Decatur High School - Azure and Maize Yearbook (Decatur, MI)

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u History of the Senior Class 'll the beginning of school in Septemlier. we foumi that thi:-- ty-eight little freshmen were ready to enter Sfihriril, Our class Organized and had several presidents but w-gm unablc to keep them.lYe were represented in the declamatorv comggt be Leo l-lertch, Yera lfole, and Klarjory XX'ickett. and Cllestgy- Riywe represented the class in field and track events at lllooiningdgtle, Uuring the year we had two parties. one at the home of Dare lioster and the other at the hottie of llret ll. Cockett. liesides the various lmusiness meetings held at the different liomes. Our sophomore year we had lint twenty-six nzemliers Jf the old class for Veda llearilsley. lidwar-.l Bertch, Ruth Goodrich. Dorothy Graham. Wayne Pollock. Gladys XYolford. Harry Xyright. Beulah Hawkins, Ebert Lawrence, Vaughn llorland. Howard Nutt. liiare Foster. and Roscoe 'lohnson had decided to remain at home. Vera Cole was chosen president and entertain- ed us at her home. hut only a few were there. Nothing of im- portance happened during' this term socially. hut our ranks were increased with two new rtienilwers. ftletha llinkley from Bloom- ingdale. and l,illia'l1each front Lawrence. A-Xs ,luniors we hegfan to he important and t 1'r'f wk up all kinds of athletics as well as our studies for we could not neglect them. We had hut twenty-one memlmers, linliy linoll. l.i77ie lfinch. lfdward .lohnson and Lena King decided to leave while Pauline Peterson moved to Chicago. 'lwo nieniliers ofthe sefilirl' Class of last year decided to remain with our class and help make up the nurnher that we had lost. lluring the year we had a moving picture show for the lieneht of the senior hanquet given hy the iuniors: also several parties to quench our thirst for social ace tivity, :X hlunior picnic was held at the close of the scliool year at Eagle l-ake where we said goodliy to HUT JIIIWWT YUM? fmfil 515' knowledged ourselves as regular seniors. Lucile Meyer decide-.l to leave at this time to complete her education in l.os angeles. California. .Nt the heginning of our senior year our class roll WHS Hf follows: Marion Rutherford. our capalile president. Flizahetl: Uwilt. who decided to leave llowagiac to graduate with HUT Clivfl Robert XYalhridge, our valerlictoriaii: Pauline Conway. OUT actress: Bret Coclqett, the First to leave for the farm: Laura Bar- ber, our basket hall star: Henry' lrlouseman. our oratorl rxlffha Hinkley, our soloist: Paul Graham, our graham fleml Lilllii lleach. our lilirarian: Daniel Powers another farmer orator. RCNF1 t:,,ri,e5. dugg Cook: llean lflagg, one uf the hasket hall starsi Bessie L'dell. the smallest member of the class: Chester Rowe. another athlete: Rlarjory Xlickett. class reader. Morris Mc- Gowan. class poet: lfeo Bertch. yell master. . u A Our class is well represented in athletics XX e have tour I tx.: it I , 31-1- i -1 N' I AF' b -V-:I-S.. 31-

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, 5 4 'I gf' Y' fflflv flllil live lmfrys xvlw plfav lifisliet lwll. 2-lsw sic li' sehzill ylvy- ers. .Ks mr orzitury we are far alieacl wi' tlze wtlier classes. lar U16 Selliflr Class was the unly one represented. 'lihree ut the lmvs. Ilenry Huuseman, Klziriun Riitlierfiircl and Daniel Powers. tiiiiii part. . XX e have had several social events this yea i rifle parties. Also a farewell party for Vera C tCI1flS ,lacksrm lligh Sclwzlil. xvl-ile iuur ci mir cl ssmates leave r such as sleigh ole who nmv at- ileciclecl to graduate with the class of '18, We not only lielieve in cleveluping our intellect hvt i' slimving our patriiitism. This is proven by the fact that eight h' class have gfrne tw the farm in res- huvs anfl two girls frwn t .is punse to the presidents call fOr farin help. Th tl l ss xvhu enrlilled as freshies with thirtv-eight us ie c a ., - e , 1 Q nieinhers has gracluallv lieen I'ti lL1CCkl to uur present number f'-s eivthteen and even though we have heen reclncell tn less than hai 5 of our iiriginal nuniluer we hfipe that each fine will have rnanx 1'efisonsfi'vr rejoicing' at having lieen a mervlier iii the class fit lf. l-lI-l-l.X l1l'i.Xfl'I. 5 I ' 1 I . . I I 1 il 5 'l l . I I , I X i i N Egg U. - b ' . ' .fgugf-1 ff K A . , ,.f..,' ' 'X 1 ir' 15. s , , s .pai-5,41 --s 3 . - Q h . ' Q- Q I' . , ., L str, .,, 'Wi Lf' '1' J- . . 1 1, -fu V Fsif' F-'f?zT.-ii ' figs- ,,fg4ggr:,r 41,2-1551?-.g Q ' ' A