Convoy Union High School - Bellerophon Yearbook (Convoy, OH)

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The Bellerophon THE SENIOR LEGEND Should you ask me whence this story, Whence this legend and tradition, Echoing through all our speaking With its wild reverberations As of high school yells, and wonder, I should answer, I should tell you, From four years at Convoy High School From four long, hard years of study, From four years of firm endeavor, In athletics and in classroom, Have we gathered all this wisdom! , Should you ask whence Convoy High School Gathered such a band of students, For athletics and her classroom, I should answer, I should tell you, From the green lanes of the country, From the eighth grade just below us, From the schools about the district, ' From the far of Helds of learning, And from far and distant places. From the by-ways and the highways Came the students of all districts, Came the graduates of eighth grades, Came the farmer youths and maidens, Came the strange youths from a distanceg All the students drawn together By the fame of Convoy High School. And they met there in the school house, With report cards and their pencils, And new books of varied colors, Green as freshmen have been ever Since first high schools sprang to being, Bashfully they eyed each other, On their faces blush and simper In their hearts a fear and trembling. But the noble superintendent, And the teachers of the classes, Looked upon them with compassion, For they knew they were but children, Were but young and ignorant children, And they spake such words of wisdom That their fright was straightway melted, And they joined themselves together, And like brothers lived Rienceforthg Swift the happy months were oaer,

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The Bellerophon Months of study, toil and struggle, In athletics and in classroomg Valiantly they strove together, Wrestling with the mighty problemis That their teachers set before them, Till the year had passed entirely, And as Sophomores they were greeted. Each year brought them added problems, Greater tasks to face and conquer, Each year brought them greater triumphs, And rewards of greater richnessg Till at last two years were ended, And as Juniors they were welcomed- Aye, as bright and happy Juniors, Watching with the eye of envy As the Senior class passed by them. And this year we too are Seniorsm Aye, the grave and reverend Seniors That the high school loves to honor! We have learned full many a lessong We have worked out many a problemg We have fought out harder battles Than a class has fought before us! None could learn as fast as we couldf None could see as far as we could, None have won so many victories, None ha.ve done so many wonders, As this marvelous and greatest Class of nineteen twenty-four. Now as brave and gallant victors We must pass from Convoy High School, To the land of greater promise, As full formed men and womeng Take our places with the people Who have learned the great worlds lessons, In that kingdom of perfection, Writing ever brighter legends, Adding ever new traditions To the records of the great ones, In the land of the hereafter. -LEWIS MCDANIEL