Beaver Falls High School - Tiger Yearbook (Beaver Falls, PA)

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T-IE 'UGEI2 Phat year went by with its pains and its pleasures, And most of us came up to the sophomore measures, Tho' feigning indifference to this promotion, We took on new ails and acquired new notions. As sophomoies true, We knew it allg Compared with ours, the teachc-r's knowledge was small. Why had we not read a Shakespearian play, And couldn't we factor, by the way? This year was noted tor aliairs of the heart In which the students and some of the faculty took part, Mr. Crumb as we noted had three or four, And came out of them all, still looking for more. Our Junior year was a pleasant time, For wiiting stories and making rhyme, Lite was pleasant and we had plenty of tung We talked a lo: and studied-some. 'Twas then our class began to grow small, Some dropped back thru illness, and some for no reason at all. We lost our Presidentshe departed with glee To l unch his bark on the matrimonial sea. we banqueted the Seniors one memorable night And they came up to our expectations quite. There were toasts which were solemn and toasts which were gay And we voted them jolly as we came away. We looked forward then to our Senior year 'With pleasure, and just a little fear, For we heard that English was pretty deep And Virgil would lessen our hours of sleep. Mr. Carson then taught us why the earth is round .find the difference between a noise and a sound, He taught us about motors and electricity, A nd ihlt we didn't see what we did see. And then we studied and studied Burke I or a Senior must never attempt to shirk, We learned of direct proof and refutation, 'lill we all thought Dixmont would be our next station, So to break the monotony, after while We had a party, We remember it with a smile: 'Twas on Patterson Heights and when we reached the top The incline decided that there it would stop. S

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THE FHGEI2 HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1917 JANYAHY DIVISION. Listen, my friends, and vou shall hear The hi'5t01'Y Of This. 1115' class, so dear, Of lessons learned and victories won, The class of '17 is second to none. In January, nineteen-thirteen, Foity-five as green little Freshman as ever were seen, XVith heads held high and eyes alight, lflntered our High Schoolfa goodly Sight' As We passed the row of teachers bright Our dignity vanished at the sight, For were we not both weak and small, Compared with those who know it all? And then it was our vision cleared, And before our timid gaze appeared Tw 0 hundred faces, smiling bright At us, in our unhappy plight. For We were but the Freshman class Doomed to take the upper classmen's sassg But thengwe said it with a smile- VVe too would be Seniors. after While. A prayer was offered, a song was sung, And with it all the rafters rung, YVe listened and our hearts did quake, For they sang to us, XVake, Freshmen, Wake. VVe went to our classes and each one resolved, His Erzgfish to learn and his Algebra to solve, But alas, for our hopes, just one week from that day, 'We were as lost midst our lessons as a needle in hay. 'Twas then that we found our teachers were bright For they could find notes with almost uncanny sight. And as for whispering, Woe to him who dares, For no human ears are so perfect as theirs. in course of time came the upper-classmen's partyg They gave us to High School a welcome hearty, The next day however, was a series of shocks- Most of our fellows were shorn of their locks. 7

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THE 'ITGER Il kept t0 its promise and Wouldu't budge So after we'd eaten our ice cream and fudge Vie decided to walk, and walk We did, From Patterson Heights to the Brighton bridge. The other cars too had decided to stop And so we had another long walk. But then you see we had plenty of time Till Monday at one minute to nine. We ordered the invitations that you received And for Once in our lives we all agreed, 'Tivas a notable fact and worthy of mention Since this question is always cause for dissention. Then, since one good turn deserves another, The Juniors, acting like a friend and brother Put up a feed such as opened our eyes And made us stare in blank surprise. In rehearsing the play, it seemed so funny To hug the boys and call them honey, And to see each other in such strange disguise Made us feel less dignified and less wise. So now you have learned our history, Our past is to you no longer a mystery. Uur prophecy will tell what our future shall be Ycu'll know our past and future, our present you see. S0 yve're leaving you our school mates and our teachers dear, May your days be ever pleasant and your life be one of cheer. May you think ever fondly, of the class ot' i17, May you often think ol' us though we be seldom seen. For though We part to go our Ways. NVQ never shall forget these days. And often our thoughts to you shall be turned To the knowledge you imparted and the Wealth of good we've learned. But we bid you now farewell-we say it from the heart- For as friends we met and as friends We shall part. AGNES GIRVAN, '17. 9