Roanoke Benson High School - Ro Vic Yearbook (Roanoke, IL)

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R. V. H. S. 37 The High School as a Freshman Sees It The last year that we attended grade school. we thought we knew quite a lot of things, so we would not act foolish when we reached high school. We had heard a lot of criticism about the Freshman cl'ass of the year before, and we were determined to act differently, so that we would not be criticized so much. We soon changed our minds, for we did as many foolish things as the previous class had done, if not many more. There were forty of us that enrolled the first day, and our class was the largest one there. We had no classes the first day as the faculty were trying to prepare a program for the whole school. It seemed quite a treat to us to be required to take only four subjects, as we had to take eight the year before. By the end of the first six weeks we found out that the four subjects we were taking were much harder than the eight we had taken before. The second day we began our work and the greatest trouble we had was finding the different class rooms. Most of us were late for the first class. The room was too small to hol'd all of the freshmen so we were divided into two sections. In the first few recitations some of us were very stupid, and wouldn't answer questions when asked by the teacher. Some of the country people would speak right out loud and wouldn't think much of it, but it seemed to the town people as though they were trying to show off, while it seemed to the country people that the town people didn't know anything. We had formed our opinions of the faculty before school started. We were already acquainted with some of them as they had taught here before. The new members were very friendly to us, but we took a liking to some quicker than to others. Since the Seniors were in the highest class we felt that they had quite a lot of authority over us. We thought that they would criticize us when ever we did something out of the ordinary, so we behaved better when they were around. The Juniors seem to us a very jolly bunch. They treated us as well as could be expected, tried to help us in every way and made us feel as if We were of some importance. The Sophomores were more like our own classmates, for they had not been in high school long, and were not far ahead of us. At the first baseball game we felt very proud to think that we were a part of the high school. There was a great deal of yelling done. At one time we must have yelled too much, or at the wrong time, for we were told by the upper classrnen to be still. This angered us, so we woufd not yell any more at that game. The morning after the second game a member of the faculty spoke of some of the pupils not yelling. We knew he meant us, so at the next game we yelled as much as possible. We haven't been told to stop yelling since. At one of our pep meetings we were told that we made the most noise of any

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ECHO Freshmen F Stands for freedo-m, VVe're all fond of it, But sometimes the teachers give us, A mighty little bit. R Stands for ready, When work crowds our way, Yes, we should do the best we can, The teachers always say. E Stands for excellent, You 're lucky if you get one, too, When the Freshies get them, It shows what they can do. S Stands for our school, We stand by it, oh, yes we do, To it we 'll e're be faithful, Yes, loyal be and true. H Is for hustlers, Freshmen! well I should say! You just ought to see, What we get done in a day. M Is for moving on, We 'll never be shirking, We want to get somewhere, So we 'll just keep a working. E Is for energy, School requires a great deal, If you don't believe us, try it, And you'lll have a different spiel. N Is for naughty, Just once in a while, But say! when we are naughty, It sure makes the teachers smile????'? Fannie Beer

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38 ECHO class in high school, after they had all had a chance. We helped a great deal in the rooting at both baseball and basketball games and are said to possess good lungs. Our party, which was given on the 14th of February, was enjoyed by every one who attend it. It was the first class party we had ever had. We have been at school nearly a year, and have become acquainted with the customs of high school. We have also changed our minds about many things and have found out that the faculty and upper classmen have been a great help to us in many Ways. We believe that there isn't a better faculty, or a better bunch of classmates anywhere around. We are trying to be loyal to our school, and help in every Way so that it may keep its good reputation. We are very proud to belong to Roanoke High School. Violet Teuscher