The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-20
ExgaANGE Of CouRTEsIES
'eniais and Juniors Buried the
Ha'chet at the Approach of Com
Season.

IllSlCSlIISlll oStiSOI.
Good natured war and rivalry has
beer on between the seniors and jun
lors OF the city schools for a good
portion of the school Year. Each
class has sought to Guido the other
in one thing or another and there
have been some strenuous times be-
tween the opposing classes. 1t all
came TO an end, however, when the
juniors entertained the seniors at
the annual banquet, and the Ratchet
was effectually buried when the pres
idents of the two classes uttered the
sentiments of good feeling in their
speeches, both of which are given be-
low:
Speech by Edgar Vassar, toastmas-
ter of the evening, and president of
the Junior class.
Faculty and friends: l feel highly
honored, and take great pleasure as
the representative of the Junior
class in extending to you a most hear
ty welcome.
Our guests, the Seniors of the class
of 1903, a class of much promise.
shoUld feel happy indeed for what
they have accomplished. We, as Jun
iors, took up to, and feel proud of
our elders, the Seniors; we wish them
good 0lck and success in all their IN
dertaf ings, and know they viii sue
ceed il hey so at their life work With
the determination those representa-
tive id at the track meet at Sioux
City, You should feel proud of those
four boys and l know you do.
rs time is growing short and there
are more interesting speakers for the
occasion. / will again wish the Sen
ior class a happy and prosperous car
eer.
l now take great pleasure in pre-
senting to you one of the most pop
ular boys of our high school, who
will speak to you on High School
Days: Mr.. Edward Ralph Johnston.
Response by the Senior President,
Ralph Johnston.
Mr.. President of the class of 1910,
Faculty members and fellow school
mates.
In behalf of the class of 1909, it
is with pleasure that / respond to
the hearty welcome given by your
worthy president.
Ne are certainly glad to be the
guests of honor on theis happy oc-
c~assion and l wish | might express
oar appreciation of the efforts of the
class Of 1910 to give us this good
Tins together before we part. We
trust we deserve at least a part of
TIE good things hat your president
ias said about us.
This is the time when the Ratchet
is llried between Juniors and Sen
Tors. Our high school days will
eoo end. These days are of vital
importance to every student; days
in which they are training their
minds sc that they may be capable
of earning a place of high position
in his worlds work. To get the
hes cut of high school days. they
should be taken very seriously for
they are the days during which the
s5ndent is building character and
forming habits that he or she will
a., ,,..--. T, ,) ~, ri, 1;fO C1i~r - ~ol~r1
is nothing more than a business. The
student is sure of success if he dill
gently sticks to the business as every
man must who succeeds.
As business firms succeed by a
friendly spirit of rivalry, so it is with
classes in the business of schooling
Tic spirit of rivalry has been preva-
lent and now prevails in u high
school. and each class looks up te
that higher class as its friend after
all. End, at a time like this, class
riva1rv becomes almost a tradition
The class spirit has made itself mani,
fnst, between these two upper classes
%especially, in many ways, but I know
of no better way for a class to show
the true spirit than the way it ha:
been shown this evening by the elias!
of 1910 of the Mitchell High School
These last days will always be re
membered in times to come. We art
beginning to see the larger activi
+iac. of 1ifa Greater things hrin.
greater care and we shall look bacl
and see how light orr burdens wer,
in the High School days. This even