Seven Hills High School - Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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They Stole Cucumbers 4'The essay has to be on the early life in our cityf' Jane Douglass told Deborah White. The Sun is sponsoring the contest, and, just think! The prize is twenty-five dollars! Well, of course, I wouldnit need the money, said Deborah, abut I think I'll enter the contest anyway. My Father's ancestors were very prominent in the early life around here. I,m sure a story of how Isaac White helped progress in our town in 1787 would win the prize. I should think that the judges would choose an essay which was written by someone descended from the best pioneers. As Deborah finished talking, Mary Hayes came into the schoolroom where the girls were chatting after lunch. ul heard you say something about the contestf, Mary said. HI'm going to enter, and l'll just have to win. 'GI don't see why you should, rather than someone else-me, for instance. I'm going to enter too. My essay7s going to be on one of my ancestors. That surely ought to bring the prizef' Deborah was not particularly fond of Mary. Mary was pleasant and quiet, and her popularity annoyed the snob- bish Deborah. uBobby has been sick again, Mary said to Jane. She had learned to be pleasantly unconscious of Deborah. 'LI-Ie has to go away for two weeks in the country. It costs an awful lot, and if I won the prize, it would help a great dealf, uWho,s Bobby?7' snapped Deborah. HWhoever he is, he's not going to stop me from winning that prize. Her determination to win the prize had grown stronger since she had found that Mary wanted to win also. L'Bobby is Mary,s brother, said Jane. She turned to Mary. Nllm awfully sorry about Bobby, she said. MI hope he'll be well soonf' wI'hanks, Jane, Mary said. Ulf he gets to the country, he will get well in a few weeks. ltis going to be awfully hard, though, to get the money for it.'7 MI guess you have a better chance than a lot of girlsf, Jane said. uYou get such perfectly grand grades in English? HI donit see that English grades have a thing to do with itf' Deborah said haughtily. What can you write on, anyway, Mary? Your family didn't do anything famous? W mane, 193 Q IMI

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HONORABLE MENTION 'ml'5iQt ifffx i 'Lf ' f 8 X l ji ' 1 x 11' NX 'M , . Mutilf lil ,W V lm ' I 6 X 'lglml 39 JOAN B. SULLIVAN The Eagle in the Valley llve come Lloisn from my hill and settled below it, And now ani I mindful of all I have quit. For the men l've encountered are those of the lowlands, No blood of free Hillmen iloes run in their veins. Sueh men are the H6Clg6SlJi1l'I'0XN'S, lmretl in the valleys, My clan are the Eagles, alone on their erags. XX7llCl1 fogs nml net mists mliminish uncl scatter, Vague outlines of hills l van barely iliseern. But comfort it brings me, this ln'iel glimpse ol' highlanirls, For do they not wait the return of their own if LYox BADHANI. 1912 WZLJww,fQ3Q l TTS I

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6'I'll have to go to the library,', interrupted Jane, Hto look up my material. You come along with me, Mary, and you'll probably find something very interesting. 'cThat,s a grand idea, Jane. Letis go after school todayf' HI don't have to go to any old library, said Deborah. I can get all my information from my Father. You two can dig up all the dry information you want. Well, good bye, Jane. I have to go to Latin. After school in the library, Jane and Mary found a great deal of interest- ing material for their essays. Jane chose to write on early music in their town. Mary, after having a look at nearly everything, decided that an essay on early law would prove interesting. While looking through a group of cases that were tried in 1787, Mary came upon one case which surprised and amused her greatly. She showed it to Jane, who immediately burst out laughing. It was a Record of the first case ever tried in their city. Although Mar did not use this information in her essa , she and Jane ufiled it for Y Y future reference. About a month later, Jane, Mary and Deborah finished their essays and mailed them to the Sun. When the winner of the contest was announced, Deborah White got the surprise of her life. Mary Hayes' essay was chosen as the best, and Deborah was given a rating of '4Fair.,, Although both Deborah and her Mother were very angry, they had to accept the decision. When Jane invited Deborah to a luncheon which she was giving in Mary's honor, Deborah, although she still felt abused, accepted. At the luncheon, the three girls sat together, and Deborah said never a word in congratulating Mary. When Jane could stand Deborah's snobbishness no longer, she looked at Mary, and leaned across to Deborah. '6Mary and I found the most interesting thing while we were in the libraryf, she said. lt was a record of the first case ever tried in our city. This is what it said: 'Martin Meyers was brought before the court and charged with stealing cucumbers. He was fined fifty cents and given ten lashes at the public whipping post'. 4'Well, who cares about that stuff? asked Deborah. 'cNobody that's sensiblef' replied Jane, abut Martin Meyers was your Mother's great grandfatherf, MoLLY WILBY, 1941 Wwgdone, IQJ Q l75I