Brimfield High School - Spectator Yearbook (Brimfield, IL)

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n a i m f •; l i) HIGH SCHOOL Milton’s Lgcidas—Revised Yet once again, ye old trees, And again, ye grasses green forever grooving. For every man must sometimes in rest lie And sometime die. Without the next, eternal fate a-knowing. Bitter constraint and sad occasion dear Compels me to disturb his peaceful slumber, For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his time. Young Lycidas, and he has gone to thunder. He left this earth about a week ago And traveled toward the gate that is golden. As he stood before St. Peter at the golden door, He heard his sins on earth below Told in accents harsh and low— To go to where his pals were moulding. Fie pleaded vainly for a chance. But was told, “Get off the ranch. So he began to wind his way Down the steep and rocky road, And as he went he increased to sweat, Until his clothes were wringing wet. At last he saw a smoke wind slowly from a darkened cave. Through which a river of fire flowed, And then he knew his fears were grave. He knocked upon an iron gate And waited, his eyes full of tears As he entertained the worst of fears, When he heard Satan shake the grate. Satan came and looked him over. While all the devils around him hovered; But Satan slowly shook his head And turning to his devils, said: “That man’s the worst I ever saw. He’d ruin the law that I have here; Declare himself ‘King,’ without a fear.’’ “Young Lycidas then heard him yell— “Now turn and beat it out of h---.’’ “Cy.”

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THE 8PECTATOR The Freshman Class OFFICERS President...........................Perry Reek Vice President..................Mary Mulvaney Secretary and Treasurer . . . Walter Pacey Our class, consisting of eleven very brilliant members, made its first embarrassed bow to the dignified high school in the fall of 1913. What high hopes and anticipations were ours! We had this day attained that bright, luminous goal for which we had endured the eight tedious, grinding years in the lower grades. We must admit that it was with fear and trembling that we entered on that memorable morning, with the gaze of the unsympathetic high school upon us. But, considering the fact that we brought with us such brilliant and illustrious additions to the high school, the more sophisticated members( who were aching to make it hot for us) dared not do more than look pleasant. For did we not claim both first and second places in the county examinations (an event without precedent in our school), a first medal in declamation, an expert pianist and vocalist, not mentioning our mile sprinter and two such champion spellers as “Reed” and “Earl.” We have encountered many hardships, among them Algebra, English, History, Spelling, Geography and the reproving glances of the faculty, but true to our motto, “Never let studies interefere with fun,” we are never-the-less enjoying life to the utmost and' expect to make our names famous in the annals of our Alma Mater.” W. P., ’17 20

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T E 8 P E C T A T O R 1914 THE TRACK TEAM Learned, Kingdon, Pacey, Hurt, Reek, Maher, Hunt, Plummer, Yerby, Kingdon, Plummer, Weidner, Best, Mulvaney, W. Paeey BASKET BALL Reek, W. Kingdon, Maher, L. Plummer, R. Plummer, Yerby