Sparta High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Sparta, IL)

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but instead of heading the list we found ourselves bringing up the rear. We just wanted to give the Sophs something to crow about.fThey have nothing else.j As a whole we are exceedingly skilled in mak- ing use of that powerful organ the tongue. Any member of the learned faculty who has had the pleasure of being personally acquainted with us will conirm this statement. As a class we are noted for our modesty. CThis is why we did not have our pictures takenj. We are not like the Sophs wh o, you will notice, have all honoredt olj this book with their faces and names. That old prov- erb about some people always having their names and faces in public places would apply to them, or the Juniors who never tire of hearing their own praises sung by themselves. For an exam- ple of their egotism take the instance of their motto, What we donlt isn't worth knowing. The Seniors are always setting themselves as a model of everything that is grand and lofty. We are sorry a large number of our class did not return for the spring term, but chose rather to follow the plow. But when we return next year to the alma mater to go through the next storm of lessons, examinations and failures with which our over generous teachers are going to regale us, we will not be the Hmothy crowd of laborl' that entered last September. As we are the happiest class in the High School, we extend our sincere sympathies to all who cannot claim membership with us. .J

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FGRESHJWESNC. OFFICERS. PRESIDENT ........, ...Joe Mathews. SECRETARY .......... Mamie Braden. TREASURER ..... ...... J O6 Weir. COLORS-Silver and Crimson. Hoop-le ra! Hoop-la-re! Who are-who are Who are we? First in studies First in size K We are the class of 1905. The Hstately digniiedu seniors have requested our class to present the history of 1905 , to the public. Although We are only Freshmen We have a history Worth repeating. Our history as a class begins With the fall of 1901 when We assembled from the four corners of the earth Hjust from under the nursels carefl We entered with a great deal of self-confidence, and When some upper class rnan Qthe Sophs Were extra kindb thought it his duty to give us some brotherly advice We were not discouraged, but, We patiently listened to the short lectures deliver- ed for our benefit. When the other classes be- gan to talk about organizing We also caught the spirit and Were the first Freshrnan class in the history of the Sparta'High School to organize. We were also the largest class. Time passed on and the day on which We Were to make manifest our athletic skill as a foot ball teain soon came. As all starters We prepared to conquer the World,

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Beasts. f I Foster Lazier, Practice makes perfect and Love Lyrics are per- ection. The Sparta High School has a very large Porch. Ida Anderson's favorite author is not Robert Louis. Harry Mann, Not so bad after all, so Jean says. Mellville Gault, Red, the paper boy. Bessie Gemmill, Afflicted with hay tHayslfever. Foster Weir, O what a piece of work is Mannlt' 1 Cora Warner, The .Iuniors'musiciang often delights her friends with Home Sweet Home. Miss Brooks' thoughts are always with the setting sun. Ren Hays, A girl can get mad at you if you kiss her or if you don't. Mamie Braden, None know thee but to love thee, None name thee but to praise. Ida, Carl's devotee. Fred Stephenson, The Freshman dancing master. Lynn, I believe all those girls are stuck on me. W. Wilson, Hard on carpets and consequently on the knees of his trousers. Maxwell, The ladies' man. Moody the preacher, and Ada the teacher. McConnell, Where is the cop? Joe Mathews, 'tHere he comes. Will Wilson. Run Mann! Run! tNeill swallowed his cigar and Wilson recommended paregoric as a curej. Roy Bailey, Freshman baby. Bessie Neil, Book-learning is a world too hard for me l' Ina Wiley, l is for Ina who is so very small, That some of these days we won't see her at all. Leslie Wright, Just a little wave in his hair. Brinton Steele, Lay your head on my shoulder daddy CRoy5. Carl Stephenson takes a delight in reading Anderson's Fairy Tales. The gate post comes in handy for such a little boy as Mann. Guy Telford, Caldwell's athletic coach. Frances Gregory wishes Will Wasson had taken Allen's place in the Operetta. Guy Hamilton, Sweet singer of Israel. Little grains of powder, Little drops of paint, Make Miss McClay's freckles ' Look as though they aint. Second Latin class, Much ado about nothing. Bertha Stephenson, The girl who gets her dates mixed and mis- understands people. Jacob Dale, Where is my tobacco? John Foster, The silly people take me for a saint. Thos. Smith, Our dude don't cher know. George Bicket, Mattie is pretty and sweet and hard to beat. Scott Braden, Always twenty minutes late. Dora, You don't care do you, Tom?