Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-19
CLASS HISTORY.
Eva G. Sheridan.

Eva G. Sheridan.
 A history of the class of 1907
 Crosby High school! What thoughts immediately suggest themselves when we hear those words. A class which in members passes beyond the four-score mark. A class in which, out of that number ten of the pupils stand above 90 and fifteen above S5, thereby entitling them to place upon the roll of honor. Is not this a remarkable record for four years? Our teachers have time and again remarked upon the regularity with which we have attended school and upon the assiduity with which we have attended to our school duties. We came to school with the express purpose to overcome every obstacle which impede those of weaker hearts and that we have succeeded you will readily acknowledge when to-day's exercises have been concluded.
 Will you not agree with me that to pen the history of such a class requires more than ordinary ability? Indeed, I feel wont to call upon the same muses who inspired Virgil to write the tale of Aeneas, for I feel as if I needed supernatural aid to assist me in what has fallen upon my shoulders. Realizing the greatness of my task, I feel assured that you will take for granted many things which my scant powers of narration have failed to respond to.
 The sun that bright September morn Looked down upon us all forlorn;
 For there among the seniors proud, We seemed most insignificant
 crowd.
 Although we came into our alma mater 200 strong and thought that for us alone the sun was shining, we soon realized that we were nothing short of nonentities. Freshmen gen. erally wake up to the fact that until they lay aside the baby robes in which their first year clothes them, they are of about as much value as one of those few points which go in that little black book, when we have only smile for an answer.
 Those little boys and girls looked askance at one another, for most of them were strangers. But free periods and lessons together will work miracles in dispelling this, un- til in our senior year we find more than platonic friendships existing. Miss Healy will attest to this; yes, Miss Powers and Miss Leonard and many others. But I shall not tell all 1 know about the matter. For if our fathers and mothers were to Investigate they might find that some of us mistook cupid for the late Mir Plato, of Greece.
 With more than ordinary vim we took up the intricacies of why KY -Z equals A + B-C, and many are MT Grafton and Miss Ernesty laud- ed to other entering classes, citing Kirjassoff as an example, who made 97 for the year. Our first year Latin professor said that no former class ever read Mica. Mica. Parva Stella" as we did. Physical geography and botany-I pause be- fore remarking upon them, for they seem to be out of the sphere of High school studies. Much to our dismay many of us found that in our second year. Miss Abbott and Miss Cavins requested the pleasure of our com pany for three quarters of an hour a day.
 Miss Kane found in us a class fully capable of handling without any disastrous effects upon our vocal cords. the great names in Greek and Roman history. A month passes very quickly. when every moment is occupied and that Wednesday arrived when the record of our efforts was put forth in varying figures. Some were pleased and some were other wise. Some thought that high school teachers knew full well how to mark, but others thought that well, there must be a mistake some l place. At any rate poor marks gen. erally prove a stimulus to do better | in the future.
 The first break in our ranks oc- cured early in the second term, in 1 the death of one of our most lOyabIe [ and adorable girls. Charlotta ThOmp- son. Although the grim reaper ] claimed her before she had spent | many days among us. her presence l vas always a pleasure and her sunny | disposition filled all her acuuaint- ances with a sense of happiness. She is gone but not forgotten" The year passed on and June was fast approaching. June. the month of roses (that yearl and examina- tions- That formidable word, ex- aminatiUns, the saddest one in the English language. And seniors had to take four examinations in Eng fish this year Happy were those Who read their names among the many who had averages above ninety whereby they were excused from iI that exerueiating torture
 After ten weeks in which to ease our weary minds. we found ourselves ready to assume our new duties. Ks were now sophomores, truly |