Washington High School - Lens Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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June ’13 girls make more County Fair penants. =3 The month when baby-blue books entitled “The Fair Graduate” are continually thrust under one’s nose. Sunburned faces and beet-colored noses indicate a general good time over Decoration Day. Incidentally this is Circus Day—cases of sudden illness, necessary visits to doctor, etc.—are very common. June ’13ers get graduation invitations—Another class meeting. Rather warm—Those unmanageable drinking fountains are much in use. Lens may become a newspaper. The County Fair-—A regular “hum-dinger.” June ’13ers too cross to be agreable.—It’s their last week at W. H. S. At last—One peaceful class meeting! More weeps—June ’13ers last day at Washington—The class causes rather a sensation in assembly. Class Day—at Lake Oswego. Exams. More Exams. Ranks of June ’13 class grow smaller. The girls are gathering the yellow flowers. Finis.—Graduation. 22

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Class Poem Out from the swelling, triumphant song, Out from the starry, enchanting light, Out from the rose-laden air we have passed— Ah, we are leaving so much tonightl— Teachers and class-mates, whom we have loved, And all the school-life in which we movedl Yes, we are leaving great wealth behind, But ah, we carry away much morel For deep in our hearts own treasure-hold, We have hidded away a precious store Of love, and friendship, and words held dear, And rolicking days of right good cheer. Out of our books we have mined great wealth; Though we forget our rules of art, Laws of science, and Latin verbs, We have by far the better part, Since, taught to think and to discern, We have been learning how to learn. Here is a line and there is a verse, Little fragments of wise men’s lore That may sometime bring to our hearts perplexed, Some faith, lost sight of, back once more; And here some poet’s picture bright That may refresh our wearied sight. But most of all we hold this dear, {Though scarce past childhood, and untried) That we by will can make a way Through baffling wilds or deserts wide. Yes, we have left great wealth today, But ah, we take much more awayl 24 H. D.