Ashtabula High School - Dart Yearbook (Ashtabula, OH)

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CLASS SONG, 1914 'Twas early in September, Six football men are Seniors, In the year of IQIO- In basket ball are four, XN'e cannot but remember ln baseball there are juniors, Our joyful meeting then. But of Seniors there-are more, XYe've l1ad both joy and sadness XVe shine in track, and in debate, ln dear old A. H. S., A penant do we hold, But trials. we know, will only bless Qf victors here, four out of eight And guide us to success. XVear the colors of Blue and Gold. CHORUS. Nothing ventured, nothing done, Q l ,Q 1 A Ill. 1 1 1 Is the motto of our class, 'O lem 5 to our Lea' of ngl SC 100 r 'Twill be a guide through cloud and sun, May we ever to her be true, . Lf t ' l. tl t cs. And here s to the best corps of teachers 1 6 S na Q len mus pam Comrades true we'll ever be, This old school ever knew, uve-ll gtrive to meet Success A shout for 'the boys in athletics, And Qing in Chorus glad mid free For our orators bold, one more, Axll mmol, to A H S ' NYe will always remember the Black and Gold, ' ' ' XYQ, the class of 1-9-I-4. HARRY ARVIDSQN, ,I4 CLASS POEM Willa Dunn, ,I4. God of our fathers: God, Hear our prayer, we beseech Thee. Here at the entrance of a larger life, God, we pray to Thee, God, we ask of Thee XN'atch Thou our footsteps, lest they halt and fail- Help us to learn the way of truth and right. God, of our fathers, God, Drive from our hearts false pride, and give to us Love for our fellow-creatures, sympathy That maketh all men brothers. Take away Einvious, bitter thoughts. Let us not fail To help the weak, to cheer the strong, to give The meed of honor where that it is due. Youth crowns us now with purpose, strength, and hope, Give to us charity, humility And wholesome cheer that only sees the sun. God of our fathers', God, XYe are but pupils in the school of life- Re Thou our Master, kind and firm and just, Gentle and wise: teach us to look to Thee For help and guidance: give to us Thy help. God of our fathers', God, Before us lies a rough and stormy road, They say-it seems all roses. VVe have come Part of the way, and we are not ashamed Of records past. Give us They blessing God, May this old world sometime be all the better That we have lived. XYe have but paused to look back-and beyond. Turn we our faces forward, and press on Eager for life: God, set our standards high, Help us to strive for them, until we reach- Or fail-but we must reach-our victory!

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CLASS PROPHECY--Concluded he rings off hurriedly. The office boy is reading a circus bill upon which are pictures of a man in all sorts of imposs- ible positions,,who is advertised as L. Potter, Acobat, Greatest of the Day. Imagine our dig- nified Leland! There are two tickets on my desk which I have not noticed before. They are from Lewis Stew- art for the lecture which he is to give the follow- ing week on the VVonders of Radiumf, Vtfhat is all that noise out on the street? I look out and see VVilla Dunn perched on a soap box talking on the interests of Votes for Women which New York' has not yet received, while Neil Robinson, Chief of Police, is trying to keep back the mob. There is a gentle tap on the door and Margaret Raser opens it as I call, Come in. ' I came in answer to your card, as I was in New York today,', she said. I am so glad you were elected Speaker of the House, I told her. It's perfectly wonderful, the first woman, too. Thank you. Did you know that Sigrid Froid just received a large fortune from her uncle? She and Hattie Frary are founding a girls, school with it, of which Sadie Finley is to be matron. Oh, yes, and Lucile jackson is in the millinery business in VVashington. All the fashionable people go to 'Madame Lucile' Oh, I have some news too. I said. Ray Brooks got first place in the Marathon races. It will be in tonight's papers. VVhere are you stay- ing while you are here Pi' At Raymond Dye's hotel. It's considered the best now, isn't it ?,' she asks. Yes, and so reasonably priced too. They say Clara Inman has been most successful in Grand Opera. You know she always did want to take up singing as a professionfi Well, I must go now and get fixed up for to- night. I'm going to the theatre to hear Byrd Calvin and Harry Arvidson as pianist and soloist. Do you know of a good hair dresser ?', Yes, Agnes Carlson is considered the bestf' I answer. And Ruby Inman has manicuring par- lors in the same buildingfi Good-bye, I'll see you again before I go. And Margaret is gone. She bumps right into the messenger boy, who has a telegram for me. It is from Clarence Wess- man and only says, just tell them that a bank- er's life is the bestf, I smile, for I still remember him as all business. Louise Tilley, a teacher of German at Vassar, has sent a little German motto which I'm going to put on the front page. I receive also an article from Hazel Parker on -the Life of a High School Teacher. It is to have a prominent place for it shows that she has had experience. A special delivery is now given to me. It is postmarked Syracuse, and is from Glenn Klingen- smith. His VVorld Famous Minstrels are to be in the city tomorrow and he wants me to be sure to go. The door is gently pushed open and Arthur Curtis, wearing a minister's street costume, walks in. The folks back home sent me as a delegate, he began softly, as they were too busy to write. How is everybody, and do you ever see Cath- erine McIntyre ? I ask. She studied Domestic Science for a while and then married the President of the College ? And Pearl McKenzie P 1 question. Oh, she's traveling abroad as a rich old lady's companion. She writes that while she was in Sweden she say Lillian Gustavson, who is gov- erness to the Swedish Royal Childrenf, Is it true that Grace Silvieus ran away with an actor? I continue. i Yes, and Salinda Cook has a grocery store and everything she sells is called by a Latin name. She has been most successful. Earl Cooper took up scientific farming at college you know, and he is now many times a millionaire. T'hat's all the news I know, except that Aurie Davis and Lucile XVhitman are starting an Old Ladies' Hos- pital of which we will be very proud. And now I must hurry away from this wicked New York. Good-bye.', And the Rev. Mr. Curtiss leaves me alone. I close my desk slowly and walk out of the room thoughtfully, pondering over the varied for- tunes of the class of 1914.

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