Avon High School - Boomerang Yearbook (Avon, IL)

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THE BOOMERANG Senior Farewell God of our fathers. Known of old. With the last note of “The Recessional,” we, the Class of 1925, pass from Avon halls, alumni of the school. The slow majesty of music, the inspiration of the words, accompany the culmin- ation of a successful course. Into our last days of high school life creeps a tinge of sadness. In a certain sense we are loath to leave, yet happy and eager to stand with the world, working as men and women for the shaping of a new democracy. In this momentous period our biggest endeavors are not too big for America. Our highest aspirations are to serve our coun- try and our God. But to Avon High we leave the legacy of the results of a happy, busy, and fruitful sojourn of four years. In answer to her, “Good-bye and Godspeed.” “Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet. Lest we forget—lest we forget.” 5 1925 J «• You cannot dream yourself into a character, you must hammer and forge yourself into one.”

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THE BOOMERANG Seniors’ Tribute to Underclassmen Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors! lend us your ears. We come to preserve knowledge, not to destroy it. The evil that we do lives after us; The good we do will distinguish us. So let us do our best. Our noble teachers Have told us we are ambitious— If it is so, then it is a generous comment: And joyfully have we accepted it. Here, under the teachers, and above the rest— For we are an ambitious class! So are you all! all ambitious classes! — We come to speak in behalf of our standards. You our fellow students are. faithful and just to us,— But critics say you are ambitious; And they are honorable people. You have brought many praises to our school, Which we most valuably treasure. Did this in you not seem loyal ? Yet we say you were loyal, And you are worthy of your praise! You all have seen, that, at our school. We have tried to gain the highest holds in life.— But many times we have been discouraged,— Yet we survived our great distress; And sure, we are to be honored for it. We speak not to discourage you; But to stimulate your desire for knowledge. You all did love to study once; not for fun; But to gain for yourself the power to think. Why should you o’erlook it now? O education! thou art supreme. Although some have denied it. Bear it to us, for we have not Given our time and energy in vain, But instead, we have given it For the best cause that God Almighty Could create, our supremacy. LUCILLE ROSS ’25 Where there is a will there’s a way.'

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