Madisonville High School - Annual Yearbook (Madisonville, OH)

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SOPHOMORE CLASS HISTORY T would be impossible to do justice to the remarkable Class of 1918. Everyone realizes that our class sur- passes all others in all ways. This was easily seen from the beginning. As Freshmen, we distinggished ourselves by the Iack of greehness we displayed. We easily found our way through the building, and were always duly respectful to our dignified upper classmen. The flag rush was abolished in our Freshman year and we held a peaceful field meet with the Sophomores. We knew how disgraced the Sophs would feel if we should win, so we kindly allowed them to defeat us. We kept the majority down, though, and the score was 86-78. The spirit shown in the field meet was fine and it was a great success. Besides the generosity already displayed in the field meet, we burdened ourselves with the task of entertaining our splendid examples, the Sophomores. We did this with a Hallowe'en party in the gym, which seemed to be greatly enjoyed. In May, the Kewpies entertained our class at Ault Park with a picnic. EVery- body had a fine time and it was a great success. 0n Class Night, the Class of 1915 gave us the name Goops. The Brownies, given the great honor of bestowing our name upon us, said: May the 'Gi stand for greatness and the goodness of each, The 'OOisi bring oodles of days that are bright, May the T, mean perfection as far as your large class may reach, May the Goops always stand for the fight. We have made an effort to live up to this and think we have gained a great deal of success. Our Sophomore year has increased the wonderfulness Mr. Webster was appointed our class officer, and'he has been very helpful and has and happiness of our class. done lots of good things for us. In September, we held our iirst class meeting and elected Robert Lyon, President; Gladys Mann, Vice-President; Margaret Grosse, Secre- tary, and Edgar Coons, Treasurer. We chose crimson and black as our colors. Of course, they are greatly

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a : . E' SOPHOMORES 33E? Class Colors-Red and Black Class N ame Go0ps. Class Flower American Beauty Rose Class Motto-Fare, fac say, do. a c g. '5, CLASS OFFICERS President. . . . . . . , . . . ............. Robert Lyon Treasurer. . A . . . ................ Edgar Coons Vice-Presidem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , .Gladys Mann Historian .................. . . .Katherine Bassler Secretary ....................... Margaret Grosse Faculty Officer ................... A. R. Webster CLASS YELLS Goop Call Goop Yell G stands for goodness, the Goops have a heap, Boom chicka BOOM! 0 stands for order, they always do keep. Boom chicka Boom! , 0 stands for 0119, 01' the 0111137 good Class; Boom chicka, ricka chicka, ricka chicka, Boom! P stands for perfect, each lad and each lass. Sis Boom Bah! Sis Boom Bah! S stands for sweetness in us ever seen, Goops, Goops, R ah! Rah! Rah! Hurrah for the Goops! nineteen hundred eighteen! 33

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admired. One of the faculty even said that ours were the prettiest in the High School. The field meet of our Freshman year was such a success that in October we held another With the present Freshies. They made a noble effort, but we so far surpassed them that the score was 167-78. lightfully with a Halloweten party in the gym. In payment for losing, they entertained us de- Our class ranks well in scholarship and we have $Y 43 35 members in the Dramatic Club and in the Philologian literary Society. Our skill in athletics showed itself in our Freshman year and has since increased. This year we were represented on the f ootball, basket-ball and baseball teams. 1918 sticks together and we have shown a splendid class Spirit. The High School may well feel honored that it will have such remarkable ability and such splendid characteristics for two more yearsh KATHERINE BASSLER. QQ$86? X9-