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

Page 81 text:

foot. Lunch was served at 0:30, after which we drove home in the moonlight. Our Senior year has heen full of work. Nevertheless, we found time to spend an evening at Maurice llcitiowairs home. .-Xt and a party was given in her honor at Bret Cfoclcett's. XYe were greatly amused 5 when it fell to Dean Flagg to hold down the much desired posi- so to watch Bret try to one-step. Of course. nothing is so desirahle as a sleigh ride. so we went out to Pauline Conwav's. lf some had not decided to lie Christmas our classmate. Vera Cole, left us tion of sitting on .Xletha l'linlqley's lap. .Xl full length in the bottom of the hox, regardless ot the teehngs of others, we might have enjoyed the trip home, more. Owing to the activities of the Seniors' last days in school our social life has suffered, but it is the earnest desire of each and evervone to close our school life in the llecatur Puhlic Schools lr: a Senior picnic this -lune. lill lfl' ll. ffl JClili'l li. ulli.. 'l7. I i W

Page 83 text:

The Class History By Marie Maxon for the Sophomore Commencement. N the year of 1915. a very brilliant class entered the D. H. S. .Ns we gathered in the large assembly room. we were hailed as greenies by the upper classmen and indeed we were green , and 1 am glad to be able to relate some of the char- acteristics of this class. Henry Houseman entered this world as a bright babe. just nineteen years ago, and declaimed to his audience, Give me a drink of milk. Elizabeth Ciwilt. formerly of Dowagiac. joined us in the years of 1016. becoming an entertainer to--ahem Y-affording him a great opportunity of learning how to write love letters on the typewriter. lfntered in the year of 1013. a bright. young student. In the year of 1014. she became interested in the freshman row anpl has continued there ever since. Xow the question is: Shall she take a post-graduate course or shall she go west to tinish school Not until our Sophomore year did a very studious young girl. with Haxon hair and a voice like a lark. enter. She always led in the singing of .-Xmerica . and The Star Spangled Ilan- ner. However. of late, she has prefered to sing solos. one of her favorites being. Ever of Thee 1 .-Xin Fond of Dreaming. Strict attention was paid to her books during her Sophomore. lunior, and Senior year until Fair Day, when she took part in A Box of Monkeys . and then the tragedy began. Chester Rowe often goes with the Basket Ball team and quite frequently has to wait for an early train but the time never seems long to him, especially when the girls' team goes. because then he can take a Knapp. Each class has a gem, but never before has a class been so fortunate as this one. for we are represented by a very famous one. The Graham gem. W'hen Leo Bertch entered this school, he only possessed the knowledge of using a hand rake. He did not linger long before he became an agent in brushes and now he may be seen any time of day stroking his raven locks, in order to advertise his goods. This class has had more influence than any of the preceding ones. because one of its members. after his name sake, Daniel, has even been said to tame lions. Laura Barber entered high school in the year of 191-, and was immediately taken up by her teachers and schoolmates. on account of her sweet disposition, In order to show her school 7 yfs 'RK 10