West High School - Hesperian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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2y The Freshie (With due apologies to II. W. Longfellow's “ Village Blacksmith ”) Under a spreading chestnut tree, The small freshie stands. The freshie, a tiny man is he, With small and dinky hands; And the muscles on his bony arms Are strong as rubber bands. II Ilis hair is tough, uncombed and long, 11 is face unlike a man. Ilis hair is wet with studious (?) sweat, lie learns whate'er lie can. And stares the whole school in the face, For he knows not any man. 8S I ! — ll — I

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 y Toasts to the Classes Here's a toast to the Freshies fresh Who are salted every year, And when the salting comes around. They are weak and wan with fear. Here’s a toast to the Sophomore hold Who are simply Freshies stale, But at the sound of their war-like whoops, The poor little Freshies pale. Here’s a toast to the Juniors smart Who Seniors will be sometime; And when they reach that marvelous height, They ’ll never cease to shine. Here’s a toast to the Seniors grave, So dignified are they, With serious and studious mien They pass along the way. So here’s a toast to the classes all No matter which is best. So toast the one that may be yours, And leave out all the rest.

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 The Smallest Freshie (l y a Mightjf Sophomore) Vw HBN the smallest Freshman first approached the imposing High School, ■ hc was completely overwhelmed with awe and wonder because of the | immensity of the building. Gradually, however, as he toiled up the broad entrance steps, this feeling gave place to one of quite another kind. A vast spirit of importance and pride entered the mind of The Smallest Freshman as he realized that now he was about to become a member of this great place, and in his own opinion, one of no little importance. Tt is very true that this doubtless would have happened if The Smallest Freshman had not had the horrible misfortune to drop his lunch bag just as he reached the first floor. To his great dismay, three ham sandwiches and two very large pickles rolled out in shameful prominence and then began his series of mishaps. At once a dozen huge individuals bore down upon this awkwardly placed hero with words of seniorly reproach. As he stood there, the unwilling center of the group, The Smallest Freshman eyeing these enormous creatures, reckoned with consternation that he must be facing the principal of the school, and some of his aiding assistants. As he shrank back in mortal fear of these persons whose vast importance signified eminence, one particularly august and stern, began to talk in a terrifying manner. “Since you have deliberately committed this fearful crime in view of myself and my Honored Companions, you are compelled to pay this penalty. ’ Here he was forced to pause and cough violently. The Smallest Freshman wondered why. It also puzzled him that the Honored Companions were all very red in the face and seemed to have trouble to keep their shoulders still. Perhaps it was that they were very sorry for him. “And so.” concluded the speaker, “every time today that you meet one of my Honored Companions, you are to bow very low. without fail, in deep reverence. See ?’ ’ The Smallest Freshman closed his eyes and drew a long breath of relief. Evidently the principal was not so very terrible after all. He was so concerned with this idea that he did not notice the dispersing of the delighted seniors until they had drawn far away. He wondered why the Honored Companions had departed so suddenly. It was now that he noticed another iinpor- —12 — y M