Addison High School - Panther Yearbook (Addison, MI)

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BETTER SPEECH WEEK UE to the etiorts of our English teacher, Miss Saunders, the t week from February 11 to February I6 was observed as a 'la better speech week. L The method used in correcting bad English was to let the nobl-e Seniors, who never make a grammatical error, correct the under classmen. The Seniors wer-e given red, yellow and green ribbons. Students who mad-e errors' were to be tagged with these ribbons, the red being given to the Juniors, the yellow to the Sopho- mores, and 'the green to the Freshmen. Every time a student was tagged he was requested to correct the error and return the ribbon to the Senior prosecutor. A program was prepared for the occasion. Recitations and songs were given by the students. Mr. Hilton gave an address on Reso- nance and Cle-arity' of Speech. The Seniors then 'took the fioor Ito pass sentence upon each of the under classes. The Senior president acted as judge. He call-ed each class president to the floor and passed the following sentences: TO THE FRESHMEN Madam, we find during the past week. members of the class over which you preside have been guilty fifteen times of slaughtering our Mother Tongue. This is conduct unbecoming even to Freshmen, to whom much may be forgiven because of youth and inexperience. We sentence y-ou to a double portion of English Grammar administered by Miss Saunders. Our sense of justice is seasoned by the remem- brance that you are only Freshmen. TO THE SOPHOMORE PRESIDENT O, Sophomore, boastcr of much learning, we find you guilty of twenty separate and gross violations of correct speech during this week. Blow your proud head in shame and when t-fmpted to exult over the Freshies, remember how our colcr scheme of this morning is streaked with yellow. . TO THE JUNIOR PRESIDENT How are the mighty fallen! You, our immediate successors, we would gladly have spared this humiliation, but justice must be done. To our deep sorrow we End twenty-five counts against you, the class of 1925. See how the red flames amid the green and yellow! 'Tis a danger signal. Let it be to you a warning. Mend your speech, lest you become a serious stumbling block to the careless Sophomores and timid Freshmen. Youns is the graver crime and these very walls that have sheltered y-ou for three years cry out against you. Stand by and witness our rites, then go and sin no more. The ribbons wtre then thrown into a pot of fire and burned. I

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A 4 1 1-mark .ax - 1-tf'X0'Wi ORCHESTRA HI' ADDIQON Hihh School Orchestra has been a prominent thrcc six numbers of the High School xolunttcrcd at Nliss 1. e . ff Ki ' V 1 organization for the last two years. The tirst year, twenty- i'4i VVeeks' call for musicians. and carried out the years work with the rtal old Addison High School spirit. ln the year twenty-four, Miss VVeeks again made her call for mu- sical talent and it was answered by the following: Leola Brown, piano: Donald Talmadge, violin: Meader Stevens, violin: Wayne cil'OOl11,Vl0llI1l lrene jackson. violin: VVendell Mercer, trombone: Leonard Billmy, cornctg Stanley Shoemaker, Xylophone and cornetl Monier Scott, saxophone: Gerald Lyons, drums and traps. This year to those who snecesrfnlly completed the y'ear's work, one-third of a credit was granted. Each member is to be COI'llpliII1SlltCfl on the interest which they have shown in the orchestra during the ytar. The orchestra furnished the music for the live Forum programs, the Senior play. and Class Day exercises. O7 . I' 151e7L iffy-Jruuvz I

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