Hemlock High School - Huskie Yearbook (Hemlock, MI)

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December 4—No session room teacher; Miss Austin ill. 5, 6, 7—Crocheting and tatting favorite pastime 11— Girls ordered out of the rest room, alias “nursery.” 12— At last H. H. S. won from M. H. S. 19—Second meeting of the Deutscher Verein in school house. Mr. Howe does not like waxed floors, better have it in Town Hall. 22—School out for Christmas vacation. Literary Society meeting. “Merry Christmas all.” January 2— Annual display of Christmas jewelry, neckties, ribbons, etc. 3— Seniors select cast for their play, “Dear Boy Graduates.” Begin practicing and get out of classes now and then. 5—They even practice after supper and Mr. Raymo allows them to dance all of one-half hour afterwards. 12— They give play and receive big head, so boldly give it again. 13— The teachers give the players a banquet; all reported a good time. 19—Many absent; C. A. R. frowns more than usual. Mr. Pettingill gave a speech at Town Hall. 22— Everyone tired out from over study. Semester exams, begin. 23— “Steve” Richards returns to school for the fourth time. Mr. Raymo ab- sent in p. m. 26—The last of the “Finals.” 28— New classes start study. Junior room enjoyed their sleighride, which hap- pened to be mostly walk. 29— Seniors have more “squabbles” when they plan on taking their play to Laporte. 31—Cards for first semester; some smiling, others grumbling to themselves. Hemlock wins from S. M. H. S. of Saginaw. February 2— The Hi H. S. first team play A. H. H. S. seconds and receive a trouncing. 3— Seniors take their play to Laporte. Ask them how much they made and watch them frown. 6— Deutscher Verein met again, altho they were afraid war would be declared. 7— Breckenridge High School 12, H. H. S. 17. Harry is so pleased, they had a four-dollar crowd. 9—Lecture on “Mechanical Dance.” 12—Miss Dungey has company. N. B. 15—Sewing girls move to basement, classes not so well attended. 16, 17—B. B. boys get beaten both nights in the absence of one of the guards. 19— “Jim” gets the cold shoulder for deserting the team. 20— A very lively Deutcher Verein meeting. 22—The Dramatic Reading class make their debut at literary meeting. 26— Seniors and Juniors get pictures taken for Elite. 27— Dramatic Reading class begin inflicting their orations upon the Senior Hi room. Benj. McBratnie speaks first on the program.

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CHRONICLES September 5— Back to school again. General greetings. Teachers are all smiles. 6— Classes began. 11—Freshmen being shown around. 15—Seniors hold first class meeting and their usual “squabbles” began. 18—Everybody busy speaking, sometimes two on the floor. 28— Mr. Raymo reads us the “Riot Act” about speaking. 29— Francis Minto and Ellen Darby dropped out of the Senior class, then there were eight. October 2— The girls hold a very successful meeting and start plans for the box social and program to be given for the benefit of the rest room. 3— The play practice began. 4— County Fair; many absent. 5— More absent. 6— GO. HURRAH! VACATION TODAY. 9—Year book staff elected. 10—The boys begin football. 13—School closed on account of diphtheria. 15-20—Vacation. 25— New excuse to leave the room to work on “Mirror.” 26— Stapleton leaves for a sojourn at Midland. 27— First Literary Society meeting; Mr. Pierce, president. Football game be- tween C. Ostrander’s and McBratnie’s teams; Ben’s team victorious. 28— Box social given by girls; a program and dance also. It was a very success- ful event. 30—Miss Nelson gave health talk. “Now, boys, confess, who have smoked cigarettes?” November 3—Second football game played; Cliff’s team won. 6— Junior’s pins and rings arrive. 7— Mock election ; Hughes elected. 8— Arguments concerning election. 10—Many absent; concert night before. First basketball game of the season; Merrill vs. Hemlock, but Merrill won. Ed. Rowe new captain. 15—Senioi's rings and pins arrive; very welcome, because the Juniors received theirs first. 17-—Martin Bauer returns for a day. The basketball team journeys to M. H. S. only to be beaten again. 20—Sophomores busy prepaiing for “hop.” 24—Everyone said there was never a better “hop” given than did our little bunch of Sophs, give. 27— Sewing room a new source of amusement. 28— Deutscher Verein organized. 29— Mr. Raymo informs us we must come back Friday after Thanksgiving.

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March 2—Algebra I class tries hard to learn something. 5— Lots of excitement when some Freshmen girls get lost and stray into Senior room. Emma Day told us how great Napoleon was. 6— Mr. Raymo gave a speech entitled “Keep Out of Halls.” Erna Wardin tells about Germans. 7— Some people move into new vicinity which they do not approve of. Elsie Voorheis gave a speech about aeroplanes. 9—The basketball team to Merrill and were beaten by one point. They became familiar with the town waiting there until 3:00 a. m. for the train. Edna Raucholz told us what to read. 13— The shark class get sent to their seats. Helen McBratnie gave a speech. 14— Geneva Clarey speaks on woman suffrage. 15— Fun to watch people coming up to school, being very slippery and windy. Ethel Haller gives a speech on music. 16— Dramatic Reading class make their first appearance in public. M. H. S. 1, H. H. S. 23, in their last contest. 19— Everybody “primps.” Photographer comes to take pictures for Elite. 20— Deutscher Verein had best program ever. 21— “Sweet Spring has come.” 22— Seniors busy for “once” working on their speeches. 23— Mr. Raymo insists upon singing patriotic songs in chapel. Saginaw High School vs. Hemlock High School, and H. H. S. won, after which Mr. Raymo gave the boys a banquet. 27— Everyone back to furs and caps; winter returns. 28— Zella Thomas, an alumnus, a visitor. 29— Oh, to be a German club officer, and miss school to visit Saginaw. 30— Spring vacation starts. April 9—Back to school again. Francis Minto visits in school in a. m. 10- —More company today. 11— Some pictures return from the engravers for Elite. Some people take ad- vantage of warm weather and go for a ride in a Ford, which goes one mile per hour. 13—The German club masquerade was both a financial and social success. 17—Ed. Rowe elected baseball captain. 19— Cliff Ostrander visits school. 20- —Baseball on account of rain. 24—Glee club start practicing for May Festival. May 4—Box social. 16—School Fair. 25—Festival. June 1—Junior “hop.” 3—Baccalaureate sermon. 7— -Commencement. 8— Class day. HELEN McBRATNIE, ’17.