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18 THE TATLE R—1 9 2 8 Senior Class ‘JHistorij The smoke curled up lazily from the pipe and circled slowly about the head of the man who smoked it. This man was bent over a desk. There were sharpened pencils lying by his hand and blank sheets of paper before him. The appearance of the desk and the room in which it was located proclaimed the place to be the office of a newspaper man—the editor. As one looks he sighs, lays down a pencil that had hovered over the as yet blank paper, and settles back in the swivel chair with a perplexed frown on his face. Then, picking up a letter from his desk he reads it. It is a letter from the “Tatler” staff of the class 1941 requesting that he write an editorial urging the people to buy “Tatlers” to see just what possibilities are foremost in their children, the future citizens of the town. Opening a drawer in his desk the man took from it a rough draft of the designated ‘ Tatler” composed of typewritten copies of pages neatly arranged, ready for the printing. Turning the pages he read some of the articles, looked at the pictures of the graduating class and then read the “History” of that class. When he had finished that he leaned back in his chair, smoked his pipe and stared mechanically at the ceiling. But he did not see the ceiling or the four walls surrounding him. Rather he yas lost in reminis¬ cences. You can guess, in all probability, of what he was thinking and so can I. Do you not think that in his mind was a picture of the old High School where he entered as a timid freshman in 1924, frightened yet daring, scared yet proud of the fact that he was now in High School. You and I can see him now, wandering through the halls; lost perhaps, searching for a teacher and classroom. Yet he with the host of boys and girls with him makes a large body, affording the rest of the school amusement, laughter and jokes. Then, too, some day they would be graduating—so what then. Then, as a sophomore the picture changes. He is still rather shy and retiring but full of fun nevertheless. His lessons perhaps are harder and study is longer but, he is a sophomore; he expected such work for a full-fledged second year man. The girls are making their first self-made dresses perhaps, while the boys are working on their Manual Training. The class officers are elected and then the routine of the school year is again well balanced and studies are well under way. Athletics too are going very good. Then, the scene changes once more. It is now the Junior year. Everyone is excited with the knowledge that it is their next to last year. The school play “Bimbo” is got¬ ten up, given, and the old familiar grind of lessons taken up again. The next exciting event perhaps is the arrival of the Senior Class rings. Crowds of Juniors are standing together, enviously watching, wishing it might be they that were having this stroke of wonderfully good fortune. After the time has come when a class is not interrupted
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19 THE TATLE R—1 9 2 8 by the sight of a Senior class ring, come the holidays. Then after a few days fun the mid-year examinations or tests bring fear and trembling to the hearts of all. Soon after the beginning of the second semester plans are gotten up for the Junior- Senior Banquet. No sooner are plans made, it seams, than the time for the Banquet is here and after a night of brotherly feeling, studies are again resumed. Graduation time draws near, “Tatlers” are bought, and excitement rules. Commencement night comes and the Juniors see the Seniors receive the parchment that sends them out into the world or the schools of higher education, and are rendered speechless by the thought that the following year they will be in their places. Vacation comes and goes. In the fall school opans again and a new class of Seniors enters and settles itself ready to give directions as to how the school should be run. Soon, however, lessons are taken up in earnest, the routine of study being broken by the arrival of the class rings shortly after the holidays. Senior dresses are started and the first Girls’ Manual Training Class begins its work, composed of Seniors alone. Then the Junior-Senior Banquet is given and a good time is had by all. Finally, the crowning event! Graduation! Diplomas are received, good-byes are said and pouf! scattered to the winds! meeting again we know not where. The editor’s pipe had gotten cold, the typewritten manuscript had fallen unnoticed from his hands. As one looked, he smiled. “Those were the days,” he thought. What was that little verse they had known their last year? It was something like-oh yes: “Thus with our song of rejoicing Our way to the goal we make, Ever with eyes up ' .ifted To the ideals of “twenty-eight.” Suddenly he brought his feet to the floor with a bang, picked up a pencil and drew the paper to him. Hurriedly he began to write. “Have any of you ever thought back to your high school days? You have, I know. Have you ever thought what a pleasure it would be to see the hands of old classmates outstretched in hearty greeting? Have you forgotten the life you used to live, the life of fun, when you went to high school in the twenties, ’28 or ’29? Can you not picture the old high school sitting majestically on the hill, with its old classrooms, its funny characteristics? Old? Yes, but dear to the hearts of its students. Perhaps some of you have never forgotten those days; the basketball games, baseball, volley-ball and such. Do you remember too how proud you were of Mr. and Miss Self? Now turn your mind to the present day classes. See the well-equipped high school you have built for your children. See the airy classrooms, the gymnasium, the pool, athletic field, campus, and various other characteristics familiar to the pupils now.
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