Cowan High School - Sachem Iris Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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SOPHOMORE CLASS Hugh Hzuwnlrl, Pros. l.aom:1 West, SCCHQ'-TI'C1lS. Paul Tll0l'Ilblll'f.I Hclcn .lulmsnn Marjorie Koons llusscll Fcwell Erm-st Dillon Elsie Plhoton Gladys l'cckinpullgl1 Vergic Reuse Kenneth Pierce listu XVCSt Faye Rube

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W' MEN 2 VM comm' 80v3!J! SOPI-IOMORE CLASS HISTORY S Freshies we, the grand Sopho- more class of 1917 commenced our high school life in 1915. VVe were not treated with as much respect as were the more experienced high school students. There were twenty students in our class, ten boys and ten girls. In a few days we were organized and arranged, and we soon grew accustomed to high school life. We studied algebra under Mr. Few- ell, Miss Sutton was our German teach- er, Miss Michael our English and Do- mestic Science and Mr. Eilar the ag- riculture teacher. We prospered splendidly and our standard was about the highest through out our Freshman year. Hut, alas, our large class was not long to keep its size for only a few weeks after school opened, Edythe Nixon left our ranks. We then held the remaining nine- teen until several othe1's, one at a time dropped out to take up some new occu- pation. VVhen we started in as Sophomores only thirteen of our original number and Elsie Rhoton a new member were there to take up the work. Thus we sta1'ted our Sophomore year with four- teen. A few months later Frank Hol- singer left to take up life on a farm and soon Frances Ball moved to Mun- cie. Then in a few weeks Ernest Dil- lon joined our number. VVe not only hope to finish our Sophomore year, but to complete our high school work without any more leaving our class.

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DEJDBSEJ S1 ., Emi- fgkutig, ,XE Sq hu ' '- Xxx YN 'x .- . U fi! il -. , V ,-L54 73,1 -vu ,, 'I Ii l .ef FRESI-IMAN CLASS HISTORY OMEBODY going somewhere af- ter somethingf' Of course we are only beginners in the High School work but each of us has a definite goal to win. We have reached the present stage by exertion and effort and we expect to arrive at our selected some- where in the same way. The completion of our new school building and a siege of contagion, dur- ing our sixth and seventh years left much to be accomplished ere we were fit to take upon us the added weight of High School subjects. VVe worked faithfully during the year of '15 an '16 and due to the untiring efforts of Mr. Newton in our behalf, we were able to pass the final examination. On the eleventh day of September, we met in the High School room for the first time. There were Thelma Armstrong, Virgil Tuttle, Fred Rinker, Gladys Harold, Leonard Jones, Flor- ence Collier, Vera Neff, Ruth Vander- burg, Mabel Stinson, Herman Ulrich, Vada Priddy, Pliny Garrett and John .loiner, two very brilliant pupils from Oakville, Hallie Reese from Muncie, Ethel Rinker from Jonesboro and Clay Hill from Whiteoak. Later Ruby Rat- vliff of Denver, Colorado joined us. We could not hope to keep our num- ber intact during the year for some are constantly changing, nevertheless, we regret having lost Frank Fleming, Ruth Vanderburg and Vada Priddy, but we hope they will return to Cowan High School next year. Frank Null with his tenacity, Flor- ence with her unconscious wit, Clay with his imagination, John with his extensive vocabulary, Pliny with his stability, Thelma with her perfection, Hallie with her sweetness, Gladys with susceptibility, Leonard with his will- ingness, Fred with his agility, Ruth with her innocent faith, Virgil with his perseverence, Ruby with her con- scientiousness and deep thoughts, Mabel with her unassuming attitude. Vera with her hidden treasures and Ethel with her vivacity show that we have a worth while class and prove our motto, Somebody going somewhere after something. Frank Null.