Raleigh High School - Rattler Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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Mm... ANNA C. STRONG. FRANK A. SBIETHURST. A. RAND. JULIAN AREY J. HUNTER. C CY. LA ALICE EDITORIAL STAFF.

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A Chronicle of the Class of '09 9 slr DECEMBER 19, 1905. Our Christmas holidays are here after our iirst term in the High School. It seems a long time Qalthough it has been only a few monthsj since a crowd of anxious boys and girls waited to see if their names were on the list of those who had completed the Grammar School Course and were ready to take up higher work. There are thirty-two in our class, won- der how many will be with us in May of 1909 3 At irst our work was confusing, why should one use X's and z's when a problem is much easier worked by arithmetic? And Latin is so hard, our brains were in a whirl with declensions, con- jugations and indirect discourse. But we are getting more used to things now, and perhaps our marks will improve. MAY 20, 1906. Exams. are over, and of course we all passed, for we are soon to be sophs, and the first Freshman Class of old R. H. S. is no more. APRIL 19, 1907. Thank goodness, this year is nearly over! We have been through the wars with Caesar, but needless to say, we have not enjoyed the journey so much as that venerable hero evidently did. Our trials in our other studies have increased a hun- dredfold, and we have found out tha.t being a soph is more work than play. MAY 15, 1908. VVe are juniors now, and feel quite big, but oh, how we envy those seniors their privileges! Senior meetings are quite the rage, and we are not sorry, for on the occasion of each we are excused from at least one recitation. Our trials with math. this year are enough to drive one distracted, 8

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CARL LEON BETTS, His only books ll'0r6 IVOHIIHIQS looks. Age 17. Height 5 ft. HM in. XVeigl1t 150 lbs President P. L. S. Captain of Football Team 508. Sec. and 'l'1'c1as. Athletic Association. President of Senior Class.