Auburn High School - Follies Yearbook (Auburn, IN)

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24 di eh idee Wehbe ‘he Bos etain RUTH BAXTER Joke Editor MABEL RHINEHOLD Associate Editor PAUL -BISHOP Editor in Chief FRANCES FARLEY Society Editor WAYNE WEAVER Art Editor CHARLES BRANDON Business Manager OLIVE SCOFIELD LUCILE HEBEL Calendar Editor Athletic Editor

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ADE DT. Slar Na 23 CLASS POEM. Fleeting years have borne us swiftly Toward our port and destination, Now we cherish all remaining,— Memories and meditation; But the thoughts of joy and pleasures Mingled in our school] career, Bring to us o’erflowing measures Of the things we all hold dear;— Labor interspersed with frolic, Frolic joined with work and care, Friends and friendship ties made stronger By the high school love we bear. With sincerity and gladness To the faculty we say, “You were ready, willing, earnest, As you helped us day by day. Youthful lives were ne’er influenced By a finer company, And the greatest tribute rendered Would be none too good for thee.’’ To our comrades and companions That have joined us in our play,— May your friends and joys be many As you travel down life’s way; May the wrongs we’ve done prove small, our Deeds brought forth prove great, May the future world we live in Be the best that’s given by fate. Through the sunlight or the darkness, We shall ne’er the more despair As we travel on our journey Through the world, to do and dare; For our confidence is strengthened And our youthful ardor keen, Hope shall be our guiding beacon For the Class Nineteen Fifteen. Though far the years may bear us From our day of graduation,— May we reach our port of entry And our final destination. —WAYNE WEAVER.

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ie eee onaO.a es 29 Senior History Good! Better! Best! Never fet it rest, Till your good is better, And your better, best! This is the motto that has proven an incentive to the class of 715 all through our High School days. Its influence is shown in the excellent per- centage of the class for each of the four years, the last two being above the average percentage of other schools. The individual scholarship of the class has been unusually high too. The course of studies for all the High School period has been similar to those of other High Schools. When Freshmen, we all of us perused with diligence Algebra, Latin, Botany and English. In the Sophomore year we condescended to form opinions of Caesar, Plane Geometry, Ancient History, and some of the Shakespearean plays. But when the name “Juniors,” together with the accustomed attribute, “upper classmen’’ overtook us, the course changed for many of us. The elective studies caused the change. Some took Cicero, while others preferred German; some were even carrying five subjects, along with required Medieval and Modern History, Geometry and Algebra, English Literature and the selected foreign language, were explor- ing the mysteries of Physics. However, in the last year of ours, the division has been even more pronounced in the individual courses——some taking a classical course; others a scientific; while others are listed in the ranks of the vocational. Besides this wonderful studiousness of the class is another fine characteristic—its progressiveness. We have pushed the High School forward in spirit, in standards and in athletics. The spirit gained can be shown splendidly at the athletic contests, especially of the last winter. Here the valiant che er leader, Fat Beidler, with the mighty Simmy Schlink and the rest of the High School, battled for our rights and raised the roof for A. H. S. Mass meetings were of common occurrence this last year and were well] attended. This fact alone assures that school spirit has not been lost but strengthened. The work of ’15 at Christmas time, and the spirit of unselfish giving revealed by the whole High School, under our leadership, truly shows that the spirit is of the right kind, too. It is fitting here, in just a word to show the appreciation we feel of the spirit of the Juniors and lower classmen. We are glad that such a Junior class will take our place next year and can prophecy success to the High School made up of the kind of students we know they and the “soon-to-be Juniors and Sophomores” are. The Standards of High are found in the work of the Literary Society just organized this last fall. Its charter members are all Seniors and its first two presidents wore ’15 class pins. In athletics the Senior class did its share. It gave some of its members, athletically inclined, to the different teams and then patronized the games and helped Auburn win with inspiring yells. The class yell; ““Kiro! Kiro Kiro Sing Hear us, hear us, we’re the thing, 1915 mighty fine. Something doing all the time!” prepares one for