Ithaca High School - Ithacansian Yearbook (Ithaca, MI)

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ITHACANSIAN failed to see their opinion and so remained happy in our opinion of them. September 2, 1921, we came back to school with higher hopes and not with as faltering steps as the year before. After the students had become familiar with their work and teach- ers, a class meeting was called and officers were elected as follows: President ....,,...,,... I , ..,.,, ................ 5 ..... .... .... iV' ibl' Sawyer Vice-president N -.....fi?Virgi:EXMcWhi1:k Secretary ,,,,,,., ,,,.,,. . ,, ...........,,.. Bessie Dicken g Treasurer ,,,.,,.,,,,,,,..,..,,.,, , ,,,..,.,,,..,...,..,..........,... Grace Vallance Qur Sophomore year passed along smoothly with several enjoyable class parties. Our hardest task was conquering geometry but we mastered it with the aid of Miss McKenzie and ponies. When we found our class together again in our Junior year there were but sixty left from the trials and tribulations of our Freshmen and Sophomore years. We elected these ofiicers for the year: President ................................................ .......... R odney Lake Vice-president ...................... ........ Kathleen Davis Secretary and Treasurer .... . .... ................ E thel Stahl Junior Editor ................................................ Raymond Harvey I will review briefly our Junior history. As usual we Juniors held a fair and realized a large sum of money which we spent on the Seniors. After some difficulty our class rings were decided on and in time re- ceived. V At the beginning of the second semester some of us Junior girls had to take up our abode in Mrs. Conantfs and Miss Foster's rooms so as to make room for the freshmen who were just entering. We considered this a great privilege and although we hated to leave Mr. Wolfe and his jokes, we were secretly glad because now we were pu,t on a level with the Senior girls who previously were the only ones to have this honored privi- lege. . , A D A In May we took the seniors to Crystal and g-ave them a good time. When the High School Carnival was given, we wanted it to be a suc- cess so of course the Junior class took the responsibility. As all junior years must end, we left Ithaca High in June to return again in September as Seniors. We were happy, yet sad, in the thought that we had but one more happy year to spend as high school students. Summer vacation seemed to take wings and fly, so soon did we find our footsteps leading us again to studies and good times. This was our last year and every one wanted to make it his best. At last we had TWENTY-TW O fi. . 1 A rl

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, ITHACANSI AN .1 .-.A ' n Class History Four years ago, we, the Senior Class of 1923, were known as the Freshman Class of 1919. On this important day of days we came with faltering and timid steps toward the school house. We found the assem- bly room without much difficulty but when the principal, Mr. Nisbet, told us to make out our schedule for the semester we knew not what to do, but with the kind help of our upper-classmen, especially the seniors, we found our various classrooms, and knew what hours to go to our classes. If by chance We found ourselves in a senior class the teacher could not tell the difference between freshmen and seniors of that year, we considered ourselves just as important as the seniors and carried the same intelligent look as they. We later found that the senior's opinion of a freshman was very much, different than the freshman's of himself. After the first week of peaceful wandering about the halls we settled down to real high school life. I As the other classes had called a class meeting and elected their offi- cers we followed their example. To pilot ,us through our Freshman year we elected the following officers: aj President .. ..Rex Rowellllzg fl I Y Vice-preside : , . ..-1--- 1 w.Harold McMulle Q 'L I Secretary ...l......... Ruth McNabb Trehurer A . L,,,,:1'.412 .iS,5'5fg.ls.f:i..4Q,Q ........ Grace Vallance TL ILZQA At this class meeting found we had the number of seventy-six in our class. - A After our class meeting we seemed to be more a part of the high school and everything seemed fine until some one mentioned final exam- inations. Remember the'long faces, classmates? We Worked as we had never worked beforevand came through with flying colors. g In the second semesi Qi. 'we gave a box social and increased ourgempty treasury quite a bit. We thought we were realhigh school students now that we had some money in our class treasury. ,A At last our Freshmeitayear drew to a' close and we considered it very, successful and it would have beenyeny enjoyable' if the seniors had not been forever and aye telling us how inferior we were to them. But we ll TWENTY-ONE 'i l: b YM li. .ff

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ITHACANSIAN reached our goal-we were now seniors and how dignified we felt and looked. A class meeting was held and officers elected as follows: President ............................................................ Victor Sawyer Vice-president ...... ......... R uth McNabb Secretary ...,........... .......... .............. I lva Sibert Treasurer ....................................,....................... Isabelle McCall There 'were but forty-seven of us left to represent the class of '23. The Senior girls were asked to move into Mrs. Conant's and Miss Foster's rooms to make room for the freshmen. Later in the year a class party was held at the home of Glen and G-uy Ellsworth and every- one had a very enjoyable time. The most enjoyable event in our senior year was the Senior banquet given by the Senior boys. . '. This was the last time we as a class would meet the school board. An enjoyable evening spent but back of it was the sad thought that it was the last time an occasion of this kind would Qccur with all the class, of '23 together. 4 Another blot on the happiness of our senior year was the return of our beloved friend and classmate, Grace Vallance, to her Heavenly Father. At last our Senior year closes and we are about to leave our places to others whom we hope will do justice to Ithaca High School as well as the class of 1923. We feel duly grateful to the faculty for guiding our faltering and sometimes stubborn footsteps through our high school days. These days have been days of hard and constant work but they were filled with happiness. , , r In the future we will look back upon the happy and 'care free days of our high school life and cherish the memories of those days. Let us forget the present and look into the future-The question for each one of us to decide is: Will the kind and thoughtful teaching we received in I. H. S. be put into action? - What will I befA success or a failure in life? - In this wonderful age of this old world there is a duty for each one of us td perform. Will we perform that duty successfully? If we will only remember and do it in honor of the class of, '23 it will be performed successfully. But I am confident that whatever, whenever, or wherever we are, our duties will be performed successfully and honorably to pre- serve the honor of the class of one-thousand, nine hundred and twenty- three. -ELOISE REYNOLDS. TWENTY -THREE