Central High School - Red and Black Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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The Class of fanuary 1922

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. 5 Q . , an ,. - - ?'6 9 5 in if , i f Qfg f 'lil l M - fi N 6 No -'QQ-1' 1 NY Q if L. il l We fi 4 1 W 3 I . A kr 2 5 i l 3 Q ' k t ix- R3 ,N .Q Kg 55 is A q - FRANCES SIMPSON Hi.-XRVEY SWANSON ETHEL CROSSLEY Secretary President Vice-President She was our queen, our rose, our Far our president we need not fear, She smiled and the shadows de Star. To him his class is ever dear. parted. 2' ' 2. 43 ' pa- 'i 4 2 g X i i 'V , Q S 3 N :JM Nl' il' yi M Ck ie 1 , llv I G 2 5 9 - - E , Q K I3 s be W W,-, v' Q , 5 ,fx 1 E v . 31-r-g-NQLTT-K-iwff E L CELESTE RUSSELL FLOYD CLEAR -l.xNE HIXON -- Trcasurrr Eau-tl1's noblest thing-a woman -- A, daughter of the gods, divinely perfected. Our trczisiirer we'd like to resem- tall, ble- And most divinely fair. For he can- make our money trem- ble. - Twvnfy-fwo