came riding up and began to speak to him. enham while the others attended tbe Frat meet­ senior named Bagerman of Vincennes. He was Nordyke thrust his band into his pocket for pad ing. They reported tbat Don Herron has heen an ardent supporter of Germany in her war of and pencil, whereat the soldier became alarmed, working only three days a week 1870-1871 with France. He would buy pictorial thinking Ben was reaching for a pistol, and he Last week, on way to Indianapolis, on account weeklies, read write-ups of the war's progress, whipped up his horse to escape from the fear of heavy fog Mrs Draves' son Jack drove tbe car mount a table and give accounts thereof and let of being shot. Ben was surprised that the soldier carefully until he saw an approaching freight tbe boys see tbe pictures. Whenever any one tried rode away as he had intended only to give him train. He at once managed to turn tbe car aside to take exception to iiis narratives and to show the pad and pencil to write on, being unable to but it skidded and tbe train struck tbe fron and some favor to tbe French, he would come back converse, as was be a deaf mute. damaged it badly but the occupants, Mrs. Draves, and make some graphical, yet very elegant an­ On Sunday, Feb. 25, Mr. and Mrs Juluis Ohlis, her aunt, and II Whitmore besides the driver swer, holding the Germans up as a mighty and Oak Park, 111., gave an elaborate dinner in honor Jack escaped miraculously serious accident or good people. Whenever there was much snow of their 23rd wedding anniversary at the home of death Leaving the car for repairing, her aunt fallen en the ground tbe boys would go snow Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Bauch, brother of Mrs. Ohlis. and Mr. Whitmore got to Indianapolis by bus balling, arraved on opposite sides, as Germans Mr. Ohlis is Mrs. Charles S. Cloud's nephew. and Mrs. Draves and son .'ack went to Blooming- under the leadership of Bagerman and French, un­ Mr. and Mrs. N. Cross took the Clouds to the ton on a bus to visit her other son and famii.v. der Amos French of Bluflton, the former usually country 3 miles east of Laporte last Tuesday in routing the latter by reason of number. But we their car. They visited Mrs. Margete Cross who Birthday Dinner had happy days as boys then. had been confined with illness for two months Mrs. Robert Wallace, niece of Hart W. Whit­ but is now better. more of La Porte, gave a dinner at her home. Tne foregoing article was written by Rev. P. J Mr. Sol M. Henoch has been confined to bis March 11. in honor of Mr. Whitmore's 71st binh Ilasenstab, wholly, we think, from memory. The home with acute rheumatism since last October day anniversary. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. IL register shows that the German, Begeman, he but now is able to be out.—By C. S. C. Draves, Harold Ehrick and D Shank of La Pone refers to was Bagerman. Mr. Jennings, who and Mr. and Mrs. John Miller and Mr. and Mrs. admits he ran away from school, had a partner, By Mrs. H. T. IT. Tiffee of Union Mills. A feature of the dinner was a large-birthday cake topped by lighted can­ it seems as there is written after the name of We have received news notes from La Porte dles which formed the number "71." James Allman, ' ran away from school." from three different sources for this issue and The register also notes that Henrietta Kidder of course the same news was reported by two or died Jan 20, '73 of spina! meningitis, and Albert more of them. We have cut out the duplicates, Vincennes Picnic Nieman died in May of the same year. Both died so that each item is mentioned but once. A picnic for tbe deaf will be held in Vincennes, at the school and both were buried at Crown Harry Draves had been nursing both hands Ind , July 22, 1934, at Harmony Park. A picnic Hill. Caroline Hauss died, at home, in 1877. under medical treatment for two weeks, having was held at this park last year. There will be Martha Chandler, Maggie Carson and Bettie been infected. At present he has resumed his plenty of games and contests with lots of prizes. Turner are noted as having graduated from the duties in his harness shop. Refreshments will be on sale at the park. Bring academic department in 1879, 1880 and 1882, re­ A Valentine party was held at the Frat No 102 tbe family and stay all day. There are swings and spectively. in South Bend Saturday, Feb 17. A good crowd slides for the children. While in Vincennes visit The full registration of those entering school showed and enjoyed the night. Harry Draves, IT. tbe beautiful Clark Memorial. An invitation is for the year 70-71 is as follows: Ehrick and Dalen Shank all of La Porte and Al­ extended to all to come and have agood time with Tillman Puett, Isaac Yocom, Albert fred Arnot of Chicago were among the crowd. us. Don't forget the date, Sunday, July 22. Nieman, Joseph Wall. Thomas Evans, Robert Friends in South Bend pulled a surprise party Fred Schlomer, Chairman. Gaither, Elizabeth Neirieter, Marion Miller' last month at the country home of Mr. and Otto Thuis, Assissant. Joseph Thompson. Nathaniel Peck. Jennie Patton, Mrs. Jacob Wright near Granger, the event was o David Mitcbam, Henry Moellering, Clara Dins- in honor of Manford Wright and bride who are William Carrier, deaf mute, was fined $10 and more, Fritz Hines,. newly weds. They received a set of lovely dishes. costs and given a ninety-day suspended sentence Margaiet Moss, Sadie Benson, Michael Toomey, to the state penal farm in City Court yesterday The Millers and Tiffees were in Michigan City Clark Bragg, Henrietta Kidder, Chas. A. Star, afternoon when be pleaded guiltly to a clmrge of one day last week to call on Mrs. Mary Hayes Thomas Carson, MaggieCarson, Jacob Solmagub, petit larceny. finding her family well. Paul, son of Mrs. Hayes Rebecca Butcher, Nancy Johnson, Priscilla Mey­ Ttie defendant was charged with baving"lifted" who had been a manager of the May Tag Wash­ ers, Sam'l B. Ilarrab, James Brisendine. several articles from Muncie shops. He admit ted ing Machine Co.. in Michigan City for a couple Mary Ackerman, Lewis Bailey, Martha Leach, taking several articles, but promised to mend bis of years, transfered to Battle Creek, Michigan. Florence Hanna, Elvin Kelso, Laura Bartels, Bet- ways if ihe sentence were suspended. The court Ralph Steele, son of Mrs. H. Draves was mar­ tie Turner, Olive Hill, George Robinson, Mary was obiged to write out tbe proceedings and find­ ried, Feb. 21st. All her sons but one are wedded. Bayiitf, John YV.Miiler, Martha Chandler, Caro­ ings of the trial before Carrier could understand That one, Jack, is attending High School. line Hauss, George Curtiss, Amelia Jones. what was going on.—Muncie Press Friends sympathize with Vernon Sosomen, John Dewester, Carrie Barton, John Bonnet, It is the same old story. Tbe judge thought South Bend, since his wife with two children ran Arthur Scott, Alfarata Robertson, Philip Hasen- that because Carrier was deaf, he was feeble away from him several months ago. Mrs. Sosomen stab, Martha Applegate, Walter Peck, Frank Hes­ minded. was Miss Parker before her marriage. se, Sarah Knowling, Mary Pangburn, James Jen­ A deaf man given a suspended sentence of this On account'of slack busines in his barber shop in nings, James Allman, Laura Wiseman, Elizabeth kind goes home bragging about how easy it is to Argo Omer Flagghas been working on roads under Peabody.—Editor of The Hoosier. get off and then not only repeats but leads others the CWA this winter. Carrier has a long and varied record and should FROM LAPORTE COUNTY Since Jan.8. a boy baby has been added to tbe have been put away till he got sober, at least. Thorugh Mrs. Cross of La Porte, we get the family of IT. Hanson, South Bend. followingabouts Benajah Nordyke from Mrs. Fred Mrs. Mary J. (Carrigg) Miller aged 80 years A good crowd of friends gathered at the home Meissner, who is a daughter of Mr. Nordyke. It passed away March 1st in Buffalo, N- Y. whereshe of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mock in Muncie on the is interesting as a matter connected with one of had made her home with her deceased husband fourth and proceeded to make merry. The occa­ our early alumni and also as to the conditions of William Miller'sdaughter and husband. She enter­ sion was the silver wedding anniversary of Mr. our school and of the country when Mr. Nordyke ed the old school in Indianapolis tbe year 18G5 at and Mrs. J. J. Sohmelzer of Alexandria. It seems was a pupil, and later a teacher of the deaf: the age of 12. She had been married four times. but a few weeks ago that a part of tbat same Mr. Nordyke was born in Monticello, White Her third husband (Gus Reinke) was divorced from crowd attended their wedding yet as proof tbat Co., Ind,, on Jan. 8, 1834, at a time when there her and is married again and living in Covington, it has been all of twenty five years ago their were many Indians in the wilderness, but there Ky. Mrs. Miller was a former resident at LaPorte. married daughter was among those present. Mr. was no trouble from them. At 9 years of age Mrs. Daisy (Hosteteler) Root at Syracuse, N Y., a and Mrs. Schmelzer have lived all of their married Ben's father took him to Indianapolis, in 1844. former resident of Michigan City, while visiting life in or near Muncie and have a host of friends. each riding a horse. On arriving at Indianadolis, her daughter and husband in Buffalo, visited Many useful and some amusing presents were they found the Deaf Institution unfinished. Mrs Miller in a hospital. received. There was no railroads or telegraphs then, and Mr. and Mrs. H. Draves spent a day in South few post offices. So his father and Ben returned Bend with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Berg recently. Miss Anna Hadley who has made her home home to Monticello. Harold Ehrick took Mrs. Will Garwood, Mrs. with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Sattler of Elwood, Ind., In 1846 the father thought that the school Draves, IT. Whitmore and Dalen Shank in his car for 9 years, has been admitted to the Central would be open and room available for Ben, so to Chicago last week. Mesdames Garwood and Hospital at Indianapolis. THE SILENT HOOSIER PAGE SIX VOLUME FORTY-SIX

Welcome Visitor We had a very welcome visitor here Monday of last week—three of them, in fact.. The one re­ ferred to was Mrs. W. FT. Lawson of Coffeyville, Kan., and the other two were Mr. Lawson and the daughter Virginia—a fine looking and bright Our old school friends would notice quite a girl who is in the fourth grade at her home change in the interiors of the school house and school. Mrs Lawson was formerly Miss Emma dormitories. Since our chief executive has provid­ Ottenbacher, who for fifteen years was girls' ed work to some of the local unemployed deaf supervisor, who served'several years at the old under the 0. W. A., the walls have received new school and moved with the school to the new Sports coats of paint, and our floors have been replaced site She will he remembered pleasantly by many with new material. Together with these improve­ The varsity will meet the faculty in a basket girls who were in school in the early years of ball game Friday night, March 16. The Seconds ments, (hose employed are making noises like blue the present century. Of those who were here jays. will meet the Juniors in the preliminary. when she was serving not mauy remain. In the The proceeds will go to the baseball team to Tho first week following the outbreak of the domestic force only Miss Bleck; in the industrial, buy new uniforms, which are sorely needed. measles saw many places in the dining hall vaca­ Messrs. Harris, Falls, Norris, Travis and Miller; The State Champion Juniors will travel to Col ted. We believe most of the youngsters tried to Supemtendent and Mrs. Pittenger umbus Tues. March 20, to play the Columbus fool the nurse and play sick, as we observed that in the faculty, Misses Glenn and Ida Kinsley, Juniors, Southern Indiana Champions. On March many of them went up laughing and returned de­ The pleasue of her visit was saddened by the 23 Columbus will play a return game at the Deaf jected at their failure. Anyway they broke all cause that brought the family from Kansas, the School gym. records. death of Mrs. Lawson'saged mother, Mrs. Otten­ Many of the students felt like they were in the bacher, also the mother of Sam Ottenbacher of Baseball petitentiary during the measles epidemic out here. this city, a member of our class of 1906. Mrs. Baseball is getting undei way this week with They were penned up more than a month. Ottenbacher had been making her home with workouts in the gym for the pitchers and catchers. Cooper, Hanna, Fields and Winn are the best Tho recent Class Tourney wasn't as much fun Mrs. Lawson for the pait twelve years, and died there. The body was brought to Indiana for bur- pitching prospects. Of these Cooper is a veteran as they predicted. The next day after the tourney iil in the cemetery at the old Ottenbacher home, while Hanna and Fields have seen some service on many of them were to sore to move a muscle, Ashboro, Clay county. tbe mound. many of them went up laughing and returned de- o Bowman is the regular catcher with Fields New Daughter aiding him. Lee and Beckrr.an are the reserve Their First Party For some reason that can not be accounted for, catchers. The Hoosier Democratic Ciub of the State tbe following announcement was not published Other letter men workidg out are Gall, Mc School for the Deaf gave its first party Wednes­ when it was due. The interesting event occured Dowell, Blackwell and Pacukewitz. day evening of this week. It was a supper, dance on Jan. 19. The announcement reads: Basketball letters Awarded. and bridge party, with after dinner speeches by "Name—Martha Frances Poska. On Webnesday morning in chapel the letters Pleas Greenlee, secretary to the governor, Tom Time—3:36 p.m. Friday. for basketball were awarded by the athletic dir­ Hanagan, Mr. Greenlee's secretary, and Dr. Pit­ Where—Methodist hospital. ector. tenger, and was staged at the Sherman Inn, New Weight—9 pounds, 6 ounces." Lowell Cooper, graduating this June, received York street and Sherman Drive, from 7:30 to The parents are Edward and Ethel (Mandel) an honor sweater symbolic of four letters won. 11:00. Poska. This little one is the second child. The Cooper really has won ten letters in his playin.- The officers of the club are: President, Mrs. first one is a bright little two-year-old " boy who career at I.S.S.D., or will have when the base Georgia Pierce; Vice-pres,, Arthur HoudyhelP who answers to the name of Junior. ball schedule is completed. —•—- Secretary, Miss Nettie Newell, and Treasurer. Those to receive major letters were Lowell Victor Gootee. The committee on arrangements Guessed Well Again Cooper, Carey Ayres, Clarence Dixon, James Al­ was: J. Pence Dozier, chairman, Earl Rensberger, Alva Cuppy was the third best guesser on the pha Henry Bowman, George Hanna, Norman Marietta Adams, Carrie Johnstone, Mossie Cris­ outcome of the sectional basketball tourney- the Baxter and Melvin Winn. cillis, Mary Edith Berger, Amy Fowler Rosalind third best among those who registered their gues­ Monograms were awarded to Murrel Renner, Beckwith and Arthur Norris, and the Menu they ses with Indianadolis News. Alva always has been Charles Gall, Oscar Fields. had provided was as follows: a good guesser on State basketball outcomes. We Joe Abidji received a monogram for hisstudent Celery, Olives, Radishes, Fruit Cacktail, Spring wonder how he hit it on the regionals and how manager work. Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Cream Gravy, his guess will compare withthe final outcome Henry Bowman received additional honor when Green Beans, Combination Salad, Hot Rolls, Cof­ this week-end. he was awarded with a certificate from the all fee, Sherbet and Smokes. o America Deaf Basket ball Board. The Progam was opened by a welcome address Word from Washington informs us that Charles Henry's place on the Ail-American deaf team by the president. The menu disposed of, Mr. Whisman has been taken into the Fraternity at was based on his work at the tourney in lllinos Gootee was introduced as toastmaster, who intro- Gallaudet College. Nina Fehrman was made a in '33. douced tbe speeakers, Mr. Greenlee and Mr. Han­ member of the sorority there, the O. W.L.S. some agan, Honor Guests, and Dr. Pittenger. Follow­ two years ago. We are glad to hear that Charles ing the speaking there was a general round of is in. It indicates his personal standing among Endurance Run introductions and hand-skauing among the three the students and marks his scholastic standing as Our physical training is not all basketball. score and ten assembled while the iloor was clear­ being high. The Society is Kappa Gamma" of There are other sports that engage tbe attention ed and arranged for dancing and bridge playing. which Pop Norris and one of the Matners boys of the pupils, and it is not all sports. There are Tbe program and procedings were interspersed are the founders, and charter members Hein- folk dances and many little games that call for with songs that bad been arranged for the occa­ rich, Wilson, Binkley and E. Mathers are Hoosier coordination of mind and muscle—quick thinking sion. The evening was very pleasantly spent and Kappas. and quick acting. And there are also tests that we think those present would be pleased to call for endurance. One of these-is the annual have an encore some of these days. We were all glad to get the word that Miss endurance run. This not a marathon race that Adams is improving under the treatment she is calls for getting to a certain place at a given time. Miss Marie Mason of Columbus, Ohio, was a receiving at a hospital in Columbus, Ohio,where It is just a test of endurance. Speed is not an visitor at the school two weeks ago, for a couple she was taken from her home in Jackson', some element of the test. This year the endurance of days. Miss Mason is doing research work in weeks ago. run will be made on Thursday March 22, next the phoncties laborataries of tbe Ohio University. » week. The Police Dog Miss Mason has made a name for herself In her The run isalway sprceeded by a series of eleml- The police dog is one of the most beautiful of work along the line of "visualizing speech," as ination tests, and these have been held The dogs. He looks somewhat like a wolf. This dog the daily papers would headline it, "Hearing run is confined to the primary boys and the pri­ is not lazy. He wants to do something all the With The Eyes." And indeed, in her demonstra­ mary and intermediate girls. Those who have time. He learns quickly and he can remember tions with the movie machine, some of our teach­ stood the test among the girls are: all the things that you teach him. If he is not ers declared they seemed to hear what was said, Seventh grade—Dorothy Madison, Rosemary watched he gets into mischief. The police dog so plainly visible was tbe speech motions thrown Sapp, Mable Iloudysliell, Gertrude McNutt, mat- makes a good sheep dog. He is not afraid of any- on the screen. tie Bowens. things—Alleen Feuchter, 5a grade. Sixth grade—Mildred Bakehorn, Ruth Camp, Many recent grads will be interested to know Francleia Keisser, Ruth Wilson, Anna David that John A. Gouflfh is tbe same party we used to The Kidnappers Two sisters waiked on the Sidewalk. One was son, Doris Earnest, Mary Ranb, Lura Wilson, know. His Kendall School team entered in the a little girl and the other was a big girl. A thief Bernice Walling, Freda Haffner,_Euretha Hardy, Eastern States tourney, was nosed out of third told the little girl to come. So she did. He told Mildred Wyatt. place by Mt. Airy and Jack almost died of heart the other girl to come but she would not, and run Fifth grade—Aleatha Barnes, Iris Jackson, failure. Cheer up boy, see what happened to home without her little sister and told her mother Thelraa Clampitt, Lois Meyers. your old gang in Wisconsin. about the thief. The theief asked the little girl if sho wanted an ice cream cone. She said"Yes/' Fourth grade—Mary Bippus, Florene Cress, Tho thief put her in the auto and rode far away, Rutlr»Grubbs, Helen Holman, Viola; Woodruff, Gertrude Etcbison who had been at home past many houses and stores. The girl said"Where Mary Walker, Dorothy Walsh. hslplng with tbe house-work for four weeks is the ice cream cone?" The thief would not tell Third grade—Virginia Crouch, Latifah Hassen, while her mother was sick, returned to school her. He went to the woods. He tied her to a tree Genevieve Gartner, Mildred Clipp, Estella Miller. and left her there. A policeman heard her crying last week. Pop Norris, cruising in that paat of and came and took her home. She was very happy Second grade—Charlotce Burgin, Iona Merrick, the state in his Terraplaue, brought her back to to get home. Her big sister was happy, too.— Ardith Weist, Kathleen Clegg, Ruth Miller, Dor­ school Sunday, the 4th. Eleanoro Cottrell, 4a. othy Ralstin, Rose Thompson, Freda Maley, Olive Number Twelve The Little Hoosier March 16, 193\

I jumped. The snow was deep. I was cold —Donald Williams I saw a squirrel.— Marjorie Killen I Our Little Ones A man gave me two cookies—Orville Hill Miss Criscillis' Class I have two eyes.— Elizabeth Phillips KINDERGARTEN I have one mouth.—Priscilla Lang Miss Whaley's class I have two ears.—Roy Mark I have one nose.—Madge Major God is love. — Herman Rollins. I have two feet. —Myrtle Gorhani May I have same water? — Fred Mc Corm- I have two arms.—Gladys Holzhousen ick. I have two thumbs. —Eli Morariu Today is Wednesday. — Maxine Stapp. I have one face.—Russell Rains I bowed. — Bob Keilm, I have two hands.— Frances Knipp Genieve is sick. — Norma Horvath. I have a tie.—Donald Perry I am sorry. — Clarence Cox. I have brown shoes.—Joan Roberts A fish — Robert Crow. 1,2,3,4 — Wilbur Elburn. Miss Wells' class I saw a show.—Martha Ann Karney Miss Glenn's Class I saw a top,—Donald Slater We saw a picture show. I saw a fire—Wil­ I saw a baby.—Glara Darkis liam Wall I saw a man.—Joan Baughman I saw a boat. A man rowed a boat.—Harold I saw a fan.—George Swain Holt I saw a cup.—Byron McDaniel I saw a bow and arrow. —Milton Thomas I saw a hat.—Louis Poling I saw a bird. —Emma Jean Turner I saw a key.—Elzabeth Sprotise I saw water.—Helen Sines I saw a cat.—Elmer Leppert A tree fell.—Elmer Hill I saw a tie.—Regina Mae Kelly I saw two men. —Margaret Davis I saw a nut.—Wayne Kelly SUPPLEMENT SUPPLEMENT

FIRST GRADES Butts. this month. He asked her many questions about We have a new clock. I drew a picture of it la—Mrs. Berger's class I have some new black shoes. Dick Holle and I home. today on the slate.—Robert Pigg Last Friday we ran a marathon race. We ran shall go home March 30. Warren has a bicycle.— Iona Merrick put the United States puzzle map I made some flowers this morning. They are around tbe gym one hundred times. Randall Disler. together. She and Allie Thayer like it. Allie- red, pink and yellow.—Claude Thompson. I have some new trousers. I have a box of Many boys and girls could not run. They sat waves the girls hair sometimes in the girls build Yesterday I made a snow man. The sun is not candy. Father gave some money to me. Mot bo down. ing. Sbe has many girl friends. Iona has curly shining today. I aiu happy.—Charles Young. er has a new red and white dress,—Jimmy Killen hair, Buddy, Edward, Joe, Carlton, Max and Mary 1 was a fish in a game we played this morning. Louise ran one hundred times. They got candy 1 saw a big cat and some little cats. Banther gave a box of candy to mother.—Thelma Ilaynes 2b—Mrs. Bcckwith's class Claude was a bear.— Arlestesr Jones. from Miss Pat. Joe Kindred I have a watch and some t oots. Bob and I I am bappv today. The sun is shining. We Edward Lingor Buddy Summers We saw a show in the chapel this morning. have guns. Lowell has a new gun.—Dick Holle made flown-'Ins morning.—Eleanor Wilkerson. Ila Walker Mary Lou Rose Mr. Caskey sat with me. Manv girls ran around 1 shall go home March 30. I love mother and We playeti a game today.—Luther Edwards. Ruth James Clara Ruth Elliott tbe gym 100 times last monday. Miss Pfeifer father.—Gloria Landis gave some candy to us._Kathleen Clegg The name of a flower is a tulip Charles was a David Smith Cai Iton Brow n cow this morning. —Lennie Barley Dick gave some hair tonic to Steve, Jimmy Max Johnson Eugene flatrak I love prettv flowers. Lennie was a goat today SECOND GRADES and me this morning. It smells good. 1 found Louise was a dog.—Martha Sieveking 11) Mrs. Ma theirs' class some funny papers yesterday.—Albert Slater. 2a—Miss G. Kinsley's class A woman cut Gloria's hair Monday afternoon. We have two new clocks in the boys' dormitory. 2c—Miss B. Bittle's class S be did not cut Wilnia's hair. Our teacher wrote our grades on our report We are so glad. 1 broke my shoe string this mor­ Mother sent some monev to me yesterday after­ The boys look baths Monday afternoon. They cards Friday, March 9. We wrote long letters. ning.—Steve Miller. threw wash rags at each other. Floyd liit Bob's Myrl Crumbacker wrote the longest letter, lie noon. Miss Bittle kept, some money for me this cheek with a wasii rag. Hi; did not cry. wrote three and one half pages to his mother. I got a letter from my aunt yesterday after­ morning. I found some paper last night. — Ran­ Burr's father came to see lii.n list Saturday. Beatrice Herran wrote a very long letter to her noon. Some girls ran around tbe gym last Mon­ dolph Chittendon Margaret's father gave some gum to her. mother, tOv,. day. My legs are sore. Miss Bittle tore her stock­ A girl curled my hair this morning. Virginia Thelma's mother combed her hair last Sunday. We wrote on our envelopes with a pen and ink, ing I am sorry.—Rosie Thompson. and Freda ate with me this morning. Iva Wanda was sick. She is well now. Sbe came to the first time. Father came to see me last Sunday. My friend, Mae Tompkins. school ibis morning. Ruby Markland, Dempsey Brady, Ardith Weist Paul, bought an auto last week. I/,al has a large My aunt and uncle gave some peanuts and some flash light.—Jimmy Swalley. We saw a show this morning. A man rode on and Myrl Crumbacker write very nicely everv candy to me last Monday. Grandmother gave a I got a letter from my cousin yesterday after­ a pony. day. They got tbe highest grade in writing this new doll tome last Wednesday.—Freda Maley. month. noon. A woman brought some pussywillows to We saw many trains One train went through school. They are pretty. I have two small note­ George loaned a paper to me this mcrning I Beatrice Herran, Charlotte Burghi and Jimmy got aletter from my mother last week. Randolph .1 tunnel. books—Tlenrifclla Mroskiewicz. We saw an old street car. Some horses pulled it. Jones got the highest grade in Reading. We ail gave some candy to me this morninig.—Donald Robert gave a card to me .yesterday afternoon. We saw a log cabin A man went in it. like to read stories. Obarski. Myrl Crumdaoker got the highest gride in I sent it to my mother. My mouth is very sore.— Bib Wolf Gloria Sackett Sam Russell. Virginia and I played this morning. 1 ate Burr Mi Is Wilma Nordyke Number work this month. We all can add and some cookies yesterday. A woman sewed my Flow! lime Wanda Myeis subtract numbers. Many girls made their beds yesterday afternoon. dress this morning.—Anna Taylor. .lames Willougbby Lucy Muszynski Malcolm Miller, Dempsy Brady and Ardith Some boss and girls will gr home March 30. We Mother gave a new dress to me. It is blue and Weist got the highest grades in department this ate some oats this morning.—Dorothy Ralsten. white. I have a new bat. It is white.—Olive Poe le Miss .v. Coleman's class mi nth. I had the measles last week but I am well now. My mother gave some new books to me last Eugene Cook gave some candy to me. I have a Ardith Weist and Dempsey Brady got the high­ I stayed in tbe hospital five daya. Steve passed Sunday. Steve gave some cake to me. Dick gave new sling shot. I saw a bird. It. fell.Sammie and est grade in drawing this month. Thev both got the pencil boxes and Jimmy passed the note­ some hair tonic to me this morning.—.Ravmond I laughed. I have. ;i new bicycle.—Dean Kelly !>2 books, for Mrs. Beckwith this morning Betty Hall I have two old slates at home. 1 have some Lura May Sorrel 1 and Charlotte are improving Cooke. A boy loaned some soap to me today. It is whiteohalk. Fattier gave some money to me.— in writing. I got a letter from my mother last Monday. My white. I bought a pencil yesteiday afternoon. It Carl Hoover Sophie Muszynski and Ruby Markland got good brother is sick. 1 read some funny papers yester­ is brown.—Eugene Cook. I have a new slate. I have two boxes of red day morning. — Ruth Miller. grades in drawing, too. They each got 90. Mother and father gave a box to me last Sun­ and white chalk. I have red and blue firecrackers. Mrs. Lange is our teacher in drawing. 2c—-Miss M. Clark's class 1 have many rabbits. I have some money.—Billie day. They are good. I have a blue pencil. —Lois Billy Ponko wrote a good letter to bis mother I made a pretty flower this morning. The name Overstreet. of itwasa tulip.—Lauise Hercamp. THE SILENT HOOSIER PAGE SEVEN VOLUME FORTY-SIX

poe, Iva Thompson, Anna T aylcr, Lennie Barley games. The Eights however gave them a merry Louise Heieamp, Martha Sieveking. chase. In the deciding game between tbe Nines First grade— Mary L Rose, Gloria Sackett, and Eights tbe score was 30 to 27. And both Thelma Haynes. Eights and Nines had to extend themselves to win from the Elevens, captained by Avery. It The boys who have qualified are the following: required an overiime for tbe Nines to win 35 33, Third grade—Charles Berg, Robert Campbell, and it took two overtimes for the Nines to beat Joseph Church, William Conway, Devon Cress, the Elevens Budi'y Echterling, Kenneth Gall,Ar bur Hender­ The Scoring son, Doris Hicks, Robert Jines, George Kesler, I suppose you would like to know how we The scores made in the games played, by each William King, Leslie Massey, Welmer Merrick, prepare oar meetings, and what we do at them. team are given below in the order in which the Edward Patton, Richard Prat her. Raymond Well here's an example of the many things that games were played- Reynolds,Lowell Smith.Paul Stinson,Roy Thorn­ take place: We open our meetings with Pledge to Elevens 27 Twelves 19 ton. the Flag. Then comes inspection by Patrol leaders. Eights _._ 22 Tens ?,1 Second grade— Dt-mpsey Brady, Myrl Crum- This is followed by games, contests and announce­ Nines.. 24 Seniors 20 bacher, Luther Edwaids, Raymond Hal!, Mal- ments. Some times we give plays for the pupils. Tens 29 Elevens. __. 24 colim Miller, Steve Mi her. Robert Pigg, Samuel Last Dec. we gave a party in our gym. Tbe olhcers Eights 30 Twelves 12 Russell, Jimmy SAValley. and members of tbe Board were there. They Nines 35 Elevens(overtime). .25 ]1 First grade— Carlton Brown, Max Johnson, informed us that we would all receive new uni- Tens 33 Twelves formssoon after Jan. 1. Thissaying came trueand Nines 30 Eights.. . 27 Dean Kelly, Joseph Kindred, Edward Lingor, Eights... 35 Elevens(overtime). _33 Fioyd Rule, Darrel Summers, James Wil'oughby, all put on our new uniforms and marched around Nines.. 30 Tens 20 Robert Wolf. the gym Friday night, March 10. It yvas a pretty sight to see tbe boys inarching to the beat of tbe drum in their new suits. We are very thankful CROSSWORD PUZZLE The Grade Tourne* s to the Board, for giving us new uniforms. Meet­ w-:\ 7 8 19 Following the girls' grade tourney, the boys ings always close with a Scout prayer. cure through with the only settlement that can be ma -i of the oft argued question as to which grade in school can make up the best basketball team Twelves 11 Elevens 28 U Tens 14 Nines 21 01.1 of its own classes. The answer to that ques- 'twelves 52 Eights 21 ti nis "around robin" set of games in which T'we ves __3 Nines ....28 :. i ./•J . earn team turns its arguniente into actions — a Elevens 28 Pens 32 ...... test of mental and physical agility and skill. Nines ..36 Eights 15 Tens 28 Eights 16 _ With five grades, b lo ]2 inclusive, this round E'evens 2!) Eights 20 robin called for ten games, same as the girls' tour­ Twelves 18 Tens 31 ney. Unlike the girls, who played their ten games Elevens 30 Nines 20 through short, periods in eight or ten days. Tbe The total indvidual and team scoring was as _ boys played off their argument in one week-enb, follows: btginning Fiiday afternoon and ending Saturday 12—Clegg 30, Schultz 13, Kelly IL Total - 54 night. Since the, school was under quarantine, 11—Kelly 68, Randolph 36, Irwin S, -115 the tourneys, both of boys and girls, afforded 10—Lamirand 50, Veger 52, Myers 3, —105 an opportunity to work off pentup activites and 9—Crumbacher80, Yancich 12, Randolph 17,-109 to enjoy longed for enter amment. 8-Westfall 18, Pelsor 51, Taylor 3, — 72 The girls inter-dass tourney that ended in a Boys Grade Tourney Across Down Folloyving the girls' tourney, the boys felt they 1. One who tramps 1. Mexician dish tie between tbe Tens Nines and Elevens, was not G. Kind of lock 2. Not present played olf, but was final y .iwarded to the Elevens had an argremetio to settle that could only be 12. Beverage 3. Came into contact with on the number ol points scored, and tbe irophy decided on the hard wood floor, and so they or­ 14. Give the use of 4. To remove the skin Gather ganized their teams and played it all olf the week­ 15. 5. Mistake was presented to them. Up to the time of going 17. Make a decision 7. A tree to press with our i ist issue it was the intention end of March 2-3- The teams and captains were 19. Consumed 8. One who performs to have the three-way lie played off, but it was as follows, with the number of points each player 20. Sea food 9. One hundred thousand 23. Kind of metal scored: 10. Vegetables decided to allot the prize to the team having 2-1. Opitical glass 11. One who kneeds made tbe highest score. Twelves Beekman .__ 18 2G. One who rates 13. A city in Massachusetts 27. Feminine name The teams in the contest, with the Captain- Metz 12 16. An extensive tribe of Cooper, Cape. 20 2S. Impede by est oppell North America Indians coach-manager of each, were as follows, the first Lyons 15 Kyle 2 30. The Almighty Father 18. Let fall in drops named girl in each instance being the Captain, Nil'lis 0 31. French ship 21. Large cloth pocket Hazel 10 32. Vehicle except in tbe Ninetb grade team, in which the 22. Man's nickname Snyder 10 Nines 34. Sailor 25. Group mixing in frien­ Captain played center. 35. Thixton 4 Having a fifth appen­ dly converse SENIORS: Fern Clegg, Dorothy Schultz, for­ Ayres, Capt. 43 dage 27. The lobes of the earn Potomkin 3 36. Not clean wards; Adra Vale, Bee Hoover, centers; Sarah Black well 33 29. Trees (pi) Petrovitch 0 38. Amount (abb.) 31. Advances Wallace, Jean Glover, guards; Margaret Kelly, 40. Point of compass Westman 0 Renner ._ 17 33. Act of rinsing or soak­ Ava Watts, subs. Jones __. .. 14 42. Aguatic carnivorus Ma­ ing a garment Elevens mmal (pi) 84. Weight JUNIORS: Leanore. Kelly, Martha Randolph, Bowman _ 5 45. To steal 37. A small body of land forwards; Mary Irvm B itha Spratt, centers; Avery, Capt. — 29 Chapman 8 47. Monument commemora­ surrounded by water (pi) Winn 27 tive of Buddha 39. A high hat (slang) Neva Brewer, Florence II i.az, guards. Haines _ 0 Gossips Billett 24 50. 41. Magical deeds TENS: Evelyn Lam rand, Elizabeth Veger, for­ Eights 51. Pointed 43. Free from trouble wards; Laurel Myer-. Racli i Florer, centers; Edna Breedlove 18 53. To snarl 44. Dislikes exceededly Bowman 31 54. Tree Taylor, Doiletta Biai , >ards; Avanelle Abra­ Dixon 4 45. To knock Hanna, Capt 20 55. Tools 46. Busy insect ham, Pauline Kelly, subs. Kennedy _. 4 Hendrix 21 57. River (abb.) 48. To remove one's cloth NINES: Irene Crumi ac er, Mary Yancich, for­ 58. Recent (prefix) ing Tens McDowell 25 50. That (Latin) wards; Hazel IIol owe < nevieveDavis, captain, 49. Suffer Rains .__ — 25 Pacukewicz 4 GO. Preposition 51. Drink made from apples centers; Alberta Mi,i- L uise Bakehorn, guards, Gl. Numeral 52. Rust of metals Baxter, Capt. 24 Fornal 0 G2. Cereal Virginia Randolph, Bet y Jean Martens, Alberta 55. Pleasant Alpha _ ... 22 Stigers .__ 0 64. A Slavic inhabitant of 56. A large knife Hughes, subs. Serbia 63. Pronoun EIGHTS: Helen We-tia 1, Mary Pelsor, For­ Tourney Standing GG. Nuns 65. Initials of an American G7. Producing no good end wards; Retta Vandermuelen, Doshia Miller, w P'NTS OPP PCT General 1.000 Nines 4 89 65 Answer to centers; Ruth Taylor, Dorothy Conrad, guards; 750 the Preceding Crossword Puzzlo Eights 3 87 66 Across Loraine Gartner, Louis* Wargel, Margaret Ne­ 2 500 50. If 13. Barons Tens 80 76 Masts 51. Liars 14. Ropes meth, subs Elevens 1 109 118 250 Gleam 53. Me 21. Ami It will be noted from the . hove tbat the Juniors, Twelves 0 51 81 000 11. Bishops 54. Tub 24. Broiled the winning team, we through the contest The Nines, captained by Carey Ayres, varsity 12. Branders 55. Tamtams 26. Sparker forward, carried off honors by winning 4 straight 15. Os 57. Ino 29. Uplet without any substii ui e-, " btch makes their vic­ 1G. Emil 58. es 30. Tones tory all the more noted They had only six girls 17. Areo 59. Camp 32. Snars 18. A O 60. Seam 83. At on the team. 19. I. H. S. 62. An B5. Net Team .standing 20. Bleared 63. Samaras 87. Eta Junior High Game Asp W L TPT OPP. F PCX 22. 65. Saloons 40. Refusal 23. La 67. Lanes 41. Scimps. Twelves 1 3 54 108 53 333 25. Lemon 68. Remit 42. Morass Elevens 3 1 115 87 37 569 27. U. E. Down 43. Em 28. Tens 3 1 105 83 63 559 GoliMiDiis vs. Deal Softool Spurt 1. Mishaps 44. Remnant 81. Pin 2. As 45. Mites Nines 3 1 109 64 38 637 Columbus won the Junior High championship of 82. Spars 3. She 47. Oat Eights 0 + 72 115 24 385 Southern Indiana, and has challenged our team 84. Spoons 4. Tomb 49. Neons 3G. Senate 5. Spill 51. Lamas The Juniors we . aw trded the trophy on the for a two game contest. We play there Tuesday 88. Line 6. Green 62. Smear greatest number of poi - -cored in the tourney. night and they play here Friday night next week. 89. Tar 7. Lard 55. Tare 40. There were ten gain ,ued. each team play­ Proceeds of the game to buy baseball suits. Relets 8. Eno 56. Sale 42. Marker 9. Ad 59. Can ing all the oner .t- A *

FOURTH GRADES very loud, It made Mr. Norris. angry because the Miss Cunningham bought a man's head. After- noise hurt his ears. March 21 will be. tbe first day while we will plant grass seeds on his head. We (Continued from page three) of Spring, The pussy willows are budding now. wili put water inside. We shall watch the grass We shall go to a show tomorrow. I think we can Miss East will plant some flower seeds in a flow­ grow. Afterwhile Lucifer will have green hair.— go to a show in the chapel. I went to the gym last Gloria Brunett. Sat. I am glad the ninth Grade won. I called the er pot. ninth Grade Bees because their sweaters were Dorris Hicka—Last Saturday John Dilienger Mildred. Estel'a, Gloria, Mattie and I are mak­ yellow and black. Mrs. Thomas wanted tbe ninth got out of jail He made a wooden gun. Mrs. ing some dresses for our dolls. Miss Cunningham gave us some food. -Harriett Pratber. to beat tbe eighth. I hope tbat I will get a box Perkins has a baby girl. Her name is Jane Per­ today Viola Nadoff I was sick last yveek. I was in the hospital. kins. Betty and Kenneth have the measles. We went to the gvm last Saturday. The boys I am well now. I am in sclu.ol. D von tore bis played basket ball. I saw my brother Paul sitting Billy Conway.—Mrs. Elliott cut the sleeves out stockings this morning-. —Roy Thornton. of my sweater. John Dillinger got out of jail. on the bleachers. We watched the eighth grade 1 have a new sweater, some cards, tyvo pairs of He took a negro and a policeman with him. They bovs and twelfth grade boys play. The eiphth stocking, a rabbit, some apples. My mother sent grade boys won. Paul gzve 25 cents to me.—-Mary drove away in a black car. I had the measles them to me. We saw a show in the chapel this Bippus. tyvodays. Yesterday Mlldrpd Clipp got s.une funny papers morning We saw many Indians, a log house Rowena Bennett—1 have aw bite, ring at home. a wagon and some trains.—Raymond Reynolds. from her mother Miss Glover let us read tbe funny I learned a poem about Three Little Piggies. papers. My sister's birthday is March 9th, Easter Last Monday Miss Cunningham Mattie Donald is sick. He is in the hospital. iirr>e will be April 1st. Maybe we shall go home Harriett, Gloria, Mildred, and me some fudge! Wilmer Merrick—A man gave me a new scout March 30th. It rained yesterday.—Marietta Marie Miss Cunningham made the fudge. It was very Turner. suit, a pair of stockings, a neckercheif, a slide good. We thanked her. Miss Cunningham s I got a letter from my mother last Saturday. and a bat. I got fifty cents, from home. I making a new dress. It is red. It is very preity Last Sunday night we had mustard, radishes, bought a scout law book. Mr. Harris fixed Billy's cake with candy, and ham. We had good food. 1 like it.—Estella Miller. Last Saturday my brother and my mother came shoes and my shoes. to see me. My brother gave me a Mr. Goodbar.— Genivieve Gartner.— I drew a pig in the artroom Where Do Our Furs Come From? Florence Wilson. this morning. It was a funny pig. Mr.Travis came It is surprising to find that the United States, I got a letter from my mother last Friday. She to our schoolroom Miss Clark yvas very sick last said. "I can't come to see you Sundav, becauae although its last frontiers have been gathered un' daddy has the toothache''. She told me that Friday. She feels better now. der the wing of civilization, is the world's prin­ maybe tbe family will come to see me next Sun­ Paul Stinson — A barber cut,my , hair last week. cipal fur producer. Stand for an hour on a busy day. Thomas Waisner told Miss Glover that he We had a good supperlast Sunday evening. We ate corner of the shopping district of an American forgoc our newspapers Friday so he gave them some minced ham, mustard, peaches, radishes< to us Monday Ruth Grubbs. city and watch the animals go by—animals that bread, butter, cake with white icing and choco­ roam dreary Arctic wastes and African jungles. I svrote a letter to my mother last Sunday. My mother will get a letter frcm me now. I am late ice cream. Then, picture the trappers, and your imagination very lnpny because my mother is reading my Sa—Mrs. Hester's class conjures a procession of Eskimos, swarthy Asia­ letter. My grandma made two dresses for me tics, bronze Africans and Canidian adventurers Mildred Clipp and Bettv Betts have tbe measles George Kesler—Mrs. Hesler showed us some The romance of furs is one of the most thrilling this morning.—Mary Art man pictures of Niagara Falls. They were beautiful chapters in all the annals of trade. IfM—Miss Ida Kinsley's class Richard Pratber— I'shall go home next Friday. Wild squirrels and rabbits thrive in the forests I shall take Edward with me. We shall have a of the United States; muskrats infest the marshes I was disappointed last week because I did not good time. of ever state except Florida; for some reason the get a letter. My sisters and brother go to school Charles Berg—We have two new electric clocks raccoon avoid only Montana; martens, minks, every day I think father goes to work every foxes, opossums and skunks range over wide areas morning. I am sorry that some girls have meas­ in tbe dormitory. Perhaps I shall go home March of the country. Yet more than 100,000,000 pelts les in the hospital.- Thelma Rhodes 30. Mrs. Hesler showed us some pictures of In­ are imported annually to trim women's dresses, I got a box. I will go home March 30th if the dians. We studied about Indians. line men's gloves and make fur coats for both measles will be over. I got a letter from my sexes. grandma yesterday I basso happy. She lives William King— Mrs.Hesler went to the city in Michigan.—Dolores Adams yesterday. I got a letter from my father yester­ China is America's largest source of furs, but only in the supply of dog and goat pelts does China day, My mother's birthday was last March 4th. I exceed other foreign countries. Karakul comes THIRD GRADES shall go home March 30th. from the herds of Karakul sheep of Central Asia; Edward Patton— Miss Mason came to our most of our foreign mink pelts are from the traps So—Mrs. S. Huber'8 class school. Sbe lives in Columbus, Ohio. I passed of the Japanese. The United Kingdom leads the I have some puzzles in a box. Many girls ran some chalk to the boys in my class this morning. list of sources of squirrels, fox and mole pelts, al­ though the animals may have been caught in other around the gym 100 times. March 18th, mother, Joseph Church—John Dilienger is out of jail. countries; Germany supplies most of our foreign father and sister will come to see me.—Genevieve He bad a wooden gun. Some policemen are look­ marten pelts; Peru, Chile and Bolivia, chinchilla Elliott ing for him. They can not find him. The police­ pelts; Siberia, ermine pelts; Australia, rabbit pelts; Yesterday my father came to see me. I had man found his automobile in Chicago, Illinois. and for additional supply of beaver and muskrat a good time talking to my father. I said, " Can Leslie Massey My big brother wrote a letter pelts, we look to Canada. Early fur wearers wore only genuine furs. Only you bring my skates next Sunday?" —Albert to me yesterday. He told me to be clean and to the trapper and the wealthy could afford fur gar­ Rhodes. take a bath often. He fought in the war several ments. Then the demand for cheaper furs deve­ Yesterday I played with Beatrice and Iona. We years ago loped, so dressers of cheaper furs appeared in the worked a puzzle, Geraldine, Kathlyn and Dorothy Buddy Etcherling—We saw a picture show this fur world. Experts discovered that pelts of rab­ bits, dogs, alley cats, goats, ponies and many other were marked.—Latefiah ITassen. morning. The Indians wore feathers on their animals could be made into exquisite pelts by the IhaYeagun. Last Saturday the eighth grade heads. An Indian squaw carried a papoose on l.er deft hand of trained fur workers. In Australia played basketball. They won, 35 to 33.—Richard back. Two men cut down a tree Another man rabbits overran the continent, creating a national Mc Daniels. ran to a log cabin and got a rope. He tied it around problem, but the new fur trade turned a liability Last Saturday I played with Louise and Anna. the log They pulled it. into an asset. More than a hundred million cheaper furs are We played tag. 1 got a box. Martha's hat in. red. Robert Jones—Perhaps the boys and girls will used annually. With a little dye and expert work­ —Geraldine Lueckel. go home next Friday. I shall bring my roller manship, "bunny" pelts are made to imitate those Yesterday Richard and I played. We played skates to school the next time I go home. I shall of the aristocrats of the fur-bearing aimal world. tag.—Eugene Moore get my hair cut this afternoon. Rabbit furs dyed like seal are known as Arctic seal Last Friday, I went to the gym aud played.— Gwendoll Butler—I had the tooth ache last bay seal and northern seal, sealette, and sealine. Dyed to imitate fox, they grace the counter of the Margaret Smith. Sunday and Monday. My jaw was swollen. Tbe fur store as Baltic brown, red and blackfox, or fox Last Friday I saw the tenth and twelfth grade dentist pulled my tooth. It hurt very much. He hair. A leopard may not be able to charge its spots boys playing basket ball The tenth grade won.— did not put medicine in my gums. but leopard spots dyed on rabbit pelts make Baltic, Joseph Borenstien Bobby Campbell—Mrs. Perkins has a babv girl. French and Russian leopard. These are hut a few of more than fifty aliases by which rabbit pelts are Last Saturday I saw the boys playing basket­ The baby's name is Jane Perkins. She was born known, when they leave the hands of the furriers. ball. The ninth grade won. I went with Doletta January 26th. Miss East sent Mrs. Perkins some Civilization is invading the domain of the fur- Black to the gym. I shall go home March 30th. f losvers. I shall go home on a train next March 30th. hearing animals in the United States, yet from $45, My kitten is very big and pretty.—Betty Murphy I found a pair of scissors in the fire. It snowed 000,000 to $75,000,000 worth of furs were taken in Mtes Thompson's mother gave an apple and a last night.I was surprised to see the snow this 1927. The greatest wild fur producing area in the world lies within a 600-mile radius of St. Louis. daughnut to me I said, "Thank you." March morning. Some boys and 1 whistled in the gym. In an attempt to increase the supply of genuine 10th, I played tag with a boy. Miss Thompson —Arthur Henderson. furs, fur farms or ranches have been established told me that I could not go to the city Gayle My father and mother came to see me last Sun­ in the United States. Approximately 99 per cent Lacy. day. Perhaps I shall go home Friday. I am going of the silver fox pelts sold on American markets At home I played on my scooter. I have a to ask Dr. Pittenger if I can go home this after­ are ranch bred. Prince Edward Island, north of Nova Scotia, where fox farming began about thirty blackboard. I made a bird house.—Sammie George noon— Richard Applegate, years ago, is literally covered with fox ranches.. Last Friday I ran in the gym. I ran around the Skunk, muskart and rabbit ranches have also gym 100 times. I won some candy. I saw Miss Sb—Miss Cunningham's class- been established.—National Geographic. Bittle in the gym.—Virginia Crouch Raymond got a new sweater, two pairs of stock­ Last Saturday 1 saw twelfth and tanth grade ings, some cards, some cake, some apples and a Some Modern Proverbs boys playing basketball. The tenth grade won, 33 rabbit this morning. His mother sent them to He that hath a trade hath an estate. to 11— Jean DlYne him.—Kenneth Hoover. Diligence is the mother of good luck. Miss Cunningham is making a dress. Mildred Sb—Miss East's class The tortoise was the first efficiency expert. has the measles. She is at the hospital. We art Concentration is the first condition of success. Lowell Smith —Robert gave me some candy, sorry.—Mattie Clampitt. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. A barber cut my hair last Friday. I lost my Miss Cunningham tore the pocket off her smock A good worker is worth more than a poor man­ comb. I am sorry. After while we shall plant some ager. Ruby Hall.—I went to the basket ball tourna­ grass on Lucifer's head. Lucifer looks funny If you want a thing to succeed, get behind it ment last Friday and Saturday. The girls yelled without any hair.—Devon Cress, . and push.