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vviruiwf' The concluding social affair of the sophomore year was a porch party at Helen McGregory's, when our hostess arranged all details for the successful function in a half day. Vacation passes. It's a fashion all vacations have of passing whether all sophomores do or not. In the languid September days when we could look forward to our coveted goal as being but a year ahead, we numbered twenty-three. The lazy days of autumn were just passing into the crisp stillness of Indian summer when the seniors, preceding us, unfurled their banner, with the insignia of death upon the top most pinnacle of the unused flag staff, daring the bravery of any junior to climb those dizzy heights and capture the prize. Just twenty-four hours was it unfurled to the rustling breezes when a junior was found brave enough to scale the awful eminence, snatch the hated rag from its top most notch, hurl it to a dozen waiting hands below, consign it to the blazing embers and watch the smoke curl through its cotton folds while the victorious juniors executed the war dance and the wierd halloo. Well earned honors were bestowed upon us when Everett Higgins was made captain of the foot ball team. Howard Hoadley and Paul Fritz helped to earn the relay race at the field meet held in June. Jolly juniors must have socials. Everybody grew amazingly busy selling tickets for the play At the Sign O' the Jack-O-Lantern, the class selling the greatest number to be rewarded by the seniors. As might have been expected, we Won the prize and were surprised with a Hard Times party, entertained Q?J' sumptuously banquetted f?J on pumpkin pie, corn and apples and gorgeously attired UD UD CD in ye dress of ye olden times and miscellaneous contents of the rag bag. A box social, whose proceeds were to be used for the senior banquet was held in the assembly hall. This was a decided success both socially and financially. Before the auctioneer mounted the block the crowd was enthusiastic while watching a negro wedding in which the boys displayed their skill as actors. In order to increase the funds to defray the expenses in helping graduate we negotiated the Rex theater for one evening. The grand finale for the junior year was the banquet at the Gordon Tavern at which Mr. Kennedy presided as toastmaster. In September, 1914 the last campaign opened and but nineteen were left to complete the war with subjects. The first needs of an efficient body is organization, accordingly Dugald Duncanson was elected president, an oiiice which he had held two preceding years, Helen McGregory, vice presi- dent and Hazen Carson secretary and treasurer. Dugald, Howard, Hazen and Paul took their places on the gridiron and helped to earn our victories, while Dugald again proved his ability as captain of the basket ball squad. Accordingly to a custom dating from befo' the wa' the Ancient Order of Sodbusters celebrated the day before Christmas. Paul Fritz,
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Svvninr ffiatnrg History with all her volumes vast, hath but one page. -Byron. On the last drowsy Monday morning in August of 1911 fifty-one freshmen with bounding enthusiasm climbed these well worn stairs, christened by many former classes as they entered the Cass City high school. To those of us who had come through the eight preceding grades there were many changes, but to those who, for the first time, were tasting the experience of a community school, everything was undoubtedly strange, awe-inspiring and, yes, almost foreign. Not to us alone were the dust laden slat curtains new, the one hundred forty-three scarred desks, the tiny platform with its great box desk, the bewildering number of class rooms, office and laboratory, but to the faculty as well were the students, condi- tions, schedule hours, subjects and classes a veritable maelstrom of chaotic terrors. And out of such confusion must order, law and discipline be evolved. Dame Rumor has reported that on that memorable first day when the freshman should have reported for physiology not a soul from the immortal phalanx stirred until Mr. Harnish came, beckoning with a mass of white crystaline substance. Then fully half of the class rose and followed--a lump of salt. However, before the week was ended we had become fully accustomed to the usual routine of four subjects per capita and what fun could be sandwiched in. We almost startled the industrious upper classmen by our invention, carrying out paying all expenses incident thereto of a sleigh ride and social evening at Fannie Hendrick's. This incident gained for us a reputation for being able to keep awake until the wee, small hours of morning and for walking to and from classes in a somnambulistic state. Surprisingly early in our career did gridiron, diamond and track claim champions from our number. When the sophomore roster was called but twenty-five answered present, A long farewell to the comrades who lay in the trenches, never again to join our ranks. Two new recruits, Ruth Bittner and Otis Stock- again to join our ranks. Two new recruits. Ruth Bittner and Otis Stock- meyer, sought admittance to our lines. We were very loath to learn that the Weaver girls must steer their aeroplane to Port Huron. As a friendly farewell we assembled around the camp fire and sang the old songs of friendship, related stories, old and new, and gorged ourselves with roasted marshmallows. In this second year of our high school life we had lost some of our emerald brilliancy and thought it incumbent upon us to uphold the dignity of our school as we watched our places filled by the incoming class. One of our number, Dugald Duncanson, was highly honored by being elected captain of the foot ball team. As the routine of the months passed and the crispness of winter came on, we contributed two of our girls, Mae and Doris, to the basket ball team and one of our boys, Dugald.
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attired like Senator Depew lead the parade from the post office to the school. This year was filled with work, little time being devoted to social affairs, but we lived in happy anticipation of that day when we should reach the long wished for goal. Then came commencement, preceded by all the usual affairs. Although it is a grand triumph there is always that underlying sadness and regret that probably, as a class, we shall never all meet again. Erhura nf the 13211 On the hill our schoolhouse standeth 'Twixt the base and brow, And from neighboring towns cornmandeth Homage even now. Monument of wood and stone, Claimed by Learning as its home. Every fresh and dewy morning In the gladsome year, And each noon the old bell's warning Echoes soundeth clear. As its notesafar are flung, Calls to duty wandering ones. Hearken to the message swelling From its silvery throat, For a helpful word 'tis telling With its thrilling note To the travellers up the hill, Merely bent on pleasures still. If perchance you're slowly Walking Up the hill to school, And with friends you're gaily talking Mindless of the rule, Then the bell by anger tolled, Hurry! Hurry! rightly scold. Should you heed the admonition And the portals gain, You will hear no repetition Of that cold refrain, But in sprightly joyful rhyme, Chimes the bell, On time! On time! But perhaps the warning slipping Past your careless ear, And too late you're idly tripping To the goal so dear, Mournful strokes so sad and low Wildly sob, Too slow! Too slow! J
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