Central High School - Centralian Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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Photo by Thomson. opbontorc anb rc5 man £ sscs Photo by Thoiiiw.ii. Hill. Switzer. Warren. Miss Andrews. Miss Stewart. Miss Marsh. Miss Bushey. Miss Dunne. Harry Switzer. - President Miss Lpra Bushey. - Secretary Miss E a Stewart. Critic F.. A. Warren. Miss Birdie Dunne, George Hill. - Vice-President Miss Myrti.k Andrews, - Treasurer Miss Eva Marsh, - Sergeant-at-Arms ' Reporters. Russell. Pugslcy. Morrow. Singleton. Miss Gibson. Miss Swoltord. Miss Brent. Fred Pugslky. • Miss Martha Brent, Miss I.ucii.e Gibson. -Will Singleton. - I.loyd Morrow. Roy Russell. President Vice-President Secretary - Treasurer Reporter

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THE JUNIORS. [The historian wishes to place before the public a correct journal of this noble class, without any of that sneering and deriding, that raillery and culogism that are so much indulged in by ignorant Seniors and otnersof unmentionable insignificance. Sophomores and Freshmen ] Introduction. HOW preposterous to think of anybody’s needing an introduction to the Juniors,—to the class of 1900. The fame of the brave class that contemplated giving a ball to the Seniors when the irate treasurer repeatedly said that the class possessed sixty cents, surely that has come to your ears? But come with me —an introduction. He who assumes the attitude of Macbeth, or scans with a pencil until your tired brain whirls, or he who self-assertively possesses the right of way; any one of these is he. And being now able to distinguish him at a distance (usually less than you wish it might be), you enquire,—the origin of this animal? We blush with shame to say that we were once Freshmen. Yet that blush wanes when we look at the examples of that class now before us. We attended to our lessons, not trying to occupy the whole school to the discomfiture of other inmates, but relying wholly upon ourselves and shunning the other classes. We held ourselves aloof from the debilitating and paralyzing influences that they produced not only upon themselves, but upon everyone who came their way. The blush almost fades away when we realize that this first strength of character was the root of our present greatness. When Sophomores we held in memory all that had proven valuable to us in the past, and, being endowed with better developed minds than the present Sopho- mores have, we were enabled to add much more to our already large stock of understanding and scholarship. In this way we shut ourselves away from the vacillating class in advance of us; but, as nearly all animals do, we also sought company, and because we would not allow ourselves to be contaminated with the socialism of the other classes, we took the other alternative; we came back in the afternoon and visited our teachers. This, we afterwards found out helped them wonderfully in preparing the lessons for the next day. So, practically speaking, there are but few of you who do not owe us an everlasting debt of gratitude for having so well instructed your teachers to impart their knowledge to you. But now we are Juniors; we have reached the highest pinnacle that can be attained in High School. In this position we are the loftiest and most envied. Below us, on one side, are the Sophomores,makinga reasonable breach between the Freshmen and us; while, below, on the other side, are the Seniors, widening the breach between us and the Freshmen at college. And as the Seniors begin to sec their littleness quite a good deal, they are more worthy of our near relation than the college Freshies. For where could we have a more disgusting position than to be placed next to the cringing, crawling college Freshmen? Therefore, brethrens and sisturns, let 11s rejoice that we are mighty Juniors.

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THE SOPHOMORES. IT was on Friday, October 14. 1898, that we first began 1 to move the universe and we have kept it on the move for the whole nine months. In fact, we are the only class organization that ever has a quorum at its meetings. On account of closed doors and intense interest in candy eating our meetings are always well filled until adjournment. With the two years of society training, every member of our class has learned how to vote “aye ” and “no,” half know how to move to adjourn, and one says he knows what is meant by the previous question, but as he refuses to divulge the secret, a committee of three has been appointed to investigate the aforesaid member and report to the society the meaning of this mysterious phrase. Our wit and humor is of dark brown color, but when warmed up by a heated debate, effervesces with sparkling repartee. Mr. Howard Packer pounded the table at the first meeting, but now Mr. Harry Switzer wields the eraser. We have only two hundred and ninety-seven members, and the loss of two. of the class, Packer and Warrick, possessed of so much intelligence and beauty, has greatly impaired the progress of the organization. We also miss the presence of Miss Emery and Miss Kinney. Mr. Downing, one of our most valued members is repeatedly absent on account of continuous engagements at two o’clock. By next year we hope that all these evils will be remedied and that we will be the noble, illustrious, world-renowned, eye-dazzling Juniors of 1900, as we have been the Sophs of ’99. ill I) -18-