Yukon High School - Miller Yearbook (Yukon, OK)

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I 1920 THE JAVELIN 1920 Sophomore Class Poem A woodsman once in spring did plant On yon small mount two saplings scant, And, viewing then his labor, said, My little trees, you grow. Be fed With heay'en's sunshine and do drink It's fresh'ning rain, and now link Thy tender roots within the soil, And' flourish tall while I do toil. The saplings two now left to grow, To one another spake just so. Why should we grow ? the stronger said, We're left alone. What if weire dead? There's none to care. So now let's die And never have again to sigh, But sleep in long and dreamless sleep, And ne'er again in life's storm leap. The other, but a tiny tree, With happy heart spoke brave and free Ah brother, think of what you say, We're in the spring time of our day. And life is sweet since we're carefree: Ah, grow as high as any tree That haughtily stands near this place. Ah, enter now upon life's race. But heeding not its brother then, It waited still, like many men, Topdleg until one evening late It ceased to live with its kind mate, Which with each day did stronger grow, With stately branches bending low, And lofty top far in the sky, Majestic in the couds so high. Oh, shall we, as the first small tree, Disheartened, never wait to see The glories of commencement day, But drift along as best we may? Or shall we, as its brother brave, Press onward strongly and e'er crave The highest honors with great fame, And seek forever a good name? Despondency can never win A happy life this world within. 'Tis 'but for joyful eager soulsg Success awaits them at their goals. Within this world with us does dwell Much joy and happiness, to quell. But let us ever upward grow To bless this stormy world below. Clarice France, Class Poet. -31-

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1900 mn JAVEIQIN 1920 Sophomore Class History Our Freshman class contained a very large num- ber of students, and so it was divided into two divisions, which became rivals to each other. We thought we were fresh but when we took our first Algebra examination, we soon found out that we were green. The work seemed hard 'because we had not yet gotten acquainted with High School. It took so much time to get Latin, and there seemed so much non- sence in Algebra that these two studies became our worst enemies. Most of our class defeated them and were ready to be Sophomores. Now we are Sophomores. Although we have de- creased in numbers, we have not in greatness. The girls have not been successful in athletics, so most all of them have joined the G. A. G.'s. At first we did not notice the s and we thought it meant Girls After Gumpsyf' The boys organized an Athletic Association, and several from our class joined. The basket ball team has been very successful, winning nine games out of thirteen, and Ralph Schnakenberg, who is one of the best players, represents our class. Our class contains 'Glen Carson, who, as a car- toonist, is not equaled 'by anyone in High School. Those who have left us this year are Clarice France, Frank Shaw and Hugh Gunn. Gordon Sanger, Class Historian. .. ggg