East Grand Rapids High School - Interlochen Yearbook (East Grand Rapids, MI)

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Board of Educatlon Durlng the C1v1l War a young sold1er W1ll1am Scott was sentenced to dle because he had fallen asleep on sentry duty followmg an exhaustmg march I-le had volunteered to do double duty to reheve a srck comrade Pres1dent Lmcoln v1s1t1ng the army heard of the case 1nvest1gated and sald to the farmer lad from Vermont W11 ham I am not golng to let you d1e because I beheve what you say that you could not stay awake But you have put me to a great deal of trouble Now how w1ll you pay me for what I am do1ng'? The boy not understand1ng what the great hearted L1n coln meant rephed I w1ll wnte home to my father and mother and they wxll put a mortgage on the farm and Wllh what more money I can borrow from my fr1ends perhaps I can pay you IIVG or sxx hundred dollars 1f the b1ll 1snt any Mr Ben Dean more than that ' Presldent No W1ll1am my b1ll 1S more than that A great deal 'nore There IS only one man who can pay that b1ll It IS Wlllldm Scott If you w1ll do your duty so that when you come to d1e you can look me 1n the eye and say that you have trred to be a good sold1er that w1ll pay the b1ll And W1ll1am prom1sed and not long after was mortally wounded but before he dxed he sent word to the Pre1dent that he had trred to do h1s duty and had he l1ved he would have pa1d the b1ll What IS the b1ll a boy or g1rl attendlng East owes the communrty for h1s educa hon? To prov1de school advantages from the klndergarten up through the twelve grades costs the taxpayers of the communlty more than S1500 per student l-Iow can a student repay that b1ll? There 1S only one way By later tak1ng h1s place 1n th1s or some commun1ty as a useful c1t1zen By trymg to contr1bute someth1ng to human wel fare and happlness By fulfllllng h1s obl1gat1ons as a c1t1zen of a free self governrng natlon By standmg for the best 1nterests of h1s commun1ty h1s state and natlon By loerng w1ll1ng to accept pub11c OIIICG and provrde clean leadersh1p even at a sacnfrce to h1s personal convenlence Free schools are prov1ded for the youth of Amerlca to 1nsure th1s natlon of self govermng people an mtelhgent c1t1zensh1p Th1s commuruty has a rlght to expect that the students go1ng out from East w1ll Justrfy the mvestment 1n the1r educat1on by the1r behav1or as useful and loyal c1t1zens BEN DEAN Pres1dent of the Board of Educatlon Mrs Lawrence Dooge Mr Amos T Paley Mr Frederlck H Mueller Mr Davxd D Huntlng VICG Presldent Secretary Treasurer Trustee u 1 1 l . 1 1 1 . . . 1. . 1 1 ' -1 1 , . . 11 I - - . U . . 1 1 1 1 Y . 1 . . . . . , I . 1 . ,, . . . . 1 1 - I . . . 1 . . . . ,, , . 1 1 1 1 1 , . , , ' . , , . 1

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In Memor1c1m t e death ot lfr Henr seoerry rr Feoruarw lQ3c he students ol East Grand Raprds l-hah School lost a real frrend Nr Rose Derry who had been VICQ Prestdent ot the East Grand Raprds School Board SINCE l932 served the school oyally ana orlced unseltrshly for tne oest rnterests ct the students and e students of has' Gran Raoras Hrgh School strll feel deeply thexr loss throuah the death rn Seo temoer l935 or larnes S Brother hood ol the class of l938 lames oel naed to Boy Scout Trooo 53 and hela several o rces rn the school l-hs co croeratwe sr rrt trne scholar shud and sch ol l yaltv 1 on lor hrwt tlne 'na regard ol ooth the factlltv and t e studen s . 'With th ' , .. tl . A, Ro 3 ' Y A A', 3 1, l., 1 .L f J' -,AX , l f ' W , A. ' Y V - 4, Q A. , . L cornnzunity, Th F 3 3 d I Q - l v S- N - . I 1 ' Y 3 fN V . . , H. . 1 A, or , , . .,, . .o 1 o' ,uf A 4 l. li ' f ' n . t. .

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MR FORREST G AVERILL Supermt ndent of East Grand RGpldS Schools Mr Stanton E Ellett prlnctpal ot has added a n oth e r year to hrs splend1d record of s e r v 1 c e and leaderslup As a prtnctpal and as a rnan he has done much to further the educatlonal standards and to uphold the hrgh tdeals of thts school Administration Mr Forrest G Avertll who came to East Grand Raptds last Septem ber from Eordson Htgh School Dearoorn Mtchrgan may no longer be introduced as our new superrn tenclent He ts the frtend of every East I-hgh School student Faculty students and parents have found hun a sympathetlc admtntstrator and a progresstve leader MR STANTON E ELLETT P xpal o' lyuor and S o Htgh Schools . el , the junior and senior high schools, , . . I rtnc' t ' . ' . erxi r ' ,