Ionia High School - Ionian Yearbook (Ionia, MI)

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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.