Coopersville High School - Zenith Yearbook (Coopersville, MI)

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H‘gh S«W Class Poem SILVER AND BLUE Silver in the lining of the darkest clouds a-massed To our gaze revealed the world and life at last; Hearts a-thrill with vigor; eyes with hope a-light, Silver in the morning, blue at waning night. In those fields of labor, swamps and bogs we find; Strong and wise our leaders, great of heart and mind. Every pit they’ve noted from their watch at dawn, On their charts they marked them—now they lead us on. Soon the pathway leads to homes above the plain, Love and peace shall dwell there, truth and honor reign, Youth and strength and friendship give us dauntless might. Silver in the morning, blue at waning night. —Jessie Braamse PAGE TWENTY-ONE

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CATHRYN TEN ELSHOF “I will be brief.” Girl’s Club 2 Glee Club 2 Home Economics 4 A. A. 2, 3 NETTIE THOMPSON (Peggy) “Women were made to talk.” A. A. 1, 2, 3 Glee Club 4 Girl’s Club 2 Debating 4 Camp Fire 3 Operetta 4 Senior Play IMA WITCOP “She is quiet but has the dignity of a real lady.” Girl’s Club 2 School Notes 2, 3 Glee Club 4 Oratorical Con. 4 Operetta 4 Senior Play Ass’t. Editor-in-Chief HARRY WOLVERTON (Lefty) “As good as he looks.” Football 4 A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4 Glee Club 4 Operetta 4 Baseball 4 Annual Staff PAGE TWENTY

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Valedictory FATE, FORTUNE AND FUTURE A noted picture, most popular in the days of myth and lore, is the picture of the “Three Fates.” Three sisters sit together weaving. Happi'y, the youngest is spinning the thread; seriously, the second is twisting it; and forbodingly, the third is cutting the thread of life as she chooses. Here the three fates sit destining the lives of mankind. They are the masters of the lives of all people. As one spins, she mingles in threads of light and dark, the happiness and sorrow of life. Into the twisting of the sjcond enter hope, fear, peace and strife—all intertwined in this frail thread of life. And forbodingly, the third with an enormus shears cuts the thread of life and ushers one more soul into the great beyond. Vain is the help of either gods or men to escape these fix- ed destinies, so thought the ancient men. Do these figures still weave, controling our destinies? Do we sit still and let fate plan our lives without even trying to over- come it ? We look at the life of Rolvagg the fisherman who shook his fist at fate and became the famous author of the book, “Giants in the Earth.” He was born in Norway, in a little fishing town. In this desolate scene amid the poverty and hardships of a fisherman, he grew up. The three fates surely decreed against him. Enormous dark threads of danger and sorrow were woven into his life. But he, defyingly, shook his fist at them, fought and conquered fate and accomplished a great task in the world. He left loved oner, sacrificed leadership as a fisherman, and took a long hard journey to the United States to accomplish his desires. We too can help to form our future. Happily, we must help spin our lives. Of course, there is a power above us, “A Divinity that shapes our lives; rough hewn them as we will.” That Divinity gives us the materials with which to spin our lives—healthy bod- ies, keen minds, homes, friends and schools. Through our four years of High School we have spun with the threads of industry and enthusiasm. So with our studying and recreation, we have begun our tapestry. Here with shuttle in hand, our loom before us, we face life looming large. Now with skill, taste, time and experience we must seriously weave these threads into lives of usefulness, into beautiful pieces of tapestry. PAGE TWENTY-TWO