Homer High School - Trojan Yearbook (Homer, MI)

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY On a sunny day four years ago our class of thirty-eight green Freshies assembled. Mr. B. . Andrews was chosen for our class advisor. The Sophomores greeted us with knowing grins and we were given a cool swim in the river. We also had to wear peculiar clothes for our initiation but they relented and gave us a most entertaining evening at the reception. Soon we settled down and chose Frances Powers as our President. Old rose and silver were our class colors and soon our banner of the same colors graced the wal] of the assembly. The next year we came back waiting for a chance at those little Freshies. They dampened our enthusiasm by dragging us through the river but we were fully repaid when we saw them on initiation day. At the reception for them, they made us fbel important by, on bended knees, taking the Freshman oath. This ended the bitterest part of the feud. When we settled down to work we found th«t our class advisor was no longer with us. Mr. Davis was chosen to fill his place. Under Mr. Davis we had an enjoyable year with several parties, the outstanding one being at Daryl Miller’s where Mrs. Davis won a prize for composing the best love letter by cutting up a newspaper. As Juniors we felt very important and eagerly chose our play.— Here Comes Patricia with Margaret Farlin and Dan'l Miller as leads. Mr. Davis and Miss Towne were the directors. We found it our duty to give a Junior-Senior Reception and called it a May Pole Prom. It was held at the new Community House, with decorations all in Maypole effect. A floor show was given and the rest of the evening was spent in dancing. We also enjoyed the Senior Prom to which we were invited. The outstanding party of this year was a sliding-down hill party with refreshments at the home of Mildred Kroul, consisting of Cocoa and sandwiches flavored with garlic. At last our big year arrived; we were SeniorsJi All our lives we had looked forward to this year. The Senior play was first on the program, for it, we chose The Soul of Ann Rutledge with Rhode Fisher and David Booth taking the parts of Ann Rutledge and Abe Lincoln. We have enjoyed numerous surprise parties on the birthdays of our classmates. Soon after our play, Margaret Farlin invited us to her home in Charlotte, where we all had an enjoyable evening. Plans for the Senior Prom are all made and it will take place on April 16. We are all looking forward to the Junior-Senior Reception, Skip Day and Commencement. We will wear caps and gowns at our commencement activities, a custom which we hope we are inaugurating in Homer High School. Of the thirty-eight sea-green Freshies that started, on that day long ago, only twenty-nine are left to graduate. These twenty-nine will carry with them in their live1? the spirit of '37— Rowing, not Drifting . 9

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GERALD RICE Lansing: Glee Club, 1; Penmanship Club, 1. SXUART RULE Class Treas. 2;Glee Club, 1,2,3,4; Student Council, l;7oot-ball, Basketball, Baseball, 1,2,3,4; H Club Pres. 4,French Club, 4; Senior Play GERALD SHAFFER Footoall, 2,3,4; 3asketball, 3,4; 3aseball, 1,2,3,4; Track, 1,2,3,4; Student Council, 3,4; Pres. 4; Glee Club, 1,2,3; Operetta, 3; Minstrel, 3,4; H Club, 3,4; Treas. 3,4. Senior Play. NORMAN SMITH Baseball, I,2,3,4; Football, 4; Basketball, 4; H Club, 3,4. EVA 7YANT Child Care, 2; Glee Club, 2; 4H Club, ?; French Club, 3,t; Ishend Clob, Pres. 4; Treas. of French Club, 4; Senior Play. PURL RICE Lansing: Pres, of Home Room, 3; Penmanship Club, l;Glee Club, 1. RICHARD SANDERS C-lee Club, 2. WILLIAM SMELTZER Declamation Contest, 1; Journalism, 2,3; Debating, 2,3,4; Jr. Play; Pres. French Club, 4; Treas. of Class, 1. ELBERT THOMPSON Glee Club, 1,2; Baee ball, 2,4; Senior Play; 4H Handicraft. DOROTHY YAUDES Glee Club, 2; Child Care, 2; Junior Play Ishend Club, 4. 8

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Rack Po-w: M°rie Wilson, Viola Larder, Howard Hepler, Kenneth Me Murtrie, George Kroul,Doris Grimes,Robert Kowlin, Clarke Baker, Dorthea Hamilton, Ralnh Brand, Howard Kelson, Third Pow: Dale Fast, Harold Burns, Richard Cook, Phillip Grimes,Merrill Amslei; Jack Hourhton,Robert Larder,Milton Hakes,Robert Edwards, Second Row: Miss Towne, Aleta Ralston, Virginia Davie, Robert Dishaw, Roscoe Baker,Doris Drinkwater, Dorothy Read,Robert Yost, Daurel Anderson, Junior Anderson, William ooth. First Row: Shirley Foley,Eva Rising,Marilee Lawrence,Ralph Smith Jr., Jean Maurer, Edith Janes, Stella Wood, Maxine Buskirk, Wilma Green, Betty Woodbury. Absent: Charles Bailey,William Barnes,Bernadine Blue, Russell Maurer, Monroe Tasker, Teddy Taylor. JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY Dn September 1931+ jolly and enthuastic group of 60 Freshmen entered Homer High School to begin their high school life. A short time later class officers were elected. We also selected our class colors,green and white, and our banner. Class officers for the Junior year were elected as follows :?resident-Merrill Amsler,Vice President-Ralph Smith Jr., Secretary-William Barnes, Treasurer-Shirley Foley. Two important events-—the Senior Prom on April 16 and the Junior-Senior Reception sponsored by the Junior class in May were held at the Community House. June found us taking part in graduation excercises and looking forward to the next year when we will be receiving diplomas ourselves. 10