Edison Institute High School - Yearbook (Dearborn, MI)

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I 0 The second roller skating party was held at the Ford Airport. After a few hours of skating the party moved to the Secretary House for refreshments and dancing. I 0 The drama class of the Edison Institute High School presented the first play of the season before the high school students in a special assembly. Thanks Awfully was the name of the one-act play. 20 Riding classes began. Many of the students spent most of their spare time on the bridle paths. 2 I-22 The students conducted a presidential election. Ninety-two persons registered out of the ninety-nine in the high school. 22 The girls of the high school gave a surprise party for Mrs. Dahlinger in honor of her birthday. The party was held at the Secretary House. 23 The second dance of the season was held at the ball- room. 28 Juniors defeated seniors in track. 30 The ninth and tenth classes defeated the eleventh and twelfth classes in a football game. 30 All the high school students enjoyed a Hallowe'en party at the Secretary House. i'NOYI'INllll'IIl 5 Many students went to the Ford Rotunda to hear Fred Waring broadcast. 5 The upper classes downed the tenth class and below in an exciting game of football. Many spectators were present during the game. 5 Radio Club went to the Coliseum at the state fair grounds to see the public address system which had been installed for the showing of the new Ford car. 0 About 6000 Ford dealers of the United States and Canada presented the Old Cape Cod Windmill to Mr. Henry Ford. Margaret Jean Hindman gave a talk entitled Appreciation. Later Bill McLeod told of the mill's his- tory. The high school chorus sang four songs. 0 A new pest showed itself around the high school. The hi-li. This meant more work for the teachers. 0 Tenth class beat the eleventh class who were victors over the twelfth class. This was the second game of the class football schedule. 0 Charles Penman talked to the students of the Edison Institute on dramatics. V l l I The chorus of the Edison Institute High School wit- nessed and also participated in a broadcast from the Stephen Foster House. The broadcast was under the direc- tion of Charles Penman. I 2 Night school was held for the benefit of the parents. I6 For the second time the chorus of Washington and Jefferson College visited Greenheld Village. They were guests in chapel. I 6 Twenty candidates reportedfor basketball practice at the William Ford School. Edward Pollakowski was chosen captain. I 7 Girls' basketball was resumed. I 7 The tenth class became school football champions by defeating the ninth class by a score of 26-6. 20 Sophomores, juniors, and seniors had a hayride, after which they returned to the Secretary House. 20 The upper classes defeated the lower classes in the last football game of the season. 'A' Il lflflflil ll EI! 3--I Betty Hutchinson, Barbara Sheldrick, and J. G. Rucker of the Herald staff, attended the fifteenth annual convention of the National Scholastic Press Association, which took place at the Book-Cadillac Hotel. 4 Twenty-four couples were chosen from the high school to go to the Book-Cadillac Hotel to demonstrate old- fashioned dancing. I 2 Ann Arbor B team defeated Edison Institute in an overtime game. l 2 A very picturesque party was given at the Secretary House. III Dividend Day was enjoyed for the third time by the Edison Institute students. 2 I Entire student body visited Santa's workshop on the Ford estate. 22 The Institute won its second basketball game of the season. 23 The high school annual Christmas party was held in the music room of the high school. 20 The second Christmas dance was given at the Dear- born Country Club. 3 I High School crowd celebrated New Year's Eve by dividing up and going to a theater and later returning to the Secretary House. 1937 'k-IANYAIIY I Mr. and Mrs. Ford started the New Year by giving an old-fashioned dance. The Ford parties are always enjoyable to young and old alike. 5 Edison Institute was victorious over Wayne B team. 0-7-8 Three performances of the operetta H. M. S. Pinafore were given, a matinee on Wednesday after- noon, and two evening performances on Thursday and Friday evenings. I Sl Dorothy Chubbuck, Irene Stead, Barbara Sheldrick, and Betty Hutchinson were chosen by the high school basketball squad to be captains of different teams. I 5 Edison Institute High School Chorus sang at the Henry Ford School. Susan Alderdyce, Margaret Voorhess, and Wilbur Donaldson sang solos. The program concluded with special dances under the direction of Mr. Lovett. I 8 Jackie Rees, a 12-year-old singer who won an English national prize for his singing, was present at chapel with his music teacher and schoolmaster. Everyone enjoyed his numbers immensely. 2 I Uncle Neal from WJ R visited chapel. He told some- thing about his children's hour and answered many questions. 20 Exam time again! 20 After examination week the students really let themselves go at an ever-welcome clubhouse party. 30 Many of the Edison Institute students attended the President's Ball at the Dearborn Inn.

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RCH OF EVE TS 1936 at-ll'NIi I 6 The second annual June formal dance was held at the glearborn Country Club. A committee of boys arranged the nce. l 0 The High School Chorus presented the operetta en- titled Gypsy Rover. It was given in the Edison Institute Auditorium as the last-day-of-school program. Mr. Koch was the director of the three-act comedy. 20 High School Chorus went to Macon. On the way they visited many interesting places. Isabelle Gassett sailed for Europe from New York on the S. S. Europa. 25 With a sigh of relief, Hnal examinations were over for the high school students. Everybody began to plan for summer vacation. 20 Mr. Koch entertained the High School Chorus at Silver Lake. 26 Bob Bryant, Bob Snow, Wilbur Donaldson, and J. G. Rucker left for Dallas, Texas. They went to visit the Texas Centennial. 29 Tennis season opened for the Edison Institute with 92 students taking to the courts. 29 Eugene Freeman went on an exploring trip to Den- ver, Colorado. 'lr -I I7 LY 2 The construction of the new recreation building started. Many students were seen watching the workmen dig the basement. 0 The second informal dance since school was out was held at the Secretary House. I 0 Bill McLeod led the boys' pyramid board and Frank Campsall led in points with 185. 21 Instead of beginning the usual week-end party at the Secretary House, t e couples all went to Westwood Inn to see Ben Bernie. They later returned to the Secretary House. 30 The high school students presented Mr. Ford with a basket of Bowers in honor of his birthday. 'kAlillliST l A letter from Naples, Italy, was sent by Mr. Gassett to the Radio Club. He told all about his trip and all the places he had visited. 7 The tennis players were all preparing to enter the school tennis tournament to determine the sc ool champions. 2 I Another Friday night party: it began as a theater party, was concluded at the Secretary House. 23 First round of the tennis tournament started to de- cide school champions. Seventy-two students had their entries in for the matches. 2 7 Carol and Katharine Bryant, Mary Eleanor Ritenour, Joyce Soderquist and Shirley Schmidt brought home honors from the Northville Fair. 29 Mrs. Ford gave the girls of the Secretary House a beautiful white canary. Everybody thought it was very thoughtful of Mrs. Ford. Il I Dorothy Richardson led the girls in tennis in points with 315, and Frank Campsall led t e boys with 270 points. tSIil I'Ii3llllill 9 School opened with all the students going to Chapel to start the day. Former students and a few new ones started school, hoping to have a successful year. 9 Three new teachers 'oined the high school stai. They were Miss Margaret Schrubbe, Mr. William Russell, and Mr. Mark Stroebel. l 2 Final play-ofa in tennis-Frank Campsall became the boys' tennis champion and Bill McLeod was the runnerup. Dorothy Chubbuck was the girls' champion and Barbara Sheldrick was the runnerup. I8 The first dance of the new season given at the En- gineering Laboratory took place. It was given by Mr. and Mrs. Ford, and the older high school students were privi- leged to attend. 2 l The Oxford group of England, under the direction of Dr. Buchman, were guests at chapel. They sang many songs that were very unusual. 2 l Everybody seemed to have bought himself a yo-yo. At least the teachers started quite a collection. Bruce Simpson was declared the champion yo-yo player. 2 I Fall athletic program started with the choosing of two football teams to have glames among themselves. Forty-two students reported for t e first week of practice. 25 A new Herald stali' was appointed by the faculty upon the recommendation of the Edison Institute Council. Betty Hutchinson was chosen editor, and Barbara Shel- drick, associate editor. 25 The senior class of the Edison Institute High School attended the matinee performance of Romeo and J uliet, at the Cass Theater in Detroit. 2111 The Radio Club went on its annual picnic to Clear La e. 29 Margaret Jean Hindman was hostess at a farewell party for Barbara Sheldrick, who left for Europe. t 0 li 'I' 0 ll Ii ll, l The first broadcast of this season was held on Thursday morning at 9 a.m. The program was broadcast over a nation-wide hookup over station WJR. l A new teacher joined the high school staff. Her name is Mrs. Helen Pletcher. 2 New members of the Edison Institute Coimcil were elected. I 3 Governor Alfred Landon of Kansas, the Republican candidate for President of the United States, visited the Martha-Mary Chapel. J. G. Rucker introduced Governor Landon at a special chapel service.

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'A' lf' li ll ll I' A ll Y I Mrs. Cornelia Stratton Parker, well-known writer and lecturer and author of An American Idyll, the life of Carleton H. Parker, was a very interesting visitor in chapel. I Four of the adventuresome senior boys, namely, Wilbur Donaldson, Robert Bryant, John Weeks, and Willys McCloud, took a one-day motor trip to Hooded Cincinnati. They reported conditions to be very bad. 2 Margaret Wallace, Shirley Schmidt, and Mr. Lovett celebrated their birthdays by eating together in the dining room of the Engineering Laboratory. Mr. Lovett was the host at this celebration. 2 Animal crackers were in season-at least, so went the thoughts of the Edison Institute students. Every day one saw several girls with a precious little box of them. 3 The High School Chorus visited two schools, Salina-and Lowrey. The same program was given at both places. 4 Edward Pollakowski led the Edison Institute basket- ball team to victory over the hard fighting faculty team by a narrow margin of one point. 5 Entire school enjoyed a puppet show that was given by the Artisan Guild in the theater. The puppets presented the show Punch and Judy at the Circus. ll The Edison Institute basketball team was defeated by the Melvindale High School B team. I 0 The members of the High School Chorus visited Woodworth School where they put on a program. I I The ninetieth anniversary of Thomas A. Edison's birth was a memorable day for students of the Edison Institute. The regular Thursday morning broadcast was a service honoring Edison. I I The members of the chorus were present at a broad- cast presented from Menlo Park, Mr. Edison's laboratory. I I The Edison Institute basketball team scored a 28-12 victory over Sacred Heart School. I3 Seniors, juniors, and sophomores gave a lovely St. Valentine's party at the Clubhouse. I Il Institute cagers defeated the Ann Arbor quintet 25-ll. Blanchard led the Institute scoring. 22 Mr. Widlund, from Dearborn Inn, gave us a talk on dining room manners. Each person was furnished with two sample menus and Mr. Widlund then proceeded to tell us how to order a well-balanced meal. 22 Villagers defeated Romulus 28-17 in basketball. 24 The Edison Institute basketball team was defeated by a hard fighting Grosse Ile team in a practice game on the Grosse Ile court. 26 Members of the twelfth English class visited the Dearborn Public Library. Miss Bailor, of the library staff, conducted a tour of the building, explaining the facilities and showing the location of the various reference materials. i' Rl .I ll l'lI 5 Radio Club held its annual election of ofllicers. Robert Shackleton was elected president. li The Radio Club spent an exceedingly enjoyable visit in the physics laboratory at the University of Michigan. I 2 The drama class presented a play in the Edison In- stitute Theater. The play was entitled Just a Little Mistake. I2 Before going to the Clubhouse to dance, the Edison Institute students went to the Ford Airport for a bit of roller skating I6 The Boys' Glee Club of the Salina School visited Martha-Mary Chapel. They were under the direction of Mr. Selden. I 6 The Seniors had a dinner at the Secretary House. The boys washed the dinner dishes. I7 The Senior Class celebrated St. Patrick's Day by wearing the proper attire. I 8 Seniors won the interclass championship in basketball. 24 Twenty-seven candidates reported for initial baseball practice. Bob, Shackleton was elected the captain of the squad. 25 Radio Club put on a play entitled The Bigger Broadcast or Walter's Last Stand. The drama was written, directed, and produced by members of the club. 25 Irene Stead's team won the girls' basketball tourna- ment by winning from Dorothy Chubbuck's team. 'kAl'llIl. I Willys McCloud visited Washington, D. C., with old classmates from Dearborn High School during Easter vacation. I Frank Campsall and Bill McLeod went to Alexandria, Virginia, during Easter vacation. 3 Many of the Edison Institute students were seen at the Musclemen's Brawl, held at the Dearborn High School. 9 All the students in the Greenfield Village school system were presented with a bound copy of Volume III of the Herald. 0 Edison Institute drama class presented for the first time an educational radio play. The play was about the career of Jane Addams and her friend Ellen Starr. I-4 Mr. William A. Simonds gave a talk to the junior literature class. He spoke on famous writers who have visited Greenheld Village. I5 Radio Club members enjoyed an interesting trip to Detroit. A swim in the Webster Hall pool was followed by dinner and a movie. I0 A very enjoyable party was held at the Secretary House upon returning from a show in Detroit. I 6 Mr. Reddick practiced with the Edison Institute Chorus, getting them ready to appear on the Ford Sunday Evening Hour. I9 Mary Jean Jorae represented the junior high school in a speech demonstration program. I 9 Two girls, Audrey Cason and Julia Deason, from Ways School in Ways, Georgia, began their visit at Greenfield Village. 20 Edison Institute opened its baseball season by de- feating Sacred Heart 9-7. 23 Many of the high school students went to the De- Molay Dance at Ypsilanti. 23 Dearborn High School Chorus visited us at chapel. It was one of the many exchange programs that have taken place with other choruses. The chorus was under the direc- tion of Mr. Rider. 23 Varsity baseball team lost second game to Grosse Ile, ll-8. 30 A bicycle party was held at the Secretary House. ir NI A Y 2 Forty members of the Greenfield Village Mixed Chorus sang on the Ford Sunday Evening Hour. Ann Hood and