Manchester High School - Somanhis Yearbook (Manchester, CT)

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SOMANHTS EVENTS 21 CLASS SONG,1923 After four years of work and fun, At last comes our Commencement Eve. We think of the good times we've had In this school we are about to leave; And, as we bid a fond farewell To this dear old High School Hall, Wie wish we might repeat these days And once again enjoy them all. Now as we are about to go Into a life so strange and new, A breath of sadness, Schoolmates dear, Is felt as we are leaving you; But someday we shall meet again, And though we know not where or when, The Spirit of old Twenty-three Will be revived in us again. CHORUS This night marks the end of many happy days, We have spent with our classmates here. We cannot help but feel a little sorrowful As we part from our friends so d ear. But, it’s not as though our ways would never meet again; For surely our paths will cross someday, And what seems the end is only the beginning. Twenty-three will show its loyalty for aye! Words and music by Robert Dexter ‘23. IVY ORATION Undergraduates: As the time for graduation draws near, and the class of ’23 must go out and join the ever increasing ranks of the Alumni, it is with mingled joy and sorrow that we bid you farewell. During our four years in high school it has been our endeavor to uphold the standards of S. M. H. S. in school work, in our organizations, and in ath- letics. The Student Council, the Glee Club, Debating Club and Hi-Y have been put to the test and have proved their worth. The progress that we have made in athletics needs hardly to be mentioned. Our basketball teams have carried the Red and White through a highly successful season while the work of our baseball and track teams has been very favorable. In looking backward, however, we can see instances where, as a group and as individuals, we have fallen short of the mark. Many among us, if we were to repeat our high school career, would probably do differently. That chanc e to us is lost, but to you, who are to remain, we give this word of ad- vice. Never forget what you are in school for, and see to it that when you stand where we are standing you have no such regrets. It may seem hard at times, but having set your standard, work for it. The reward is well worth striving’ for.

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22 SOMANELLS. EVENTS Schoolmates: During the past four years we have labored within these familiar halls, and at least a part of that time we have worked side by side with you. Now that the time approaches for us to leave, we know that you will carry on with the same objective for which we have worked to make South Manchester High School a bigger and better school in every way. There is much yet to be accomplished. Debating and Dramatics must be backed by the entire school if they are to continue. The idea of the Stud- ent Council should be supported, for it is an asset to both students and facul- ty. The standards set for athletics are high, but with the material so far dis- covered in S. M. H. S. every team should go strong next year. Freshmen: Your class this year has shown good spirit. Keep it up, and in three years you will have no regrets. With co-operation a class as large as yours can do much toward the bettering of S. M. H. S. Sophomores: Next year you will be upper classmen. See to it that your school does not lack your support. Try out for the teams and support the organizations that the school offers. It will be your duty and privilege as upper classmen to help lead the way. Your showing in athletics has been fine this year, and the school will expect much from you next fall. Juniors: To you falls the responsibility of leadership; from now until you stand here next June it will be your duty to see that the Senior responsi- bilities are carried out. Consider well what is before you, for there is much left to carry on. “Somanhis Events”, our school paper, rated among the leading school papers, will be practically yours. Subscribe for it; contribute to it; back it to the full extent of your power. Try out for the teams; if you do not participate, go to the games and cheer your team on to victory. The upholding and the bettering of South Manchester High School’s standards will give to you a feeling of pride when the time for your leavetaking comes. Classmates: We have only a short time before we must say good-bye to S. M. H. S. In one more week we shall come together for the last time. All our lives we shall look back and think of the happy days we have spent in this school. As a symbol of the start that '23 is making in life we have planted the class ivy this afternoon. Just as the tendrils from that root will spring forth and reach upward, so will the embers of the class of ‘23 branch out; some to further their education at higher institutions, others to enter the business world, but all of us cherishing the remembrance of our high school days and all striving to be a credit to ourselves and to our Alma Mater. Earl Saunders ’23.