Madison Central High School - Tychoberahn Yearbook (Madison, WI)

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Class of 1905 On a rainy morning the class of I9°5 found itself wandering toward that ancient structure, the Madison High School. After being shoved and pushed about by the more knowing Sophomores, and after singing America, we were directed to the Old Main Room or, as one person expressed it in a theme, “the old maid’s room.” Some of us were given seats there and others sent to the New Main Room. After much good advice had been administered to us we were dismissed. All went well for some time and then came the day that we were forced to visit that lion’s den, the office. We came out with different feelings than we had when we entered. But some of us have been forced to retrace our steps to that much dreaded place, we admit. The teachers all complimented us on our behavior in the assembly room. One teacher was heard to remark that she “never saw a class of Freshmen study so well as we did.” Our class is different from all other classes in many respects: First, we never had to endure the agonies of being hazed. Second, we are ALL very studious. Third, we are all liked by the teachers and the public in general. Fourth, we stand in the good graces of Mr. Hutchison, for we are not always troubling him. Fifth, we never appeared green or awkward. Sixth, we are so good in all ways that some of the Sophomores and even Juniors were given a seat in the Old Main Room so that they might profit by the good example we set for them. But why go on with our good points, since everyone knows that we have them? Our life has as yet been very short. And as our virtues are so numerous and our vices so few, we do not wish to give you the idea that we are conceited by enumerating our good points. For we certainly are not conceited. And last, but not least, we do not mean to discontinue the good record we have established. Three years from now, when we leave this ancient school, everyone will know that we were one of the best classes that ever was graduated. 19

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Class of 1904 The history of the class of 1904 is all included in the one word “success.” When we first entered the building, sometime during the early days of the Harvest Moon, certain marks about us were noticed that prophesied success. We will admit that though we may have looked rather green to the wise and sedate Juniors and Seniors then, now we are the foremost class in the High School. Our first year passed on uneventfully until spring, when we began to prove our greatness. In the track work, under the leadership of “Biggies” and “Willie Hop” we astonished the “wise and sedate” with our excellent showing. In our seeond year we began business. On the strength of having high standards in athletics, scholarship and also in “raising ruff house,” we organized a class government. Under the leadership of Messrs. Sutherland, Bollenbeck and McKenna we got down to good honest work. During Pres. Bollenbeck’s term we gave a class party. It was a great success, socially, financially and in making the upper classmen jealous. It was at this time that S. Bates distinguished himself by asking almost all the girls in the grade to accompany him to the party. Now only two years have passed in our eventful history and we have two years to achieve still greater success. We hope that we have furnished a model example for the class of 1905 and that they will come to the front as we have done. In conclusion we say that we mean to do honor to our class and to the High School, and that we will live up to our motto, whether it be in getting our lessons, or in getting expelled, “Perseverance Brings Success.” 21