Hudson High School - True Blue Yearbook (Hudson, WI)

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10 use to good advantage the educatino we have obtained. The training we have obtained during, the past four years has well prepared us for our struggle with life. The learning we have accpiired would be of little value to us if we had not also Jearned to appreciate the ends for which it was obtained. We have gained some knowledge of science, but we could not run an electrical plant. We have become acquainted with literature, but that would not gain us a livelihood. We have been taught mathematics, but in actual life we may use but a small per cent of that knowledge. Why, then, have we attended school! It was not to make our minds the store house of all the facts con- tained in text books, but to acquire the power of think- ing. To obtain that control over the powers of mind which should enable us to apply ourselves to the solu- tion of problems. Power of application, power of punctuality, power of responsibility are what our teachers have striven to im- press upon our minds. These are not only valuable but absolutely necessary to success in any line. If we but remember that our first great achievement was gained by following these requirements to success and so con- tinue to exercise the same powers, we shall live to be a credit to the Hudson high school. Tonight, as we leave our school days behind us and lace the world, we wish to thank the citizens of Hudson for the kind interest they have taken in our education and most of all the teachers, who have worked hard to prepare us for life. Our school has been a small world to us. We have stood together to maintain the honor of the Hudson high school. We have suffered defeats and won victories and as we separate tonight we shall always cherish a fondness for the Hudson high school and alwavs give loval support to her representatives. BYRON BRADLEY. CLASS HISTORY. Back in the middle nineties there was a September morning when many fond and admiring mothers stood at their open doors and gave the parting kiss, and gazed with pride and elation upon their freshly scrubbed darl- ings, whose faces shone with joy as they sallied forth from their homes to experience the wonders of that great “first day’' at school. Of course, these mothers, with clear vision, foresaw in their own loved ones the prodigies that time has prov- ed us to be.

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9 upon lost and shipwrecked lives; whose lips have spoken words that have opened the flood gates of knowledge; and whoso heart-beat lias driven fear from human breasts and wanned the palsied world. “If he be for us, who can be against us.” I am sure I am urging you to a mighty and conquer ing alliance today; constituted by your better self, your neighbor and your God. And I know of no more fitting summary with which to (‘lose than a verse of Professor Henry Vran Dyke’s, in which he says, Four things a man must learn to do If he would make his record true; To think without confusion clearly; To love his fellowmen, sincerely; To act from human motives, purely; To trust in God and heaven, sincerely. PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS In behalf of the class of 1908, I welcome you to these exercises, given anually by the graduating class. This class entered the high school four years ago, determined to win the honor which is to be conferred upon us tonight. We have not only studied our text books diligently but we have striven to maintain the honor and prestige of the Hudson high school. In all our undertakings the past record of the Hudson high school has been an incentive to our ambition. In some things we have found ourselves not equal to those who have preceded us, while in other things we have surpass- ed them. Our defeats have shown us our faults and prepared us for renewed efforts in other undertakings, while our victories have accustomed us to place confidence in our- selves. Although victory cannot always be won we feel assured that we have contributed our just share in winning laurels for the Hudson high school. In spite of our varied school life there has always been one great aim before our eyes—the attainment of a diploma. Now we have obtained our reward, only to be confronted by greater and far graver problems. Formerly we were accustomed to look upon commence- ment as the final triumph of all our hard work in school, but now we find that in reality, it is only the beginning of greater things. The seniors whom we have looked up to in the past are now holding positions of trust and making a success of life. The Hudson high school has turned out many men and women who have lived to be a credit to their Alma Mater and we shall go forth tonight determined to

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11 During the first six years of our course we we're scattered in the various ward schools. Knowledge, chicken pox, measles and whooping cough were indis- criminately seized upon by us. It was not until the seventh grade was reached that we all came together and each recognized in the other the budding genius, which succeeding years have brought to full bloom. Notwithstanding the hundreds of pupils that have passed through the process of mould- ing at the hands of Miss Ryan, we are sure that today she looks back upon our class as the one that stands out pre-eminently conspicuous for its high scholarship and perfect deportment. In the eighth grade, our reputation for proficiency continued undimmed. The first teacher of that year fell a victim to the sly god, Cupid, and we all sorrowed when she left us for her western home. However, the school board with great wisdom selected for the place one worthy to be her successor. The grammar school diplomas that we received at the end of that year had been won only by diligent study. Our greatness had been achieved, not thrust upon us. We had begun to realize that knowledge is power. It was in 19U4 that we entered the Hudson high school with a larger enrollment than that of any previous class, numbering seventysix. We were amazed and greatly dumfounded to find ourselves in so spacious a room, surrounded on all sides by the upper classmen. But when the great bell rang and all the teachers were seated with dignity on the rostrum, then indeed were we bewildered. It would take too long to tell of our first few days of high school life, in which we were the actors amusing the upper classmen. Gradually our greenness wore away, and we settled down to regular school life. During September we had our first spread but were not allowed to stay later than ten, which restriction hurt our feelings greatly. As the year wore on the teachers became aware of our unparalleled intellectual ability and then began to prophesy great things for the future of our illustrious class. After Christmas Arthur Walby left us for his home above, which cast a deep shadow on the class. The re- mainder of the year passed away without anything un- usual, save that'the standings of all were exceptionally high. We entered upon the sophomore year with our ranks greatly thinned. But all were determined to accomplish every task assigned us. We were exceedingly modest and diligent workers, winning the admiration and envy