Three Rivers High School - Reflector Yearbook (Three Rivers, MI)

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Chapter IX History of the Class of 1912 1. Introduction-This book treats of the history of the Class of 1912, a well-known and very famous tribe of people, belonging to that mul- titudinous race called Students. As there are no extant records of this wonderful race prior to the year 1908, this history cannot, of necessity, date back farther than that year. Since that time they have passed through four stages of advancement, known as Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors. 2. Period of Pr0greSS-As one of the above mentioned tribe,I will state that wonderful things have been accomplished under the great difficulties which have been encountered. The main achievement of the first stage of development, the Freshman year, was the acquiring of a slight idea of what Latin, English and Algebra were like. The faculty predicted a bright future for us all. Latin was devoured with great zeal, which greatly pleased our instructor, Miss Wiggin. And we shall never forget that first year of English. Oh, the compositions We had to write! It seemed as if the whole race depended on us for expression. 3. One Great Scholar-Among all the great men of this age Sir Forrester Anderson stood preeminent. He will always be remembered for his accomplishments in the field of Latin. He won his wide-spread fame by the conjugation of the verb amo. 4. First Election of the Tribe-One rainy day in the early fall, a typical election day, this tribe had their first election. The results were as follows: President, Lelia Moss, Secretary, Pearl Andreg Treasurer, Nellie Barry. 5. Rapid Advancement-By June in the year 1908, great progress had been made and the class was looking forward to the coming year as a very prosperous one. 6. The Second Era-On September 7, 1909, according to the reg- ulations of the schools, the class assembled to begin its second stage of development, that of Sophomores. But it was rather a sad gathering for, upon calling the roll, many of our honored chiefs had left, never to re- turn. However, there were several new members, so we all felt happier. New Member-Later in the year a small member, but one who proved to be important, entered this noteworthy class. She said her name was Mary LaMonte, but people called her Mae LaMonte, She was always a great help in the time of need. 24

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LEON SAUNTER. Hlllolherls u'ng,p1'eiiy boy, l'2zIher's sorrozrf,fa!he1 sj0y. Class Song How can I leave Thee, Thou dear old T. R. I-Iigh? In it I studied hard, I thought I'd dieg I crammed for many an hour, Under its ugly tower, No other will I have Save thee alone. Red are the marks I got, I can forget them not, In the eighth hour I sot With other kids. Teachers parade the halls, Winslow and P. A. Smoll They have their little call- I Walk up stairs. Glad I a senior am, For then no more I'll cram, Winslow as a hawk I fear But nevermore. When I my speech have made Passed on the dear old spade, No more will I complain, Joyful I'll leave. 23

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Brilliant Mathematicians-This year we encountered two dif- ficult subjects, but we battled with them like soldiers. These were none less than geometry and Caesar, which many of us still remember. At the end of the school year, June, 1910, under the careful supervision of Miss Winslow, this tribe had developed into brilliant mathematicians and all were quite familiar with that interesting bit of information that a straight line is the shortest distance between two points. 7. Departure of Two Great Counsellors-This year ended the reign of our great counsellor, Mr. Haisley, and also of Miss Griffin. They went to better lands. We believe, however, that they will always re- member our famous tribe. 8. The Third Era-September, 1910, found us situated in the same old headquarters. The class started as Juniors with the goodly number of thirty-four members. We were all anxious to get a glimpse of the new teachers. Our two new classmates were Ethel Baker and Lucille Knapp, but neither of them stayed very long. About a month after school had begun, Miss Workman accepted a position in Grand Rapids, and the key to the English door was handed to Miss Wilson. TWO Important Events-There were but a few very notable events during that year. The only ones that are worthy of mention were a High School Vaudeville, in which some of our members were partic- ipants, and a banquet in May, for that worthy Class of 1911. This last event will be remembered for a long time. When the seniors and faculty arrived it was discovered that we had no reception committee, and also that the lights had gone out. However, we had a fine banquet supper and everyone seemed to enjoy himself. 9. Cupid Appears-A little while before school closed, we discov- ered that Cupid had been busy among our faculty and that Miss Walworth was wearing something that sparkled on her finger. We all hailed the coming Vacation with the usual hilarity. 10. The Fourth Era-Finally, having passed through great trials and tribulations, we reached the goal of our ambition. We felt ready to attack all enemies-we were Seniors! New Instructors-We had a new superintendent and several new instructors to become acquainted with. All of us, having got over that stage of bashfulness, soon knew them well. I might say that they also knew us by that time. 11. Election Day-Election day had come again, so all citizens were summoned to the polls. The honor of the presidential chair was bestowed upon Chief Glenn Ruggles. His greatest service to his nation proved to be superintending the ordering of our class pins, which, indeed, was a difficult task, inasmuch as no two could agree. 12. Sneak Day in the Tribe-Some of the members of the tribe said they had heard about a sneak day , which students have at college. Naturally, we wished to try this, so after much planning, the day was set zs