Adrian High School - Sickle Yearbook (Adrian, MI)

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Q ' if' ' !i'fF? i' ' .. I ' i M as semen sig-sujs I6 1 fix ililiiiihiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiilfiililiTii'fffillliliTiiiililfl If iii EDITORIAL , S WE hand this Annual to you, we are conscious that it is not entirely complete. We know that it might have been better, had we had the time and means. To those who are in the mood to criticize, we say, Be to its faults a little blind. It would have been impossible to have produced this Annual with- out the aid of the student body, teachers and business men of our city. Much credit must be given to Miss Cora Palmer and Mr. Reed for their help and advice, which they have always been willing to giveg to the busi- ness men of our city, who have made the Sickle a success financially: to Mr. Finch, for his good workg and last but not least, to the Board of Editors, from whose pens most of the work in this Annual has come. HE SENIOR SICKLE is published annually for the purpose of truthfully reflecting the spirit of the student bocly of Adrian High School. In order that this issue may be termed a success, the Board of Editors have held themselves firmly to the conviction that they must give a truthful account of the spirit of our student body, as our prede- cessors have done. L. We are convinced that the spirit of this high school is not just what it should be. Toward a certain part of the students this criticism is direct- ed and we hope that these words will not fall on deaf ears. To be sure, a great deal of enthusiasm is displayed in the literary societies, in debate, in oratory and in athletics. But it is shown only by a few. There is a large majority in school who do not take interest in anything but their studies, and many times not even in these. It is these that we desire to awaken to the fact that they owe some- thir1g,to the High School. It is not the common knockers or sobbers that we are after. They are impossible. They always have existed and always will. But we don't give up hope of infusing a little pep into the listless ones. Adrian has been cited by Capt. Lewis, of the United States Army, as the most patriotic city of its size from the Atlantic to the Pacific. It is true that the business men of the city are doing their part, and that the boys of the High School, who have affiliated themselves with the Light Guards and junior American Guards, deserve much praise for their work: but how about the loyalty of the school? It should be shown by all of the students. Many of our students believe in getting all they can out of school, but they give mighty little in return. Remember that Adrian is to be a bigger, better and busier city, so lend a hand and let the High School do its part.

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a position in Highland Park lligh School. lt is our hope that 1 I 1 1-1 s - t :Ht 2 s semen sucvsus ' I 1 lbs., . ii i let l I: it tt ilizslitmssttt t 1.lgtt?llsltt:5,il2sl..t22 Smit' 1 GOOD-BYE i Mildred Connely Bliss Connely gracluatetl from Aclrian lligh School ii- ine her eourse there in lflltl with an A. li. degree. She taught 1 l.atin in .-Xclrian High School from lfllii to Sept. lfll-3, whet: guages in the Northwestern lligh Sehool of Detroit. sonal frientl of everylrotly with whom she eame in eontaet. ing an adept in discussing affairs, whether they were ecluras tional, cultural, politieal, philanthropieal or what not. Moreover, she was one ol' the few team-hers who eoultl appreciate gootl humor, even when it was at her own expense. lt is net-tllt-ss to say that the Iwest wishes of the entire stuclent hotly go with her in her new work. Charles W. Mickens Mr. Charles XY. Kliekens took up his work in the Adrian Svhools as Superintenflent in the year 1904. From that time until the beginning of last year, the schools were untler his supervision. During that time the loeal sehool system was huilt up until it is now regarcletl as one of the best in the state. 'l'he first part of this year. Mr. Mickens taught in our high sehool, hut at the elose of the Hrst semester he accepted Nlr. Mickens may attain the same success in the future as he has in the past. The hest wishes of the faculty antl students go with him. Louis A. Koepfgen rlitl hate to lose. His aftiliation with .-Xmlriau High Sehool ly with all lioys,whowere interestetl in athletics, lmetausethey always hacl reason to lmelieve that he was lwehintl them, every minute they were in the gauue. XYe are elatl In learn that Nlr troit 'Northeastern lligh Sehool. lSltl5. She then entered the l'nix'ersity of Nliehigan, huish- she aeeeptetl a position in the department' ol' Klotleru l.an- Kliss Connely was more than at teaeher, she was a per- She will always be rememberetl hy her Adrian liriencls as lie- Blr. Koeplgen is a man ot' mark, whom we eertninly Athletics ancl his loyal support ot' the team. at all times, math- him exeettlingly popular with the stutleut hotly antl especial- Koepfgen is making a lvig sueeess in his new txtpaeit 5' at lle-