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22 The Mirror 'l 'l' ' ' l' 'l'l l i i i l'l ' l lllil' l l llll ll lll'llll'll llllllllfn IW'lillllllllllllllllllllllll'I'lll 'l i. ..., ni ,,,, oo, , , it .1 , i,i,.,oi,,,,,, o,,.,i,.,i,ii ,,iiw.i.,i i it ,..,. Qupbnmore Qllass iiiaistorp One September morning in the year of 1913, the old building which for one short summer had been left in quiet solitude, was again suddenly brought back to life, as a joyous, fun-loving crowd of pupils entered its doors. There were some in the crowd who seemed very much at home and laid out the law to everyone within hearing and who by their very walk and tilt of the head were easily distinguished as the feared and haughty Seniors. :Xt least it appeared to have that effect on many lads and lasses, commonly known as Freshmen, all of whom were standing around in SOITIC corner, where they thought they would not be noticed, with their eyes and ears wide open trying in vain to imitate every action of the upper classmen. Finally school was called to order and after some difficulty and much embarrassment the Freshmen found their class rooms and were given their first assignments in the studies they had talked of with wonder in the grades. Then, too, there were the new teachers, who though probably very nervous themselves, proceeded at once to instill with awe the pupils who at once solemnly resolved that their good times were over and now indeed they must work night and day. After a few days the class meeting was held and by this time some of the braver had found there was some chance for a good time after all. Cornelius Dexter was elected president of the class, one of the largest ever entering R, ll. S.: Tommy Porter, vice-president, and Golda Hafey, secretary and treasurer. The colors selected were royal purple and white. At once the color tight began and in this, the Freshies seemed to lose all their timidity and could tight for their rights as well as anyone else. So it happened that one morning when school took up, high above the school house on the Hag- pole iloated the Freshman colors and those of their allies, the .luniors all topped with the star spangled banner. livery Freshman's heart filled with pride and it seemed that at least the class was put on the map. From this time on things fairly tlew. The green feeling gradually seemed to disappear and the class to feel more at home. The l.atin class felt so elated and pleased when they were at last able to speak a little Latin that they could not understand when telling the Sophs how delightful they must hnd Caesar that all they all they would say was, NYait till next year. Of course it was found that Algebra was not quite as simple as the A B Cs and that there were a few more things to be learned in English. Best of all though was General Science! lt was a new subject in the curriculum and the Freshmen fully appreciated their ability to tell something to the Sophs l l l l 'lNl1.illl'llli11l' i'Zll'l1l'llllllllllllllllllllwlllllilllllllllllllllwllllllll
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The Mirror 23 l l ll l lll,llu.l,ldllkliinlilillililmililili1 l Nlulli ' ii l lilllllillllllwii .. l llwllnilililli' l il ililillnil'lllllilll 5 ,,lll'iilllllllnl'lil it ' 'illrlfp and Juniors that they didn't already know and could sympathize with the Seniors as they struggled through Physics lpractically the same thingy. Too, the Freshmen managed to get in on most of the side lines such as Do- mestic Science, Manual Training, tllee Club and bonehead English class and did not fail to receive honorable mention in each. The Latin class also started something that caused quite a little excite ment in the high school, in publishing the Argus, a Latin paper. It was printed weekly by different members of the class and posted in the hallway every Monday morning where there was always a crowd waiting to see if their name was in the paper. About a month before the holidays school was suddenly closed on ac- count of the du and there was about six weeks vacation. lt was appre- ciated but took some hard work afterwards to make up what had been missed. The Latin class gave a play which caused a good deal of fun even if the listeners did have to admit that they didn't understand much of it. The rest of the year was a mad rush, school closed with a bang, and the school was again vacated for three long l?J months. The summer vacation soon passed and once again the same old bunch. with the exception of a few liking the Freshman year well enough to take it over, found themselves in the second row of seats and heard themselves called Sophs. This year Boyd Hanes was elected president: tiolda Hafey, vice-president, and Lowell jones, secretary and treasurer. The roast and color iight were held as usual as well as many other class activities. As far as work was concerned, the Freshman year seemed mere child- play beside the long dreary hours spent on the studies this year, and much encouragement was given to the Freshman as to what they had to look for- ward to. The Argus was revised, an Argus staff formed, printing press se- cured, and printed on a much larger scale than before. The Mirror stan: seemed to realize what literary genius we had shown and made good use of us lwhich accounts. of course, for the success of the Mirror l. It did not take long for the year to pass, though the next year may hold many things in store, the hrst two years can never be forgotten, nor the pleasures of high school be complete without them. -FRA NCES -TOH NSTON, '22, !llI'iIlIIllllI'll! l'l:,.ll1. 1' l' L' , ,, l' . 1 i ' 'l
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