Seaside High School - Sea Breeze Yearbook (Seaside, OR)

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School Calander September 17, 1917.—School opened. A large class of Freshmen appeared. September 21.—First Student Body meeting, with election of officers. September 28.—Sophmores party for the Freshmen. tions. October 1.—School visited by Mes- sers Gilbert, Moore, Selnes and Schimpff. Appeal for help in cran- berry picking. October 3.—First day at the cran- berry bogs. (The last, too, for sev- eral.) More initiations. October 4-5.—The “stickers” return- ed to the bogs. Most of them earned a little more than the first day! Some walked home! October 18.—Class meetings, espec- ially Freshies. October 24.—Second Liberty Loan Holiday. November 7-8-9.—Vacation because teachers had to go to institute. November 13.—Edward Sawrey, the fisherman, gets the money making fever. November 19-26.—Y. M. C. A. pledg- ges. Loyalty shown to the extent of $167.50. November 29-30.—Thanksgiving re- cess. Francis Marsh and William Price sent as delegates to Older Boys’ Conference et Hugene. give Some initia- December 3.—Delegates returned. December 5.—Reporit of Conferences. Pennant for good attcndance won for school. December 21.—Public program at High School. First issue of monthly Sea Breeze. December 24.—Miss comes Mrs. Wyatt. December 24-January 2, ’18.—Christ- mas vacation. January 4.—Yell leader chosen by students. January 25.—First Semester ends. Perkins be- January 28.—Second Semester be- gins. Sub-Freshies appear. Sched- ule troubles for faculty. February 1.-—-Hlection of S. B. offi- cers for second Semester. February 15.—Measles in town has bad effect on attendance. February 27.—Junior Red Cross or- ganized. March 1.—Another program. Pro- duction of localized play. March 8.—Initiation of Sub-Fresh- ies. Some good dancers are found among the boys. March 21.—‘All of a Sudden Peggy” comes to school. March 29.—Good Friday. A number of our feminine students migrate on a hike at noon, negative the permission of the “King.” g April 1.—Small-pox scare now! No great danger. April 1-4-—Truants make up lost time after school. April 13.—War Savings Society or- ganized. i April 26.—Third Liberty Loan half holiday. May 1.—English IV, and Prof. and Mrs. Gaston entertained by Mrs. Wyatt. An indoor picnic supper. May 10.—The play dies for lack of interest. May 13.—Sca Breeze editorial staff hard at work. May 15.—Picture day. Only Fresh- ics and Juniors shot! May 20-23.—Many absences caused by the I. O. O. F. grand lodge meeting. High school tables and chairs attend the convention. May 24.—Bohemian night at Del Rey Beach. May 26.—Baccalaureate sermon in M. EH. church. May 28-29.—Final examinations. May 29.—Prof. and Mrs. Gaston en- tertain Seniors at six o’clock dinner at Blue Bird cottage. May 30.—Decoration Day. Holiday. May 31.—Commencement Day for 1918. Farwell to the four!

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Mar Activities of the School Union High has tried to take her place among the other schools of the county in relieving peculiar condi- tions caused by the war and in pro- moting school War activities. Appealed to in the early part of the year, we assisted in saving the cran- berry crop on the bogs north of town. Then in the Y. M. C. A. drive we went “over the top” with $167.50, every cent of which has been paid. A Jun- ior Red Cross Auxiliary was organiz- ed, the girls making infants’ outfits, and the boys packing boxes and coat hangers. e A War Saving Society has been or- ganized and the purchase of Thrift Stamps encouraged. At last reports nearly $100 in U. S. certificates and Thrift Stamps have been purchased by the pupils, to say nothing Of sev- eral Liberty Bonds, owned by pupils and teachers. In this second War Fund drive for the Red Cross, the girls of the J. R. C. have assisted very successfully as so- licitors. There are none who are not more than willing to help when oc- casion offers. What is School Spirit Is it school spirit to slam your school? I should say not. By school spirit we mean the upholding of your school. There should be lots of school spirit in High Schools. Wher- ever the student goes, he should stand up for his school. If the school does have any bad qualities, he does not need to tell them, but tell the good things and praise his school. It was mentioned that if a school had any bad qualities, not to tell them, but a school should never have such things in them, and if there are any, the teachers and students should try to get rid of them. If a school team is to play another team, the students should all turn out to uphold and yell for their side. If the school gives a play, all the stud- ents and teachers should be back of it. One thing that is very important along the line of school spirit is the yells. Hach school should have a number of yells and not be afraid to give them when there is an opportun- ity. Remember, students, it is the school spirit that counts in your en- joyment of your good old school days.

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Che Seuinrs The class of 1918 charged bravely forward at the beginning of a four year struggle with that wonderful, awe inspiring monster, Knowledge. The brave little class started out with the following enrollment: President, Joe Schamb erger; Vice President, Ruth Berry; Treasurer, Macey Neece; Secretary, Agnes Falconer, and Harry Spath, Milton Olson, Fay Shaw and Ida Anthony, the fighters. Led by these competent officers, the gallant little company distinguished itself in its first encounter with the cnemy. But through the repeated struggles and difficult charges of these four years, all but one of the adven- turers in the field of knowledge, fell a victim to the allied forces arrayed against them. Harry Spath, the brave fighter, stuck to the struggle and has at last reached his goal. Six of the little band, becoming discouraged by the hard fighting before them and the sacrif ices it demanded, deserted be- fore they had found s firm footing on the path to their goal. One of these has since become a victim of one of the deadly darts of Dan Cupid. Of the two left after this desertion, one, Agnes Falconer, was captured by the allied foes and was eliminated by graduation, for, having secured a suf- ficient number of credits, she graduat- ed with the class of ’17. The one fighter left, started out on the fourth campaign without a murmur of complaint. For five months he wended his lonesome wey beneath that ever darkenirg cloud above him. In February 1918, he made a memor- able charge against that monster Ex- amination and came forth victorious. Suddenly he beheld snother road which joined his own ard issuing there from were three recruits, Pearl Anderson, Helen Callaghan, Francis Marsh, by name. Upon inquiring he found that they were reinforcements, who had started on the weary journey a year later than he, and had, by tak- ing the short cut, or three years strug- gle, finally reached him five months before it was too late. Once more the weary traveler was the member of a small class. The little band joined forces and struggled along congenialiy in the last charge, which occurred May 28-29 in the form of much dreaded examina- tions. The suspense for the outcome of their attack on this moxuster was very great, but Friday morning May 31, the cloud of dread and suspense was lifted ard the rosy light of hope and success shone once more, for the first time in four years. The class had succeeded and reached its goal Friday evening of the thirty-first, when its efforts were crowned by re- wards, the diplomas. The triumphant class realizes and regrets the loss of the sympathy of their teachers who bore with them pa- tiently and encouraged them to stay with the struggle and to win, and al- so the loss of the comradeship of their classmates. However, they hope to be heard from soon in the greater struggle going on out in the world. We will do our bit. —P. A. 718