Northeastern High School - Jet Yearbook (Springfield, OH)

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Yearbook Genesis oo nd in those days a cry went out to all the , country thereabouts that the King was wailing, ' for he was sore in need of a scribe, courageous and forthright, who feared not a hard day ' s labor. 2 Now it came to pass that the cry of the King fell upon the ears of the Arkangel Steph- en, who, meeting all of the above qualifica- tions but three, hearkened unto that cry. 3 And the King sought audience with Ste- phen and there told him of the yearbook that would go unprinted should a lowly scribe he had in mind not volunteer to guide the project. 4 But Stephen hesitated and lo, the King made mention of a government project, a certain lions ' den under construction nearby. 5 And Stephen, in a flash, saw the light and accepted the task, and went his way muttering oaths not of allegiance. 6 Only now did the king have second thoughts saying, I would that the seeds of my cry had fallen upon more fertile soil. r CHAPTER II nd so it happened that the angel Stephen went out unto the people in search of assist- ance. 2 He looked among the lowly and sick of mind and his search was fruitful, for in that area the lowly and sick of mind were not tare. 3 And among those he gathered unto him first were Bob the Miller and Anita of the Barnes. Others of their ilk followed suit and soon a great multitude had gathered, unique for its predominant femininity. 4 No hush fell upon that multitude, but Stephen spoke anyway, saying, Go ye in pairs unto the factories and funeral homes and gather what gold ye can with the selling of advertisements. 5 And it was done so, and the treasury was filled to overflowing. 6 Next he spoke unto a younger section of the multitude, about fifteen in number, say- ing above the tumult, Go ye unto the re- maining sick of mind and sell yearbook sub- scriptions. 7 This too was done and once more the treasury overflowed with gold. 8 And from out of the North came three savage horsemen. Chamberlain, Barber and Haverkos by name, barbarians all. 9 And they spoke to the angel offering the aid of their minds, such as they were, and giving no little help and much free advice. 6f I nd it can CHAPTER III nd it came to pass that the tasks were divided and the work begun. 2 Marcella and Anita, Jill and Betsy G. , Claudia and Bev, Kathy and Janeen, Doug and John, Betsy D. and Janet - these few began the business of begetting a yearbook. 3 But lo, they soon discovered that the angel Stephen, though indeed an angel, knew nothing of yearbooks, and they were sore afraid. 4 But mostly sore. 5 Yet the task, thanks to the efforts of the staff and in spite of the efforts of Stephen, was accomplished - yea, was well accom- plished. You have before you the product of their numerous efforts. 6 And may 1 say that on just one other occasion have so many owed so much to so few. 7 My thanks to the staff which comforted me. Sincerely and forever indebted, the angel