Auburn High School - Follies Yearbook (Auburn, IN)

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(Ogee eel And et = Ninteen Hundred Five. MOCK WEDDING AT HIGH SCHOOL Oct. 7, 1904

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‘GelitE-sS PeArR - — — -—— Ninteen Hundred Five. 4 CLASS HISTORY BY RAY THOMAS | All great things deserve a history, and we, of the class of ‘05 consider its deeds of enough importance to be recorded, On the morning of September 9, 1901, twenty-one fresh looking boys and girls met at the high school building and were shown to the main assembly room, where we were given seats, in the first two rows to the west, by a pleasant faced gentleman whom we recognized as our new principal, Mr. Tyner. Soon the other seats began to fill and by half-past eight nearly all were taken. The occupants of these seats, Sophomores, Juriors and Seniors, took many privileges which we, being only Freshmen did not dare. Soon Mr. Harmison came in, and in a short address spoke of our duties and obligations as students of this fine high school. Then les- sons for that room were assigned and we began to work as well as we could considering the new surroundings, and the thought which would rise above everything else—that we were now students of the Auburn High School. Soon we went to the room across the hall where we found Miss Hodge awaiting us with a smile. Here new lessons were assigned and we found that Miss Hodge would have charge of the Ancient History, Latin and Literature, Mr. Tyre: having the Algebra. The office course, conducted by Mr. Harrison and Mr. Tyner was also popular this year. So we settled down to work, and for the next nine months were busy with Xs and Ys, Latin constructions, the unspeakable names of Ancient History, and the thoughts of Dickens and Shakespeare. During the year several withdrew for reasons best known to themselves. After a short, or seemingly short vacation, we again met in the fall of 1902, and now being Sophomores, were given seats in the third and fourth rows where we sat and looked the room over to make sure every-thing was as it should be. Only eleven of the students who were wiih us at the end of the Freshman year returned, but two joined us making thirleen Sophomores, It was a year of hard work in Caesar, French History, Geometry and English Literature, and the year passed without and event of special mention. At the beginning of the term of 1903-04 ten of the former class returned. three having withdrawn. One joined us making eleven, for the junior year. This proved to bea very event- ful year as class spirit was very high and all the classes organized. We elected Maud Harrison, president; Rosamond MclIntyre, treasures; and Drusilla Baker, secretary. During this year our class showed its spirit by giving a party to the three other classes and faculty. This proved so popular that the other classes also tried their hand at the entertaining before the end of the year, but none seemed to be so much enjoyed as the first given by the juniors. Although busily occu-

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CH. ESSA RN ee in ede pied with Geometry, Physics, beginning German and English; some ingenius members of the class attempted to introduce new methods into the high school, such as using rubber as fuel, valerian and crushed onions as perfume; but as the faculty did not consider them practical they were immediately blotted out and the boys returned to use up their surplus energy in trying to decrease (2) the trials of the teachers. This year the promised Tennis courts were laid—one for each class—and many friendly contests were fought out there. This year the Senior class pub- lished an annual which they called The Star, and it was a foregone conclusion that our class would also publish one the next year. After another three months vacalion, ten of us met at the High school building as Seniors and commenced the most eventful and important year’s work of our high school course, for at its end we would receive our “sheep-skins for which we had struggled so hard. This year we found anew teacher, Mrs. Leasure, who took Miss Hodge’s place. At the beginning of the term, after many stormy sessions, Jesse Shull was elected presi- dent; Rosamond Mclntyre, secretary; Bessie Kinsey, treasurer, and Guy West editor of the Star with Maud Harrison, Rosamond McIntyre and Ray Thomas as assistants. Shortly after the opening of school the three upper classes united in giving a reception to the Freshmen. This class was so large that it was necessary for it to be seated in the west room in charge of Mrs. Leasure. Soon after the reception the freshmen gave a party to the upper classes and faculty which was very much enjoyed. Then everything was quiet until toward the close of school the Juniors gave a banquet to the Seniors which was very enjoyable and will serve as a pleasant re- minder of our Senior year. And now, that our happy high school course is ended, we look back over the past four years and recognize the fact that we are one of the most remarkable, if not the most remarkable of all the classes ever graduated from the Auburn High school. Although not greatest in num- bers—there have been three larger—there has been no other class with an equal number of boys and girls. No class but that of '05 ever attempted to introduce the methods before spoken of. Our class was the first to give those highly enjoyable parties. The sum total of our ages is one hundred eighty five, and of our weights is one thousand twelve hundred sixty, making our average age eighteen and one half and our average weight one hundred twenty six. And do you not think that a class which has maintained itself so brilliantly though high school will also make its mark in the world?