Caruthersville High School - Cotton Blossom Yearbook (Caruthersville, MO)

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Class poem Here is a toast that we want to drink, To the fellows we’ll never know— To the fellows who will take our place. When it’s time for us to go. We’ve wondered what kind of chaps the.y’ll be. And we’ve wished we could take their hand. Just whisper “We wish you well, old man,” In a way that they’d understand. We'd like to give them the cheering word We’ve longed at times to hear; We’d like to give them the warm handclasp, Whenever a friend seems near. We’ve learned our knowledge by sheer hard work And we wish we could pass it on, To the fellow who will take our place Some day wThen we are gone. Will they see all the sad mistakes we’ve made, And note all the battles lost? Will they ever guess of the tears they caused, Or the heartaches which they cost? Will they gaze through failure and fruitless toil. To the underlying plan, And catch a glimpse of the real instant And the heart of the vanquished man? We dare to hope they may pause some day, As they toil as we have wrought, And gain some strength for their weary task From the battles we have fought. But we’ve only the task itself to leave With the cares for them to face, And never a cheering word may speak To the fellows who’ll take our place. We’ ve dreamed our dreams as all men do, But never a one came true; And our hope today is that all the dreams May be realized by you. And we’ll meet someday in the great universe— Out in the realm of space; You’ll know our clasp as we take your hand And gaze in your tired face. Then all of our failures will be success In the light of the new-found dawn, So we’re drinking to your health, old chap, Who’ll take our place when we’re gone. —S. S. —23—

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H)cmi We Hum hi %m EDNA—by her hair. EMMA—by her size. PAULINE—by her questions. BERENICE—by her voice. HUNT—by his walk. SYLVIA—by her poetry. LAURETTA—by her tatting. CORA—by her modesty. MILDRED—by her talk. HOWARD—by his wind. ROY—by his goodness. FARIS by his socks. LUTHER—by his ties. GLADYS—by her work. JOE—by his newness. —22— 3

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