Elgin High School - Husky Tracks Yearbook (Elgin, OR)

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SKNIOR CLASS OFl’ICKKS President Bethel A. Russell Secretary Beatrice H. Littlefield Annual Treasurer Nellie M. Rush Class Flower, Red Velvet Rose. Class Colors, Red and Green. ----Class Motto— Ascendite, quamquam saxa dura sunt. Climb, though the rocks be rugged. THIS SENIOR ALPIIABirr stands for Agnes, So gentle and kind. A much better girl you hardly could find. stands for Bethel and Ben. Both so sedate and so wise. Who are always accusing Bee of telling great lies. stands for Class, Made up of us twelve. Whose maxim is “others,” and not for themselves. 2? stands for Dunces; That’s what we were all. When we started geometry only last fall. -10-

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Bethel A. Russell, “She is as clear As morning roses newly washed with dew.” Agnes M. Milne. “Her air, her smile, her motion, told of womanly completeness.” Benjamin Kush, “His years but young, but his experience old; His head unmellowed, but his judgment ripe.” Nellie M. Rush, “Too true to flatter and too kind to sneer.” —9-

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€ stands for Edith and Edna, Both so proud and so bright, That any might seek them in regard to more light. ■2 stands for Fulton, So bashful and shy; But in answer to questions he always knows “why.” stands for Graduation, So great and so grand, That’s looked for by everyone throughout our whole land. JP stands for Honor, That’s what we will give To those all around us, by the lives we will live. S stands for Ideals, So high and so far, They can no more be reached than the shining north star. S stands for life’s Journey, That we alone will soon start; For soon from our homes and our friends we must part. stands for Knights, So brave and so true. May they guide our boys always, in whatever they do. jC stands for Love, That’s real and won’t pass; May this chain ever bind the 1912 Class. 9 stands for Myrtle, So jolly and good. We couldn’t like her better, try as hard as we would. 9 stands for Nellie, So patient and neat; For a good wife, Nellie can never be beat. O stands for Ollive, Who’s not afraid of cold: She’s always on time and worth her weight in gold. stands for Practical: That’s what we must be, If we want to help those around us to see. 0 stands for “Quiet;” This Miss Merwin does say, When the ten minute gong rings every day. •J? stands for Rein old And Robert, too; We know they’ll be right in whatever they do. S stands for Seniors, So grand and sedate; Their reputation for knowledge is really quite great Z7 stands for Time, The father, who tests To see if our character is made of the best. stands for Unity; In this is our strength; And we mean to stand by it in life, it’s whole length. stands for Virtue, So precious and dear: May we ever around this sweet flower draw near. stands for Wisdom, Bringing power and grace; And unless we have gained some we cannot keep pace. JC stands for ’Xmas When we study and cram. And go about timid and meek as a lamb. stands for Youth So thoughtless but strong, May we ne’er grow too old to list’ to it’s song. X stands for Zero, So worthless and bad; When gotten on exam it sure makes us sad. Beatrice Littlfield ’12 11