Dearborn High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Dearborn, MI)

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Senior History CLASS CHRONICLE Chapter I. Now the history of the Class of Seven and Twenty of the High School of the City of Dearborn, County of Wayne. State of Michigan, is in this wise: In the beginning, in the three and twentieth year of our Lord in the ninth month, and on the fifth day of the month, there entered into this Land of Learning 90 seekers of knowledge. Now it so happened that this land was ruled over by one known as Cecil Vernon Millard, a ruler of much vision and greatly beloved by every citizen of the land. Freshman and Senior alike; and at the beginning of this year he spake unto them, saying: Go. gather ye in a body and organize yourself into a class, that ye may gain in strength, and that your courage may wax strong! As he spake unto them so was it done, and they selected their wisest ones to be their leaders: James Scott for president, and Adelaide Check for Secre- tary and Treasurer. Chapter II. Now it came to pass at the beginning of the second year that a new band of youths did come up from the adjoining territory, and the Class of Seven and Twenty, in the new dignity of their promotion, remembered the days of their own greenness; and as the Sophomores of their day had done unto them, even so did they do unto these new Freshmen, and did show no mercy unto their sufferings. And as the class did journey through the land, behold, there was a youth who had strayed far from the company with which he had set forth, and was sorrowful. And as the members of the class did look upon him and recognize a leader and an athlete, their hearts were stirred in pity, and did open wide unto him that he should be gathered in. And they set him aside to become a future Football Captain and Speaker of the House. The leaders selected for this year were: President, Ona Wittersheim; Vice President, Fay Nemethy; Secretary'. Edna Smith, and Treasurer, James Scott. Chapter III. And in the third y ear the instructors announced to all the sojourners in the Land of Learning that once more should they band themselves together and take upon themselves the name of a man or woman whose ideals would be their ideals and whose achievements would be reflected in the achievements of the class. And the Class of Twenty and Seven, having thought lengthily and weightily upon the subject, did select as their patron saint the same ( Veil V. Millard, who had first banded them together, and with much pride did call themselves the “House of Millard,” under the leadership of Florence Losev and Fay Nemethy, President; Irving Sisson, Vice President; Edna Smith and Eva Jahr, Secretaries, and James Scott, Treasurer. It was also in this y'ear that the wanderers in the land became tired of their beloved but inadequate lodgings and did repair themselves to a new place of

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' T' U1 XT I o N E E R HELEN F. SKVARCE O. B. ’26, College Club ’26, Commercial Club ’26, History Club ’26. KENNETH PETERSON ■’Pete History Club ’26, Math. Club '26, College Club ’26, Basketball '27, Basketball Re- serves '26. DECI M. WATKINS “Dec” Glee Club ’24, '25, ’26, '27, El Bandido '26, Yanki San '25, “Wishing Well” '27, I.atfn Club '26, French Club '26, '27, “She Stoops to Conquer” '27. HELEN R. McMULKIN College Club '27, Class Basketball '27, “She Stoops to Conquer '27. THELMA M. RUDDUCK Yanki San ’25, Hec Club '26, History Club '26, College Club '27, Chemistry Club '27, She Stoops to Conquer” '27.

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H C PIONEER residence, a place of modern invention, in which they did clatter about as small beans in a great measure. Chapter IN'. Now this the fourth year in the history of this great House of Millard has been one of much hard labor and little resting by the wayside, for the people have been preparing for their final departure from the land. And the leaders for this year were James Scott, President: Faye Nemethy. Vice President: Edna Smith, Secretary: Mary Louise Losev, iieauirer. A great cry went up from the throats of the Class: Lo! if it doth appear that we are to he graduated after many days, there is much need of many dollars to provide the myrrh and frankincense thereof. And is it not Iit that we go on a trip to some far off land of Education in order to prepare us for our departure into the cold world?” Thinking these th tigs, the Class made a feast to which the public was hid- den that money might he brought into the treasury and the coffers be filled. And behold, it did likewise come to pass, a little later, that the Class did de- sire histrionic glory and did present to the people a great play, wherein each did act what he was not. And they did choose to enact. “She Stoops to Con- quer. written long ago by one Oliver Goldsmith, with a cast consisting en- tirely of females. And the day arrived on which they were to take their departure for the land of Washington. And they left accompanied by Miss Amy Betts and Mr. Cecil V. Millard, to see things which the strange land was reputed to con- tain. And one week later they returned full of joy and much knowledge. So the whole number at the end of this fourth year is 45. And it has come to pass that of 90 that entered this land in three and twenty only 45 will de- part, for verily, verily. I say unto you, that broad is the gate, and wide is the way that leadeth to High School and many there be that go in thereat: hut straight is the gate and narrow is the way that leadeth to graduation, and few there he that find it. Four years hath the House of Millard sojourned in the land and gathered the fruits from the Tree of Knowledge. But it is written: In the day when ye shall have eaten of all these fruits, ye shall surely be driven forth from the land.” Now. I say unto you. the must depart hence, to go each a separate way. to lands they know not of; to do. they know not what.