Wapakoneta High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Wapakoneta, OH)

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“Juniors—Juniors—we are wise How many in number? Thirty-five.” The Juniors, who are known everywhere as the most conceited and haughtiest class in High School, try to imitate the Seniors in everything, and have even gone so far as to buy class pins, which is really the most ridiculous thing that ever was heard of; however we cannot blame them for that, for who would not imitate such a worthy and deserving class as the SENIORS? They do not care for study any more—they have lost all ambition—and just so they manage to slide through so that they can be called Seniors is all that they really care for. They walk around the building as if they owned it all and they seem to have forgotten that they were ever Freshmen or Sopho- mores, for they look down upon them with disdain. Who is it that always says “Please Miss Conrath you will have to excuse me from this recitation, I-I-I-I did not have time to study last night—some—social function?” The Juniors—Juniors. Was a Freshman, Sophomore or Senior ever known to flunk out because he was out late last night? No! No! Juniors dissipate, Juniors keep late hours, Juniors fail in their daily recitations and Juniors do everything else that they should not do. But altho’ it pains us to say so, they have one accomplishment, and sorry to say they have neglected other things to become perfect in it, they can entertain, even if it did take them almost three years to get everything ready. At last the Juniors are about to become Seniors, and not until then will they look back and see how foolish and haughty they were as insignificant Juniors.

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The Sophomores, who are really the most studious class in the whole High School, are now looming into sight, and are known all over the school for their considerations and kind attentions to the Freshmen. They could not be otherwise, for just one year ago they were Freshmen themselves and knew all the persecutions and thrusts they experienced. The Freshmen, who may be called an abbreviation of the Sophomores, can learn a lesson from them, for if possible they are really more studious this year than they were last and pour over their geometry just as if they really enjoyed it. They are not quite so bashful as last year either, for they even dare to smile at a school- mate in going from morning exercises, and perchance they come across a word that is too much for their gray matter, they muster up enough courage to even walk -to the dictionary, and having gained the information desired, walk straight back to their seats, not venturing a glance either on the right or on the left. Indeed one has to stop and think whether he is at some military academy, or viewing a soldiers parade, for the stride of that ambitious Sopho- more is so straight and firm that we can almost hear the order (Forward! March!) from headquarters. Thus the poor Sophomores are compelled to study so hard that they soon sink into insignificance and are not heard of any more until the fateful day of promotion.

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SENIOR At last we have come to the best and worthiest class of the High School—“The Dignified Senior”—That word is in the mouth of every Freshman, Sophomore and Junior. There is not one among them who would not step aside or tip his hat to a Senior. He is held in perfect awe and every- one honors him as if he were a god. As a shining example before the whole school he teaches the Freshman to be humble, the Sophomore to be meek, and the haughty Junior to be unassuming. Indeed we must not forget that Shakespeare, Tennyson, Milton and other great poets must be read while we fulfill that dignified position of Senior. We must accomplish all of this and improve the time that is given us, in a profitable manner. We never worry over anything but simply take things as they come and make the best of everything. We never forget that if you “give to the World the best you have, the best will come to you.” And before everything else we hold most high our Class Motto: “VIVE UT VIVAS.”