West High School - Hesperian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Class of January 1918 VIVIAN LIEN HARD ELLIOTT DE FOREST JEANNETTE BERNARD WOLFSON WILLOUGHBY It has long been the custom for a class to give its last word to the school in the Hesperian. Sometimes this last word is more of a proud recital of the achievements of the class, rather than a farewell. This year any boastful account of the deeds of the class of January. 1918, would be unnecessary and out of place. From the sections devoted to classes, athletics and organizations, the curious may learn of our record. Satisfied as we may be with the part we have taken in school life, at this time we put more emphasis on another incomplete record. We are more interested in what our class has done and will do to win this war. Time alone will prove our ability in this direction. What the school has done for us is another thing. Even in the short time since we graduated, we have come to realize the grip that the West spirit has on us. So when an alumnus tells you how much he misses the old school, you may be sure that he is not saying it because everybody says that sort of thing. He means it. In the same way, we do not say that we are sorry to leave West as a mere form necessary in a farewell. We mean that we feel genuine regret at leaving the school that taught us to believe that West Wins. ELLIOTT DE FOREST. 19