Freeport High School - Polaris Yearbook (Freeport, IL)

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THE ANNUAL POLARIS-1915 5555 Class Hzsiory 1915 xiii Four short years ago there came to thls Hlgh School a wonderful class of Freshmen Now thus same class IS about to leave the school to enter the world as workers We are meetmg here tomght to tell you of the achlevements of thls Class of 1915 But ln one sense there IS no need to depend on mere words to express our glory Our deeds have 1m pressed themselves on your mmd so that they can never be forgotten The world w1ll lxttle note nor long remember what we say here but xt can never forget what we dld here In our Freshman year we were green, as such classes usually are and we were the source of much amusement to the upper classmen By mnstakmg one of the Class of 1911 for a member of the faculty one of our number made herself the target for numerous Jokes A few of our shorter classmates were unable to consult the teacher ln charge wlthout ascendmg the platform just as the trees take on a verdant hue ln the sprmg glvlng promxse of many leaves and branches ln the summer so the Class of 1915 gave promlse of surpassmg all other classes of F H S We were represented ln athletlcs and dramatlcs and began practrce ln debate but at first the gxrls were far superlor to the boys ln th1s l1ne Leavmg a few by the waysxde, after the fmals, we became Sophomores Tlus year hke the old Romans we came we saw, we conquered No obstacle was unsurmountable Miss Rextzells assxgnments ln Geometry Modern HlSt0fy dates to be memorized Caesar s Conquests German legends and tual balances which wouldn t balance were some of the dlflicultles we had to overcome Wlth several representatxves ln the relay race, basket ball team and operetta besides an oratorlcal contest and another class party we caused the other classes to mcrease thelr respect for us Our colors were stlll flying at the end of the June finals We could not ask for more for now we were jumors Proud of our success durmg the first two years we determlned to chmb hlgher than prevxous jumor classes Wlth thxs object m vlew we selected a H111 to be our pres1dent Class p1n.s were ordered early ln the year and thelr arrlval gave Imogene a chance to exchange her pm for a Hart ' The junior Falr alone would glve us recommen datxons for positions wxth Rlnglmg s or Barnum 81 Baxley s cxrcuses As our class never does anythmg by halves we rented the Odd Fellows Temple for the banquet Of course you must not thmk that we neglected our studies If we had been pald by the word for some of those thousand word essays how our bank accounts would have grown We gave a play What Happened to jones It was so good that no other Junlor class can ever hope to do better Our Junior year closed when we re celved the mantle of Senxorshlp from the class of 1914 Another battle had been won and we were Seniors The glories of this last year are still fresh 111 your memorles Who can forget our football team and the lemons and cough drops used after the games to restore lost VOICES? The band whxch cheered them to vlctory and the songs and yells of the rooters all dxd so much to make our record brrght Two strong debatxng teams brought other honors put Freeport on the map Thls team was made up mostly of Senlors Our class can boast of an honor which other classes have strxven for and lost We are proud to be the State Champnons May other classes keep that honor brxght and shmmg Our class play was a success and the proceeds will help to make our Annual Polaris the best ever We are pubhc spmted and as an evldence of thus subscnbed to the Y M C A buxldmg fund Semor year IS not all frohc we have a hlgher average fo1 home readmg work than any other class Now we have fimshed the tasks we had before us and other classes wlll follow m our footsteps We are leavxng the Freeport Hxgh School wxtlx 94 m the ranks but we w1ll always remember our classmates, teachers and frxends We appreclate all they haue done for us and we also thank the cltlzens who have supported us 1n all of our undertakmgs It IS for the class of 1916 to be here dedicated to the task before them that from our example they take mcreased devotxon to the school to whxch we were so devoted that they here resolve that we have not labored so far xn vam and that the glories of the Freeport Hlgh School and the Class of 1915 shall not be dlmlnlshed or perlsh from the earth Marguerxte Doyle Hlstorxan 1915 . . , . . . . . 1 Y . ' ' I , ll .ll . 1 Q y . . . . u . ' , , K , . . I 1 I . . i to the F. H. S., but it was our basket ball team that y . 1 . Q 1 l u A I n a 'I . . , . . ' . .... ' A . , . . . ' . . . y , , ' . , . . , . Y , l Y ' o D Y . , . I 1 ' v . . . Y l y . . Y fl ' I! ' ' ' , ll I . u s Q 1 I I '

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THE ANNUAL POLARIS-1915 Commencement Week Program Senlor Class Play 8 00 P M Frrdav May 28 1915 Saturday May 29 1915 ORPHEUM THEATRE HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM Baccalaureate Sermon by Rev D L McNary 730 P M Sunday june 13 1915 EMBURY METHODIST Jumor Semor Banquet 7 30 P M Tuesday June 15 1915 I O O F TEMPLE Class Day EXEFCISGS 8 00 P M Wednesday june 16 1915 HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM Commencement EXGFCISCS 8 00 P M Thursday june 17, 1915 I. O. O. F. TEMPLE Cup Day, 8:00 P. M., Friday, June 11, 1915 28

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THE ANNUAL POLARIS-1915 easel Cm Stern faculty of Freeport Hlgh' Oh Semors lf that name thou love Whnch art a hght to guade to try To check the errmg and reprove Thou who art brothers to the rest When trouble comes should do your best I rom small temptatxons set them free And guide our franl humamty There are who ask thee 1f thme eye Be on thyself and not thy school To whlch the Semors 'xll reply Our school IS first thou sllly fool Glad hearts vuthout reproach or blot Who do thy work and claxm nt not But gxve It free uncompensated bo to the school we dedlc ate All the vlctornes we have won In our athletlcs track debate The lecture course and all else done Twas only for the school we worked And nonc of us our dutxc shlrked The I4 H S ' The best of all' We answered at her urgent call In baskct ball we dxcl our best And won at last the champlon hxp The coach and fellows worked mth zest And came back v1ctors excry trlp Crowds of Freeport rooters went To help them w1n Much money spent Dmo Ock and Torrey played And to the last ln e1ch game stayed In football too we set a pace That kept all others near here scared Although we lost the longed for place We won 1 lot because we dared The best the Hlgh School ever had' Oh classmates we are surely glad That we could help Wm vxctory And gnve our school prosperxty In track the fellows were all line At U of C and Illmols They were second across the hne, Recexved much pralse from other boys Llke the rest of the class so grand Not ln thelr own llght dld they stand, But gave to us, for whom they beat, The crecllt for their flymg feet Rm laaaaj As champxons also m debate We worked and worked and worked some more Debated early argued late Untll we knew all postal lore Why d1d we thls? You well may ask Why tned we such a knotty tmsk? That we mxght give oh school to you Honors and vxctorles not a few In oratory and extemp We dxd our best but faxled to w1n Some people look wxth much contempt Upon a loss and make much dm About a vxct ry whxch they clanm Brmgs honor to the man and fame But what ns fame unless dwxded' Tls no good nf just one snded The lecture course we dedlcate To all our underclassmates here Musxclans came here who were great And to you people brought good cheer Lectures drawmg entertamment Joy and laughter unrestramed went And every person seemed well pleased Thexr musxcal desnre appeased Our plays come ne1.t both sad and gl nl The best that ever have been seen The trouble that old jonesy had The glrl who wore those stockmgs green We hope the school w1ll emulate Our plays so Hne our actors great And so to lt we dedxcate All our actlng done of late The paper that we pubhshed here Has won great fame throughout the land We ve sent mt out wxthout a fear That wxth the rest lt could not stand Breezy new-ny xnterestmg Full of comment and good Jestmg To the school It s brought great credlt The Polarls which we edlt So to the school we dedxcate All the vlctorles we have won ln all athletmcs track debate The lecture course, and all else done 'Twas only for the school we worked, And none of us our dutles shxrked We answered at her urgent call The F H S ' The best of all' . . ' , I l V 1 1 ' . I n ' ' I 1 1 ' . 1 Q ' ' , T ' ' ' K ' 1 1 1 A .' , C. . l I . . : . 3 x 11 - ' 11 ' , . Q 1 ' 1 ' . . . , . 5 . Q 1 1 1 I . 1 1 . ' ' To Alma Mater dedicated. 1 - 1 . . . . 1 'l ' l O S l I , . ' ,. . . c , , , . 1 ' . . . . 1 '15 - ' . 1 1 l ' . V 1 . , . . 'l I . 'A ' , - , . 1 ' 1 ' ' 5 - ' . l ' ' . . .' . ' 1 I 1 . ' - fx ' Y . . . Y xv . . . 1 - , 1 I 7 Y N 1 n 4 . , r C 1 1 '- A ' 1 ' ' ' f ' c , . - - . l Y ' Y. . 9 1 1 ' ' . . . 1 . , . , . I . l . . I Y I