Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-05-25
A CLEVER POEM.
Tom r. MoBsah Made Clever Hit at Entertainment Last Week

the esvne Graded and High school entertained their class
Prof and Mrs Tom F. McBeath Friday
The program was one Of unusual merit but the poem Of Tom R.
ea which IS Overlooking with wit and good huno is especially wort
considerable persuasion the author has permitted its
Hcation, which as follows;
JUNIOR CLASS POEM THE CLASS OF oa
kind friends Pm glad greet you connection
wasn't a poet by election.
imperfection, and for do not hunt
And your sympathes extend while little
your mental while wait
A true and faithful picture OF the Class Of 1908
There's an even dozen Of u.s. you reckon by numbers
But should wish to count the mmen measure lumber
may strike peculiar7-may make laugh
told by we're eleven and half;
While genderaud perhaps that's why shine
very, very brllant--we wothirds feminine
without half in earnest half in fun,
III ot them out before and present them one by one
First Of all comes Bonnie' Bessie and queeny
Who leads her class naturally as some girls bang their hair
Who takes to mathematics kitten takes to milk,
But who everywhere take her is Just as fine as silk
And next comes Kate our sunbeam regular fairy
but who's always bright and
But way can
Get all around her teachers, is sin to little fishes
She's authority history and in Latin reads EN- some
But her special the science and the art of chewing gum
pride, model little
She write like and read Latin like Roman;
She's fayote with her teachers and always does her work
diligence nj patience known shirk.
But just get her ratedo Jordans stormy Strand!
She surely tune for you and baw to beat the band
The next in line is Matte b. to all her dear
good big and all look her;
opinion six feet but that's not ALL
She's bit good and kind and true as she is tall
Annie beauty; and challenge class
70 a locker for there glass
preier when the sotest light It,
mirror when she smiling stands before it.
nave thinking all her good points looks
has member that is brighter in her books.
The next Matte May girl as good as gold all through
kind o sober but loyal firm and true
walk amid the worlds great crowd
high classmates will be proud
There's Gladys next Northern
You'd hardly think that butter would melt within her mouth
a mild saynohng umd and demue
she's got rabbits iaded-bu don't be too swe
Just mention reserved she is, shy
Then watch EN- kind o ggglc and wink the other eye!
And last Of all the slsters-but least in that
ny inches wixt her shoehee and her hat
Is Heloise our brilliant and wnsome little lass,
all her studes-and bosses all her class
she's a lightning tell to a minute,
bag peanuts just how many there are in it
The boys who though all know
Woule never a premium a hrsclass beauty show,
sturdy saunch good fellow aud for all he keeps dark
High up on pillar intends make his mark
get there hrst when he decides to try
AN 81 # down certain win get there by and by
There's Douglas with tendency to project machines
And a turn for electricity and who surely
some day to Marcon aud snatch the wreath OF fame
From OF Edison 10 deck his own fair name.
Ana then there's model Wiley as tmd as a rabbit
Who hasn't y know single, lone bad habit
And who II utc Is spared him, will some day fear
Climb high Gp Fortunes ladder as civil engineer
-rbcn make up the n-Or precision
I'm what you after making this division
SO here we are before YOU pick Of all the State,
o there's nothing match The Glass OF l90S
.And after graduation whaty wen have time
boy hunt job; each girl man to marry
STOCKING HIS FARM ing. recognized to be of the ',