Bernie High School - Cotton Boll Yearbook (Bernie, MO)

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THIRD Y EA K rv D E COS D YEA a FIRST YEAR CD p JUNIORS

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E BERNETIAN There were only two more: Clarence Perkins and Anson Barney. An- son had always meant to be a poet and has followed that calling. He wrote the class poem for the annual the year in which we were graduated. I-ast year he was appointed “Poet Laureate” of America, such an honor as is accorded to very few people. Now, please don't misunderstand me. Anson is not a long-haired poet of the Latin quarter. He is an ordinary person and in the awful war, which has just closed, he attained the rank of Major. His poems are read in every land and tales of his wondrous deeds of valor are told in hushed voices by the fireside, in the light of the dying embers. 1 am always proud to say. “Yes, he was an old school-mate of mine.” Now for the last one— Clarence Perkins, the careless, happy-go-lucky boy, has developed into a wonderful genius. Only three years ago he perfected his machine for com- munication with Mars. This won, for him, fame which will never die with the passing of time and as his invention comes to be used more it will be one of the greatest of the world. There is no doubt that people in the tentli century from now will speak of this as the “Perkins’ Age. Now my story is finished — The fire is burning low and my eyes are dim with tears as I recall again those happy days at dear old Bernie High. —M. M. CAN YOU IMAGINE? Chester—proposing to a Malden High School girl? Mr. Vick—taking short steps? Ruby Tuttle—crying? Virginia—not looking at Rolrert? Everett—missing a problem? Howard—winning a foot race? William—sitting with a girl? Yewell—being a lawyer? Homer—being a star player? Speed—wearing short trousers? Dorothy—without powder and paint? Si—talking to a girl? Homer—coming to school every day? Page Eighteen

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 BERNETIAN Junior Class Organization Floy Nichols Dennis Walker Ruby Tuttle MayresJones President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Junior Class History When the Freshman Class of 1922-23 entered old Bernie High, there was twenty- eight in number. And we were not the freshiest freshies that ever entered this school. Soon after our entrance one of our members entered the field of matrimony, thinking that would be happier than school work. During the first part of the year we were, very shy of the other classes and tried to stay out of their wav; but we were destined to be a very important class in school, as our’s was about the largest. We soon became very popular with the Junior and Senior classes; but the Sophomores thought that they were of more importance. We certainly complied with our motto that year. “Beginners, but Winners,” and had a very good time attending parties and outings. Our first year in high school was enjoyed by all mem- bers of the Freshman Class. The second year 1923-24 we became Sophomores and not until then did we realize our importance. But at the beginning of this year our class numbered only twenty-three and in the mid-part of the year one more dropped out; but the vacancy was filled by a student from another school, who was welcomed by all. We had a very happy time that year, never having any trouble among ourselves or with any of the other classes. It was during this year that old Bernie High dis- covered the “honest to goodness” worth of us. They found that we were loyal to her and to each other and that we would always stick to each other in fight or fun. We were also true to our motto. “B3.” The third year of our career 1924-25 the Junior Class was accounted as the most popular class in Bernie High School. Still our class maintained the same number, al- though two dropped out at the beginning there were two more to fill the vacant places. This leaves us as one of the largest classes in school, of which we are very proud; also our class make up most of the basket ball teams this year. We are clinging to our motto, “Forward, ever; Backward, never.” There is nothing in our record that we are sorry of; but there are many things that we are proud of. —E. S. Page Twenty