Ionia High School - Ionian Yearbook (Ionia, MI)

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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.”

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 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.

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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.