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

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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

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Slllfif Zlml lmslict hztll nhilitv, she reniftinerl tw grztrluztte with us. Ntfflllllll' VUV5' great ever huppenefl in the high schwfwl life mf liessie L'clell. until :t few xveelis :tggm when hy zicciflent. she nuticefl Susztnnzi Ciirucrfnts :ulvertisement in :i niztgnzine. 'lihis :tclvertisenient clztiniefl thzit. hy certain exercises. one might he- ctnne :iny size they wishell. lmmeflintely lierslt' :icceptefl :i pwsl- tiwn :Lt the news st:infl, in wriler th:tt she might secure sufficient mwney tn tzilae the treatments. lien:i l'1fi'lies nwticefl liexeitle Vllillllf. Illlfl hy great plezifling. she tin:illy persuntlefl liessie tfv let her in mn the scheme. :tnfl nfiw lQen:t is :tlsw very llllxf' per- fwrriiiiig' the szime zlcts :tnrl living' un hwpes that it may h:tve the sznne effect upfin her. P:1ulinef'finw:iyist e1iiilyrl:tng'er sigliztl Hur clziss hits. Xve fe:ir that. il' it hztcl nwt heen fur her. vi e wi-ulil h:ive heen run up Zlg'IllllStU hy inwre pewple than we hzive. fl! cfiurse.yf1i: c:tn t U hl'ime her hecnuse she lilies real. lfvery line Itrltiiits tint it i- her cwlwr, lllHT'1lCT'fflrlllPXl.'HUTIi1lIJI'CClZlIlHll tl' lfer Ihr her pr- '- tectifin, the cl:iss intenils tw huy her :t pziir Hi- refl m-fccnsins tw m:Ltch the hfise. Hut wt' the eighteen in nur clitss. twelve wif Uv :ire fzirmers. :tntl nur chiel' represent:ttive is Xlnrifni lintlierinril. ile has : spent :tll HI' his life fin the tiztrni :incl flevfltecl :th 'it' his spare time tw impruving it. XY'Pl1I1llliIlUXYfllZlIIll2lfl'lZLSllUIllCL'Illl'E14Q'f1rll'J keeps husyu :mttentling the h:tslcet h:ill games. Nnthing' very eventful ever hztppenetl in Rnhert XY:tlhriclge's histnry until he hegztn tu prztctice fnr the plziy. 'IX ll-ix fs-f Khm- lqeysf' Since then his life hzts heen sort of Ft checlcerefl one :ind nww he has given up all hupes and settled rlwwn tw writing' ling- lisli papers. Three yeztrs of llzturice KlcGnw:tn's sclifml life wus clwuciecl nn accuunt of his sister's attending' school with him. hut he has SlltllfUI1CyCZlT'41l-SfJllllCfilllllllft.XK'l1lClT.l1IlllUl.1l7tt'tllf'.ii the cause fur his wonclerful retlectiwn uf contentment. I-illi:1 Beach enterecl in her Soplimnore year frwm the l,:tiv- rence High Sclmnl. Her heziuty. grace anal intellect slmws her superiurity over the others. :incl she is tm he cwngrzitulzttetl on her wisdom of choice. Dean lflagg' has never heen nwticecl hy the puhlic. tw It great extent, until this last yeztr, when he hecnme the chief hzislqet maker in hasket hall. Now he has nizirle the wewple of Decatur. l :is well as others. Open their eyes and gaze up at him. 'XYh5. vnu know he has heen the cause of us winning' so nzztny games this season. Thus ends the histurv wt' the Class of lellf. :mu we liwpe vcxz 4 1 K have :ill receiveil much inspirzttifwn frwni this recitfil wi their fre: t CTtI'eeI's,