The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-22
Serving Two Masters
You Can't Do Ii and
Satisfy Both.
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Should one of those poor fresh.
men approach me and inquire, for
instance, where the chemistry class
convened | would think nothing of
sending him to far away corner
of the school building to Miss So
and SOS sewing room. One time,
remember. a freshman stepped
cautiously UP g me TO ask where
is the GYM"
Jim who? | replied, quite in
the gruffest tone | had ever before
assumed | knew full well, Of
course. what he wanted, but had
it in mind to have little fun"
"Why, the gymnasium, sir" the
little fellow quaked. | must have
looked like some giant. Judging
from the frightened expression on
the boys face.
"Well-gymnasium. that's a little
better, Why in the name of com
mon sense don't you freshmen say
what you mean," and then | went
on in a very serious manner to eX-
plain to the finest detail how to
get to the boiler room of the school
and all the while the trusting
freshman listed with an attentive
ear.
Thank you sir" he said as he
departed in the direction | had
named, and how ! did chuckle
when | thought how abashed and
puzzled the young man would be
when, instead of arriving in the
gymnasium he would find himself
in the schools boiler room. Good
joke.
Yes, had completely forgotten
the days when | was a freshman.
was now sophomore and as
such | must fill all requirements.
In all the story books about high |
schools, that | had read the sophie
more was always having a good
time at someone elses expense, SO
| had to do it too.
Well, all this time that | was
helping to make life uneasy for the
freshmen | was doing other things
that had direct bearing upon my
near future.
On my entrance into the sophie
more. class | had resolved that my
existence experienced as
a freshman would be no more. L
was going out for the fun and en-
ioyment to be had in school. | GER
tainly did not intend to live with a
lot of text books piled high around
my head
SO when my membership in
club for sophomores only - the
Club it was called-was
solicited. /, after a brief consulta-
ton with my parents, joined up,
Meetings were held once
Zach week.
Then about five days after join
ng the Sophomore Club the editor
If our school paper announced in
lis columns that a position on the
staff was open and that
applications for same were in or
Ter. Always having had a desire to
NOW the inner workings of an ed
tors job. and feeling that by fill
ng a position on the editorial staff
ny popularity among my class
mates would be somewhat increas-
ID, put in my bid, and after per
onal interview with the editor -
Who, by the way, was a senior-I
vas made a reporter.
Being connected with the school
'aper in this fashion added greatly
o my feeling of Importance. And
hen when ! was elected secretary
f the Sophomore Club | was mad
Nth delight. Going to school now
,as much more interesting than it
ad been before,
Still trimming over with the lust
Or popularity, / went out for the a
chool baseball team that spring, y
nd gained a position. Between Y
lese three activities-the Sophie n
lore Club, the baseball team and 4
ne school paper-my spare time
as pretty much taken up. First
was this club meeting or that
aam practice or something else to g