Beloit High School - Trojan Yearbook (Beloit, KS)

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JUNIOR CLASS.

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JUNIOR CLASS. Class motto: Labor omnia Vincit. Class colors: Light blue and lemon. Class flower: Pink Carnation. President, Grace Gise. Vice President, Ray Briney. Secretary, Milton Baer. H istory. We have no historyg we are like Topsy, just growedf' As yet no startling facts have been accomplished by us, but we are leaving a blazed t-rail in our wake. Just wait until we enter the arena of life, and then there will be a history worth recording in the archives of time. We began o11r existence as Freshmen with a class of fifty-four members, but in the struggle for existence only the choice of nat- ural selection have survived. In the youthful glamor of fresh- manship we imagined that we might some day be the largest graduating class to leave our alma mater. Everyone knows that wise men sometimes change their minds, fools never,'i and this explains why we 11ow hope to be the smallest class. In the be- ginning we numbered twenty boys and thirty-four girls, and now four boys and half the original number of girls remain true to their colors. The ranks of our Latin class, thinned by the num- erous skirmishes with Caesar when we were Sophomores, and astounded by the eloquence of Cicero, now proudly say, We'are sevenf' In former times we were rather lnischievousg somewhat re- sembling the Freshmen of the present day, but realizing the dig- nity of our position in the school world, we turned over a new leaf, sat down when we got there, and went down the stairs on the steps. The descent into the low atmosphere of the laboratory caused an occasional explosion of accumulated gas, but no acci-

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dent more serious than the rapid expulsion of a few members has ever occurred. All our teachers will refer you to the- Junior class as a model of deportment and studiousness. We, like the Greeks, are noted for our originality and versa- tile minds. We are firm advocates of woman suffrage, as our having a girl for president would indicate. Then, instead of giv- ing each other valentines, in accordance with that old fashioned custom, we presented our principal with a whole boxful, as a token of our love and respect. We are the only class in school that can boast of never having a tardy this year. No other class has ever had a holiday, and if the early bird catches the worrnj' the laurels will surely be with us. Look for our motto, emblazoned on the escutcheon of fame, Labor omnia Vincit. A Senior of the high sCh00l Sat shedding many a tearg There was reason for her trouble, For her grades were low that year, But a Junior stood beside her And told her to be brave, For the teachers were kind-hearted And would be sure to save The poor frightened little Senior From an untimely grave. Ode to the J uniors. Lol the wise Junior whose poetic mind Sees poems in the clouds and hears them in the wind. Their souls by Nelson taught are wont- to stray Beyond this sublunary sphere, e'en past the milky way. And faith, all conquering, to their hearts has given The hope of graduation in 1907. QWith due apology to the long suffering Alexander Pope.J