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

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The BREIDLIN vw - WV Sophomore History , T0 ma A Sophomore now that june is here ! is the chorus of the Seniors' lament. The Freshmen echo it but with a happier expression. Their turn is yet to come. In some junes this desire is less heightened than in others. If the Sophomores are conclud- ing but an uneventful school year the Seniors see nothing in it to mirror their own hectic past. If, on the other hand, they have stepped to the foremost in the social and intellectual life of the school, their would-be superiors look back wist- fully to their own good old days. Lately the refrain has burst forth with inten- sified longing., For the Sophomores have reached the acme of admiration by reason of their re- markable accomplishments during the past year. It is true that in their studies they have won no fame. It has seemed to be a period for ab- sonption, for laying in of new ideas and philo- sophies. It will be for the succeeding years to prove the value of this one's accumulation. But in all else they have received applause. On the football field, amid hoarse cheers, a Sofphxomlore has carried the ball to make the cherished touch- down. In the cage, their quick strategy has brought many a doubtful issue to a favorable conclusion, They have contributed markedly to every other brand of athletics also, and have won laurels with conspicuous ease. Nor has it been a desire for selfish aggrandise- ment that has prompted such valor. Only by the inspiration of lofty ideals -can anyone reach the heights. So it was because they were ready to lay all their honors humbly at the feet of their Alma Mater that they Won such unstinted praise from the other classes of the school. For they have excelled not only in sports. Each morning, from the orchestra pit, we have been reminded that the varsity is largely composed from their number, and on occasions when they have deigned to give us special selections, we have received them as a melodious testimony of their musical ability. Yet if one is adept in studying the fine shades of admiration, that per- son will find it deepest for their activity in the societies of the school. Perhaps this is because it is a well known fact that While they have been prepared for athletics by their Freshman teams and for their musical harmony by the Reserve Orchestra, this year has been their first in the social life of the school. Narrowly they were watched for any sign of gaucherie. None was evident. With truly remarkable sang-froid this year's Sophomaores, especially the girls, acquired the social graces. These young ladies seemed to find their sphere in the various societies to which- they have been admitted and immediately began to take active part with easy adaptability. It was soon plain that they were taking their place as leaders of the school. Such success might easily have turned the heads of wiser people than they, had they no such element as the Freshmen to keep in their place. It has sadly been hinted that Freshmen have unflagging memory Where wrongs committed against them 'by the Sophomores are concerned. Perhaps it was they, as each practical joke or snub has been recalled, who have cast slurs and innuendos on their illustrious schoolmates. And could it be that these same children, to crown their mischief, have proclaimed that the so'phs have an unwritten creed which is: To be a Sophomore is to be the cleverest, most important. and most exalted person in the worldf' Such egotism can be assimilated by none, It could not help but bring slightly amused glances from their advanced school-mates and murmurs of dumb- conceit. But the Sophomfores with sturdy spirit proved by their actions the slander of such a re- mark and before the end of the year compelled those same little Freshmen grudgingly to admit that there were some Sophomores who were a pretty good sort. What higher comtpliment than such a one can possibly be paid them. Nl ' Mr'-1 l l 18

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The BREIDLIN HM., 4651 amor History Some are born great, Some achieve greatness, Some have greatness thrust upon thcnt. RANTED 'rHA'1' genius results from a happy combination of special ability and hard work, we conclude that the first two lines of this, oh! so familiar quotation can most appropriately be applied to the class of ,28. For by dint of sincere effort and natural talent they have developed into fine material to take the place of the class of '27. However, this Junior class had to pass through the same embryo stage which countless classes before them have gone. They were shielded to a certain extent from the tyran- nical upper classmen--and at least so the faculty hoped, from exposure to the time-worn fads and follies of these same upper classmen. Being per- fectly normal, however, and not spirits wander- ing far from that sphery chimen which Seniors know so much about, they passed their third de- gree and were soon accepted in the upper realms where they looked down upon the lowly stage whence they had so lately sprung. During their freshman year, they left certain footprints in the sands of time,'i which are still discernible. They organized a freshman or- crestra under the direction of Mr. Walsh, with highly satisfactory results. Some realized even greater musical aspirations as members of the Coughlin Band. They also organized the Audu- bon Society, noteworthy because although it was Hof the Freshman, by the Freshman, and for the Freshman, its influence was evidtent not only within the school but to th-e world at lar-ge, when, Hmirabile dictu Hower beds broke the barren monotony of the front school lawn, The existence of this society was somewhat meteoric but it shone brilliantly while it lasted. Although, especially in Sophomore year, they had been exposed time after time, to the plead- ings of the cheer leader, and had heard and even participated in the, Rah for the Red and Bluei' GSI ' of the morning before the game ceremony-they had not yet entered heart, body and soul into that the la-ck of a indefinable something, which, for better name is called-school spirit. But when the the roster of name of '28 began to appear on varsity football, the orchestra, the band, of this of evolution club, of that activity, the process from an embryo mass into a real Junior class be- gan, nor was it long until they were primed to share responsibility and become a part of the in- tricate machinery of high sch-ool life. In scholas- tic standing, athletics, social activities, they came to the fore. Not only did they become good pals to the Seniors but their reliability won confidence. In third year when the first call came for foot- ball candidates, it was the Junior class which responded whole-heartedfly, and later made up a large proportion of the team. The same was true of basketball, particularly the Junior girls who showed astonishing ability g they became the champion team of the school. That the Junior class recognizes and follows a good example when it meets one is illustrated- by the way they crowded the Senior banking record, coming in a close second for loo per cent. In the campaign for loo per cent record it was natural to look to the two upper classes for leadership and support, and they did not fail. And the minstrels! The in-dfisputable realm of the all powerful males was for the first time in the annals of the school encroached upon by the females. Biut in the same manner which' these mlaidens do everything they made a decided suc- cess of their venture. As the happy year draws to a close and the class of '27 faces the fate of all alumni-to be, lost, lost in the wide, wide world, it may at least glean some consolation from the fact that class of '28 will make noble successors. IIA l20l