Ionia High School - Ionian Yearbook (Ionia, MI)

Text from Pages 1 - 124 of the 1913 volume:

ntt it (L a a k Utith @ as TSa® Sftaft® Saviiags B nak IONIA, MICH. Capital Stock - - - $100,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits $75,000.00 Total Assets - $1,300,000.00 Thie L irg@§tt Esurnk m. lomai Comity The Stbroimgcstt Bamik nun loma Comity We pay three per cent, on Savings Deposits GEO. E. NICHOLS Attorney Morse-Babcock Block If you want to SELL YOUR FARM list it with WEBBER SMITH Real Estate and Insurance LAURENCE W. SMITH Attorney 328 West Main Street A. L. SMITH, D. D. S. New Cornell Block Over Racket Store Both 'Phones 101 IONIA, MICH. If in Doubt about your T. R. BUCK Face Powder agent for and Hart, Shaffner £? Marx Toilet Creams u� e Clothing Silver Birch Face Powder and and Silver Birch Skin Food Youngs EACH 50c Hats Guaranteed the Best Powder and Cream 1 for the face. Cutler Lauster Drug Co. START RIGHT by buying your I Base Ball, Foot Ball and Athletic Goods of us. Everything you want in Fishing Tackle, Guns and Ammunition The Ionia Hardware Company Use Mazda Lamps AM) SAVE MONEY IONIA WATER POWER ELECTRIC CO. UR Goods are the BEST obtainable. We carry EVERYTHING that a FIRST-CLASS JEWELRY STORE SHOULD. We buy practically everything direct from the MANUFAC- TURER, at a saving of from 25 to 40 per cent, over the ordinary jew- eler’s prices. The styles are exclusive and QUALITY ALWAYS of the BEST. Call and see us and be CONVINCED. MASON JEWELRY COMPANY Ionia, Michigan Jewelers and Opticians “The Store of Quality. Pictures used in Senior Scraps photographed by Armitag? GO TO STYLEPLUS $17 1 SMITH SMITH The finest, best tailored, best fitting for your Blue Serge Suit of Clothes Sporting and Athletic Goods in the world for the money. The STYLEPLUS $17 Clothing cannot be equaled in other makes at less than $22 to $22.50. All the shades in Styleplus The most complete line in the county PRICES ARE RIGHT! $17 J. F. WAGNER Ionia, Mich. PLANS ESTIMATES lOOl MATCHLESS GIFTS OF VAJLTJE COVELL COTsTSTRF CTIOIVT COMPANY ARCHITECT’S AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS A FEW SUGGESTIONS Diamonds Watches Fountain Pens Ansco Cameras Rings Bracelets Sterling Silver The wise buyer will see us before purchasing. BUILDINGS REMODELING COMPLETE OUR MOTTO “Not how cheap, but how good G. W. French Son Jewelers Opticians Watch Makers ESTABLISHED 1800 HIGH SCHOOL Eiitturtal As we, the ( lass of Nineteen Hundred Thirteen, present to you this Annual for your enjoyment and criticism, we feel proud and we believe justly proud, of the results of our efforts. We believe that without excep- tion you will find, while perusing these pages, that each and every depart- ment editor has earnestly striven to make his department the best. Since we decided to publish an Annual in the early part of our Senior year, the interest has not faltered, nor has any effort been spared which might add to the beauty or to the completeness of the book. Our aim has been to make this Annual of Nineteen Hundred Thirteen the best Annual ever published by a class of the Ionia High School. We have made mistakes; but that is human. Everything is not as we should like to have it. and if we were to publish another we should probably make many changes. Hut despite all this, considering that not one of us was experienced in the publishing of Annuals, we believe we may be proud ol this effort and willingly do we pass on our experience to the classes who may follow us and sincerely wish that the next Annual may be much better than ours. Senior Scraps. Yes, we have heard those remarks concerning the applicability of the name. We know we were a “scrappy” class in our Junior year and that we agreed to disagree most of the time, but all ended peacefully. So do not think for one moment that the name of this volume in any way refers to our past career, for it does not. Neither can any one say after a careful examination of this book that it is a col- lection of “scraps” or a badly mixed mess of Ionia High School literary, social and athletic news for the year. It has been the custom of many people for a number of generations to keep scrap books in which they might paste pictures of their friends and paper clippings of events in which they have a personal interest. Such books are always very valuable, especially to the ones owning them. So in making this scrap book we have placed, neatly and permanently, the various items of interest in a handsome scrap book which all may be proud to own. Hence the name. The success of the “Senior Scraps” we feel has been largely depend- ent on the assistance rendered us by the faculty, the students of the high school, the board of education, the business men of the city, and all others who have so willingly and graciously co-operated with us. And realizing this, we are anxious to express our thanks for all assistance given. Dedication TO Ella M. Hutchins and EREAN c. welch Who have been devoted teachers in the Ionia Public Schools for many years, and to whom many of us owe much of our early educational training, this annual is affectionately dedicated. Ella ft . Sjutrlfins “1 have labored And with no little study, that my teaching And the strong course of my authority Might go oneway. Erran C- Wlrlrli “Count it one of the highest virtues upon earth to educate faithfully the child- ren of others, which few, and scarcely any, do their own. iEitttnrial § t xff fchitnr-iu-(Cliirf J. Alden Sessions literary Gertrude Brock Smrirty Heien Fanning Alumni Ella M. Hutchins Art Ruth Johnson Athlrtirs Glenn Eddy Jukes Willard Hawley Aaanriatf Eiiitara iCitrrary Cornelia Canfield Susibell Arnold M. Frances Loomis Suirirty Naomi Greenwood Art Otto Phillips Athlrtirs Abbie L. Dolson Juki's Harold S. Foote Jluttiurs lone Kuhtz (tlaaa iEititnra § nyhumurrs Lucille Anderson JFrrshntru Margaret Tuttle Uhtaiuraa iHanagrra Delos Smith, Asst. Clyde E. Tuttle Dean LaDow, Asst. l.y L. L. Forsythe Aitutaury Uoarii J. P. McGuinness Mary B. Jefferds 38rmrlt of lEitaratfon H. F. VOBLKER, 1914 Treasurer J. F. FIELD, 1913 ■ L-'r’ ft TH AXE BENEDICT, 1915 Secretary F. A. STIVEN, 1915 LAURENCE W. SMITH, 1913 ■prttljcr IHi}v IRarultfe MJE’D like to have you know, Is just the nicest Facultee That Seniors e’re could show; With many a look bewitching They’ve handed us our marks, Which we knew they lowered on purpose When they thought of our many larks. But now that we’re going to leave them We really feel quite glum, For they are the nicest Facultee That’s going,—and then some ! jjohit $J. lilrOnttmtrss Principal—History M ieliiuitn State formal I 'diversity of M iriiiuan “A man who could make so vile a pun would not scruple to pick a pocket.” iCriuts iC. JFnraytljc Superintendent of School I ni versit y of nicliimtn olirmliin tnivcrsity “Gravity—the body’s wisdom to conceal the mind.” (Caroline 1C. .ijrtthi� I ait I n XieliiKim State Normal I diversity of Michigan “Those who command themselves, com- mand others.” fftarij ©. Jeffrrba l'illKllNll I Diversity of Michigan “Like the bee, vve should make oui in- dustry our amusement.” (Clara 3C. Ularthty German I Diversity ©f Mieliigau il’ikutrlir TO. AniU'rstfu Mathematica I Diversity of MicliiKim Begone, dull Care, I prithee begone from me! Begone, dull Care, thou and 1 shall never agree!” “Her voice was ever soft. Gentle and low—an excellent thing in woman.” fututa H. Huinr “ ’Tis ever common that men are mer- riest when they are far from home.” fRrs ’CGrarr (5. Outtran M iimIc MidiiKnii State Normal College Auilltoriiiiu CoiiNorvalory of M iisie “Both music and painting: add a spirit t devotion and elevate the ardor.” f tta ©arlom Manual Training: icliiuaii State Normal College “Intelligence increases mere physical ability one-half. The use of the head abridges the la- bor of the hands.” Irene A. Cartrr Domestic Science Micliigaii Agricultural College “Her ways are ways of pleasantness.” - CENTRAL SCHOOL Olljr Class of 1913 Abbie L. Dolson, Class Colors Green and White Clyde E. Tuttle, President Vice President Susibell Arnold, Secretary Alice Powell, Treasurer Class fHottn B A Booster Class Jfloiurr Rose CGilbcrt 3J. tLUirraftatlr Gilbert joined our class the second year, coming: in from the country. He is a big:, husky fellow who has done excellent work in athletics. He en- tered in the track work ’12, played baseball ’12. football ’12 and basket- ball '12 and '13. He has a quiet unob- trusive manner and a very cheerful disposition. Although lie enjoys a good laugh he never goes so far as to cause one, for he prefers to keep out of trouble. He has always attended the class meetings but managed to steer clear of our scraps. And so he has proved a faithful student and a worthy addition to the Class of M3. • usthril Arnnlit If a visitor were to come up to school he would have to look long and care- fully before he would see a very small, flax on-haired maiden named Susibell. She is a “dear little thing’ and cap- tures the hearts of everyone, especial- ly of one of the boys. She is an excel- lent student, has great executive abil- ity and is a general favorite. The 1. H. S. will be a quiet place indeed when it echoes no more her merry laugh. Hiding hath no charms for her. she prefers taking her exercise a-la-Foote! Her services have been found most val- uable on many committees, especially refreshment. This year she is Secre- tary of the Senior Class and Vice Pres- ident of the Lyceum. Her “pet hobby” is Woman Suffrage, and she is very fond of arguing. ’Nuff said. As Associate Literary Editor she has prov- ed her worth, as one of the most val- uable members of the Senior class. (ftrrtruftr U, iUrnrk We believe we are a very witty, gay and useful class, collectively and indi- vidually. For proof of the charm of our individual members we introduce Gertrude, commonly dubbed Trude.” There is no one in the class more fond of a good time, and none more instru- mental in making a good time than she. Gertrude is fond of athletics and has played in the tennis tournaments for three years and is “some” player. She was boss of the Literary Depart- ment of the “Scraps” and in it you will find “proof” of the aforementioned wit ami usefulness. (Contrita A. (Cattftrli� Yes, she piggies! She always lias, though, from the time she was a Freshman. We all giggled then, but Cornelia was original and didn’t stop it when the rest of us did. However, she has managed to do other things too, one of them being to wade through four years of Latin. The Lyceum has prospered well this last year because of her active interest: and besides, Cornelia plays tennis and plays it with a vim that makes the rest of us stand around and take notice”. As an Asso- ciate Literary Editor of the “Scraps” she has done wonders and I. H. S. is going to lose someone when it loses our Corn”. Airmail D. (Cliiisr Actions speak louder than words with Aledalu She is very reserved and seldom says anything unless she has something to say—would there were more like her! She is very stu- dious and pulls high marks as a re- sult. She is a talented pianist and has helped us out several times on our Lyceum programs. She has only been with us a year and we regret that we could not have had her through our whole four years of High School ex- perience. SItrtor Q. (Carlisle And now. you must pay good atten- tion and listen to the athletic record of one of our Senior boys. Baseball, football and track team all four years; basketball the last three; Captain of basketball the third year and of foot- ball the second: Manager of both foot- ball and basketball the fourth; besides being Secretary of the Athletic Asso- ciation the last year. and. oh! don’t you think that is almost enough? But the puzzle to the rest of us Seniors is— how did he ever manage to graduate at all when he was already managing so many other things? But neverthe- less. he has come out the Victor.” (6lrtm HI. This rotuml little fellow has very high aspirations in the person of .Miss Ruth Johnson. Keep growing “Squatts, and you’ll catch up with her yet. There is nothing slow about Glenn, he is the best “short distance runner we have; was in track work the entire four years, and played football in his Soph- omore and Junior years. lie is one of the kind who are always “on the job”, when there is anything to be done, and is as jolly a boy as you’re apt to meet. His assistance in the chorus work has been of great value. He has proved Ills executive ability as Editor of the Athletic Department. President of the class during the Freshman year, and President of the Lyceum in his Junior year. Ablue Houter Doleou A regular little housekeeper. is the verdict of her many friends. Jolly and full of fun. always willing to tor- ment the teachers, but on the other hand a little home body as well. She i so willing to push everything and al- ways so cheerful that she has endeared herself to everyone. In basketball she lias been our star player, acting as Captain the third year and Manager tiie fourth. She was Secretary during our Freshman year and Vice President in the Senior year. Her work as Asso- ciate Athletic Editor of the “Senior Scraps” is deserving of praise. What- ever she lias undertaken she has al- ways been counted among the “Vic- tor's.” Sfrlnt 1C. Jfcnmttut And here comes one of the most charming members of our class. She is very popular with everyone, and how could she help hut Ik with that pleas- ant smile and sympathetic nature of hers? She loves a good time, yea even more than studies—do you blame her? Once aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn with her. She is a very capable young lady—this last year doing the cadet work in the Kindergarten. Ilei' most familiar remark is. No, I can’t go tonight. I’ve simply got to study. She was general manager of the an- nual I. II. S. banquet this winter, win- ning great honor and glory thereby. Ctljrl IK. ifflrmtng Such a dignified looking: young Miss, hut jolly when you come to know her. She might be called studious, but she enjoys a good time as well as anyone. Her greatest accomplishment is along musical lines and she has entertained us often in Lyceum. Ethel has no love for mathematics and in her sec- ond year she ran across that dreadful study, geometry. She has a fond- ness for the name “Bill” both at home and abroad, and frequent visits to Kalamazoo are the result. ‘Xaomt l£. C5rrrtuuooJi At the beginning of our Junior year it was discovered that Grand River was not the only tiling which turned toward Ionia at Muir. It was under- stood that Naomi was to take the reg- ular High School course and graduate in 1913. This in itself would prove quite a task to most of us, but definite proof has come to our notice that she has prepared a lecture during her spare time on. “Why a Gentleman's Company is Preferable to a Lady’s. Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days in the Year. Evenings Included.” How- ever. Naomi has proved a very valuable and gay addition to our class and it is with her aid that the Society sec- tion of “Senior Scraps” has been made so very interesting. Unrulft Jfimtr If any member of this large and in- teresting class has reason to have gray hairs, it is Harold. He was president of the class during our Junior year, and a merry chase we led him, too. But there is doubtless no need of tell- ing anything about that exciting year, except that there is no tellm wnal would have become of us if we had not had such an able president. Besides this office, he was Secretary of the Lyceum during his second year, and President of it the last: in the de- clamatory contest the second, winning second place in the sub-district contest. He was in the basketball team the second and third, and manager of it the third. Harold is also a prominent member of the House of Representa- tives. ffltllarfc 5. Hatulry “Bili has been with us only two years—there’s no telling: what might have been accomplished if we had had him the whole four. Everybody likes Bill, though you have to know him pretty well t« appreciate him. He has an inexhaustible supply of fun but always succeeds in keeping out of. trouble. He has won a large amount of his fame as a Spearmint gum pro- ducer. It is no uncommon thing for him to bring fifteen packages at a time and distribute them freely among Ills friends. Then it is that if you are not careful about the movement of your jaws you get called up to the wastebasket. Bill never does, though. —he’s smarter than the rest. In his brief I. H. o. career he has played basketball and baseball both years arm played them well, and this last semes- ter is President of the Lyceum, and Joke Editor of the “Scraps. Cota ©. Irtazxarft Among the class who will graduate in ’13 is Lois Hazzard. We came very near losing Lois in the Junior year, hut she came back last fall and is now one of us again. Lois is rather quiet, hut has made herself a very pleasant member of the class. Al- though never having held any class offices, yet she has been enthusiastic over everything the class has under- taken and has always been ready to do her share uncomplainingly and well. Crnrat C. liirlta On the back seat of the first row may be seen one of the most industri- ous of the Senior boys. His name is Ernest and it is well suited. He has done the four years’ work in three years and a half and has done it well. Besides, he has been active in athletics, especially in baseball, having pitched our team to victory in many a battle. Ernest is a general favorite among all connected with the High School and will long he remembered by all of us. His clarinet solos and his active part in the high school orchestra also de- mand special mention. fHargarrt C. Huuttns You don’t know Margaret? Well, that’s a pity—you’ve missed part of your education somewhere. School wouldn’t be school to us if Margaret weren’t there. She’s not much bigger than a minute but what there is of her is all there. Although a great lover of fun yet she is not at all slow in her studies. She never gets into trouble, in fact is very clever about keeping out. I’ve heard it said that she liked boys—some boys especially. I wonder if it’s true? iRuth D. jjnhnsnn Tall and slender is this maiden, a bundle of mirth,. We always recognize her quaint expressions such as, “Well, wouldn’t that rattle the tails on your grandmother’s fur collarette?’’ Ruth, or “Johnnie”, as sue is often called, is inclined to the artistic and no decora- tion committee was ever appointed without her as chairman. She was vice President in our Sophomore year and Treasurer of tlie Lyceum during t 1® Senior year. She always took an active part in class meetings, and was about as good a scrapper as we had (and there were several). We are in- debted to her for our class poem which snows that she has a poetic tendency along with her other accomplishments, from a “Freshie” up she has always been in the ”Kddy”ing whirl of High . School affairs. Oi)rmtson CO. HiiUuirtt Some of us try to put on a dignified and knowing air in mass, that tne teacher may think we know something and pass us by. One of our number is somewhat different in two respects, he is naturally of a dignified and wise mien, and he has no need for the above mentioned purpose inasmuch as he does know something. He is one of the many brilliant students in this un- usually brilliant class. One reason why he so rarely makes mistakes is because he is so very deliberate. He very carefully weighs—each—word— before—he—speaks—it. Oran HaOmu As Subscription Manager of the “Scraps”. Dean has been very success- ful, just as he has been in everything else since lie started life in I. H. S. Especially successful has he been in persuading the teachers to give him high marks. Of course, the rest of us have tried to find the secret of how he does it. but alas! the most of us have failed miserably. Dean has en- thusiastically stood by anything the class has undertaken, and has always wished to see th-e class keep up a good standard and record. Hun 4SL 5Kttsmt If it is true that a good laugh is sun- shine in a house, then the High School will be dark indeed next year, for Eva is not the only Senior who believes that “a laugh is worth a hundred gtuaue in any market.” It is universally be- lieved that Miss Kitson has some Ger- man forefathers away bacK in her an- cestry as well as some Roman ones, for German and Latin are as easy for her as English. Also, those who have enjoyed this year’s Lyceum program so much, should know that she is in part responsible for them. fH. Jfrmtrrs iCmimte Those of us who had the privilege of knowing Frances know what a mine of wealth is stored up in her. It ha been said, “He that hath knowledge spareth his words.” and so it would seem, until one knows her. She seems harmless enough until one provokes her wrath or excites her interest, then a volley of words comes forth which convinces you that even the wise are human. She has always had a high record in her school work, especially in English and so gave her valuable aid as Associate Editor of tlie Literary Department. She has great literary ability, and some day—now remember this prophecy—if you are keeping up with the times, you will doubtless read many of her articles in the best maga- zines, or her books in the best librar- ies. One may be proud indeed to be called her friend. Irma iC. fHarttn Quiet and unassuming is this mem- licr of our class. Always good natur- al. ever smiling’, studious, and a very conscientious worker is she. Though not a shining meteor, she is always ready to do her part, a willing helper and very dependable. She has filled her place in a quiet manner, one who is seen and not heard, but without whom our class could hardly have been complete. Altrr JJmurll You will have to examine our ranks closely before you discover Alice, for she is not very large, hut oh my! Longfellow says. “Genius is infinite painstaking . Now just ask Miss Jef- ferds if Alice is not persevering. Dur- ing her entire High School course Alice has enjoyed a deserved reputation for excellent scholarship, which has cul- minated in her selection as salutator- ian for the Class of 1913. This year she has been treasurer of the class ami think of the fortitude of a person who can come through, such an ordeal with as fresh and smiling a countenance as hers! £tto Ul. JJhiilips “Hello!’ “Yes. this is ‘Groundhog’’’. “Sure. I’m a member of the class of '13. Oh. I’m a witty chap and clever, too, so I've been told.” •Yes. I’ll admit that I look more like a deacon, hut you can’t always tell by the looks of a hog how far he’ll jump.” A Presbyterian? Well, yes. by na- . ture, but I’ve been attending the Cath- olic Church of late.” “No, I haven’t changed my beliefs, just my girl.” •Oh. I acted as Secretary of the Lyceum the first semester of ’13 and took part in the Senior play ’10. besides being Associate Art Editor of the ‘Senior Scraps.’” Something more you’d like? All right, so long.” IE. Artlfur lUr? Yes. here’s his picture, but you can’t tell much about him by that. One must see him en route before any real idea is sained of him. It has been said, by someone who knows, that the cause for his activity is an electric battery which he carries in his coat pocket. However true that may be. he certainly is a live wire. He rarely, if ever, flunks” in class. His heart would be nearly broken if he did. His accomplishments are many and vary anywhere from arguing a case before the student body to selling vacuum sweepers to a poor defenseless Haus- frau. During part of our Sophomore and Junior years he was unfortunately out of school but later returned anil has caught up with us again. In fact he had such splendid success in this, that he decided to sprint for him Alma Mater, which he did in the Field Meet of 1912. {JllHUps ®. Ilrrstou Tilt your head back as far as you can without tipping over backwards, shade your eyes with your hand and look up. up. up. till you can see, tow- ering high above the heads of all of us. Mr. Phillips Preston. The length of Phillips’s sojourn in the High School is not measured by his length of limb, for he finishes in three years and a half. There is no need of say- ing more about Phillips as a scholar for it keeps most of us jumping to fin- ish in four years. He has also been active in athletic fields, being a mem- ber of the football team for three years and Captain of it the last. Hrlru 31. rljrurrr Well, Helen may be Deutch”, but you can believe us, she is not slow. W hat the rest of the people in her class- es like about her brilliancy, however, is the noble way in which she lives up 10 the saying. If you have knowledge, let others light their candles at it.” I don t know how she liked it. but some of us have occasionally tried to relight our glims at hers, although they usually flickered and went quiet- ly out in spite of our efforts. No more need be said of Helen’s ability when I say that she finishes in three years and a half, with an average of ninety-five. 3J. AI iini raeimta Behold, the Kclitor-in-Chief of the “Senior Scraps”! It lias been said. The useful and the beautiful are nev- er separated.” but AUlen is the excep- tion to this. In all our four years’ High School experience there has been no one more ready to push things through and “keep peace in the fam- ily.” The spirit in which he has un- dertaken everything is most aptly phrased in the words, ’Tis not in mortals to command suc- cess: But we’ll do more, Sempronius, we’ll deserve it.” lie gets along excellently with the teachers, especially the fair ones, and girls in general. In his High School career he has won many honors— members of the orchestra the fifst two years, Freshman K litor of the ‘‘Senior Sigh” of 1910. President of the Lyceum 11. .Manager of the football team. ’12. entered the le cal Oratorical Contest ’ll and ’12. winning first place in the local and second in the sub-district contest the second year—of course he should have had first but it is the fate of genius to be ever misunderstood. (Otto IH. trnrhnn Otto joined us in our Junior year, coining from Muir to do it. and a very valuable addition he has been. You may believe this when you learn that he is Valedictorian of this wonderful Class of '13. Otto has an exceptional- ly happy disposition and is always ready to enjey a joke on himself or anyone else. However, Otto has been a great relief to the teachers, as no disturbance has been traced to his ef- forts and this is more than can be said of most of us, much to our sorrow. Qrlos 5. initii Delos expects to be a politician some day and our class meetings have giv- en him a wide range for practice. A talker? He can say more in two min- utes than most of us can in six, and although you don’t always “get the drift” of it. Delos does. He is Speak- er of the House of Bepresentatives, or- gan ized this year, and presides with the dignity of William Alden. As early as his Freshman year he was a member of the debating team, and in his Sophomore year he took a part in the Senior play. The only athletics which has appealed to Delos is foot- ball and that he played in his second and third years. As Assistant Busi- ness Manager of the “Scraps” he has made himself very useful. Definition of bluffing? Ask Delos, as he is well skilled in the art. The way to Muir? Oh. he can tell you that, too. Any attractions there? To be sure, the green woods. uair IE. Dillard Very demure and very quiet is Susie. She does not spend very much time tooting: her own horn except when she is on the road, and then, when she comes honking: down the pike! Well, the difference between the quick and the «lead, as a small boy defined it. is, the quick are those who set out of the path of her automobile, the dead those that don’t. She has plenty of reason to toot another kind of horn, for anyone who can be exempt from a physics examination might proclaim it from the house-tops, uncensured. CCUiiU' IE. (Euttlr The first year Sergcant-at-Arins of the Lyceum: the second, taking part in the Senior play; the third, attending the County Athletic Council: the fourth business manager of the Senior Scraps”: football all four years, be.ng Captain the third: basketball the ttiiru: baseball the first, third and fourth., being manager the third: track, the third and fourth; i n l lastly. Senior President, is the record of Clyde Tut- tle. They say that uneasy lies the head that wears a crown, but anyone examining the jovial countenance of our President would not be led to think that his crown lies heavily upon his brow, but in spite of his calm expres- sion the Seniors can all testify to th � push afid vigor with which our Presi- dent has brought us through to a successful close. itfrastr (Cram'-QTlarh Yes, she is married now. Jt doesn’t seem possible, hut it’s true. She was a loyal little member of the class dur- ing the entire four years, hut she ju t couldn’t wait any longer than Febru- ary to get into that new home in De- troit. She was a member of the bas- ketball team '12 and ’12 and was one of the leading players. She showed a lively interest in High School affairs: if thtre was a scrap she was in it; if there was work to do she was a willing helper running errands for us in her auto. We were very sorry to lose her. but our loss was his gain. Class iDay lEx rrisps llotiia Si tali Campus WEDNESDAY, 9 A. M. JUNE 25, 1913 March—From the “Wedding Trip” - Reginald DeKooen High School Orchestra (Annual Winding of the Oak Leaf Chain) President’s Address - - - - Clyde Tuttle Salutatory - Alice Powell History..................................Dean LaDow Music ..... Boys’ Glee Club (a) “The King's Champion, M. Watson (4) “The Armourers' Song from “Robin Hood —DeKooen Prophecy ..... Helen Scheurer Class Poem ..... Ruth Johnson Giftorian s Address ... Frances Loomis Class Song ... (Written by Cornelia Canfield) Valedictory .... Otto Strachan Music—“Carmena” - - - H. Lane Wilson Girls’ Glee Club |JnM5titrnt’s Aitiiri as Clyftp (Euttlr To you, our friends of this High School, members of the Board, and faculty, we extend our heartiest welcome here today. During the past four years we have worked hard to fit ourselves for the future, and we are happy now in the thought that we have completed our course of study and will soon receive our diplomas. The words of Lowell express our feelings to a certain extent when he says, “Now is the high tide of the year, And whatever of life hath ebbed away Comes flooding back with a rippley cheer Into every bare inlet, creek, and bay. Now the heart is so full that a drop o’erfills it, We are happy now because God so wills it.” We are happy not only because we are about to be graduated, but we feel that the time has come for us to put into practice the principles we have learned here. As we enter broader fields of activity, we fully intend to keep in mind our slogan “B. A. Booster,’’ not only in our busi- ness transactions but in everything. However, this can only be accom- plished by enthroning within our hearts the good, the true, and the pure, and in their presence tile false and the bad will fail and fade and pass away. Classmates, let us remember that the roses of life are the images of beauty and loveliness created in our own minds as we see and do beautiful things, so let us find humor in difficulties, pleasure in toil, satisfaction in success, and courage in adversity, that our lives may not be bound in a narrow channel and our paths lead only to sorrow and to woe. Let us forget the sorrows we have had and mingle sweet and noble actions with our thoughts that we may be in good humor with ourselves and the world, and in so doing become happier and better. Let us keep in mind that there are more opportunities today than ever before, and that suc- cess depends primarily upon the individual. We must adapt ourselves to the environment around us. We must compete with those who com- pete, struggle with those who struggle, and fight with those who fight. It is a struggle now' for existence and it is the fittest who survive. The words of Macauley when he says, “The world gives its admiration, not to the man who does what no one else even attempts to do, but to the man who does best what multitudes do well,” are just as true to- day as when Macauley wrote them. So let us confine our best efforts to one thing and put the best we have into it, that our efforts may be crowned with success. Members of the faculty, patiently and willingly you have labored with us, you have shared alike with us our trials and triumphs, ever seek- ing to instill in our breasts high ideals and noble aspirations. Mere words are inadequate to express our deep appreciation of your untiring efforts in our behalf,—we can only hope that your future may be as happy and prosperous as your work with us has been conscientious. And now, dear classmates, I wish to thank you for this honor you have conferred upon me, and as you go forth to enter life’s highway you have my best wishes and hearty approval in everything that you may attempt to do, for from what I know of you I have this assurance, that you will do nothing unworthy. Salutatorii Alirr IJmurU Once again has come the glad commencement time. Once again has been wound the oak-leaf chain. Another class is about to leave the dear old I. H. S. We meet under these familiar oaks for the last time as members of this school. Teachers, schoolmates, parents, and friends, who have assembled here this morning, we greet you. We welcome you to this our ( lass Day. We ask that you will .join with us in the mingled J°y ilI,(l sadness which it brings to us. To you it may seem but one of many such occasions, but to us it is the day of days, to which we have long looked forward. Perhaps many of you are thinking of the day when you had reached the culmination of your high school course and stood where we do today. You alone can realize what it means to us. We have now reached the goal of our early ambitions. When we have completed some task or attained some object for which we have long striven, the satisfaction which is ours is like that of one, who in climbing a mountain, reaches a peak and looking back, views the way by which he came and sees the valleys far below, but looking upward sees still higher peaks beyond. We do not consider our graduation so much the end of our education as the commencement. “Man’s books are but man’s alphabet, Beyond and on his lessons lie.” The world is a school room and life an education. The hours of study spent here are but a foundation for the lessons of life yet to be learned. How well this foundation has been laid only the future can tell. We are glad that we have finished our high school course. One is always glad to have successfully accomplished a definite stage in the great course of life. The pain of close and intimate friendships broken is dulled by eagerness for activity and bright expectation for the future. Our school days have quickly passed and now we stand on the threshold of a broader and greater life. This morning our hearts are filled with hope. AVe are a class of great ambitions and high aspirations. The fire of youth is in our hearts. With bright hopes and dauntless courage we face the future. Our four years in high school have been to little purpose if we have not learned the lesson that we need despair of nothing if we are but willing to give ourselves unreservedly to the task at hand. Our lives are before us. We know not what course they will take. But we are sure they cannot fail, if we are true to our high purposes and ideals. Graduation brings with it new responsibilities. To us much has been given, of us shall much be required. “If God writes ‘opportunity’ on one side of open doors, He writes ‘responsibility’ on the other.’’ Our school days have given us an opportunity to prepare for service. We must now face our responsibility. The watchword of the age is service. Those who are today accounted great are the men and women who best serve their fellows. So we go forth resolved to take our place in the world’s work and each one do his part. Perhaps we do now fully appreciate the privileges of our high school life but doubtless we shall some day realize what these years here have meant to us. We feel that we owe a debt of gratitude to those—teach- ers, parents and patrons of the school—who have taken such a deep inter- est in us. We are glad of your presence with us today. The class of 1913 welcomes you this morning with heartiest greeting. May this day be one that will linger long in your memories as it will in ours. Class Htstsrij 3ran Cailmu I was travelling in the West Indies at one time, on a vessel which had been sent ont to find and salvage a ship which some time before had sunk in that locality with a large amount of treasure on board. We located the sunken ship, and divers were sent down to send up anything of value wmeh tftey could find. Among the things was an old looking trunk which appeared, from the way in which it was secured, to contain something of value. As I was interested and curious, I proceeded to pry off the lid and these papers were what I found. They contained a history of the class of 1913 during its four years in the Ionia High School. The history was evidently written by a member of the class, but the name had been obliterated by the water, although the papers had not been seriously injured. The class of 1913 graduated from the grammar school in two classes, twenty-eight in the February and thirty-four in the June class. When we entered high school in September we found our numbers reduced to forty-two by so many leaving school and beginning life’s battles with- out the preparation of a high school education. The thing that first attracted the pupils’ attention, the boys especial- ly, was the initiation of new members conducted by the higher classmen. Most of the boys had received this initiation, when one was very sick the next day after he had received it, and Superintendent Lister very wisely put a stop to the practice. The first social event of our class was to be a sleigh ride to the home of Lois Hazzard, and all was in readiness at noon. Then it began to snow and blow and continued to do so until the roads were badly drifted. It was clearly impossible to go after such a storm, so the boys planned to have an informal dance at the Eagle Hall, while the girls planned a party at Gertrude Brock’s for the same evening in order to put to good use the refreshments that they had prepared. The boys assembled at the hall and were having a good time when they were reinforced by the girls who helped them enjoy the evening. The sleigh ride party was held two weeks later, and we went to the home of Lois Ilazzard as planned. The early part of the evening passed very quickly in singing and playing games. The girls then called all to the dining room where a banquet had been prepared. After the dinner toasts were given. Clyde Tuttle acting as toastmaster. During the freshman year Miss Derthiek left to become Mrs. Rowe and Miss Lutes came to take her place. The class has seemed to have great tendencies along matrimonial lines ever since, as there are now twelve married members of the class which graduated from the grammar room in 1909, there being two couples from the class. We also wonder how many more there will be as present indications point to several. The Sophomore year was quite peaceful and uneventful. In the fall the class was invited by Marian Kling to visit her home in Palo and take supper there; then to attend the play at the Literary hall in the evening. So the class assembled at the library in the afternoon. We started at three o’clock and after a long and dusty ride arrived at Palo just before dark After suppe}’ we saw the sights of the town or most of them. Starting back at seven o’clock we arrived at the hall in time to see the last two acts of the play. We reached home along in the morning, each at a different hour, Harold Foote being the last. In the winter of the sophomore year the class went in three sleigh loads to Orleans center where they had rented a hall and in which they held their party. A play was one of the features of the entertainment. It was a farce in which Alden Sessions and Harold Foote, the leading ladies, starred in an original manner. After the performance was over and the curtain had fallen, they started to remove their female costumes on the stage, when suddenly the curtain went up for one brief second. You may imagine the consternation of audience and actors. Dancing and re- freshments completed the evening and the return to town took the good part of the morning. 'I'he Junior year was noted for one thing above all others, “scraps,’ especially among ourselves, although scraps with the superintendent and teachers were not lacking. The class was divided finally to raise money for the Junior-Senior party, the girls against the boys. The boys, for their share, put on a play at the Family Theater. It was a farce, entitled “Our First Per- formance”. and was so well carried out that nearly everyone thought it was a first performance and missed the joke. The girls gave a representation of the Boston Symphony orchestra at the high school one night. The musical instruments were a piano, combs, and papers. They also had sideshows which were very interesting and instructive. The big event of the year was the Junior-Senior reception on the reformatory lawn. The class, after many scraps as to whether they should have a party or the old-fashioned J-IIop, decided to have a party. All worked very hard to make it a success and all that attended decided that it was. The lawn was decorated with innumerable Japanese lanterns which made the grounds look very pretty at night. The orchestra from its station on the reformatory porch played during the evening. A May pole which was wound by the faculty and seniors was one of the features. The refreshments were served in the summer house which was decorated with the class colors of the seniors, yellow and white, also with daisies, the class flower. Automobiles brought the guests to the party and took them home after it was over. rhe Seniors entertained the teachers at the home of Ethel Fleming in the tall. The guests came dressed as children and were given a ride to the house in a lumber wagon drawn by the senior boys. Games, danc- ing. and refreshments were the means of having a very pleasant time. Early in the senior year we decided to publish an annual, and after long deliberation called it “Senior Scraps” to eommemmorate our un- harmonious action during our high school career. In order to get money to publish the annual, the class secured the Grand Rapids High School orchestra to give a concert at the Methodist church. We believe the concert was enjoyed by all who heard it. About this time, President Tuttle had the measles and succeeded in giving to a good many of the school before he was quarantined, lie be- lieves in passing a good thing around. The class went on a sleighing party to Lyons on about the only night during the winter when the weather permitted. Except for a few slight accidents, and a few miss-placed pickles belonging to Ethel Flem- ing, all went well. The Seniors were excused from giving their orations before the school this year, because of so many other literary activities. All they had to do was to write them and hand them in, which we believe is a move in the right direction, as senior orations have been the one bore of the senior in the past to those who had to hear them as well as those unhap- py beings forced to deliver them. Just at this point the paper, which I found in the trunk, had been soaked by the water to such an extent as to obliterate the remainder of the history, so I am unable to give it to you. 1 think perhaps the members of the class will treasure the memories of these four years more than they would that which we generally expect to find in a treasure ship, silver and gold. Therefore I feel that the memories recalled by the old papers will always be precious to the class of 1913. Class |Jrnpljrrij Helm -:§ rljrurcr It was in the year 15)20. 1 had just purchased a new aeroplane and was going to try it out. The air had at last been conquered and Venus, Jupiter and other planets were now visited. Among those who were down to see me off, I recognized two of my old classmates, Cornelia Canfield and Helen Fanning. 1 asked them if they would not like to take a ride to Venus and they said that they would. Cornelia, in particular, wished to go as she was a reporter for a Sunday paper. Helen said that she wanted to go just to see what it was like though not for any business purpose, as she was the agent for the Owen Motor Car in Ionia County. As all people will, who have not seen each other in a number of years, we started to talk about our class. Some of the class we had not heard from since we graduated, and we were wondering what had be- come of them, when we came in sight of the planet Venus. We alighted, and were just about to start on a trip of exploration when we noticed an old man near us fast asleep. At the sound of our voices he awoke and we found that it was Old Father Time. He said that the Class of 15)13 had been too much for him and he had fallen asleep. Now, we thought was our time, and we asked him what the class was do- ing, and he said he did not believe that he could tell us. After much coaxing from the three of us. however, he consented to let us see what they were doing. First he showed us what he called a skeleton of the earth, but on looking at it we could see nothing. Then he gave us a pair of magic glasses through which we were to look. We were to take turns looking through it and Helen was the first. First the earth was turned around to London and she was listening to a great tenor singer, whom she recog- nized as Glenn Eddy. No one who had ever heard him sing, especially during the music hour at school, could doubt that Glenn would achieve fame as a singer. In Paris she found Otto Strachan busily doing something, she could not make out what, until Father Time explained that he was a costume designer. In fact he was a successor of Worth. Here she also saw Eva Kitson as one of the famous hair dressers in that city. Through the efforts of Theodore Fowle. Victor Carlisle had obtained a position as an athletic instructor in China, and his works on the sub- ject of athletics were translated into almost every known language in the world. We always knew that he would do something of that kind so we were not surprised. Abbie Dolson was in China also. She was an instructor of English in one of the schools at Peking. Carlyle seemed to be her favorite poet. In San Francisco, Helen saw Willard Hawley, with several books under his arm. making his way to the school where he was an instructor. On looking closely she saw that one of the books was “Researches in Physics” by no other than Ormison Hilhorn. The Rocky .Mountains were passed and in Colorado she saw Gilbert Borradaile as owner of a large dairy farm and as nearly as she could see he had married a teacher from Ionia County. Cornelia now took her turn with the glasses and the city that she first saw was Denver. It was railroad pay day and everyone was Hock- ing to the National Bank. We tried to guess who was the president of it as Cornelia said that it was a member of our class.. We could not guess and probably you can not, so 1 had better tell you. It was Alice Powell! At Oberlin Conservatory, a concert was being given by the Misses Brock and Johnson. Ruth at one time belonged to our Symphony Or- chestra so we know that she would be a capable instructor in music. Gertrude was always too modest to play in Lyceum, but she had over- come her timidity and occasionally left her classes for the concert plat- form. In Memphis, Tennessee, crowds were entering a large auditorium to hear a lecture on Woman Suffrage. The lecturer was one of our class- mates—Susibell Arnold. All of you who have heard her talk on this subject know that she is a very fluent and convincing talker. While pass- ing her Cornelia noticed that everybody carried small pamphlets and that these were given out by Harold Foote. A large tobacco plantation in Virgina was owned by Clyde Tuttle who was assisted by Phillips Preston. Cornelia looked carefully for stores houses and could find none, so she concluded that all the tobacco was used for home consumption. No one could imagine Clyde going down there all alone so we took it for granted that he had taken a dark-haired Ionia maiden with him. At Washington D. C. she saw Delos Smith, who was in our National Congress and was considered to be one of America’s foremost orators. When she saw him he was reading a newspaper in which his wife was pictured as one of the leading ladies in Washington society. In that same paper was a picture of Dean LaDow. He was running for President and stood a good chance of winning, as the Socialist party had come into prominence. Cornelia now gave the glasses to me and I saw Irma Martin at the Y. W. C. A. of Detroit. She was there as an instructor in physical cul- ture. Ethel Fleming was also in Detroit. She was a lawyer, her special- ty being “Wills”. No one had heard anything about Lois Hazzard and you can imagine my surprise when I saw her in the act of eloping with one of the pro- fessors at the University of Michigan! It really took my breath away. We had never thought that she would do anything so frivolous. At Lyons I looked into the “Idle Hour”. And who do you think was doing the vaudeville “stunt”? Susie Willard! I had always thought that she would be a doctor of some sort, probably an osteopath. In the Ionia City Park I heard some beautiful music by Hick’s Or- chestra. Alden Sessions was second clarinet in this orchestra. Margaret Higgins was also living in Ionia. She was sitting in a room all alone. The room had the queerest border I had ever seen and when I asked Father Time, he laughed and said that the border was made of the photographs of the young men who had been smitten by her charms. Grand Rapids was the home of Aledah Chase. She had married a young man from that city and had gone there to live. She was having great success with her domestic science, especially with her rhubarb pies! Frances Loomis had taken the Literary Course at Ann Arbor and had then taken up the Law course. She was now settled in Chicago and a recent victory had brought her great fame. In front of one of the large stores in Chicago I saw a large sign which read—“Rice Philipps, Dealers in the Meade Schutes Electric Sweep- er.” It was now growing too dark to see any more so I gave the glasses back to Old Father Time and we started for Earth as we had to be back in time for supper. Class (0itr ICifr In 9. ffi. i . S. .3, Seniors: “Lend me your ears’’ for a moment or two, and 1 will humbly try to renew our four years’ life in I. II. S., but nothing more and nothing less. In nineteen hundred nine we left the grammar grades; the hoys in Eaton jackets, the girls with smooth long braids. Ah ! styles have great- ly changed since then, and with the styles the “Freshiemen.” But we were modest “Freshies”, the class of nineteen nine; we learned our lessons gladly and our business we did mind. We weren’t so bold and daring as the “Freshies” of today; but our teachers loved us dearly, despite our timid way. When we grew into “Sophies” in nineteen hundred ten, we felt quite dignified and disdained the “Freshiemen”; for we had packed our books and quickly moved downstairs, which had caused the noble Seniors to humbly say their prayers. But soon the mighty Seniors did quickly grow to love the weak and verdant “Sophie”, that came down from above. ’Cause we all grew into Juniors in nineteen hundred ’leven and then— why! mercy me! we were far too good for heaven. ’Twas in our Junior year that troubles rapid grew, and sounds of angry voices floated out of transom 2. The upper class-men laughed at us, the faculty called us down; until we at last became the laughing stock in town. But now we are the Seniors and as peaceful as can be; we never think of “scrapping” but always do agree. We do not feel so haughty, nor think we’re first in line; we only know we’ve learned some things since nineteen hundred nine. I hope I haven’t bored you with my poor attempt at rhyme, but I simply couldn’t help it. She wouldn’t take a “nein”. By “She” I mean exactly, one of the Senior dears, but all the same I thank you for lending me your ears. (Bifturiarfa Aft rrss fH. J ranrre tCtuums The seniors and the faculty entertained themselves one evening by means of an old fashioned party. The last thing on the program was a grab bag. It was a large green one, donated by our late science teacher, and as bottomless as Santa Claus’ famous sleigh. The entire company drew from the bag in turn and the following gifts came to light: Susibell Arnold drew forth a large banner stamped with “Votes For Women” in large letters. Gilbert Borradaile found a recipe for red cheeks. Gertrude Brock received a tennis racket. Cornelia Canfield was made happy by a set of canoe cushions. Victor Carlisle was presented with an International Athletic Medal. Aledali Chase now has a round trip ticket to Grand Rapids. Bessie Crane-Clark found a large cook book. Abbie Louise Dolson was given Bessie Clark’s good luck. Mrs. Duncan is now happy with a class that can reach B quiet. To Glenn Eddy was given a trotting record, international, of course. No one was surprised when Helen Fanning held up the alarm clock she bad found; too bad she didn’t receive it sooner. Ethel Fleming is now smiling benignly on the world through a pair of rose colored glasses. Harold Foote obtained a permanent position peddling ice cream cones. A new set of lantern slides was drawn by Mr. Forsythe. A very fetching auto bonnet which Naomi Greenwood drew will be very useful. Willard Hawley’s present was a very small one. It was a stick of gum. Lois Hazzard is provided with a nice birch rod for school teaching. Ernest Hicks received a round trip ticket to Lansing which will cut down the II. C. of L. Margaret Higgins found a typewriter. Ormison Hilborn found a volume on the subject of physics and one on electricity. Eva Kitson has already used the squeaky shoe remedy which she drew. Miss Jefferds can now look up words to her heart’s content. She drew a dictionary. Ruth Johnson and Phillips Preston found each a pair of stilts. Dean LaDow received the nomination for President of the United States on the socialist ticket. Irma Martin drew a box of Gilbert’s. Miss Martiny, a box of chocolates in token of the sweet memories of her, cherished by the Class of 1913. The students in the rear of the room can now hear Mr. McGuinness’ jokes. The magic bag held for him a megaphone. Arthur Rice and Otto Phillips were each presented with an electric sweeper. Alice Powell can now uplift her mind by means of a season course ticket to the Chautauqua. Helen Scheurer has gone all the way through high school without any G+’s on her card. Evidently it was thought that she should have one for that is what she drew. Alden Sessions drew a pocket mirror. Delos Smith is the richer by an Encyclopedia Britannica. Mr. Snyder drew a piano stool. Otto Strachan found a round trip ticket to Muir. Clyde Tuttle obtained a new physics book, arduous study having worn out the old one. Susie Willard received a gallon of gasoline. After each had drawn there was discovered in the depths of the bag yet another package. It was drawn forth and wrapping after wrapping taken from it until the floor was nearly covered with paper, when at last an envelope appeared. Inside of this was a small piece of paper which the company, peering over each other’s shoulders, read in unison. It bore an inscription giving the Junior Class the right to hold their meetings in Room II. Class (Cornrlia A. CCanfirlft All hail to the Class of Thirteen, Yield its beauty and wit high esteem, May the ties that have bound us Still hold and surround us. This jolly old Class of Thirteen, This jolly old Class of Thirteen. Sail on, oh ye Class of Thirteen. As we drift out on life’s surging stream, Keep the point of our compass True to what is best in us. Sail on, oh ye Class of Thirteen, Sail on, oh ye Class of Thirteen. Farewell, oh ye Class of Thirteen, May thy future be bright and serene, And the years drawing nearer Make old friendship dearer,— Farewell, dear old Class of Thirteen, Farewell, dear old Class of Thirteen. Uateiiirtorij (Otto trarlmn Today the (’lass of 1913 is meeting for perhaps the last time as a real class. Soon we shall have passed into the alumni stage. We can- not suppress certain feelings of sadness and regret over the prospects of this termination of our high school life, which has been of so much value to us. We are, perhaps, rejoicing in a small measure because of a change which must of necessity come at this time. Some of us will con- tinue our school life in the higher institutions of education, in the col- leges and universities of the country; others will remain at home, per- haps some of the young ladies will take up new household responsibilities; perhaps some of the boys will be forced to launch out into their life’s work at this time. At all events it will mark an epoch in the life and lives of each and every individual in the Class of 1913. We must decide on our life’s work very soon, if we have not already. About twelve years ago most of this class started in their elementary training. These years have covered a long period of work in school, pre- paring a firm foundation for our venture into the great whirlpool called “life”. As our foundation is strong or weak, so shall our venture suc- ceed or fail. Our life has been a steady advancement or progression along all lines of work—physical, mental, and moral. In this world everything is in a state of progression. In the universe nothing is finished, everything is in progress; there is no present tense; life is a perpetual change. If we should plant a little acorn in the earth, soon it would begin to grow, to send out little roots, to obtain moisture and food for the plant life with- in. In time, as it grows, its stalk rises above the ground and gradually becomes the small tree. Let us skip a number of years and we shall see then a large oak tree which is strong and tough. It has changed con- siderably since we last saw it as a young tree. It has progressed through various stages. The life of mankind may be compared to this oak tree. Both examples go to show that where there is life, there is progress. The spirit of the American nation to-day is that spirit of progression. We have a political party which styles itself, the Progressive. In politics, however, a majority of the men have this progressive spirit even though they do not belong to the so-called Progressive party, which came into na- tional prominence at the last presidential election. Our new president, Mr. Wilson, claims to be a progressive who wishes to see and to help our nation grow into greater prosperity. I feel safe in repeating my state- ment that the spirit of American politics is the spirit of progression. The times are changing rapidly and our government must of neces- sity make new laws to meet new conditions. People say, “The times are changing”, but one word of eight letters, the word “progi’ess” ex- plains it all very simply. If we look at the past and present for a moment, we discover that things are being done which were practically impossible a few years ago. The French tried to build the Panama Canal but they failed for various reasons. Now the Americans are on “the .job and they have made the dirt fly,” so that the great canal is about to become a reality. This fact is due to the rapid progress which has been made along scientific lines of work in America. This advance in science is of great extent. It is not the advance in one particular branch, such as engineering, that has made the Panama Canal possible, but in other branches as those of bacteriology, medicine, and sanitation. Before it was safe for a white person to live in Panama, it was necessary to get rid of the fevers which prevailed there during certain times of the year. This shows that vari- ous lines of science go hand in hand in their progress, each one being necessary to the other. The ( lass of 1913 is now taking another step in progress through the Ionia Public Schools. The last step is soon to be reached. We are near- ing the step which takes us into a new part of our life. We must bid farewell to our former surroundings. Before we go, we want to thank the Ionia Board of Education for its part in making our high school life a success. We bid our teachers, classmates, and lower classmen farewell. To the ( lass of 1914, the ( lass of 1913 must resign their position as the dignified Seniors. We bid a last fond farewell to the dear old high school building in which the scenes of many of our struggles and victories hav been laid. We must say farewell to all. “Farewell, a word that hath been and must be, A sound which makes us linger,—Yet, farewell.” —Lord Byron. THE JUNIORS Humors (Class (Offircrs President ..............L. DeLeon McGeary Vice President ...................Will Miller Secretary .............................Portia Johnston Treasurer ....................Gordon J. Owens (Class ittnttbrrs Anslow, Elmer Baumgarten, Ethel Coon, Glenn C. Hicks, Leland V. Kuhtz, lone McNamara, John L. Neumann, Anna M. Scheurer, Elsie L. Storey, V. Frances Wardle, G. Cornelia Welton, Harry J. Bamborough, James Burke, Margaret M. Hawley, Sarah Johnston, Portia McGeary, L DeLeon Miller, Will Rice, Mark P. Smith, Harold E. Tuttle, I. May Whiting, Erma Wolverton, Lester (Htyt Suntnra I-mtr ?Kuhtz, ’14 The Juniors, otherwise known as the Class of 1914, are the proud possessors of an exceedingly important past. Certain of us often won- der wherein lies the necessity of further connection with the high school in order to obtain our degrees. However, we should not allow our great superiority to he too evident because of the discouraging effect it might have on others,—perhaps the classes of 1915 and 1916. We believe no- thing should be told which cannot bear investigation and as there may be some few doubtful souls who do not believe, not having seen, wre will recall a few of our social functions which have helped to unite us into a “strong firm body.” Occupying a prominent place in the catalogue of such events is our first class meeting, in September, 1910. It was an affair looked forward to with anticipation for days and it passed like a dream. But it w'as, ou the whole, a very instructive occasion, for we learned that we could not all be president or general manager and that one speaker on the floor at once was the best method. Many other meetings have taken place, but this one will remain in the memory of the Juniors forever. Our next important social event, was a visit to the home of Miss Elsie Scheurer. Mrs. Barber and Miss Thurlow went with us to carry the clock and “wake the driver”. This trip to the country was no ex- ception to the usual country visits and we had a glorious time. The next time wre felt that we needed a party we sent one of the boys around to ask Ivan Christianson if we might have a party at his home. The bashful fellow was just “dying” all the time to invite us but he didn’t dare till we approached the subject. The party would not have been half as enjoyable had not a mishap to the sleigh forced us to walk into town afoot. Our second year was not so frivolous. We had now come to realize more of the seriousness of life. Accordingly we had only one party. This time we went to the country home of Fredericka Scheurer with Miss Martiny and Mr. Williams as chaperones. We did not “get home until morning.” This year we had a big project on our hands and naturally all our efforts have been directed toward it. This was the “J Hop” which was given in the Armory the twenty-fifth of April. The hall was decorated in the Senior colors, green and white, and we believe that on the whole the affair was very successful. About fifty couples were present and to the music of Fischer’s orchestra, never was waltz or two-step enjoyed more. We do not wish to pass over our intellectual achievements in silence, but we shall say, they are too numerous to mention, and trust that you can find evidence which will speak louder than mere words. Our athletes are found on every athletic team and we are proud of their “heroic deeds” on the field. This has been our past and we look forward to our one remaining year in high school with pleasure. S opl|0mor s ICurillr Anderson, ’15 Successfully completing two long and somewhat exciting years of high school life, we are now almost ready to acquire that great and noble name, Junior. Just at present, however, we are congratulating ourselves on being able to be foolish without being dubbed “FRESH” and on being sedate and wise without offending the Juniors. In plain English, wre are Sophomores. We claim that never was there in the his- tory of the Ionia High School a class of fifty individuals, who held a better average, or who did more credit to their faithful pedagogues. We have in our midst some of the most gifted students who ever attended this school, and I think no one will dispute the assertion that we are the first class in many years to be called upon to spare one of our members to fill a position in the Senate Chamber. This honor fell to Stanley Powell, who has just now returned after successfully completing his duties there. We have not participated in any very strenuous social activities this year. Our first party was held at Jackson Fleckenstein’s home where our entertainment was made rather unusual by some members of the “In- vincible Freshie Class” waylaying and detaining most of the sterner sex, until we girls hail just about decided to dispose of the “eats.” Our next party was held at the Banner Grange hall. This was a sleigh-ride affair. Nothing very exciting happened on oar way out ex- cept that one of our chaperons, namely, Mr. Fowle, got cold feet. We arrived finally at the end of six, long, cold miles and lo! we beheld a cold, dark, empty hall. Through a misunderstanding no one had made ready for our coming. But the zealous boys in our load (who, by the way, can be readily recommended for their ability to fire), broke in, made fires, and soon “joy reigned supreme.” We danced until the wee-sma ’ hours and then came back to town very tired, but not so much so that we could not appreciate some of the bright and witty comments of our chaperones. The last party was supposed to be a sleigh-ride to the home of Grace Vohlers, but due to a sad mistake on the part of the weather man it be came a drive in a lumber wagon. We enjoyed a thoroughly good time and came back to attend school the following day with sadly drooping eyes, and all our brilliant recitations so far lost, that even the most dili- gent search on the part of our teachers failed to locate them. Our chief interest, since this last social event, has been the spelling contest. One of our mottos is “If no good can be said, let nothing be said,” so on behalf of the class, I shall keep still on this subject. But a year from now. providing we are forced to pass through this ordeal again, we do solemnly promise to redeem our lost reputation. And now: “With a Rip! rap! roar! With good wishes galore! You are bidden farewell, By the Sophomore!” THE SOPHOMORES (Class (Offtrrrs President .................Lucille Anderson Secretary .................Stanley M. Powell Treasurer ..............Charles H. VanSickle (Class fflpmbns Alba ugh, Kenneth Anderson, G. Lucille Anderson, Minnie C. Bedford. Annie L. Bedford, Ruth Benedict, Ralph Bradford, Hazel Bradley. Ethel Callow, Walter A. Canfield, Joe Henry Chamberlain, Leona Collar, Bethyl Cook, Otis F. Coy, Vera Irene Curtis, Russell E. Cushing, Lewis B. Fleckenstein, Jackson Godfrey, Otto L. Haas, Dora Hall, Gertrude A. Harwood, Mark P. Hausserman, Frieda M Hemens, Rollin D. Hill, Blanche E. Howe, Feme L. - Kaufman, Victor R. Kingston Burton M. Lampkin, H. Irene Lehman, .Josephine M. Leiter, Ruth A. Martin, Bessie J. Xormington, Marion L. Owens, Gordon J. Payne, Nellie R. Pitt, Norman J. Powell, Stanley M. Renz, Pearl A. Smith, Maude Steele, Marshall VanSickle, Charles H. Vohlers, Grace t ’ - ■ 'Waltman, Clair Welch, Amos Palmer Welch, Melbourne Wilson, Elsie F. Wortman, Clifford THE FRESHMEN 3I1|£ (Class (Qftmus president ..................clem d. edwards vice president.............. margaret tuttle secretary................percy w. chamberlain treasurer ................. g. harold bunnell albaugh, faith aldrich, josephine alspaugh, melvin I. ansiow, harold bunnell, g. harold case, ella church, elmer coon, raymond eitnear, glenn chadwick, feme Christensen, huldah Christensen, lillian cutler, elma foote, frances 1. haberstumpf, luella hall, Charles h. heath, margaret w. hogle, clara r. ho ward, ray m. johnson, rudolph lampman, oneita metzger, bruse me gannon, Charles meyer, marie m. o’beirne, grace g. philo, fred s. pierce, alta r. sessions, 1. douglas simmons, alden sheldon, frances (Class ifli'utbrrs smith, evangelia smith, ruth r. Spaulding, e. gerald stuart, donald tanner, elsie e. thompson, a. marion townsend, ruth ulrich, olga van giesen, william warren, vesta 1. webber, maxwell weisgerber, violet Wilson, c. marie williams, robert Clyde wright, gertrude aldrich, clara alliason, arthur alspaugh, alice breckon, royal j. burke, harry o. chamberlain, percy w. Conner, lawrence edwards, clem d. cross, mattie chamberlain, leah coe, edith m. culp, sarah ewing, glenn gott, laura hackett, berenice hall, ralph e. higbee, Charles f. hopkins, murrell d. janes, ethelyn knight, marguerite martin, ralph morse, gertrude martin, elener nesbitt, naomi Patrick, fred r. Phillips, blanche price, esther slye, bertha root, jewell smith, emily j. smith, marion y. spencer, evelyn spaulding, marion strong, victoria taft, marion townsend, ray tuttle, margaret utes, louis voelker, Iona waterbury, barton wilcox, cecil vveller, norena winchell, dorothy wood, eunice youngs, harry a. £hr iffrrstjmim fHargarrt Suttlc, ’1G In the beginning, we were sweet sixteen, and the last February class to enter the Ionia High School. Here they gave us the undignified name of “ Buttinskies. However, the members of the present Sophomore class took pity on us and invited us to one of their parties. The following fall the remainder of our class came over, one of the largest classes that ever graduated from the Central School. So you see, we then lacked neither in distinction nor in numbers. We are now busy at the prodigious task of showing our superior fellow students that we are a positive instead of a negative quantity. Of course we were party hungry. So we met at Olga Ulrich’s home one fine evening in the autumn. Now it had been whispered that if we rented a hall for our party, we might invite the Sophomores. Consequent- ly when they heard that we were going to Miss Ulrich’s, their wrath was terrible to behold. On the appointed night we all met at the Library and started for our destination. Suddenly, in front of ns, loomed a bunch of “Sophs”. With a savage warcry they pounced upon the Freshman boys and scuffling, kicking, and scrambling followed, during which several “Freshies” were decollared. Finally they broke away, warning the “Sophs” to “beware!” for their time was coming. Then the conceited “Sophs” surrounded the house, wherein we were, with defenceless Miss Martiny and Miss Ander- son to care for. But when they failed to gain admittance, and found they couldn’t run off with our cream, they slunk away feeling pretty “sore” and left us to enjoy the evening. Charades were a prominent feature of the party and so was sitting on the veranda in the soft moonshine. After being served with ice cream and cake, we broke up just as a heavy shower began to fall. No one took the long way home that night. As time elapsed, the Sophomores and Freshmen became reconciled, and, to show our friendly feeling toward them, we invited them on a sleigh-ride to the Banner Grange Hall. Two loads started gaily from Ionia to tin tune of Yankee Doodle and all the rest of the popular songs, under the tender care of Miss Jenks, Miss Wurster, .Mr. Fowle, and Mr. Snyder. As the load was large, the persuader was used sparingly and we arrived some time after the Sophomores, with even the bottles of cream frozen. What was our amazement to find the rest of the party with their wraps still on, hovering around the stove, which was doing its best to warm the frigid room. It seems we had boldly invaded the hall without permission, though we supposed we had the consent of the trustees, and the Sophomores had found the room cold and dark. As soon as we were able to move our limbs again, the dancing began. In due time we helped ourselves to the sandwiches (which had gone through the stages of freezing and drying out), pickles, olives, and cof- fee. AVe were as happy as the night was long. Promptly at two minutes of twelve, we departed for home. As the year progresses we find that we are learning more and more the great lesson of self reliance as well as lessons from books. Such is our past, and our future promises greater things with our rousing yell to boost us on. “Ri si, ki yi, Wet or cold, hot or dry, Get there Eli! FRESHMEN! !” (Ehtr JUra .Knurl IRont, ’1G The Freshman class of 1!)12 AVent up to High School, there to delve In mysteries of ancient lore, In problems like 2x plus 4. into the building hurried all, The fat, the lean, the short, the tall, A writhing, wriggling, giggling mass Of Freshmen green. Alack ! Alas! The teacher looked at us askance. AVe poor things did not have the chance To show how really bright we’d be If we were not so scared, you see. The Seniors thought they were so grand, They turned us down on every hand. The Juniors and the Sophomores Regarded Freshman as such bores. For five long months we did our best, AVe studied hard to stand the test, We mingled with your play and «work, And not a duty tried to shirk. Now Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores, too, What more could any Freshman do? ’Tis up to you to set the pace In this, the High School knowledge race. Just give us “greenies” half a show, In after years you’ll be proud, we know, To hear great things have come to pass From this 1913 Freshman class. Alumni Ella -Hutrljma, ’74 The final test of any business or any enterprise is the usefulness, efficiency and integrity of its products. The ultimate result is the end sought by every organization that strives for advancement of human happiness and the betterment of civilization. To this end, educational institutions are built, equipped and sus- tained. Men and women sacrifice time, money, even life interests to foster and maintain such centers of training and culture. Ionia has been fortunate in her pioneers, men and women who set the seal of noble character and high ideals upon this little city overlook- ing a marvelous valley. Pure purpose and true devotion dominated their motive when they formulated their first plans. A beautiful location, a strong religious zeal, and a love of wisdom and honor characterized their efforts. Men and women of unusual attainments instructed the young people in those first years: a little later the “Union School’’ was established in the valley at the foot of the big hill. Gray haired citizens fondly recall the devotion, patriotism and scholarly methods of most excellent teach- ers of those early days. Time passed, accomodations were too limited, hence, “after the war” the school climbed the hill and there rested, slowly growing and expanding to meet the needs of town and community. Ionia was again fortunate, for her citizens chose wise and cultured men and women to guide the footsteps of the younger generation. The names of many of these.teachers are deeply engraved upon the minds and hearts of many people in all parts of our broad land, but no one can for- get the conscientious faithfulness of Miss Cad well or the stalwart, father- ly guidance of Prof. J. W. Ewing. “As one lamx lights another nor grows less, So nobleness enkindleth nobleness.” Through the advice of their instructors, Ionia High School in ’79 was led to form an Alumni Association. Those in charge of the school realized that the day was coming when the great brotherhood of a com- mon interest would hold the alumni of any good school with unbreakable bonds. They understood the truth which prompted the words, “Thou know’st we two went to school together.” At the time of the organization of the association a little band of people assembled in the old Presbyterian church one evening in June to listen to music, papers and speeches, finally to enjoy a banquet. Little dreamed these happy, irresponsible young men and women that there were those in their midst who would one day do things both good and great. Today we number about six hundred, all glad to call the I. H. S. our alma mater. Alumni that have taken with them the impress of their early training and they here carried these ideas, an integral factor in character, into every walk in life and into every clime. Today the mem- bers of our Alumni are scattered broadcast throughout the United States; they reside in Central America, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Islands of the sea. Amidst the drudgery of every day life and the seeming monotony of the schoolroom it is very hard to realize or appreciate the fact that life is a privilege and an opportunity. He who longs to do great and notable things in the world, as he reads the record at the end of the chap- ter must admit the value of every incident of life and the worth of every influence. Truly Ionia Alumni have just reason to return thanks for pure homes and good schools. It is fitting therefore to weigh carefully each factor that made for worth and righteousness throughout the passing years. Let us give all honor to the patrons who have striven and sacrificed for the integrity and advancement of these schools; let us hold in grateful memory those teachers who have stood so nobly and who have wrought so untiringly; let us give our heartiest approval and felicitations to those students who, through adversity, discouragement, pain and weariness have so nobly striven to attain the goal, carrying the torch as they ran the race. A hasty and incomplete review of a few of the names on our list of members must convince the most incredulous that patrons have not plant- ed the seed in vain, that teachers have often received a recompense not recorded in money values, that boys and girls rightly trained in home and school will some time rise up to bless and to become a glessing. Let us take a cursory glance at a few names, representative men and women, of whom the I. II. S. is justly proud. Perhaps the alumnus entitled to the widest international fame is Erwin F. Smith, Phd., for many years connected with the Smithsonian Institute at Washington, I). C., one of the editors of the Standard Dic- tionary and an international authority on “Peach Yellows” and kindred diseases. Dr. and Mrs. Royal J. Dye have accomplished wonderful things for God and righteousness in Equatorial Africa. Mrs. Dye is translating the Bible into the native tongue. Her recent book, “Bolenge,” is a vivid, interesting account of “Darkest Africa” as it was and an inspiring record of advancement under devoted guidance. Dr. and Mrs. Harry G. Dildine are devoting their lives to the spiritual enlightenment of China. Among those who have devoted themselves to the ministry in this county are the following: Henry W. Powell, Wm. P. Dodge, Chester A. Davidson, Alex T. Luther, Herman J. Powell, Nelson Tuttle, Carlton M. Hitchcock, Frank L. Moore, Sidney P. Jackson, Wm. E. Doty, John W. Moore, Frederic B. Oxtoby. Lawyers—Charles W. Wilson, Royal A. Hawley, Ormund F. Hunt, Clarence W. Sessions, Edward B. Stanton, Dwight C. Goss, I. L. Hubbell, Hugh E. Wilson, Henry J. Ilorrigan, Elvert M. Davis, Albert K. Hutch- inson, Henry II. Smith, Walter E. Oxtoby, Montgomery Webster, Earl F. Phelps, Lawrence W. Smith, Howard A. Ellis and Stuart Barnes. Of the above number two have been elected to the office of circuit and probate judges. Clarence W. Sessions and Montgomery Webster, respectively. Physicians—James W. Wier, Harry J. Kennedy, Wm. A. Kickland, Cora A. Moon, Roy L. Bentley, George H. Putney, Ernest G. Howe, E. Kellog Bacon, Frederic Grimmer, Charles B. Gauss, George P. Winchell. Otis Cope, George W. Moore, Herbert Lampkin, Gladys A. Cooper. Osteopaths—Mrs. Florence Taylor Rusk, Mrs. Verne Sprague Sim- mons, Loren Benedict, Ellsworth Haight. Dentists—Elbert J. Tower, Charles A. Knight, Lee E. Haight, David R. Vaughn, Richard Benedict. The following persons have occupied chairs in colleges, or have in- structed in higher institutions of learning: John T. Ewing, Allen S. Col- ton, Stillman G. Jenks, Albert E. Jenks, Frank P. Daniels, Lawrence Waldron, Berton J. Howard, Bessie Bemis, Jessie Lee. Bernice Wortman was for several years head nurse in the “Woman’s Surgical,” U. of M. Hospital, Ann Arbor, Mich. Mary E. Huhn is Dietitian in the Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, Pa. The following names represent the men who have taught in public and private schools: Robert N. Matthews, J. Ray Thomas, Myron O. Graves, George Jordan, Arthur II. Holmes, Frank W. Epley, Robert L. Clute. M. Glenn Waterbury, Arden Handshv, Harvey Bouck, Frederic Everest. As to women who have followed this vocation their name is legion. Five of the number have laid down their work while in the serv- ice of the Ionia schools: Eva Peck, Nancy Donovan, Mae Smith, Kather- ine Taylor, Lettie V. Stellberger. Newspaper writers ancl publishers: Stephen M. Mitchell, Edgar J. Adams, Arthur M. Smith, Hiram Fargo, Frederic B. Thomas. Among the many who have devoted their lives to high class busi- ness methods we note the following: Lee M. Hutchins, Louis P. Miller, George E. Cutler, Eldon P. Mains, Frank Sanford, Charles M. Moore, Burgess B. Robinson, Bingley R. Fales, Bert Lampkin, Will M. Phelps, Fred J. Cutler, Louis L. Tower, Kimball R. Smith, Jr., George M. Phelps, Orrin Stone, Fred T. Wortman, Wickliffe Spaulding, Grosvenor A. Wright, Lucius Babcock, Roscoe B. Jackson, Richard II. Webber, Fred Pinkham, Neil S. Townsend. Progressive farmers, ranchmen, fruit growers: Frank H. Harter, Walter II. Thayer, George II. Hoyt, Thos. (). Hartwell, David Guy Locke, Herbert E. Powell, Harry A. Mattison, Charles Mattison, Frank Norming- ton, Louis A. Hall, Seymour Gates, Ray Normington, J. Fred Townsend, Jacob More, Nelson Powell. Herbert Powell has been State Senator and Herbert Graff is on the United States Staff of Forestry Supervision. Several of the Alumni have been especially gifted in music: Dewitt Chipman, Bertha Milligan Brock, Alice Luther White, Alice II. Harper, Mary Montgomery Parsons, Addie Jackson Fleckenstein, Carlton II. Hitchcock, Minnie Thayer Stinchfield, Jennie Thayer Spear, Wickliffe Spaulding, Cassie Thompson Spaulding, Daniel Staffeldt, Isolene Vosper Chaddock, Gaylord Clark. Emile Silver, Helen Beals Benedict, Leah Avery, Frederick B. Stiven, Susanna Canfield, Julia Mary Canfield, Anna Webster, Luella Wright, Ethel I. Fox. Mrs. Fannie Sanford Burns has been for many years Great Com- mander of the Ladies of the Modern Maccabees. Mrs. Anna Vincent Cur- tis is Deputy Great Commander of the same Order. Space does not admit the names of many honorable men in various other lines of labor and influence, nor does it admit the names of excel- lent librarians, trained nurses, efficient office women, devoted daughters, model wives and mothers, who help to swell the list of our honored Alumni. Their work and their lives, however, contribute in full measure to the upbuilding of the good, the true and the beautiful. Enough has been given, we trust, to prove that the graduates of the I. II. S. have sought to carry out the work entrusted ot their care. Enough to demonstrate the fact that sons and daughters have appreciated their privilege, and sincerely trust that the same inspiring influences shall bless each passing year. CHUftcK; latior 4 t 51rnn GMty, ’13 “The good ship Bell started on its trip across the ocean on a Thurs- day. Thursday was a bad day for the skipper, who was of the old line of sea captains who had their good, had, and other days.” So rambled the old sailor, Ben. who held the belt in Rambling Camp for stories about the sea. Old Ben had been talking about a fishing trip which to him was very interesting, but to the rest of us quite dry; so we were all nodding and ready for him to stop when he began on this new one. Something about his having mentioned that Thursday was the skipper’s “bad day” made us prick up our ears and listen to what he had to say. “As I was saying. Thursday was skipper Joe’s bad day, and I knew it and didn’t want to start on so long a trip as our present one on Thurs- day. The old man didn’t seem to think about its being Thursday but was irritable and I dared not speak to him lest he have me put in irons as was his habit. “However, all went well the first day, likewise the second and third days. I began to think that what I had always thought to be a joke was truly so and that there was no truth in the idea that starting on a voyage on one day would be more dangerous than starting on the next day or the one previous. I was just patting myself on the back for my wisdom and advanced enlightenment when out of the cabin came the skipper himself. I was so full of my conceit, that 1 could not forbear speaking to him and laughing at him for his foolish superstitions, lie had apparently not thought what day it was when we started nor had it entered his mind since, so when I mentioned it to him, it came as a big surprise to him, and he was frightened almost to death. “Not knowing what else to do, he turned and ran to the wheel house and, grabbing the wheel from the hands of the pilot, turned it hard over and held it there. He was going home to England instead of completing tin; journey. We felt the ship swerve and roll upon its side, then swing back again to an upright position and repeat its maneuvers. The skip- per was so crazed with superstition that he forgot all about the position lie was in, but was soon brought to his senses by a grinding, ripping jolt and finally by the ship’s stopping. He then realized the peril to which he had subjected his ship and crew. “He stood still for a minute with his eyes fairly standing out of his head and then, before he could be stopped, he ran and plunged into the boiling sea. We could not reconcile this act with our knowledge of our captain, for he was not the man to desert his ship and men like a coward. Well, all we could do was to stay and wait until some ship came along to pick us up. This we settled down to do. “Just a week from the day of our sudden stop, along came a ship which seemed to be bound directly for us. We, of course, were filled with hope, and our hopes were verified when the strange ship pulled up along side and skipper Joe, with one grand leap, landed on our deck. He had swum back to England and brought back a rescuing ship to save us.” By this time we were pretty much awake, for a good lie will arouse most people. A little old fellow sitting back out of sight came forward with his hand extended and grasped Ben by the hand, saying in a squeaky voice, “Thank’ee Ben, thank’ee. I’ve wanted to tell that story for a long time, but I was afraid they wouldn’t believe me. I was that man my- self.” “EitrnjbniUj’si iDntiuj ft” A itUuioloiuu’ by iWr0. .Dunes iliarinn 3fnrmingtnn, ’14 “Is that you, John? It can’t be supper time yet! I haven’t a thing ready. We’ll just have to eat bread and butter and sardines. Hurry up, dear, so we can go to the carnival. Miss Simpson brought over two automobile tickets and said she would he glad to have us use ’em. Wouldn’t it he grand if we should hold the lucky number? We’d go right over to Cousin Sarah’s next Sunday. She has always said we could never afford one. Did you say the numbers are torn off? Well of all the stingy creatures who pretend to be charitable! I hope she doesn’t get it anyway.............My sakes alive! I’ve burned off all my front hair! You must either get me some new puffs or a new bonnet. Haven’t you any clean collars? Well I’ll just put some talcum powder on this one and no one will notice. It doesn’t make any difference how a man looks anyway. I’ll be ready in a jiffy........ “Boo! hut it’s cold! I believe it’ll go down to zero before morning. Now. John, you mustn’t spend very much tonight. You know my last tailor’s hill isn t paid yet and we don’t care a thing about the fair grounds anyway.......... “Look at that mob! and 1 gained ten pounds last week. Do you suppose we can squeeze in? What are those paddles for? Why, I sup- posed that was against the law; but everybody’s doing it. Let’s try our luck. A bread kneader! and I got two for Christmas! Did you hear how much that man has won? They say that he has kept the same paddle all evening........Look! there’s Miss Simpson with Jimmy Smith. 1 declare, if she hasn’t got on a magenta waist—anybody with her com- plexion! Now don’t try to flatter me, you know I’m not nearly so pret- ty as when we were married. My land o’ love! Aren’t those geese the eunningest things? Give me some hoops to throw. How do you suppose that little boy over there has such good luck? I couldn’t hit one in a year. What do you suppose is over there in that tent? It’s been ten years since you took me to a circus. The only ‘blind pig’ in the coun- ty! ha! ha! I s’pose he knows. What a funny looking-glass. Did you say I’d look like this some day. You horrible creature.......Be care- ful there! Don’t you know who you’re walking on? Why, it’s Bob! I never expected to see you in this rabble. I heard that you and Miss White..........Well if he hasn’t gone and left us......Yes, let’s go up and dance. It doesn’t seem as if they could gamble over that......Are you sure this elevator won’t break? I’m so tired and I hate to go up the stairs. Oh, this is so sudden! How rough this floor is. and I do be- lieve you’ve forgotten how to lead. My train will be simply ruined... “Let’s go home. I couldn’t trust you up on the third floor. You don’t know enough to gamble anyway. I don’t see why such a thing is per- mitted in Ionia. Do you suppose any one will be prosecuted? Don’t be cross now. You didn’t need to come unless you wanted to. I never ask you to do anything against your will........No, you can’t buy any beans at that auction. If they haven’t sold my bread-kneader! Well, I guess I’ve done my duty towards those fair grounds...........I wish she’d never given us those tickets anyway. Land knows what she’d want of an automobile—an old maid of her age. But you never can tell!” imnjru (Eljutijs art as fUargarrt SJtttlr, ’15 September the eighth. Dear Judith: A terrible thing has happened. I quarreled with mv father last night. lie positively forbids an engagement between Roth- well and myself. I threatened to leave home and Papa told me I was welcome to go any time, and then he went away laughing. lie doesn’t seem to realize that I have no mother. Despairingly, HELEN. Monday morning. Darling J.: I have left home. Papa won’t miss me, so 1 didn’t bother to tell him that I was going. I took Janet along. You remember that little maid I had last summerf Well she is the same one. Oh, 1 forgot, 1 am at a hoarding school in Louisville. 1 gave them my name and Father’s name and address, and they asked no questions. Hastily, HELEN. P. S. The girls are lovely and so are the teachers. September the thirteenth. Dear J.: I felt so lonesome this morning that I actually cried. Suddenly one of the girls sang up the broad staircase, “Oh, Helen, here is a messenger boy with a note for you!” There is an old saying that love is blind. I guess it is true, for I was in such a hurry to get the note from Rothwell, for of course it would he from him. that 1 failed en- tirely to see the top step and went gaily walking through space and landed at the feet of the horrified messenger. But when I laughed at the fall, his stupid countenance lighted up, and trying to look intelligent, he stuttered, “1-is that the-the latest way of coming down stairs?” I could have slapped his impudent mouth if I hadn’t been so anxious for that precious note. I have it now in my hand. Rothwell wants me to meet him in the park at three o’clock tomorrow afternoon. Now that’s no easy thing to do. However, here 1 go to the principal to get permis- sion to go shopping tomorrow afternoon. In haste, HELEN. Eight in the evening. It was as I expected. They sent Miss Brown, the Latin teacher, with me. I was simply sick over it. She watched me like a hawk all the way down. She seemed to know that I was watching for a chance to give her the slip. It came when we were about to get into the elevator in the Boston Store. When the elevator boy called, “Going up!” the jam moved forward, Miss Brown and myself included. But I slipped to one side while (lie unsuspecting Miss Brown “went up.” up to the stars for all I cared. In a jiffy I was out of that store and running for the park where I found Rothwell. the dear, waiting for me. Now, Judy, don’t be shocked—we made plans to elope this very night. Rothwell will drive the car to the bottom of the hill near here.about half past ten and will blow the horn three times. Then Janet and I will slide out of the window by means of sheets and meet him. I must close now, Happily, HELEN II. September fifteenth. Hello, Judy! you dear: So much has happened that I hardly know where to begin so shall begin at the beginning. Well, when I arrived at the seminary that afternoon it was up to me to explain why I had slipped away from Miss Brown. Judy, you know J was always a clever goose in sliding out of things. So 1 explained, with tears in my eyes, though I had to stick my finger down my throat to produce them, how I got lost and hunted everywhere for her. I so completely deceived them that they turned on Miss Brown, while I departed happily with a sham headache. The wait until ten-thirty was terrible. I combed my hair at least six times. Our sheet-rope was tied to the leg of the dresser and dangled out of the window. Then a faint “Honk! honk! honk!” floated over the lawn. My heart beat so wildly that I could scarcely put on my jacket and hat. We didn’t lose a moment in sliding to the ground. Then run- ning to the car, we jumped in and sped away in the darkness. Soon a light breeze sprang up and the rain began to fall in torrents. Take my advice, never elope! Every time I think of all the trouble I caused, I wonder that I escaped with my life at all, for just listen to what happened at the seminary, as 1 afterwards learned to my grief. My room in the dormitory was in the end of the south wing and Katherine and Genevieve slept in the next room. It seems that in the middle of the night Katherine awoke with an awful feeling in her throat. She thought she was suffocating. Running out into the hall, she beheld my room in a blaze. She ran down the hall crying, “Fire! fire! Oh quick, everybody, run!” and then rushed to awaken the teachers. By the time the teachers reached the hall, the girls were flying hither and thither trying desperately to save a few of their precious belongings. With quick, sharp orders the principal bade them leave everything and run out of doors. Everybody rushed to the door at once screaming with fright, just as the fire engine raced up the hill. Then it began to sprinkle a little and within five minutes the rain was pouring. To the poor, dazed girls who stood shivering in their thin kimonas, everything was a con- fused blur; firemen were running everywhere, everybody was yelling, ladders were being raised, and great streams of water shot up from the hose at the burning mass and then came rolling down the sides of the black ruin. Above the awful din the head fireman shouted to the prin- cipal, “Everybody saved?” She counted the shivering girls who were fast becoming wet to the skin. Once, twice, thrice she counted them with a wildly beating heart, for two were missing—Janet and myself. Fran- tically she rushed to the fireman and begged him to go up to the room. He slowly shook his head and this terrible answer rang in her buzzing ears, “Too late, too late!” She started for the ladder herself, when the wing of the building trembled and collapsed. Suddenly everything grew dark before her and she sank unconscious to the ground. Cold water, how- ever soon brought her to consciousness. Her first thought on reviving was to send the news to my father, which was immediately done. Well, I sup- pose you wonder what had become of us. When we reached our destination we were simply drenched. Now I had always dreamed of be- ing married in flowing robes; but oh, dear, not such flowing clothes as mine were. Besides, my hair was as straight as a string after I had taken so much pains with it. Judy, you may think I’m silly, but I just simply wouldn’t be married looking like that; and the roads were so muddy that we couldn’t possibly have returned in the ear. Rothwell was simply desperate when I complained that my throat was getting sore. However, fortune smiled on us, though goodness knows we didn’t de- serve it, and sent a midnight special along. In a twinkling we were aboard, Rothwell and Janet considerably relieved and my tonsils swell- ing like a bud in the springtime. I’m sure no snail ever moved slower than that train. Then, to top it off, it stopped dead still suddenly when it wasn’t supposed to at all. With great difficulty I raised my aching head to see what had happened. In an instant I sprang to my feet, for there was my father walking down the aisle, looking a hundred years older. Then I sank into the seat again and covered my face. What would my father say? Rothwell was equally shocked. I saw his mouth close firmly, for he knew only too well the kind of man with whom he had to contend, and dreaded a scene on the train. However, he rose in- stantly to meet him. But Papa seemed not to see him, for just then his eyes rested on my pale face. He rushed forward! “Oh Helen, then you weren’t hurt, were you, were you? Oh, they said you were dead,” he moaned, sinking weakly into a seat. 1 jumped from my seat at the words. “I dead, Father, I?” 1 asked incredulously, sinking at his side. “Where have you been?” he asked catching my hand frantically. “Oh, Helen, I never thought that my girl would leave me alone. Why, I thought you were kidnapped and was nearly crazy. How could you do it?” I was crying hysterically but managed to choke out my confession and beg forgiveness. Rothwell insisted that he was entirely at fault, but Father silenced us both. “My children,” said he, “neither is to be blamed. I was shortsighted and deeply regret it. My punishment has been severe, but nothing compared to what I thought it was, for I received a telegram that you had been burned in a fire at the seminary and I am on my way there now.” An awkward silence followed. We were dumb with amazement. Finally Father said in his blunt way, “Could—would you be willing to be my comfort a little longer? You are so young, little girl, and I am so old. I’m sure Rothwell will wait.” I looked through my blinding tears at Rothwell and, reading the approval in his eyes, nodded my head in dumb assent. iHsappearancp of Elmrr Ctjurrlf, ’X6 “A lady wants you at the telephone”, called Secretary Jones to Private Detective Brown, as he thrust his head into the private office. The detective went to the telephone. “Is this Mr. Brown?” asked a sweet, sorrowful, feminine voice at the other end. “Yes” “Is this Mr. Brown, the detective?” she asked, with something that sounded like a sob. “Yes, this is Brown, the detective,” he said. “Well, this is Mrs. Reynolds, and—and—” here she broke down for a moment, “and—I’ve—lost—George.” “Well, describe George”, said Brown impatiently. After many questions on the part of the detective and with tearful, partial answers, he managed to get about half a description. Ilis notes read as follows: Brown hair, brown eyes, small nose, pretty teeth, pret- ty ears, not very tall, not very old. and all told he was of a very neat appearance. She had last seen him in front of her home, headed west- ward; this was about two o’clock that afternoon. She thought he would be right back, as he never stayed away more than an hour at a time. When she ’phoned it was five o’clock. She said she had hunted a long time herself, and that she was nearly sick from grief. Brown returned to his private office where he had left Jones. “A young woman has lost her husband”, he said. “Then I suppose it is up to us to try to find him”, answered the other. “Yes, she is pretty well worked up over it, and if I am any judge she will have a doctor’s bill to pay if she does not get him back in short order; so you go to the police station while I go to the railway station to see if anyone answering this meagre description has left town. Oh, we shall have him in no time, but he will probably be back home on his own hook in a little while, if she will only think so.” At the police station Jones secured the aid of the police and then went back to the office, while the whole city force was told to be on the lookout for a stray man. At the railroad station Brown found no clue. He then found his way to the house of Mrs. Reynolds, but this did him no good for she was nearly hysterical and could tell him nothing. He then went back to the depot. When he arrived a train was about to leave and on going through this rapidly he saw no one with brown hair or pretty ears. Brown tried to question the ticket agent and the gate keeper, but all to no avail. Then he ’phoned back to the police station and asked if they would not join in his hunt. This they did. They hunt- ed until nearly the whole town knew that George was lost. More people knew that George had disappeared than knew that one of the large down- town banks had been robbed the night before. The city was excited. Brown was thinking of a big collection he would make from Mrs. Reynolds after the search was completed. The police were thinking of how roughly they would handle the fellow when they got him. The judge was thinking of how many years he could give a man for wife-desertion. Mrs. Reynolds was thinking—no, she was beyond thinking—she was nearly ready for the insane asylum. Jones, the secretary, sat fast asleep in the office through all the excitement, regardless of the fact that it was after eleven o’clock and that he should either have been home in bed or out joining in the hunt. At one o’clock Brown left everything quiet in the city and turned in. At two Jones went home. At three Mrs. Reynolds had tired herself into a troubled sleep. Meanwhile the police were told to be on the watch. At four Mrs. Reynolds awoke. At five she had Brown out. At six Brown had Jones sleepily groping bis way to the office, and he was not fully awake until eight, bis usual rising hour. Now all the excitement seemed to be on the part of Mrs. Reynolds. She was nearly a physical wreck. She declared detectives were no good. She told Brown she believed he was not trying to find George. She said she would go and look for him herself. So she started. Brown thought she must be a little out of her head, so he followed and watched her. To his astonishment she turned in at the house next to hers. He did not go in, bnt he waited not far away. In about ten minutes she came out and went to the next house. She had not been there long when in the back yard he heard a woman’s voice which he thought was hers. This led him to go around and investigate; so. climbing up, lie looked over the fence. He nearly lost his grasp. There she was. She was talking. She was saying, “Poor George, darling George”, and she was crying all the time. In her arms was a small, ugly, bull dog. This was George. He had been by mistake shut in this yard, and had slept in the woodshed, and when Mrs. Reynolds found him he was peacefully gnawing a bone which had failed to hit the garbage can when aimed at it. All told he seemed perfectly contented. But no wonder the detective was shocked. The fact, however, that George was a bull dog did not save the “widow”, Mrs. Reynolds, from a bill of five hundred dollars. Jflarultij- ?nfor Party 3$. 3£. JF. ’13 The annual custom which was established by our predecessors, of en- tertaining the faculty of the high school was in turn carried out by the Class of 1913, on the evening of the twenty-fifth of October. The party was in the nature of a Hallowe’en celebration from begin- ning to end. At eight o’clock each member of the faculty, arrayed like a school child and masked, was escorted by a senior to the corner of Main and Jackson streets where a carriage of state was awaiting them. This carriage of state was a hay rack drawn by the members of the senior class and not until Miss Jefferds had been sufficiently calmed did we proceed upon our wild ride. The conveyance passed down Main street seeking as its final destination the home of Ethel Fleming. ’Twas here that the fun was carried on. Blind-folded and gripping the rope ex- tended to them, the guests were led on a very strenuous walk through all the haunts of the Fleming home. After experiencing this torture, they were allowed to unmask and descend to the rooms below where they commenced their hideous revel- ries. Considerable pleasure was experienced by all participating in the Hallowe’en “stunts.” The mysterious fiddlers increased the hilarity. Refreshments were of the usual Hallowe’en type and not until the hour of twelve did the children flee from the many goblins. JfaathaU SSanqurt 35. 3C. 3F, ’13 The fourth annual football banquet was held in the parlors of the Church of Christ on Friday evening, December 13, and even considering the day and the date, it was in no way inferior to those of the past three years. After the team of 1912 had worked hard to establish a commendable record, the entire high school was glad of the opportunity to give them special attention. For four years this one event has been considered one of the most pleasant social events of the school year. At six-thirty, the banqueters descended to the dining room which was extensively and tastefully decorated with an abundance of pennants and bunting of the high school colors. The banquet, served by a number of the high school girls, was very creditably supervised by the chairman of that committee and was all that could have been desired by its participants. Immediately after the banquet, J. P. McGuinness with his store of Irish wit, acted as toastmaster of the evening and displayed considerable talent in that position, introducing each speaker with a characteristic story, which caused considerable mirth among all the listeners. Coaeh Fowle spoke of the spirit shown by each member of the team and of the clean playing which was characteristic of their good work. Other toasts were those given by Superintendent Forsythe, Miss Ander- son, Phillips Preston, Clyde Tuttle, Victor Carlisle, Will Miller and Leland Hicks, each subject proving especially fitted to the speaker. A vocal solo by Miss Lucy Cull was very much appreciated as was also the piano solo rendered by Mrs. A. P. Fleckenstein, both adding greatly to the pleasure of the evening. Thus, again we have honored our football heroes with a banquet, and once again the students of the high school have assembled for a good social time together. ©ur £rip to Sujmts ?R- a. a., ’i3 On the beautiful snowy night of the twenty-sixth of February, a crowd of young people gathered at the Ionia public library and there awaited something. Who were these young people and what did they await? Why! They were the Seniors and part of the high school faculty and they awaited the coming of a sleigh, which was to carry them to that ancient city of Lyons. The sleigh drew near and upon investigation we noted boxes in one long row through the middle of the sleigh. The maidens stepped forth in a graceful manner and awaited the departure. As there was not sufficient room upon the boxes for some of the faculty, they were destined to sit below and let their feet hang over. The ride was delight- ful with the exception of a few things. Owing to the bigness of some one’s feet, great alarm was brought about. The said feet collided with a telephone pole and sent the owner into the snow drift. We were all very sorry for the pole. After this disaster things went on more smooth- ly. We had several grand opera singers on board and of course we had to endure their so-called music. Peace came upon the maidens fair when the young gallants had to alight from the sleigh and walk the “hill up.” Joy once more o’erflowed our cup of delight when we saw the twinkling lights of the city fair. We went to the opera house and there displayed some unknown tal- ent in the line of vaudeville. Dancing of various sorts made all merry, and especially the fine fancy dancing done by onr president, Herr Tuttle. When the hands of the clock had measured off three hours, we trip- ped lightly o’er the snow toward the hotel. Here we partook of a rich brown beverage, pickles, sandwiches and doughnuts. The boys preferred using the doughnuts as ammunition, but soon the battle stopped for the Fowle had crowed and that meant “Home Sweet Home.” The ride going back was much better and the air was fragrant with stolen flowers. 311)1' Uitntur JJnrty £. ., ’13 One of the most enjoyable events of the year was held at the State Armory on Friday evening, April twenty-fifth, when the annual Junior “Hop” was given to the class of 1913. The music, which was excellent, was furnished by Fischer’s orchestra of Kalamazoo. Everyone enjoyed the feature dances, especially the one “When the Midnight Clioo-Choo Leaves for Alabam. ” The armory was very attractively decorated with pennants. The balcony was covered with them and long strings of them reached from the lower corners of the balcony to the center of the room, where a small pavillion was placed. The pavillion was decorated in green and white, the senior class colors. Punch was served from the pavillion during the evening. rmnr-i!faruiti| |Jarty m. 3f. i3 A great commotion was created in high school one day by the dis- tribution of small white envelopes among the seniors and faculty, the contents of which directed the recipients to meet at the corner of Pleasant and High streets on a certain moonlight Friday night and to “come dressed like kids.” (The faculty is so well versed in the arts of deceiv- ing that it was not soon discovered that they were the hosts and hostesses, but such was the case.) From the meeting place, the party was conducted by Willard Hawley, who had received a mock telegram from the office bearing his orders, to the Central school play grounds where various children’s sports were enjoyed. Teeters, swings and the giant-stride were extremely popular, but we were torn away finally to gather about a bonfire and “perform” although the teachers did their share in making the short program an enjoyable one. Our next stopping place was at the horne of Mr. Forsythe, and the neighbors in the vicinity, who were endeavoring to sleep, testify that we had a good time. Here we were served with all-day suckers and cooky animals which we thoroughly enjoyed, but no more than the ice cream and cake which followed, for little children like ice cream too. The next move was doubtless very funny to the faculty, but the seniors were unable to see the fun. They were blindfolded, tied together, with their hands behind them, and then marched two or three times around Ionia county, making two or three little runs up into Montcalm, or, at least, so it seemed to the seniors. Then finally we halted—some- where, but where? Not one of the seniors could guess. There were noises like unto ghosts stealthily sneaking away from us and, after a few moments pause, some of us managed to loosen our blindfolds and behold! Our entertainers had deserted us and we were all standing fettered on the campus. We set to work to extricate ourselves as best we could. When everyone was free vengance was sworn and it would have gone hard with any member of the faculty who might have happened to ap- pear. None of them did however, and we were forced to content our- selves with tying to the flag pole the fetters with which we had been bound, and telephoning Mr. Forsythe to inform him that Ionia had won the spelling contest after all. After playing the piano for a time and otherwise disporting ourselves, we went home warm in our praises of the novel and original way in which we had been entertained. (Dje Hlasmt On Tuesday evening, June the tenth, the seniors and their parents were delightfully entertained by Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Mason at their beautiful home on East Main street. From the moment that we stepped within the door until the moment in which we left we were made to feel perfectly at home and we found Mr. and Mrs. Mason a charming host and hostess. A very delightful musical program was given during the eve- ning consisting of the very best of operatic selections played on the victrola and also a vocal number sung by Mrs. Stamson. Games, which old and young might enjoy, were played and very dainty light refresh- ments were served. A flashlight of the guests was taken at the close of the evening and we tried to feebly express our appreciation of Mr. and Mrs Mason’s hospitality by giving them a rousing cheer while we were waiting for the photographer. We count this among the best parties of the year and especially so because our parents might enjoy the good time with us and become acquainted with each other as well as with us seniors. We departed early, and all were glad that they had the op- portunity of meeting such a charming host and hostess. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ©misi' of 2Rrpn sputatturs iFtrst Evasion Speaker .................. Clerk .................... Assistant Clerk........... Sergeant-at-Arms ......... Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Librarian................ Historian................ Chairman Ways and Means Chairman Rules........... Chairman Bills .......... Chairman Press .......... ('barman Foreign Affairs . .. .... Delos G. Smith . .. . William Miller .......Charles Hall .James Bamborough .... Harold Bunnell . . Gerald Spaulding ..... Rollin Ilemens .... Glenn W. Eddy ..Victor D. Carlisle ..Phillips B. Preston Ormison (). Ililborn .... Walter Callow .......Lelaud Ilieks The House of Representatives was organized early in the second semester after Donald Wells of the House of Representatives of Grand Rapids Central High School had been up and thoroughly explained a house and its management. The membership at present is thirty-three. It has become one of the most important organizations of the high school. It has debated and discussed many of the questions of today in which the members have freely participated. On May twentieth the house held the first model meeting, which proved an immense success and showed to a large audience, the real working of such an organization. Par- liamentary law, debating and confidence in public speaking are obtained by belonging to t he house. On May twenty-third the first an- nual banquet was held and a very enjoyable evening was spent by the members of the house and about seven honorary guests. The house this year leaves a marked path which we hope will become better and brighter each year. HAROLD S. FOOTE WILLARD G. HAWLEY President First Semester President Second Semester Slip ICyrntnt £. A. £., ’13 Far be it from the literary society of the I. II. S. to die a natural death. Its life was in peril this last year, but the school finally exercised its bet- ter judgment and took a fresh grasp of the work. Once started, it pro- ceeded smoothly and well. Many clever features were introduced in our programs and chances galore were given the members to display any latent talent in the arts of public speaking, acting, and music. This past year a new idea was worked ont upon the school. The seniors were given the choice of giving their customary and time-honored orations or of be- longing to the lyeeum and taking part in the program at least once dur- ing the year. Fortunate indeed was he who escaped with less than three exhibitions of his versatility. The meetings were held every two weeks and the programs were very interesting and beneficial. Declamations were given, musical numbers, impromptu speeches, dialogues, debates; and this year the “Daily Rec- ord’ was introduced. This is a chronicle of school affairs, society news, “grinds” on the students and the faculty, athletic items, stories written by the students, and even beauty hints. Our officers for this year were: First semester—President. Harold Foote; Vice President, Ethel Fleming; Secretary, Otto Phillips; Treas- urer, Harold Smith; Sergeant-at-arms, Willard Hawley. Second semes- ter—President, Willard Hawley; Vice President, Susibell Arnold; Sec- retary, Cornelia Canfield; Treasurer, Will Miller; Sergeant-at-arms, Walter Callow. Atljlrtir Association The -Athletic Association, which had been dead for the past year or so, was recalled to life in the fall of nineteen twelve. A constitution was drawn up which entitled every member of the high school to become a member of the asoseiation. Several mass meetings have been held which have aroused the high school spirit. The association has elected all the managers of the various athletic teams and the managers have scheduled the games. The association is one that should be the prime factor in our high school for arousing high school spirit and encouraging all to participate in the athletic activities of the school. We sincerely hope that it will fill its place better in the ensuing years and become one of the important organizations of the high school. The officers for this year were: President, Will Miller; Vice President, Irene Lampkin; Sec- retary, Victor Carlisle, and Treasurer, Mr. McGuinness. 1. uc. or. a. Early in the year some of the high school “fellows” organized under the county Y. M. C. A. with Superintendent Forsythe as adult leader. They took up the study of “Christ, the Head-Coach” and gained much from the study of the life of Christ from the standpoint of the high school athlete. They enjoyed many social meetings and lectures by business and professional men. Their meetings were held once a week at the high school, at the Y. M. C. A. rooms, or at one of the churches. Mr. Forsythe was forced to drop the class during the winter and Mr. Snyder and the Rev. Mr. Branch took his place. Some of the older boys led groups of the Freshmen and eighth grade boys. This is the first year in about ten years that the Y. M. C. A. has been a factor in high school life among the boys; but many of the boys have enjoyed the work of the year and have profited by it. Seventeen of the high school fellows at- tended the State Boys’ Conference at Grand Rapids in December, where six hundred high school fellows representing many parts of the state assembled to discuss the problems of the high school boy and enjoy a good time together. Mr. C. F. Angell, the county Y. M. C. A. secretary, has been very active in the school life of the city and it is owing to him that many of the special play days have been started. A number of the fellows are attending the county and state camps this summer, some of them as adult leaders for the younger boys. We sincerely hope the in- terest in the work will increase next year and also, in passing, may we wish that the girls also may have some such organization in which they may work and play. (Tlji Citurus I he chorus has been for three years the leading musical organization in our high school. Previous to that time there were choruses during various years, but not all of the instructors attempted chorus work in the high school. hen Mrs. Duncan took up the work three years ago, her greatest ambition seemed to he to have a large, well organized and well trained chorus. For three years she has succeeded in her efforts. In 1912, much to the disappointment of all. she was taken ill just before commencement week and was thus denied the privilege of conducting the chorus through that week. Her place was taken by Miss Sue Canfield, an alumnus of the high school and the supervisor of music at that time, in the Pittsburg play grounds. Mrs. Duncan has always given the chorus the very best standard selections from the best composers. She has endeavored to instill into the minds of the chorus members that love for good music which is so beneficial and which makes a good part of one’s education. On the evening of May twenty-seventh the chorus, assisted by Mrs. Charles O. Monroe, gave a public recital at the Methodist church. The church was crowded to the doors and all standing room was taken. A large part of the audience was composed of parents of children who were attending the schools of the city. The members of the chorus did their best and acquitted themselves so well that the school and city were justly proud of this organization of one hundred twenty-five student voices. Utijli rljnnl iEntrrtatmmntts Because there was no theatre in the city in which a large play could h- staged the annual “Senior Play” was dispensed with this year and in its place the seniors secured the Grand Rapids Central High School Orches- tra lor a concert. Only the hoys were able to come hut even then there were thirty musicians and these with the soloists and the reader, .Mr. Eaton, gave one of the most enjoyable entertainments which had been heard in the city for some time. Mr. Eaton made such a “hit” that the Chautauqua committee engaged him for the Mid-winter Chautauqua. The Methodist church, in which the c oncert was given, was nearly filled and the seniors realized nearly fifty dollars for their efforts. A few weeks later the juniors contracted with the M. A. C. Glee Club for a concert. The attendance was much smaller at this performance and the work of the Glee Club was only medium. Their selections were poor and the work of the club greatly detracted from that of the soloists which was generally good. The juniors were hardly paid for their efforts. ©ratnrij an 9obato Oratorical and declamatory work and debating were almost a minus quantity this year. The seniors were not compelled to deliver orations, though they had to write them; and no one seemed anxious to enter the contests. The annual took much of the spare time of many, and the boys were more interested in the House of Representatives. Miss Victoria Strong won first place in the local declamatory con- test and represented Ionia in the sub-district contest at Grand Rapids. No one cared to orate, so Ionia was not represented in this contest. No debating was done this year other than that done in the lyceum and the House of Representatives. The Class of 1911 left a memorial of fifty dollars, the interest on which was to be used for a medal to be given to the person winning first place in the local oratorical contest. Among the graduates of this year is Alden Sessions, the first winner of this Class of 1911 memorial, who represented Ionia in 1912 in the sub-district contest, winning second place. Others of the class who have been in the various contests are: Ernest Hicks, who represented us in oratory in 1911; Harold Foote, our representative in the declamatory contest that year, winning second place in the sub-district; Helen Fanning, and Arthur Rice. Cljo ODrrbvstra Through the efforts of Mrs. Grace Duncan, supervisor of music in the public schools, an orchestra was organized in the early part of the year playing twice a week for chorus practice and on many of the extra occasions. Although it was composed of young people who had not played together, under the excellent leadership of Mrs. Duncan it became an efficient organization of which the school is justly proud. They ac- quitted themselves well at the chorus recital in May. The organization consists of seven members in all with Mrs. Duncan as leader and pianist, Luella Haberstumpf, Leona Chamberlain, and Leland Hicks, violins; Douglass Sessions, cornet; Ernest Hicks, clarinet, and Royal Breckon, drums. -®prUtn0 Contest This was the fourth year in which Ionia has been a contestant in the Michigan High School Spelling Contest. In 1911 and in 1912 we re- ceived the honor of having the highest average in spelling of all the eighty or more schools in the contest. This year fate was against us and we had to see the large cup taken from us and given to Addison High School. Interest was lacking on all sides and a large number of words were misspelled. jFootball The football season this year was somewhat peculiar in that the boys started out with a decisive victory and large score, and ended in the same way. Should nothing more be said, one might think that Ionia High School had something of a spectacular team,—but not so. Although the team was considerably above the average, we of I. II. S. do not be- lieve that it is quite the proper thing to “puff” ourselves. And, while we are not all members of the squad, we all feel that the team belongs to us and we belong to the team. Another reason for not saying that I. II. S. team was a spectacular one is that all the games did not end like the first and last ones. The first game was with Lowell on Saturday October the fifth. The weather was fine, the field ideal and the team in good fighting spirit. From the sound of the whistle, Ionia spent most of the time on Lowell soil. When the game was ended the score stood, Ionia 61—Lowell 0. The next game was played at Portland. Portland has beaten the Ionia team since time immemorable except last year when they refused to play us. This year the team played them on their own ground and marched away with a victory to a tune in the key of 18—6. On the 19th, Grand Ledge played the Blue and White Boys here. It was a hard fought game, but ended with a score of 7—0 in favor of I. II. S. This was the last game with out-of-town teams that the boys won. The following Saturday, the St. Johns team came to Ionia. This was probably the best game we had here for St. Johns is another of Ionia’s old time enemies, and both sides were out to win. As a result, neither side won and the score ended 0—0. However, it was generally conceded that Ionia had the best team work, for the ball was never very near her goal, and usually could be found in St. Johns’ territory. The possibility of a good trip and the fact that there was a vacation of a few days, resulted in a goodly number of aspirants for positions on the team, which was to play November the second. We were particularly anxious to win this game, for it was with a team in which Mr. Forsythe was probably as deeply interested at that time as he was in us. The game was to be with St. Louis. The squad arrived in St. Louis about ten o’clock, Friday evening. Here was exhibited an object lesson, which Ionians might do well to fol- low. Before the train came to a stop, there could be heard shouting, and upon stepping to the platform, the squad found itself completely swal- lowed up by a mob of rooting and yelling St. Louis High School students. Notwithstanding the late hour, there were fully fifty half crazy, yelling boys and girls gathered at the depot to welcome the visitors. The en- thusiasm which they displayed would do any one’s heart good. First Row, left to right—Sessions,sub.; Miller, lh; Carlisle, re, mgr; Hicks, rh; Bamborough, It; Stuart, sub. Second Row—Tuttle, fb; Patrick, rg ; Preston, c, capt.; Welch, le; Edwards, lg. Third Row—Hall, rt; Fowle, coach; Van'Siekle, sub.; Bunnell, q. V The game was played at ten the next morning. The Ionia hoys were at a great disadvantage, for the field was in such condition that St. Louis’ heavy team could run well, while ours, being light, slid and slipped all over the field. As if was the Blue and White was not badly beaten, for at the end of the first half, the score was a tie at 7, and the game was only lost by a fluke in the second half. The final score was 14—7 in favor of St. Louis. Part of the team came directly home by the P. M. while the rest stopped in Alma to see a football game that was played with Kala- mazoo. Although they missed the game, they put in their time well until train time, inspecting the college buildings and advertising woman suffrage, and then went to Owosso by way of the Ann Arbor R. R., where they waited for the G. T., which was to bring them home. About the long continued wait, nothing need be said, except that it finally ended and the boys got home. A game was scheduled with Mason to take place November the ninth, but the Masonites were in the midst of a smallpox scare, and not wishing to contest anything like that, the team decided to cancel that game. The next game was played at St. Johns November the sixteenth. Ow- ing to the fact that Ionia’s best halfback injured his shoulder, and be- cause of a very muddy field, the Ionia boys were defeated with a score of 18—0. Another defeat was met at Grand Ledge, simply because of the superiority of the Grand Ledge team. Their men are heavier than the 1. H. S. has been able to put out in years, and are fast and good all around. The next Thursday was Thanksgiving, when the boys met the “has- beens”, that is, what was reputed to be an alumni team, but what was really a team of men who had at sometime gone to the 1. H. S. This game was full of interest, for it was fought with a vim that could be instilled into the players only by the thoughts, that if they lost they would never see the end of being laughed at by the members of the winning team, so both teams fought well and played a very interesting game, notwithstand- ing the fact that the ground was covered with snow. The score was 12—0 in favor of the high school. This game ended the season with which the members of the team are well satisfied; for, although they did not win every game, as they would have liked to, they feel that they have played a good game free from the sort of playing that leaves a bad feeling in the minds of their opponents. Football is a game in which a great deal of cheating, meanness and gen- eral dirty work can be introduced with apparent innocence. It is this sort of thing that makes hard feelings between contestants and which, through the efforts of our present coach, was so conspicuously absent this last year, if not always before. The prospects for next year are bright, and let us hope that the results will be even brighter. 23asrbaU E. ’13 This has been a very prosperous year for the Ionia High school base- ball team, notwithstanding the fact that the team could not play field day, for they have won five games out of the eight that were played. The season opened April 12, with a game at Grand Rapids with the Union High School. The weather previous to this game had been cold and rainy and the team had had little practice. But the game was fast and close, the score being six to five in favor of Ionia. Benedict pitched a good game, striking out eleven of the Grand Rapids men. It was during the first part of this game that Harold Iligbee had his knee broken while trying to tag one of the Grand Rapids men, who was slid- ing third. This was Higbee’s first game with the team, and although he was a little inexperienced on the start, he promised to make an excellent player. McGeary was the individual star in this game. The next game was at Muir, April 19. This was the first game of the county contest and the team had a walk-away, beating Muir by a score of fifteen to three. On April 26th Palo was to play at Ionia, but they could not muster men enough to have a team, so they forfeited the game to Ionia. Manager VanSickle scheduled a game with Greenville to take the place of this game, but it rained and the team did not go. Belding was defeated by a score of nine to four on their own grounds May 3. This was a close game until the sixth inning. The Ionia boys then knocked the Belding pitcher from the box. The game was called at the end of the eighth inning so that the visiting team could catch their train home. May 7. the team had a mid-week game with Greenville, at Green- ville. They left Ionia at noon in two automobiles and reached Green- ville about two o’clock. Mr. T. B. Preston kindly donated the service of his machine, while the other was a hired one. This game was very close, the score being tied five in the seventh inning. In the eighth inning a Greenville man got a three sacker with two on, which resulted in a score of seven to five in favor of Greenville at the close of the game. Muir was to play at Ionia May 10, but as part of their team could not come they forfeited the game. May 14 one of the best and most .exciting games of the season was played at Ionia with Saranac. After eleven innings of hard playing, luck broke in favor of Saranac, the final score being three to four. With- out a doubt Ionia would have won this game had not their fast third baseman spiked himself in the early part of the game while fielding a Standing, left to right—McGeary, ss., L. Hicks, c.; Tuttle, 3; VanSickle, cf.; Benedict p. Kneeling—Carlisle, 2nd; E. Hicks, If.; Stuart, rf.; Hawley, 1st. fast grounder. This accident made him unable to do as good work as he otherwise could have done. Grand Rapids Central High came to Ionia May 14. This promised to be a very good game for Ionia had beaten Union High of Grand Rap- ids six to five while the Central had beaten them four to three. The diamond was rather muddy and the game was not called until three o’clock, because a new diamond had to be marked out on the sod just north of the old one. The Ionia boys ran in two scores the first inning. In the third inning Grand Rapids managed to tie the score, which was the result of an error made by one of the home team. The G. R. team then called the game, saying that they had to go home on the four o’clock train. Most of them stayed in town until eight. On the 24th of May Belding played Ionia a return game which end- ed in a score of nine to two for the home team. Leland Ilicks, the catcher of the Ionia team, starred in this game. He had nineteen chances, nine of which were strike outs. This game made Ionia winner in their division of the county. Decoration day the team went to Grand Ledge and succeeded in defeating the Grand Ledge hoys by a score of six to five on their own grounds. There were three divisions in the county this year and the captains of the winning teams drew cuts to see which one should play at Ionia field day. Pewamo drew the lucky number and Ionia and Lake Odessa had to play an extra game to see which of the two teams should play here field day with Pewamo. The game was scheduled at Grand Ledge Thursday June 3 and Mr. Dickerson, the sporting editor of the Grand Rapids Press, umpired the game. Some of the Ionia team were drowsy, others were asleep. The final score was ten to two in favor of Lake Odessa. 33nys’ (Timms Three years ago. the first boys’ tenns teams were organized. Ionia won in the preliminaries from Saranac. The finals were played at Ionia, between Ionia and Belding, Belding winning the singles while Ionia won the doubles. 'lilt' next year Lyons lost to Ionia in the preliminaries, but we lost both singles and doubles to Belding in the finals. The third year Ionia won from Lake Odessa in the preliminaries, but lost to Belding. there being three teams in each division. Belding again won the preliminaries and played at Ionia with Portland. Belding was again winner in both singles and doubles, they keeping the cup for singles. George Reed, their star, having won it for three consecutive years. It is hoped that next year, Ionia may stand a better show and bring back some of the cups. Srark Atljletira U. 23. «L, ’13 During the season now past for track athletics, Ionia participated in three meets. The first meet was at Ann Arbor, May twenty-fourth. This meet was probably one of the fastest in the United States, although our representatives did not get points, the experience did them good and it showed in their after work. On May thirty-first the entire team competed at St. Johns in what is termed the Central Michigan Championship Meet. Ten schools were entered and our boys won ten points, enough to give them fifth place. Lansing took first with twenty-nine points. The last, and most important to Ionia was held in Ionia on June sev- enth. Although the weather was not ideal, the boys’ work was of high standard. Belding. Who has held the championship and relay cups for two years, was determined to win them the third year, but Ionia was equally determined that she should not. The meet was a repetition of the past, Ionia and Belding fighting for points in every event, neither getting a secure lead. Lake Odessa won several points early in the meet and looked like a factor for a while but soon dropped back securing easily the third place. The final result was always in doubt, either school having an equal chance to win up to the relay race which determ- ined the outcome. In the relay race, Ionia drew the pole and never was headed, thus winning the championship and relay cups, which, during their absence of two years from Ionia, decorated the Belding High School piano. Here at Ionia they will repose on a shelf especially prepared for their return with hopes that we might induce them to linger three years. The Belding boys, although defeated, showed that they were true sports- men for which the Ionia High School students give them respect. The track team loses Eddy, Tuttle, Rice, Hawley and Carlisle by graduation, but those who remain will carry on the work as well and we hope better. Miller, Hicks, Benedict, Welton, Edwards, Church, Phil- lips, Bamborough and others yet unknown remain, from whom Ionia will pick the future 1914 team. V Standing, left to right—McGuinness,coach; Miller, Welton, Carlisle, Benedict, ca.pt. Tuttle. Seated—Church, L. Hicks, Eddy, Rice. Second Row, left to right—Hawley, Hicks, Miller. First Row—Welch, Carlisle, M’gr., Borradaile, Capt., Bamborough, VanSickle. Staakrt Stall m. in., ’i4 Basketball started at the close of the football season with a large number of fellows trying out for the team. After a few weeks of prac- tice the boys were ready to play. Manager Carlisle scheduled several games among them, were games with Grand Ledge, Lowell, Saranac and Hubbardston. The largest attendance was at the last game of the season in which the high school team played Co. E., M. N. G. and the high school girls played the Greenville girls. Several interclass games were played, in which the Junior Class showed its superiority. The members of this year’s team were: Miller, 1. g.; Carlisle, r. g.; Borradaile, c; L. Hicks, 1. f.; VanSickle, r. f. We, the remaining team, bid farewell to two of our best players, Carlisle and Borradaile. Left to right:—Hawley, L. Anderson, Morse, Lampkin, Wellar, Dolson, B. Anderson, Coach. (girls Atlilrtirs Girls’ athletics in the Ionia High School have been more or less ne- glected, at least through the last four years. One would naturally won- der why, and the reason is “THE BOYS.” It was boys, boys, boys—boys in everything; and the girls could take care of themselves. Nevertheless, the girls, with the aid of a few sympathetic teachers, have taken care of themselves and at least edged their way into athletics. Two games are all the sports they have undertaken, basketball and tennis. tSaakrt Sail In the first year of our high school life, 1909, basket ball was started by a few energetic pupils with Miss Mary McCormick as coach. This lasted about a month with four or five practices out on the lawn, then it finally dropped. In the second year, nothing of importance, happened. The spirit of athletics for girls had not risen high enough for the girls to take any interest whatever. The third year was one of the most successful. One team was formed consisting of Miss Edna Barlow, coach; Elsie Lane, manager; Abbie Dol- son, captain; Helen Baerd, Bessie Crane, Irene Lampkin, and Edith Thomas. Eor the first- game of the season, also the first game ever played, we strolled up to Grand Ledge where we were badly defeatd by the champion players with a score of 74—5. Although rather disappointed and heart sick, we overcame our chagrin and returned home as soon as possible. (WE HAVE NOT BEEN THERE SINCE!) Our second game was played at Lansing. We were given a good supper at the Y. W. and then went to the Y. M., where we met another defeat with a score of 7—5, Lansing making the last field basket just before time was called. The results of this game left us in real good cheer, so our manager immediate- ly scheduled a game with Greenville here. The girls came down on the afternoon train and were taken to private homes where they were enter- tained until the next day. The game called at 7:30 in the armory and we played a good all around clean one. The score this time was 19—9 in our favor. After the game, the piano tuned up and we had a social dancing party until about twelve o’clock. The fourth game was a return game with Lansing, played here. We had a grand time; Miss Barlow treated us all to our suppers at the Inn. The game was played soon after at the Armory with another victory in our favor with a score of 19— 10. Never before were we quite so happy. Again we danced and the next morning we took the girls through the reformatory before they returned to Lansing. The fifth game was an exhibition game out-of-doors, played at St. Johns. We drove there in automobiles and soon after we arrived, played our last game of the season with a tie score of 2—2; at least we thought it was a tie, but there was some dispute as to the score. Thus ended the grand and glorious season of 1912, the girls being so pleased with the results that they had their pictures taken which, I am sorry to say, will not appear in “The Scraps.’’ The fourth year, Oh my! what grand prospects were in view. About 25 or 30 girls signed up to play and about 12 or 15 attended practice. The first game was merely a practice game between first and second teams. The second game was another one with Greenville, with Miss Anderson, coach; Abbie Dolson. manager; Irene Lampkin, captain; Lucile Anderson, Gertrude Morse, Norena Weller and Sarah Hawley as the line-up. The game was quite fast and exciting, especially in the sec- ond half, Greenville walking away with the honors this time with a score of 13—7. This was the last game of the season, and the members of the team of this year send their best wishes for success to the following teams of Ionia High School. 5trls’ 3 mtts Four years ago for the first time a girls’ tennis team was organized in our high school. Field Day the games were played off between Pe- wamo and Ionia, Pewamo winning. The next year Pewamo again won from Ionia. In the third year other schools organized teams making it necessary to play preliminaries in the different divisions. Again it fell to Pewamo to play Ionia in the finals. This time Pewamo really had to work for her laurels, especially in the singles as the sets were deuce sets. This last year Ionia did not enter the contest. It was only in the third year that our team received efficient coaching as can be seen by results. We feel that if we had started out with systematic training we would now hold the cups instead of Pewamo. % CLUUfKC M “Cares to our coffin adds a nail no doubt. Every grin so merry, pulls one out.” Friends, students, classmates, lend me your ears, I come to complain of lessons, not praise them. The fun that kids have lives after them, the good Is oft interred with their bones. So let it be with us. The learned teachers have told us ’tis good to study, And grievously have we thought so: Here under leave of Mr. McGuinness and the rest, For he is an honorable man, so are they all, All honorable folks, come I to speak to you. They are our friends, faithful and nearly just to us; But they try to make us study and they are honorable folks! Many lessons have they given us (which we did not prepare); Was this honorable 1 Yet they are honorable folks! When the bright ones had recited, they were glad; Yet they should be made of sterner stuff! You all did see in Caesar class, one thrice Did fail to learn his lesson, and thrice Did suffer for it; and surely they are honorable folks! 1 come not to disprove what the teachers spoke, But here am I to say what I do know; You all did love them once, and not without a cause, And now what reason withholds you? Oh judgment! thou art Med to unfeeling folks (the teachers). And all have lost their reason. Bear with me. My heart is with my lessons still unlearned, And I must pause till it comes back to me. lirarft in tljr (Class Hoorn How about it Mr. Fowle? Mr. Fallen said during his remarks in chapel Monday morning that some people like to trace their lineage back to the Pilgrim forefathers and Plymouth Rock. Do you suppose our friend from Boston, Mr. Fowle, could trace his ancestry back to a “Plymouth Rock”? Mr. McGuinness—What is an inheritance tax. Miss Willard? Miss Willard—Tax on heretics. Mr. Fowle, explaining refraction of light, was holding a curved glass in front of him. You can see, he said, that the light striking that glass causes a dis- tortion of that thing which is behind it. Mrs. Duncan—Now open your mouths wide and fall in. Miss Martiny, to Mr. Tuttle who was chewing gum as usual—Mr. Tuttle, have you some gum ? Clyde (innocently feeling through his pockets)—Yes. ma’am, I think I have some more. Mr. McGuinness to Mr. Fowle, coming up the hill—Let’s play hookey. Mr. Fowle—All right. Mr. McGuinness, turning around—Oh, we can’t, there’s Miss Welch. N. Wellar—I think Amos is a delightful dancer. He is so light on his feet. Marion Taft—When you get better acquainted with him, you’ll find he is light at both ends. Miss Jefferds—Miss Hawley, why did Scott give up writing poetry? .Miss Hawley—Because he began writing novels. Mr. Forsythe (pronouncing spelling words),—Deuteronomy . It might help you if I said it was the second book in the Bible. Fern Howe—That man over there is staring straight at my nose. Nellie P.—Probably lie is a reporter. F. II.—And why should a reporter stare at my nose? N'- F-—They are supposed to keep their eyes on everything that turns up, aren’t they? Mr. Fowle, in physics class (explaining the relation between light and color)—What a man sees, depends on his lights. Mr. Sessions, in German class—The man nodded with the head of his cane. Mrs. Duncan—Mr. Eddy, what do I mean by a strong attack on a selection? Eddy—Arthur Rice hitting F sharp. Russel Curtis, translating Caesar: There was a cow, of which in the middle of the front among the ears, a horn sprang forth. Mr. Fowle, holding a colored card in front of his face, to Ilicks, looking at it through a prism—How does it look around the edges. Hicks—It has a decided green tinge. Maxwell W.—Well “Life is what we make it’’, I suppose, hut mighty few of us seem to have the “makings”. Walter C.—What is that bump on your head, .Toe? Joe (’.—Oh, that’s where a tho’t struck me. One of the girls : Portia, which class hour do you most enjoy? ? Portia—Oh, I don’t like any of them, only the “Session” hours. Mr. Fowle—There, I’m off again! Student—Again, or yet? Leland Hicks (translating Daheim) : He (meaning the whale) also carried Jonah around three days in his wagon. Alice Powell, telling of her visit to Lansing in Lyceum—To my mind the reception was something of a farce—there were no refreshments. Miss A.—What would naturally follow after the death of Louis XIV? Webber—His funeral. Student—What lesson will we have for tomorrow? Miss M—Oh, nothing in particular. Look up all your relatives. Mr. McGuinness, in civics class—Mr. Callow, turn around and look at me and not at the girls. Mr. Tuttle, translating German very dramatically—Villain, roar until you bust. Mr. Tuttle, translating German in a manner highly entertaining— In this wide world I would be pinched. Miss Martiny—Yes, perhaps you would. On the trip to Lyons Mr. Hawley would not get out and walk up the hills with the rest of the boys. On one of these occasoins Carlisle blew his referee’s whistle and called a foul on Hawley for having two arms around. Why is Union Hill like a. lazy dog? Because it is a slope up. (Slow pup.) Heard on the sleigh-ride to Lyons: Mr. Tuttle, calling to a farmer—Say, have you a hammer? The witty farmer replied—What do you need of a hammer? Your nut was cracked long ago. “A woodpecker sat on a Freshman’s head, And settled down to drill; lie bored away for half a day And finally broke his bill.” As related by a Freshman: “Upper Classmen oft remind us, We may reach our goal some time. But we think as we gaze upon them, We will pluck a ‘withered lime.’ ” Resolutions which might have been passed in the House of Repre- sentatives : Resolved: That Mr. Fowle give up whistling within the city limits, to insure his personal safety. Resolved: That Cornelia Wardle be given a back seat for a period of time not to exceed ten minutes and that on good behavior she may .hold it for fifteen minutes. Resolved: That Phillip Preston and Ruth Johnson be instructed to stop growing. Resolved: That the contract for shining James Bamborough’s shoes and combing Alden Session’s hair be let to the lowest bidder. £o iflSaxutpU Wrhlttfr (With apologies to Tennyson.) I seek the haunts of Mr. Mac, I make a sudden sally, He calls to me to hurry back As I bicker down the valley. With joy, the hill I hie me up, But my joy is all a bubble, Each teacher adds to sorrow’s cup Till I’m deluged with trouble. Year after year to school I go, Will my head get filled up never? For men may come and men may go But I go on forever. ICatrst ott0 3tfifs “I’m the Guy”—Dean La Dow. “Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder”—Miss Anderson. “Honeysuckle Bill”—Gertrude Brock. “Day Dreams of You”—Ethel Fleming. “Any Little Girl”—Will Miller. “What’s the use of Trying to Forget the Girl you Love?”—Delos Smith. “All that I ask is Love”—Walter Callow. “Sunbonnet Sue”—Harold Foote. “Ragtime Violin”—Miss Jenks. While the ball team were looking around the town at Grand Ledge before the game Walter Callow noticed a sign in front of a hardware store which read: “Cast Iron Sinks.” “Well, Callow said, “any fool would know that.” A JJrturlriic “Lives of Seniors all remind us, We should make our lives sublime; And by asking foolish questions, Take up recitation time.” Make a lot of trouble, A wreath of light upon his brow, And courting on his hand?” “Little slips of paper, Little drops of ink, “Who wouldn’t be a Senior, And with the Seniors stand, An Kntpnssiblv iDrrant Said our principal with a wink.” Methought, I was a Senior, Without a single care.” “Last night as I lay sleeping I dreamed a dream so fair. Aa tl|p |Jorta (Tljrm “Little, but ‘Oh my!’ ”—Susibell Arnold. “Eyes that shame the violets.”—Margaret Higgins. “The wisest of the wise.”—Otto Straehan. “Wealth, beauty, wit, and all in her are found.’’—Gertrude Brock. “A prompt, decisive man.”—Alden Sessions. “Who think too little and talk too much.”—Lyceum Debaters. “Then he will talk—good gods! How he will talk.”—Dean LaDow. “Our youngest and our dearest.”—Clyde Tuttle. “Like two single men rolled into one.”—Otto Phillips and Arthur Rice. “As merry as the day is long.”—Glenn Eddy. “Nothing could be sweeter.”—Portia Johnston. “They have a plentiful lack of wit.”—The Freshmen. “A laugh like a rippling brook.”—Cornelia Canfield. “Brisk wielder of the birch and rule.”—J. P. McGuinness. “Ilis cheerful, self-reliant way.”—Leland Hicks. “On his well worn theme intent.”—Theodore Fowle. “At her desk she had the look and air of one who wisely schemed.” —Miss Jefferds. “Sweet smile and houeshold graces.’—Frances Loomis. “Long and lean, lank and thin.”—Ormison Hilborn, Phillips Preston and Ruth Johnson. “And the smile she softly uses tills the silence like a speech.”—Miss Martiny. “She smileth and also singeth sweetly.”—Helen Fanning. “One may smile and smile and be a villain still.”—Willard Hawley. Miss Martiny, after finishing “Immensee”—Tomorrow we will jump around in our books. In Cicero class: Miss Johnston, translating—That night the conspirators were strangled. Miss Jenks: Where? Reply: In the neck. Why is the high school like a bank? Because personal notes are received and generally discounted too. Junta JUtglj rljnnl Jmt ■Proprietor—“Pete” iWrCOninuraa MENU PRESTON—ANGLEWORM SOUP—BENEDKT JOHNSON—WAFERS—H. SMITH D. SMITH—TONGUE—SESSIONS “CANNED CORN” CANFIELD A. BEDFORD—“WEENIES”—R. BEDFORD DODSON CARLISLE—SANDWICHES—JOHNSON EDDY JANES—STRINGED BEANS—IIILBORN PUFFED RICE PICKLES—FLEMING DESSERT WEBBER—DUMPLINGS—SNYDER I). SMITI I—‘ AFFECTIONATE PI E ’ ’—GREEN WOOD FANNING—PEACHES AND CREAM—OWENS BROCK—ANGEL FOOD—LAMPKIN POWELL—DEVIL’S FOOD—NORMINGTON ICE—JEFFERDS ARNOLD—DATES—FOOTE DRINKS—HIC(KS) LEMON—LA DOW GUM—HAWLEY AFTER DINNER MINT—TOWNSEND Chromrlr iH. 3f. a:., ’13 Sept, -i Tuesday—The agony begins. Sept. 17, Tuesday—School closed fifteen minutes early for the Knights Templar parade. Sept. 26, Thursday; Sept. 27. Friday—No school because of the county fair. Oct. 25. Friday—Some children, chaperoned by a ferocious Turk, were entertained by the Seniors at Miss Fleming’s. Oct 30, Wednesday—Ur. John Brown came all the way from New York to implore us to desist from injuring our health by over-study. Oct 30, Wednesday—First fire drill. Everybody outside in precisely ten minutes and two seconds. Oct. 31, Thursday; Nov. 1. Friday—A teachers’ institute obligingly took place and there was no school. Nov. 8, Friday—Something ought to have happened, but I don’t know what. Nov. 12, Tuesday—Second fire drill. The fire escape was not used for fear of serious accidents. Nov. 25, Monday—Mr. Preston talked to us in chapel this morning con- cerning the way to success. Nov. 26, Tuesday—Rev. Melvin Trotter addressed the high school. Nov. 29.—Friday—We are thankful for a vacation at this time. Dec 5, Thursday—The first lyceum meeting. Dec. 12, Thursday—Hon. D. L. Wright spoke to the high school stu- dents. I was paying attention, honest, but I’ve forgotten what he said. Dec. 13, Friday—The annual football banquet was celebrated. Dec. 20. Friday—School closes today for a Merry Christinas. Jan. 6, Monday—We were doubly afflicted. School began again and Mr. Forsythe talked during chapel. Jan 7, Tuesday—We filled out enrollment blanks, telling our race, color and previous condition of servitude, also what we like best to eat, and whether our ancestors were dukes or baseball players. Jan. 9. Thursday—There was no Senior class meeting today! Jan. 13, Wednesday—Mr. LaDow and the hard, cruel earth had a des- perate conflict in which the first named gentleman was the loser. Jan. 11, Thursday—The Senior president, Mr. Tuttle, bowed beneath the many weighty troubles resting on his shoulders, is ill. Jan. 15, Wednesday—Miss Helen Fanning was late for school! Well! Well! Jan. 2(J, Monday—Mr. Forsythe conducted the high school students around the world, by means of some interesting lantern slides. Jan 24, Friday—Mr. Fowle had his hair cut. Jan. 27, Monday; Jan. 28, Tuesday—Another institute for our teachers. Jan. 2!), Wednesday—Exams began. The climax was reached early in the week, in the shape of the physics examination. The few who survived are unable to recover from the shock as yet. Feb. 3, Monday—A new semester. Mr. McGuinness, with the aid of his hard-earned acquaintance with our frailties, did some juggling with the seating arrangement of Room I. Feh. 10. Monday—Chapel morning. Dr. Callen spoke. Mr. McGuinness had arranged the seating here also. Feb. 12, Wednesday—There was no school in the afternoon because of the Chautauqua. The majority took the opportunity to go skat- ing. Feb. 13. Thursday—A peaceful Senior class meeting. Feb. 13, Thursday—Lyceum. The disgraceful conduct of Mr. Fowle and Miss Jenks was noticed and reprimanded. Feh. 24, Monday—Mr. L. W. Smith spoke in chapel on “The Duties of a Lawyer Towards Society.” Feb. 2(i, Wednesday—Mr. LaDow is severely ill with the measles. Feb. 27, Thursday—Mr. Eddy has developed a ease of the same disease. Feb. 28, Friday—Miss Fanning is smitten by the fatal plague. Feb. 28. Friday—Delos Smith, as always, thinking of the comfort of Miss Greenwood, left, her to enjoy a couple of hours in that most inter- esting of places, a depot. Mar. 3, Monday—Mr. McGannon has just been requested to take his measles and go home. Mar. 12. Wednesday—Mr. Forsythe exhibited lantern slides of Wash- ington. Mar. 21. Friday—Some of the students became interested this week in poultry raising, an occupation discouraged by the teachers. Mar. 24, Monday—Mr. Tuttle appeared this morning with a very large and beautiful diamond. It seems to he one of those fateful jewels one reads of, as it brought calamity to the wearer. Mar. 28, Friday—Spring vacation, and we do not have to think of spell- ing for a week! Apr. 7, Monday—Back again, Finnigan. April 12, Saturday—Baseball season opens. Lives of raw recruits re- mind us, we must all produce the goods, or departing leave behind us, foot-prints leading to the woods. April 22, Monday—The peaceful inhabitants of Ionia were badly shaken this morning by an earthquake shock which lasted several minutes and was especially severe in the neighborhood of the high school. April 23, Tuesday—They have discovered that Mr. Snyder was the cause of the quake. lie sat down on the piano stool with disastrous results. April 30, Wednesday—Somebody said there was a spelling contest today. May 16, Friday—The faculty entertained the Seniors this evening all over town, starting from the central school. The party also wound up at the central school, somewhat abruptly on the part of the hosts and hostessees. They left suddenly to save the Seniors the embarrassment of telling them they had a good time. June 1, Sunday—The month of commencement has at last arrived. June 10, Tuesday—The Seniors and their parents were very delightfully entertained by Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Mason. We all count this as one of the most enjoyable evenings of our senior year. June 20, Friday—The eighth grade exercises were held and a class of about fifty were graduated into the high school. We were remind- ed today of the same event four years ago when we were in the same place. •June 25, Wednesday—We expect to hold our class day exercises on this date if nothing happens. June 26, Thursday—Some more advance history. Hut upon this day the greatest day of our lives thus far. We all hope to receive our diplomas graduating us from the high school. Upon this evening we will bid farewell to our Alma Mater, to classmates and to teachers. A glad and yet a sad occasion. (The Closing of tljr baseball - rason The game opened with Molasses at the stick, Smallpox catching. Cigar was in the box and had plenty of smoke. Horn was playing first, and Fiddle was playing second. Corn was in the field. Apple was umpire. When Axe came to bat he chopped one, and Cigar let Cake walk, and Sawdust filled the bags. Song made a hit, and Twenty made a score. Every Foot of Ground kicked and they said Apple was rotten. Balloon started to pitch, but went up in the air—then Cherry tried it. but was wild. Then Spider caught the fly. the crowd cheered. Needle tried to umpire—he was sharp enough but only had one eye. Ice kept cool until lie was hit by a pitched ball—then you should have heard Ice- cream. Cabbage had a good head all through the game. Grass cov- ered lots of ground in the field. Organ refused to play. Hornet stung the ball but it fell into the hands of the Clock. Bread loafed around until they put him out in the fifth inning. Wind blew around what he could do and Hammer began to knock. Then the Trees began to leave. Knife was put out for cutting first base. The crowd roasted Peanuts all through the game. Everybody kicked when they put Light out. Balloon went up in the air again, just as soon as Pigs began to root. Apple took Fiddle to his Base (bass). Oats was shocked. Song made another hit and Trombone tried to slide, but was put out. Then Meat was put out at the plate. The score was 1 to 1 and the game was over. There was a lot of betting on the game and Soap cleaned up and Eggs went broke. The police arrested two Cabbages who tried to put their heads together and the crowd decided to Beet it. (Ditr Aft. Department To Let—Room II. Same may be used for class meetings. Senior Class. Wanted—Permission to speak without the tiresome formality of raising a book. Alden Sessions. For Sale—After June 26th our seats and all our books. Physics books will be sold dirt cheap. Inquire of Seniors. Can |Io« Intapine ? Mr. Fowle making his trip to China without his green bag? Eva Kitson on time in the morning for five consecutive days? Helen Fanning here when the first bell rings? Clyde Tuttle with a good German lesson? Miss Martiny without that smile? Willard Hawley not chewing gum? Delos Smith hoeing a garden? Mr. McGuinness singing the baby to sleep? The faculty disliking any member of the Senior class? Ernest Ilicks smoking cigarettes? Susibell Arnold not talking or giggling? “We hope you’ve had a jolly laugh And we trust you won’t feel blue. If in this mass of random chaff, A little is on you. Just try and take it pleasantly, And when you look about, We’re sure you’ll see You are better off, Than those who were left out.” THE SENIOR SCHEDULE NAME Nickname Favorite Saying About to Become Chief Occupation What They Come to School For Chief Characteristics Clyde Tuttle Tac A dozen of ’em Doctor of Physick That’s my busi- ness Keep teachers busy Singing popular songs Ernest Hicks “Steve Aw. shoot Musician Thinking Just cause Humming Victor Carlisle Vic Gee, gosh Athlete Looking after Abbie Give advice Wearing new ties Dean LaDow Deacon Now! Professor Being good For instance Giving informa- tion Alden Sessions Deak Gee. gosh News Reporter Trying to flirt To graduate from 1. H. S. Doing things Otto Strachan Smiles Ah, Huh! Mechanic Smiling Tease the girls Being bright Harold Foote “Sam Oh! Pifle Professor Studying Physics To be with Sue Hustling Gflbert Borraidaile Puss Head Don’t dare say it Book-keeper Looking sweet Just for fun Looking for a girl Ormison Hilborn Hilborn Hasn't any Telegraph Operator Nothing To teach Physics So frivolous Glen Eddy Dutch By dam Farmer Winding town clock To write her notes Strolling Phillips Preston Nate Au gwan That’s my busi' ness Settling disputes Who wants to know? Arguing Delos Smith Loasy Au shoot Lawyer Looking for Naomi To bluff Bluffing Otto Phillips Ground Hog W-e-l-l Banker Waiting at the church Just to pass the time away Flirting Arthur Rice Art My gracious Broadway Merchant Looking sweet To kill time Talking Willard Hawley Bill Lawdy Book Agent Hasn’t any Chew gum Chewing gum Margaret Higgins Maggie How lovely A Nielson Writing letters To write notes Making eyes Helen Scheurer Hasn’t any Land!’ Teacher of Dead Languages Working To study Wondrous wise Eva Kitson Kitty “Oh, murder! An actress Giggling To enjoy herself Shining Susibell Arnold Susie My goodness! Stenographer Combing her hair To be with the brilliant Talking Ruth Johnson Johnnie” Undescribable As large as Dutch Cracking jokes To be sent home Her disposition THE SENIOR SCHEDULE — Continued NAME Nickname Favorite Saying About to become Chief Occupation What They Come to School For Chief Character- istic Abbie Dolson Hasn’t any “How exciting” A Co-ed Laughing To be with the “victors Always late Ethel Fleming ? “Jiminy Pete A model stenog- rapher Dreaming Kill time Being silent Low Hazzard “Shorty” “How sweet” Graduate of 1. H.S. Growing tall Don’t know Cheerfulness Irma Martin Just Irma Don’t know Domestic Science T eacher Studying Looking down Naomi Greenwood “Greenwood” “Oh! lawsy” A Smith Strolling To be by him Looking neat Gertrude Brock “Trude” “Ch-yas A sweet girl grad- uate Giving dancing lessons To give her pa- rents a rest Whispering Helen Fanning “Fannie “O. Heavens” Rather uncertain Chewing gum To scatter measles Gracefulness Cornelia Canfield “Corny” Don’t dare say Rival of Cicero Nothing To learn herGer man Being on refresh- ment committee Frances Loomis “Loomis “O. gee A schoolmarm Driving her pony To study Her lovely dispo- sition Susie Willard “Sue” “O, I dunno She won’t tell Looking innocent “Cuz Never spooning Aledah Chase Chase” Mucician Practicing For pleasure Quietness Clara Marliny Teeny” Betcher yer whooping” Catching notes To earn her “dough Looking cross J. P. McGuinness “Mac” O, pshaw” Sending unruly ones home To support his family Nerve F. P. Snyder “Slim “By heck” Watching the stars To work off sur- plus flesh Looking pleasant L. L. Forsythe “Louie Did you have permission to go? T raveling To keep us busy M. B. Jefferds Lady” “Let’s have it quiet Flying off the han- dle Making others feel cheap Her red hair C. L. Jenks “Carrie “Let me see” Looking after the Freshies Catch Fseshy notes Ability for play- ing tennis B. W. Anderson “Blanchie You must get your lessons better Trying to keep from laughing To pass the time away Activity E. H. Hume Hasn’t any Behave, or you may be excused Keeping order in class room To teach bugol- ogy Quick temper T. W. Fowle Teddy Take ten pages in advance Making others work To do his duty Giving long les- sons o V E R SHOES ALWAYS ONE STEP IN ADVANCE THOS. MCGANNON Rector's Bakery WHOLESALERS AND RETAILERS Blue Ribbon Bakery The best on the market. IONIA, MICH. The Ionia Sentinel JJrintt ng -----and---- Erajrautng INVITATIONS. CARDS. PROGRAMS SOUVENIRS BE SURE and get something back of yourself by getting an education, then be sure and get some- thing back of your property by insuring it against loss by fire or lightning in the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company OF IONIA COUNTY The company that a large majority of the representa- tive and progressive farmers of Ionia county are insured with. 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