Kingsford High School - Kingsfordian Yearbook (Kingsford, MI)

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x HtING5FQDlfilNTE ,. THE HISTORY OF THE SENIOR CLASS OF '29 In the fall of 1925, as a group of one hundred Freshmen, We en- tered Kingsford High School. We were the first Freshmen that had ever assembled there, as the construction of the school had just been completed. We were as green as Freshmen usually are, but it did not show up so much for the reason that our upper-classmen were just as unfamiliar with the school as we were. After we had located our class rooms and had become accustomed to the subjects and rules, we held our first class meeting. We chose Miss Moore as our class advisor, and Paul Baumler as class president. It was during this year that Student Government was tried. The two Freshmen representatives were Paul Baumler and Helen LeQuia. Various parties and picnics throughout the year and an increasing knowledge rapidly decreased our greenness and by the end of the year were qualiiied to be full-fiedged Sophomores. XVhen we came back the next fall as Sophomores, we found that a few of our band had left and that new members had been taken in. We elected Miss Miller as class advisor and Donald Rich as leader. Donald left the class early that year and Paul Baumler was elected in his place. Student government was abandoned that fall. After we had initiated the Freshmen to a certain extent by taking them for a ride and immersing them in the clear cool waters of Crystal Lake, Mr. Davidson issued a decree banishing the initiation forever from Kingsford. VVith the lake so near at hand, initiation seemed very distasteful-to Freshmen. In April, we decided to make some money to fill our treasury and we organized a carnival. We had a minstrel show which every burnt- cork negro of us will remember and we also had the usual freaks and strong men, clowns and magicians. VVhen the class Basketball tournament came around we captured both the boys' and girls' trophies. We resolved to hold them throughout the remainder of our school career. When the end of the year came around we realized we had reached another milestone, we were Juniors, As Juniors, we took our abode in Room 37 under Miss Miller's guardianship. She was re-elected advisor and George Monte was chosen president. The Seniors invited us to join them at a Weenie roast on the banks of the Menominee. This was held one evening in September and we all remember the good time we had at swimming, playing games and roasting weenies on a fire that no human could approach within ten feet. During the fall a series of matinee dances were given and we Jun- iors gave one as our share. After Christmas we began to think about the Prom, Banquet, and the Play. Miss Miller advised us to have a party before we began our hard work in order that we might work harder as the result. This party was held on St. Patrick's day. We all looked Irish that evening with our shamrocks. Two weeks later Myrtle Sandstrom found a hatchet which had been hidden by the Hi-Y Club and as the result we received a party from them as they had promised one to the class that found the hatchet.

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PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS Friends, as president of the class of 1929 I now take this oppor- tunity to express our thanks to each and every one of you for your in- terest in our class activities, which you have shown by your presence here tonight. I also wish to thank each of you for the part you have played in securing a high school education for us. For many years our parents have been planning for and looking forward to this day. It has been their steadfast purpose to give their boy or their girl a high school education. We honor our fathers and mothers for the sacrifices they have made to keep us in schoolg we thank 'them for the wonderful start in life which they have secured for us, and we promise them that tomorrow, when we enter the great world of indus- try, we will do our best to succeed, if only for their sakes. For the past four years our superintendent, our principal, and our teachers have been guiding us towards this goal. They have spent many extra hours helping us in our studies and in our class activities. For this we shall forever be indebted to them, and we shall miss 'them a great deal after we have left Kingsford. We hope that they will forget the trouble we have caused them and remember only the pleasant 'times we have spent with them. We also Wish to thank the people of Brei- tung Township and the school board for this splendid school building and other facilities for learning. Many are the friends we have made here and many are the good times we have had here, but all these pleasant things must soon become a part of the past. It is with feelings of sorrow and hope that we must bid good-bye to you, to Kingsford High, and to each other. We leave our Alma Mater, Kingsford with a feeling of sorrow and regret, because we realize that we have met our best friends liereg we have spent our most pleasant and carefree days here. We leave Kingsford with a feel- ing of hope because we are already anticipating those opportunities which await us in the world of industry-opportunities for us to make good and to justify your efforts in making capable American Citizens out of us. We are hoping that we may always live up to our motto, Build for Character and not for Fame. -Jerome Williams.

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Remember when we chartered a bus to take the class to the Kings- ford-Norway Basketball game at Norway? Even though our boys lost that night our spirits were not dampened in the least as we noisily and reluctantly started for home. After a long period of practice and drilling, Nothing but the Truth, our play was ready for presentation. It was given April 18th and even though Oliver Cejka and Peter Tortelli forgot some of their lines and substituted many speeches of their own invention, the play was a success. Nobody but they and Kathleen Oas will remember how they mixed each other up in their lines. Right after the play we began preparation for the Banquet and Prom. VVe decorated the gym for the Prom and as the Banquet and Prom were so close together, we used the same decorations for both, thus killing two birds with one bullet as the saying goes. The Prom was given the next week and an elaborate affair it was. What a chance for romance amid the flowers and trees with sweet music and moonlight effect. As the school term closed we felt that we were Seniors. Nobody to look up to and everything to look down upon. Such thoughts filled us with dignity and hence the term 'tdigniiied Senior. In the fall of our Senior year we elected Jerome Williams president and Miss Miller class advisor. We realized that a big year was ahead of us and began to work right from the start by choosing an annual staff, and setting them to work. The Senior boys were given a spaghetti feed by the Senior girls one night in October. We boys thought it was rather good of the girls until it came time to wash the dishes, then we had to help. At Christmas the boys challenged the girls to a contest to see who could sell the most Christmas greeting cards in a period of about two weeks. The proceeds were to go into the Senior Treasury. The boys Won by a good margin. The loosers gave the winners a feed. One afternoon in December, the Senior boys defeated the Faculty in a game of basketball. All the fans seemed to support the Seniors which aided them to run up a high score. We decided to wear caps and gowns at graduation. George Monte raised great objections. His main argument seemed to be that he thought that no gown could be ordered long enough for him. At the end of the semester we said good-bye to Miss Miller, our beloved class advisor. A farewell party was given by the Seniors at her home. We started the new semester with three advisors, namely, Mr, Schwei for general activities, Miss Alving for the annual, and Miss Belhumeur for the class play. The Senior play It Looks Like Rain, was given April 10. It was a great success and as a result the cast and managers were banquetted by Miss Belhumeur. They greatly appreciated her efforts. James Ochetti of the Juniors found the hatchet and the Juniors demanded a party. As the last six weeks slipped by we suddenly found our high school days were over and graduation at hand. Many will be the memories of our four year sojourn at Kingsford. -Joseph Ehlinger