Athens Area High School - Athenian Yearbook (Athens, PA)

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CLASS HISTORY I lie great and glorious class of 1927! W ho wouldn't be proud to say lie was a member of that class.' When we started on our career in high school, we were but children. But now that we are ready to pass out, you would hardly recognize in us the children we were a few years ago. Besides height we have gained dignity and knowledge. How well do we remember when we were nothing but frightened Freshmen ! W e were so shy and bashful that the teachers couldn’t help but like us and they have never changed their minds. That year we did scarcely anything but study and dodge the upper classmen. W e organized alter mid-terms with Sumner Drake, president; Marian Newman, vice-president; Reginald Bablal, secretary; Hilda Page, treasurer. The only class activity was an ice cream social. But the second year was when we really got started. Of course we knew more then (much that we found out afterwards isn’t so) and more was expected of us. Our officers were Charles Mills, president; Harry Horn, vice president; Lucile Overfield, treasurer; Richard Johnston, secretary. Our first enterprise was giv ing a welcoming party for the Freshmen. W e remembered how good it made us feel when we were Freshmen to have a party given for us and I’m sure we made the Freshmen feel just as welcome. W hen the football season was at hand, our class won first prize for selling the highest number of football tickets. In an essay contest in the history classes between the Sophomore and Junior girls, Amelia Kelley carried oft the prize for the Sophomores. Before Faster we gave a dance and a little later we helped the Freshmen give a party. And so our second year was over. 1 hen came the next stage in our high school life. We were Juniors. We elected Richard Johnston, president; Gerald Bustin, vice-president; Raymond Horn, secretary; Mr. allilee. our able bodied class teacher, treasurer-all men—but they did very well. We had a big Hallowe’en dance, a picture at the Morley, and then another dance. But we didn’t seem to have the right spirit for none of these enterprises were exceptional. But with the beginning of the new year we turned over a new leaf and made everything a success. e sold jello—and jello—but we made our commission on it. And then the Junior plays! Much of the hidden talent was brought out in those four plays. Elizabeth Loveland kept up the high standard of the class and the high school by winning first prize in the interclass speaking Page twelve

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contest and second prize in the county speaking contest at Towanda. The Junior-Senior banquet was considered the big event of the year. The Juniors spent a lot of time in order to give the Seniors a good time and 1 guess we enjoyed it as much as the Seniors. At the end of the year we got a prize for having the highest number of perfect half days’ attendance during the year: so we were well paid for getting up so early every morning. In all, we had a very peaceful and prosperous year with Richard president of the class and also president of the high school. Suddenly we were Seniors. There always was something magic about that word. I suppose it’s just being a Senior. The class showed its usual good sense by electing Richard president. The other officers are Elizabeth Loveland, vice-president; Bessie Hartford, secretary; Mildred McCauley, treasurer. The class gave a Thanksgiving dance and also a (. hristmas dance. That Christmas dance was the largest and the best one we ever had. In order to make more money for the class we sold candy at various times during the year. We found that that was the best way to raise money, especially since we were fortunate in having Ervin Torpey in our class, and how would the class have managed without Adrian and Dick : Adrian is invaluable in the print shop, printing our Athenians and with Dick as business manager The Athenian is bound to succeed. 1 he rest of our time in high school was spent in studying and practicing for the operetta and the Senior play. Thus ends the “short and simple annals” of the class of ’2 . 1 he four years we have spent here have been all too short as we look back on them. Here’s hoping that the years in the future will he just as eventful and as successful. • Mildred McCauley, ’27 AN ATTEMPT Why! I can’t write a poem ! It’s more than I can do; I haven’t the gift That would uplift Thoughts to rhyme. How will I work it? I simply can’t shirk it; I suppose T might trv a sonnet (But wait till the editors gaze on it) Aw Gee! A poem by me! And yet I must have one. Mi ss Curtiss has said it, T’ll bet she’ll he sorry— When she has read it. Amelia Kelley ’27 rage thirteen