Thornburg High School - Orange and Black Yearbook (Thornburg, IA)

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q A 'm ' at the beginning. When the first teacher of the day announced Period 1 we were entirely bewildered. However, after a few stren- uous week we were thoroughly initiated into the peculiarities of the school system. In September, 1918, we re-entered school with a new lease on life, After all the preliminaries were over, the Sophomore class started with a determined effort to surpass all records of previous tenth grade pupils. There were now six strong, robust students in the class. In oratorical and declamatory work, debating and athletics the Sopho- more class took an important part, and worked hard to make our High School stand high in the estimation of other schools. Our efforts were not altogether in vain, for in many of the contests T. H. S. came out with flying colors. The real zest of our school life had not yet en- tered into our hearts 5 that was to come later g but we worked hard to achieve distinction as a class in the records of the school. This we succeeded in doing. No Sophomore class in the past came anywhere near equaling the standard of our work. The Seniors of '21 can point with just pride, in future years, to the fact that they were once members of the greatest Sophomore class that ever graced the halls of old T. H. Late in May, the Class of '18 was graduated, and we were con- verted to Juniorism. Gan any of us ever forget the joyous thought with which we prided ourselves on the fact that we were Juniors? At last we were factors in the advancement of school spirit and school life at Thornburg High. It would seem that the memory of that occasion will never fade from our minds. Some of our members excelled in athletics, literary work, and others were chosen to assist in the Senior play. At last came graduation, the annual event in which the Juniors and Seniors were the main participants. The good feeling between the classes was manifested in the reception by the Juniors to the Seniors in May, 1920. This reception was acknowledged by all pres- ent to be a great success. Let us hope that the friendship existing between the Classes of '20 and '21 will continue through life. When we entered school in the fall of '20, we were at last Seniors! The class organized and elected Cecil Dansdill, President, Faye Bit- tinger, Vice President, Helen Musgrove, Secretary, Elsie Moore, Treasurer. Nothing But the Truth was selected as the class play. As the story goes, organization insures strength. It seems that we realized this fact early and decided to decorate the interior of the school building with our colors, which happen to be yellow and white. mm.. 1321 .ni mu um Nineteen

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0 ogonunnununn Eighteen Z f74 afeff , 6,19 - p is l F ,gehldy Hl6?oYy fqal m ,HV AWP! CLASS HISTORY It Was in the fall of 1917, that the first group of the present Senior Class was admitted to the T. H. S. as Freshmen. There Were five of us, Gwyrneth Morton, Blanche Dahlstrom, Faye Bittinger, Zola Jack and Cecil Dansdill. The great joy of this occasion Was not marred by any thoughts of a future failure, the horizon of our school life at this time Was bright and rosy. It did not occur to us until later that We Would have to Work, and Work hard, no, We had heard of bluffing, cram- ming, and pursuading, and it had affected us deeply. Consequently some of us were almost forced to drop by the roadside. The Friday after We had settled down to become a part of the ornamentation of the school, figuratively speaking, We obtained our first inkling of the nature and purpose of an assembly. We had now set forth upon the Wild seas of romance, teachers, lessons, and such other small trifles. It did not Worry us about making grades g in fact some of us almost flunked before We realized that study had a place in our school curriculum. The Various periods possessed many terrors, real or imaginary, I 1 9 21.--mmm

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ozunlulnlnnnnl Twenty Just after sunset one evening, we assembled up town and at the sig- nal, given by a light in Superintendent Bailey's office, mysterious to some, we cautiously moved in the direction of the building. A shrill whistle from Cecil Dansdill caused us to be noticed and admitted Soon the gold and white was strung from pillar to post, from desk to desk, from light to light, until a network of these beautiful colors fairly filled the assembly hall. Naturally enough, following such strenuous exercise everyone sat down only of course, to rest. After a few words had passed from one to the other, faint but certain sounds proved that the enemy had arrived with the determination to destroy the wonderful decorative skills of the evening. Closer and closer they came until there could be no mistake. They had come. Think of how vicious they must have been to follow peaceful Seniors into their rendezvous and even harbor the thought of molesting any constructive work accomplished by us. However, the fact that Jun- iors were Juniors was soon impressed upon the mind of every Senior, for, certain definite knockings could be easily detected from outside. Although few in number, we were up and going. We fastened all the windows which were not locked, stationed people at each door for fear the enemy had obtained keys from some sympathizer, and guarded every possible vent through which the most treacherous highwayman might creep. At last the enemy, who had strengthen- ed their forces, seemed to fairly pour from every direction ,through windows, doors and corners. Shrieks rang out for help but by the time aid reached us, paper, bunting and pins lay in distress on the floor, trampled and stained by the wicked trod of the invading Juniors. Although apparently beaten we were not whipped for with- in us was instilled the spirit to excell not only in our own class af- fairs but also in all the activities of the school. The Class Annual, a record of our four years' hard work, is one of the finest. The editor-in-chief and the staff have done their level best and we sincerely hope that the work will be appreciated. As we are few in number, it will be impossible for us to leave anything of a material nature as a reminder of the class of '21 but we, as our one prayer, wish to know that Thornburg High School will continue to de- velop as it has in the past. ' We wish to say, one and all, that although we have had some hard times .in Thornburg High School we have enjoyed all four years of our High School life, and have been greatly benefitted by them, and, Our hearts with fondness swell, As we bid fond farewell , 0ut of school life, into lifeis school? g zoLA JACK '21. , m-num 1921 mm