Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1919-06-05
Music by music pupils.

MUSIC Dy music puplIS. ".
jim stubbs then read the foiloF-
Ing History"
word, the curtain seems slowly to
ages that have passed, we see sOr q
boys in short trousers Tho were per-
haps lean and lanky, and Ignorant OF
anything except football and base
hall. and girls with sh, 1T dresses and
freckled faces who were ignorant Ot
anything except basketball and the
winks cf the boys entering the Che
raw High. School as pupils Of the
eighth gIade.
Under the faithful and efficient
service of Prof. L. ]. Stiitwe'l. wht
is now serving his country with the
expeditimary forces, we accompli n
ed much this year. even Eleunor
Gainey passed the examinations.
After spending pi,.:*'nlt vaci-
ton we ,e-enteerd g, hpol In Saptem-
Der feeling that we :onld do the som.
ing years work justice far cECe. cling
that OF the past year
VIC were pleased 10 hare Prof
Stillwell again and felt that We were
rising In knowledge to enter under
'hO SAPcIIchCcu VI
b. c. McIver. During the latter part
OF Prof. Stillwell, who had voluntari.
ly entered the service OF his country
and Rev. J. S. Hartzell took liis
place.
After another vacation We entered
the tenth grade wearing long trous.
ers and long dresses, and the girls
now had their hair fixed on top OF
their heads, and their faces powdered
prepared to catch q beau" After
entering this grade we SOON found
that the teachers were far Jess in.
telligent than We for "B c." as We
called hfm, knew nothing but Latir
and Poetry; Aunt Hattie" knew
nothing but Algebra: "Cubbie'' knew
nothing but History, and what dt, we
care for Egytian "Munmies, the
Caesars and Nero picking his bL1jc
by the fire Of RomeP
The first part of this year our boys
We're reduced somewhat in number
In fact. the number was no bows
all. there being, Henrietta Burch
Sallle Caulder. Eleanor Gainey, Heller
Ann HicksOn, Thelma Ingram. R1,tf
MCPHERSON, Myrtle Rae, and Naz1<
Tracy, until in November when: Ken
nedy Berry, the Poetic Star" CT This
class. honcreG then BY his pre-. aemee
After Christmas. Jap" and .cy1m
mie-thats me, came to heE,
Jenny to- manage the iirls -
mad gotten, beyond his contro1
During the year an eleventh gre,de
was added but, unfortunately, the r<
were on pupils to partake of I b
offered knowledge.
This was quite an eventful yea,
for lis, making a fine record in base,
Dali and also in presenting to the
public our literary ability, gained IL.
the CASTOR Literary Society, which
was organized when we were in. the
eighth grade.
In speaking OF our Literary Sc,cie-
ty, the town will never forget the ad-
dress that DR.. Skies delivered at the
inauguration of Zap" as President.
september, 1918, came, and we were
proud OF ourselves as being members
of the first eleventh grade In the
history OF the CherGw High school
We imagined this yea. would b. try
ing as we had an entirely new facul-
ty to face. Our first impression of
the new teachers, Professors Mer-
chant and Wallace and Miss Kibler
were such that they would not hare
appreciated, but we soon found tha,
our opinions were wrong.
In Prof. Merchant we saw a man
proud of himself, and when we first
heard him speak. We though It was
Gabriel blowing his bugle. He
seemed so lofty that none of US
could reach his chin with q ten foot
pole. We vowed that he wore uhe
latest hair-net to keep his fancy
cut pompadour in order.
In Prof. Wallace We saw q man
who could be recognized as q Leader
in outdoor sports. in the pursuis 0i
living a Ford" flirting with ths
belles" Of the town and telling q
his bad behavior at college. lie as
sumed that We knew half as muc,
geometry as he, a compliment for me-
we having studied 1t for two week
the year before, and he had snaeefal
lied on 1t at college for at le nsf si,
years in all.
And. in Miss Kibler we 70 fessw.
reign OF terror and prayed that w,
might escape the awful ter nper O
"kibby." We cried, and wished fo
"B. c." and "Cubbie" to come. hacl
and free us from the wrath of Cha
teacher. We recited our, lessons :,
fear and trembling. that part W,
have not forgotten. We never do,t bt
ed but what she knew everythf n,
there Woo I'm Lnnr~