Colon High School - Magi Yearbook (Colon, MI)

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 CLASS ROLL Adams, Harold Bartholomew, Erwin Boussum, Cleon Bower, Bertha Bubb, Clare Burke, Bulah Danbury, Charlotte DeBaek, Leona Decker, Thelma Doran, Jack Godfrey, Louise Guthrie, Jessie Guthrie, Lucile Johnson, Bernice King, Lorene Knecht, Charlie Krick, Margaret Lamberson, Frank Lepley, Helena Loudenslager, William Maurer, Medford Miller, Aneta Phelps, Lela Rathburn, Evelyn Schrader, Lucile Scott, Waneta St urges, Floy Valyer, Merlin VanNortwick, William Wilder, Ray C SD Teacher “What is the last letter of the English alphabet?” John Yours Truly.” Miss Struble “Name a collective noun.” C. Boussum “A vacuum cleaner.” ALGEBRA CLASS Mr. Jaffe “jack Doran don’t tell anything.” J. Doran “Didn’t.” Mr. Jaffee “Probably not.”

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— — ■ . ■ = .......= =1 - latmtni iryartnuutt L — ,- =■ - ■ ■ ■ i- :. C- FOREST PRESERVATION ORATION Forestry is more and more becoming a national problem that must have careful and immediate attention. Forests are of the greatest importance to our nation. W hat would we do without wood for fuel and building? There are none of us who do not like the shade of the trees on a hot, dusty summer day. Besides these, there are uses of forests that do not conform to the rules of forestry. These uses must be abolished and artificial materials must take their place. It is very important that the trees annually cut for Christmas should have a chance to grow to maturity. These trees belong to the evergreen class and are valuable for lumber and many other things. Why cut a young tree when it is of so much use when mature? Our Christmas trees last us for a few days only, then they are laid aside or destroyed. Already our forests are in a critical condition because of the many uses of wood. In fact, wood is one of the most used substances in the world. If we would plant as many trees as we cut we would always have enough wood to supply our uses. But this has not been done in the past two centuries, and now our woods are being rapidly exhausted. Some time, our mineral supplies will give out. but with careful attention our forests will last throughout the ages. We should be willing to plant trees for their beauty alone. After many years one can look at a large stately tree that he has planted, with pride and satisfaction. It is a worthy deed to plant a tree. A century after we have planted a tree it will be of use to mankind, and were we living we would he honored for our work. When Christopher Columbus discovered America, this country was almost entirely wooded. But in about four hundred years the slaughter of our forests began. The pioneer thought nothing of cutting and burning wood, for there was lots of it and it was easy to get. He cut large tracts of forests to clear the land, and often he would do this by burning down whole forests. There were no forests when the Indian had dominion over the land. He knew that fires would destroy his villages and kill his people. But the white men were more careless. They often would leave smoldering fires which would take fire and burn large amounts of timber.