The Syracuse Journal, Volume 20, Number 44, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 1 March 1928 — Page 1

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SYRACUSE HIGH SCHOOL NOTES Items of Interest Concerning Our High School Written for The Syracuse Journal. The high school had the lowest attendance percentage last month in the last two years. This poor attendance has a great effect on the grade of work done. Any help parents can give for better attendance will be greatly appreciated. High School Art Class have been making conventional flower designs from squares and circles. Water colors are used to tint them. They will be able to furnish a number of very nice drawings for the exhibit this spring - 0 Two reels of very interesting pictures of the mining, importance and uses of sulphur were shown to the high school Thursday. The adjustment of the light has greatly improved the clearness of the pictures. The boys in the Manual Training class are working on various objects in the furniture line, such as card tables, waste paper baskets, tabourets, book racks, in preparation for the school exhibit this spring. The Ginger Gem for this week: "In the game of life, when the Great Recorder takes His pen in hand, He will write ...not whether you win or lose ... but how you play the game.” A representative, of the Bradley mills was in school last week hoping to get the order for the honor sweaters for the basketball team. As yet no order has been given to any firm. Rev. Foust conducted chapel Wednesday morning, having the prophet Zachariah for his subject. To close the service he left us all in good spirits with a few good jokes. Speed tests were given in typewriting this month. Two of the fastest typists are Natheta Sloan and Mabel Miller, each giving over 175 strokes per minute. Syracuse is now first in the standing of the teams of the county. We need everyone’s support, so don’t forget to get your season tickets for the tourney . Special practice has started for the music benefit program, to be given March 16. The band, orchestra and high school chorus are preparing a real treat to music lovers. Our school is the proud possessor of playwrights. The members of the Public Speaking Class were required to write plays of not less than 500 words each. Members of the two teams and the Yell Leaders are busy selling season tickets to the district tourney. Buy your ticket early and boost our team. The Seventh and Eighth grade Art Classes are studying color harmony and have been doing work with water colors. Rev. Nicodemus has charge of the chapel services in the lower grades for five consecutive Wednesdays. The High School Orchestra furnished the music at the Junior play last Friday night. Mrs. Miles substituted for •Mr. Druckamiller last Thursday and Friday. Erin Fleming substituted for Miss Rapp last Thursday and Friday. Guy Bushong, a teacher at North Webster,, visited school Thursday. Margaret Hurtig visited the high school Friday. FRACTURED LEG Forrest Kern, who resides east of town on the place formerly occupied by Whitmer Held, met 1 with an accident Saturday. He and Calvin Beck were sawing a log, which in some manner started to roll. The log struck Kern’s left leg, causing a fracture. Or" —» X classified ad will sell it.

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WO MORE VICTORIES The Syracuse High School basketball teams finished their regular schedule at Atwood Saturday night by winning both games. The second team score was 18-25, while the first team was 21-25. The second team, consisting of nine players, have played nineteen games, won 14 and lost 5. The first five have played 20 games, winning 18 and losing .2, to Decatur and Pierceton. In all twenty games the first five were all physically fit to play. Most teams consider it a successful season if they win more than half their games, so a 900 per centage is not half bad. Second Ivam Atwood FG FT F PTS. Swanson 1 2 3 4 Wray 3 0 2 6 Anglin .w 0 11 1 Adams D 0 0 0 Harlay </. 1113 Smith 1 0 1 2 Norris LI 0 1 2 Totals 7 4 9 18 Syracuse FG FT F PTS Auer ........ 3* 4 • - 018 Connolly 0 0 0 0 Grady ........ 0 0 0 0 Leacock ...... 2 3 17 Robison .3 0 3 6 Shock 2 0 0 4 Snavely 0 0 2 0 Totals U 3 7 25 First Team Atwood FG FT F PTS. Witham 3 1 4 7 Smith 1 0 0 2 Norris 2 3 2 7 Sehram 0 3 2 3 Shipley 1 0 2 2 Thomas 0 0 2 0 Totals 77 12 21 Syracuse FG FT F PTS Klingaman .... 11 3 3 Ketring 2 3 2 7 R. Godshalk ..6 0 3 12 Snavely 0 0 0 0 H. Godschalk .. 0 3 1 3 C»«BachmaiK. *. (h 0 Totals 9 7 11 25 o BIRTHDAY DINNER A birthday dinner was given on Sunday, February 26, at the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brown, in Vawter Park, in honor of Mr. Brown’s father, Milton Brown, who celebrated his 74th birthday on Februay 27. A pot luck dinner was a great feature of the day. A pink and white angel food cake baked by Blanche Culler, the oldest granddaughter, formed the center piece on the large table. After taking a program was given by the children, consisting of readings, songs and piano selections. Also some of the grownups helped to this part of the program most enjoyable. Velva Brown won the prize in the contest. Evening came too soon and the family gathering was broken at a late hour, wishing their father and grandfather many more happy birthdays. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Milton Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown and family, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Brown, Mrs. Maude Culler and children, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Brown and son, Mr. and Mrs. Vem Brown and children, and Miss Lydia Mellinger of Syracuse. Miss Helen Culler of Goshen and Mr. and Mrs. Russell O’Conner of Elkhart, were out of town guests. o FIRE The fire department was called to the home of Mr., and Mrs. H. F. Ketchum on North Harrison street on Friday morning, where it was found the roof was on fire. It was some time before the flames were extinguished and as a result considerable damage was done to the second story of the house, the roof being almost entirely burned, None of the household goods up stairs W£F? saved. Mr. and Mrs. Ketchum are now occupying the Mrs. Lily Hoopingarner house on Main street, where they will reside until their home is repaired. The 10SS i? covered by insurance. MASDNS MECT Syracuse lodge No. 454, F. & A. M. met in regular session Monday evening and conferred the Master Mason degree upon Floyd Rowdabaugh. After the wont refreshments were served. Sfee “The City Gone Wild” with Thomas Meighan at Crystal, Ligonier, next week, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, March 6,

Syracuse's Slogan: “A Welcoming Town With a Beckoning Lake."

REPORT OF COUNTY NURSE Out of 986 Kosciusko county school children examined during the past month by Miss Ava Malone, county nurse. 681 were found to have defects of some description, according to the monthly report just compiled by Miss Malone. 'Die report shows that during the month twelve schools were visited and 986 pupils examined. A total of 286 previous defects had been corrected. It is surprising to note that 102 children were found to be 10 per cert or more underweight. This brings up the question of whether parents are giving enough attention to their childrens’ health. In most cases there is a reason for children being underweight. In many eases it is not lack of sufficient food, but lack of proper food,. j Parents should concern them-! selves and should endeavor to find the remedy which is possible in most cases. It is said that in numerous rural schools there are children who come to school in the school bus in the morning and return to their homes at night without having a bite to eat at the noon hour. The report also shows 48 children who are 20 per cent or more overweight. A proper diet in such cases also is recommended. Defects reported as follows: Vision 134 Eyes 107 j Ears 26! Hearing 13 Teeth 411 Nasal passages 88 Throat 434 Skin 50 Lymph nodes 83 Deform 13 Posture 77 Nervous symptons 31 10% under weight 102 20% over weight 48 Care was given to one maternity case near Leesburg until someone could be found to stay with them. Free glasses and * examinations were given two needy children. —: o - BOX SOCIAL *' 7 Don’t forget the box social, which will be given Wednesday evening. March 7, by the Chamber of Commerce at the Community Building. A good program has been arranged for. . —o 1 . What’s become of the girl that used to serve her caller with a piece of cake or pie of her own baking? Ask the baker. .

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“METHUSELAH; 969 YE ARS A PEDESTRIAN”

During the basketball season; Remember — It was during the “semi-finals” of 1927, interest throughout the state was at fever heat, youthful pn£ftysiasm was unbounded, four boys ©n the tp ia ged a ride" and ‘‘hopped OR the running board.” Later there was a crash, one was killed, all were injured, the owner of the car was arrested for manslaughter— It all passed unnoticed. Interest in the final score was paramount. Boys who beg rides do nothing to develop the civic welfare and safety, nothing to develop their bodies. They are deliberately destroying ntnich of the safety

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, MARCH L 1928.

Syracuse Library Notes Saturday these children at- ’ tended story-hour: Martha and > I Edna Leacock, Mary Ellen Pletf j cher, Katherine and Martha Jane ' ! Kern Helen and Betty Gordy, ' j Juanita Geiger, Ruby Dempsey, 1 Luella Wingard, Gertrude. Edna ’ j and Agnes Fleming, Frieda and ‘ I Harriet Foust. Margaret Smith, ! ’ Dorothy Lingofelter, Natalie and ’ Betty Wolf, Noami Stansbury, Helen and Eugene Garrison, Meredith Mench, Norma Mitchell, : Maxine White, Bernice Held, Jaunita. Anna and Elizabeth Causer, Martha Brower, Laura ! Bachman Ralph and Freddie | Mick, Betty Miller, James Butt, • Lucile Osborn, Rowena Insley, [ Ruth and Baja Rowdabaugh. i Scotty and Betty Hollett and Marion Byland. Do you know that the library I takes these adult magazines: Li- i terary Digest, American, Atlantic Monthly, Century, National Geographic, McCalls,Ladies Home Journal, Good Housekeeping, Country Gentleman. Popular Mechanics, Columbia (scource of this magazine subscription is unknown) and the School Arts Magazine; and these children’s magazines: Youth CompanionSaint Nicholas, Boy’s Life, Child Life and Nature Magazine. These may be taken from the library and kept a week, that is, the older magazines. No currant issue is permitted to go out. When you break a leg or get the mumps you have an excuse to read a book —if you never break a leg or get the mumps think of all the fun you’re missing. There are all kinds of books at the library, which are yours for the asking, Mrs. Foust has made and given the Library some pretty artificial tulips. Some of these will be placed in the story hour room, while the rest will be in the Library proper. We certainly appreciate thesa little thoughtful kindness. The door in the basement is constantly left open, It would only take a minute of ypur time to stop and close it and by so doing help to keep the library warm. The money spent on extra coal prevents improvements. Please be more thoughtful. o It is always easier to criticise the small mistakes of others than it is to make a few large opes ourselves.

work now being done in the schools. According to the Accident Prevention Department of the Hoosier State Automobile Association, boys who stand in the middle of the ,block begging rides not only endanger thepqsplves and others, set ft bftd example, embarrass the motorist, but make themselves appear indolent, lazy and ridiculous. Parents of today walked miles to school and to sporting events. A begged ride so often leads to the hospital rather than to one’s destination. Methuselah, so history tells us, walked for 969 years to health and a "record” for age yet unequalled— Why die y’dung?

SECTIONAL TOURNEY

The sectional basketball tour- : ney will be held at Warsaw. FriI day and Saturday, March 2 and |3, in the community hall. ThirI teen teams will compete. I Milford will not be in the j tourney this year. Failure to ’ receive the necessary officio. 1 j blank from the state high school association before the enh? time, February 20, led Milford to I overlook entering their team until too late. With the time expired Milford has no wav by which it can be permitted to play efen though all the other teams might consent. Mentone drew the bye and can win the tournament by playing only three games. All other teams must win four games to he victorious, except Silver Lake find North Webster. By winning { but one game Silver Lake or • North Webster can go to the .-emi-finals. Following is the schedule: Frwlaj M<»»uinu 10:00 - ClaypO’ 4 vs. Warsaw. U:oo—Sidney vs. Atwood. , Frida) Altera •»»» 2:00 —Burket vs. Syracuse. 3:00 —Beaver Dam vs. Pierceton. 4:oo—Leesburg vs. Etna Green. Friday Evening 7:30 —Silver Lake vs, N. Webster, 8:30 —Mentone vs. winner of 10 a. m. game. Saturday Forenoon 9:oo—Winner of Friday 11 a. m. game vs. winner Friday 2 p, m. game. 10:00—Winner of Friday 3 p. in. game vs, winner of Friday 4 p. m. game, Saturday Afternoon 2:00 —Winner of Friday 7:30 p. m, game vs, winner of Friday 8:30 p, m. game. 3:00 —Winner of 9:00 a. m. game vs. winner of 10:00 a. m. game. Saturday Eveninig 8:00 —Winner of 2 p. m. game vs. winner 3 p, m. game. Officials—Fprd Griffith and Homer Oabofft.— —.- ANNUAL BANQUET In commemoration of the sixty-foprth anniversary of the founding of the order of the Knights of Pythias, Kosciusko Lodge No. 230, celebrated the event with a banquet Wednesday evening, February 29. This is an annual affair with the Knights and is the outstanding social events pf the season, when the members and their families gathered at the Castle Hall t© partake of the. good things to eat and enjoy an evening's social commingling. About 150 persons attended the banquet, which was served by the Lutheran Ladies’ Aid. I Sack’s popular orchestra of Ligonier furnished the music for the evening. After the banquet a short program, rendered by the Pythian Sisters,, was enjoyed. They , staged a laughable playlet, entitled, “Doctor Cureall.” After the program an hour or so was enjoyed in dancing until the midnight hour when all de-. parted for their homes with at “Good Night.” The arrangements committee consisted of R. E. Pletcher, Wade I Zerbe and Monroe Kehr, and to < say the least carried the affair to a worthy success. Those present frqm out of town were: Mias Faye Beisel, : Mr. and Mrs. Will DePew and : Mrs, John Hendrickson, Mr. and Mrs. Melbern Rapp of Elk- : hart, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Porter, Mr. and Mrs. Graham McConnell ; and Nevin McConnell of Goshen, Gus Carteaux and his son and wife of Warsaw and Roy Klink i of South Bend. ■ 0 - - ; STANDING OF TEAMS Following is the final standing of county teams: Syracuse 9 1 .900 Leesburg 14 3 .828 1 Milford 9 2 .818 I Mentone 12 3 -800 PiercetQp 8 3 .727 Claypool ,8 7 .533 Silver Lake 6 8 .428 i Etna Green 5 8 .384 Sidney 5 9 .357 < Atwood 4 9 .307 Burket ... •. 4 9 .307 North Webster ...... I 14 .060 I Beaver 0 8 .000 - — — NOTED SINGER STRICKEN | i Galli Curci, the noted singer, was stricken recently with laryngitis and had to cancel* several dates. It will be remembered that she appeared at Winona in 1924 and was heard by many in this locality. o While it pays to be honest, you often are a long time collecting.

INDEPENDENT TOURNAMENT • i The Syracuse Independent ■ i Basketball team composed of the following players, Drucka- ■ miller, Winger, Bushong, Shock, Mock. Schultz. Auer, Wiley, under the management of Joel Wilt, assisted by J. C. Abbott, returned Sunday from the tournament at Indianapolis, where our boys made a fine showing winning the first two games against Shoals and Dana, but lost to Versailles on Saturday. Much credit is due the team for their clean sportsmanship upon the floor and the brand of ball they played. Syracuse was composed of the youngest and, as a team, the smallest players. In the Dana game they were out-weighed about twenty pounds per man. Playing a five game tournament is no small undertaking { for any team and when you sum up the outcome you will better understand. Each team seemed to be able to put one good game to their credit except Culver, who lost their first to Gary and Muncie, who lost to Versailles and who lost later to Lydns. Lyons then defeated Evansville for the championship. Gary lost to Evansville in their second game. The South Bend Gilberts took their first game easily from New Albany, playing their second and star game and winning from the General Electric of Ft. Wayne and later losing to Evansville, Druckamiller was placed on the all-state amateur team and Winger received honorable mention for his efforts. Owen Boyd of the South Bend Gilberts received the silver loving cup for being the most valuable player to his team. The games did not draw as large a crowd as expected, and it was wonderful the following Syracuse received from the down staters, rooting was always strong for our boys. The accommodations of Tomilson Hall, built in 1886, were overlooked, Xha teams being -forced to dress under the stage and the shower baths were the old fashioned tubs supplied by colored attendants, when you could find them. When Shoals and Syracuse were dressing for their first game, our boys received much comment as to the price of groceries and true to the Syracuse spirit they delivered them 44 to 21. On March 8,9, 10 there is an invitational tournament to be held at Plymouth and Syracuse hopes to be there. Next week the team is to play at Syracuse, with the South Bend Gilberts. The Gilberts are without, a doubt the most popular team that has ever played at Syracuse. o CHEEK FORGER ARRESTED Leon (Jud) Rozelle was arrested Monday afternoon on the7 charge of forging a check. More day morning he attempted to cash a check for SB7 at the State Bank in Warsaw. The check was on the State Bank of Syracuse and bore the signature of J. P. Dolan. The check was made out in favor of Fred Kline. The paying teller of the Warsaw State Bank did not pay the check. He kept the check and then investigated. He found out that Mr. Dolan had not signed the check and that Mr. Dolan's signature was a forgery. Rozelle’s arrest followed. Late Monday afternoon Rozelle appeared before Judge L. W. Royse in the circuit court and pleaded guilty to the charge. He was fined $lO and costs, making a total of $27.65, and was given a suspended sentence of from one to fourteen years. O—’r— PLAY WELL RENDERED “The Mummy and the Mumps,” a three-act GOiaedy, was presented by the Junior Class of the Syracuse High School to a large and appreciative audience at the Community Building last Friday evening. The play was well rendered by the young students. Those who took part in the cast were Mary Geiger, Richard Mench. Helen Disher, Marjorie Kline, Helen Schroeder, Harry Stetler, Ralph Miller, Daniel Nicodemus, Phyllis Mock and Eugene Snavely. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank the kind people and the fire department for their loyal support in extinguishing flre at our home and we certainly appreciated all that was done. 'H. F. Ketchum and Family. o Mirrors are great things. They show you ydu can trust [

THINGS TO : THIN£ABOUT [; Review of Things by the Editor As He Sees Them ea the Surface. The Day of Gathering The mind of the sower is on the time of reaping. Just as the mind and freart of the mother is ; on the time when she shall see her boy a leader in the world. We all look forward to the day I of gathering; when the work of . our hands and brains shall bear I fruit. • It is impossible' to make a I worthy effort without that'effort ! bringing its return, but do not worry about results. Do your , work well; and keep the weeds out. He who puts his heart and soul into his work has nothing to regret. How satisfied must be the musician who plays his life into the chords that vibrate his heart! All life is sweetened by conscientious effort, even as the flute is mellowed by the breath that makes it sing. Everything you do is a preparation for the day of gathering. The flow of the heart is too great a thing to be measured in terms of the flow of gold. The gardener doesn’t work for a single season but for those far ahead. Never let discouragement dictate to you. i Kill One and Coddle Another Has society the right tor take the life of one murderer and not another? The same murderer is executed not as a matter of revenge, but because he is a menace to society. The insane murderer, while a greater menace to society, is locked up for life or until paroled. The sane man may have committed the crime in a moment of blinding passion, (insane for the moment) —but the insane, the mentally deficient man, may plot and plan his crime for weeks. Just why one should be deprived of life and the other coddled atHhe expense of society is a question that must be sdlved before the crime problem can Ke reasonably adjusted. Shot At Sunrise German—There is one word in the English language that is always pronounced wrong. American—What word is that? “Wrong of course.” The article that only costs a promise to pay doesn’t cost much. The man who keeps his promises generally refuses to make any. • A Baltimore man has become of a steamship company after starting as a stenographer twenty-one years ago. Many a girl stenographer gets to the top quicker than that’by marrying the boss. A citizen declares that in his opinion the laziest man on earth is the one who stretches out right after the evening meal and sleeps until it’s time to get up and undress to go to bed. People used to think the world was flat. Then it was found to be round. But it’s still just a little crooked in spots. You hear so many fellows say: “I get paid for What I know, and not for what I do.” Funny to me they get any salary at all. Watching automobiles coming from four directions on a cross town street section is a sure cure for a sore and stiff neck. About the only way some people could get a kick out of life would be to back up against the business end of a mule. The home-town newspaper is the loud speaker for the community and it costs but a trifling sum a year to tune in. The knocker is a mortgage on his home town, and every other citizen is paying interest on the mortgage. The main trouble with good advice is that so much of it is bad. Take advice, but do your own deciding. > This Week’s Puzzle Puffer Question: When is a school boy like a postage stamp? ; sii{ 04 unq osfuui 04. ‘jeuido in puv-

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