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

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22 Adams, Helen, Anderson, Mabel Bryson, La Vergne Burnett, Muriel Casebolt, Bernard Cushwa, Claude De Witrt, Ruby V Duncan, Edward Fox, Margaret F rush, Ralph Hill, Carrie Hughes, Mary . jones, Imo. A ' jones, Myrtle Jolley, Pearl Kelley, Stanley Kerr, Marguerite ' Kerr, Procter I Layland, Maude Leas, Bessie Mauk, Ina McCoy, Charles Nortleet, Erma H THE GLEAM. t JUNIORS. Mills, Ma'bel Ott, Nathalie Palmer, Helen Palmer, William Pointer, Florence Pointer, Maude Rogers, Myrtle Robinson, Eg. C. Robinson, D. Schermesser, Tillie Sea, Helen Sermon, Roger A Staples, Ethelyn Stone, Edith Taylor, Georgia Thomson, -Dorothy Ticlswell, Scott Vlfard, Anthony Watsoii, Tessie Weatherford, May Wfliitford, Williaiii lfVitcher, Dean X , l ? we-A-M

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24, THE GLEAM. Qizinrg nf Thr Gllama nf IHHHQ Al We are the classrof '08-juniors, 'you know. As the close of this school year draws near, we look back over all our course of study, as prescrrbedf and we realize that once upon altime-it seems ages ago-we were guileless Freshmen. We -confess t-hat, when we first entered the High School, we rather felt like innocents abroad, but, gradually, we gained courage and assurance, especially as the teachers -began to realize what a brilliant set of pupils we were. However, our first year passed uneventfully by, and we lived in the humble hope that perhaps, in some far distant time, we too might reach the heights then held by the Senior class. - So time passed, until, finally, as the result of much hard labor, we found ourselves suddenly -raised to the rank of Sophomores. Then, indeed, we con- disered ourselves of much more importance, and we were really getting along quite smoothly, when one morning, in assembly, Mr. Bryant told us, con- iidentially, that Sophomore means wise fool. Of course, we didn't consider this applicable to ourselves in the least, but, for fear that the other -classes would think that we did and in order to display our newly acquired import- ance, we decided t-o organize and show everybody what a really line class we were. Later -on, we chose our class colors, class H-ower, and class yell. 'VVe were especially pleased with our motto, and were rather surprised to notice the superior smiles of the- juniors and Seniors when they heard what it wasj We didn't understand it, however, until the first part of this year, w-hen the thought was thrust upon us that -our motto, Prove now thy truth, is very, very suggestive -of Geometry. Our Sophomore year ended with our class picnic which was held at the De Witt farm. , At the beginning of this year, we took on the name and dignity of juniors. We were also obliged to take the cares of such responsible -position in the form of Geometry, frequently sieges of tests, English essays, etc., etc. We had to have something to console us, so, in sheer desperation,-we sent for our class pins. N-ow that we are Juniors, the Senior class does not seem so much like a far distant star, whose brilliancy we are permitted to admire from afar, 'but not reach until we have climbed from down dale uphill So step by step, we have advanced until we have almost reached the top of the hill, and, next year, we, the class of- '08, hope to make our conventional bow 'as the Seniors of the Independence High School. P. M. J., '08, 7 I' 'KT' V