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THE GUIDE W ASHLAND HIGH Juniors I 29
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THE GUIDE ASHLAND HIGH HISTORY OF THE JUNIOR CLASS The class of l35--some of us have fallen short of our goal, some have just reached it, and some, in their natural exuberance, have reached far beyond it--to everbody's surprise, and doubtless their own. When the long-awaited time came for us to migrate to the Cat that timej mysterious realm of the high school, we put away our lollipops with a parting affectionate lick, and packed up our bean-shooters and bubble gum for the transfer. In Jr. High we acclimatized our very sensitive selves to the surprisingly civilized atmosphere of the educational center-a drastic change from the jungle outposts of the district schools. We were quick to learn. Given sufficient hints, we could recognize the sign to close our gaping mouths without being distinctly told. That is-some of usg others contracted serious chronic disorders from the prolonged exposure of tender esophagi Cgullets to youl. During the Freshman initiations, some of the so-called stronger sex lost--not their shirts, as the saying goes-but other articles of masculine attire commonly referred to as pants. ln this year the embryonic pioneers in our midst blossomed forth and, daring the ridicule of the mob, blazed the trail to bigger and better dating systems. We proceeded to talk our way through the much-famed, much befuddled, and much razz- berried Sophomore year. Some of the bolder ones among us tried to dive deep into the depths of geometry, only to emerge choking and spewing out troublesome triangles. But we survived, and passed, in the customary manner of our noble predecessors, into the Junior Class. By that time, most of us were able to put on a fairly convincing act of bored sophistication. Some were pursuing dangerous careers in the chemistry lab. Hark! Even now one can hear agonized wails as a clumsy female spills corrosive acid on her imported Mongolian burlap skirt. The desks will probably bear new scars and the professors nerves will be deco- ratively frazzled by his class of independent and experimental chemists in the raw. The ones who felt that they could not stand or understand Cicero have taken the supposedly more pleasant alternative of French and have developed into abominable French spouters. Oh, but the pitfalls that befell the unwary ones and lured them from the straight and very narrow path to higher education. Some of our ranks fell by the way and had to push others over during the disastrously fatal Unasty-manning epidemic and are hopelessly degenerated. CPlease contribute for their upkeep. See Mr. Pross, chairman of the Anti-Penner com- mittee. D Others, equally unfortunate, have responded to the Siren call Come up some time, and have been seen no more by man nor beast. But, generally speaking, we have thus far survived, and are in our respective whole pieces. We are looking forward with our own peculiar brand of disquieting anticipation to our Senior year. So, with a cheerio, adios, adieu, auf wiedersehn and a toodleoo, we bid you farewell till next year. Rita Damm 28
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THE GUIDE ASHLAND HIGH HISTORY OF THE SOPHOMORE CLASS ln September, 1930, one hundred and seventy-four boys and girls, the present class of '36, entered Junior High School. We could not at first get used to the spaciousness of Ashland High School, but our verdure soon vanished, leaving us eager to become a part of the high school life, which we had heard so much about. Because we did not find our subjects so different from those in grade school, we got through them without mishap. Not having had many scholastic activities in elementary school, we became enthusiastic over the few organizations open to seventh graders. The girls formed a Home Economics Club, which gave several luncheons and parties, while the boys, much to everyone's surprise, organized a Chef Club. The most important date in our history to us was September, 1932, at which time we proudly became known as Freshmen. We no longer hid ourselves in the dark recesses of the first Hoor corridors, but came out to sun ourselves in the upper halls mingling with those shining upper classmen. At that time a number of new enterprising students joined us from nearby com- munities and rural districts, swelling our proportions to two hundred and ten pupils. With hearts quaking we marched forth to meet those big bears, algebra and Latin. Under the capable instruction of our teachers we learned that these subjects were not impossibilities as we had supposed. Taking the hard knocks on the chin, most of us came through with colors flying. The fact that we had a good supply of gray matter was shown by the number of students on the honor roll each six weeks. Our representatives Sent to Kent for scholarship tests did well, considering their lack of experience. We were very much pleased to have one student place first and one, third. When we had secured a good grip on our lessons, some of us turned to outside activities. Several represented our class in the band, orchestra, and glee clubs. Not only was our class represented in these highest rating musical organizations in the state, but several rated high individually in the State lllusic Contest. Our boys showed signs of becoming good material for football and basketball in the future. We had one man on the varsity football team. lllany of the girls, desirous of earning a letter, worked hard on hikes, basketball, volleyball, soccer and kittyball. Of course, the Freshman girls were looked down upon by the other teams, but the worm turned and the Freshmen ran off with the kittyball championship. , Our Sophomore year too has been eventful. The Hrst thing we did was to encounter those enemies, Caesar and Euclid. lf asked concerning our battle with them, most of us could answer, to use Caesar's own words, Veni, vidi, vici. We are going still farther in athletics. Two boys made the varsity basketball team, while several others were on the junior varsity team. The Sophomore girls were represented on the Girls' All-Star Basketball Team. In these days of speed and stream-line action it is only fitting that our class fit itself to les- sen resistance against those oncoming currents of education. just watch the Stream-line Class of '36 for the next two years! Frances Griggs 30
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