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

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X I .3--1 - - Georgia Erwin. Julia, Rugg. Eva. Hea d. Bessie Milton. Bertha. Steele. Adelyn Bell. 4.5 .JJ 7 I f 1 M E 3 i 2 1 1 '1 L Q 1 I '9 ff n 's , F YI A fi J , -.af ,4 .. 1

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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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1 U A I ,- , . , ,... , ,-,.,.....,.,,,,........i........?i.-.1. Y- ...V W- W- W- V W-..,--1 1 HE GLEAM given and thus closed our junior year with a grand climax CHAPTER IV Next ou1 Senior year the year of all years in our our best year 1n school So much has hapened th1s year that it would be impossible to mention it all here Of course we gave a play The Bishop of Ballarat which was a grand success and which will long be remembered by the members of the Senior Class We gave our play before Christmas so by February we were ready to work on the Gleam This work has would have shown up to a much better advantage had 1t not been for the wonderful brilliancy of the under class men The naughty Junior with a little bunch of Rah' Rahsl in his throat actually tried to win some praise is able to hold its own against any odds We are now about to leave our old shoes to the juniors hoping that they will profit by our experiences correct our mistakes build our air castles and ra1se high er as we tr1ed to the Green and White of old I I-I S L F D '14 ' - - A SCHOOI life- The bl1SiCS'f, the fullest, the h3PPieSt, withal, of the teachers for himself. But the Senior class of '06 1 O u J 9 . io, , , i ' - ' . - . . . . Z perhaps taken some time from our studies but it has cer tainly been a pleasure .to us, and we feel that the time it has taken is not wasted. We will always keep a Gleam as a memoir of our school days and our school friends., As soon as we have finished our Gleam work we will turn our attention to Commencement. Oh, how much it means to us, and soon we will be preparing for it! Our class has always 'taken part in the new movements in our school. We are now about to start a new custom. We are to have a Class day. It is with great pleasure that we look forward to it, and we are doing our best to make it a success. Our class is about to leave. Our record is made, and it is now beyond our power to change it. Still, though it is not perfect, we are verytproud of it. Of course, we LOOKING BACKVYARD IN 1926. The class of nineteen six was a band Of boys and girls, whose aim in life, Was to become leaders in the landg To lead in the world's deadly strifeg In the battle of right 'gainst wrong, To fight for justice, -staunch and long. Gi all that wondrous winning class. Bessie heads the list in fame, Classics she wrote while yet a lass, And very early she changed her name. . Alexander, who knew so well, How to debate, now holds the chair That Folk once held, and Adelyn Bell