Winslow High School - Meteor Yearbook (Winslow, AZ)

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NiKKTEKN FlFTKKN WO 1. S N I W SENIOR ARLY in September, 1911. there gathered at the North Grammar Schcx»I a class of fourteen students ready to make their debut as High School students. Of that group nine are completing their High School courses this spring in the New High School building. During that period we have participated in the great upbuilding of the city schools. We have seen Commercial work in all phases. Manual Training. Drafting. Domestic Arts and Science. Physics. Chemistry. General Science, and various other courses installed successfully in the schools. We have hel| cd in the organization of the Literary Societies, the Band, the Orchestra, the School Paper. Basketball Teams. Baseball Teams, Dramatic Clubs, etc., and in every way we have been A N O 7. I R A Page Twenty-three RESUME in the front in helping to build up our schools. Last ami certainly not least, our scholarship, as a class, is the peer of any class in school. Marriages and various other causes have depleted our class, but we have never lost a student for deficient scholarship. Our Athletic record is a proud one, and our Literary record a better one. YVe have edited two Annuals, the only two ever attempted in Winslow: one as Sophomores, one as Seniors. We believe that we have made great strides in two years, and trust that all others think the same. As to our disposition next year only the gods know. Sampson expects to attend New Mexico University; Weber goes to Cornell University. ami probably Gladys will go to Arizona University; 1.011 iso is to lie Domestic Arts Assistant, and Ramagc will continue in Business School. The rest, wherever they go. success. I

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Page Twenty-two WOI.S X I V A X 0 7. I R A NINETEEN US SENIORS (Toast Given at Annum. Senior i. How's to us—each laddie and las Of this our first Public Speaking Class. May you every one profit In the years that By means of your P. Speaking (some). II. Here's to Ceoi-gc Sampson, whose often fed On eye that are blue and hair that I red; Now he'll use hi power of persuasion, wo know. To stir thing up when they are prone to go slow. III. Here' to Je ie. who came to us under protest. But now she works with u ns one of our ls t— IV. Here's to Ivn. who say she'll u r her I1. Speaking In private, while through this world seeking A suitable husband; and to find one she’s sure. Although throughout Kurope she may have to tour. V. Hero' to Will, who stars on the athletic ground; Once in Kngllsh for a platform a table he found. And mounted on this with gesture most striking. He gave an oration or speech to his liking. With a starter like this in his Sophomore year What may we not hope about William to hear? VI. Herat's to Alice Iler. whose cognomen seems to Imply She's one to have handy when things are quite dry; She’s our oiler to lubricate things that get rusty When she thinks she can't do things she's apt to get crusty. VII. Here's to Alma sweet singer —so modest and shy; Just a good wish to her and I'll hurry on hy To Itutph. whose life work Is laid out so clear. I wish there were more could say that who are hen . For our work in the world Is the thing that's best. And marks us for real men—or women or loss. That's alt of my sermon—just that one word work: If there's one thing on earth I dislike, it's a shirk. VIII. Here's to Marguerite, surely she will do wonders: She gives such good toasts, without any blunders. And It’s auch a relief to call on her In class; We never need fear she'll answer. 1 pass. IX. And Allle, who can't tell us what's in a name Well, you hnrk on her to find out Just the same That her name's not Dennis In most any game. X. Here's to Cladys. the very brave lass. For she's the one girl in the whole Physics Class. I guess she likes boys, for she says that some day She'll don a man's gurli and away, and away. To tramp all over Kurope and the Wee Isle of Man: 1 fear that shos being s|M llt: help her all you can. XI. Here's to Iarorcra. to whom work Is all play: She'd have all her lessons, were there fifteen a day. And have som«- time left. I'll hot you a fig. To get Into mischief be it little or big. XII. Here's to Doulse. who esteems P. S. so high She can talk right in Assembly and not even half try XIII. And here's to our Supt. so nugust and grim That we're reall afraid of him. Now. aren't you? Don't tell him I said so; You know It Is true. lie manages the wheels of the schools of our town. Sometimes shaking things up. Sometimes shaking them down. But still keeping things moving upward, up. up. I-et's pledge our best wishes to him In this cup. XIV. And yet e'er our breakfast Is over and done I-cl's drink to our H. S. now come, everyone. Breakfast) come MIT KEN

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I’age Twenly-four WOI.SX I v A NOZ I R A XIXKTEKN KI l-TKKN ORATORY S VK look lack on our Senior Year in High School there is one bright spot that vc view with greatest pleasure and pride, and that is our orations and our oratory. We arc, indubitably, the greatest class of orators in the world, and as such our record will stat'd in the halls of I ante of old High. Oratory i«. defined as the Art of Public Speaking, but f ir be it from me to speak of those wonderful flights of fancy, those original, startling and edifying flights, in any such mild terms. Although our illness excuses increased on rhetorical lay's and sonic of us were frequently absent on the days assigned it', nevertheless we were all great orators. ( Note past tense.) On days when impromptu speaking was indulged in we. one and all. would bravely arise, as though to Ik- executed, indulge in wild and frantic glances all around, and then gradually turn the most delicate, pale shade of green. In fact, many of the boys came near to choking to death on an Adams apple that they never knew they possessed previously. The flights of fancy and wonderful ideas would now come, stuttering and halting into the confined spaces of the Knglish room, accompanied by gestures that would do credit to the wooden actors in a Punch anil Judy show. Suddenly (happy thought) a brilliant idea, a magnificent idea, would come into our heads. Steadily, automatically, we would turn to Miss Clymer and shout, I've forgotten the rest. Some of us conquered our faults, some of ns never will. Oh! yes we were good Public Speakers all right.