Central High School - Wakitan Yearbook (St Joseph, MO)

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-iii JUNIOR HISTORY -T11 LEONARD SMITH HREE years ago a class entered the St. Joseph High School, which was to bring much renown to itself during its course. The first year this class had much the same career as other Freshman classes. Bluffed by the teachers, scorned by the 444' powers above them CI mean the Seniors, Juniors and Sophomoresj the subs bore themselves as befitted future leaders. By always having well prepared lessons they won the respect of the teachers and by their hearty entering into the various phases of High School life somewhat lessoned the contempt in which mere Freshmen are usually held by the other students. At last came the Sophomore year with its brain-racking tasks. No longer the lowest. the class began to be known about school as that of '1o. During this year the averages of the members of the class in their school work continued to be very good. It was at this stage of its eventful career that this class as a whole and as individuals became initiated into the blessed art of bluffing, that ancient science by which the never-ending period is taken up with a long and weighty discussion on pure nothing. In athletics ,IO had a good represen- tation in football, basketball and track. So the long and uneventful months of two tedious years rolled by until in September, 1908, the members of 'IO realized that they were full-fledged juniors. Shortly after the opening of the school term the organization of the class took place under the supervision of Mr. Jordan and the following set of officers were elected: President, Leonard Smith, Vice- President, John Richey, Secretary, Nina Buzardg Treasurer, George Richmond, and an executive committee consisting of Dorothy Kaucher, Katherine Davis, Inez Chittenden, Bar- rett Heddens and Costello Means. This year the class made a splendid showing in football, having Richey, Williams and Faris on the regulars and any number on the scrub team. In basketball 'IO did even better. The dope pointed to the Seniors or Sophomores as inter- class champions with the juniors far in the rear. And in the first game the Seniors did defeat the juniors but then the Sophs beat the Seniors and the Juniors trimmed the Sophomores thereby making it a tie for first place. On the school team were Dolan, Williams and Richey. who did excellent work for the school. The class of ,IO showed up very well in the track work in the spring. From all this it may seem to the reader that this is a class of husky athletes alone, cultivating their heels instead of their heads. But this is by no means the case. I willbrieiiy mention a few of the creditable things that ,IO has been doing in the way of brain develop- ment. Robert Burnett, the representative of the school at the teachers' meeting at Cameron in the declamation contest won the medal. Miss Davis won the silver medal in state essay contest of the Sons of the Revolution. The class has given two parties during the year. The first was a get-acquainted party and the second a farewell party to the Seniors. Both were decided successes. So at last we come to the close of our three years, work in High School, years that though at times filled with gloom have on the whole been most enjoyable in our memory. We have been weighed in the balances and not found wanting. Farewell fog, you have been a marvelous and hard working class but a new and wondrous successor approaches to take up the mantle you so reluctantly cast aside. Continue the good work ,IO. I would not pose as a prophet or seer but when to natural genius is added a studious mind then O! Di immortalesl what wonderful things shall we not expect. 9