Grand Island High School - Purple and Gold Yearbook (Grand Island, NE)

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Sophomore B DICK DAVIS, President EUNICE ANDERSON, Vice-President AGNES BELL, Secretary and Treasurer V Our class has now successfully passed by the first of the rapids in the turbulent river of Learning, that of the suspicious, fearful freshman. Now, in our Sophomore year, we find that in breasting the current few of our members have been sweptback. On the contrary, by picking up a few earlier adventurers, whose floating power had drifted them back to us, our original quota of about seventy-five has swelled to near the century mark. Our first year of High School was not marked by any great social splashes, since only one gathering was held in the gymnasium. Mild weather prevented the holding of ice-skating parties as we had planned. Those members who joined the High School football and basket ball teams held their own in the fight, and the Freshman Basket Ball Team proved itself by defeating the Seniors in the class tournament. This year our staff of officers has changed and, noting the names, we feel sure that they are capable of controlling even this large class, and of setting an example for speed and pep. The following officers were elected: Dick Davis, President, Eunice Anderson, Vice-President, Agnes Bell, Secretary and Treasurer. FRANK ALEXANDER.

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Sophomore A GEORGE RAY, President WAYNE DAVIDSON, Vice-President PAUL RONNFELDT, Secretary and Treasurer Did you ever climb to Half-Way House on Pikes' Peak? Did you try to go farther? We Sophomores may exult in the fact that we have reached the half-way house in our four year climb to the summit of Seniorship. We have learned that the climb was hard and far from being over. Yet this knowledge will help us in the climb of the two years that are to come. Many a one has started to climb to Half-Way House, but has found the grade so steep that he has turned back and given up the attempt. But by doing so he not only missed the pleasure of the climb and the satisfaction of knowing that he had reached the top, but weakened his will power and determination to accomplish the feat. So it is with many of us in high school. We give up because of some temporary discou1'agement, and forfeit the reward of becoming a high school graduate. Let us Sophomores make the resolution that we will pull together and stick to it so that in the end we may feel that we have profited by the climb to Seniorship and graduation. RUPERT STITT.

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i ,, ,, Freshman A BETTY MAE KELSO, President FRANCIS MORRIS, Vice-President TEDDY McCORKILL, Secretary and Treasurer We W61'6 an exceedingly green bunch, one hundred and thirty-five in number, that passed from the elementary schools into the Great Hall of Knowledge commonly known as Grand Island High School. We were rather put out at the discovery of our being the laughing stock and green horns of such a large school, but we were very much consoled over the thought that we were not Seniors and had three happy years to live before passing into that horrible stage. We held our first meeting after six weeks of hard UD study. The officers elected were as follows: Betty Mae Kelso, Presidentg Francis Morris, Vice-Presidentg Teddy McKorkill, Secretary and Treasurer. Blue and Gold were selected as our colors. We entered rather actively into athletics. We had three football stars. The Boy's Basket Ball Team defeated the Seniors and the Girl's Team defeated the Junior Girls' Team. Besides all of this the class as a whole is very talented. A more skillful bunch of gum chewers never came to High School, and it is somewhat doubtful if we are ever excelled in that activity. We shall leave you now and hope to be faithful Sophomores when we meet again. G. Ig M.