Crown Point High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Crown Point, IN)

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SOPHOMORE CLASS HISTORY. In September 1914, thirty-five Freshman, the largest class in the school, were enrolled as students in the Crown Point High School. Thirteen of our number took up Latin and twenty took up German. For many days we could be seen wandering about from room to room and finally coming upon some digni¬ fied upper classmen, timidly inquiring where the different class¬ rooms were located. Then at last we would come straggling to our recitation rooms about five minutes late, much to our em¬ barrassment and the amusement of all the rest. We all experienced some excitement when we were invited to our first social function, a masquerade party given by the Seniors. Having been kindly instructed by them how to act, we took our first plunge into society, making a very good appearance and being highly complimented on our evident ease and propriety. As a class we all joined a bird society founded by Mrs. Raber. We spent one English period out of each week for the study and discussion of birds and. best of all, piloted by Mrs. Raber, we took several “hikes” into the country for the purpose of studying the different birds and their habits. Tn the oratorical c ontest we were able to put forth a repre¬ sentative that took second place among the boys’ orations. Although “Freshies” we were able to surpass the “Sophies” and Juniors by capturing the second place in the inter-class track meet. But words cannot express the feeling of importance which possessed us, when, stepping from the “Freshman Boundaries” we left that modest name behind, only to adopt the more digni¬ fied name of “Sophomore”. When the 1915-16 school year began we were overjoyed to see a l.arge class of Freshmen (who appeared to be just as green as we had been) enter the school and it was with the greatest satisfaction that we directed or misdirected them to their class¬ rooms. As Sophomores, fifteen of our number still clung to Latin and the rest joined ranks with the Germans. Seven of our number constitute one-half the High School Orchestra which has acquired considerable fame for the school. Then let us not forget our first attempt at entertaining—A St. Patrick’s party given by our class to the school and faculty. It was pronounced by many the “best yet”. However, the highest of our achievements was the success¬ ful entry of four of our class into the oratorical contest this year. These students won the first and second places in both ithe boys’ and the girls’ contest. These and many other noteworthy things might be chronicled in the history of the class of ’18 at the close of it’s “There is no royal road that leads to Geometry.” — Euclid.

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FRESHSVSAN CLASS HISTORY. The class of T9 was not formally organized until the be¬ ginning of the second semester, at which time a class meeting was held and the following officers elected: William Broughton.President Pern Nichols.Vice-President Margaret Hathaway.Secretary Lionel Atkinson.Treasurer In the fall of T5 thirty-three pupils entered High School and at the mid-year promotion, which was instituted this year, nine more entered, making a total of forty-two pupils, the largest class that has ever entered this High School. The class of T9 is an unusual class in many respects. It has an exceptionally promising athlete and musician, Edwin Elting. As an athlete, Edwin is a remarkably able pole-vaulter, having cleared the bar at ten feet, and. is good in basket ball. As musicians, Amos Allman and Edwin possess wonderful skill on the cornet and violin respestively having proved them¬ selves indispensable to the High School orchestra. The fame of the class of T9 is so widespread that Lionel Atkinson heard of it and came all the way from Morocco (Indiana) to join the honored class. The class of T9 possesses an exceptionally pro¬ ficient coin grower. Wayland Zieseniss, who raised the third best ten ears of corn in Indiana in 1915 and as a reward for his commendable work enjoyed a trip to Purdue and Washington I). C., free. The class of T9 has the most promising girl basket ball team in the High School and with a little more experience they undoubtedly will become excellent players. Although they were defeated in both games by the Hobart team, the Crown Point girls played a magnificent game. Considering the fact that the Hobart team was composed of four upper-classmen and one freshman while the Crown Point team was composed of four freshmen and one upper-classman it can be readily seen why the latter was defeated. Some believe that the reason that Margaret Hathaway and Helen Kubal are such excellent players is that they have in¬ herited the ability from their brothers, Howard Hathaway and Edwin Kubal, the former being captain of the High School basket ball team and the latter one of its best players, but we believe that the real reason lies in the fact that they are mem¬ bers of the class of 1919. “Every man has his gift and the tools — go to him that can use them.”—Kingsley.