Central High School - Centralian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Officers of tfye An pfyictyo Society 18§)2-©3. FIRST TERM. Roy Hooker, Edna Stock, Vice-President Marie Todd, Lizzie Fisher, - Treasurer Owen Parker, Hugh Allen, SECOND TERM. Alice Page, Vice-President Agnes Roche, - - - - Secretary Frank Dobdyn, Treasurer Albert Jerome, Marshal 21

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Cla ;$ Ofjicer$ of f94. Miles Forman,.......................................................President Annabel White,.................................................Vice-President Grace Hoyt,.........................................................Secretary Ben Weld,...........................................................Treasurer Fayette Buonofield,...................................................Marshal 20

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Ttyc Pa t arjd tfye Future. THE PAST. HE history of a class, like the history of a nation, is, or should be, a history of development. None but the most unpatriotic historian could take pleasure in recording the decline of his country. Happy the iortuneof those whose lot it is to set forth a narrative of ad vance, and doubly fortunate those who furnish the subjects for such annals. Such is our relation to this class, and with joy we take up the self-imposed task, not of writing its history, for that is the allotment of another, but of seeking to discover some of the secrets of its success, and, if possible, of drawing such inferences from its history as shall pave the way for the advance of succeeding classes. It is a disputed question whether character is determined more by nature or environment; but no one can doubt that with classes, as with men, circumstances exert a large, if not a preponderating, influence. Conscientious and capable instructors, large and well ventilated rooms, capacious seats, and a general air of culture and refinement, are advantages which do not fall to the lot of all classes, but without which any class, however talented it may Ik , is sure to develop serious faults. Our class seems to have been unusually well equipped, both with natural talent and with material advantages, the results of which are shown in its high scholastic record and the success which it has attained in the fields of music, oratory and the drama. No preceding class, as far as we know, has ever shown such talent for, or taken so great interest in, music and dramatic productions. Before our time it had been the custom for classes to hire lecturers and make what they could from the proceeds of the lectures. But our class has depended entirely on its own efforts, and has achieved success such as many a more assuming organization might well envy. The social tendency has also been a strongly marked characteristic of the class. Socials as promoters of acquaintanceship and fellowship arc invaluable, and none could be more loth than we to decry their merits. oo