Keokuk High School - Comment Yearbook (Keokuk, IA)

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THE ANCHORING OF THE SHIP BY HAZEL LOUISE ACKLEY ' Twilight steals upon the harbor, Shadows lull the lapping waves, Where our great ship lies at anchor, Calm and steadfast, staunch and brave. To these days she has looked forward, But now her thoughts do backward Hy, To the happy, longing mem'ries Of the sea of Keokuk High. Backward o'er her maiden voyage, Those blissful dreams do fondly glide, Until the emerald-tinted echoes Come surging inward with the tide. Every wave bears back a message From her golden treasury's store, As she drifts upon their bosom, With the learn'd aspect of a Sophomore. Now a proud tho haughty Junior, She first Within the limelight beams, She ranks a queen among her rivals, Her name on honor's ledger gleams. At last a high and lofty Senior, As echoes of her curfew softly ring, With modest grace, she low'rs her head, And begins her sweet swan song to sing. First to one she pays allegiance, A Modern Neptune both in word and deed Though mighty small in stature, His strength is that of any Reid. Unforgetful of her pilots, Whose worth to her will aye be real, For each day to tasks e'er faithful, They have turned her great, old wheel. Now into the land of Alumni, With a pray'r they send us onward, And trust that we in treading there, May take no footsteps backward.

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Tni: COMMENT ICLSI li MATTERN VVe have heard that Elsie would rather attend school in Florida than in Iowa. She is a sweet girl and is a val- uable member of our class, whose heart beats fast when she hears the Russell of the Branch, A maid of many Winsome ways. M ICR RILI, MAJ 1 DRS, TI if llJLliS The sporty member of li. H. S. who almost terminated his career when a Freshman, by trying to hang himself. He has since aspired to class honors which if gas was taken into consid- eration, he would easily have won. Wlleii he has nothing else to do, Then he will talk, good Gods how he will talk. Bl-ISSIIC VVRIGHT, BliSS What would we do without Bessie! ller bright sunny smile is always greet- ing some one. But perhaps she has 11 reason for being so happy, although they say the course of true love never runs smooth. Bess has been heard to Say, l've known many boys. from A to Z, But .less is the only boy for me. GUY NELSON The Class tough whom we inherited from last year. He can use his brain though when he wants to and also his feet, for he has done good work on the athletic field. His mind works in a mysterious way and it is said he can make anything from a stick of wood. L'Natnre made him, then broke the mould. RFSSICLI. ISLAND, RUSS Renowned as a great history shark, who intends some day to write an ae- eurate history of the United States. The heightening of the school doors was seriously considered this year for his benefit. VVe think his history debates, Time elaborately thrown away. A . . 23. l 'I-'- mil. - fi li4::itx ln. ELFIE AIIII 1, E!!-I FARM. V l LOVE SICK G06 wshllhnd, was ' Z-we TQ' .552 1: -N p if l Z1 ' A ' Ngiialllim' i- --7' 0,4 ll na me -, ll' Q. 'fi fl I N J 4' I as -'Q Ea .S f I-READY wlmso ,, ran I , uounauou - I ouvm V If , 51 .3 Y -i. .X 55,53 ' 1 llimlllli, Qt lj llll Ill' all ll gi UY NELSON fl Q ATHLETE GF NOT E A MlI.E Gp sumo HUMAN ' EAN ISTDRY I HARK I G t . QW An Russ 2 I ,. ' ,U G

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22 THE COMMENT THE HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1913 I BY CARITA VOLLILRS History, as we all know, means an account of events and all the important incidents during a certain period of time. All of you, I know, have spent many a delightful hour, listening to someone relate his adventures on certain occasions. In order to become a success and live then to posterity, history must be interesting, and what could be more interesting than the history of the Class of 1913. Yes, I know thirteen is considered unlucky, but since there are exceptions to every rule, just so our class is an exception. The old saying, Quality not quantity, is often quoted, but I think you will agree with me when I say that our class had both. One seeing fifty-eight pupils enter K. H. S. on that memorable day, September 6th, 1909, would probably havebeen impressed by our quantity, which during these four years I can truthfully say has developed into quality also. From the very first we were treated with the greatest distinction, at least we thought so, for by dutifully following the instructions in the lower hall, we repaired to room ten where we were met by ushers who escorted us one by one into the Assembly, which was for a time to be our home. Then followed the usual task of filling out enrollments and adapting ourselves to our new surroundings. I think credit should be given to a certain person in our class for the unique device resorted to in attracting attention towards our class from the start. We had just got settled when we came very near having a tragedy. Being unable to restrain momentary impulses, as freshmen are supposed to, that individual proposed to see just how tight he could draw a strap about his neck without exceeding the limit of choking. But alas! I am afraid to say what would have become of the poor victim if some obliging Senior had not come to the rescue with a knife. And from that day to this we have become famed for our originality, ranging from the social element shown in our artistic taste portrayed in last year's banquet to our literary genius and famous cartoonist, Charles Honce. We were the first class to have a freshman class party, which was held on Hallowe'en at the home of Hugh Corey. VVe were met at the park by two excursion cars, and from there went to the VVhite Elk Vineyard, where all sorts of good things, including ghosts and such Hallowe'en sports, awaited us. One of the features of the