William Chrisman High School - Gleam Yearbook (Independence, MO)

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12 THE GLEAM. the bride, whos wasidressed and waiting for the wedding hour, as waiting for the fatal hour. And Madge, Who, we areisorry to say, left us the next year, described a herd of sheep as going chirping across the field. p So you can see that we.were a very bright and orig- inal class, even when we were Freshies. p CHAPTER II. - When we assembled the next year some were missing, but we still had a large class-at least, enough to be no- ticed. , From the very first our class had promised to be one of great spirit. It had been the custom of previous classses to organize in either their junior or Senior year. But we decided that it would be perfectly splendid to-organize while Sophs. Andwe did! I guess none of us will ever forget our first class meeting. Alec was chosen chief and Kirby Casebolt, who graduated in the class of '05 with honors, was elected Vice-President. Now, our class was not satisfied with carrying out one new idea, so we determined to give a play. This was certainly an original idea, for Qheretofore, all such pastimes had been reserved for the Seniors. However, we suc- ceeded in giving one, on condition that we give it free in the afternoon. Finally we decided to give ,a matinee', in honor of the Seniors. After just a few disagreements we decided to give 'fStriking Oil. All rehearsals except one were carried on without an instructor. We were deter- . ,,. ,f mined to make it'a success and we worked hard:'1rWe'had a large audience and we held them spellbound. It was a grand success. One of the teachers told us we would have our heads turned' by the praise that was showered upon us. Well, if we did, they were certainly turned back the next day, when all the actors failed in class. But for at that, Striking Oil was one of the best plays ever given in old I. H. S. ' ' Among other things we did in our Sophomore year, was to gain a reputation for being a class of extraordinary brilliancyf CHAPTER III. At last our class put on the dignity of juniors. After our experiences in, our Freshman and Sophomore year, we felt that we were an older and aiwise class. In our junior year we established our reputation for brightness. The teachers sang our praises so loudly that the Seniors f'05j actually turned green with envy. We also distin- guished, or rather extinguished, ourselves in debates in the history class: But we did not study all the time. In the spring wwe had a picnic. Oh, what a day for our class! I am sure none of uswill ever forget it. As the last days of school drew near, we turned our thoughts to- that magnificent affair-the Junior Reception! Oh, how we planned and worked and disagreed! But we gave the Seniors the best reception that any class has

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Grace Frazer. Spurgeon Campbell. Edna Anderson William Green. Allie Hardin. Nellie Stewart x .ll

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