Cranston High School - Cranstonian Yearbook (Cranston, RI)

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we should soon be summoned to- gether before Pluto. This, in trutl1, was the caseg for soon Hermes flew into our midst and escorted us to the golden palace and into the presence of aged King Pluto. Stern looked the mighty ruler seated on his lofty throne, and not a few of us trembled at the thought of our misdeeds. IVith sceptre upraised, tl1e judge of mortal men spoke thus: '20 ye mortals, now gathered here before me, listen to my words! I, the king of the dead, look with favor upon you and desire to make blest your future lives. After careful ob- servation, I conclude that, although you have all succeeded to an extra- ordinary degree in your later years, your happiest and most profitable days were spent at Cranston High School. So it is t11at I have had you brought before me here, as a class. f'To you, as a class, I grant the loveliest of all the glens of the Ely- sian Fields for your permanent home. Long have I watched the graduating classes of old Cranston, intending to award this to the very finest of all. Your class shines like the evening star in the midst of the heavens, outshadowing all others. Many are the gifts now in the school, particularly in the library, that stand as memorials to your faithful service to your Alma Mater. Hear, now, the achievements of your indi- vidual members! Bride, McNamara, Gould, Koran, and Morris, to you I give these C's of gold as rewards for the athletic glory you have won for old Cranston. Sadie Mowry and Margaret Mac- Kay, receive this same reward, since you as members of the basketball team shared the athletic honors. Clifton Bagley and Dorothy Hampson, this sock and buskin are H fitting rewards for you, since oft have you invoked tl1e muse and de- lighted your school with the actor's art. May you continue to amuse us likewise down here! t'Do1'is Davenport and Doris Bald- win, your part in the school orches- tra and in the minstrel shows ren- ders fitting these rewards of lyre and harp. Edythe Pine, finest of all Latin students, instead of rewarding you for execllcnce in your studies, since I have nothing whatever worthy of you, I grant you eternal rest from holding further secretaryships. It seems fitting and proper-for me to do this since you have so often faith- fully served in this capacity. 'tLoretta Stevens, this cup en- graved 'Loyalty and Fidelity,' is a fitting tribute to your worth of char- acter. 'fMildred Fisher, I present to you this 1923 Cranstonian bound in gold and studded with gems, since your editorship of this book proves that a girl can successfully hold such a position. Massie, take this golden gavel, symbolic of your executive ability as president of the Senior Class. 'fAfter due consideration, I have decided, Bolan, as a reward for your wit to make you court jester. Your 4Hitching Post' created many a laugh among your class-mates and even among those teachers who were for- tunate enough to read it. But lo! time flies! I need not speak further of the innumerable merits of your class. Back to the Elysian Fields, all of you, for I decree that the remainder of your lives be spent there, as a reward for your accomplishments at Cranston High School. ANNIE HANDLEY, '23

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