Berrien Springs High School - Canoe Yearbook (Berrien Springs, MI)

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Class Poem N-h« .| life! Ah! the charm that lingers Round earth’s mom. ns unseen fingers Touch the cord that thrills our lieing To its depths, till eyes unseeing l or the tears, look hack recalling Ml the joy- of old. enthralling Heart and mind. Classmates, tonight. x'i us prize our red and white! liravc as red. ma we forever Keep our hearts along life's way. While Truth's golden sunbeams sever All the black clouds from our day; May tlx- white, so pure and stainless Keep us ever true and right! May our lives Ik- long and painless. Guarded by our red and white. Red and white go with us ever. s tin- ideal of our dreams; Ma we find life, as we serve her. Itt-t as worthwhile as it seems! Ma we each accept the mission Tate holds covered from our -iglit. Sure, whatever its condition Victory’ll crown our red and white. “Selected Leah E. Voi.brf.cht Class Song When You Conic to the End of the Day) When you find that vour school days are o’er. And you’ll not come l«ck any more To your classes new. and teachers, too. And days of joy in the rooms you knew; Soon we’ll leave all these good times Itchind. And go out on life’s highway to find It tlx- dreams we’ve had come true at last When we find that our school days have iwssed. Mary Fletcher Roza tut Rock stein (Page Three)

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Dedication To one who has unselfishly and unostentatiously devoted six years of her life to teaching pupils of our high school; and who has for that many years helped in many activities, we dedicate this year l ook. (Pape Two) Superintendent’s Message It it is true. as Huxley says. that we live in deeds, not years, how infinitely rich in living experiences must the two years that have passed »inc» the last ”( anoe was set adrilt by the Class oi '27. have proved to be ior twenty-five Seniors of the Class of who stand by at the present launching of this unique Canoe. A splendid and adequate new school plant that is a monut,, ,i»t to the wisdom, educa tiottal foresight, and devotion of the people to the ideals that have made our nation great, has arisen at the command of the pcoph and is now functioning. n enrollment of four hundred has been reached and you have seen the expansion of every old department and the installation of new ones to meet the demands of an increasing enrollment and a rapidly developing system of schools. You have seen the spirit of the student body respond to this increased external stimulus of progress with a new application to both work and play. You have seen the student mind become more and more serious and intent upon making a sueccs oi work. play, and of life itself. These experiences will he of inestimable benefit to you throughout your entire lives. Kcal success consists of a great number of little tasks efficiently performed, with only a few outstanding accomplishments. The sucres oi your school work ha depended much more on the hours ot patient studs and plugging away than on any showy spurts The programs of the past two scars lioth in village and in school has depended upon a steady, jK-rsistent plugging on the pursuit of an ideal The success of your life depends much more on the faithful performance of your various duties and obligations than on the few spectacular tilings you may be able to accomplish Still we all like to have outstanding achievements to our ercdil This is at it should lie. and the best way to get them is to go on faithfully performing the apparently tri ial task out of w hich life makes success.

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