Coopersville High School - Zenith Yearbook (Coopersville, MI)

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Salutatory As Shelly says: “We look before and after, And pine for what is not. Our sincerest laughter With some pain is fraught; Our sweetest songs are those That tell of saddest thoughts.” That bit of poetry expresses exactly how we, the t lass of 1932, feel. Tonight is a happy one for us. We believe that we have come to a goal; that we havedone our best to achieve success. And, yet, throughout our happiness there is just that touch of sadness which seems inevitable with all joy. In behalf of my class, I greet you all; parents, teachers and friends. Is it necessary for me to say, as others have said before me, that we sincerely appreciate all you have done for us? Our joy is to be shared by you, because you have rightfully earned that privilege. At times, it may have seemed as if we forgot those things, but underneath, we really do realize what all of you have done for us, how you have helped and encouraged us. Four years ago, the members of this class met together for the first time. There were so many strange faces, so many strange things, that we seemed almost to hesitate before going on. During these years we have formed many friendships, have had many happy ex- periences. At times, perhaps, we wasted our strength and whimpered at little trials, or we judged each other too harshly and forgot that we must have understanding, that we must remember ihe golden grains amid the evil. But there are always numerous obstacles and disap- pointments in the pathway of success, so we struggled on. We profited by our mistakes. Because we fought and conquered them, our joy is more complete. Dr. Grenfell says, “Life is always, everywhere, a real, tough, courageous fight with daily opportunities, to which are added all the fun of achievement; and all the glories of the conqueror.” There have been many unhappy days in our career, but through the murk there always shown some ray of hope and we found that ray in spite of the darkness. We glory in the fact that we are going on in life, that we are tak- ing our places beside those who have gone before us. We are ships that have passed in the night and have given new courage to one an- other. May we continue to carry on, to bring new courage to other ships. 'Think of the joy you can give if you only desire to! All of us are rich, if we but make use of our riches. Every day endeavor to do some little good; you can never go back, you can never pass that way again —so as you have the opportunity to help someone, to bring joy into the world—take that opportunity and rejoice in it! Through these past years, with your help, we have been modeling Page Nineteen

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Iimillllllllllic.H.S.IIHIIIIIIIIIIIII RODEOlllllillllllllllll932|||||||nm||||| what better way could it be done than by making the most of our op- portunities? y It would be a very lonely trail if it were not for our cherished friendships that came along the way. A true friend can help us when troubles come, cheering us on to victory. Friends are one of the guides that follow us throughout our life’s career. Do we value our friendships as we should? Now the time has come when we must say “farewell.” This is the last time during our four years that we shall be assembled to- gether. And as we bid each other farewell tonight, let us keep in mind these frienbly words: “Life is sweet just because of the friends we have made and the things which in common we share. We want to live on, not because of ourselves, but because of the people who care. It’s giving and doing for somebody else—on that all lifes’ splendor bepends, And the joy of this world, when you’ve summed it all up, is found in the making of friends.” K. M. L. Page Eighteen

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Illlllllllllllll!® H.S IIIIIIIIIIIIIHII RODEO||||||||||||||||!1932||||||||||||||||| ourselves. Whatever we have been in these four years, we will be in life. Dreamy, energetic, wise and strong. There is a place for each one of us in that great future that we are just now catching a glimpse of. We know not what life holds for us; there is a curtain drawn be- tween us and that dim, uncertain plane. What shall we be, what shall we do, what shall we accomplish? No one can answer those questions for us. Many times there will be no friends to shield us from pain, no one to guard us from dangerous pitfalls. Our lives are what we alone make them! Classmates, let us be sturdy and strong! Let us build straight, beautiful lives! Let us find peace, joy, success and happiness. We must be prepared for pain, for stumbling blocks, for danger. There is much loveliness in life—if we but find it, much peace and contentment if we but seek it. So, in the dim tomorrow, remember our motto, “Be square, and be wise.” Remember and do not slip in the path you are treading, do not falter, do not fail, but go on and on and on. Page Twenty