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Junior Class History The June Class of 1914 entered Alton High School enrolling seventy-seven pupils, and was the only class in several years that had graduated from the eighth grade without leaving any of its number behind. Later on, members began to drop out, but our ranks were recruited from those who came from Upper Alton High School in September, 1912. Two Juniors were members of the debating team which defeated East St. Louis. They are Edwin Bauer and Richard Ryan, both of whom did excellent work, and of whom we are justly proud. The Juniors are also represented in athletics, as we have in our number Tom Henry, High School track captain and captain-elect of the football team, and also Walter Wilson, Harold Harford, Louis Beiser, Joe Clevenger, Cleo McDow and Archie Megowen. For the benefit of those who have not heard of the various talents and accomplishments of the noted people in our class, their superior qualities may be mentioned. Why does Edgar Degenhardt have so many admirers? Every girl knows it is because of his good looks and winning ways. Archie Megowen is as conspicuous for being absent bodily as well as he frequently is mentally. Cleo McDow evidently has adopted as his maxim, “Better late than never,” for he certainly practices it in getting to school. If the Juniors should have a class fight, no other class could produce such a natural trumpeter as Herbert Schinde-wolf. He practices daily in blowing his nose, and would be ready to assume his duties at once. He heroically accepts demerits as the price he manfully pays for trying to enliven the dull school hours by tricks, jokes and funny sayings. George Walter, who could easily pass for a French count, is the accomplished, polite society man of the class. Elsie Hartman is a person who can amuse one by talking at length on nothing. She likes Domestic Science better than any other subject, and hopes to become a good cook. But it would be an endless task to dwell upon their individual accomplishments, for it is a recognized fact that they are “ne plus ultra. “I love its gentle gurgle, I love its placid flow, I love to wind mg mouth up And listen to it go. —Jack Shank. 2 i
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Joseph Walters. Lillian Wentz. Adolph Wuerker. Kanawha. Pushmataha. Kanawha. Senior Play ’12. Class Secy. ’12. Vice-Pres. ’12. THE SWAN SONG OF YE POTENT, GRAVE AND REVEREND SENIORS. Although “Nature hath framed strange fellows in her time,” yet such a galaxy of stars and satellites as the Senior Class of Alton High School has never before been assembled under one roof. We boast among our number persons justly noted for various school activities; also, we have within our ranks men whose ability as dice throwers, tramway nickel grabbers, and slot machine desperadoes is above question. We have won the disrespect of all in our school enterprises, and stand pre-eminent as an association of knockers. It has been our earnest endeavor to set the example for the Junior Class, in which we have succeeded miserably. Finally, we have tried to run the school, and with the help of the Juniors, have done fairly well. Civilised man cannot live without cooks. —Domestic Science Dept. 25
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