The Plains High School - Yearbook (The Plains, OH)

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The Mound Builders TENTH GRADE CLASS PROPHECY One fine summer day, I thought I would take a stroll in the woods for flowers and to study nature. As I was going along my way I noticed a perttv stick lying in my path. I picked it up and saw that it was a fairy wand. 1 thought I’d make a wish, so I wished I could see into the future of the Senior Class. All at once I fell asleep, and a fairy appeared before me and said 1 would get ray wish. The first scene was at Harvard College. As I entered the room, the teacher looked up and I recognized my old classmate, Mildred Poling- Next I was at Washington. D. C. at the Capitol. When I entered, I sat down by a couple that looked very familiar to me. We got to talking and I learned that they were none other than Thelma Hawk, Senator, and George Keeton. Representative, for the state of Ohio. Both were having success. The next was at an Opera in New York. When the curtain rose, to my surprise, I saw Marie Davis seated at the piano. I learned that she had become an excellent musician. The next was at the New York harbor, on the good ship, “Ohio.” I was greeted verv cordially by the captain, who was Edwin Burdette, another of my classmates. He told me that another class mate was on board and I found out that it was Thelma Keeton, who had become a famous artist and was going to Europe to paint war pictures. The next scene was in a theater in Paris, where I met Maude Thorne who told me she had become a great actress. The next scene was a country scene. The trees were loaded with fruit of all kinds. A young lady came down through the orchard and 1 saw that it was none other than myself- I had become an expert in agriculture. When 1 awoke I looked down the path and I saw a little fairy coming toward me. She seemed to be in great distress, but when she saw the wand in my hand, she cried, “Ah. there’s my lost wand.” She took the wand and immediately vanished. Lela Coon. I’ve been asked to write some poetry, Which was a great mistake. For writing poetry is a business Of which 1 can’t partake. TENTH YEAR POEM There are only eight of us, But we are very bright; And when it cones to working. There are few so good in sight. We hope to finish our high school work, Twill be hard and take many a day; But you’ve all heard of the saying, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.” We do our work with vigor and vim. And do you notice, we always win. When gloomy troubles come about. We just smile till we smile them out. All will come back next year, I bet. But if some don’t, they will regret, ( Maybe not now hi; when they’re old) That they didn’t finish under the Blue and gold- T ourtcen

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The Mound Builders TENTH YEAR—SENIOR HIGH JUNIORS Seated: First row left to right—Marie Davies. Thelma Hawk, Mildred Poling Thelma Keeton Second row: Maude Thorne, Gearge Keeton, I.ela Coon- TENTH YEAR HISTORY Ye, the tenth year, entered The Plains Senior in the fall of 1920- Our class roll consisted of eleven members. Our teachers were Mr. Hines princi- pal : Mr- Bryson. Miss Fulton, Miss Brohard and Mrs. Tompkins. We accomp- li; lied a great deal during the year, and felt at its close, that we well deserved our summer vacation. This year, we number only eight, three of our members having moved away. Our class roll is as fokows: Mildred Poling, Gearge Keeton. I.ela Coon, Thelma Keeton,, Edwin Burdette, Thelma Hawk. Maude Thorne and Marie Davies. We organized the class on March 3rd, electing the following oHicers: Marie Davies, President: George Keeton and Edwin Burdette, Historians, Lela Coon, Prophet; Miss Syx, Class Teacher. As our motto, we chose, “Climb, tho the rocks he rugged.” Class Colors: Scarlet and Gray. We hope that we may all be able to return next year and make the year a banner one. The Historians Thirteer

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