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,We now abandoned our Mail cars and when steam was up in the new locomotive it was attached to a string of fine, large Observation cars. These were new inventions and the sides were entirely of plate glass. ' We could now look out over the preceding years of High School life and perhaps look down on the lower classes. 1 Q . The ceiling of each of these cars is one large mirror. Here were the seats of all Senior reflections and the place where each could see himself as others do. Our friendships had now become as lasting as sheet- iron and as intimate as if bolted together with iron rivets. One morning our Conductor presented himself before a late passenger-perhaps to take his fare. But in these glass cars our observation told us, fair it was not. There was a puff or two of steam, the bell rang and we were at a standstill. Much talk about how repairs could be made, and as the result there was an afternoon the Seniors ob- served as a half holiday. But we were back in the morn- ingland our locomotive stoked and banked for a difficult run. We were on a rough roadbed and our foot-ball hero left us. A I It isn't very often that a theatrical troupe travels in Observation cars. But this was a case of the occupants of Observation cars forming a theatrical troupe and letting a sleepy town know 4' Who is Who. It is now midwinter and after Berg cracked a joke the ice melted on the plate glass, and we could see that it was snowing. Nothing would do but we have a Senior bob- sled ride. It was taken and our respects paid to our former classmate, Besse Fox. The next morning saw us aboard but sleepy 3 the bell rang and we were again busy. We came to a sudden stop -a hot box. Blake was holding his head near the axle- attempting to grind out a lesson. WVhile at this stop the Seniors rolled their boulder up the High School hill. The train now started on its last, long pull. to stop only for April vacation. Class Day, Commencement and the like. ' V This Class Train has not been without its brakemen. targets, switch lights, and other bright marks of prosper- ity, and while we are now rolling on and on, through H111 nel, around bend, etc., let each member monopolize an easy car seat on the shady side of the train, secure the mellowes light and thus be afforded many solid minutes of enjoymen with a copy of the Quietus. For we are soon to be partet and abandon this illustrious train, to put out to sea. Air what a little fleet ! A few hours more and these clustering sails will be scattered and fading specks. each in its oc horizon, straining or drifting towards its own goal. --Hrsroarax.
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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY 'ET THE RECORDS in the annals of history pre- sent a likeness between the Senior Class of 1902 and a railway train, for we have been training for many years and under various conductors. While Freshmen our train consisted entirely of refrig- erator cars in order that the green and tender might not spoil. It was a trainload of seventytwo pupils and the track was supplied with cattle guards in order to insure the safety of ' 2 occupants. But notwithstanding the merits of those cold storage cars our number was lessened, and when we pulled out of the 1899 roundhouse our new Conductor had made up an Express Train for his Sophomore occupants. During this year we expressed said train to Columbus and return, and that Sophomore Senate succeeded in expressing a voice on every national subject from HA Bill on Qleomargarinen to a HA National Reformatory School for High School Boysf' As we gathered at the station for the 1900 Mail Train the timetable announced that three males could not join usg HBud Snyder, Fred Phelps and Joe Connor. The first has been acquiring newspaper training in the Missouri Springfield 5 the second has been enjoying life in Raleigh, North Carolina, and to the memory of the de- parted third, let nothing but the kindest regards be tend- ered. Thus we started on our Junior year as a Mail Train 3 but several box-cars were necessarily attached to accom- modate the ponies of the latent students. In the Spring of the year our General Superintendent found it necessary to ask for the resignation of our second- ary Conductor. In his place we received Mr. Martin, and he has since conducted us through the tough station of Geometry, guided us up the grade of History, and inclined us to Economics. Our train was stopped for the Art Exhibit and for the Oratorical Contest and reception. We have been like the boy in the circus ring who keeps eight or-ten balls going in the air at once-as much as could be expected 3 but the little actress at his side keeps right on handing him things -kerosene lamps, carving knives and miscellaneous cut- lery and crockery, and he keeps them going too without losing his happy smile. Thus we started out with algebra and the Profs have kept handing us geometry, geology. botany, physics, latin and chemistry, and it has kept most of us busy to keep them going. About this time Mabel Crawford was seen to resign. take a side track and change her verbal appendix.
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