Central High School - Central Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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GIRLS’ LITERARY SOCIETY.

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That were handed to the editor At his desk within the office. There he wrote his editorials For the ‘Central High School Monthly Wrote his wondrous tales and stories, How he worked, and how he pondered, How he toiled, and laughed, and scribbled, That the school paper might prosper; That he might advance the ‘Monthly ” Ye who love to read good stories, Love the ballads of a scholar, Writ in words so plain and simple You can surely understand them, Read these stories and these verses In the Central High School Monthly. Ye who love the games of football, Or of basket-ball, or baseball, Who believe, that in all ages, That in even football players There are longings, yearnings, strivings For the victory over all foes, Listen to the Mills that grind out The athletics in the “Monthly.” Ye, who sometimes, in your rambles Through the great halls of the High School, In the years that are hereafter, Step into the High School office, Up to where the second desk is Covered o’er with many papers, Essays, poems, jokes and stories, Pause a while, and look about you, See the fine “Mag” there before you, Spend ten cents for a good paper— For the “Central High School Monthly.” Harriet E. Smith, ’02. 21

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 • LffTEMRr jTo r---- V? Gdt.-vr In the beginning there was no G. L. S., neither anything of the kind, and lo! there was a great dearth in the land, and many souls were thirsty. But there arose one mighty in good works, and she said unto herself, “We have need of literature, and of much speaking in public,” and a great plan arose in her mind. The Great High Priest thought well thereon, and gave thereunto his consent. Lo! on the eighteenth day of October (1894). Marie, the daughter of Bruot, called an assembly of senior maidens, pious and fair, and learned in the wisdom of their teachers. The whole number was twenty, and they all came together in the great and lofty chamber in the temple of learning. When they were all seated, lo! Marie, the daughter of Bruot. began to speak, and wise words fell from her lips. And the maidens rejoiced, and were exceedingly glad that they could have an assembly and get much learning in literature and parliamentary law. Then they all went their way. Thus is the beginning of the great G. L. S., and moreover there was none like it in all the land, for other schools had no such mighty prophetess nor such Great High Priest to guide them. Lo! the assembly came together again, and it was the fifth day. And they made laws and wrote them on pages of paper to be delivered unto the members. Then they chose a maiden, Lotta, the daughter of Cotton, to be their leader, and she sat in the chair of the prophetess and spoke words 23