Covert High School - In Flight Yearbook (Covert, MI)

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THE DEATH AND BURIAL OF THE SENIOR CLASS NYho killed the Seniors? XVe, said the teachers, XYith our books and lesson features. We killed the Seniors. XYho saw them die? I, said good old Covert High, lVith my great observing eye. I saw them die. ' VVho'll be the clerks? We, said the school board, Diplomas we will write them out, lYe'll be the clerks. VVho'll be the chief mourner? We, said the student body, Till our cheeks and eyes get ruddy, XYe'll be the chief mourners. NYho'll sing the psalm? VVe, said the Cilee Clubs, VVith a great and noisy hubbub, lYe'll sing the psalm. VVho'1l carry the coffins? VVe, said the Juniors, VVith the great strength of our hearts, VVe'll carry the coffinsf' XN'ho'll dig the graves? XN'e, said the Freshmen, Since they always teased us most. XVe'll gladly dig their graves. !! lYho'll bury the Seniors? I, said Commencement, XVith great ado and sentiment, T'll bury the Seniors. All the students ofthe school Fell a-sighing and a-sobbing, Alas, NVoe are we, they all lamented, Dead is the Senior Class. Clara M. Calabrese, Senior. 26

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X I VALEDICTORY VVebster has defined Commencement as a noun meaning the beginning, and as the day of graduation at institutions of learning. Commencement means to us the closing of one chapter of our livesithe past-, and the opening of another-the future. During our school years we have formed certain ideals of honesty, harmony, justice, and kindness. By the knowledge gained in these years of school we hope to make life sublime, harmonious, and happy. VVe hope to make our commencement not only a day of graduation, but the beginning of a new period of years which will bring new itleas and the fulfillment of our established ambitions. 1 Ralph VValdo Emerson has written, There 'is a good and a bad to every'- thing. Everything in nature is dual. Tonight bur feelings are of a dual na- ture. XVe are happy. We are sad. We are happy because we are able to graduate, happy because we shall have new opportunities, new problems to deal withg and happy because of the kindness, love and guidance shown by parents and teachers. VV e are sad because we know that tonight means the end of daily associations with classmates and teachersg and sad because the home-ties, al- though still as dear, will, in a way, be severed. , VVhether we leave our homes to ain higher education in colle e or in voca- g et g tional fields, success will depend large-ly upon us,' as individuals, and upon the training we have thus far acquired. 'I The routine of school life has not only taught us certain theories, but also has given to us practical knowledge. During these school years we have been taught to distinguish the goo-d from the bad, the' genuine from the false, and the enjoyment from the mere amusement. Not a subject is studied, not an act is done, but which will help us in life. We have been preparing for life,-indeed we have been living it. In our past life and in they future the friendships made are of great importance. May I repeat to you Ciarrie Jaco-bs-Bond's master- piece, The End of a Perfect Day ? ' Well, this is the end of a perfect day, Near the end of a journey too,T- But it leaves a thought that is big and strong. VVith' a wish that is kind and true. For memory has painted this pffrfect day Vifith colors that never fade,- I And we find, at the end of a perfect day, The soul of a friend we've made. And after all, what can be o-f more value to us thaii understanding the souls of friends we have made ? l Parents and Faculty, Members of the Board of Education and other friends, it is largely through your efforts that we have been' able to come to this, our day, of graduation, and to our co-minencementf' 'M I ay I express our grati- tude to you. I v Theodora Tiedebohl. 1 25 I I 1 1 l e I l i

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A. Austin, M. VVinc, Mrs. Andrews, T. Malinowski, l.lOnot'rio, A. Randall, R. McCarty, R. Burton, E. Anderson, L. Yolay. l JUNIOR CLASS 'ATIIIIIIII-l S fear and .llarylv I't'lII'.V I WTI! make tlzvm old Ivcforz' flzvir ,l'l'tlI'X. . Five boys and tive girls entered the junior Class last September, but Alton Rood's departure left us nine students, namely: Tony Mzilinowslci, President: Isadore Onofrio, Vice-President: Anna Randall, Secretaryg 'Elizabeth Anderson, Treasurerg Marion VVine and Louise Volay, members on the Student Council: Ruth McCarty, Secretary of the Student Councilg Ruth Burton, member of the literary board, and Mrs. Andrews, class advisor. ' All the Junior boys were out for Basketball, Tony and Arba receiving first team letters, while Marion and lsadore received second team letters. VVe are proud of Ruth McCarty in her ability as a debater, being on both the negative and affirmative teams. + The juniors have sliouldered the old tradition of sel'ling candy to make money, and having been successful. are planning on using the profits to give a unique Junior-Senior Luncheon Dance on May the twenty-third. l 27