Lick Wilmerding High School - Commencement Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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A Senior ' s Farewell GrACK MOKIAKTV, ' 19J. Dear School, the time has come when we must leave The loved, familiar paths now grown so dear, And though we ' re loath to go, we can ' t retrieve The steps, whose close has drawn so swiftly near. Hut since we must, we don ' t regret I- or we have trod them once and can ' t forget. , n l yet with joy we go, despite the sorrow keen — The joy of eagerness to join the crowd without Lures us on to visions not yet seen . nd makes us yearn to know what ' tis all about. We long to try our fate in life, We ' re young and we can bear the strife, — Tf such it be. The field wherein our power lies We know not yet, but find we must, and to its level rise. As we part in life from a dear, dear friend There is ever sorrow and yet one joy — The joy of remembrance, that has no end. Memories, no man can destroy ! Dear School, our friend, we never can forget The care, the love, the dear, dear friends we ' ve met Within your doors, and ever will the memory purify Our lives. Dear School Good-bye! L.-W.-L. LIFE Page Sixteen

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THE CLASS OF 1919 It is better to die lii ' ing, than be liz ' ing dead , ,f I f HE CLASS OF 1919. Although you have heard my name mentioned I in connection with my many members. I hardly believe you have • taken the time to look into my history and see the many battles in which I have participated. I came in 191 5 ; I saw what was required of me, and have conquered the trials at Lick-Wilmerding and Lux. By so doing I am prepared to meet and conquer those that all must encounter in the struggle of life. I am like an old soldier who. notwithstanding the many scars he bears, is still sturdy and strong. I am now in the winter of my life, and in a few days will cease to exist as an organization. But I am not afraid to meet my fate, for I have always carried out what I believed was right, and know that my death will bring me the fruits of my labor. That spirit which has carried me to victory will not die; and to show you that spirit. I am going to review the hardships which I have suffered. During August of 1915. the Freshmen organized in the Class of 1919. That was my birth. At Lick, Thornton Corwin, of the ' 16 Class, was appointed by the faculty to act as president, while at Lux, Anna McCormick, ' 16, held the executive office. These two Tigers pulled me thru all my first troubles in such a manner that 1 was able to withstand the almost savage animosity of the .Sophomores. This class rivalry went a long way toward breaking me into the customs of the school. I soon learned to wage war against the Sophs, respect the Seniors and hold the Juniors as my steadfast friends. To these first officers I owe what I am today. They urged me ; they helped me ; they filled me with that Tiger Spirit which has made Lick-Wilmerding and Lux famous the state over. They impressed upon me the thought of the great responsibility which rested on my shoulders, the responsibility of making this first class, since the amalgamation of Lick, Wilnicrding and Lux, a model and precedent to all classes which are to follow nie. I buckled down to four years of hard work. It was these first officers who sowed the seeds of what I am today, a spirit hardened by four years ' battling, but I am here and ready at all times to deliver the goods. While I was still a newcomer, the Juniors pulled off one of the greatest Jimior-Freshman picnics ever heralded at Lick, Wilmcrding and Lux, at which I was the honored guest. The place was .Stege Park, the time. September. 191s. L.-W.-L. LIFE Page Eighteen