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

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Class History Our four vear course ended, we now look back to see what we have accomplished beside obtaining our required units for gradu- ation. It seems indeed but a short time ago that fifty-one Freshmen entered C. H. S. as the class of 1922 and elected as their Pres- ident, Ruth Flynn, ably assisted by Gordon Briggs, vice-president, Margaret Leonard, treasurer, Lila Gilbert, secretary. We were carefully watched over and sponsored by Miss McCormick, our advisor. In our second year our number had decreased to thirty-five members. This year we entered more into high school life and social activities, the most important being our Sophomore-Freshmen banquet. The next fall twenty-eight Jolly Juniors returned for the fun as well as the work to be had in Croswell High. This year we put on “The Varsity Coach” under the direction of Mrs. Benedict and Miss Gilbert. With some of the money earned by the play we gave the annual Junior-Senior banquet in the Methodist church. Also, assisted by the Freshmen, we challenged the Seniors and Sophomores to a flag rush, the first one held in several years. In 1925, twenty-eight sedate Seniors took possession of the coveted back seats in the Assembly. We elected David Decker, pres- ident, Ella Gilbert, vice-president, and Cora Peake, secretary and treasurer. Among our activities this year we will remember the roast at the lake, the Christmas party at John’s, the birthday parties on Eunice and Thelma, and our Commencement exercises, di- rected by Miss Sparling, our advisor. Three of our members have left us, leaving twenty-five to cross the goal.

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Class Roll, Francis Johnston—I never felt the kiss of love Nor maiden's hand in mine. Ella Jarrett—She shall escape the uphill by never fallinpr. Mary Lovell—“Practice makes perfect,” they say, Thru practice in assembly, she’ll be an orator some day. Margaret Leonard—A mistress of the typing keys. Georgia McTaggart—My heart leaps up when I behold—a man. Jessie McIntyre—Better late than never. Cora Peake—All the world loves song. Continued Thelma Perry—“A flash of color ’neath the sky” Thelma Perry passes by. Emily Sheldon—Slow and Steady. Vera Stecker—Musical, you bet, Sings, and plays the clarinet. Dorothy Urmy—When work interferes with pleasure, drop work! Eunice Westbrook—Those who know her like her best. Edith Westbrook—And then she will talk, Ye Gods! How she will talk.

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Commercial Department C ros well High School offers a very fine four year Commercial course for those who wish to specialize in this work. This year there are thirty-three enrolled in the department. In this course you are required to take during the first year, penmanship and commercial arithmetic, the second year, bookkeeping, the third year, commercial geography and commercial law, and the fourth year, typewriting and shorthand. The instructor in charge of this department for the last three years has been Miss Walker. Interest in typewriting is stimulated by working for the awards which are given by the various typewriter companies. Ap- proximately twenty pins, and thirty certificates have been received this year. The awards are given for increased speed and ac- curacy, and serve as an incentive for better work. About fifty percent of this year's penmanship class received first Palmer Certificates, the remainder receiving Improvement Cer- tificates. Every year the students enrolled in this Department look forward to the annual Typewiting and Shorthand contest. The 1020 district contest was held in Port Huron on April 24. The following were contestants in the Typewriting event: Margaret Leon- ard, Ruth Flynn, Mary Lovell and Ella Jarrett. Those who represented us in the Shorthand event were Georgia MacTaggart ami Thelma Perry. Margaret Leonard won first place in Typewriting ami Georgia MacTaggart first in Shorthand. The Typewriting team, consisting of Ruth Flynn, Ella Jarrett and Margaret Leonard, took second place. The two first place winners went to the State contest held at Kalamazoo, May 14, where Margaret brought the distinguished honor to Croswell High of taking first place.