Tomah High School - Hamot Yearbook (Tomah, WI)

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Soliloquy of a Senior Ilfvith apologies to Shakespeare! To llunk, or not to llunkg that is the question, VVhether 'tis easier for the student to sullcr The groans and scoldings ol the teachers, Or to take time against a raft ol' studies, And by studying get them? To study W-to llunk-fe No more, and, by studying to say we end The lhinking, and the thousand daily lectures That we are heir to- tis a consumation The teachers wish. To learn :fto study :ef To study- -perchance to llunkg aye, there's the rub, For even if we study, what questions may come VVhich we have not desired or prepared? This makes us pause, this is the real thing That brings Calamity to our school life, For who would bear the lectures and commands, The awful grades, the teachers threatening looks, The fear of failure, the ioyless days, The cruelty of teachers, and the wrongs That patient merit ol' the student takes, W'hen he might his salvation make With much study? Who would these burdens bear, To suffer from fear ol' five weeks' reports? But that the dread of something soon to come- The unanswered semester-by this gauntlet No student passes-weakens the will, And makes us rather bear those ills we have, Than ily to others that we know are worse? Thus semesters do make cowards ol' us all, And thus the happy lives of students Are threatened by these direllul works And creations of great torture and torment, Because of these our school lives turn awry, And lose the name ol' joy. 22

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Class of ,IQ Bids Farewell Those final days have come at last, Wlhen thoughts of parting rising fast, Make all the Seniors stop and think, And with our hearts past memories link, 'Twas just four fleeting years ago XVhen as green Freshmen meek and low, We entered dear old Tomah high. And how those happy days did fly! From Freshmen small to Sophomores bold. We soon were mightily enrolled. Then to the Junior ranks we came, Greatly increased in name and fame. Lastly as Seniors we are known, And still more fame and greatness own. But soon will come the tearful day, When mournfully we'll have to say, Goodbye old school-mates tried and true, Although in leaving we are few, XVe'll ne'er forget these happy days What ever fortune falls our way! Then sadly we will pack our books, Around the school cast lingering looks, And for the wide, wide world set out, Although our hearts be hlled with doubt. So fare-thee-well dear Tomah High. VVe're leaving thee with many a sigh. But in the days we're still to see, Our hearts shall always be with thee. Although our voices ring no more, Through thy wide halls and spacious doors, Our thoughts of thee shall never fade, YVhen fame and fortune we have made. The Senior ls the Best The Freshman has the softest snap, Of anyone in school, He'd ought to wear a small green cap But 'tis against the rule. The Sophoniore's the freshest guy Who ever walked the hill. Does he know anything? Oh! my. His knowledge is at nil. The Junior is the best of all, In his own estimation They ought to make him take a fall To help him to his destination. Without a doubt the Senior is, Much better than the rest. His wisdom is stamped on his phiz. With knowledge he is blessed. 21

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'i ,j, Senior Class History Nl.Y Your short years ago we enter- ' ed Tomah lligh Sehool. Since then, beeause ol' the W'orld Wlar, the world has developed higher ideals and broader purposes. ln the same wav we, the Senior elass, have changed our ideals tilll' purposes and above all we have develpoed our ability to do things. l.ittle did we think that bright September morning when we timidlv open- ,..L . ii' 7 il, . 1 l I l'I ni fi' ,I 4 Q 5 iilig ed the doors oI'Ton1ah lligh School and -i fearfully tip-toed in, that in less than three T ,vears we should have several members in 'H the ranks ol' the United States army. 9, - However in a short time Lawrenee Wlest- lake, Peter Brunette, Otto Storkel, Urie Johnson and George XVoll'e were in the tr N United States service. Because these 5 boys have not gone far enough in their Q X X sehool work we are not allowed to enroll X XR them on our list ol gr-aduates, but we leel Xyfix b X X that they are rightlullv still members- NX .' . l honorary members, ol' our Class. This ' ' X X vear we have added to our regular list ol' graduates ten boys, Lloyd Anderson, over, Frances La Nlotte, Louis Storkel, Ed- ward DeNomie, Vincent Gurnoe, Sherman Crotv, Floyd Folson, Vincent Blasehke, and James Lowe, who were in the service ol' the United States. We are proud to be able to eount these boys, both those who have been with tis and those w ho are graduating with us as members ol our class. For though we l'eel that we have faithfully tried to do our part in contributing toward the Red Cross, United NVar Work Fund, Liberty Loans, Belgium Relief and Liberty Funds, w'e know' that we will never be able to do for our country but a small part ol' what these boys have done. We know' that our great gratitude to these boys is but a small fraction ol' w hat is due them. Nevertheless. we wish to take this opportunity ol' expressing, our heartfelt thanks to the TlllllIll1 lligh School boys, both over here and over there who have so gallantly served Uncle Sam. We shall always eount them as the most honored and wor- thy members ol l'omah lligh Sehool. But to return to that eventful dalv on which we entered Tomah lligh. l remember that when l stepped into the hall l overheard an exeited Freshman whisper, Are we supposed to go into the Sub? Being informed by a eon- deseending Sophomore that we were allowed to sit there, trembling and wide-exed we pushed into the Sub. It may be that this incident was reported to the Seniors and is, therel'ore, the reason for our being nicknamed the elass that was too young to have a voiee. Cfertainlqv had they been with tis in later tears they would have deeidedlux ehanged their minds. Ol' Course our whole lfreshman tear was not like that lirst dat. ln due time we had a elass meeting and eleeted the liiulltmw ing: elass ollieers: Clarence l lan Uouglas Bell , .,ljresident. lfdith Yeager Yiee-President. l,o1-ena Boiigers , , Seeretarx . Clemens l .ueek ilireasorer. XX e were well represented in 1ltlllt'llt'N and debate. XX e had lew parties, bot we insisted on taking the lead in standings even against the strtiggglingg Sophomores. ln September, roto, we eame baels to sehool and were readx to work and so we kept up a good reeord the Sopho- more nxear, also. Again we had members who starred in athleeties and debate. as we had the lirst two years. but still we kept on and the liall ol HHS lionnd tis aettially entering our las .tear ol 'lomah llngh Sehool. lDl1I'IIl,LIHlIl'SL'I1ItlI' tear we have been rather discouraged at times when 'llleat lost-lleat gained' problems were assigned, but some wav we had pulled through and at present we see the end stretching elear before us. Uur elass has ever been lot al to iliomah lligli but perhaps we did not realize until now at the time oliparting, how mueh it reallx means to us. We wish In sax in elosing thatwe verx much ap- preeiate the ellorts ol the Iaeultx to help us at :ill times and we hope thex do not leel it has been in vain AK. li., 'io. 23 Our Junior ,tear we found the work somewhat more ditheult and so eould not keep as good a reeorc, I