Grand Ledge High School - Ledge Yearbook (Grand Ledge, MI)

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.---1.----.Y-.1--1--1.,..1..,-,.11...--....-..-.....--nn!e ! ! SALUTATORY I I Fellow Classmates, Mr. Sawdon and members of the School Board, Teachers, Parents, and Friends of the Graduating Class: g Upon this momentous occasion fraught with so much sentiment, we, the members of the graduating class of '37 bring greetings to you all. To our parents in particular because this event marks the culminations of so many hopes and dreams, : cherished for many years. The complicated organization of our school life is not unlike that of a great hotel. If we think of our school board members as the owners of the hotel and 2 our superintendent as its general manager, then the students may perhaps be thought of as the hotel guests whose needs and wishes are attended to by the hotel officials-in other words-our teachers. 2 Few people choose to live permanently in a hotel. Few students would be satis- fied with a life of endless schooling. The hotel as well as the school represents a small cross-section of life, some business men, some common laborers. A school : represents the future doctors, teachers, and merchants who have not yet realized their ambitions. There is no room for the laggard in either the hotel lobby or the I school room for in each place he will be pushed aside by the more enterprising. I There is also a constant change-new people taking the places of those who leave. Tlhey are present for only a short time, living as transients in a world of constant I c ange. 2 We are standing at the threshold of a new life. We realize that we have only taken the first steps in the journey toward a complete education, but if those first steps I have taught us to avoid so many of the pitfalls that lie in the pathway of life, we 1 have accomplished much that will make our future progress easier. Let us look for the greater and nobler things in life! I -HAZEL MASTER -6- 1 CLASS HISTORY I I In the fan of good old '33 I Books, knowledge and learning did us callg I One hundred and thirty Freshies we I Wandering up and down the hall. We chose our officers as best we could I Green and despairing there we stood. I With dear Miss Yinger as our adviser, And guided by others along the way, : We conquered those who thought they were t'wiser Being proudly victorious on Folly Day. Gramp Kingsley was Frosh and Sophomore president : And a picnic each year was the crowning event. In '35 as Juniors we came, they say To these dear old halls of learning : Although sorely defeated at Folly Day Our hearts with hope continued burning. A desire to reach this year, perfection, : Made Margery Fritz president at time of election. And then on May the twenty-third Midst penthouse, skycrapers and starlit sky : The Junior-Senior banquet was served With a program and dancing the evening flew by. On Class Night and commencement with measured tread I The stately Seniors we proudly led. Each cherished thoughts in his mind When he would be a Senior the best of his kind. 2 Then back in the fall for the very last time We proved ourselves Seniors almost divine. Kindly Miss Bassett advised and planned 1 And Abie Elliott our president too. Under their skillful, guiding hand Our victories were many and failures few. 2 And wasn't that a jolly lark The hamburger fry we had at the park? As we needed funds for the Senior yearbook 1 4' ' ' 1' ' i'i1i1'i1'iii?1'1i 1'1ii 1 1-nuinliuoin Fourteen

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-- - ---- ---------------.----..-..--..-.......-..---- -1- l I l 4 .Inn-nn... Thirteen VALEDICTORY At this traditional time, we are inclined to reminisce upon the past with its years of strenuous labor and constant association with teachers and students. These have been the workshop days. But now we turn our minds toward the future with eagerness and yet with a certain sadness. Tonight we perform our ultimate exercises as a class. Tomorrow we scatter as seeds from the plant, to seek fertile land in which to start. We must grow. Paradoxically, we now commence and yet say Hfarewellf' With thoughts focused on our future our motto rings true, for Before us lies the timber, Let us build? Let us not remain in the darkened timbers of ignorance. When Emerson admonishes us to hitch ourselves to a star, he wishes to impress upon us the necessity of making perfection, in all of our efforts. In short, to strive, to seek, to find and not to yield. Education must never have any definite limits. We must not allow the delicate tool of learning to grow dull. One of the best and first lessons to be learned by a pupil in life is that each day he must utilize the knowledge gained heretofore, as a foundation for his future. The timber must have a foundation on which to rest soundly, practically and securely A good start is more education, for a university training is the ordinary means to a great but ordinary end. Nevertheless, when one ceases to be a Senior, he loses 99 per cent of his pretended wisdom and begins to know that he knows nothing in comparison, and therefore must study continuously. It is our challenge to conquer. The challenge is great, never before has there been a greater need for trained leadership- 'tGod give us men! A time like this demands Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands, whom the lust of office does not kill, whom the spoils of office cannot buy. who possess opinions and a will. who have honor-men who will not lie. Men Men Men Men success, we indirectly delve into a very extensive term. But But speaking of let us just say, that success is inflective. It changes as the periods of time roll onward. Success in life is like tempering a hot iron, it must be struck when the time is correct, so that the proper perfection may be secured. If a man is working eagerly at his profession, which is suitable to his capacity, he is, what is commonly known as a success. Success is a matter of activity in society. It requires a very sound imagination and judgment. The same judgment as is imperative in the timber theme of our motto for we must judge our timber carefully. Success requires courage, initiative, resolution, faith, composure, and energy to explore and conquer. Life is in itself an exploration trip through the timberf' And even though it may prove unsuccessful, it presents a paradox: Shall life succeed in that it seems to fail. What we aspired to be and were not, shall comfort us? Success is extremely diversified. In life then let us heed our old class motto of 1937, 'fBefore Us Lies the Timber, Let Us Buildf, As the recently crowned king of England dedicated his LIFE to the service of the Empire, so let US dedicate our lives to the service of MANKIND. And now to you all, our beloved friends, the Class of 1937 bids farewell. We regret our high school days are marked at an end. God speed us and keep us in our journey. Here's luck and a cheer for all that waits before us! --WAYNE W. ELLIOTT

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4' a ! L ! . I 3 l .l . l 1 E 3 n E 2 1 i 3 I 5 x 5 I i a 1 1 li 1 I E S a E E 11.--1--uulluil I-M ,,-i,1....-......-1111,-..11i CLASS HISTORY CContinuedJ COur treasury was empty, everyone knowsb The important matter seriously we took By a magazine sale and sponsoring some shows. The time flew fast much to our elation And soon we had to prepare for graduation. So pictures, cards, and invitations Were sent to favorite friends and relations. To some kind person, our thanks we extend For the twenty-five dollar gift he did send. I guess we'll never forget the day Before the sun had grown real bright We celebrated the coming of May, CSome celebrated the previous night.D g Abie Elliott, our president, earned the place of valedictorian And Hazel Masters, the rank of salutatorian. And what is so rare as a day in May When studious Seniors can legally skip With nothing but fun the whole long day Each one enjoying a wonderful trip. Then very much to our elation Each received his invitation To a delightful dance and banquet rare And Juniors and Seniors in their glory were there. And then gathering in the wits of the class- Am I half right? Cjust let that pass? We turned our minds, everyone To making our Class Night full of fun. Graduation exercises came in time, And we were the proudest in all the town To be marching down the line Dignified and learned in cap and gown. With diplomas in hand and knowledge in mind We bid you adieu with the following lines. You to the left and I to the right, For the ways of men must sever- And it well may be for a day and a night, And it well may be forever. But whether we meet or whether we part CFor our ways are past our knowingb, A pledge from the heart to its fellow heart On the ways we all are going! Here's luck! For we know not whcre we are going. -By LOUISE PIEPENBURG and HELEN JEAN MARSHALL CLASS PROPHECY Alth -M ager of a sawmill. ' gl?-ziiifs Aveii3lifSecr?eItary of Ariculture of United States. Darleen Barnes-Chief stenographer. , Kenneth Church-Manager of Kresges 5 and 10. Ilah ChurcheTM1ann6qu1n.c t t b b M 't -amporryoe. Fraalfcligrigrlinzg-Movie Sheik in Little Man, What Now?', Arlene Dettling-Old maid of the class Cby her own requestb. Beatrice Dixon-Head of typing dept. of L. B- U- Arnold Dixon-An architect. Dean Doty-Walter Winchell the se-cond. , U Wayne Elliott-A second Arthur Brisbane, Journalist. ' Rebecca Flint-Nurse in charge of the Wacousta Hospital. Margery Fritz-Head of a Charm. School. 1 Walter Frederick-Well known scientist who discovered perpetual youth. Bernita Gates-Farmer's wife. - A 1 Cecil Gemmell-Tuba player in Xavier Cugats orchestra. ui.-nl--'-D '- - -- 1 1 ,-, ,- ,,,1 1 .. 1,..-nua- u-un 11---- 1 1 - -un-ui Fifteen