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'''''''''113225I5I.. 22ll!II!'.III215312III23222233IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIZIIZZIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllillllilllililillllIIIZIIIIIIIIIIZIIIIIIIIIIII''''132IIIII1IIIIl211ClC!lZ1IC1!1Il 'l 'I2ZI1213.'ZZZI3 The CANARY and BLUE History of the Class of 1918 The immortal Class of 1918 now leaps into the Canary and Blue arena and makes its last bow to the Allentown High School. For four years A. H. S. has been blessed with our presence-for four years her students have had ample opportunity to observe us. Nor has our sweetness been wasted on the desert air, and it is indeed sad that we must now part. But this is somewhat ahead of the game. I must first lead you, gentle reader, back to those early days when the curtain of history iirst rises. The scene is so ancient that most of us have, by now, forgotten that it ever existed. We were Freshmen! With Robert Sewell as our president our army made its stand against the three upper classes. Realizing the superiority of these other nations, for each class is a nation in the school world, we decided that the only way we could become a great people was to first become civilized. In accordance therewith we spent most of this Freshman year in acquiring knowledge. As the year drew to a close we endeavored to play baseball with those siiperhuman Sophomores but were defeated, so we retired to our scholastic trenches and continued to study. s However, as time rolled on the verdancy of the Freshman year wore away and at length we exultantly called ourselves Sophomores. Beneath our Brown and White banner we continued to battle for our rights against the upper classes. We l1ad men on the 'Varsity football, baseball and relay teams and came in second in the Marathon. In this way we attracted attention in athletics. Internally we were strengthening ourselves with Lathrop Ramsay as our president. So far we used most of our time for conscienti- ous study and with good results. It is a pleasant thing to fall asleep in a barn and wake up in a palace and discover that that palace is yours. Such was the experience of 1918 when they became juniors. The scene of our endeavors now shifted to the New Building, where upon joining the ranks of the upper classmen we proceeded to make our influence felt. Harmony dwelt within our ranks, and with Mr. Mack as our president we strengthened our position in- temally. We made our social debut, in the form of a dance and a card party ,which was in every respect a success. At the close of the year a delightful picnic was held. Again we had members on the 'Varsity football, basketball, relay, and baseball teams. Again we finished' second in the Marathon. U tinam ne vera scriberem, but I fear that stdy was a little neglected this year, though it still was our chief object of being present. Modesty and lack of space forbid me to do full justice to the success we have atttained in our Senior year. A few facts must suftice to convince posterity that the Class of 1918 has had no peer in A. H. S. Our educational advances need not be related I PAGE NINETEEN 1
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