Rush Springs High School - Redskin Yearbook (Rush Springs, OK)

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THE RUSH SPRINGS SENIOR HISTORY Chapter 1 Now the history of the class of 1919 of the High School of Rush Springs State of Oklahoma, is this wise: In the beginning, in the year of 1916, in the ninth month, and on the fifth day of the month, there entered into this land of learning, twelve seek- ers of knowledge. Some came up form the eighth grade where they had for many months been busily engaged in storing their minds with the honey of wisdom: Some were green and fresh from a far country: some came from farm's, where they had been tillers of the soil: and some were from other halls of instruction. And it came to pass, as they did enter this land that they were received with malicious glee by a certain band of a wild beings who were called “Sophmores and who, because of their fierce taste for Freshman blood, did pounce them daily and nightly, and did cause them to suffer great things, and to say in their hearts: “Behold, blessed be the name of Education for because of it have we en- dured great torments both of the body and of the mind. Verily have we been martyrs to its great and noble cause! And as they dwelt long in the land they fell in with the customs of the inhabitants thereof, and their strangeness wore away, and they became as one among the rest. And it likewise came to pass after some months that their eyes were turned toward the close of the school year and some began to make ex- cuses. One said “I am dull and cannot learn, I pray thee have me ex- cused.” Another said, “I must needs toil at home, therefore I cannot finish with this class. So thus the class did decrease two until at the end of the first year the whole number was ten. Chapter II. Now it came to pass at the beginning of the second year that this class was ruled'over by one known as Caucle Collard, a professor of much 1919

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THE RUSH SPRINGS Editor-in-Chief Annual, Utopian, Glee Club, Orchestra, Senior Play, School Pianist Reader, Violinst, Utopian Secretary, Semester, Basket Ball ’16, 17. Everybody loves her ’cause its just her way.” OSCAR BECK Vice-President, Utopian, Glee Club, Senior May, Annua Stair. “A competent man is always in de- mand.” ALMA BAKER Class Sec.-Treas., Utopian Sec. First Semester, Glee Club abating Team, Annual Staff, Senior Play.” “One girl who gets results that is if there are any.” SIBYL GLOVER 1919

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THE RUSH SPRINGS wisdom; and at the beginning: of the second year, he spake unto them saying: “Go gather ye in a body, and organize yourselves into a class, that ye may gain in strength, and that your courage may wax hot!” And as he spake unto them, so was it done, and they chose their wisest ones to be their leaders and called themselves with much pride, the class of ‘17. And as the class did journey through the land, behold, there were five maidens who were fair to look upon, who had strayed far from the com- panies with which they had set forth, and were much sorrowful. And as the members of the class did look upon them in their loneliness their hearts were stirred in pity for them and did open wide unto them that they should be gathered in. And, likewise it came to pass, after many months had gone by, that two maidens of the class did depart, one saying, “I am going to be married and therefore I cannot finish with the class of ’17.” The other said, “I must needs toil at home, therefore I cannot gradu- ate.” And the whole number at the end of the second year was fourteen. Chapter III. Now it so happened that this class of 1918 found favor in the eyes of a wise and worthy professor called J. C. Stewart, and also a youn? lady teacher called Rena Arnold, who helped them wonderfully and piloted the through the rugged sea of knowledge. And after this success looked fair before them and they were much glad. Now, when the six and twentieth day of the sixth month of the year 1918 was fully come, this class did give a feast, and did send messages to all Seniors of 1918 saying, “Come ye, and make merry with us, for ye shall soon depart from this land and we shall see you no more.” And as they were bidden so came they in large numbers to the home of a certain worthy gentleman who was one of the directors of school, an 1 did rejoice at the good fortune which had come to them, in return for all their long and patient laboring at the tasks that had been set before them. 1919