Auburn High School - Follies Yearbook (Auburn, IN)

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found that we must make an entire change in pronunciation. We are very proud to say that our class did not ride through Caesar’s campaigns and fight his battles on ponies, but as plod- ding infantry, opposed to the cavalry of some of the following class, we struggled through dreary marches of indirect discourse or hurled weapons at some hostile construction. This year we added Macbeth to our list of acquaintances and dipped a little into the poets. A part of the class grew wise in plant lore in Mr. Tyner’s class of botany. joined our ranks in the middle of this term but she left us during One new member the following vacation. The next fall two others cast in their lot with 1904 and at This was our Junior year and wisdom recommended a class organization. So we chose the following officers: Doris Grogg, president; Joy Shutt, secretary; and Floride Lackey, treasurer; and as their chief duty was to maintain the dignity of the Juniors before the the beginning of the year we were thirteen. Senior, they were not overwhelmed. We put in a year of interesting, but difficult work in geom- etry and began German with Mr. Harrison, laboring with zeal to make the language of Deutchland our own. We made brave efforts to put Cicero’s fiery Latin into equally fiery English and delved profourdly into the philosophy of ‘ Hamlet,’’ and The STAR Og In French tasted the poetic sweets of Tennyson’s ‘Princess.’ History we followed the glittering march of armies, and shud- At the end of a years hard work we numbered ten, two of our class having dered over the horrors of the French Revolution. withdrawn, for reasons, wise or otherwise, and one had de- parted to return the next year. When the cool winds of autumn were blowing, we again took upon ourselves the duties of school life, as Seniors. This was destined to be the most noteworthy and exciting year of our High School life. For all four classes organized and class spirit reached a tremendous pitch. President, Joy Shutt; secretary, Our class in reorganizing chose the following officers: Lulu Bateman; and treasurer, Zoe Gibford, and we must com- mend them for duties well performed. This year apart of the class in the translation of Virgils’ Aenead, followed the wanderings of the hero, Aeneas, and his Trojan companions. In German we read the play ‘ William Tell,’’ besides a number of In English we studied the plays, « As You Like It,’’ and ««King Lear,’’ ex- tremes of comedy and tragedy, and gained some knowledge of short stories. Homer’s and Milton’s immortal epics. The first of a series of parties, by the several classes to the High School and faculty, was given by the Juniors. It was a

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The STAR O4 — dbo SOS MeL e iO le ten é By LONA A. KRUM Sees | GE It is our privilige to live in an age, when accomplishments in art, science and inventions have reached a point far beyond the wildest dreams of men a hundred years ago. ‘The marvels of today throw into obscurity the traditions of ancient heroes, handed down through the lapse of ages. We, who live in the twentieth century, scarcely realize the difficulties against which our ancestors struggled. Soon the history ot the world will depend upon a younger generation, upon which wil! rest great responsibilities, and in meeting these successfully, education is a great factor. It is our good fortune to have in our little city a splendidly equipped High School. Four years ago, twenty boys and girls decided to take offered, and gathered at the High School building, all filled with eager curi- advantage of the opportunity osity. Seniors in all dignity, promenaded in twos and threes and looked with pity at the Freshmen, while busy Juniors chatted in groups. ‘The new boys and girls were not held in suspense, however,but were assigned seats in the room opposite the main assembly room. ‘The incidents of that year will never be forgotten. We were led into the mazes of algebra with Mr. Brown as guide, and were otten astonished by the rapidity with which he Mrs. Richards Latin with all its case endings and conjugations, and we found explained its intricacies. introduced us to that our motto, ‘ Work and Win’’ must be applied with all zeal. Many stumbled in the midst, but were assisted to use by the ever kind (?)—-Mrs. Richards. with Shakespeare in his two magnificent plays, ‘«The Mer- She made us acquainted ? chant of Venice,’’ and «Julius Caesar,’’ and also gave us some important points in etiquette. Music was made a great part of the school work this year, with Miss Hoffman as a most able instructor, Only ten out of the twenty Freshmen remained steadfast to the end of the first year. After a pleasant summer vacation, our class, now increased by one, again entered school, this time as Sophomores and were well enough acquainted with High School life to give valuable hints tothe Freshmen. ‘This year we had new teachers, Mr. Tyner as principal, and Miss Hodge as assistant. Mr. Tyner took us through the remainder of algebra, and introduced us to geometry, with all its theorems and exercises. Miss Hodge proved a very able teacher in Caesar, although we

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The STAR , O4 masquerade full ot merriment and laughter. Then the Sopho- mores followed with an equally enjoyable party in honor ofa At the meeting of the county teacher’s Association the teachers of departing member of their class, Miss Bertha Lanning. Auburn gave a reception to those of the county, the Seniors Next the Freshmen proved And last, but by no means least, was the Spinster Party given by the Senior being honored with invitations. their ability in entertaining at a Valentine Party. class to the pupils of the High School, the faculty and all the grade teachers. It was a Leap Year Party and the name was all the more suitable, since we were a class of girls, only. There has been a strange silence since then, and school life has been especially quiet, made all the more noticeable, when compared to the beginning of the year. For every one has been very busy, the concert, contest and usual school work having fully occupied the time. We have now completed our four years of school work and the happy school days are over, happy in spite of difficulties and hard work and this evening is the last link in the chain which binds us to our school life as the class of 1904. I presume our history is not very different from that of pre- ceeding classes, nor will those to come depart very widely from the established pattern. Yet, after all our two classes are ex- actly alike and as we look back over the last four years, we think of many things just our own, which makes us feel that our class has an individuality of its own. Our motto, ‘ Exeellency may be applied as well to one manner of life as or Nothing,’ another, in school or out and if we keep that our standard, as we go through life, we can hardly fall short of success. Now my story is ended and as the dazzling sun of the class of 1904 sinks behind its western hills, let all the world stand up and say, ‘‘this was a class.?’