Flanagan High School - Syllabus Yearbook (Flanagan, IL)

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THE SYLLABUS FRESH M AN POEM. I. When in the course of human events, We Freshies take our standg VVe' re going to show you Seniors how To take great things in hand. II. You say you want a proof of this? W'ell, please just wait a whileg For we Freshies never miss To do things in grand style. III. You see we have the personages, To make our class go roundg Take for instance Amelia and Lucile, Such geniuses ne'er were found. IV. Vlhy even Juanita is a Xapoleon shark, She is right there like a larkg For she is a regular mystery IVhen it comes to anything like history. V. Ive have seven other wonders, Like the great Wonders of this Worlmlg But on account of lack of space, Their banners must. remain furled. VI. But some day you will hear of them, Proud Seniors who are gayg And as for you clear Juniors, VVe' ll meet you on our way. VII. Herels but a word for our sifle-pal Sophs, Vlho give us naught- but knocks and scoffsg IVhen We take one more step in life, We'll help our followers in their strife. VIII. Alas, tho at the time of writing We're only Freshies bold, We'll continue onward ever fighting Till we're taken into the fold. 7 By R. R. and M. M

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THIE SYLLABUS 41 HISTORY AOF THE FRESHMAN CLASS. This class, in the beginning of the school year consisted of eleven members, the same number as the Freshman class last year. But about the second month of school one of the class left us. The class now consists of eight girls and two boys. The following are the members and their history: Lucille Agnes Ryan, the joke of the class, came to us from Chicago. She has always taken a prominent part in the school pranks, but outside of this, one of her favorite pastimes is working Algebra. l.eta Crumrine has spent the fourteen years of her life in Flanagan. She is the smallest in the class, but not the youngest. Leta is a very studious girl. Mona Gertrude Meils, a true Flanaganite. has lived here all her life. She has a taste for art and has shown her ability by contributing appropriate drawings for the Annual. Ruth Elizabeth Rich is one of us, but she lives in the country about tive miles southeast of here. She loves to work and is always busy. Altho she frowns, she has a smile for everybody. Ivan Obenshain has been with us for three years. Ile has an inclination for talking, especially in History, and he is adventurous. lvan is little but mighty. Alfred Klalkwarf has made this his home a number of years. He is a mem- ber of the F. H. S. Athletic Association. He is the star Algebra student of the Freshman class and is very talkative. Amelia Tarmann, a very quiet girl, is spending her first high school year in Flanagan. She dislikes most of her studies, but never gets discouraged. Ruth Gladys Rupp came from the Buckeye state and settled about three miles southeast of town. She lived there until this school year, when she moved to town and beca.me a member of the Freshie class. She delights in running an automobile on a moonlight night. lfVilda Augusta Ulrich lives about two and one-half miles southwest of town. She came to us at the first of the year and from the first acquired a liking for Dutch. We imagine she would like Latin, being named for a Caesar. Juanita Lueile lVilcoX has spent all of her hapless life in Flanagan. She has a peculiar hatred for Algebra, but Dutch comes naturally. Juanita lYilcox, Alfred Kalkwarf.

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THE SYLLABUS 43 THE PATH OF DUTY. It was in the evening after school and Alice was sitting at a table with her school books around her. Ting-a-ling. Alice got up and answered the telephone.- Hello Hello, is this Alice Z asked the voice. This is Marjoryf, Yes, I recognized your voice, replied Alice. You know that the world's most famous violin player is to play at the opera house tonight, and I have two tickets, Marjory said, and I want you to go with me. Alice thot for a few minutes and then said, HG, Marjory, I do wish I could go, but we have a quiz in Physics and Caesar tomorrow, so I must study. You know I stayed out- of school a week and I missed a great deal, so I am afraid I can't go. You can put off your studying until tomorrow and I am sure some of the other girls will help you, pleaded Marjory. Yes, but I promised mother I would stay at home, so I must. keep my promise, said Alice, but you get somebody else to go with you. I hope you have a nice time. Goodbycf' IVell, goodbyf' said Marjory. Alice Schmidt was a senior at Mount Holyoke, Mass., and a very studious girl, while Marjory was a freshie. The girls at school said that was the reason she was not so studious. Alice studied hard that night and the next day went to school feeling as tho she could answer any questions in these studies. On her way to school she met Marjory, who told her that the music was fine and that she had taken Mary Blackmore, the rich banker's daughter with her. Mary was also a senior, and considered the brightest- student in thc class. The seniors had not heard from their quiz, and in two weeks they were expecting to graduate. The junior reception had been held and all were now preparing for graduation. One day most of the senior class were assembled outside the school build- ing when they saw the professor coming with their papers. All rushed up the stairs and could scarcely wait until their classes were called. Vifhen Alice received her paper she was not surprised to find she had a grade of ninety-nine, but she was, indeed, very much surprised when the professor called her up to his desk and told her that she had received the highest grades in the class. ' On the eve of graduation, when her freshman friend, Marjory, came up and congratulated her, Alice only said, The path of duty is the path to successfl This set Marjory to thinking and she followed this motto the rest of her school life. Juanita IVilcox.