The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-07
Class Day Is Observed Graduating Class Keou High School

would hesitate, also to tell in detail
concerning one of the chaperones AMI
the driver.
In athletics, as juniors, we were
,, cons picuous. Three members and the
manager of the football team, three
members and the captain of the bias,
ketball team, and two officers of the
Boys Athletic association were from
cur class. These players were 70
form the basis for the teams of next
year.
The second OF our junior parties
was given in December by Gertrude
Weber. That the parties of our class
have been equaled for pleasantness Is
very doubtful, but it is certain that
they were not as well attended as
they should have been. 1t can be said
that for congeniality and general en-
Joyment these parties and the others
to follow were unusual.
For several years the Keohi Liter
airy society had desired admittance
to the InterschoIastic Knox league.
At this time the desire was attained.
and Keokuk high began interscho-
lastic debating in the triangular meet
with burlington and Fairfield In
this the negative team, on which were
the juniors, Madison Sterne. Thomas
Gray and Marshall Fulton won from
Fairf1eld's affirmative at Keokuk,
three to nothing. At Burlington, the
affirmative won one decision of the
three, an amount insufficient to win
the contest, but enough to warrant
membership in the league and create
enthusiasm for winning team for
uext year.
That Famous Party.
For over year, the class has felt
a need for an explanation of what
has been called the Junior Slumber
Party. This was simply case where
brain out-dfd Drawn. On the evening
that the class was entertained by Vir-
ginia Dunlap, a brave army of two
hundred gallants mobilized on Ninth
and Orleans to intercept the guests
to the masquerade. These brave
soldiers by wonderful strategy cap:nr-
ed three of the boys on their way
to the party and led them, tied by
ropes to the rear of an automobile.
down Main street and from there over
the bluff below the Hubinger place,
where they were left tied to trees
with full belief, on the part of these
brave fellows, that they would remain
there until released No sooner ha
the captors departed than the juniors
were loose, and on their way to the
party. Now it happened that a mem
Der of the class, who had been for
tunate enough to escape capture, I'M
wisely boosted of his passage, through
their ranks, from the door of the
house. Their fate was sealed; the
besiegers encamped, now three hun
dred strong, for the six boys who had
attended the party. But they never
for Romeo, Jew peddler
two Colonial gentlemen and bandit
lay down together. to soundly sleep,
while the expectant mob waited with
out This novel entertainment COM
bined with the genuine pleasure of
the party made this a great night fo'
which all were heartily grateful.
On Easter Eve, the last of the
junior parties was enjoyed at the
were not present to enjoy this. was
group was the skill of the class. Not
contented with the dancing and lr
resistable ragtime. there were deceiv.
y
fine refreshments were served. and as
Easter day came, the thankful class
departed
When the time came for the plan
ming of the junior-senior banquet,
there arose many difficulties Prev
iously the function had been held in
the school building whose halls were
now lined with lockers and whose
recitation rooms were filled with at
tached chairs and desks. This mada
impossible a successful affair. OF
the many attempts for a party held
out of the school, ours was the first
successful enc. The junior-senior
the best Of any of these annual at |
fairs.
The Senior Year.
On September H. 1915, the class !
for its last time. The cleo |
tons placed Madison Sterne, pres' |
dent Virginia Dunlap. vfce-president; |
June Stafford. secretary. and Marshal |
Fulton, treasurer. Colors were chos |
en- to be green and white, and the |
flower selected was the white rose.
At the following meeting on Octch-
ed. and the committees for the year
we're named. The pins and rings are
unusually good this year and were
very satisfactory. as forty-two of the
class purchased one or the other of
he pieces.
This year, more so than ever, We
we're leading in the school activities
The captains and managers of the
ootball and basketball teams, the en-
ire official board of the Boys Ath-
etc association, and three Offices in
he German club. Girls Glee club.
ieohi and the orchestra were filled
" seniors.
The Comment. under Madison
;terne and Thomas Gray. and operat-
ng On a different method of editor
hip. began, with the first publication.
ne Of the most successful papers tho
chooi has issued.
Our annual fall outing was held