Wapakoneta High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Wapakoneta, OH)

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 30 The Retrospect, 1914 CLASS HISTORY OF 1915 For three successive years we have struggled hard with the studies of Bin me Hi. Soon we are entitled to be called Seniors. As we look back we can remember how often we had counted the years until it would be our turn for this title to be bestowed upon us. As we have one year to wait until we hold the most conspicuous place in this book, listen, while I relate briefly the history of our class. In the year, one thousand, nine hundred, twelve, a class of timid, half-frightened girls and boys assembled at the station known as Blume High School, to board the Great Train of Knowledge. Our first stop found us as Freshmen. During this year we traveled into many different lands and learned many things. Then it was not long until we arrived at the stop that took us nearer to our destination and we were classed as Sophomores. Hurrah! Now we are Juniors. We have advanced in our studies and have developed our talents, such as music and art. Our famous musicians are: Esther Longsworth, Harry Knost, Helen Croft and Irvin Henry. There was an incident that occurred during the winter that will never be forgotten by our class. As you know, Mr. Gifford, our geometry teacher, was married during Christmas vacation. The Juniors planned to give him a rice shower. The first day after our vacation when the Juniors went to the recitation room they each had in their possession a small bag of rice. Then Howard Streight, the captain of the band, gave his orders as follows: “One, two, three, ready, Fire!’’ For several minutes it seemed to Mr. Gifford that the “di immortal-es“ had opened the flood gates of their wrath against him. At the time they thought they were having glorious fun. But, Oh ! When an “F appeared upon their report cards there were all kinds of expressions on their faces. But after a long week of worry and discouragement, Mr. Reynolds pardoned them, and a happier crowd of Juniors no one ever saw. Although we like to have a little fun, we also spend a great deal of time on our studies, for our aim is “to be considered worthy of the greatest praises’’ when we reach the highest station of this Great Train of Knowledge. As there are always a few in each class who do not believe in “all work and no play” so it is in the Junior class. But there are many others who are very studious. I am sure that in the future we shall see Frank Schmidt as a Chemist; Carl Beech, Teacher of Mathematics; Cecil Miller, Stenographer, and Koneta Gibbs, Referee of a Girls’ Basket Ball Team. We also have had several social functions during the year. But in both study and pleasure we have tried to be examples to those who shall take our places in the years to come, and that they may look upon the “Class of 1915 as their model. —MILDRED MILLIETTE

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