Sheridan High School - Syllabus Yearbook (Sheridan, IN)

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Ideal Girl and Boy GIRL Eyes—Maxine Moore. Hair—Evelyn Mills. Smile—Evelyn Mills. Physique—Phyllis Clark. Personal Appearance—Phyllis Clark. Scholarship—Frances Millikan. Friendliness—Edna Mae McMurtry. Sportsmanship—Marjorie Griffin. Personality—Betty Cottingham. BOY Eyes—Ivan Cline. Hair—Charles Kercheval. Smile—Chester Wallace. Physique—John Mitchell. Personal Appearance—JoeMcCray. Scholarship—Warren Wright Friendliness—Sam Bradfield. Sportsmanship—Gene Newby. Personality—Warren Wright. • POEM « People say, as they have for years, That this generation is without fears, Too bold and too frank, too careless of time, Life is taken for granted, too few upward climb Ah, Barefoot Boy, of those bygone days, And your Calico Queen, with her modest ways, Who could so easily forget and forgive, If you could only teach us how to live, How to say, when we are finished with the strife, “Oh, Lord, I am not ashamed of my life.” I close my eyes, a vision appears, Of an old man, broken and bent, but wise by years, One arm uplifted, he smiles with a sigh, And softly speaks with twinkling eye, “Youth, I salute you in my humble way— Those red locks are replaced by grey, My spirit is calm, my eyesight is dim, I’ve lost my eagerness, vitality and vim, And so—I live in memories.” There! That is the key, The key to living, don’t you see? Build and climb, love and give, achieve and do, So that some day, when you like me, are nearly through, You can sit back and sigh with a smile, Watching the rest of the world do awhile, As you, too—live in memories. J. KING.