Van Wert High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Van Wert, OH)

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the Senior year was a great success. They are all to be looked back on pleasantly, for not one was a failure. We had decided to have a party each month but other things such as the Penny Fair, the operetta, Contest of the Nationsf' debate and class play interfered but of course they have averaged more than one a month taking into consideration all of the festivities held at the end of the year. The class play, What Happened to jones, was a farce comedy given by our class on April 26 and 27. We tried harder than ever to make this our greatest class on April 26 and 27. VVe tried very hard to make this our greatest success and feel certain that you know our wish was gratified. Excalibur was probably our greatest undertaking. lt took much hard work out we all did the very best we could and who could do more? There was just a little tinge of sadness in all that gay rush at the end of the year. It was our farewell. The Prom was a most lovely affair. X'Ve feel with deep appreciation the spirit of the Juniors in giving it. Wfe hope we have ex- pressed it to them. Then came Commencement and with it the realization of our parting. To our minds this was quite a solemn affair and it held a deeper meaning for each of us than ever before. The Farewell is long to be remembered and that night we parted with some of our friends possibly forever. but the dear memories of our High School days will never be forgotten. M arena-swf'-S ff-ei 'if sz b 1 N vofftlmfbk 7 1 dfbffqabq 1. :avi N I 'viva L .Q Q ig x W vnu 1 fp In : .- 'Tar wk v Q 'fe ..fae3s0ss'Q5:f' egaaaefisye f, 1 AAl-v , V,,e.by.. 'xg :fa - ' e - I 5 r'+X -0-2 W ' . A A y -3 - I p. ,ga 17

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Toward the latter part ofthe year we had a party, the only one of the year, but it was greatbecause it gave expression to all our peut up society spirit. Then came May. We were not far enough advanced to take much interest in the graduating exercises so the end of the year came peacefully and the summer just as peacefully passed away. As Juniors we took up our school life with a little more serious thought. 'itluniorsl work off your requireds and conditionsfl VVC heard that every day. Finally, when things were started and moving smoothly we organized. After a pretty close contest and much deliberation Harold Brandt was chosen president. He proved to be very able and the Vice President, Mary Young, also deserves honorable mention. The first social event of the year was a Junior-Senior affair held at the old Clark residence. lt was a rather tight squeeze for so large a crowd but that was overlooked by all. The classes proved to be very congenial and it was decided to repeat the experiment sometime soon. Do you remember the day the report came of the Armistice being signed? VV e all do. VVe had a wonderfully good time that afternoon but a still better one four days later when we were sure the war was over. VVhen nearly every pupil had left the school house, the faculty very kindly consented to give us a holiday. After this glorious celebration we came down to every day life with a thud and traveled on low speed for some time with only occasional stops for athletic events. Our second junior-Senior party was even a greater success and much better attended especially by the Juniors who had found by experience that the Seniors of '19 were not to be dreaded. - VVe had one other party, a rather small affair and then came the Prom. We are very happy to say that the Seniors and the Faculty pronounced it the best ever if all reports were true. It was held in the gymnasium on May 27 and as we tried to make it so, feel it was an expression of our happiness and good will toward the Seniors. ' Then we took their place and were called Seniors. Coming back to school in the fall of ,IQ we were quite a different looking crowd than we had been just four short years before. At last we have attained our ambition. Seniors! As Seniors it was our duty to organize first. We always have performed our duties readily, so on Wednesday of the first week a meeting was called and Harold llrandt was almost unanimously re-elected to guide the Ship of State. The social life started early in the year with a party. This one like all those of - 16 -

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H,xRoLD 1f:RAND'1' ' President QIQ, l2O .Xssistaut joke lirlitors-Excalibur lfiuzmce Committee..lixcalibur Hi-Y Manager-XVl1at Happened to .lone Class Pin Committee I.. M. A. H0 who clues flu' lwsf his vircuflzstamt s allow 17003 tuvll, arfs rmlzlyq lIll.Q'l'lS rould do no more. NADINE IBEYINGTON Vice l'resiclent '17, '20 - Literary Eflitor4Excalibur Chorus Personals What Happened to jones Class Pin Committee l,. M. A. Quiet as ll nun in veils Sn .vlzv lows tlzv hills and Dalvr .ll DYCE GC JT'l'SCHAl,l, Treasurer '20 Football '18, Cagtain ,IQ Hi-Y ' . Athletic I'llitor--Excalibur Minstrel 0 I.. M. A. Salt and Imfml 'makv the rlwcks rv LICNURE EARLY Secretary '20 Class Prophet Oratorical ' VVhat llappenecl to jones Chorus L. IX. .lust lm! not lwzllftless in low. 18