The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-05-25
SENIOR

were L 10 attempt TO write a his
tory of the Senior Glass, my first task
would be to look up the diaries Of the
various individuals but l believe other
historians have covered or will cover
that field.
My task therefore will be to write
the reminences Of the class dating
back to 1918 when a tribe of wander
ing Indians came in from various
reservations to investigate the temple
OF learning. After a few days of ex-
aiming the various mechanics of the
working apparatus WI decided to stay.
The first week was spent in trying
to become civilized but we soon gave
up all hopes of ever becoming pale
started by the assembling of the tribe
in a big cellar under the schoolhouse.
All went well until we were attacked
by a large number of whites. A fight
followed in which no one was killed
and our tribe escaped safely except
for a few blotches of red. The rest
of the year was spent in peace and
before il was time for us to go back
to our old hunting grounds we quite
seemed to fit in with our new homes
and in fact it seemed hard to leave.
We shall never forget the time when
we set out for this happy hunting
ground and found ourselves in a land
of evil spirits, where there were fam
liar odors and sights. The highest
ambition of our lives was to turn the
springs into fire-water, but we found
1t bad medicine. AS every organiza-
finn hoc q nnntfn nr nhroCa xyhtch tt
stands by we chose "rarin' to go" as
a binding phrase and we have ever
since been the 'rarinest' class in Mil
Ter High School.
In the fall of 1919 when we assem-
bled nee more at the signs of the
smoke of the NJ. II. S. our tribe was
some what smaller, the flunkers hav-
ing been weeded cut. The year was
spent by the tribe in holding pow
vows, medicine hops and other forms
of entertainment.
Our third year on these grounds
was one of pep, for we had to keep
up our name as 'rarin' to CO. We
had several medicine hops and to-
ward the later part Of the year we
took u elders TO The hotel and
spread a feast for them. Everyone
joined in to make 1t an event SOON
TO BE FORGOTTEN.
AS Seniors when we assembled we
found III tribe had decreased to only
thirteen namely: Young Fly-Off-
the Thomas, Heap-Blow-Much
Weir: Big-FOot-Co Conner, Loon-Heart-
Corrin, ed-Wing-Collins, Little-Crow
Bailey, Ya-Koot-Sa-Da Bailey, Ma
vajO-Losh, Arra-Wanna-Sedam, Long
o-be-Remembered-W estfall, Never
lobe Observation-Disclosures, Wounded
Heart-Penwell, Cheyenne-Pearl-Frahn
At the beginning we held a pow-wow
at which d-Wing-Collins was chos-
en- Chief, Big-Foot-Conner Medicine
Man, Long-to-be West
fall, Keeper of Books. The year was
one of life and hard work. We still
kept up our hops and this year our
under classmen gave a feast for us
which was much enjoyed. Also the
tribe presented a play in the opera
house which delighted the hearts Of
every member there.
Turnout the four years our tribe
mas shown its daring and war like
spirit. 1t has been represented in de-
bate, oratory, band, orchestra, basket
ball, football, base ball and in all
other lines. Those who did not take
part we're always at hand to help
with their war whoops and yells. They
have been four hard years for most
of us vet VIZ do not regret the day we
wandered down and decided to stay.
They are years that have pleasant
memories for all Of us and we can
never forget the good times we have
had. Our tribe differs much in the
choice of professions, the squaws
mainly work in the college kitchen
so they can better tend the lodges of
the braves.( N Among the braves
some are learning to build that they
might build better homes for their
squaws, others are trying to become
lightning bugs or fire flies. In all
lines of work the members are mark
ed with success and the least to be
wished them is that they win this
success.
We are now about to part, some to
do one thing, some another. Some Of
us may meet again, others may not,
but we all hope that some day we
might have a grand reunion in mem
DRY of our high school days.
We hope we have put forth some
good wors during our four years to
be followed by those who come after
us and when you recall the tribe OF
'22 may you recall THE WATCH
WORD WHICH BINDS US INTO A
CLOSE FELLOWSHIP. mot FAIL
URE, BUT LOW AIM is CRIME"
Glass Historians,
Never-tD-b Forgotten iHoudek,
Long-to-be-Remem -Westfall.