The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-06-10

The class of 1903 should feel uoubly
honored at the privilege they enjoyed in
being the subject for so profound an ad-
dress from such an able and eloquent
speaker.
The recommendation Of the class in a
few well chosen words by Mrs. Ella S.
Stair, principal Of the high school, was
followed by the presentation of diplomas
by Superintendent A. R. Jolley.
The class poem:
Listen. my friends. you. will hear alas.
OF the life and habits of the Senior Class.
On this fifth night of June in 1903,
An expose will be given by me
OF one and all, both lad and lass
First comes Der Koenig." our president,
bright:
If there's anything doing he's always in
His subject is Work, and I'm sure it is
watever work means, we'll he ought to
cor he's worked for four years with both
main and might.
And next comes Aleda, our class secre-
tary,
Too quiet perhaps, but sometimes right
To her these, four years the fates have
been kind
For some reason or other she's never
behind;
OF her ali the rest of us feel rather wary.
Just here comes Miss Bradfield. who lays
down the law
To certain young man whose last name
is Shaw.
OF her would say since she's entered
the school
She has kept both the letter and spirit
And in laughter, her equal I'm sure
Now here's also Miss Shelby, who's to
As hard and as cold as if just off the ice;
She kicked up dust when she entered
the class.
Which has not settled yet, but We'll
let that pass
To say such things of her is not very
nice.
There are Minnie and Ruby whose aim
To get to the top branch of this life's
great tree:
For on our class picnic they climbed,
(what a Shock
To the top of the mountain, and sat on
a rock
And that they can So higher, tbs easy to
Getrude's another who is bright, you
should know;
slow:
Not much about her have I ever found
out.
But since she belongs in our class
there's no doubt
That also in talent she belongs in our
Two .Alices ais, we have who in fact
Far lead some of us in both knowledge
and tact;
The one is quite meek, the other can
say
What she thinks of us all and not take
day,
When she gets quI,e angry, mo regular
act)
shining lights
Who neer take a part in any class fights:
But they make themselves felt l must
And think it would not be very wild
guess
If l said that in life they would reach to
great heights.
There are Alvin and Leslie and Herbert
and Don.
Who are all up in arms when there's any
That I'm careful of language is indeed
for your sake
However. these four would sure take
the cake
When you're in anything they never are
gone.
And now come our teachers; and first,
If she sees you in mischief you'd better
beware.
! speak from experience. for | am no
Ounce.
And in four years it has been more
than once
That she's had occasion to be in my
hair
Mr.. Jolley exactly agrees with his name
II 1t Is time to laugh, you can't nut him
to shame,
For he enters ri~ht in with a jolly good
will.
And he helps you out till you've had
your fill:
But it's right he can teach you in school
all the same.
Then there's also Miss May, who teaches
us Dutch.
And I'm sure that in her class we've
learned very much:
That she can be cross l say with a
For she's sent some from the class. and
with very good cause;
But yet as teacher there never was
such
Mr.. Jolly may stare when he sees Mr.
Scroggs
Helping us to pull out of all Latin boys;
Although sometimes he's cross, he's no
more than fair.
For dealing with us would make a
priest swear;
For sometimes the Latin cen our mem
DRY befogs.
And now for yours truly. who has given
this gas.
About all the, teachers, and the great
I am 'Ich Habe" yours truly. or Bud"
And I'll mark up this world if l sit in
And since am class poet. this poem
must pass.