Alton High School - Tatler Yearbook (Alton, IL)

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-i6=Hr— ADMINISTRATION Pages 11—22 1 CLASSES J Pages 23—64 ATHLETICS Pages 65—78 ORGANIZATIONS and FEATURES Pages 79—100 ADVERTISERS Pages 101—125

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in Utomnrtant Hark! With uncovered heads, Hear those notes to the dead— For us notes of grief; for angels, rejoicing. Sadly the doleful bell Sounds forth its mornful knell— —Heartfelt and painful, the grief it is voicing.

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“Tribute to the Old High School” Farewell, old building of so fond memories. Farewell, old building, home of our high school dreams and tragedies; witness of so many of our secrets. It is with long anticipated sorrow that we leave, for the last time, thy portly portals. It is with true sorrow in our hearts that we descend, so permanently, thy time-worn stairs. No more shall these stairs creak under the heavy, rough tread of seniors of serious mein and freshmen of awed. These same stairs shall now be graced with the careless tread of the many light feet of playful children—children whose tread has not yet been made heavy with Latin’s trials or love’s tribulations—children whose tread has not yet learned that indifferent shuffle caused by the pangs of first lost love. Yea, thy load is to be infinitely lighter. Thy days are to be many sad hours shorter. But, old building, it is with jealous reluctance that we at last release our long held sway over thee. It is with a decided pang that we unroot the thongs which extend from thee to the very bottoms of our hearts. It is with a feeling, a dread, that there will always be a void in our hearts where once were thou. Rise high, old building! Stand erect! Be proud! For indeed thou, the home of so many thousands of sweet memories, art noble.