Randolph High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Randolph, NE)

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SOPHOMORES 1st Row Merlin Hughes. Raymond Pinker, Bilsc Robinson, Kenneth Cook, Joshua Brunner, George Bag-ley. Vernin Boughn. Merton Farrow. Gladys Buchanan. 2nd Row -Leone DeKay. Hilda Grail. Gertrude Peek. IliUlur Lunihorg. Irene Countryman, Gertrude L« rge, Helen Benson. Aulda Kerlcy, Emma Diingcr. 3rd Row Wilma Kinkaid, Cecila Dugan. Vera Lumbcrg. Ella Markcrt. Ruby Reed, Leone Stagcman

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SOPHOMORE APATHY A Sophomore! The caterpillar stage of your High School career. You envied the Juniors and Seniors in exactly the same way the caterpillar envies the butterfly, hut you knew you couldn’t he one of them until you had passed thru the feeding stage. In later years you can tell at a glance the overfed Sophomore. Have you ever noticed the strong resemblance between the Sophomore and the Indian? if not, look twice at the next bunch you meet. 'Fry to read their thoughts by the expression of their faces. It is impossible lncausc Sophomores’ faces only reveal stoicism, the predominant characteristic of the Indian. They certainly think and some very valuable information is lost to the world by their indifference. A teacher once told me she could always tell the Sophomores by their expression, “Ashes to ashes. Dust to dust, If Oesar doesn't kill us, Our geometry must,” but that was before I was a Sophomore myself. 1 know now that she couldn’t, and the only solution I have to offer is that she must have been a perfect student of psychology. Symptoms of this malady are detected the first day of the Sophomore year and gradually grow worse as the days pass by. Students, be lenient in remarks of your teachers when they appear crankier than usual for they are working very hard to bring the Sophs safely thru this crisis. If all this be true, why are the faculty cheerful most of the time? Well, you see they have brought a large numl er safely out this trance besides having a vivid remembrance of it themselves. If a class seems more indifferent than previous ones this is the very class for whom they predict a brilliant future. Students recover from this malady almost as rapidly as they succumb to it. for on the very day the reports are given out for the last time you find light-hearted Juniors in place of the taciturn Sophs, who will never realize what a burden they have been to their fellow students and teachers, unless they themselves become teachers, and in that case a chance is given them to prove that they are masters of their tempers. Most Sophomores express their opinion of Juniors and Seniors as “conceited”: now, dear Sophs, is my chance to clear those above you of this charge, it is simply compassion we feel for you and your dormant state of mind cannot distinguish between the two. So now cheer up. you’ll all survive it and the majority will never know what they’ve been through. Stop worrying all future Sophomores, this malady has somewhat the same effect of two much ether except in this case your sleep only lasts nine months and you are always sure of a pleasant awakening if you but heed our warning—“Don't overtax your brain during the critical period.” KM A ARNOLD. '21.

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SOPHOMORE HISTORY One September morning in 1917, thirty Freshmen gathered in the big assembly room. We elected Miss Miller class advisor, Merton Farrow president, Gertrude Lorgc secretary, and Leone Stageman treasurer. We had few parties but at each one we had a good time. Merton, Vernon and Miles represented us in baseball and track, while Trade and Dorothy played basketball. This year there are only about twenty-five enrolled in the Sophomore Class. Some of our Freshmen Class dropped out while a few new members are added. We elected Miss Pegler class advisor. Aulda Kerley president, l.ilse Robinson vice president, and Gertrude Peck secretary and treasurer. Two of our lx ys. Merton and Vernon, were on the football team; Gertrude and Irene made the basketball team, and Merton and Bilse played on the boys’ basketball team. It is hoped that by next year we will be able to take a very active part in all High School contests. So far. the Sophomore Class has shown they have plenty of “pep and we hope to l e one of the best classes to go from this High School. A CUM KERLKY. SOPHOMORE CLASS POEM Here comes the class of twenty-two You'll hear from us before we're thru A large and splendid class are we. As anyone can plainly see. As Freshmen we were green as grass Tho now we re such a brilliant class: At first our honors were very few. For everything to us seemed new. Later in the declamatory contest Kenneth won the second best; Other things wc did and said Plainly show we were not dead. As Sophomores wc take our place, Determined to keep our Freshmen pace. In us our athletes have good backers. For in our ranks you’ll find no slackers. For school spirit we have a rep. And into the yells we put the pep, So here's to the class of twenty two; 1 think perhaps that this will do. By GERTKL’DE PECK.