Gettysburg Academy - Osoga Yearbook (Gettysburg, PA)

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GETTYSBURG ACADEMY Class Prophesy of the Class of 1923 By jack F Croasdale Prologue I hardly know where to begm th1s more or less ardorus and vet dellghtful task A long long story IS connected Wlth the wrltlng and the consequent publlshlng of thls rambllng eplstle The express and definlte purpose of thls manuscrlpt IQ to un ravel and reveal IH the naked truth the destined occupatlons and professlons of the d1ve1se members of thls class The unde scr1bable povver of forecastlng and predlctlng events magnanl mous or othe1vv1se has alvv ays been one that has fasclnated us to the very depths of ou1 puny and drab souls Many a human has vson and lost fame by endeavorlng to forsee those happen lngs th xt lre vet to be Mv llfe sultry and tommonplxce as It m xv be IS fu too de mr to llSk1t foollshlv by lntelpletlng vvlong lmpresslons IN 1 uvst 11 glzel To unravel and untangle the 1 task that at once seems to assume mountainous proportlons Fo dlsentzngle the shroud to vvlpe fnvvav the mlst that folever clouds the vv ay to pu1e and umestramed v1s1on of the future IS a task th xt would to some p1esent an 1lmost lmposslble and lmpregnlble b1r11e1 Fo one less daunted than I the future mlght alvvays remaln a st1 ong box of 1l'TlD6!1d1T1g good fortune or dlsaster Flom a ch1ld I have l10tIC6d an ever grovvlng povver to understand and ev en folsee future events that vvould have a d1rect and personal beaung on us all I have fostered and en couraged thls lmperceptable and mtanglble povver unt1l now events th xt are scheduled for ye us yet unborn ale as clear and dlstlngulshable to me as the hippemngs of yestervear May hap It IS because of thls unusual and extremely rare glft of for tune tellmg that thlg class has selected me to reveal to them thelr future fortunes vvhethel happy Or 0th61VK1S9 For some th1s wxll be a d1st1nct and profound pleasure for others 1+ vvlll only -l7i 1923 Pav 88 Y y . V . . 1 ' 9 V . , A1 I 1 . L1 ' ' y - 1 ' 1 w - 3 ' S , s Y' . S : ' ' Y Y n . nu . Y CA' Y S y Y . s A ' . kv E 2 .rv . -v ' , L1 uv 1 I 2 I kv . 2.Y ' .Lv 2 u 2 Q-L1 ' -A vy ty - 0 1 . ya ' .' as 1 - 2 '. ' f 1 ' twisted and extremely' complicated fortunes of my classmates is 2 C I nl L' Jn' D L . Y. ' ' 2 s 5 C ' y' '. ' f I 1 4 1' 1 V 11 1 c . 1 . , ' 4 . ' V ' - v' 7 K. 2 K. 2 Y . '. ' . 2 ' S . U . - ' ' 1 1 ' v 1 7 ' - u I 4 Y 1 7. - x D . , t .i........ .1-i. li.. 'E

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GETTYSBURG ACADEMY Semor Class HISIOIY As we near the end of our educatlonal pursults at dear old G A lt IS only proper and rlght that we should revlew the hlstorlcal events of our noble class ln ltS three years exlstence A few of the twenty one members of our orlglnal class of the Fall of 1920 are not wlth us now but the mayorlty of our fellow classmates have loyally remamed wlth us The class passed through lts first year w1th but few contrlbutlons to the act1v1 tles of the school Three of the best athletes of that year were members of our class and we would probably have had another lf R W Wood our most popular member had not become 1ll wlth appendlcltls After w1sh1ng each other a happy vacatlon we left school ln June for our homes In September of 1921 we arrlved back at school to greet our old class mates and welcome the new Many of our class took part 1n the act1v1t1es of that scholastlc year Some of the best athletes on our teams were members of our class VVhen June of success and we departed for our respectlve homes for another vacatlon In the Fall of 1922 we assembled for the last hard lap and welcomed many new members 1nto the fold After Settllng down we organlzed Wlth R W Wood as presldent Chas F Barclay VICE presldent and MISS M Jane Roblnson as Secretary and Treasurer Most of the football team four of the V3FS1ty basketball team and SIX of the Varslty baseball team were members of our class mcludlng many of the scrubs It was ln thls our last year that the first track team ln the hlstory of the 1nst1tut1on competed upon the clnder path Most of the or ganlzatlons of the school thls year have been under the dlrectlon of the Senlors In summmg up the 3Ct1Vlt1eS throughout our class hlstory and deemmg them a success we must not forget to express our thanks and recogmze our obllgatlons to our Masters who have corrected us when we erred and strove to help us ln our upward Journey We feel that we have been successful for the most part and firmly belleve that success w1ll crown us ln the future lf we contlnue w1th the zeal of the past Page 37 1922 rolled around we justly felt that the year was a complete

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GETTYSBURG ACADEMY foretell but ln no way avert the d1re calamltles that are sure to befall them elther those who are to be slngled out by fate for good fortune or those less unlucky wlll be able 1n any way to change or alter thelr future The dle has been stamped and cast and no power except that whlch lS omnlpotent can change It Your surprlses your averslons your pltfalls and your steppmg stones have all been carefully selected and set 1n order that tlme eternal w1ll only untwlne Harken ye potentates both good and bad to your fortunes as revealed by the power of prophesy The presldent of our class must FSCGIVG Hrst conslderatlon Robert Wlnthrop Wood has been successful 1n hlS llne whlch lS the gentle art of lnstructlng less nlmble humans ln the excen tr1c1t1es of the Terpslchorean art Odd as thls may seem th1s IQ never the less a fact Robert has elevated to a much hlgher plane the art of stepplng over the pollshed floor than It ever hoped to ascertaln IH our day How thls all came about IS of course a mystery and undoubtedly for the most part It Wlll re main as such Whlle partxclpatlng ln one of the well knovsn rassels at a renowned and famed hostelry Robert dlscovered 1ust hovs low and degraded thlS beautlful Greek Myth had be come So R Wlnthrop dedlcated hlmself to the upllft and ad wancement of th1s pleasmg and dehghtful art I reallze that th1S epllogue lb golng to be nothlng but one sul prlse after another but thelr can be no llghtenlng of anyones burden no omlsslon of anyones ldlosyncracles However 1m probable yea even lmposslble these futures seem le me say that they w1ll be proven and vlndlcated only wlth the passing of the years A hermlt l1v1ng the llfe of one d1SpOSS9d IS Frederlck Barclay In a llttle obscured cave somewhere up ln the W1ldS of Smna mahomng he drags out h1s dreary and mundane exlstence Here he has a l1ttle dllapldated stove a remnant of h1S school days on whlch he cooks h1S frugal meals To be alone wlth h1s banjo IS h1s one dearest W1Sh Also lt was because of thxs lnstrument that he IS now l1v1ng the life of a recluse The patlent and for g1v1ng tollers of the so1l of Slnn etc could not obtaln thelr l 1,23 Page 80 ui l 1 1 K 1 . K , . . W . . 1 1 1 ' K , c 1 . . v. . K . . N 1 . . Y . . Y . -D lf. . . V . I . 7 . . T . - 1 1 . . Y . . Y . . - 1 1 . xv A . . . . . V ca 11 - , . Q V 6 .. Y . . . . . . .Y . . I C - . . . . ,Q . . , . . . . 1 ' ' . . .- 1 1 U 1 1 - , - 1 ' 1 . .,