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

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THE G LEAM. ' 31 Now I lay me down to rest, To study hard Iive tried my best. If I should die before I wake, iWhy, then, Ilve no exams to take. The best thing out-an aching tooth. If college bred is a f ur years' loaf . CTh-e Smart Set says it's soj, f Oh, tell- me where the Hour is found F or us who knead the dough. I-Ie sailed out one evenin, , To call on the fair young miss, ' And when he reached her residence, 'r this. like I steps the up Ran ' I-ler papa met him at the door. He did no-to see the miss. He will not go back there any more, For f ' I' . Y A K PI c went. A umop e , like - 'Sim ' He that knows and knows that he knows-gets Poor.. The monkeys, our ancestors, were educated in the higher branches. g Itiiiior-Why is mathematics like counterfeit money? Senior Qwho knowsj-Because it's hard to pass. l ,. The Goal. up , To climb a litle toward the height, ' To brighter make the world for others, To sow the seerl and spread the light, To teach love for our struggling brothers 3 To follow in the ways of truth, u To m-eet the trials of each to-morrow, To keep the hope and heart of youth, Tho' age steals on with hurt and sorrow. To learn our burdens to endure, To loyal be, though others fail us 5 To keep our spirits sweet and pure, In spite of all who may assail us. Toadd to the world's joy and mirth, I To render fair the path of duty, To sprinkle sunshine o'er the earth, To see in all things hidden beauty.

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30 r A THE GLEAM. ' ' fxohange , Delptartmeni. Always improving, ' . Which is very assuring, Q We're always at work, Our duties ne'er shirkg 'A But work with a will, It g Which goes' never down hill,i ' - But upwards and on, Seeking Knowledge-not, Renowrf' Dollar4I'n1 worth ten of you. ' Dime-Don't crow 3 it would break you even to uy a. postage stamp. I An air castle-A Fresh-man's head. The Doctor-And so you really wish to go to South Africa to nurse the sick and wounded. But have you had any experience? , The Miss-Well, rather. Four of my brothers play football and my father owns an au-tornobile. A 1 Jake-Say, Hiram, did you know that some of them lrorticultural ex erimenters were talking about cross- ing the strawberry with the milk weed, so's -to have straw- berries and cream? c ' - , Hiram-No, but I read the other day otya'biol1ogi-st who was trying to cross honey bees with lightning bugs, so they could work at night. - ' ' jake-Pshaw! that's nothing. Why, out on the plains they plant otatoes and onions in alternate rows, and that makes the eyes of the potatoes water, so they don't need lirrigation. S' Found on th-e Hy leaf of Burke's Conciliation: If th-ere should be another flood, F. 1 Hither for refuge Hy, A 1 4 For if the whole world be submerged, This book would still be dry. It is more blessed to give than to receive?-exanainzb tions. . He that knows an knows not that he knows not- Y u can't ke-ep a good man d wn, c u gets Fair. I A 'Tis a proof beyond assail. V V . +-- . F 'Twas proven m-any years 3,gQ A ' He that knows notand knows that he knows not- By Jonah and the whale. gets Condition. , y r -- , ., . s 2 , . ,. .. 1

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32 GLEAM. ' To persevere and learn to wait, To manly be, yet loving, tenderg To rise above an adverse fate, . To meet defeat and not surrender. ,To put aside all needless strife, To struggle onward in endeavor, To gather in the heart or life The inner wealth that lastsforever. These arethe things of real worth- The highest goal and art of living-4 p ' That-if attained, we'11 cheer the earth' -A VV ith one perpetual thanksgiving. A Shining Landimark. Inithe first years of navigation on Western waters, says the author of Early Steamboat Navigation on the Missouri River, pilots were forced to use all sorts of signals and marks to decide their courses. One had a custom of running a certain crossing, if he came to it at night, by the aid of a dog.' - , f 1 The animal 'belonged to a family'liviing,in a house at the foot of the crossing, irectly in thecourse of the bend. Whenexfer a boat was coming this dog ran ont to the bank, always exactly the same place, which was in line with th-e channel, and barked his loudest. The pilot 'rantoward the sound of the barking with the ut-A most confidence. ' p 7 Unhappily, the dog one night took a notion to change hisnstand, and barked a little higher up. The nextmorn- ing the boat was a hopeless wreck on a sand bar, into which the pilot had run at full speed. Made the Bear VY9rk. Bill Wineters, of whom the Boston Herald tells, is one of the heroes who uses his wit to save his strength. During a camping trip in the Maine woods Bill was easily the laziest man in the party. Finally his exasper- ated comrades told him that if he did not kill something besi es time they woul-d pack him off home. , The next morning Bill borrowed a rifle and went off up the mountain. Two hours later the men in camp saw Bill' running down again as fast as he could come, and close behind him was a bear. The men watched the chase with loaded rifles ready. On reaching. camp Bill turned and shot the bear. When the men could stop laughing, one of them said: Bill, what on earth possessed you to run that diistance, with the bear so close, when youmight have killed him on the hilfl and saved your breath ? ill smiled slowly. 'i'Wh.at,s the use of killing a A' - .,. 3, s..,,,.,asd,,,,r.,,,.,,,.g,,, f f V :X - . Y M A N ,R V A .Q Q ..... ,,.... H I 3 -i