Falls City High School - Orange and Black Yearbook (Falls City, NE)

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THE RESUME 1916 Like all other stories, this one begins with “once upon a time. but that is the only similarity we can give between this story and others of its nature. “We claim to be one of the best classes that ever entered the F. C. H. S.. and hope that others have an equally as good opinion of us. In September. 1913. we entered the Freshman Class with fifty-nine strong members. Now, probably some of our schoolmates claim to have lx1 longed to a larger fold, but remember “quality, not quantity,” is what counts. This first year we found out many new things aside from getting the greenness worn off. But with all our woes and troubles, we progressed rapidly. Miss Ileacock was our Class advisor and Ruth Lichty our president, and naturally with two such capable people at the head of things the Freshman Class was never behind the times. One of the most memorable events of this year was a masquerade given on Valentine's Day at the home of Thelma Roberts. It was surprising how suddenly some of u had gone back to childhood days; others had turned gray in a few hours. But it was none of these our upper classmates wished to capture—their attentions were centered on a handsome young bridegroom who would undoubtedly have made some of our dignified Senior girls’ hearts go pit-a-pat. And as memory recalls this young gentleman was Jack Reavis. Our Sophomore year, if possible, was even more eventful. Though we had lost many of our members, we were pleased to see new faces among our lot. This year was in a way another “new beginning,” as we were located in the new building. where everything was new and different. Our surroundings greatly encouraged us to work harder and show what we really were. This second year we had Miss Markland for Class advisor and Lucia Griffin president. There were mam-new activities which hitherto had not been developed. The Sophs were well represented in all of these. Then there were several picnics, which when mentioned bring many pleasant memories. We have just finished a year over which the retraining few of 11s have struggled hard, but have come out with a victory which was worth while. We have had a number of social functions this year, the first of which was a farewell surprise party for Jack Reavis, who went with his parents to Washington. I). C. We have missed Jack from our classroom as well as social gatherings, and hope he may return to graduate with us next spring. Probably tire most important event was the coming out of the Junior Class pins. Xo one can deny that they show good taste, at least some of the Seniors and Sophs seem to think so, the way thev wear them where every one will take notice. But, of course, our Junior-Senior banquet outshines all these minor events. We have Miss Hanes, our Class advisor, and Lester Kister, our president, to thank, for so faithfully working and planning, thus making it a success.