Hart High School - Hartian Yearbook (Hart, MI)

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HART HIGH SCHOOI Valedictory Salutation Class Will Prophecy Song Poem Miscellaneous P»c Twenty-nin

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THE HARTIAN, 1931 •+ Resume for Year 1930-31 LUNCHEON Early in September the County Normal class enjoyed a get-acquainted luncheon, given by Miss Mary Lehman, critic teacher, in the tourist camp of John Gurney’s park. Mrs. Walker, Mr. Shinn, Mrs. LeDuc, Miss Lehman and Miss Hetzman also attended the luncheon. By one o’clock we were no longer strangers. ROAST AT SILVER LAKE October the eighth, Oceana County Normal journeyed to the land of sand dunes for recreation. After a roast, we explored the sand dunes by the light of the moon and spent awhile sitting on top of the world singing. As it grew late we descended, told stories by the fire light and later returned to Hart. HALLOWE’EN PARTY The Oceana County Normal entertained the Critic Room October the thirty-first, with a Hallowe’en Party given in the Kindergarten room. Prizes were awarded to the best costumes and winners of games and contests. Light refreshments were served at five o’clock and the party adjourned, everyone having a very good time. OCEANA COUNTY NORMAL PLAY The Oceana County Normal class of ’31, finding it necessary to raise funds for the annual trip to the County Normal Convention, decided to put on a play. Other classes had sold candy, popcorn, etc. to earn money so we accordingly selected a comedy-drama, “What Price Ancestors?” and in the short three weeks that we were allowed to practice, by dint of much midnight oil and perspiration, we worked up a very presentable performance. We advertised heavily and canvassed the town for tickets and on the big night finally realized some eighty dollars profit. The play went over well, all of the actors did good work, the following especially meriting praise. Leo James, tho’ playing a despicable part, was surely the star and his plaintive whimpering delighted the house. His action was superlative. McCarty was the autocratic tho’ kind-hearted old paternal parent. His dominating spirit was relieved by his ready sense of humor. His affectionate wife, Miss North, was his staunch advisor and her wise decisions helped to bring the Evans family out of apparent chaos. Russel Robbins, the son, and “Peggy” Schaner, the daughter, showed remarkable dramatic ability as did lx uise Kokx, the double-role crook. VALENTINE TEA A Valentine Tea was given February eleventh to the mothers of the Critic room children. The reception committee. Ernest McCarty, Corrine Downing, Alta Wright, and Beulah Walburn, received the guests. Refreshments consisting of sandwiches, cakes, candies and tea were served. Mr. Shinn, Mrs. LeDuc, Miss I ehman and Miss Hetzman were among the guests. A good time was enjoyed by all. THE TRIP TO KAI AMAZOO On March the fifth, we went to Kalamazoo to the annual State Teachers Convention. We left here Thursday morning in four autos, stopping in Grand Rapids for dinner and arrived in Kala-mazoo early in the afternoon. We drove around a bit and then went to our hotel where all had very good rooms and spent the rest of the afternoon looking around the hotel. We went out to the college for an evening banquet, following which we were entertained by speakers and playlets put on by the normal schools. The program was over at eleven and we went back to our hotel to spend the night. The next morning we ate breakfast at the New Burdick hotel. After breakfast we went out to the college to a series of lectures. We were given a banquet at noon and in the afternoon we visited the State Hospital. We found this very interesting and educational. We went back to our hotel and left at about four o’clock. We stopped in Grand Rapids for supper and a show and came on home afterwards, arriving here before midnight. Page Twenty

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THE HARTIAN, 1931 Valedictory Edith Dempsey Parents, faculty, board of education, classmates and friends: Tonight is Class Night in our Commencement Week and as is fitting we, the members of this class of 1931, have welcomed you most royally. We have done our best--and quite admirably we think—to entertain you with history and prophecy, poem and song, will and giftatory. And now it is for me to hid you a fond and affectionate farewell. Yet before 1 do this, I want to express our appreciation to all of you for the help wre have received in our education so far. To you, our parents, we owe the greatest debt of gratitude, for you have sacrified much that we might receive our high school education. We want you to know that we appreciate fully the kindly spirit which prompted you to do so many things for us through the past twelve years. We want you to know that we shall do our best in the years that are to come to show that wre have merited your generous sacrifices. To you, members of our faculty, we offer a full measure of thanks for your constant interest in us. From you we have received a daily inspiration for the continuance of our school work in all of its numerous branches. Without your help and guidance we should not have learned the beginning lessons of life which are found in our motto Strive for character, not fame. To you, members of our board of education, we acknowledge our great obligation for you have furnished us the physical means and resources for our education. You have provided us with a well-kept school house, excellent teachers and you have kept our school on all the accredited lists. Not only have you done all of these things but you have shown a deep interest in our social and athletic activities and again we thank you for these aids to our education. And now, our classmates, the time has come for us to say farewell. Through our entire school life we have been closely associated together in the study of our daily lessons, in our athletic pursuits, in our social affairs. From this close association we have formed friendships which have made our school life a happy one. We value these friendships formed so early in life and the thought of their continuance is the bright star of our Commencement Week. And now, classmates, and one and all, farewell. Salutation Gladys Perry We, the Class of 1931, extend our heartiest welcome to our parents, teachers and friends that are gathered here tonight. We know that you are sharing our joys on this graduation day. We have accomplished the task that we set out to do but wre are not going to stop here, w’e arc going to assure Hart High that she can be proud of us as her graduates. We have come to the parting of the ways, from which various roads lead away. Some of us will take one road, some another. Some roads may be smooth w'ith only a few rough places, others may have deep ruts and steep hills. A very fewf of us may be lost along the wayside because of accidents or other insurmountable barriers, but to those who persevere will come the rewards of success. In the four years of our high school life very few' of our classmates were left along the road and so we can say, now, with decision, that all are headed towards the highest of achievements. Thus let us do as the village blacksmith did: Toiling, rejoicing, sorrowing— Onward through ICe he goes, Each morning sees some task begun Each evening sees its close. Something attempted, something done Has earned a night’s repose. Again we want to express our gratitude and welcome to our parents, teachers and friends who have made it possible for us to journey thus far on our road to success. Page Thirty