Hemlock High School - Huskie Yearbook (Hemlock, MI)

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Class History Chapter I. (Freshmen) It was one beautiful morning in September 1920, when the class of 1924 entered high school as freshmen. There were thirteen of them, six boys and seven girls. That class contributed, George Mueller, Rhine- hart Bauer, Walter Hutfiltz, Wilbert Goodman, Erma Bremer, Gladys McBratnie and Beulah Beamish to athletics. At the first class meeting purple and gold were selected for class colors, yellow rose for class flower, and the following officers were elected. President ........................... Rhinehart Bauer Vice President...........................George Mueller Secretary.................................Delia Woodhull Treasurer...................... Carrie Trombley Chapter II. (Sophomores) When we re-entered school after vacation we were full of ambition to keep up our former record. There were only ten tnembers in the class because four members had dropped out and one new one had entered. To show our oratorical ability we presented a declamatory contest before the public. That year we contributed Wilbert Goodman, Thelma Kline, Erma Bremer, and Gladys McBratnie to athletics. The class officers were as follows: President.........................Delia Woodhull Vice President....................George Mueller Secretary ........................ Carrie Trombley Treasurer ........................... Erma Bremer Chapter III. (Juniors) In entering school in our Junior year we were depleted in quantity but resplendent in quality. The class now consisted of nine members, two having dropped out and one new member having entered. The Juniors gave a banquet in honor of the basket ball team. We con- tributed Wilbert Goodman, Gladys McBratnie, Erma Bremer and Thel- ma Kline to athletics. The class officers were elected as follows: President ........................ Beulah Beamish Vice President..........................Edna Fiting Secretary ........................ Carrie Trombley Treasurer ............................ Erma Bremer

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President's Address Schoolmates, parents, teachers, and friends, the class of 1924 is now making its exit from the Hemlock High School and tnost of us probably from the community as well. I, as president, find it my privi- lege to voice the sentiment of the class in our farewell. Would it not be interesting to know just how many class presidents in the towns and cities of the United States are delivering a similar address, either tonight or some night in the immediate future? And when you think of similar occasions in the Junes of 1923 and 1922 and all the Junes back to the first graduation from the first high school do you wonder that originality seems impossible? In fact, in taking leave of you I seem to be restricted to the use of four words. In simple English I may say good-bye or farewell, while in more elegant French it might be adieu or au-revoir. And so to avoid the ordinary I shall not consider this occasion as one which makes necessary a farewell. For every one believes that the mental and spiritual predominate over the physical, and separation is only a breaking of physical associations. We are assured that remem- brances of all you will never be wanting to us and we trust that we will live in your memories. By our schoolmates we shall always be remembered as pals and comrades, who shared joys and hardships during the happy irrespon- sible schooldays. Time which brings new happiness and new sorrow can only make these memories more treasured. “That old gang of mine’’ will ever be a phrase to awaken thoughts of times and places dear to us all. The word separation when used in regard to our parents, seems entirely out of place. Home will always be home. To the heart of a mother who is absent from her child, distance does not exist. Mother love, the most unselfish affection in the universe, reaches to the highest peaks of accomplishment and to the lowest depths of degradation. Father love though less celebrated by poets is never-the-less just as deep and far reaching. In the mind of a parent the son or daughter though middle aged never quite ceases to be thought of as “our baby”. This is not the attitude of the teacher toward the pupil; to him the pupil is a growing personality. Undoubtedly in the future our teachers will be extremely interested in watching our development. So far they have had a great part in making us what we are. It will bring them satisfaction to notice in our careers the marks of their influence. Although we have been of no extraordinary importance in the com- munity, yet we believe we hold no small place in the hearts of you our friends. We know that your memories will be filled with praise for our success and charity for our mistakes. May we ever have as sympa- thetic critics as you have been.

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Chapter IV. (Seniors) And then we were Seniors and embarked upon the final stage of our voyage. Though literally swamped with work we found time to enter into various undertakings for money and fun. Early in the year we bought our class rings, we being the first class to have ones adopted by the entire high school as a school ring. Our money for graduation was raised by two well attended Coffees and a play, “Cranberry Cor- ners,” which was very successfully presented at three different times, twice at Hemlock and once at Freeland. Our school parties contributed their share of fun. Our officers were: President ...................... Beulah Beamish Vice President..................Carrie Trombley Secretary and Treasurer ............. Edna Fiting When we think of parting we begin to realize how happy we have been in these four years of work and play, and how dear we have grown to each other. But we are comforted since we know that as the years roll on the class of 1924 will be remembered as one of the finest of dear old Hemlock High School. EDNA FITING.