Coopersville High School - Zenith Yearbook (Coopersville, MI)

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roopeiuvilla High SchDOl 22 as they did. Gold is good in its place, but living brave and patriotic men and women are better than gold, lherefore, in selecting the best material, we make our lives better and more fitted for the life we have before us, and are also following out one of the most im- portant precepts of the immortal Shakespeare, “Desire not to live long, but to live well, how long we live not years but actions tell.” I Let us, then, be up and doing and do our work as well and with as much eagerness Build today, then, strong and sure, With a firm and ample base; And ascending and secure Shall tomorrow find its place. Thus alone can we attain To those turrets, where the eye Sees the world as one vast plain, And one boundless reach of sky. D. A. ’22. Page Nineteen

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Eaapvrxviifo j-ji A School 21 Salutatory O YOU, dear parents, who have made this evening possible; to you, kind friends, who have always been interested in the welfare of our school; to you, our teachers, who have so kindly aided and assisted us during the past years; and, to you, my fellow students, I take pleasure, in behalf of the class of ’22, to extend the first greeting this evening. When we think of commencement, we think of the beginning. The beginning of what? Of our career. Some people think that the education obtained in high school is the final step, but, in reality, we have only mounted one round of the ladder of life. We are not fit to take any station in this world other than that acquired by the daily routine of our high school course. During our four years in high school each one of us has struggled hard to attain his goal. This goal was thought to be “graduation.” But now, as we near this, we ask ourselves, “Is this what I anticipated as my career?” No; in fact, this is just the be- ginning of a career, for we are merely amateurs in the world’s work, having had no experience whatever, except what we have learned in school. Tonight, friends, we, the class of ’22, meet possibly for the last time in a class union. But as we separate and each takes his individual path out into the world, will this union be dissolved? No, for at school we have become great friends, and thus we hope to be after our school days have ended. Each one of us will go out into the world, some of us probably becoming great men and women, whose names will be recorded in history, while others may be great and still not attain a great name for themselves. It is not always the great things that count in this world, but the little things as well; and if we do each little thing well, gradually the larger things become easier. Longfellow has aptly said: All are architects of Fate, Working in these walls of Time; Some with massive deeds are great, Some with ornaments of rhyme. Although none of us may achieve great fame, by heroic deeds or writing inspir- ing poetry, yet we must realize that we are all architects of fate, constructing the walls of character, and should see that only the best material is used in the building. How long our building stands, or, in other words, the length of our lives, is not so important as the quality of the material in the building. Our career is based upon our actions of today and yesterday. For, if we are de- termined to make a success in the world, we must look forward and eagerly grasp the little things which later will develop into greater things. These little things must be done thoroughly and while we are accomplishing these, do not think that because they are not great and will not bring you worldly fame they will not be noticed. In the days gone by, builders wrought their work with great care, and from that we are today reaping the harvest. Page Eighteen

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Jjcmp pJv5Jk jpjJijh 5chanl being the worst class that ever entered the building. What trials and troubles arose, and how hard it was to master the subjects that we never had a particle of knowledge of. Many social events were enjoyed during our Freshman year, among which were a social, given for the purpose of raising funds for the class, and the picnic, in June, at Kiverside Park. With a somewhat smaller number, we studiously undertook the duties of Sopho- mores. We pried into the secrets of the Juniors and Seniors, and were admitted into the society of the upperclassmen. And, as it is well known by all, we strove to make life a little more enjoyable for the Freshmen. A few parties were the only events that marred the general routine of our Sophomore year. Our Junior year was greeted by all with some importance, for was it not true that we were on an equal basis socially with the Seniors, an honor envied by all underclass- men. The Junior class consisted of thirty-nine members, the number being reinforced by students from Lamont, Nunica, and Allendale. This was the year that the Juniors demonstrated what athletes they were. Many of the boys took part in both basket- ball and track, and the class could boast of a good fast basket-ball team of girls. Among the events, the Junior Banquet proved to be our greatest success. On account of the difficulty of coming to a decision, the picnic at Wolf Lake was some- what a failure as some did not attend. Our Senior year came at last! It was bound to be the most interesting and enjoy- able of all years, especially with Miss De Pree, who was the only member of the preced- ing faculty who remained. We began our Senior activities by electing the following class officers: Barnerd Luben, President; Francis Garter, Vice-President; Beatrice Preston, Secretary; and Martha Maebius, Treasurer. A short time after this election, the Annual Board was chosen, with Hester Busman as Editor-in-Chief and Grant Treloar as Business Manager. In athletics, our pride and glow was upheld by boasting of three members of the class on the boys’ basket-ball team and four on the girls’ team. History of the Class of 1922 Jjjrjl IGH SCHOOL? Yes, we were in High School and we were Freshmen; still |S it matters not, we were proud. The Class of 1922, when seated in the b'.g He I jj assembly room, like other Freshmen classes, greatly resembled a huge stretch of meadowland, but with the prospects of a bounteous harvest. We soon adapted ourselves to High School life and in a short time gained the reputation of Page Twenty