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

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POE TR Y' T0 .HJUNIOR Thou art the essence of encumber'd strengthg Thy tireless Willis greater than thy might, Yet such results, with time of twice the length, Should give mere mortal honor as his right. Thy life is short, else would'st thou build a worldg Thy size is to the school as star to sky, Yet patiently thou wouldst with banners furled Still Working on, e'en though fellows die, , Could mortal man so bring events to-pass, Proportion governing both size and time, ' Our wandering, earthly mind kens not- alas! -Such thoughts are written in the sands in rhyme. Thy greatness in thy smallness is so great, None but a Soph would try to imitate. CHARLES C. BY ERS. IRM HNF. I am a Freshman-clever type- Everything I see, I like. Like to see the Seniors tall- I-Iave em push me in the hall. Like see a baseball game- Like see us win the same- Like see the speakers rant- Like see the pegtop-trousers! COD Like see the maidens fair- Like see the clothes they wear Like see the track team run- Like see the cups we've won- Like to see the E's I win, For the work I do in gym- Like to see my teachers dear See what I have written here. Yours truly, -L. .HDUICE 'TO JENIORJ' Come now all ye Seniors at Central, Come hither and list to my callg Ye know ye are doomed soon forever, So sit close now,-lest my words fall. Ye know that your hours are passingg Swift speeding on fugitive wing, So hasten and list to my warning, And later then you may all sing. Soon will ye engage in the battle With bankers and Lawson in Wall street: Now gather a little bit closer, And you will never in lifetime be beat. As I see ye all list'ning intently, TITO catch my advice good and true, ie words which the wise Harum uttered: Do others before they do you. --AMELIA KELLER, '05. ' '07 I-Iail to the class' of naughty seven, The noblest of Old Central's children, The wisest, too, it has been proven- Hail, say I, to naughty seven. In all achievements, they outdo The others under White and Blue. The faculty greatly deplores The shortage of us Sophomores. Freshmen, Juniors, Seniors, even Lowly bend your heads in chagrin. Confess your pride meets such a fall, - Because the Sophs outshine you all, Now, 'tis well to make prediction, In the following manner, listen! Brethren, keep your eye-lids open, Watch the doings of naughty-seven. -GEORGE T. BINDBEUTEL.

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.YOCIETY OF LITERATURE .HND HIJTORY gling plant, but even love could not protect it from About thirteen years ago a number of pupils of Central under the direction . of Miss Crane, an English teacher, or- ganized a society for the study of lit- -- erature and history. This was the beginning of the oldest society now existing in Central, the Society of History. Every year brought an improvement in the soci- ety, as its members accomplished their aim to carry the S. L. ll. to the front. Among the names on its - lists are those of two members of the faculty, Mr. Graves and Mr. Luby, and of many boys and girls who have won honors for themselves and their school in various events. Besides these, there is the name T of Elizabeth Parkinson, who has lately charmed ' American and European audiences with her wonder- ful voice. Last year the society obtained first place over its brothers and sisters by winning two out of a possible four prizes in the Inter Societ contest This the Literature and V - I.i::.. '- hail and the unfriendly elements. Slowly the flower grew., As the seventiny leaves became strong and h-ealthy, there was seen at the very root a bud de- veloping. The bud lived through the severe winters: the heat of summer' strengthened rather than weak- ened it. People saw and wondered. h Six years the flower flourished, but no one ex- cept the loving care-taker looked into its azure depths. 1 Then 'a new life sprang up in the bud, gradually it unfolded its petals and lifted its dew-filled cup to : greet the gardener. All who saw stopped, amazed at the beauty of the blossom and exclaimed: Look, the violetll' 1 Another year passed and, when the w-arm spring came over the earth, the violet raised its face towards - the light. Then thereh was seen, deep in its heart, its N' l very breath-a drop o-f gold. The gardener looking over his beds of flowers, stopped beside the violet, and, . gazing into the fragrant cup, murmured: Aris- tonian. 7 fe A 1i'ixh julian E::i::,:lS flaming T' Tis 1 ' ,If 'x.i 'ffl l ll' il ll , Qi ll ifzgil 6 Tllllul li s l 1 ' J V ' y ' J thirteenth year, might, indeed, have proved an un- lucky one had not the members been determined that 3 5 HISTORY' OF THE CENTRAL LUEBJTER CLUB, they would prove thirteen as lucky a number for them as it has often been for Central. It was their ambi- tion, not only to maintain the high standing of the society, but, if possible, to raise that standard, there- by gaining the approval of former members and showing themselves worthy members of the S. L. H. FRANCIS HICKEY, '07, THE BIRTH OF THE UIOLET A few years ago there lived a gray-haired gardener whose assistant was a woman of noble mind a.nd pure heartg one who ten- derly guarded the young plants entrusted to her. One day while sowing seed, she came upon a stony hill, so stony, indeed, th-at only in a few pla.ces was there any soil to be seen, but high up on the hill, Mount Parnassus it was called, there was a small plot of earth upon which some seed fell. The snows of winter had passed when the gray- haired gardener saw a tiny shoot growing there. Great care was taken that no harm befall the strug- ry y. frafall The glorious dawn of the twentieth century marked nothing more mo- A f mentous in the history of Central .ig Q1 than the birth of the Central Webster xv' Club. Twelve determined sons of Central - banded together in that opportune time, to emulate and exemplify the mighty Webster. ' Twelve embattled fa.thers stood and stemmed the tide of ridicule and denunciation, and worthily typified that grand exemplar 'twho met and conquered everything in his path. ' The organization of the Central Webster Club marked an era in the literary society annals of Central, for it marked the beginning of the organization of several new societies. The modern democratic spirit pervading the Central Webster Club appealed to the best talent of the school. Unsullied by false pretensions, the '4Websters have ever made brains, efficiency and character the requi- sites to their membership. Born of a spirit in aversion to formality, and always characterized by energy, progress and high resolve the legislation of '03 had no effect on the