Black Earth High School - Earthman Yearbook (Black Earth, WI)

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Freshman Class The Freshmen walked into this Hall of Leariiing on September 3, 1945 with a dreamy, far off look in their eyes. They numbered 28 and almost over-ran the school with their childlike ideas for the first few months. With the help of some Senior boys they soon grew out d it and began to act as normal as possible. The Sophomores also helped this transformation along with Freshmen Initiation Day. On September 14, a most uncivilized group of people appeared at school, but soon everyone realized that it was only the Freshmen. The boys were wearing their mother's stockings, their trousers backward and rolled up, their shirts and ties backward, makeup, and green ribbons in their hair. The girls paraded around in one of their mother's dresses and an enormous amount of jewelry, no makeup, a pair of their dadis socks, and green ribbons in their hair. After they survived this ordeal, the Freshies became full-fledged members of Black Earth High School. Twelve of the thirteen girls added their lusty voices to the chorus, and two girls and two boys entered band. Football claimed all but one of the small, but tough Freshmen boys. Three of these showed their ability by making the first team. All of the boys showed much skill in basketball, and two became regulars on the first team. Four pupils in this talented class also took part in Forensics. Next year, when they become HSilly SophomoresH they need just to act as they did this year, for as Freshmen they w ere the silliest class in the history of Black Earth High.

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