Hartford Public High School - Classbook Yearbook (Hartford, CT)

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276 THE CHRONICLE nodded, and Phidippides smiled encouragingly at me. I now went on with greater confidence and enthusiasm. Our Sophomore year, reverend sirs, was simply a procession of brilliant achievements which one would naturally expect from a class of such promising beginnings. The weakness and timidity of child- hood had entirely disappeared, and with the manifestations of strength and self-confidence came the proper rewards and recognitionsf' I looked steadily at Hercules now as I said: We were the proud possessors of the captain and one member of the tennis team, two members each of the hockey and football teams, with two and three substitutes respectively, one each on the baseball and basketball teams. We appropriated first place in the shot-put and pole vault in the indoor meet. Then feeling we had received a sufficient amount of first-class honors, we gave the other classes a chance in the rope climb. However, we were given second place for our generosity. By this time we had five wearers of the 'H'. Here I was rudely interrupted by Hercules and Phidippides for, contrary to the usual dignity of jurymen and no longer able to maintain their self-control, they threw their arms around each other and let out a warwhoop. They were immediately silenced by the judge. However, this episode gave me much courage and I went on with still greater assurance. We have always been known for the fortissimo and dulcetissimo of our lung power, hence we presented to the Glee Clubs Qmuch to their delightj nine girls and thirteen boys, including two officers. Our deft and artistic fingers gave us an officer and three members in the Boys' Mandolin Club, and put thirty-three drawings in the Uwl Annual of that year. The editors of The Chronicle were so convinced of our literary ascendency that they published ten contributions from our members and begged for more. ' Seven of our boys joined the Hartford High School Club, then in its early stages, and a large number had the necessary price and csprit dc corps to join the Athletic Association. Thus far, most right- eous judges, I have not claimed special honors in literary feats or in athletics, other than would be expected from an aggregation of such brilliancyg but, oh most learned critics, in appearance we were a re- markable class, whether we saw ourselves as others saw us or not. Examinations were soon upon us, which found us in various stages of preparation. But even these submarines in our educational course were, for the most part, disposed of successfully, although there was

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