Keokuk High School - Comment Yearbook (Keokuk, IA)

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THE COMMENT, 1929 Senior Class History As the sun shone brightly on the streets of Keokuk, the fifth day of September, 1926, an army of many strong, bright and handsome people were marching toward the high school. VVe were welcomed to our new home by every member of the faculty, and this welcome made all of us enthusiastic to enlist in the struggle for knowledge in this institution, and we determined to do our utmost for the welfare and honor of the school. Our Freshman year was spent in the junior High building and the following officers were elected for that year: President ,e,.ddd,,ddddd,,dd..... Leroy Humble Vice-President or ,,d,,,, B. Hambelton Secretary ..m...u.nYe,ddd -, ,ddd Harriet Cameron Our first day as Sophomores in the High School was spent mainly in enlisting and receiving assigned duties in a certain company Where recruits were drilled by most competent ofiicers. This year the class was organized during the first semester with the election of the following officers: President dddddd,d dddoddd J ohn Talbott Vice-President ..... our Charles Langston Secretary ,.ddd,.... ,dddd, C olleen Mundy Treasurer ..d,d,d.........dd, John Wollenweber The second semester we again elected a new group of officers, as follows: President ....C,,,C ,,,,dd,....d, J ohn Talbott Vice-President .dd,,CC ,,,C d,,, L e roy Humble Secretary ....dddddd, --u Colleen Nlundy Treasurer ....ddddddd,dddd. -er Clayton Boyd ln the last part of January we held a reception in the school for the Sub-Sophomores coming from Junior High. On returning in the fall of l927 we found ourselves a jolly bunch of Juniors, and in -this year, 1927-28, We starred, ln athletics we reigned supreme and we gained the honor of the whole school by our noble and virtuous deeds. The officers elected for this year were: President eYr,Ce,r. -, .u......,d-,,d John Talbott Vice-President or .... B. Hambelton Secretary ..W2.2,r --- Colleen Mundy Treasurer our ..YY, B- Cleo Harness TWENTY-THREE

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FWENTY-TWO THE COMMENT 1929 The Seniors' Farewell We Were lfreshies, awful greeng Greener ones were never seen- Everything's Gonna Be All Right. Davis, Solomon, W1'ight too- Oh, but We did make them blue, HEverything's Gonna Be All Right. We were Sophies gay, Making right-angled triangles, Building Caesar's bridges every day. Juniors, then, Wicked fate, On school nights mustnlt date- 'AEverything's Gonna Be All Right. Seniors now, knowing all, How you'll miss us here next fall- Everything's Gonna Be All Right. Juniors dear, don't you sigh, You may know more bye and bye- HEverything's Gonna Be All Right. If our grades were punk, We were sure to Hunk-that's the bunk! At the games all our troubles We could 'iCan Now We're through, sheepskin too, Nothing can the teachers do- Everything surely IS all right.

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THE COMMENT 1929 We ended this school year by giving an elaborate prom at the Coun- try Club in honor of the Seniors of '28, And now, the battle-scarred but brave veterans of the three years' strife have launched the fourth campaign. VVe immediately entered upon our duties as dignified Seniors, and welcomed as our generals Miss Solomon and Mr. Davis. We credit them to the highest degree for their interest taken in our last year's struggle in this institution. During the second semester of this year a meeting Was called and the following officers elected: . President add....... a,d., .ddaa Leroy Humble Vice-President ,... ,ee John Wollenweber Secretary ..w,..ae.. .ddda. C olleen Mundy Treasurer ..vdd.ade,e .Y...a D ick Higby By VIOLILT ALSTON. 1 i 4' o i 'l' W ENTY-FOUR