State College High School - Maroon and Gray Yearbook (State College, PA)

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CLASS HISTORY Now it came to pass that in the- year, nine- teen hundred and thirteen A. D., there were gath- ered together into the grade building, a host of precocious infants of the land of State College. And verily they did increase in wisdom and stat- ure until the year of nineteen hundred and twenty- one when, they having the necessary credentials, did escape from that prison of learning; and in the autumn of that year they did proceed into State College High School, with another horde from the surrounding country. The number of this multitude was three score and fifteen of way- ward sons and goody daughters of Father Penn. And it came to pass that this great number did at- tract the attention of three other tribes dwelling in the same country. And in the tenth month and the thirtieth night, an exceeding great noise was heard issuing from the Auditorium, which the tribe of ‘‘Sophs” did try with great might to quell, but the water in the jars had not yet turned to cider and their thirst was not yet quenched. Thus did we show the other tribes that dwelled in S. C. H. S. that not even by their exceeding great strength could we be overcome. erily, in the second year of our existence as a tribe of the land of S. C. H. S., the other

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F A C U L T Y LIEF VERNER, B. S. Science, Biology Oakniont High School Pennsylvania State College HUGH K. JOHNSTON, PH. B. Civics, Modern History Bellefonte High School Dickinson College (pre-legal course) Kappa Sigma Fraternity Advice to the class. “Be Yourself”. ESTHER K. JOHNSON Music, Orchestra Bellefonte High School Dickinson Seminary W est Chester State Normal Eleven

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tribes did begin to respect us for our great ability in dramatics as well as in athletics, for after they had witnessed the production, “Cinderella”, they could no longer doubt that the members of this tribe were exceedingly talented. Now in the third year upon the return of this band into this land which did abound in wisdom, behold, some of the multitude had fallen by the wayside, but the rest had determined to list to the words of wisdom taught by the lawgivers, and remain in the land. Now it came to pass that this tribe, in accordance with the law set down by its predecessors, was bound to give a great feast and dance for the oldest tribe then inhabiting the land, were soon to leave it forever. And since the nec- essary funds were not forthcoming, they girded the stage with scenery and forthwith presented to those who wished to see it“The Time of His I.ife.” Which did have the desired effect both as to finances and in securing our lasting fame as dramatists. Now after three months, this tribe having been sore reduced by pestilence, did return to the land of wisdom for the fourth and last season, and in due time did become educated and were present- ed the necessary rolls of parchment and allowed to leave this land to go to a greater and more pros- perous country—The World. Thus endeth the re- cord kept by the scribe. + Thirteen