Smithsburg High School - Leopard Yearbook (Smithsburg, MD)

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.11 MOK ( LASS IIISTOHV w w On a bright September day the class of ’19 began their voyage to the far away port of graduation. The voyage had been contemplated for a long time. Other crews had completed the voyage safely before, so the little band of happy hearted sailors climbed aboard the good ship •Happiness with much laughter and joy. The ship appeared the essence of happi ness as she lay ready to begin her first journey. Her white sails, unscarred by wind or rain, lay brightly against the blue sky. The sailors hung over the sides, or butted around the deck of the ship, all happy in the thought of the voyage. At day-break, the Happiness spread her white sails and soon left the harbor far behind. The voyage was not all pleasure. The sailors were new' to the duties and many mistakes were made. But the captain was wise and kind, so everything went well for nine long months, until they ap- proached the land of Vacation. How beautiful the tower and spires of the city looked to the sailors as they approached it. And how happy they were as they left the ship for their long stay ashore! But the time passed quickly and the sailors began to look forward eagerly to resuming their journey.

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JUNIOR ( LASS, 1919 OFFICERS PRESIDENT ............. LANTZ DAYHOFF VICE PRESIDENT ..... RUTH SENSENBAUGH SECRETARY ....................... DAY WOLFINGER COLORS .............. GREEN AND WHITE Flower: ......... PINK AND WHITE ROSEBUDS MOTTO: B SHARP, B NATURAL. BUT NEVER B FLAT YELL! One—a zippah Two—a zippah Three—a zippah zah. Junior class. Junior class, Rah! Rah! Rah!

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A new captain was chosen for this trip. A better one had never sailed the sea; one who rejoiced with them in happiness and grieved with them in adversity. The sailors loved to please this captain. The ship sailed steadily day by day through calm sunny waters. Never before had a voyage been so favorable; and when the port of Holiday was reached the sailors reluctantly bade their captain good-by. looking forward exp ectantly to the next stage of their journey. Again the ship sailed away. No longer bright and new as on her first voyage, but with rain-stained sails and decks, now worn and faded. But the same captain was there and the sailors bravely started toward the hardest and stormiest part of their voyage. This was a hard voyage. Storms came often and the sailors at times grew mutinous. They deviated from their course, and the captain, weary and worn after many a stormy day. would try to urge the rebellious sailors to pull together. Then calmer days came and the ship bravely weathering many a storm, sailed on. Though she is still sailing in troubled waters, yet the third part of her journey, the hardest, most toil some part, is almost over and the sailors, with eager eyes strained toward the sunny southern port of Graduation, still sail bravely on.