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X 1 The summer months flew by quickly, and with the Xl ll 1 04X coming of September the vision of that great hill returned X to our minds. Once again we were back to the routine ' climb. This year we knew we would have to be careful N f and dignified because, as Seniors, it would be our duty to set the example for the other students. 11 946 Q 5' We began to wonder how the long reach of Uncle Sam had affected the class as a whole. It didn't take long to realize that our Uncle had been pretty tough on us, for he had taken our principal, Mr. Ricketts, three of our four class oflicers, and a number of other classmates. This was quite a blow! But, we are told the show must go on, so we went forward. determined to do our best. As usual, uppermost in our minds were thoughts of increasing the amount in the class treasury. It was decided to assess each student, and so we wound up with paying class dues. Our activities for the year got started with a bang-up Sports Dance from which we netted quite a sizable profit. As a new means of raising money we had the children visit Santa at the Canteen and get a prize. -Successful undertaking number two! We did not stop there, our next venture was the senior play. The play was chosen, the cast selected, and only after rehearsal upon rehearsal was it ready to be given. There were times when we all held our breath in fear and trembling that for any one of a number of reasons the play might not be given. Be that as it may, everything managed to work out, and on january 10 the curtains opened for the first performance of Our Girls. Two performances were given, and another success chalked up. We did it again! Maybe we thought things would slow down for a while, but that was not tor us. More was about to happen. This time it was the senior trip to the big city! What a time we had! From the moment we set foot in New York City until we dragged our weary anatomies homeward, we saw Everything, did Everything, and ate Everything. Did you ever have Smorgasbord? Boy, what a dish! Round and round we went, piling up the food until it was an athletic feat to make one's way safely back to the table. Higher and higher we went- from the depths of the subway to the top of the Empire State Building-from one end of the city to the other-over and under we climbed-plays, radio broadcasts, star gazing, subways, trolley cars, ferrys, taxies, elevators, escalators, walking, riding, sliding. We sure did the town-and we don't mean mlaybe. All good things must come to an end, and so now we must write finis to this chapter of our lives, for now we have come to the threshold leading out into life. We well know that here we jinirla to begin! x ' - 5 , ull' f Ili ll g X I 'ill lkll' :- y, - ,v
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W i f Q v s What! September again? Back to school we trudged, but now proud upperclassmen. Our ranks had Q53'E?? ' .' diminished considerably, of the 139 Freshmen, only 61 .N fn remained to begin the Junior year. The president and NS v ,Q secretary continued in their jobs, but a new vice president. X Lamar Bowe, and a new treasurer, Donald Kitchen, were 11963 61- elected. This year got off to a bad start, for just as we got a movie benefit under way, the school and places of amusement were closed because of Influenza. In spite of the epidemic, the class made a profit and kept right on going. The next affair was the junior play, Oh Promise Me, which was really a riot. The plot centered around jimmy Rosso and his double love-life with Jayne Stockton and Virginia Dooley. Amid pills and cough medicines the cast managed to get through rehearsals. The play was a great success. After the play was given everyone had a well deserved rest. The school was closed for another three weeks so the majority ofaus could recuperate from the Flu. It seemed that the Board of Education was bent on being kind to us this year, for we got still another vacation in March because of Measles. We still pushed on, however, for ahead was more important work-the pride of all Juniors-The Prom. We really went into this work in a big way. Many a night was spent making the colorful flowers and palm trees that were to transform the school auditorium into a south sea island. Although the whole student body was in an uproar for two weeks before the Prom, and the faculty Was almost gray, when the big night came it was really wonderful. We did run into difhculties though, about the arbor dance. The class decided to have this sweetheart dance, during which the couples passed through an arbor. Hollywood did it, so why couldn't we? Yes, why? Well, we won't go into that-suffice it to say that the arbor fthe project of one certain juniorj got neatly tucked away behind some chairs, and there it rested throughout the evening, a watchful eye or two guarding to mrake sure it stayed put. Oh well, it was a wonderful idea if nothing else. We did have lots of fun too, in conspiring to relegate it to the corner. At least there it had the support of the sturdy walls. Even without this attraction our prom was a great success. We felt proud, too, when it was over, because we had worked hard to mfake this dance, given in honor of the departing Seniors, something they would want to remember. And so another year ended, another trip down the hill, another well earned rest. But with what a difference. We had only one more year to gc and that the greatest of them all-our Senior year.
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