Auburn High School - Follies Yearbook (Auburn, IN)

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g!mj glrmnt Now I go ahead in fancy To years that are not as yet, And I see myself and comrade By the pearly entrance set. On which side I was standing, I cannot let you see; For I am quite uncertain. — And ' twould not be fair to me. But I can see quite plainly, As I look down from the skies. That which may not be known on earth But is seen from Paradise. And my comrade turning to me, Says in accents earthly keen, Say, pal, and could you tell me ' Bout the class of old ' 19? Then I turn my keen gaze earthward, Voicing events so true, Of the lives of my old classmates, Of your comrades, and of you First I see old Hussie standing By his worthy spouse ' s side; This staid and sober statesman Is now his country ' s pride. And ' round the hearth-fire reclining Is noble papa ' s joy, For thirteen children has he got, — And every one a boy!

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fS®53MMMMMM53305J 555M5355M 1 9 lunL552n ' MK4MMS= US4MMM 3S20E] and everything went off like clockwork with ' Ike, the famous fighter, in command. Glenoris Rogers became lieutenant, Paul Husselman looked after the records, and John Myers again took charge of the finances. Mr. Fairfield advised us at our coun- cils until he was called to a larger battle, then Miss Dowden took his place. The battle was stubbornly fought and but little time was spent in a social way. A party at Husselman ' s occupied our time during the first lull. Later our regiment gave a picnic to the oldest regiment in the service. At another time a bob-ride took place to lessen the monotony. Altho our progress seemed slow we finally succeeded in driving the enemy to his second line trenches. THE BATTLE OF SHEEPSKIN HEIGHTS. (Sept., 1918-June. 1919). Twenty-six veterans rallied under the Old Rose and Gray and with great hope we took to our trenches. Our success seemed assured because Ike and John were again among the officers in command. Paul was named lieutenant, while Bill Eakright kept the records. Miss Bateman assisted us until her resignation, then Miss Herron took her place. This was the last and most important battle and we were hammering away at the enemy most of the time. However, we found time to have a class-party at Ruth Creasy ' s and a farewell party for Miss Bateman was held at Lochner ' s. When victory- was assured, we gave the regiment that was mustered in during our second year, a picnic. At last the enemy was defeated and forced to come to our terms. An armistice was signed, a copy of this being presented to each individual of our army, this pre- caution being taken to prevent the enemy from again gaining too much power. — Harold Brown.

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iPJiMiUOUt ' i iiJiU ' iSJMMSasgRgKggJn gEg 1 9 PM-SMiiM-?MMMW5MPPM But turn your eyes to the country-side, Who ' s that beside the plow? Tis Ralph Clark, good old fellow, Our greatest farmer now. Across the meadows verdure Steps his wife so tried and true, She is our old friend ' s pride and joy — I think you can guess who. And from the nation ' s center, Heart of its joys and frets, Hear Clellah ' s passioned pleading, — for She ' s Queen of Suffragettes. But stop. A small voice prompts me, That tho her ways are set, There ' s a handsome gentleman on earth Who ' s bound to have her yet. And this worthy Walter Willson- As he ' s the one I meant — On earth is highest of that class, For he is President. In the government of this noble man Voices known of old I hear; And faces long remembered Begin now to appear. For here ' s a runt whom I should know- He was our High School ' s curse, But tho John dunned us boys of old, Now he holds the nation ' s purse. Boisterous tho he was at school, I there see Harold Brown; As a cut-up he had always been, They could not hold him down.