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

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son High School social circles, the Prom of the ’06 class outdid all former displays, socially as well as financially. This, however, was not alone the standard of the class.’ We started our last campaign in search of knowledge with confidence and enthusiasm. Although decreased in number, the army was com-I osed of veterans with a determined fighting spirit. But the enemy, deciding to check our material advancement and humiliate our pride, had erected many defenses. We met these with a brave heart, and were overwhelmed with joy to find that after a few weeks all but one has succumbed. But alas! our joy soon turned to grief, as after repeated assault this last obstacle remained intact. We did not despair, however, but collecting our forces, we again entered the field of Geometry (the burial place of many a Senior). With renewed energy we again battled with the innumerable points, lines, surfaces, planes and solids. They resisted us. They wavered! They fell! Success was ours! We, the Class of 1906. had grandly lived up to our ideal motto, “Lahore et Honore.” To crown our great rejoicing a successful banquet and commencement ball were held. Now, as the Class of 1906 is preparing to disband. I can, with safety, prophecy that its name and work shall live forever. 22

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CLASS HISTORY, 1906. Class histories are ever dull affairs. Yet often interesting events enlighten an otherwise dry paper. Experience, though expensive, is a good teacher, and it is for the benefit of the little green freshmen that we here chronicle the events in the history of the class of 1906. It is sufficient to say for our first year that we existed,—maybe wise upper classmen would have challenged this statement, but nevertheless it is true. We “studiously” prepared our “themes on Thursday” for Mr. Odland, studiously neglected our “Deutsch” for Fraulein O’Conner. and every Friday afternoon we eloquently declaimed over the death of Caesar, or meekly chanted “Little Boy Blue” for Miss Clark. In the latter part of our first year a great calamity occurred—the strike of 1903,—claiming nearly all the members of the class. However. a gentle application of the board of education, guided by the unerring hand'of Mr. II.. soon called off our boycott, and we were good the remaining weeks. In no such obscure manner did our second year slip away. We were now called to the main room; our dream of dreams was at last realized—we were now second-year pupils. With due fitness and gaiety we gave a sophomore party, the last one which this school boasts. We also set up a shining motto to lead us through our career. Many of us were now initiated into the mysteries of the “office.” The vast recesses of this awe-inspiring abode seemed to hold a peculiar fascination for many of our more mischievous classmates, who spent many a half hour behind its closed door in deep conversation with Mr. J. H. H. Never before did any class show such remarkable learning in “biology” under Miss Lee, or in Ancient History. In the third year came our test as scholars which resulted in an overwhelming victory. We broke down the impregnable fortresses of Physics and English History, and even Mr. Hutchison declared that our progress could not be stopped. There was such a sudden decrease in the number of “flunk cards” issued that both Mr. Morton and Miss Chynoweth complained of the lack of work, while in German we gave our literal and free translations with such heroic boldness that even Misses Young and Kleinpell called us “sehr gut.” To celebrate our many victories we planned the greatest social event held for many years. Our “Junior Prom” can be described by the following extract from one of the leading newspapers of this country: “Although the third year party has always been the most notable event in the Madi- 21

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SENIOR INFORMAL. February 22, 1006. Arrangement Committee. John Curtis, Chairman. Walter Burch. Eugene Heath. Decoration Committee. Frank Cnare, Chairman. Helen Hutchison. Clara Terry. Edith Elliott. Carl Reif. Arthur Heilman. Mollie Wright. 23 Fred Rayne.