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

lHR HISTORY.
HISTORY! as we PRONOUNCE the
word, the curtain seems slowly TO
rise. and as we see far back fto the
ages that have passed, we SEP sor q
boys in short trousers Tho Tare per
haps lean and lanky, and igndraat OF
anything except football anf base-
hall, and gills with short dresses and
freckled faces who were igpiorant OF
anything except basket-balE and the
winks cf the boys. entering the Che
raw High School as pupils OF the
eighth grade.
Under the faithful andI efficient
service of Prof. L. ]. Still%el, VIII"
is now serving his conntryNX1th The
expeditionary forces, we accolmpli n
ed much this year, even Fieanor
Gainey passed the examinations.
After spending plraiarft fa'a-
ton we re-enteerd g, hDol in Septem-
ber feeling that we :oald dc tre :o'n-
ing years work justice far c4cet clng
that of the past year.
We were pleased 10 haze frof.
Stillwell again and felt that we were
rising in knowledge to enter under
the experienced instruction d. P:oI.
B. C. McIver. During the 'l,;ser part
of this year we expert fEe loss
of Prof. Stillwell, who had vdluntari-
ly entered the service of his country,
and Rev. ]. S. HartZell topK Ills
place.
After another vacation we lentered
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 a beau, After
entering this grade we soo1 found
that the teachers were far Jess In
telligent than We for "B. CT as we
called him, knew nothing but Latin
md Poetry; Aunt Hattie knew
nothing but Algebra; Cubic knew
nothing but History, and what do we
care for Egytian "Mummifs, the
Caesars" and Nero picking his banjo
by the fire Of Rome?
The first part Of this year dur boys
were reduced somewhat in plumber,
in fact, the number was no IboNs
all, there being, Henrietta, Burch,
Sallie Caulder, Eleanor Gaine3, Helen
Ann Hickson, Thelma Ingraf, Ruth
Mcpherson, Myrtle Rae, and Marie
Tracy, until in November whfn Ken
nedy Berry, the Poetic Star'i OF this
class. honcrec them by. his piRsence.
After Christmas. Jap" and jim
mie"-that's me, came help
Jenny to manage the WHO
had gotten beyond, his COD
During the year an VleFeS. grade
was added but, unfortunat II there
were on pupils to partakeeD 1.-The
offered knowledge. N
This was quite an eventl year
for us, making fine record in base
ball and also in presenting to the
public our literary ability, gained III
the CASTOR Literary Society. which
was organized when we were in the
eighth grade.
In speaking of our Literary Socie-
ty, the town will never forget the ad-
dress that DR.. Skies delivered at the
Inauguration of Jap" as President.
September, 1918, came, and We were !
proud Of ourselves as being members |
of the first eleventh grade In the
history of the Cheraw High school.
We imagined this year would be 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 have
appreciated, but we soon found that
our opinions were wrong.
In Prof. Merchant We saw man
proud of himself, and when we first
heald him speak, we though 1t was
Gabriel" blowing his bugle. He
seemed so lofty that none Of us
could reach his chin with ten foot
pole. We vowed that he wore the
latest hair-net to keep his fancy
cut pompadour in order.
In Prof. Wallace We saw a man
who could be recognized as leader
in out door sports. in the pursuit of
living Ford" flirting with the
bellies" of the town and telling of
his bad behavior at college. He as
sumed that we knew half as much
geometry as he, compliment for us,
we having studied it for two weeks
the year before, and he had special
lied on it at college for at least six
years in all.
And, i'm Miss Kibler we foresaw
reign of terror and prayed that we
might escape the awful temper of
"Kibby.' We cried, and wished for
"B. G." and "Cubbie" to come back
and free us from the wrath of that
teacher. We recited our lessons in
fear and trembling, that part we
have not forgotten. We never doubt
I'd but what she knew everything
there was to know, and if she had
told us, that Noah said, II came, |
saw, conquered we would have
believed her; or, that Jacob spent
the night in Cheraw with Mr.. r. T.
CASTOR after he had killed Goliath,
we would have believed her; or, that
Patrick Henry was President after
Washington" we would have believ-
ed her, such was our admiration of
the knowledge displayed beneath her
clowning glory.
After speaking Of our teachers, we
are not going to fail to mention our
selves. Henrietta has made good
marks in all her studies; Helen
Ann tho, mischievous, has done well;
Marie has been quiet and studious;
jamie has reached the goal with her
classmates; Ruth has done we'll in
History; Eleanor has, indeed, done
a thorough years work; Burtice,
who came in after Christmas, has
kept up with the class in credit
able way; Francis heads bis class,
making A on everything. Campbell
has done his best in Latin; Jasper
has made a success in baseball, and
is known as the Star Twirler' of
the Pee Dee. And as for me, love
the girls.
And, now as we go from beyond