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

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THE RUSH SPRINGS And behold, as the class went on its way in great rejoicing through the land of plenty and of promise, they were made sad by the departure of six of their members, one black-eyed maiden who was called to her mother’s bedside to remain there during that year. And one maid blush- ingly said “I am going to be married, I cannot be with you next year.” Two other members departed to other halls of instruction, and the whole number at the end of this year was eight. Chaptr IV. Now, this the fourth year in the history of this great and wonderful class of 1919 has been one of much hard labor, and but little resting by the wayside; for preparations have been making ready for then to take their final departure from the land. They were deeply grieved to lose two more class-mates, one going out into life, and one departing to another school. Now it came to pass, as their minds were enriched by teachings of their Supt. H. F. Allen and advisor Carmen Hamp’ton that their pride grew to a great bigness within them, and they began to wish for ornaments benefitting their station; and many messages were sent to the big cities and all the towns round about for samples of their fine jewelry and at last after much considering and reconsidering, the class professed itself to be satis- fied with its choice and rings were purchased with which they rested well content. It now happened that one of the class members returned to his old class thus making the number at the end of this fourth year, six: JESSE WALRAVEN ALMA BAKER CLARA BERNARD OSCAR BECK ETHEL TONEY and SIBYL GLOVER who now speaketh these words of en- lightonment unto you. Now I say unto you, the members of this class must depart thence to go each a separate way, to lands they know not of, to do, they know not what. But let us not be weary in well doing, for in due season we shall reap if we faint not.

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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

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THE RUSH SPRINGS SENIOR PROPHECY Listen all ye men and women, youths and maidens and little children! Listen all ye people of Rush Springs to the words of wisdom from the lips of your prophet who now speaks unto you what hath been revealed unto her. There appeared unto her the fair and lovely spirit of prophecy and lo! as she drew back the curtains she pointed with a long transparent finger down the avenues of a strange land and opened her lips and spake unto me saying: Look! Listen! and it came to pass that the veil before mine eyes was lifted and behold I could see my classmates in the future even as if the intervening years were not at all. I could see Jesse Walraven our beloved President in all his dignity ar.d self confidence even as today I see him; for his ambition had led him ever upward and onward until he was one of the most renowned lawyers of our fair State. And I looked again and in a large office among many men and mar.y women I saw our dear classmate Ethel Toney the controlling force of all these people for truly she has become a woman of business whose voice is heard and heeded, not only in her own State but throughout the Nation. And it came to pass that 1 looked again and I saw our dear Editor in Chief Sibyl Glover the center of charming and charmed circle. She is new the happy Wife of the most famous musician and the greatest lover of art of the present day and she is no way behind her husband in talent. To- gether they visit all the beautiful places of the world and charm vast throngs with their wonderful music.. And it came to pass while I pondered these things in my heart the doer of a home swinging open before my vision and I found there in a household made happy by a wife and mother who found her greatest ambition in the highest of all worldly vocations—the maker and keeper of the home spirit rejoiced as I gazed on our belooved Business Manager Alma Baker. As I gazed on this scene of love and beauty it gradually faded before my eyes and behold another vision was revealed to me that of our dear friend and classmate Oscar Beck, who we remember as one of the liveliest of our class and who was always doing something. His great ambition fer degrees has at last been gratified, and now he is the professor of foreign languages in Princton College. He has changed considerably under the 1919