Coopersville High School - Zenith Yearbook (Coopersville, MI)

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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

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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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 [nap rsviih fjgJi 22 - Every year of High School life, some time during the month of November, has been celebrated with a Freshmen Reception. This year the affair was quite an event, especially the games, one of which required the Freshmen to crawl on the floor and shove peanuts with their noses. This game is better known as a peanut race, but the little black noses of those who had finished reminded one of a solitary black cherry in the middle of a white plate. Of the other social whirls of the year, we cannot omit the delightful unexpected ones of every day life in which we were so active. We must express our gratitude to Mr. Kempers for his earnest appeals to be better students, which caused us many times to escape the embarrassment of saying, “I don’t know” to questions in History Class. Then, too, those who remained at school for their lunches were often entertained by the most interesting lectures by the different members of the renowned Physics Class, on whether the world was round or flat. Orchestra has been one of the foremast factors in school life. Every year many members from our class have been supplied both to the First and Second orchestras, and we are justified in saying that we have a few accomplished musicians. The final event of the Class of 1922 will be a play, which is to be given in the fore part of May. As we now hold in view the end of our High School career, we realize what a small portion of our life High School occupies. It is now that we recall, with fuller apprecia- tion, the experiences which made life worth living, and which we had looked upon so lightly, always seeing something greater in the future. Our High School days are now almost gone, but they will never be forgotten. It is with the deepest regret that we leave school to undertake our tasks as individuals in this great universe. However, no matter how far we go or no matter what occupation we may pursue, nothing will blot out the memory of our happiest days spent in old C. H. S. We, like others, do not realize our good fortune until it has passed, and then we look back with regret. MARTHA MAEBIUS ’22. Page Twenty-one