West Plains High School - Zizzer Yearbook (West Plains, MO)

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THAD KENNEY Never you fear, tho all others should croak I will always be sure, to be there with my joke. Football '12-'13. Basketball '14. Junior play '13, Senior play '1-1. Associate Editor Zizzer '14, WERE WE ONCE LIKE THIS? Top Row-Clyde Morwood, Maude Benton, Madge Morton. Center Row-Ruby Henry, Iris Trimble. Last Row-Geneva Pease, Herbert Mantz, P xyllis Dressler

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MADGE MORTON If your heart is depressed with cares, The mist is dispelled when she ap- pears. Entered in Junior year from Marion, Kansas High School. Class Basketball '13-'l4. Basketball '14, President Hypation '14. Associate Editor Zizzer '14. Senior play '14. CLYDE MORWOOD The man who invented work always gets at the ls-sttom of the deepest problems. Entered in Sophomore year from Kiowa College, Iowa. Business Manager Zizzer, '14. Assistant teacher in bookkeeping '1-1. Winner of State Prize for Mechanics 'l3. GENEVA PEASE lf to her share some female errors fall, Lfok on her face and you'll forget them all Class Basketball '13-'l4. Junior play '13. Scnior play 'l-1. Assistant Editor, Zizzer '14, Hypatiou Class Song.

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History of the Seniors .i-L-.l lt was in the tirst year of the reign of King Bray that the forces of the class- of 1914 first invaded the ranks of the High School. They were mighty in number, mighty in heart and, sad to relate, mighty in lreland's native color Well we remember that memorable day when we of short skirts and knickerbockers trooped in branded, with that awful name.Freshmen. Oh! who can tell of the fearful strife of those times while the rule of King Bray endured? Who can tell of the gauntlets to be run, of the lessons to be learned in that hard SCIIOOI of experience, that first year! Our leader a valiant youth was he, was Sir Herbert, now known as Pet-:-, and bravely he led us, e'e'i through the jaws of death and into the mouth of the Sophomore year. And now King Wif- liam I of the House of Melcher, in the course of human events, gained the throne and with all the majesty of the Caesars ruled his realm. But sad and shameful here is the story of '14, for our numbers have grown less by far: for some, seeing the enemies ahead, dropped back among that weaker part Of humanity, that class of 1915. Others lured on by the glow and glamor and false charms of that unlucky multitude the class of '13, thought to join it and deserted us. Hut did we stagger back with blinded hfzarts and fainting eyes? Nay, nay. We pressed onward until the battles were not so hard. The kingdom was more peaceful under the reign of Willie the Conqueror. So for s fong year 'mid rain and sun we grew till some were veritable giants in wisdom and know- ledge. And still the same king ruled when we as Juniors again took up the cause Our deeds, our victories, our acc-Jmplishments ari- t'o nutrerous to relateg but oh! what heart did not swell, and what head as well--when after a victory was won, there appeared that banner of purple and gold and our war song was raised to the stars. And now as Seniors when our day has come though our ranks have been cut dawn by battles and examin- ations, until we number but thirteen, still we are climbing upward, using our weapons of nerve, brains, and beauty to win cut in this great strife. And so at last when the battles have ended and we lay our armor down, may we feel that peace which only comes to the victor and to him who knows that the world knows that he kniwsg and on that last night when we gather round the banquet table in the hall of fame and raise on high our foaming ,cups of sparkling blood red-lemonade may we of one accord, from the depths of our hearts say: Here's to the '14, noble and true, Here's to the purple and gold, Heres to the class of the faithful few, Here's to their deeds yet untold. Herefs to the teachers who led them aright, Here's to their good times ard fun, Here's to the things that the '14 may dn, And here's to the things that they've done GENEVA PEASE.