Clearwater High School - Aqua Clara Yearbook (Clearwater, FL)

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Junior part? N the night of November 26 the Juniors gave the Seniors a Weinie Roast in Davidson Park. First thing, the eatables were hidden from inquiring eyes and then a large bon-fire was made. By this time most of the guests had arrived and the fun began. Games were enjoyed until everyone was exhausted and by common consent gathered about the fire where the supper was to be eaten. Then, “Mirabile dictu,” the “weinie sticks’’ had disappeared. This fact was kept from the guests and the Juniors began a frantic search. At last the coveted “weapons’’ were found and the “weinie’’ roasting began. Besides this “lux- ury’’ there was bread and butter, mustard, and pickles. The eating process was long, but it was time well spent, and afterwards more games were played until 10:30. At this time, as every- one decided it was growing late, the party broke up, all declaring “they’d had the time of their life. — MARGARET HUBBARD.

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Junior (Hass H ' fistor? T was a momentous day in the history of Clearwater High School when the Fresh- man Class of 1913 filed thru its doors. Bravely they found the way to their room ; earn- estly did they try to hide their trembling lips and shaking hands and steady their quaking knees. Once over their fright they set to work with a will to do their part for the honor of Old C. H. S. Like all other Freshmen they felt their importance and the haughty glances of the other classes dampened their spirits not a bit. Between their lessons they found many things to have fun over and, to the utter despair of Miss Peele, who had charge of the room, continued thruout the year to keep up the usual bad reputation of the Freshman Class. With the Sophomore year they settled down to work and gazed with haughty contempt on “that Freshman Class.” Most of them struggled under the heavy burden of Caesar and, alas, if it had not been for Miss Peele’s untiring effort “and other things,” I fear the class would have given up in despair. That year they entered more into ath- letics and, being one of the largest classes, became one of the foremost. A number of the boys and girls held first places in athletic and literary ac- tivities; a large part of the representatives to the Leesburg meet came from that Sophomore Class and they did their share in carrying off honors there. The editor of the school paper and the tennis champion of the school came from the Class of ’17. But it is in their present Junior year that they are accomplishing the most. With two full years of development behind them they are now claim- ing their rightful places. Some of the best stu- dents are in the Junior Class and well they keep apace with even the Seniors. In athletics they hold first place and more than keep up their old reputation. The editor of the Annual is a Junior and other members of the Staff belong to the class. Both declaimers in the West Coast Meet and many other representatives were Juniors. Though the history of this unusual class is not complete there is every prospect for a happy and successful future. They hope in the year to come to do more for Old C. H. S. and to make the Class of 1917 a credit to the school from which it came. —DOROTHY WYNKOOP, ’17.

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3 urtior -Senior farewell Jpart? HE Junior-Senior farewell party, the most important social event of the school, was held on the evening of April twenty- eight, at the home of Mr. J. N. McClung. Those invited were the members of the Senior Class, the Faculty, and County Superintendent of Public In- struction D. M. Hollins and Mrs. Hollins. The dining-room and drawing-room were dec- orated in the Senior colors, green and gold. The decorations consisted of yellow oleanders and roses, with asparagus fern gracefully intermin- gled. The color scheme of the reception hall was black and gold and it was tastefully decorated with yellow pansies and black-eyed Susans. The guests were received at the door by the president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer of the Junior Class and were conducted into the drawing-room. Then began the fun of the even- ing, for everybody, Faculty, Seniors and all, for- got their dignity and joined in games. Partners were chosen in many amusing ways and a musi- cal hunt began. When the music sounded part- ners in a double row marched around the room, continuing until the music stopped, when they broke ranks, threaded needles and working to- gether each pair tried to string on their thread more “lb’s” than any other couple before the music was resumed. After the musical hunt the guests were handed small white cards with two words on them. Each guest then hunted for the person whose card had words to rhyme with his. Having found his part- ner, each couple then began to compose rhymes, the couple passing in the best lyric receiving each a “luck” motto card. After several other games had been enjoyed, the Seniors were told that Wealth, Beauty, Love and Woe were in the room and as a Senior caught one of these strange visitors he would receive a token of his future life. The lights were extin- guished and four Juniors in noiseless slippers slipped about the room, dodging the Seniors. As a Senior caught one of the mysterious four he re- ceived a small package. He was then out of the game and took his seat near the wall. When every Senior had met his fate and received his gift, the lights were turned on and amidst a hub- bub the strange packages were opened.