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Page 11 text:
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WASHINGTON HIATT ' ' On prince or bride no diamond stone Half so gracious ever shone, As the light of enterprise Beaming from a young man ' s eyes.” BETTY BENTLEY She is active, stirring, all hre — Cannot rest, cannot tire — To a stone she might have given life.” BERNICE GRANT She is pretty to ivalk ivith, And witty to talk with. And pleasant, too, to think on.” MARY BASSETTI O fair and stately maid, zvhose eyes Were kindled in the upper skies.”
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Page 12 text:
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N AUGUST, 1919, sixteen determined Freshmen entered C. H. S. We were nervous because of the stories we had heard about the severity of the upperclassmen toward blundering Freshmen, but we lacked a whole lot of being afraid. We had not, how¬ ever, reckoned on the wonderful wisdom of our superiors. They were keen enough to invent tortures that tamed us down and took the conceit out of us. The initiation cere¬ mony was the crowning act of all this disciplinary terrorizing. After surviving that, we were so hardened that even the most bashful of our number became bold enough to question the superiority of the Sophomores. Higher classmen were, however, still approached with respect. The discipline of this year had done much to get us ready for the three years of hard work that were to follow. Do not think that we never played. Two of our boys won places on the basketball team and three on the baseball team. The girls, also, were interested in sports and showed much skill, espe¬ cially in basketball. We took an active part in the school entertainments. But with all that, we were not sorry when the year was over and, like the nautilus of old, we could leave our low-vaulted past to build more stately mansions in the Sophomore year. We returned to school in the fall determined to make a great record for ourselves. After the first few days were over, during which we completely out¬ witted the unsuspecting ' ' Freshies”, we settled down to do something else. By the middle of the term we had Caesar green with envy over our knowledge of history. Geometry nearly swamped some of our number but we quickly recov¬ ered ourselves and thoroughly routed the English lessons. Other subjects surrendered to us without a struggle. We were prominent in school activities throughout the whole year. But the ever-striving, ever-advancing urge was upon us. We wanted to see bigger things; we wanted to know what there was in that grander sphere called Junior. The Junior year was a very busy year for us and we also enjoyed it very [ 10 ]
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