Coughlin High School - Breidlin Yearbook (Wilkes Barre, PA)

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The BREIDLIN Glass Jong Y QTO be sung to the tune of Materna j We raise a song to thee this day, Whose fair nanie we rezfere, The Class, beloved, of Twenty-Six lfVill sing thy praises clear. Oh, Alma Mater, Dear and true, We g0, with love for thee, To seek success, to win sueeess, In all fidelity. Long may tlzine honored nanze be known, Thy sons and daughters true, The parting Class of Twenty-Siu' Do pledge allegiance new. Oh, Alma Mater, dear and true, God shed His grace on thee, ' We'll seek success, we'll win success In all fidelity. BY RALPH SALSBURG l201

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The BREIDLIN History of the Senior Class NE bright September morn tin the year Itj22j about one thousand wee individuals entered a large, imposing building, where they were confronted with the difficult problem of choosing the correct room from a countless number, which looked just alike. Also, there were endless Hights of steps to be climbed, for it was the privilege of these tiny, timid people to be scheduled on fourth floor for one period and then on first floor for the next, and to alternate between these two places throughout the entire six periods. This begins like a fairy story, but, Seniors, it is a fairy story of how four years were so eventful and delightful that they have passed as quickly as one. It has been four years since we were looking for room K on fourth floor, since that taunting word Ufreshilel' haunted our dreams, and since we were made to realize that although we constituted the majority of the school, we didn't even exist, and that even Mr. l3reidinger's lectures were all addressed to the upper threef' We, however, became hardened to our lot and then busied ourselves with pat- terning after those beloved and envied Seniors of ,23. The second year, after fully recovering from the disappointment that We had no freshies on whom to wreak our vengeance for past in- dignities., we established ourselves as a neces- sary part of the school. We had, by this time, acquired true school spirit and love of our Alma Mater. Perhaps better than in any other field, as sophomores we became prominent in athletic activities. Several of th-e boys attained places on the varsity football team, a really great honor for sophomores! The girls, too, established themselves by capturing the cup in the basket- ball tournament. 'llo the surprise of the school, they even defeated the Seniors. As Juniors, you couldn't hold us. We were in everything. We weren't satisfied with the menial positions either. Captain of football, captain of girls' basketball, and head cheer leader were juniors. Also, we could boast of players on every varsity team, members of both orchestra and band, and even several Glee Club members. It was a real source of fear to the Seniors that such aggressive juniors would secure all the coveted positions. It has been believed that one's Junior year is supreme, in pleasure, because one is permitted to participate in all of the activities without shar- ing the responsibilities of making these a success. Last year we agreed that nothing could be more perfect than our successful third year. This year, however, we have concluded it is perform- ing the work which makes us appreciate and enjoy the results. Un Class Day, the impressive ceremony of conferring the mantle upon our class left us aware of the responsibilities which were to be ours. Our first sensation was that of incapa- bility for such a position, but loyal to our class we resolved we were not going to fail others' expectations of us. Nor did we, with such a start as juniors, what happened as Seniors may be easily imagined. Each assumed his responsi- bility without any hesitancy or uncertainty. We realized that it was for us to uphold the tradi- tions of our Alma Mater, and satisfaction is now the reward for our success. i22l