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1 tory of the en1or Cia

• the fall of th -..~h ol ' ar of 1911 i t\- i..!ht hri,.!ht tudent " re nroll d in th
fir t ~r. de of Columhi. IIi •h cho I. rhcre \H ju-!..!1 d \ B < ' until mam o
u could \\rite the alphabet or :t\ it or\\ard or had.\\, rd .• \lon• \\ith thi amc
th pun ling \\Or,l , • , t", "do~·· •• nd m m oth r "hi h " m. ter d "ith much
difficult\. 1 hen imo th cond ,.!r dt th i rt\- 'en o u " re promoted, "h rc "t
trU~"Ied throu!!;h the fir t rour > () I·ngli h. rhen into the third ·r.Hie, \\here "t \\ t•re con-
rout d "ith the fat th.t th re \\a u h a Jar!!; \\orld, and tlwr t chnicalitie-.. of • ogr.tpln.
Ih n in the f urth ,.!r.de \\e ·t .tbout in t.rne t t furth r our knO\decl~e. In the fifth "' JJHt
a ne\\ kind o arithmetic Duhh' • lent. I .\rithn:etic, "hidt put our hr,lin t 1 "ork \\ ith a 'im,
al o t, ing up for th fir t tim IIi ton, "hich \H h l\ e learned pia' uch an impnrt.lllt p.trt in
th d ' lopmt'llt o the human intelli~ nre. In the -..i th \\ \\ork d dili •t•nth, and eith r I rnt I
enough kilO\\ lcd~e or .tb orhed enou!!;h to he promoted to th · 'enth. II re "e "t•re ,.!r decl
Jl)Oilthl~ In month I~ te t ' in tead of quarter!~. a hefore. rhen into the amazin~ intri,·aci of
ph~ inlog' " d I d, I arnin!!; kno" ledge that ha in pi red marn a tud nt to prep.1re tor •
medical prof e-. ion. In the ei~hth "e took up ( i' il bm rnment, and " re oon p ·d o a
kno'' 1 tlge that "ill ht di pia' ed in the eame t effort ot "-~llllt ot our fello\\ tud nt runnincr for
pre ident. \nd al o \griculture, "hich in pind man~ of \1' to plant littlt· home garden and
take an inter t in plant. 1 hi \ear \\e mater I our tudie \\ith ambition, in -.pit of the
influen/a epidetllie, and, eared, \\l' entered the he,hm:lll Cia" of ( olumhia lligh ch ol.
In ma-.terin • the t1r t \ear high eour e, man\ ot u-.. took an intere I in o11r \\otk -.ueh .1 had
ne\er hefon· !wen eli pl.t~ed. \ 'e reeei,ed mmh helpful .tid !rom li Lun imp-.on in thi
beginning of our high chool (':tret•r. rh Jl i tJ 'llph llllOr ~ear \\l' b ("~lllll' Ill. ~i1 ian in the
manner \\ t' handled to perlet tion the . ·, ) , a1 d /.,' \11 l\ took Up Clllllmert j,tJ \\ ork, al 0, rhi ,
\\ith the ama/ing kno\\1 d~e" had am .... ed 1 .. ' r t\\o ~tar-.. of high hool, mad u think \\l'
l.:nt\ it all. In th junior ~ear ''e fo11nd thi-.. knmded!.{e \en -..cam. llt•re man\ took up I rench.
Thi .'ear, he( ·1 1 t ol the incr('a ·d number of tudt•nt. a lit'\\ dulOI huildin' "a built, .md "·
nun ed into it. 11-..t ring all o11r uhject , \\l' ' ere gi\ en promotion to the t•nior ( Ia .
• \-..the Ja,t d.n ... of 'llllllller \\tre \\anin • and the beautiful da~ of autumn approaehin:.!;, in
'922, "e o11n· more gail~ romped to chool lor our l1't \ ar ot hi~h chool. \\'t• "ere imlllt di.lleh
grantt•d a enior room, an honor no enior ot C. II } a eHr befor attain d. .\Iter d cidin'
our cour e . "e "tnt to \\orl.: \\ ith a 'im to lini'h o .r Ia t hi~h ·hool ~e. r "ith ho11or . And
,,e an proud that \\t' h:l\l', \\ith the help ot the facult' and the tudent both, puhJi,hed the
C. II. 1{11 r, the tir-.t -..dwol paper e\ er puhli-..hed h~ the 'tudent ol C. II. AI o an annu.tl,
Till' PI 1 Bti'R, the econd t'\ er puhJi,hed In ( olumhia lligh ch ol. In all th H' tr m.un
h:l\ e been lett lw the ":n -..ide and marn h:n t joined our r,lllk', until 110\\ "e h:l\ c a da ol
t\\t'nt~-lour, the largt''t in the hi tor~ ot (. II. ()j thi-.. IIUIIIber tour are from \\'hite prin r'
one lrorn \\ tll)()rn, and one !rom Columbia ( 1t~, the halant'e are from dar old Lake (it\, I i,
out ot tht 111mher that 'tarttd \\ith thi-.. cia-.. in JIJJI art• no\\ member" ot the enior ( h
ot 1 rpJ.
In pre tntin~ the hi tor~ of tht t 11or ( Ja, of 1 <).:!], I h:l\ t mad .1 bio~r, pll\ of it d 'elop-
ment during the pa-..t t\Hhe ~e.tr-... \\ t are a cia-.. compo' d of a lair a •r.Jde of tudent .t
"ill lw ohtai11ed an~" here, and "ith "Ul h a good ... t.trt in lite, it i tht• l'.trlle t de ire and ambition
of t•ach member ot tht• Cia of '2• to makt• the \\orld b ttt•r b~ h·l\in' Ji, d in it.
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