Marengo High School - Tiger Yearbook (Marengo, IA)

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Senior Class History It was the first Monday in September, 1922, when the good ship, Marengo High School, with its human freightage of one hundred boys and girls pulled anchor and set sail on its four year voyage across the waters of Greater Learning. Behind us lay the eight islets of Smaller Learningg before us were the four unfathomed seas: namely, Freshman. Sophomore, Junior and Senior. As we embarked upon the Freshman Sea we encountered many difficulties such as high waves of Algebra, whirlpools of English, and high winds of Manual Training and Home Economics. During the first part of our voyage on this sea we partook of a Weiner roast when we were greatly molested by those who had gone before us in the three previous years. By the time we had overcome all these difficulties and many more, we were ready to enter our voyage on the Sophomore Sea. Here we met with still greater tasks such as conquering the great sea monsters, called Geometry, Agriculture, Caesar and many others. During this year we were entertained at a Hallowe'en party by the class of 1927, at Literary Hall. a port between the Freshman Sea and the Sophomore Sea. Later we enjoyed a Weiner roast at Brimmer Grove, a picnic ground on the south shore of the Sophomore Sea. As we sailed into Junior Sea, our duties seemed tripled, but our hearts were light because our Voyage was just one-half over. As wr: buckled the swells of English Literature, Physiology, High School Geog- raphy, Arithmetic, and Psychology, we all came out on top better and stronger for the energy expended. In the early fall we were all in- vited to the room of the ship's chef, Miss Hamm, to elect officers and choose our class colors and motto. It was then decided that henceforth a red and white banner bearing the inscription, UM. H. S.-'26, should float from the ship's staff. Our sweaters soon arrived so that the deck looked quite gay when we were all assembled on it. ln May, 1925, we took time enough from our tasks on our voyage to entertain the class of 1925 at a Junior-Senior Banquet at the.port of Methodist Basement. We also held two joint weiner roasts with this same class. At the close of the third lap of our journey we enjoyed a party held at the Rumple Home at a port in Pilot Township on the shore of the Junior Sea. Entering upon the Senior Sea quadrupled our difficulties, tasks,

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Marie Strub, Academic Struh Marie has proved herself a poetry loving' lass, Evidenced each day in her Literature class. Track '24 Declamatory Contest '26, County Contest '26 Pre-State Contest '26 American Leo Torrance, Academic Torrance Life is as tedious as a twice told tale, But if you try hard you cannot fail. Latin 'Club Declamatoryq Contest '25, Student Council '25 Picture Editor Virginia Swain, Academic Ginny Entirely Satisfactory. Glee Club '23, '24, '25, '2G. Sophomore Quartet '24 Junior Play '25. . Junior Class President Editor-in-Chief v9 Roland A. White, Academic and Com- mercial R01l,v Wanted: Proof. Winner Essay' Contest '24. Junior Play '25. Shorthand Club Joke Editor 9

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and burdens. Our hardest foe to conquer was Physics, and following close on its trail was U. S. History, Advanced Shorthand, and School Management. Many of our fellow classmates had left us at pOrtS along the wayg namely, Can't Get It, Won't Try, Discouraged, Sick of School. They Didn't Give Me a Fair Deal, Give Up. Other Professions, and Stubbornness. As the weeks progressed, we came nearer and nearer the mainland of Graduation. When at last the gang plank was lowered and we disembarked for the last time, setting our feet on the shore of Graduation, we called the roll and found to our sorrow and regret that only twenty-eight out of our sixty-three classmates remained to share the fruits of our strenuous, as well as enjoyable voyage. Only two of our original crew, Miss Benner and Miss Merritt, were with us. Cap- tain Shipton joined us as we entered Senior Sea, First Mate, Miss Cham- bers, as we entered Junior Sea, the rest of the Crew at different ports along the way, As we left the ship and entered the immigration office where our Credits were presented, we were given a certificate showing that we had stuck to our work and completed our four years' voyage successfully and satisfactorily. We are now ready to launch our individual barks upon the high seas of life. -ANNA LEADER, '26.