Berne French Township High School - Our Yesterdays Yearbook (Berne, IN)

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The Diary of a Graduate EXTRACTS—FIRST YEAR Sept.—I started high school today and am going to keep a diary and write down what happens. Thirty-six in onr class. Sept.—Surely was scared today. People were telling ns about how mean they would he to ns, but they weren’t mean and just gave us something to eat but they laughed at us a little. I wish I was a Senior but initiations (I had to use the dictionary for that) aren ' t half bad. Dec.—I wish the Sophomores wouldn’t always make fun of us. May—One of the Sophomores says we must get the green all rubbed off. Oh! I wish I were big like a Senior. SECOND YEAR Sept.—We kinda got started in school today again and say—we sure got some bunch of Presides. They do look green. I bet they’ll be a great joke this year. It’s kinda fun to watch them when they smile at each other and then get red in the face when they see you. Dec.—Say, those teachers do think they are smart. They just won’t let you have no fun. Why yesterday I was cutting up with one of the girls in class and the teacher bawled me out before the whole crowd. Mad? Well I guess I was. April—Some of those Seniors think they are just about all i-t. They try to boss us around all day, but I guess we are as good as they are, and know just about as much too. THIRD YEAR Sept.—I started school again today. It looks as though we are going to have plenty work this year, and most of it is hard too. Jan.—The work is getting harder and harder. The teachers say we must make up lost time, but it looks as though we must find time that never was made up. The Budget is also requiring its share of our effort. May—We had a grand time tonight. We gave our reception to the Seniors. We had such good eats and fun too. I guess the Seniors are going to leave us now, so we’ll be the Only Ones” next year. There will be nobody to lord it over us. May—The Seniors are gone now. Cashed in their checks tonight. Hurrah! We’re it now. This was written in a great hurry because I was out rather late. FOURTH YEAR Sept.—School commenced a week ago. I have been very busy and so I did not write in my diary for over a week. Last Friday we initiated the Freshmen. I wonder if I ever was like one of them. They seemed scared and timid, but I guess they will recover. May—We are having the time of our lives. Fun from morning to night, but we have our hard work too. It hardly seems possible that high school days will soon be things of a picturesque past. May—The fatal night has reached us. Good night, high school. It has not been as great a thing to be a Senior as I always thought it would be. There is so much lying beyond. Our eyes have been opened to the greatness of life, our existence has been widened. Is not that enough reward for four years’ work? This entry will close my diary and T respectfully dedicate it to the memory of my c’assmates. [ 20 ] Melvin Lehman.

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AGNES B1ERY And her modest answer and graceful air, Show her wise and good as she is fair. Arena —(Bee Club IV; Class Play 1 V. WALTER NAGEL Be not simply good, Be good for something. Alpha— Alpha Sergeant II; Treasurer III; Glee Club IV; Class Play IV; “Our Yes¬ terdays ’ ’ IV. GLADYS NEUENSCHWANDER Silence that wins where eloquence is vain. Alpha— Class Play IV; Annual Staff IV. ELOYD LEHMAN What 1 must do is all that concerns me, Not what people think. Alpha —Glee Club IV; “Our Yesterdays”. MARY IIIRSCHY Gentle words, quiet words are, After all, the most powerful words. Arena. I [ 19 ]

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Class Prophecy We being two members of the class of 1924, do solemnly swear that this class shall and will make a mark in the history to come of the city of Berne, and of the world. The strongest evidence is brought forth by the undaunted members of the class in their trials and temptations. May this be a pleasant surprise to all doubters. Signed, Eloyd Lehman Agnes Sprunger. Few of the most noted future happenings are: Harold Long is writing up sports for the Long Daily. Elva Baumgartner is head lady in one of Broadway’s beauty parlors. Walter Nagel is running a taxi cab in the modernized city of Berne. Dale Eley shall be hired as athletic coach in the new high school of Berne. Tillman Habegger continually giving public speaking lessons from his training re¬ ceived in the commercial class of his school years. Melvin Lehman has consented to the nomination as boss of a group of school boys’ bad days. Newell Rice is running a private restaurant on Main street. Arvilla Lehman has acquired the title of school inarm of District No. 8. Foresit Brickley has not followed the line of work suggested in his last name, but rather that of his first name. Magdalena Hirschy is the housekeeper of a prosperous farmer. Frances Burkhalter is a professioral actress as an orphan in Paramount pictures. The remainder are so scattered over the face of old Mother Earth that we were not able to follow up their movements. [ 21 ]