Dearborn High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Dearborn, MI)

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 SENIORS Estimated tonnage of ships passing through the immense locks at Saulte Ste. Marie is more than the combined tonnage of all the other canals in the world. Great ore boats, pleasure craft, and other boats of all descriptions traverse the lakes and are lifted to higher or lower levels at the Soo. A passenger steamer is here shown emerging from one of the locks.

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THE YEAR IN REVIEW The 1934-35 school year started off in a highly auspicious manner, with a dinner, during the first week, at which faculty and members of the Board of Education made merry at the Country Club. The uncertainty of the previous vear was replaced with confidence, and a busy year followed. A number of old faces were missing, and several new teachers appeared at meetings and in the halls, among them Miss Ea Marca and Miss Poll,akowski, Dearborn graduates who returned to their alma mater as teachers. Miss Porter, Miss Gatchell, and Miss Ilicks. The year was half advanced when the faculty body sustained a severe loss in the death of Dorothy Smith, which occurred after some months of illness. She had served the school for 14 years in the physical education department. Miss Knight was engaged to assume her duties. During the first term a major project was the Hobby Fair, held in the auditorium and gymnasium. Although it was participated in by the entire system, teachers of the high school had a prominent part in the arrange- ments and exhibits. Residents of the city exhibited in considerable numbers, and the display was viewed by more than 5.000 people in the two days of its existence. The school year was lengthened by two weeks, giving a nine and a half month year. Financial conditions improved as business and manufacturing developed speed after their long slump, and people began to speak of “the recent depression.” An outstanding development of the year was the establishment of the Vocational Group, members of which are being trained entirely in terms of non-professional activities. Under the direction of Mr. Vanek this group has visited a large number of industrial plants in addition to carrying on regular classroom and laboratory work in a room fitted up for their use on the first floor. Henry Ford generously contributed valuable machinery for the opera- tion of the project. Another departure from the established curriculum was the introduction of individual gymnastics, in which each student was carefully examined for physical defects and rec|uired to take at stated intervals such corrective ex- ercises as were necessary. 'I'he senior class again contributed toward the publishing of the Pioneer, the O B was resumed as a curricular subject, and all school activities took an upward swing. While the faculty has not been restored to its pre-depres- sion strength and there have been a few discouraging factors, the year has been, for the most part, a good one. The return of confidence is perhaps the most important development of the entire year, for without it and the optimism so necessary in the educational field, teaching becomes a difficult and often an unprofitable task.

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JANUARY CLASS HISTORY Mr. Haight was adviser of the class in 1931. There were 40 members and thev elected Edward Pike, president. James Anderson, vice-president. Jack Kocher, secretary, Henry Oelkers. treasurer, Marguerite Marshall and William Day. representatives, and Adele Snell and Woo.irow Bannister, sen- ators. They cooperated with the other freshman homerooms in putting on the freshman dance which was a success. Lillian Ridley and Mildred Wickens are recorded as being high in scholarship. Robert Abrams was chosen president. Dale Gardner, vice-president. Ed- ward Pike, treasurer, Evelyn Davis, secretary, and William Sheldon, repre- sentative, of the group the following year. Mr. Haight retained his position of adviser. At the annual carnival they made a profit of five dollars by sell- ing frozen pop. George Simmons. Evelyn Davis. Edward Pike, and Jane Creith were in charge of the stand. Among the 70 members of the class, an increase of 30 over the preceding year. Margaret Lloyd, Mary Pace, Lil- lian Ridley, and Peggy Snow were outstanding in scholarship. Mr. McCallister, then a new member of the history department, was the adviser of the group in its junior year. Jean Cameron was president. Wil- liam Sheldon, vice-president. Thomas Shaughnesy. secretary. Robert Ketcluim. treasurer, and Edward Pike, representative. Elizabeth Evans was general chairman of the Junior-Senior banquet which was held at the Baptist Church. Edward Pike was prominent in dramatics, having a leading role in “The Jade Necklace , the all-school play of that year, and Elizabeth Evans was outstanding on the debate team. Frank Koppitsch was president of the 1935 Senior class, John Olsen, vice- president, Elizabeth Evans, secretary, and Dolly Ellstrom. treasurer. Mr. McCallister was adviser to the group. There were only 18 members because many had graduated with the 1934 June group and others remained to grad- uate with the 1935 June class. They were entertained at the Episcopal Church with a banquet given by the juniors. They attended a football game at the Waite High School in Toledo where Mr. McCallister’s brother was a coach. A skip day was held, making it the first January class to cele- brate such an occasion. With the Varsity Club they were hosts at the an- nual Christmas dance held on the afternoon before vacation in the auditor- ium. They presented a short play. Christmas Eve”, at the Christmas assembly with Elizabeth Evans, Robert Ketchum. and Helen Scott in the leading roles. Elizabeth Evans was elected to the National Honor Society and to the Forensic League. She was also chosen valedictorian of the class, and Mary Pace u'as salutatoriam At a class meeting they chose silver and blue for the class colors, and baby mums as the class flowers. At the commencement program David Trout, dean of men and professor of psychology at Hilledale College, spoke on “The Future”. Robert Ketchum presented the will and prophecy. Rev. Harold McDonald gave the invocation and Superintendent Adams gave out the diplomas. At the mid- year honor assembly, the class presented an all-wave Grunow radio to the school as a farewell token.