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S EPTE MBER sixth, nineteen hnndred and eight, was a red-letter day for the Eitchbnrg High School, for it brought with it the greatest class the school has ever had or can ever hope to have. W e marched np the Wallace Way and up the school steps into the build- ing; thence to the second floor, where we hung onr hat on the bust of Beethoven, and our umbrella in the office, and took possession of every- thing in sight. For four long years we have been steadily advancing, overcoming all obstacles, until now our class has reached a height never attained. During onr Freshman year, although showing more than the usual amount of aptitude for learning, we nevertheless found time to excel in athletics, as we tied the Sophomores for first place in inter- class football, won the interclass baseball championship, and got sec- ond place in the interclass track meet. Our Sophomore year, like our Freshman, was a year of continu- ous success in all our alTairs. W e won note by the superb manner in which we conducted ourselves on all occasions. When we reassembled at the beginning of Junior year, our num- l)ers diminished, but our spirit shone undimnied. During the second week we elected class officers, chose our class pin, a very pretty orna- ment, selected our motto: ' ‘Pete certem finem” faim at a certain end), which we have always lived up to. We also made our debut into social 11
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life, during this year, by running a very successful dancing party. We exhibited a little of our class spirit, by putting up a class flag and defending it against the attacks of the Seniors. When we became Seniors, we were so much superior to the other classes in school that they looked upon us as ideals— and such we were. In studies, none could surpass us; we shone in athletics like a lone star; m social life we were without peers, as we ran two of the most successful parties in the history of the school. So we pass from the field of action out into the wide world to make a name great in the eyes of all. as we, the Class of 1912 have made a name and reputation for ourselves in the eyes of everybody connected with the school which no other class can hope to equal. 12
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