Charleston High School - Blue Jay Yearbook (Charleston, MO)

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H1StOTy of the Semor Class of 1920 The hlstoly of tl1e SEHIOI Llass of 1920 IS o11e of gl eat 111te1 est and 1ITl17OltdHC9 Real1.41ng thls vse the sa1d SQHIOI Class deem lt OU1 dutv to mute dow 11 thls h1sto1y 1n full 111 016181 to satlsfy the demand of futu1e SGIUOI classes f01 a model to patte1n themsely es atte1 and fo1 futule gene1at1ons to xcad as the l6C0lCl of Cl1a1les to11 H1gh s most b11ll1ant class We 9111191661 H1gh School and took ou1 seats IH the easte111 e11d of the study hall o11 Septembe1 11 1916 thnty flve St1OHg We had a few of the cha1acte11st1cs of the usual 1u11 of l+ 1esl1me11 but xe1y few fOl we were fa1 above the avelage It 1S tl ue that we 16C91VQd the usual amount of teasmg but the othe1 classes d1d l1Ot at fnst 1eal1ze ou1 vwo1th One of the f11St deeds 1n ou1 H1gh the pa1ade was the s1gn Watch Us GIOVV We have P1OVGCl that we have gl own and a1e fully capable of hOlCl1Dg the exalted po S1t1OD of Sen1o1s Late1 111 ou1 F1eshman yea1 the g11ls gave a show a11d bought a 1OCk11lg Chall f01 the gnls 1est 1oom Wlth the moceeds By the next yea1 when me became Sophommes most of thc 1ough edges had been xy 0111 off and we we1e full fled ed mem be1s of C H S D1lV1lQg9d to t1eat the new F1eshn1en as we had been t1e.-ated Th1S was the yea1 that the Umtcd States ente1ed the WO1ld War and we made and p1esented to C H S a beau tlful se1 Vlce flag 1n hono1 of the boys f1on1 C H S who had gone to W31 Th1S flag hangs 1n the Sludv Hall and IS a beautlful o1na 'nent to that 1oom Th1s yea1 we ente1ta1ned the membe1s of the H1gh School and the Faculty Wlth a Hallowe en pa1ty Ou1 JUHIOI yea1 was one that we had long looked fo1wa1d to fOl we knew that thls yea1 we would be of mo1e 1mpo1tance than befo1e and that we would then be p1epa11ng ou1selves 101 the place of the depa1t1ng SQHIOIS We had not been long 111 school when It was closed on account of the flu We had a va catlon of seven weeks and when we came back tl1ey gave us ex 5 I .1 I Y I F S1 I Y .1 I ' I If K K L I x, , k , . y .' ry ' w ' w - ' ' u - wg . U K K I U I I 6 1 ' I I v kk . . ' ' I A W1 ka . . 5 I . I - I I , . , t . r I I-1 . 4 l vw D 7 7 - . 1 , I ., . ' , , , . I . '1 1 1. ' I I '1 . 1 , 1 . . . . 'I' School ca1ee1 was to gl ve a baby pa1ade, a11d the blggest thmg 1n , I ' 64 , 97 I , 5 1 , . 5 I A I . . . 1 I . I I l 1 . I - 9 . ' ' . - ' . -17 . . . ' L . 7 K9 1 I 7 U I Y I . 04 -. Cn I I- l ' A 1 I . . ., , ' . . 3 I . 'I 'U W A , . . . . . . . 1 I . I I ' I 1 I . . I , I I I I I I I 4 I 1 . I - 1 . I Q 9 I U I. I f. I Y ,, ' 1 ' ,, I ' ' , ss as 9 ' ' r 1 '- 7 3 -

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MATTIE VAUGHN Cupld hdth not m all hns QUIVQFQ choice, An :now fol the hm ut lxke .1 sweet none MATTIE CALDWELL If ndeboflx can fo1 me Ill can for naebomlv CLYDE WEBB- Ssldom he ilTl1lCS and srmles m such a solt As lf he mocked hlmoelf 'md scorned lui Splllt That could bc moxul to Slllllf' at my thmf: RUBY SHELBY You must see hu to knovs hex For you will nevu heal he1 ELLEN LOVE To 'see hel N to love hu And love but hc-1 forex Cl For natule made hex what Qhe And newer made anothu H. . 1 . I .1 . , 2-. Y . 5 Q., .,. V, YH, x U ., V ..., . , v ., . ' v , rr U l x ' x4 L. ' , ' 3 ' . ,c X . . , Q . vl ' . 2 - ' i! ll hx X. y 1 7 . Y' ,. . .H as .' ,. . . , . , . , . . . . 5 ls, ' 1 ax

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tla xx Olk and made the school houls lO11g61 so we had to get down to hald StuKlV1l1g,, Thls xcal thele VVQIQ some changes 111 the faculty flllllllgg the Vhdl and oul supellntendcnt vxho had been wlth C H S fol SGVGI al QQZIS 16S1g11Gd We made a splen dld IQCOICI thls veal and ful IIISIZQCI tvs o contestants f01 the Ixussell Medal Contest In Aplll vve gave oul Junlol play Mlss Blown fl om Poltsmouth Whl h was a gleat success both as an exhlbl tlon of extlaoldlnaly talent and ln a flIld11C1dl Way Wlth the plo ceeds We gaxe the Sem JIS of 1919 such a banquet as was nevel l'193.1Cl of befole 111 the hlstoly of C H S We had some money left NVh1Cl'1 vsent to buy LONQIS fol the magazlnes and 1l1tONtl'10 Llblaly Fund Thls yeal we leachcd the long longed fol Senlol land and vve feel that vxe ale novx to 196113 the lewald f01 oul foul V9d1S of l'19.lCl toll Thele ale only tvs entv fue of LS but oul vxolth can nevel be estlmated 111 mele 11LlHlbQ1S So fal We have conducted OUISGIX es IH a mallllel b6f1tt1l1g oul hlgh statlon alld 111 the llttle tlme We haxe vet to spend IH C H S We shall act 111 such a vsa that When vxe ale gone all memolles of us Wlll be pleasant ones EVQIX V631 we have Won medals fol oul W01k and thls yeal we elcpect to take at least one of the AVSHICS ln the Russell Medal Contest and also ln the dWd1 ds fol s holalshlp On Hallovve en We ente talncl the Hlgh School vxlth games and stunts and latel 111 the yeal gave a play The Faculty a nounced that the Senlols woul l be gldlltfid the gleat fax UI ol lng allovs ed to get out of the flnal exams on an avelage of but sad to lelate lt Cllflll t do many of us much good because lccount of Walkllflg out on Lot Sale Day the school bOd1d qulled all of those who Walked out to take all the exams galdless of QIHCIGS In OU1 play The School Ma am Whlch xx as plesented at the Hlgh School thele was an often lepeated statement I aglee Wlth the boald SIIICQ that tlme most of us have changed oul mlnds Cul SQHIOI yeal IS n t yet ovel alll thele ale many thlngs vet to come ln Whlch We Senlols Wlll take palt The CIOWHIIIL event of oul caleel the SQHIOI play Ruth 11'1 a Rush IS vet to be plesented and then oul gl cluatl n Thus ends the hlstoly cf the Senlol Cla s fOl 1920 and ln bequeathlng oul places to the Senlol Cla s of 1921 the gleatf st success that we can WISH tlem IS that they keep up the hlgh standald of the C H S s S nlol Class vvhlch vt e have tlled so hald to malntaln dullllg' oul caleel FRANCES PROWN P0 , . 7 V . , . , 7 . AV .S ., , 7 4 I 1 . J- .1 vi. 1 - 1 1 4 1 ' I . 1 1 I ,, ,, 6 I .' 7- 1, . . 7 w .' A 7 . .1 1 ' 1 ,' v 7 . 7 . . ' . o s Q K , u in - ' , , ' 1 , . . . 'w 7 a 4 . 7 vw K , . . L .L . I 1 .' y . n ' - I 5' 'a w 1 - y 1 . . 7 7' .n 1: 1 . - - f 4 1 ' . '- I , x. S., - 1 , . . . . . 7 -. - . - . . . I . . . - - 1 I . , 7 'f 1 1 4 c s 1 1 ' X 0. k I , - ' ' 7 - , 7 1 . . . . . ., ' , 7 1 7 5 7 vw - , 7, ' 7 , ' I K A, , l u 1 ' I , 7 , 1 A as - . - ,11 ' . . L . ' 1 . . 7 7 , . 7 . , . 7 . . . . . . L e 1 ' - - 71 - ' 7 1 - Y 1 1 ' . . 1 ' . . . 4 - - - . c , . . . .... . . 7 . . - . , - . Y . . Y K7 ., ' ' K ' .F y 4 n - 4 1. w 1w . 4 A w 7 . K I . , 7 . y , 1 u 1 . 7 ' . ., 7 , . 7 .1 ' , I . -. . . , 1 . - - n . - . c C . , L . . Y. 1' Q ' ,. f 4 I l V I D 'n K 'V a ' K7 . - . ' . H . I ' - f - 7. - - . '. 7 . ' be x A -' ' 7 U V ' 1 1. ' . ,xi 1 . . ' . I a 7 f 'w 1' 1 ., 1 1 an ' 77 be 11 If ' , , ' ' 1'6- ' an 79 . 1 7. . - . ., le- . . . . 7 U ' 11 ' I, . , , . 7 . - . 1 . . 1 L an , ' , 77 ' 1 X 1 ' 1 7 . . . . . . . O ., Q 1 . ., 7 .X . . . . . . 1 . - .V , U - ' Q L- . . . . . H ' , , 97 ' , J 1 1 - ' 1 K .1 v f . V. 1 ' 7 .w N. fn. ct .1 . 1 , h . . 7 7 . S . ' ' - . 3 ' - f-7 , K ' 1, rc, 1 Q , ,. . 7 . . . .. - , ' 1 ' ' I D 0 ' V - Y -' s 5 0 a N1 , ' . . . 7 . . .. . . . 1 ff . ,1 L 2 I -1 ...x ,