Adel High School - Scarlet and Black Yearbook (Adel, IA)

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Who would e'er forget those Sophomores. Both the poor ones and the bright, Both the ornery and the angels, Who give answers wrong and right? Alma Anderson, the studious, With her bright and Haxen hair- When the list is read each evening, Alma's name's not often there: Ward, to whom she gives the front seat, And whose humor she don't like. For his very free translations Must stay with her. too, tonight. Leone is almost an angel. But is only lacking wings- She is one who shines in Caesar And in many other things. Rudolph is another Sophomore Who is interested in Caesar's military tactics, And who holds hair cuts a si These, the Sophomores, too, take English: Some, who failed their themes to write, Were informed by Elsie Axten That they must stay in tonight. H. There was Merle, who writes themes funn Spelling simplifiecl's his hit, And he fills your sole with pity At his grand descriptions-nit: There's Mabel Cook with curly hair, Whose home is o'er the sea, She tells of merry England, For an English lass is she. And next Myrtle McWhinney, Who gets all her answers right And who seldom hears Miss Axten Tell her to stay in at night. The next one going down the line ls charminfz Mistress Mary, Who crowns the King of Ortonville And does feats literary. Next romes our quiet Chrystelle. With her modest, winniryz ways, Who v-e'er cuts up, but digs and digs And wins the teachers' praise. But in history the Sophomores Do outshine all others, quite. And for this Cif for no other, They don't have to stay at night. Y

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In Durance Vile Adel's sun was slowly setting 4 O'er the cornflelcls far away, Streaming through the high. school windows At the close of one sad dayg And its rays fell on the faces Of a Soph and teacher there. He with pale face all a-tremble, She with red and glistening hair: He with knock-knees, bumping loudly: She with lips compressed so tight That scarce the words could utter. You may stay with me tonight. l am tired of all this nonsense, And it's plainly to be seen That your German grades or Darwin's Are not what they should have beeng l want you to stop this whispering, Darwin, take this seat right here, For it seems that you can't study When your seat to Fred's is near. From the grades on your report cards It seems neither are so bright That you can afford to whisper, So you both may stay tonight. She again turns to her papers, Which she makes the Sophomores write, Who take Caesar and take German, And with the Belgians light. And she glances from the platform, Down upon the Sophomore rows, All intent upon their study, Or in listless, wearied doze. She remembers now those bright ones Who in Room Three oft recite- Some with fine imaginations Who must also stay tonight.

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Cleta's one we all remember' In this class just before noon, For she tells us that Athenians Were suspicious of the moong And another that we'll not miss Is our sweet-faced Nellie Knoli, Who is always bright and merry, And whose name we all extol. Irene Black has grievous trouble Keeping up her notebooks trite, And she wonders if for whispering She will have to stay at night. Farther down the roll comes Lena, And her sister, Golda, too,- There is nothing in our textbooks That these two can fail to do. Next comes Bea, our missionary, Who will make fine Figi' stew, Who converts I. 0. U. Hfs 'Til they're Christians through For geometry in Room One When we don't draw figures right, Miss Thompson tells us sternly To stay in with her at night. Hazel, who made loveiy tatting With that pretty orange' cord That we used for making circles. and throng When we drew them on the board: Millie, goirg to the blackboard With an autocratic air, As she reads her proposition. With the pointer streaks the air. Harold, with his ruler fumbling As he tries the book to cite. Wonders if Miss Thompson'll make Stay a while with her at night. Mary Merryman, our brunette, Just can't get geometry, And the wav to solve her problem is one thing she cannot see: Clarence has a nice grade record That few can, if any. beat, But his very greatest failing Is in tipping back his seat, Ceometry's Myrtle's hobby. , And she turns with sudden fright When she sees the teacher writing Down her name to stay at night. hin: