Red Oak High School - Pep Yearbook (Red Oak, IA)

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Class l5is1ory::Continued A ure, consequently, the only recreation we had was a picnic at the north mill with a chap' eron for every member of the class, however 'none were needed. This is the summary of our Hrst year. . We entered upon our second year with minds free from all thoughts of study. VVe held parties at Anna Cochrane's, Adelaide Thompsonhs and at the High School. This is the year we won our notoriety for keeping early hours UD. The seniors had much to say about us: they even went so far as to watch us until we were safely home from our parties. The championship in inter-class basket ball was won by our boys. The girls' team won second in a similar event. The officers for this year were Kirk Chapman, President? Ruth Thomas, Vice President, VVilliam Donahue, Secretary and Treasurer, and -captain of the boys Basket Ball Team. Adelaide Thompson was Acorn representative and Kathryn Pil- kington captain of the girls basket ball team. Oh! that eventful junior yearg wiener roasts, .sneak parties, the new way of obtaining flowers for the Junior-Senior reception, purchase of pins and rings. u Our debts were not paid with 5300.00. We owe much to the good luck of our pilot. Thomas was always close at hand to lend assistance in rough waters, Mick nearly with an empty pocketbook. CWhy empty?J Copper Top Cochrane. Captain Basket Ball Team. 'Fritz Shields, Captain of the Base Ball Team. CYVe ran the school in 1913.5 A Do you remember how the seniors begged to go with us on that first wiener roast f?J and how we turned them flat C?J. Weren't they mad? K ' How deep was the snow the night we went to Vera Bass's? Ask Miss Kramer and Miss Hunter. We doubt if they are thawed out yet. The class of '14 is noted for its love of flowers, also for methods of' obtaining them. Overheard at Junior-Senior reception, 1913. Faculty to a '14, Where did you get so many beautiful flowers? Junior looks wise but maintains discreet silence. We gave our recep- tion to the Seniors May 23, 1913, and think it was enjoyed by everyone. At the. close of the Year 1913, we edited an Acorn Annual, this annual has gone into history as the best yet. The editorial staff consisted of Allison Collard, editor and chief, Margaret Telfer and Fred Shields, assistant editorsg Leland Replogle, business manager, Glen Hawkins and Anna Cochrane, artists. Several associate editors. To wind up the an- nual, the staff had a picnic. , Now we must stop. Just to think this is our last year, we must count our credits. Alas, several four leaf clovers missing, they must wail till 1915. Some that lost their clover found good luck in another way. There are five girls gone. Some pessimistic senior suggested we spend some precious moments in study this year. We now realize the worth of that senior. We are now at the stage in life where we love and appreciate our teachers. In order to show this appreciation, we gave a reception at the home of Tom Murphy. We selected the steps of the Presbyterian church to hold several of our illegal class meetings. A stranger passing gives us this description: A man small but mighty standing on the top step is addressed as Browney, sometimes Art, and sometimes as President. The President is heard to say, Pay your dues to Margaret, as he points to a. dignified person- age sitting on the top step with pencil and note book in hand. That oflicious young per- son strutting around trying to keep order is AX, the sergeant at arms. We had our annual wiener roast at Otis's in October. cThis event will be remembered by the terrible runaway of Ax's white horse, Dynamite. Such a frisky mascot was never owned by a class before. Ella killed! Hawk wounded! We felt that night that some calamity would befall us, so we left the teachers safe at home. The class was entertained at the home of Allison Collard on Dec. C?J where Mike won world-wide fame as a jigger. Our next party was held at Cochrane's where we initiated Dad and Steph. into the 01-der of Winkem. The end of our history draws near. A at hgiigifaculty and school seem sad, the clouds begin to gather, for the end of 1914 is close

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Greetings to the Students There have been many changes made and many boys and girls graduated from the High School since the fall of 1898, when I began the janitorship at this school. This school must be, and is represented in many different states and perhaps other countries, by the boys and girls who attended it and those who have graduated in those 16 years that have passed. A I can truly say I have enjoyed those sixteen long years and most of all I have enjoyed and will love and appreciate the kindness and friendship of the past and present pupils of the RedgOak High School. I have served under seven superinten- dents and have many things to thank them and the principals for. I have always tried to be pleasant, kindand obliging to all the pupils of the school. Both boys and girls can truly say I have been well treated by all of them, for which I am more than thankful. 9 I wish to thank especially the foot ball boys for the part and privileges they have always given me in their games. Most of all, the many turkeys and presents they have given me for Christmas and Thanksgiving. I have received twenty turkeys for Thanksgiving during the twenty years I have served as janitor for the Red Oak schools, and I hope I will live to see many more boys and girls go from this dear old school out into the world to represent the Red Oak High School-especially to see many of the 1914-1915 classes graduate and go out and make this school proud of its graduates as we are of many of those gone from here. F. M. CAMPBELL. ,J au . n lx .A I

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Co the Seniors: J, O. H. S. will in a few days bid goodbye to the Class of 1914. For four ' long years the members of this class have been looking forward to the day is when they shall receive their diplomas. It is sometimes said that the average student thinks that when he has received his diploma, he believes his life's work is over and is content to sit back and smile at the hard working underclassmen. A diploma is worth all that it costs, if the student who receives it has justly earned it, and has formed the habit of doing his best in all that he undertakes. If however, as often happens, the object has been merely to get the diploma, and the student fails to get that more valuable training which should go with it he finds too late, that the diploma fails to get him a position, or keep it for him after he gets it. Then it is that he thinks he has been deceived in the real worth of his diploma and concludes that his diploma is nothing more than a bit of parchment, decorated with highly flowered language. In fact this is all that his diploma is. On the other hand, the student who receives the diploma, after four years of earnest and eflicient work, who leaves the school knowing that he has made the ex- perience which it offers him his own, who feels that he is prepared to go into the world and accomplish something, who goes from the school with a desire to work hard, for him a diploma is an entirely different thing. For him the diploma is a certificate that he has taken advantage of the opportunity to profit by the rich ex- perience of the wisest men of past centuries. For him the diploma is a valuable thing and well worth all that it costs. J. R. INMAN. lass History Q HIS most extraordinary class of 1914 has kindly consented after much consider- ii. ation to give brief history of their life and accomplishments to the small mi- : nority of people who have not been so fortunate as to meet any of their re- markable members. Tlfe will never forget that first day of September, 1910. It was dark and QS gloomy without, but the moment our class entered those renouned halls of R. O. H. S. the clouds cleared away and the World became bright and sunshiny. Evidences of our unusual intelligence were shown immediately. Some thought that we were guided by an invisible hand, for We Went, not with the usual confusion, fear, and trembling, but took our places in a calm and dignified manner, which would have been satisfactory to our own dear Mr. VVilliams. Through the day We Went to the various class- rooms without a mistake. 1 In the evening Mr. Bell notiiied the school board of our unusual behavior and they promptly decided to visit us the next day before we should prove to be only an idle dream. After gazing upon our brilliant faces they presented us With a token of good luck, a four lc-af clover which we were to cherish uptil June 1914. During our first year our ofiicers were Laurence Boyer, Presidentg Margaret Telfer, Secretary and Treasurer. At our first class meeting We decided to put forth every effort to complete our four years study in one year, leaving the remaining three years for pleas-