High-resolution, full color images available online
Search, browse, read, and print yearbook pages
View college, high school, and military yearbooks
Browse our digital annual library spanning centuries
Support the schools in our program by subscribing
Privacy, as we do not track users or sell information
Page 15 text:
“
Graduates
”
Page 16 text:
“
JJUUft££ [sjGJG FEBRUARY CLASS HISTORY Cold and dreary—that first day of February, 1921. But we, the class of '25, then entering East Technical, heeded not the penetrating cold without. Our hearts were warm, and we were eagerly intent upon our new adventure. It seemed that we had been transplanted into a new life of strange, interesting work and pleasure. But the pleasure was not without alloy. This was indeed the “Age of Innocence. We poor flats blundered bravely through the first month, blocking traffic by going up the center stairs, and looking for classrooms on the fifth floor. For the first week or so, we tried hard to appear educated and much more grown-up than grammar school students. We rejoiced when some of our members were high on the honor roll, but we soon wilted under the sophomores' glances of superiority. Every one who has been a freshman knows the hardships we encountered. But everything has an end! Came the sophomore year, the “Age of Strife, when we were elevated from freshman ranks, and could cast a sneering glance at the newcomers. How mighty we felt, and how rich was retaliation! This year was the beginning of an era of new styles. Bobbed hair first made its appearance. Rolled socks, tinted handkerchiefs, and Stacomb” contributed beauty, color, and lustre. Bow ties bristled. A style a week was our motto. A happy year that -whose golden joys were dimmed only by the writing of a short story and the chronicles of our young lives; (some of us still have ours tucked away in our treasure chests). The realization that East Tech had the championship football team thrilled us, and we glowed with a spirit of loyalty to the Brown and Gold whenever we saw Mike” Marsh or “Chuck Hartman plough down the field. The Weekly Scarab became, to our enlightened and sophisticated minds, a school paper instead of a senior textbook, as we had been told. Time passed and we were juniors. How important we felt at being upperclassmen. This was our “Age of Ambitions.” Our dreams took root, flourished, and grew, and we strove mightily to become members of clubs. Palladium, Scarabaean, Hi-Y’s, Gym Captains, A. A. L. O. held their allurements. Chump Richardson and Red” Tosco came into the limelight for athletics. Incidentally, our ambitions led us to specialize in trades, and to study Spanish and French, occupations which began to take up our study periods and to get our educational “goat.” Then came the biggest thrill of all! We, who three years since had been but intolerable flats, had entered as seniors upon the Age of Social Triumph. How clear are our memories of the first senior party! How elated the girls, when asked to dance; how triumphant the boys, when their requests were accepted! And all our social affairs were rendered colorful by the orange and blue striped flannel dresses, the ox-blood oxfords, the plaid stockings that startled the styles of '25. School began to mean more than a place for study, grill, and grind. Soon we were considering who were the best among us. Before we realized it, our class officers were elected. Serving on committees under “Al Gaskill, administering council offices, and writing for the June Bug kept us out of mischief. Parties galore, dances, and plays followed. Announcements, rings, pictures, flowers, and a memorial for the school came to mean “the need of money instead of class traditions. A multitude of duties almost overwhelmed us. But we pulled through with flying colors—proud to be Techites—proud to be seniors—glad to be graduating; yet, like the myriads of seniors before us, just a wee bit fearful for the future. [13]
Are you trying to find old school friends, old classmates, fellow servicemen or shipmates? Do you want to see past girlfriends or boyfriends? Relive homecoming, prom, graduation, and other moments on campus captured in yearbook pictures. Revisit your fraternity or sorority and see familiar places. See members of old school clubs and relive old times. Start your search today!
Looking for old family members and relatives? Do you want to find pictures of parents or grandparents when they were in school? Want to find out what hairstyle was popular in the 1920s? E-Yearbook.com has a wealth of genealogy information spanning over a century for many schools with full text search. Use our online Genealogy Resource to uncover history quickly!
Are you planning a reunion and need assistance? E-Yearbook.com can help you with scanning and providing access to yearbook images for promotional materials and activities. We can provide you with an electronic version of your yearbook that can assist you with reunion planning. E-Yearbook.com will also publish the yearbook images online for people to share and enjoy.
