Charlotte High School - Delphian Yearbook (Charlotte, MI)

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DELPHIAN ' 01 U e A XI e Dog By Stella Holden Ance on a time an honest dog, Sair tired of hame and kennel ' s cog, Through slitherin ' cold and winter ' s fog, Gaed joyfu ' forth. To stretch himsel ' in briskie jog, O ' er frozen earth. Weel-born was he, a sleekit beastie, As e ' er on crump or bane did feastie; Guid will and kindness filled his breastie. For ilka man, To fight the battles of the leastie Through all the Ian ' . His heart was blythe, though cauld the morn, Whyles, chased he ratton in the cairn, Whyles, licked the cheek of duddie bairn, No pride had he; His chestnut coat, his face auldfarran. Were guid to see. Ah, what foul fient was at thee glintin ' Thou ill-starred dog, that send thee sprintin ' Where monie sorrows syne were mintin ' In highland school. Where lads ' and lassies ' glances skintlin ' — Enticement cruel. Thou little tyke, and common brawler, When in the haunts of meanest squalor; Yet here, the gentleman and scholar Thou ' st proved thysel. And did ' St thou wear a bran brass collar Here thou should ' st dwell. ' Tis na thy master, thou ' st beggin ' Na use to stan ' on thy hind leggin ' Beyond forgiveness is thy riggin ' An lack o ' frien ' s, Thy sentence soon shall send thee fleggin ' Whaur sorrow ends. Thou ' st met me in an evil hour. Each dog his day, and thine is owre,

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22 DELPHIAN ' 01 Applied Quotations The loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind. — Ranson. Provoke me not, I am but a child. — Shuler. My hair will always be red, until I (dye). — Bryan. Never do for yourself what others can do for you. — Packard. What I don ' t know isn ' t worth knowing. — Polhemus. I may be (Green), but there are others. Some people are paid to be good, but the Seniors they are good for nothing. If you can ' t be up and doing, don ' t be up and done. ' . — Cooper. Little, but oh my ! — Johnson. Alone in the world. — Fenn. I am. Sir Oracle, and when I open my lips let no dog bark. — R. McAlpine. Honest labor bears an angel ' s face. — Parker, R.eceiit Publications A Shepherd Girl. — Harry Potter. How to Apologize. — Howard Cogsdill. Quick Road to Obesity. — Richy Loomis. My Ideal Teacher. — Miss Allen, or ? Systematic Methods of Study. — Orlo McCartney. My Greatest Aim, or. How to Obtain Upright (ness). — Ralph Overmyer. Notes and Corrections on Avery ' s Physics. — Roy Mc- Alpine. How to Be Good. — Ed. Shuler. On The Bluff. — Bess Rue. Me. — Hazel Robinson.

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24 DELPHIAN ' 01 Noo quat thy whimperin ' grievin ' sair An ' senseless dool! Noo look to sky an ' earth ance mair An ' choose thy mool. His grave was dug by fients a reekit, His knell was rung — his dirge was shriekit, A door was opened in the racket, As from the tomb Wi ' joyfu ' yelp he took a sneakit An ' trotted home. MORAL. The best laid schemes of mice an ' men, Gang aft a-gley An ' lea ' e us nought but grief and pain, For promis ' d joy. CcKoes From he Class R.oom Cogs, (translating Latin) : Three times I turned back to seize her; three times I raised my arms to clasp her about the neck . That ' s as far as I got. Miss Grube (Geometry class) : If I multiply a positive imaginary by a negative imaginary, what is my result? Miss Spaulding : Mixed. Miss Grube (Algebra): We ' ll compare results now. Bright Seniors: We ' ve all done that. Senior (translating) : Cupid little by Httle begins to efface the memory of Sychaeus, and tries to turn with living love, the peaceful spirit and heart long dead to love. Senior Sample (innocently): I don ' t understand that. Prin. Thurnau (blushing) : Maybe you will some day. I hope so. Miss Vickery (Gen. His.) : In 1492 Columbus discovered he world.