Chester High School - Summit Yearbook (Chester, IL)

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY BY rob DKVINK. COMMENCEMENT NIGHT MAY 24, 1905. It seems to be a custom all over the land, for one member of each graduating class, to indulge in some foolishness which is called Class History. Why, classes like to do it, or why the public have patience to hear it, is one of the mysteries to us that has its basis in human nature. The public hear these alleged histories, perhaps, for the variety it gives to the more serious productions of the evening, and the class enjoys one last backward look together, over the events of their school life, and it is the experience of us all, that the little things, the foolish things, and the comical occurrences of school life, stand out in our memories, while the serious events lie in the shadows. In the first place our class will he noted, among other things, for being the first that has graduated in the New Four Years’ Course, and the last to graduate under the supervision of Mr. Dickson. I shall first introduce our honorary member, Miriam Gerlach. who graduated in the three years course two years ago. and whom we found as an orphling, and adopted into our class. Miriam was a very bright and precocious child and especially noted for her originality in all things. She was especially bright in regard to her hair, which according to fate, was a very bright red, causing her to shine among her schoolmates, like unto a glow worm among a company of sober June Bugs. The year after Miriam had started to school Olga, Xlsbet and myself started on our great school career, and were, in fact, the first members of the illustrious class whose honors you are met to celebrate, known as the “Naughty Five.” Olga Gerlach distinguished herself as an artist from the very first of iicr school career, and has now become ati artist of some renown, ami has been selected as the chief illustrator for the Year Book.” Those of you who are fortunate enough to get hold of that work of art, will be able lo distinguish the picture of Mr. Dickson from that of Mr. Jones— by the names written underneath. At the end of the year we passed into the second reader, and were followed by our teacher, Mrs. Morse, whose patient soul we vexed troin day lo day for another year. It was here that Pinky began to shine as an orator. Here is where he held up Jack Horner. and his pic, to our hungry imaginations. Here it was, that he cultivated that voice for pie. that doth so often disturb our band practice. In the meantime little Georgie Dickson startled the school by his appearance in a white blouse waist, checked pants, and an enormous red necktie which seemed, like the wings of a butterfly, to carry him whither it would. 15