Spiceland High School - Yearbook (Spiceland, IN)

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Ksther Bundy La Yeta Lean ion Marie Johnson Louise Griffin Faye Noah Alma Miles Hilda Bundy Grace Collins Miss Scaniand I This piteous tale Is wt itten in behalf Of the poor innocent victims Who are forced to suffer 1 hree days each week for a fanciful whim — For Harmony ' s sweet sake. Where this name was derived We are unable to say Surely by someone who Had never heard them perform Of one thing we are sure That if he ' d been forced To sit quietly by During one recitation He ' d be ready to shout Change it ' s name! II We consulted friend Webster And the facts he imparts Gives us no clue As to how such a word Could apply to this class When, judging from the tumult Of voices and instruments The impression we get Is that their only ambition (Whatever the cost) Is to wreck the nerve system Of the harmless souls Sitting patiently waiting And longing for the time, If for only a few moments When quiet can reign And Peace prevail. Ill Why make all this clamor And wail about distressed ones? Some reader, unenlightened And without like experience May ask such a question. Dear Reader, to assist you In grasping our situation And perceiving the circumstances Under which we have exissed, We will endeavor to explain How the Harmony class sounds When an intensive recitation Is in full swing. We abhor exaggeration And were taught to respect truth, So if you would know Harmony, Let us explain. IV This class is composed Of a circle of girls Desiring to be better trained In the art of singing. They have stacks of books From which they study And we have often wondered If that could regulate The amount of noise they make. They sing so well, till all at once A high soprano goes octaves higher And our tense nerves Receives a terrible jolt But no sooner are we calmed Than the echoes rise Rolling back and forth across the hall And up and down the stairs. -V. R. ' 20