Central High School - Almanac Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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THE 1914 ALMANAC Pollock to the right of them, Gates to the left of them, Dawson in front of them, Strutted and thundered. 1Yhile death-dealing fumes they smell, Boldly they wrote and wellg There in the Room 40-B, There in the Freshman's hell, XVrote the six hundred. Yan Sickle to right of them, Chapman to left of them, Severance behind them, Threatened and thundered. Death-dealing fumes they smell, XYhile Izorsc and rider fell. They who had writ so well Came from Room -lO-B, Back from the Freshman's hell, All that was left of them, Left of six hundred. Scratched each his head so bare, Scratched and squirmed in his chair, Studying the questions there, Cursing the teachers there, while All the school wondered. Plunged in chemical smoke, Bravely they sit and choke, 1Yhile formula and reaction Roll from each pencil stroke. Shattered and sundered. Then they came back-but not. Not the six hundred. XYhen can their glory fade? Oh, the hard try they made! All the school wondered. Honor the try they made, Honor the Freshman Brigade. Noble six hundred. john is a good fellow. said Farmer Brown, but a bit thick. I'll tell you what -lohn's like, continues the version in the XYashington Star. T sent him out one morning to thin out the onion patch. It was a hne patch, but overcrowded. He worked two days, and then I went out to see what he had been doing. XYell, sir. I found that he'd pulled out all the biggest onions and heaved them away. leaving only the smallest, meanest plaints in each row. I asked him what he meant by such work, and he said he wanted to give the little fellers a chance-the big ones had crowded them out, so they couldn't grow. Yes, l'ohn's a bit thick-a bit thick. 183

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THE 1914 ALMANAC TI-IE CHARGE QF THE FRESHMAN BRIGADE Cllfith Apologies to Tennysonj Half a page. half a page, And pages outnumbered, All in Room -PO-B, XYrote the six hundred. Forward the Freshman Brigade- Oh, what a price they paid, lYhen in Room 40-B XYrote the six hundred. Forward the Freshman Brigade- There was neither man nor maid But who was sore afraid, And every one blundered. Theirs not to reason why, Theirs not to sit and sigh, Theirs but to bone and try. All in Room -LO-B lYrote the six hundred. HOME PHONE DIAIN 431 BELL PHONIC DIAIN 987' Time spent abroad, is time well spent. W'hether time or economy is essential, don't hesi- tate to call on C. E. CHRISTEN 235 ST. CLAIR ST. Boody Houma STEABISHIP OFFICE Ask for rates. sailings, and literature on any country. Our Foreign Exchange Department takes care of your foreign estates' inheritances and supplies Powers of Attorney in 19 different languages For anything foreign ask CHRISTEN 182

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THE 1914 ALMANAC GRINDS OF THE SENIOR CLASS. A stoic of the woods,-a man without a tear. -L. Aue. The vulgar boil, the learned roast an egg. -E. Bauer. A wit with dunces, and a dunce with wits. -L. Bower. From ignorance our comfort flowsg The only wretched are the wise. -M. Mersereau. Of all the girls that are so smart, There's none like pretty Mary. -Mary Emily Doyle. Genteel in personage. Conduct, and equipageg Noble by heritage, Generous and free. -Margaret Hood. Then he will talk-ye gods! how he will talk. -B. Gifford. I want to be an Angel And with the Angels stand, A plug hat on my forehead, Four aces in my hand. -F. Chapman. Young fellows will be young fellows. -XY. Schneider. I was not born for courts or great affairs. I pay my debts, believe, and say my prayers. -Helen Raab. A School of Inspiration, Enthusiasm and Success AlWvfIERICf8.N COLLEGE OF lVIUSIC 1207 Superior Street Telephone Connections DEPARTMENT OF INSTRITCTIOX Pianoforte, Pipe Organ, Voice Culture, Yiolin, Violincello, Mandolin. Guitar-Elocution and Dramatic Al'tJI ll'le Arts--Oil. XVater Color. China Painting. Drawing, Designing-Modern and Classic Languages- SCHOOL or PIANQ TUNING Stronest teaching' faculty ever assembled in a musical institution in Northern Ohio. Diplomas and Degrees conferred. Private instructions. Beautifully appointed Studios, Reception Room and Library. Send for free Catalog and Copy of Elie Sullilflllilu, the official Bfaiazine of the Colleie Hirtnrva fur Svrhnnlz We make a specialty of large pictures suitable for schools. Before You Buy Pictures Be Sure and See Our Line. J. F. BENNETT COMPANY Both Phones 1120-1122 BROADWAY 184