Broad Ripple High School - Riparian Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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I R S 1 o be, or not to be -that was our question. Four years ago we came, eager, curious, expectants—some Kundred fragments of to-morrow ' s world. And this our privileged-four years in whicK to cast the molds for the greater Broad Ripple. As confident Freshmen we set to worlt. Remember our feverish class spirit? One hundred strong, we felt ourselves a power in the school. With untried resources, we invaded the fields for activity -scholastic honors, athletics, music and art, the Riparian, the school clubs. Remember our particular pride in ' our ' new wing, in the athletic field, in helping to found the Student Council; the traditional Christmas pro- gram; in our first Ripple Round-Upl Remember how we gloried in being Freshmen, with the opportunity to grow side by side with the school. The Sophomore year was even better. We were integral parts of high school. Saddle shoes, hair bow s, the boys first Letters --these were our insignia of belonging. We showed Freshies ' the ropes with sublime con- descension. W e fought for a weekly Riparian. W e helped establish the Ripples. W e fought against changing the name of the school. We knew everyone. W e were of The People. Then suddenly, September came again, and we were Juniors. The glories of organizations-delightful secrets over the Reception -the un- speakable joy at THE SHORTRIDGE GAME, when a Junior made