York High School - Duke Yearbook (York, NE)

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exercises. These Thursday morning exercises are nieant to help us in public speaking. Given with the addition of niusical numbers they are generally enjoyed by all. One great event of this winter was our bob-sled ride, for which we drew 964.00 out of the class treasury. The tip-out on the west side of the square was the great cli- max of the evening, and without which we felt the ride would not have been a success. Unlike niost classes we have kept the sanie president throughout all of the four years. lle has filled his position faithfully and for the benefit of the class and was the choice of all the nienibers. We calne the nearest we will probably conie to Skip day. Having had our class photographed, some decided to take an outing and consequently came late to class. Mr. Brown synipathized with us and the rest of the class are jealous. Last year we lost three of the best girls in the class. They were Mable Pyle, Edna Biggs and Emily Shepherd, who nioved away froni the city. There are now four niore boys than girls, unusual in graduating classes. We will be the largest class yet graduated from the High School. VVe are now looking forward to graduation and its attendant gayeties, with pleasure not uninixed with regret at leaving our pleasantest days behind.

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