The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-23
CLASS CONFESSIONS,
BY George II. Harris.

GLASS CONtESSIONS,
BY George II. Harris.
There is one thing that is rest
ing very heavily on my mind at
present, and that is the actions
of some of my classmates dur
ing the four years OF high school
life. 1t does not seem right for
us to be graduated without con-
Tossing some of these misdeeds.
Although this class has behaved
exceedingly well, it still has its
faults. This has been shown
both in and out of school.
Some members have been in
the habit OF coming into school
late every day. This is especial
ly true of Fred Osborne's case,
who regrets having been detain-
ed nearly every day last winter
by a certain friend at the d. &
II. station.
Not many minutes before the
train was to pull out for the
contest at Scranton, Abigail
Baird could be seen walking
back and forth on the porch of
her home, waiting for coach to
arrive to take her to the depot.
Her excitement was growing
very intense, when, upon looking
down the street, she beheld a
country rig. 1t stopped in front
of her home, and the person in
it said that the coach would ar
rive too late to catch the train,
so he had decided to come and
take her.
Coe Lemnitzer confesses that
he has superabundance of exc
cutive ability. For that reason
at the beginning of this year,
the class found it necessary to
elect another president. Faith
Clark declares that she has
had a great advantage over most
of her classmates. At home she
has a phonograph and records
containing translations of Latin
and German text books. After
playing over her lessons a few
times, she is prepared to recite.
William Freund has stated
that he is going to change his
actions in the future, especially
if he enters college. In class
he formed the habit OF taking
cigar-lighter from his pocket
and lighting it, which was the
cause of many laughs and much
coughing. Russell Romaine is
exceedingly ashamed of the fact
that he has lowered our class
colors by wearing them on his
feet. Albert Krantz acknowl-
edges that when he wishes to go
away, he always hopes that the
train will be late so that he
may catch it.
Walter Healy informed the
class that he had intended to re-
sign his position in the central
office this summer, but owing to
the pleasure he receives from
calling up a lady friend in Ade-
liza, he has decided not to do so.
Clara Saunders is very glad that
the school year is so near the
end, for she has overworked her
brain in writing the prophesy
of the boys, although she did not
object to the subject. Helen
Beck wishes to ask the teachers
forgiveness for reading between
the lines in her textbook dur
ing recitation.
Chester Gerry is very sorry
that he has worn the floor so
thin under his desk, and intends
to reform in the future. Henry
Soete stated that he does not
care for books of any descrip-
ton. When asked a question
concerning a certain authors
works, he replied that he
wrote poetry and lot of other
stuff. Fred Frey is surprised
that he has not received a medal
for trying to improve Shakes
peare's plays. Ernest Dudley
has concluded to abandon the
task of so industriously trying
to criticise facts.
Florence Hitler has promised
not to inspect the record book
again during the teachers alb
sence, as she did last year. The
scholars of the Honesdale schools
were under the protection of
the teachers at the contest in
Scranton, and were not allow
ed to separate from the school
unless they brought excuses
from the parents. Two senior
girls, however, soon found two
Scranton young men whom they
thought could take better care
of them. Under such circum-
stances I think they ought to
be forgiven.
l hope the teachers of this
school will forgive our past ac.
tions and prepare for those ot
the class of 1910. Those who
have any comments to offer
may do so after the close of this
service, but, in the words OF
another, Lets not discuss il
now"