Edgerton High School - Edgertonian Yearbook (Edgerton, OH)

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THE FRESHMAN PARTY. The Freshmen gave a party, Not many moons agog The air was clear and frosty, The ground was white with snow. A week or more of planning, Of how, and when, and whereg Class meetings, whisperings, buzzings Excitement everywhere. At last the plans were made, And Paul would be our hostg Ambrose would be our hostler- His nags could pull the most. Our President appointed Six girls who could agree, ' On the entertainment committee- VVe must have games, you see. Elizabeth and Cecil, Then Carma and Ileene, Ethel and Florence Bratten, VVere the ones, and well they plan. Our dear old Alma Mater VVas the place where we should wait For the arrival of our teamster, XVho came a little late. It was a jolly crowd That filled the sled that nightg Although packed in like sardines, For all 'twas great delight. W'e soon were at the door, The journey seemed so short, And e're long the entire house VVas ringing with our sport.

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NVhen Carina and Paul at school were attending, VVe little thought of their life 'work as blending. Now Paul is Professor of a medical collegeg Carma as nurse assists him with her knowledge. Hazel as seamstress sits all day and sews, And to each new comer she tells all the newsg How Ambrose and Ethel in a new motor ear East and VVest, North and South are traveling far. Out on a farm, amid sunshine and rain, Charles helps Franklin with both hands and brain. And Florence with her curls pinned high on her head, Keeps busy with churning and baking the bread. Yes, we're Freshmen, and though we are scattered so far, VVe are guided, each one by the selfsame star! This star, the days spent in Edgerton High, Is the brightest of all the days yet gone by. And when the time does come to call the roll, Let us hope that each one of us has reached the goalg The goal that we set when we still were young, And started for, when the school bell was rung. Ileenc Spake, '18

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I The first thing was a game Especially for the wise, Conundrums were strung about- The best guesser won a prize. Then Simon says, thumbs up, And Beast and bird and fish, XVho can blow the candle out? And XVho must spin the dish ? Then we stopped our playing To enjoy cake and ice cream. The quality needs no comment, Each face with joy did beam. And as we often find in fiocks An odd sheep in the bunch, VVillie the junior came to enjoy Our sports, our games, our lunch He brought the box of candy VVith the girl on the lid, For this, with several others, VVas sold at the highest bid. You see, we needed money, So the girls had brought a store Of popcorn and candy, Prepared the day before. The time when honest folks Should be safe in their bed, Came soon, so all must depart, And good-night must be said. Spencer's words seemed real to us, During those happy hours: How noiseless falls the foot of time That only treads on flowers 1 Not one member of that party, Wlherever he may roam, 'Will e'er forget the happy time YVe had while at Paul's home. ETHEL VVEBER- 18