Maryville High School - Maryvillian Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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slr I X1 X5 X! F I x I . fwwf x ji 1 ' C. A N f V I It V I I at A Mxiqxtk fn 1 Ng. , d 'lil 444 4 A Sophomore Class History XffMLWk,i?. In the fall of 1951, a group of would-be seamen set sail from Grades Harbor upon the Sea of Knowledge with books for boats. Each-boat was equipped with a set of oars--Work and Determination. Each seaman carried before him a vision of Port Graduation, which he hoped to reach. We soon met the steamer Freshman Studies. we experienced some difficulty in passing because the waves in the wake of this large steamer almost dashed our tiny boats to pieces. we lost some of the smaller and weaker crafts but most of us passed this obstacle with flying colors. We sailed smoothly until we encountered the steamer Sophomore Studies. The force of the waves of this ship was so great that we had to use our oars to push ourselves away from the rocks. After being tossed about again, the sturdier of our tiny boats carried us through. A second time we lost a few shipsg but the seamen are gaining in experience, thus enabling us to man our crafts with more ease. We are now thinking about our future difficulties--the passing of the sister ships, Junior Studies and Senior Studies. We now have a crew of tried and true seaman and are ready for whatever obstacles may loom up before us during the remainder of our trip. It is four knots to Port Graduation from Grades Harbor--we have covered the distance of two knots. --Charlotte Smith