Elk Grove High School - Elk Yearbook (Elk Grove, CA)

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Mush 1.-Kodak Sleuthg 2.-Communion Sweetg 3.-Favorite Occupationg 4--A Snapg 5.-A Rude Awakeningg 6.-Three's a Crowdg 7.-Fresh Facesg 8.-Baby Bliss: 9.-Pure Mushg 10.-The Human Flyg 11.- Sweet, Sweet Sweeties g 12.-The Chaperone: 13.-Shy Little Violet. H - ' ' Iirty-seven

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W :EW S: .1 r r 1 hl?w '7 Q- 1 iihl' A 1 , r even so, if one eats her lunch on the porch, the other two go and do likewise, if one gets the giggles, there is a chorus of three. Such unity of spirit is enviable. To be a class president is anything but felicitous, though it is an honor, and Harold Schulze, Senior, has struggled manfully and nobly through his painful duties. The managing of the Senior class is a difficult matter, but he has come out clothed and in his right mind. One's heart is torn with sorrow and pity when one's glance happens to light upon the pale, feeble, and attenuated mortals known to fame as Gertrude Hewitt and VVinnifred Taylor, and one feels anger at the grind and cease- less application to study that has reduced them to their present condition. One hopes and prays that after June eighteenth their parents will fatten the lambs and give them a more substantial and comfortable appearance. Little Cupid Troutman is looking for a baby-tender that he may re-learn to walk, for he has lost that priceless faculty, and now descends the stairs in rolls and bumps, and in anything but an upright position. Not long ago he fell off the bench on the lawn and his howls cleft the firmament. Regularity and punctuality are great qualities, and Mildred Nevis and Elwood Poston possess these virtues in a great degree, for every afternoon, at four sharp, they may be seen sauntering homeward, always together, never one without the other. Paul Voss is extremely witty, i. e.: One day, in study hour, he was sud- denly and completely convulsed with grief to the great amazement of his neighbors, who curiously watched him cover up his well-loved physics with a handkerchief, pet it, comfort it, and weep over it. On inquiring they learned he had discovered that his book had an appendix and was suffering excruci- ating agonies with appendicitis. - VVho? Who ? 6.56 Thirty-six

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ef,- Nu l X HX! X N, p , TLHE 'w:q,,,f ' ELK flf 5?4Zi'ff2-ij 'T'V 'l'lTl Q 19. THE ELEVENTH HOUR During the early part of November, 1918, the Division to which I belonged was located in the Lagny area, France, preparing for what was conceded would be the biggest drive of the war. 'llwenty-six divisions-six American and twenty French-were to attack Metz on November 14th, with positive orders for its capture, or isolation by an encircling movement. Because it was perhaps the most strongly fortified city in all Europe-it was all but im- pregnable-and because of its extreme value, strategically, to both sides, and especially to the Germans, it was a foregone conclusion that the utmost resist- ance would be met with and that the losses would be very heavy. Already one brigade was advancing into position and in twelve more hours would be at the front. Such was theesituation on the night of November lOth. It was known that the Germans had asked for an armistice, though not much credence was placed in the sincerity of their request. Rumor Qinsepa- rable from army lifej had it that they had no intention of signing an armis- tice, but were playing for time or, perhaps, were attempting trickery, even. Morning, however, brought the news that an armistice had been agreed to, to become effective at eleven o'clock of that day-the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. One would expect that news of that sort, on the eve of a gerat offensive, would result in an outburst of uncontrollable enthusiasm. Quite the opposite thing occurred. lt was received with calm- ness amounting to indifference. Perhaps there was a shade of relief that the greatest and most destructive war in all history was about to terminate, but there was no display of feeling. Some there were, even, who expressed the keenest disappointment that the XN'ar was not continued until Berlin, itself, were captured. This psychological state, l am told, prevailed very generally throughout the armies of the Allies and the United States. Amongst the Germans, on the other hand, the news was received with out- bursts of the greatest enthusiasm, manifesting itself in rousing cheers and abortive attempts at fraternization with their mortal enemies of a moment before, the German army had not been defeated, Germany had been saved a destructive invasion, and to many of them at that time it looked as if the Fatherland would go to the Peace table on equal terms with the Allies and their Associate. The French civilians, too, rejoiced exceedingly. Here and Thirty-eight