Oakfield High School - Oak Leaves Yearbook (Oakfield, WI)

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longing to the past, or appearing in single abrupt movements, but connected and universally present in time, we can seek and find it nowhere else I ut in the natural history of creation. Natural history looked upon from its inner side is nothing else but the farther carrying out of the history of creation.” Take the position of the Holy Scriptures regarding development in general. The work of the six days themselves are in their succession nothing else but a development, a permanent differentiation of that which was not separated before, a continuous unfolding of the more simple until a more complex and always progressing preparation of the globe for newer and higher forms of existence, until finally man appears. The Bible itself is in friendly relation to the evolution theory. It does not permit animals to come forth from plants altho the later represent the lower and the former the higher forms and that even both kingdoms come forth from the inorganic of the earth. The Scriptures teach a creation of the world in six days. Are there not evidences in the Bible account itself which show that the author did not take these as creative earthly days of twenty-four hours' These days of the week are also, “Days of God,” for that which makes our earthly days was not created until the fourth day of creation. These days have no night, “And the evening and the morning were the first day.” (Gen. 1, 5.) What did God do in the six nights of his creation? The author did not mention night, because these days had no night and they had none, because as days of God they could have none, because with God there is no night. The end of each of the six days is mentioned but not of the seventh day. Therefore this seventh day must have been of long duration. This leads us to think that the six proceeding days must have exceeded the duration of the earthly days, for in St. Peter’s second letter we find the words, “One day is with the Lord as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day.” Religion and mortality have their automnous principle and realm which is not at all obliged to borrow tin1 proof of its truth from the present condit ions and degree of our knowledge, but carries it in itself although it stands in fruitful reciprocal action of the other realms of knowledge and life. The great evolutionists may not be very near the truth but are in common with a large and increasing body of scientific men. that are all agreed as to one thing; that evolution is a great and established fact, a wide and valid induction from the observed order of nature, tin complete elucidation of which is the grand scientific task of the future. Claude Craooe.

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY President—Claude Cragoe ice-President—Piiebe Crumb Secretary and Treasurer—Maggie Smith Dame Fortune seems to have cast her most beaming smiles upon the class of 11)09. We were very fortunate to have as our instructors, Mr. Hansen and Miss Rakow during our Freshmen year. Mr. Curtis, Miss Bovee and Miss Hal bach during our sophomore year, Mr. Curtis and Miss Halbach again in our Junior year with Miss Curtis as assistant and Mr. Curtis again in our Senior year with Miss Binnie and Miss Breitkrutz as assistants. On entering high school in the fall of 1905, we were very proud of our class of fifteen pupils, some sent here from the district schools for a broader education, and some from the eighth grade of our high school. But we were soon to lie disappointed for on entering the Sophomore year we found we had lost two of our former classmates. This was not to be the only disappointment, for in the Junior year three more familiar voices were missing at roll call. But there is never a loss without a gain, and with sincere greeting we welcomed back our old classmate, Clifford Gleason, and two new pupils Edna and Ralph Randall, who had come here to complete their high school course, a part of which they had received at the state graded school at Hustisford. But fate seemed to hover over us for we found on entering our Senior year, we had lost two more member's. So the class of 1909, the largest in eight years, through four years of fortune and misfortune leave the Oaktield High School with eleven members, eight of whom we are proud to say we have kept thru the grades. We have not only been fortunate in having teachers who were interested in our eductional career, but have also enjoyed the advantages of a good library and a course which gave us the opportunity of taking up advanced studies which were not in the regular course before. A Lyceum Society was also added to the other social interests of the school and many of the members have proven to be very efficient in the art of declaiming, debating and discussing. An excellent tennis court has also added much to the interest of the school. During each of the last three years the high school has been remodeled in some respects each time making it more convenient for both pupils and teachers. Thus, this year we have enjoyed the use of the main room as a study room without being disturbed by the recitations of classes. We have also enjoyed the use of a separate laboratory with the privilege of working our own experiments. Claude Cragoe lias attended the Oaktield school, since the time he commenced his educational career. In years to come when we recall his name it will remind us of our most worthy President. Phebe Crumb who came here from Le Seur, Minnesota, entered the third grade of the Oaktield Public Schools in the year, 1899. Tho quiet and reserved, she is honored by all her classmates. Jennie Pratt became a member of the first grade in this school in 1897. Each year she accomplished her years work so well that at last, the year