Grand Junction High School - Tiger Yearbook (Grand Junction, CO)

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Our Senior year was the most trying of all. For a time our work seemed awfully hard but at last as the year began to draw to a close we realized that the test bad been severe. The ability of the members of our class to overcome difficulties and to win was plainly shown by the number graduating. Our classmate Edith Glasstford, who gave so much promise, was chosen as having the highest average throughout the four-year course. Horace Hopkins was an exceptionally close second. These are to be complimented for their brilliant work. Surely the world holds honor and position lor such students as these. Again we must emphasize the fact that our class has furnished the best material for leaders. Our football season, last year is acknowledged by every one to have been the most successful ever. Our team scored 197 points during the season, while our opponents scored but 6 against us. We met the largest and best teams of Western Colorado and Eastern Utah. The finances were deftly handled by Robert Rhone and Arthur Chapman piloted the team as captain. As the year draws to a close we must realize that never again will we be so well organized. Now we must find the ways of the world. Surely we have profited by out high school experiences and we sincerely hope that with work and ambition we may oecome benefactors of mankind. SENIOR'S FAREWELL. Graduation time is fast approaching and soon we shall meet as a class for the last time. Soon we shall no. more be greeted as we ascend the stairs, by the smiling face of Professor Allen. Soon we shall study and recite together for the last time. What a feeling of sadness comes over us when we think of these things! We have tried to be a good example for those who shall follow in our footsteps. It is with the best wishes that we give up our places to the class of T5. We wish to call the attention of the Eighth Grade to the splendid opportunities offered by the High School of Grand Junction. We hope that each one of them will enter the Freshman Class in the Fall. Now we must bid farewell to our old G. J. H. S. Parting is always mingled with sorrow but let us look on the bright side. After four years we have reached the goal which we have been struggling for. The faces of our kind and patient teachers will always appear before us when we look back upon our school life in Grand Junction. Each one of us will go on his or her separate way. We go out of these doors only to meet a greater and deeper task—life. No matter what we enter upon we shall endeavor to make this old world better. ALUMNI NOTES. High School students, ere it is too late, seize your opportunities, realize that the teachers are striving to make useful citizens of you and are not present to merely guard your conduct and to hinder your good times. If you but give the faculty a chance you will be convinced that its members wish the best in life for all of you. Do not wait until you are through school to appreciate their endeavors. Though, when you are through school, you divide into the many and diversified walks of life, stick together while at school for the great purpose of a better and more enlightened nation. Everyone is like a link in a chain'. When we cease to do our duty we cause the breaking of one link which often causes disaster to many. So let us do our duty to God and Man in such a whole hearted way that the great chain of human advancement may forever do its duty. WARD A. JOHNSON, T3. 22

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( hiss Historv Senioi T In the year 1910 one hundred and one pupils received their eighth grade diplomas. In the fall on entering the Freshman class the roll was just one hundred and sixteen. This group was the class of “fourteen” which very shortly gave promise to become the leader in high school activities. This promise was richly fulfilled in that so many of our number were chosen to represent our interests on the athletic field and the public platform. During the Freshman year we were seated in four different rooms because of :he large enrollment. We had no organization as a class but each person held the nighest kind of class and school spirit. There were few actual failures our first year l-ut a great many from our ranks changed schools or sought employment. Oh! how glad we were to welcome the new Freshman class when we ourselves had been safely launched on the Sophomore side. This year was marked by a rapid rise in activity. More of our boys were chosen to occupy places vacated on the football team. One of our number succeeded in managing and directing two splendid benefits for the Athletic Association. One was a musical given in the Assembly ball at the Franklin building, at that time the high school. The next was a two-nights’ minstrel performance which netted a magnificent sum. Our class election occurred soon after our entering the New High School building which was January 1st, 1912. Russell Coles was elected president and Bessie Miller, secretary. The next event of importance was the annual Spartan-Athenian debate. This event was the biggest of the year, save perhaps the banquet and fight which followed. The debate was given before all four classes of the high school and the public was generally invited. Never befor-e were the two opposing sides so evenly matched. Each had speakers of equal ability and both were determined to win. On the sixteenth day of February the two opposing hosts assembled and war-fare started. After much brilliant oratory on the part of the six students, the judges finally retired and after much deliberation decided that the affirmative had won. In April the Spartans banqueted the Athenians, as was the usual custom. That memorable night will never be forgotten by members of the class of Fourteen. The largest class fight in the history of the school was waged about the Y. M. C. A. where the banquet was held. However those intending to come finally reached the festive board.—some at rather a late hour. This year, as the previou's one, there were exceptionally few failures but the same misfortune happened this year when many of our classmates moved from the city, thereby changing schools. The Junior year was about as successful as any. Our members became most prominent in all activities. The work was easy and pleasant. Our election was very satisfactory. Robert Rhone was president and Bessie Miller, secretary. This was the first year we had close associations with our superiors, the Seniors. We were mighty proud when they gave us a good representation at Margery Hall. They enjoyed themselves so well that in very short notice they returned the compliment by a very pleasant party. Spring athletics were entered into with more spirit than ever before. Chapman, Rhone and many other's showed their star work in a brilliant manner. Coles and Hopkins easily won the County Championship debate at Fruita. The following day the track team, representing the G. J. H. S. was composed mostly of Juniors. That evening Edward Wilson, another of our classmen, won the County Championship Oratorical Contest. At the close of the year a splendid banquet was given at the LaCourt hotel as a final compliment to our friends, the Seniors. 21

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