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

set of conceited creatures If then,
this history takes the form of ramb-
ling Renaissance, rather than an or
derby catalogue of past events, | crave
your indulgence and ask you to be-
lieve with me that the spirit that ami
mated our actions has meant vastly
more to us than the deeds themselves.
So | ask you to turn back with us the
leaves of the last four years and scan
briefly and tenderly the pages that
have me mt SO much to us in the max
ling.
Once the class of 1907 did not con-
sist merely of the SO overworked
students before you. There was a
time, early in the month of Septem-
Der of the fall of 1903, that a turbu-
lent throng of 81 stalwart youths and
comely maidens presented themselves
at the office for classification. The
first perplexity that crossed our path
was TO decide whether to follow the
Latin siby1 in the straight and mar
ROW way, or to soiourn in the broad
path of the German sophist-either
1.-THE Sylla or the charybolis. Hence
the first party division arose in our
class, there being 33 Latin and "a
German students. But we were all
to be united in battling for the value
Iof X.
The first day of school made us ac-
quainted with Prof. ID. Frank Redd,
who understandeth all the hidden Sc
crets of nature; Miss Mertz whose
dark pensive eyes speaks the deep
soul. The thought sublime that
dwells on immortality" Miss Ches-
Iney, who has struggled through Gao
lsar's Gallo wars, and has wandered
with Aeneas in his adventures for the
Ipast year.
1t was a gala day for all of us
1.-THE event of our entering high school.
1t cost many of us more than you
would realize Hubert Tanner perhaps
lsacrihced the most He stopped eat
ling Mellin's Food and changed his
name from Babe" to "Scrubby" Lit
tile Floy Leonard set aside her paper
dolls and kittens with the composure
lof a nun, and Edward Cove stored
Iaway his hobby-horse in the garrett.
Our Freshman year was a glorious
lera of care-free, irresponsible happi-
mess Ii took us but a short time to
get organized and decide on class
lcolors. At our first class meeting
IReed Parker was chosen as our big
ichief and served efficiently for two
Years. But little did the proud par
tents of Roy Jacoby dream that some
lday their son should hold the respon-
lsible position OF marshal OF the
Freshman class of the Plymouth high
lschool. His name shall go down
Through history as always having
been founn at his post of duty.
| We decided on silver gray and
lscarlet for our class colors, the most
beautiful colors we could find. But
1.-THE Sophomores decided on their col
Tors about the same time, and it seem
led as if their colors did not harmon
lie with ours. They wore theirs first
land the sight of them placed us in a
Estate of mind much as turkey COB
Ter experiences when lie sees a bit Of
lred in the barnyard The war of the
Icolors, as it shall &C down through
history, lasted seven days, and was
concluded by a truce in favor of the
Freshmen During the seige the live:
of all members of the two opposing
Iclasses were endangered and espec
tally the feminine members.
The days of strife soon came to
an end, however. and peace was re
sored. 1t was during the peaceful
days which followed that, on Novem
Der 30, there came into our midst I
meek-looking lad classified as {
Freshman. He was child, perhap:
lhaving seen - summers; rather small
for his age. AT first we all consid
cred him with wonder and phophesiet
an early death for Paul as a result o
a brain-storm But time has made ;
! lthange in him. We have lately real
lied that he is patron of Pasteui
Wagner and devoted advocate o
, the simple life. The excitemen
aroused by the advent of this littl,
) boy into our class subsidized, only t
/ be aroused again in a few days. There
came into our class a military man
{ "His hair is bright as golden light
His eyes are azure blue"
He was a splendid looking figure il
ibis blue uniform, and was greatly ad
mired by all, especially by the fail
| sex. This young man was no othe
than our vice-president. Lloyd Frank
! lin Bowel who attended the Linn;
Military school just long enough Il
get uniform. Lloyd, you know. al
, ways was one of those sentimental
: lsort of lads and had high ambitions
e He had an aspiration to be militar,
man and wear a uniform. He wen
r away much as a knight on Crusade
, land came back N few months, look
, ling as if he might have spent thu
winter with Washington as Vale,
Forge The buttons and ornament.
lleft his coat so fast after he return
led that he was obliged to abandon it
| I'VE believe if Lloyd will only let hi
head rule his heart he will have /;
/, GLORIOUS future before him.
II For the remainder, our Freshman
i, lyear passed on smoothly and we fin
ished the year with credit AT thu