Blairstown High School - Comet Yearbook (Blairstown, MO)

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l THE COMET SOPHOMORE CLASS l iii' ,....l... sl? fBack fRow: 5. Hopkins, Atkins, Warner, Duke, Martin Middle fRow: Newman, jenkins, 'l5ietjen, Wall Front fRow: Marksberry, Wise, W. Hopkins, f7YlcIntire, Klopfenstein The sophomore class of fourteen pupils makes up the greatest class group of the high school enrollment. The class is made up of eight boys and six girls and is a typical group. They present quite a contrasting and an interesting study to the observer. Their hob- bies are original, amusing, and well worth remembering. The follow- ing examples are typical of any group of similar size and age that could be found in practically any rural community: Charles Warner . Geneva Wise . Ralph Martin . Annabelle Jenkins Chester Klopfenstein Maxine Duke . Edgar Lee Hopkins Marie Tietjen . Homer Wall . Margaret Lee Atkins Kenneth Marksberry Marjorie Mclntire Wayne Newman . William Hopkins . . . . . Working in the laboratory . . Dodging dates Talking himself out of love affairs . . Getting even with Mr. Abney Forgetting his age . Acting dignified . Sleeping in class . Being intelligent . . Missing school Writing letters to Norris . . Playing tennis Looking for a black mustache R Xwx Q. XX X 'X yy X. B. H. S. ' N x X XXX 5 ' ' 13 Hunting mushrooms Doing corners at 60 PAGE 25 38

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PAGE 24 THE COMET SOPHOMORE CLASS William Hopkins . . . President Marjorie Mclntire . . Vice President Margaret Lee Atkins . Secretary Geneva Wise . . . Treasurer Ralph Martin . . Sergeant-at-arms Flower . . Lilac Colors . . . Orchid and Pink Motto: fBuild for character, not for fame. THE RIVER WIDENSH As a river proceeds toward its mouth it constantly grows wider and less turbulent. In a like manner, we, the sophomore class, in bringing our second year of high school to a close, are conscious of a broader reach of knowledge. We are better able to control our feelings and are absorbing more and more wisdom, just as a river re- ceives and makes a part of itself, the contents of its tributaries. Knowledge is power is an old adage, and with the knowledge we have obtained from our school and experiences the past year, we are in a position to go a great way in being an asset to our school and our country. We have observed that a river with no outside infiuence is of very little practical use, but when man harnesses it and puts it to work, it makes life much easier for many people. That the river of our life may be harnessed, we are going to school to learn how to use our talents and energy to the best advantage. ' The school year of '37-'38 has been one of pleasure through our close association with friends and the faculty. ,.. - B. H.s. V c M E-H .N-M, v

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PAGE 26 THE COMET FRESH MAN CLASS Elmer Lee Orr . . . President Billy Horne . . Vice President Mary Ruth Hunter . Secretary-treasurer Fern Farnsworth . Sergeant-at-arms Flower . Sweet Pea Colors .... Blue and White Motto: Rowing, not drifting. THE FIRST VOYAGE We freshmen are just beginning our long sail through school. Last year when we graduated from grade school we thought we had finished our trip, but now we find we are just beginning. Suppose you come and sail along with us for one day. We will begin our trip with Citizenship at nine o'clock.. You will hear the loud voice of the captain as he asks, Did you read your newspaper? We move on, sailing for two hours without stopping. The next port at which we stop is Algebra. Here again we hear the cap- tain. This time he is telling us to solve for X and Y, After we have had considerable trouble, he says, Did you have your book at home last night? The answer is, No, but I have worked on them the last two hours. At this time a bell is heard ringing. It is twelve o'clock, and we stay aboard for an hour during which time we eat our dinner. At one o'clock we find ourselves in English I. This time a mistress has charge of us. We spend an hour here, telling yarns and correcting grammar mistakes. When we leave English I we sail on for another hour in which we sometimes work laboratory experiments. As we look up from our experiments we find that we are at General Science. Here the same captain who helped us with our experiments is teaching us of science. It is now nearly the end of our day's sailing. We Walk down the gangplank after Physical Education. Now that you have accompanied us for one day you should know our schedule. But if we are content to keep sailing we will some day reach the mouth which opens into the ocean of greater opportunity. NN Bl-is E! - i.-1 I 19 W itkxtlx ' ' .N --,