Central High School - Centralian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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 I XDKRCLASSMKX ON the sixth day of September, 15)21, 450 innocent hopefuls, hesitant and excited, advanced through the door into Central to begin their journey toward the goal of their ambitions, high school graduation. These freshmen were sent into the auditorium to receive their program cards. Then they were separated from their friends. They wandered through the long corridors, trying to find their rooms. The hard-hearted seniors sent them on many fruitless journeys. Their search for the elevator proved in vain, and the tickets sold them for assembly seats did not reserve for them these coveted places. In advisory period, however, they reigned supreme. Under the supervision of Weston Mitchell, with Miss Rebecca Hurt and Miss F.lizabcth Sehoepp as his assistants, the freshman class enjoyed many good times. Here, too. they learned that failure slips and library notices were unpleasant missives, and that skip slips had to he accounted for. Kvery week members of the class showed their talent by entertaining the rest of the class by readings and musical selections. This not only was profitable, but it made the class better acquainted. The auditorium would not hold all the students, so the freshmen held their own assemblies in room 400. C'. V. Jarvis directed these. They were usually duplicates of tin big assemblies. These freshmen, not content with having the doors open so that they could listen to the orchestra in the auditorium, were at last consoled by having part of the orchestra play in 400 for their sole benefit. They knew who the coaches and members of the athletic teams were, for these noted people spoke to them. Their school spirit was great. More than 400 of the C 0 attended each football game. They elected two of their class as yell leaders, under whose direction the balls of Central rang many times with the shouts from the lusty lungs of these proteges of W. V. Mitchell. During the campaigns for the News and the Red and Blue Book, the merits and exceptional value to freshmen of the publications were explained to them. But alas! The scholarship suffered greatly. I.ow marks made it necessary to scatter the freshmen among different advisory rooms so that they might receive more personal attention. Their programs in advisory periods ended, and their separate assemblies were a thing of the past. From this time on they endured long study periods instead. A and B juniors welcomed this opportunity for a class gathering, so they occupied room 400 during advisory period. Mr. Mitchell. Miss Isabel Shoemaker. Mrs. Luclla Cook, and John Kobohm were their advisors. The old tradition of electing junior class officers had been abandoned, so they were content with selecting a program committee. When it came to acquiring knowledge, the juniors showed consistent growth and development. They abandoned the line of least resistance, and as a result of their efforts, their scholastic record was one they might well be proud of. 1241

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NEWS REVIEW N advocate of good, an opponent of bad, and a weekly chronicle of all that is interesting to students of Central high school, the Central High News has, during the year now finished, put forth untiring efforts to live up to the motto, “Permanently, Persistently, Progressive.” When publication was resumed last fall, a new faculty director and an almost entirely new staff were in charge of publishing the News. The first act of the new staff was to enlarge the paper from six columns to seven, thereby making the News pages the same size as those of most large city dailies. In a journalism contest held at the University of Wisconsin in December, the News placed second, competing against more than 200 publications from sixteen states. From that time until the present, the News has steadily improved, and has been called by newspaper men a leading example of high school journalism in the United States. During the last year the News has been an invaluable aid in giving publicity to other worthy activities and projects at Central. It has brought before students and alumni information concerning plays, operas, and other performances put on by various organizations. In the Ccntralian campaign, articles, cartoons, editorials, and advertisements in the News were large factors in swelling the list of subscriptions to the annual. Those who have helped carry on the work of the News during the year just completed feel that a great deal of the credit for the success attained is due to I.. A. Borah, faculty director, who came from Spokane, Washington, to handle Central’s weekly publication. The members of the retiring staff feel that the last year has been one of accomplishment and successful progress. For those who have been appointed to carry on the work, they sincerely desire the greatest possible success. Daniel Mich, Editor-in-chief.

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The sophomores hud heretofore feared that they hud entered school under an unlucky star, for they had participated in none of these pleasantries before they had passed into their second year. But now their luck changed. They were recompensed for their banishment from these eagerly desired congregations, for their ardent hopes were now fully realized. The first big event to welcome the newcomers was a hare-and-hound chase, given by the Girls' Athletic association on September 23. Ten hares left the school half an hour before they were followed bv the hounds and laid a zig-zag trail which led to Glenwood park. The hounds, following, succeeded in finding the fire for a weiner roast, to which they all did ample justice. The Girls' club entertained their freshmen sisters at a festival in the gymnasium on October 11. Fifteen pairs of girls took charge of groups of freshmen who gave stunts for the entertainment. The judges for the occasion were Miss Cudn't-Get-Mnrried.” “Miss Tell-it to Everybody,” and “Mr. Drinkitsolatandfast.” The judges gave three rattles as prizes for The Heading School,...1’he Argentine Cafe,” and The Toy Shop. The Hi-Y and the Triangle club acted as joint hosts at the reception given January 23 for the freshmen boys. The purpose of the fete was to make the freshmen better acquainted with the upperclassmen and members of their own class. The boys were addressed by Bernard Rose, president of the Triangle club; Joseph Fleming, president of the Hi-Y; Gail Grcenhalgh. captain of the basketball team; Edmund Bertrand of the cadet corps, and Frank Tupa, a former lieutenant of the American marines. Games, school yells, and refreshments helped to make the evening enjoyable. The underclassmen as a whole are endowed with ambition, cheerfulness, and school spirit. They make the most of their opportunities. If the quotation is true Our todavs and vesterdays are tin blocks with which we build, it is a prophecy that the underclassmen will be of service and bring success to Central. 1251