Randolph High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Randolph, NE)

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Senior Glass History Could one have peeped into the halls of R. H. S. one September morning in 1915 he would have seen forty fond mothers furtively wiping away their tears as the the class of ’27 timidly crossed the threshold of the primary room. How proudly the future foot ball players, singers, authors and teachers of the United States took the desks assigned them! The morning passed quickly, and likewise all the other mornings. During the first winter the small pox kept the teacher, Miss Havens, from school and the normal trainers were inflicted upon those who were in turn to become the dreaded normal trainers. When it became evident that Miss Havens would not be able to return, Miss Hill, who was teaching the fourth grade, took her place, and a new teacher was hired for the fourth grade. One morning soon after, only eight of the forty pupils were in their usual places. The remaining thirty-two were suffering from that time-old enemy of children—the measles. Life was very uneventful for the next three years but during the fourth year of school life the little prohibitionists showed their outstanding ability as salesmen by defeating the other five grades in a contest to sell tickets to a lecture on prohibition, As a reward they were presented with a large flag which proved the source of much strife between them and the class of ’28 for it was always getting left behind at the end of the year and the lower classmen declared that it should have been left in their room. The only outstanding event in the next four years was their trial for note writing in the eighth grade. During the years of school life the members of the class had become quite efficient in the art of passing notes. One afternoon everyone sensed the feeling of suspense and expected something unusual. At three thirty the unexpected happened. The various authors were called upon by their non-de-plumes and asked to read their master pieces. It was then that some of our would-be novelists resolved never to write again. The personnel of the class changed much during the first year in high school. Many classmates arrived from the rural schools and of the number Minnie Broer, Eunice Graham, Leo Frederick, Neva Barnes and Wilma Carstens are still with the class. In 1923 the seniors were given the privilege of a sneak day. On the same day the now-privileged seniors took their sneak day. In fact the high school had a holiday. “How sweet are forbidden fruits”—so sweet that Mr. Dawson gave us added time after school that we might spend it in reminicences of the day. The third year of high school was marked by the Junior-Senior banquet which was a great success in spite of the fact that it was so damp that everyone had difficulty in keeping free from mud until they arrived. The fourth and hast year is now completed. The class play, sneak day, slouch day, the Junior-Senior banquet, class day and the innumerable discussions at class-meetings have so usurped the time that one scarcely realizes that commencement has arrived. Now the class of ’27 has “Crossed the bay; the ocean lies before them” and may they ever remain true to the standards set before them in dear old Randolph High.