The Syracuse Journal, Volume 20, Number 42, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 16 February 1928 — Page 1

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SYRACUSE HIGH SCHOOL NOTES Items of Interest Concerning Our High School Written for Th* Syracuse Journal. Latin Baseball Game The Sophomore Latin Class played an interesting game of baseball last Thursday and Friday. Nine innings were to be played, but at the end of the period Friday morning only four | innings had been played. The game will be finished later as Miss Hamman said that the class Knew the vocabulary too well. Two leaders were nanjed, the sides chosen, then each leader chose a catcher and a first batter for his side. Each leader placed the names of the members of his side on the blackboard in the order that he wished each to become a batter. Four bases were marked on the floor and a chair placed behind the home plate for the catcher of the opposite side. The duty of the catcher was to catch the words that the batter did not know the meaning of, and give them correctly, thus giving an “out” to that side. If he did not know the word, the other side would not receive an “out” and another word would be pronounced to the batter. To start the game one of the side® stood up behind the home plate and Miss Hamman pitched the words. The first person on the list walked up on the home plate, the Latin word was pronounced and he moved on to first base if he had given the correct meaning. If he did not know ifs meaning, then the catcher for the opposite side trys it and if he answers correctly, the playing side has an "out” and the player who missed the word must go back in the line. Three words missed by the players and all three caught by the catcher makes the side “out” and they must take their seats until the next inning. Each time a player goes around the field it is called a home run and each home run is counted as one point. The •score of the “out” side is counted and marked down and then in the same way until they have three “outs” and then they must take their seats. Nine innings are played in this manner. At the end of the nine innings the scores are.counted and the side having the largest number of home runs, or points,, is the winner. The names of the two sides were, “Liberi Herculis” (The Children of Hercules) and *‘Pugnates Undecim” (The Fightving Eleven). The GingeCQem for this week is as follow^/“Whether or not you make'good, in or out of school is a personal matter —it depends on you. If you want to win hard enough you will. Make up your mind to make good and through hard work, study and clean living you will enter the City of Success, which is located in the State of Mind. The pupils who left school Friday afternoon and are over sixteen years of age, must bring an excuse from their parents or make up the time remaining after school. Those under sixteen must bring a ligitimate excuse or the attendance officer will be notified. The High School enjoyed a moving picture show, Thursday morning. The subject of the picture was “The Story of the Motor Truck.” Due to an adjustment of the light the pictures were much plainer. jgev. Royer conducted the chapel exercises Wednesday morning. After the students had taken an intelligence test,they were all ready to listen to Rev. Royers’ short talk on the prophet, Malachi. The Sixth and Seventh grades conducted an arithmetic race last Thursday morning. At the end of the period, the seventh grade on the long end of the score, 34 and 15. The Negative side of the Sophomore debate was victorious last Thursday afternoon . 11 was decided before, that the losing side would entertain the winning side. The Senior Class has been having a spelling lesson every Monday morning. Evidently Miss Hamman hasn’t a very good opinion of their spelling. Miss Helen Lane, of Chicago, visited the school Monday morning.

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Syracuse Library Notes Books By, Edgar A. Guest Busy the man must be indeed, Who thinks he has no time to read, No time to sit him down and look Upon the pages of a book. So busy with his tasks of day So eager, with the night to play. That Tennyson is thrust away! Near him are richer friends than those His daily wandering ever knows; Friends who would share his 4 every mood And fill his heart with gratitude, But he’s so busy that he must Know Shakespeare merely as a bust, A Jut of marble gathering dust. Busy that man must be, who finds No time for all God’s noble minds, Who sees them waiting all about. Takes tradesmen in and shuts them out. He lives his life on crowded streets, Listens to every man he meets, But has no time for Lamb or Keats. Fancy a garden wonderous fair With every lovely blossom there And at it's farthest end a shop Where one to eat a bite could stop, Not to know books would be 1 think, j Like racing there to eat and drink, Blind to the roses, white and pink. New books were ordered Wednesday. Os those ordered, these have arrived: Barton —“What Can a Man Believe?,” Halliburton —“Royal Road to Romance,” and “Who’s Who 1928.” , Those persons who read Barton’s “The Man Nobody Knows” will certainly warn to read the latest book by this author and surely the people who read “The Glorious Adventure’’ won’t miss the thrills in store for them in “The Royal Road to Romance.” Naturally we won’t expect you to be so interested is “Who’s Who.” Only remember this—it’s a good reference book. Martha, Betty and Kathryn Fisher, Martha Jane Kern, Grace Culler, Robert Smith, Betty, Scotty and Junior Hollett, Marion Byland, Helen and Betty Gordy, Ralph and Freddie Mick, Gwendolyn and Miriam Fisher, Ruth and Baja Rowdabaugh, Martha and Edna Leacock, Martha Rose Mishler, Lois Dillon, Jeanette and Juanita Geiger, Frieda Foust, Norma Mitchell, Margaret Smith, Virginia, Clara and Mary Harvey and Elizabeth, Jeanette and Anna Causer were the story hour attendants Saturday. A good fountain pen was found irk the basement of the Library. The owner may have the same by calling for and identifying it It probably belongs to some scout. o FARM BUREAU MEETING On, Wednesday night February 8, the Farm Bureau of Tur-, key Creek township met in the assembly room of the school house. After hearing some splendid music by the high school orchestra and entertaining readings by Miss Cory and Miss Wilson, those assembled were much interested in seeing the educational film on the uses and manufacture of the motor truck. The assembly was then addressed by W. H, Bobbins, of Columbia City, State Director of the Indiana Farm Bureau Federation. Mr. Robbins gave an outline of the plans and purposes of the Farm Bureau. Following this address T. M. Neff, of Milford, who is secretary of the Kosciusko County Farm Bureau, took charge of the meeting and proceeded with election of officers. The following officers were chosen by ballot: Sherpian Deaton, chairman; V. D. Disher, secretary. This organization solicits the moral support of all citizens of Turkey Creek Township. On Thursday evening, February 16, Alva Mellott, president of the Kosciusko County Farm Bureau will be at the Syracuse School showing two educational films on sheep and hog raising. This is for everybody. Come. o “Hard Boiled Hagerty” with MSlton Sills and Molley O’Day at Crystal, Ligonier, next Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday, February 21, 22 and 23.

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Syracuse Independents Winner in Tourney

(By Tliw) An all tourney’ team selected by a committee in charge by Kosciusko and Whitley counties’ sectional Independent Basketball I meet held here last Friday and I Saturday with thirteen teams in | competition was Announced as I follows: Forwards—-Crystal, North Webster; Hepler, Etna-Green; Shultz, Syracuse. j Centers —Lief, North Webster; Wolf, Atwood. Guards —Druckamiller and Bushong, Syracuse; Helvey, Leesburg. ■ The scores of the tourney were as follows: Friday Afternoon Etna Green Independents 32, North Winona 23. Silver Lake 21. Claypool Independents .27. Syracuse 54, Larwill Independents 16. Friday Evening South Whitley Church 13, North Webster 30. Atwood 38 .Claypool Bears 13. Saturday Morning 8 Leesburg 26 South Whitley Rusty Hinge Five 11. Etna Green Independents 23, Claypool 19. Etna Green “B” 5, Syracuse 42. Atwdod 22, North Webster 24. Saturday Afternoon —Semi Finals Etna Green Independents 20. Leesburg 18. J Syracuse 31, North Webster 23. Fin a Im Etna Green Independents 24, Syracuse 31. Syracuse eliminated Larwill I Independents, Etna Green “B" team and the strong doctored team of North Webster to play the Etna Green Independents in the finals, which seems to be! quite common. The High School fought it out with Etna Green High School -in the Kosciusko County tournament. This classes Syracuse first, both in Independent and High School and Etna Green second. This tourney was a success all the way through, financially and otherwise. The peppy Syracuse Band, Millard Hire, director, was one of the outstanding events of the tourney. Mr. Buettner attended the tourney accompanied by his terrier body guard, the latter favoring us with a solo while the band was in tune. Harry Schultz, was the high score man' in the tourney and

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In spite of Mr. Groundhog', the Accident Prevention Department of the Hoosier State Automobile Association makes a long distance weather prediction. That it will be rain, sleet and snow in February. On rainy days an observer will note children, and adults too, running helter-skelter in the streets in the middle of the block, diagonally, in every direction, paying no heed to traffic, all intent upon reaching shelter. Children, automobile drivers,

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Druckamiller without a doubt, was the outstanding all around player. Jack Wiley was added to the squad a couple of Weeks ago and made a jfine showing in j the tournament. In the opening game, one of the North Winona lads received 1 a broken nose in the first four minutes of play and was attended by Dr. C. R- Hoy. Earl Auer, one of our favorite stars was handicapped, due to the sprained ankle he received in the last game before the tourney, with Bremen. It is believed that he j will be in first class condition for the State Tourney, which will be J held February 23, 24 and 25. Syracuse was without the services of Paul Winger in the Larwill game and in the Etna Green “B” game, but was given a large reception when he ran out with the team for the semi-final battle. The upset of the tourney and of the Warsaw Times’ dope bucket was the Etna Green Independents defeating the Claypool Independents. Both semi-finals battles were thrillers. Etna Green defeated Leesburg 20-18 and the SyracuseNorth Webster battle followed. Both officials Don Stephenson of Plymouth and Harry Ferguson of Bourbon worked in the semi-final game. Stephenson handled the final game alone, due to the fact that Ferguson, coach of the Bourbon High School, accompanied his team to Mentone. Harry Schultz started the final game by making one of his famous pot shots and the battle was on. Etna Green followed likewise. Although Auer was handicapped, he played a fine passing game, until the score was 6 and 7 in favor of Etna Green and he was relieved by Paul Winger. S<dwltj4 made-less fibkf goals? than he is accustomed, but played a better passing game than usual. The game went on, changing hands at least one-half dozen times during the first half. Druckamiller broke loose with one of his famous Bill Harf shots and Syracuse crawled away. The half ended, with a score pf 7 and 12. At the beginning pf the second half, Hepler pf Etna Green pepped them up by rolling in a nice short shot. Pushong playing hard and holding like a stone wall, was not caught fouling during the whole tournament. Shock play-

everybody keep your heads up.A little rain in the face will do no one any harm; do not give way to the impulse to cross the street on a run; do not hide behind an umbrella like an ostrich, and use more care at alleys than you do in crossing streets. Even a , poor fish can take care of itself in water. Everyone knows that a car cannot stop quickly on a wet pavement and that the driver cannot see well in rainy weather. Be more careful; all the responsibility is not Hie drivers.

ed a wonderful defensive game as well as offensive, holding his man to one field goal. At four and one-half minutes to play, Etna Green climbed up on Syracuse and the score was 124 and 25. The game became I more exciting. At this time, I Winger dropped in a field goal, i but was not allowed on account of traveling, but came right back and sank another one. At two minutes to go, the fighting little Mock, who showed his stuff in the morning with six field goals, went in for Schultz to finish the battle and Auers went in for Shock. Druckamiller made a quick shot under the basket, followed with another and the final shot was fired, with the score 31 and 24, The manager would like to take this opportunity of thanking the followers for the fine support they received during this tournahient, Reservations are being made at the Washington Hotel for the full team. S. J. Stookey and J. i J>. Wilt will drive to Indianapolis early Thursday mprning. If Culver should win their tourney this coming Friday and Saturday, they will be Syracuse’s first foe in the State Tournament. o THE PASSION PLAY The wonderful lantern slide production of the Passion Play of Oberammergau will be shown in the Lutheran Church, Munday evening, February 20- Many a.re flocking to see the Passion Play and have voluntarily written of the powerful impression this appealing story of sacrifice and love has made upon them. The lecture was written by one, who for many months, lived in the home of Anton Lang, thereby enabling you to obtain a more intimate personal glimpse of both the quaint little village of Oberammergau and the characters in the play. This lecture and pictures will be shown in the Lutheran churches at Cromwell, Nappanee, Millersburg and possibly other towns near Syracuse, Come and enjoy it with us here- Lecture begins at 7:gp o’clock. Free will offering. o ART CLUB Mrs. Sol Miller was hostess to the members of the Art Club on Tuesday evening. The Jessen consisted gs making napkin ease®, with embroidery on them. The work of the evening ended up in a real valentine party, with each guest receiving a pretty valentine at the close of the social end of the affair,. Dainty refreshments were also s erved, and one guest, Mrs. Joe Rapp, wa ß present. JUNIOR ART CLUB The Junior Art dub met at the home of Lucille Kitson last Saturday evening with Mrs, Georgia Miller as sponsor. The evening was ip making oil cloth bag§ with apphqued basket and flowers. Harriet Bachman conducted the lesson. Delicious refreshments were served. Elsie Nicodemus was present as a new member. o JUNIOR CLASS PLAY ‘The Mummy and the Mumps,” a three-act conjedy, will be presented by the Junior dass at the Community Building on Friday, February 24, at 7:45. General admission 25c, reserved seats at Thornburg’s z - O» K 8. The Eastern Star Chapter will meet on Wednesday evening, February 22. The Worthy Matron, Mrs. Ada Crow, requests that 1 all officers and members be in attendance at this meeting. j H. JY. Baldridge of Indianapolis, a representative of the AntiSator League, will speak at the Chunk of God Sunday morning, February 19, at 11:00 o’clock. Everybody invited. SYRACUSE AT MILFORD Syncuse High School, first and seeoni teams, will play Milford at Milord, Friday evening, FebrV- —— o -a a boy that he is no good and yu will help him to become

WON BOTH GAMES The High School teams won both games at North Webster Friday night. The second team I had an easy time winning 32-5. The first team was roughed up considerably, but came out on the long end of a 39-21 score. Second Team Syracuse FG FT F PTS. Auer 2 0 0 4 Connolly 0 0 0 0 leacock 3 1 0 7 Grady 0 2 0 2 Robison 3 11 7 Shock 4 1 Q 9 Mick 0 0 0 0 Snavely 1 1‘ 0 3 Totals 13 6 1 32 N. Webster FG FT F PI'S. Likens 0 0 0 0 Garber 2 0 3 4 Sharp 0 1 2 1 I Willard 0 0 0 0 ; Baugher ...... 0 O 0 0 Kuhn ........0 0 0 9 Kruger 0 0 3 0 Hickman 0 0 2 0 Totals 2 1 10 5 First Team Syracuse FG FT F PTS Ketring .• 1 0 1 2 Snavely 2 0 0 4 Klingaman .... 8 3 1 19 I Bachman ...... 5 0 0 10 R. Godshalk .. 1 0 2 2 H. Godshalk .. 1 0 0 2 Totals 18 3 4 39 N. Webster FG FT F PTS. White 3 11 7 Biltz 2 0 2 4 Kuhn 0 0 0 0 Weimer 5 0 2 10 Strombeck .... 0 0 0 0 Greiner ~,,,, 0 0 1 0 Total? 10 1 6 21 —........ o MARRIED AT THE HOSPITAL With surgeons already dressed and prepared to perform a serious operation at the McDonald hospital, Warsaw, Thursday forenoon, the patient, J. F. McEueen, qf Bourbon,. decided to be married. His - Rockhill, I hospital and a hurryup cair was sent to the court house. County Clerk Leland Kinsey, rushed to the hospital a»d issued the marriagg license. Rev. J. T. Bean, pastor of the Methodist chur h, was quickly summoned and the ceremony was performed in the presence of the bride’s sister and brother-in-law, the hospital physicians and nurses. The bridegroom was confined to his bed 1 during the ceremony, Immediately following the wedding, Mv- McEueen was wheeled into the operating room and the operation was performed. A new opening was made in his stomach to relieve an obstruction caused by the scaring of a nealed stomach ulcer. o —. WAWASEE HOTEL TO OPEN The opening of the Wawasee hotel for the season of 1928 will occur shortly before Decoration Day this year according to Manager Cuniff of Indianapolis. Present outlook for the season is very good. Bookings in May already total a business of $22,000 to date as against but $5,000 business for the months of May and June in 1927. The National Pharmaceutical Association will hold its annual gathering at the Wawasee Inn, June 4-11 and arrangements in which to hold the sessions of the association. Many other big conventions will be held at the Inn early in the season. ENTERTAINMENT Mrs. Chas. Howard and Miss Vesta Weeks entertained their club Tuesday evening in the Tea Room at bridge. Miss Nellie Mann, won first prize, Louise Snobajger, second, and the third prize went to Mrs. Millard Hire. The table decorations, as well as the menu, all carried out the idea of St. Day. And the out-of-town guests, Mrs. Juanita Berry Smith of Indianapolis and Miss Hermione Wilcox pf Chicago were as glad to be there as the members were to have them. OPEN FOR° BUSINESS On Monday, February 20, 1928, I will open a Tonsorial Parlor and Beauty Parlor, in the room formerly occupied by Dr. Bowser opposite the Post Office. My prices will be the same as my competitors. Your patronage is solicited. Yours for business. 42-11 W. M. KEGG o Milton Sills in “Hard Boiled Hagerty” nt Crystal, Ligonier, next Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday, February 21, 22 and 237

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT I ♦ Review of Things by the Editor As He Sees Them on the Plain Speaking and Morality Is it true that plain speaking makes for morality? Can any one suppress all reference to sex matters without establishing a false estimate of the part they play in life? It has come to be pretty well determined that the truths of life do not destroy innocence. They only destroy ignorance. Mystery always attracts —especially the young. What they know about they stop wondering about. There's nothing good or bad but thinking makes it so. interest in sex in its many ramifications is as national to humanity as is the instinct of selfpreservation. A quarter of a century ago, when ankles were taboo, the bust was exposed to the point of indecency while skirts concealed all but the tips of the toes. Girls of today are less conscious of the stretch of leg revealetl than their mother would have been if an inch of stocking showed above the shoe top. Now that men are accustomed to seeing girls in one-piece bathing suits they spend less time speculating on how those girls look under those suits. Plain speaking makes for morality. This does not mean that all things are to be talked of on all occasions. We do not discuss at the dinner table, bloody surgical operations or details of painful accidents. We do not describe funerals at a ball or party—yet none of these are immoral. Its a simple matter of good taste. Plain speaking and vulgarity are as far apart as the poles. Its • question of good ißllM*' Judgment and "nfidence in your own intelligence. One of the pitifully few blessings brought about by the late war was the clear and general understanding of the social evil. Our boys were forced to speak frankly about it and among them 1 were thousands whose fathers had never told them of the sequences of loose living. If more girls had known what happens to men who lead dissolute lives there would be fewer wretched wives, and fewer defective children. Sex consciousness is generally the cause of extreme prudery, but most prudish people are not f averse to telling an off-color story when cloistered with a few congenial spirits. The person who swaths a spade in all kinds of trimmings and pretends it is not a spade is a hypocrite—and no one knows it quicker or better than the child. The day is at hand when men and women will be so decent, so frank, so honest that there will be no topics they are ashamed to mention. The successful politician must include in his daily dozen the practice of standing on a fence with one ear to the ground. Indications are, however, that some of them have defective hearing. The Chinese make it a rule to settle all their debts on New Year’s day, but some of our subscribers are educated differently than our “heathen” brethren. If auto manufacturers could invent more horse sense to go with horse power they would save more lives and loss than any casual war demands. ]¥hen a man thinka he is on good terms with the world it is because he is on good terms with himself. Every community has at least one man who isn’t good for anything except to see the other fellow’s duty. • Advertising is like an alarm clock; if you want it to serve you you must keep it “wound up.” One fellow lost control of his car the other day because he couldn’t keep up the payments. Women are often greatest in small things. A chronic kjcker is never out of a job. This Week’s Puzzle Puller Question : What is it that has four legs and flies! MOD pVap udMSOV

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