Croswell Lexington High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Croswell, MI)

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Boys’ Athletics The boys of C. H. S. have always maintained a creditable standard in the four fields of athletics, football, basketball, baseball and track. The football season started this year with but four veterans on the team, Harold Gilbert (Captain), John Aitken, Everett Hill and Wesley Ferriby. Owing to injuries Gilbert could not finish the season and John Aitken was elected acting captain. All did well and honor was bestowed upon C. H. S. in having John Aitken placed on the All-Star Thumb Eleven. Basketball practice started December 15. The team was formed around Capt. John Aitken, the only veteran of the previous year. Although the losing column outweighed the winning column, a fighting spirit was carried throughout and the season ended with fine prospects for next year’s team. The squad was composed of Capt. Aitken, Capt.-elect Phillips, Bartley, Hurley, Howard Gilbert, Ferriby and Penn. Prospects for baseball for 1926 look very promising with plenty of green material with which Coach Pieman can form a team with the veterans, Aitken, Phillips, Ferriby and Lawson. The track season of 1925 was most successful. Four representatives, Harold Gilbert, D. Powell, A. Conlen and L. Wagner, were sent to the state track meet at East Lansing where a silver cup was won by the quartette as the second best team, losing first by the slight margin of one point. They also, with the rest of the track team, easily won the County championship of 1925. Coach Heem- stra faces the problem of developing a practically new track team for this season but high hopes are held for the coming meet, June 7.

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Girls’ Athletics S»»‘rS£ “ « •«« « “r, attwasr s» sskivffASsnfJs b won five victories and was but twice defeated. True to tradition, the Croswell High School was also Tun nn ucl oU who'won Sird - T'ce ’aJd'T “ci e com’- go«4%££the Jsebail throw, whiie A, Long score,, second. The relay team, consisting of E. Gilbert, D. Urmy, M. Cline and L. Scott, was second hig . Ability, coupled with good sportsmanship, have given the Croswell High School athletic fame throughout the Thumb, and we are out for the pennant again this year.

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Jokes Bert A: ‘ I hear Everett was kicked off the squad.” Fountain Penn: “How so?” Bert: ‘‘He was told to tackle the «lummy and he tackled the coach.” If you went to Croswell High the other day as I did and you saw four fresh-men with loud sweaters as I did Wouldn’t you wonder when they let the inmates out of Jackson prison as I did ? Miss Sparling was trying to teach the seniors how to sing with expression. She, trying to impress upon her pupils the mean- ing of (f) and (ff) in a song that they were about to learn. After explaining the first sign, she said, “Now, what do you say: If (0 means forte, what does (ff) mean?” “Eighty!” shouted enthusiastic Art. Teacher: “John, what would you call a person who pretends to know everything?” John A.: (Immediately)—“Why, a teacher, of course. Don’t tell A. J. a joke on Saturday—he’s likely to laugh in church. Mrs. Benedict: “Gerry, if I said, ‘I am beautiful,’ what tense would it be?” Gerry B: (Promptly)—“Past.” If an S and 1 and an 0 and a U With an X at the end, spell “su,” And an E and a Y and E spell I, Pray what is a speller to do ? Then if an S and I and a G And an H E D spell “side,” There’s nothing much for a speller to do But go commit siouxeyesighed. Vernon Lawson: “I’ll admit you know more than I.” Bob Bartley: (rather proud)—“How so?” Vernon: “Why, you know me, and I know you.” Lawrence Cole: “Hello, Freshie, how’s everything?” James Brown: “Don’t know, I’m not a senior; I don’t know everything.” Letter from brother in the city—Yesterday we autoed out to the Country Club and golfed until dark. Then we motored to the beach for a week end. Letter from brother on farm—Yesterday we bugged to town and baseballed all day. Today we muled out to the corn field and gee-hawed- until sundown. After we had suppered, we piped for a while. After that we staireased up to our room and bedsteaded until the clock fived.