Welch High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Welch, OK)

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SUSAN O'CONNOR Her stature tall, with iirm desire and expectation. Chief characteristisc- Reserved. Probable fate, an old maid. HAROLD DURALL Need was, need is, and need ever will be, for such as he. Aims--To be a tall man and successful citizen. Svvninr Glass WILLIE MILLS Busy all the time even though the boss isn't looking. Girls, keep away, I'm bashful. Pastime-Fanning. JIMMIE TROLINGER And still the wonder grows, That one small head can carry all she knows. Chief attraction - A sweet disposition.

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HELEN HANCOCK Good humor only teaches charms to last, but she sometimes smiles and makes the most of it. Chief characteristic- Dignity. EUGENE HAYES His undisciplined nature always needs a strong in- centive to work. Aims-To be a pro- gressive farmer. Sveninr Qllanz HAROLD SMITH, Secretary One from whom mirth is not long absent, and whose cherubic smile has made him a great favor- ite. Aims-To enter the university, flaterj matri- mony. BENONI DURALL A youth there was of quiet ways, A student of old books and days. Aims-To have a good time. JOSEPHINE LINIHAN O, thou art fairer than the word of wondrous virtues! Hobby-Please every- body. Aims-To be happy.

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0112155 illiatnrg It is sometimes instructive to look back and see how Destiny has given us a lick here and Fate a shove there which has sent us in the right direction at the proper time. The relating of these events is known as history. So this history is the relating of the events of most importance which have been performed by the Senior Class of '15 during its four years of High School. Four years ago there was a class of boys and girls whose grades were such that they could be recommended for promotion from the Eighth Grade into the High School. Part of the class went into the business world to take their stand among men of the day, others be- came teachers, and others, remembering that the growth of the in- tellect is spontaneous in every step, entered High School to go a few steps higher. So those who today have the honor of being Seniors began four years ago as Freshmen. Our remembrance of the transition was somewhat like this: On the morning of the beginning of the school term of 1911-12, the would-be High School pupils met in the Eight Grade room. Mr. Rogers, then superintendent of school, came in and ushered the class into the High School room. There he introduced the class to the upper classmen as the newly made Fresh- men. The Seniors put on their dignified airs, the Juniors their frowns, while the Sophomores, with their smiles, pronounced the word Freshmen with all the sarcasm that the word may contain. But we remembered the saying of Emerson, Never mind the ridi- cule, never mind the defeat, up again, old hearty there is victory yet for all justice. We were then given seats in that part of the High School room reserved for Freshies. During our Freshman year we were given the task of mastering physical geography, Latin, ancient history and algebra. We began our Sophomore year with full ranks. This year we read of Caesar's campaigns, and solved many of the puzzles of algebra. It was also a pleasure to have Miss Joe Barker as teacher in English and modern history. In 1913 Mr. Rogers resigned his position as superintendent of school to return to Missouri. Mr. Provines was chosen to fill the vacancy. We, therefore, had the honor of introducing ourselves to Mr. Provines as juniors. Mr. Provines opened school of the term of 1913-14 by complimenting the High School as a whole, and espec- ially the girls, upon their good looks. But after a few classes in which the Juniors participated, he found that the Junior girls were not only possessors of good looks, but also of good brains. We had now learned the great maxim: There is no rock so hard but that a little wave may beat admission in a thousand years, and so we had been knocking at the door for admission to the Senior class for several years before we finally effected an entrance. When the door was opened we did not go in as one afraid to enter but rather in the way that William Cullen Bryant tells us in the following lines from Thanatopsis, Not like the quarry-:slave at night, scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed by an unfaltering trust. For the purpose of demonstrating our ability as Seniors we have been compelled to write an endless number of themes in English for Miss McCellan and Mrs. Hill, pass a History quiz whenever Mr. Victory thought the sign was right and in Shorthand we have been fined for exceeding the speed limit. We have now run the gauntlet of four years High School and on May 20, 1915, will receive that much coveted treasure, a Diploma, This closes the collective history of the class of 1915. May the in- dividual history that is yet to be written add honor and brilliancy to the class record. PAUL OTTO SIMMS.