The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-06

the first sorrow into our lives as
high school students. We were con-
soled by the words of Longfellow-
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and
dreary."
The vacancy made by Mr. Redd
was filled for the rest of the term by
Prof. L. A. Stoddard. These were
more peaceful days for the Sopho-
lmores because our recent sorrow had
taken out somewhat of the herceness
of our dispositions and years were
making changes in us for the better
In September, 1905, our class re-
ported 43 lads and lasses, ready to
take up the work of Juniors. In this
year a crisis came and the die was
cast By this time those Sophomores
with whom we had the battle of col
ors for seven days, had grown TO be
seniors, but they had dwindled so in
numbers that they were afraid of us.
Halloween presented itself as the ac-
cepted time for the Juniors to show
their superiority. Class spirit ran high
and all loyal Juniors were on deck.
The forest in the rear of the high
school was a second Tartarus on the
dark night of Oct 81, 1905. Only the
outlines of human forms tied to the
trees could be seen, but the air was
filled with the mournful means of the
pitiful victims. The scene and the
sounds were heart-rending, and any
one Witnessing it would never forget
lit.
| These captives we're mostly Fresh
men whom our boys had used to ex-
pertinent upon, and being SO success
full, the seniors saw their finish. They
lfelt in their bones-"and the COLLINS
will get you. too, if you don't look
out"
A big social event was on among
the Seniors that evening. They were
lnervously making their way to the
home of the hostess, when few
Junior boys happened to pass them
INSTANTLY the picture of the school
yard play grounds flashed upon their
minds and the leader of the brave
ldignifed Seniors and his band, ran
lactually ran-from few Junior boys
But alas. the leader fell. The Junior
lboys all came. to his rescue, for his
own companions all forsook him and
fled We need not dwell on the de-
tails of this part of the episode, but
lin time the victim of this unfortunate
disaster soon recuperated, fear ban
lihed from the minds of Our ffighten-
ed Senior friends, peace was once
more restored, and We all agreed that
I"All's we'll that ends we'll" The rest
Tor our Junior year passed on smooth
lily, at the end of which we numbered
l36.
September 5th, 1906 we entered the
plymouth high school for the fourth
thine, scarcely realizing on that day
1--we were Seniors-digni6ed Seniors
lon being addressed as the Senior
class, we nudged one another and
wondered if we could keep up the
bluff of dignity Whether we did oil
mot we refer you to the undergrad
|uates.
| When we became we'll settled ir
our work we were aware of the fac
THAT there were in our ranks, two new
students, both valuable additions t.
Jour class, one bonnie lass, emerg
ing from the Sophomore class, ant
1.-THE other, a quiet, guileless sort o
la fellow, namely, our little Childe Har
lold, emerging from, we don't know
where. We regarded him with thu
same degre of wonder as the villager.
Ibid Goldsmith's school master
Ito us the wonder grew,
THAT one small head could carry al
he knew"
| We now were SO in number "a on
of this number have run the FULL rae,
of 'O3 to 'O7. During our four year.
in high school 10 of our original mum
Der have dropped out There ha.
been one death in our number--tha
of Raymond |. Holly. Two of our
classmates will graduate from tn
South Bend high school the 9th ,
this month. The rest of our class
mates are scattered throughout tn,
Estates, one being located in Californi;
and two have launched out into tn,
lsea of matrimony.
Now, for a f. moments we invit,
lyou to turn your attention to these
Struggling few that are left There ar,
% girls and 16 boys as you will no
tice. The youngest is Our Littl,
Childe Harold, who is sixteen year.
land two months old AS to the old
Iest-well-in some way present &C
counts do not agree with past records
| The weightiest member of the clas
lis Frederic Raymond. He balance,
the scales at 1903 ounces. What per
cent of that is brains we are unabl,
to state 1t is also said he wears tn,
largest shoes.
! As to the lightest, Webster ha.
lput so many meanings for the wore
light, that it is only fair to use then
ALL
| First meaning:-"Active and MIN
Ible" Taking that meaning, we thinl
Glen Underwood is the lghtest O
this class He takes to athletics Xix,
ia duck to water.
| Second meaning White or whit
lish." With that construction, Mimi,
lSwindell is the lightest.