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I Class History On September 1, 1945, we, the Class of 1949, twenty-four strong, set upon our four year journey. The leader of our wagon train was Elsie Goble with Jack Buckler as assistant. The scouts were Irene Adams and Maxine Finley: Mrs. Bails was our guide. The first two weeks of our journey were uneventful except for a amusing incidents during our adjustments to life on the trail. On our fourteenth day on the trail we were met one morning by a marauding' band of Indians from the Sophomore Tribe. We were quite definitely initiated to life on the trail. A From that point on our journey was uneventful until the first of March, 1946, when we again encountered the Sophomore Indians. In return for their former rough treatment we prepared a feast. As our guests showed siizns of wanting to be friends, all of us passed the peace pipe. Everyone had a hi-0-time. By the first of September, 1946, we had completed the first quarter of our journey. We had lost part of our company as'there were now only 21 members. We had installed three new members at the head of our wagon train. Jerry Fox was now our leader with Dean Richardson as assistant. We had one new scout, Bob Jacobs: we retained Maxine Finley as our other scout, and Mrs. Bails as our guide. ' u About the middle of September, 1946, we met a caravan that was inexperienced to the ways of the trail. We Uwisened them up, but, weren't too severe with them. Our wagon train moved along without any serious events occuring after this. In the middle of February we again encountered the members of the caravan which we had initiated. They prepared a feast for us, and all enjoyed it heartily. Our journey neared its half-way mark with only a few outstanding events to mark its way. Shortly after the first of September, 1947, we again made a few changes at the head of our wagon train. Jerry Fox remained as our leader with Betty Lang as assistant. Irene Adams and Vivian Parker were scouts, and Mr. Spence was our guide. On November 5, 1947, ten members of our train gave a play entitled The Black Ghost for the entertainment of the rest of our wagon train and for visiting members of several other wagon trains that we had chanced to meet, and for two or three tribes of Indians who were passing through. lContinuedi
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Class History fContinued from preceding pagel Things went rather smoothly after this until spring. On the Sth of May, 1947, we again met the tribe of Indians with whom we had formerly become acquainted. To celebrate our former peace treaty with them, we gave a banquet in their honor. Everyone had a delightful time, and we bade our guests a fond farewell, as our paths on the trail were never to meet again. On September 1, 1948, our wagon train started on the last lap of its journey. Our members numbered 17. We had made some changes at the head of our train. Shirley Merrick was now leader with Dean Richardson as her assistant. Vivian Parker and Gerald Daugherty were scouts, and Mrs. Tade was our guide. On the 25th of September, 1948, we gave an ice cream social for several visitors from other wagon trains. The social was a success: everyone enjoyed it immensely. The remainder of our journey continued with but few interruptions until the 29th of April, 1949, at which time we presented a play entitled The Funny Brats for our friends from other wagon trains. In early May we met the wagon train that we had formerly initiated to life on the trail. This wagon train prepared a banquet in our honor, and all members of our wagon train turned out in their best finery. On May 22, 1949, the members of our wagon train met together at the Evangelical United Brethern Church to give thanks for the safe closing of our journey. Reverend J. R. Seybold, pastor of the Westfield Free Methodist Church, presented the Baccalaureate address. Our journey was nearly completed, and everyone rejoiced at the thought that they had practically brought their four year trip to a happy end. We again met on May 27, 1949, to bid our friends farewell. Each one of us had completed one journey, and we were now starting out on seperate walks of life, looking forward to the realization of our ideals and ambitions. At this meeting our commencement speaker, Professor George T. Tade of Greenville College, advised us of the obstacles that we would have to meet and overcome in order to achieve successful living.
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