Des Moines Technical High School - Engineer Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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ANNUAL W D M THE FIRST YEAR CLASS N THE tenth day of June 1904 crowds of us smllmg boys and gurls could be seen floclung toss ard the new high school bulldrng Many ww ere the astomshed fat es as we gazed at the beautiful surroundmgs XNl1ICl l w ere soon to become our home Assembled ln the large audltorlum ws 1th our superintendent Mr Shealcley and our future pnn clpal Mr Rlddell we were soon made to feel at home after thelr cordial greetlng Before dlspersmg we ws ere gn en certlhcates slgnlfylng that we had rlghtfully gained the trtle ol hrgh school students ss hreh we xx ere to assume on September 6 1904 On that day we returned eager to begm the new year s w orlc One could easrly dlSllIl2UlSl'1 the hrst year students from those of the higher classes because the former looked so fresh and green among those almost withered flow ers Of the 800 enrolled ln the hrgh school 300 are hrst year puprls Obuously we far exceed all other classes ln numbers ln the course of our career we shall doubtless also excel all rn knowledge and ablllty ln all the hlgh school organ lzatlons we hold an Important place BCSldCS formmg oxer half of the hrst and second year muslc class me are xx ell represented ID the orchestra and tht glrls glee club The rootmg at the football games would be quite tame rf lt were not for the many wlgorous NOICCS of the hrst year pupils wx ho come cn masse and shout themselx es hoarse IH support of old West Hlgh and the team And xx hat of the gymnasium classes3 They w ould be con srderably smaller wlthout us True the fourth year students xx ould probably be very wlllmg to spare our young athletes for lf our glrls of the basketball team were out of the w ay there mlght be some chance for the upper classes to wrn a game Then here s to the class of 08 ' May we succeed ln all our undertalcrngs so that at the end ol the tour years we may grad e still clalmlng the tltle of the banner class' reshmen we are and me re proud of It too eads to abide hx x hat me hould do wer ohedlent to teacher and rule Safely we sav N e re the pride of the c oo armony our motto Drscord not known crxl we clarm whrch me rlghtfully own very good trart l tan t here relate ow then Three cheers for the class of 08' IRM 'X B SHLOSS twenty four I9 0 5 I v u . ,xr I . K . ',. . l h , 1 Y Q. 'A ,' ' . .. A v , ' I 1 7 v uat ' A' ' . R , , E' ' s s, 4 lv' 4 s'h ls. nH ,H ',, H I' 1 ',' .