Hendersonville High School - Laureate Yearbook (Hendersonville, NC)

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18 THE MOUNTAINEER T stands for tardy, a habit quite bad, If you don’t overcome it you’ll wish that you had. U for unruliness, a failing of boys, Which seems to be one of their favorite joys. V is for vigor, with which we must work, And never, no never, our tasks should we shirk. W’s for wisdom, which, try as we may. May sometimes come, but never to stay. X is for unknown quantities in Math, And goodness gracious! how many it hath! Y is for yell, a thing we all do, But sometimes our yells we’ve occasion to rue. Z stands for zeal, the very last letter, And if some had zeal they’d often do better. Alyce Pace, ’17. A Scare ’Twas in the Latin class, you know, The room was very still, For Lee was reading Cicero With oratorical skill. When suddenly upon the ear There struck a ghostly moan, That filled us each and all with fear, And then, an awful groan. The Teacher rose, with mien severe, And gazed about the room, Again that groan rose loud and clear, And then a wail of doom. “It must be one in mortal pain, We must investigate. ” And as she spoke it came again, A cry of mortal hate. When at last the messenger came, His answer made us screech; ’Twas not a ghost that was to blame, But Gaither, at his speech!

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THE MOUNTAINEER 17 E stands for English, for this I must mention, Because this study lacks our attention. F stands for French, so trying to some, But trying will all such troubles o’ercome. G stands for Geometry with which we must battle, Hard? Gracious me! our very brains rattle. H stands for History, stories of nations, Without all of which we’d have poor educations. I stands for ink with which we may write, Tho often our writing is just out of sight. J stands for joyful; that’s what we’ll be, When the last of school days we happily see. i ' ll .73 K stands for a kick that we ought to be given, If to our lessons we have to be driven. ; L for Literary Society stands, With Miss B. as leader, obey commands! M stands for Math in all of the Grades, As our exams draw near such knowledge fades. N stands for noisy marching downstairs, That adds to our poor dear teachers’ cares. 0 stands for the oratory which many display, Of which you will hear at Commencement in May. • ff •» P stands for Perfect, or as near as we reach, For that is the reason our teachers do teach. Q stands for quite, a thing there must be, It is quite necessary as I’m sure you will see. R stands for rules that we have to obey Or pain we shall suffer at some future day. fl m ' % rG S is for Miss Steedman, our principal sweet, •,«, To hear her read Latin is quite a greabtreati

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THE MOUNTAINEER 19 Sophomores NINTH GRADE Flower—White Caimation Colors—White and Green Motto—Pluck, not Luck Officers: Katherine Bacon, President Mary Brooks, Vice-President Vada Orr, Sec’y-Treasurer » Members Alta Jay Freeman Pearson Greer Louise Allen Madge Allen Katherine Bacon Beatrice Blythe Mary Brooks Zoda Collins Garnet Dotson Everette Hinds Lenora Jackson Minnie Patterson Jewell Stepp Cecil Stepp Zollar Reese William Penny Vada Orr Pauline Orr Christine Justus Louis Durham Ethel Myers Paul English Dorothy Guice Sarah Ladson Elise Guice Elma Johnson Marie Hayes Carrie Lyda