Sparta High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Sparta, IL)

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QlfEilQR55-Colilllillell. YEl.l-. Amo, :nn:ls. annul. A three behind :1 naught Will mzirli the name of the Senior crew. Who zilwziys end what they stxirl to Llo. eHEN, in the fzill of '99, there entered the Sparta High Sm-hool at timid looking' group of students, who were known among the upper olztss inen as the Freshies, there were few who even drezuned of the time when We would be known as Seniors. We our- selves hatd at sort of vague ideal that some deny we would get tln'oug3gh, but without the slightest idezt what that niezlnt. That was before taking. It is safe to say, however, that no freshmen elziss ever entered the High Hehool that grasped so quickly the sc-hool spirit as it was presented to us by the upper elatss men. Onoe in line, we pushed forward with sueh vigor that soon we ber-anne lenders and others followers. Sinee then our loy- alty has been zts firrn as Hd2Hl'l2H1li. During our Sophomore yezn' it ber-anne evident that more demonstration of sehool spirit was not enough, and on :recount of the great amount of pent-up energy the Class became so restless as to oxeite eoininent. That was only at forew:u'ning'of what wats to follow. During our Junior year it wats the Seniorsf Par Vobisoumj who were so un- lucky as to iire the bomb of our Wrath, whieh exploded with sueh force that from this time on our superiority wats acknowledged by alll. That was after talking. Now it is well known that :tn aetive body speaks of :ln aetive mind, and ziotivity is the soul of pro- gress. There in at nutshell is the secret of our inentzil SLOWilllpllSlll119l1l'S. This is not idle boast- ing, but, :ls Bill Nye says, fztets is fm-ts: so we