Blair Academy - Acta Yearbook (Blairstown, NJ)

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I LOCKE HALL AND INSLEY HALL

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dition ' that '04 will excel all other classes of the school was now realized-the Cottage had been moved from its exalted position on the hill and Clinton Hall was ere6ted in its place in order that there might be better accommodations for the instruc'tion of lim class of the school. ' ' Another year rolled by. Increased by a few new members, they were to be called Sophomores and a most fitting name it was, for what word conld more thoroughly describe' their characteristic wisdom and foolishness than that of wise foo1 ! During this year the demon of mischief seemed to get possession of nearly all, both boys and-girls. Many were the terrible acci- dents which took place 5 some rules were let fall, others were shatter- ed to pieces and the noise of the clestrucftion was at times so great as to disturb the powers that be at midnight. But all work and no play would have made '04 a dull class! The proverb is well proven in this case, for is not '04 noted for its brilliancy and ingenuity! In the fall of 'oz the third chemical change took place-some had not returned and others had come to take their places. It was not until this year that, 'for the most part, they began to see the many responsibilities that were to be handed down to them by the higher classes and in consequence were somewhat more dignified than before. i By this time '04 had grown quite large and very observing- ever keeping in mind the crowning year of its existence. The class of '03 was, to be sure, an excellent one, but perhaps it was best that they should make some mistakes, for '04, ever improving,-if such a thing is possible-profited by them. The height of their ambition was at last reached when in May

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1903 they were organized as a class, the unexcelled class of ,04. It seems strange that it was called the Class of '04 when in reality it was the class of good forty! Yet, not so fast. By proportion ,O4 is equivalent to good forty, thus-Good: 04: : naughty: 40. In this the last year of lo4's career it upholds tl1e usual dignity of Seniors and preserves order in every department of school life. In return it enjoys the limited Senior privileges with all they signify. Never has there been so large a Senior class in Blair Hall and never one that has made itself so useful in contributing plans for the advancement of the school in general. During nearly five years, short though they seem, ,O4 has al- ways given its assistance in the efforts to uphold the high standards erected by preceding classes. The Breeze has received generous contributions from '04: the literary societies-the pride of Blair Hall-l1ave depended largely for their guidance upon the members of '04 5 while the athletic association owes a great deal of its success to the untiring elforts of ,O4 to strengthen every team chosen to represent Blair Hall in her contests with other schools. The Class of '04 is now living in the Present, hopeful that it may excel all records of the Past and that its greatest history is yet to be recorded. As the Future is best foretold by the Past, each member of the Class of o4 should have a cheerful and hopeful heart to await the wind that shortly blows us into worlds unknown. - I-IISTORIAN