Dallas City High School - Reflector Yearbook (Dallas City, IL)

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1911 i 35 ' rua 41 1 G '5 from the Strife and let not this Wrath be continued. For this will I say and so it shall be fulfilled that ye Juniors shall have the same Battle to fight when ye are Seniors. It shall come to thee in great Abundance, yea, in threefold measure by reason of this despite. Hold now thy Peace and hearken to me-.. So said she, and they held their Peace and kept silent. For a whole day the Armies were at Peace. But Sug, the lover of Women, was chosen a Spy and came with a Message to the Juniors that the Seniors were going that very Night to paint their Numerals and Name on the cement walk. Little Willie, leader of the Glorious Allies then choose to be with him as Watchman Long John and Warlike Earl for they seemed to him to be Manifestly the Bravest of all after Himself. Now when they were Arrayed, the Juniors marched from the hut of Eugene and Elizabeth shouting like unto wild geese. But on the other side of the Campus marched the Seniors in silence breathing Courage. Even as when the south wind sheddeth mist over the crests of a mountain, mist unwelcome to the Sheperd, but to the Robber better than night, and a man can see no farther than he casteth a Stone: even so thick rose the gathering dust clouds at their treat as the Hosts went and with all Speed they advanced to the School House. And straightway they poured forth from behind barns and the corners of the School House. With heart and Spirit all the Juniors poured from out their hiding places upon the Seniors, shouting loudly. Virg, the son of Link and Jesse bore in his hand a paint brush and small bucket of Paint and was busily smearing the Emblem on the Steps of Knowledge when Warlike Earl ad- vanced from behind a tree upon him and Smote the hand carrying the Bucket and caused him to Drop it. and Warlike Earl smote the hand carrying the Brush causing it to fall from the hand of his Enemy. Long John was close by with a bucket of Gasoline which he bore, and with his strong hand Smeared the liquid on the newly made letters causing them to Vanish. Now could the fatal Deed be done. Little Willie. son of Eugene and Elizabeth came forth and changed the Numerals as he had said he would. But where were the Seniors ? The Juniors knew not where. The Seniors had passed in Flight through alleys, streets and roads. The Em- blems to be gazed upon the next morning by the pupils were f'1912, 1912 Seniors 1912 Rah! Rah,! Rah! ORPHA WINDERS '13 'E+ 1 ff :u i -a 1' -fi: 1 ,-ffl Lv

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