New Haven High School - Elm Tree Yearbook (New Haven, CT)

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CHARLES L. KIRSCHNER

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8 Nlaw I-l..xvi4:x l-lion Scnooi. Cmss Book. Early in the Spring. some of Miss Mei-Xlister's classes gave a Sliakesperian play in the large Library of Hillhouse. Then came the Radiator dance, followed by our Spring vacation. Wle then realized we would be ignored by our elders but few months more, and that we were to be honored, as being the last class to enter, and remain a whole year in our old, beloved Hillhouse. Ge11c-Wa HUIIIIICI' Strong. oeirrelmmeitmo HEN one attempts to recall events of four years ago they seem to be very dim, in one's recollection. But yet we must start back here in giving the history of the class of 1905 from the time that, as scrubs, we First sat on the old fence and awaited developments. As yet we had not seen the interior of that mysterious building, for thus it appealed to our youthful imaginations. 'Wle knew only that we were to spend four years of learning inside its walls. Our trouble started as soon as we had received our schedules. for we had no idea where the various recitation rooms were and we found them only after much difficulty. Wfe received a hard scrubbing'l from the upper classmen, as we had to run the gauntlet every day for a week in order to get into school, and the faculty were nowhere around, much to our chagrin. A The class so exceeded in numbers that of its predecessors that there was not enough room for all. On this account, some divi- sions were excused at quarter after twelve every day during the year and others were excused at recess twice a week. The football season was now on and IQO5 had three men on the team, which had a very successful year.