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TII E TOWER 1 5 GOMER S. DILLON SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS GOMER S. DILLON ................. President KATHERINE ROGERS . . . Vice-President IDA J. PRINCE . . . , . Secretary CHARLES M. SMITH . . . . Treasurer NORMAN S. WEEKS ......,.,........ Business Manager SENIOR CLASS HISTORY Is it possible? 1920-1924. How much those numerals signify! From a Freshman to a Senior! In 1920 we were Freshmen, as unsophisticated beings as walked the face of the earth. Did we think so when We arrived in Tilton? Oh, no! But others did, and it didn't take long for us to discover that vanity is vanity, and that a balloon filled with gasfican burst,-and Freddie taught us English. Some of us burst, and great was the fall of us! We got off the train, craned our necks, and somebody grabbed us by the hand with a cheery How 'do! Going to the Sem. It was the Semf' in those days. It all seems like a dream now, doesn't it? As We Walked up the shaded path We saw the School above. How our eyes opened wide and our hearts beat as though they would burst through their barriers of flesh! Here We were to have: well, what did you think it would be, a digging in books or a spree? The picturesque ivy-clad school, surrounded with its wonderful scenic beauty, made us feel that Tilton, New Hampshire, should be considered the eighth wonder of the World. For a week we stepped lightly around, thinking that this was next to Heaven, when, behold, a Proclamation was read in chapel by the President of the Student Council! Is there a Tiltonian who has forgotten the thrill of joy, or
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16 THE TOWER rather fear, that shot through him upon its pronouncement? Can you forget when you were treated like a yellow dog by haughty Seniors? Can an Alum- nus of Tilton view a bundle of shingles without having pleasant memories recurring to him? Or can an Alumna of Tilton forget when she-oh, she hates to admit it, fair flower that she is-came into the Dining Hall looking, without a question, like the twin sister of Bridget 0,Hara who had just arrived from the Emerald Isle? 'You consoled yourself with the thought that your day would come. The weeks sped and fled, and soon you were looking forward to your return to Tilton for your Sophomore year. How different now! Old faces greeted you, and friendship's warm fire glowed more brightly. New resolutions were made by you. Of course you had to be human and take a whack at the green- horns who had made their appearance. Don't give them an inch, or theylll take a yard, was your slogan, so you sat on them. Your year ended, and you found that your love for Tilton had grown. Again you came back. Now I'm a Junior,', you said, and in a year I'll be a Senior. With envy in your eyes you viewed the Seniors, whose chests, you thought, seemed to be rather inflated. Your days and weeks passed, and your face began to take on an appearance of humble intelligence. By con- tinued sitting at the fountain of learning, and imbibing freely Q?j thereof, you attained the necessary qualifications for taking your place as a Senior. How did you feel last September? Little did you think tl1at a Senior could tread the paths of Tilton without ulordingl' it over the lower classmen. You were glad and proud that you were a Senior, though. You began to look for- ward to June with enthusiasm, but as the weeks hurried on, you realized more than ever that Tilton School was really a part of you, and there came a tug at your heart at the thought of parting. You looked back over the preceding years as from a mountain top, and everything seemed clearer now. You understood that staying on the campus was a means to help you, even if your hair did lengthen down to your shoulders, and the barber charged thrice the nominal fee for shearing you. Those D's weren't so bad, were they? You should have had F's instead, eh? The wonder is, how did we ever get through Tilton School? Isnit Mr. Plimpton kind to give us a diploma, and sign it himself, too? As we leave the dear Storied Halls, and step over the thresh- old into the larger sphere of activity that lies before us, let us be true to the trust given us. Our School has had a grand past. The heritage of noble aspirations and Christian precepts have been handed down to us. May they live on and on in our lives. In the tests to which we will be put in the world, let us not forget that the Tower of Tilton School, with all that it stands for, looks down upon us, and that above the Tower the friendly hand of God seeks to strengthen us.
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