Chaffee High School - Mogul Yearbook (Chaffee, MO)

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MOO Senior History SHANGHAI TIMES Important Excavations—May 27, 2926. building has been unearthed and by certain inscriptions and records it has been proved to be the Chaffee High School, the very place in which the class of ’26, which gave to the world of politics so many illustrious statesmen and stateswomcn, was educated. Only the original discoverer and a few attendants have entered the inner and these men have given to reporters important information concern- ing the class of ’28 which they obtained, from deciphering and perusing books written by famous authors after the graduation of the class and from annuals bearing the name “Mogul” which seemed to have been written by the upper class- men during the years 1923-24-25 and 26. In this paper the information is sec forth. On September 6, 1922, a timid, shrinking crowd of boys and girls for the first time darkened the doors of Chaffee High School. Their faces were marked with the verdant freshness of Freshmen and their very frames were quivering (with cold not fear). On the whole, if judging by appearances alone, a Greek oracle would not have prophesied for that class the exceptional career which has placed their names in the pages of ancient history. But in defiance of all opinions, that class went to work to prove their worth; meeting with heroic bravery what from rec- ords seemed to have been their bitterest enemies, the Sophomores. The second year the same class, with a few members added and a few lo 4, again began seeking knowledge in the recently discovered building. From rather crude representations, called photographs, the archaeologists have learned that appearances of the members of the class during the three months of absence had greatly changed. Their hair which had formerly been ten to twelve inches long had been cut to not more than three inches and curled until it looked like the frizzled chickens kept in the Shanghai Zoo. Their eyes had become dreamy which as some of the greatest Chinese diagnosticians say was caused by a disease “Mai de cour” or heart sickness. As their enemies, then the Freshmen, also changed. In the third year of their high school career the members of the illustrious class of ’26, who did not enter into the fields of matrimony, turned their atten- tion to athletics, having already mastered (not in irony) a language long dead and buried, and a mathematical study which dealt with a mixture of letters and figures. In the resurrected Annuals of their fourth year were found, pictures of both girls and boys in their athletic uniforms. These pictures have made such a “hit” with the fashionable set of the Chinese Empire that the tailors and dressmakers have been kept busy. These records proved that the class of '26 used their arms and legs iust as gracefully and skillfully as their heads. During this vear this class showed its real genius and initiative which always points out to the world at large the leaders of the future generations. The whole student body, though not any of the faculty, realized their worth. They worked with a determination, personal force, and will, which surpassed any graduation class before or since. chambers. Is) CHAFFEE HIGH SCHOOL Page Seventeen

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Senior Poem “Here’s to the class of all classes The class of '26, In all that is good she surpasses And to loyalty they stick. ’Tis now our eve of departure And in a few more days we’ll be gone, We bid farewell to those that follow us When the toils of the day are done. To you our friends and our classmates Whom years have proved tried and true, With a heart of deepest affection We bid you a fond adieu.” C H A F F E E HIGH SCHOOL Page Sixteen

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o Senior Class Prophecy TIME a long time I have been thinking of the care-free days that were so happily spent at C. H. S. In the passing years gradually the old friends have passed out of touch with each other. To-night I sit here before this machine which puts the whole world within my reach. Just fifteen years ago on the same night, I was a graduate of Chaffee High School. If I could have only one wish granted it would be that again I might hear the joyous voices of my classmates. I am listening in on K. I). K. A. Pittsburg, Pa. I hear a familiar voice. It is a girl’s voice. She is announcing her reading, telling something of the author. He was born in Blomeyer, educated in Chaffee, graduated from C. H. S. in 1026. His name is Clarence Fagan. Now the reader's voice I know. It is that of Ruth llale. Kansas City W. H. B. is broadcasting an educational program. Miss Bernice Cnee, the well known mathematician, will give a talk explaining the fourth di- mension. Mr. Harvey Slinkard, who is a member of the Psychological Branch of the Redpath Chautaqua, will give a talk on, “How to Control the Will.” Now I hear an announcement of the musical program presenting C. Hi S. Boys’ Glee Club with a solo by their director, Mr. John Bates. Oh! I hear the pealing notes of a piano swelling out and bursting forth in charming melodies that always characterized Juanita McAdam’s playing. Listen! The jazz orchestra has begun. That drum, those notes could he made by none other than Raymond Coakley. This certainly does bring back memories of the Hi Carnival. Now I shall listen in on W. G. Y. New York City. The attention of the American women has been called to the fact that the most fashionable modiste shop of New York is showing costumes designed by Americans only. The proprietor of this shop is an old bachelor who is worth millions. He is a Missourian, Mr. Wylie Mears. The President of the Pan-American League of Women voters has added an- other success to her accomplishments in the field of international politics hasten- ing the passage of a law for World Peace. This gifted woman is Eva Barber. I remember her tact and ability in getting C. H. S. students to pull together. Now I will switch to K. S. B. W. in St. Louis. The broadcaster is Mr. Tom Odom. Hello! Tom, this is Etta Pitman. Tom, I have been so busy I have lost track of most of my old classmates. Since you are a radio broadcaster perhaps you can tell me what they have been doing these many years. CHAFFEE HIGH SCHOOL H. Page Eighteen