South High School - Tiger Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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I- SOUTH HIGH S C I! O O L SIXG of the deeds of that class, which first as a hand, bashful and green but hopeful and wise in their own conceit, entered lowly South High in the year 1003, and will have graduated from the foremost High School in this city, county, state, country and universe, a finished collection »f philosophers, diplomats and scholars in the year 1007. ()nc standing on a high watch-tower and looking down upon a certain country, might see main little brooks trickling over the land. The illustriousness of the people who inhabit this country is shown by the names of the brooks; they are taken from the list of great and noble men. such as Irving. Washington, Adams, Greely and Garfield. Now, all of these streams, tho they wind in hidden byways in diverse directions, meet in one great sea, South Hve. w ( )nce upon a time, long, long ago. groups of fish came swimming down these several streams, and met in the larger body of water. There they formed a great school, the like of which has never been known before. Xow these fish were of various temperaments. Some of the little sun fish were frolicking and sporting, as if they had never known a care in the wide, wide world. There were also, sad to say, some bullheads, who answered all questions with only a vacant stare; however, there were some grave pickerel to redeem them. Scattered here and there were oysters, clams, lobsters and various other species, but the whole assembly greatly resembled suckers. Xow. when they had entered this great sea, they found a number of old experienced pedagogues who cast scrutinizing glances at them over their green spectacles. When they had duly scanned them, some smiled, some looked grave and shook their heads doubtfully, while others with their frowns made the scales of all stand on end. Some were sent to Professor Porpoise, and there were forced to exercise their fins, not accustomed to such usage, in making various articles of furniture. At times they were sent to Madam Salmon, where, with laborious efforts they perused the tales of the old Grecian hero, Ulysses. Many times were they disheartened and wiped the sweat from off their weary gills; but the faithful preceptress exhorted those who could not he examples, to be warnings. When things were calm again, they hurried along, drinking in the waters of knowledge. Although they cast shy glances at their mates, they had little to do with one another; the grave ones busied themselves with their studies, and received their tutor’s approval; the gay ones, in spite of all warnings, played on. There came a time when even the gayest grew serious, for there is. in this sea. a very dangerous region, near the rocks of Scylla and the jaws of Charybdis. Upon one of these rocks sat a wonderful fish of terrible aspect; in fact, this fish is so strange

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THE CLASS ANNl’AL OF ’07 11 us and vve looked forward to the coming debate confident of winning. We were, however, doomed to disappointment, North being given the decision. The contest was held in the East High auditorium and as usual, the students gave us splendid support. In the meantime the society continued to flourish. The second term opened with Richard Groettum, president; Harrv Collins, vice-president; Borghild Dahl, secretary, and Irene Buckley, sergeant of arms; and this term has been fully as successful as the first. The meetings have been well attended, the membership roll has rapidly increased, and the programs have been more varied. Among the interesting events of this term, the spelldown and the mock-trial deserve mention. The latter, especially, proved a drawing card and the hall was completely tilled. The year, as usual, closes with a declamatory and oratorical contest, followed several weeks later by the crowning event of the year, the banquet. This has been a successful year for the Literary Society. Too much credit cannot be given to Mr. esterson. who has made interesting the work which otherwise might frequently have been dull and burdensome. The majority of members have been underclassmen, and so great has been the interest among the Juniors, Sophomores and Freshmen members, that we have every reason to anticipate for the society, in the near future, a glorious career. The class wishes to thank Mr. Thomas Foley, a former member of the class, for his work in designing the cover of this annual and wishes Mr. Foley every success in his chosen profession.

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THE CLASS ANNUAL OF ’07 13 that no name has ever been found for her. While under her jurisdiction all were forced to toil and sweat, and their fins, used to harder labor, were now employed in fanning their heated countenances. In spite of all precautions, as often as they attempted to pass these rocks, she, with her threats and frowns would drive them back. Finally, as a protection from this their common foe, they found it necessary to band themselves together under one leader. So they chose for their captain a gentle crappy. For about half the way, all went well, but then, when the enemy’s threats grew louder, they chose a bolder leader, a mighty athlete. During this time they were so undisturbed by the foe that they even found time for social enjoyment. A kindly feeling, dwelling within their bosom, toward another school swimming on before, urged an attempt to entertain them at a pompous ball. In preparation for these festivities, the maiden fish showed their ability to rise to the occasion by raising the lion’s share of the expenses, with specimens of their house-wifery. After this oc-cured several perils and numerous narrow escapes, but with the loss of a very few members, they passed the dangerous rocks. Then came a season of happiness, but not of rest, a time when each different inhabitant of the deep of knowledge, finally realized that he was well skilled in dodging bait and the epithet, ‘‘sucker.’’ and could very fluently repeat in the original dialect: “ hail that Aprille with his showers swoote, The droghte of Marche,’’ etc. The sharks were found to be well versed in the “Exploits of the Man,’’ and were often heard calling upon some mysterious being in the terms, “(), pins Aeneas.” The duty of administering laughing-gas for the blues and some other dope for a few cases of chronic “stayontis,” were turned over to several of the pedagogues, namely to one dealing in drugs and sundries to another weighing out chestnuts and special doses of a lighter gas. and still to another who spent her time hunting up ancient manuscripts of old Latin and ( Ireek heroes, or delving into their dusty depths and then dealing them out to poor overworked fishes, to be committed word for word or to be written out from memory in some dead hut unburied language. During this stage of existence, it was quite the fashion to say (iuten Morgen, schones wetter heute, nicht walir, have you got your Dutch?” Oh, how tired they were of helping one dear pedagogue pick up the shells from the ocean floor, or of sweeping the foam from off its surface; hut nevertheless, a welcome relief was furnished them by the entertainment of one Debating Society or the victorious games of a particular Basket Ball team. hat a period of joy it was, what a season of happiness! Then came one terrible day. The morning dawned fresh and clear without a sign of impending ill; but suddenly as they were in the midst of pleasures, they were disturbed by a scraping and scratching. Without warning they were huddled together and mysteriously drawn upward. After scrambling and struggling they found to their dismay that they were in a net. Many frantic attempts to break through the meshes did they make; but only the slippery eels and smaller fish succeeded in escaping. No help came, and they were drawn slowly but surely upward, nearer and nearer the surface until at last they were thrown upon terra firma, far away from the waters of dear old South I lye.