Great Falls High School - Roundup Yearbook (Great Falls, MT)

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CHARLES DAVIDSON. President.

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THE ROUJ JDUP 21 Overcoming their first fear, they entered bokllj- into the experiments, and soon fiund out luiw to make an evil smelling gas, which they delighted to let escapa around the camps of the other bands, filling them with consternation and caus- ing them to cry out with a loud voice: O ve men of science, have niercv on us! Soon tliey entered a large city, where all was strange to the band. Here they were held prisoners until they had sat- isfied the whims of the citizens by learn- ing their languages, and by constructing odd :haped edifices, such as prismatoids, trapezoids, icosaiiedrons, and parallelopi- peds. After much tiouble with the Lunes. most of the company was allowed to leave the city. liiey immediately left the land, and were carried by a strong breeze into the li.irbor of Seaior- dom. Ah! gra e and venerable Scn,or.j! Trying was the struggle for the final goal. Yet how courageously yoj en durei eveiy sto.m, the tests of your strength. That strength, however, th.» well-known characteristic of tae b.ind, remained unimpaired, for the vigorous blood of youtii still coursed wikLy through your veins. During the months of toil in crossing the Land of Possible Attainment, many meetings were held, at which most important business w as transacted. A new chief was elected to lead the band t..rou h its last trials. Out of the 11. ) girls and boys who had embarked four years ago, many have left to seek the land of glory through other channels, leaving only 47 to pass tl rough the final strait, Graduation Day. The band mourn the loss of two of their n;embers who have passed to the great Beyond. One of their strong young women has become a leader in the Ar.ny of Salvation. The most valiant, however, those by whom the world ' s -reatness will one diy be measured, according- to the prophet- ess, were left to plough through the la it breakers of the Sea of Dread. The world ' s greatness, indeed! for they are descendants of such men as Alex ander. Archbishop of Canterb ' iry, a Prince of Wales, and Whitelaw Reid, American ambassador to England. They are sons and daughters of generals in the Revolutionary and Civil wars, an 1 cousins of Whit tier. The band is like a mighty monster, 874 years of age, tipping tae scale at 5,691 pounds, towering 242 feet yi , inches in the air, and having a head nearly l.OOU inches in circumference, con- taining the brains of 47 brilliant sJiol- ars. Those contributing most gena- ously in height and weight are: Harry Hawkins, six feet, one fourth inches tall, weighing 168 pounds, and J. Evan Bethune, six feet tall, weigliing 167 pounds. Twenty-three and one-fou th inches of the head measure belong to George Reisz. Ella Dick and John Ken- nedy -e only 20 inches a piece to th. head. One hand of the monster is 26 7 ' inches around, and one fooc; is 428 inches lone. Alvin Taylor owning the largest share in both hand and foot. His hand measures fly, inches aro.md. His foot is 8 7-12 inches long. Maude Irwin, born May 2!), IHiVS. is the baby o; th band. The blood of many nations run- through the monster ' s veins. It is a pecidiar mixture of Welsh, Iiish, Scotch, English, German, Dutch, Swede, Xor- wegian, Spanish and French. In this huge body is a heart full of gratef.ilness and respect for the pitient instructors to whom the band is deeply indebted. With undaunted courage the company attacked the final storm and by the skill gained through the kind and thor- ough discipline of their guides, and by their own steadfast effo.ts, safely weathered the squall of a physics exam- nation. Great vas the rejoicing as thsy paced on the long sought for shore of the Kingdom of Knowledge. It was indeed worth while for the brave company to hoist those sails of red and blue with the motto: Per Aspera ad Astra. Their trials have made them strong, self-reliant and fitted to conquer whatever obstacles may apjjear iti futvire quests, when they no longer have kind guides to aid them. ADELLA M. STELLER. lltlO.

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EALEIGH GILCHRIST. Vice President.