Caroline High School - Outward Bound Yearbook (Denton, MD)

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i 1904, as follows: President, james Roland Chafhnch 3 Vice-President, Mabel Wilson, Secretary, Thomas Alexander Smith, Jr., Prophetess, Catherine Mabel Dukes 3 and the historian. The iirst question of importance for consideration was : Is not the largest and most brilliant class of the C. H. S. able to edit an Annual P Quickly came the response that they were, and the result of such an action you see today. Never has this been done before and 1iP05.is the noble beginner. ,On the pages of Time are many incidents noted, one of which is known as ffffhe- Tying of the Bell. On April Fool's Day, 'O-L, as is the custom, we wished to ,play ajoke. Looking around for some one or something to be the object of our mirth, we saw the Teacher's Bell, which proved to be the very thing and we pro- ceeded to tie the bell. The result was no bells that P. M., but instead an hour and a half after school for those participating in such a beastly act. ' This class is also noted for the many lectures we received on account of our love for the beneficial exercise of pony riding. Our Principal objected to this in vain, until he, determining to turn our minds in the way they should go, obtained for us a book that caused us to seek another kind of recreation. We were a very devout class and always gave. strict attention during the devo tional exercises which were held in the Assembly Hall, since this was av good begin- ning toward the laborious work of the day. In this room also were held the meetings of our Stephen's Literary Society While in attendance on this we listened to many an inspiring piece of music, or soul-stirring recitation, interesting readings, and, lastly a generally heated discussion on some topic, which fixed the truths of either one side or the other firmly in our minds. We always left those meetings, Resolved to make the next better than the last. It was in this hall, too, that our music coursefwas begun and completed. This course was finished with a great deal of eclat, the chorus singing, especially, being attended with marked success. Our high notes were marvelous and the low notes,-well, after the iirst rehearsal of oneof our choruses deep indentations were found on the iloor. However, the bound- less patience and perseverance of our teacher were brought to bear and we sang our last chorus this year.convinced in our heart of hearts that we sang it better than any class had ever sung before, and that if Mrs. P+ withheld that assurance from us it was only because she feared the preceding classes would hear of it and become a prey to the green-eyed monster. A Our success in the musical line was only equalled by that in the drawing room. ' There is no easy way to learn Drawing, the only way to lear11 to draw is to draw, We drew. It almost moves me to tears to think how misplaced were our - 40

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childlike confidences, for some of us never learned to draw even by drawing. How- ever, we are of those who know not and know that we know not and this ,knowledge may help us to better things inthe future. . Let us peep into the gymnasium. Here as juniors we learned the grace and poetry of motion which you will probably notice in our speakers of today. We spent many pleasant hours in this room, especially, when the mercury stood at OOC. Occasionally we had visitors, who were always interested in our work in gymnastics, altho some did not seem to see the necessity for the U so great activityf ' They feared perhaps that our partners for life would suffer in consequence. This admiration made some of us anxious to become expert wielders of the polished broom handles, which are by courtesy called wands in the gym. H Just across the hall is the Manual Training Department, where we have spent many happy hours learning to make all kinds of artistic things from a toothpick toa house,-a bird house. We have all become ,proficient in this line of work, so now we can tell a screwdriver from a chisel and even some can tell a spoke-shave from a tack-puller. No doubt you have all seen the results of our earnest labors. For we came, we sawed, and in the end we conquered. As we entered the portals of that majestic building, the High School, on that mild September morning, the powers that be H in the building must have thought, and unfortunately for us, that we were a bright and promising looking class, for scarcely had we entered when they proceeded to perform several experiments ,on us, not the least of which was that charming and soulful occupation of insect hunting, which has since become famous in song and story. Many an insect has been cut down in the flower of his youth, pounced upon with fiendish 'glee and a fish net,-and in the end, oh, most unkindest cut of all,' ' brought in a pasteboard box duly classified and labeled where, perhaps, one short week before he had been disporting himself on his native heath, all unconscious of his ignominious end. Q For a short time in our course we had that interesting study-Botany. We watched the germination of peas, beans, and corn, but alas, alas, our watching was attended with serious 'results to poor peas, beans and corn, for they nearly all died from being pulled up every day to see how they grew and they were consigned to an honorable grave in the waste basket. After life's fitful fever, they slept wellf' Mrs. Pippin's Room-the atmosphere of perpetual smiles l How many de- lightful hours were spent here. There was always a charming uncertainty about things in this room that rendered it doubly delightful. Une never guiie knew when she was to be called upon to part with all her ideas on a certain subject. 41