Iron Mountain High School - Argonaut Yearbook (Iron Mountain, MI)

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THE ARGGNAUT MCMXVII Class History of '17 y A history is the accurate record of epoch making men and wo- meng it stands as a memorial to the deeds of the greatg it is the epitome of the world's movements as revealed in the actions of the known. Let me be the historian of the Class of 1917. Let me not hope to rival the productions from the gifted pen of a Gibbong let me not hope to excel the passionate pages of a Carlyle, but let me in simple language relate the interesting events of the four years of our high school life. Our world is the school-room, the class-room, the countries to which we have gone in our travelsg our guides, the teachers. ln our little world, then, we have fought our battlesg we have had our joys, our jealousies, our hopes, and aspirationsg some of us have lostg others have wong but all of us have been benefited. Four years ago when we entered this high school with egotism we were like all other freshmen, imbued with a sense of self-importance, and boastful of our own abilities, We were easily introduced to high school customes and traditions because of similar routine in the Hulst Junior High School. Once es- tablished in our classes we decided to show the upper classmen our ability to lead in scholarship and class activities. How we succeded let me tell you. Our efforts were not rewarded the tirst year because fulfill- ment of such aims takes time. But the seeds were sown which later developed into a rich harvest. In athletics we won mention our boy's basket ' ball team won third place. This year also saw the origin of the splendid girl's basket - ball team which continued for four yr. 818, the most prominent players being Mildred James Judith Jclrzcn, Arnie' Rahoi, Hulda Nowatzki, Claiice lord and Marion Farley who is not with us now but whose good work deserves mention. The next year we found ourselves sophomores, taking the sec- ond degree of high school life with dignity. That year we saw the first fruits of our endeavor. We won second place in basket

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THE APvQQH?xUTM,CM?9YlL, Valedictory continued We recall the expression, ' Sow we must,' - reap an action, Sowan action, - reap a habit, Sow a habit , - reap a character, E f Sow a character, - reap a destiny. So we must constantly keep in mind thefreaping of a des- tiny and whatever may be the cost, we must remember that since the value received has been high, the value in payment must be just as high. Nothing then, is too expensive, no eEort too great for us to pay, for we have had the highest assets at our disposal. Shall our road be difficult? - 'A Classmates, I feel confident that we shall find guide posts on the way-stepping stones which will daily directour footsteps nearer to the greater and nobler things of life iuntil our ideals be reached and our victories won, for we all have our ideals. Per- severance Wlfinsu shall always be our motto. It shall urge us to worlz intensively and enthusiastically: thus, finally through con- stant effort a,lesson which we have learned in our high .school work, shall we be able to develop ourselves and, then, give to the world our best and noblest gifts. Browning tells us, - ' ' 'There shall never be one lost good! g What was, shall live as before. Therefore, ,the best in us shall be. given to the world. When-' ever, our energies seem lagging and our ambitions failing, if we but ,think of our motto as the heartstring which binds us together as members of the class of 1917, I feel that inspiration for bigger eEorts will come to us, so that in the end we may prove a credit to our class whose foot steps in high school were always guided by that motto, Perseverance Wffinsf' - I Mamie Miench '17, V

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THE ARGONAUT MCMXVII ball. But a greater feat was the mastery of geometry, the Waterloo of many sophmores. It was in this year that Emil Erick son our member who made the highest record in grades, showed his mathematical and scientific ability and his talent for carpentry. His accuracy in geometric constructions assured him of his possi- bilities in manual arts, and paved way for the possibility of his scientific talent. Being naturally somewhat of an artistic and nature loving class, botagny appealed to many of usg while to others it was a use- les, grind. Thus were developed the talents of some of our art- ists. Hulda Nowatzlzi received inspiration from the drawing of the different vegetables and Clarence McGrath from the study of the flowers, trees, and other beautiful forms of nature. In athletics that year Willian Cudlip first showed his basket- ball ability, and Edward Jones his prowress in track activities. He won second place in the mile dash andhcontinued his good work during his junior year by winning a Hrst honor in the mile and half - mile dash. Mr. Jones has also the distinction of hav- ing three monograms. He seems beseiged with honors, having been president of the class during the sophomore year and is also president this year. ' ' In the third year we discontinued teasing our underclass- mates and settled down to seriousness. The class now re- sponded magnificently in debating as well as athletics. We con- tributed the greater share of members in the debating teamg name- ly, our gifted orator Paul Rahm, his contemporary and political rival who speaks for himself, R. Henry Larson: and your histor- ian. We were met wiih indifference at first from the seniors and some members of the faculty but we persevered in spite of such coldness. Q This year saw one of the best girls' teams of which our high school has ever boasted., We not only won the inter - class championship but defeated our rivals from Norway by a heavy score. ln social activites we excelled also. The originality of many of the members of our elass was shown in the Hard Times party given in the fall. This event was a great success and a glance