Elston High School - Elstonian Yearbook (Michigan City, IN)

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GfetShia b mtooot Thei.MA Rotzean—G. A. A.; Commercial Club. Lawrence Marcinkowski—B. A. A.; Basketball, ’22; Baseball, ’22; Glee Club; “Patricia.” Alice Graham—G. A. A.; Commercial Club. m SCHOOL DAYS When our high school days are ended, We plan each future year With joy and sorrow blended, For we leave our friends so dear. Happy days and happy hours That we spent in M. C. Hi, But they ne’er will be forgotten, Though the years are passing by. May we face life’s serious problems Without a shirk or sigh, And may they be as pleasant As they were in M. C. Hi. —Helen Dewald

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 Dorothea Martin—“Dick”—Captain Basketball Team, ’21; President G. A. A., ’20-22; Vice-President G. A. A., ’23; Secretary Commercial Club, '23. Louis H. Sieb—B. A. A., Latin Club; Elstonian Staff; Football, ’22. Thelma Oswald—G. A. A.; Commercial Club. Elva Westphal—Forum; Basketball, ’21; Secretary G. A. A., ’23; Glee Club; Music Club; Commercial Club; Debates,’22; Winner Declamation, ’20; “Patricia”; “Fair Ellen.” John M. Collins—“Butch”—Yell Leader; Elstonian Staff; Freshman-Y Club; Associate Editor lli-Y News, ’21; Circulation Manager Hi-Y News, ’22; Editor Hi-Y News, ’23; Forum; Glee Club; Commercial Club; Pep Committee; “Clarence”; “Fair Ellen.” Leah E. Kellogg—Commercial Club; Latin Club; Forum. t

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HISTORY OF THE SENIOR CLASS Ah great Clio, divine afflatus, ah descend; Inspire this pen, ah guide it rightly on its trend. Bend down and in my darkened spirit breathe; Let truth and inspiration dread my soul ensheathc. On wanderings long and drear from regions bleak obscure. Called “Central,” once a tribe set out, full well secure In their great knowledge, trusting to upset the land To which they travelled in close ranks, a pilgrim band. They sought to worship at the feet of mighty Wisdom, A goddess great and good who ruled o’er, as her kingdom, A land called Learning which the faithful might approach When cne year had been spent within the temple garth. In their novitiate they labored and endured The lofty snubs and slights of those who had procured That right by virtue of long service at the shrine; But yet some light broke through the chilling gloom to shine Before them on their path revealing here and there, As oasis in a desert of despair. Games and parties where their joy was uneonfmed And when one year was done they moved up one step higher. And when they found themselves no longer lowest on The altar’s step they made the proper haste to don A garment fitting in hauteur and grace their new Position. Now inferiors’ homage was their due. In their new gotten station, acting hosts, they gave A party for newcomers that intrigued, all save A few, whom elder uninvited guests received W ith far more warmth than hospitality required. Next year they saw their need for union, so they chose Charles Beckman leader for the troubles which arose. New first as Thespians their dreams began to soar, With “Clarence” as result no one cculd wish for more. For those who now were entering in upon the land Toward which they struggled, they entertained with lavish hand And sent them off with thoughts of pride and of regret. Now they were elders soon to try the great adventure. In their last and most important year they made John Burnham leader. In him all their hope was staid. They revived an ancient custom long neglected, And the “Elstonian” came out again perfected. Once more they tried their hand at acting and performed A play reflecting glory on all those concerned, And now this tr.be sets forth into an Unknown Land Leaving all they know behind to seek anew. —Lester Doth