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

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-mIlT1E-A?xGQNAUTMC1YD9YL- discovered her business ability in the commercial Held and it has been a means of showing her the splendid possibilities in civil service which she anticipates pursuing next year. It is also Htting to mention the splendid scholarship of Mamie Nliench, our valedictorian and a close second, Dora Gibson, our salutatorian. We envy their ability and brains and wonder how they did it. E Carl Erickson, who received third place, is perhaps our most lovelorn figure. The ardor of his scholastic enthusiasm has some what fallen off under the charms of a certain freshman girl. This is only one of the many romances in our class. The re- hearsals for the senior play developed some that seem destined to last. William Cudlip has long watched with adoring eyes hiS pretty heroineg and Emil Erickson though repute to be very bash- ful centered his affection on the dignified matron of the play cast. No little community is without its hopeless lovers, and our little world was not left without such. Philip'Prenevost from his seat in the rear of the study hall missed' none of Mae Honey- church's pretty gestures nor failed to note any of her movements around the room. The same can be said of Arno Rudolph who likes to be reminded of the fact. V On the twenty-fifth of May of this year, Mrs. Page gave an operetta entitled The Pirates of Penzance in which many of the seniors took part. Three seniors were given important roles, the role of the Pirate King was given to Victor Holland Kate to Lucy Cole and the part of Ruth to Mildred James. Thus have we told you of our successes and failures. Let me close the leaves of our history with a hope that our future lives will be as happy and as successful as the days spent in this high school, andvthat this class will make its influence felt in the world. Anna Cohodes '17, When Algebra and Elmer clash, Then poor Elmer goes to smash.

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F i THE ARGUNAUTMCMXXQLL, no laggards. 1 lmagine the numerous and weary evenings spent at the li- brary, which lacked seats for all the workersg and many were the smiles exchanged between the outsiders to see such energy displayed. The results proved worth our efforts. Out of six- teenseniors' who entered the preliminary contest, judged on both thought and deliveryf Johanna Clifford won first place, Paul Rahm second, land Marie White third, Our Destiny was the title of the winning oration. The subject which related to compulsory military training in the public schools perhaps aided in its selection, but Miss CliEord's winning personality was a de- cided factor. She again won first place in the district contest held here and second honors in the Upper Peninsula contest held at Marquette. Thus, our class has the unique distinction of sending the first representive from the-Timm Mountain High School to the Upper State Contest. ' The class has aimed at perfection, not only in social, athletic and oratorical lines, but in dramatics also, in the choice of the senior play, She Stoops to Conquer. It marks an epoch in the history of the high school dramatic work, for the senior class was the first .to present a classical play. The success of our play not only depended on the quality of the play but also upon the ability of the players. Each actor seemed particularly adapted to his role, Forthose who have seen the play no praise would be adequate for such a production, but l must say the part of Tony Lumpkin, taken by Albin. Peterson, Kate Hardcastle, por4 trayed by Leah Baribeau and Diggory taken by Carl Erickson are hard to forget. Kate l'lardcastle's sweet innocence when speak- ing the lines - - - L' Nectar, nectar? That's a ,liquor there's no call for in these parts. French Isuppose. We brew no French wines here sir and Tony Lumpkinls mischievousness when he brought his moth- er inta the horse pond are, I think, two scenes in the play which will long be rememberedg as for Diggory, the mere mention of the name is suflicient to provoke laughter. A S The interests of the individual members of the class have as widely diversified as there are departments. Clarice Lord has

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1 . e, e THE ARGQNAUT -1YlCMXV,E,- Salutatory PARENTS, teachers, and friends: I I We, the class of l9I7 , hail you with enthusiastic greet- ings! During our school life, all our energies have been directed toward the hour of graduation. We have looked forward to this day, as the end of all our temporary aspirations, the realization of our ideals, the culmination of our ambitions. Now, that the anticipated hour is almost in sight, the crown of glory and honor that we wish to have, rests upon the amount of work we have accomplished: for in all cases, the end crowns the effort. A Having realized our youth' s ambition, we find, however, that at the end of this struggle, we are merely at the thresholdof a larger goal, which is but the stepping stone to another greater and broader one. Now we should find a point in the distance, to- ward which .all our future activities must be steered. As a ship that is pushed out upon the broad sea with no point in view will arrive nowhere, so shall we fail if we drift on the dark waves of chance, with no goal ahead. Therefore, to attain any degree of success, we must have a definite aim. In reaching this nobler purpose each of us must strive for himself: each goal is individualg and the aim worthy to be attained by one member would be unworthy of the ambition of another, whose nature is different. Our 1ife's work must yield fruitage, strength, and beauty , as. potent and powerful as each is able to accomplish. Ours will require the courageg ours the gain. Hence each of usmust choose his own path, each must tash his highest faculty. Few, if any, may reach the summit of human endeavor, but no matter what one's aim may be, with the motto, Perserverance Wins , forever before him, he shall be victorious. Though the obstacle in the path may look ominous and impassable, we feel that the individual instruction received in our school life will be of' aid to us throughout. When Napoleon, the greatest of generals, turned from his European conquests into Italy, his soldiers rebelled and scoffed at an adventure which seemed so impossible. You cannot