Central High School - Almanac Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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' J--51+-.M -rv'L.if- ,gag ,Q s - Q .4 YVVY 4 - , ' -: - 7+ - x ig , ak V :jvrxg xgxx .. E XPYYLK - The Speed Limit, or The Class ot' l94l BY EsTHER S12x'EinNf1ii.sL's. For the love of T. H. S. and this dear class of 19-ll!-what's all your haste about F There was no doubt as to the identity of the person owning that voice. Harriett Prince wheeled around in quick order and waited. It appears to mef' said lane as she came running up, that there really is one thing which this infallible class has forgotten. XVhy Jane Lewis, what can that be Now dear, don't be alarmed for our reputation-I'll assure you it's nothing more than the establishment of a speed limit for such creatures as,-well, as you, for examplef' Harriett breathed a sigh of relief and then spoke. XYell, I'm certainly thankful that you had nothing more important in mind. But incidentally. I might remark that lily present haste happens to be the result of a certain kind of speed limit. I've just had to Hy down to the office and change the order of things in this month's social bulletin, before it goes to press. That class meeting yesterday certainly did succed in upsetting things. Too many generalities. and nothing specific, in Harriett's remarks. and on a subject that sounded really very interesting proved to be too much for lane. 'fOh please! Harriett. can't you give me a connected account of this thing? XVon't you remember that I was not here yesterday? O yes, I dare say Ild have come anyway had I known that anything so very interesting was going to come up. But then you know there have been so many things going on, with which a person has to keep going. too. that yesterday found me tired enough to drop off to sleep in almost any place or position. Fur- thermore, T didn't have any of mv class work in a presentable fashion, so I concluded to stay at home and take chances again of escaping a 'blue slip.' But there! I won't interrupt any longer-I'm awfully anxious to find out what happened. Cf coursef, said Harriett, I didn't think anything else but that you had already heard about the outcome of our meeting: but then it won't take long to tell you. The fact is that we have been considered entirely too lavish, and some of the parents have expressed their ideas to members of the Board and Faculty. As was expected the Faculty regarded them 57

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THE 1914 ALMANAC Part III, But now our training has been quite complete, XVe're organized with others to competeg Yet not the lot of each and everyone Is just the same, or 1ill'd with morning sun. For some, temptations of this life are great, And more than they can hold upon their plateg XVe lose them by the wayside far too soon- They make their disappearance after June. XVe cannot all advance to Generals, And some, 'tis sad, not e'en to corporals. As soldiers, we have all an equal chance. CRegardless of the way in which we dancej To conquer, and to win our own success: To play this life as 'twere a game of chess. But can we win the battle for 'l4? The answer, 'fYes is clear enough foreseen, For have we not some battles fought and won, Each with a shiny sword and mighty gun, Of past old nineteen hundred and eleven, Of twelve and thirteen. And today the leaven Of life is such, that in our many needs, Shall rise Ambition to prompt to noble deeds. So face to face, the foe we are prepared To meet and beat. and likewise not be scared. Take aim! Be ready soon to fire! the blow No doubt at first will fall on Mexico. The trials of this life may seem severe, Environment and circumstance quite queerg Success may also seem far from our reach, But as a parting word, I do beseech The training's o'er, and when our life's great test. Possumus si fieri potest! -Bv LEONARD I. G. .LXUE 56

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THE 1914 ALMANAC with favorable eyes, and the result was our special class meeting of yes- terday. To be sure, we couldn't be expected to omit any one of the functions for which we have arranged. Consequently, so that we might not incur any ill will on the part of either parents or faculty by entirely disregarding their wishes, we conceeded to the extent of combining the Class Banquet and Prom. That's the entire situation. As they talked they reached the lockers and there found the customary groups of girls, tryingito reason out particularly troublesome parts of the day's assignments which single brains had evidently found too much of a task. lane and Harriett were however, social leaders, and had scarcely ap- peared in the doorway when a simultaneous closing of books was heard. The different groups formed in one large circle with the two latest arrivals in the center. Classwork was entirely forgotten and the late social change became the sole topic of interest. Strange how a small particular can so materially affect such a number of girls! XVith the exception of a few who were merely interested listeners, each girl expressed her ideas regarding the new social combination. This round of opinion continued with animation until the warning gong sounded. Then things grew quieter and the talking died away in a long sigh. But as a last gloomy word one girl was heard to say: They began by laying re- strictions on our good times here in the building, fwhy in the world we have to break up and run into the Assembly at the first sound of that horrid gong, is more than I can seejf' Oh now, donyt be a pessimistf' called Harriett, as she caught Janes arm and headed the procession to the Assemblyg As to the banquet, that doesn't involve anything much worse than deciding which one of those charming gowns, which we have selected, is to be eliminated. As to this rigid discipline, mother and dad both say that they haven't the slightest doubts as to its necessity. They say they weren't dealt with any more leniently in their day, Qthat must have been about nineteen thirteen or fourteenj and I guess they couldn't have been any worse than we are. It's only natural that girls should get together and make known their exact feelings. In the boy's lockers things were different. XVhether it was because they were simply not inclined to impart their feelings and dif- ficulties to everyone. whether they were not so seriously affected or whether they are slower to awaken to subjects of that sort, I do not know. For some reason, however, only an occasional remark could be heard in regard ro the subject which the girls had found to be of so much interest. Probably the change didn't make much difference to them in general. There was one, though, with whom things seemed to be going wrong. But there was 110 one who. after diligently employing his mental faculties and searching his memory. could conceive of any possible cause for the gloom and gmzcral grouclz of Forrest Castleton. Forrest had always been such a good fellow-that was the reason thev had made him Senior President, in spite of the girls' attempt to fill that ofhce. I-le had always been so enthusiastic in making the best, and a suc- cess of all arrangements: what could have come up to create such a change in him! lt certainly couldn't be such a trifling matter as the parents' ek- travagance limit, which had brought about the doubling up of social events. That wouldn't do anything more than deprive him of an additional evening 58