Beloit High School - Trojan Yearbook (Beloit, KS)

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OLIN WALKER. “Cheerful of Spirit and Guiltless of Affection.” HAROLD WILLIAMS. “I Often Wonder Who Will Run the World After I Leave It.” Baseball ’ll, ’12, '13, Track '09, '10, ’ll. Football '09, ’10, ’ll, '12, Basket Ball '10, '11, '12, Senior Play. LILLIE WISER. “The Sun Shines on the Fa:o of the Good.” OCZZDD

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SHERMAN SWIFT. Who Ever Loved That Loved Not at First Sitfht ? ’ Track ’09, 10, '11, Basket Ball 12, Baseball 12, 13, Senior Play. MYRTLE TARVIN. “A Little Fair-Faced Soul That Knows No Sin. CARL WALKER. “And Talk He Could. “Owl Board, Football T2.

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Senior Class History 19 13 9l Four years have now elapsed since this brilliant and illustrious class first entered the Beloit High School. It now rushes forth, turbulent and full of life, as the pent-up mountain torrent, after the dam has given way. As the stream bears up stems and gravel, showing what has been the nature of its course, so also does the Class of ’13 display its short, yet' glorious history. When we first cast our frail bark upon the educational sea, we were composed of a class of fifty-one members, some of whom came from the Rodgers building, others from the St. John’s School, while still others came from the near and remote parts of the country. We were favored on this occasion, however, by having Professor A. R. Loop, our former director in the Rodgers building, again as our instructor. He had become attached to the members who were formerly under his direction, and accordingly accompanied the class to the higher institution of learning, and has since been our generous and faithful custodian. From the beginning we resolved to devote our attention to the problems presented, and have likewise advanced step by step up the ladder, with an earnest desire to win, and build upon the foundation we had laid during our former years of instruction. Professors Justice O. Hall and Thomas P. Downs supervised our first year of instruction. The work was entirely new, and it was with some persistent energy that we were given our l’s and It’s as approval of our efforts, but under the pressure of the irresistible “T. P.” we felt that a strenuous effort on our part was justifiable, if we would merit the Most Reverend’s esteem. It was indeed a pleasure, nevertheless, to perform our task given, and thus be among the number of the elect. It was much to our embarrassment that we found ourselves, when called upon by Miss Moore to interpret the Romantic combination of “Roma est urbs”; but this difficulty became much modified when we were able to familiarize ourselves with the resourceful vocabularies of Caesar or Cicero. We found difficulty, also, with our subjects of English and Science, but many were the gems of knowledge to be obtained. In athletics we were strong from the very first, and have furnished material which has made old B. H. S. famous as a leader and winner in athletic contests. On the gridiron, in basket ball or on the track we have always won honors, and have our medals as proof of our ability. Our girls are to be complimented as well as the boys, as they have been eager participants in basket ball and have likewise aided our heroes on the football field by their spirited cheers of praise and loyalty. During the course of our second year Professor A. P. Gregory held sway as our commander-in-chief, being ably assisted by Professor John L. Mickey as principal. It was at this time that the Normal Training Course was added, together with the Manual Training, Domestic Art and Science and the Commercial departments. It was at this time, we believe, that our heroes, “Gulley and Merce,” were called upon to explain, before the innocent multitude, the mystery of the elements which were so confusing to the atmosphere of the assembly room, but we have nearly forgotten the facts involved. We were progressing rapidly on our ship of state, and this year proved to be an illustrious one in our curriculum. By the mastering of the problems found here, we were enabled to do greater things. We were glad because we were not Freshmen, and