Springfield High School - Capitoline Yearbook (Springfield, IL)

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Page 12 :rm-1 GAPITOLINE Like forty. These forty who feared they ne'er would pass W'ere held in his clutches, that trembling class. ' But in union, there's strength, said gallant jay And 'straight to the principal, made their Way. i He obtained consent, a meeting to call And they were urged to be present, one and all. They organized the class in room number nine, With dear Mr. Carver at the head of the line. To Boss Millar, their walking delegate, - They gave their presidency, with Schannie fora mate. To Chester, the little boy with his hair in curls Was given the secretaryship by the fascinated girls. And to Armin, with his hair so black and cheeks so red The girls confided the cash, that's enough said. C As Napoleon, fa small man over Europe did reign-, So you, although small, great things may attain. This is the remark that their president made And to it, their strict attention paid. Twenty reverend Seniors, their last year have entered, And on their studies, their great minds centered. Shakespeare's Macbeth was not a whit dismaying, And Burke they thought, was T just mere playing. But the arguments of a Senior that they have just had Were really enough to drive one mad. The need of proving that all Seniors are smart, 'Was beyond all comprehension on their part. e T heir class colors are of sYale blue andgold, Chester 'climbed to the school top, so live been told, And fastened those colors to wave high and fast, And remind people always of the February class. The lirst thing they knew, Chester was canned, ' Then all the boys must go, was the Board's command. Then the girls too, deserted number two, Till vanquished by reason, their sins they rue. s e And convinced of ther folly, signed a paper, That they wished they hadn't attempted this caper. T The three guilty boys, their crimes confessed, , That punishment on the innocent might not rest. e

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THE CAPITOLINE Page 11 part of the thoroughness with which their characters were made up, and these small things might have hidden under their seeming in- significance the spirit that inspired the man to become what he was. Thoroughness is the standard attainment of all action and the character We develop from it is the success of our existence. K ,May we realize thiscfact. May we ever strive to attain it, and may the motto which the class of February, '09, has chosen for its slogan ever stand before us as an inspiration to higher things, Attempt not or accomplish thoroughly, Ne tentes aut periicef' Class History One hundred little Freshies, sitting in a sleigh, Stopped in front of this High School, one cold and wintry day, Gaily they jumped out and ran to the door When they were met by the teachers on the very lirst Floor. There they all stood, trembling with fear, Until a great big Senior came and stood near, All Freshies to the Auditorium must go, 'But where was that place, above or below? To the third floor, you Freshies must go, CY ou know this Senior was a regular blow.j At the east entrance of that large room They met a man who told them their doom. How very pleasant, kind and polite, p Was that dear little man, with hair so white. S His face with pleasant smiles was always aglow, Except when on a strike, they chanced to go. Sixty little Sophomores their first year ended Jaded and weary from the way they had wended, For, geometry more time than algebra required, And they soon, would of Caesar be tired. That they were great minded is shown in the fact , That all their brains with good knowledge were packed. And at their work, they faithfully stood And they tried their very best to be very good. Forty juniors, gay and debonair, Passed unsuspectingly into the tyrant's lair, With Physics he tortured them, asleep and awake, Till with dread and horror, the class did quake. 1 A

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1 w Luther Kennedy ' -- along with incf' George Klockson A business man -,' Business Mzmagcr of The Cfapitolincg News liclitor of The Capitoliuc the mouth of Scptemberg Committees: Picnic, Financial .Xifairs of Class Dance, Picture, CChai1'.J Business Manager of The Capitolineg Orchestra, ,07, 'o8g Track Tczun, 'o8g Com- mittee: Announcement. Emma Lasch Colossal silence. Committee: Picnic CCl1air.j