Springfield High School - Resume Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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6I1iOI' C1855 OfHCCI'S Rieliaril Wagstzirf. Allen Huniplirey. XVill Reps. Hzirrie Houston. Alina Rule. Agnes Silshy. Harold Lincoln. HARRIE HOUSTON ........... ,,,.,.,...,.....l,,.,. P resident XVILL REPS ........,.l.......... ........... V ice President ALNIA RULE ......l.,...,,......... ....n,.........., S ecretary ALLEN HUMPHREY ......,, ..,....,,.,,..,..w............. T reasurer AGNES SILSBY ......,....,....... .,......... A ssistant Treasurer RICHARD VVAGSTAFF ,,,,,,,.... .......... S ergeant at Arms HAROLD LINCOLN .,.,.,l, .............. C lass Editor ' ' Our Baby. Master Jesse Wendell Vauglm. Colors: Violet and White. Flower: Violet. Motto: Virtue and Truth Yell: Rick-a-elliek-a-bomng Rick-a-ehiek-11-rick-a-ehLek- il,-1'iC'li-il-Cl1ll'li-H-IW00111, XVl1o are we? Seniors! Seniors! Don 't you see.

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prayer that they be given permission to organize into a society like unto that of the older classes. he smiled on them and granted their prayer. But, continued the All-Pow- erful-One, ye must do these two things, ye must choose one of the fourteen Chieftains immediately under me as your President. and ye must have none of the social gath- erings called class-partiesf' These things they promised to observe, and in this manner became the first and also the last Freshman society of that school. They chose the Chieftain Roberts, surnamed the Teller-of-Comical-Stories as President, to rule over their society. And there in the beginning was the great and renowned class of IQO6. They toiled together many months and then separated for a time. But, alas, many there were who came not back at the Great Chiefls summons. But, said the others, why should We be sad on their account? Are we not now Sophomores? Look down on our successors in the places that are for Freshmen, and rejoice. And it came to pass in this year that they had two Presidents, Houston was the first, but after a time, he resigned, and the round-faced lkloon was chosen in his place. And this year they had many class-parties, also, at which they lost much ice-cream and gained much house-paint Cthanks to the Juniors and Seniorsj. Violet and white were chosen to be their class- colors. And after undergoing severe torture inflicted by the Great Chief assisted by all the warriors of his wigwam, a portion of the throng were permitted to enter the lyliddle Chamber which is set apart for Juniors only. This year