Coquille High School - Laurel Yearbook (Coquille, OR)

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n 1 LAUREL THE JUNIORS m m % The Junior Class, one autumn day, Sallied to school for work and play. So gaily was their work begun, That everything at first seemed fun. But their gay laugh died and a vague unrest O’erspread their spirits with the first hard test. German, Geometry, Chemistry too, No wonder the world took a bluish hue. And the Juniors sighed with a secret pain, “Ah, that vacation were here again!” Some talked of quitting, but the rest said, “Never, No one shall call us quitters, ever!” Yet oft in the midst of the morning’s work, Which they sometimes felt inclined to shirk; They would look at the Seniors and sigh, “Ah me! That we like you next year may be. “We will walk about with pomp and pride. And teach the Freshmen to be dignified.” But why think of the lofty Senior Class When there still remain the exams to pass? For of all sad words of tongue or pen The saddest are these, “We may flunk again.” M. L. N. ’18. t r Ada accomplishes what was thought to be impossible (on account of her weight) flying in the air.

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LAUR JUNIOR NOTES « « The Class of ’18 have, during their Junior year, kept up the high standard of efficiency for which they have been distinguished ever since entering H. S. Our class sustained a heavy loss during the year, when five of our loyal number, Lela (Barker) Avery, Perna Danielson, Jack Leach, Herbert Lukens and Charles Oerding, left school to take up other lines of work. Perna and Charles are planning to return to school next fall. We can proudly boast that it was a member of our class who won first prize in the short story contest. One of the members of this class also won second prize for State Good Roads essay. The Junior Class is well represented in the Girls’ Glee Club, and what kind of an orchestra would the H. S. have were it not for one of the Junior boys? Several members of our class are cartoonists and some have poetic ability. We are a very patriotic class, our report cords even showing the national red, white and blue. In basket ball we also took an active part. A member of the Junior Class was Business Manager of the Athletic Association and one of the star players in the C. H. S. Basket Ball team. The Junior girls had a strong and undaunted team. They could take defeat manfully and try again with increased vim. Despite their untiring efforts in the pursuit of knowledge, the Juniors have had quite a festive year. First they gave a bonfire party in Patterson’s Grove to which the entire H. S. was invited. Then there was the class party at the W. 0. W. hall, the picnic trip to Bessie Johnson’s home, below Riverton, and last, the Junior-Senior reception. All of these were very enjoyable and successful affairs. Our aim is to make each year more profitable and enjoyable than the preceding one. Mr. G: (to those who got out of exams) “Could you have passed the exams?’’ The answer was, “No!” G: “I don’t believe you should be exempt at 85 per cent, then.” John D: “Maybe that was the 15 per cent, they didn’t know.”